US10973754B2
The instant disclosure generally relates to a dual component hair coloring composition for coloring mammalian or synthetic keratin fibers, the composition comprising composition A comprising a cationic polymer, pigment microparticles and an aqueous medium, and comprising composition B comprising an anionic polymer, aqueous medium and optional cross linking agent. Optionally or alternatively composition B may contain pigment particles. The cationic and anionic polymers are at least partially soluble in the medium and the pigment microparticles are dispersed therein. The hair coloring composition forms a dual layer coating upon application to keratin fibers such as hair and has a substantially permanent pigment lastingness following development (setting); minimally alters the keratin fibers, upon application; and substantially eliminates development time. Methods of using such compositions are also described herein.
US10973752B2
Disclosed are hair styling compositions comprising at least two latex polymers, wherein at least one latex polymer is a film-forming polymer. The composition is capable of forming a film having certain properties on a substrate. Methods of styling the hair are also disclosed.
US10973751B2
The present invention relates to a hair dyeing process comprising at least one pigment and at least one aqueous dispersion of polyalkene supramolecular polymer with a surfactant system chosen from an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant and a non-ionic surfactant.
US10973750B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer which is capable of forming a viscous aqueous solution having a desired viscosity in the presence of an electrolyte, in particular, a polyvalent electrolyte, a thickening agent comprising the copolymer, and a cosmetic preparation comprising the copolymer. The present invention relates to an acrylic acid ester (A)/compound (B) copolymer, comprising, as constitutional components, an acrylic acid ester (A) and a compound (B), wherein the acrylic acid ester (A) is represented by the general formula [1], and the compound (B) has, in each molecule, a polymerizable unsaturated group and any functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, and a phosphate group, and a weight ratio of the acrylic acid ester (A) and the compound (B), which is (A)/(B), is 9.0/91.0 to 28.5/71.5; a thickening agent comprising the copolymer; and a cosmetic preparation comprising the copolymer; General Formula [1]: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 2 to 4.
US10973746B2
Oral care compositions comprising an amino acid and stannous ion source, especially in the absence of zinc ion source, are provided for promoting Gum Health of a user.
US10973740B2
The present invention provides a powder-liquid type denture base liner comprising: a powder material including (A) uncrosslinked resin particles, (B) an organic peroxide, (C) a pyrimidine trione derivative, and (D) an organic metal compound; and a liquid material including (E) a radical polymerizable monomer and (F) an aromatic amine compound, wherein the powder-liquid denture base liner is characterized in that the (C) pyrimidine trione derivative is 0.0002-1.0 mass parts per 100 mass parts of (E) radical polymerizable monomer.
US10973738B1
Briefly, a feeding device embodying features of the present invention approximately conforms to the shape of a human breast and includes at least one housing for storing fluid coupled to a dispensing portion having an apertured dispensing tip for delivering the fluid to an infant.
US10973736B2
Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods for providing external therapeutic vibration stimulation to a patient are disclosed and described. Therapeutic vibration stimulation is provided to at least one location on or adjacent to a patient's skin (such as through clothing or a layer disposed next to the patient's skin), and is configured to trigger or induce resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of the patient. Inducing such resonance can aid in training autonomic reflexes and improve their functioning.
US10973724B2
A casket includes two side panel structures, two end panels, and a bottom panel. Each end panel is operably coupled to both of the side panel structures. The bottom panel, the two side panel structures and two end panels form, at least in part, a casket container configured to receive adult human remains. Each side panel structure includes a fixed member and a movable member. Each movable member is coupled to one of the fixed members such that each movable member is rotatable relative to the fixed members between a first position and a second position. When each of the movable members is in the first position, the outer surfaces of the movable member and the fixed member are substantially coplanar. When each of the movable members is in the second position, the outer surfaces of the movable member and fixed member are not substantially coplanar.
US10973719B2
A lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes a base configured to support the lift mechanism in an upright position. A neck is upstanding from the base. A lift bracket is coupled to the neck. A coupling bracket includes a U-shape having a base and arms extending from opposing ends of the base. The base is coupled to the lift bracket. A linear actuator is configured to move the lift bracket up and down along the neck.
US10973718B2
Systems, methods and techniques for operating a patient support apparatus are disclosed. The patient support apparatus includes a support structure including a base and a patient support surface to support a patient. The patient support apparatus also includes an actuator coupled to the support structure and operable to move the patient support surface. The actuator is configured to receive an applied voltage and an applied electrical current, and to produce an output power, where the applied electrical current varies based on different loads applied to the actuator. A controller is coupled to the actuator to determine a desired output power of the actuator and to control the actuator such that the output power produced by the actuator is controlled relative to the desired output power by modifying the applied voltage to compensate for the different loads being applied to the actuator.
US10973717B2
A bed with controllable components, including switches or motors of a motor-adjustable lying surface of the bed or an external interface for controlling components outside the bed via control signals, comprises: a first operating unit to operate at least one of the components, wherein the first operating unit comprises a first interface to transmit first control signals via a wire; a second operating unit to operate at least one of the components, wherein the second operating unit comprises a second interface for the wireless transmission of communication signals; and a control system to receive the first control signals from the first operating unit and to receive the communication signals from the second operating unit, wherein the control system is configured to prioritize operation of a component within or outside the bed with the first operating unit over operation of the component with the second operating unit.
US10973708B2
In an absorbent product (1), a first absorbent sheet (22) is disposed between a top sheet (21) and a back sheet (23). A second absorbent sheet (22a) is disposed between the first absorbent sheet (22) and the back sheet (23). The first absorbent sheet (22) includes a first upper sheet (221), a first highly absorbent material (222), and a first lower sheet (223). The first absorbent sheet (22) extends in the longitudinal direction beyond the longitudinal edges of the second absorbent sheet (22a) on both longitudinal sides. On each longitudinal side, an extension (224) of the first absorbent sheet (22) beyond the second absorbent sheet (22a) includes a back-sheet contact region (225) that is spaced in the longitudinal direction from the longitudinal edge of the second absorbent sheet (22a) and that is in contact with the back sheet (23). This configuration suppresses the return of liquid.
US10973704B2
Articles of the present disclosure may have a tensile stress of the front proximal tummy zone higher than the tensile stress of any of the front waist zone, the front distal tummy zone, or the front leg zone, and a tensile stress of the back distal tummy zone higher than any of the tensile stress of the back waist zone, the back proximal tummy zone, or the back leg zone.
US10973702B2
An absorbent article comprises a three-dimensional liquid permeable topsheet. The topsheet comprises a first layer comprising a hydrophobic material and a second layer comprising a hydrophilic material. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The topsheet comprises a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The absorbent article comprises a liquid impermeable backsheet, an acquisition material, an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the acquisition material and the liquid impermeable backsheet, and an indicia. The indicia is on the acquisition material or the liquid permeable topsheet. The indicia is visible from a wearer-facing side of the absorbent article. The indicia is different color than the acquisition material or the liquid permeable topsheet.
US10973695B2
A backing sheet for use in a wound dressing includes a semipermeable continuous film laminated to an adhesive-coated apertured layer. The apertured layer is a solid substrate coated with a medically acceptable adhesive. A method of making a backing sheet for use in a wound dressing includes the steps of: forming an adhesive-coated apertured layer by coating a medically acceptable adhesive onto an apertured solid substrate, followed by laminating the adhesive-coated apertured layer to a semipermeable continuous film.
US10973684B2
The aim of the invention is to machine a material by application of non-linear radiation. The aim is achieved by modifying the laser radiation emitted by a laser beam source with the aid of a polarization modulator in such a way that laser radiation focused into the material is polarized in a linear fashion, the direction of polarization varying across the cross section of the beam.
US10973677B2
A collecting bag for human body wastes having a barrier film covered by a comfort layer attached to the barrier film in an attachment zone wherein the comfort layer is a textile material that is attached to said barrier film in one or more zones of attachment and wherein threads of the textile material have a higher melting point than that of the barrier film material in the attachment zone.
US10973667B2
Apparatus and method for delivering and deploying an intravascular device into the vessel including an outer and inner tube that are axially linked by a housing structure at the proximal end of the catheter, and a retractable sleeve structure having a middle tube and sleeve tip. The sleeve tip is sealed to the inner tube at the distal end, and continuously extends into the middle tube. At the proximal end of the sleeve structure, the middle tube is sealed to either a housing structure or slideable proximal ring, forming a sealed chamber between the inner tube and the sleeve structure. A radial space is formed between the sleeve tip and the inner tube optimized for intravascular device placement. During retraction of the sleeve structure, the fold of the sleeve tip peels away from the device, which expands to its deployed state while minimizing axial forces and friction.
US10973666B2
Flared stents are disclosed, and apparatus and methods for delivering such stents into a bifurcation between a main vessel and a branch vessel. The stent includes a first tubular portion a second flaring portion that may be flared radially outwardly to contact the ostium. The stent may include variable mechanical properties along its length. The stent may be delivered using a catheter including proximal and distal ends, the stent overlying first and second balloons on the distal end. During use, the catheter is advanced through an ostium into the branch to place the stent within the branch. The first balloon is expanded to flare the stent to contact a wall of the ostium, thereby causing the stent to migrate partially into the ostium. The second balloon is expanded to fully expand the stent within the ostium and branch.
US10973665B2
Methods and devices useful, for example, in the field of angioplasty and stenting are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods, devices and kits are configured for directional expansion inside a lumen, for example of a blood vessel obstructed by plaque. In some embodiments, the directional expansion displaces the plaque in a desired direction.
US10973663B2
Distal tips for use with delivery catheters are disclosed that are configured to maintain complete engagement between the distal tip and a distal opening of a sheath component of the delivery catheter so as to prevent separation therebetween and/or to prevent fish-mouthing of a distal leading edge of the sheath component during in vivo use. Distal tips so configured realize one or more of the objectives of safer tracking of the delivery catheter through the vasculature, safe crossing of the delivery catheter through structural components of the vasculature and heart, such as through native valves, and safe removal of the delivery catheter post deployment.
US10973656B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for near-simultaneous and integrated delivery of bone graft material during the placement of surgical cages or other medical implants in a patient's spine. The integrated fusion cage and graft delivery device according to various embodiments delivers and disperses biologic material through a fusion cage to a disc space and, without withdrawal from the surgical site, may selectively detach the fusion cage for deposit to the same disc space. The integrated fusion cage and graft delivery device is formed such that a hollow tube and plunger selectively and controllably place bone graft material and a fusion cage in or adjacent to the bone graft receiving area. In one embodiment, the integrated fusion cage is an expandable integrated fusion cage.
US10973655B2
A corpectomy cage includes a main body, a first end cap, and a second end cap. The main body is shaped as a hollow rectangular prism, and includes a first end and a second end. The first end has a plurality of first receivers formed therein, and the second end has a plurality of second receivers formed therein. The first end cap includes a plurality of first legs configured to be received within respective first receivers to removably engage the first end cap with the first end of the main body. Similarly, the second end cap includes a plurality of second legs configured to be received within respective second receivers to removably engage the second end cap with the second end of the main body. Each of the end caps further includes a plurality of teeth arranged opposite the plurality of legs.
US10973642B1
A hip joint prosthesis is formed of a coil spring having a middle section bounded by first and second opposite ends, with one of the two ends configured as a femoral fixing end and the other of the two ends configured as an acetabular fixing end. A central axis of the coil spring extends between the two opposite ends, providing a freely movable, flexible central coil linking the two ends.
US10973635B2
Devices, systems, and methods for crimping a medical device are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for reducing the diameter of a collapsible heart valve prosthesis to be loaded onto a delivery device. The devices, systems, and methods using at least one funnel to crimp the heart valve prosthesis and load it onto the delivery system.
US10973611B2
A computer-implemented method for generating a virtual depiction of an orthodontic treatment of a patient is disclosed herein. The computer-implemented method may involve gathering a three-dimensional (3D) model modeling the patient's dentition at a specific treatment stage of an orthodontic treatment plan. An image of the patient's face and dentition may be gathered. A first set of reference points modeled on the 3D model of the patient's dentition and a second set of reference points represented on the dentition of the image of the patient may be received. The image of the patient's dentition may be projected into a 3D space to create a projected 3D model of the image of the patient's dentition. Based on a comparison of the first reference points and projections of the second set of reference points, a modified image of the patient may be constructed and/or modeled.
US10973607B2
A surgical guide system for dental implantology has a plate (10) provided with a guide sleeve (2) delimiting a through hole with an axis oriented to a predetermined direction. A drill (4) for osteotomy has a spindle connected to a handpiece with drilling portion (41), the drill (4) being for association with the guide sleeve (2) during osteotomy. The diameter (d41) of the drilling head portion (41) is larger than the inner diameter (d2) of the guide sleeve (2) and the spindle is of smaller diameter, such that the association of the drill (4) to any of the guide sleeves (2) can be performed only by inserting the spindle through a gingival side of the sleeves. Upon association of the drill with the sleeve, the drilling head (41) protrudes from the gingival side (2G) thereof. The surgical guide has a void (100) accommodating the drilling head (41) of the drill.
US10973604B2
A method is used to calibrate a light unit, including at least one light source, the light unit being part of a medical imaging apparatus. In an embodiment, the method includes positioning a calibration phantom at a calibration position, in particular a first calibration position; arranging the light source so that its beam illuminates the photodetector at least partially; starting or continuing the recording of light intensities using the photodetector; modulating the signal of the light source at least once; rotating the light beam around a given rotation axis while recording the rotational position; synchronizing the time values of the rotational position of the light beam and the acquired signal intensities using the modulation of the light signal; and mapping the rotational position, in particular the rotation angle, of the light beam to a spatial position using the light intensities recorded by the photodetector.
US10973602B2
A flexible, sterilizable pouch includes a first wall coupled to a second wall and a cavity defined between the first wall and the second wall. The cavity is configured to receive a medical device, and the pouch is configured to seal the medical device within the cavity. At least one of the first wall and the second wall of the pouch includes two layers. Each layer is coupled to the adjacent layer such that a breach in any one layer of the multi-layered wall will not breach the seal of the pouch. A pocket may be formed between the layers of the multi-layered wall and may include a gas under pressure to inflate the corresponding wall to an inflated state.
US10973597B2
For controlling a robotic surgical system including arms, consoles, and a controller in communication with the arms and consoles, systems and methods are provided that include receiving a request for selection of a first arm for assignment to a first console, and in response to the request, determining whether the first arm is already assigned, assigning the first arm to the first console, if a determination is made that the first arm is not already assigned, determining whether the first arm is to be deselected from a previous assignment, if a determination is made that the first arm is already assigned, generating an error message, if a determination is made that the first arm is not to be deselected, and deselecting the first arm from the previous assignment and assigning the first arm to the first console, if a determination is made that the first arm is to be deselected.
US10973596B2
A system and method of breakaway clutching in a device includes an arm including a first joint and a control unit coupled to the arm and including one or more processors. The control unit switches the first joint from a first state of the first joint to a second state of the first joint in response to an external stimulus applied to the arm exceeding a first threshold and switches the first joint from the second state to the first state in response to a speed associated with the first joint falling below a speed threshold. Movement of the first joint is more restricted in the first state of the first joint than in the second state of the first joint. In some embodiments, the external stimulus applied to the arm is a stimulus detected on the first joint or a stimulus detected on a second joint of the arm.
US10973595B2
A method is for controlling a system including an imaging modality. The method includes receiving an image and/or a series of images of a portion of a patient from the imaging modality, the field of view of the image and/or of the series of images covering at least a part of an instrument; determining whether the part of the instrument is located within a defined portion of the field of view and/or in a given state selected from a plurality of first states and/or the part of the instrument executes a given movement selected from a plurality of movements; and generating a control command for performing an action depending on whether the part of the instrument is located within the defined portion of the field of view and/or the part of the instrument is in the given state and/or the part of the instrument executes the given movement.
US10973588B2
A method includes retrieving from a memory a stored sensitivity table that associates magnetic position sensor readings with measured magnetic fields. One or more calibration values for the magnetic position sensor are estimated during a catheterization procedure in which a magnetic position sensor, fitted at a distal end of a catheter, is placed in an organ of a patient, based on (i) the stored sensitivity table and (ii) readings acquired by the magnetic position sensor while in the organ. Based on the one or more calibration values, a location of the distal end in the organ is magnetically tracked.
US10973585B2
Some embodiments of the present technology involve methods, devices, and systems for determining an orientation of a surgical tool during ophthalmic surgery. An example method includes performing an optical imaging scan in the surgical site, using a scan pattern that intersects the surgical tool and generating a scan image from the optical imaging scan. The example method further comprises analyzing the scan image to determine a location in the scan image corresponding to where the surgical tool intersected the optical imaging scan, and determining an orientation of the surgical tool, based on the determined location.
US10973582B2
According to the invention, the process includes the steps of: a) taking a sagittal preoperative x-ray of the vertebral column of the patient to be treated, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the femoral heads; b) on that x-ray, identifying points on S1, S2, T12 et C7; c) depicting, on the said x-ray, curved segments beginning at the center of the plate of S1 et going to the center of the plate of C7; e) identifying, on that x-ray, the correction(s) to be made to the vertebral column, including the identification of posterior osteotomies to make; f) pivoting portions of said x-ray relative to other portions of that x-ray, according to osteotomies to be made; g) performing, on said x-ray, a displacement of the sagittal curvature segment extending over the vertebral segment to be corrected; h) from a straight vertebral rod (TV), producing the curvature of that rod according to the shape of said sagittal curvature segment in said displacement position.
US10973577B1
A system and method for hair treatment. The system includes a vacuum system configured to apply negative pressure of the scalp of a user and a laser system operably associated with the vacuum system and configured to emit light to a hair follicle of the user to promote hair growth. The method includes promoting blood flow on the scalp with the vacuum system and stimulating hair growth with the laser system. The system and method being routed through a dual layered helmet configured to include a central vacuum chamber for the equal distribution of pressure to the scalp.
US10973576B2
The present invention relates to an optical treatment apparatus and an operating method thereof. The present invention provides an optical treatment apparatus and an operating method thereof, the optical treatment apparatus comprising: a treatment beam generation unit for generating a treatment beam; a beam delivery unit for forming a path through which the treatment beam generated from the treatment beam generation unit travels to a treatment area located in a fundus; a monitoring unit for irradiating a detecting beam along the path through which the treatment beam travels, and detecting state information on the treatment area on the basis of speckle change information of the detecting beam scattered and reflected from the treatment area; and a control unit for controlling the driving of the treatment beam generation unit on the basis of the state information on the treatment area detected by the monitoring unit.
US10973575B2
A method, including selecting a first maximum radiofrequency (RF) power to be delivered by an electrode within a range of 70 W-100 W, and selecting a second maximum RF power to be delivered by the electrode within a range of 20 W-60 W. The method also includes selecting an allowable force on the electrode within a range of 5 g-50 g, selecting a maximum allowable temperature, of tissue to be ablated, within a range of 55° C.-65° C., and selecting an irrigation rate for providing irrigation fluid to the electrode within a range of 8-45 ml/min. The method further includes performing an ablation of tissue using the selected values by initially using the first power, switching to the second power after a predefined time between 3 s and 6 s, and terminating the ablation after a total time for the ablation between 10 s and 20 s.
US10973574B2
A method, including selecting a first maximum radiofrequency (RF) power to be delivered by an electrode within a range of 70 W-100 W, and selecting a second maximum RF power to be delivered by the electrode within a range of 20 W-60 W. The method also includes selecting an allowable force on the electrode within a range of 5 g-50 g, selecting a maximum allowable temperature, of tissue to be ablated, within a range of 55° C.-65° C., and selecting an irrigation rate for providing irrigation fluid to the electrode within a range of 8-45 ml/min. The method further includes performing an ablation of tissue using the selected values by initially using the first power, switching to the second power after a predefined time between 3 s and 6 s, and terminating the ablation after a total time for the ablation between 10 s and 20 s.
US10973571B2
A system for providing irrigation fluid during ablation of tissue includes a catheter, an electrode assembly, at least one thermal sensor adapted to be connected to the catheter, and a control system. The electrode assembly is adapted to be connected to an ablation generator. The thermal sensor is adapted to be operatively connected to an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU receives as an input temperature measurement data from the thermal sensor; determines a power delivery rate value for the ablation generator responsive to the temperature measurement data; and outputs the power delivery rate value. The control system also delivers irrigation fluid to the irrigated catheter at a first flow rate in a first time period and at a second flow rate in a second time period that is temporally after the first time period. The second flow rate is at least half of the first flow rate.
US10973560B2
A bone plate fixation system for fixation of the distal radius bone includes a bone plate having an elongate shaft portion and a triangular-shaped head portion, with each portion defining a number of bone screw openings extending therethrough for receipt of bone screws. The triangular-shaped head portion may define an elongate visualization window having a window length extending across a width of the bone plate. At least some of the openings include flexible fins protruding radially inward into the opening and deflectable by the head of a bone screw to retain the bone screw in position within the opening. In one embodiment, the bone plate has an outer perimeter that is substantially symmetrical relative to a longitudinal axis of the bone plate. In another embodiment, the elongate shaft portion includes an elongate slot having a length extending along the longitudinal axis. In a further embodiment, the triangular-shaped head portion includes an elongate aperture having a length extending along the longitudinal axis.
US10973550B2
An adjustable dynamic distraction mechanism connects proximal and distal components of a fixator system to enable adjustment of the distraction between proximal and distal bones of a joint and fixation thereof. The device is dynamic in that once fixation of distraction is set, the distal portion of the anatomy may be permitted to move essentially freely to flex and extend by rotation at the natural axis of the joint.
US10973543B2
The present disclosure is directed to extraction bags for use in removing tissue from the body of a patient, in embodiments, as part of a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The extraction bag includes at least an inner, permeable cut resistant layer and an outer impermeable layer. In embodiments, the extraction bag may include additional layers, such as a low friction layer on an inner surface of the inner, permeable cut resistant layer, and/or a metal cut resistant layer located between the inner, permeable cut resistant layer and the outer impermeable layer.
US10973539B2
The present disclosure relates to a basket for a catheter designed to be deployed in complex vasculature to optimally treat vascular and arterial disease conditions such as blood clots, blood emboli, and deep vein thrombosis. The basket may comprise a shaft with a plurality of cuts along a portion of its length to form a plurality of tines that provide support for a plurality of porous tubes to form the limbs of the basket. The limbs of the basket expand radially away from the longitudinal axis of the basket when the longitudinal length of the basket is reduced. The limbs may also be connected to a drug delivery system, and in this manner, baskets of the present disclosure allow for the use of both mechanical and pharmaceutical means of thrombolysis.
US10973533B2
A bone milling device for grinding bone during a bone grafting procedure including a pair of opposing dead stops, one or more provided on a rotating plate of a rotatable mill and one or more provided on a stationary plate to prevent adhesion of respective arrays of grinding teeth.
US10973526B2
Patient-specific 3D complex coils and methods of making and using such coils, including custom fixtures for the manufacture of such coils. Such patient-specific 3D complex coils improve treatment outcomes for cerebral aneurysm repair. The aneurysm may be an aneurysm in a specific patient and/or population of patients having a similar aneurysm shape and size.
US10973520B2
A surgical staple cartridge configured for use with a surgical stapler including a firing member that is configured to progressively axially engage an anvil and channel of the stapler. The cartridge includes a cam assembly that is configured to operably interface with the firing member such that axial movement of the firing member in a distal direction drives the cam assembly from a starting position to an ending position. A cutting member is movably supported by the cam assembly between a deployed position wherein at least a portion of the cutting member extends above the deck surface and a recessed position wherein the cutting member is below the deck surface.
US10973517B2
A surgical instrument is provided that includes a first jaw having a first jaw axis and that includes a proximal portion pivotally mounted to the base to be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open and a closed positions and including a distal portion; a second jaw having a second jaw axis and including a proximal portion secured to the base and including a distal portion; a first side edge secured to the first jaw a second side edge secured to the second jaw; a third side edge secured to the first jaw; a drive member including a cross-beam, which is sized to slideably engage the first, second and third side edges, a first transverse beam portion, and a second transverse beam portion; and a lead screw configured to advance the drive member in a distal direction parallel to the second jaw axis while engaging one or the other of the first and second side edges and the second side edge.
US10973513B2
A wound closure device having a filamentary element having a proximal end and a distal end, and a stop element coupled thereto and having a leading edge area defined by thickness and a width and having a total surface area. The leading edge area is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the filamentary element. The device may have a ratio of the leading edge area to the total surface area that is less than 10%, a ratio of the length to the maximum thickness of the stop element that is at least 4, or a ratio of the length to the width of the stop element is at least 1 for any given thickness.
US10973512B1
A positioning and retrieval device manipulated by carrying element coupled to an handle and driven by an actuator that allows for axial movement and rotational movement of a capturing portion on the carrying element.
US10973509B2
Devices, systems and/or methods for fixating soft tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a repair device for fixating soft tissue to bone with a bone anchor includes a soft tissue anchor and one or more flexible members. The soft tissue anchor includes a base with multiple legs extending from the base. The one or more flexible members are coupled to the base and configured to extend from the base to the bone anchor with a fixed length. With this arrangement, the fixed length of the one or more flexible members is configured to maintain a substantially fixed pre-determined distance between the soft tissue anchor and the bone anchor such that, as the bone anchor is seated into bone, the one or more flexible members pulls the soft tissue anchor down against the soft tissue to fixate the soft tissue to the bone.
US10973508B2
Devices and methods are provided for forming a hole in bone and implanting a suture anchor in the bone hole. The devices and methods disclosed herein allow a suture coupled to tissue to be passed through a shaft that is also configured to receive a drill bit. Exemplary guide devices are provided having a shaft with a cross-sectional shape that allows the suture to be seated in a secondary region that is offset from a primary region that receives the drill bit therethrough. A drill bit can be passed through the shaft without causing any damage to the suture extending through the shaft, and subsequently an anchor can be advanced along the suture through the shaft and guided into the bone hole.
US10973497B2
Provided herein are systems, devices, and methods for sample collection. A sample collection device may comprise a vessel, a lid, and pre-loaded liquid solutions. The sample collection device may collect a liquid sample, such as a biological sample. The liquid solutions may comprise reagents for preserving and/or stabilizing biological samples, such as saliva, collected in the vessel. A chamber comprising the liquid solutions may be located in the vessel and/or the lid. In some instances, the liquid solution may be released from the chamber upon closure of the vessel with the lid. In some instances, the liquid solution may be released from the chamber upon actuation of an implement, such as a plunger. In some instances, the liquid solution may be released upon compression of an absorbent member. The sample collecting device may be delivered to a remote location for further processing and/or analysis.
US10973493B2
Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a holder implemented to hold a probe; an object sensor for detecting physical changes around the holder; an electromagnetic wave sensor for detecting electromagnetic waves around the holder; and a controller for determining a port name for a probe held in the holder, based on sensing values from the object sensor and electromagnetic wave sensor.
US10973488B2
In an x-ray imaging method, the acquisition of a signal image is split off into acquisition of two or more subimages or frames. The first subimage may be acquired with an exposure of a low dose followed by a readout cycle. The dose of the exposure for acquiring the first subimage can be chosen such that it is below the default dose for a particular anatomy. The first subimage may be used to calculate or estimate the parameters of exposure for acquiring a second or subsequent images subimage. The estimation may be such that the total dose received by the imager, in acquiring the first and second subimages, achieves an expected target value to provide an image of good quality. The first and second subimages can be combined to form the final image. A detector array supporting automatic exposure control (AEC) includes AEC pixels providing AEC signals. The AEC pixels are independently or individually addressable and/or readable.
US10973484B2
A method and device for acquiring a radiological image of at least part of a patient placed in a gantry. The method includes emitting radiation from a source that passes through the at least part of the patient and receiving the radiation at a detector. In one embodiment the detector may include a single flat panel sensor having a radiation sensitive surface and operable in at least a flat panel mode and a linear sensor mode. The method also rotating the source and the detector around at least a part of the patient and moving the detector along guides of a panel motion system along an axis perpendicular to the central axis of propagation. Also, the method includes translating the source and the detector in a direction of movement substantially perpendicular to the central axis of propagation.
US10973478B2
A multi-axis imaging system comprising an imaging gantry with an imaging axis extending through a bore of the imaging gantry, a support column that supports the imaging gantry on one side of the gantry in a cantilevered manner, and a base that supports the imaging gantry and the support column. The imaging system including a first drive mechanism that translates the gantry in a vertical direction relative to the support column and the base, a second drive mechanism that rotates the gantry with respect to the support column between a first orientation where the imaging axis of the imaging gantry extends in a vertical direction parallel to the support column and a second orientation where the imaging axis of the gantry extends in a horizontal direction parallel with the base, and a third drive mechanism that translates the support column and the gantry in a horizontal direction along the base.
US10973477B2
A system includes a multi-sectional articulating arm including a first section pivotally secured to a second section, the second section pivotally secured to a third section, a wall mount secured to the first section opposite the second section, and a mounting bracket secured to an end of the third section opposite the second section.
US10973475B1
A holding device for use with a patient during an X-ray procedure includes an elongated arm having a proximal end and a distal end, a handle at the proximal end, and a retainer mounted on the distal end of the elongated arm for retaining something that is to be used adjacent to the patient during the X-ray procedure. An X-ray shield may be mounted on the arm between the retainer and the handle. There may be hinged joints between the retainer and the handle.
US10973474B2
The invention refers to an elongated base profile (7) for use in a lower-body radiation protection system. The elongated base profile (7), comprises as seen in a transverse cross section, a first connecting portion (8) adapted to engage a connection rail (4) of an examination table (1), a second connecting portion (14) forming a protrusion (15) or a groove extending along the longitudinal extension of the elongated base profile (7), wherein the protrusion (15) is adapted to form a connection rail (4), and wherein the groove is adapted to support a separate connection rail or a separate connector; and a third connecting portion (18) adapted to engage a first connector (11) of a first shielding panel (10).
US10973465B2
A pacing signal processing method, a system and an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor, the method includes collecting at a high sampling rate the original ECG signal from a surface, obtaining the parameter and position information of a pacing signal according to the sampling points, and displaying the pacing signal morphology and/or parameter information of the pacing signal.
US10973458B2
In one embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to receive collected data from one or more data collection devices, the collected data being aggregated over at least one month and comprising audio data including first voice input of a user of the one or more data collection devices. The program instructions also cause the processing circuit to store the audio data to a computer readable storage medium; determine an identity of the user based on comparing second voice input to the first voice input; and analyze the audio data for indications of hearing loss in the user over the period of time. The analysis includes determining a user's emotion during production of the audio input.
US10973457B2
A medical or dental device for determining a bone's quality by cutting a thread into the bone with a rotating threaded element comprises a control unit having a measurement circuit configured: (i) to determine values of the motor current via a first electrical contact device with which the motor drive is supplied for rotational drive of the threaded element that can be connected to the motor drive, the current values being a measure of the bone's quality; (ii) to monitor and/or to determine the penetration depth of the threaded element into the bone, and (iii) to generate measurement signals which show the relationship between the penetration depth and the determined current values or parameters derived therefrom, and to transmit these signals to a display unit, which displays the relationship between the determined current values or parameters derived therefrom, in particular the bone's quality, and the penetration depth.
US10973452B2
One of the methods includes positioning the physiological data acquirer on the body of a mammal with the electrodes exposed to the body; activating a data acquisition mode of operation of the physiological data acquirer and acquiring physiological data from the user when in said data acquisition mode. Another one of the methods includes extracting the acquired data using a data extraction device.
US10973449B2
Devices, systems, methods and kits for releasably mounting a medical device on the body or skin of a user are provided. Embodiments include a holder or mounting unit or structure that retains a medical device in a fixed position on a body part of a user or host, such as on the surface of the skin, and/or provides physical and/or electrical coupling to one or more additional components which may be operatively positioned above and/or below the surface of the skin.
US10973440B1
Methods for controlling a mobile or wearable device user's representation in real time are described, where the user is performing a gait activity with a gait velocity, and the gait velocity is used for control. Additional user's mobility characteristics leveraged for control may include cadence and stride length, and the sensors utilized to obtain any contextual information may be accelerometers.
US10973436B2
The pericardiocentesis needle is fitted with sensors, such as at least one electrode or at least one magnetic field sensor, and preferably both a proximal and a distal electrodes or multiple magnetic field sensors. These electrodes or other sensors are coupled to an electrophysiology mapping system configured to display cardiac structures on a display. The electrodes or other sensors on the needle cause a position, and preferably also orientation, of the needle, and especially the tip of the needle, to be visualized on a display of the electrophysiology mapping system, in accurate position relative to adjacent cardiac structures. In other embodiments other transcutaneous devices such as dilators and sheaths can be similarly fitted with electrodes or other sensors for visualization of such other devices within a display of an EP mapping system.
US10973427B2
An electrophysiology catheter constructed with assembly and wiring of ring electrodes using spacer rings of electrically-nonconductive material, whose length is predetermined/premeasured, includes a distal section with at least one spine having two electrodes, and a spacer member therebetween, wherein the spacer member configured to provide a separation gap between the two electrodes. The separation gap may span in an axial direction and/or in a circumferential direction. The spacer member may be configured generally as a ring with a center axial opening configured to receive the spine therethrough. The spacer member may include an axial extension providing a first separation gap between a first pair of electrodes in a circumferential direction, and a circumferential providing a second separation gap between a second pair of electrodes in an axial direction.
US10973426B2
A catheter with basket-shaped electrode assembly with spines configured for hyper-flexing in a predetermined, predictable manner when a compressive force acts on the assembly from either its distal end or its proximal end. At least one spine has at least one region of greater (or hyper) flexibility that allows the electrode assembly to deform, for example, compress, for absorbing and dampening excessive force that may otherwise cause damage or injury to tissue wall in contact with the assembly, without compromising the structure and stiffness of the remaining regions of the spine, including its distal and proximal regions. The one or more regions of greater flexibility in the spine allow the spine to flex into a generally V-shape configuration or a generally U-shape configuration.
US10973420B2
The present invention relates, generally, to a component containing a composite of at least two layers that are connected to each other, in which the first layer comprises a hole and the second layer has a thickness in the range of 1 to 50 μm. The first and second layers each contain at least one metal and compositions of the first and second layers are different. Further objects of the present invention include a method for producing a component containing at least two layers that are connected to each other and have the aforementioned features, a method for producing a component containing at least three layers that are connected to each other and have the aforementioned features, as well as a component that is obtained by one of the aforementioned methods and a device containing at least one of the aforementioned components for use in a living body.
US10973408B2
Disclosed herein is a system that uses an eye tracker for diagnosing and facilitating rehabilitation therapy of a patient suffering from disability. The system creates a human machine interface (HMI) that integrates various low cost biosensors and artificial sensors for conducting rehabilitation therapy. The system combines spinal and supra-spinal feedback of the patient with the operant conditioning to facilitate visuomotor balance therapy (VBT), thereby reducing fall risk in disability survivors. The operant conditioning setup for shaping of visuomotor learning to bring about new behavior or to modify a certain aspect of an existing behavior is used for rehabilitation therapy that includes a behaviour response apparatus, a reward delivery module, a stimulus delivery system, and a behaviour control system. The system can also be extended to the patient's home for providing telerehabilitation therapy.
US10973399B2
R, G, B laser beams emitted from an R_LD, a G_LD, and a B_LD, respectively, are divided, through demultiplexers, into respective monitoring laser beams and respective irradiation laser beams to be applied to a scanning type endoscope side. R, G, B drive currents for causing light emission at the R_LD, the G_LD, and the B_LD are controlled such that the light quantities of the divided monitoring laser beams become equal to monitoring light quantity values on which the division ratios in the case of temperature change are reflected. As a result of this control, the light quantities of the irradiation laser beams each fall within a range satisfying a predetermined condition.
US10973391B1
A system for virtual reality/mixed reality viewing of a surgical procedure includes an endoscope having an elongated flexible or rigid main body with a proximal end and a distal end. A spherical element is coupled to the distal end. A plurality of wide field-of-view cameras or optical collections lenses are aligned about the spherical element to provide 360 degree omnidirectional stereoscopic visualization. A fiber optic illumination strip is positioned around the periphery of the spherical element adjacent each camera. A central processing unit is in communication with the plurality of cameras/lenses configured to receive real-time video from each of the plurality of cameras or lenses. A partial field-of-view virtual reality headset or a mixed reality headset is electronically coupled to the central processing unit. The headset displays real-time video from a select portion of the plurality of cameras or lenses, which provides 360 degree omnidirectional visualization based upon a position of the headset.
US10973372B2
A blender jar comprises a container portion defining a blending chamber and having an open top end, a lid for selectively closing off the open top end of the container portion, one or more selectively rotatable blades extending into the blending chamber, and an insert selectively insertable into the blending chamber. The insert comprises a tubular central body having (i) a side wall defining a central chamber and an open top end and (ii) a floor at least partially closing off a bottom end of the central body, a flange projecting circumferentially outward from the central body, and a plurality of fins projecting outward the lower portion of the central body. One or both of the floor and a lower portion of the central body having a plurality of holes defined therein.
US10973370B2
A multi-purpose barbecue grill has a body, at least one lower grate, an upper grate, a rotating skewer assembly, a heating assembly, and a drip pan. The body has a base, a back sheet, and two side walls. The base is disposed at a bottom of the body. The back sheet is mounted on a front surface of the base. The two side walls are mounted to two side surfaces of the base respectively. Each one of the two side walls has multiple supporting sets disposed on an inner surface thereon. The at least one lower grate is detachably mounted to two corresponding supporting sets of the two side walls. The upper grate is mounted to the two side walls of the body. The rotating skewer assembly is detachably mounted in the body. The heating assembly is rotatably mounted in the body. The drip pan is detachably disposed on the base of the body.
US10973368B2
A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by a side wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the side wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.
US10973364B2
An apparatus for preparing a brewed beverage includes a device for heating and delivering water, a brewing chamber, into which the heated water is introduced, a positioning device for positioning a capsule, with contents for brewing the beverage, at a lateral opening of the brewing chamber, and an outlet with a switchable valve on an underside of the brewing chamber, wherein an inlet for introducing the hot water is provided on an upper side of the brewing chamber. A method is also described for preparing a brewed beverage.
US10973342B2
The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable bed, in particular incorporating improved power management systems. In various embodiments, an adjustable bed can include a wirelessly chargeable remote control unit, one or more pulse width modulator units to provide DC power at a variety of voltages appropriate for varied peripheral electrical components of the bed, and/or a battery backup unit providing power to the bed in addition to a mains power input. The various power management systems can reduce wire clutter for peripheral electrical components, permit a wider range of peripheral electrical components to be driven by a single power supply, provide for adjustable bed operation in the absence of mains power supply, and reduce power consumption in different operation modes.
US10973340B2
A spring mattress is disclosed, comprising a plurality of interconnected coil springs enclosed in casings, thereby forming a pocket spring mattress. For at least one of the springs, the casing portions arranged at the ends of the spring being moved towards each other, through the spring, and interconnected with the aid of connecting means, such as a weld. Further, the casing portions at the ends of the spring comprise an opening through the spring. Hereby, the casing forms a toroid or doughnut shape enclosing the spring.
US10973327B2
A recliner, comprising: (a) a stationary base frame; (b) a cushion frame slidably engaged to the base frame; and (c) a backrest frame pivotally engaged to the cushion frame via a pair of opposing recliner mechanisms mounted to the base frame, wherein, as the cushion frame extends in an extension direction, the cushion frame engages the pair of opposing recliner mechanisms so that the backrest frame pivots in a reclining direction simultaneously with the extension of the cushion frame.
US10973326B2
An item of seating furniture, in particular an office chair, having a pedestal with a support column on which a first rotational axis for a backrest is arranged which is pivotable between an upright starting position and a reclined resting position. The backrest is articulately connected in its lower region to a seat part, and when the seat part is in one piece, the articulatable connection is provided about a second axis. When the seating furniture is in the upright starting position, the second axis is arranged below the first axis. The rear seat part is non-rotatably connected to the backrest. The front seat part or the one-piece seat part is supported by kinematicsin relation to the carrying frame. The front seat part or the one-piece seat part is lowered relative to the rear seat part or the backrest by means of kinematics when the backrest is pivoted back.
US10973314B2
An inner organ for a vehicle, including a retractable shelf, extending between a free end and an end for connecting to a movement mechanism, and deployable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The movement mechanism includes: at least one first rail, extending between a lower end and an upper end; for each first rail, a cursor movable along this first rail, and coupled to the connecting end of the shelf; and an element for blocking the shelf in the deployed position. The blocking element is connected to the connecting end of the shelf by a pivot link, is movable along a second rail, and cooperates in the deployed position with a wall arranged at the connecting end of the shelf.
US10973313B1
A portable toothbrush having an internal water source that allows a user to brush his or her teeth while away from a bathroom or other external water source. The portable toothbrush has an internal water source for dispensing water into a user's mouth and a storage receptable for suctioning waste or rinse water from the user's mouth back into the storage receptacle for disposal after use. The toothbrush may have the toothpaste impregnated on the toothbrush head or the toothpaste may be contained in refillable receptacle as a part of the toothbrush head. The toothbrush of the present invention can be automatic (electric motor or pump) or manual. The toothbrush can be a one-time use toothbrush or multiple-use.
US10973307B1
A foldable hammock frame comprising two elongate support members hinged at opposite ends. Between the two ends of said elongate support members a conventional hammock can be diploid. The frame designed with the curvature of the two support members allowing the foldable hammock frame to stand in multiple stable positions that provide comfort for the user. Hinges allow the frame to be folded and are equipped with an angle limiter that limits the angle of the hinge opening in unfolded position. The foldable hammock frame has a locking mechanism and can be locked in unfolded position preventing accidental folding while in use.
US10973305B2
A system may include an acromion-socket constructed out of multiple components that are shaped to engage a user's acromion-portion. The system may also include a strap positioned away from the user's neck by the acromion-socket to connect a load to the user.
US10973294B2
The present invention relates to a wallet that for organizing and displaying credit cards in a secure but easily accessible manner. The wallet includes a generally rectangular exterior hard case with a recess for concealing least one card holding tray therein. The card holding trays are pivotally connected to the exterior hard case, preferably by an internal pivot shaft, and a spring mechanism provides an assisting force for both opening the card holding trays from the exterior case and closing the card holding trays back into the case. Each tray may also include a slot and post arrangement that engages adjacent trays such that when a first tray rotates out of the case, the adjacent tray is also forced out of the case into a fanned-out arrangement. One or more trays may also define a finger lever whereby a user may apply an opening force to open the tray out of the case.
US10973293B2
A composite case for an electronic device is provided. The composite case includes: a resilient portion dimensioned to cover two end portions of the electronic device and less than half of a back portion of the electronic device; and a rigid portion dimensioned to fit with the resilient portion, the rigid portion dimensioned to provide a cover for at least part of the back portion of the electronic device. A method of protecting an electronic device is provided. The method includes: attaching a rigid material to a resilient material; dimensioning both the rigid material and the resilient material to contain an electronic device; configuring the rigid material, but not the resilient material, to cover most or all of a back portion of the electronic device; and providing an opening to allow a screen portion of the electronic device to be accessed through the opening in the rigid and resilient material.
US10973291B2
A device for providing a resting place for toddlers, partly on top of, partly in front of a seat in an object of public transportation. It comprises a suitcase, comprising of a trunk box and a reversible suitcase lid. The suitcase lid is in first position closed and suitable for transportation, while the suitcase lid in another, ready-to-use position, is upside down as compared with the first position and secured over, and to, the trunk box by means of an arranged attachment mechanism. The side of the lid which is facing upwards in the ready-to-use position, is substantially planar and thereby adapted to act as part of a bed base.
US10973280B2
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can include a set of apertures that is formed along various surfaces of the sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a customized cushioning sole system, forming generally circular patterns throughout the sole member. A user's foot morphology and/or preferences may be used to design the sole member.
US10973278B2
The invention relates to gum shoe-type footwear and a mechanism both for fixing the shoes and for fastening normal footwear provided with this mechanism which allows a person to perform this operation without leaning and without using their hands. According to the invention, the device comprises a Subassembly (A) drive mechanism and a Subassembly (B) of lower fastening of the Subassembly (A), a Subassembly (C) of upper fastening of the Subassembly (A) and footwear positioning and a pneumatic Subassembly (D).
US10973270B2
A dismountable pocket removably engaged within a cummerbund permitting a user to discretely store personal items therein. The dismountable pocket is removably engaged within a cavity of the cummerbund central portion utilizing a hook/loop system. A zipper is positioned on the first wall of the cummerbund body permitting access to the cavity therein. The dismountable pocket has a second zipper connecting the first and second pocket surfaces and permitting access to the storage cavity within the pocket. The cummerbund is configured to rest flat on the torso of the user while personal items are stored therein.
US10973269B2
A belt comprises a strap (10) extending between a first end portion (10a) and a second end portion (10b) along a respective principal direction of extension (A) and comprising a plurality of through locking holes (11) arranged one after another and at least one through fastening opening (15). The belt also comprises a buckle (2), which can be removably coupled with the strap (10), comprising a main body (3) and at least one tongue (4) connected to an inner face (3b) of the main body (3) and projecting from it to form a free end (4b) which can engage in at least one of the through locking holes (11) in the strap (10) The buckle (2) also comprises a fastening element (5) protruding from the inner face (3b) of the main body (3) and configured for removably coupling with each other the buckle (2) and the strap (10) The fastening element (5) comprises a portion of maximum width (5a) having a predetermined shape and sized to match the fastening opening (15) in the strap (10).
US10973265B2
Adjustable support pants or briefs are provided which include one or more of a waist section, hip support section, or leg section with leg openings. The support pants or briefs include first and second adjustable members positioned on opposite sides of a sagittal plane of the support pants or briefs which extend generally longitudinally along the garment. The adjustable members are adapted to increase or decrease at least one of the waist, hip, or leg opening circumferences to reduce the time and effort needed to don (and take off) the garment. The adjustable features of the support pants or briefs also permit the wearer to tighten one or more sections of the garment to accommodate the different physiques of wearers while providing a snug fit and support during athletic or work activities.
US10973255B2
Methods and apparatuses for the customization of tobacco and Cannabis smoking products including formulations for onserts, precision rods and precision pods for harm reduction products particularly for those who simultaneously smoke or vape tobacco and marijuana, as well as methods and apparatuses for blending a salt of nicotine in crystalline form and one or more cannabinoids in crystalline form for a precision pod for use in a vaporizer.
US10973251B1
Methods of screening cancerous cells for nutritional weaknesses and methods of treating cancer nutritionally are disclosed. Certain cancers depend on being supplied with one or more nutrients that are non-essential for normal cells. In particular, the invention relates to methods of treating cancer by identifying nutritional weaknesses of cancer cells and using nutritional therapy to suppress cancer by putting a subject on a diet that deprives cancerous cells of a nutrient needed for cancer proliferation and growth. Nutritional therapy can be used to enhance the effectiveness of current cancer treatments.
US10973250B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a potato product for finish-frying, a processing line therefor and a potato product for finish-frying. The method according to the invention includes the steps of: —supplying a quantity of potatoes of a potato variety with an underwater weight equal to or lower than 300 g/5 kg; —washing, peeling and cutting the supplied potatoes to form a basic potato product; —blanching the basic potato product to form a blanched potato product; —drying the blanched potato product; —applying a coating to the blanched and dried potato product to form a coated potato product; and —pre-frying the coated potato product to form a pre-fried potato product, wherein the steps provide a potato product, the energetic value of which is lower than 190 kCal/100 g after finish-frying.
US10973247B2
In a food taste reproduction system, a taste recognition device obtains the taste data obtained by quantifying the food taste. A first terminal converts the taste data into taste reproduction data on a component ratio of taste components for reproducing the food taste by combining a plurality of the taste components, the taste component containing a material providing at least one basic taste. The first terminal transmits the taste reproduction data to the server for storing. A second terminal receives the taste reproduction data via an Internet and outputs the taste reproduction data to a taste reproduction device. The taste reproduction device selects at least two taste components among a plurality of the taste components based on the taste reproduction data, and combines the selected taste components in accordance with the component ratio so as to obtain the taste reproduced material.
US10973240B1
A system for providing a single serving of a frozen confection, wherein the system comprises a pod comprising at least one ingredient for providing a single serving of a frozen confection; the system cools the pod; the system introduces water into the pod; the system simultaneously stirs the contents of the pod while scraping at least one wall of the pod to prevent a build-up of the frozen confection on the at least one wall of the pod; and the system ejects the frozen confection out of the pod.
US10973239B2
An apparatus for pasteurizing an ice cream composition comprises a receptacle for receiving the ice cream composition, a steam generator, and a steam line. The steam generator is designed to generate water vapor, the steam line is designed to conduct the generated water vapor into the receptacle. The steam line has a heatable heating section designed to increase the temperature of the steam. The heating section is arranged outside the steam generator.
US10973233B2
A coated food product is produced by combining a plurality of dry ingredients to form a dry mix and combining the dry mix with water to form a dough. A plurality of base pieces is formed from the dough. A slurry is prepared by combining at least sucrose, fruit purée and calcium carbonate. The slurry is combined with the plurality of base pieces to coat the plurality of base pieces and form a plurality of coated base pieces. After preparing the slurry and before combining the slurry with the plurality of base pieces, the slurry is stored or held for at least 30 minutes.
US10973232B2
Potassium bicarbonate is coated with an anionic or amphoteric surfactant, which is preferably a metal soap, such as calcium stearate, to inhibit caking on storage, and premature loss of carbon dioxide when mixed with acidulant, e.g. in a baking powder or self-raising flour blend. Loss of carbon dioxide in the blend may be further inhibited by coating the acidulant with surfactant. Combination of surfactant coating with an inorganic anti-caking agent such as silicon dioxide gives synergistic protection against caking of the potassium bicarbonate. Preferably the bicarbonate has D50 of between 35 and 200μ and is free from particles greater than 400μ.
US10973218B2
A pest control device and method and kit for pest control. The pest control includes a main body having a curved shape configured to extend partially or completely around a body of a person, a hose, a collection container operably connected to the hose, and a vacuum mechanism containing a motor. The vacuum mechanism is operably connected to the collection container and the hose. The pest control device also includes a battery operably connected to the vacuum mechanism. The method for pest control includes providing the pest control device, arranging the main body around the body of the person, and activating the vacuum mechanism to suction pests via the hose into the collection container. The kit for pest control includes a main body having a curved shape configured to extend partially or completely around a body of a person, a hose, a collection container, a vacuum mechanism containing a motor, a battery, and a plurality of implements.
US10973215B2
The present invention relates in general to fishing lures, and more specifically, to an expanding or contracting fishing lure that provides a natural movement that mimics live bait. The fishing lure is configured so that when the fishing lure is retrieved (e.g., reeled in) or jigged by an angler, or the fishing line is pulled or twitched, the fishing lure transitions from a first position to a second position and then returns to the first position. The purpose of the invention is to provide a fishing lure that will successfully attract fish by displaying a unique action in the water.
US10973207B1
A treat dispensing apparatus (toy) for dispensing treats and/or food to a pet. The toy may include for example at least four main tubes extending outward in different directions, each in a straight linear fashion from a central location. The toy may also include one or more exit hole(s) for allowing treat(s) to exit out of the toy via the exit hole(s). In addition, the tubes may be hollow to allow for treats to move back and forth inside the toy until treats are able to exit out when the toy is being thrown, bounced, etc.
US10973200B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072342. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072342. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072342 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072342 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10973193B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072864. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072864. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072864 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072864 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10973189B2
The invention relates to a Canola hybrid variety designated 6CN0122, essentially derived variants of that Canola hybrid variety, to the cells, seeds, plants, and plant parts of this Canola hybrid variety 6CN0122. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 6CN0122 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the Canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. The invention also relates to uses of 6CN0122.
US10973185B2
A computer implemented system for a vertical farming system comprising at least a first crop growth module and operating in an environmentally-controlled growing chamber, the control system comprising sensors for measuring environmental growing conditions in the environmentally-controlled growing chamber over time to generate environmental condition data, a device configured for measuring a crop characteristic of a crop grown in the crop growth module of the environmentally-controlled growing chamber to generate crop growth data and a processing device comprising software modules for receiving the environmental condition data and the crop growth data; applying an algorithm to the environmental condition data and the crop growth data to generate an improved environmental growing condition and generating instructions for adjustment of the environmental growing conditions in or around the growth module in the environmentally-controlled growing chamber to the improved environmental growing condition.
US10973184B1
A planter may include a housing configured to house one or more growth units, which are individual positions in the planter for growing an individual plant. The planter may include one or more liquid supply lines embedded in an upper portion of the housing, and a drain line embedded in a lower portion of the housing. A drain that is configured to remove liquid from the planter and supply the removed liquid to a pump via the drain line may also be provided. An upper surface of the housing of the planter may include, for each of the one or more growth units, a through hole that passes through the upper surface of the planter housing into the inner chamber of the growth unit.
US10973180B2
A self-priming water turbine-driven reel sprinkler irrigation machine includes a framework, a plug board, a reel, a PE pipe, a water turbine driving device, a sprinkler wagon, and a self-priming device. The framework comprises an underframe, a reel support frame, a plug board support frame, and a wheel assembly. A bottom portion of the underframe is provided with an underframe rotary device, and the underframe rotary device comprises a rotary bearing and a chassis support member. An inner ring of the rotary bearing is fixedly mounted to the underframe, and an outer ring of the rotary bearing is fixedly mounted and connected to the chassis support member. A telescopic front support is disposed at a front part of the underframe. The wheel assembly comprises a wheel support beam, a wheel, and a wheel lifting hydraulic cylinder. The self-priming device comprises a water pump, a pumping hose, and a filtering mechanism.
US10973175B2
A plant surface structure includes an array of plastic base elements, each base element having a deck carried by a series of pillar elements. The deck is provided with at least a number of the pillar elements having an open top end in the deck. A membrane is placed over the deck and is provided with slits or cut-outs or water permeable elements, such that they open into at least some of the open top ends of the pillar elements. A growing medium is provided on the membrane and a growing medium is provided in the pillar elements, the growing medium in the pillar elements preferably being in fluid contact with the growing medium on the membrane.
US10973166B2
By using various feedback data on a sprayer system, such as engine speed, wheel speed, sensed temperatures and/or sensed pressures, an onboard logic controller can be used to fine tune parameters of the driveline system in an automatic calibration process. In one aspect, a controller can drive up engine speed and manipulate electrical current being sent to coils of propel pumps and/or wheel motors as current reaches a point where there is no more change in wheel speed as detected by the system, thereby achieving a. calibration setpoint. Additionally, during the automatic calibration process, the machine as a whole can be monitored with respect to several sensors, such as pressures, temperatures, and the like, so that if any parameter being monitored is out of a predetermined range, the calibration can be stopped and not set.
US10973163B2
A system includes an electronic control system for an agricultural system, including a controller configured to receive a first signal indicative of a mission of a work vehicle of the agricultural system. The controller is configured to determine a first desired path of travel of the work vehicle based on the mission. The controller is configured to output a second signal to the work vehicle indicative of the first desired path of travel, to receive a third signal indicative of a change event from the work vehicle or from an operator, to determine a response to the change event that facilitates completion of the mission, and to output a fourth signal indicative of the response to the work vehicle.
US10973162B2
A system, apparatus and method for adjusting fore/aft level trim of the frame of a towed agricultural tillage implement utilize an electronic control unit that receives an input signal indicative of a desired depth of penetration of tillage tools operatively attached to the front and rear of the implement frame, and automatically computes a desired for/aft trim angle as a function of the desired depth input, and then adjusts the fore/aft trim of the implement frame by titling the frame toward the front or rear of the frame in accordance with the desired fore/aft trim angle computed from the desired depth input signal.
US10980160B2
An image pickup module includes a printed wiring board, an electronic component, solder, and a thermosetting resin. The printed wiring board has a first surface provided with first lands. The electronic component includes an image pickup element and has a second surface provided with second lands. The thermosetting resin is in contact with the solder and bonds the printed wiring board to the electronic component. The solder bonds the first lands to the second lands and has a hollow portion. The area of the hollow portion is 5% to 50% of the total area of the solder as observed from the electronic component side in a transmission mode using an X-ray.
US10980155B2
The present invention is a modular, energy efficient structure for housing racks of computers specifically designed for mining Bitcoin assets. The fundamental principal towards an optimized mining facility design is to decrease electricity consumption as well as effective construction budget management, ensuring only appropriate business expenditures. The side benefits including improved stability of the facility computer network and electricity supply. The design concept is carried out through a cool/hot air segregation process, which results in controllable internal facilities temperatures, dust filtration and energy savings.
US10980154B1
A fluid cooling module (or system) for peripheral component interconnect express (PCIE) electronics housed within a chassis is disclosed. The system includes a mounting rail attached to a chassis, a cold/cooling plate having one or more mounting bolts attached to a side of the cold plate, the one or more mounting bolts to lock the cold plate to a fixing channel of the mounting rail to position a surface of the cold plate against a surface of the PCIE electronics, locking teeth of the fixing channels ensure a proper pressure being loaded horizontally on the PCIE electronics by the cold plate, and a fluid loop along a length of the mounting rail to circulate a fluid to the cold plate to cool the PCIE electronics.
US10980146B1
Rail assemblies on either side of a shelf each include a rail reciprocated to a slide adjustable from a rail-locking position to a post-locking position. The slide is configured to restrain the rail from reciprocating longitudinally relative to the slide, when the slide occupies a rail-locking position and the rail occupies a stowage position relative to the slide. The slide is configured to enable the rail to reciprocate longitudinally relative to the slide and to releasably secure a rack post, when the slide occupies the post-locking position.
US10980142B2
The present disclosure relates to an enclosure comprising a body, a lid, a locking member, and a resilient element arranged between the body and the lid. The resilient member is arranged to exert a resistive force on the lid when pressed between the body and the lid to seal the enclosure in a sealed position. The body includes at least a first recess and the lid includes at least a second recess, where each pair of a first recess and second recess is arranged to align in the sealed position, and to form a corresponding channel when aligned against the resistive force such that the enclosure is in the sealed position, and to then receive a corresponding locking member in the channel.
US10980126B2
Apparatus and methods are provided which enable a capacity to remotely enable research, development, and production tasks to be done at a point of use (POU) as well as permitting some design tasks to be done remotely with manufacturing employing, for example, additive manufacturing (AM), for printed circuit boards (PCB) as well as other electrical items. In particular, some embodiments are directed towards facilitating POU on-site manufacturing capacity with a remote or distributed requirements/design process.
US10980124B2
A multilayer electronic component includes a multilayer capacitor including a capacitor body in which internal electrodes are stacked to be parallel with respect to a mounting surface and external electrodes disposed on opposing end surfaces of the capacitor body, respectively, and a metal frame having a solder pocket and including a vertical portion, an upper horizontal portion extending from an upper end of the vertical portion, and a lower horizontal portion extending from a lower end of the vertical portion, the upper horizontal portion connected to an upper band portion of each of the external electrodes. 0.1≤G/CT≤0.7 is satisfied, in which CT is a height of the vertical portion and G is a distance between the lower band portion of each of the external electrodes and a lower end of the metal frame.
US10980119B2
A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are capable of substantially minimizing damage to a display panel. The display device includes: a first substrate including a display area and a pad area; a polarization film disposed at an upper surface of the first substrate to overlap the display area; a flexible printed circuit board disposed at a lower surface of the first substrate; a via hole defined through the first substrate at the pad area; and a connection metal located at the via hole. The connection metal includes a connection portion disposed in the via hole and a first protruding portion that protrudes with respect to the first substrate, and the polarization film is spaced apart from the via hole in a plan view.
US10980117B1
A mid-plane board including a first connector configured to receive a first signal from a first circuit board is provided. The mid-plane board includes a second connector configured to provide the first signal to a second circuit board. The first circuit board forms a first plane and the second circuit board forms a second plane, and the first plane and the second plane are substantially parallel. The mid-plane board also includes a cutout configured to allow a coplanar connector to bridge the mid-plane board and provide a second signal from the first circuit board to the second circuit board. The second signal is a high-end signal and the first signal is a low-end signal, and the mid-plane board is disposed on a plane substantially orthogonal to the first circuit board and the second circuit board.
US10980110B2
The present disclosure provides a shadow elimination detection method for a touch substrate, a touch substrate manufacturing method, a touch substrate, and a touch device. The shadow elimination detection method for a touch substrate includes detecting a difference in light reflectance between test blocks with different structures located in an area outside a touch area of the touch substrate using a detection device, and determining a shadow elimination effect of the touch substrate according to the difference, wherein each of the test blocks with different structures includes a structure corresponding to a respective structure in different structures in the touch area.
US10980099B2
A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device.
US10980095B2
The present disclosure provides a control device and a pyroelectric infrared sensor based lighting control system. The control device includes a focusing apparatus and at least two pyroelectric infrared sensors. The focusing apparatus includes at least two curved surface structural portions sequentially connected adjacent to each other. Each of the curved surface structural portions corresponds to one focusing point, the at least two pyroelectric infrared sensors are respectively disposed at respective focusing points, and the focusing apparatus is configured to focus external infrared signals onto the respective pyroelectric infrared sensors. The at least two pyroelectric infrared sensors are configured to convert changed infrared signals into voltage signals when any one of the pyroelectric infrared sensors receives the changed infrared signals, and then to control a switch status of a lighting fixture by using the voltage signals.
US10980092B2
A system and method transforming AC voltage to a high-frequency AC voltage and providing the high-frequency AC voltage to an AC LED circuit or rectifying the high-frequency circuit to a DC voltage and providing the DC voltage to a DC LED circuit.
US10980089B2
The invention relates to a connected device system that is adapted to form a low-bandwidth wireless mesh network (2) between a plurality of devices (3, 4, 5, 6). The connected device system (1) comprises multiple output devices (3, 4, 5) for outputting human-perceptible stimuli and a controller device (6) for controlling the stimulus outputs of the multiple output devices via the wireless mesh network. The controller device is adapted to switch a group of the multiple output devices from a first control mode, in the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a first type, to a second control mode, in which the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a second type. The control messages of the second type are transmitted to the output devices of the group at a higher rate than the control messages of the first type.
US10980088B2
This disclosure includes methods and systems that utilize energy absorption monitoring for intelligent electronic ovens with energy steering. One disclosed method for heating an item in an electronic oven includes introducing an application of energy into a heating chamber using an energy source coupled to an injection port, changing a distribution of the application of energy in the heating chamber by setting a configuration of the oven to a first configuration, and measuring an energy return from the heating chamber while the oven is in the first configuration. The measuring is conducted using a radio frequency directional power sensor. The method also includes determining that the energy return from the heating chamber exceeds a level, adjusting, in response to determining that the energy return exceeds the level, the configuration of the oven from the first configuration to an altered first configuration, and saving the altered first configuration in a memory.
US10980081B2
Provided are a method and a device for receiving information indicating the type of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE): receives a first radio resource control (RRC) message including information indicating the type of SRB on which a second RRC message, which is a message corresponding to the first RRC message, is to be transmitted; and transmits the second RRC message via the type of SRB indicated by the information indicating the type of SRB. Accordingly, the type of bearer on which a first message is received and the type of bearer on which a second message is transmitted in a single RRC procedure may be identical or mutually different.
US10980077B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing MCG recovery in dual connectivity in wireless communication system, the method comprising: detecting radio link failure on a master node, wherein the UE is configured with the master node and a secondary node simultaneously; and suspending all secondary cells of the secondary node during the RRC connection re-establishment procedure, and transmitting an indicator indicating the suspension of secondary cells of the secondary node without releasing the secondary cells if the selected cell is one of cells belonging to a cell list.
US10980070B2
Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly. Upon both the first access point's and candidate access point's credit values reaching a predetermined credit threshold, the access points may initiate handshaking protocols, without requiring additional request/response exchanges or verifications of candidate selection.
US10980067B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for a two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure in which uplink random access preamble and message transmission occasions may span multiple transmission slots. Reference signal resources for transmitting a reference signal with a first random access message of the two-step RACH procedure may include at least one symbol in each of the multiple transmission slots. The reference signal resources, reference signal sequence, or both, may be identified based on a particular uplink random access message transmission occasion, random access preamble transmission occasion, random access preamble sequence configuration, or any combinations thereof.
US10980066B2
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving random access signals. A user equipment (UE) transmits a random access preamble of a random access procedure through a random access channel (RACH) resource associated with a synchronization signal (SS) block. A base station (BS) receiving the random access preamble from a UE can transmit CSI-RSs to the UE. The BS may inform the UE that there will be CSI-RS transmission to the UE, during the random access procedure.
US10980065B2
This document discloses a solution for providing a terminal device with a multi-connectivity service. According to an aspect, a method comprises: determining, autonomously by a terminal device of a wireless communication system, to request for establishment of parallel connections with multiple access nodes; transmitting, by the terminal device, at least one access request to a plurality of access nodes; and receiving, by the terminal device at least one response to the at least one access request from at least one radio access node, wherein the response contains information related to establishment of the parallel connections.
US10980057B2
Access to a wireless medium is controlled based on contention arbitration. A certain number of wireless devices are allowed by an access point to contend for a transmission opportunity. A trigger frame is used to communicate access opportunities to multiple devices. A beacon transmission may additionally be used for communication of access opportunities.
US10980053B2
The disclosure relates to signalling of transmissions with shortened TTI. The disclosure further relates to an RBS and a method performed at the RBS of scheduling resources for a wireless communication device. The disclosure still further relates to a wireless communication device and a method performed at the wireless communication device of being granted data transmission or data reception. In a first aspect of the disclosure, a method performed at an RBS is provided of scheduling resources for a wireless communication device including indicating a grant of a resource for the wireless communication device to transmit or receive data based on DCI and a position of the DCI within a data frame of a downlink control channel.
US10980051B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications systems, and more particularly, to soft combining of control information. For example, certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes monitoring for control information in each of a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCHs) during a different one of a plurality of time intervals, wherein the PDCCHs contain the same control information that indicates a resource allocation within a respective one of the time intervals for receiving one of a plurality of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs), wherein data in each of the plurality of PDSCHs is the same. In certain aspects, the method also includes soft-combining the plurality of PDCCHs to decode the control information, and decoding the control information based on the soft-combination of the plurality of PDCCHs.
US10980047B2
Even in the case of transmitting the uplink data and the demodulation reference signal using the short TTI, in order to appropriately control the UL transmission, according to one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal transmits a UL signal and a reference signal by using a predetermined sTTI among multiple sTTIs included in a slot, and controls the allocation of the UL signal and the reference signal based on a predetermined allocation pattern among multiple allocation patterns showing allocations of UL signals and reference signals. In these multiple allocation patterns, a UL signal and a reference signal are included in the same slot, and the reference signal is allocated to the same sTTI where the UL signal is allocated, or to an sTTI preceding the sTTI the UL signal is allocated.
US10980044B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for identifying a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) independently of a channel quality indicator (CQI) table that is configured at a user equipment (UE). A rate matching parameter may be determined based on one or more of the MCS or CQI table, which may be used for dimensioning a soft buffer that is used to store received transmissions for decoding. The MCS field may be a six-bit field and may indicate an MCS that exceeds a highest MCS associated with the CQI table. The base station may activate a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration at the UE through an activation command, and the UE may verify that SPS is activated based on information in a number of different fields of control information which may include the MCS field.
US10980040B2
A method and an apparatus are provided for adjusting TTI, a base station and UE. The method includes: a type of a data service used by UE is determined; based on the type of the data service used by the UE, first length information and a first carrier frequency for the first TTI are allocated for the UE; and downlink control signaling is sent to the UE, where the downlink control signaling carries the first length information and the carrier frequency for the first TTI. With the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the UE uses the first TTI with a relatively short length for the latency-sensitive data service, and the UE appropriately uses the first TTI with a relatively long length for the latency-insensitive data service, thereby ensuring the UE is able to flexibly adjust the length of the first TTI when processing the data service.
US10980034B2
The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a second PUSCH performed by a UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising receiving control signal; and transmitting the first PUSCH or the second PUSCH after receiving the control information, wherein the first PUSCH includes a report on semi-persistent channel state information (CSI), the second PUSCH includes uplink data; and when transmission of the first PUSCH overlaps transmission of the second PUSCH in time, the UE does not transmit the first PUSCH but transmits the second PUSCH.
US10980033B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first message to a first network node, wherein the first message identifies a total count of resources available to a processing system across a plurality of carriers, transmitting a second message to a second network node that causes the second network node to obtain the total count of resources from the first network node, connecting the processing system to the first network node to receive first services in accordance with a first portion of the total count of resources, and connecting the processing system to the second network node to receive second services in accordance with a second portion of the total count of resources. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10980032B2
Provided is signaling transmitting and receiving methods, device, network-side device, terminal and storage medium. The signaling transmitting method includes: determining a first parameter set and/or a second parameter set for N resource groups; and transmitting an indication signaling, the indication signaling carries indication information for indicating the first parameter set and/or the second parameter set. The signaling receiving method includes: receiving an indication signaling transmitted by a network-side device. The indication signaling carries indication information for indicating a first parameter set and/or a second parameter set determined by the network-side device for N resource groups. The first parameter set is a Physical Downlink Shared Channel Resource Element (PDSCH RE) mapping set. The second parameter set is a Quasi-Co-Location (QCL) parameter set. N is a positive integer greater than 1.
US10980028B2
Given real-time user equipment (UE) measurements from an open radio access network (O-RAN) infrastructure, a radio access network intelligent controller (RIC) can compute a UE distribution context space. The O-RAN can comprise gNode-Bs, centralized units, and distributed units. The UE distribution context space computations can be performed by a UE context correlator module of the RIC. The UE context correlator module can also utilize a pre-defined UE context model, which contains definitions and values for various UE context attributes to generate adaptive beam-forming patterns.
US10980026B2
Disclosed are a transmission device and a transmission method with which it is possible to prevent delays in data transmission and to minimize the increase in the number of bits necessary for the notification of a CC to be used, in cases where a CC to be used is added during communication employing carrier aggregation. When a component carrier is to be added to a component carrier set, a setting section provided in a base station: modifies a CIF table that defines the correspondence between code points, which are used as labels for the respective component carriers contained in the component carrier set, and the identification information of the respective component carriers; and assigns a vacant code point to the component carrier to be added, while keeping the correspondence between the code points and the component carrier identification information defined in the CIF table before modification.
US10980024B2
According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a first frame notifying a start of resource unit-based OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) communication via a first channel; and controlling circuitry configured to control, when the first frame is received, the receiver to perform standby operation at least in a first resource unit in a second channel different from the first channel, wherein the first resource unit includes one or more subcarriers among a plurality of subcarriers disposed in the second channel.
US10980015B2
A second RAN node (2) associated with a second RAT sends a radio resource configuration of the second RAT to a radio terminal (3) via a first RAN node (1) associated with a first RAT. The radio resource configuration explicitly or implicitly indicates at least one numerology that is included in multiple numerologies supported by the second RAT and is different from a reference numerology. It is thus, for example, possible to allow a radio terminal to be configured with a numerology of a cell served by a secondary gNB or a target gNB in Inter-RAT Dual Connectivity between E-UTRA and NR and in a handover from E-UTRA to NR.
US10980013B2
Disclosed in the present application are a data transmission method and a device, comprising: dividing a time unit into DL areas, a time unit including at least two DL areas; notifying a terminal of the divided DL areas by means of configuration signaling. The terminal receiving the configuration signaling; according to said configuration signaling, determining DL areas into which a time unit is divided. Using the present application, defining at least two DL detection areas in a time unit, a terminal detects a downlink transmission in each detection area, and, when one is detected, performs ACK/NACK feedback in an uplink area corresponding to said downlink area. In the present invention, each downlink area has a defined feedback and scheduling relationship, respectively, by means of dividing a time unit into multiple downlink areas, thereby increasing scheduling flexibility and system resource utilization.
US10980012B2
A signal transmission method for a transmission apparatus having at least two transmission paths and an apparatus for performing the same are provided. The method includes identifying a starting point of a frame, identifying, on the basis of the starting point of the frame, whether a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) has been allocated, determining an on/off-state of each transmission path on the basis of whether the PDSCH has been allocated, and transmitting a signal by using a transmission path in an on-state.
US10979998B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a radio network node of a communication network. The communication network comprises a first set of functionalities belonging to a first network slice of a first core network node, and a second set of functionalities belonging to a second network slice of a second core network node or the first core network node. The radio network node obtains paging identities comprising first and second paging identities of a wireless device; receives a paging indication for the wireless device from the second network slice; initiates a matching process for matching the second paging identity in the paging indication to the paging identities for locating context of the wireless device; and pages, upon a match of the matching process, the wireless device, for communication with the second network slice, using the context.
US10979994B2
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for indicating local area data network (LADN) data network names (DNNs). In embodiments, a user equipment (UE) provides a list of configured LADN DNNs in a registration request message during a registration procedure. An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) determines LADN information for the UE by looking into configured LADN DNNs in the AMF and/or retrieved LADN authorization/subscription information. The LADN information includes a list of LADN DNNs and corresponding LADN service area(s) that the UE can use, including LADN DNNs that the UE can use in a current registration area. The AMF sends the LADN information to the UE in a registration accept message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10979988B2
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are disclosed herein. The UE may attempt to decode sidelink synchronization signals (SLSSs) received on component carriers (CCs) of a carrier aggregation. In one configuration, synchronization resources for SLSS transmissions may be aligned across the CCs at subframe boundaries in time, restricted to a portion of the CCs, and restricted to a same sub-frame. The UE may, for multiple CCs, determine a priority level for the CC based on indicators in the SLSSs received on the CC. The UE may select, from the CCs on which one or more SLSSs are decoded, the CC for which the determined priority level is highest. The UE may determine a reference timing for sidelink communication based on the one or more SLSSs received on the selected CC.
US10979987B2
According to one embodiment, a sensor system includes a sensor node that collects data; and a data collection apparatus that is wirelessly connected to the sensor node. The sensor node encrypts the sensor data measured by the sensor device using the received encryption key according to the received measurement parameter and transmits the encrypted sensor data to the data collection apparatus. The data collection apparatus decrypts the sensor data received from the sensor node, stores the decrypted sensor data in a storage unit when the sensor data is normally decrypted, and discards non-decrypted sensor data and transmits the measurement parameter and the encryption key to the sensor node when the sensor data is not normally decrypted.
US10979982B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may send, to a wireless device, one or more radio resource control messages comprising power control parameters and/or other wireless resources. The base station may send, to the wireless device, activation or deactivation of channel state information reporting. The wireless device may adjust, based on one or more of the activation or deactivation, at least one value associated with a transmission power of an uplink channel transmission.
US10979968B2
Method for processing system information for machine-type communication system and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for processing system information for Machine-Type Communication system, the method comprising: receiving repetitions of system information for scheduling other SIBs in a first period; receiving an indicator indicating the system information for scheduling other SIBs is not changed in a second period followed by the first period in a specific time of the first period; and processing the system information for scheduling other SIBs based on the repetitions of the system information accumulated from the specific time of the first period if the system information for scheduling other SIBs is not successfully decoded at the time of end of the first period.
US10979967B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology. The present disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method for preventing a legacy terminal from camping on an enhanced LTE (eLTE) base station that is connected to only a next generation (NG) core by combining a legacy information element (IE) and a new IE carried in system information broadcast by the base station in a next generation mobile communication system.
US10979960B2
A network device communicates with a first terminal device by using a first communication link, the first terminal device communicates with at least one second terminal device by using at least one second communication link the network device receives a measurement report sent by the first terminal device, where the measurement report includes at least one piece of measurement data; and sends to the first terminal device, indication information of a communication link change policy determined based on the at least one piece of measurement data, where the indication information is used to instruct the first terminal device to perform change processing on a communication link based on the communication link change policy, where the communication link includes at least one of the first communication link or the second communication link.
US10979956B2
Configurations are described for maintaining a continuity and quality of wireless signal connection between a mobile device and systems accessible through the internet. In particular, configurations are disclosed to address the challenge of a mobile device that moves through a physical environment wherein the best wireless connectivity performance is achieved by switching between available connection sources and constantly evaluating a primary connection with other available connections that may be switched in to become a new primary connection. The mobile device may be self-propelled or carried by some other mobilizing means.
US10979954B2
Methods are provided in which devices vulnerable to performance degradation during a network offload process are identified and handled accordingly. In these methods, a network controller obtains data associated with operational performance of devices in a radio network during one or more offload procedures in which the devices are to be transitioned off of the radio network. The network controller further analyzes the data to determine impact to at least one performance parameter of the devices during the one or more offload procedures, and during a subsequent offload procedure, the network controller orchestrates offloading of the devices according to the impact determined to the at least one performance parameter based on the analyzing.
US10979948B2
Systems and methods for performing handover coordination between base stations are disclosed. In a first embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a base station, a first serving cell signal measurement and a first neighbor cell signal measurement from a particular user equipment (UE); sending an adjustment message, from the base station to the UE, containing a cell-specific offset of the serving cell and a cell-specific offset of the neighbor cell in a reporting threshold based on at least one handover adjustment factor received from a coordinating node; receiving, at the base station and subsequent to adjusting the cell-specific offsets, a second serving cell signal measurement and a second neighbor cell signal measurement; and deciding whether to trigger a handover event based on the first and the second serving cell signal measurement and the first and the second neighbor cell signal measurement and the cell-specific offsets.
US10979942B2
A data transmission method and a network device are provided. The method can include: determining, by a first network device, that a terminal device enters an RRC inactive state; sending, by the first network device, a first message to a second network device, where the first message is used to configure the second network device, so that the second network device transmits data for the terminal device in the RRC inactive state; and receiving, by the first network device, an acknowledgment message the first message and sent by the second network device. The second network device can transmit data of the terminal device to the first network device to enable the first network device to send the data to a core network, without having to establish a path between the second network device and the core network for the second network device to send the data to the core network.
US10979934B2
A method for operating a receiving device includes receiving a first protocol data unit (PDU) of a first burst transmission, the first PDU includes a first transmission identifier (T_ID) associated with the first burst transmission, and the first PDU further includes a final PDU indication indicating that the first PDU is a final PDU of the first burst transmission, and releasing a first radio link control (RLC) resource associated with the first T_ID when the first RLC resource associated with the first T_ID exists.
US10979930B1
A system comprises a computer and a memory. The memory stores instructions to determine that a vehicle communication channel busy ratio exceeds a threshold, and then, based upon determining that the channel busy ratio exceeds the threshold, to classify a traffic condition for a road segment within a coverage area of an infrastructure element based on at least one of a traffic density and a status of a traffic light. The memory further includes instructions to determine a broadcast policy for the road segment based on the channel busy ratio exceeding the threshold and the classified traffic condition, wherein the broadcast policy is selected from a set of policies that includes (1) a periodic broadcast of messages and (2) a broadcast limited to specified messages.
US10979922B2
An estimation device includes a processor configured to: detect an error of data obtained by receiving a wireless signal from a medical device; correct the detected error; determine whether or not there is a noise due to an external generation source at a time of acquiring the wireless signal from the medical device, based on detection information relevant to the detected error or correction information relevant to the corrected error; and estimate a cause of the noise, based on the detection information or the correction information. The detection information is at least one of the number of detections of the error, continuousness of the error, and periodicity of the error, and the correction information is at least one of the number of corrections of the error, continuousness of data in which the error is corrected, and periodicity of data in which the error is corrected.
US10979918B2
In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying, by an apparatus, a mesh instability source device that adds a substantial instability influence that substantially degrades network communications in a mesh network, including: determining, for each mesh network device in the mesh network, a corresponding node stability contribution that identifies a long-term capability of the corresponding mesh network device to provide reliable communications for other mesh network devices in the mesh network, and determining a corresponding influence of the node stability contribution on child mesh network devices relying on the corresponding mesh network device for connectivity in the mesh network, and identifying the mesh instability source device as having a corresponding worst influence of the node stability contribution in the mesh network; and eliminating the substantial instability influence based on determining a remediation solution, and causing the remediation solution to be implemented for the mesh instability source device.
US10979917B2
A method for communication includes determining whether any of a plurality of communication control beams have failed, identifying at least one active communication control beam in the plurality of communication control beams, and communicating a partial beam pair link (BPL) loss communication on the at least one active communication control beam.
US10979916B2
A mobile communications network comprising a plurality of nodes, each node being disposed on a vehicle, wherein the plurality of nodes are configured to be connected to any one or more of a plurality of mobile devices, and the mobile communications network further comprising a planning and control module configured to: receive or obtain first location data representative of a first location of at least one of the plurality of mobile devices and receive, periodically or otherwise, respective updated location data representative of the current location of the respective mobile devices; receive, periodically or otherwise, second data from each of the nodes, the second data being representative of the respective coverage capability of the nodes; receive data representative of a coverage requirement associated with a specified one or more of the mobile devices; and generate, using the updated location data and the second data, an output to cause the coverage capability of one or more of the nodes to be adjusted to meet the coverage requirement.
US10979914B2
In one embodiment, a computing system may collect data samples associated with a geographic area of interest covered by a communication network. The system may aggregate the data samples into data points. The system may split the aggregated data points into two sets of data points using a first threshold of a first network metric. The system may determine a trend of a second network metric over the first network metric based on regression on the two sets of data points. The system may determine a predicted gain of the second network metric for a network enhancement operation based on the trend of the second network metric and a reference value of the first network metric. The system may generate network optimization recommendations for the geographic area of interest based at least in part on the predicted gain of the second network metric.
US10979912B2
A vehicle includes: an antenna; a polarization adjuster configured to change a first polarized wave emitted through the antenna; and a controller configured to receive a wireless signal from a portable user device through the antenna, to identify a second polarized wave emitted from the portable user device based on the wireless signal, and to control the polarization adjuster such that the first polarized wave matches the second polarized wave.
US10979908B2
Monitoring and switchover of shared spectrum allocation manager to provide improved wireless service
According to one configuration, a system includes provisioning hardware and a wireless station that supports communications with one or more communication devices. The wireless station receives a first notification from the provisioning system. The first notification indicating that the wireless station is assigned to a first allocation management resource. The first allocation management resource operable to allocate wireless resources for use by the wireless station to support wireless communications. The wireless station communicates with the first allocation management resource to receive allocation information indicating the wireless resources allocated for use by the wireless station. In response to receiving a second notification that the wireless station has been reassigned to a second allocation management resource, the wireless station communicates with the second allocation management resource instead of the first allocation management resource to receive the allocation information.
US10979905B2
A method and system for automatically terminating access or initiating a logout session for a restricted access system by determining that an authorized user has left the vicinity of the restricted access system. The authorized user preferably carries a wireless transmitter which transmits an authorization signal. When the authorized user leaves the vicinity of the restricted access system after logging in, the signal is no longer received by a wireless receiver or too weak of a signal, such that an access control system in communication with the wireless receiver automatically causes the restricted access system to initiate a logout action in order to prevent or reduce the chance of an unauthorized user gaining access to the restricted access system. In one embodiment the signal strength from the authorization signal at the time of logon is used as a baseline signal strength for future calculations that determine when to initiate an automatic termination of access to the restricted access system.
US10979900B2
To appropriately wirelessly connect information processing devices. An information processing device includes a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The wireless communication unit performs media transmission to another information processing device. Further, the control unit that performs control to exchange information in a device discovery process or a capability checking process in a case where the media transmission is newly performed to the second information processing device during the media transmission to the first information processing device. This information is used for deciding a communication path for performing the media transmission to a first information processing device and a second information processing device or a data transmission format used when the media transmission is performed.
US10979886B2
A policy control function, PCF, node, comprising: transmitting means for transmitting a message related to information for updating policies of at least one of User Equipment, UE, access and Protocol Data Unit, PDU, Session selection, to a UE via an Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF node.
US10979876B2
Methods and systems for estimating the position of an object such (as a vehicle) are disclosed. The method comprises transmitting a first V2X message from the object to a plurality of spaced apart units; and receiving a set of V2X response messages from at least two units in response to the first V2X message. Each response message comprises an identifier of the object, an identifier of the unit from which the response message was sent, and temporal information associated with the times of receiving a previous V2X message at the unit and transmitting a previous V2X response message from the unit. The position of the object is estimated based on the information contained in the set of V2X response messages and the times of transmitting the previous V2X message from the object and receiving the previous set of V2X response messages at the object.
US10979875B2
A method in one embodiment includes intercepting a message in an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicular network environment between a source and a receiver in the vehicular network environment, verifying the message is sent from the source, verifying the message is not altered, evaluating a set of source flow control policies associated with the source, and blocking the message if the set of source flow control policies indicate the message is not permitted. In specific embodiments, the message is not permitted if a level of access assigned to the source in the set of source flow control policies does not match a level of access tagged on the message. In further embodiments, the method includes evaluating a set of receiver flow control policies associated with the receiver, and blocking the message if the set of receiver flow control policies indicates the message is not permitted.
US10979873B2
A communication terminal includes: a power supply unit: a sensor: a wireless communication unit that transmits a detected value detected by the sensor to an external device in a wireless manner; and a control unit that sets one of a first mode and a second mode as an operation mode of the communication terminal, acquires the detected value detected by the sensor, and controls electric current to be supplied from the power supply unit, the electric current to be supplied to part of the control unit and the wireless communication unit in the second mode being made lower than in the first mode, wherein, when a difference between a present detected value detected by the sensor and a previous detected value detected by the sensor is smaller than a threshold value, the control unit sets the second mode as the operation mode of the communication terminal.
US10979871B2
A tracking device is described. The tracking device receives, from a management server, configuration parameters including a first data transmission rate and a second data transmission rate. The tracking device automatically enters into an active mode of the tracking device. When operating in an active mode, the tracking device, is operative to transmit, in response to determining based on first motion sensor measurements that the asset is stationary, first location data at the first data transmission rate. In response to determining, based on second motion sensor measurements and motion definition parameters, that the asset is mobile, the tracking device is operative to transmit, second location data of the asset at the second data transmission rate.
US10979864B2
A data collection system includes a plurality of receiving-side devices configured to acquire predetermined data, a transmitting-side device configured to collect the predetermined data, and a message delivery control device. The message delivery control device includes at least one processor configured to: store, in a first storage, for each of a plurality of logical channels, information about a receiving-side device with respect to which a delivery request for a message is registered, among the plurality of receiving-side devices; receive, from the transmitting-side device, a message specifying a first logical channel among the plurality of logical channels and requesting for transmission of the predetermined data; extract a predetermined number of receiving-side devices from receiving-side devices with respect to which the delivery request is registered to the first logical channel; and transmit the message received from the transmitting-side device to the predetermined number of receiving-side devices.
US10979856B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for automating workflow access for a user are provided. A prior activity of a user at a first healthcare application session on a first user device may be determined. The prior activity may occur at a first location in a healthcare facility. Based on the prior activity of the user, as well as a role associated with the user and a second location of the user, a next activity of the user at a second healthcare application session may be predicted. The second healthcare application session may then be automatically launched.
US10979855B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining whether or not an apparatus, such as a mobile device, is being handled or otherwise used within a vehicle. The apparatus may comprise an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration and a gyroscope configured to measure orientation. The apparatus may determine an axis of gravity of the apparatus based on acceleration measurements made by the accelerometer over a period of time. The apparatus may also determine a rotation vector of the apparatus based on orientation measurements made by the gyroscope. Using the axis of gravity of the apparatus and the rotation vector of the apparatus, the apparatus may determine a rate of rotation of the apparatus perpendicular to the axis of gravity. If the rate of rotation of the apparatus perpendicular to the axis of gravity exceeds a threshold, the apparatus may determine that it is being handled or otherwise used within the vehicle.
US10979854B2
A method comprising: receiving a radio map of an indoor venue using survey data collected by a survey device positioned throughout the venue, the radio map including a boundary; obtaining harvest data that correspond to locations that are outside of the boundary; filtering the harvest data; and extending the radio map using the survey data and the filtered harvest data, wherein the extended radio map is defined at least in part by an extension of the boundary.
US10979853B2
The present disclosure describes how a master beacon having a known QUID can be used to capture beacons within its range and superimpose a systematic address scheme on those beacons. The superimposed address scheme can then be used as a proxy for the individual beacons when developing applications that make use of the beacons. A master beacon automatically detects each beacon in a plurality of beacons and, for a set of beacons in the plurality of beacons, automatically changes either the first profile identifier or the second profile identifier for each beacon in the set of beacons. The change is such that the first profile identifier or the second profile identifier is identical for each beacon in the set of beacons and is also associated with the master beacon.
US10979846B2
An apparatus for audio signal rendering, the apparatus including at least one processor configured to: receive at least one microphone audio signal captured by at least one microphone within a capture environment; receive at least one projection audio signal, wherein the at least one projection audio signal is a room-impulse-response filtered at least one microphone audio signal within the capture environment; receive at least one residual audio signal, wherein the at least one residual audio signal is a result of removing the at least one projection audio signal from at least one audio signal captured by a microphone array within the capture environment; and generate at least two volumetric audio signals based on the at least one microphone audio signal, the at least one projection audio signal and the at least one residual audio signal.
US10979843B2
In a particular aspect, an audio processing device includes a position predictor configured to determine predicted position data based on position data. The audio processing device further includes a processor configured to generate an output spatialized audio signal based on the predicted position data.
US10979834B2
An audio signal control circuit includes an impedance calculator, a suppression value setter, a level detector, and a level controller. The impedance calculator is configured to calculate impedance of a speaker from voltage and current of an audio signal to be outputted to the speaker. The suppression value setter is configured to set a suppression value of the audio signal, using the impedance. The level detector is configured to perform level detection using: i) the voltage when the impedance is equal to or more than a switching threshold value, and ii) the current when the impedance is less than the switching threshold value. The level controller is configured to perform level control of the audio signal using: i) a level of a detection signal that has been detected by the level detector, and ii) the suppression value.
US10979831B2
Devices and methods to reduce ear wax clogging of acoustic ports, hearing aid systems, and feedback reduction systems are provided. A conformal hearing aid includes a hearing aid body, where the hearing aid body houses a microphone and a receiver, where the microphone is positioned within the hearing aid body to measure acoustic signals from an ambient environment, and where the receiver is positioned within the hearing aid body to emit acoustic signals toward a tympanic membrane of a user; an expandable element, where the expandable element is operatively connected to the hearing aid body, and where the expandable element is configured to encompass a circumferential portion of the hearing aid body when expanded; and an inflation management system, where the inflation management system is configured to expand the expandable element when actuated.
US10979830B1
The embodiments disclose a method including fabricating a left acoustic ear and a right side acoustic ear for assisting a user in hearing, molding a concave form configured for a structure of the acoustic ear and mirrored for the left side acoustic ear and right side acoustic ear structures, wherein the concave structure is configured for channeling incoming sounds to the user's ear, molding an ear mounting grip mirrored for coupling to each of the left and right side acoustic ear structures for hooking the acoustic ear to a user's ear, and wherein the ear mounting grip is configured for orienting the concave structure to a front direction corresponding to the user's face.
US10979827B2
A method of estimating a feedback path of a hearing aid (200). The invention also relates to a hearing aid (200) adapted to carry out said method.
US10979825B2
The invention provides a method for manufacturing a MEMS microphone, including the steps of: providing a base and preparing a first diaphragm on a first surface of the base; preparing a back plate on a surface of the first diaphragm opposite to the first surface; forming a first gap between the first diaphragm and the back plate; preparing a second diaphragm; forming a second gap between the second diaphragm and the back plate; preparing electrodes; forming a back cavity by etching the surface opposite to the first surface.
US10979824B2
A method in a transducer assembly having an external-device interface coupled to a communication protocol interface of the transducer assembly. The transducer assembly is configured to convert an input signal having one physical form to an output signal having a different physical form. At least two electrical signals are received on corresponding contacts of the external-device interface of the transducer assembly. A characteristic of at least one of the electrical signals is determined by evaluating a logic transition of the signal. A unique identity assigned to the transducer assembly is determined based on the characteristic.
US10979820B2
A speaker includes an upper housing; a lower housing assembled with the upper housing to define a receiving space; and a speaker unit received in the receiving space and including a diaphragm. The upper housing includes a top wall, a side wall extending from the top wall towards the lower housing, and a blocking wall extending from the top wall along a direction facing away from the top wall and spaced apart from the side wall. The blocking wall, side wall and top wall define a receiving portion receiving the speaker unit. A breathable spacer is provided at an end of the top wall and is spaced apart from the lower housing to form first sound absorbing cavity. A side of the blocking wall facing away from the speaker unit, the side wall and the lower housing define second sound absorbing sound cavity communicating with the second sound absorbing cavity.
US10979817B2
The systems and methods described herein relate to, among other things, a transducer capable of producing acoustic and tactile stimulation. The transducer includes a rigid mass element disposed on the diaphragm of a speaker. The mass element may optionally be removable and may have a mass selected such that the resonant frequency of the transducer falls within the range of frequencies present in an input electrical audio signal. The systems and methods advantageously benefits from both the fidelity and audio performance of a full-range speaker while simultaneously producing high-fidelity, adjustable and palpable haptic vibrations.
US10979813B2
A terminal and a method for controlling a stereo sound effect thereof are provided. The terminal includes at least two speakers, and the method includes: presetting a relationship between an angle and a sound effect, the relationship represents a sound effect of each speaker at each corresponding angle value; acquiring, in real time, an angle value of an orientation of a screen of the terminal; and after acquiring the angle value, acquiring the a sound effect of each speaker at the angle value according to the relationship of each speaker, and controlling each speaker to play according to the corresponding sound effect. Mo matter how the terminal rotates, the sound effect played at the same angle value is kept unchanged, so that the terminal can show the consistent stereo sound effect at different angle values.
US10979810B2
An audio device having a housing including a first loudspeaker disposed in the housing and oriented to emit sound towards a top of the housing, a second loudspeaker disposed in the housing and oriented to emit sound towards a bottom of the housing, and a third loudspeaker disposed in the housing and oriented to emit sound radially outward from the housing of the audio device. Embodiments may include a microphone array disposed proximate the top of the audio device and encircling the first loudspeaker.
US10979805B2
A method and apparatus for auto-directive adaptive beamforming for a microphone array using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor orientation information are provided. The microphone array captures audio and the MEMS sensor detects an orientation of the microphone array. A direction of arrival of a source signal is estimated based on the data representative of the audio. A change in an orientation of the microphone array is detected based on the orientation and the direction of arrival is compensates based on the change in the orientation of the microphone array. The apparatus pre-steers a beam of a beam pattern of the microphone array based on the compensated direction of arrival to retain the source signal in a broadside of the microphone array and performs adaptive wideband beamforming to null one or more interfering sources in the beam pattern while retaining the source signal in the broadside of the microphone array.
US10979802B2
In the present disclosure, a speaker module includes a housing having an accommodating space and a speaker unit accommodated in the accommodating space. The housing includes a bottom wall, a top wall opposite the bottom wall, and a side wall extending from the bottom wall toward the top wall. The speaker module further includes at least one isolating member connected to the top wall and the bottom wall respectively. The isolating member isolates the accommodating space into an accommodating cavity that accommodates the speaker unit and a filling cavity that accommodates a sound-absorbing material. The isolating member includes an isolating frame, a sound-absorbing foam attached to the isolating frame, and a hot melt adhesive layer disposed between the sound-absorbing foam and the isolating frame. The sound-absorbing foam extends beyond an edge of the isolating frame.
US10979800B2
A sounding device includes a shell, a vibrating system and a driving unit. The vibrating system includes a vibrating diaphragm, a magnetic vibrating plate, and a transmission piece. The magnetic vibrating plate includes a fixing portion fixed on the shell and a body portion bent and extended from the fixing portion and arranged oppositely to the vibrating diaphragm. The driving unit includes a coil and a magnet portion fixed relatively to the shell. The coil winds on the body portion, and an orthographic projection of the magnet portion falls onto the body portion and is close to the transmission piece, the magnet portion and the body portion are arranged separately. At least two magnetic vibrating plates respectively drive different positions of the vibrating diaphragm, and the magnetic vibrating plates correspond to the driving units one by one.
US10979798B2
A headphone (1) comprising a first earphone (2) and a headband (3) to be arranged around the head of a user. The headband (3) comprises a first headband part (4) and a second headband part (5), that are telescopically connected, so that the length of the headband (3) can be adjusted in a longitudinal direction (Y). The first headband part (4) comprises an inner wall (9) with a protruding longitudinal first rib (8), which first rib (8) has a first rib sidewall (35) with a first rib protrusion (33) and a second opposite rib sidewall (36) with a second rib protrusion (34). The second headband part (5) comprises an outer wall (7) with a first longitudinal groove (6), which first groove (6) has first groove sidewall (20) with a first groove protrusion (22) and a second opposite groove sidewall (21) with a second groove protrusion (23). The first rib (8) is received in the first groove (6), and the first and second rib protrusions (33, 34) and the first and second groove protrusions (22, 23) defines small well-defined contact areas between the rib sidewalls (35, 36) and the groove sidewalls (20, 21).
US10979795B2
Headphone eartips with internal support components and methods for making the same are provided. Different support components may provide specific amounts and types of additional rigidity at specific portions of an exterior surface of an outer eartip body that may be expected to interface with specific portions of an ear canal geometry when an eartip subassembly is positioned within the ear canal, such that the eartip subassembly may conform to the various shapes of the ear canal while maintaining an acoustic seal.
US10979786B2
A power tool having multiple wireless communication states and a method of wirelessly communicating by a power tool. The power tool includes a motor, a battery pack interface that selectively receives a battery pack, a backup power source, and a wireless communication controller coupled to the backup power source and the battery pack interface. The wireless communication controller operates in a connectable state when coupled to a battery pack and transmits tool operational data to the external device and receives tool configuration data from the external device. The wireless communication controller operates in an advertisement state when the wireless communication controller is coupled to and powered by the backup power source. In the advertisement state, the wireless communication controller is configured to transmit the unique tool identifier. The external device may also display an indication of the communication state of the power tool.
US10979779B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving weblink information, receiving media content, inserting the weblink information into a digital frame, providing the plurality of digital frames as a video stream to a consumer media device, displaying, by the consumer media device, the video stream, receiving, by the consumer media device, a user input to pause the video stream during the displaying of the video stream to pause the video stream to display a current digital frame of the plurality of digital frames, receiving, by the consumer media device, a user input indicating a selection of a portion of the current digital frame, determining selected Weblink information for the portion of the current digital frame, and providing a connection to a website associated with the selected Weblink information to the consumer media device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10979778B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for identifying viewers who are engaged in a media asset but unlikely to consume secondary content, and presenting, to the identified viewers, some secondary content designed to incentivize the identified viewers to consume secondary content. These systems and methods determine that a viewer is engaged in a media asset upon determining level of engagement of the viewer in the media asset is greater than a threshold value. These systems and methods determine that the viewer is unlikely to consume secondary content upon determining level of engagement of the viewer in secondary content is less than a threshold value. These systems and methods, upon determining that the viewer is engaged in the media asset but unlikely to consume secondary content, generate for display secondary content related to the media asset during breaks in the media asset.
US10979774B2
Systems and methods are described herein for tagging images for placement in a graphical layout based on image characteristics. The overall brightness of an image is determined and, if the overall brightness is below a threshold level of brightness, the image is tagged with a negative identifier indicating that the image cannot be dimmed. If the overall brightness exceeds the threshold level of brightness, then the image is tagged with a positive identifier indicating that the image can be dimmed. Similarly, the resolution of the image is determined and, if the resolution currently affects the image, the image is tagged with a negative identifier indicating that the image cannot be blurred. If the resolution does not affect the image, and further blurring will not affect the image, then the image is tagged with a positive identifier indicating that the image can be blurred.
US10979771B2
Example methods and systems for displaying actionable elements over playing content, such as video content, are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems identify video content currently playing within a display environment provided by a playback device, and display an actionable element within the display environment provided by the playback device that is based on the identified video content and includes one or more user-selectable options to perform an action associated with the identified video content. Further, in some example embodiments, the methods and systems may perform an action (e.g., present supplemental content and/or information) in response to a selection of one or more of the user-selectable options.
US10979747B2
A statistical multiplexer (statmux) system for encoding multiple channels of digital television data is provided with improved algorithms for determining bitrate for encoding and decoding to account for signal complexity. The variable bit rate (VBR) encoders and encoding are provided in a statmux system by employing a CBR (constant bit rate) adapter. A CBR adapter can provide correcting state updates on a per-frame basis to a CBR encoder element, thereby enabling VBR capability.
US10979742B2
A media system replaces content in a first sequence of media content. The media system presents the first sequence of media content to an end-user and generates a fingerprint of the sequence of media content. The fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the first sequence of media content and determine a reference position within the first sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for a replacement sequence of content to a content replacement system, and receives replacement media content selected based on the identified first sequence of media content. The media system presents the replacement media content to the end-user instead of the first sequence of media content. Presenting the replacement media content begins at a position in the first sequence of media content that is determined based on the reference position.
US10979740B2
A method for streaming a 360 degree video over a communications network, wherein the video is streamed in a plurality of chunks, includes selecting a prediction window during which to predict a field of view within the video, the field of view is expected to be visible by a viewer at a time of playback of a next chunk of the video, wherein a duration of the prediction window is based on at least one condition within the communications network, selecting a machine learning algorithm to predict the field of view based on a head movement of the viewer, wherein the machine learning algorithm is selected based on the duration of the prediction window, predicting the field of view based on the head movement of the viewer and the machine learning algorithm, identifying a tile of the next chunk that corresponds to the field of view, and downloading the tile.
US10979738B2
An image decoding method performed by means of a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: obtaining first split information relating to a first target block; if the first split information indicates that the first target block is to be split, splitting the first target block into first sub-blocks; obtaining MPT split information relating to a second target block which is one of the first sub-blocks of the first target block; splitting the second target block into second sub-blocks on the basis of the MPT split information; and decoding the second sub-blocks, wherein the second sub-blocks are non-square blocks.
US10979723B2
The disclosure provides an image processing method and an image processing device. The method includes: obtaining a specific block from a specific block group of a specific image, wherein the specific block group includes blocks; compressing the specific block as a specific stream based on a predetermined compression ratio; when a length of the specific stream is not shorter than a predetermined block length, dividing the specific stream into a first sub-stream and a second sub-stream; storing the first sub-stream into a specific private block of a plurality of private blocks; finding an idle chunk out of shared chunks shared by the blocks; if the idle chunk is enough for storing the second sub-stream, storing the second sub-stream into the idle chunk and using a chunk usage information to record a number of the idle chunk.
US10979721B2
Video images are rendered in viewports of content viewers. Each content viewer views video images through a respective viewport in the viewports. Spatial locations in the video images to which foveal visions of the content viewers are directed are determined. ROIs in the video images are identified based on the spatial locations in the video images.
US10979720B2
A method of encoding an image into a coded image, the method comprising: writing a quantization offset parameter into the coded image, determining a prediction mode type for coding a block of image samples of the image into a coding unit of the coded image, determining a quantization parameter for the block of image samples, and determining if the prediction mode type is of a predetermined type, wherein if the prediction mode type is of the predetermined type, the method further comprises: modifying the determined quantization parameter using the quantization offset parameter, and performing a quantization process for the block of image samples using the modified quantization parameter, and wherein if the prediction mode type is not of the predetermined type, the method further comprises: performing a quantization process for the block of image samples using the determined quantization parameter.
US10979719B2
An image encoding device is provided that performs, in an image, an intra-prediction on a block obtained by dividing the image so as to encode the block, the image encoding device including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to select a rectangular block as the block, and to add a certain prediction direction as a selection target intra-prediction direction when the rectangular block is selected, wherein the certain prediction direction is one of prediction directions in which a pixel that is adjacent to a short side of the rectangular block is referred to, and an adjacent pixel in a left or upper block that is adjacent to a long side of the rectangular block is referred to in another prediction direction that is 180 degrees opposite to the certain prediction direction.
US10979716B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry can decode prediction information for a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence. The prediction information indicates a prediction mode for the current block and an access order for an affine history-based motion vector predictor (HMVP) buffer. The processing circuitry constructs a motion vector predictor (MVP) list including an affine HMVP candidate from the affine HMVP buffer according to the access order. The processing circuitry can reconstruct the current block based on the MVP list.
US10979715B2
Methods of encoding and decoding video in a low-fidelity mode are described. A coding unit level low-fidelity flag is present in the bitstream to signal whether low-fidelity mode is enabled for a particular coding unit or not. If enabled, then, for that coding unit, the chroma quantization parameter is determined using the luma quantization parameter adjusted by a low-fidelity-mode offset. If not enabled, then, for that coding unit, the chroma quantization parameter is determined using the luma quantization parameter without adjustment by the low-fidelity-mode offset. The chroma quantization parameter is then used in the scaling of quantized chroma transform domain coefficients. Use with luma or other video components is also proposed.
US10979712B2
Provided are a block based video decoding method and an apparatus thereof, the method includes receiving a bitstream; generating a prescan information corresponding to a picture unit image from the bitstream; and decoding the picture unit image of the bitstream using the prescan information. The bitstream includes the image information in which the picture unit image is divided into one or more coding unit and sequentially block-coded according to a predetermined order in the coding unit, and the decoding comprising processing a block decoding in accordance with the predetermined order in the intra-picture in a non-dependent manner with an encoding order in an intra-coding unit using the prescan information.
US10979710B2
Provided is a picture encoding device that divides a picture into blocks and performs encoding for each of the divided blocks. A primary signal block divider divides a primary signal of the picture into rectangles having a predetermined size, and generates a primary signal block. A secondary signal block divider divides a secondary signal of the picture into rectangles having a predetermined size, and generates a secondary signal block. A primary signal predictor predicts a primary signal, and a secondary signal predictor predicts a secondary signal. The secondary signal predictor can perform inter prediction of predicting a secondary signal from an encoded primary signal, and the inter prediction is restricted based on at least one of a size of the primary signal block and a size of the secondary signal block.
US10979706B2
A method for decoding a bitstream comprising: (a) decoding at least one pictures from the bitstream; and (b) partitioning each of the at least one pictures into a plurality of slices, wherein each of the plurality of slices includes at least one coding units, wherein (c) palette table predictor size of a coding unit of the at least one coding units is set equal to 0 at start of a slice of the plurality of slices.
US10979701B2
An image sensor includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a test circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel generates an analog signal based on incident light. The ADC converts the analog signal to a digital signal using a counter. The test circuit receives a test code in a test mode, generates a count clock signal based on the test code, tests a counting operation of the counter according to the count clock signal, and externally outputs a test result of the counter through a test terminal.
US10979700B2
Provided is a display control apparatus to perform operations of units including a display control unit configured to display a partial range of the wide visual field image and a control unit. The control unit changes the display range of the wide visual field image by rotating the display range clockwise or counterclockwise around the first axis in response to input of a moving operation in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The control unit changes the display range by rotating the display range in a rotation direction around the first axis in response to input of a moving operation in the first direction, wherein the rotation direction differs based on a positional relationship between a start point of the moving operation and the center position with respect to a axis direction vertical to the first direction.
US10979699B2
In one embodiment, an electronic display assembly includes a microlens layer and a pixel array layer. The microlens layer includes a plurality of cells. The pixel array layer is adjacent to the microlens layer. The pixel array layer includes a plurality of pixels. Each cell of the plurality of cells includes a transparent lenslet and one or both of: a plurality of opaque walls configured to prevent light from bleeding into adjacent cells; and a filter layer on one end of each cell of the plurality of cells. The filter layer is configured to limit light passing through the filter layer to a specific incident angle.
US10979693B2
Embodiments are disclosed for a stereoscopic device (also referred to simply as the “device”) that captures three-dimensional (3D) images and videos with a wide field of view and provides a virtual reality (VR) experience by immersing a user in a simulated environment using the captured 3D images or videos.
US10979681B2
A display apparatus includes at least one light source per eye, the at least one light source being operable to emit a light beam; at least one beam scanning arrangement per eye, the at least one beam scanning arrangement being configured to direct the light beam towards a projection surface, and to sweep the light beam according to a scanning pattern, the scanning pattern being substantially in a form of a spiral; and a processor configured to control the at least one light source and the at least one beam scanning arrangement to draw at least a first region of an input image over the projection surface, wherein a resolution of the first region of the input image is to vary as a function of an angular distance from a centre of the spiral.
US10979680B2
An image sensor may include a photoelectric device configured to selectively absorb light associated with a first color of three primary colors, a semiconductor substrate stacked with the photoelectric device and including first and second photo-sensing devices configured to sense light associated with second and third colors of the three primary colors, respectively, a first color filter corresponding to the first photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light of the first wavelength spectrum, a second color filter corresponding to the second photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light associated with a mixed color of the first color and the third color, and a first insulating layer between the photoelectric device and the semiconductor substrate and corresponding to the second photo-sensing device, and configured to selectively reflect light of a part of visible light.
US10979677B2
An image-based event notification system includes a detection device, a controller, and a user application. The detection device is configured to generate an image. The controller is configured to receive the image and output an associated event-based image indicative of an event. The user application includes a user interface and a display. The user application is configured to receive the event-based image from the controller, and display the event-based image on the display. From the display, a user may choose between a user event confirmation and a user event rejection.
US10979675B2
Provided is a video monitoring apparatus connectable to at least one camera which acquires at least one first video by photographing at least one monitoring area, the video monitoring apparatus including at least one processor to implement; a video display generator configured to display a second video of a display area which is included in the monitoring area; an event detector configured to detect whether an event has occurred in the monitoring area; and a marker display generator configured to display an event marker indicating occurrence of the event on the second video when the event has occurred in the monitoring area except the display area.
US10979673B2
Example inventory management and monitoring systems are described. In one implementation, an inventory management system includes a computing system that receives multiple images captured by multiple imaging devices wirelessly coupled to the computing system. The computing system also receives a spatial location of each imaging device as determined by a device positioning system. The computing system is configured to determine a spatial location of an object in each of the multiple images and monitor the objects in the images to determine changes in the location of the objects.
US10979665B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an equalization circuit for a CATV plug-in fixed attenuator which comprises an equalizer, an equalization compensation circuit and a MCU module. The equalizer comprises a CATV plug-in fixed attenuator identification module and an equalizing module. The CATV plug-in fixed attenuator identification module is connected to the equalizing module and the MCU module. The equalization compensation circuit is connected to an output terminal of the equalizer and the MCU module. The embodiments enable identification of a changing attenuation value and compensation of the frequency response.
US10979653B2
A capacity of a frame memory is reduced in an apparatus that performs image processing using the frame memory. An image processing apparatus includes a cutout processing unit, a frame memory, and a synthesis processing unit. Each time an input frame is imaged by an imaging unit, the cutout processing unit cuts out a part of the input frame as a current cutout frame on the basis of motion of the imaging unit. The frame memory holds the current cutout frame as a past cutout frame. The synthesis processing unit synthesizes the current cutout frame and the past cutout frame, and outputs a result as a synthesis frame.
US10979641B2
A suitable drive control of a lens unit for correcting image shake of a captured image is realized. An imaging device includes a lens unit supported rotatably in at least one of a yawing direction or a pitching direction within a casing, and this lens unit is driven by a driving section in at least one of the yawing direction or the pitching direction on a basis of a shake correction driving signal. In this case, the shake correction driving signal is generated by using detection information regarding rotation applied to the casing and detection information regarding rotation occurring on the lens unit in the casing.
US10979637B2
A method of determining an operation mode of a camera with respect to each of a plurality of time periods includes: obtaining installation environment information of the camera, the information including images obtained by the camera in the plurality of time periods; determining one or more candidate operation modes with respect to each of the plurality of time periods, with reference to the installation environment information of the camera; and determining, as the operation mode of the camera with respect to each of the plurality of time periods, any one of the determined one or more candidate operation modes with respect to the each of the plurality of time periods.
US10979631B2
An image processing apparatus for controlling at least one, of a plurality of image capture apparatuses, the plurality of image capture apparatuses arranged to capture a plurality of images for generating a virtual viewpoint image, the image processing apparatus comprising: a determination unit configured to determine a region of interest in at least one image captured by the at least one image capture apparatus; and a control unit configured to control, if based on the determined region of interest it is determined to adjust an image quality of another image to be captured by the at least one image capture apparatus, the at least one image capture apparatus so that the image quality of the other image to be captured thereby is adjusted.
US10979626B2
An image capturing apparatus is provided with an image sensor having a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged and a transmission unit for transmitting an overlap signal in which image data obtained from the pixel portion and a clock are overlapped, an image processing unit that has a reception unit for receiving the overlap signal from the transmission unit of the image sensor and is for reproducing the image data and the clock, and a control unit for controlling the image sensor and the image processing unit, wherein, before the transmission unit starts transmission of the image data, the control unit performs control so as to cause a training signal, for synchronizing the transmission unit and the reception unit in frequency, to be transmitted from the transmission unit.
US10979624B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and devices for establishing a photographing template database and providing photographing recommendation information. The method includes: acquiring a number of subject characters and/or gender information; sending a request for acquiring a photographing template to a server, the request carrying the number of subject characters and/or gender information, so that the server performs a matching operation on the number of subject characters and/or gender information and description information of each photographing templates in a template database to acquire a matched target photographing template, wherein the template database contains a plurality of photographing templates and corresponding description information, and the description information of the photographing templates and the photographing templates contain a corresponds to number of characters and/or gender information; and providing photographing recommendation information to a user, according to the matched target photographing template returned by the server.
US10979618B2
An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.
US10979614B2
A control apparatus includes at least one processor operatively coupled to a memory, serving as a sensing unit configured to sense a tracking target that appears in a sensed video, a recording unit configured to record a size of the tracking target, and a search unit configured to obtain a predicted size of the tracking target in the sensed video, based on the size recorded by the recording unit, for a case of zooming out at a predetermined scaling factor, and, if the predicted size is larger than a predetermined size, to zoom out by the predetermined scaling factor, and then to search for the tracking target in the sensed video after the zoom out.
US10979609B2
An image sensor capable of performing satisfactory distortion aberration correction on an imaging result regardless of a combination of a lens module and an imaging module being used is provided. A main body module of an image sensor acquires size information of an imaging element from a mounted imaging module, acquires distortion aberration characteristic information of an optical system from the mounted lens module, and performs distortion aberration correction using the acquired information.
US10979608B2
An imaging device proofed against ghosting and flaring in captured images includes a lens barrel and a lens module received in the lens barrel. The lens barrel comprises an inner surface and a supporting portion extending radially from the inner wall surface. The supporting portion has through hole for light entry, the through hole comprises a reflecting surface, the supporting portion comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, the reflecting surface connects the top surface and the bottom surface, and a plurality of light-scattering structures are formed on the reflecting surface.
US10979604B2
A circuit board includes a first rigid printed wiring board mounted with an imaging unit, a second rigid printed wiring board mounted with an LED, and a foldable first flexible printed wiring board coupling the first rigid printed wiring board and the second rigid printed wiring board. A shield case is further included for holding the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which the first flexible printed wiring board is folded an even number of times, a first main face of the second rigid printed wiring board and a first main face of the first rigid printed wiring board face in an identical direction, and the second rigid printed wiring board lies at a separated position from the first main face of the first rigid printed wiring board.
US10979599B2
An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit, a storage unit, a login state determination unit, and a control unit. The receiving unit receives a facsimile-received document via a network. The storage unit stores the facsimile-received document received by the receiving unit in a reception box. The login state determination unit determines whether a user to be charged is logged in, a user who does not need to be charged is logged in, or no user is logged in. The control unit controls the storage unit to store the facsimile-received document in the reception box instead of outputting the facsimile-received document when the receiving unit receives the facsimile-received document and if the login state determination unit determines that no user is logged in or a user to be charged is logged in.
US10979598B2
A conference management apparatus, a document registration method, a program and a conference system for easily registering a document for one or more agenda items registered for a conference are provided. A conference management apparatus for managing a conference held among a plurality of terminal apparatuses includes a generation unit configured to generate identification information of a document registration screen used for registering a document for one or more agenda items registered for a conference and send the identification information of the document registration screen to a terminal apparatus of a user registering a document for the agenda item, and a document registration unit configured to, based on a screen data obtaining request specifying the identification information of the document registration screen, send screen data of the document registration screen to the terminal apparatus which is a source of the screen data obtaining request, and register the document the user has registered for the agenda item in the document registration screen displayed on the terminal apparatus of the source of the screen data obtaining request, the document being associated with the agenda item.
US10979591B2
An image forming apparatus and method for managing an image forming apparatus by using an external server are provided. In various examples, a system environment setting of an image forming apparatus is changed based on context information stored in the external server, without direct intervention of an administrator and without use of additional hardware.
US10979589B2
A control system includes: image forming apparatuses at least one of which is installed in each of a plurality of areas in a building; a management apparatus; and alarms that are each provided for each of the areas, respectively. The management apparatus manages security of the building including the plurality of areas, detects an abnormal high temperature occurrence area by identifying the area in which the image forming apparatus from which the abnormal high temperature is detected is installed when the abnormal high temperature is detected in the image forming apparatus, and transmits a report command notification for reporting that the abnormal high temperature has occurred in the area in which an alarm is provided to the alarm which is provided in the abnormal high temperature occurrence area.
US10979586B2
An image forming apparatus includes one or more processors, one or more memories for storing programs including an application configured to receive a setting relating to display candidates of a plurality of languages, the programs, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the image forming apparatus to perform a process for changing a display language, and a control unit configured to control processing such that the application transmits to firmware a changing request for changing a language displayed on a screen to a different language from among the display candidates of the plurality of languages when an instruction for changing a language displayed on the screen to a different language is received.
US10979582B2
A remote frame buffer server configured to send a table of command IDs and command text labels to a remote frame buffer client. This table allows an operator to use text-based interactions in addition to pixel-based interactions to remotely manipulate a display managed by the remote frame buffer server.
US10979574B2
A method and a call routing system (CRS) are provided for routing an incoming call made to one of multiple numbers of a user to a call receiving client application (CRCA) deployed on one or more user devices when the called number is not reachable. The CRS, in communication with the CRCA deployed on one or more user devices, sets up a user account using one or more of the user's multiple numbers. The CRS detects availability of the CRCA on one or more user devices over a data network to accept an incoming call. The CRS receives the incoming call made to one of the numbers, when the called number is not reachable. The CRS routes the incoming call to the CRCA on one or more user devices over the data network on detecting the availability of the CRCA on one or more user devices over the data network.
US10979573B1
Techniques are described for forecasting and dynamic routing of incoming routing service requests in a service environment that includes one or more call centers. Implementations apply a doubly stochastic modeling technique to modeling call volumes, call wait times, calling handling times, and/or other parameters in a service environment that includes one or more call centers that include multiple skill codes for the service representatives. By simultaneously modeling on different time scales, such as modeling both inter-day and intra-day correlations, implementations are able to provide an analysis that exploits more of the structure in the data compared to traditional techniques. Implementations can also integrate in other types of time series for other effects that may impact the call volume or other parameters in a service environment, such as exogenous and/or anomalous variables that are independent of other inter-day and/or intra-day trends exhibited in the data.
US10979570B2
Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system comprising: determining for each contact of a plurality of contacts, an associated plurality of historical contact assignments; determining, for each contact, an associated outcome value; partitioning, for each contact, the associated plurality of historical assignments into a first associated subset assigned using a first pairing strategy and a second associated subset assigned using a second pairing strategy; determining, for each contact, a first portion of the associated outcome value attributable to the first associated subset and a second portion of the associated outcome value attributable to the second associated subset; and outputting a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies according to the first and second associated portions of the associated outcome value for each contact.
US10979565B1
One example method of operation may include receiving a call message intended for a call recipient, removing one or more portions of call message data included in the call message, identifying one or more of a trunk group and an entry point associated with the received call message, adding one or more of a trunk group identifier (TGRP) and a universally unique identifier (UUID) to the call message to create a modified call message, and forwarding the modified call message to a destination network associated with the call recipient.
US10979559B2
A call community contact firewall may include a caller ID capture function retrieving caller ID data for a call to a recipient who is a member of the call community, and a caller ID lookup function configured to retrieve a firewall status based on the retrieved caller ID data, where a firewall status database links caller ID data with call community ratings of prior calls. The call community contact firewall may also include a firewall action function implementing at least one call impacting action based on the retrieved firewalls status. In another aspect, a method may include accessing a secure sender-controlled media (SCM) data structure of a first contact participant in a digital exchange with a second contact participant, updating the instance with real-time content, and validating the first contact participant by comparing the real-time content with another portion of the secure SCM data structure.
US10979557B2
Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a telecommunication system can access a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The telecommunication system can then verify a telephone call based on the relationships in the distributed ledger.
US10979555B2
The present subject matter relates to one or more devices, systems and/or methods for generating sealing current at a customer's premises or residence and injecting the sealing current into a DSL service provider's telephone cables to prevent the oxidation or corrosion of wire splices or connections on the telephone cables transporting DSL services. A cable pair stabilizer unit is connected at the customer's premises or residence, between the service provider's telephone cables and the customer's residential gateway/modem. The cable pair stabilizer unit comprises circuitry for generating the sealing current and for injecting the sealing current into the service provider's telephone cables transporting DSL services. The cable pair stabilizer unit may be combined with an AC/DC power supply adapter as a single, integrated device. The cable pair stabilizer unit may alternatively be combined with or inside of the Residential Gateway as a single, integrated device.
US10979552B2
Various embodiments relate to an electronic device including a button and a method for an operation in the electronic device. The electronic device may include: an elongated housing comprising a first end and a second end; a dielectric tip disposed at the first end; a button arranged on an outer surface of the housing; a first circuit connected to the dielectric tip and configured to receive a first electromagnetic signal from a touchscreen display of an external device and to transmit a second electromagnetic signal to the display of the external device; a second circuit configured to wirelessly receive and transmit a third signal; and a control circuit operatively connected to the first circuit and the second circuit. The control circuit may be configured to: detect pressing and/or touching of the button while the first electromagnetic signal is received through the first circuit and transmit the second electromagnetic signal while preventing the second circuit from transmitting the third signal; and detect pressing and/or touching of the button without receiving the first signal through the first circuit and transmit the third signal while the second signal is not transmitted.
US10979549B2
The invention provides a handset that includes a finger-image sensor that provides finger-image-related signals or data for authentication purposes and functions as a telephone handset for use with a computer terminal. A system, including handsets and computer terminals, enables the terminal and/or the handset to access or otherwise participate in at least one network-related function and voice communication in response to authentication of finger-image data provided by the handset.
US10979545B2
A functional assembly is provided. The functional assembly includes a functional module and a lifting assembly. The lifting assembly is fixed in the housing and configured to drive the functional module to move. In addition, the functional assembly further includes a rotating assembly. The rotating assembly is connected to the functional module.
US10979539B1
A method of generating generic protocol handlers includes receiving a user request in a middleware, generating a request payload by analyzing the request in a protocol handler of the middleware, transforming the request payload into a set of canonical types, transmitting the set of canonical types to a path module, receiving a response payload, transforming the response payload in a second protocol handler of the middleware, and transmitting the response to the user.
US10979536B2
An NE comprising a plurality of physical interfaces configured to communicate to a plurality of remote NEs in an ICN, a receiver coupled to the plurality of physical interfaces and configured to receive a request for a service from a first of the remote NE via the ICN, wherein the service request comprises a requested service name and a requested service context, a memory comprising a service profile comprising a supported service associating with a supported service name and a supported service context, a processor coupled to the memory and the receiver and configured to generate a service response when the requested service name matches the supported service name and the requested service context matches the supported service context, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and the plurality of physical interfaces and configured to transmit the service response to the first NE via the ICN.
US10979532B2
A method includes initiating, by an electronic device, a first request to a server, receiving, by the electronic device, a packet that is generated by the server based on the first request and that is returned by the server, where the packet includes an entity data part corresponding to the first request. The method further includes, when it is determined that the entity data part of the packet is a download resource, writing, by the electronic device, the download resource into a first storage area of the electronic device. The method further includes notifying, by the electronic device, a download manager in the electronic device. The method further includes reading, by the download manager, the download resource from the first storage area, and storing the download resource into a second storage area of the electronic device.
US10979530B2
The application describes a system including a single application processor operably coupled to a non-transitory memory. The system also includes plural, discrete radio resources each including a modem. The plural discrete radio resources are operably in communication with the single application processor. The single application processor is configured to at least execute the instruction of discovering the modem of each discrete radio subsystem. The single application processor is also configured to execute the instruction of assigning a TCP port to each modem. The single application processor is further configured to execute the instruction of creating an individualized session for each modem.
US10979523B2
A method includes sending, from a portable computing device to a media device, first data indicating media content provided to a display device when a particular local area network was not accessible to the portable computing device. The media device generates or updates a user profile based on the first data and causes a first media content item to be recorded based on the user profile. The method includes receiving, from the media device via the particular local area network, a notification identifying the first media content item and a storage size associated with the first media content item. The method also includes, in response to determining that a pre-cache memory does not have available capacity to store the first media content item based on the storage size, deleting a second media content item from the pre-cache memory and storing the first media content item at the pre-cache memory.
US10979495B2
The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system capable of achieving appropriate load balancing in a case where a plurality of proxies is installed. The information processing apparatus functions as a proxy that receives a content stream distributed for each of a plurality of services and transmits the content stream to a client device connected to a network, the proxy being configured to function as a master proxy for a slave proxy, and determines a service coverage range corresponding to a predetermined policy, for each of the proxies, making it possible to achieve appropriate load balancing in a case where a plurality of proxies is installed. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an FW proxy device connected to the network such as a home LAN, a head end of a cable operator, and a base station of a mobile network.
US10979494B1
A method includes: receiving, at an intermediation server from a client subsystem, a data request including a set of request parameters; transmitting the set of request parameters from the intermediation server to a plurality of provider subsystems; receiving, at the intermediation server, respective initial responses each containing sets of initial response data corresponding to the request parameters; sending, from the intermediation server to at least one of the provider subsystems, a secondary request for updated response data, the secondary request including an indication of at least one set of initial response data; receiving, in response to the secondary request, the updated response data; and transmitting the updated response data to the client subsystem.
US10979493B1
Disclosed are systems and methods for forwarding service requests to an idle server from among a plurality of servers. For example, the method comprises, by a load balancer, tracking service requests on each backend server, estimating an additional load associated with currently pending requests based on resource usage statistics reported in a previous time interval, predicting which of the plurality of servers is most likely to be the most idle server for a next time interval using a statistical model based on the estimated additional load associated with currently pending requests, and forwarding service requests to the most idle server based on the prediction.
US10979488B2
Provided is a system and method for increasing file transmission speed of a server, and a method for replicating a data object over a plurality of nodes. The system includes a server communicatively coupled to a plurality of nodes. The server may detect a plurality of nodes. The server may determine that a data object stored by the server is to be replicated to the plurality of nodes. The server may divide the data object into a plurality of data pieces. The server may send a different data piece to each node of the plurality of nodes. Each node may receive the different data piece from the server. Each node may send a copy of the received data piece to all other nodes. Each node may receive copies of all other data pieces from the other nodes. Each node may replicate a full copy of the data object.
US10979487B2
A method and system for providing an aggregate view of information that a user may need is provided. A desktop assistant system collects information items that a user may need such as scheduling information and recently received messages. The desktop assistant system may also identify documents that the user may need and contacts with whom the user may need to communicate based on analysis of the collected scheduling information and the collected messages. The desktop assistant system then displays indications of the collected scheduling information, the collected messages, the identified documents, and the identified contacts so that the user has an integrated view of the needed information items.
US10979485B2
Described herein are methods, apparatus and systems for selectively delivering content through one of two communication channels, one being origin to client and the other being from or through a CDN to client. Thus a client may choose to request content from a CDN and/or from an origin server. This disclosure sets forth techniques for, among other things, distinguishing between which channel to use for a given object, using the CDN-client channel to obtain the performance benefit of doing so, and reverting to the origin-client channel where content may be private, sensitive, corrupted, or otherwise considered to be unsuitable from delivery from and/or through the CDN.
US10979483B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that provide an integrated user interface experience with third party applications selected by a user and accessed as part of a web site such as an e-commerce web site, for example. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed that support access to additional user selected functionality on top of a web site platform. This allows third-party developers, who can be different from the web site operator and/or sponsor, to inject content and capabilities into a web site.
US10979481B2
A web-based, online session system is provided in which a host server manages a multi-participant session. A plurality of participating devices may join the online session using a web-based interface and receive session content (e.g., video, audio, text, graphics, etc.) via the web-based interface. A user of a participating device may dynamically expand its resources/capabilities during an ongoing online session by adding accessory/supporting devices under its own participant account to the session. The added devices may communicate directly with the host server via a separate stream than the participating device. Additionally, the participating device may also transfer its complete participation in the online session to another device via the web-based interface.
US10979475B2
Content segments may be generated/sent in a different format than the format they are stored/received. Timing information for packets comprising the content segments in the requested format may be based on timing information for packets comprising the content segment in the stored format. For example, the timing information of the first packet in the requested format may comprise the timing information of the first packet in the stored format. The timing information of other packets in the requested format may be based on the timing information of the first packet in the requested format.
US10979474B2
A method of low-latency audio transmission in a mobile communications network utilizing first data frames or subframes encoded according to a first format and shorter second data frames encoded in another second format for audio data. An audio transmission system includes a terminal, a base station, and an audio receiver. The terminal transmits via an uplink audio data that are encoded in the second format and other data that are encoded in the first format. The audio receiver directly receives the audio data transmitted via the uplink. The encoding/decoding of the audio data of one of the second data frames is influenced by other audio data of the same second data frame but not by audio data of another second data frame. Audio transmission from the terminal to the audio receiver is effected in the allocated time slots and frequencies in a waveform in conformity with the mobile communications network.
US10979471B2
The present disclosure describes various embodiments of surveillance systems and methods. In one such embodiment, an exemplary surveillance system includes at least one video camera configured to capture video data of a surveilled area; and a computing device that stores a surveillance program. An exemplary surveillance program includes computer-executable instructions configured to: analyze the video data captured by the at least one video camera; identify objects that enter the surveilled area and log a time at which the objects entered the surveilled area; determine an object type for each object; track the identified objects to determine a period of time the objects have been present within the surveilled area; and generate and transmit an alert for each identified object that has been present within the surveilled area for a period of time that exceeds a predetermined time threshold.
US10979467B2
Methods and systems for delivering data contents among peer nodes in a decentralized data delivery network are disclosed. The network comprises peer-to-peer (P2P) connections implemented on top of a content delivery network (CDN) having CDN servers that provide fragments of data files to network nodes. Such a hybrid network comprises viewer peer nodes, edge cacher peer nodes, tracker servers, and optionally a payment server. A viewer peer node sends a peer list request to a tracker server for peer discovery in accessing a data file, and in response the tracker server provides a peer list by selecting active cacher nodes based on network locations and/or geolocations of neighboring nodes, and a content data type of the desired data file. A software development kit (SDK) is provided for integration into existing third-party content viewers so that the functionality of the hybrid network is available to users via existing content viewers.
US10979463B2
A streaming orchestrator may monitor the quality of video being delivered to a home or other building. If the streaming orchestrator determines that additional performance is needed, it may create an additional User Plane Gateway in the virtual “white box” environment residing in the customer premises. The streaming orchestrator may instruct gNodeBs to continue to route traffic back to the central core functions or to route traffic to local user plane gateways which transmit video streams to the Internet via localized high-speed connections.
US10979461B1
Data security may be automatically evaluated and adjusted using machine learning and/or satisfiability modulo theories (SMT). In various examples, a machine learning model(s) may be trained using training data that includes samples of customer data labeled with different types of data corresponding to different sensitivity levels of the samples of the customer data. Once trained, this trained machine learning model(s) can be used to classify data that is, or is requested to be, stored in a storage container. A SMT solver(s) may then evaluate the sufficiency of the existing data security (e.g., an existing access policy) of the storage container. Based on the result of the SMT solver's data security evaluation, an action(s) may be taken, such as a remedial action (e.g., adjusting data security of the storage container), a notification action (e.g., sending an alert about the data security deficiency), or the like.
US10979456B2
An assessment component that facilitates assessment and enforcement of policies within a computer environment can comprise a compliance component that determines whether a policy, that defines one or more requirements associated with usage of one or more enterprise components of an enterprise computing system, is in compliance with a plurality of standardized policies that govern operation of the one or more enterprise components of the enterprise computing system. The assessment component can also comprise a policy optimization component that determines one or more changes to the policy that achieve the compliance with the plurality of standardized polices based on a determination that the policy complies with a first standardized policy of the plurality of standardized policies and fails to comply with a second standardized policy of the plurality of standardized policies.
US10979455B2
Methods and systems for defining a solution within an enterprise security management configuration server is disclosed. One method includes, based on network concordance data, grouping a plurality of nodes within an enterprise network into a plurality of profiles and identifying one or more channels among the plurality of profiles within a project of an enterprise security management configuration tool. The method also includes displaying the plurality of profiles in a configuration user interface, and automatically identifying one or more solutions among the plurality of profiles. The method further includes collapsing each of the one or more solutions into a single icon within the configuration user interface, each single icon representing a solution.
US10979454B1
Methods and devices for monitoring scan attempts in a network. Various embodiments provide enhancements to existing honeypot devices. These enhancements may include at least one of: (1) a port access module configured to make at least one honeypot port appear to be closed; (2) a mobility module configured to change the address of the honeypot within the network; (3) an emulation module configured to discover a network neighbor's profile and further configured to emulate the network neighbor's profile.
US10979452B2
A method contains malware within a network resource. A blockchain system establishes a smart contract, on the blockchain system, for a network resource in a computer environment. The smart contract is for an action to be performed on the network resource if a malware is detected on the network resource. In response to malware being detected in the network resource, the blockchain system determines whether a consensus is reached by a plurality of computers on the blockchain system to implement the action to contain the malware based on the smart contract. In response to the consensus being reached by the plurality of computers, the blockchain system transmits, to the network resource, directions to implement the action on the network resource as specified by the smart contract.
US10979448B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that are useful for minimizing organization risk in the case of a cybersecurity attack, through computer-based simulation of cybersecurity attacks, incident response tracking and incident response training provided responsive to the simulation outcome. A server is configured to execute a simulated cybersecurity attack on a plurality of users and their computer systems on a company network associated with a company, tracking responses such as interactions with at least one of the computer systems or network components to the simulated cybersecurity attack and validating whether one or more responses of a predetermined set of responses have occurred to minimize the impact of the simulated security attack on the entity.
US10979433B2
A server receives an association request initiated by a user of a first account. Based on the association request, an account identifier of a second account is identified. The first account is associated with the second account based on the account identifier. In response to associating the first account with the second account, a partial permission is granted to the first account for accessing the second account.
US10979432B1
Hosted communication channels associated with a communication platform are described. In an example, a user can utilize communication services available via a communication platform. In some examples, a first organization can invite a second organization to join a communication channel. The two organizations can be different such that they are associated with different organization identifiers and are associated with different permissions. In some examples, content associated with each organization can be private, such that other organizations cannot access content that is owned or otherwise managed by each organization. However, content posted to shared communication channels can be accessed, viewed, interacted with, or the like by any member of the shared communication channels. To address privacy and/or security concerns, some organizations or users of the communication platform may desire to control how end users that join a shared communication channel interact with the shared communication channel.
US10979430B1
A computer-facilitated service receives a request from a user to access resources provided by the computer-facilitated service. In response to the request, the computer-facilitated service selects an authentication method that can be performed by a remote authentication provider. The computer-facilitated service causes the remote authentication provider to perform the authentication method. In response to an authentication decision provided by the remote authentication provider, the computer-facilitated service determines whether the user has been authenticated by the remote authentication provider. If so, the computer-facilitated service fulfills the request from the user to access the resources.
US10979403B1
A system and method for providing data such as credentials to a third-party service while protecting the data from being transmitted to unintended locations. The system receives a first request containing encrypted data and information identifying the third-party service, validates that the first request is to be transmitted to the third-party service, generates a second request by replacing the encrypted data from the first request with unencrypted data, and transmits the second request to the third-party service.
US10979401B2
A trust management system providing secure communication for storing and sharing personal electronic—data of health (e-health data) and a method thereof are provided. The method includes creating a security policy in accordance with at least one input of a user of the electronic device through a security policy design tool, generating a link for gaining access to the data of health based on the security policy, receiving a transmission request for the data of health using the link from a health data request device, and performing authentication on the transmission request based on the security policy.
US10979400B2
A method for securing an instant messaging (“IM”) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising: receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and, transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled.
US10979397B2
Dynamic cluster host interconnectivity based on reachability characteristics is disclosed. A first host receives a request from a first container executing on the first host to send a communication to a second container on a second host. The first host determines that the first host can communicate with the second host via a layer two communications protocol or that the first host can communicate with the second host only via a layer three communications protocol. The first host identifies, in a host accessibility structure, whether the first host can communicate with the second host via the layer two communications protocol or the layer three communications protocol.
US10979395B2
Systems and methods for automatic VPN establishment are provided. According to one embodiment, a P1 message is received by a hub network device (ND) a remote device (RD) of a spoke. P1 specifies VPN connection attributes corresponding to a lowest ENC/AUTH suite supported by RD. A VPN tunnel entry is automatically created by ND based on the VPN connection attributes. A P2 message is transmitted by ND specifying ENC/AUTH attributes based on corresponding ENC/AUTH of the VPN connection attributes. A third message is received by ND from RD indicating a highest level ENC/AUTH suite supported by RD. ND determines its compatibility with the proposed ENC/AUTH suite. If compatible, ND transmits a random PSK to enable creation of a permanent tunnel and establishment of the VPN connection; otherwise, compatibility with a lower level ENC/AUTH suite is determined by RD iteratively reducing the proposed suite until a match is found.
US10979377B1
The disclosure herein describes a system for generating customizable summaries of multi-message conversations in email threads and other multi-message and multi-participant messaging applications. A summary icon is displayed if the number of messages in a thread exceeds a threshold number. Message data is cleaned and analyzed by ML models to generate feature vectors representing the messages content. Multiple loglinear regression models compute similarity between message sentences. Clustering algorithm(s) to generate a multi-message conversation thread summary based on the values. If the user selects the summary icon, the multi-message conversation thread summary is displayed. The summary includes summary sentences and/or annotations describing content of the messages in the thread, participants contributing to the messages in the thread, links back to the original messages in the thread and/or a count of the number of messages contributed by each participant.
US10979374B2
Provided is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable record medium for sharing information in a chatroom through a platform added to a messenger. An information sharing method includes registering at least one application to a platform of a user of a messenger based on a user input at the messenger installed on the computer system; executing an application selected by the user of the messenger from among applications registered to the platform in a chatroom of the messenger; and transmitting information shared by the application through the chatroom in response to receiving an information share request from the user during an execution of the selected application.
US10979373B2
Implementations relate to automatic suggested responses based on message stickers provided in a messaging application. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method to provide message suggestions in a messaging application includes detecting a first message sent by a first user device to a second user device over a communication network, programmatically analyzing the first message to determine a semantic concept associated with the first message, identifying one or more message stickers based at least in part on the semantic concept, and transmitting instructions to cause the one or more message stickers to be displayed in a user interface displayed on the second user device.
US10979359B1
A polling resource management system and methodology for facilitating the management of polling resources for polling message queues. A user interacts with customer applications within a web services system. A polling manager within the web services system utilizes polling resources, such as polling threads, polling assignments, and polling workers to access and implement messages in the message queues. A polling resource manager automatically scales the polling assignments, polling threads, and invoke threads to better utilize the polling resources and to reduce latency experienced by the user when interacting with the customer applications.
US10979352B2
In some embodiments, a method receives a selection of a logical router in the first computing device in a first site of a plurality of sites as a preferred egress point to an external network for the logical router. The logical router is instantiated on computing devices in the plurality of sites and a single site in the sites is the preferred egress point for the logical router. The method stores identification information for the logical router in a routing table that stores identification information for multiple logical routers. The identification information is unique among multiple logical routers. The method advertises via a routing instance in a control plane to other computing devices in other sites the identification information for the logical router to indicate the logical router in the first computing device in the first site is the preferred egress point.
US10979347B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to version-aware service function chaining. One example method generally includes determining version information corresponding to one or more of a plurality of network functions to be performed for a packet for a service function chain (SFC) and encapsulating a service header in the packet for the SFC, the service header indicating the plurality of network functions to be performed for the packet and the version information corresponding to the one or more network functions. In certain aspects, the method also includes sending the packet to one or more service nodes for performing the plurality of network functions in accordance with the service header.
US10979342B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that accesses internet protocol addresses associated with a group of end point devices where the network device is a closest network device to the group of end point devices, and transmitting data to another network device responsive to a determination that an internet protocol address associated with the data from an end point device is one of the internet protocol addresses associated with the group of end point devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10979333B2
A request to monitor a data packet to be transmitted from a first location to a second location over a first network is received. A projected time for the transmission of the data packet from the first location to the second location is determined. Responsive to determining the projected time, whether the data packet arrived at the second location after the projected time plus a variance is determined.
US10979329B2
A method for monitoring an activity of a connected object including a monitoring device, includes: performing, by a measurement stage of the monitoring device, a first periodic measurement of an internal signal representative of an activity of the connected object; performing, by a computation stage of the monitoring device, a first non-cryptographic computation of an activity parameter representative of the activity from the internal signal measured during the first periodic measurement; comparing, by a comparison stage of the monitoring device, between the activity parameter on completion of the first non-cryptographic computation and a range of settings of corresponding to the activity parameter; and triggering, by a control stage of the monitoring device, a safety action in response to a determination that the activity parameter is outside of the range of settings.
US10979325B2
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a speed testing service is provided. The speed testing service includes a protocol independent data model that has no dependency on a management protocol. The speed testing service can be triggered via an application programming interface request. An agent of an end device or customer premise equipment is configured to respond to the application programming request, and generate and transmit a test request to a network device based on the data model. The agent stores all files and data to initiate a test, perform a test, and obtain a test result. The network device is configured to schedule the test based on the test request, and generate and transmit a test response based on the data model. The network device is configured to perform the test and provide test results.
US10979321B2
A method provides a distributed and granular management and orchestration of virtualized functions (VFs). The method includes instantiating a network function virtualization management and orchestration (NFV-MANO) system that is configured to instantiate micro-functions (MFs) and to link each of the instantiated MFs to a corresponding one of the VFs. Also, a MF of the MFs is instantiated and linked the MF to a VF of the VFs. The instantiated MF is configured to provide at least one service of the NFV-MANO system to the VF to which it is linked. The instantiated MF and the VF are configured to expose interfaces over which they can interface with each other.
US10979311B2
System and method for validating distribution network configuration changes in a client environment are disclosed. The system residing on a client device detects network configuration changes made by a user. The disclosed system, working with a locally stored model of the network, validates the network configuration changes against one or more validation rules that are also stored locally in the client device. When validating the network configuration changes, the disclosed system can perform a number of network engineering calculations to detect invalid network configuration changes. The disclosed system then provides graphical feedback in real time to inform the user of any invalid network configuration changes.
US10979310B2
Techniques for automatically configuring necessary parameters of a device to be coupled to a network with minimum human intervention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wired and/or wireless Ad-hoc network is established to facilitate communications among a group of devices. When a new device is added to the network, a rudimentary communication path is initially established between one of the devices in the network and the new device such that necessary parameters (e.g., SSID, WEP security, channel frequency) can be exchanged for the new device to function properly in the network. To ensure the parameters are exchanged in a secure fashion, an additional public security procedure can be used between the two devices.
US10979304B2
A system is provided for clustering events. A first engine is configured to receive message data from a managed infrastructure that includes managed infrastructure physical hardware that supports the flow and processing of information, The at least one engine is configured to determine common characteristics of events and produce clusters of events relating to the failure of errors in the managed infrastructure. Membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in a physical hardware of the managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. The first engine is configured to create one or more situations that is a collection of one or more events or alerts representative of the actionable problem in the managed infrastructure. A second engine is configured to determine one or more common steps from events and produces clusters relating to events. The second engine determines one or more common characteristics of events and producing clusters of events relating to the failure or errors in the managed infrastructure. A statistical analytical engine is included.
US10979298B2
A multi-node collaboration network can include multiple computing nodes communicatively coupled to a collaboration server. A computing node can be joined to the multi-node collaboration network for sharing data corresponding to a current project among a set of project team members. Current project data can be compared, using computer hardware, with previous project data stored in a data storage device communicatively coupled to the collaboration network. A previous project corresponding to the current project can be determined, using the computer hardware, based on the comparing the current project data with the previous project data. Using the computer hardware and responsive to detecting a nonconforming decision, an electronic notification of the nonconforming decision is provided.
US10979295B2
Provided is a method of automatically discovering topology of an information technology (IT) infrastructure. Topology relationships amongst configuration items (CI) present in a semi-structured data generated by an information technology component of the IT infrastructure are determined. Topology relationships amongst configuration items (CI) present in a structured data generated by the information technology component of the IT infrastructure are determined. The topology relationships amongst the configuration items (CI) present in the semi-structured data are reconciled with the topology relationships amongst the configuration items (CI) present in the structured data.
US10979290B2
The subject disclosure relates to techniques for monitoring contextual and performance information of a device for anticipatorily sending update information to the device. An interface component can receive, from the client, contextual information indicating an operating environment of the client and performance information that is associated with one or more operations being performed by the client based on the operating environment, and send, based on correlation information, update information to the client. Further, a service component can to infer a relationship between the contextual information and the performance information to obtain the correlation information. In other embodiments, a client can populate a cache with portion(s) of the contextual information to obtain cached information, and send at least a portion of the cached information to a system including one or more aspects of the service component.
US10979285B2
The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides a service transmission method, a device, and a system, to resolve a problem that a service of user equipment is interrupted when a user plane network element is faulty. The method includes: obtaining, by a resource management node, an IP address pool; dividing the IP address pool into at least one IP address segment, and determining at least one tunnel endpoint identifier index based on the at least one IP address segment; and allocating the at least one IP address segment and the at least one tunnel endpoint identifier index to at least one user plane network element.
US10979282B2
Embodiments are directed to monitoring network traffic. A monitoring engine may monitor network traffic associated with a plurality of entities in networks to provide metrics. And provide a device relation model based on the plurality of entities, the network traffic, and the metrics. An inference engine may associate each entity in the plurality of entities with an importance score based on the device relation model and the metrics such that each importance score is associated with a significance of an entity to operations of the networks. An alert engine may generate a plurality of alerts associated with the plurality of entities based on the metrics. And provide one or more alerts from the plurality of alerts to one or more users based on one or more ranked importance scores associated with one or more entities.
US10979275B2
The present invention relates to a method for adapting a link using a polar-modulation (PQAM) constellation. It applies in particular to the communications in the sub-THz band, in which the oscillator of the receiver has phase fluctuations. In a PQAM-modulation constellation, the modulation symbols are distributed on concentric circles equidistant in the complex plane, each circle including the same number of symbols, the angular distribution of the symbols on a circle being uniform and identical regardless of the circle. The adaptation of the link is carried out by taking into account the thermal noise as well as the phase noise.
US10979273B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may be configured to transition to communicating on a first bandwidth part from communicating on a second bandwidth part. In order to ensure that the UE is able to perform receiver processing for demodulating data received on the first bandwidth part, after transitioning to communicating on the first bandwidth part, the UE may be configured to perform receiver processing using reference signals received on the second bandwidth part. That is, for a configured period of time, before the UE is able to perform receiver processing for demodulating data received on the first bandwidth part using reference signals received on the first bandwidth part, the UE may perform receiver processing for demodulating data received on the first bandwidth part using reference signals received on the second bandwidth part.
US10979264B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for compensating for frequency-dependent I-Q imbalance. In some implementations, a radio receiver includes an in-phase mixer configured to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature mixer configured to generate a quadrature (Q) signal. A first analog-to-digital (A/D) converter is configured to generate first digital samples from one of the I signal and the Q signal. A second analog-to-digital (A/D) converter is configured to generate second digital samples from the other of the I signal and the Q signal. A compensation system includes a feedback loop configured to compensate for frequency-dependent I-Q imbalance based on results, for each of multiple of the first digital samples, of cross-correlation of the first digital sample with each of multiple of the second digital samples.
US10979263B2
Provided are a data processing method and device. The method may include: generating first data, wherein generating the first data comprises one of: performing differential encoding on second data to generate third data, and processing the third data by using a sequence to generate the first data; processing the second data by using a sequence to generate fourth data, and performing differential encoding on the fourth data to generate the first data; and processing the second data by using a sequence to generate the first data.
US10979259B1
The present disclosure provides a communication device and a skew correction method thereof. The communication device includes a first signal transceiving device and a correction device. The correction device is coupled to the first signal transceiving device through multiple first channels in a correction mode, each of the first channels has multiple first sub-channels. In the correction mode, the first signal transceiving device simultaneously transmits multiple first data through all the first sub-channels of first channels, and the correction device receives the first data through all the first sub-channels to calculate first skew differences of all the first sub-channels, thus calculating first skew differences according to the first skew values.
US10979258B1
This application is directed to transferring data over a data link coupled between two electronic devices. The data link includes a retimer having a full data path and a bit level data path that are coupled in parallel. A first sequence of data packets is transferred via the bit level data path of the retimer. While transferring the first sequence of data packets, the data link detects initiation of an equalization procedure based on an initiation data packet in the first sequence of data packets. In accordance with detection of the initiation of the equalization procedure, the data link selects the full data path of the retimer for data transfer over the data link. During the equalization procedure, a second sequence of data packets immediately follows the first sequence of data packets, and is transferred via the full data path of the retimer.
US10979257B2
Techniques are disclosed relating to DC interference cancelation in received wireless signals. Disclosed techniques may be performed in the digital domain, in conjunction with analog cancelation techniques. In some embodiments, a receiver apparatus operates a local oscillator at a frequency corresponding to a particular pilot symbol in a received wireless signal. In some embodiments the receiver estimates DC interference at the frequency based on the received pilot symbol (this may be facilitated by the fact that the contents of pilot symbols are known, because they are typically used for channel estimation). In some embodiments, the receiver apparatus is configured to cancel the DC interference based on the estimate to determine received data in subsequently received signals at the frequency. Disclosed techniques may allow narrowband receivers to efficiently use more of their allocated frequency bandwidth, rather than wasting bandwidth near the frequency of the local oscillator.
US10979255B2
Systems and methods of performing data transmission and reception in a communication system are presented. In one exemplary embodiment, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting a signal in a first communication system that is frequency-domain multiplexed with a second communication system may include generating (201), by a modulator (401), a modulated signal that represents one or more information symbols. The modulated signal may include one or more modulation symbols of the first communication system. The method may also include filtering (203), by a pulse shaping filter (403), the modulated signal to obtain the filtered modulated signal. The pulse shaping filter (403) may be configured to operate with a period that corresponds to the symbol rate of the second communication system. In addition, the method may include transmitting (209), by a transmitter (409), the filtered modulated signal at a carrier or sub-carrier frequency of the first communication system.
US10979253B2
The invention comprises a method for controlling a gain of a multi-stage equalizer of a serial data receiver, applied to the serial data receiver comprising the multi-stage equalizer, wherein the method comprises: Step S1, enabling the serial data receiver to receive a set of serial data; Step S2, selecting a plurality of continuous data sequences from the set of serial data according to a preset first rule; Step S3, extracting a predetermined bit from each of the plurality of continuous data sequences; Step S4, calculating an equalization gain identifier corresponding to each of the plurality of continuous data sequences according to a predetermined bit in each of the plurality of continuous data sequences; Step S5, obtaining an optimized equalization gain identifier through calculation according to each of the equalization gain identifiers; and Step S6, controlling a gain value of the multi-stage equalizer according to the optimized equalization gain identifier.
US10979244B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for preventing interruptions to a media viewing activity caused by operations performed in a household by network-connected devices. A media guidance application may determine that operations are being performed by an IoT device and may cause an interruption to media viewing. The media guidance application may prevent the interruption by extending or otherwise handling the operation.
US10979240B2
A substrate work system is provided which can reduce the time taken to deal with a communication error by notifying information on the communication error. First confirmation processing section of mounting device determines a cause for a communication error in a communication line between two devices in response to an occurrence of a communication error in first network. Display device displays a result of the confirmation by first confirmation processing section in addition to a message informing that a communication error occurs in first network. As a result, an operator of substrate work system can confirm in which communication path or the like the communication error is possibly occurring in first network by checking the content displayed on display device.
US10979239B2
A computer system includes a first server including a first data management module and a second server including a second data management module, and a first and second storage controller. The first and second storage controllers are interconnected by a network configured for reliable data multicasting. The computer system further includes a cross system manager for controlling one or more core storage functions on each of the first and second storage controllers. The computer system further includes computer program instructions to, responsive to a core storage function triggered by the cross system manager: Create a multicast group for each of the first server and the second server in the network, wherein the multicast group is created by a reliable multicast mechanism, and Multicast data write operations of each of the first server and the second server to the first storage controller and the second storage controller of the multicast group.
US10979236B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) establishing a communication channel to indirectly convey a conversation, (2) receiving, via the communication channel, a portion of the conversation, (3) presenting the portion of the conversation to a user, (4) receiving, via the communication channel, an additional portion of the conversation, (5) detecting an additional communication channel capable of conveying the conversation, (6) determining a human-perceivable difference between how the conversation has been conveyed via the communication channel and how the conversation will be conveyed via the additional communication channel, and (7) compensating for the human-perceivable difference when presenting the additional portion of the conversation to the user in order to smoothly transition the conversation from the communication channel to the additional communication channel. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10979232B2
Provisioning device certificates for electronic processors. One example method includes receiving a flashloader at the electronic processor. The method also includes validating the flashloader with the electronic processor. After validating the flashloader, the method includes receiving an encrypted provisioned key bundle at the electronic processor. The method also includes decrypting the encrypted provisioned key bundle with the electronic processor using a provisioning key to create a decrypted provisioned key bundle. The method further includes executing a provisioning process on the electronic processor using the decrypted provisioned key bundle.
US10979231B2
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for cross-chain authentication. One of the methods includes: obtaining an identity confirmation request and a first public key; obtaining an identity verification request and a corresponding identity verification identifier for identity verification of a user associated with the user terminal; sending the identity verification request and the first public key to the user terminal; obtaining digitally signed data, a second public key, and identity verification data; verifying an identity of the user based on the identity verification data; verifying that the first public key and the second public key correspond to the user; and recording authentication data comprising the digitally signed data and the identity verification identifier to a blockchain.
US10979226B1
A system for authenticating a user and his local device to a secured remote service with symmetrical keys, which utilizes a PIN from the user and a unique random value from the local device in such a way that prevents the remote service from ever learning the user's PIN, or a hash of that PIN. The system also provides mutual authentication, verifying to the user and local device that the correct remote service is being used. At the same time, the system protects against PIN guessing attacks by requiring communication with the said remote service in order to verify if the correct PIN is known. Also, the system works in such a way as to change the random value stored on the user's local device after each authentication session.
US10979221B2
A cryptographic infrastructure, which provides a method for generating private keys of variable length from a cryptographic table and a public key. This infrastructure provides an approximation of the one-time pad scheme. The cryptographic table is shared between a message sender and a message recipient by a secure transfer. After sharing the cryptographic table, no new private keys need to be sent—the private keys are independently generated by each party from the data contained within the shared cryptographic tables, using the public key. After public keys are exchanged, private keys may be generated and used to encrypt and decrypt messages and perform authentication cycles, establishing a secure communication environment between the sender and the recipient.
US10979216B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for generating public/private key pairs to deploy public keys at computing devices to verify digital signatures. A plurality of public-private key pairs are generated to store in a key store. A set of public keys of the public-private key pairs is distributed to the computing systems to use to verify purported digitally signed challenges. One of the public-private key pairs is selected to use a private key of the selected one of the public-private key pairs as a current private key to use to digitally sign challenges from the computing systems. A determination is made to retire the current private key. Another one of the public-private key pairs is selected and the current private key is set to a private key of the selected another one of the public-private key pairs to use to digitally sign challenges from the computing systems.
US10979205B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for reducing inter-cellsite interference during full-duplex communication. A system receives a channel amplitude and a phase estimate between a first station and a second station, the first station and the second station creating inter-cellsite interference on a channel during full-duplex communications. The system calculates a level of the inter-cellsite interference between the first station and the second station based on the channel amplitude and the phase estimate and generates a cancellation signal based on the inter-cellsite interference. The system then communicates the cancellation signal to the first station for transmission with additional data during additional full-duplex communications.
US10979202B2
Methods and apparatuses for measuring a distance between two signal distributions in a common signal space are described. A measurement network is configured to receive first and second signal distributions as input and output a measurement of a Wasserstein distance between the first and second signal distributions. The measurement network may be implemented using a neural network.
US10979201B2
Provided in embodiments of the present disclosure are a method and device for configuring data resource mapping information, a base station, a terminal and a system, and a storage medium. The method includes that: a base station configures data resource mapping information for a terminal. The data resource mapping information includes: a state set including K data resource mapping parameter states; information for activating M data resource mapping parameter states among the K data resource mapping parameter states, where the activated data resource mapping parameter states are referred to as active data resource mapping states; and information for selecting L active data resource mapping states from the M active data resource mapping states to perform data resource mapping.
US10979197B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a transmitting device (120) for handling communication in a wireless communications network, wherein the transmitting device (120) comprises at least two radio link control, RLC, entities and is configured with a split bearer to a receiving device (100). The transmitting device (120) identifies that a last transmitted protocol data unit, PDU, of one of the at least two RLC entities, is lacking a poll indicator requesting a status of one or more transmitted PDUs. When identifying that the last transmitted PDU lacks the poll indicator, the transmitting device transmits to the receiving device (100), a PDU comprising a poll indicator.
US10979196B2
A method is provided for transmitting aperiodic channel state information (CSI). A base station (BS) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), receiving a downlink control information (DCI) which includes a CSI request field; and performing aperiodic CSI reporting using a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) when a value of the CSI request field triggers an aperiodic CSI report. In addition, when the CSI request field is a multi-bit field, the CSI request field has a value among a first value which triggers an aperiodic CSI report for a first reference signal and a second value which triggers an aperiodic CSI report for a second reference signal. Furthermore, a resource of the first reference signal and a resource of the second reference signal are configured by a higher layer signal.
US10979189B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus of transmitting a reference signal and a method and apparatus of receiving a reference signal. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting a reference comprises receiving a reference signal configuration indication, wherein reference signal resources are divided into at least two reference signal groups, and the reference signal configuration indication indicates a reference signal configuration including a reference signal group configuration; and transmitting the reference signal using a reference signal sequence in a reference signal group as indicated by the reference signal group configuration, wherein the reference signal sequence can be multiplexed with another layer or another user in different reference signal groups. With embodiments of the present disclosure, reference signals for different layers or users can be multiplexed in different reference signal groups and thus, more mu-users with unequal allocated bandwidths can be supported without significant channel estimation loss and Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) loss.
US10979188B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide, among other implementations, sequence determining methods. One example method provides a sequence group, and one sequence group number is corresponding to at least two sequences, where one sequence is used for mapping to consecutive subcarriers, and at least one other sequence is used for mapping to equally-spaced subcarriers. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as high as possible cross-correlation between a sending signal obtained after equally-spaced mapping is performed on a sequence in a sequence group can be determined, and a sending signal obtained after continuous mapping is performed on another sequence in the group.
US10979178B2
Systems and methods of expanding indication capabilities of existent PPDU preamble fields. The “GI+LTF Size” field is redefined to indicate a new combination of GI duration and HE-LTF size. The redefinition is indicated when the values of the two other existent fields, in combination, indicate an invalid scenario because the two values should have been mutually exclusive. Particularly, the DCM field and the STBC field are both set to the “enabled” mode as an indication for redefine the “GI+LTF Size” field. Upon receiving such a PPDU, a receiver is configured to resolve the PPDU as neither DCM nor STBC is enabled. Rather, the receiver interprets the particular combination of DCM and STBC values as an indication that the “GI+LTF Size” field is redefined to indicate the new combination of GI duration and HE-LTF size.
US10979173B2
A communication method includes executing a cyclic block permutation for a codeword generated based on a quasi-cyclic parity-check code including a repeat-accumulate quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check code, where the cyclic block permutation is permutation of cyclic blocks within the codeword, and mapping each bit of the codeword for which the cyclic block permutation is executed to any one of constellation point of a non-uniform constellation.
US10979164B2
This invention relates to peer-to-peer transparent clocks and methods of estimating skew in peer-to-peer transparent clocks. Embodiments of the invention relate to techniques for estimating clock skew between a free-running clock in a transparent clock and a master clock, in particular by using the timing information embedded in timing messages passing through the transparent clock. Further embodiments of the invention set out uses of these estimates to modify the residence times computed by the transparent clock and a synchronization network including such transparent clocks.
US10979160B2
A system for providing mobile interactive satellite services includes a satellite operable to communicate with mobile units, a terrestrial base transceiver station operable to communicate with mobile units, and a ground station in communication with the satellite and the terrestrial base transceiver station to provide mobile interactive satellite services. The mobile interactive satellite services include a multicast component and an interactive component such that the ground station provides both the multicast component and the interactive component using the satellite, with the terrestrial base transceiver station used to provide an ancillary terrestrial component. A device for communicating with a mobile interactive satellite service system includes an antenna, a transceiver coupled to the antenna and operable to communicate with a mobile interactive satellite service system, a user input device, an output device, a processor unit, and a network interface. The processor unit is coupled to the user input device, the output device, and the transceiver such that the processor is operable to output received information from the transceiver using the output device, to receive interactive information from the user input device, and to transmit data based on the received interactive information using the transceiver. The network interface is coupled to the processor such that the processor is operable to side load information.
US10979141B1
An optical line terminal receives a sequence of optical power test transmissions from an optical network unit, wherein the sequence of optical power test transmissions includes a first plurality of consecutive optical transmissions, a second plurality of consecutive optical transmissions, and a third plurality of consecutive optical transmissions. The optical line terminal decides whether the optical network unit is malfunctioning based on an extinction ratio and an average transmit power, wherein the extinction ratio is based on the first plurality of consecutive optical transmissions and the second plurality of consecutive optical transmissions, and the average transmit power is based on the third plurality of consecutive optical transmissions.
US10979140B2
There is provided apparatuses to detect occurrence and location of damages on optical fiber links in advance by converting an optical span in optical network to an interferometry based sensing media. The interferometry based sensing media may enable detection of mechanical perturbation or mechanical vibration occurred on optical fiber links across optical network. The system employed with the interferometry based sensing media can detect occurrence of mechanical perturbation or mechanical vibration as well as discover the location of such event occurred using standard interferometry based sensing techniques.
US10979130B2
Techniques for configuring a repeater are disclosed. An independent oscillation reduction factor for reducing oscillation in the repeater can be determined when an overload protection is disabled at the repeater. The oscillation can be caused by feedback of one or more signals between a donor port and a server port of the repeater. The independent oscillation reduction factor can be indicated for use in determining an antenna installation location or orientation.
US10979111B2
A signal processing method includes: receiving by a terminal device, first precoding indication information, where the first precoding indication information is used for indicating related information for precoding a data signal; and processing, by the terminal device, a received data signal based on the first precoding indication information. And another signal processing method, a terminal device, a network device and a storage medium are provided.
US10979105B2
A data transmission system includes one or more evolutional Node B (eNBs), one or more wireless local area network terminations (WTs), one or more wireless local area network access points (WLAN APs), and user equipment (UE). The WTs are connected to the eNBs in a one-to-one correspondence, and each WT is connected to at least one WLAN AP. The UE is configured to send an LTE data packet to a target eNB through an LTE network. The UE is configured to send to the WLAN AP a WLAN data packet including a MAC address of a target WT connected to the target eNB. The WLAN AP is configured to send the WLAN data packet to the target WT according to the MAC address of the target WT. The target WT is configured to send the WLAN data packet to the target eNB for aggregation with the LTE data packet.
US10979093B2
A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, obtaining uplink information associated with a downlink path, wherein the uplink information includes operational parameters used by a plurality of communication devices for transmitting wireless signals on a plurality of uplink paths; performing, based on the uplink information, a plurality of measurements of the plurality of uplink paths; identifying a measurement from the plurality of measurements that is below a threshold, thereby indicating an affected uplink path of the plurality of uplink paths; initiating a first filtering of the affected uplink path, wherein the initiating is based on the identifying and wherein the first filtering is based upon one or more first filtering parameters; and receiving instructions comprising one or more updated filtering parameters, wherein the instructions are received by the system at a port of the system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10979089B2
A device for measuring a reflection coefficient of an antenna by using a radio frequency (RF) feedback signal provided by a coupler based on an RF transmission signal provided to the antenna includes a feedback circuit configured to generate a baseband feedback signal by down-converting and filtering the RF feedback signal, and a signal processing device configured to control the down-converting, based on a target frequency band, process a baseband transmission signal and the baseband feedback signal to have the target frequency band, and calculate a reflection coefficient of the antenna corresponding to the target frequency band. The RF transmission signal is generated from the baseband transmission signal.
US10979083B2
Example embodiments herein relate to methods of transmitting and receiving audio signals. A method of transmitting an audio signal includes: receiving the audio signal including frames having left and right subframes containing audio data of a first number of bits; encoding the left and right subframes into a parity code of a second number of bits; generating serial data by combining the parity code and audio data; and transmitting the serial data over an audio transmission media having a bandwidth of a third number of bits, a sum of the first and second number being below the third number. A method of receiving an audio signal includes: receiving a serial signal combining a parity code; decoding the serial signal by calculating a syndrome based on the parity code; detecting an error by comparing the syndrome with the audio data; and generating a corrected audio signal by correcting the detected error.
US10979079B2
A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 2/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation.
US10979076B2
A method includes: obtaining a first sequence corresponding to a basic code length N0; determining N to-be-encoded bits, where the N to-be-encoded bits include N2 fixed bits, and N is greater than the basic code length N0; extending the first sequence to obtain a second sequence; determining locations of the N2 fixed bits in the N to-be-encoded bits based on polar channel serial numbers indicated by first N2 elements in the second sequence; and performing polar encoding on the N to-be-encoded bits to obtain encoded bits. The locations of the fixed bits in the N to-be-encoded bits are determined based on the second sequence, and the second sequence is obtained by extending the first sequence corresponding to the basic code length N0.
US10979071B2
A data encoding system includes a non-transitory memory, a processor, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a transmitter. The non-transitory memory stores a predetermined file size threshold. The processor is in operable communication with the memory, and is configured to receive data. The processor detects a file size associated with the data. When the file size is below the predetermined file size threshold, the processor compresses the data using a variable length codeword (VLC) encoder. When the file size is not below the predetermined file size threshold, the processor compresses the data, using a hash table algorithm. The DAC is configured to receive a digital representation of the compressed data from the processor and convert the digital representation of the compressed data into an analog representation of the compressed data. The transmitter is coupled to the DAC and configured to transmit the analog representation of the compressed data.
US10979053B2
A logic integrated circuit includes a switch cell array. The switch cell array includes: a plurality of first wirings extending in a first direction; a plurality of second wirings extending in a second direction; a switch cell including a unit element including two serially connected resistance-changing elements, and a cell transistor to be connected to a shared terminal of the two resistance-changing elements; and a bit line to which the shared terminal is connected via the cell transistor. Two of the switch cells adjacent to each other in the first direction are each connected to the different first wiring and second wiring, and share the bit line, and a diffusion layer to which the bit line is connected.
US10979051B1
In one aspect, an integrated circuit (IC) includes a level shifter configured to generate a first output signal and a second output signal, and to receive an input voltage, a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage; and a state reinforcement circuit configured to maintain a logical state of the second output signal in response to the first supply voltage having a voltage below ground and the input voltage is logical high. If the input voltage is logical high, then the first output signal is logical low and the second output signal is logical high; and, if the input voltage is logical low, the first output signal is logical high and the second output signal is logical low.
US10979035B2
To suppress the generation of a shoot-through current in a Schmitt trigger inverter circuit, a Schmitt trigger inverter circuit SINVa includes: a CMOS inverter CI having the input and output connected to the input and output of the Schmitt trigger inverter circuit, respectively; a first transistor MN3 having the gate connected to the output of the CMOS inverter; and a first current limiting element DEP1 connected to the first transistor in series.
US10979033B2
A current-controlled oscillator receives an input current. Ramp voltage generating circuitry generates first and second ramp voltages in response to the input current. Selecting circuitry selects one of the first and second ramp voltages depending on their relative values. Switching circuitry receives a selected ramp voltage, generates a signal based on the selected ramp voltage relative to a reference voltage, and outputs a clock signal. In one embodiment, a comparator receives the reference voltage, one of the first and second ramp voltages, and outputs a comparison signal. Logic circuitry controls the ramp voltage generating circuitry to output one of the ramp voltages during one half of a clock cycle and to output the other ramp voltage during another half cycle of the clock signal based on the comparison signal and logic states of the logic circuitry.
US10979032B1
Circuits and devices are provided for reliably maintaining a normally-off Gate Injection Transistor (GIT), or similar, in a non-conducting state when a gate of the GIT is not driven with a turn-on control signal. This is accomplished using a failsafe pulldown coupled to the GIT's gate. The failsafe pulldown includes a resistance modulation circuit, which varies the effective gate resistance of the GIT, such that a low resistance is provided for an interval immediately after a turn-on transition of the GIT, thereby facilitating a high-current pulse for charging the GIT's gate. Subsequently, a high resistance is provided, such that a much lower current is driven to maintain the GIT in its on state. The failsafe pulldown enables a GIT, or similar, to be driven with a relatively simple driver, which may be provided external to the power switch device or integrated in the same die as the power switch.
US10979031B1
In a timing signal generator having a resonator, one or more temperature-sense circuits generate an analog temperature signal and a digital temperature signal indicative of temperature of the resonator. First and second temperature compensation signal generators to generate, respectively, an analog temperature compensation signal according to the analog temperature signal and a digital temperature compensation signal according to the digital temperature signal. Clock generating circuitry drives the resonator into mechanically resonant motion and generates a temperature-compensated output timing signal based on the mechanically resonant motion, the analog temperature compensation signal and the digital temperature compensation signal.
US10979030B2
The invention provides a system improving signal handling, e.g., transmission and/or processing. In an embodiment, the system may include a filter circuit, a magnitude bit truncation circuit and a utility circuit. The filter circuit may be coupled to a target signal which contains one or more desired signals at one or more interested bands, for attenuating each said interested band to form a filtered signal. The magnitude bit truncation circuit may be coupled to the filter circuit, for truncating one or more bits of each sample of the filtered signal to form a truncated signal. The utility circuit may be coupled to the magnitude bit truncation circuit, for handling the truncated signal to implement handling of the target signal, so as to reduce resource requirement and enhance error tolerance comparing with directly handling the target signal.
US10979029B2
A multiplexer includes a filter arranged in a first path, a filter arranged in a second path, and a filter arranged in a third path, in which a frequency of intermodulation distortion (IMD) generated from a transmission signal in a pass band of the filter and a transmission signal in a pass band of the filter is included in a pass band of the filter. The filters includes one or more series arm resonant circuits arranged on the first path and one or more parallel arm resonant circuits arranged in a path connecting corresponding nodes on the first path and the ground, in which at least one resonant circuit among the resonant circuits closest to a common terminal in one or more series arm resonant circuits and one or more parallel arm resonant circuits is defined by a divided resonator group defined by multiple divided resonators connected in series.
US10979020B2
An acoustic wave filter includes series arm resonators, and a parallel arm resonator provided in a second path connecting a ground and a node connecting the series arm resonators. Each of the series arm resonators includes a piezoelectric body and an interdigital transducer electrode. One of the series arm resonators includes a second adjusting film that adjusts Ksaw. An anti-resonant frequency of the other one of the series arm resonators is higher than an anti-resonant frequency of the one of series arm resonators. An adjusting film that adjusts Ksaw is not provided in the other one of series arm resonators, or when a first adjusting film that adjusts Ksaw is provided in the other one of the series arm resonators, the first adjusting film is thinner than the second adjusting film.
US10979017B2
A layered body includes a ceramic substrate formed of a polycrystalline ceramic and having a supporting main surface and a piezoelectric substrate formed of a piezoelectric material and having a bonding main surface that bonds to the supporting main surface through Van der Waals force. The ceramic substrate includes a supporting main surface amorphous layer formed so as to include the supporting main surface. The piezoelectric substrate includes a bonding main surface amorphous layer formed so as to include the bonding main surface. The supporting main surface amorphous layer has a smaller thickness than the bonding main surface amorphous layer.
US10979011B2
A method of manufacture for an acoustic resonator or filter device. In an example, the present method can include forming metal electrodes with different geometric areas and profile shapes coupled to a piezoelectric layer overlying a substrate. These metal electrodes can also be formed within cavities of the piezoelectric layer or the substrate with varying geometric areas. Combined with specific dimensional ratios and ion implantations, such techniques can increase device performance metrics. In an example, the present method can include forming various types of perimeter structures surrounding the metal electrodes, which can be on top or bottom of the piezoelectric layer. These perimeter structures can use various combinations of modifications to shape, material, and continuity. These perimeter structures can also be combined with sandbar structures, piezoelectric layer cavities, the geometric variations previously discussed to improve device performance metrics.
US10979002B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for current-limiting protection of an amplifier, such as a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) front-end. One example current-limiting circuit generally includes a node coupled to a current source, a plurality of current-sinking devices coupled to the node, one or more switches coupled between the node and at least one of the plurality of current-sinking devices, and a bias circuit having an input coupled to the node and an output for coupling to an input of the amplifier.
US10978999B2
Doherty radio frequency (RF) amplifier circuitry includes an input node, an output node, a main amplifier path, and a peaking amplifier path. The main amplifier path is coupled between the input node and the output node and includes a main amplifier. The peaking amplifier path is coupled in parallel with the main amplifier path between the input node and the output node, and includes a peaking amplifier and a peaking variable gain preamplifier between the input node and the peaking amplifier. The peaking variable gain preamplifier is configured to adjust a current provided to the peaking amplifier.
US10978995B2
Provided is a circuit device including: a first terminal electrically coupled to one end of a vibrator; a second terminal electrically coupled to the other end of the vibrator; an oscillation circuit electrically coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal, and oscillating the vibrator; a third terminal to which an external input signal is input; a switch circuit provided between a first wiring which couples the first terminal and the oscillation circuit with each other and the third terminal, and having a P-type transistor; and a control circuit outputting a regulated voltage, in which a power supply voltage is regulated, as a substrate voltage of the P-type transistor.
US10978986B2
A shortening of an initial diagnosis time is achieved, even after an elapse of a predetermined delay time from an ignition switch being switched to an off-state. After the ignition switch is switched to an off-state after an operation of a control device, which drives an electric motor that applies steering assistance force to a steering system, diagnosis of a power supply circuit that supplies power to the control device is carried out, and a diagnosis item to be implemented in a succeeding initial diagnosis is determined based on a result of the diagnosis.
US10978980B2
A switched reluctance motor for an electric vehicle. The switched reluctance motor includes an inverter with switchable windings to control the inductance of the motor. The motor also includes a high speed and low speed mode corresponding to the inductance of the motor. The inverter may include parallel switches, selectively running current to the windings in order to control the inductance.
US10978975B2
Fault-tolerant electrical drive systems and methods of maintaining electrical balance or continuing operation of a rotary electric machine under a fault condition are provided. One such system comprises: a rotary electric machine comprising pn phases having a common connection point, where p is a prime number and n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; a drive circuit module having pn phase drive circuits and a reserve drive circuit; and a contactor module. The contactor module comprises: pn phase contactors each of which is operable to connect one of the pn phases of the rotary electric machine to a respective one of the pn phase drive circuits; and a phase fault contactor operable to connect the reserve drive circuit to the common connection point.
US10978974B2
A motor starting device includes a starting unit, a driving unit, a floating point selecting unit, a back electromotive force (BEMF) detecting unit and a control unit. In a starting mode, the starting unit generates an initial starting signal having a plurality of phases according to a commutation sequence, the driving unit drives the motor with a first phase in the initial starting signal, the floating point selecting unit selects a floating phase of the motor that is not turned on according to the driving condition of the driving unit, the BEMF detecting unit detects whether the BEMF of the floating phase has a first voltage level or a second voltage level to generate a detection result, and the control unit outputs a phase changing signal to the driving unit according to the detection result.
US10978963B2
A multi-phase shift transformer based AC-DC converter includes a single transformer that reflects a negative portion of an AC voltage to become a positive voltage by generating multiple phases from a poly-phase input. The multiple phases generated can be separated by as little as 1° to create a well-approximated DC output without the need for a smoothing circuit. The primary and second windings of the transformer are flat wire conductors structured to provide a larger number of windings per core including a larger number of secondary coils, which provides for a large number of output phases.
US10978959B2
A power transformation system that is constructed and arranged to transform power from one or more primary voltage nodes to a separate secondary voltage node using one or more columns comprised of a plurality of capacitive modules each of which is capable of being either electrically inserted into the column or electrically isolated and electrically bypassed. There is a secondary voltage node, at a non-ground potential, to which a first end of the column is electrically connected. In the two-primary node example there are two high voltage switches, each in series with a reactor; one high-voltage switch adapted to electrically connect a second end of the column to the first primary voltage node and the other high-voltage switch adapted to electrically connect the second end of the column to a second primary node. A controller is adapted to control high voltage switches to connect the capacitances comprising the column sequentially to each primary node so as to transform power, by resonant exchange of energy, between those primary nodes and the secondary node.
US10978957B2
A resonant converter circuit comprises a multi-level inverter circuit placed before a resonant unit, and the multi-level inverter circuit can reduce a voltage to be input to the resonant unit. The reduced input voltage of the resonant unit results in a drop in an output voltage of the entire resonant converter circuit. In this process, the final output voltage is adjusted by adjusting the input voltage of the resonant unit, with no need to substantially adjust a switching frequency of the resonant converter circuit.
US10978954B2
In one embodiment, a resonant converter circuit may be formed to include a light-load control circuit that forms a sequence to control one or more transistors wherein the sequence includes a drive interval having a drive pattern to drive the one or more transistors and a subsequent Off-interval wherein the one or more transistors are switched. A first circuit of the light-load control circuit may be configured to form the drive pattern as a repeated sequence of a pulse set that sequentially enables the one or more transistors with a base set followed by a number of non-switching intervals wherein each non-switching interval is a period of a signal formed in response to driving the one or more transistors with the base set.
US10978953B2
Primary-side windings of the transformers (T1,T2,T3) are connected in parallel to each other. A switch (SW) turns on/off primary side currents of the transformers (T1,T2,T3). Each transformer (T1,T2,T3) includes a plurality of secondary-side windings.
US10978944B2
In some examples, a voltage regulator includes a first pair of switches controllable by a first clock signal having a first phase. The switches in the first pair are coupled to each other via a capacitor. The voltage regulator also includes a second pair of switches controllable by a second clock signal having a second phase. The first and second phases are non-overlapping. The switches in the second pair are coupled to each other via the capacitor.
US10978941B2
A vibration motor in the present disclosure includes a housing having an accommodating space, a first vibrator accommodated in the housing and having a magnetic steel, a driving apparatus disposed opposite to the magnetic steel and configured to drive the first vibrator, an elastic part elastically supporting the first vibrator, and a circuit board. The vibration motor further includes a primary coil electrically connected to the circuit board. The driving apparatus is a secondary coil disposed separately from the primary coil. The primary coil is electrically connected to the outside by using the circuit board to generate an alternating electromagnetic field, to cause the secondary coil and generates an induced electromotive force, and cause relative vibration between the secondary coil and the first vibrator. The present disclosure simplified structure, saved space, and avoided reliability problems such as winding and breaking, thereby effectively improving the product reliability performance.
US10978940B2
Methods and apparatus for determining health status of electric actuators based on torque trend data
An example apparatus includes a controller operatively coupled to an electric actuator via a network. The controller is configured to obtain torque curve data over the network from the electric actuator, the torque curve data being associated with actuation of an electric motor of the electric actuator, the actuation to cause a flow control member of a motor-operated valve to move, the flow control member being mechanically coupled to the electric motor and being movable between an open position and a closed position. The controller is configured to determine an area under a torque curve based on the torque curve data, determine a variance between the area under the torque curve and an area under a reference curve, and generate a first control signal indicating that the electric actuator is healthy when it is determined that the variance does not exceed the variance threshold.
US10978934B2
A method for operating a permanent magnet electric machine of an engine includes determining a fault condition of the permanent magnet electric machine; and reducing a magnetism of one or more permanent magnets of the permanent magnet electric machine by increasing a temperature of the one or more permanent magnets in response to determining the fault condition of the permanent magnet electric machine.
US10978932B2
Various embodiments may include a drone for triggering sea mines by means of an external magnetic field. For example a drone may include: a drive having an electric motor; the electric motor comprising a stator and a rotor mounted on a shaft. The stator includes a stator winding arranged on a first carrier. The rotor includes a second carrier and a magnetic or electromagnetic element arranged on the second carrier. The element may be configured to magnetically interact with the stator winding to form a superordinate magnetic field during operation of the electric motor. During operation, the electric motor forms an external magnetic field outside of the electric motor with a magnetic flux density of at least 0.5 mT.
US10978929B2
A push rod for use in a vehicle with an electro-mechanical actuator system, which has an armature and a core, selectively moves an object of the vehicle as the armature moves between first and second positions. The push rod includes a body and a flange extending radially away from the body to a perimeter surface. The flange has an engagement surface defining a channel. The perimeter surface defines a perimeter opening at the channel for facilitating flow of a fluid into the channel between the engagement surface and the core for preventing a vacuum therebetween. A method of manufacturing the push rod includes the steps of providing a material, and drawing and swaging the material to produce the push rod.
US10978917B2
A converter (200) for converting a received radio frequency signal into a DC signal for powering a load (300). The converter (200) comprises a first rectifying arm (207) for generating a DC signal based on a first RF voltage input obtained from the received RF signal. A second rectifying arm (209) generates a DC signal based on a second RF voltage input obtained from the received RF signal. The received RF signal provides the voltage difference between the first RF voltage input and the second RF voltage input.
US10978915B2
A wireless power transmission apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a power provision circuit for providing direct current (DC) power; a first conductive pattern; a second conductive pattern; multiple first switches connected to one end of the first conductive pattern and one end of the second conductive pattern; multiple second switches connected to the other end of the first conductive pattern; multiple third switches connected to the other end of the second conductive pattern; and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit controls the multiple first switches and the multiple second switches to convert the DC power into first alternating current (AC) power and apply the first AC power to the first conductive pattern and control the multiple first switches and the multiple third switches to convert the DC power into second AC power and apply the second AC power to the second conductive pattern. Various other embodiments are possible.
US10978906B2
Systems and apparatuses include a mesh network for power distribution. The mesh network includes a plurality of interconnected four-way automatic transfer switches. Each four-way automatic transfer switch includes a common pole, a first pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a first switching device, a second pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a second switching device, a third pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a third switching device, and a fourth pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a fourth switching device. The common pole of a first interconnected four-way automatic transfer switch of the plurality of interconnected four-way automatic transfer switches is structured to provide power to a corresponding load, and the common poles of two or more of the plurality of interconnected four-way automatic transfer switches are structured to receive power from corresponding power sources.
US10978905B2
There are provided systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling power delivery from an auxiliary power supply. For example, there is provided a method that includes generating a first random number to define a timeout period. During the timeout period, the method may detect whether a voltage is present at an output of an auxiliary power supply, may disable the auxiliary power supply when the voltage is detected at the output, and may enable the auxiliary power supply when the voltage is not detected at the output.
US10978896B2
A power storage adapter for portable information handling systems may include a separate battery and intelligent power management functionality. The power storage adapter may be equipped with fewer voltage regulators and boosted charging for improved efficiency. The power storage adapter may output power to a variable power bus, such as USB Type-C.
US10978895B2
A battery charger adapted to simultaneously store, charge and dispense batteries. The battery charger is in an elongated form having a reservoir to store the battery in an upper portion and provides a mean to push the batteries from the reservoir toward charging station which are vertically aligned in a charging compartment connected to the reservoir by a passageway. When the push means is activated, a battery from the storing compartment is pushed in an uppermost charging station, pushing any battery present in the said uppermost charging station. When all charging stations contain a battery, the battery from the lowermost charging station is expelled or ejected from the said lowermost charging station.
US10978887B2
A fast charging battery system and method for charging battery systems can be applied to most battery types in use for electric vehicles (EVs), electronic devices, and wireless electrical machines. The system could employ industry proven battery charger systems and off-the-shelf electrical components (e.g., contactors, relay switches, semiconductor parts, DC-DC converters, and the like) to keep cost and complexity low. The system provides for two or more charging ports in the electronic device, such as an EV, that may be able to receive and recognize a charging type, such as charging voltage, current and the like, and provide directed charging to multiple battery sub-packs that make up the entire battery. By charging sub-packs in parallel, the charge time can be substantially reduced.
US10978881B2
A charging device includes a charging assembly for imparting a charge on a mobile device, a housing for receiving the mobile device to be charged, and for defining a cavity therein for housing the charging assembly. There is at least one air intake port in the housing for allowing air to be drawn into the cavity and at least one air exhaust port in the housing for allowing air to be exhausted from the cavity. There is an ionic wind generator, for generating an airstream to draw air into the housing through the at least one air intake port, through the cavity, and push air out of the housing through the at least one air exhaust port. The ionic wind generator comprises an emitter and a collector, such that when a voltage is applied to the emitter, air ionizes around the emitter and is drawn toward the collector, thereby creating the airstream.
US10978877B2
A management system includes a management apparatus; and a power conversion apparatus configured to convert, at least one of output power from a distributed power source and input power into the distributed power source, into AC power or DC power. The management apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a power control message controlling the power conversion apparatus, from an external server of a business operator that manages a power system to which the distributed power source is connected; and a transmitter configured to transmit the power control message to the power conversion apparatus, and the power conversion apparatus is configured to operate without following the power control message in a predetermined state.
US10978865B2
The present invention relates to a circuit (100) for breaking alternating current, the circuit (100) comprising: an input (102) arranged to receive an alternating current (AC); an output (104) arranged to provide the alternating current (AC) to at least one electrical load (200n); at least one controllable switch (106; 108) coupled between the input (102) and the output (104); an impedance network (Z) coupled between the input (102) and the output (104); a controller (110) coupled to a reference ground (112) common to the controller (110) and the at least one controllable switch (106; 108), wherein the controller (110) is arranged to measure at least one measuring voltage (V1; V2) between a node of the impedance network (Z) and the reference ground (112) and to control the at least one controllable switch (106; 108), so as to control the breaking of the alternating current (AC) provided to the at least one electrical load (200n), based on the value of the measured at least one measuring voltage (V1; V2).
US10978859B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include devices and methods for securely clipping the tip of an electrical wire. The wire tip clipping tool may include an opening and closing mechanism, and a member coupled to the opening and closing mechanism. The member can include a top portion and a bottom portion moveably coupled such that an opening is formed between the top portion and bottom for receiving at least a portion of an electrical wire inserted into the opening. The top portion and bottom portion may move towards each other, with respect to movement of the opening and closing mechanism, to a closed position for clipping the received portion of the electrical wire, restricting movement of the electrical wire and preventing conductive contact with the received portion of the electrical wire.
US10978857B2
A method of manufacturing a spark plug (1) including a disposing step, a contacting step, and a deforming step. In the disposing step, a mounting screw portion (30) is inserted into a gasket (50) and the gasket (50) is disposed between the mounting screw portion (30) and a seat portion (32). In the contacting step, from a front end side, a jig (60) is brought into contact with the gasket (50) disposed by the disposing step, and the jig (60) is moved toward the rear end side until a load applied to the jig (60) from the gasket (50) reaches a predetermined set load. In the deforming step, after the contacting step, the jig (60) is further moved toward the rear end side by a predetermined set distance XS. Consequently, the gasket (50) is pressed by the jig (60) and an inner edge portion (55) of the gasket (50) is deformed inward in a radial direction of the gasket (50).
US10978855B2
A quantum cascade semiconductor laser includes a laser structure having a first area including an end face, a second area, and a third area; a metal layer provided on a major surface in the third area; a separation area provided on the major surface; and a reflector provided on the laser structure. The reflector includes a dielectric film and a metal reflecting film provided on the end face and the separation area. The separation area has a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The metal layer has an edge separated from the end face in the third area. The contact layer has an edge separated from the end face in the third area. The first portion projects more than the second portion over the semiconductor mesa. The third portion projects more than the second portion over the semiconductor mesa.
US10978840B2
A mated connector assembly includes: a first connector assembly, comprising a plurality of first coaxial connectors mounted on a mounting structure and a first shell; and a second connector assembly, comprising a plurality of second coaxial connectors, each of the second coaxial connectors connected with a respective coaxial cable and mated with a respective first coaxial connector. The second connector assembly includes a second shell surrounding the second coaxial connectors, the second shell defining a plurality of electrically isolated cavities, each of the second coaxial connectors being located in a respective cavity. In in a mated condition the second shell resides within the first shell.
US10978838B2
A termination mechanism for reducing the force required by a user to terminate a plurality of wires by staggering the moment in which each wire of the plurality of wires encounters a respective insulation displacement contact (IDC) when connecting twisted-pair cables to an RJ45 connector includes a wire manager including a first and second groupings of wire manager slots; the first and second groupings of wire manager slots being at different depths relative to the respective IDCs; and wherein selective force applied by the user to the wire manager in the direction of the PCB causes a first stage of termination wherein each IDC of a first plurality of the IDCs is electrically connected with a corresponding wire of the plurality of wires in the first grouping of wire manager slots and continued selective force causes a second stage of termination in the second grouping of wire manager slots.
US10978831B2
An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base and a tongue; and plural contacts arranged in an upper and lower rows and exposed respectively to an upper and lower surfaces of the tongue, wherein the upper and lower rows of contacts include a first and second power contacts in the same row, the second power contact being shorter than the first power contact so as to be prevented from making an electrical contact with an ordinary connector.
US10978828B2
A lever-type connector includes a first connector, a second connector, and a lever. The lever is mounted on the first connector, and is configured to pull the first connector and the second connector to each other so as to engage the first connector and the second connector with each other by fitting, due to a rotational manipulation of the lever from a lever rotation start position to a lever rotation completion position. The first connector has a support shaft. The second connector has a cam groove, and a temporary locking projection disposed at an inlet of the cam groove. The lever has a bearing portion which is rotatably supported on the support shaft, and a cam boss which engages with the cam groove. A projection having a tapered portion is formed on an outer side of the cam boss in a connector removal direction.
US10978822B2
A connector is provided with a cable that includes a conductor and an insulation, connector bodies that are provided on one ends in an extending direction of the cable, and a cover unit that covers and integrates each of the one ends of the cable and each of the connector bodies. The cable includes a first cohesion unit provided on a surface of the insulation at each of one ends over an entire circumference around the extending direction of the cable, and fixed to the cover unit so as to be detachable by cohesive fracture.
US10978810B2
A device for selectively reflecting an incident microwave signal or millimeter-wave signal includes multiple antennae disposed in an array. Each antenna has an input adapted to selectively receive a forward bias signal or a zero bias signal. The device also includes a diode disposed at each input of each antenna. The device also includes a switching device connected to each input, and configured to selectively apply a forward bias or zero bias to each of the diodes. In forward bias, each of the antennae detects the incident microwave signal or millimeter wave signal, and in zero bias, each of the antennae reflects the incident microwave signal or millimeter wave signal.
US10978796B2
An antenna apparatus includes: a feed line; a first ground layer including surface disposed above or below the feed line and spaced apart from the feed line; and an antenna pattern electrically connected to an end of the feed line and configured to transmit and/or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, wherein the first ground layer includes a first protruding region protruding in a first longitudinal direction of the surface toward the antenna pattern and at least partially overlapping the feed line above or below the feed line, and second and third protruding regions protruding in the first longitudinal direction from positions spaced apart from the first protruding region in opposite lateral directions of the surface.
US10978793B2
An antenna includes an antenna substrate comprising a first end and a second end, and an antenna element attached to the antenna substrate. The antenna element is configured to receive communication signals within a partial hemispherical-shaped signal reception region oriented about the first end of the antenna substrate. A signal gain reduction portion is at least partially located between the antenna element and the second end of the antenna substrate, and is configured to reduce signal gain in an opposite partial hemispherical-shaped region oriented about the second end of the antenna substrate.
US10978786B2
Provided is an antenna system applied to a mobile terminal and including a back shell having a metal frame, a main board received in the back shell, an antenna unit provided between the back shell and the main board. The main board includes a front surface facing towards the antenna unit and a back surface arranged opposite to and spaced apart from the front surface. The mobile terminal includes a first metal ground layer and a first electrode plate provided on the front surface, a second metal ground layer and a second electrode plate provided on the back surface. The first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are spaced apart from the first and second metal ground layer, and connected to the antenna unit and the metal frame. The first and second electrode plates are arranged opposite to and spaced apart from each other to form a capacitor structure.
US10978784B2
An electronic apparatus and an information processing method are provided. The apparatus includes a main body, a first electronic component and a second electronic component, having a common function and disposed at different positions in relation to the main body, and a controller, disposed in relation to the main body. The controller is connected to the first electronic component through a first connection wire and the controller is also connected to the second electronic component through a second connection wire. The first connection wire has a length longer than the second connection wire. The apparatus further includes a reference wire, connected to the controller, in order to provide reference data corresponding to the first connection wire to the controller. The controller is configured to adjust detection data received from the first electronic component via the first connection wire, based on the reference data of the reference wire.
US10978780B2
An antenna apparatus includes a ground pattern having a through-hole; an antenna pattern disposed above the ground pattern and configured to either one or both of transmit and receive a radio-frequency (RF) signal; a feed via penetrating through the through-hole and having one end electrically connected to the antenna pattern; and a meta member comprising a plurality of cells repeatedly arranged and spaced apart from each other, each of the plurality of cells comprising a plurality of conductive patterns, and at least one conductive via electrically connecting the plurality of conductive patterns to each other, wherein the meta member is disposed along at least portions of side boundaries of the antenna pattern above the ground pattern, and extends above the antenna pattern.
US10978773B2
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a guided wave launcher includes a dielectric cable having an unexposed dielectric core portion that is surrounded by a dielectric cladding portion. The unexposed dielectric core portion is configured to receive a first electromagnetic wave at the end of the dielectric cable and to guide the first electromagnetic wave along the first unexposed dielectric core portion. An exposed dielectric core portion of the dielectric cable, that is not surrounded by the dielectric cladding portion, is configured to couple a portion of the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium in proximity to the exposed dielectric core portion, wherein the portion of the electromagnetic wave coupled to the transmission medium propagates as a second electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path.
US10978757B2
Disclosed is a power storage unit which can safely operate over a wide temperature range. The power storage unit includes: a power storage device; a heater for heating the power storage device; a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the power storage device; and a control circuit configured to inhibit charge of the power storage device when its temperature is lower than a first temperature or higher than a second temperature. The first temperature is exemplified by a temperature which allows the formation of a dendrite over a negative electrode of the power storage device, whereas the second temperature is exemplified by a temperature which causes decomposition of a passivating film formed over a surface of a negative electrode active material.
US10978749B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for injecting an electrolyte to a pouch secondary battery which includes the steps of: interposing an electrode assembly between a first metal laminate film and a second metal laminate film forming a pouch casing, and sealing the edges of each of the films with an electrolyte inlet left therein, thereby providing a pouch secondary battery; mounting the pouch secondary battery between a first jig and a second jig, which are installed in a jig stand so as to have a controllable interval and form a gap space, with the electrolyte inlet facing up, and injecting an electrolyte through the electrolyte inlet; loading the jig stand to a vacuum chamber; increasing the width of the gap space by moving the first and the second jigs so that the area occupied by the electrolyte may be localized in the lower part of the pouch casing, and then forming vacuum atmosphere; and moving the first and the second jigs while maintaining the vacuum atmosphere so that the width of the gap space may be reduced gradually and the liquid surface of the electrolyte may be lifted gradually to a position higher than the top of the electrode assembly.
US10978742B2
An electrolyte solution applicable to high-voltage electrochemical devices and capable of improving the cycle characteristics of electrochemical devices even at high voltage. The electrolyte solution contains a fluorinated acyclic carbonate and a metal salt having a specific structure. The fluorinated acyclic carbonate is represented by CF3—OCOO—R11 (wherein R11 is a C1 or C2 non-fluorinated alkyl group or a C1 or C2 fluorinated alkyl group) or CFH2—OCOO—R12 (wherein R12 is a C1 or C2 non-fluorinated alkyl group or a C1 or C2 fluorinated alkyl group).
US10978735B2
A stretchable polymer electrolyte includes a stretchable copolymer; a lithium salt; and an organic liquid, wherein the stretchable copolymer includes a non-crosslinked first repeating unit, a non-crosslinked second repeating unit, and a crosslinked third repeating unit, the first repeating unit includes a first hard segment and a first soft segment, the second repeating unit includes a second hard segment and a second soft segment, and the third repeating unit includes a third hard segment and a third soft segment.
US10978734B2
Described herein is an aqueous aluminum ion battery featuring an aluminum or aluminum alloy/composite anode, an aqueous electrolyte, and a manganese oxide, aluminosilicate or polymer-based cathode. The battery operates via an electrochemical reaction that entails an actual transport of aluminum ions between the anode and cathode. The compositions and structures described herein allow the aqueous aluminum ion battery described herein to achieve: (1) improved charge storage capacity; (2) improved gravimetric and/or volumetric energy density; (3) increased rate capability and power density (ability to charge and discharge in shorter times); (4) increased cycle life; (5) increased mechanical strength of the electrode; (6) improved electrochemical stability of the electrodes; (7) increased electrical conductivity of the electrodes, and (8) improved ion diffusion kinetics in the electrodes as well as the electrolyte.
US10978730B2
A battery is provided. The battery includes a pressurized gas circulating system and a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber includes a housing and a metal core disposed within the housing. The pressurized gas circulating system at least includes a high pressure storage tank. A delivery line fluidly connects the high pressure storage tank to the housing. An exhaust line fluidly connects the housing to the pressurized gas circulating system. The battery further includes a cathode terminal and an anode terminal.
US10978729B2
A fuel cell housing case includes: a stack case including a first partitioning plate and a second partitioning plate that separate a space in which a fuel cell stack is to be housed from a space in which a boost converter is to be housed; and a pair of stack bus bars provided on both ends in the stacking direction of the fuel cell stack, wherein the first partitioning plate and the second partitioning plate respectively include: slits through which the respective stack bus bars are inserted; and overlapping portions that overlap each other.
US10978728B2
Method for producing high-purity electrolyte for vanadium redox flow battery using catalytic reactor
The present invention relates to a method for producing a 3- to 3.5-valent vanadium solution from a 4-valent vanadium solution by a catalytic reaction in the presence of a reducing agent, which generates a gas product during oxidation; a method for producing an electrolyte for a vanadium redox flow battery; and an apparatus for producing a liquid electrolyte for a vanadium redox flow battery. The present invention is characterized in that when a 3- to 3.5-valent vanadium electrolyte is produced from a 4-valent vanadium electrolyte by a catalytic reaction in the presence of a reducing agent, which generates a gas product during oxidation, the gas product produced in the catalytic reaction is captured with inert gas bubbles, which are carrier gases, and is removed from the reaction solution of the catalytic reaction by gas-liquid phase separation, thereby accelerating the catalytic reaction towards the forward reaction.
US10978714B2
A fuel battery cell comprising a battery structure 1 and a support plate 2, the battery structure 1 having a power generation region G of a lamination of an anode electrode layer 4, an electrolyte layer 5, and a cathode electrode layer 6, and the support plate 2 being made of metal, being disposed on the anode electrode layer 4 side of the battery structure 1, in which the support plate 2 integrally includes a main body part 2A and a frame part 2B, the main body part 2A having gas permeability, the frame part 2B having gas impermeability and having small thickness, the support plate 2B has a step surface 2D between the main body part 2A and the frame part 2B, on the surface on the anode electrode layer 4 side, and the electrolyte layer 5 is disposed in a way it extends to the step surface 2D and the frame part 2B, is provided. A risk of application of a tensile load to the electrolyte layer 5 is removed, when the support plate 2 thermally expands during power generation, whereby a good gas barrier property at an end part of the battery structure 1 is maintained.
US10978708B2
The invention relates to doped nickelate-containing compounds comprising AaM1VM2WM3XM4yM5ZO2-c wherein A comprises either sodium or a mixed alkali metal in which sodium is the major constituent; M1 is nickel in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, M2 comprises a metal in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, M3 comprises a metal in oxidation state 2+, M4 comprises a metal in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, and M5 comprises a metal in oxidation state 3+ wherein 0≤a<1, v>0, at least one of w and y is >0 x≥0, z≥0 wherein c is determined by a range selected from 0
US10978707B2
LKMNO cathode materials based on a lithium-manganese spinel modified synergetically with potassium and nickel, and a method of production thereof are disclosed. The LKMNO cathode materials are characterised by a reversible gravimetric capacity in relation to lithium of at least 250 mAh/g after 80 operation cycles under a current load of 1 C, so that they are suitable for application in lithium-ion batteries with a high energy density.
US10978706B2
A disordered rocksalt lithium metal oxide and oxyfluoride as in manganese-vanadium oxides and oxyfluorides well suited for use in high capacity lithium-ion battery electrodes such as those found in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. A lithium metal oxide or oxyfluoride example is one having a general formula: LixM′aM″bO2-yFy, with the lithium metal oxide or oxyfluoride having a cation-disordered rocksalt structure of one of (a) or (b), with (a) 1.09≤x≤1.35, 0.1≤a≤0.7, 0.1≤b≤0.7, and 0≤y≤0.7; M′ is a low valent transition metal and M″ is a high-valent transition metal; and (b) 1.1≤x≤1.33, 0.1≤a≤0.41, 0.39≤b≤0.67, and 0≤y≤0.3; M′ is Mn; and M″ is V or Mo. The oxides or oxyfluorides balance accessible Li capacity and transition metal capacity. An immediate application example is for high energy density Li-cathode battery materials, where the cathode energy is a key limiting factor to overall performance. The second structure (b) is optimized for maximal accessible Li capacity.
US10978703B2
The disclosure relates generally to batteries. The disclosure relates more specifically to improved catalyst systems for metal-air batteries. A metal-air battery comprising: an anode comprising a metal; a cathode comprising at least one transition metal dichalcogenide; and an electrolyte in contact with the anode and the transition metal dichalcogenide of the cathode, wherein the electrolyte comprises at least 50% by weight of an ionic liquid, is disclosed herein.
US10978693B2
Provided in the present invention are a battery paste, a battery electrode plate, and a preparation method therefor, the battery electrode plate comprising a current collector and an electrode paste film attached to the current collector; the electrode paste film comprises an active substance, a conductive agent, a polymer binder, and fluorophosphate Compared to the prior art, by means of adjusting the components of the electrode paste film, prepared battery electrode plates of the present invention, particularly thick electrode plates, have excellent recycling performance and high rate charge and discharge performance; the preparation method is simple, easy to execute, and low cost, can incorporate existing production devices, and is suitable for use in industrial production; in addition, the battery electrode plate of the present invention contains fluorophosphate, which has a fire retardant effect and can improve the safety of lithium ion batteries MZ+[POxFy]Z (I)
US10978688B2
Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; an electrolyte solution including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a separator between the positive and the negative electrodes, the separator including a porous substrate and a coating layer positioned on at least one side of the porous substrate. The negative active material includes a Si-based material; the non-aqueous organic solvent includes cyclic carbonate including ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, or combinations thereof, the cyclic carbonate being included in an amount of about 20 volume % to about 60 volume % based on the total amount of the non-aqueous organic solvent; and the coating layer includes a fluorine-based polymer, an inorganic compound, or combinations thereof. The rechargeable lithium battery has improved cycle-life and high temperature storage characteristics.
US10978685B2
A sealing plug arrangement for sealing a combined filling and degassing opening of an accumulator. The sealing plug arrangement includes at least one valve part, one valve holder, and one sealing plug. The valve part is arranged on the valve holder and forms an openable valve mechanism with the valve holder for sealing at least one interior space of the accumulator from the surrounding area upon pressurization. The sealing plug includes at least one fastening means for fixing to the filling and degassing opening and at the same time subjecting the valve part to a pretensioning force toward the valve holder. The valve holder includes at least one extension axially projecting toward the valve part which is formed as a circumferential sealing edge on a surface facing the valve part on which the valve part rests.
US10978680B2
A method for manufacturing a display device includes preparing a target panel including a first substrate and a second substrate disposed on one surface of the first substrate, the target panel including a sealing area between the first substrate and the second substrate, making sealing light be incident in the sealing area and receiving at least a part of the sealing light reflected from the sealing area, generating first data including at least one parameter of intensity, energy, current, and voltage, and determining whether sealing is defective by comparing the first data and prestored second data.
US10978675B2
A display device which is solid against an external impact is provided. The display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor arranged over the substrate; a first organic insulating layer arranged over the thin film transistor; and a first crack induction layer located inside the first organic insulating layer. The first crack induction layer may include an inorganic insulating material and may not overlap the thin film transistor as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
US10978672B2
A display panel includes a substrate having an opening area, and a display area at least partially surrounding the opening area. Display elements are arranged in the display area. The display elements includes a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer interposed therebetween. A multilayer film includes a first insulating layer between the substrate and the pixel electrode and a second insulating layer, of a different material, on the first insulating layer. A thin film encapsulation layer covers the display elements and includes at least one organic encapsulation layer and at least one inorganic encapsulation layer. The multilayer film includes a first groove disposed between the opening area and the display area. The first groove has an undercut structure in which a lower width of the first groove is greater than an upper width of the first groove.
US10978668B2
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a sealing member interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the sealing member including a siloxane material, a semiconductor layer on the first substrate, a planarization layer on the semiconductor layer, and a barrier rib on the planarization layer. The planarization layer or the barrier rib may also include the siloxane material.
US10978659B2
The present disclosure relates to a illuminant comprising an inorganic luminescent particle having at least one metal component on a surface thereof, and an (iso) quinoline-based ligand coordinated to the at least one metal component, a light-emitting diode and a light-emitting device including the illuminant in an emitting material layer (EML). The illuminant enables white luminescence in the light-emitting diode with only single emissive unit.
US10978658B2
A light emitting device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device including the same are disclosed. The light emitting device including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the emission layer including quantum dots, and a charge auxiliary layer disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the emission layer includes a first surface facing the charge auxiliary layer and an opposite second surface, the quantum dots include a first organic ligand on a surface of the quantum dots, in the emission layer, an amount of the first organic ligand in a portion adjacent to the first surface is larger than an amount of the first organic ligand in a portion adjacent to the second surface.
US10978657B2
Quantum dots and electroluminescent devices including the same, wherein the quantum dots include a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide; and a shell disposed on the core, the shell including zinc, sulfur, and selenium, wherein the quantum dots have an average particle size of greater than 10 nm, wherein the quantum dots do not include cadmium, and wherein a photoluminescent peak of the quantum dots is present in a wavelength range of greater than or equal to about 430 nm and less than or equal to about 470 nm.
US10978654B2
Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices, such as organic photovoltaics, including a photoactive region, wherein the photoactive region contains an energy-cascading multilayer donor region. The energy-cascading multilayer donor region may drive exciton transfer from an anode to a dissociating interface while reducing exciton quenching, improving overlap with the solar spectrum, and minimizing polaron pair recombination, resulting in improved device performance.
US10978649B2
Compounds comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising cyclometallated ligands having a structure of In the vgs3, each of the E1 atoms is selected from C and N, except that E1g is selected from C, N, and S. The E1 atoms collectively comprise an 18 pi-electron system, provided that E1a and E1p are different. The R1 substituents are each, independently, H, hydrocarbyl, heteroatom substituted hydrocarbyl, cyano, fluoro, OR2a, SR2a, NR2aR2b, BR2aR2b, or SiR2aR2bR2c, where the R2 substituents are each, independently, hydrocarbyl or heteroatom substituted hydrocarbyl. Any of the R1 or R2 substituents can be linked to form a saturated or unsaturated, aromatic or non-aromatic ring, provided that the R1 substituents are not present when the corresponding one of E atoms is N or S. Organic light emitting diode devices comprising these compounds are also described.
US10978647B2
The present invention includes novel compounds having a fused carborane ring that may be used as materials for OLEDs, such as charge transporters or hosts.
US10978646B2
Organic molecules are provided for use in organic optoelectronic devices. The organic molecules are purely organic molecules, i.e., they do not contain any metal ions. The organic molecules exhibit emission maxima in the blue, sky-blue or green spectral range. The organic molecules exhibit emission maxima between 420 nm and 520 nm, between 440 nm and 495 nm, or between 450 nm and 470 nm. The photoluminescence quantum yields of the organic molecules are 20% or more. The molecules exhibit thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). Use of the molecules in an optoelectronic device, e.g., an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) leads to higher efficiencies of the device. Corresponding OLEDs have higher stabilities than OLEDs with known emitter materials and comparable color.
US10978637B2
A method for fabricating an electronic device including a semiconductor memory may include forming a buffer layer over a substrate, the buffer layer operable to aide in crystal growth of an under layer; forming the under layer over the buffer layer, the under layer operable to aide in crystal growth of a free layer; and forming a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) structure including the free layer having a variable magnetization direction, a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction, and a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer over the under layer.
US10978624B2
An LED light bulb, comprising: a lamp housing; a bulb base connected to the lamp housing; a stem connected to the bulb base and located in the lamp housing, the stem comprises a stand extending to the center of the lamp housing; a single LED filament, disposed in the lamp housing, the LED filament comprising: a plurality of LED sections, each of the LED sections includes at least two LED chips that are electrically connected to each other by a wire; a plurality of conductive sections, each of the conductive sections is located between the two adjacent LED sections and configured to electrically connect the two adjacent LED sections, each of the conductive section includes a conductor connecting the LED sections, and length of the wire being less than that of the conductor, the conductor comprises joint region and transition regions, the joint region is located between the transition regions and configured to connect the transition regions, each of the transition region has an opening, and the LED chip close to the conductor is disposed in the opening that has three sides opposite to the part of the conductor; two conductive supports, each of the two conductive supports connected with the stem and the flexible LED filament; a driving circuit, electrically connected with both the two conductive supports and the bulb base.
US10978622B2
A nitride phosphor, and a light emitting device and a backlight module employing the nitride phosphor. The nitride phosphor has the formula (Sr1-x, Bax)LiAl3N4-nOn:Eu3+y, Eu2+z with 0
US10978616B2
[Object] To provide a micro LED element that can reduce deterioration in light emission efficiency, even when the micro LED element is miniaturized in size. [Solution] A micro LED element (100) includes: a nitride semiconductor layer (14) including an N-side layer (11), a light emission layer (12), and a P-side layer (13); and a plurality of micro-mesas each having a slope that surrounds the light emission layer (12) and is inclined at an angle within a prescribed range including 45° as an angle (θ) formed by the slope and the light emission layer, and a flat portion formed by a surface of the P-side layer.
US10978612B2
A semiconductor light emitting device includes a multi-quantum-well structure, a first capping layer, a second capping layer, and an electron barrier layer stacked in order. The multi-quantum-well structure includes a plurality of alternately-stacked second potential barrier layers and potential well layers. The first capping layer is a semiconductor layer and the second capping layer is a p-doped semiconductor layer. Each of the first and second capping layers has a band gap larger than that of each of the second potential barrier layers and the band gap of the first capping layer is larger than that of the electron barrier layer. A method of preparing the semiconductor light emitting device is also provided.
US10978607B2
A device includes a substrate and an optoelectronic chip buried in the substrate. The substrate may include an opening above a first optical transduction region of the first optoelectronic chip and above a second optical transduction region of a second optoelectronic chip.
US10978581B2
Implementations of semiconductor devices may include: a plurality of drain fingers and a plurality of source fingers interdigitated with one another; at least one gate; and at gate bus formed to completely surround the plurality of drain fingers and the plurality of source fingers; wherein the gate bus is mechanically and electrically coupled to the at least one gate.
US10978576B2
Techniques for VFET gate length control are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a VFET device includes: patterning fins in a substrate; forming first polymer spacers alongside opposite sidewalls of the fins; forming second polymer spacers offset from the fins by the first polymer spacers; removing the first polymer spacers selective to the second polymer spacers; reflowing the second polymer spacers to close a gap to the fins; forming a cladding layer above the second polymer spacers; removing the second polymer spacers; forming gates along opposite sidewalls of the fins exposed in between the bottom spacers and the cladding layer, wherein the gates have a gate length Lg set by removal of the second polymer spacers; forming top spacers above the cladding layer; and forming top source and drains above the top spacers. A VFET device is also provided.
US10978563B2
A semiconductor device having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; a first conductor over the first insulator; a second insulator over the first conductor; a first oxide over the second insulator; second and third conductors over the first oxide; a third insulator over the second and third conductors; a second oxide over the first oxide and between the second and third conductors; a fourth insulator over the second oxide; a fourth conductor over the fourth insulator; a fifth insulator in contact with the third insulator and the second oxide; a sixth insulator in contact with the first, second, third, and fifth insulators, and the second oxide; and a seventh insulator in contact with the fourth and sixth insulators, the second oxide, and the fourth conductor. The first, sixth, and seventh insulators each contain a silicon nitride. The fifth insulator contains an aluminum oxide.
US10978557B2
A method includes forming a plurality of first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers in an alternate manner over a substrate; etching the first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers to form a fin structure, in which the fin structure comprises a plurality of first nanowires and second nanowires alternately arranged, the first nanowires have respective remaining portions of the first semiconductor layers, and the second nanowires have respective remaining portions of second semiconductor layers; forming a dummy gate over the fin structure; forming a plurality of gate spacers on opposite sidewalls of the dummy gate, respectively; replacing the dummy gate with a metal gate; removing first portions of the second nanowires exposed by the metal gate and metal gate and the gate spacers suspended; and forming an epitaxy layer wrapping around the first portions of the first nanowires, in which opposite sidewalls of the epitaxy layer have zig-zag contour.
US10978552B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a preliminary lower electrode layer on a substrate, the preliminary lower electrode layer including a niobium oxide; converting at least a portion of the preliminary lower electrode layer to a first lower electrode layer comprising a niobium nitride by performing a nitridation process on the preliminary lower electrode layer; forming a dielectric layer on the first lower electrode layer; and forming an upper electrode on the dielectric layer.
US10978547B2
An integrated inductor includes a first coil and a second coil. The first coil has at least one first turn disposed in a first area and at least one second turn disposed in a second area, a number of the at least one first turn is different from a number of the at least one second turn. The second coil has at least one third turn disposed in the first area and at least one fourth turn disposed in the second area, a number of the at least one third turn is different from a number of the at least one fourth turn. The number of the at least one first turn is different from the number of the at least one third turn, and the number of the at least one second turn is different from the number of the at least one fourth turn.
US10978538B2
A display apparatus includes: a first thin-film transistor (TFT) including a first semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor; a second TFT including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor; a first shielding layer configured to overlap the first TFT and positioned between a substrate and the first TFT; and a second shielding layer configured to overlap the second TFT and positioned between the substrate and the second TFT.
US10978531B2
A transparent display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a transparent display panel are provided. The transparent display substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of sub-pixels comprising a light emitting region and a first transparent region, and the light emitting region being provided with an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving circuit, located in each of the plurality of sub-pixels and configured to drive the OLED to emit light, the driving circuit comprising a capacitor disposed in the first transparent region.
US10978524B2
An electroluminescent display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display apparatus are disclosed. The electroluminescent display substrate includes: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, wherein at least one OLED device is in the display area; a pixel defining layer in the display area and the peripheral area; at least one groove in the pixel defining layer in the peripheral area; wherein the at least one OLED device has a first electrode, the first electrode is on a side of the pixel defining layer away from the base substrate and extends to cover the groove.
US10978518B2
A display panel includes an upper display substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area, the display area including first to third pixel areas and a light shielding area adjacent to the first to third pixel areas, a lower display substrate including first to third light emitting elements configured to emit light of a first color and overlapping the first to third pixel areas, respectively, and a plurality of spacers overlapping the display area and arranged between the upper display substrate and the lower display substrate.
US10978513B2
Provided are a complementary carbon nanotube field effect transistor (CNT-FET) and a manufacturing method thereof. In particular, provided is carbon nanotube-based type conversion technology (p-type→n-type) using a photosensitive polyvinyl alcohol polymer which can be selectively cross-linked at a desired position based on a semiconductor standard process, i.e., photolithography. The CNT-FET includes: a substrate; a first channel layer formed on the substrate and made of a carbon nanotube; a first source electrode formed at one side of the first channel layer and made of a conductive material; a first drain electrode formed at the other side of the first channel layer and made of a conductive material; a conversion induction layer formed on the first channel layer between the first source electrode and the first drain electrode and configured to convert the first channel layer from a p-type to an n-type; a protective layer configured to protect the conversion induction layer; and a first gate electrode formed on the protective layer.
US10978489B2
To provide a novel semiconductor device that is highly convenient or reliable, a novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable, or a method for manufacturing a novel semiconductor device that is highly convenient or reliable. The semiconductor device includes an insulating film having an opening, a first connection portion penetrating the opening, a terminal that is in contact with one surface of the insulating film and is electrically connected to the first connection portion, and a circuit that is electrically connected to the first connection portion on the opposite surface of the insulating film. The terminal has a region embedded in the insulating film and a region not covered with the insulating film. The circuit includes a semiconductor element.
US10978486B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. Semiconductor devices may include first and second active patterns on a substrate. Each of the first and second active patterns may extend in a first direction. The first and second active patterns may be aligned along the first direction and may be separated by a first trench extending in a second direction. The first trench may define a first sidewall of the first active pattern. The semiconductor devices may also include a channel pattern including first and second semiconductor patterns stacked on the first active pattern, a dummy gate electrode on the channel pattern and extending in the second direction, and a gate spacer on one side of the dummy gate electrode, the one side of the dummy gate electrode being adjacent to the first trench. The gate spacer may cover a first sidewall of the first active pattern.
US10978485B2
A device based on 2T vertical ferroelectric memory cells includes a plurality of select gate lines in a first layer, and a plurality of word lines in a second layer, with a plurality of vertical channel structures disposed operably with the select gate lines and word lines. A vertical channel structure of a memory cell in the plurality is disposed orthogonally relative to a corresponding select gate line and a corresponding word line, and forms a channel for the vertical select transistor and the vertical ferroelectric memory transistor. Ferroelectric material is disposed at cross-points between the vertical channel structure and the corresponding word line. A gate dielectric material is disposed at cross-points between the vertical channel structure and the corresponding select gate line. A NOR architecture memory uses the 2T vertical ferroelectric memory cells.
US10978481B2
A nonvolatile memory device including: a first semiconductor layer including word lines, bit lines, first and second upper substrates adjacent to each other and a memory cell array, wherein the memory cell array includes a first vertical structure on the first upper substrate and a second vertical structure on the second upper substrate; and a second semiconductor layer under the first semiconductor layer, wherein the second semiconductor layer includes a lower substrate that includes row decoder and page buffer circuits, wherein the first vertical structure includes a first via area in which a first through-hole via is provided, wherein the first through-hole via passes through the first vertical structure and connects a first bit line and a first page buffer circuit, and the second vertical structure includes a first partial block, wherein the first partial block overlaps the first via area.
US10978469B2
A semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor substrate; an insulating layer provided on the semiconductor substrate; a barrier metal layer provided on the insulating layer; an aluminum compound layer provided on the barrier metal layer; an amorphous layer provided on the aluminum compound layer and including a material that vaporizes upon its chemical reaction with fluorine; and a metal layer provided on the amorphous layer.
US10978468B2
A semiconductor memory includes first to fourth regions that are arranged in a first direction, and first to third stacked bodies. An active region and a dummy region are provided in the first to third regions. The first stacked body includes an alternating stack of first insulators and first conductors in the active region. The second stacked body includes an alternating stack of second insulators and second conductors in the dummy region. The third stacked body includes an alternating stack of third insulators and third conductors. One of the third conductors closest to a substrate is electrically insulated from one of the first conductors closest to the substrate and electrically connected to one of the second conductors closest to the substrate.
US10978462B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a gate stack and a conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a negative photoresist layer to cover the gate stack and a first portion of the conductive layer over the isolation structure and expose a second portion of the conductive layer. The method includes forming a mask layer over the negative photoresist layer and the conductive layer. The mask layer has trenches over the second portion of the conductive layer and an edge portion of the negative photoresist layer, and a thickness of the edge portion decreases in a direction away from the gate stack.
US10978458B2
A semiconductor device includes a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug and a bit line on the bit line contact plug, a storage node contact plug, an ultra low-k spacer including a gap-fill spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line contact plug and a line-type spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line, and a low-k spacer formed on the line-type spacer of the ultra low-k spacer to contact the storage node contact plug, wherein the gap-fill spacer is thicker than the line-type spacer.
US10978457B2
The present invention provides a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one bit line is disposed on the substrate, a rounding hard mask is disposed on the bit line, and the rounding hard mask defines a top portion and a bottom portion, and at least one storage node contact plug, located adjacent to the bit line, the storage node contact structure plug includes at least one conductive layer, from a cross-sectional view, the storage node contact plug defines a width X1 and a width X2. The width X1 is aligned with the top portion of the rounding hard mask in a horizontal direction, and the width X2 is aligned with the bottom portion of the rounding hard mask in the horizontal direction, X1 is greater than or equal to X2.
US10978441B2
Disclosed a transient voltage suppressor and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the transient voltage suppressor, an additional gate stack layer is introduced based on the prior transient voltage suppressor, and the diffusion isolation regions are reused as the conductive vias, so that, the gate stack layer, the first doped region, the conductive vias, and the second semiconductor layer constitute a MOS transistor being coupled in parallel to the Zener diode or the avalanche diode of the transient voltage suppressor. When the current of the I/O terminal is relatively large, the MOS transistor is turned on to share part of the current of the I/O terminal through the Zener diode or the avalanche diode, thereby protecting the Zener diode or the avalanche diode from being damaged due to excessive current. Thus, the robustness of the transient voltage suppressor is improved without increasing the manufacture cost.
US10978437B2
An integrated circuit, comprising a transistor-based cell comprising a set of fin field effect transistors (Fin FETs) chained together in a first direction, wherein the set of Fin FETs include fins extending longitudinally along the first direction and equally-spaced apart in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by a fin pitch, and a set of polysilicon gates extending longitudinally along the second direction and equally-spaced apart in the first direction by a poly pitch, wherein a first dimension of the transistor-based cell along the first direction is substantially a first integer multiplied by the poly pitch, and wherein a second dimension of the transistor-based cell along the second direction is substantially a second integer multiplied by the fin pitch. The integrated circuit may include other non-transistor-based cells (e.g., passive cells), such as thin-film resistor or capacitor cells, which are arranged in a two-dimensional array with the transistor-based cell.
US10978426B2
Semiconductor packages with pass-through clock traces and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a package substrate including a first surface having a plurality of substrate contacts, a first semiconductor die having a lower surface attached to the first surface of the package substrate, and a second semiconductor die stacked on top of the first semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die includes an upper surface including a first conductive contact, and the second semiconductor die includes a second conductive contact. A first electrical connector electrically couples a first one of the plurality of substrate contacts to the first and second conductive contacts, and a second electrical connector electrically couples a second one of the plurality of substrate contacts to the first and second conductive contacts.
US10978422B2
A method includes forming a fin structure over a semiconductor substrate; forming a liner covering the fin structure; etching back the liner to expose an upper portion of the fin structure; forming a spacer covering the upper portion of the fin structure; etching the liner to expose a middle portion of the fin structure, wherein the remaining liner covers a lower portion of the fin structure; etching the middle portion of the fin structure; and forming a first source/drain structure surrounding the middle portion of the fin structure.
US10978419B1
A semiconductor package includes a substrate and a semiconductor chip, a lower conductive layer and an upper conductive layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. The substrate includes first and second connection pads formed thereon. The semiconductor chip includes third and fourth connection pads formed thereon. The upper conductive layer is connected to the first and the third connection pads via a first and a second wiring, and the lower conductive layer is connected to the second and the fourth connection pads via a third and a fourth wiring.
US10978407B2
Stiffener-integrated interconnect bypasses for chip-package apparatus and methods of assembling same
A stiffener includes an integrated cable-header recess that couples a semiconductor package substrate flexible cable. The flexible cable connects to a device on a board without using interconnections that are arrayed through the board. A semiconductive die is coupled to the semiconductor package substrate and flexible cable through the cable-header recess.
US10978406B2
A semiconductor package structure including an encapsulating layer, a package substrate, and a conductive shielding layer is provided. The package substrate has a device region covered by the encapsulating layer and an edge region surrounding the device region and exposed from the encapsulating layer. The package substrate includes an insulating layer and a patterned conductive layer in a level of the insulating layer. The patterned conductive layer includes conductors in and along the edge region. The edge region is partially exposed from the conductors, as viewed from a top-view perspective. The conductive shielding layer covers and surrounds the encapsulating layer and is electrically connected to the conductors.
US10978402B2
In accordance with certain embodiments, a light-emitting element composed of one or more discrete units configured for light emission is adhered directly to a yielding substrate with a pressure-activated adhesive notwithstanding any nonplanarity of the surface of the light-emitting element or non-coplanarity of the semiconductor die contacts.
US10978398B2
A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a gate structure on the substrate; forming an epitaxial layer adjacent to the gate structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer on the gate structure; forming a first contact hole in the ILD layer adjacent to the gate structure; and forming a cap layer in the recess, in which a top surface of the cap layer is even with or lower than a top surface of the substrate.
US10978392B2
An electrical chip includes a plurality of electrical signal processing circuits arranged side by side on a chip board, the electrical signal processing circuits that processes electrical signals transmitted to each of a plurality of lanes for each lane; and a power supply wiring network provided in an area overlapping with each of the plurality of electrical signal processing circuits and including wires formed into a mesh shape for supplying power to each of the plurality of electrical signal processing circuits, wherein the power supply wiring network includes a slit obtained by separating a part of the wires in each area corresponding to a boundary between the lanes.
US10978391B2
A connection structure of a semiconductor device is provided in the present invention. The connection structure includes an interlayer dielectric, a top metal structure, and a passivation layer. The interlayer dielectric is disposed on a substrate. The top metal structure is disposed on the interlayer dielectric. The top metal structure includes a bottom portion and a top portion disposed on the bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a first sidewall, and the top portion includes a second sidewall. A slope of the first sidewall is larger than a slope of the second sidewall. The passivation layer is conformally disposed on the second sidewall, the first sidewall, and a top surface of the interlayer dielectric.
US10978381B2
A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor element including a first signal electrode; a second semiconductor element, laminated on the first semiconductor element, including a second signal electrode; a sealing body; a first signal terminal connected to the first signal electrode; and a second signal terminal connected to the second signal electrode, wherein: the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal project from the sealing body and extend in a first direction; the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal are distanced from each other in a second direction; the first signal electrode and the second signal electrode are placed at different positions in the second direction; the first signal electrode is provided closer to the first signal terminal than to the second signal terminal; and the second signal electrode is provided closer to the second signal terminal than to the first signal terminal.
US10978378B2
A leadless package includes an at least partially electrically conductive carrier having a mounting section and a lead section, an electronic chip mounted on the mounting section, and an encapsulant at least partially encapsulating the electronic chip and partially encapsulating the carrier so that at least part of an interior sidewall of the lead section not forming part of an exterior sidewall of the package is exposed.
US10978371B2
A semiconductor device including an insulated circuit board on which a semiconductor chip is mounted, and a housing implemented by a plurality of side-walls including at least a first pair of facing side-walls, each of the facing side-walls having joint edges configured to be jointed with the insulated circuit board, and each of the joint edges has an arc-shape such that a center in an extending direction of the joint edge protrudes toward the insulated circuit board more than both ends of the extending direction of the joint edge.
US10978365B2
An electronics composition includes a curable matrix material and, optionally, a filler material disposed within the matrix material. The cured matrix material includes an oligomer or polymer material derived from a compound selected from a methylene malonate monomer, a multifunctional methylene monomer, a methylene beta ketoester monomer, a methylene beta diketone monomer, or a mixture thereof.
US10978358B2
According to one embodiment, in a processing system and determining method, a X-ray intensity of character X-rays generated by irradiating a catalytic layer of a noble metal formed on a surface of a substrate with X-rays is detected. In the processing system and the determining method, either the detected X-ray intensity or a parameter calculated using the X-ray intensity is obtained as a determination parameter. In the processing system and the determining method, based at least on the determination parameter, whether or not the catalytic layer has been formed into a state suitable for etching the surface of the substrate is determined.
US10978353B2
An integrated circuit containing an n-channel finFET and a p-channel finFET is formed by forming a first polarity fin epitaxial layer for a first polarity finFET, and subsequently forming a hard mask which exposes an area for a second, opposite, polarity fin epitaxial layer for a second polarity finFET. The second polarity fin epitaxial layer is formed in the area exposed by the hard mask. A fin mask defines the first polarity fin and second polarity fin areas, and a subsequent fin etch forms the respective fins. A layer of isolation dielectric material is formed over the substrate and fins. The layer of isolation dielectric material is planarized down to the fins. The layer of isolation dielectric material is recessed so that the fins extend at least 10 nanometers above the layer of isolation dielectric material. Gate dielectric layers and gates are formed over the fins.
US10978334B2
A sealing structure is between a workpiece or substrate and a carrier for plasma processing. In one example, a substrate carrier has a top surface for holding a substrate, the top surface having a perimeter and a resilient sealing ridge on the perimeter of the top surface to contact the substrate when the substrate is being carried on the carrier.
US10978326B2
The present disclosure describes a device and a method for substrate storage. The device can include a first and a second groups of panels configured to form an enclosed volume, and fin structures disposed at inner surfaces of the second group of panels. Each of the fin structures can be configured to hold a substrate. Each fin structure can include a protrusion extending inwardly into the enclosed volume and a binding device disposed over the protrusion. The binding device can be configured to bind the substrate over the protrusion.
US10978321B2
A system and method are presented for controlling a process applied to a structure comprising at least one of material removal and material deposition processes. The system comprises: a heating radiation source configured and operable to generate a temperature field profile across a processing area of the structure; and a control unit configured and operable to control operation of said heating radiation source in accordance with a predetermined pattern map within the processing area, so as to create a corresponding pattern selective profile of said temperature field across said processing area providing desired pattern selective distribution of at least one parameter characterizing the process applied to the processing area of the structure.
US10978318B2
A laser beam applying unit of a laser processing apparatus includes a laser oscillator adapted to emit a laser beam, a condenser adapted to focus the laser beam emitted from the laser oscillator and to thereby apply the laser beam to the workpiece held by a holding unit, and a liquid layer former disposed at a lower end portion of the condenser and adapted to form a layer of a liquid on an upper surface of the workpiece. The liquid layer former includes a casing having a bottom wall that forms a gap between itself and the upper surface of the workpiece, a liquid supply section adapted to supply the liquid to the casing, and a transparent section that is formed at the bottom wall adjacently to the jet port and that permits transmission of the laser beam therethrough.
US10978317B2
A substrate processing method includes a substrate holding step of holding a substrate in a horizontal attitude, a chemical liquid supply step of supplying a chemical liquid to a main surface of the substrate while rotating the substrate around a vertical rotational axis that passes through a central portion of the substrate, a processing-height maintaining step of maintaining a cylindrical first guard that captures a chemical liquid expelled from the substrate at a processing height position in parallel with the chemical liquid supply step, and a cleaning-height maintaining step of maintaining the first guard at a cleaning height position set below the processing height position in parallel with the chemical liquid supply step after the processing-height maintaining step.
US10978315B2
The present invention relates to a vacuum evacuation system used to evacuate a processing gas from one or more process chambers for use in, for example, a semiconductor-device manufacturing apparatus. The vacuum evacuation system is a vacuum apparatus for evacuating a gas from a plurality of process chambers (1). The vacuum evacuation system includes a plurality of first vacuum pumps (5) coupled to the plurality of process chambers (1) respectively, a collecting pipe (7) coupled to the plurality of first vacuum pumps (5), and a second vacuum pump (8) coupled to the collecting pipe (7).
US10978311B2
The present invention relates to a method for separating at least one solid-body layer (4) from at least one solid body (1). Thereby, the method as claimed in the invention comprises the steps: creating a plurality of modifications (9) by means of laser beams within the interior space of the solid body (1) to form a detachment plane (8), producing a composite structure by arranging or producing layers and/or components (150) on or above an initially exposed surface (5) of the solid body (1), wherein the exposed surface (5) is an integral part of the solid-body layer (4) to be separated, introducing an external force into the solid body (1) for generating tensions within the solid body (1), wherein the external force is so strong that the tensions initialize a crack propagation along the detachment plane (8), wherein the modifications for forming the detachment plane (8) are created before producing the composite structure.
US10978305B2
A film stack and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The film stack includes a plurality of first metal-containing films, and a plurality of second metal-containing films. The first metal-containing films and the second metal-containing films are alternately stacked to each other. The first metal-containing films and the second metal-containing films comprise the same metal element and the same nonmetal element, and a concentration of the metal element in the second metal-containing film is greater than a concentration of the nonmetal element in the second metal-containing film.
US10978303B1
Methods, systems and devices for using charged particle beams (CPBs) to write different die-specific, non-volatile, electronically readable data to different dies on a substrate. CPBs can fully write die-specific data within the chip interconnect structure during the device fabrication process, at high resolution and within a small area, allowing one or multiple usefully-sized values to be securely written to service device functions. CPBs can write die-specific data in areas readable or unreadable through a (or any) communications bus. Die-specific data can be used for, e.g.: encryption keys; communications addresses; manufacturing information (including die identification numbers); random number generator improvements; or single, nested, or compartmentalized security codes. Die-specific data and locations for writing die-specific data can be kept in encrypted form when not being written to the substrate to conditionally or permanently prevent any knowledge of said data and locations.
US10978298B2
Disclosed is a process for producing semiconductor nanowires having a diameter or thickness from 2 nm to 100 nm, the process comprising: (A) preparing a semiconductor material particulate having a size from 50 nm to 500 μm, selected from Ga, In, Ge, Sn, Pb, P, As, Sb, Bi, Te, a combination thereof, a compound thereof, or a combination thereof with Si; (B) depositing a catalytic metal, in the form of nanoparticles having a size from 1 nm to 100 nm or a coating having a thickness from 1 nm to 100 nm, onto surfaces of the semiconductor material particulate to form a catalyst metal-coated semiconductor material; and (C) exposing the catalyst metal-coated semiconductor material to a high temperature environment, from 100° C. to 2,500° C., for a period of time sufficient to enable a catalytic metal-assisted growth of multiple semiconductor nanowires from the particulate.
US10978291B2
The invention relates to a method of pre-cleaning a semiconductor structure and to associated modular semiconductor process tools. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing a semiconductor structure having an exposed dielectric layer of an organic dielectric material, wherein the dielectric layer has one or more features formed therein which expose one or more electrically conductive structures to be pre-cleaned, in which the electrically conductive structures each include a metal layer, optionally with a barrier layer formed thereon, and the surface area of the exposed dielectric layer is greater than the surface area of the electrically conductive structures exposed by the dielectric layer; and (ii) pre-cleaning the semiconductor structure by performing an Ar/H2 sputter etch to remove material from the exposed electrically conductive structures and to remove organic dielectric material from the exposed dielectric layer.
US10978282B2
A liquid sample introduction system for a plasma spectrometer includes a sample container for holding a liquid sample, a surface acoustic wave (SAW) nebulizer, arranged to receive a liquid sample from the sample container, an electronic controller for supplying electrical power to the SAW nebulizer so as to produce a surface acoustic wave on a surface of the SAW nebulizer, for generating an aerosol from the supplied sample liquid, and an aerosol transport arrangement for receiving the aerosol from the SAW nebulizer and carrying it into a plasma or flame of a spectrometer. The electronic controller is further configured to control the electrical power to the SAW nebulizer so as to permit adjustment of the aerosol parameters, and to control the aerosol transport arrangement so as to permit adjustment of the aerosol delivery into the plasma or flame of the spectrometer.
US10978281B2
The invention provides an unbiased method to assess the binding of a test compound to a multiplicity of proteins in the same sample, including samples from living cells by applying the unbiased determination technique of SWATH-MS or the biased technique of SRM-MS to a thermal shift assay to evaluate drug target interactions. In addition, the results created by SWATH-MS can be analyzed by SRM-MS in a biased manner to assess the binding of a test compound to a multiplicity of proteins in the same sample, including samples from living cells.
US10978263B1
A coupling system for securing an elongated rod to a connector that links the elongated rod to a device, and methods therefor, are disclosed herein. The coupling system includes a swivel member pinned in a receptacle of the connector, and a fastener secured to the swivel member. The elongated rod is secured to the fastener. The elongated rod may be a conductor rod and the device may be an interrupter for a circuit breaker.
US10978262B2
A hot stick for manipulating a probe from a position a selected distance away from a workpiece, the tool including an arm, a connector coupled to the arm, the connector including a connector body having a contoured first surface, and a mechanism movable relative to the connector body and configured to cooperate with the first surface of the body to retain a probe.
US10978257B2
A trigger assembly for an electrical device that includes a main body having a housing within which an electrical switch unit is disposed. The trigger assembly may include a trigger member having an engagement portion that is hingedly connected to the main body so that the trigger member is rotatable about a hinge relative to the main body. The trigger assembly may include an actuator member operably-connected to the trigger member that is movable between an OFF position and an ON position. The trigger assembly may include a lock-off mechanism including a lock-off member that is selectively operable to restrict movement of the trigger member towards the main body and to thereby restrict movement of the actuator member from the OFF position into the ON position, and, to not restrict movement of the trigger member toward the main body.
US10978256B1
In accordance with certain embodiments, an improved switching mechanism and related components are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, an apparatus can include a switching mechanism rated to switch at least 27 kilovolts; a housing to house the switching mechanism; an isolation point of the switching mechanism visible from outside the housing to visibly exhibit a physical open-circuit by the switching mechanism; wherein the isolation point is electrically insulated without using SF6 gas during operation. This abstract is not intended to be used to determine the scope of this patent.
US10978252B2
The present invention provides an electret sheet that retains high piezoelectricity under high-temperature condition. The electret sheet of the invention is characterized by including a charged porous sheet, in which the electret sheet has a volume resistivity of 1.0×1015 Ω·cm or more at 25° C. and a dielectric breakdown voltage of 7 kV or more at 25° C. The electret sheet preferably having a volume resistivity of 1.0×1014 Ω·cm or more at 37° C. and a dielectric breakdown voltage of 7 kV or more at 37° C. retains excellent piezoelectricity even after being left under a high-temperature atmosphere over a long period.
US10978249B2
A thin-film device that includes a base portion and a rewiring layer. The rewiring layer includes a first resin insulating layer and a second resin insulating layer, which are sequentially arranged from a side of the base portion, metallic layers and close-contact layers. The metallic layers and the close-contact layers form a respective wiring electrodes. These wiring electrodes are disposed at an interface between the first resin insulating layer and the second resin insulating layer. At an end portion of the wiring electrodes, the close-contact layer projects from the metallic layer by a first predetermined length along the interface.
US10978247B2
A deposition system for winding of a large-scale superconducting magnet coil. First and second conductor supports withstand the weight of a bent conductor and allow the conductor to be lowered down in spiral and be placed smoothly onto a rotary table. The rotary table bears the weight of coils, rotates according to a contour of the coil and forwarding speed of the conductor, and tracks the winding trajectory of the coil accurately, which avoids the extra stress induced onto the conductor. The conductor placed on the rotary table is reliably clamped by clamping fixtures and adjustable rod to ensure the conductors to be placed on correct radial and toroidal positions. After treated by the deposition system, the conductor is placed to a corresponding position on the rotary table smoothly and accurately to achieve a high-precision contour control of the coil.
US10978245B2
A wireless power transfer (“WPT”) pad includes a plurality of capacitors and a winding shaped for wireless power transfer. The winding is divided into a plurality of winding sections. The plurality of winding sections are connected in series with one or more capacitors of the plurality of capacitors connected in series between winding sections.
US10978234B2
A magnetic stack includes a first element including a ferromagnetic layer; a second element including a metal layer able to confer on the assembly formed by the first and the second elements a magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the plane of the layers. The first element further includes a refractory metal material, the second element being arranged on the first element.
US10978230B2
A magnet system for use in a nuclear magnetic resonance (“NMR”) apparatus includes a first magnet and a second magnet located on a backplane to form a gap therebetween, wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are each shaped to form trapezoidal prisms with dimensions selected to optimize a magnetic field at a target region in space external to the magnet system.
US10978227B2
An alloy is provided which consists of Fe100−a−b−c−d−x−y−zCuaNbbMc TdSixByZz and up to 1 at % impurities, M being one or more of the elements Mo, Ta and Zr, T being one or more of the elements V, Mn, Cr, Co and Ni, Z being one or more of the elements C, P and Ge, 0 at %≤a<1.5 at %, 0 at %≤b<2 at %, 0 at %≤(b+c)<2 at %, 0 at %≤d<5 at %, 10 at %
US10978222B2
An insulated electric wire having a water-stopped portion that is simple in configuration and can be formed by simple processes, including a conductor containing a plurality of twisted elemental wires made of conductive material, and an insulation covering covering an outer surface of the conductor. The wire contains an exposed portion wherein the covering is removed from the outer surface of the conductor, and a covered portion wherein the covering covers the outer surface of the conductor, with the exposed and covered portions arranged adjacently along a longitudinal axis of the insulated electric wire, where a density of the conductive material per unit length is higher in the exposed portion than in a remote area of the covered portion that is an area excluding an area adjacent to the exposed portion, and a sealant made of an insulated material fills gaps between the elemental wires of the exposed portion.
US10978221B2
The invention relates to reinforced electric wires, particularly reinforced electric wires as used in holiday lighting such as Christmas light strings. In some embodiments, the reinforced electric wire has a conductor, a reinforcing string or one or more reinforcing threads, and an insulator jacket. In some embodiments, the conductor has a single conductor strand. In some embodiments, the conductor has a plurality of conductor strands. In some embodiments, the wire has an insulator jacket having a plurality of channels therein, where a conductor is passed through the center channel, and reinforcing threads are passed through the other channels.
US10978216B2
A conductive film of the present invention includes an elastomer and a flake-like carbon material. An amount of the flake-like carbon material in the conductive film is 20 parts by mass or more and 60 parts by mass or less when a total solid content excluding a conductive agent is 100 parts by mass. A gloss level of a surface of the conductive film measured at an incidence angle of 20° is more than 0.4% and less than 10%. A method for producing a conductive film of the present invention includes the steps of preparing a liquid composition including an elastomer, a conductive agent including at least one of graphite powder and expanded graphite powder, and a solvent; subjecting the liquid composition to a grinding treatment using a wet jet mill; and applying the liquid composition after the grinding treatment to a base material, and curing the coating film.
US10978214B2
A reactor that is operable to produce an isotope includes a region for containing a controlled nuclear fission reaction, the region segmented into a plurality of independent compartments, each of the compartments for containing a parent material in an aqueous solution that interacts with neutrons to produce the isotope via a fission reaction. Also provided are methods of producing an isotope using the same.
US10978210B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for using vessel reactivity to guide diagnosis or treatment for cardiovascular disease. One method includes receiving a patient-specific vascular model of a patient's anatomy, including at least one vessel of the patient; determining, by measurement or estimation, a first vessel size at one or more locations of a vessel of the patient-specific vascular model at a first physiological state; determining a second vessel size at the one or more locations of the vessel of the patient-specific vascular model at a second physiological state using a simulation or learned information; comparing the first vessel size to the corresponding second vessel size; and estimating a characteristic of the vessel of the patient-specific vascular model based on the comparison.
