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US10279124B2	Expanding needle device and method of expansion for the transfer of fluids An expanding needle is provided that includes a tubular body having a proximal end, a needle-tipped distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The expanding needle also includes a longitudinal seam formed on the tubular body. The tubular body is configured to uncurl radially, along the longitudinal seam, thereby transitioning the tubular body from a contracted state to an expanded state to increase an inner diameter of the lumen. In certain embodiments, the tubular body is formed by, for example, a continuous flexible sheet rolled in a lengthwise direction. In that case, the longitudinal seam is defined by a portion of a side of the flexible sheet overlapping an opposing side of the flexible sheet. An expanding needle device, including an expanding needle seated to a needle hub, and a method of increasing an inner diameter of an expanding needle are also provided herein.
US10279123B2	Microcartridge A container for delivering a medicament to a target location includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the housing including a cap locking tab at the distal end, and a vial containing the medicament. The container includes a plunger slidable within the vial from a proximal end to a distal end of the vial to dispel the medicament, an injection member associated with the distal end of the vial, such that the medicament dispelled from the vial passes through the injection member to the target location, and a slidable interaction member associated with the distal end of the vial configured to slide with the vial. An interaction between the slidable interaction member and the cap locking tab causes the cap locking tab to bias outward, and placement of a safety cap on the container after use locks the safety cap onto the container via an interaction with the cap locking tab.
US10279122B2	Medical injection device A medical injection device has an injection unit and an anti-rotation device. Said anti-rotation device is non-rotationally connected to a port and connection portion of the injection device so as to surround the outside thereof in the manner of a sleeve. As a result, an intuitively usable and operationally safe injection device is obtained. When a protective cap for an injection cannula of the injection unit is being removed from the port and connection portion, an unwanted rotation of the port and connection portion relative to the container about components of a plug-in connection arranged therebetween is safely prevented.
US10279121B2	Dual chamber mixing device for a syringe A mixing device and a retractable syringe comprising same are provided. The mixing device comprises concentric outer and inner barrels that form an outer chamber, the inner barrel having an inner chamber. A mixing plunger is slidably located in the outer chamber. A seal located in the outer chamber is capable of axial movement, in response to depression of the mixing plunger, from a first position in sealing engagement with one or more apertures in the inner barrel to a second position intermediate the apertures and vents in the outer barrel. This allows depression of the mixing plunger to force a first substance from the outer chamber through the apertures to mix with a second substance in the inner chamber. The mixed substance in the inner barrel is then delivered by the syringe with subsequent needle retraction.
US10279119B2	Safety syringe and methods for administration of a medicament dose by subject weight An apparatus includes a syringe body and a plunger. The syringe body defines a volume configured to contain a medicament. A proximal end portion of the syringe body includes an engagement portion, and a distal end portion of the syringe body includes a delivery tip. A side wall of the syringe body includes a transparent window. The plunger has a distal end portion configured to move within the volume of the syringe body to convey the medicament. An engagement portion of the plunger is configured to interface with the engagement portion of the syringe body to limit rotation of the plunger about a longitudinal axis of the plunger. An outer surface of the plunger includes a series of indicia, at least one which is visible through the transparent window.
US10279116B2	Dose setting mechanism for priming a drug delivery device A method and system for priming a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device includes a dose dial sleeve and an internal housing portion. The dose dial sleeve is coupled to the internal housing. The dose dial sleeve rotates on a substantially circumferential rotational path during priming of the drug delivery device. Further, the dose dial sleeve rotates on a helical path during dose setting of the drug delivery device.
US10279111B2	Apparatus and kit for providing palliative care Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses and kits for providing palliative care. An exemplary apparatus comprises an elongate hollow shaft having a first and a second end. An absorbent material may be attached to the first end and the first end may be perforated such that the elongate hollow shaft may be filled with one or more liquid solutions that flow through the perforated end and disperse evenly throughout the absorbent material. A kit may additionally be provided for providing customized palliative care. The kit may comprise a means for injecting one or more liquid solutions into the elongate shaft. The kit may additionally comprise apparatuses that are prefilled with one or more liquid solutions.
US10279109B2	Closed loop system for controlling the reflux of a fluid injection A system for injecting and controlling a flow of liquid to be injected, including: a peristaltic pump; a catheter delivering the liquid to be injected; a pressure sensor measuring liquid pressure in the catheter; a controller receiving data from the pressure sensor and controlling the pump on the basis of the data measured at different times.
US10279107B2	Drive mechanism for infusion pump A patch pump utilizes piezoelectricity to dispense medicament from a cartridge syringe to a patient. Pump can include a plurality of piezoelectric elements that when energized cause linear motion of a pushrod that interfaces with the syringe in the cartridge to advance the syringe and dispense the medicament. The high torque generated by the piezoelectric elements is directly converted into the same amount of torque on the lead screw, so no torque increasing gear reduction system is needed and the pushrod utilized to drive the syringe can be contained within and connected directly to the motor assembly. Such a piezoelectric-based system can therefore be made smaller and with fewer moving parts than an electromagnetic motor of the same capability such that the pump has a smaller size than has heretofore been possible with prior art electromagnetic-based syringe pumps and other pumps that utilize gear reduction systems.
US10279103B2	Outer cylinder for prefilled syringe and outer cylinder packaging for prefilled syringes A outer cylinder packaging for prefilled syringes includes a container having an upper face that has an upper face opening; an outer cylinder holding member that is located in the container and includes at least one outer cylinder holding opening part; at least one outer cylinder for prefilled syringe that is held by the outer cylinder holding member; and a removable sheet-shaped lid member that seals the upper face opening of the container. The outer cylinder for prefilled syringe includes: an outer cylinder main body part; a flange part; a nozzle part that is provided at a tip part of the outer cylinder main body part and has a tip opening part at its tip; and a distal cylindrical part that covers the nozzle part, has a diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the outer cylinder main body part, and passes through the outer cylinder holding opening part.
US10279102B2	Device and method for mounting a pharmaceutical application aid A device (1) for assembly of a pharmaceutical application aid (51), particularly a pen, is proposed. The device (1) is characterized by a holding device (3) for fixation of a first housing sleeve (5) that accommodates a pharmaceutical container, particularly a carpule (23), and by a stop (43) for limiting a displacement of a second housing sleeve (35) relative to the first housing sleeve (5).
US10279098B2	Blood treatment device priming devices, methods, and systems Simple-to-use systems, methods, and devices for priming replacement blood treatment devices, for swapping the blood treatment devices out, for replacing swapped-out blood treatment devices, and other related operations are described. In embodiments, a blood treatment device can be primed while a therapy is still running. When the replacement blood treatment device is needed, the therapy can be stopped momentarily (less than a minute) for the rapid and safe swap of the blood treatment device. Blood loss can be minimized. The down time from therapy can be minimized.
US10279093B2	Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping A blood pump includes a hub having an axis of rotation and a generally cylindrical shape. The hub has an upstream end region, a central region, and a downstream end region, and the hub includes a magnetic material. Blades that are disposed on the downstream end region of the hub extend downstream of the hub.
US10279091B1	Progressive sequencing lactating breast milk extraction apparatus and method of use A progressive sequencing lactating breast milk extraction apparatus comprising a series of compression segments arranged forming a conical shape extending between a wider chest end and a narrower extracted milk collection end, at least one vibration generating apparatus in vibrational communication with at least one compression segment of the series of compression segments; and an operational mechanism to contract and expand each compression segment. In use, the operational mechanism cycles each compression segment of the series of compression segments between a compressed state and a relaxed state and the cycles are provided sequentially from a rear of the progressive sequencing lactating breast milk extraction apparatus to the extracted milk collection end. The vibrational energy applied to the breast aids in flow of the milk through the breast.
US10279090B2	Breast milk storage system A breast milk storage system which comprises a mandrel for selective engagement with a bottle connector of a breast pump. The storage system also includes at least one clamp in pivotal engagement with the mandrel, and a lock ring. The lock ring is positioned for rotation about the mandrel and the at least one clamp. Rotation of the lock ring effectuates pivoting of the at least one clamp between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the at least one clamp is pivoted with respect to the mandrel and presses against the mandrel so as to retain a storage bag in place by pinching said storage bag between the at least one clamp and the mandrel.
US10279089B1	Wound canister waste solidification system The invention includes a negative wound therapy system including a container, a wound covering, a packet and a plurality of surface cross-linked superabsorbent particles. The invention may be portable. The invention also includes a liquid solidification system for reducing gel block in NPWT systems. Methods of solidifying liquid medical waste from NPWT devices are also described and disclosed.
US10279084B2	Medical balloon devices and methods A balloon or balloon cover comprising a composite material having a least one expanded fluoropolymer material and an elastomer is provided. The expanded fluoropolymer material can contain serpentine fibrils. In exemplary embodiments, the fluoropolymer is polytetrafluoroethylene. The composite material may be axially, helically, and/or circumferentially wrapped to form a balloon or balloon cover. The balloon or balloon cover exhibits a sharp increase in stiffness at a predetermined diameter. The balloon or balloon cover can be designed to have a stop point in either a radial or axial direction.
US10279078B2	Crosslinkable 3D printed biomaterial-based implants and methods of manufacture thereof The invention provides articles of 3D printed biomaterials with retained physical properties and biological activity and methods of using the articles. Furthermore, the invention provides manufacturing conditions to generate 3D printed biomaterials with highly preserved biological activity.
US10279077B2	Collagen-coated tissue-based membranes A collagen-coated tissue based membrane that is smooth on both sides so as to inhibit cell and tissue adhesion. Also disclosed are methods for making a collagen-coated tissue-based membrane.
US10279075B2	Preparations containing hepatocyte growth factor and hyaluronic acid, and methods of making and using same Preparations containing hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and hyaluronic acid (HA) and methods of making and using same. The HGF and HA preparations can be prepared together in solution as an injectable fluid without gelatinization, or impregnated within a porous hydrophilic matrix material with, or without, cross-linking of the HA with the matrix material. The preparations can be used as a dermal filler or to generate and promote healing of cartilage, vertebral discs, connective tissues such as tendons and ligaments and bone in vivo.
US10279073B2	Biocompatible phase invertible proteinaceous compositions and methods for making and using the same Biocompatible phase invertible proteinaceous compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. Phase invertible compositions in accordance with the invention are prepared by combining a liquid proteinaceous substrate and a liquid crosslinking composition, where the liquid crosslinking composition includes a macromolecular crosslinking agent. Also provided are kits for use in preparing the subject compositions. The subject compositions, kits and systems find use in a variety of different applications.
US10279072B2	Artificial scab for use in an airway Body tissue and structures in an airway may be treated with an artificial scab comprising an inhomogeneous, uncohesive, solid sheet-like body comprising a granular mixture of chitosan and polysaccharide particles. The artificial scab breaks apart into smaller pieces if peeled away from the surgical site or wound, thus reducing the risk of airway occlusion.
US10279070B2	Belt with treated inner surface An absorbent article having a belt structure, wherein the inner surface of the belt comprises a treatment and wherein the inner surface of the belt is different than the outer surface of the belt.
US10279066B2	Aromatic agent container An aromatic agent container includes a container, a supporting bracket and a flow guiding device. The container contains an aromatic agent therein, and its top surface is formed of an opening. The supporting bracket of a ring shape is mounted onto the top of the container. The wall of the supporting bracket is formed of through holes. The flow guiding device is arranged inside the supporting bracket and at a spacing from the top of the container. The flow guiding device includes a driving motor with a fan arranged at an external of the bottom thereof. Accordingly, when the flow guiding device is activated and the fan is driven to rotate for fragrance of the aromatic agent to flow out of the opening of the container, the airflow generated by the fan allows the fragrance to exit from through holes and to spread into the surrounding air effectively and actively.
US10279065B1	Safe incense evaporator The safe incense evaporator has a bowl, a flat lid covering the bowl, and a cap or dome defining a chamber above the lid. The bowl defines a basin, and a crucible is concentrically seated at the top of the basin. The basin allows water to surround the crucible. Very small orifices are defined in a central area of the lid, and are also defined in the dome to allow the scent of burning incense to leave the evaporator. The crucible is adapted for holding incense coal or charcoal used to burn or heat incense. The evaporator may have a latch holding the cap onto the bowl in case the evaporator tips over onto its side so that the coals or charcoal will be extinguished by the water from the basin. The evaporator may also have a dual latch or lock to prevent children from tampering with the evaporator.
US10279060B2	System for decontamination of a lumen device A system for decontamination of a medical device comprising a decontamination chamber configured to withstand pressure changes; a vacuum pump configured to adjust the pressure within the decontamination chamber; and a source of decontaminating substance positioned within the decontamination chamber. The system also includes a container within the decontamination chamber to enclose a medical device and provide fluid communication between the medical device and the source of decontaminating substance; and a vaporizer positioned within the decontamination chamber to vaporize the decontaminating substance.
US10279059B2	Flexible ultraviolet device A solution in which an ultraviolet radiation source is mounted on a flexible substrate is provided. The flexible substrate is capable of having a deformation curvature of at least 0.1 inverse meters. The flexible substrate may be incorporated within an existing enclosure or included in the enclosure. The flexible substrate can be utilized as part of a solution for disinfecting one or more items located within the enclosure. In this case, while the items are within the enclosure, ultraviolent radiation is generated and directed at the items. Wiring for the ultraviolet radiation source can be embedded within the flexible substrate and the flexible substrate can have at least one of: a wave-guiding structure, an ultraviolet absorbing surface, or an ultraviolet reflective surface. A control system can be utilized to manage generation of the ultraviolet radiation within the enclosure.
US10279056B2	Lamp device, substrate cleaning apparatus and operation method thereof This invention provides a lamp device, a substrate cleaning apparatus and an operation method thereof, wherein the lamp device comprises a plurality of lamps and a plurality of connection structures, and every two adjacent lamps are provided with one connection structure therebetween, wherein each lamp is provided with a first recess and a second recess along a direction in which the plurality of lamps are arranged, one end of each connection structure is positioned into the first recess of one of two adjacent lamps and the other end of the connection structure is positioned into the second recess of the other one of the two adjacent lamps. With this configuration, the connection structures do not protrude from the surfaces of the far ultra-violet lamps, and thus the glass substrate is prevented from being scratched, and both the yield of the display panels and capacities of removing organic substances are increased.
US10279053B2	Microbubble compositions, method of making same, and method using same A method of forming a plurality of microbubbles, wherein the method disposes in a sealed container comprising a first volume at ambient pressure, a second volume of a mixture comprising one or more microbubble stabilizing materials. The first volume is greater than said second volume. The method further comprises sealing said container, introducing a gas into said sealed container, and shaking the container to form said plurality of microbubbles.
US10279052B2	Compositions and methods for measuring and expanding blood volume A method for measuring, adjusting and maintaining the level of blood volume in a patient is described. A blood volume expander composition includes, in combination, a standard umodified protein, colloid or crystalloid and a fluorescently-labeled protein colloid or crystalloid of approximately the same molecular weight. The use of blood volume expander to measure, adjust and maintain the level of blood volume in a patient also is described.
US10279050B2	Sucrose ester based cationic gene vector and preparation method thereof The invention provides a class of sucrose ester based cationic lipids and preparation method thereof. The vector prepared using the cationic lipid can be used to deliver nucleic acid. The sucrose ester based cationic lipid is prepared by using a chemical synthesis method in the invention, wherein the synthesis method is simple, and has a relatively high product yield. A composition, including suspension, emulsion, micelle and liposome and the like, can be prepared by mixing the sucrose ester based cationic lipid compound of the invention with a co-lipid. Sucrose ester based cationic lipid complex can be prepared by using the said composition and nucleic acid, which has advantages such as simple preparation, low toxicity and high transfection efficiency, and is a novel and highly efficient gene vector.
US10279049B2	Antibody-drug conjugates of tubulysin analogs with enhanced stability The drug component of an antibody-drug conjugate having a structure according to formula (II), where Ab, m, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined in the application, exhibits unexpectedly improved stability.
US10279048B2	Stabilizing excipients for therapeutic protein formulations The invention encompasses therapeutic formulations comprising a protein active ingredient and a stabilizing excipient, methods of improving stability in a therapeutic formulation comprising a protein active ingredient by adding a stability-improving amount of a stabilizing excipient to the therapeutic formulation, and methods of reducing adverse infusion-related effects in a patient, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutic formulation comprising a protein active ingredient and a stabilizing excipient.
US10279045B2	Low protein percentage gelling compositions Described herein are low protein concentration gelling compositions comprising keratin proteins.
US10279044B2	Bone fracture repair by targeting of agents that promote bone healing Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to compounds for targeting and healing bone fractures. Some of these compounds include a negatively charged oligopeptide comprising an acidic oligopeptide, a linker, which may be hydrolyzable or may be a substrate for the protease cathepsin K, and at least one molecule that promotes bone healing. In some compounds the molecule that promotes bone healing is an anabolic compound that inhibits GSK3β, in some compounds the molecule that promotes the healing of bone fracture is a pro-inflammatory agent such as PGE1. Other embodiments include methods of treating a bone fracture comprising administering a therapeutic amount of any one of the compounds disclosed herein.
US10279040B1	Agonist antibodies that bind human CD137 and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to compounds (e.g., antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof) that bind to an epitope of CD137 and agonize CD137, and to use of the compounds in methods for treating, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of, cancer.
US10279037B2	Methods and materials for modulating resistance to apoptosis using KLK6 antisense and MIRNA molecules This document provides methods and materials involved in modulating a cell's ability to be resistant to apoptosis. For example, methods and materials for exposing cells to KLK6 polypeptides, or increased KLK6 polypeptide activity, to promote resistance to apoptosis are provided. In addition, methods and materials for reducing the ability of KLK6 polypeptides to promote resistance to apoptosis are provided.
US10279024B2	Soft gel delivery method for treating poultry The present invention is directed to a method of treating poultry hatchlings in a hatchling tray. The method comprises of providing a soft gel form capable of being dispensed through a spray nozzle, providing a spray dispensing apparatus, the apparatus being capable of delivering a predetermined volume of the gel as a plurality of small beadlets through a plurality of nozzles, placing the hatchling tray containing the hatchlings beneath the nozzles of the dispensing apparatus, dispensing the predetermined volume of the soft gel containing the therapeutic agent as small beadlets into the hatchling tray and allowing the hatchlings to consume the beadlets. The present invention is also directed to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a therapeutic agent in a soft gel into a hatchling tray of poultry hatchlings.
US10279018B2	Immunogenic compositions for inducing an immune response for elimination of senescent cells Provided herein are immunogenic compositions (vaccines) and methods for immunizing a subject with the immunogenic compositions for inducing an adaptive immune response directed specifically against senescent cells for treatment and prophylaxis of age-related diseases and disorders, and other diseases and disorders associated with or exacerbated by the presence of senescent cells. The immunogenic compositions provided herein comprise at least one or more senescent cell-associated antigens, polynucleotides encoding senescent cell-associated antigens, and recombinant expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides for use in administering to a subject in need thereof.
US10279017B2	Use of metalloproteinase inhibitors against bacterial infections A composition comprising as components a polypeptide IMPIα (including wild type) and/or a polypeptide IMPIα-fusion and at least one antibiotic compound, in particular an aminoglycoside antibiotic, and/or at least one bactericidal compound, wherein the polypeptides, the at least one antibiotic and the at least one bactericidal compound is present in the composition in concentrations which exhibit in combination a synergistic effect against resistant bacteria.
US10279014B2	Gene editing methods and compositions for eliminating risk of JC virus activation and PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) during immunosuppressive therapy A method of eliminating the risk of JCV activation in a subject undergoing immunosuppressive therapy, by administering an effective amount of a gene editing composition directed toward at least one target sequence in the JCV genome, cleaving the target sequence in the JCV genome, disrupting the JCV genome, eliminating the JCV infection, eliminating the risk of JCV activation, and treating the subject with an immunosuppressive therapy. A pharmaceutical composition including at least one isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding a CRISPR-associated endonuclease and at least one gRNA having a spacer sequence complementary to a target sequence in a JCV DNA, the isolated nucleic acid sequences being included in at least one expression vector. Pharmaceutical compositions including at least one isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding at least one TALEN, at least one ZFN, and gene editing composition of C2c1, C2c3, TevCas9, Archaea Cas9, CasY.1-CasY.6, CasX, or argonaute protein, which target at least one nucleotide sequence of the JCV genome.
US10279009B2	Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor up-regulates car expression and targeted antigen intensity, increasing antitumor efficacy Embodiments of the invention employ methods and compositions for enhancing potency of immune cells that express one or more therapeutic proteins. In certain cases, the methods modulate expression of a CAR transgene in an immune cell, such as a T cell. Specific embodiments employ the exposure of cells and/or individuals to be treated with the cells with an effective amount of at least one agent that upregulates expression of the therapeutic protein, such as a mitogen, histone deacetylase inhibitor, and or DNA methyltransferase inhibitor.
US10279002B2	Methods and compositions to reduce fat gain, promote weight loss in mammals The present disclosure relates to compositions and related methods to reduce body weight, body fat, waist and hip size, plasma total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, blood glucose, leptin and C-reactive protein levels and increase in HDL and serotonin levels in an mammal. The LeptiCore® formulation disclosed, at both the low and high dosages, is helpful in the management of fat gain and its related complications. The higher dosage resulted in significantly greater reductions in body weight and triglyceride, blood glucose, and C-reactive protein levels, as well as increased serotonin levels.
US10279001B2	Methods and compositions to reduce fat gain, promote weight loss in mammals The present disclosure relates to compositions and related methods to reduce body weight, body fat, waist and hip size, plasma total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, blood glucose, leptin and C-reactive protein levels and increase in HDL and serotonin levels in an mammal. The LeptiCore® formulation disclosed, at both the low and high dosages, is helpful in the management of fat gain and its related complications. The higher dosage resulted in significantly greater reductions in body weight and triglyceride, blood glucose, and C-reactive protein levels, as well as increased serotonin levels.
US10278999B2	Synthesis of Nuxia oppositifolia nanoparticles In one embodiment, synthesis of Nuxia oppositifolia nanoparticles includes providing a Nuxia oppositifolia powder; dissolving the powder in a first alcohol to provide a first alcohol extract; concentrating a filtrate from the first alcohol extract under reduced pressure to provide a dried alcohol extract; dissolving the dried alcohol extract in the first alcohol to provide a second alcohol extract; successively partitioning the second alcohol extract using n-hexane to provide an n-hexane extract; dissolving the n-hexane extract in a second alcohol and water to provide a first solution; and adding an acidic solution to the first solution to form a final solution including Nuxia oppositifolia nanoparticles.
US10278998B2	Agonist mixture for fast mucokinetic pathway An agonist mixture for activating a fast mucokinetic pathway is provided. An example method includes selecting agents for activating the complete mucokinetic pathway, determining proportions of the selected agents for activating the complete mucokinetic pathway in a mixture containing the selected agents, and administering the mixture to a user from a vaporizer, an inhaler, a mister, an e-cigarette, a sprayer, an atomizer, or a pressurized can. The method may further include administering to the user a mixture to be inhaled for nicotine withdrawal.
US10278997B2	Compositions for fecal floral transplantation and methods for making and using them and devices for delivering them In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments or lavage, e.g., orthostatic lavage, e.g., for inducing the purgation (e.g., cleansing) of a gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including a colon; and methods for making and using them. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods of the invention are used for the stabilization, amelioration, treatment and/or prevention of constipation, for the treatment of abdominal pain, particularly non-specific abdominal pain, and diarrhea, including diarrhea caused by a drug side effect, a psychological condition, a disease or a condition such as Crohn's Disease, a poison, a toxin or an infection, e.g., a toxin-mediated travelers diarrhea, or C. difficile or the pseudo-membranous colitis associated with this infection. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides pharmaceuticals and products (articles) of manufacture for delivering these compositions and formulations to an individual, e.g., a human or an animal. The invention also provides devices for delivering a fecal material to a patient.
US10278994B2	Method for the preparation of skipjack tuna extract having uric acid-lowering effect and the use thereof The present invention discloses a method for the preparation of skipjack tuna extract having hypouricemic effect and the use thereof, which is simple in processing operations, low in production cost, and is free from pollution. The prepared skipjack tuna extract has a potent hypouricemic effect, and has a significant therapeutic effect on hyperuricemia, with no toxic and side effects. The method in an example of the present invention comprises: pretreating skipjack tuna to obtain a skipjack tuna slurry; enzymolysing the skipjack tuna slurry to obtain a crude enzymolysis liquid; removing fishy smell and bitter taste, removing impurities by activated charcoal, and filtering to obtain a refinded enzymolysis liquid; concentrating under vacuum and spray-drying to obtain the skipjack tuna extract. The present invention further discloses use of the skipjack tuna extract in health care products or food products.
US10278993B2	Cell-based composition and use thereof for treatment of acute stroke A method for the treatment of acute stroke in a subject by administering to said subject an effective amount of a cell-based composition containing a suspension of mesenchymal stem cells in crystalloid with a cellular concentration from 0.01 million to 3.0 million cells/ml.
US10278992B2	Therapy and methods for introducing immature and dendritic cells and/or cytotoxic T lymphocyte and anti-TNF antibody for treatment of tumors The invention relates to therapy and methods of applying the therapy to a patient. The invention includes the introduction of immature dendritic cells into the patient and the introduction of anti-TNF antibody into the patient. The immature dendritic cells are introduced intratumorally and/or through vessel and the anti-TNF antibody is introduced intratumorally and/or through vessel and/or subcutaneously. The immature dendritic cells can be formed by collecting monocyte cells from the patient and culturing the cells in a culture medium. The invention can be effective to regress, reduce or eliminate tumor cells in tumor tissue of the patients, including metastasized tumors. Further, the treatment of the invention is effective in the absence of conventional therapy, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
US10278988B2	Reducing the proliferation of carcinoma cells by administration of a poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide A method of treating a mammal, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide composition to a mammal to reduce a proliferation of hypoxic carcinoma cells, wherein the poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide composition comprises a clathrate containing free oxygen gas (O2) molecules. The carcinoma cells may comprise prostrate carcinoma (22Rv1). The poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide material is configured to provide bioavailable oxygen gas molecules to a mammal when administered to the mammal. The poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide composition can be administered intravenously, directly to carcinoma cells, and orally. The composition may comprise a fluid, where the poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide composition is soluble in the fluid.
US10278985B2	Aqueous ophthalmic solution Provided is an aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising diquafosol or a salt thereof at a concentration of 0.1% to 10% (w/v) and a chlorhexidine at a concentration of 0.0001% to 0.1% (w/v).
US10278984B2	Guanosine as an immune potentiator mediated through toll receptors Methods and Compositions involving the administration of guanosine, identified as Toll like receptor (TLR) 2 and 4 agonists, that will be useful for enhancing the potency of vaccine and cancer immunotherapies are disclosed. Method of preventing and treating cancer and infection by administration of guanosine or pro-drugs of guanosine, or a precursor of guanosine are also disclosed. Compositions of guanosine or a pro-drug of guanosine or precursor of guanosine may be formulated as pharmaceutical dosage forms and components can be assembled as kits. Methods for activating TLRs with guanosine to enhance an immune response and to potentiate/augment antiviral, antibacterial or anticancer effects of other antiviral, anti-bacterial and anticancer therapeutic agents are also disclosed.
US10278977B2	Methods for treating hypersomnolence There is provided a method of treatment of hypersomnolence comprising administering the steroidal compound 3α-ethynyl-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one oxime, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need of such treatment.
US10278974B2	Salts and polymorphs of 8-fluoro-2-{4-[(methylamino)methyl]phenyl}-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-6H-azepino[5,4,3-cd]indol-6-one The present invention relates to novel polymorphic forms of 8-fluoro-2-{4-[(methylamino)methyl]phenyl}-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-6H-azepino[5,4,3-cd]indol-6-one, and to processes for their preparation. Such polymorphic forms may be a component of a pharmaceutical composition and may be used to treat a mammalian disease condition mediated by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity including the disease condition such as cancer.
US10278973B2	Hydroxyl purine compounds and use thereof Disclosed are a series of hydroxyl purine compounds and the use thereof as PDE2 or TNFα inhibitors, in particular, the compounds as shown in formula (I), or tautomers thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10278972B2	Thienopyrimidine derivatives, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R12, X, A and n are as defined in the description. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating pathologies involving a deficit in apoptosis, such as cancer, auto-immune diseases, and diseases of the immune system.
US10278969B2	Pharmaceutical dosage forms The present invention relates to solid pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising the drug substance 3-(2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-{6-[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenylamino]-pyrimidin-4-yl}-1-methyl-urea or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. It further relates to processes of making said solid pharmaceutical dosage forms.
US10278968B2	Combination therapy with glutaminase inhibitors The invention relates to methods of treating cancer or myeloproliferative diseases with a combination of a glutaminase inhibitor and an anticancer agent selected from cabozantinib, crizotinib, and axitinib. The invention further relates to methods of treating cancer or myeloproliferative diseases that are resistant to one or more anticancer agents.
US10278967B2	Acetate salt of buprenorphine and methods for preparing buprenorphine The present disclosure provides acetate salts of buprenorphine, and its anhydrates, solvates, hydrates, and crystalline forms thereof, where the acetate salts of buprenorphine are essentially free of impurities. The disclosure further provides method of preparing the acetate salts, buprenorphine free base prepared from the acetate salts, other salts prepared from the free base, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof essentially free of impurities.
US10278962B2	Tricyclic analogues, preparation method and uses thereof The present invention relates to a series of analogs of natural product Pyripyropene A represented by general formula I and a preparation method and use thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to analogs of the natural product Pyripyropene A, a preparation method and use thereof as the acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 2 (ACAT2) inhibitors for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and the like.
US10278960B2	Sphingosine pathway modulating compounds for the treatment of cancers The invention provides methods and compositions for treating cancers and myeloproliferative disorders using sphingosine kinase-1 inhibitors, such as SK1-I, and selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonists, such as ozanimod.
US10278956B1	Use of intravenous melatonin in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction The invention relates to a method of treating a subject who has suffered a myocardial infarction with ST-elevation and to a method of treating reperfusion injury in a subject, the method comprising intravenous administration of melatonin to the subject, wherein the administration is initiated within 3 hours or less of symptom onset and prior to the mechanical reperfusion and is maintained for at least 60 minutes.
US10278955B1	Methods of treating cancer One embodiment is a method of treating cancer. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound to a patient. The compound is represented by Formula I:
US10278954B2	Method of treating a CNS disorder using a water-soluble histone deacetylase inhibitor A method of treating a CNS disorder. The method comprises providing a water-soluble histone deacetylase inhibitor, and administering the water-soluble histone deactylase inhibitor directly into a brain via convection enhanced delivery.
US10278952B2	Use of NK-1 receptor antagonists in pruritus The invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. In addition, the invention encompasses treatment of a pruritus-associated condition with serlopitant and an additional antipruritic agent, and the use of serlopitant as a sleep aid, optionally in combination with an additional sleep-aiding agent.
US10278948B1	Method for transnasal delivery of anticonvulsant and therapeutic treatments A novel method for treating pain conditions, impulse control conditions, and also for treating obesity may include transnasally delivering topiramate or a pharmaceutical salt thereof to the sphenopalatine ganglion of a patient. This method of delivery will provide effective treatment of one or more of obesity, epileptic seizure, intracranial hypertension, glaucoma, altitude sickness, cystinuria, periodic paralysis, central sleep apnea, dural ectasia, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, central pain syndrome, nicotine addiction, alcohol addiction, cocaine addiction, and/or for enhancing or effecting cocaine-ingestion reduction, binge-eating reduction, and/or reduction of incidence of migraine headache onset, with an effective dosage amount that is a small fraction of known effective oral dosages.
US10278944B1	Anticancer activity of cis-diamine platinum(II) complexes of thiones A method for treating a proliferative disease, disorder, or condition comprising administering a cis-diamine platinum(II) thione complex. A cis-diamine platinum(II) thione complex and compositions containing it.
US10278941B2	Use of 2,5-dihydroxybenzene compounds and derivatives for the treatment of glioma The present invention relates to the use of a 2,5-dihydroxybenzene derivative of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, isomer, or prodrug thereof for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of, inter alia, rosacea.
US10278938B2	Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10278937B2	Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10278936B2	Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10278935B2	Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10278934B2	Compositions and methods of use of phorbol esters in the treatment of neoplasms Methods and compositions containing a phorbol ester or a derivative of a phorbol ester are provided for the treatment of chronic and acute conditions. Such conditions may be caused by disease, be symptoms, treatments, or sequelae of disease. The phorbol esters described are particularly useful in the treatment of neoplastic diseases and/or managing the side effects of chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic treatments of neoplastic diseases.
US10278933B2	Triacylglycerol-based lipid composition The invention relates to a lipid composition comprising fatty acids mainly in the form of triacylglycerols, in which composition at least 50% of the fatty acids are 14-methyl pentadecanoic acids, and at least 8% of the fatty acids are 12-methyl tetradecanoic acids, the percentages being expressed by weight with respect to the total fatty acids of the composition.
US10278930B2	Method for relieving sinus congestion A method for temporarily relieving sinus congestion and pressure comprising administering to a human a dose of a multi-particle pulsatile oral dosage form with an immediate release form and a plurality of delayed release particles. The immediate release form contains about 10 mg phenylephrine hydrochloride. The delayed release form contains a core with coatings including a phenylephrine coating containing about 10 mg phenylephrine hydrochloride and a pH sensitive coating.
US10278929B2	Identification of stabilizers of multimeric proteins Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions thereof which find use in increasing stability of TTR tetramers reducing its tendency to misfold and form aggregates. Also provided herein are methods for using these compounds and compositions for increasing stability of TTR and thereby decreasing aggegate formation by TTR. Also disclosed herein are methods to screen for candidate compounds that increase stability of TTR. Also disclosed herein are heterobifunctional compounds that include a TTR binding compound connected to a targeting moiety via a linker, for use in disrupting PPis of a target protein.
US10278928B2	Film-forming pharmaceutical composition for wound healing and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for forming a film directly on a wound to accelerate wound healing, a use for the same, a treatment method using the same, and a method for preparing the same. The film-forming composition according to the present invention forms a film directly on the wound to increase the adhesion to the wound. The formed thin hydrophilic film protects the wound surface to prevent infection of the wound surface, retains the physiologically active substance useful for wound healing on the wound surface to promote the wound healing, and allow drugs to be continuously delivered to the wound surface. Therefore, the composition according to the present invention has excellent wound healing effect and has excellent usability as it is not absorbed into clothing, bandage, etc., thus effectively replacing conventional gel or ointment formations for delivering physiologically active substances.
US10278922B2	Hydrogel encapsulated cells and anti-inflammatory drugs A composition containing biocompatible hydrogel encapsulating mammalian cells and anti-inflammatory drugs is disclosed. The encapsulated cells have reduced fibrotic overgrowth after implantation in a subject. The compositions contain a biocompatible hydrogel having encapsulated therein mammalian cells and anti-inflammatory drugs or polymeric particles loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs. The anti-inflammatory drugs are released from the composition after transplantation in an amount effective to inhibit fibrosis of the composition for at least ten days. Methods for identifying and selecting suitable anti-inflammatory drug-loaded particles to prevent fibrosis of encapsulated cells are also described. Methods of treating a disease in a subject are also disclosed that involve administering a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed encapsulated cells to the subject.
US10278920B1	Drug delivery implant and a method using the same A drug delivery implant and a method of using the same are disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the method includes forming a pocket in the cornea of the eye to gain access to tissue surrounding the pocket; applying a photosensitizer inside the pocket so the photosensitizer permeates at least a portion of the tissue surrounding the pocket and facilitates cross-linking of the tissue surrounding the pocket; irradiating the cornea to activate cross-linkers in the portion of the tissue surrounding the pocket, and thereby stiffen a wall of the pocket and kill cells in the portion of the tissue surrounding the pocket; and before or after the portion of the tissue surrounding the pocket has been stiffened and is devoid of cellular elements by the activation of the cross-linkers, inserting a corneal drug delivery implant into the pocket configured to release one or more medications into the eye.
US10278919B2	Intracameral sustained release therapeutic agent implants Described herein are intracameral implants including at least one therapeutic agent for treatment of at least one ocular condition. The implants described herein are not anchored to the ocular tissue, but rather are held in place by currents and gravity present in the anterior chamber of an eye. The implants are preferably polymeric, biodegradable and provide sustained release of at least one therapeutic agent to both the trabecular meshwork and associated ocular tissue and the fluids within the anterior chamber of an eye.
US10278917B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising silica microspheres Topical vaginal compositions are disclosed herein which include silica microspheres and an active ingredient in the amount of 0.001 to 15.0% w/w selected from estradiol, metronidazole, clindamycin, butoconazole, and combinations thereof. The topical compositions provide sustained release of the active ingredient so as to reduce skin irritation.
US10278916B2	Implants for the treatment of dopamine associated states Biodegradable implants comprising dopamine modulating compounds are described.
US10278913B2	Oil-based eyelash cosmetic and cosmetic method An oil-based eyelash cosmetic including 22 to 50% by mass of a wax (A) containing a wax having a melting point of 50° C. to less than 70° C. (A-1) and a wax having a melting point of 70° C. to 110° C. (A-2), 0.1 to 10% by mass of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 6 to 12 (B), 20 to 70% by mass of a volatile oil (C) and 0 to 5% by mass of water (E), and having the ratio by mass of the component (A-1) to the component (A-2) [(A-1)/(A-2)] of 1/0.2 to 1/5, is excellent in removability by warm water as well as volume effect, curling effect and long-lasting performance of cosmetic effect such as water resistance.
US10278912B2	Microalgal polysaccharide compositions Provided herein are microalgal polysaccharide compositions and. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.
US10278906B2	Oral care compositions An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride and an organic acid buffer system, as well as methods of using the same.
US10278904B2	Powder for dental powder blasting The present invention relates to calcium carbonate particles, a powder mixture including such particles and a tooth cleaning method wherein the particles or powder mixture are used.
US10278903B2	Composite powder having inorganic powder impregnated with porous polymer, cosmetic composition containing same, and method for preparing same The present invention relates to composite powder having enhanced water repellency and oil absorbency by means of even impregnation of inorganic powder particles with a super-water-repellent porous polymer. The composite powder prepared by means of a one-step spraying procedure of electro-spraying or spray drying, according to the present invention, shows super water repellency and maximized oil absorbency by means of increased porosity of porous polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and even impregnation with titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles.
US10278899B2	Device for cutting medicine tablet A device for cutting a medicine tablet includes a base extending along an axis, a cutting device having a fixed cutter and a movable cutter base, and a carrying plate movably disposed inside the base and having a carrying face for a medicine tablet. The fixed cutter is fixedly disposed inside the base, the movable cutter base is optionally positionably moves between protruding and retreating positions axially, the movable cutter base has a movable cutter, when the movable cutter is in the protruding position, a blade of the movable cutter is near a blade of the fixed cutter, and when the movable cutter base is in the retreating position, the blade of the movable cutter is remote from the blade of the fixed cutter. The carrying face faces the blade of the fixed cutter and is able to approach the blade of the fixed cutter.
US10278898B2	Methods for manufacturing encapsulated granular material, methods for drying coating materials, and fluidized bed dryers Disclosed is a method for shortening the drying time for drying an encapsulated material including a coating material containing water without causing deformation of the coating when drying. The method employs a fluidized bed dryer for drying coating materials that contain water and that form a coating when the water evaporates. A first drying step involves floating and fluidizing the encapsulated material and limiting a theorisable evaporating water content ?W so that dimples or deformation do not occur in the coating of the encapsulated granular material while measuring a water content or temperature of gas exhausted from the fluidized bed dryer; and a second drying step, performed after the measure water content is reduced below a prescribed amount or the measured temperature has increased, of blowing in gas to the fluidized bed dryer so that the theorisable evaporating water content ?W rises above that during the first drying step.
US10278896B2	Ampoule for a medical liquid, and method for producing an ampoule An ampoule for a medical liquid, comprising an ampoule body for receiving a medical liquid and a connection part for connecting a removal device to the ampoule. The ampoule body is produced as a plastic injection-molded part by means of a plastic injection molding process. In this manner an ampoule is provided which allows a simple and inexpensive production of the ampoule and can ensure a sterile storage of medical liquids.
US10278894B1	Jet assembly having a friction-reducing member The present invention is directed to a jet assembly comprising a jet assembly housing, a magnetic impeller, and at least one friction-reducing member. The present invention is also directed to a fluid pump that comprises a motor assembly and a jet assembly comprising a jet assembly housing, a magnetic impeller, and at least one friction-reducing member. The present invention is further directed to a method for dispensing a fluid using the jet assembly comprising a jet assembly housing, a magnetic impeller, and at least one friction-reducing member. The at least one friction-reducing member allows a motor assembly to cause a magnetic impeller to rotate within a jet assembly housing and preferably not make contact with an inner surface of a back cover of the jet assembly housing during operation of the jet assembly such that a shaft member(s) and/or a bearing(s) is/are not required for rotation of the magnetic impeller.
US10278891B2	Automatic skin type detecting electronic device and method for skin care An automatic skin type detecting electronic device and a method for skin care are provided. The method includes controlling a skin parameter detector to detect skin parameters of skin of a user, and obtaining the skin parameters detected by the skin parameter detector. According to the obtained skin parameters, a skin type is determined. According to the determined skin type and a pre-stored relation list which defines a relationship between multiple skin types and multiple vibration modes for a vibration motor, a vibration mode is determined. The vibration motor is controlled to work in the determined vibration mode to vibrate on the skin of the user.
US10278887B2	Crutch and sitting device In one example, we describe a device for Crutches and Sitting Device as an improvement of the basic crutch to provide needed support to ameliorate potential injuries and improve ambulation for persons suffering from injured lower limbs, lumbar region or other injuries, and who frequently require using crutches for mobility. Normally, the conventional crutches require more energy from the user than merely walking, and frequently, a crutch user may require rest. Prior crutch systems have not provided a convenient way to provide the user with such rest. We have solved all these problems here. Many other different variations are shown here, as well, such as walkers and specially curved handles for better grip and less/no injury. Also, we show crutch support in sitting position that works as a simple and handy decompression system for herniated or bulged discs and injured/weak back muscles.
US10278885B1	Method and system for control and operation of motorized orthotic exoskeleton joints System and method for providing both powered and free swing operation in a powered orthotic exoskeleton joint. The joint includes a processor controllable ratchet wheel and pawl type clutch, configured to engage or disengage upon receiving force from a servo actuator. When the processor determines that the clutch should be engages, it directs the powered actuator to couple the pawls to the ratchet wheel, allowing torque to be transferred from the joint's powered motor, through the clutch, to the gearing that subsequently controls the motion of the joint. Conversely, the processor can direct the powered actuator to decouple the pawls from the ratchet wheel. This in turn decouples the ratchet wheel from the motor, thus allowing the remainder of the joint and any associated joint gearing to engage in relatively free swing motion, without any interference from the motor.
US10278877B2	Transport cart for nuclear medicine/molecular imaging radioisotopes having enhanced safety features and a process implementing the same The disclosure relates to a medical imaging supply transport cart having enhanced safety features and a process implementing the same. The medical imaging supply transport cart includes a support surface configured to support medical imaging supplies, the support surface further configured to support a support mechanism, and the support mechanism further configured to support the medical imaging supplies. The support mechanism further configured to rigidly hold the medical imaging supplies with a first holding mechanism, the medical imaging supplies configured to store at least one dose of a nuclear medicine, a plurality of wheels arranged below the support surface, at least one door configured to enclose the medical imaging supplies, and a handle configured to be grasped by a user to guide the medical imaging supply transport cart.
US10278875B2	Absorbent article with blood slipping agent-containing regions An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body between the top and back sheets. The top sheet has first and second areas, each of which includes a blood lubricity-imparting agent that has a kinematic viscosity of 0.01-80 mm2/s at 40° C., a water hold percentage of 0.01-4.0 mass %, and a weight average molecular weight of less than 1,000. The first area overlaps at least partially with an excretory orifice contact area of the top sheet that is configured to contact with the excretory orifice of the wearer. The second area is arranged more to a rear side in a lengthwise direction of the absorbent article than is the first area. A basis weight of the blood lubricity-imparting agent in the first area is higher than that of the blood lubricity-imparting agent in the second area.
US10278869B2	Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds An apparatus for cleansing wounds in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. microfiltration, system or a two-phase, e.g. dialytic system) removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus.
US10278868B2	External ear canal pressure regulation system An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator and an earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.
US10278867B2	Helmet assemblies with flip-type welding visors Helmet assemblies with flip-type welding visors are provided. A representative helmet assembly includes: a grinding shell having a grinding view port; a welding visor mounted to the grinding shell and having a welding view port; and a connector extending between the grinding shell and the welding visor. The welding visor is rotatable between lower and upper positions. In the lower position, the welding view port is aligned with the grinding view port. In the upper position, the welding visor is rotated toward the back of the grinding shell such that the line of sight of the wearer is unobstructed by the welding view port. Interaction of the grinding shell, the connector and the welding visor, responsive to rotation of the welding visor between the lower and upper positions, provides a biasing force to urge the welding visor towards a selected one of the positions.
US10278866B2	Goggles with detachable facemask A support frame for releasably attaching a facemask to a goggle including at least one vent and its method of use are described. In one non-limiting embodiment, the support frame includes a nose bridge and two legs extending from the nose bridge. The nose bridge and the two legs are adapted and arranged to releasably attach the facemask to a bottom surface of the goggles. The nose bridge and two legs are arranged such that the at least one vent is unobstructed when the facemask is attached to the goggles by the support frame.
US10278861B2	Phacoemulsification handpiece with flexible impeller pump A phacoemulsification system that includes a hand-graspable body and a phacoemulsification needle extending from a distal portion of the body is disclosed herein. The phacoemulsification system may also include an impeller pump carried by the hand-graspable body and configured to convey an aspiration fluid from a surgical site. The impeller pump may include an aspiration motor and a flexible impeller coupled to and rotatably driven by the aspiration motor. The flexible impeller may be arranged to aspirate fluid and emulsified lens tissue from the surgical site.
US10278855B2	Finger splint for treating boutonniere deformity A Finger Splint for treating boutonniere deformities is provided. The Finger Splint has a dual axis support mechanism that allows full flexure and extension of the finger while pressure is applied to correct the deformity.
US10278852B2	Steerable catheter with multiple bending radii via a steering mechanism with telescoping tubular components A steerable catheter includes a tubular sheath having a longitudinally-extending lumen formed within a wall thereof and a steering mechanism disposed within the longitudinally-extending lumen. The steering mechanism includes a pull tube and a pull wire. At least a segment of the pull wire is coaxially disposed within the pull tube. The pull tube has a distal end attached at a first anchor point to the tubular sheath, and the pull wire has a distal end attached at a second anchor point to the tubular sheath. The second anchor point is distal of the first anchor point. The pull tube and the pull wire are separately tensioned to bend respective regions of the tubular sheath.
US10278851B2	Systems and methods for delivering stent grafts A delivery catheter comprises an inner shaft and an outer sheath. A stent-graft is held on a region of the inner shaft. An enlarged diameter distal region of the outer sheath constrains the stent-graft. Its retraction allows the stent-graft to deploy. A finger wheel on a handle is used to retract the outer sheath and is coupled to a sliding block with cable(s). The sliding block is coupled to the outer sheath and is held within a sliding track. The wheel can be actuated to tension the cable(s) and deform latch(es) coupled to sliding block, freeing them from slot(s) in the sliding track and allowing retraction of the sliding block and the outer sheath. A reinforcement sleeve is coupled to a smaller diameter proximal region of the outer sheath. A gap between the outer sheath distal region and the reinforcement sleeve allows the distal outer shaft region to be retracted.
US10278847B2	Systems and methods for removing air from medical devices Systems and methods are provided for removing air from a medical device, such as a stent-graft and/or its delivery device. In an exemplary embodiment, the stent-graft or its delivery system or both are exposed to perfluorocarbon, by immersing the stent-graft or flushing the delivery device to remove air from the stent-graft. Optionally, the stent-graft and/or delivery system may be flushed multiple times, e.g., with perfluorocarbon before or after flushing with carbon dioxide, saline, a bio-inert gas, and the like. Thereafter, the stent-graft may be introduced into a patient's body and deployed at a target location, such as the site of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
US10278845B2	Stent device delivery system with a heat shrink resistant support member A stent device delivery system and method of making. The stent device delivery system includes a stent device and an outer sheath overlaying the stent device in a radially compact, delivery configuration of the stent device. The system also includes a pull member for pulling proximally on to retract the outer sheath, wherein a portion of the outer sheath is heat shrunk radially onto a relatively heat shrink resistant support member in order to capture a distal portion of the pull member radially between the outer sheath and the heat shrink resistant support member.
US10278844B2	Thermal processing of polymer scaffolds Methods are disclosed including thermally processing a scaffold to increase the radial strength of the scaffold when the scaffold is deployed from a crimped state to a deployed state such as a nominal deployment diameter. The thermal processing may further maintain or increase the expansion capability of the scaffold when expanded beyond the nominal diameter.
US10278842B2	Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the same A stent includes a mesh wall including a plurality of filament crossings, the mesh wall defining at least a first stent section with a first diameter, a second stent section with a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and a transition section where the mesh wall transitions from the second diameter to the first diameter. Each of the plurality of filament crossings has a braiding angle, and all braiding angles in each of the first stent section, the second stent section and the transition section are within 5 degrees of one another.
US10278834B2	Center lordotic mesh cage An implant assembly including a curved mesh cage and angled endplates. The implant assembly offers a safe and secure mesh cage while providing lordosis/kyphosis angling at the center of the construct instead of at the end of the cage only. One or more angled endplates may be included which allow the surgeon to make a construct unique to the patient's anatomy. The endplates press-fit into corresponding holes in the mesh cage for a secure fit.
US10278832B2	Adjustable interbody fusion devices and methods of use Interbody fusion devices, insertion tools, methods for assembling an interbody fusion device, and methods for inserting a medical device between two vertebral bodies are disclosed. The interbody fusion device includes a base member, a top member, and at least one movement mechanism. The base member includes at least one of a pivotal cylinder and a hinge channel. The top member includes at least one of a pivot cylinder and a hinge channel. The at least one pivot cylinder of the base member engages the at least one hinge channel of the top member and the at least one pivot cylinder of the top member engages the at least one hinge channel of the base member. The at least one movement mechanism engages the top member and the base member. Also disclosed are a vertebral spacer device and an interbody spacer system including an insertion tool and an interbody fusion device.
US10278830B1	Expandable orthopedic implant An expandable intervertebral implant having an upper body portion, a lower body portion opposite the upper body portion, a wedge member connecting the upper body portion to the lower body portion, a nose member having a tapered distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, and an actuator disposed between the nose member and the wedge member, for translation of the wedge member along a longitudinal axis of the implant. A pin disposed in a center of the nose member connects to the actuator for centering the nose member with the actuator. Translation of the wedge member along the longitudinal axis of the implant displaces the upper body portion and the lower body portion away from each other, thereby expanding the intervertebral implant.
US10278827B2	Prosthesis system including tibial bearing component According to one example, a tibial bearing component for articulation with a medial condyle and a lateral condyle of a femoral component in a knee replacement procedure is disclosed. The tibial bearing component can include a distal surface and an articular surface opposing the distal surface. The articular surface can include a medial compartment and a lateral compartment configured for articulation with the medial condyle and the lateral condyle of the femoral component, respectively. The lateral compartment can have a lateral articular track with a lateral anterior-posterior extent. The lateral articular track can comprise a plurality of distal-most points along a proximal surface of the lateral compartment that are contacted by the lateral condyle during rollback of the femoral component. The medial compartment can differ in configuration from the lateral compartment and can have an anterior lip height of between about 9 mm and about 13 mm.
US10278825B2	Knee component having orbital interface boss A knee prosthesis including a knee component and an indexing boss. The knee component includes a first engagement portion. The indexing boss includes a first terminal end surface, a second terminal end surface, and a second engagement portion at the second terminal end surface. The first terminal end surface and the second terminal end surface are arranged along non-parallel planes. The first and the second engagement portions are configured to selectively couple together at a plurality of rotational orientations to attain a corresponding plurality of angular orientations of the indexing boss relative to the knee component due to the first and the second terminal end surfaces being arranged along non-parallel planes.
US10278822B2	Penile prosthesis kit of parts A penile prosthesis kit of parts includes an inflatable implant, a reservoir adapted to contain a volume of liquid, a pump, tubing and tubing connectors provided for attachment of the inflatable implant and the reservoir to the pump, and instructions for use provided for implantation and use of the pump. The pump has a rotary valve located in a first flow path entering into the pump and in a second flow path exiting from the pump. When implanted, the rotary valve is constrained to rotate in only one direction to move a portion of the volume of the liquid from the reservoir through the first flow path and through the second flow path into the inflatable implant.
US10278819B2	Cardiac valve repair devices configured for percutaneous delivery Disclosed herein are devices for improving coaption of the mitral valve leaflets to reduce or eliminate mitral valve regurgitation. The devices may be used to perform mitral valve annuloplasty, or to serve as a docking station for a transcatheter prosthetic heart valve. The various embodiments of devices are configured for percutaneous and, in some cases, transvascular delivery. Delivery systems useful for routing the devices to the mitral valve are also disclosed, including catheters, balloons and/or mechanical expansion systems. The devices themselves include at least one tissue penetrating member. Methods of delivery include partially embedding the devices in the mitral valve annulus via at least one tissue penetrating member. Tissue penetrating members may be embedded into the tissue in a simultaneous or a nearly simultaneous fashion. Upon embedding, the devices employ various expansion and/or contraction features to adjust the mitral valve diameter. Adjustments may continue until the leaflets fully coapt and the problem of mitral regurgitation is reduced or eliminated.
US10278818B2	Devices, systems, and methods for reshaping a heart valve annulus Anchors for securing an implant within a body organ and/or reshaping a body organ are provided herein. Anchors are configured for deployment in a body lumen or vasculature of the patient that are curved or conformable to accommodate anatomy of the patient. Such anchors can include deformable or collapsible structures upon tensioning of a bridging element in a lateral direction, or segmented tubes that can be adjusted by tightening of one or more tethers extending therethrough. Such anchors can be used as a posterior anchor in a blood vessel in implant systems having a tensioned bridging element extending between the posterior anchor and an anterior anchor deployed at another location within or along the body organ. Methods of deploying such anchors, and use of multiple anchors or multiple bridging elements to a single anchor are also provided.
US10278817B2	Inversion delivery device and method for a prosthesis A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
US10278814B2	Heart valve prosthesis Heart valve prosthesis, comprising a ring-shaped supporting structure (3) to be anchored at the valve annulus, and a valve leaflet (5) supported by the supporting structure. The supporting structure comprises a support wall portion (31), at which a root end (51) of the valve leaflet is connected, and a complementary wall portion (32) opposite the support wall portion, which supports a coaptation surface (33) adapted to be sealingly engaged by a free end (52) of the valve leaflet (5), and extending in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the free end (52) of the valve leaflet (5) at the coaptation surface (33). The free end of the valve leaflet (5) is connected to the support wall portion or to the complementary wall portion by means of a traction member (55), dimensioned in such a way that the free end (52) of the valve leaflet (5) is stopped at the coaptation surface.
US10278813B2	Ossicular prosthesis comprising foldable head plate An ossicular prosthesis has a head plate as a first fastening element, a second fastening element for the mechanical connection to the ossicular chain, or to the inner ear, and a connecting element. The head plate has a central coupling region and radially outward extending bridging elements which are connected to the coupling region via a radially inner end region and each transition into an outer free end section. The bridging elements are connected to the coupling region so that they fold together upon introduction of a force component parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein their end sections are pivoted radially closer to the longitudinal axis and thereby also execute an axial movement. The bridging elements, without this force, extend from the coupling region at a predefined, fixed angle. The prosthesis can be inserted into the middle ear of the patient more easily and through a much smaller artificial opening.
US10278808B2	Surgical support structure This document discusses, among other things, a system for translocating a multilayer patch. The system includes a support structure having a contact surface for bonding to the patch. The support structure has a shape configured to support the patch following separation of the patch from a surrounding tissue.
US10278805B2	Expandable implant devices for filtering blood flow from atrial appendages Implant devices for filtering blood flowing through the ostium of an atrial appendage have component structures one or more of which are expandable. Devices with component structures in their unexpanded state have a compact size suitable for intra-cutaneous delivery to an atrial appendage situs. The expandable component structures are expanded in situ to deploy the devices. A device may have sufficiently short axial length so that most or almost all of the device length may fit within the ostium region.
US10278799B2	Embryo transfer An embryo from a female animal is transferred to another animal by determining presence of an embryo in the uterus of a donor animal by ultra-sonic imaging and inserting an endoscope vaginally into the uterus to a location adjacent the embryo. A tool of the endoscope projects to a position to extract the embryo washed into a container of the tool which is then closed by moving a closure part to enclose the embryo and extracting the endoscope to remove the embryo for transfer to a recipient animal. The fluid into the container can be controlled in pressure to maintain a required pressure generally matching that inside the uterus.
US10278796B2	Oral care gel dispenser systems The invention provides an oral care system comprising a gel in a pen dispenser, the dispenser comprising a chamber which permits dispensing of a measured amount of the gel, wherein the gel exhibits a Herschel-Bulkley yield stress of 10 to 230 dynes/cm2, a Herschel-Bulkley viscosity of 3 to 500 poise, and a Herschel-Bulkley rate index of 0.4 to 0.6, the specific viscosity permitting efficient application of the gel, as well as methods of using the same.
US10278794B1	Systems and methods for making orthodontic brackets A method for making an orthodontic bracket comprising: receiving, by a processor of a computer system, a three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic bracket; determining, by the processor, a compensation factor to be applied when manufacturing the orthodontic bracket using the laser-based system, the determining the compensation factor including: aligning the three-dimensional digital model of the orthodontic bracket in a three-dimensional space with a predetermined position; determining a deviation of a position of a model groove base from a desired position of the model groove base, the compensation factor being based on the deviation and relating to an amount of material to be used during the manufacturing of the orthodontic bracket; causing the laser-based system to apply the compensation factor for manufacturing the orthodontic bracket.
US10278791B2	Retainer and method for production thereof A retainer cooperating with a plurality of teeth and configured to stabilize the plurality of teeth, the retainer including at least one elongated arc which is shaped overall adapted to a natural curvature of a lower jaw or an upper jaw, wherein the at least one elongated arc is locally adapted individually to a surface contour of respective abutting teeth, wherein the retainer is machined from a sheet metal plate and includes two mutually parallel surfaces, wherein the sheet metal plate is made from a nickel titanium alloy, preferably a nitinol, wherein the retainer contacts a tooth surface in an installed condition of the retainer, wherein a machined surface of the retainer faces the tooth surface in the installed condition of the retainer, and wherein an upper side or a lower side of the retainer corresponds to an original surface plane of the sheet metal plate.
US10278789B2	Bone foundation guide system and method A bone foundation guide system has a bone foundation guide including a body that is contoured to reversibly affix to a bone segment of a dental implant surgical site. The body is further contoured to guide the cutting of a portion of the bone segment from a dental implant surgical site and alternatively support a dental implant surgical guide. The body is further contoured to support a bone foundation guide prosthesis as an alternative to the dental implant surgical guide. The bone foundation guide prosthesis combines with the body to accommodate the bone segment portion as placed through the body prior to the bone segment portion being removed from the dental implant site through the use of the body.
US10278785B2	Method of making diverging-light fiber optics illumination delivery system A process of making a diverging-light fiber optics illumination delivery system includes providing a micro-post comprising a glass-ceramic light-scattering element that includes at least one of a ceramic, a glass ceramic, an immiscible glass, a porous glass, opal glass, amorphous glass, an aerated glass, and a nanostructured glass; and fusion-splicing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by pulling an arc between electrodes across a gap formed by the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post; maintaining the arc for a time sufficiently long to make facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post one of malleable and molten; and pushing and thereby fusing together the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post. Some embodiments can include fusing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by applying a laser beam to heat up at least one of the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post.
US10278781B2	Tool exchange interface and control algorithm for cooperative surgical robots A system and method for tool exchange during surgery for cooperatively controlled robots comprises a tool holder for receiving a surgical tool adapted to be held by a robot and a surgeon, a tool holding element for constraining downward motion of the tool while allowing low force removal of the surgical tool from the holder, a first sensor for detecting if the surgical tool is docked within the tool holder, and a selector for automatically selecting different movements or actions of the tool holder to be performed based upon information detected by the first sensor. The system and method of the present invention provides an advantage to an often slow moving cooperative robot, by increasing the speed by which the tool holder may move in the direction away from the patient.
US10278780B2	Surgical instrument for use with robotic system A surgical instrument for use with a robotic system is disclosed. The robotic system comprises a drive assembly and a control unit. The drive assembly is configured to provide rotary output motions to a rotatable member supported by the drive assembly. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector, an elongate shaft assembly, an instrument mounting portion, and a closure system. The effector comprises a closable jaw. The elongate shaft assembly comprises a longitudinal axis, a distal end, and a proximal end comprising a gear segment. The instrument mounting portion comprises a transmission assembly including a rotational gear assembly. The closure system comprises a first portion engaged with the closable jaw to close the closable jaw at a first speed and a second portion engageable with the closable jaw to close the closable jaw at a slower speed than the first speed.
US10278778B2	Medical device navigation using a virtual 3D space A system and method for providing image guidance for placement of one or more medical devices at a target location. The system can determine one or more intersections between a medical device and an image region based at least in part on first emplacement data and second emplacement data. Using the determined intersections, the system can cause one or more displays to display perspective views of image guidance cues, including an intersection ghost in a virtual 3D space.
US10278774B2	Selectively expandable operative element support structure and methods of use In one embodiment, a device is provided including an expandable support member having a first portion and a second portion is provided. The first portion is adapted to have a smaller expansion index than the second portion. A therapeutic or diagnostic instrument is supported, at least in part, by the expandable support member first portion. In another embodiment, the support member is adapted for non-uniform expansion of the first and second portions. There are also described methods of forming therapeutic devices. There are also described methods of providing therapy to tissue in a body by positioning a device in proximity to tissue in a body selected to receive therapy. Next, the expandable support member second portion is expanded until the instrument is at a therapeutic position relative to the tissue in a body selected to receive therapy. Thereafter, therapy or diagnosis is provided to the selected tissue using the device.
US10278772B2	Vessel sealer and divider An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing and a shaft affixed to the housing. The shaft includes a longitudinal axis defined therethrough and a pair of jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes a drive assembly for moving one of the jaw members relative to the other jaw member from a first position wherein the movable jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to each other to a second position wherein the jaw members are closer one another for manipulating tissue. A movable handle is included which is rotatable about a pivot to force a drive flange of the movable handle into mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly to move the jaw members from the open and closed positions. The pivot is located a fixed distance from the longitudinal axis and the drive flange is located generally along the longitudinal axis. The forceps is connected to a source of electrosurgical energy connected to each jaw member such that the jaw members are capable of conducting bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a tissue seal.
US10278771B2	System and method for delivering 5 high current to electrosurgical device An electrosurgical system is disclosed. The system includes an electrosurgical generator adapted to supply electrosurgical power and an electrosurgical device coupled to the electrosurgical generator. The electrosurgical device includes a transformer and one or more active electrodes coupled thereto, wherein the transformer is adapted to step down the voltage of the power supplied by the electrosurgical generator.
US10278770B2	Surgical instrument with non-contact electrical coupling A surgical instrument includes a reusable base component including a handle and an electrically activatable modular component removably coupled to the base component. The modular component includes an end effector operable from the handle to treat tissue. The end effector is responsive to manipulation of the handle. A first energy storage component is disposed onboard the base component and is electrically coupled to a source of electricity. A second energy storage component is disposed onboard the modular component and is electrically insulated from the first energy storage component. The second energy storage component is arranged such that a current may be selectively induced in the modular component by delivery of electrical energy to the first energy storage component.
US10278769B2	Surgical instrument with a separable coaxial joint A surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft having a proximal structural member and a proximal drive member that is selectively movable with respect to the proximal structural member. A modular end effector is removably coupled to the elongated shaft, and has a distal structural member and a distal drive member that is operatively coupled to a pair of jaw members. A separable joint is defined between the elongated shaft and the end effector. The separable joint includes laterally prominent and laterally indented portions of each of the proximal and distal structural members and of each of the proximal and distal drive members. The structural members are interlocked to resist longitudinal separation and permit lateral separation. The drive members are movable relative to structural members to move the separable joint to a locked configuration wherein the drive members prohibit lateral separation of the structural members.
US10278766B2	Methods for treating airways This relates to treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The also includes steps of measuring a parameter of an airway at a plurality of locations in a lung, identifying at least one treatment site from at least one of the plurality of locations based on the parameter, and applying energy to the treatment site to reduce the ability of the site to narrow.
US10278763B2	Electrosurgical medical system and method A system for controlling an electrosurgical electrode of a medical device includes a hand-held electrosurgical electrode having cutting probe. A return electrode is positioned remote from the electrosurgical electrode. An RF generator is coupled to the electrosurgical electrode and to the return electrode, and includes an RF amplifier. The RF generator generates an RF signal at a first RF power level for tissue cutting and generates the RF signal at a second RF power level greater than the first RF power level to initiate tissue cutting. A sensor monitors an electrical characteristic associated with the electrosurgical electrode. A controller coupled to the RF amplifier maintains a desired RF power output and a desired RF duty cycle at the first RF power level by adjusting a DC input voltage applied to an output stage of the RF amplifier based on the monitored electrical characteristic associated with the electrosurgical electrode.
US10278762B2	Inductive powered surgical device with wireless control A system and method for wirelessly powering an electrosurgical device using a generator to generate a radio frequency (RF) energy field. A switch on the electrosurgical device sends a wireless signal to the generator, where the generator allows a current to pass through an inductive coil to generate the RF energy field. The RF energy field induces a current to flow across an inductive coil within the electrosurgical device. The current flow is then processed through a RF conditioning circuit and outputted to the end effector assembly of the device.
US10278758B2	Accessory to allow sensing at balloon interface A device, system and method for temperature-based lesion formation assessment and mapping functionality using an accessory usable with an over-the-wire balloon catheter. The device may include a first annular element, a plurality of wires coupled to the first annular element, and a second annular element, the plurality of wires passing from the first annular element through the second annular element and into an elongate wire conduit coupled to the second annular element. At least one of the plurality of wires may include at least one temperature sensor and/or at least one mapping electrode. The first annular element coupled to an outer surface of a sheath. As a balloon catheter is advanced out of the sheath lumen, the distal tip of the catheter engages the second annular element and pushes the wires out of the sheath lumen, everting them over the balloon of the catheter.
US10278755B2	Double threaded guidance or stiffening wire for multiple use vertebral augmentation (VA) balloon A catheter device that includes a double-threaded guidance wire that allows multiple use of a compliant cavity creation device (i.e., treatment of more than one level). The double-threaded guidance wire may be connected with the luer part of the device and a distal part of the balloon using a threaded engagement to avoid lengthening of the inner tube, avoid lengthening of the balloon, and to limit the plastic deformation of the system in axial direction. In other implementations, the double-threaded guidance wire may be reconnected to the distal part of the balloon with a distal thread of the double-threaded guidance wire in order to restore the nominal length.
US10278754B2	Bone treatment systems and methods Systems and methods for treating bone, such as vertebral compression fractures are disclosed. A method includes controllably applying energy to a bone cement volume outside of a patient's body to selectively accelerate the polymerization rate of the bone fill material volume prior to introduction into a bone. The method further includes sequentially introducing a plurality of cement carrying structures with the accelerated polymerization rate bone cement volume into the bone. A system for use in the method includes at least one elongated cement-carrying structure sized to carry a bone cement volume therein and an energy source operatively coupleable to the cement-carrying structure. The energy source applies energy to the bone cement volume to selectively accelerate a polymerization rate thereof. An elongated injector insertable into the bone has a passageway that removably receives the elongated cement-carrying structure to allow delivery of the accelerated polymerization rate bone cement into the bone.
US10278753B2	Bioabsorbable osteosynthesis implant A bioabsorbable osteosynthesis implant, having a polymeric main body and at least one macroscopic reinforcement structure, which is integrated in the main body and is made of a biodegradable metal or a metal alloy.
US10278749B2	Bone plate for the greater trochanter The invention relates to Implant device (1) comprising a rigid element (10) being designed to be fastened to a femur implant (20) in a fastened state of said rigid element (10), wherein particularly said femur implant (20) is an intramedullary nail or a femoral stem. According to the invention said rigid element (10) is designed as a hook-shaped plate (10) for encompassing the greater trochanter (3) of the femur (2) at least in sections when being arranged in said fastened state and when said femur implant (20) is arranged in or on the femur (2) as intended.
US10278735B2	Percutaneous rod revision implant A percutaneous revision implant for percutaneously revising an existing implant located in the spine of a patient may include, for example, extending the existing implant construct to span additional portions of the spine of the patient. The percutaneous revision implant comprises a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion comprises a connector having two opposable walls joined at one end to define a cavity having a first longitudinal axis. The cavity is suitable to receive and engage a rod of the existing implant. The percutaneous revision implant of the invention permits a medical practitioner to extend an existing implant construct without significantly disrupting or removing the existing implant or its component parts. A method of using same is also provided.
US10278733B2	Tattoo enhancement procedure A method is described for brightening tattoos or pigmented images formed below the epidermis of an individual. A skin treating device having a treatment tip with a crystalline abrasive material permanently bonded thereto is moved across the skin surface covering the tattoo. The procedure results in the bonded crystalline abrasive material removing a portion of the surface of the epidermis of the skin area over said tattoos or pigmented images, resulting in a brightening of colored or black line tattoos and a sharpening of the lines in the image. Simultaneously applying a vacuum to the skin surface during the procedure and the application of skin serum during or after the procedure enhances the results.
US10278732B2	Transcutaneous analyte sensors, applicators therefor, and associated methods The present embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present embodiments provide sensor applicators and methods of use with activation that implant the sensor, withdraw the insertion needle, engage the transmitter with the housing, and disengage the applicator from the housing. Systems and methods according to present principles allow for such steps to occur without significant loss of spring force, and without deleterious effects such as seal slingshotting.
US10278730B2	Access device with anchoring body and modular inserts and support structure for supporting accessories used in minimally invasive surgical procedures An access port is disclosed for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, which includes a body defining a bore configured to guide at least one surgical instrument into the abdominal cavity, and concave and convex anchoring regions for securing the access port relative to the abdominal cavity.
US10278726B2	Navigation aid for introducing an elongate medical penetration element into a patient A navigation aid for introducing an elongate medical penetration element into a patient. An X-ray image, containing a target region for the penetration element in a desired target position in a patient, is superimposed in alignment with video sequence images, containing at least in part the penetration element, to form a combination image sequence. The penetration element is captured in a start position and a desired penetration course of the penetration element at least to the target region of the penetration element in a desired target position, is visually displayed in the combination image sequence. A penetration element, such as a medical implant and/or instrument, in particular a K-wire (Kirschner wire), may carry a number of markers, such as additional bodies, coatings, elevations, and/or depressions, said markers altering a light reflection, are situated on and/or at and/or in the penetration element.
US10278724B2	Method and apparatus for grafting of skin tissue Methods and apparatus are provided for affecting an appearance of skin by harvesting small portions of tissue from a donor (first) site and applying them at a recipient (second) site. A plurality of micrografts can be formed from a piece of graft tissue and attached to a dressing material. The dressing material can then be expanded to increase a separation distance between the micrografts, and the dressing material having spaced-apart micrografts attached thereto can be applied to a prepared recipient site. An apparatus can be provided that expands the dressing material using a pressurized fluid. A further method can include providing a suspension of small portions of graft tissue in a solution. The solution can be injected into blisters formed at a recipient (second) site and the tissue portions allowed to attach and proliferate. A method and apparatus can also be provided for forming corresponding blisters at a donor site and at a recipient site. The raised (removed) portions of the blisters can be removed and attached to a dressing material, and the portions from the donor (first) site can be placed onto the exposed blister areas at the recipient site.
US10278722B2	Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument A stapling assembly comprising an end effector, a lockout circuit, a firing member, and a drive system is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw. The second jaw is movable relative to the first jaw between an unclamped position and a clamped position. The lockout circuit is configured to detect if a staple cartridge is in the end effector. The firing member is movable between an unfired position and a fired position during a firing stroke. The drive system is configured to clamp the second jaw and advance the firing member through the firing stroke. The drive system comprises an electric motor, a selectively operable first planetary gear train, a selectively operable second planetary gear train, and a switching mechanism configured to switch between the operation of the first planetary gear train and the second planetary gear train.
US10278721B2	Electrosurgical instrument with separate closure and cutting members In various embodiments, a surgical instrument is provided that may comprise an end effector for performing a surgical procedure on tissue, for example. The end effector may comprise a pair of jaws, a closure beam, and a cutting member. The closure beam and the cutting member may be releasably coupled together by an interlocking member such that movement of the cutting member may cause the closure beam to also move relative to the jaws and cause the jaws to close and grip tissue, for example. The interlocking member may then unlock, allowing the cutting member to move through the gripped tissue and relative to the closure beam. Additionally, the cutting member and closure beam may be operated by a single trigger, which may be configured to provide haptic feedback to a user at various stages. Further, the jaws may be electrically energized to deliver energy and/or seal the gripped tissue.
US10278720B2	Pediatric combination surgical device A combination surgical device is provided and includes a dissection blade moveably mounted in a first jaw of the surgical device. The surgical device includes a second jaw movably mounted relative to the first jaw and a handle assembly. The handle assembly includes an advancement mechanism for incrementally advancing the blade out of the first jaw and a lever to open and close the first and second jaws. A lock member is provided to maintain the blade in an extended condition and a release lever is provided to disable the lock member. The surgical device additionally includes a safety or lock out mechanism which prevents the jaws from moving while the blade is in the extended condition.
US10278719B2	Clot retrieval system Catheter-delivered endovascular medical devices are described. The devices may include a pull wire attached to a distal body, which may be formed of a basket or other framework that has a plurality of cells. The pull wire may be extra long to allow a secondary device, such as an aspiration catheter, balloon or stent, to be delivered over the pull wire while the pull wire is in an intracranial artery. Methods of using and making the devices are also described.
US10278718B2	Flexible intravascular treatment devices and associated systems and methods of use Flexible expandable treatment devices are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed to an expandable tubular structure formed of an interwoven strand and configured to be positioned in a blood vessel. The interwoven strand may be arranged to form a plurality of cells and a plurality of joints between adjacent cells. At least one of the joints may include a first strand slidably interlocked with a second strand, and at least one of the first strand and the second strand may bend back on itself to form a restriction that limits disengagement of the first strand and the second strand at the joint.
US10278708B2	Compression device A compression device, useful for applying circumferential compression to an object, for example, as a tourniquet to occlude blood flow in a hemorrhaging extremity, is provided. The device includes a buckle assembly, first and second guidance slides, a connecting member between the first and second guidance slides, and a strap. Each end of the strap is anchored to a guidance slide. From each of the anchored ends, the strap passes through the buckle assembly, forming outer segments. The strap then returns along respective insides of the outer segments and through the guidance slides, forming inner segments. The buckle assembly, inner segments and connecting member form a loop for placing about an object, an inner circumference of the loop being adjustable by pulling on a portion of the strap located along the outside of the connecting member and between the two guidance slides to tighten the loop around the object.
US10278702B2	Stapling system comprising a firing bar and a lockout A stapling system is disclosed. The stapling system comprises an anvil, a channel, a firing bar, a replaceable staple cartridge, and a locking member. The anvil comprises an anvil ledge. The channel comprises a channel ledge. The firing bar comprises a first projection configured to engage the anvil ledge and a second projection configured to engage the channel ledge. The replaceable staple cartridge comprises staples, a vertical slot configured to receive the firing bar during a staple firing stroke, and a sled movable between a proximal unfired position and a distal fired position. The locking member is movable vertically and spring-biased into a locked configuration which inhibits the firing bar from being advanced through the staple firing stroke. The sled comprises a proximally-extending portion configured to overcome the spring bias of the locking member if the sled is in its proximal unfired position.
US10278701B2	Adhesive structure with tissue piercing protrusions on its surface An implant having an adhesive structure comprising a planar surface having two sides and rectangular cuboid-based protrusions having pyramidal tips extending from at least one of said sides, optionally having a porous basic supporting structure, and methods of making and using such implants.
US10278700B2	Surgical device A wound closure device for closing a surgical wound includes at least one compressive clip for applying pressure to a patient's tissue. The clip includes a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm, and a flexible pin maintained between the first and second clamping arms in a press-fit relationship. Each of the first and second clamping arms has a proximal first end, an opposing distal second end and a sidewall extending therebetween. The clip has a first position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms partially engage or do not engage each other and a second position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms pivotally engage each other. In the second position of the clip, a compressive force generated at the proximal first ends is transferred through the first and second clamping arms to the distal second ends.
US10278686B2	Spinal access retractor A retractor includes a first arm, a second arm, and a translating member. The first arm comprises a proximal portion configured to retain a first retractor member and a distal portion configured to rotate relative to the proximal portion about a first axis. The second arm is configured to retain a second retractor member, such that rotation of the distal portion about the first axis causes the first retractor member to pivot toward or away from the second retractor member when the first retractor member and the second retractor member are coupled to the first arm and the second arm, respectively. The translating member is coupled between the proximal portion and the distal portion, and is configured to receive a drive force that causes the translating member to bias the distal portion to pivot relative to the proximal portion about the first axis.
US10278683B2	Articulated tool positioner and system employing same An articulated tool positioning apparatus comprising a base member, an intermediate member, an end member and a first tool holder arranged in succession, each of the base member, intermediate member, end member and tool holder having a respective central opening. A first plurality of coupled guides id positioned between the base member and the intermediate member and a second plurality of coupled guides is positioned between the intermediate member and the end member. A third plurality of coupled guides is diposed between the end member and the tool holder. The base member, intermediate member, end member, first tool holder and first second and third pluralities of coupled guides all have a central opening and guide openings or securing points for securing pluralities of flexible control links to the base member or to an object separated from the base member. Pushing or pulling control links of a first plurality of control links causes the base member, the first plurality of coupled guides, the intermediate member, the second plurality of coupled guides and the end member to selectively define a continuous curve. A second plurality of control links causes the end member to maintain an orientation generally the same as the base member, when any of the other flexible control links is pushed or pulled. Pushing or pulling control links of a third plurality of control links causes the tool holder to be selectively moved into any of a plurality of orientations, such that the third plurality of coupled guides between the end member and the tool holder defines a continuous curve from the end member to the tool holder. At least one mechanism for pushing and pulling the flexible control links is described and a use of the apparatus for positioning a tool for laparoscopic surgery applications is described.
US10278682B2	Sheaths for medical devices A device is disclosed for therapeutic and/or diagnostic use in or on a patient's body. The device can have a sheath and a tool. The sheath can be made, at least in part, from a laminate. The laminate can have reinforcement fibers in longitudinal, latitudinal, helical, and/or other configurations around the sheath. The tool can be at least partially within the sheath. The tool can be attached to the sheath at one or more lengths along the tool. The sheath can be removed from the tool and replaced.
US10278681B2	Motion sensitive and capacitor powered handheld device A handheld device includes an electronic instrument and a capacitive power supply for storing and delivering power to the electronic instrument. The capacitive power supply includes at least one capacitor, and an electronic circuit operable to boost a voltage from the capacitor to a higher voltage for use by the electronic instrument. The capacitive power supply can be rapidly recharged. Some configurations include an accelerometer which permits the handheld device to detect movement and perform various operations responsive to detected movement. A dual charging station is also disclosed.
US10278678B2	Tissue removal device and method of use A biopsy device for acquiring more than one tissue sample is disclosed. The biopsy device can have at least two tissue engaging elements, where at least one element contains a helical feature. A control mechanism can be used to spin an outer element relative to an internal element, resulting in transport of multiple tissue samples from the mass of tissue to an accessible collection chamber. The outer element may have a sharp distal end which may sever the samples from the mass of tissue. Samples may be stored sequentially in the collection chamber and be removed by the operator.
US10278675B2	Implantable estrus detection devices, systems, and methods Devices, systems, and methods for detecting estrus in subjects are provided. Devices include a housing configured for intravaginal/intrauterine deployment and retention and a sensor disposed in or on the housing, and are configured to use condition information sensed by the sensor to determine an estrus condition of the subject. Methods include deploying a device in the subject, sensing the condition information, and determining an estrus condition using the condition information. Systems include a device configured to communicate with a base station and/or with other implanted devices, which are located within a reception radius thereof, regarding the determined estrus condition.
US10278666B2	Systems and methods of automated dose control in x-ray imaging X-ray imaging systems and methods for exposure control in three-dimensional X-ray imaging include acquiring at least one image with an X-ray emitter and an X-ray receiver. At least one physical characteristic of the object to be imaged is determined from the at least one image. At least one exposure parameter value based is determined based upon the at least one physical characteristic of the object to be imaged. The X-ray emitter and X-ray receiver acquire a plurality of projection images about the object to be imaged using at least one exposure parameter value. A three-dimensional X-ray image is reconstructed from the plurality of projection images.
US10278664B2	Tomographic image generation device, method and recording medium A first image obtaining unit obtains a plurality of projection images corresponding to different radiation source positions, the projection images being imaged under a first imaging condition for tomosynthesis imaging, and a second image obtaining unit obtains a two-dimensional image imaged with a given radiation source position under a second imaging condition for simple imaging. An image quality correction unit performs image quality correction on the projection images to compensate for a difference of image quality between the projection images and the two-dimensional image based on a difference between the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition. A reconstruction unit reconstructs the projection images having been subjected to the image quality correction and the two-dimensional image to generate a tomographic image of a slice plane of the subject.
US10278663B2	Sensor coordinate calibration in an ultrasound system Sensor coupled to the ultrasound probe provides position information related to an ultrasound imaging position in the object. A processor performs first registration between the medical image and the ultrasound image based on the anatomical feature in the ultrasound image and a medical image of the object acquired by imaging modality different from the ultrasound apparatus, obtains first registration information which provides a relationship between a coordinate system of the medical image and a coordinate system of the ultrasound image based on the first registration, performs second registration between the sensor and the medical image based on the position information and the first registration information, and obtains second registration information based on the second registration. A display displays a portion of the medical image corresponding to the ultrasound imaging position based on the second registration information. The medical image includes one among SPECT, PET, MR, PET-CT, and PET-MR image.
US10278662B2	Image processing apparatus and medical image diagnostic apparatus An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry performs a fluid analysis using image data including a blood vessel to calculate an index value relating to blood flow in the blood vessel. The processing circuitry specifies a plurality of target sites in the blood vessel in the image data. The processing circuitry changes analysis conditions for the fluid analysis corresponding to the positions of the target sites. The processing circuitry causes a display to display, in a comparative manner, the index value relating to blood flow calculated under the changed analysis conditions for the target sites.
US10278659B2	C-arm head cover The present invention relates to a C-arm head cover. The C-arm head cover according to the present invention comprises: a fixed unit which includes a fixing means, and is capable of being fixed to a predetermined object; a first cover which extends from the fixed unit, and has a foldable structure; and a second cover which extends from the first cover, and is bent downward, wherein when the C-arm head rotates 180 degrees from an upright position around a C-arm table for supporting a person to be processed with radiography, the foldable structure of the first cover is unfolded, and then only the first cover or both the first cover and the second cover covers the C-arm head.
US10278658B2	Radiation residue scanning device and system A radiation residue scanning device includes a plurality of CZT detectors, a plurality of data processing units, a plurality of window acquisition circuits, a plurality of counting units, and a processor; the plurality of CZT detectors connected in one-to-one correspondence to the plurality of data processing units; the plurality of data processing units are connected in one-to-one correspondence to the plurality of window acquisition circuits; and the plurality of window acquisition circuits are connected in one-to-one correspondence to the counting units The window acquisition circuit includes a plurality of acquisition modules, and the respective acquisition modules are connected in parallel; the counting unit includes a plurality of counting subunits, the counting subunits are connected in one-to-one correspondence to the acquisition window modules, and the processor is connected to the plurality of counting units.
US10278657B2	Method and system for performing an imaging scan of a subject A method for performing an imaging scan of a subject includes positioning a narrow field-of-view camera at a first imaging position to acquire a first set of imaging information of a first object of interest, positioning the narrow field-of-view camera at a second imaging position to acquire a second set of imaging information of a second object of interest, determining emission counts for the first and second sets of imaging information, and utilizing the determined emission counts to generate a value that indicates a probability of a successful medical procedure being performed on the subject.
US10278656B2	Medical devices for diagnostic imaging A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.
US10278643B2	Belt for electro impedance measurement and method using such belt An electro impedance measuring belt for placing electrodes around the thorax of a patient comprises an array of a plurality of spaced apart electrodes, and a support structure, on which the electrodes are arranged. The support structure with the electrode array comprises two angulated legs on which the electrodes are lined up, the two legs spread out from an apex at an angle, such that, when the belt is put around the thorax of a patient, the array of electrodes extends from the back of the patient, where the apex of fee angulated legs is to be located, essentially parallel to the ribs to the lower part of the breastbone of the patient.
US10278634B2	Detecting and explaining driver confidence Embodiments for driver confidence evaluation while operating a vehicle by a processor. Driver confidence, based upon one or more psychophysical parameters of a driver, is combined and correlated with a plurality of environmental factors and route information. A confidence in vehicular operational capabilities of the driver may be detected according to the correlation.
US10278632B2	Electrochemical sensor module Certain embodiments of a sensor cartridge element include a sensor module, an electrode arrangement installed on the sensor module, and a delivery arrangement securely coupled to the sensor module. The sensor module includes an analysis cell and a skin piercing member. The electrode arrangement generates an electrical signal when exposed to a fluid sample collected in the analysis cell. The delivery arrangement includes a drug reservoir, a piston chamber, and a valve arrangement providing selective fluid communication between the drug reservoir and the piston chamber. Metering electronics and an actuator can manage collection of fluid samples and/or dispensing of drug doses.
US10278628B2	Light source device for endoscope and endoscope system A band limiter comprises an optical filter, which has first and second filter sections, and a filter moving mechanism for moving the optical filter. The first filter section reduces intensity of blue light, which is emitted from a B-LED, in a wavelength range of greater than or equal to a peak wavelength of the blue light to generate first blue light. The second filter section reduces intensity of the blue light in a wavelength range of less than or equal to the peak wavelength of the blue light to generate second blue light. A light source controller places the first filter section in a light path of the blue light in a normal mode to generate the first blue light, and places the second filter section in the light path of the blue light in an oxygen saturation mode to generate the second blue light.
US10278627B2	System and method for performing a diagnostic analysis of physiological information A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an avatar engine having a controller to retrieve a user profile of a user, present the user an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile, detect one or more responses of the user during a communication exchange between the user and the avatar, identify from the one or more responses a need to determine a medical status of the user, establish communications with a medical diagnostic system, receive physiological information associated with the user, submit the physiological information to the medical diagnostic system, receive from the medical diagnostic system a diagnostic analysis of the physiological information, and present the diagnostic analysis to at least one of the user and a medical agent of the user, wherein the user is presented the diagnostic analysis by way of the avatar. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10278623B2	Apparatus and methods for maintaining a medical device in a clean and disinfected state, and for cleaning and disinfecting a medical device Sleeves and cases for protecting medical devices against contamination, and methods for cleaning and disinfecting medical devices are provided. The various embodiments enable a single medical device to be used by more than one patient successively while reducing the risk of disease transmission from patient to patient.
US10278617B1	Method and apparatus for sensing ammonia in breath A method is provided for sensing ammonia in a breath sample. The method comprises conditioning the breath sample so that the conditioned breath sample has a relative humidity greater than a relative humidity corresponding to a first inflection point of a downwardly concave lowest ammonia iso-concentration curve. It also comprises contacting the conditioned breath sample with an interactant that interacts with the ammonia in the conditioned breath sample, wherein the interaction causes a change in an optical characteristic in relation to the amount of the ammonia in the breath sample. It further comprises using the change in the optical characteristic to sense the ammonia in the breath sample. Related apparatuses are also provided.
US10278615B2	Systems and methods for registration of multiple vision systems A method comprises generating a model of an anatomic region and receiving a true image from an endoscopic image capture probe positioned within the anatomic region. The method further comprises identifying a true fiducial region in the true image and identifying a plurality of virtual tissue structures in the model of the anatomic region. The method further comprises matching one of the plurality of the virtual tissue structures with the true fiducial region and determining a probe pose of the endoscopic image capture probe from the matched one of the plurality of virtual tissue structures.
US10278610B2	Method and device for intracochlea impedance measurement This method of determining an intracochlea tissue impedance comprises using at least two stimulating electrodes to apply an electrical stimulus to intracochlea tissue. A voltage caused by the stimulus is measured between two measuring electrodes distinct from the stimulating electrodes. From the voltage a stimulus-response characteristic of tissue between the two measuring electrodes is determined. This allows the tissue/electrode interface impedance and potential and the tissue impedance and potential to be uniquely determined. In turn, modiolus currents can be estimated in monopolar stimulation mode. Also provided is automated initiation of re-mapping of the device when tissue characteristics change.
US10278609B2	Methods for assessing health conditions using single coil magnetic induction tomography imaging Methods for assessing a health condition of an individual using single coil magnetic induction tomography imaging are provided. A target area for medical imaging on a patient can be identified. A plurality of coil property measurements can be obtained using a single coil. The plurality of coil property measurements can be performed with the single coil at a plurality of discrete locations relative to the target area. The coil property measurements can be processed to generate an image of the conductivity distribution of the target area. The image can be analyzed to assess a health condition of the patient.
US10278604B2	Fetal state estimation apparatus, fetal state estimating method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A fetal state estimation apparatus estimates a state of a fetus in a maternal body based on a potential signal indicating a change in potential on a surface of the maternal body. The fetal state estimation apparatus is configured to include a rotation angle estimation unit which estimates a rotation angle of the fetus with respect to the maternal body at every beating of a heart of the fetus based on the potential signal and a fetal movement estimation unit which estimates a fetal movement which is a movement of the fetus based on the potential signal and the estimated rotation angle.
US10278603B2	System and method for secure physiological data acquisition and storage A system and method for secure physiological data acquisition and storage. An identifier of a physiological monitoring patch is obtained by a programming wand, the patch configured to store the identifier within a cryptographic circuit. A password for accessing physiological monitoring data collected using that patch is generated based on at least a portion of the identifier, the password is encrypted using a secret key, and the encrypted password is loaded into the cryptographic circuit. The key is loaded onto a monitor recorder that couples with the patch and obtains the physiological monitoring data using the patch, wherein the monitor recorder offloads the data together with the identifier and the decoded password. The identifier and the password are reported to a server that stores the offloaded physiological monitoring data using the identifier within a secure database and grants access to the data upon receipt of the decoded password.
US10278598B2	Method for determining the stroke volume of a heart, method for determining the electrode positions therefor, and sheet shaped device therefor Method for determining the stroke volume of a heart comprising: attaching electrodes to the front legs or arms or head, and the hind legs of the body; connecting an alternating current source to the left pair of front legs/arms or head, and hind legs; connecting an alternating current source to the right pair of front legs/arms or head, and hind legs; attaching a number of electrode pairs to the thoracic skin, such that the electrodes are in contact with the skin of the thorax at predetermined positions, wherein the electrode pairs are each connected to an independent input of a data acquisition/calculation device; determining the beginning the cardiac cycle and measuring with the number of electrode pairs on the thorax the voltage at the beginning of the cardiac cycle at the predetermined positions; measuring during the cardiac cycle with the number of electrode pairs on the thorax the voltages at the predetermined positions and determining the voltage changes Vmeas(τ) compared to the voltage at the beginning of the cardiac cycle; decomposing the vector of voltage changes Vmeas(τ) into an atrial component α(τ), and ventricular component ψ(τ), wherein both components are proportional to the vector of measured thorax voltages Vmeas(τ) by a weight factor WA and Wv respectively; converting the ventricular component ψ(τ) to a ventricular stroke volume, by multiplying the ventricular component with a constant, the constant being a predetermined volume change Vcalib divided by a ventricular component φcalib of a predetermined calibration measurement.
US10278596B2	System and method for vector modeling EKG signals A system and method are provided for generating EKG signal vectors for EKG sensing positions, comprising receiving an EKG axis vector and generating two or more component vectors from the EKG axis vector, each component vector identified by a magnitude and direction.
US10278592B2	Modular sensor platform Exemplary embodiments for reconfiguring a storage system comprise a modular sensor platform, comprising: a base module comprising, a display, a processor, a memory and a communication interface; a band removably coupled to the base module such that the band is replaceable with different types of bands; and a sensor module that collects data from a user, the sensor module in communication with the base module and removably coupled to the band such that the sensor module is replaceable with different types of sensor modules, the sensor module further comprising a plurality of sensor units that are removably coupled to the sensor module such that individual sensor units are replaceable with different types of sensor units.
US10278590B2	Medical device including manipulable portion with connected elongate members A medical system may include a shaft member and a structure physically coupled to the shaft member. A portion of the shaft member may be sized to be delivered through a bodily opening leading to a bodily cavity. The structure may include at least two flexible couplings, each flexible coupling extending transversely from an intermediate portion of a respective one of at least two elongate members of the structure. The flexible coupling extending transversely from the intermediate portion of a first one of the at least two elongate members forms at least a part of a first closed loop arranged to receive a portion of the flexible coupling of a second one of the at least two elongate members therethrough to limit a spacing between the intermediate portions of the first and the second ones of the at least two elongate members.
US10278588B2	Electrophysiology mapping and visualization system A system comprises a catheter and an electromagnetic sensor assembly supported at a distal end of the catheter. The electromagnetic sensor assembly includes a magnetic strut spirally extended away from the distal end of the catheter around an open area distal of the catheter. The system also comprises an imaging element supported at a distal end of the catheter inside the open area. The imaging element acquires an image of the tissue surface region. The system also comprises a processor that receives a position of the electromagnetic sensor assembly and the tissue surface image. The processor maps the position of the electromagnetic sensor assembly and tissue surface image together. The system also comprises a barrier reconfigurable from a low-profile shape to an expanded deployment shape projecting from a distal end of the catheter. The electromagnetic sensor assembly is spirally configured over the barrier.
US10278586B2	Complementary color flashing for multichannel image presentation Methods are provided for the highlighting of features in composite images through the alternating of images having complementary colors. An image having a feature of interest is used to generate one or more pseudo color images. A series of a pseudo color images and one or more additional pseudo color or original color images are then alternately displayed so that the differently colored regions among the series of images are easily recognizable to an operator. The differently colored regions differ in having hues that are complementary to one another. The methods are particularly useful for the display of information using two or more imaging modalities and channels, such as is the case for some medical applications in which a natural-light image of pink or light-red tissue with deeper red or blue vasculature is overlaid with another functional image. In these cases, a feature present in the functional image can be more easily perceived when displayed in a composite overlay with an underlying image from another imaging modality or channel.
US10278580B2	Integrated medicament delivery device for use with continuous analyte sensor An integrated system for the monitoring and treating diabetes is provided, including an integrated receiver/hand-held medicament injection pen, including electronics, for use with a continuous glucose sensor. In some embodiments, the receiver is configured to receive continuous glucose sensor data, to calculate a medicament therapy (e.g., via the integrated system electronics) and to automatically set a bolus dose of the integrated hand-held medicament injection pen, whereby the user can manually inject the bolus dose of medicament into the host. In some embodiments, the integrated receiver and hand-held medicament injection pen are integrally formed, while in other embodiments they are detachably connected and communicated via mutually engaging electrical contacts and/or via wireless communication.
US10278571B2	Laryngoscopes A laryngoscope has a blade pivoted to a handle, and a light emitter lamp on the blade powered from a battery power source. A block formation at the rear end of the blade, at which it is pivoted to the head of the handle, incorporates a power source housing for the battery. The power source housing has a cover flap which cannot be opened in the operating position of the blade, but can be opened for removal of the power source in the folded position, or with the blade detached. This facilitates disposal and recycling. Electrical connectors lead from the power source housing to the light emitter lamp, and the rear end block of the blade has an external switch actuator which engages the head of the handle when the blade is extended to turn on the lamp. The power source, electrical connectors and light emitter may be combined into a discrete lighting module casing incorporated in the blade.
US10278566B2	Control device and medical imaging system [Object] To make it possible to further improve convenience of a user.[Solution] There is provided a control device including: an autofocus control section configured to execute an autofocus operation by moving at least one optical member; and an autofocus operation determination section configured to determine whether it is possible for the autofocus operation to bring biological tissue into focus, the biological tissue serving as an object. In a case where the autofocus operation determination section determines that it is not possible for the autofocus operation to bring the object into focus, the autofocus control section moves the at least one optical member to a predicted focal position set in advance in accordance with a purpose of imaging.
US10278564B2	Endoscope treatment system An endoscope auxiliary tool includes a first support section which is formed to extend along a longitudinal axis, a second support section which is formed substantially in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first support section, a first protrusion section and a second protrusion section which are formed at distal end sections of the first support section and the second support section, respectively, and disposed more distal than the distal end section of the endoscope to sandwich an axis of a channel having an opening at the distal end section of the endoscope, and a positioning section which is configured to position the first protrusion section and the second protrusion section with respect to the distal end section of the endoscope such that the first support section and the second support section are inclined to the axis of the channel.
US10278560B2	Steam cleaning device and accessory A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises a flexible body comprising a base. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam and the at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket is mounted on the flexible body and arranged to receive a user's hand. The at least one steam conduit comprises at least one first open channel extending across a longitudinal axis of the flexible body and the flexible body is foldable along the at least one open channel.
US10278553B2	Potty-training systems and methods A potty-training system includes a base, a mounting assembly for mounting the base onto a toilet, an arm extending from the base, a target mounted on the arm, a sensor, and multiple light emitters operatively connected to the sensor to cause the emitters to activate in chronologically ordered succession when the target is struck for a duration of time. The light emitters may be spaced along the arm between the target and the base. The multiple light emitters may be activated in chronologically ordered succession by which at least one of the multiple light emitters closest to the target is activated first. A control input device adjusts a rate at which the multiple light emitters are activated in chronologically ordered succession when the target is struck. A sound emitter may also activate when the target is struck.
US10278551B2	Multi-part skin care bars and related methods A multi-part skin care bar and methods of using the same are disclosed. The multi-part skin care bar may be formed by selectively coupling a first portion from a plurality of first portions with a second portion from a plurality of second portions. For example, a first engagement portion of a respective first portion may be engaged with a second engagement portion of a respective second portion to couple the first portion to the second portion. In some examples, the first engagement portion may include a first projection and a first receiving hole, the second engagement portion may include a second projection and a second receiving hole, the first projection may be configured to be inserted into the second receiving hole, and the second projection may be configured to be inserted into the first receiving hole in order to couple a respective first portion to a respective second portion.
US10278549B1	Counter-mounted skincare product dispenser A counter-mounted dispenser for dispensing a skincare product includes an above-counter spout and a below-counter drive housing for engaging a replaceable refill unit. The refill unit includes a reservoir configured for holding a volume of skincare fluid, a pump assembly for pumping skincare fluid from the reservoir, and a dispensing tube for delivering the pumped skincare fluid. The reservoir defines a central axis and includes a handle positioned on an outer perimeter of the reservoir. A pump assembly is mounted on the reservoir in a position that is offset from the center of the reservoir in a direction opposite the reservoir's handle.
US10278546B2	Base member for a shower door assembly A shower door assembly includes a door panel having an inner surface to face a bathing enclosure, and a base member having an upper surface positioned between an inner side and an outer side. The base member inner side is positioned between the door panel inner surface and the base member outer side. The inner side at least partially defines a recess and is shaped to receive liquid from and divert liquid back to the bathing enclosure. A base for a moveable door has a substrate defining upper and lower surfaces extending between first and second edge regions, and a first leg section extending from the substrate lower surface and offset from the first edge region. The first leg section and the first edge region of the substrate cooperate to define a liquid diverter extending longitudinally to redirect flow away from the substrate upper surface.
US10278545B2	Automated human washing systems An automated human washing system includes an enclosure having a base, a midsection, and a top cap. The enclosure has a front door. The system includes liquid dispensing tubes having openings for introducing liquid into the enclosure, and cleaning brushes having lower ends secured to the base. The liquid dispensing tubes are spaced from one another are surround the cleaning brushes. The system has a top cap including first and second top lids. The system has a main water faucet for introducing water into the upper end of the enclosure, a drain for removing liquid from the enclosure, a first engine for pumping liquid through the liquid dispensing tubes into the enclosure, a second engine for moving the elongated cleaning brushes over a top surface of the base, and a control system for operating the human washing system.
US10278543B2	Shaker container with inner beams A shaker container, including a body to house content therein, a plurality of beams to extend inwardly from an inner surface of the body, and a lid to close an opening of the body at a top portion of the body.
US10278542B2	Hand blender blade with milling edge A hand blender containing a blade arrangement for a domestic appliance for cutting and comminuting food containing a rotatable blade with a hub which lies at a center of rotation of the blade for receiving a shaft. The blade includes at least one cutter which extends radially and which has a cutting edge that lies on a front side in the rotational direction and defines a circular cutting zone when circulating. The blade also includes a milling rib which protrudes upwards from the blade in an axial direction and is oriented so as to produce a milling effect when circulating and defines a corresponding milling zone that extends from the hub to the cutting zone of the cutter.
US10278540B1	Conveyor toaster assembly and method A conveyor toaster includes a housing having an entry slot on one side for inserting a slice of bread, a conveying mechanism for transporting the slice of bread through the toasting chamber, at least one heating element for toasting the bread, and a second opening, or exit slot, on an opposite end of the housing for extracting the toast. Speed controls operate the speed of the conveyor mechanism, and heat controls determine the level of heat intensity. Windows are provided on a front and rear portion for viewing during a toasting operation. The toaster may include a remote control via smart phone, tablet or the like, and programmable default buttons allow a user to assign heat and speed intensities and variable sequences to the programmable button to capture a user's specific heating pattern, as desired. Other pre-programmed buttons may include other speed and temperature levels and sequences.
US10278539B2	Toaster actuating mechanism An actuating mechanism for a toaster, and in particular a bread identification actuating mechanism for a toaster, comprises a toast frame arranged in a housing, a sliding rack capable of moving upwards and downwards, and a control circuit, a toast rack being coupled to the sliding rack, a bracket being fixed to one end of the toast rack, the bracket being hinged to the sliding rack: wherein the toaster actuating mechanism is provided with a sensing device for identifying an angular displacement of the bracket, and the bracket drives a light barrier, the sensing device being arranged on a movement tack of the light barrier, the light barrier being capable of blocking a sensing light passage of the sensing device, the sensing device being coupled to the control circuit via a data line.
US10278537B2	Compact versatile portable cooker A compact versatile portable cooker comprising a fire pan, a cover, and a pair of support racks adapted to support a spit and adapted to be attached to the opposed ends of the fire pan. Front and back plates are hinged to the fire pan, and one can alternately either secure the cover or the support racks to the fire pan, to provide with the cover a dosed container for containing and storing all of the parts of the portable cooker; and to provide with the support racks a support for the spit above the fire pan.
US10278535B2	Machine for the preparation of beverages, with microphone sensor A machine for the preparation of beverages, including a brewing assembly (10) adapted to receive an amount or dose of a substance (11) for preparing a beverage, a pump (4) provided with an electric motor (8) for pumping a flow of liquid towards and through the brewing assembly (10); a flowrate detector (6) associated with the pump (4); a microphone sensor (20) adapted to provide electric signals indicating the loudness of the noise generated by the machine (1) during operation, and control circuits (ECU, 15) connected to the microphone sensor (5), the flowrate detector (6) and the pump (4) and designed to activate the pump (4) for preparation of a beverage depending on the signals provided by the microphone sensor (20) and by the flowrate detector (6).
US10278533B2	Cold brew system A cold beverage brewing system includes a container and a supply of water. The container holds a brewing substance which forms a brewed beverage when combined with the water. The water supplied to the container for brewing can be at a variety of temperatures, including ambient or below ambient temperatures. The system is controllably pressurized with a gas, preferably nitrogen, and controllably dispensed to provide a brewed beverage with selected characteristics in a relatively short period of time.
US10278527B2	Portable beverage holder Embodiments provide a portable beverage holder and carrier system. The system may be worn on a user's waist or belt in a hands-free manner. An interior space of a beverage holding portion of the portable beverage holder features at least one prong for secure positioning of a beverage container. The system features an adjustable rotator that allows movement and then locking of the beverage holding portion. The system may also include a removable canister for holding additional items.
US10278523B2	Shelf-lit shelving unit The present disclosure relates to shelving units, more particularly shelving units having a lighting component that illuminates a product and/or provides ambient light. According to some aspects of the present disclosure, the shelf could be made from a transparent material and could include a lighting strip disposed in a groove in a front edge of the shelf. A power connector is provided for receiving power from a power supply. A reflective laminate could be disposed on top, front, rear, and lateral sides of the shelf. A second laminate could be disposed over the reflective laminate. A bottom surface of the shelf could be altered to evenly scatter light from the lighting strip. According to further aspects of the present disclosure, a floating shelf having a top layer, a bottom layer, and spacers, and a mounting bracket having a wall harness, hinges, and support rods are provided.
US10278516B2	Product management display system A merchandise display system can include a front rail, at least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier. The at least one divider may also include a divider wall, and a roller carriage extending along the divider wall. The roller carriage can be provided with a plurality of rollers, and the roller carriage can be configured to advance the product. Additionally, the roller carriage can be tilted such that the product is configured to move toward the barrier. The roller carriage can be formed of a first portion and a second portion, and the roller carriage can provided with a plurality of axles that are configured to receive the plurality of rollers such that the plurality of rollers are configured to rotate on the roller carriage. A method for forming a merchandise display system is also contemplated.
US10278506B2	Folding chair with armrests A folding chair with armrests includes a chair frame which includes a left crossed tube structure consisting of a first left crossing tube and a second left crossing tube crossed with and hinged to each other, and a right crossed tube structure consisting of a first right crossing tube and a second right crossing tube crossed with and hinged to each other. The chair frame further includes two backrest tubes, two armrest tubes and two armrest support tubes, lower ends of the two backrest tubes are respectively hinged to the first left crossing tube and the first right crossing tube, two backrest sliders are respectively sleeved on middle portions of the two backrest tubes, and the two backrest sliders are respectively hinged to the second left crossing tube and the second right crossing tube, and one end of each armrest tube is hinged to a respective backrest tube.
US10278504B2	Cable connector for a chair function controller and operator Disclosed herein is a chair of the kind that is shipped to a user disassembled. The chair includes at least one chair function controller (i.e., a paddle) that is actuated to control a chair function operator (e.g., a gas cylinder located below and coupled to the chair seat). During assembly, a pair of cable sections are mechanically and serially connected to one another at a force responsive connector block that is located within and slidable through a cable connector housing at the bottom of the chair seat. By virtue of connecting the first and second cables together at the connector block, the chair function controller paddle is connected to the chair function operator so that an actuation of the controller causes a pulling force to be applied to the chair function operator to enable the seat or back of the chair to be displaced.
US10278500B2	Cabinet levelling apparatus An apparatus for adjusting a height adjustable leg for supporting a cabinet, appliance or structure is described. The apparatus includes a coupling (10) comprising a driven member or feature (13). The coupling forms part of a height adjustable leg. The apparatus also includes a tool (50) comprising a driving member (51) and a torque input (52) for applying torque to the driving member. The tool and the coupling are complementarily adapted to releasably maintain engagement between the driving member and the driven member or feature to allow the driving member to drive the driven member or feature to rotate the coupling about a longitudinal axis of the leg for height adjustment of the leg. The driving member and the driven member are gears that releasably mesh together when the tool is engaged with the coupling.
US10278494B2	System for a combination furniture and display unit A system is delineated for mounting a provided television. The system includes a frame having a central aperture formed by an internal surface of the frame, wherein the aperture is sized to accommodate an outer perimeter of the provided television. The system also includes a casegood including a weighted region to minimize risk of tipping the system and means for coupling the frame to the casegood such that a front panel surface of the provided television when mounted within the frame is located in proximity to a rear edge of the casegood.
US10278492B2	Piece of display furniture for disglaying goods A piece of furniture, in particular in the form of a piece of display furniture and preferably in the form of a piece of display furniture for displaying goods, further preferably a piece of modular-construction furniture in the form of a rack or cabinet, comprising a plurality of furniture elements, designed preferably as display-furniture elements, in the form of surface-area elements (1, 2) and connecting elements (4), it being possible for the latter to be fitted on narrow sides of the surface-area elements (1, 2), wherein the connection on the narrow sides, it being possible for said connection to be released without the use of tools, takes place via a tongue structure which can be introduced into a groove structure, preferably via a tongue which can be introduced into a groove or via a multiple tongue, designed at least in the form of a double tongue, which can be introduced into a multiple groove, designed at least in the form of a double groove, and wherein the furniture elements (1, 2, 4) are secured via the groove/tongue connection in a direction transverse to the surface-area extent of the surface-area element (1, 2) and, in addition, counter to the direction of introduction via the interaction of at least one magnet (6), arranged on one furniture element, and of a further magnetically attractable part, arranged on the adjacent furniture element, such that two surface-area elements (2, 1) which are arranged one beside the other or directly at a corner are connected via just one connecting element (4).
US10278491B2	Multi-tier interlinked folding frame Foldable storage compartment having front and rear panels that are traversable closer to or further away from each other is disclosed. Left and right side collapsible panels may be attached to the front and rear panels. The shelves of the foldable storage compartment may be interlinked with each other by way of a vertical linkage rod and connected to the front panel with a front panel linkage so that traversal of the front and rear panels closer to or further away from each other will also collapse and erect the shelves simultaneously.
US10278486B2	Fingernail brush having angularly adjustable bristles A fingernail brush that includes bristles that are angularly adjustable by a user of the brush. In one embodiment, the fingernail brush includes a housing and a bristle assembly having a bristle support and at least one row of bristles. The bristle assembly is rotatably coupled to the housing so that a user can rotate the bristles to a desired relative bristle angle. In some embodiments, the bristles are present in a bristle channel formed as a recess in a face of the housing. The angular adjustability of the bristles allows a user to set the bristles to a relative bristle angle appropriate for the way the user intends to orient their fingertips relative to the fingernail brush. In some embodiments, a fingernail brush of the present disclosure may include one or more vibration generators that cause bristles to vibrate at a sonic frequency, an ultrasonic frequency, or both, to enhance cleaning efficacy.
US10278484B2	Oral care implement An oral care implement is provided. The oral care implement may include a handle comprising a core and a cover enveloping the core. The cover may be formed from a substantially translucent first rigid material. The core may be formed from a second rigid material and a plurality of elements, the plurality of elements suspended within the second rigid material and visible through the cover. In other embodiments the core may include a foamed material.
US10278477B2	Lip balm with spherical surface and method for producing A lip balm applicator product comprises upper and lower portions that are connectable together to define the applicator product being of a substantially spherical shape. A support platform is located in the lower portion and accommodates a quantity of lip balm having an arcuate surface. A lip balm comprises a composition of waxes and oils in solid form and formed to have an arcuate surface. The composition is formed to have the arcuate surface using a hot pour process. A method of manufacturing a lip balm comprises providing a receptacle having a concave arcuate surface. A lip balm material in a heated, liquefied phase is poured into the receptacle. Once poured, the heated, liquefied phase is allowed to solidify such that a surface of the solidified lip balm material has an arcuate configuration that corresponds to the concave arcuate surface of the receptacle.
US10278472B2	Drawing device and insertion case A drawing device includes an insertion case into which an object that is a finger or a toe having a nail to be drawn is inserted, and including a first surface provided with an opening area that exposes the nail in a state where the object is inserted and a second surface provided in a direction crossing the first surface, and an insertion area into which the insertion case is detachably inserted. An area of at least a part of the second surface, the area being corresponding to the nail in a state where the object is inserted, has transparency allowing an inside of the insertion case to be visible.
US10278471B2	Hand held appliance A hand held appliance comprises a body having an outer wall, a duct extending at least partially along the body within the outer wall, an interior passage extending about the duct for receiving a primary fluid flow, a primary fluid outlet for emitting the primary fluid flow from the body, wherein the primary fluid outlet is defined by the duct and an inner wall of the body. The inner wall may extend from the outer wall towards the duct and may extend radially around the duct. The inner wall may extend from the outer wall towards the primary fluid outlet. At least one spacer may be provided between the inner wall and the duct. The at least one spacer may be a supporting rib. The duct may be formed from two parts, a first part fixed to the inner wall and a second part connected to the first part.
US10278470B2	Cosmetic tool Provided is a mascara applicator for shaping eyelashes while heating the eyelashes and applying mascara liquid while heating the mascara liquid to a suitable temperature so that application of makeup on the eyelashes can be carried out in a short time in total.The mascara applicator includes: a container 1 for housing mascara liquid; an application body 2 to be attached to and detached from the container 1; and a shaping body 3 to be attached to and detached from the application body 2. The application body 2 includes an application rod 11 in a shape of a hollow shaft to be inserted into the container 1 and an application portion 12 provided at an end portion of the application rod 11. The shaping body 3 includes a shaping rod 21 to be housed by insertion into the application rod 11, a heating shaping portion 22, and a heater 29. The heater 29 can be switched between an OFF state and two stages of ON states. A heat generating temperature of the heater 29 in a state in which the shaping body 3 is attached to the application body 2 is set to be lower than a heat generating temperature of the heater 29 in a state in which the shaping body 3 is detached from the application body 2.
US10278463B2	Convertible bag A bag includes a first sidewall, a second opposing sidewall, and a foldable base. The foldable base is coupled to the first sidewall and the second side wall. The foldable base includes a first rigid panel coupled to a second rigid panel such that the foldable base is configured to fold from a generally flat configuration to a folded configuration, thereby converting the bag from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration.
US10278461B2	LED charm bracelet Present disclosure is directed to inventive methods and systems for providing electrical power to one or more charms operatively connected to an electrically powered jewelry. Accordingly, various embodiments are directed to a bracelet having at least a first and a second powered rail, the first rail having an electric potential lower than the second the rail such that a potential difference exists between the rails. In an embodiment, the first and second rails exists form an open circuit that may be closed by attaching one or more charms.
US10278454B2	Footwear with internal harness An article of footwear may include one or more harnesses to restrain a wearer foot from transverse movement within an upper during a rapid sideways maneuver. One harness may be located in a lateral forefoot region. Another harness may be located in medial region and may include a midfoot and/or a hindfoot region.
US10278452B2	Article of footwear with decoupled upper An article of footwear including a connecting member is disclosed. The connecting member provides partial decoupling between the upper and the sole structure. The connecting member can include an upper layer and a lower layer that are attached at a central attachment portion.
US10278448B2	Multi-component sole structure having an auxetic configuration An article of footwear includes a sole structure with a midsole component and an inner sole component. The midsole component includes holes arranged in an auxetic configuration. The midsole component and the inner sole component may have a different density. The midsole component and the inner sole component may have a different compressibility.
US10278446B2	Shield for a helmet A shield for a helmet includes a shield having a sun visor rotatably and axially supported at a position different from a rotation center of the shield. The sun visor rotates within a range from a first position where the sun visor, like a bill of a hat, lies above a front opening part and projects forward to a second position where the sun visor lies outside facing the shield in an overlapping manner, and the sun visor is retained in the first position. The sun visor is operated and moved forward and away from the shield to rotate from the first position to the second position.
US10278439B2	Variable bowtie system and method Variable bowtie system and method providing half-bows of different colors which can be chosen and combined, even layered, as desired by the user for one wearing, and with a different choice or combination of colors for another wearing. Chosen half-bow units of desired colors are placed on a mounting-stud pair affixed to a neckband, and are removably secured with a retaining collar, which may also be provided in a variety of colors, resulting in a bowtie having the desired color or color combination for a particular wearing, which can be changed upon another wearing.
US10278438B2	Consumer usable device with redeemable member A wearable protection item having a redeemable member is disclosed. The wearable protection item may include a protective glove and a redeemable member. The protective glove may include a finger region, a thumb region, a palm region, a wrist region, and a separable region. The wrist region and the separable region may define an opening into the protective glove. The opening may include an edge. The separable region may be adjacent to the wrist region and the thumb region. The redeemable member may include an exterior surface and an interior surface, where at least one of the exterior surface or the interior surface has indicia thereon, and where the redeemable member is adhered to the separable region.
US10278434B2	Athletic arm warmer with wrap sleeve A garment for at least partially covering an arm and a shoulder of a wearer includes a torso portion and a sleeve. The torso portion is configured to at least partially cover the shoulder of the wearer. The sleeve is connected to the torso portion. The sleeve includes a releasable seam extending in a longitudinal direction along the sleeve. The releasable seam includes a first edge and a second edge with an opening to an interior of the sleeve defined between the first edge and the second edge of the releasable seam. The sleeve is configured to receive the arm of the wearer into the interior of the sleeve through the opening. A plurality of first fastening members are positioned along the first edge of the releasable seam and a plurality of second fastening members provided along the second edge of the releasable seam.
US10278432B2	Body shaping garment A garment or undergarment includes an inner part and an outer part. The inner part has an upper portion for covering and compressing at least a portion of a mid-section of a wearer above a waistline of a wearer and a lower portion for covering a groin of a wearer and limiting upward movement of the inner part. The outer part is attached to the inner part and overlaps at least a portion of the lower portion.
US10278429B2	Temperature control system of E-cigarette The present invention relates to an temperature control system of an e-cigarette, which includes a power supply, a liquid guiding member, and a heating element, and further includes an operating voltage input unit separately connected to the power supply and the heating element, a temperature detection unit including a voltage detection module and a temperature processing module that are connected to each other, and an operating voltage adjusting unit separately connected to the temperature processing module and the heating element. According to the present invention, a temperature of the heating element is controlled by using the temperature control system. This avoids the following problems: When the e-cigarette operates, because the temperature of the heating element increases with a longer operating time, the liquid guiding member is burnt or e-liquid molecules are cracked to produce a burnt taste, thereby affecting human health as well as smoke taste and user experience.
US10278428B2	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use An electronic cigarette device having a disposable tank are described. The disposable tank may have a sealed liquid chamber, an atomizer element and a tank well.
US10278422B2	Electronic cigarette with reduced energy consumption and environmental impact A cartomizer of an electronic cigarette is configured to couple to a power source thereof that provides power for the electronic cigarette. The cartomizer comprises an insulated heating chamber that includes a controlled valve, a heating element, and an e-Liquid portion. The controlled valve can supply e-Liquid from the e-Liquid portion to the insulated heating chamber, wherein the e-Liquid is heated within the insulated heating chamber by the heating element to produce an aerosol. The insulated heating chamber reduces heat dissipation to the remainder of the cartomizer.
US10278419B2	Hookah heat management accessory A Hookah Heat Management Accessory comprising a base plate configured to rest on the tobacco bowl sitting on the top of a Hookah and which conducts heat from charcoal, or other heat source, to the tobacco beneath it; an insulating wall connected to the base plate; an inner lid that mates to the aforementioned wall piece; and an outer lid that is loosely attached to the inner lid allowing for rotation, ventilation, and thermal regulation.
US10278418B2	Smoking device incorporating a breakable capsule, breakable capsule and process for manufacturing said capsule A smoking device includes a recipient or able to receive burning products, preferably tobacco, and a filter element connected to the recipient, wherein the filter includes at least one breakable capsule, the capsule having a initial crush strength from 0.5 to 2.5 kp, and keeping a crush strength from 0.5 to 2.5 kp and a deformation of less than two third of its diameter prior to rupture after having been submitted to a smoking test. The invention is also relating to the capsule suitable for being incorporated in a smoking device, and to the process of manufacture of the capsule.
US10278417B2	Multi-segment smoking article A smoking article (1) comprising a rod (2) of smokable material with a mouth end (3) and a distal end (4) remote from the mouth end (3). The rod (2) comprises at least a first and a second segment (5, 6), wherein the first segment (5) has a distal end defining the distal end of the rod and the second segment (6) is disposed downstream of the first segment. The smoking article further comprises a mouthpiece (7), which is attached to the mouth end (3) of the rod (2), wherein the first segment (5) comprises a first tobacco blend with a first level of a smoke constituent inhibitor and the second segment (6) comprises a second tobacco blend with a second level of the smoke constituent inhibitor, wherein the second level of the smoke constituent inhibitor is lower than the first level.
US10278410B2	Food container induction heating system having power based microbial lethality monitoring Induction heating systems for metal food cans configured to deliver sufficient heat into the can to sterilize the food within the can are provided. The heating system includes an induction coil and a control system. The control system is configured to monitor and control heating of sealed food cans during induction heating and to control and/or confirm various aspects of can heating during induction heating.
US10278408B2	Transparent and transluscent liquid filled candy; process of making thereof; sugar-free liquid edible composition; and use thereof Disclosed is confectionery having a transparent or translucent hard candy shell and a water-in-oil emulsion centerfill. Also disclosed is a sugar-free liquid edible composition and use in confectionery products.
US10278406B2	Method for producing roasted coffee beans in relation to carbon monoxide generated A method for producing roasted coffee beans includes a roasting step of supplying heat to coffee beans and thus roasting the coffee beans, a measuring step of measuring an amount of carbon monoxide generated from the coffee beans during roasting, and a stopping step of stopping supply of heat to the coffee beans in the roasting step, based on a measurement result obtained at the time of measurement of the amount of carbon monoxide and a measurement result measured beforehand regarding coffee beans different from the coffee beans at least in one of type and lot.
US10278405B2	Par-baked coffee bean compositions for use in antioxidant-containing products The present invention concerns compositions and methods relating to the addition and use of par-baked and milled coffee beans in food products, beverages, and dietary supplements. Par-baked and milled coffee beans are a novel alternative to more costly chlorogenic acid extracts, and are edible and palatable as a food ingredient. The ingredient is prepared from the entire Coffea robusta or arabica green coffee bean and provides substantially increased amounts of dietary chlorogenic acid antioxidants compared to roasted beans. When the green coffee bean is appropriately par-baked at a temperature significantly lower than coffee roasting temperatures, the bean retains significant moisture, yet becomes embrittled, enabling milling to produce fine and beneficially hydrophilic particles, without any significant loss of bioactive chlorogenic acid and without significant pyrolysis occurring. As described herein, the par-baked coffee bean is superior to both the green coffee bean and the traditionally roasted coffee bean for adding chlorogenic acids to foods, beverages and dietary supplements.
US10278400B2	Biscuit filling The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a composite biscuit product, the method comprising: forming a filling comprising a yoghurt powder and from 10 to 30 wt % of dry starch, based on the total weight of the filling, wherein the filling has an Aw of from 0.05 to 0.25 and contains live lactic cultures having a cell count of at least 107 cfu/g; contacting the filling with one or more biscuit parts to form a composite biscuit product.
US10278398B2	Phage derived antimicrobial activities The present invention provides methods and compositions to reduce growth of microbial colonies, including infections, and includes therapeutic compositions, methods for treatment of infections, and methods for identifying additional such compositions.
US10278394B2	Compounds derived from herbicidal carboxylic acids and tetraalkylammonium or (arylalkyl)trialkylammonium hydroxides Compounds formed by combining a carboxylic acid herbicide with N—((C1-C16) alkyl or arylalkyl) tri((C1-C16) alkyl)ammonium hydroxide have herbicidal activity on an acid equivalent basis at least as active as the commercially used carboxylic acid herbicide salts, but are less volatile.
US10278392B2	Performic acid biofilm prevention for industrial CO2 scrubbers Peroxyformic acid compositions for removal of biofilm growth and other contaminants and impurities from industrial processing hard surfaces are disclosed. In particular, peroxyformic acid compositions may be dosed on site and/or generated in situ for the reduction and prevention of biofilms on the hard surfaces. Methods of employing the peroxyformic acid compositions for removal of biofilm growth and other impurities such as aldehydes and alcohols from industrial CO2 effluent are also disclosed which beneficially provide ambient biofilm control and break down more rapidly than other peracids, allowing for extended runs between CIP cleaning, including a reduction and/or elimination of cleaning of the scrubbers and other industrial surfaces.
US10278391B2	Antimicrobial compositions and related methods of use Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical and/or personal care products and applications.
US10278390B2	Antimicrobial transparent plastic in the form of film or extruded shape Antimicrobial compositions and films are provided comprising a polymer and antimicrobial nanoparticles evenly dispersed in the polymer. The antimicrobial nanoparticles comprises an ionic antimicrobial agent and a support agent that localizes the ionic antimicrobial agent to surfaces of the support agent, and wherein the support agent releases the ionic antimicrobial agent through chemical exchange. In this manner, the antimicrobial nanoparticles act as a stored source of antimicrobial agents. The polymer configured to allow the ionic antimicrobial agent released by the support agent to permeate or migrate through the polymer and to the surface of the composition or film, thereby maintaining antimicrobial properties on the surface of the composition for film over an extended time.
US10278384B2	Endovascular apparatus for perfusing organs in a body In one representative embodiment, a method of perfusing organs in a patient's body is provided. The method comprises isolating the visceral arteries and the visceral veins from blood circulating through the patient's heart and perfusing the visceral arteries, the visceral veins, and the abdominal organs with a perfusion fluid that is fluidly separated from the blood circulating through the patient's heart. While the visceral arteries and the visceral veins are isolated, and the visceral arteries, the visceral veins, and the abdominal organs are being perfused, the patient's blood is allowed to continue to circulate through the heart.
US10278381B2	Mounting frame for bird spike strips A mounting frame for bird spike strips is an apparatus that is used to support a set of bird spike strips upon a billboard, sign, stand, or other structure upon which various birds would otherwise rest. The apparatus includes a first mounting rail, a second mounting rail, a first support bracket, a second support bracket, a spike attachment mechanism, and an anchoring mechanism. The first mounting rail and the second mounting rail are utilized to provide a stable mounting surface for bird spike strips. The first support bracket and the second support bracket enable connection of the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail to a billboard, sign, stand, or other structure. The spike attachment mechanism ensures that the previous problem of the traditional adhesive on bird spike strips fading or providing insufficient connection to billboards, signs, stands, or other structures. The anchoring mechanism ensures the first support bracket and the second support bracket connect securely to the billboard, sign, stand, or other structure.
US10278378B1	Rodent trap A rodent trap includes a hollow tube supported through an axle with each opposing end of the axle secured within opposite diameter ends of a bucket opening. A bait is secured about the tube and a liquid is placed within the bucket. The trap is configured to entice a mouse or similarly sized animal onto the tube by means of the bait. Upon traversing the tube to obtain the bait, the tube freely spins depositing the mouse or animal into the liquid contained in the bucket, drowning the mouse or animal therein.
US10278376B2	Devices and methods for lure assembly having replaceable skirt A fishing lure assembly includes: a skirt mount from which a shank extends, the skirt mount having a non-circular profile with a maximum width; a skirt including a plurality of strands and a collar with a non-circular opening having a maximum dimension that is greater than the maximum width of the skirt mount. The skirt can be installed upon the skirt mount by passing the skirt mount through the opening when the maximum width of the skirt mount is aligned with the maximum dimension of the opening. The skirt is maintained as installed upon the skirt mount when the maximum width of the skirt mount is rotated out of alignment with the maximum dimension of the opening.
US10278375B2	Underwater harvesting system The present invention relates to an underwater harvesting system (1) for harvesting zooplankton or mesoplagic fishes, comprising an underwater vehicle (2) for being lowered into the sea and towed behind a surface vessel (3), comprising a housing (21) provided with an inlet (22) through which zooplankton-containing-fluid may flow; a hose (4) mounted on the underwater vehicle and in fluid communication with the inlet, the hose being adapted to secure and fluidly connect the underwater vehicle to the surface vessel; and pumping means for drawing in a zooplankton-containing-fluid through the inlet in the underwater vehicle and for pumping the zooplankton-containing-fluid through the hose to the surface vessel. The invention further relates to a method for harvesting zooplankton or other marine organisms.
US10278372B2	Genetically modified cells, tissues, and organs for treating disease Genetically modified cells, tissues, and organs for treating or preventing diseases are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making the genetically modified cells and non-human animals.
US10278371B2	Method of controlling culture water temperature in a water tank for aquarium fish and a culture water thermostat using a plurality of peltier elements A peltier device comprises peltier elements specified in cooling or heating temperature, a heating heat sink connected in contact on one side surface of the peltier element, a chilling heat sink connected in contact on the other side surface of the peltier element, and a cooling fan. Using peltier elements each of which is specified in a cooling or a heating activity, a heat exchange efficiency is enhanced thank to a plurality of functions of a single peltier element; thermal radiation is separated by bringing the peltier element into contact with a heating heat sink and a cooling heat sink independently from each other; the surface area in contact with the fluid is maximized through the “X” shaped aperture formed with four wings protruding from the inner surface of the aperture towards the center part, directly transferring the endothermic and exothermic effects from the Peltier element to the fluid.
US10278370B2	Hive-mounted disseminator device The present invention relates to the dissemination of biological control agents or other substances through the use of bees, in particular bumblebees. It relates to a disseminator device, installable in or in connection to the hive, and which contains biological control agents or other substances which are picked up, carried and disseminated by the bees when leaving the hive.
US10278369B2	Method and system for feeding an animal a consumable feed product and vegetation from a container Consumable feed products and vegetation are delivered to animals using a single container in which the container holds the feed product and is used to deliver the feed and which includes ungerminated seeds embedded in the container body. The seeds are caused to germinate and produce vegetation from the container body, and the germinated seeds and/or vegetation is fed to the animal. Multiple containers may be used simultaneously so that while the consumable feed product from one container is used to feed an animal, another container may be used to grow vegetation or deliver vegetation to the animal. Confined birds such as poultry and chicks may benefit from ingesting feed and vegetation produced from such containers.
US10278366B2	Animal leash A leash with a non-elastomeric extendable portion; an elastomeric extendable portion; and a storage pouch. The elastomeric extendable portion is connected to the non-elastomeric portion and the non-elastomeric extendable portion is folded or rolled several turns upon itself. The storage pouch holds the non-elastomeric extendable portion in the folded or rolled relationship of its turns.
US10278364B2	Pet comb with elastic handle A pet comb generally includes a comb plate and a handle. The comb plate is provided with a plurality of comb strips at its front surface and a base portion at its rear surface. The handle is constructed of a spring element, which is attached with a connection portion and an enlarged main grip portion at two opposite ends thereof, and a covering, which has a concave neck portion formed integrally with the spring element, such that the enlarged main grip portion abuts on a rear end of the concave neck portion. The connection portion of the handle is fixedly attached to the base portion of the comb plate, such that the handle is at a predetermined angle to the comb plate. As such, the comb plate together with the comb strips can be easily operated by the handle to groom a pet.
US10278362B2	Automatic treat dispenser A rotatable container includes a projection that protrudes into the container and is aligned with an opening at a first end of the container. The projection defines a concave surface with a ramp that guides treats through the opening when oriented vertically. The container may be cylindrical and sit on a base defining a cylindrical seat. A second end of the container engages a rotator on the base that is driven by a motor. A front wall of the container may define an opening that aligns with the opening of the container when the ramp is oriented vertically. A sensor may sense a position of the projection and invoke pausing of rotation by the motor.
US10278346B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV742016 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV742016. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV742016, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV742016 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV742016 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV742016.
US10278344B2	Tomato line FDR-9Q09167 The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line FDR-9Q09167. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR-9Q09167, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US10278338B2	Greenhouse and forced greenhouse climate control system and method A greenhouse is disclosed that generally comprises an enclosed growing section with an enclosed end gable adjacent to the growing section. The end gable is arranged to flow air into the growing section. Air distribution tubes are included within the growing section with the tubes arranged to provide for substantially uniform air flow into the growing section. The air tubes can also be arranged to compensate for heat differential between the air in the tubes and in the growing section.
US10278337B2	Greenhouse and forced greenhouse climate control system and method A greenhouse is disclosed that generally comprises an enclosed growing section with an enclosed end gable adjacent to the growing section. The end gable is arranged to flow air into the growing section. Air distribution tubes are included within the growing section with the tubes arranged to provide for substantially uniform air flow into the growing section. The air tubes can also be arranged to compensate for heat differential between the air in the tubes and in the growing section.
US10278335B2	Fabric growing trough A growing trough is provided. The growing trough comprises a fabric bottom, a fabric outer wall, and a fabric partition. The fabric outer wall extends upward from the peripheral edge of the fabric bottom. The fabric partition is attached only at opposed edges thereof to the fabric outer wall preventing buckling of the fabric outer wall and equal load distribution when growing media is dumped into the growing trough. The fabric is a porous fabric that catches plant roots and directs the roots into the growing trough thereby preventing root circulation and inducing root branching within the growing trough.
US10278333B2	Pruning robot system A pruning robot system, which comprises: a signal tag device (2) for detecting and storing information of trees and crops and positioning information, and assisting positioning; a robot (1) comprising a central processing device (10) for storing and analyzing data information of each part of the robot (1) and issuing action instructions to each part of the robot (1), and a positioning and navigating device (11) for positioning and navigating the robot (1), and for planning a path and providing obstacle-avoiding navigation for the robot (1) according to an electronic map; a cloud platform terminal (3), which is in connection and communication with the central processing device (10) of the robot (1) and is used for storing data of trees and crops as well as detection data of the robot (1), and for planning a path for the robot (1) through computing and experimenting according to the information data; a map building device (4) for building a three-dimensional electronic map corresponding to the plantation through field-detection by the robot (1). The pruning robot system realizes positioning in the plantation, robot (1) path planning, pruning information collection and automatic pruning.
US10278330B2	Combine feeder house gauge wheels A combine has a feeder house extending forward from the front of the combine, with the front of the feeder house defining a rectangular frame for supporting a harvesting head. A gauge wheel arrangement is supported on the rectangular frame and in turn supports the harvesting head. The gauge wheel arrangement includes a center frame that abuts the rectangular frame and pivots with respect to it. A left side frame with gauge wheels is hinged to the center frame. A right side frame with gauge wheels is hinged to the center frame. The center, left, and right frames can support the harvesting head and permit the harvesting head to pivot with respect to the feeder house, as well as supporting a part of the weight of the harvesting head on the gauge wheels.
US10278324B2	Agbot for onboard testing and decision making An agricultural system can include an agricultural machine having an in-situ sampling of samples for analysis and determination of preferred courses of action based on characteristics of the samples. Options regarding the preferred courses of action can be communicated to a user for selection.
US10278322B2	Hinged folding toolbar for an agricultural implement A system of folding toolbars on an agricultural implement having a base toolbar, two articulating toolbars, multiple attachments to the toolbar, and a pair of hinges, with each toolbar connected to attachments. The base toolbar is located orthogonally to the direction of travel of the agricultural implement and connected to a hinge at each end, the hinges are each further connected to an articulating toolbar. Each of the toolbars is connected to a set of attachments. Each articulating toolbar rotates about the base on a pivot axis along the direction of travel of the agricultural implement and tilted relative to the ground plane, such that the center of gravity (CG) moves forward in the transport position and a normal force is applied to the articulating toolbars to resist vertical movement when in field position.
US10285318B2	Lead position detecting apparatus and component inserting machine A component inserting machine includes a gripping device which grips leads of an insert component which is supplied to a component supplying section using a pair of clamp members, X and Y robots which move the gripping device, a lead imaging device which images the leads which are gripped by the clamp members, and a control section which detects lead positions from an image containing the leads which are imaged by the lead imaging device and inserts the leads which are gripped by one of the clamp members into the insertion holes by moving the gripping device using the X and Y robots based on the lead positions.
US10285312B2	Method and apparatus for creating perfect microwave absorbing printed circuit boards A method and apparatus for producing a radio frequency absorbing (RFA) or perfect microwave absorbing (PMA) printed circuit board (PCB) is described herein. A metamaterial layer may be applied to a low dielectric substrate. Resistive and capacitive components may then be added to the metamaterial layer. The metamaterial layer may then be formed into an RFA or PMA PCB, which may comprise a multi-layered assembly for absorption of electromagnetic radiation in a targeted frequency range such as the microwave frequency range in the PCB.
US10285310B2	Computer data center cooling and electricity generation using recovered heat Using various embodiments, methods and systems for cooling a data center using recovered thermal energy are described. In one embodiment, a data center cooling system comprises a first channel conveying a cooling fluid received from an outlet of a ventilation system of the computer data center at a first temperature, a second channel conveying the cooling fluid provided into an inlet of the ventilation system to cool the data center at a second temperature, and a heat transfer subsystem (HTS) configured to operate in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) or a gas compression cycle (GCC) to change the temperature of the cooling fluid from the first temperature to the second temperature. In another embodiment, the system includes a monitoring subsystem monitoring a temperature, pressure, or flow of a working-fluid of the HTS and a controller subsystem to determine whether to operate the HTS in the ORC or GCC modes.
US10285303B2	Electronic device with integrated passive and active cooling An exemplary electronic device with integrated passive and active cooling includes a main logic board, a heat sink, and a cooling fan. A first surface of the heat sink faces the main logic board and contacts a heat-generating component of the main logic board. A second surface of the heat sink faces away from the main logic board and has a recess formed thereon. The heat sink further includes a plurality of fins that surround the recess. The cooling fan is at least partially enclosed within the recess by a fan shroud. The cooling fan is operable to draw air into the recess via channels defined by a first subset of the plurality of fins, and expel air from the recess via channels defined by a second subset of the plurality of fins.
US10285301B1	Multi-axis alignment enclosure system for wall-mounted power delivery system A power busway assembly of a power distribution system in a modular data center (MDC) includes first and second power busways attached respectively to first and second information (IT) modules that are approximately aligned. A cable tap box is attached to the first IT module and receives a first free end of the first power busway in an opening in a first surface. A second surface of the cable tap box has a second busway opening that is sized larger than the second power busway to allow an amount of linear misalignment. An adjustable mounting fixture has a central opening that slidingly engages the second free end of the second power busway. An outer portion of the adjustable mounting fixture adjustably attaches to the second surface of the cable tap box to position the second power busway within the second busway opening, enabling flexible cable connections between busways.
US10285300B1	Tray mechanism and casing module thereof A tray mechanism for accommodating an electronic device in a casing having first and second side plates includes a sheet, a pin, a lock rod, a push rod, a tray having a bottom plate and third and fourth side plates, and a fixing plate disposed on the bottom plate. The pin is disposed on the sheet and is movable on the fixing plate. The lock rod and the push rod are slidably arranged on the fixing plate. The pin penetrates through a slot of the lock rod. A hook of the push rod releasably hooks the pin. When a block of the second side plate biases the push rod to separate the hook from the pin, the push rod pushes the pin to slide upward to retract the lock rod inwardly to separate an abutting end of the lock rod from a holding sheet of the first side plate.
US10285297B2	Recessed power system A power system includes a chassis, a plurality of conductors disposed within the chassis, and apertures formed within the chassis to provide consistent access to power provided by the conductors by a modular power component when the modular power component is oriented in at least two orientations relative to the chassis. The modular power components are removable from the power system and may be implemented to provide AC or DC power at a surface. The modular power components rotate relative to the chassis to extend above the surface when in use or to be flush with the surface when not in use.
US10285294B2	Method for producing a chassis member usable in a chassis of an electronic device A chassis member for a chassis of an electronic device is disclosed. The chassis member includes an aluminum alloy layer and an alumite layer serving as an outermost layer of the chassis member and disposed on a surface of the aluminum alloy layer. A grain size of an aluminum alloy in the aluminum alloy layer is between 40 μm and 50 μm.
US10285292B2	Transparent protective coating for a component of an electronic device A transparent component of an electronic device having a nano-crystalline layer is disclosed. The nano-crystalline layer may be formed as a series of layers separated by or interspersed with one or more other layers including a non-crystalline or amorphous material. The series of layers may also be interspersed with one or more anti-reflective layers configured to reduce optical reflections off the transparent component. The nano-crystalline layer may be formed by a deposition process or by an ion-implanting and annealing process to form crystals having a size of less than 10 nanometers. The protective coatings may be utilized on portions of an electronic device, such as a housing or a cover glass, to protect the electronic device from scratching and/or damage caused by impact.
US10285291B1	Line card ejector with emergency release In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a line card ejector configured to engage with a chassis to retain the line card within a slot in the chassis in a closed position, a locking member movable between a locked position in which the ejector is locked in its closed position and an unlocked position in which the ejector may be moved to an open position to remove the line card from the chassis, and an actuation device for moving the locking member from its locked position to its unlocked position. The locking member comprises an accessible release lever for moving the locking member from its locked position to its unlocked position without use of the actuation device for emergency release and removal of the line card. A method for emergency release of the line card is also disclosed herein.
US10285288B1	Electronic device with anti-disassembly structure An electronic device with anti-disassembly structure includes a top cover having a first set of serrated teeth and a first through hole, a fastener receiver having a posting head and a posting body, a fixed disk having a fourth set of serrated teeth, an elastic member, a bottom cover having a second through hole, and a fastener. The posting head has a second set of serrated teeth and a third set of serrated teeth. When the top cover is separated from the bottom cover, the elastic member is compressed by the external force, and the second set of serrated teeth is separated with the first set of serrated teeth, the third set of serrated teeth engage with the fourth set of serrated teeth, and the fastener is rotated to detached from the bottom cover.
US10285287B2	Power conversion apparatus and method of producing the same An electronic component includes a main body and signal terminals projecting in a projection direction of a module control terminal, the signal terminals being arranged in an arrangement direction. Through-holes are formed in a control board, and the signal terminals are inserted into the through-holes. In a case, an opening that opens in the projection direction is formed, and ends of the signal terminals are positioned in the projection direction. At a position adjacent to a through-hole group including the through-holes in the arrangement direction, a communication space is formed which makes a first space, which is positioned at a side of electronic component in the projection direction, communicate with a second space opposite to the first space. When a length of the through-hole group is a, and a distance between the through-hole group and the communication space is b, a length of the communication space is longer than a+b.
US10285286B2	Electronic control device and method of manufacturing same, and electric power steering control device Provided is an electronic control device, including: a connector case; two or more connectors including a power supply connector and another connector, the connectors being mounted to an external side of the case; a control unit mounted to an inner side of the case; and a power supply circuit unit including circuit components mounted to the external side of the case, the connectors being mounted apart from each other. The another connector is connected to the control unit by passing through the case not via the power supply circuit unit. The power supply circuit unit includes power supply conducting bars adjacent to each other on an inner side of the case. The power supply conducting bars are connected to the circuit components and the power supply connector by passing through the case and are also connected to the control unit.
US10285280B2	Conductive adhesive for screen printing, joined body of inorganic material, and method for producing same The present invention relates to a conductive adhesive for screen printing containing metal colloid particles (A) containing metal nanoparticles (A1) and a protective colloid (A2) containing an organic compound having a carboxyl group and a polymer dispersant having a carboxyl group, a viscosity modifier (B) having an amide bond and/or a urea bond, and a dispersion solvent (C).
US10285279B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor module which has an external terminal protruding from one surface thereof; a printed circuit board which is electrically and mechanically connected to the external terminal of the semiconductor module; a heatsink which abuts against the other surface of the semiconductor module opposite to the one surface; and a joint member which serves as an elastic support column having a first head portion and a second head portion. The first head portion is shaped like a truncated cone and disposed at one end of the elastic support column, and the second head portion is disposed at the other end of the elastic support column. The semiconductor module, the printed circuit board and the heat sink are integrated by the first head portions and the second head portions.
US10285277B1	Method of manufacturing circuits using thick metals and machined bulk dielectrics A method of manufacturing an electrical circuit from bulk materials includes the steps of machining a first bulk dielectric material, forming a conductive element, and placing the conductive element on a first side the first bulk dielectric material. The method further includes the step of machining a second bulk dielectric material and placing the second bulk dielectric material on the first side of the first bulk dielectric material and over the conductive element. The first bulk dielectric material and the second bulk dielectric material may be laminated together.
US10285276B1	Method and apparatus to drive layout of arbitrary EM-coil through parametrized cell A method is provided that includes receiving shape data specifying a shape of an electromagnetic (EM) structure in a circuit layout and transferring the shape data to a schematic cell representation based on a logic function of the EM structure and package technology layers of the circuit layout. The method includes placing a symbol for the EM structure in the schematic cell representation, associating the shape data and a model path with a cell parameter in the symbol, mapping the shape data to the package technology layers, and specifying pins in the schematic cell representation according to the shape data. Further, the method includes verifying ports for the EM structure and placing the EM structure in a package layout for a printed circuit board (PCB). A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing commands to perform the above method are also provided.
US10285275B2	Sensor device having printed circuit board substrate with built-in media channel A sensor device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a slot between the top and bottom surfaces, and two holes through the top surface and reaching into the slot. The sensor device further includes a sensor chip mounted on the top surface of the PCB substrate and above one of the two holes. The sensor device further includes a molding compound covering the sensor chip and sidewall surfaces and the top surface of the PCB substrate.
US10285272B2	Capacitor component A capacitor component includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers having a stacked structure and a plurality of first internal electrodes and a plurality of second internal electrodes alternately disposed with dielectric layers disposed therebetween. A first external electrode is on a first surface and a second surface of the body, on the opposing side of the body, and connected to the plurality of first internal electrodes. A second external electrode is on a third surface and a fourth surface of the body, opposing each other, and connected to one or more of the plurality of second internal electrodes.
US10285267B2	3D printed sensor and cushioning material Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed relating to 3D-printed structures. An example 3D-printed structure includes a first conductive substrate, a second conductive substrate and a dielectric structure between the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate, the dielectric structure including a latticed structure having a first stiffness in a first direction and a second stiffness in a second direction different than the first direction.
US10285265B2	Support back plate and curved display device A support back plate and a curved display device are disclosed. The support back plate including a first end and a second end in opposition to each other, wherein the support back plate is bent into a shape of an arc face; and a thickness in the middle region of the support back plate is greater than that at the first end and the second end. The above-mentioned support back plate is used in a curved display device to solve the problem of a usual curved display device with more thickness and weight.
US10285263B2	Flexible circuit board and electronic device including the same A circuit board includes a substrate and conductive patterns disposed inside or on the substrate, in which two neighboring conductive patterns are separated from each other by a gap disposed therebetween, and the conductive pattern includes first cut patterns connected to the gap and disposed toward an inside of the conductive pattern.
US10285261B1	Electrical node, method for manufacturing an electrical node, electrical node strip or sheet, and multilayer structure comprising the node An electrical node including a first substrate film defining a cavity and a first material layer arranged to at least partly fill the cavity, and to embed or at least partly cover at least one electrical element arranged into the cavity, wherein the first material layer includes elastic material to reduce thermal expansion related stresses between elements adjacent thereto.
US10285258B2	Systems and methods for providing electromagnetic interference (EMI) compartment shielding for components disposed inside of system electronic packages A compartment EMI shield for use inside of a system module package is provided that comprises at least a first set of electrically-conductive wires that surrounds and extends over circuitry of the module package. Adjacent wires of the first set are spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance selected to ensure that the compartment EMI shield attenuates a frequency or frequency range of interest. First and second ends of each of the wires are connected to an electrical ground structure. A length of each wire that is located in between the first and second ends of the respective wire extends above the circuitry and is spaced apart from the components of the circuitry so as not to be in contact with the components of the circuitry.
US10285256B2	Microwave plasma spectrometer using dielectric resonator A dielectric resonator is excited at its natural resonant frequency to produce a highly uniform electric field for the generation of plasma. The plasma may be used as a desolvator, atomizer excitation source and ionization source in an optical spectrometer or a mass spectrometer.
US10285254B2	Devices employing one or more plasma actuators Various embodiments relate to plasma actuators that generate fluidic flow. In one or more embodiments, a plasma actuator includes a first electrode and a second electrode. A dielectric film physically separates the first electrode and the second electrode of the plasma actuator. The dielectric film is configured to be attached to a surface to facilitate the plasma actuator providing fluidic flow for an environment. A method of using the dielectric film can include attaching the dielectric film to a surface of a machine, applying a voltage across electrodes of the dielectric film, and moving the machine based on an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) body force produced by the dielectric film.
US10285253B2	Discharge electrodes and light source device An extreme ultraviolet light source device includes a pair of disk-shaped discharge electrodes which face each other with their peripheral portions being spaced from each other, a pulsed power supply unit for supplying pulsed power to the discharge electrodes, a raw material supply unit for supplying onto the discharge electrodes raw materials that emit extreme ultraviolet light, and an energy beam irradiation unit for irradiating the raw materials on curved surfaces of the discharge electrodes with an energy beam to vaporize the raw materials. At least one of the paired discharge electrodes has a tapered surface at a peripheral portion of at least one of two circular surfaces thereof. The tapered surface inclines radially outward such that the thickness of the discharge electrode decreases in the radially outward direction.
US10285251B2	Grounding device The present invention relates to a grounding device. In particular, the present invention relates to ground device, or an earth receptacle, that may be installed or fixed into a structure (e.g. placed in the ground) to provide an avenue of safe discharge for electrical current when the device is connected to a piece of equipment of vehicle. In an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a grounding device comprising: (a) a first casing having an open top; (b) a pin extending from the base of and within the first casing, the pin made from an electrically conductive material and has a longitudinal length with opposite first and second ends, the second end of the pin in contact with or integral with base of the casing; (c) a plate member having an opening to allow the plate to move along the longitudinal length of the pin between a first position and a second position, the plate member and the frame form a cavity within the first casing; and (d) a biasing member disposed within the cavity and attached to the plate member for biasing the plate member in the first position, wherein the first position conceals the longitudinal length of the pin within the cavity and the second position is any position that exposes a portion of the longitudinal length of the pin.
US10285250B2	Method of controlling lighting sources, corresponding system and computer program product In various embodiments, lighting sources including at least one operating parameter, which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources coupled with the lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of the lighting sources, by retrieving in the data repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.
US10285249B2	Lighting system controller A lighting system controller (11) configured to control at least one controllable luminaire (43), the lighting system controller comprising: a task definer (101) configured to define at least one task to be performed; a status determiner (103) configured to determine a status of the at least one task based on sensor data received from at least one device (21) physically separated from the lighting system controller (11); and a control signal controller (107) configured to output at least one lighting system signal to the at least one controllable luminaire (43) based on the status determiner (103).
US10285246B2	Communication device using powerline and LED lighting system using the device Provided is a communication device using a powerline which can transmit and receive control data and so on by using the powerline, and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting system using the device which can control the illumination of an LED by using the communication device. The LED illumination device comprising: one or more control devices coupled with commercial power source through powerlines; one or more LED illumination devices coupled with control devices, respectively, through the powerlines; and a management device for performing communication with the control devices; wherein the control devices and the LED illumination device perform data transmission and reception by using the powerlines, the data communication from the control devices to the LED illumination device is executed by broadcasting method, and the data communication from the LED illumination device to the control devices is executed by polling method.
US10285239B2	Protection circuit for short circuit of LED power supply A protection circuit for short circuit of LED power supply includes a constant voltage source powered by the LED power supply, a constant current source powered by the LED power supply, a switching module for controlling the constant current source to turn off or turn on, and an output current detecting module for controlling the switching module to turn off or turn on. The constant current source is provided in parallel with the constant voltage source. The switching module includes a PNP type transistor connected in series to the constant current source. The output current detecting module includes a NPN type transistor, a base of the NPN type transistor being electrically connected to the output terminal of the constant voltage source, an emitter of the NPN type transistor grounding, and a collector of the NPN type transistor being electrically a base of the PNP type transistor.
US10285238B2	Method and apparatus for synchronous lighting control by mobile terminal The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for synchronous lighting control by a mobile terminal. The method comprises acquiring a loading program of each of a plurality of lamps required to be synchronously controlled; acquiring a state of each of the plurality of lamps according to the loading program; grouping the plurality of lamps according to the state of each of the plurality of lamps; and controlling a switching and a color of each of the plurality of lamps synchronously according to the grouping. A beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that by grouping the smart lamps, the smart lamps are managed in batch, and by using a colorful scene and a changing music to control a switching and a color of the smart lamps, the intelligence level of the system is improved, the control style is enriched, and the user experience is better.
US10285233B2	Apparatus for controlling multiple electrical loads using a multi-driver/multi-topology regulator design Described is an improved LED-based flashlight with discrete mechanical, electrical or electro-mechanical actuation to adjust operation of the flashlight. The control of power to the device is accomplished by switching brightness modes electronically through use of multiple drivers and/or dynamic microcontrollers. The system may apply to current regulators as well as voltage regulators. Efficiency may be optimized to minimize power losses by operating each driver chip within fixed bands, handing off regulation to other chips that function well at different input currents or voltages.
US10285228B2	Systems and methods for current regulation in light-emitting-diode lighting systems Systems and methods are provided herein for current regulation. An example system controller includes: a first controller terminal configured to receive an input voltage, the first controller terminal being further configured to allow a first current flowing into the system controller based at least in part on the input voltage in response to one or more switches being closed; a second controller terminal configured to allow the first current to flow out of the system controller through the second controller terminal in response to the one or more switches being closed; a fourth controller terminal coupled to the third controller terminal through a first capacitor, the first capacitor not being any part of the system controller; and an error amplifier configured to generate a compensation signal based at least in part on the current sensing signal, the error amplifier including a second capacitor.
US10285224B2	Microwave treatment device A microwave processing apparatus is provided with an oscillator, a power amplifier, a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated, a power feeder which is disposed on a wall surface of the heating chamber, which receives an output transmitted from a microwave generator and which radiatively feeds the microwave into the heating chamber, and a power detector that detects the power reflected from the power feeder to the power amplifier. The microwave processing apparatus determines a plurality of points of heating frequencies by using top several points of minimum point frequencies of the reflected power, and performs frequency hopping heating within a predetermined unit time.
US10285222B2	Method and device for generatively producing at least one component area Disclosed is a method for generatively producing or for repairing at least one area of a component, wherein a zone arranged downstream of a molten bath is post-heated to a post-heating temperature and the component is set to a base temperature, and also a device for carrying out such a method.
US10285221B2	Induction heating coil, induction heating device, and heating method An induction heating coil (3) has a primary coil (4) to which electric power is supplied and a ring-shaped secondary coil (5) forming a closed circuit. The primary coil (4) has a base-side portion that covers an outer periphery of the secondary coil (5) and a distal-side portion extending from the base-side portion in the center axis direction of the secondary coil (5) in a state in which the base-side portion covers the secondary coil (5). The opening width of the base-side portion is greater than the opening width of the distal-side portion. The secondary coil (5) is provided such that it can be inserted into and removed from the inside of the primary coil (4) from the base-side portion of the primary coil (4).
US10285220B2	Nanostructure heaters and heating systems and methods of fabricating the same Various heaters and arrays of heaters that utilize nanostructures or carbon structures, such as nanotubes, nanotube meshes, or graphene sheets, are disclosed. In various arrangements, at least a pair of contacts are electrically coupled with a given nanostructure or carbon structure to pass a current for heating.
US10285219B2	Electrical curing of composite structures A composite structure cured by the process of: electrically coupling a first lead to a first portion of said composite structure; electrically coupling a second lead to a second portion of said composite structure; and using an electric power source to pass electric current through said composite structure from said first portion to said second portion, wherein passing said electric current through said composite structure causes the temperature of at least a portion of said composite structure increase to a predetermined temperature.
US10285216B2	Dynamically reconfiguring connection types associated with a wireless networking device Various embodiments provide dynamic reconfiguration of a connectivity configuration associated with a wireless networking device. The wireless networking device maintains multiple wireless connections with multiple user devices using a combination of beam-formed wireless signals and omnidirectional wireless signals. The wireless network device generates a list of connected or associated user devices that are capable of beam-formed wireless communications, and obtains metrics for each respective user device. The wireless networking device prioritizes the list based upon the respective metrics, and determines whether a current connectivity configuration differs from the prioritization. Responsive to determining a difference, the wireless networking device can dynamically reconfigure the connectivity configuration by modifying a connection type associated with at least one user device.
US10285213B2	Executing a corrective action based on behavior detected during a connection stage Techniques are disclosed for executing a corrective action based on an unsuccessful completion of a connection stage in a process for establishing a wireless connection between a client device and an access point (AP). An event in a process for establishing a wireless connection between a client device and an AP is detected. A particular stage in the process for establishing the wireless connection is determined to be unsuccessfully completed. The unsuccessful completion may be determined based on (a) a timeout and/or (b) detection of an event indicating the particular stage has not been successfully completed. A cause associated with the particular stage not being completed is identified. Based on the cause, a corrective action is selected and executed.
US10285210B2	Method and system for remotely controlling a motor vehicle Methods and systems are presented for remotely controlling a motor vehicle by mobile communication terminal. One method includes displaying motor vehicles by the mobile communication terminal, with which the mobile communication terminal had been previously coupled using a prior wireless connection. Based on an ability to establish a wireless connection concurrently with more than one of the motor vehicles, the method includes: establishing a wireless connection between one of the motor vehicle and the mobile communication terminal in response to detecting that the one of the motor vehicles has been selected, and prohibiting establishment of the new wireless connection between the mobile communication terminal and one of the motor vehicles until the one of the motor vehicles has been selected.
US10285209B2	Optimizing processing method and apparatus for D2D service An optimization processing method and apparatus for a D2D service are provided. The optimization processing method includes the following steps. D2D service information and/or service experience information about a terminal are/is acquired, wherein the service experience information is used for reflecting quality of a terminal user' experience on a current service. The D2D service information and/or service experience information are/is reported. By means of the above-mentioned technical solution, the technical problem that there is no solution for a terminal to report D2D service information and/or service experience information in the related art is solved, thereby implementing reporting of the D2D service information, improving the supervision capability of a network side on a D2D service, and providing a strong support for improving the user experience of the D2D service.
US10285208B2	Various traffic management methods for dynamic multi-hop backhauling cellular network and systems useful in conjunction therewith In a mobile communication system including a network having at least one base station operative to receive information in resource allocation terminology understandable to the base station and to allocate downlink bandwidth accordingly, at least one relay operative to convey to the base station information regarding needs of mobile communicators associated with the relay, using the resource allocation terminology understandable to the base station, and when receiving uplink bandwidth, from the base station, which generates an uplink between itself and the base station, to distribute the uplink bandwidth between the mobile communicators associated with the relay.
US10285205B2	Methods and devices for communicating on a radio channel based on jointly encoding a preamble format with random access configuration The invention relates to devices and methods for transmitting data on a radio channel comprising to jointly encode a preamble format with a first random access configuration, forming an extended random access configuration. The extended random access configuration is then transmitted on the radio channel.
US10285204B2	Network node, a wireless device and methods therein for performing random access in a cell A network node: receives first random access messages from the two or more wireless devices comprising identical random access preambles; transmits a second random access message comprising a first temporary identity to the two or more wireless devices; receives third random access messages from the two or more wireless devices, wherein at least one of the third random access messages comprises a second temporary identity; determines different identities for the two or more wireless devices using at least one received second temporary identity; and transmits a fourth random access message to the two or more wireless devices using and/or comprising the identity of the two or more wireless devices, respectively, which identity is to be used by each of the two or more wireless devices, respectively, when connected to the cell.
US10285201B2	Transmitting and receiving wireless devices and respective methods performed thereby for transmission of data in a contention based wireless network A transmitting wireless device and a method for performing a transmission to a receiving wireless device as well as a receiving wireless device and a method for receiving a transmission from the transmitting device are provided. Both wireless devices operate in a wireless network applying a contention-based medium access control protocol. The wireless network operates on a frequency resource. The method for performing a transmission to the receiving wireless comprises identifying a control channel of the frequency resource; and contending, at the control channel, for resources on a data channel of the frequency resource. When the contention for resources is successful, the method further comprises transmitting data to the receiving wireless device on the data channel of the frequency resource, wherein the control channel and data channel operate on separate frequencies of the frequency resource.
US10285200B2	Channel access policy control during wireless communication An access point selects a channel access policy for an electronic device in a wireless local area network (WLAN). During operation, an interface circuit of the access point receives a channel access preference from the electronic device. The channel access preference includes: a multi-user trigger-based channel access technique, a single-user contention-based channel access technique, or both. The interface circuit selects the channel access policy for the electronic device based, at least in part, on the received channel access preference. The channel access policy can also be selected based at least in part on a communication performance metric associated with communication in the WLAN. The interface circuit communicates the selected channel access policy to the electronic device, which subsequently accesses a communication channel and communicates packets with the access point in accordance with the channel access policy.
US10285191B2	Method for transmitting uplink channel and wireless device requiring coverage enhancement One embodiment of the present specification provides a method by which a wireless device, to which coverage enhancement (CE) is applied, transmits an uplink channel. The method can comprise a step for receiving, by the wireless device, sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information for other wireless devices within a cell. The SRS configuration information can comprise information on SRS transmittable subframes. The method can comprise a step for transmitting, by the wireless device, the uplink channel on symbols except for a final symbol on subframes according to a reduced format, when the wireless device transmits the uplink channel on the subframes directed by the subframe information within the SRS configuration information for other wireless devices.
US10285187B2	Methods and apparatus for multiple user uplink Systems and methods are disclosed that may provide for selective multi-user uplink (UL) of data for wireless devices. For example, a first wireless device may request permission to initiate a UL transmission to a second wireless device. The first wireless device may then receive, from the second wireless device, permission to initiate the UL transmission according to a multi-user (MU) UL protocol, determine a threshold duration for the UL transmission, and transmit UL data to the second wireless device according to the MU UL protocol and the threshold duration.
US10285186B2	System and method for grouping and selecting transmission points A method for operating a centralized controller in a communications network with a plurality of transmission points includes generating a plurality of overlays for the communications network in accordance with first mutual intercell interference levels for transmission point pairs in the communications network, wherein each overlay of the plurality of overlays comprises virtual transmission points, and selecting a first overlay of the plurality of overlays in accordance with a merit measure derived from first user equipments (UEs) operating in the communications network tentatively scheduled to each overlay of the plurality of overlays. The method also includes scheduling a first subset of the first UEs operating in the communications network during a first resource unit in accordance with the selected first overlay.
US10285184B2	Antenna-radiation-pattern selection for reduced interference An electronic device iteratively determines an optimal transmit antenna radiation pattern and an optimal receive antenna radiation pattern based on a feedback process with a second electronic device. First, the electronic device transmits outgoing messages to the second electronic device using a set of transmit antenna radiation patterns having different transmit spatial orientations. Based on throughput feedback from the second electronic device, the electronic device selects the optimal transmit antenna radiation pattern. Then, based on throughputs for incoming messages from the second electronic device that were received using a set of receive antenna radiation patterns having different receive spatial orientations, the electronic device selects the optimal receive antenna radiation pattern. Note that the transmit antenna radiation pattern and the receive antenna radiation pattern may reduce or eliminate interference between the electronic device and the second electronic device.
US10285181B2	Configuration of coexistence of different CP lengths in D2D communication The present disclosure discloses a plurality of configuration schemes for coexistence of D2D signals with different CP lengths in D2D communication. In Scheme 1-1, a network allocates a specific CP length for some kind of D2D channel of all users in a cell; in Scheme 1-2, the network configures a specific CP length for each of D2D channels of each user in the cell; in Scheme 2-1, the network configures one CP length for each of D2D subframes; in Schemes 2-2 to 2-4, the system configures a CP length periodically, in which for N D2D subframes within a configuration periodicity, the network configures one CP length for each of (N−M) (M=1, 2) D2D subframes; while for the remaining M (M=1, 2) D2D subframes, the system multiplexes SC-FDMA/OFDM symbols with different CP lengths in a TDM, a FDM, and a TDM & FDM ways, respectively; and in Scheme 2-5, the network configures one CP length for each allocated time-frequency physical resource set.
US10285180B2	Reserved resource pool assisted access resource selection for small data transmission Wireless communications systems and methods related to the reduction in a probability of collision for grant-less transmissions from internet of everything (IOE) devices while not increasing search complexity at a base station are disclosed. An IOE device randomly selects a first access resource from a common pool that the base station searches to initiate a transmission. If a metric associated with the data transmission is predicted to exceed a threshold, the IOE device also requests a second access resource from a reserved access pool from the base station, that the base station does not search. The IOE includes the request in the data transmission. The base station and the IOE device switch to the second access resource after the base station identifies an available resource from the reserved access pool and the IOE device completes the data transmission using the second access resource.
US10285178B2	Communication method and radio transmitter Radio transmission is performed even to a communication party whose bandwidth that can be used for transmission and reception is limited without having an influence of an offset of a DC component. A radio transmitter applied to an OFDMA communication system in which a plurality of different terminals performs communication using OFDM signals at the same time that includes a mapping part that allocates transmission power to each subcarrier, and also selects a subcarrier to which minimum power of the transmission power to be allocated is allocated and modulates transmission data in units of communication slots to output the modulated data; and a transmission part for transmitting radio signals including the modulated data using each of the subcarriers.
US10285176B1	Wireless access point optimization of carrier aggregation using beamforming A wireless access point to optimize carrier aggregation using beamforming. The wireless access point wirelessly exchanges communication data with User Equipment (UE) over a plurality of frequency bands. The wireless access point identifies a UE using carrier aggregation and identifying a frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands having beamforming capabilities. The wireless access point then allocates the UE using carrier aggregation a Primary Component Carrier (PCC) on the frequency band having beamforming capabilities. In response to the PCC allocation, the wireless access point transfers an indication to the UE indicating the PCC allocation on the frequency band having beamforming capabilities and wirelessly exchanges additional communication data with the UE using carrier aggregation over the frequency band using beamforming.
US10285175B2	System and method for adaptive transmission time interval (TTI) structure Methods and devices are provided for communicating data in a wireless channel. In one example, a method includes adapting the transmission time interval (TTI) length of transport container for transmitting data in accordance with a criteria. The criteria may include (but is not limited to) a latency requirement of the data, a buffer size associated with the data, a mobility characteristic of a device that will receive the data. The TTI lengths may be manipulated for a variety of reasons; such as for reducing overhead, satisfy quality of service (QoS) requirements, maximize network throughput, etc. In some embodiments, TTIs having different TTI lengths may be carried in a common radio frame. In other embodiments, the wireless channel may partitioned into multiple bands each of which carrying (exclusively or otherwise) TTIs having a certain TTI length.
US10285174B2	Uplink data channel design for narrowband devices Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for uplink (UL) data channel design. An example method is provided for operations which may be performed by a first apparatus. The example method generally comprises determining a number of pilot symbols to transmit for one or more slots of a first subframe based, at least in part, on a coverage enhancement (CE) level, and transmitting at least one uplink data channel having the determined number of pilot symbols in the one or more slots of the first subframe.
US10285173B2	Method and apparatus for two-hop link communication in wireless communication network A two-hop link transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes establishing a two-hop link and scheduling transmission on the two-hop link in a Device-To-Device (D2D) communication network. The two-hop link transmission method includes identifying neighbor terminals available for communication with the transmission terminal, selecting one of the neighboring terminals as a recipient terminal, determining a type of a link to be established with the selected neighboring terminal between a single-hop link and two-hop link types, selecting, when the two-hop link type is determined, a relay terminal among the neighboring terminals, establishing the two-hop link with the recipient terminal via the relay terminal, allocating a Multi-Hop Connection Identifier (MCID) for the two-hop link, and transmitting data to the recipient terminal through the two hop link.
US10285172B2	Search space design for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in enhanced machine-type communications Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for detecting downlink control information (DCI). In some cases, by making two different DCIs (e.g., used for different types of transmission schemes—one that supports SPS and one that does not support SPS) the same size, complexity at the UE (in terms of number of blind decodes) may be reduced. Since the DCIs are the same size, the UE may monitor a search space with decoding candidates for both types of DCI by doing a single decode per candidate.
US10285171B2	Techniques for flexible duplexing The present disclosure, for example, generally relates to wireless communication systems, and more particularly to techniques for flexible duplexing in such systems. For example, a technique for flexible duplexing provides a reference configuration that determines characteristics for paired frequency division duplexing (FDD) bands when the uplink band is temporarily reconfigured for time division duplexing (TDD) use. A user equipment (UE) may use the reference configuration to determine hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing, schedule uplink transmissions, manage a soft buffer, and determine signaling formats. In an aspect, the UE may receive a reconfiguration message indicating a change for an FDD uplink band to a temporary TDD band. The UE may then determine a reference configuration for a pair of FDD bands including an FDD downlink band and the temporary TDD band, the reference configuration indicating a pattern of sub-frames associated with the pair of FDD bands.
US10285170B2	Method and apparatus for frame structure for advanced communication systems A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), a dynamic downlink control signal including sounding reference signal (SRS) resource and configuration information based on user pool scheduling information, wherein the UE is included in a user pool group determined by the user pool scheduling information. The method further comprises determining the SRS resource and configuration information included in the user pool scheduling information received by the dynamic downlink control signal and transmitting, to the BS, SRS based on the SRS resource and configuration information included in the user pool scheduling information.
US10285169B2	Downlink control information (DCI) enhancements for non-orthogonal multiple access The present disclosure relates to downlink control information (DCI) enhancements for non-orthogonal multiple access. For example, the disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for wireless communications that may include determining, at the base station, downlink control information (DCI) for a first user equipment (UE), wherein the DCI for the first UE comprises modulation order information, spatial layer information, and power ratio information of the first UE, and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) and spatial layer information of a second UE; and transmitting the determined DCI to the first UE.
US10285168B2	Systems and methods for elimination of PDCCH in resource allocation signaling for MTC devices Systems and methods provide resource allocation signaling for low cost machine type communication (LC-MTC) devices with the elimination of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in long term evolution (LTE) communication systems. Disclosed systems and methods provide alternative light-weight, efficient control signaling for resource allocation of LC-MTC devices.
US10285163B2	Management of wireless devices in limited radio coverage A mechanism is described herein for enhancing the radio coverage for a wireless device based on an exchange of uplink and downlink radio condition information, referred to as uplink and downlink Radio Coverage Category (RCC) values, between the wireless device and a network (e.g., a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, Core Network (CN) node) for use in data transmission (e.g., control plane related signaling or user plane related payload transmission).
US10285155B1	Providing user equipment location information indication on user plane Aspects of the disclosed technology provide ways to report User Equipment (UE) device locations in a 5G network for the purpose of redirecting application traffic from proximately located Data Networks (DNs). In one aspect, the disclosed technology encompasses a process for conveying User Equipment (UE) information to an Application Function (AF), the process includes steps for receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function (I-UPF) entity, User Equipment (UE) uplink data from a Radio Access Network (RAN), determining if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted, and encapsulating first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US10285154B2	UE for location management, system management server for location management and method using the same A method for location management is illustrated. The method is executed by a user equipment (UE) associated with a network comprising a system management server. The UE receives a PCML from the system management server for the location update, wherein the PCML comprises a plurality of entries, each entry of the PCML corresponds to a paging area, each entry of the PCML comprises a paging area identity and a plurality of mask bits, each mask bit represents a cell of the paging area. The UE then creates a SCML to store mobility history of the UE. Then the UE monitors the channel quality of the neighboring cells and reselects one cell, checks whether or not the mask bit corresponding to the reselected cell is masked, and performs location update and sends the SCML to the system management server when the mask bit corresponding to the reselected cell is masked.
US10285153B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting positioning reference signal The present invention relates to a technology for estimating a position of a terminal using a positioning reference signal. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a transmission period or transmission power of a positioning reference signal in order to accurately measure a position of a terminal. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for estimating a position of a terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a positioning reference signal from each of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells; generating reference signal time difference (RSTD) information on the basis of information on a reception time of the positioning reference signal; and estimating a position of a terminal on the basis of the RSTD information.
US10285152B2	Apparatus and method for measuring positions of devices A technique for sensor network, Machine to Machine (M2M), Machine Type Communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. A method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes receiving data for distance measurement between devices, wherein the electronic device is a first device among the devices, and determining positions of the devices using distances between the devices determined based on the data.
US10285151B2	User equipment proposing a duration to be applied to a time delay to be set by equipment of a core network A cellular communication network comprises a core network interconnecting a set of cells, an item of equipment in the core network being responsible for managing the mobility of the user equipment between the cells. An item of user equipment transmits (401) to said equipment in the core network an attachment request message for registering itself and also transmitting a message requesting updating of localization areas at the expiry of a period with a duration set by said equipment in the core network in an attachment acceptance message and/or in a message accepting updating of localization areas. The user equipment includes, in each message requesting attachment to the core network and/or in each message requesting updating of localization areas, a proposed duration to be applied to said time delay.
US10285149B2	Orthogonal training field sequences for phase tracking Techniques are provided for phase tracking in wireless communications using frames with some portions that use relatively long symbol durations. One technique includes generating a frame having a plurality of orthogonal training field sequences. Each orthogonal training field sequence is assigned to a different spatial stream. The frame is output for transmission as a single user (SU) transmission, a downlink multi-user (MU) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission, or an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission. After obtaining the frame, channel estimation and/or phase tracking may be performed based on the orthogonal training field sequences.
US10285148B2	Synchronized wireless signal transmission by endpoints controlled by a central controller Techniques are disclosed to synchronize wireless signal transmission by endpoints controlled by a central controller. For example, an example method of wireless communication includes receiving, at a first device, over a wired medium between the first device and a second device, a plurality of packets from the second device. Each of the plurality of packets comprises data representative of a portion of a signal corresponding to a wireless medium. The method further includes receiving, at the first device, from the second device over the wired medium a synchronization signal based on a common master clock at the second device. The method further includes synchronizing, at the first device, a local clock of the first device to the common master clock based on the synchronization signal. The method further includes reconstructing the signal corresponding to the wireless medium based on the plurality of packets and the synchronized local clock.
US10285144B2	Clean-slate synchronization signal design and cell search algorithms Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for design of synchronization signals for narrowband operation and other clean-slate, OFDM based systems such as enhanced component carrier (eCC) systems. An example method is provided for operations which may be performed by a BS to generate and transmit a dual-layer PSS, and correspondingly, techniques for a UE to detect the dual-layer PSS. The PSS may be generated utilizing a binary code cover and at least one sequence applied to a number of symbols within one or more subframes of a frame.
US10285139B2	Power control method and apparatus in wireless access system A method for controlling uplink transmit power of a user equipment (UE) in a radio access system supporting a multi-connectivity mode is discussed. The method performed by the UE includes receiving a higher layer signal including first power parameters of a first serving cell from the first serving cell and a higher layer signal including first power parameters of a second serving cell from the second serving cell, receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) including second power parameters of the first serving cell from the first serving cell and a PDCCH including second power parameters of the second serving cell from the second serving cell, measuring two path loss values of the first and the second serving cells, respectively, calculating a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmit power for the first serving cell and a PUCCH transmit power for the second serving cell in the multi-connectivity mode, and transmitting a PUCCH to the first serving cell based on the PUCCH transmit power for the first serving cell and a PUCCH to the second serving cell based on the PUCCH transmit power for the second serving cell.
US10285133B2	Task management across low-power wireless communications Technologies related to task management across low-power wireless communications are generally described. In some examples, proximal devices in range of low-power wireless communications may cooperate to allow one or more of the proximal devices to suspend task operations, while one or more of the proximal devices manage the task operations. The task operations may be associated with an energy consumption that exceeds an energy consumption associated with the low-power wireless communications, allowing the proximal devices that suspend task operations to reduce their overall energy consumption.
US10285127B2	Wireless communication device, information processing device, and communication method Users are enabled to readily use desired applications.A wireless communication device performs an inter-device wireless communication with another wireless communication device in accordance with the Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct specification. This wireless communication device includes a transmitting unit. This transmitting unit incorporates information about the role of the wireless communication device into an action frame specified in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11 specification, and then transmits the action frame.
US10285125B2	Method of operating a communication device operable in an active mode and in an idle mode, a computer program product for executing the method, and the communication device operable in an active mode and in an idle mode A method of operating a communication device comprises providing the communication device (T, T1-T5) with a first interface (I1) to connect to a first network (N1), which provides a first bandwidth and a first network idle power consumption at the communication device (T, T1-T5), when being connected to the first network (N1) and providing the communication device (T, T1-T5) with a second interface (I2) to connect to a second wireless network (N2), which provides a second bandwidth, which is smaller than the first bandwidth, and a second network idle power consumption, which is smaller than the first idle power consumption, at the communication device (T, T1-T5), when being connected to the second wireless network (N2).
US10285120B2	Techniques and apparatuses for common search space determination Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive when operating in a network that provides synchronization signals at a plurality of locations in a channel bandwidth, a common search space (CSS) indicator for a synchronization signal, wherein the CSS indicator indicates that the synchronization signal is not associated with a CSS for a downlink control channel. The user equipment may determine a location of the CSS for the downlink control channel based at least in part on the CSS indicator. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10285117B2	Techniques for coexistence between enhanced component carrier communications and non-enhanced component carrier communications Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method for wireless communication at a base station includes contending for access to a shared channel of a shared radio frequency spectrum band, and multiplexing first component carrier (CC) communication windows and second CC communication windows in the shared channel. A duration of orthogonal frequency domain multiplexed (OFDM) symbols of the first CC communication windows may be different from a duration of OFDM symbols of the second CC communication windows, and the multiplexing may occur on the shared channel upon winning contention for access to the shared channel. One method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes monitoring a shared channel of a shared radio frequency spectrum band for a first CC Listen Before Talk (LBT) frame, and receiving, in a second CC preamble, an indication of the first CC LBT frame.
US10285116B2	Method and apparatus for pre-admission messaging in a MoCA network Systems and methods for admitting new nodes into an existing network, for example a MoCA network. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for adding a new node to an existing network without requiring on-site manual configuration, for example utilizing communication between the new node and a network coordinator of the existing network prior to admission of the new node to the existing network.
US10285115B2	Transmission of system information on a downlink shared channel In one embodiment, a method of transmitting system information on a downlink shared channel structured as successive subframes includes transmitting system information in regularly occurring time windows, each time window spanning some number of successive subframes. The method further includes indicating to receiving user equipment which subframes within a given time window carry system information. The method and variations of it are applied, for example, to the transmission of dynamic system information on the downlink shared channel or other downlink channel in a 3GPP E-UTRA wireless communication network.
US10285114B2	Techniques for broadcasting service discovery information Neutral host networks may offer one or more different services via one or more different service providers, but user equipment (UE) may not necessarily know which services/service providers are offered by the neutral host networks. Accordingly, nodes of the neutral host networks (e.g., an access point, such as an evolved Node B (eNB)) may transmit service discovery information (SDI) to advertise the one or more services or service providers offered by the node and/or the neutral host network. Thus, a UE can receive the SDI via broadcast by the node, dedicated message from the node, etc., and can accordingly present at least a portion of the SDI or determine whether to connect to the node or another node of the neutral host network based at least in part on the SDI.
US10285112B2	Data transmission in mobile ad-hoc network Techniques are generally described related to a mobile ad-hoc network. One example method for transmitting data from a source node to a destination node in a mobile ad-hoc network may include receiving a route reply packet from a first node by a second node; identifying the route reply packet as an overheard route reply packet by the second node; adding a first routing entry in a routing table of the second node and the first routing entry being associated with the overheard route reply packet by the second node; broadcasting a routing entry added message associated with the first routing entry by the second node; receiving data transmitted from a third node and the data being transmitted by the third node responsive to the routing entry added message by the second node; and sending data received from the third node towards the destination node via an active route established based on the first routing entry in the routing table of the second node by the second node.
US10285111B2	Method and apparatus for communication between user equipments in wireless communication system A method and an apparatus for direct communication between User Equipments (UEs) in a wireless communication system are provided. A method for communicating with a second UE by a first UE in the wireless communication system includes generating a discovery code used for communicating with the second UE, and transmitting the generated discovery code to one middle layer among a plurality of layers.
US10285110B2	Intelligent traffic routing Intelligent traffic routing may be utilized to route packets of information to one or more radio access technologies and/or cells/access points based on network and/or UE conditions. Packet routes dynamically may be adjusted based on the best radio technology, cell layer, service provider specified criteria, or the like. In an example configuration, intelligent traffic routing may be SDN based utilize a simple Internet protocol.
US10285108B1	Proactive roaming handshakes based on mobility graphs In one embodiment, a service maintains a mobility path graph that represents roaming transitions between wireless access points in a network by one or more client devices in the network. The service identifies, using the mobility path graph, one of the wireless access points in the network to which a particular client device is predicted to roam. The service performs, in advance of the particular client device initiating roaming to the one or more wireless access points, one or more roaming handshakes on behalf of the particular client device and with respect to the wireless access point to which the particular client device is predicted to roam. The service sends handshake data from the performed one or more roaming handshakes to the identified access point to which the particular client device is predicted to roam.
US10285104B2	Cross-MeNB switching method and apparatus and base station Provided are a cross-Master eNB (MeNB) switching method and apparatus, and a base station. The method comprises: a target MeNB determines that a UE has already established a selected internet protocol traffic offload (SIPTO)/local internet protocol access (LIPA) service on a secondary eNB (SeNB) before the switching; and the target MeNB retains or releases the SIPTO/LIPA service, wherein the user equipment (UE) is accessed to a source MeNB and the SeNB through dual links before the switching, and the UE is accessed to the target MeNB and the SeNB through the dual links after the switching, and a combined local gateway (L-GW) supporting the SIPTO/LIPA service is configured on the SeNB. By means of the present invention, the problem in the related art of not considering the processing of the SIPTO/LIPA service in the cross MeNB switching process is solved, thereby providing an SIPTO/LIPA service processing method in the cross MeNB switching process.
US10285100B2	Indication of IMEISV over map for inter-MSC handover An example method for inter-Mobile Switching Center (MSC) handover of a mobile device includes requesting, by an anchor MSC subsequent to sending a Mobile Application Part (MAP) Prepare Handover message, the International Mobile Equipment Identity and Software Version Number (IMEISV) from the mobile device. The anchor MSC receives the IMEISV of the mobile device in response to the requesting and forwards the IMEISV and/or a corresponding UESBI-Iu in a message to a target MSC. The MAP Prepare Handover message may have been forwarded without the IMEISV of the mobile device when such IMEISV was not yet available at the time the inter-MSC handover was initiated. The IMEISV and/or corresponding User Equipment Specific Behavior Information (UESBI)-Iu may be forwarded in new Information Elements (IEs) in a MAP Forward Access Signaling (FAS) message to the target MSC.
US10285098B2	Method and node for reducing handover signaling associated with group handover The present invention relates to a method for supporting handover in a first radio network node of a wireless network. The first radio network node serves wireless devices of a serving cell. The method comprises grouping a plurality of wireless devices in the serving cell into a group, and selecting one of the plurality of wireless devices as a coordinating wireless device for the group. The method also comprises requesting a measurement report from the coordinating wireless device for the group, wherein the measurement report is to support a joint handover decision for the plurality of wireless devices of the group.
US10285096B2	Method and system for neighbor tier determination A process for determining neighbor tier relationships between cells in a wireless telecommunications network includes establishing a plurality of cell points, each cell point representing a cell of a plurality of cells in the wireless telecommunications network, forming a plurality of triangles, the vertices of each triangle of the plurality of triangles corresponding to respective cell points of the plurality of cell points, removing edges from a portion of the plurality of triangles, determining neighbor tier relationships between the plurality of cells using remaining triangle edges between the plurality of cell points, storing the neighbor tier relationships in a first memory, and using the neighbor tier relationships for handovers between the plurality of cells.
US10285095B2	Method and apparatus for measurement reporting in carrier aggregation wireless communication systems When detecting occurrence of an event for transmitting a measurement report of a radio condition of a cell at a frequency set for a base station apparatus, to the base station apparatus (3) communicating with a terminal apparatus (2), the terminal apparatus (2) in a wireless communication system (1) creates a measurement report including information indicating radio conditions of cells at a frequency at which the event occurred and at another different frequency. The base station apparatus (3) controls whether or not to perform handover of the terminal apparatus (2) to another cell, on the basis of the measurement report transmitted from the terminal apparatus (2). Thereby, there is provided a wireless communication system in which a base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus are communicable with each other using multiple frequencies, the wireless communication system being capable of shortening time required for handover.
US10285094B2	Mobile base station network Mobile base station information is exchanged with an other base station. One or more parameters are exchanged with the other base station based on the base station information. A mobile base station is configured based at least in part on the negotiated one or more parameters. The configured mobile base station is used to provide cellular coverage to one or more user devices.
US10285093B2	Automatically deployed wireless network Systems and methods for an automatically deployed wireless network are provided. According to one embodiment, an access point controller (AC) determines the existence of a network anomaly at a position of a wireless network that is managed by the AC. Responsive thereto, the AC causes an unmanned vehicle that carries a movable access point (AP) to carry the movable AP to the position or proximate thereto and causes the movable AP to provide wireless network service to an area encompassing the position by sending a dispatch command to the unmanned vehicle. The dispatch command instructs the unmanned vehicle to move to the position or proximate thereto.
US10285091B2	System and method for preambles in a wireless communications network A method for transmitting a frame includes generating an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams. The method also includes generating a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field. The method further includes applying a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion, and transmitting the frame.
US10285089B2	Method for joint and coordinated load balancing and coverage and capacity optimization in cellular communication networks The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network that combines mobility load balancing (MLB) with coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) in a joint and coordinated optimization. An optimal set of physical base station parameters is determined by performing an iterative direct search. The iterative direct search comprises a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration.
US10285087B2	Efficient event-triggered reporting system A method of reporting events is provided. The method includes setting at least one defined threshold that warrants an event-generated report associated with sensor data from at least one sensor. An associated event-generated report is generated upon detection of sensor data from the at least one sensor reaching the at least one defined threshold. The event-generated report is stored in a buffer. A summary indicator signal is generated upon detection of a predetermined summary signal condition. The method further includes transmitting the summary indicator signal to a remote location. The summary indicator signal includes information indicating at least the number and types of event-triggered reports that are then currently stored in the buffer. Upon receiving a remote request in response to the summary indicator signal, the method further includes transmitting only those event-triggered reports stored in the buffer requested in the remote request.
US10285068B2	eNB controlled UE based conditional carrier selection In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method, comprising: receiving an information regarding one or more uplink grants of an assigned component carrier to use to transmit data; determining a set of uplink component carriers of licensed-assisted uplink component carriers that are considered as conditional uplink component carriers to use to transmit data; determining whether the assigned component carrier is available to transmit the data; based on determining that the assigned component carrier is not available to transmit the data, identifying a component carrier of the at least one conditional uplink component carrier of the licensed-assisted uplink component carriers that is available to transmit the data; and transmitting the data on the identified available component carrier of the licensed-assisted uplink component carriers, is disclosed.
US10285067B2	Method for transmitting data in unlicensed band and device using same Provided are a method for transmitting data in an unlicensed band and a device using the same. A transmission node generates a signal to be transmitted in the unlicensed band, and performs listen before talk (LBT) according to the type of the generated signal. If a wireless medium is idle as a result of the LBT, the transmission node transmits the generated node in the unlicensed band.
US10285063B2	Service allocation determination device and service allocation determination method A service allocation determination device and service allocation determination method that can allocate a service to a slice without wasteful use of resources. In a BSS/OSS, a service request receiving unit receives service requirements and information indicating functions for implementing a service. An allocation determination unit, using the service requirements and slice information, determines whether to allocate the service to an existing slice or to a new slice. An allocation request unit makes a request to allocate the service to the slice determined by the allocation determination unit. In this case, because the BSS/OSS 10 determines whether to allocate the service to an existing slice or to a new slice based on the service requirements and the attribute of the existing slice, the service can be allocated to a slice without wasteful use of resources.
US10285060B2	Preventing attacks from false base stations Embodiments provide a user equipment (UE) device that includes a memory and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in said memory. The processor is configured by the instructions to receive a first evolved packet system (EPS) mobility management (EMM) attach reject message in response to an attempt to attach to a first eNode B (eNB) of a radio access network (RAN). If the attach reject message includes an Evolved Packet System mobility management (EMM) error code, the processor directs an attach request to a second, confirming eNB. The processor may be further configured by the instructions to receive a second attach reject message from the second eNB and enter a lock state only the condition that the second attach reject message also includes an EMM error code, optionally the same EMM error code received in the first attach reject message.
US10285056B2	Using derived credentials for enrollment with enterprise mobile device management services Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for using derived credentials to enroll a mobile computing device with an enterprise mobile device management system are described herein. In various embodiments, a mobile computing device, responsive to a command to enroll with an enterprise mobile device management server, may launch an enrollment application; send an enrollment request message to the enterprise mobile device management server; switch to a certificate management system application on the mobile computing device; request one or more derived credentials from a certificate management system server; store the one or more derived credentials in a shared vault on the mobile computing device; switch to the enrollment application; retrieve a derived credential of the one or more derived credentials stored in the shared vault; and, provide the derived credential to the enterprise mobile device management server to enroll the mobile computing device with at least one mobile device management service.
US10285048B2	Mobility management node selection to support cloud-centric environments A first network device determines a set ID associated with a first set of management instances in at least one network, wherein the management instances execute network access or mobility management functions for UE interaction with a wireless network and wherein a first management instance is a member of the first set of management instances. The first network device determines a first pointer value associated with the first management node, generates a first global ID, for the first management instance, that includes the set ID and the first pointer value, and installs the first management instance at a second network device, along with the first global ID, the set ID, and the first pointer value. The first network device changes the first pointer value in response to an event, wherein the event is associated with planned maintenance, a planned upgrade, or an existing or predicted outage of the wireless network.
US10285046B2	Device and method for subscribing to network in wireless communication system A terminal a wireless communication system is provided. The terminal includes a communication unit; and a controller configured to determine, by scanning a radio frequency (RF), at least one network to which the terminal is accessible; detect an input for selecting a network from among the determined at least one network; identify address information of a subscription server for a network provider corresponding to the selected network; and control the communication unit to transmit identification information associated with an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of the terminal to the subscription server operated by the network provider, based on the address information; receive an acknowledgement message from the subscription server; transmit a message for requesting a profile associated with the network provider to a profile management server; and receive the requested profile from the profile management server.
US10285043B2	Electronic device including eUICC and method for operating the same An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor and an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) configured to be electrically connected with the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to implement a management module configured to manage a profile stored in the eUICC. The management module is configured to, when there is an enabled profile in the eUICC, perform a communication function based on the enabled profile and, when there is no the enabled profile in the eUICC, disable at least one of a periodic eUICC verification function and a network search function.
US10285039B2	Wearable device and communication method using the wearable device A wearable device and a communication method using the wearable device may include recognizing a gesture of a user by sensing at least one of a motion and a biosignal that occur in or around a portion of the user to which the wearable device is attached. A wireless communication connection is established for the wearable device with at least one of an external device, an internal device, or another wearable device based on the recognized gesture. Wireless communication is performed with at least one of the external device and the internal device with which the wireless communication connection is established.
US10285037B2	Mobile wireless communication system Provided is a mobile wireless communication system that improves response immediacy in a wireless communication system using an SCPC communication system. For this purpose, a base station and/or a plurality of mobile stations is provided with a number-of-channels switching means that monitors the communication state to create determination information for determining the necessity of switching the number of channels, and that switches the ratio of the number of channels for downlink communications and that for uplink communications, in a case where a change in the number of channels is necessary on the basis of the determination information.
US10285034B2	Intercom network, mobile terminal, and method An intercom network (10) for real-time audio communication between users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 15a, 15b), amongst other things, is represented and described, comprising at least one stationary element (12a, 12b), as a base (13), to which the users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f) are connected, and at least one mobile terminal (15a, 15b), such as a belt pack (16) or a mobile microphone (17) that comprises an audio input (18a, 18b), wherein audio signals can be transmitted wirelessly with the mobile terminal within the DECT frequency range to the stationary element or to another stationary user, wherein the stationary element comprises a device (19) for user management that administers the users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 15a, 15b) connected to the stationary element (12a, 12b), and wherein an authorization check is carried out by the device for the logging-on of the mobile terminal to the stationary element, wherein the device (19) comprises an NFC element (20a) arranged on the stationary element (12a), and wherein an NFC counter-element (21a, 21b) is arranged on the mobile terminal (15a, 15b), wherein authorization information can be transmitted by the NFC counter-element to the NFC element when the mobile terminal approaches the stationary element.
US10285031B2	Method for controlling information terminal and information terminal A method for controlling an information terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: when a user of the information terminal uses the electric mobile body, acquiring information indicative of a state of an electric storage device mounted in an electric mobile body from the electric storage device via a first communicator that is a communicator of the information terminal and that performs near field communication with the electric storage device; and transmitting the information indicative of the state of the electric storage device to a server device via a second communicator that is a communicator of the information terminal and that communicates with the server device.
US10285019B2	Server, apparatus and method for providing call availability information A server, an apparatus, and a method for providing a call availability information of a driver are disclosed. A call availability information providing server may include a driving route calculating unit configured to receive a starting position and destination information transmitted from a vehicle terminal connected through a wireless communication network and to calculate a driving route corresponding to the received starting position and destination information; a call availability information generating unit configured to calculate a driving mode and a passing time per unit interval within the calculated driving route and to generate call availability information based on the calculated driving mode and passing time per unit interval when it is determined that a vehicle installed with the vehicle terminal is driving; and a call availability information transmitting unit configured to transmit the generated call availability information to the vehicle terminal.
US10285013B2	Enhanced automotive passive entry Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.
US10285009B2	System and method of time of flight detection A position-determining apparatus, such as a GPS receiver, determines the position of the mobile device based on the time of flight of a transmitted probe signal using a method in which sections of the received signal is classified into two or more categories and accumulated according to categories before being used to compute the correlations familiar in the context of a matched filter. Using the method of the present invention to compute the correlations, and optionally applying additional time-saving techniques described herein, a position determination is achieved using arithmetic operations that are significantly reduced from that required in prior art methods to compute the correlations. The reduced number of arithmetic operations can reduce significantly the power consumption required of a device carrying out a method of the present invention, and thereby realizing a significant advantage.
US10285006B2	Method and system for estimating a number of persons in a crowd A method of estimating a number of persons that gathered at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day is proposed. Said Area of Interest is defined by an Area of Interest center and an Area of Interest radius and is covered by a mobile telecommunication network having a plurality of communication stations each of which is adapted to manage communications of user equipment in one or more served areas in which the mobile telecommunication network is subdivided.
US10285005B2	Proximity-based geofenced content sharing scheme There is disclosed herein a non-volatile machine-readable medium storing a program, a system and method for enabling proximity-based, peer-to-peer sharing of media in which a first device having a wireless communication surrounding the device detects other wireless devices within the region. Communication connections are formed between the wireless devices and a list of the authenticated connections is maintained. Without input from a user, media is shared between the individual devices on the authenticated connections list and a remote server, subject to permissions pre-set by the individual devices. Devices not included in the list of authenticated connections are blocked from accessing the media. Access to the media is available for a period of time, after which time access to the media is blocked for all devices.
US10285001B2	Generation, curation, and presentation of media collections Systems and methods are provided for receiving, at a first computing device, a request from a user to activate a new media collection, sending the request to a server computer for activation of the new media collection, receiving confirmation that the new media collection was activated, receiving a plurality of content messages associated with the new media collection, receiving from the user, a selection of the plurality of content messages to be included in the new media collection, sending, to the server computer, an indication of the selection of the content messages to be included in the new media collection, wherein the server computer causes the selection of content messages to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from at least a second computing device to view the new media collection.
US10285000B2	Apparatus and method for determining a wireless device's location after shutdown A wireless data processing device is described which periodically exits an unpowered state and transmits location data. For example, one embodiment of a wireless data processing device comprises: power circuitry for maintaining the wireless data processing device in a powered or unpowered state, the power circuitry causing the wireless data processing device to enter into an unpowered state responsive to user input; a timer to periodically power up the wireless device or portion thereof in response to reaching a predetermined time; a location services module determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; a transmit thread transmitting the current location of the wireless device over one or more specified communication channels; and the power circuitry powering down the wireless data processing device a second time after the current location has been transmitted.
US10284999B2	Mobile device position determination using compatible dedicated-frequency nodes and non-dedicated-frequency nodes A mobile device can send and receive signals in a dedicated frequency band and receive signals in a separate frequency band separate from the dedicated frequency band. The mobile device can send one or more frequency band compatibility combinations each including first and second frequency bands, the first frequency band being in the separate frequency band and the second frequency band being in the dedicated frequency. The mobile device can listen, based on a received neighbor list, for a first signal that has a frequency in the first frequency band and for a second signal that has a frequency in the second frequency band. The mobile device can determine, based on the first signal, ranging information indicative of a range from the mobile device to a source of the first signal, e.g., to obtain improved accuracy ranging information.
US10284997B2	System and method for estimating positioning error within a WLAN-based positioning system In one embodiment, a technique is provided for estimating and using an expected error of a position estimate of a WLAN-enabled mobile device produced by a WLAN positioning system. The WLAN-enabled mobile device receives signals transmitted by a plurality of WLAN access points in range of the WLAN-enabled device. The position of the WLAN-enabled device is estimated based on the received signals from the WLAN access points in range of the WLAN-enabled device. An expected error of the position estimate is based on at least one of a spatial spread associated with geographic positions of the WLAN access points, signal coverage areas of the WLAN access points, or a number of the WLAN access points. The expected error is used in providing one or more location-based services to a user of the WLAN-enabled mobile device.
US10284994B2	Directional speaker system and method A directional loudspeaker system has a loudspeaker arrangement configured to generate N audio signals. A time-of-flight sensor arrangement is configured to detect a location of a user. A controller is configured to use information from the time-of-flight sensor arrangement about the location of the user to control the delay such that the N audio signals constructively interfere at the location of the user.
US10284988B2	Method for analysing and decomposing stereo audio signals A method for analysing and decomposing a stereo audio signal including an audio signal for a left reproduction device and an audio signal for a right reproduction device by extracting panning coefficients that contain direction information about the sound sources from which the stereo audio signal originates based on the approximation that one sound source can be regarded as dominant for each frequency. This approximation allows the panning coefficients to be obtained, by solving a system of equations, with lower computation complexity than in the prior art. The sound quality that is obtained after re-panning the signal enhanced in this manner for a configuration with more than two loudspeakers is constant or better. Advantageously, following determination of the panning coefficients, the direct signal and two ambient signals that are not correlated with the direct sound source are extracted from the stereo audio signal.
US10284987B2	Acoustic apparatus, system and method of fabrication An acoustic apparatus includes an anchored diaphragm that is actuated by mechanical energy and a transduction material that is disposed in the anchored diaphragm that generates the mechanical energy that actuates the anchored diaphragm. The acoustic apparatus further includes an extendable diaphragm that is actuated when the anchored diaphragm is actuated and a plurality of damping holes that are disposed about the extendable diaphragm and that allow the extendable diaphragm to actuate in a vertical direction.
US10284979B2	Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system A hearing aid fitting system (400) adapted for providing sound samples illustrating the impact on sound quality from a hearing aid system defect and a method of providing such sound samples. The invention also relates to a hearing aid system and computer program code capable of carrying out such a method of providing sound samples illustrating the impact on sound quality from a hearing aid system defect and methods of operating and fitting hearing aid systems.
US10284972B2	Binaural hearing assistance operation A method of operating a hearing assistance system that includes a binaural hearing device with first and second earpieces, each earpiece adapted to be worn over, on or in one ear. Each earpiece has an electroacoustic transducer that converts an input electrical audio signal for the ear into sound, and at least one microphone that converts sound into an electrical microphone output signal. The hearing assistance system is adapted to process microphone output signals from both earpieces to create the electrical audio signals that are used to drive the transducers of both earpieces. A situation in which one of the earpieces is not over, on or in an ear is detected, and in response the processing of at least one of the microphone output signals that creates the audio signals is modified.
US10284970B2	Kalman filtering based speech enhancement using a codebook based approach A hearing device for enhancing speech intelligibility, the hearing device includes: an input transducer for providing an input signal comprising a speech signal and a noise signal; a processing unit; an acoustic output transducer coupled to the processing unit, the acoustic output transducer configured to provide an audio output signal based on an output signal form the processing unit; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine one or more parameters of the input signal based on a codebook based approach (CBA) processing; and wherein the processing unit is configured to perform a Kalman filtering of the input signal based on the determined one or more parameters so that the output signal has an enhanced speech intelligibility.
US10284965B2	Method for the automated ascertainment of parameter values for a hearing aid A method facilitates the ascertainment of parameter values of a hearing aid for a user-specific auditory situation. For that purpose, blog entries from a wearer of a hearing aid are evaluated in automated fashion and the evaluation is taken as a basis for determining adapted parameter values.
US10284960B2	Acoustic transducer with gap-controlling geometry and method of manufacturing an acoustic transducer A transducer of the preferred embodiment including a transducer and a plurality of adjacent, tapered cantilevered beams. Each of the beams define a beam base, a beam tip, and a beam body disposed between the beam base and the beam tip. The beams are arranged such that each of the beam tips extends toward a common area. Each beam is joined to the substrate along the beam base and is free from the substrate along the beam body. A preferred method of manufacturing a transducer can include: depositing alternating layers of piezoelectric and electrode onto the substrate in block, processing the deposited layers to define cantilever geometry in block, depositing metal traces in block, and releasing the cantilevered beams from the substrate in block.
US10284959B2	Loudspeaker A loudspeaker includes a frame; a vibration system having a membrane, a voice coil for driving the membrane to vibrate, and an elastic support piece opposite to the membrane for elastically supporting the voice coil; a magnetic circuit system. The elastic support piece includes a diaphragm and a flexible circuit board fixedly connected to the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a first connecting part, a second connecting part and a first folding ring part connecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part. The membrane includes a second folding ring part corresponding to the first folding ring part. The first folding ring part is a convex structure bulging toward the membrane, the second folding ring part is a concave structure sinking toward the diaphragm; the diaphragm and the voice coil transmit electrical signals with the external circuits through the flexible circuit board.
US10284947B2	Apparatus and method for microphone positioning based on a spatial power density An apparatus for microphone positioning includes a spatial power distribution determiner and a spatial information estimator. The spatial power distribution determiner is adapted to determine a spatial power density indicating power values for a plurality of locations of an environment based on sound source information indicating one or more power values and one or more position values of one or more sound sources located in the environment. The spatial information estimator is adapted to estimate acoustic spatial information based on the spatial power density.
US10284945B2	Air motion transformer passive radiator for loudspeaker The present invention provides an improved passive radiator device by utilizing a stacked construction in which there exist two or more generally parallel and separate movable diaphragm sections, in which the relative motion of adjacent diaphragm sections will either move toward each other, or away from each other, as air pressure or sound waves emanating from the interior of a loudspeaker cabinet impinges upon the interior air openings of the present invention.
US10284938B2	Suspension system mechanism A speaker assembly is provided with a cabinet with laterally spaced apart side surfaces and a frame mounted to one of the side surfaces. The speaker assembly is also provided with a lever arm and a ratchet mechanism. The lever arm has a proximal end to connect to an upper support, a distal end with a plurality of teeth extending radially outward, and an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the frame for adjusting a splay angle of the cabinet relative to the upper support. The ratchet mechanism is coupled to the frame with at least two pawls each individually biased to engage at least one of the plurality of teeth to allow pivotal motion of the lever arm relative to the frame in a first direction and limit pivotal motion of the lever arm in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
US10284937B2	Sound output and pickup device A sound output and pickup device is provided with a speaker system, a microphone, and a housing. The housing includes inside the speaker system, the microphone, and a wall that divides a space in which the speaker system is stored and a space in which the microphone is stored. The wall has a through hole. The distance from the through hole to the outside of the housing is shorter than the distance from the through hole to the microphone.
US10284935B2	Electroacoustic transducer An omnidirectional electroacoustic transducer capable of reproducing a sound with high acoustic quality and sufficient sound volume in a wide frequency band is provided with a small number of components. The electroacoustic transducer includes: two or more electroacoustic transduction units each including an electroacoustic transduction film and an elastic supporter, the electroacoustic transduction film having a polymer composite piezoelectric body in which piezoelectric body particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material having viscoelasticity at a normal temperature, and two thin film electrodes laminated on both surfaces of the polymer composite piezoelectric body, and the elastic supporter being disposed to be closely attached to one principal surface of the electroacoustic transduction film so as to cause the electroacoustic transduction film to be bent, in which the two or more electroacoustic transduction units are disposed so that the electroacoustic transduction films face outward and form some or all of faces of a polyhedron.
US10284934B2	Wireless audio systems A loudspeaker system can have first and second loudspeakers selectively operable in a single-channel mode or in a multi-channel mode. In the single-channel mode, the first and the second loudspeakers are configured to simultaneously reproduce a substantially identical signal. In the multi-channel mode, the first loudspeaker reproduces a first-channel signal and the second loudspeaker reproduces a second-channel signal. The first-channel signal and the second-channel signal can constitute respective portions of a multi-channel signal. Such loudspeaker systems can also have a mode selector configured to select one of the single-channel mode and the multi-channel mode. In some embodiments, such selection can occur in response to one or more detected proximities of another loudspeaker system. Multi-zone loudspeaker systems are also disclosed.
US10284930B2	Low power techniques for small form-factor pluggable applications Various electronic devices may benefit from appropriate power conservation techniques and tools. For example, low power techniques may benefit small form-factor pluggable applications. An apparatus can include a packet parsing functionality that includes a first order shallow packet parser configured to operate at line rate and a second order deep packet parser configured to operate only on received filtered packets and received packets destined for a management and/or central processing port. The apparatus can also include a microprocessor configured to manage the apparatus and configured to operate at a low duty cycle. The apparatus can further include a packet generator configured to be active only when generating certain packets of interest. The packet parsing function, the microprocessor, and the packet generator can be configured to provide data from a host port of a small form-factor pluggable device toward an optical port of the small form-factor pluggable device.
US10284927B2	Commissioning load devices via challenge-response-timing Commission devices (1) comprise first transmitters (11) for transmitting activation signals to load devices (2-6), and second transmitters (12) for transmitting numbers of challenge signals to activated load devices (2) that respond by sending back a response signal per challenge signal to the commission devices (1). The commission devices (1) further comprise first receivers (13) for receiving the response signals and controllers (14) for determining time-intervals present between transmissions of the challenge signals and receptions of the response signals. The controllers (14) derive absolute or relative positions of the load devices (2-6) from analyzes such as statistical analyzes of the time-intervals. Load devices (2-6) comprise second receivers (21) for receiving the activation signals and third receivers (22) for receiving the number of challenge signals and third transmitters (23) for sending back the response signals to the commission devices (1). The load devices (2-6) may further comprise loads (26).
US10284924B2	System and method communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device A system and method for communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device that includes collecting physiological data of at least one physiological property of a user; processing the physiological data into at least one biosignal; monitoring the at least one biosignal for a feedback activation condition; and upon satisfying a feedback activation condition, delivering haptic feedback.
US10284920B2	Content distribution system and method based on information relating to destination capability and network conditions There are described methods and systems for distributing content in a network, in particular a multicast network. One method includes delivering content from a source to a destination in a content delivery network. A request for an item of content is received and a first multicast stream is identified or established, the first multicast stream comprising a first copy of the content. At least one second multicast stream is also identified or established, the second stream comprising a second copy of the content. The second copy of the content is time-shifted by a time, M, from corresponding portions of the first copy of the content. The content is then delivered to the destination using both the first and the second multicast streams.
US10284919B2	Methods, systems, and media for determining channel information In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for determining channel information are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing media guidance is provided, the method comprising: associating with a local area network; detecting at least one media device on the local area network; determining device information associated with the at least one media device on the local area network; determining, without user intervention, television provider information based on the device information; determining location information of the at least one media device; determining channel information based on the determined television provider information and the determined location information; and causing media guidance information to be presented that includes at least a portion of the determined channel information.
US10284904B2	Entry adapters for conducting can signals and in-home network signals An entry adapter allows downstream and upstream external signals to be conducted to a server interface of an internal client-server network and allows downstream and upstream external signals to be conducted to a client interface of the internal client-server network. The adapter also includes frequency band separation and blocking means for separating the client signals from the external signals based on the client signals having a higher frequency than the external signals, allowing the external signals to be conducted to only the server interface, allowing the client signals to be conducted through the second port means and the third port means, blocking the client signals from being conducted to the external network, and allowing the client signals to be conducted between the server interface and the client interface.
US10284899B2	Method and system for diversity combining for high-performance signal reception A terrestrial receiver at a premises includes a plurality of antennas and a corresponding plurality of tuners. The terrestrial receiver receives terrestrial television signals via the plurality of antennas and the plurality of tuners and diversity combines a corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels within the received terrestrial television signals, for example, based on control signals received from one or more customer premises equipment (CPE). The terrestrial receiver processes the diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels and communicates the processed and diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels to the one or more CPE. The diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels may be remodulated, and converted to corresponding analog signals prior to being communicated to the one or more CPE. The diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels may be demodulated and converted to intermediate frequency signals prior to being communicated to the one or more CPE.
US10284897B1	Systems and methods for modifying the display of inputs on a user input device Systems and methods are described for adapting a second user input device to resemble a first user input device while preserving new functionalities not available in the first user input device. The systems and methods may identify, based on identifiers of the first and second user input devices, a first and second set of device functionalities provided by the devices. The systems and methods may compare the sets of device functionalities to determine a set of common device functionalities and, in response, modify the display of an input of the second user input device to correspond to visual attributes of an input of the first user input device.
US10284895B2	Apparatus and control method for displaying content of peripheral device A display apparatus for controlling a peripheral device and a method thereof are provided. The method may include transmitting, to a remote controller, a first turn-on signal to turn on the peripheral device; measuring a time interval between a first time when the display apparatus transmits the first turn-on signal to the remote controller and a second time when the display apparatus starts to receive content from the peripheral device in response to the first turn-on signal; and setting the measured time interval as a threshold time to determine whether the content is received from the peripheral device.
US10284892B2	Determining video advertisement quality Embodiments of the present invention relate to facilitating determining video advertisement quality. In embodiments, video advertisement data associated with a video advertisement or presentation of the video advertisement in association with a video is referenced. Such video advertisement data can indicate, for example, an advertisement characteristic, a video characteristic, a video session characteristic, and/or a viewer characteristic. The video advertisement data can be used to determine an advertisement quality associated with the video advertisement. The advertisement quality generally indicates a probability a viewer will continue viewing a portion of the video following presentation of the video advertisement presented in association with the video.
US10284888B2	Multiple live HLS streams Techniques for synchronizing playback of multiple media streams are presented, including where presentation timestamps in the multiple media streams may not related. Techniques include determining a first correspondence between the first encoding timestamp and the first presentation time; determining a second correspondence between the second encoding timestamp and the second presentation time; and synchronizing a first player for the first stream and a second player for the second stream based on the first correspondence, the second correspondence, the first and second encoding timestamp, and a playback clock available to both first and second players.
US10284887B2	System and method to assist synchronization of distributed play out of content A method for synchronizing content undergoing play out at first and second stations commences by comparing audio within content undergoing play out on the first station to the audio within content undergoing play out on the second station to determine if a latency exists between the first and second stations. If such a latency exists, then at least one of a pause or jump operations is performed in connection with content playing out by at least one of the first and second stations for an interval corresponding to an interval by which one station leads the other station to bring the two stations into substantial synchronism.
US10284886B2	Broadcast signal transmitting apparatus, boradcast signal receiving apparatus, method for transmitting broadcast signal, and method for receiving broadcast signal An apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal, includes a receiver configured to receive the broadcast signal including physical layer signaling data, signaling data, content data and service guide information, wherein the signaling data is included in a signal frame indicated by the physical layer signaling data, wherein the signaling data includes mapping information between a service and a PLP, and information supporting channel scanning and service acquisition, wherein the service guide information includes a service fragment having information about the broadcast service and a content fragment having information about content data of the broadcast service, wherein the content fragment further includes a content-level PrivateExt element having component information of the content data, wherein the component information includes information for a component in the broadcast service, and wherein the component is one of a video component, an audio component, and a closed caption component (CC).
US10284885B1	Method and apparatus for redacting video for compression and identification of releasing party A method and system for protecting video and image files processes from original files to detect skin tones of persons appearing in the media. Pixels determined to contain skin tones are blurred or blacked out, and the pixel locations and their original color values are stored in a metadata file. The metadata file is encrypted and stored with the redacted video file. Thereafter, when an authorized person wants to see an unredacted version of the video, the system decrypts the metadata and reconstituted the video, replacing the redacted pixels with their original color values, and inserting a unique watermark into the video that identifies the requesting person. The watermarked video is then provided to the requesting person.
US10284875B2	Systems and methods for determining feature point motion A method performed by an electronic device is described. The method includes obtaining a motion vector map based on at least two images. The motion vector map has fewer motion vectors than a number of pixels in each of the at least two images. The method also includes obtaining a feature point from one of the at least two images. The method further includes performing a matching operation between a template associated with the feature point and at least one search space based on the motion vector map. The method additionally includes determining a motion vector corresponding to the feature point based on the matching operation.
US10284868B2	Content adaptive deblocking during video encoding and decoding Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing content-adaptive deblocking to improve the visual quality of video images compressed using block-based motion-predictive video coding. For instance, in certain embodiments of the disclosed technology, edge information is obtained using global orientation energy edge detection (“OEED”) techniques on an initially deblocked image. OEED detection can provide a robust partition of local directional features (“LDFs”). For a local directional feature detected in the partition, a directional deblocking filter having an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the LDF can be used. The selected filter can have a filter orientation and activation thresholds that better preserve image details while reducing blocking artifacts. In certain embodiments, for a consecutive non-LDF region, extra smoothing can be imposed to suppress the visually severe blocking artifacts.
US10284859B2	Video decoding device and method using inverse quantization There is provided a video encoding device capable of changing a quantization step size frequently while reducing an increase in code rate to enable high-quality moving image encoding, comprising a quantization step size encoding unit 10 for encoding a quantization step size that controls the granularity of quantization, the quantization step size encoding unit 10 includes a step size prediction unit 11 for predicting the quantization step size that controls the granularity of the quantization by using a quantization step size assigned to a neighboring image block already encoded.
US10284858B2	Support of multi-mode extraction for multi-layer video codecs A computing device may obtain, from a first bitstream that includes a coded representation of the video data, a Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) message that includes an indication of an extraction mode that was used to produce the first bitstream. If the extraction mode is the first extraction mode, the first bitstream includes one or more coded pictures not needed for correct decoding of the target output layer set. If the extraction mode is the second extraction mode, the first bitstream does not include the one or more coded pictures not needed for correct decoding of the target output layer set.
US10284856B2	Information processing device and information processing method A purpose of the present invention is to easily select an appropriate processing format, an appropriate parameter, or the like by predicting a process result that varies according to content of data before executing the process.According to the present invention, provided is an information processing device including: a feature amount extraction unit configured to extract a feature amount of data serving as a target of a process; a feature amount matching unit configured to match the feature amount with one or more reference feature amounts associated with a prediction result of the process in a database; and a result prediction unit configured to predict a result obtained in a case where the process is executed for the data, on the basis of a result of the matching.
US10284854B2	Adaptive stochastic entropy coding Adaptive stochastic entropy encoding may include identifying a current portion of an input video stream, and identifying a current probability distribution, which may be an adapted probability distribution associated with a previously encoded portion of the video stream. Adaptive stochastic entropy encoding may include identifying a forward update probability distribution based on the current portion, generating a modified probability distribution for the current portion based on the forward update probability distribution and the current probability distribution, generating an encoded portion based on the current portion and the modified probability distribution, and generating an adapted probability distribution based on the current probability distribution and the forward update probability distribution.
US10284852B2	Content adaptive prediction distance analyzer and hierarchical motion estimation system for next generation video coding Techniques related to content adaptive prediction distance analysis and hierarchical motion estimation for video coding may address the general problem of designing a new, advanced video codec that maximizes the achievable compression efficiency while remaining sufficiently practical for implementation on various platforms including limited devices. More specifically, certain motion estimation techniques may be adaptive to properties of the content and results in improved motion compensation, lower computational complexity, and lower cost of motion vector coding as compared to existing solutions.
US10284850B2	Method and system to control bit rate in video encoding The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for controlling bit rate and quantization step size of each frame of a plurality of frames of a video in encoding of the video. The method includes determining a bit budget for the each frame by utilizing a first pre-determined criterion, altering computed target bits based on complexity of the each frame by utilizing a third pre-determined criterion, evaluating quantization states for the each frame using a pre-determined quantizing criterion, and updating a controlling module based on data of the each frame. The target bits are computed for the each frame by utilizing a second pre-determined criterion and the third pre-determined criterion is based on the determined bit budget and a histogram gradient. The evaluated quantization state is allotted to the each frame based on the determined bit budget and the computed target bits.
US10284849B2	Quantization parameter (QP) calculation for display stream compression (DSC) based on complexity measure Techniques for quantization parameter (QP) for display stream compression (DSC) based on complexity measure are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for determining a QP value includes determining a complexity value of a plurality of previous blocks and selecting a technique from a plurality of defined techniques for calculating a QP adjustment value for a current block based on the determined complexity value. The method may further include calculating the QP adjustment value for the current block via the selected technique and determining the QP value for the current block based on the QP adjustment value.
US10284848B2	Image predictive encoding and decoding device An image predictive encoding device can efficiently encode an image, while suppressing an increase in prediction information and reducing the prediction error of a target block. In an image predictive encoding device, according to one embodiment, to produce a prediction signal of a partition in a target region, it is decided whether prediction information of a neighbouring region can be used. When prediction information of the neighbouring region can be used, a region width of the partition where the prediction information of the neighbouring region is used to produce the prediction signal is determined. The prediction signal of the target region is produced from a reconstructed signal based on at least one of the region width, the prediction information of the target region, and the prediction information of the neighbouring region. The prediction information, information identifying the region width, and a residual signal are encoded.
US10284847B2	Image predictive encoding and decoding device An image predictive encoding device can efficiently encode an image, while suppressing an increase in prediction information and reducing the prediction error of a target block. In an image predictive encoding device, according to one embodiment, to produce a prediction signal of a partition in a target region, it is decided whether prediction information of a neighbouring region can be used. When prediction information of the neighbouring region can be used, a region width of the partition where the prediction information of the neighbouring region is used to produce the prediction signal is determined. The prediction signal of the target region is produced from a reconstructed signal based on at least one of the region width, the prediction information of the target region, and the prediction information of the neighbouring region. The prediction information, information identifying the region width, and a residual signal are encoded.
US10284840B2	Apparatus and method for reproducing 3D image Provided is an apparatus and method for reproducing a three-dimensional (3D) image. A 3D image reproduction apparatus may include an image selector configured to select a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on a broadcast standard of a broadcast stream, and an image outputter configured to output the 3D image by synthesizing and output the left-eye image and the right-eye image in a 3D image format.
US10284837B2	3D system including lens modeling A three dimensional system including lens modeling.
US10284834B2	Systems and methods for digital photography A system, method, and computer program product are provided for displaying a combined image based on a cost function. In use, two or more source images are loaded and a first blend weight is initiated associated with the two or more source images. Next, a first combined image from the two or more source images and a cost function for the first combined image is computed. It is determined whether the cost function is substantially minimized, wherein if the cost function is not substantially minimized, the first blend weight is updated to substantially minimize the cost function, the first combined image is updated based on the updated first blend weight, and the user interface element associated with the updated first combined image is updated. A display then displays the first combined image based on the first blend weight and a user interface element associated with the first combined image. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also presented.
US10284832B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program There is provided an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program which can cause an image adapted to an object located between an operation unit and a drawing destination (30) to be drawn on the drawing destination, the image processing apparatus including: an image generating unit configured to generate a drawn image to be drawn on a drawing destination on a basis of a position of an operation unit. The image generating unit generates the drawn image on a basis of detected information of a stencil target (40) located between the operation unit and the drawing destination.
US10284831B2	Projection system, projector apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and projection method Provided is a projection system that sets an arbitrary three-dimensional shape as a projection target and properly corrects geometric distortion of a projected image even when a user's viewpoint is not fixed. A projection unit of the projector apparatus projects a test image for first adjustment. A three-dimensional shape measurement unit measures the three-dimensional shape of the projection target. An image capturing apparatus captures the test image for first adjustment projected by the projection unit to obtain a captured image for first adjustment. A projected image adjustment unit (1) performs first adjustment processing for correcting an image such that geometric image distortion viewed from an imaging point, at which the captured image for first adjustment has been captured, is reduced, based on a captured image for first adjustment obtained by the image capturing apparatus, and (2) performs second adjustment processing for correcting the image such that the geometric image distortion is reduced based on a state in which the image adjusted by the first adjustment processing is projected by the projection unit.
US10284829B2	Wheel assembly with thermal conductive assembly and projection device using the same A wheel assembly includes a housing, a wheel, and a thermal conductive assembly. The wheel is disposed inside of an enclosure of the housing, and includes a first surface, a second surface, and a wavelength conversion layer formed on a coating area of the first surface and configured to convert wavelength of a light beam. The thermal conductive assembly includes a thermal conductive structure and a thermal conductive tube. The thermal conductive structure corresponds to an edge contour of the wheel and is disposed adjacent to an outer edge of the wheel. The thermal conductive tube is coupled to the thermal conductive structure and partially protrudes to an exterior of the housing for conducting heat generated by the wheel from the thermal conductive structure to the exterior of the housing. The distance between the thermal conductive structure and the outer edge of the wheel falls within 1-50 mm.
US10284825B2	Systems with integrated refractive and diffractive optics An imaging system includes a refractive optical element and one or more diffractive optical gratings disposed over a two-dimensional array of photosensitive pixels. The different gratings present different patterns and features that are tailored to produce point-spread responses that emphasize different properties of an imaged scene. The different responses are captured by the pixels, and data captured from the responses can be used separately or together to analyze aspects of the scene. The imaging systems can include circuitry to analyze the image data, and to support modes that select between point-spread responses, selections of the pixels, and algorithms for analyzing image data.
US10284824B2	Opto-electronic stacked sensor A stacked image sensor comprises an array of tiles, each comprising a sensor array layer tile comprising a plurality of sensing elements for receiving radiation, one or more electronics layer tiles comprising at least one read-out circuit, connected to at least one subgroup of sensing elements of the sensor array layer tile, a photonics layer tile comprising at least one waveguide and one or more modulators, each connected to the one or more electronics layer tiles. The modulators are adapted for modulating an optical signal travelling within the at least one waveguide. The electronics layer tile comprises at least one driver for driving an optical modulator in the photonics layer tile in accordance with the signals received in each sensing element of the sensor array layer tile. At least one of the layer tiles (sensor array layer, electronics layer and/or photonics layer tiles) is implemented in a single integrated circuit.
US10284823B1	Capturing photographs based on rotation of device A portable computing device may include a lid and a base. The lid may include a display and a camera on a front side of the lid. The base may include a keyboard on a top side of the base and a processor inside the base. The processor may be coupled to the display, the camera, and the keyboard. The processor may be configured to determine that the front side of the lid is rotating toward the top side of the base, and instruct the camera to capture at least a first photograph and a second photograph based on the determination that the front side of the lid is rotating toward the top side of the base.
US10284821B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging system In a case where an Add VideoEncoderConfiguation command received by a communication unit 1005 includes a second identifier and a VideoEncoderConfiguration stored in a storage unit 1002 is added to a media profile stored in the storage unit 1002, an imaging apparatus removes the VideoEncoderConfiguration from the MediaProflie stored in the storage unit 1002 and reads a VideoEncoderConfiguration2 associated with the second identifier, which the command received by the communication unit 1005 includes, from the storage unit 1002, and adds the read VideoEncoderConfiguration2 to the MediaProflie stored in the storage unit 1002.
US10284820B2	Covert monitoring and recording of audio and video in controlled-environment facilities Systems and methods for covert monitoring and/or recording of audio and/or video in controlled-environment facilities are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include capturing at least one of: an audio, a video, or a picture of one or more residents of a controlled-environment facility using a communication device disposed within the controlled-environment facility, where the communication device is not being used in any communication session during at least a portion of the capturing; and storing the at least one of the audio, video, or picture.
US10284819B2	Long-range image reconstruction using measured atmospheric characterization A method corrects a captured image and includes the steps of determining an effect of atmosphere and a distance from an image capture device which is spaced relatively far from an area of interest. The method utilizes a transmission and reception device to identify the effect on a transmitted and reflected signal due to the atmosphere and distance. An image of the area of interest is captured. The image is corrected based upon the effect of the distance and atmosphere on the transmitted and reflected signal. An apparatus programmed to perform the method is also disclosed. An apparatus for capturing an image from a distance is also disclosed.
US10284810B1	Using low-resolution frames to increase frame rate of high-resolution frames A device obtains a plurality of original high-resolution frames and a low-resolution frame. The device generates, based on the plurality of original high-resolution frames, a first additional high-resolution frame. The first additional high-resolution frame and the low-resolution frame correspond to a same output time. The device generates a down-sampled frame by down-sampling the first additional higher-resolution frame. Additionally, the device determines, based on comparisons of blocks of the low-resolution frame and blocks of the down-sampled frame, a plurality of weights. The device generates an up-sampled frame by up-sampling the low-resolution frame. The device generates a second additional high-resolution frame based on a weighted average of the up-sampled frame and the first additional high-resolution frame. The weighted average is based on the plurality of weights. The second additional high-resolution frame corresponds to the same output time as the first additional high-resolution frame and the low-resolution frame.
US10284809B1	Systems and methods for intelligently synchronizing events in visual content with musical features in audio content Systems for synchronizing events or transitions in visual content with musical features in audio content are configured to obtain audio and visual content; determine a minimum, maximum, and/or a target display duration for items of visual content; determine a first playback-time in the first audio content to associate with a start-of-display time for the first visual content; identify a first timeframe in the first audio content corresponding to a range of acceptable end-of-display times for the first visual content; identify musical features within the first timeframe; identify a candidate musical feature among the identified musical features in accordance with a hierarchy; and/or define a first candidate end-of-display time that aligns with the playback time of the candidate musical feature. A set of candidate end-of-display times are defined for multiple visual content items in a single multimedia project, the set identified by seeking a solution that increases rank among the hierarchy.
US10284805B2	Remote control activation based on predicted events Systems and methods for predicting trigger events, such as an advertisement during a video program, and activating a remote control device in response to the prediction are described. By activating the remote control device at a particular time, the remote control device may save energy when listening for data from one or more terminal devices. The time to activate the remote control may be based on one or more factors, including the current presentation position and/or presentation speed of the video program. A remote control device may take additional actions the next time it listens for data, including illuminating backlights, turning on a display, displaying content on the display, interacting with other devices, etc.
US10284804B2	Ruggedized modular marine display An image module comprising: (a) an imaging device that graphically or pictorially captures images of underwater sea life (b) a module housing including one or more components that processing an image generated by the imaging device; wherein the image module is discrete from a marine display and is capable of being connected to the marine display so that the graphic or pictorial images of underwater seal life captured by the imaging device are displayed.
US10284803B2	Television system, television set and remote controller In response to an operation such as power-on or power-off, channel change and sound volume change, a television set combined with a personal computer automatically makes e-mail with information in a predetermined format indicative of the operation attached. The e-mail is automatically sent to another television set to inform the other television set of operation of the own television set. On the other hand, the e-mail can be sent to a rating company for audience share survey. The television set automatically reads the received e-mail and attachment to change the indication of display. The television set has storage of the received information for analysis of an abnormality. Abnormality can be also sensed through abnormal act on the remote controller apt to be taken by a person in panic or off the truck. The television set refuses information from unknown address for blocking an attack of a stranger.
US10284801B2	Differential digital double sampling method and CMOS image sensor for performing same A method for performing differential double sampling and a CMOS image sensing device for performing the same. In one example, the CMOS image sensing device includes a pixel array include a multitude of pixels with each pixel formed by a plurality of photodiodes, a floating diffusion point and a plurality of transistors electrically coupled the plurality of photodiodes. Moreover, a column readout circuit with four storage capacitors is selectively coupled to the pixel array by switches so that the storage capacitors can store sampled pixel values. A control circuit connected to the pixel array and the column readout circuit selectively activates the transistors to output to the column readout circuit sampled dark value and bright values of one photodiode and a sampled double bright value of the one photodiode and one additional photodiode.
US10284799B2	Solid-state image pickup device and electronic apparatus The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup device and an electronic apparatus by which a phase-difference detection pixel that avoids defects such as lowering of sensitivity to incident light and lowering of phase-difference detection accuracy can be realized. A solid-state image pickup device as a first aspect of the present disclosure is a solid-state image pickup device in which a normal pixel that generates a pixel signal of an image and a phase-difference detection pixel that generates a pixel signal used in calculation of a phase-difference signal for controlling an image-surface phase difference AF function are arranged in a mixed manner, in which, in the phase-difference detection pixel, a shared on-chip lens for condensing incident light to a photoelectric converter that generates a pixel signal used in calculation of the phase-difference signal is formed for every plurality of adjacent phase-difference detection pixels. The present disclosure is applicable to a backside illumination CMOS image sensor and an electronic apparatus equipped with the same.
US10284787B2	Lens moving apparatus and camera module and portable terminal including the same Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a housing supporting a magnet, a bobbin having an outer circumferential surface on which a first coil is disposed, the bobbin moving in the housing in a first direction, upper and lower elastic members each connected to both the housing and the bobbin, and a second coil disposed so as to be spaced apart from the first coil in the first direction, wherein the second coil generates induction voltage resulting from inductive interaction with the first coil when the bobbin moves in the first direction.
US10284786B2	Method for improving image effect and apparatus thereof Disclosed are method for improving image effect and apparatus thereof, comprising: when a system starts up, acquiring a screen parameter to determine whether an input signal source is an SDR film source or an HDR film source; if it is an SDR film source, performing first image processing to obtain an SDR image, starting up HDR conversion mode; reducing its backlight brightness to pre-set brightness, and displaying current peak brightness pixel or area according to a screen parameter after increasing backlight brightness; if it is HDR film source, performing second image processing to obtain HDR image, closing down HDR conversion mode, before displaying. Thus, a high-grayscale detail performance capacity is improved, achieving an SDR-to-HDR function, a higher brightness range, more picture details, an SDR film source can be played in an HDR television with the display effect of an HDR film source.
US10284784B2	Shutter apparatus, imaging apparatus, control method for shutter apparatus, storage medium storing control program A shutter apparatus of an electronic front curtain system includes a motor configured to rotate in a first rotating direction and a second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction, a first light shield movable between a close state for closing an aperture and an open state for opening the aperture, a second light shield movable between the close state for closing the aperture and the open state for opening the aperture, and a first cam member configured to interlock and move the first light shield and the second light shield in accordance with a rotation in each of the first rotating direction and the second rotating direction of the motor.
US10284782B2	Image stabilization apparatus, control method thereof, and image capture apparatus A difference between a movement represented by a signal representing a movement of an image capture apparatus and each of motion vectors detected between images is calculated. Then, a motion vector determined to have a temporal variation in the difference smaller than a preset threshold value is determined as a background area motion vector. Also, from among motion vectors other than the background area motion vector, a subject area motion vector is determined. Then, image stabilization is controlled based on the subject area motion vector. It is thereby possible to enhance the accuracy of distinguishing motion vectors.
US10284781B2	Imaging apparatus and image blur correction method therefor An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to perform photoelectric conversion on a subject image formed by an optical system, a first driving actuator configured to cause translation and a rotational movement of the image sensor, a first angular velocity detector configured to detect a first rotation angular velocity, a second angular velocity detector configured to detect a second rotation angular velocity, a third angular velocity detector configured to detect a third rotation angular velocity, and an image blur correction control unit configured to control the first driving actuator so that the first driving actuator causes both the translation and the rotational movement, on the basis of a first rotation angular velocity, a second rotation angular velocity, a third rotation angular velocity, an optical center position of the optical system and a rotation center position of the image sensor.
US10284780B2	Auto focus and optical image stabilization with roll compensation in a compact folded camera Folded digital camera module comprising an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path with a first optical axis to a second optical path with a second optical axis perpendicular to the first optical axis, an image sensor, and a lens module carrying a lens with a symmetry axis parallel to the second optical axis. The camera module is adapted to perform optical image stabilization (OIS) involving at least one tilt motion of the OPFE tilt around an axis such that the OPFE tilt creates an image Roll movement and a shift movement, the OPFE tilt-created image Roll movement compensating for a folded camera module-induced Roll movement and the shift movement cancelable by a movement of the lens module.
US10284774B2	Information terminal apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image-information processing system, and image-information processing method for controlling time-lapse imaging An information terminal apparatus includes a communication section configured to perform communication with an image pickup apparatus capable of performing time-lapse photographing, a signal processing section configured to generate, halfway in a photographing period by the image pickup apparatus, a check image based on a plurality of picked-up images transmitted from the image pickup apparatus and acquired via the communication section, and a display control section configured to display the check image generated by the signal processing section. Halfway in photographing of the time-lapse photographing, a time-lapse moving image is generated using a photographing result of the time-lapse photographing performed to that point and displayed, whereby quality of the time-lapse moving image is made predictable. A change of setting of the time-lapse photographing is received and reflected on subsequent time-lapse photographing, whereby a user easily obtains a desired picked-up image.
US10284772B2	Image monitoring system and image monitoring program Disclosed herein is an image monitoring system including: a camera connected to a network; display means for displaying an image captured by the camera; and display control means for controlling display such that, in displaying images by the display means, an image is displayed in a window having a predetermined layout; wherein the display control means presets an allocation database containing a correlation between the window having a predetermined layout and a camera identification code and, when the camera is connected to the network, automatically sets a correlation between the camera identification code in the allocation database and the camera, thereby controlling image display into the window on the basis of the allocation database.
US10284770B2	Dual-camera focusing method and apparatus, and terminal device A dual-camera focusing method and apparatus, and a terminal device are provided. A dual camera includes a first camera and a second camera. A resolution of the first camera is higher than a resolution of the second camera. The method includes the following operations. The second camera is used for focusing. When the second camera is in focus, a second driving current value of a motor of the second camera is obtained. With the first camera and the second camera having a same in-focus distance, a first driving current value of a motor of the first camera is determined according to the second driving current value. The first driving current value is used to focus the first camera.
US10284762B2	System and method for targeting feedback A system for guidance of an imaging device may include a handheld imaging device, a multidirectional feedback device, and a control unit in communication with the multidirectional feedback device and the handheld imaging device. The control unit may be configured to receive a target location, determine an initial position and pose of the handheld imaging device, calculate a position and pose deviation relative to said initial position and pose, translate said position and pose deviation into control data, and transmit said control data to the multidirectional feedback device, wherein the multidirectional feedback device uses control data to provide an operator with feedback to guide the handheld imaging device towards the target.
US10284761B2	Multi-camera capture of a high dynamic range image A method, system, and computer program product for generating a high dynamic range (HDR) image from a plurality of frames simultaneously captured by cameras of a portable device. The method includes detecting, by a main camera of the portable device, a current dynamic range level of a current scene. In response to detecting the current dynamic range level, a main camera exposure compensation value is applied to the main camera and an auxiliary camera exposure compensation value, which is different from the main camera exposure compensation value, is applied to at least one auxiliary camera. The method further includes simultaneously capturing a first frame by the main camera and at least one second frame by at least one auxiliary camera. The method further includes combining the first frame and the at least one second frame to create the HDR image.
US10284760B2	Continuous video capture during switch between video capture devices A method provides capturing video information in an electronic device. Capturing video information comprises capturing video, using a first video capture device of the electronic device, switching video capture between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device, and continuing video capture while switching between the first video capture device and the second video capture device.
US10284757B2	Imaging device, optical device provided with same, electronic device provided with same, and method for producing imaging device An imaging device has a lens holding member; a base member for holding the lens holding member; and a substrate to which the base member is secured. The lens holding member holds at least one lens. The base member has a contact surface that is perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens, and contacts an end face of the lens holding member in a state wherein the lens holding member is held; and an opening portion through which passes the optical axis of the lens, provided in the contact surface. The substrate has an imaging element on which light that has passed through the lens and through the opening portion of the base member is incident.
US10284754B2	Camera assembly configured to be detachably mounted on a mobile terminal Embodiments provide a camera assembly, which is configured to be detachably mounted on a mobile terminal body. The camera assembly includes a housing, a photographing unit, and a mounting kit, where the photographing unit is disposed in the housing and is configured to capture a picture and transmit the captured picture to the mobile terminal body, and the mounting kit is disposed on the housing and is configured to be detachably mounted on the mobile terminal body, so as to detachably mount the camera assembly to the mobile terminal body.
US10284753B1	Virtual reality media content generation in multi-layer structure based on depth of field A virtual reality (VR) device stores an encoded 360° VR video that includes a sequence of video fragments. Each video fragment includes a plurality of flat layers and each flat layer is at least one equirectangular image frame associated with an image metadata. The VR device is configured to render the plurality of flat layers in each video fragment as a plurality of concentric spherical layers projected at a plurality of depth values. The VR device is further configured to receive a plurality of user inputs associated with a modification of a set of attributes in the image metadata. The VR device is further configured to generate a modified image metadata for different concentric spherical layers and control playback of each video fragment in accordance with the modified image metadata for the different concentric spherical layer.
US10284750B2	Lightness mapping in two steps Said method comprises a first cusp-oriented lightness-mapping step and a second lightness-mapping step in which a source color (N) is mapped into a mapped color (N″) having the same hue (H″=H) and the same chroma (C″=C) as the source color, where the second mapping step is defined such as to bring more colors in a target color gamut and more colors closer to the boundary of this target gamut.
US10284747B2	Image forming apparatus configured to adjust print positions and method for controlling image forming apparatus configured to adjust print positions An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image by using a developer, and a controller configured to control the image forming unit to form a test image on the sheet, acquire information related to the test image, and correct, based on the information, a position on the sheet, wherein the test image is used to detect positional deviation, wherein the controller performs first processing in which the image forming unit forms the test image and a first pattern image, and second processing in which the image forming unit forms the test image and a second pattern image, wherein the image forming unit forms the first pattern image so that an adhesion amount of the developer becomes a first amount, and the second pattern image so that an adhesion amount of the developer becomes a second amount that is larger than the first amount.
US10284745B2	Management system including communication interface and controller A controller in a management system performs: in response to receiving a first request, transmitting first information to an image-processing apparatus, the transmitted first information being acquired by a terminal apparatus; receiving the first information acquired by the terminal apparatus and original image data stored in the terminal apparatus; storing the received original image data at a first storage location in the image data storage, the first storage location being specified by the received first information; receiving a second request; in response to receiving the second request, transmitting the second information to the image-processing apparatus; receiving the second information and a third request from the image-processing apparatus; and in response to receiving the third request; transmitting target image data based on the received original image data to the image-processing apparatus, the target image data being stored in the second storage location specified by the received second information.
US10284744B2	Sheet generator for image processor A sheet generator circuit is described. The sheet generator includes electronic circuitry to receive a line group of image data including multiple rows of data from a frame of image data. The multiple rows are sufficient in number to encompass multiple neighboring overlapping stencils. The electronic circuitry is to parse the line group into a smaller sized sheet. The electronic circuitry is to load the sheet into a data computation unit having a two dimensional shift array structure coupled to an array of processors.
US10284740B1	Copy identification with ultraviolet light exposure An original has a first pattern on and a second pattern, and the first pattern and the second pattern include relatively lighter markings within a relatively darker background. The relatively lighter markings appear at a first spacing interval in the first pattern, and at a larger second spacing interval in the second pattern. The first pattern and the second pattern cover and equally block a region of the original from reflecting ultraviolet light. A scanner is only capable of detecting patterns of markings having a spacing interval larger than the first spacing interval, which causes a copy of the original to not include the relatively lighter markings appearing at the first spacing interval. Thus, the copy lacks markings at locations corresponding to where the relatively lighter markings appear at the first spacing interval in the original. The copy reflects the ultraviolet light more where the copy lacks markings.
US10284739B2	Image forming apparatus with user detection and warm-up control, and control method of the same An image forming apparatus includes a detection section, an identification section, an acquisition section and a restriction section. The detection section detects an approach of a user. The identification section identifies the user detected by the detection section. The acquisition section acquires statistics determined from a use count of the user identified by the identification section. The restriction section restricts execution of a warm-up control based on the statistics acquired by the acquisition section.
US10284738B2	Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes: a conveyance unit configured to convey a medium; a sensor configured to sense a medium being conveyed; and a controller configured to control the conveyance unit and acquire a result of the sensing performed by the sensor. The sensor includes a light emitter, a light receiver configured to perform output in accordance with the amount of the received light, and a shielding unit including a transmissive part through which the sensing light transmits. The transmissive part has a shape in which an opening width in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the medium changes in the conveyance direction. The controller determines skewing of the medium being conveyed based on change in the amount of light received by the light receiver as the medium passes along the transmissive part and temporal change in accordance with the conveyance of the medium.
US10284737B2	Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus employing the same A sheet feeding device has a sheet feed tray, a metallic pressure plate configured to support the plurality of sheets, the sheet feed tray being rockable about a rocking fulcrum between a descending position and an ascending position, a sheet feed roller configured to convey sheets supported by the pressure plate in a sheet conveying direction one by one, and an elastic member made of metal and arranged on the sheet feed tray, the elastic member engaging with the pressure plate and being electrically connected to the pressure plate, the elastic member contacting metal arranged outside the sheet feed tray to ground the pressure plate. The pressure plate has an engaging part configured to engage with the elastic member, the engaging part displacing in a direction where a contact pressure with respect to the elastic member increases when the pressure plate displaced from the descending position to the ascending position.
US10284734B2	Information processing apparatus, method, and storage medium for managing an executable application An application storage area on an application PF stores an Intent information file including tag data in addition a cooperation destination application in application cooperation by an Intent. When a Web browser is activated, an Intent processing unit confirms with an application management unit about an active application in the application storage area. After the confirmation, the Intent processing unit acquires the Intent information file of the active application from an Intent information file storage unit and performs Intent registration.
US10284731B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for generating 3D model data from a media content event Three dimension (3D) model generation systems and methods are operable to generate 3D model data corresponding to images of a physical object of interest that are viewed in a presenting media content event. An exemplary embodiment receives a user request that is associated with an interest by the user to obtain a 3D model of a physical object of interest that is being shown in a scene of a currently presenting media content event. A plurality of video image frames are selected from the scene. Then, 3D model data of the physical object of interest is generated based on at least the selected video image frames of the scene.
US10284729B2	Method and apparatus for subscription adaptation A subscription adaptation engine computes a network utilization metric for a plurality of resource bins, each resource bin representing the network utilization at a network location within a time slot. A subscriber utilization metric is computed for activities by a subscriber within the resource bins and a subscriber predictability metric is computed for the subscriber based on the subscriber utilization metric and network utilization metric. Subscriber profiling is performed for the subscriber based on the subscriber utilization metrics and subscriber predictability metric and a subscription profile for the subscriber is adapted, thereby enabling service charging based on the adapted subscription profile. The amount of real-time or near real-time signaling needed to show a different price for each location and/or time of a user may thereby be reduced.
US10284722B2	Contact management system A system for contact management a server to store, for a campaign, a list of contacts and a contact plan associated with that list of contacts, for each contact, agent notes, and, for the campaign, agent assistance text. The server determines a highest priority opportunity from the list of contacts for an agent associated with the client device as a function of the contact plan, qualifications of the agent, and a current time. The server sends the highest opportunity contact to the client device. The client device receives and presents the contact from the list that was determined to be the highest priority, agent notes for that contact, and agent assistance text. The client device accepts input of results of the agent communicating with the contact and notes regarding the contact, and sends the result and the notes to the server.
US10284721B2	Repetition of communication attempts based on communication outcome for effective sales and marketing engagement A system and method for establishing a communication with a customer by an agent, via one or more communication modes includes an agent computer and a second computer. The agent computer receives a batch notification identifying a batch of one or more customer records in the agent computer, for communication in the near future, wherein the one or more customer records is associated with one or more customers. The second computer provides the batch notification enabling the agent computer to identify the batch of one or more customer records. The system determines a next step action based on an outcome of a communication attempt made to communicate with the customer and based on a specified number of communication attempts made to communicate with the customer.
US10284719B2	System, method and apparatus for call screening Techniques, systems, apparatuses and methods to better interdict or screen calls without disturbing the callee. The phone user can implement a warning for unwanted human, i.e., live person callers, and a challenge or barrier for unwanted automated or robocalling, particularly the usage of a required response to a question. The warning and particularly the challenge would weed out undesired solicitations. The present invention also makes allowance for desired human, robotic or automated calling in addition to the proscripted calls.
US10284718B2	Methods for interactively exchanging graphical objects between networked users A networking system may comprise a web site serviced by a web server assembly. The web site may generally comprise a combination of the following components: a crediting system, a chat bidding system, a performance bidding system, a telephony switching system, a media interaction system, a display system, a photo management system, and a messaging system. An exemplary embodiment of the chat bidding system may comprise a plurality of common user accounts, a queue, and a featured user account. Common users of the common user accounts may pose tasks to the featured user, and may make a pledge for each task. The tasks may be stored in, and sorted by, the queue based on their pledges. A featured user of the featured user account may be presented with a highest ranked task in the queue, and may choose to respond to the task or to skip the task.
US10284717B2	Transcription of communications through a device A method to transcribe communications is provided. The method may include obtaining first communication data during a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device and transmitting the first communication data to the second communication device by way of a mobile device that is locally coupled with the first communication device. The method may also include receiving, at the first communication device, second communication data from the second communication device through the mobile device and transmitting the second communication data to a remote transcription system. The method may further include receiving, at the first communication device, transcription data from the remote transcription system, the transcription data corresponding to a transcription of the second communication data, the transcription generated by the remote transcription system and presenting, by the first communication device, the transcription of the second communication data.
US10284715B2	Event handling system A service that determines what event has occurred and provide a list of actions that the service can be performed in order to help the user through a hectic time period is disclosed. In one example, one or more modules can identify one or more events and transmitting an indication of the at least one event to a mobile device. Then, one or more modules can receive an indication that a mobile device has selected at least one of the at least one event, and determine at least one action to perform, wherein the at least one action can be associated with the at least one selected event.
US10284711B1	Communication device The communication device comprising a voice communication implementer, a multiple & real-time & chronological speech-to-text implementer, and a video data transfer implementer.
US10284710B2	Call method of mobile terminal, mobile terminal control method, and related device The present application discloses a mobile terminal control method, including: receiving a communication request sent by a communication request initiating party, and calculating a time interval between a time when the communication request is received and a time when a previous communication request from the communication request initiating party is received; and if the time interval is greater than a preset threshold, skipping generating a vibrating and/or ringtone alert for the communication request, and detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to an online communications software account, where the prompt information is used to indicate that a mobile terminal is in a Do Not Disturb mode.
US10284706B2	System and method of providing voice-message call service Provided are a system and method of providing a voice-message call service. A mobile device that performs a call with an external mobile device comprises a control unit configured to obtain text, the text converted from voice data that is exchanged between the mobile device and the external mobile device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, and obtain input text input to the mobile device and provided text that is received from the external mobile device; and a display unit configured to arrange the text, the input text, and the provided text and display the arranged text, input text, and provided text on a screen of the device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device.
US10284705B2	Method and apparatus for controlling smart device, and computer storage medium A method for controlling a smart device is described. The interface circuitry of a user device for controlling the smart device receives basic information of the smart device that enables a connection of the smart device into an Internet of Things network. A control signal is provided to the smart device via the interface circuitry to control, according to the basic information. The smart device is connected into the Internet of Things network. A preset function configuration of the smart device is obtained when the smart device is connected into the Internet of Things network. A control component is determined to enable a control of the smart device according to the preset function configuration. For a user interface, a controller template is generated to include the control component. The smart device is controlled based on an operation on the control component in the user interface.
US10284699B2	Contact list availability prioritization A method for contact list prioritization according to predicted reachability includes loading a contact list of contacts and retrieving a reachability value for each corresponding contact in the contact list that has been computed for each corresponding contact according to usage data of each corresponding contact for an associated mobile telephone. Thereafter, contacts in the contact list that are determined to be most reachable according to a corresponding reachability value are displayed first. In one aspect, the usage data for the associated mobile telephone is based upon accelerometer data of the associated mobile telephone. In another aspect, the usage data is based upon recency or frequency of use of the mobile telephone to place telephone calls. In yet another aspect, the usage data is based upon recency or frequency of use of a messaging application executing in the associated mobile telephone. Finally, in even yet another aspect, the usage data is based upon recency or frequency of posting content to a social network through the associated mobile telephone.
US10284692B2	Control device and communication device A configuration for realizing time synchronization between different protocols is provided. There is provided a control device that constitutes a control system for controlling machines or facilities. The control device includes first communication means configured to transmit and receive data in accordance with a first protocol. The first communication means includes a first timer that defines a time of data transmission and is time-synchronized with an entity to and from which data is transmitted and received. The control device includes second communication means configured to transmit and receive data in accordance with a second protocol different from the first protocol. The second communication means includes a second timer that defines a time of data transmission and is time-synchronized with an entity to and from which data is transmitted and received. The control device includes synchronization means configured to time-synchronize the first timer and the second timer.
US10284691B2	Method and apparatus for operating transmitting and receiving nodes processing packet including field position information Disclosed are a method and corresponding apparatus to operate transmitting and receiving nodes processing a packet including field position information. The packet includes field position information. Provided is the method for operating a transmitting node, including generating a packet comprising location information indicating information about a location corresponding to a field in the packet, and transmitting the packet including the position information.
US10284690B2	Methods and systems for distribution of packets among parsing clusters A method for parsing network packets via one or more clusters configured to parse network packets comprises receiving one or more packets to be parsed; determining a candidate cluster of the one or more clusters for parsing the one or more packets; transmitting the one or more packets to the candidate cluster; launching the candidate cluster to parse the one or more packets when a launch condition is met; and receiving parse results for the one or more packets from the candidate cluster. The launch condition may be met after transmitting the one or more packets meets a fraction of a parsing capacity of the candidate cluster. The fraction may be one such that the transmitting the one or more packets meets a parsing capacity of the candidate cluster. The launch condition may also be met when a time elapsed since a previous cluster was launched reaches a delay limit.
US10284686B2	Server, client, system and method for preloading browsed page in browser The present invention relates to the technical field of network data communication, and discloses a server, a client, a system and a method for preloading a browsed page in a browser. The server includes: a link extraction module configured to extract, from a currently browsed page on a client, links included in the page; a page downloading module configured to download pages corresponding to the links from websites; a page compression module configured to compress the downloaded pages to generate page compression packages corresponding to the links and store the page compression packages into a storage module; the storage module configured to store the page compression packages corresponding to the links; a communication transceiving module configured to receive a request transmitted by the client for loading a page of a link in the page currently browsed and transmit the page compression package corresponding to the link to be loaded to the client. The present invention can solve the technical problems of resulting in a lot of useless download traffic in the client, wasting the network traffic and increasing the operation load of the client.
US10284683B2	Channel access method and system The present invention discloses a channel access method and system. The channel access method includes the steps of: receiving an access request for accessing a parent channel from a user; obtaining a reception channel information currently corresponding to the parent channel in response to the access request, wherein the reception channel information is a channel identification information of a sub channel corresponding to a preset reception channel switching requirement; and connecting the user to the sub channel identified by the obtained reception channel information according to the obtained reception channel information. The present invention makes it conducive for the user requesting an access to be connected to a preset sub channel and realize user distribution.
US10284681B2	Distribution method, playback apparatus, and distribution apparatus A distribution apparatus packetizes streaming data of a variable bit rate, and distributes the resulting data to a plurality of playback apparatuses. The distributed streaming data is transferred from one playback apparatus to other one or more playback apparatuses. One playback apparatus measures the communication quality between the one playback apparatus and each of the other playback apparatuses of transfer destinations. One playback apparatus redivides the received streaming data into packets based on a playback data amount for each unit playback time in the received streaming data and on the measured communication quality and transfers the resulting streaming data.
US10284678B2	Bandwidth management based on profiles Bandwidth management based on profiles is provided. A requesting user using a user device may submit a request concerning access to an application or media file hosted or provided by a content provider. A profile associated with the requested application or media file may be accessed. Such a profile provides information regarding consumption of bandwidth throughout a time period of usage associated with the requested application or media file. Bandwidth requirements associated with the request may be determined based on the profile information, and bandwidth consumption by the user device may be managed based on the bandwidth requirements determined for the requested application or media file and available network bandwidth.
US10284675B2	Systems and methods for browser-based games Systems and methods are provided for browser-based games. For example, a data-loading request is received for acquiring resource data and user data related to operations of a next phase of a browser-based game; a present networking state is detected; in response to the present networking state corresponding to an online state, first resource data and first user data are requested from the network-side server; the browser-based game is loaded based on at least information associated with the first resource data and the first user data received from the network-side server; and the first resource data and the first user data are stored in a cache.
US10284670B1	Network-controlled device management session A network-connected device service receives a request to establish a communications session with a network-connected device. In response to the request, the service transmits a second request to a container service to invoke a software container instance that can be used to establish the communications session with the network-connected device. The network-connected device service receives a notification from the container instance indicating whether the communications session has been established. If so, the service provides an indication to a controlling device that the session has been established. This enables the controlling device to submit commands executable by the network-connected device to the service, which provides the commands to the container instance and, hence, to the network-connected device.
US10284669B2	Transparent middlebox graceful entry and exit Middleboxes include a processor configured to determine that a network connection between a client device and a server device is idle. A connection table is configured to create a first connection entry at the middlebox for the client device and a second connection entry at the middlebox for the server device. The first and second connection entries are initialized after determining that the network connection between the client device and the server device is idle. A network control module is configured to activate redirection of the network connection between the client device and the server device to the middlebox after determining that the network connection between the client device and the server device is idle.
US10284659B2	Hybrid unicast/multicast DNS-based service discovery This document describes a “hybrid proxy,” which is a network node that enables hosts outside of a link to discover services that are available on the link, by answering service discovery queries from hosts outside of the link. A hybrid proxy may use “zero configuration” networking technologies such as Multicast Domain Name System (mDNS), Domain Name System-Service Discovery (DNS-SD), and/or Domain Name System Long-Lived Queries (DNS-LLQ). As one example, a hybrid proxy may receive a unicast DNS-SD query, transmit a corresponding mDNS query on its link to obtain information responsive to the query, and then transmit a unicast DNS-SD response to the querying host. As another example, a hybrid proxy may receive a unicast DNS-LLQ query, transmit an initial DNS-LLQ answer to the querying host, transmit an mDNS query on its link to obtain additional information, and then transmit subsequent DNS-LLQ update messages to the querying host.
US10284658B2	Management server, computer system, and method A management server includes: a memory; a communication interface coupled to a plurality of servers having a server processor and a non-volatile memory; and a management processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface. Data is written to the non-volatile memory by the server processor in accordance with startup of a program. The memory is configured to store a limit value of a cumulative write amount of the non-volatile memory. The management processor receives a cumulative write amount of the non-volatile memory from each of the plurality of servers and calculates, when a startup request for requesting startup of a first program is received, an evaluation value of the non-volatile memory in each server based on the limit value and the cumulative write amount, selects one startup server based on the evaluation values, and transmits an execution request for requesting startup of the first program to the startup server.
US10284655B2	Resource allocation for channel access in V2X communication systems A method in a vehicle configured to communicate in a vehicle point-to-multipoint communication system is provided. The method includes selecting a transmission resource comprising a sub-channel frequency range and time slot on which to compete for communication rights, competing with one or more vehicles for communication rights on the transmission resource using a listen-before-talk algorithm, and transmitting vehicle data on the transmission resource won.A method in a communication system is provided. The method includes partitioning a vehicle travel pathway into a plurality of geographical bins, grouping the bins into one or more regions, mapping each bin in a region to a different transmission resource, preparing a data record containing the mapping of geographical bins to transmission resources, and providing the data record to one or more vehicles that travel down the travel pathway for identifying to the one or more vehicles the transmission resource on which to transmit data.
US10284653B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing NFC to establish a secure connection A system includes a processor configured to approve an application vehicular-system-access request based on a temporary key and device ID transmitted with the access request matching a stored temporary key and device ID pair previously stored by the processor. This can assist in ensuring that only validated devices and/or applications are requesting access to a vehicle system.
US10284652B2	Systems and methods for providing network-based content to an in-vehicle telematics system A method for providing network-based content to an in-vehicle telematics system is shown and described. The method includes include establishing a communications link between communications electronics of the vehicle telematics system and a remote content management server in communication with a plurality of remote content providers. The method further includes using the communications link to communicate with the remote content management server using an application programming interface. The processing electronics receives content from the plurality of remote content providers via the application programming interface. The communication between the remote content management server and at least one of the plurality of remote content providers is conducted according to a protocol for which the vehicle telematics system does not have an interface.
US10284650B2	Method and system for dynamic handling in real time of data streams with variable and unpredictable behavior A computer-implemented method for supervising data stream storage including communicating with a probe that captures network data and outputs a plurality of data streams to a plurality of data repository units, receiving registration data associated with respective data streams that identifies the associated probes, selecting at least one of the data repository units to store the first data stream in real time based on a storage capacity of the data repository units to receive and store data, determining that storage capacity is not sufficient for the data stream in response to a change in the storage capacity of the data repository units to receive and store data, determining a corrective action in response to the determination that the storage capacity is not sufficient, and notifying the probe identified in association with the first data stream about the corrective action.

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