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US10646687B2	Therapeutic percussive pillow A pillow including a percussion assembly, a padding material, and a pillow cover configured to enclose the percussion assembly and the padding. The percussion assembly is configured to articulate causing the pillow padding and pillow cover to expand and contract.
US10646686B2	Device and method for audio frequency therapy Disclosed are various embodiments providing audio frequency therapy. An audio therapy device can emit vibrations of varying frequencies. When a controller of the device is activated, the controller can transmit frequency commutations to a transducer. The transducer can emit vibrations corresponding to the frequency commutations that cause at least a first enhancer and a second enhancer to vibrate. These vibrations are then transferred to one or more parts of a human body that are in contact with pads of the device.
US10646681B2	Bubble continuous positive airway pressure device A bubble continuous positive airway pressure device has a container having an inner space, an inner conduit mounted in the inner space for conducting an airflow, an outer conduit mounted around the inner conduit, a rack longitudinally mounted on the outer conduit, a gear disposed in the inner space and meshed with the rack, and a knobt. The inner conduit has an aperture. The outer conduit is longitudinally slidable relative to the inner conduit, and has at least one through hole connected with the aperture. The knob drives the gear to rotate and the gear drives the rack, so as to drive the outer conduit to slide downward or upward in the inner space. The bubble continuous positive airway pressure device prevents dust and bacteria in the ambient environment from polluting the liquid in the container when adjusting gas pressure, so as to ensure the patients' health.
US10646680B2	Headgear assemblies and interface assemblies with headgear A headgear system and/or an interface assembly incorporating a headgear system that, in some configurations, is configured to transform from elasticated or “stretchy” behavior to “inelastic” behavior at least in response to normal or expected forces encountered during the intended therapy. In some configurations, upon fitment to the head of a user, the system automatically adjusts toward or to an appropriate size.
US10646673B2	Ventilation system Ventilation systems are provided. In one aspect, a ventilation system includes system includes a ventilation device that is configured to provide breathable air or gas mixture to a patient according to certain operating parameters, a memory that includes instructions, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to receive, over a network, at least one of patient data, order data, configuration data, user data, or rules or protocols, and provide a modification of operating parameters of the ventilation device based on the received patient data, order data, configuration data, user data, or rules or protocols. Methods and machine-readable media are also provided.
US10646672B2	Positive pressure pulses cardio-pulmonary resuscitation device A cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device (100, 200, 400) for delivering intrathoracic pressure pulses to a subject (290), the device comprising an air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) for delivering air to the airways of the subject (290), wherein the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) is configured to: operate a first mode, wherein in the first mode the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) generates a first output (412, 770a, 770b) comprising a first plurality of positive pressure pulses (771) for temporally increasing the subject's intrathoracic pressure to induce compressions of the heart of the subject (290) by increasing the volume of the subject's lungs; operate a second mode, wherein in the second mode the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) generates a second output (414, 880) comprising a second plurality of positive pressure pulses for providing an assured airflow to the lungs of the subject (290); and deliver a resulting output (425, 986, 1086) to the airways of the subject (290), the resulting output being the superposition of the first output (412, 770a, 770b) and of the second output (414, 880); wherein said first plurality of positive pressure pulses (771) have an amplitude greater than 30 mbar and a frequency in a range of 40-240 beats per minute; and wherein said second plurality of positive pressure pulses have an amplitude smaller than 30 mbar and a frequency in a range of 3 to 20 cycles per minute.
US10646668B2	Pulsating inhaler and a method of treating upper respiratory disorders A pulsating inhaler comprising: (a) a fluid oscillator providing focused fluid columns with a series of alternating high and low pressure zones and (b) at least one outlet orifice adapted for delivering said focused fluid column to the respiratory tract of said patient. The fluid oscillator further comprises a piston which is actuated by a motor with an eccentric mechanism. According to alternative embodiment of the invention, the fluid oscillator comprises a rotating disc having a missing section.
US10646665B2	System for detecting and removing a gas bubble from a vascular infusion line A system for detecting and removing a gas bubble from a vascular infusion line, the system comprising: a disposable cassette adapted for disposition intermediate the fluid line, the disposable cassette comprising: a body comprising an inlet port, a chamber, an outlet port, and a purge port, a first passageway connecting the inlet port to the chamber, the first passageway comprising a first bubble detection section where a gas bubble may be detected within the first passageway, a second passageway connecting the chamber with the outlet port, and a first pinch valve disposed along the second passageway intermediate the chamber and the outlet port, and a third passageway connecting the chamber with the purge port, the third passageway comprising a second bubble detection section where a gas bubble may be detected within the third passageway, and a second pinch valve disposed along the third passageway intermediate the chamber and the bubble detection section.
US10646664B2	Body contour adaptable autoinjector device An injector for delivering a therapeutic product may include a base having a flexible surface that conforms to various body contours of a patient and defines one or more an injection chambers. The injector may have a height that is substantially less than its width, thereby defining a low profile, which provides a larger more stable base that can pinch or stretch the skin in a controlled manner. The larger base can also accommodate larger volumes via multiple injection chambers and/or large combined primary containers.
US10646659B2	Medicament delivery device Described is a medicament delivery device (1), comprising a body (2), a container carrier (7) for retaining a medicament container within the body (2) and being slidably disposed in the body (2), a sleeve (6) slidably coupled to body (2), and a piston rod (11) coupled to the body (2) and the container carrier (7). The piston rod (11) and the container carrier (7) provide a feedback as the container carrier (7) moves from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2) relative to the body (2).
US10646658B2	Injection device An injection device includes: a housing defining a longitudinal axis; an operating element; a metering member held in the housing so as to be rotatable and fixed in the direction of the axis; the operating element, in a first position for setting a quantity to be dispensed, being mounted so as to be rotatable relative to the housing and rotationally fixedly connected to the metering member via a first coupling; the operating element, in a second position for dispensing, being rotationally fixedly connected to the housing via a second coupling and being rotatable in relation to the metering member; a first latching installation acting between operating element and housing, wherein the first latching installation is effective only in the operating element's first position; and, a second latching installation acting between operating element and metering member, wherein the second latching installation is effective only in the operating element's second position.
US10646657B2	Extended finger flange for syringe systems The present disclosure describes an extended finger flange that facilitate use of syringe systems. The extended finger flange increases the surface area available for an end user's fingers thereby allowing a more secure grip on the device and providing greater control during administrations of the medication.
US10646656B2	Syringe carrier Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.
US10646655B2	Syringe A syringe having a dispensing element (20) and having a mounting element (2), wherein the dispensing element (20) has a dispensing sleeve (21) and a leaf spring system (3), wherein the mounting element (2) has a syringe body (17), and an injection needle (16) is formed on one end on the syringe body (17) and a detent-engagement flange (19) is formed on the other end, wherein, in the syringe body (17), there is arranged a movable stopper (18), wherein the leaf spring system (3) comprises a piston (6) and a spiral spring (5) arranged around the piston (6), wherein the piston (6) can be slid into the dispensing sleeve (21), and the spiral spring (6) is arranged between a leaf spring base (22) and a spiral spring abutment, wherein the piston (6) abuts against the stopper (18), wherein the dispensing sleeve (21) has a guide duct and the dispensing sleeve (21) comprises a first locking means (7) and a second locking means (9), wherein the detent-engagement flange (19) is movable in the guide duct and is fixable and releasable at the first locking means (7) or the second locking means (9).
US10646647B2	Adjusting device for a flow controller An adjusting device for adjusting the flow rate of a medicinal fluid-conveying system, said device having a selection wheel for selecting one of a number of possible flow rates, having an adjusting disc connected to said selection wheel for adjusting the selected flow rate, and having a catching nose that cooperates with the outer edge of the adjusting disc, is improved in that the adjusting disc has a star shape.
US10646640B2	Monitoring product integrity of a pharmaceutical product in a syringe using a miniaturized electronic sensor tag The package for a pharmaceutical product includes a syringe and an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of the product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span. The tag is attached at or to a constituent of the syringe; or at least a portion of the tag is integrated in a constituent of the syringe. The tag includes an electronics unit having a control unit, a sensor unit having at least one sensor for monitoring the physical or environmental conditions, a display unit having a display for displaying data relating to the integrity referred to as status data and a switch. The control unit is structured and configured for effecting that the display unit displays the status data in reaction to an operation of the switch.
US10646639B2	Valved container assembly A valved container assembly has a container for containing a fluid, extending in an axial direction, and having an open front end and a valve disposed in the container. A plunger element is disposed axially rearward of the valve and is axially moveable in the container. The plunger element is configured to increase the pressure of a fluid in a first volume of the container upon axial movement of the plunger element relative to the valve. The valve includes a channel bypassing a seal, the channel having a first opening in fluid communication with the atmosphere outside of the valved container assembly and a second opening selectively sealed from the first volume by a resilient seal. The resilient seal is moveable from a sealing configuration to an open configuration upon the pressure of the fluid in the first volume exceeding a first pressure threshold.
US10646637B2	Cardioplegic agent delivery system A cardioplegic agent delivery system comprises a syringe pump for providing cardioplegic agent into a carrier fluid of a perfusion system, a flow sensor for sensing a flow of the carrier fluid, and an interlock responsive to the flow sensor. The interlock prevents operation of the syringe pump in the absence of carrier fluid flow sensed by the flow sensor. This provides increased safety in a cardioplegic agent delivery system.
US10646635B2	Method and apparatuses for preparing an extracorporeal blood circuit for the treatment of blood The present disclosure concerns a method for preparing an extracorporeal blood circuit for its use in a blood treatment of a patient, which treatment is carried out using a blood treatment apparatus and using a blood treatment device, which comprises a blood chamber and a dialysate chamber partitioned off therefrom by a membrane, The method comprising: filling the extracorporeal blood circuit using a priming solution, wherein the priming solution comprises citrate, or filling of the extracorporeal blood circuit using a priming solution and using a citrate solution. The invention further comprises devices suitable for carrying out the method.
US10646630B2	Cantilevered rotor pump and methods for axial flow blood pumping Blood pump devices having improved rotor design are provided herein. Such blood pump devices include rotors having cantilevered support through a sealed mechanical bearing disposed outside a blood flow path of the device so as to avoid thrombus formation caused by blood contact with the bearing. The bearing means can be rotatably coupled with a proximal portion of the rotor shaft extending outside the fluid path, while a stator drives rotation of the rotor shaft so that one or more rotor blades on a distal portion of the rotor force blood flow through the device. The bearing means may include one or more radial bearings on a proximal portion of the rotor shaft that are isolated from the blood flow path by one or more rotary seals.
US10646629B2	Pleural manometry catheter A pleural manometry catheter comprises two tubes and a pressure transducer. The first tube provides a first flow path from the pleural cavity to the pressure transducer. The second tube provides a second flow path from the pleural cavity such that fluid can be drained from the pleural cavity. The pressure transducer comprises a processor for processing, continuously, the real-time fluctuations in the pressure of the second flow path and therefore the pleural cavity as fluid is aspirated from it via the first tube.
US10646619B2	Bone substitute material A biphasic calcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite (CAP/HAP) bone substitute material having a sintered CAP core and at least one closed epitactically grown layer of nanocrystalline HAP deposited on the external surface of the sintered CAP core, whereby the epitactically grown nanocrystals have the same size and morphology as human bone mineral, wherein the closed epitactically grown layer of nanocrystalline HAP deposited on the external surface of the sintered CAP core has a non-homogeneous external surface comprising individual clusters of flat crystal platelets consisting of epitactically grown HAP nanocrystals and coarse areas between the individual clusters, whereby the percentage of the coarse areas between the individual clusters as measured by SEM is at least 20% of the total surface, which material shows an increased capacity to induce bone formation, and a process of preparation thereof.
US10646617B2	Chemical gradients In one aspect, apparatuses for providing chemical gradients are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus described herein comprises a conduit having a first end and a second end, one or more microchannels disposed in the conduit and extending from the first end toward the second end, and a fiber coiled around the exterior of at least one microchannel, wherein the fiber comprises an active agent that is operable to diffuse into the interior of the microchannel.
US10646613B2	Wound spray The present invention refers to a composition, comprising hemoglobin or myoglobin, wherein in at least 40% of said hemoglobin or myoglobin the oxygen binding site is charged by a non-O2 ligand, and at least one further ingredient, a method for preparing said composition and the use of hemoglobin or myoglobin charged with a non-oxygen ligand for external treatment of wounds.
US10646610B1	Odor treatment dispenser An odor treatment dispenser is disclosed for an odor. The device comprises a housing having a canister channel. An aperture traverses the housing. A canister contains an odor treatment substance positioned within the canister channel. An actuator engages the canister for dispensing the odor treatment substance through the aperture for treating the odor.
US10646609B2	Activity-based targeted disinfection system Various implementations disclosed herein include a method for aiding disinfection of a room. The method may include collecting, by one or more sensors in a disinfection system, activity data in the room. A computing device or output device may identify one or more hot spots from the activity data, in which the one or more hot spots indicate areas in the room for cleaning, and generate a contamination map containing the one or more hot spots. The output device may output the contamination map to an output device for viewing by a user.
US10646604B2	Flexible plasma applicators based on fibrous layers Disclosed herein are flexible plasma applicators based on fibrous layers that are capable of rapidly sanitizing a surface via either direct or indirect contact with said surface.
US10646603B2	Multi wave sterilization system Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area. The target wavelength ranges and/or target intensity ranges of the ultraviolet radiation sources can correspond to at least one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a virus destruction operating configuration and a bacteria disinfection operating configuration. Each configuration can include a unique combination of the target wavelength range and target intensity range.
US10646602B2	Methods and systems for sterilization The present disclosure relates to sterilization methods and systems that may be used within numerous contexts, such as health-care and manufacturing facilities.
US10646601B2	Device and method for transferring a sterile product between two containers A device for transferring a sterile product from one container to another under aseptic conditions. The first container to initially contain the sterile product and equipped with an outlet. The outlet has a first pipe and two independently operable valves mounted in series thereon. The second container is equipped with an inlet having a second pipe and two independently operable valves mounted in series thereon. A removable hose to provide a sealed connection of the free end of the first pipe and the free end of the second pipe. A connector to connect the removable hose to a system for sterilizing the internal volume thereof. The system is operable when the removable hose connects the free end of the first pipe with the free end of the second pipe in a sealed manner.
US10646600B2	HER2 polypeptides useful for imaging and monitoring tumors and cancers A method of use of an isolated polypeptide conjugated with a radionuclide, wherein the isolated polypeptide binds specifically to HER2, or a variant thereof is described. The method is for monitoring the response to HSP90 inhibition and comprises the use of the isolated polypeptide conjugated with 18F. The application also describes the use of an isolated polypeptide conjugated with 18F, wherein the isolated polypeptide binds specifically to HER2 or variants thereof, as an imaging agent to monitor uptake thereof to measure HSP90 inhibition.
US10646599B2	Method for upregulating antigen expression The present invention relates to radioimmunoconjugates that are capable of upregulating expression of one or more antigens. The upregulated antigens can be the antigens that are targeted by the radioimmunoconjugates or different antigens expressed on the same cells. The present invention also relates to methods of treating cancer and diseases and disorders of the immune system by utilizing this enhanced expression of antigens.
US10646597B2	Coupling agent produced from naturally fermented and sustainable additives A coupling agent composition is provided and includes a plurality of non-toxic components and a thickening agent. The plurality of non-toxic components is derived from one or more natural resource materials and is an amount equal to or greater than 97 weight percent (wt %) of the composition. The thickening agent is provided in an amount of 0.05-5.00 wt % of the composition. The balance of the composition is incidental impurities.
US10646594B2	Deuterated metabolic water precursor for detecting and treating diseased tissue A method of diagnosing a mitochondrial related disease in a subject includes administering a deuterated metabolic water precursor to the subject, measuring a rate of deuterated water formation in a sample region of the subject, and comparing the measured deuterated water formation in the sample region to a control value. A difference between the rate of deuterated water formation in the sample region compared to a control value is indicative of a mitochondrial related disease.
US10646593B2	Activatable membrane-interacting peptides and methods of use The present disclosure provides activatable and detectable membrane-interacting peptides that, following activation, can interact with phospholipid bilayers, such as cell membranes. The present disclosure also provides methods of use of such compounds. The compounds of the present disclosure are of the general structure X1a-A-X2-Z-X1b, where A is a membrane-interacting peptide region having a plurality of nonpolar hydrophobic amino acid residues that, following separation from portions Z, is capable of interaction with a phospholipid bilayer; Z is an inhibitory peptide region that can inhibit the activity of portion A; X2 is a cleavable linker that can be cleaved to release cleavage products from the compound; and X1a and X1b are optionally-present chemical handles that facilitate conjugation of various cargo moieties to the compound. Prior to cleavage of the composition at X2, the composition acts as a promolecule that does not associate with cellular membranes to a significant or detectable level. Following cleavage at cleavable linker X2, the cleavage product including portion A is free to interact with a phospholipid bilayer (e.g., a cell membrane), and thus accumulate at a site associated with a cleavage-promoting environment. Detection of the membrane-associated cleavage product can be accomplished by detection of a moiety attached through X1a and/or X1b. Such compositions can be used in a variety of methods, including, for example, use in directly imaging active clotting within a subject.
US10646592B2	Methods for treating and diagnosing blinding eye diseases This invention relates to, in part, methods and compositions that are useful for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a blinding eye disease, including in the discovery of drugs that are efficacious against these diseases. Diseases include, for example, age related macular degeneration and reticular pseudodrusen disease, and the methods described herein include, for example, the method named delayed near infrared analysis (DNIRA).
US10646589B2	Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor peptides and uses thereof The present invention provides a composition which comprises the following Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor (TSHR) peptides: (i) all or part of the amino acid sequence KKKKYVSIDVTLQQLESHKKK (SEQ ID NO: 1), or a part thereof, or a sequence having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1; and (ii) all or part of the amino acid sequence GLKMFPDLTKVYSTD (SEQ ID NO: 2), or a part thereof, or a sequence having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2. The present invention also relates to the use of such a composition for the prevention or suppression of activating autoantibody formation in Graves' disease.
US10646586B2	Aqueous oral solutions of steroid hormones and hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin with optimised bioavailability The present invention concerns the preparation and the therapeutic use of aqueous solutions of Progesterone or Testosterone, complexed with hydroxypropyl-3-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) that are suitable for oral administration. The solutions are characterised by a specific molar ratio between HPβCD and the hormones such as to ensure high hormone plasma levels, following oral administration, thanks to the optimisation of their solubility, permeability, metabolic stability and ultimately, bio availability. The formulation object of the present patent makes it possible to achieve effective plasma concentrations following oral administration of lower doses of hormone with respect to oral formulations currently on the market (e.g. Prometrium, Andriol) to the advantage of greater safety and compliance of the patients.
US10646578B2	Polymer derivatives having particular atom arrangements Polymeric reagents are provided comprising a moiety of atoms arranged in a specific order, wherein the moiety is positioned between a water-soluble polymer and a reactive group. The polymeric reagents are useful for, among other things, forming polymer-active agent conjugates. Related methods, compositions, preparations, and so forth are also provided.
US10646577B2	mTORC1 inhibitors Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds and methods of using the same for modulating the activity of mTORC1.
US10646576B2	Immunostimulating-toxic RNA in alkaline earth metal formulation A composition including an immunostimulating RNA molecule in a dication containing solution wherein the RNA includes a chemical modification which is toxic to cancer or tumor cells. Pharmaceutical compositions incorporate the immunostimulating RNA with tumor cytotoxicity. Methods for treating cancer and tumors use the solution of the immunostimulating RNA with tumor cytotoxicity.
US10646575B2	Heterocyclic degronimers for target protein degradation This invention provides heterocyclic compounds that bind to E3 Ubiquitin Ligase (typically through cereblon) (“Degrons”), which can be used as is or linked to a Targeting Ligand for a selected Target Protein for therapeutic purposes and methods of use and compositions thereof as well as methods for their preparation.
US10646574B2	Formulations of intraarticular pharmaceutical agents and methods for preparing and using the same Provided herein are compositions and methods for preparing intraarticular formulations comprising biocompatible pharmaceutical agents and use thereof in the treatment of diseases, such as degenerative bone diseases, including osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, or other joints, and similar chronic or acute destructive arthropathies resulting from autoimmune disorders or infectious disease.
US10646566B2	Compositions and uses The present invention relates to immunogenic compositions and methods for producing them, and in particular, immunogenic compositions comprising a protein antigen cross linked to an oxoadenine adjuvant.
US10646565B2	Treatment of alzheimer'S disease (AD) with an aluminum salt Disclosed is a method for the treatment of AD, wherein an immune stimulating pharmaceutical composition comprising an aluminium salt is administered to a patient having AD or having a risk to develop AD in an effective amount.
US10646558B2	BCMA chimeric antigen receptors The invention provides improved compositions for adoptive T cell therapies for B cell related conditions.
US10646557B2	Vaccine composition There is described a kit for use in inducing an immune response in a mammal, the kit includes: a first virus that expresses MAGEA3, Human Papilloma Virus E6/E7 fusion protein, human Six-Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate protein, or Cancer Testis Antigen 1, or a variant thereof as an antigenic protein and that is formulated to generate an immunity to the protein or variant thereof in the mammal. The kit also includes a Maraba MG1 virus encoding the same antigen, or a variant of the same antigen. The Maraba MG1 virus is formulated to induce the immune response in the mammal. The first virus is immunologically distinct from the Maraba MG1 virus.
US10646553B2	Use of recombinant human calcineurin B subunit Provided is a use of a recombinant human calcineurin B subunit (rhCNB) in the preparation of a medicine for killing and/or inhibiting the gastric cancer.
US10646550B2	Use of C-type natriuretic peptide variants to treat skeletal dysplasia The present disclosure provides for use of variants of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), and novel pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising CNP variant peptides for the treatment of skeletal dysplasias, one or more symptoms of skeletal dysplasias, such as long bone growth or growth velocity, and other disorders having a skeletal dysplasia and/or CNP-associated symptom or component.
US10646549B2	Polynucleotides encoding interleukin-12 (IL12) and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to polynucleotides comprising an open reading frame of linked nucleosides encoding human interleukin-12 (IL12), functional fragments thereof, and fusion proteins comprising IL12. In some embodiments, the open reading frame is sequence-optimized. In particular embodiments, the disclosure provides sequence-optimized polynucleotides comprising nucleotides encoding the polypeptide sequence of human IL12, or sequences having high sequence identity with those sequence optimized polynucleotides.
US10646548B2	Compositions including IL-18 and IL-22 and their use in anti-viral therapies The present invention is directed to compositions including the cytokines IL-18 and IL-22 or biologically active fragments or variants thereof. In some embodiments, the compositions further include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The compositions can further include other interleukins such as IL-1β, and IL 1β can be used as a combination therapy with either IL-18 or IL-22 or biologically active fragments or variants thereof.
US10646546B2	Aflibercept ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition Provided is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition having a certain pH, comprising aflibercept as an active ingredient and an acetate salt buffering agent, wherein the composition is free of an ionic tonicity agent, remarkably reduces the formation of dimeric and multimeric impurities, and maintains the biological activity in a high level for a long time, under the accelerated and stress conditions as well as under the cold storage condition.
US10646544B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treating bone diseases which comprises protein comprising Frizzled 1, Frizzled 2 or Frizzled 7 extracellular cysteine-rich domain This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of a bone disease comprising, as an active ingredient, a protein comprising an extracellular cysteine-rich domain, which is from the Frizzled receptor selected from the group consisting of mammalian animal-derived Frizzled 1, Frizzled 2, and Frizzled 7 and has activity of increasing bone mass, bone density, and/or bone strength, or a mutant of such domain having sequence identity of 85% or higher to the amino acid sequence of the domain and having activity of increasing bone mass, bone density, and/or bone strength, or a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding the protein.
US10646540B2	Peptide inhibitors of twist The disclosure provides, inter alia, compositions comprising TWIST peptide inhibitors and optionally one or more anti-cancer agents, and methods of using the compositions for the treatment of cancer.
US10646530B2	Herbal composition PHY906 and its use in chemotherapy This invention provides herbal compositions useful for increasing the therapeutic index of chemotherapeutic compounds. This invention also provides methods useful for improving the quality of life of an individual undergoing chemotherapy. Furthermore, this invention improves the treatment of disease by increasing the therapeutic index of chemotherapy drugs by administering the herbal composition PHY906 to a mammal undergoing such chemotherapy.
US10646527B2	Method of using a Mangifera indica composition in the treatment of obesity The invention relates to a herbal composition derived from Mangifera indica. Methods of making and using the composition for the management of obesity are also contemplated.
US10646524B2	Modified oncolytic vaccinia viruses expressing a cytokine and a car-boxylesterase and methods of use thereof The present disclosure pertains to a compositions and combinations for simultaneous, separate or sequential use which comprises (a) an oncolytic vaccinia virus that expresses a cytokine and a carboxylesterase enzyme, and, preferably, (b) a cancer co-drug, and to their uses for the treatment of cancer.
US10646523B2	Combination comprising spirulina and palmitoylethanolamide and/or salts or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof and their formulations, for use in the prevention and/or in the treatment of hyperactivated tissue conditions The present invention relates to the combination of spirulina and palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and/or pharmaceutically acceptable derivates or salts thereof, pharmaceutical formulations comprising the combination of spirulina and PEA and/or pharmaceutically acceptable derivates or salts thereof, optionally together with at least one physiologically acceptable excipient, and the use of the combination of spirulina and PEA and/or pharmaceutically acceptable derivates or salts thereof and formulations which include the said combination, for use in the prevention and/or treatment of tissue hyperactivation states, in the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory pathologies, in the prevention and/or treatment of alterations in cardiac and/or coronary tissue, in the prevention and/or treatment of alterations in the vascular tissue, in the prevention and/or treatment of ophthalmic pathologies, preferably in the prevention and/or treatment of macular degeneration pathologies and glaucoma, in the prevention and/or treatment of dyslipidemia, in the prevention and/or treatment of alterations in pulmonary tissue, in the prevention and/or treatment of alterations in pelvic tissues, in the prevention and/or treatment of cellular alterations due to carcinogenesis, and/or in the prevention and/or treatment of dermatological alterations.
US10646522B2	Lactobacillus strain, composition and use thereof for treating syndromes and related complications of autoimmune diseases The present invention is related to a Lactobacillus strain, composition and use thereof for treating autoimmune disease and related complications. The composition comprises at least one isolate of Lactobacillus paracasei strain GMNL-32, L. reuteri strain GMNL-89 or L. reuteri strain GMNL-263, and a pharmaceutical carrier, for treating syndromes and related complications of the autoimmune diseases.
US10646521B2	Microbiota composition, as a marker of responsiveness to chemotherapy, and use of microbial modulators (pre-, pro- or synbiotics) for improving the efficacy of a cancer treatment The present invention provides methods for determining if a patient is likely to benefit from a cancer treatment, by determining if said patient has a gut dysbiosis with an over representation of certain bacterial species. The present invention also provides probiotic strains to improve the efficacy of a cancer treatment, especially chemotherapy, in patients in need thereof.
US10646519B2	Methods of manufacture of therapeutic products comprising vitalized placental dispersions This invention provides a fluid therapeutic placental product comprising placental cells and a placental dispersion comprising placental factors. The placental cells and the placental dispersion are derived from placental tissue. A placental tissue can optionally be an amnion, chorion, or a trophoblast-depleted chorion. The placental product of the present invention is useful in treating a patient with a tissue injury (e.g. wound or burn) by applying the placental product to the injury. Similar application is useful with ligament and tendon repair and for engraftment procedures such as bone engraftment.
US10646517B2	Processes for production of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and uses of same in immunotherapy The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens.
US10646512B2	Colonoscopy - preparation The invention provides a colon cleansing solution comprising: a) 300 to 2000 mmol per litre ascorbate anion provided by ascorbic acid, one or more salts of ascorbic acid, or a mixture thereof; and b) 10 to 200 g per litre polyethylene glycol. The invention also provides methods and kits associated with, or making use of the solutions. The invention also provides a method of cleansing the colon of a subject comprising: —administering to the subject an effect amount of a first cleansing solution; and then after a time interval—administering to the subject an effective amount of a second cleansing solution, wherein the two cleansing solutions are as described in the specification.
US10646508B1	Method of safely administering nitrate dietary supplements and compositions A method of making a composition or a dietary supplement is provided, the method comprising combining a quantity of a Nitrate with a quantity of an Amino Acid Compound, wherein the combining of the Nitrate with the Amino Acid Compound reduces a side effect or toxicity of the Nitrate. Also provided is a method of safely administering to a subject a Nitrate with a reduced side effect or toxicity, the method comprising: combining a quantity of the Nitrate with a quantity of an Amino Acid Compound in a composition or a dietary supplement, wherein the combining of the Nitrate with the Amino Acid Compound reduces the side effect or toxicity of the Nitrate; and safely administering to the subject the composition or dietary supplement comprising the Nitrate with the reduced side effect or toxicity.
US10646506B2	Glucans The present invention relates to a glucan having a weight average molar mass of 15,000 to 50,000 g/mol on a single chain basis and a weight average molar mass in aqueous solution on an aggregate basis of 4 to 20×105 g/mol and existing in gel form in aqueous solution at a concentration ≥1% at 25° C. and neutral pH and having a melting temperature (gel to sol) of 30 to 44° C. when the glucan is dissolved in water at a concentration of 2%, methods for the production thereof, medical uses thereof, physical supports having the glucan applied thereto or impregnated thereon and in vitro methods of proliferation of skin cells which comprise contacting a population of skin cells with the glucan.
US10646505B2	DNA-functionalized scaffolds for drug capture applications This disclosure is directed to structured compositions, including DNA-functionalized scaffolds, for drug capture, and methods and devices for sequestering chemotherapeutics from physiological fluids using the functionalized scaffolds.
US10646502B2	Selective high-affinity polydentate ligands and methods of making such This invention provides novel polydentate selective high affinity ligands (SHALs) that can be used in a variety of applications in a manner analogous to the use of antibodies. SHALs typically comprise a multiplicity of ligands that each bind different region son the target molecule. The ligands are joined directly or through a linker thereby forming a polydentate moiety that typically binds the target molecule with high selectivity and avidity.
US10646501B2	Reducing the reproductive capacity of mammals Provided are compositions and methods for reducing the reproductive capacity of mammals. The compositions and methods involve the use and administration of (a) a diterpenoid epoxide comprising a triptolide skeleton and which causes ovarian follicle depletion in female mammals and (b) an organic diepoxide which causes ovarian follicle depletion in female mammals.
US10646500B2	Treatment of allergic rhinitis using a combination of mometasone and olopatadine The present patent application relates to a method of treating allergic rhinitis in a subject (preferably a human) by administering a combination of mometasone or its salt and olopatadine or its salt.
US10646495B2	Testosterone ester triglyceride formulations Testosterone ester triglyceride formulations, optionally further including adducts. Methods of in-situ control of the manufacture or formation of such adducts are also described.
US10646491B2	Usage and dosage of therapeutic agents for endometriosis An object of the present invention is to provide pharmaceutical agents that reduce risk for decrease in bone mineral density due to their effect of reducing estrogen levels and exert excellent therapeutic effects on endometriosis. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating endometriosis comprising 3-[2-fluoro-5-(2,3-difluoro-6-methoxybenzyloxy)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are administered orally once a day at a daily dose of between 50 mg and 75 mg calculated as a free form.
US10646486B2	Polycyclic-carbamoylpyridone compounds and their pharmaceutical use Compounds for use in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are disclosed. The compounds have the following Formula (Ia): including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A′, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US10646482B2	Nitrogen-containing heteroaryl compounds and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to compounds suitable for use in mediating hypoxia inducible factor and for treating erythropoietin-associated conditions by increasing endogenous erythropoietin in vitro and in vivo.
US10646480B2	Formulations of pimavanserin Provided herein are capsules containing pimavanserin, processes for manufacturing said capsule, and pharmaceutical compositions containing pimavanserin.
US10646478B2	Methods for treatment of melanoma Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for treatment of melanoma using an inhibitor of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) and to combination therapies that involve administering to a subject an inhibitor of oncogenic BRAF (e.g. BRAF(V600E)), as well as an inhibitor of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH). Assays for identifying compounds useful for the treatment of melanoma are also provided. The methods comprise screening for compounds or agents that inhibit neural crest progenitor formation in a zebra fish model of melanoma.
US10646472B2	Composition comprising a photosensitive compound in a polymeric nanoparticle, and a method of using the composition Embodiments of a composition comprising a photosensitive compound and a polymer nanoparticle are disclosed herein. The composition may further comprise a targeting moiety. In some embodiments, the photosensitive compound is a phthalocyanine or phthalocyanine derivative, such as a naphthalocyanine. Upon irradiation with near infrared light, the composition may be used as a fluorescent imaging agent and/or as a phototherapeutic agent, such as for photodynamic and/or photothermal therapies. In certain embodiments, the composition is used to treat certain cancers.
US10646470B2	Uses of indolinone compounds Methods and compositions for treating acute myeloid leukemia and diffuse large B cell lymphoma using combinations of venetoclax and indolinone derivatives are provided.
US10646469B2	Substituted indole derivatives as dengue viral replication inhibitors The present invention concerns substituted indole derivatives, methods to prevent or treat dengue viral infections by using said compounds and also relates to said compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent dengue viral infections. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of dengue viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
US10646467B2	Prodrug of green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate (pro-EGCG) for use in the treatment of endometriosis Method of treating endometriosis and related indications, comprising the administration of Pro-EGCG, a synthetic and derivative product of epigallocatechin-3-gallate [(−)-EGCG]. Use of PRO-EGCG in the manufacture of a medicament for treating endometriosis and related indications. Pro-EGCG for use in the treatment of endometriosis and related indications.
US10646466B2	Uses of gallocatechin A method for at least one of increasing the synthesis of melatonin and promoting the secretion of melatonin is provided, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): A method for at least one of treating diseases related to neurometabolic disorder, preventing diseases related to neurometabolic disorder, regulating appetite, regulating mood, regulating vasoconstriction, regulating hemostatic function and regulating immune response is also provided, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) as described above.
US10646464B2	Methods for treating cancer Methods for treating advanced thymoma and thymic carcinoma in a subject comprising administering and kits comprising at least one paclitaxel compound and at least one compound of formula (I) (2-acetylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione) as disclosed herein.
US10646461B2	Broad spectrum pharmacological composition for treatment of various infections and diseases and methods of use A pharmacological composition for the treatment of bacterial and protozoal infections in a patient. The preferred pharmacological composition comprises a pharmaceutical carrier and an active composition selected from the group consisting of: a) an amount of sodium oxalate and an amount of oxalic acid, b) an amount of sodium citrate and an amount of citric acid, or c) mixtures of a) and b). The amounts and weight ratios of a) the sodium oxalate and oxalic acid, and b) the sodium citrate and citric acid in the active composition are such as to produce a safe and effective pharmacological composition. Sodium salts of other carboxylic acids may be used. The invention also relates to the method of using the pharmacological composition for the safe and effective treatment of bacterial infections, protozoal infections and dermatological diseases.
US10646456B2	Methods of administering amantadine Methods of nighttime administration of amantadine to reduce sleep disturbances in patient undergoing treatment with amantadine are described, as well as compositions of extended release amantadine that are suitable for nighttime administration.
US10646452B2	System and method for fabrication of uniform polymer films containing nano and micro particles via continuous drying process The present disclosure provides improved stripfilm based pharmaceutical products (e.g., for enhancing dissolution and bioavailability). More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved systems/methods for fabricating stripfilm based pharmaceutical products by utilizing higher viscosity film forming precursors and drying methods that accomplish improved/faster drying and provide improved/excellent content uniformity of active pharmaceutical agents in the stripfilm based pharmaceutical products. Exemplary systems/methods advantageously use high viscosity, bio-compatible polymeric precursors, (optional use of surface modified drug powders), and convective drying for fabrication of thin films loaded with nano and/or micro sized particles of poorly water-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to achieve improved active content uniformity and very fast dissolution from poorly water soluble actives, while accomplishing fast drying during the fabrication process. The present disclosure provides for the fast drying (e.g., via low temperature forced convection) of biocompatible polymer films loaded with poorly water-soluble drug nano-particles.
US10646443B2	Sustained release olanzapine formulations The disclosure is directed to methods of treating schizophrenia or bipolar disorder by subcutaneously administering a sustained-release dosage form of olanzapine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Methods of subcutaneously administering olanzapine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are also described.
US10646442B2	Liposome composition and method for producing same Provided are a liposome composition which has a practically required long-term preservation stability, and which has a release rate of a drug on the order of several tens of hours due to releasability of a drug being able to be suitably controlled by rendering an inner water phase hyper-osmotic; and a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a liposome composition, including liposomes each of which has an inner water phase and an aqueous solution which constitutes an outer water phase and in which the liposomes are dispersed, in which each of the liposomes encapsulates a drug in a dissolved state, an osmotic pressure of the inner water phase is 2-fold to 8-fold relative to the osmotic pressure of the outer water phase, and a release rate of the drug from each of the liposomes is 10%/24 hr to 70%/24 hr in blood plasma at 37° C.; and a method for producing the same.
US10646441B2	Foamable formulation The present invention provides DMSO-containing foamable formulations, methods for preparation, and methods of treatment. The formulations can provide good permeability and bioavailability at the target site. Preferably, the formulations are useful for treating osteoarthritis. In one embodiment, the invention provides a foamable formulation for topical use, said formulation comprising DMSO, polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether, an active agent, a monohydric lower alcohol, a diol, and water. Preferably, the active agent is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as diclofenac sodium or ibuprofen.
US10646439B2	Aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising propofol Disclosed herein is an aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising about 10 mg/mL of propofol, 175 mg/mL of sulfobutylether β-cyclodextrin, a citric buffer, wherein the composition has a pH of about 5.5. Also disclosed is a method of inducing and maintaining anesthesia or sedation in a patient by administering the aqueous pharmaceutical formulation.
US10646438B2	Methods for inducing an immune response via buccal and/or sublingual administration of a vaccine Vaccine compositions that may be administered to a subject via the buccal and/or sublingual mucosa are provided. Methods for administration and preparation of such vaccine compositions are also provided.
US10646432B2	Synthesis and application of microbubble-forming compounds The present disclosure is directed to fatty-acid glycerol ester derivative compounds containing a targeting bisphosphonate group. The disclosure further include pharmaceutical or biomedical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions forming microbubbles. The microbubbles have affinity for metal-containing, especially calcium-containing, bodies and/or biological targets. In certain embodiments, these compositions are useful for providing targeted placement of microbubbles capable of cavitation on application of high frequency energy.
US10646429B2	Methods of reducing hair loss and/or facilitating hair growth and/or regrowth The present disclosure relates to methods of retarding hair loss or facilitating hair growth and/or regrowth. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods of using the disclosed compositions to increase the rate of terminal hair growth and/or regrowth in a mammal.
US10646426B2	Oral care compositions An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride, arginine or lysine and an organic acid buffer system, as well as methods of using the same.
US10646424B2	Oral composition Provided is a pumping type toothpaste product including a toothpaste composition. The toothpaste composition includes a polishing agent, and thus prevents the piston of a pumping type container from being worn by the polishing agent contained in the toothpaste composition so that the contents of the container may be ejected out smoothly. Also provided is a gel-like toothpaste composition having excellent viscosity retentivity. Further, provided is an oral composition showing high elasticity even at low viscosity, undergoing little change in viscosity with time and having significantly improved shape retentivity, flowability and dispersion stability through the synergic effect of xanthan gum and a thickening polymer.
US10646422B2	Oral care composition containing zinc salts and calcium carbonate The present invention provides an oral care composition comprising: (a) a first composition comprising a silica abrasive and a first zinc compound selected from zinc citrate, zinc chloride, zinc acetate, zinc lactate, zinc salicylate, zinc sulfate, and zinc nitrate; and (b) a second composition comprising a calcium carbonate abrasive; wherein the first composition and/or the second composition further comprises a second zinc compound selected from zinc oxide, zinc carbonate and zinc tartrate; and wherein the oral care composition optionally further comprises from 0.1 to 1.75 weight % of a tartar control agent, based on the total weight of the oral care composition.
US10646421B2	Cosmetic composition containing a polymer comprising a carbosiloxane dendrimer unit A cosmetic composition for making up and/or caring for the skin, containing a physiologically acceptable medium containing at least one vinyl polymer having at least one carbosiloxane-dendrimer-derived unit and at least 2% by weight of a silica, relative to the total weight of the composition, the ratio by weight between said polymer and said silica being greater than or equal to 1.
US10646420B2	Oral care compositions and methods of use This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising zinc phosphate, a first source of stannous (e.g., stannous fluoride); and a second source of stannous, wherein the second source of stannous comprises stannous pyrophosphate, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.
US10646417B2	Dentifrice composition The present invention relates to a dentifrice composition comprising a stannous salt e.g., stannous fluoride and a water-soluble alkali metal tripolyphosphate e.g., sodium tripolyphosphate and a non-aqueous carrier and wherein the composition is substantially free of any water and does not comprise a source of zinc ions or an aqueous buffer system.
US10646413B2	Web material and method for making same A web material containing one or more active agents and methods for making same are provided.
US10646410B2	Dental cement In one aspect of the present invention, a dental cement contains a glass powder, wherein the glass powder contains zinc, silicon, and fluorine and does not substantially contain aluminum.
US10646409B2	Compositions and method for viscosity-increasable dental composites Described is a stable, two-component low viscosity composite that is capable to achieve excellent adaptation to walls/substrates due to its intrinsic flow ability and is also capable of rapid viscosity increasing and being manipulated prior to cure by light upon mixing of such a two-paste composite due to one distinguished reaction promoting partial network formation thus to allow a practitioner further manipulate a firm composite. Upon a completed manipulation by the practitioner, such a mixed material should be readily cured into final solid form by using conventional curing light.
US10646408B2	Dental glass powder In one aspect of the present invention, a dental glass powder contains zinc, silicon, and fluorine and does not substantially contain aluminum.
US10646407B2	Medical tube position confirmation device A feeding tube position confirmation device 102, operable to confirm the position of a predetermined portion of a medical feeding tube in a predetermined portion of a human or animal body, the position confirmation device comprising an optical waveguide 106 dimensioned to be insertable into the lumen of the feeding tube, the optical waveguide having a sensing distal end 108 comprising a distal end material and a sensing material mixed with the distal end material, the sensing material operable to provide a change in optical properties at the distal end 110 of the optical waveguide dependent on the environment to which the sensing distal end 108 of the waveguide is exposed. The sensing material may comprise a reflective material. Methods of manufacture and use of such devices are also described.
US10646403B2	Device for loading medical containers in dosing machines, adapter for the containers, support for the adapters and use thereof A device for loading medical containers on dosing machines includes an adaptor for medical containers and a support for the adaptor, in which the support includes an attachment means to the dosing machine and in which the adaptor and the support include means for pivoting relative to one another and means for clipping to each other. The means being arranged in such a way that the pivoting of the adaptor and of the support by means of the pivoting means produces the clipping together of the adaptor and the support.
US10646395B2	Multiple terrain mobility device A multiple terrain mobility device capable of use as a walker or crutches. The mobility device has a central cross support and a pair of crutch assemblies. Each respective crutch assembly has a rear support leg that can be extended downward or retracted upward and a front leg assembly that is capable of extending forward or retracting rearward. These adjustable extension features allow the mobility device, to traverse terrain of varying height such as stairs or hills with greater stability. The central cross support can be separated into a left and right cross support member so that the walker can be converted into a pair of crutches when conditions warrant.
US10646394B2	Apparatus, system and method of providing a foot pedal platform for ophthalmic surgery The disclosed apparatus, system and method may include at least an adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal, such as may be associated with a phacoemulsification surgical console. The adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal may include a bearing arm having a mount; a pedal, having associated therewith one or more sensors indicative of at least one surgical setting; and a platform at a first end of the bearing arm distal from the mount, comprising a mating surface for receiving the pedal.
US10646387B2	Electrically powered wheelchair An electrically powered wheelchair has a main frame, a seat frame, a seat back frame, a footrest frame, a wheel section, and an obstacle detection sensor. The seat frame is disposed above the main frame, and supports a sitting seat which supports buttocks and thighs of a user. The seat back frame is disposed behind the main frame, and supports a backrest which supports a back of the user. The footrest frame is disposed in front of the main frame, and supports a footrest which supports feet of the user. The wheel section movably supports the main frame. The obstacle detection sensor is installed in front of the seat frame, and detects an obstacle.
US10646386B2	Method for recovering pulp fiber from used hygiene product Provided is a method for efficiently recovering pulp fiber from used hygiene products that include pulp fiber and a polymer absorbent. This method is characterized by including a step for introducing the used hygiene product into a treatment tank in which an aqueous solution with ozone dissolved therein has been introduced, and a step for treating the used hygiene product while infusing water into the treatment tank at a first flow rate, extracting the aqueous solution from the treatment tank at a second flow rate and introducing a gas containing ozone into the aqueous solution in the treatment tank, thereby decomposing the polymer absorbent, lowering the molecular weight thereof, and making the same dissolvable.
US10646384B2	Absorbent article and wearable article including absorbent article As absorbent article for absorbing urine includes a topsheet which is a nonwoven fabric that has a skin-side surface having projections formed thereon. The content by percentage of fibers oriented in the thickness direction in each projection of the nonwoven fabric is greater than the content by percentage of fibers oriented in the thickness direction in sections of the nonwoven fabric other than the projections. The thickness of the nonwoven fabric when wet is greater than or equal to 85% the thickness of the nonwoven fabric when dry. The nonwoven fabric includes a first fiber layer and a second fiber layer. The first fiber layer is constituted by durable hydrophilic fibers, and the second fiber layer is constituted by durable hydrophilic fibers and non-durable hydrophilic fibers.
US10646381B2	Crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven webs / laminates Nonwoven webs/nonwoven laminates for use in absorbent articles are disclosed. The nonwoven laminate includes a first nonwoven web with continuous spunbond crimped fibers and a second web joined to the first nonwoven web. A plurality of apertures extend through at least one of the first nonwoven web or the second web. The nonwoven web includes a plurality of continuous spunbond crimped fibers wherein a plurality of apertures extend through the nonwoven web.
US10646376B2	Re-treatment for ophthalmic correction of refraction A planning device generating control data for a treatment apparatus for refraction-correcting ophthalmic surgery is provided, said apparatus using a laser device to separate a corneal volume, which is to be removed for correction, from the surrounding cornea by at least one cut surface in the cornea of an eye, said planning device comprising an interface for receiving corneal data including information on pre-operative cuts which were generated in a previous ophthalmic operation, and computing means for defining a corneal cut surface which confines the corneal volume to be removed, said computing means defining the corneal cut surface on the basis of the corneal data and generating a control dataset for the corneal cut surface for control of the laser device.
US10646375B2	Systems and methods for pressure-driven tool actuation The present disclosure describes systems and methods for pressure-driven micro-surgical tool actuation. The systems and methods may encompass the use of a remote handle held by a first hand of a user as well as a surgical tool located in the eye of a patient. A primary actuator may be included in remote handle and operable to be actuated by a mechanical force exerted on the handle. Actuating the primary actuator pressurizes a fluid within a length of tubing. The pressurized fluid may be transmitted to a dynamic tool held by a second hand of the user, where the pressurized fluid may be used to actuate a subordinate actuator. Actuation of the subordinate actuator may actuate a dynamic component of the dynamic tool.
US10646370B2	Enclosure ventilation filter and assembly method A filter assembly for an enclosure, particularly for an ostomy bag, is described having an enclosure side, a first layer which is gas permeable, and an adsorbent layer comprising adsorbent particles dispersed in a fine fiber web. The enclosure side of the filter assembly includes an adhesive zone in which adhesive is present having an outer adhesive perimeter and a weld area surrounding at least a portion of the adhesive zone, where the filter assembly is heat-sealable to the enclosure at the weld area. A method of assembly is also described.
US10646368B2	Orthopedic device A compliance assembly includes a compliance strap arranged to engage and extend around the exterior of an orthopedic device, and a compliance clasp attached to the compliance strap. The compliance clasp includes a base member, a door member, and a locking system. The door member is pivotally connected to the base member and is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the door member is rotated toward the base member and locks the compliance strap between the base and door members. The locking system is arranged to irreversibly lock the door member in the closed position.
US10646366B2	Functional shoulder support brace with cabling system The present invention relates to a shoulder brace for the rehabilitation of patients that suffer from shoulder instability. The shoulder brace uses a novel elevation and compression cabling system to stabilize and approximate the humerus to glenoid fossa. More specifically, the present invention allows an individual that suffers from shoulder instability to easily put on and, while wearing the device, adjust all forces that approximate their shoulder without the assistance of another individual. The design will also allow the individual the ability to have functional movement. This will give someone who has become dependent on others to regain a greater degree of independence.
US10646361B2	Systems and methods of manufacturing and using an expansion ring A method of connecting an expansion ring to at least one end of a braided implant is disclosed. The method can include positioning the braided implant about a tube; everting an end portion of the braided implant over a first end of the tube; assembling an expansion ring to the braided implant, the expansion ring being a multi-leaved expansion ring including clips terminating with an open-ended coupling opening. The openings can be pushed over a set of intersecting wires of the braided implant at respective circumferential locations on or adjacent the first end of the tube. The method can also include closing the openings over the set of intersecting wire; trimming ends of the braided implant; and reversing eversion of the braided implant thereby positioning the expansion ring internal to the braided implant.
US10646356B2	Robotic finger exoskeleton The present disclosure includes a finger exoskeleton including a plurality of joints and a plurality of sensors configured to measure rotation of at least some of the plurality of joints of the finger exoskeleton. The finger exoskeleton also includes a series elastic actuator comprising a spring element, the series elastic actuator configured to rotate at least one of the plurality of joints. The finger exoskeleton also includes a computing device configured to control operation of the series elastic actuator based on a torque of the at least one of the plurality of joints, the torque determined at least based on the spring element and rotation of the at least one of the plurality of joints. The present disclosure also includes associated methods and hand exoskeletons.
US10646350B2	Multi-segment lateral cages adapted to flex substantially in the coronal plane The present invention concerns several fusion devices and methods for laterally inserting a fusion device at an initial trajectory that is not parallel to the disc space. Each fusion device incorporates components that enable flexing, bending or pivoting of the device during its final approach to the prepared disc space.
US10646344B2	Inflatable penile prosthesis with four-way valve pump According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes an inflatable member, a reservoir configured to hold fluid, and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of the fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member when in an inflation mode, and facilitate the transfer of the fluid from the inflatable member to the reservoir when in a deflation mode. The pump assembly may include a pump, and a valve body defining at least three ports operatively coupled to the pump such that three separate fluid channels extend to the pump. The valve body defines at least one port operatively coupled to the reservoir, and at least one port operatively coupled to the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a spool configured to move within the valve body to switch between the inflation mode and the deflation mode.
US10646339B2	Supra and sub-annular mitral valve delivery system Methods are described herein for delivering a replacement mitral valve to a native mitral valve location. In one method, ventricular anchors of the replacement mitral valve are released and allowed to reverse orientation while positioned in the left atrium of a human heart. After reversing orientation, the ventricular anchors extend in a generally proximal direction. The ventricular anchors can then be advanced through the mitral annulus into the left ventricle and then moved back toward the left atrium to capture native mitral valve leaflets between the main body and the ventricular anchors of the replacement mitral valve. In one modification, the ventricular anchors are allowed to reverse orientation at a level adjacent the mitral annulus. The implantation methods described herein are preferably performed via a transseptal delivery approach or a transapical delivery approach.
US10646337B2	Stentless support structure A stentless support structure capable of being at least partly assembled in situ. The support structure comprises a braided tube that is very flexible and, when elongated, becomes very long and very small in diameter, thereby being capable of placement within a small diameter catheter. The support structure is preferably constructed of one or more thin strands of a super-elastic or shape memory material such as Nitinol. When released from the catheter, the support structure folds itself into a longitudinally compact configuration. The support structure thus gains significant strength as the number of folds increase. This radial strength obviates the need for a support stent. The support structure may include attachment points for a prosthetic valve.
US10646333B2	Two-piece valve prosthesis with anchor stent and valve component A modular valve prosthesis includes an anchor stent and a valve component. The anchor stent includes a self-expanding tubular frame member configured to be deployed in the aorta and a proximal arm component extending from a proximal end of the tubular frame member and configured to be deployed in the sinuses of the aortic valve. The anchor stent further includes attachment members extending from an internal surface of the tubular frame member. The valve component includes a valve frame configured to be deployed within the tubular frame member of the anchor stent such that the valve frame engages with the attachment members of the tubular frame member and a prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame.
US10646331B2	Ossicular prosthesis and method and system for manufacturing same Disclosed herein is a customized ossicular prosthesis suitable for treatment of conductive hearing loss due to ossicular chain defects, and a method and system for manufacturing the same. Medical imaging equipment can detect specifically designated landmarks in normal human middle ear ossicles, including significant anatomic differences in those structures. Those anatomic features are used to generate a customized ossicular prosthesis specifically configured for a particular patient's anatomy using 3D printing techniques and devices.
US10646326B2	Porous metal device for regenerating soft tissue-to-bone interface The present disclosure relates, in some aspects, to orthopaedic implants for securing soft tissue to bone and methods for using the same. One particular implant comprises a first exposed porous surface region, having pores for promoting bone ingrowth, and a second exposed porous surface, having pores for promoting soft tissue ingrowth. At least some of the pores of the first exposed porous surface region may be seeded with osteocytic factors and at least some of the pores of the second exposed porous surface region may be seeded with fibrocytic factors. Such orthopaedic implants can advantageously facilitate regeneration of the soft tissue to bone interface.
US10646324B2	Bifurcated stent graft with hemodynamic blood flow dividing wall A bifurcated stent graft includes a stent graft body that defines exactly one main body opening and at least two exit openings. The stent graft body includes at least one stent attached to a graft fabric material, and includes a dividing wall that divides a combined flow path, into a first flow path and a second flow path that each terminate at one of the respective exit openings. The dividing wall includes a thickness profile that terminates at a leading edge radius that extends across a width of the combined flow path.
US10646323B2	Total arch concept Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward prosthesis that may include a first graft component and a second graft component coupled to the first graft component. The prosthesis may also include a gap or a space between the first graft component and the second graft component.
US10646317B2	Occlusal state identifying method, occlusal state identifying apparatus, and storage medium An occlusal state identifying method executed by a processor included in an occlusal state identifying apparatus, the occlusal state identifying method includes obtaining maxillary shape data and mandibular shape data; arranging a maxillary image including a plurality of maxillary teeth corresponding to the obtained maxillary shape data and a mandibular image including a plurality of mandibular teeth corresponding to the obtained mandibular shape data such that corresponding teeth oppose each other; executing a moving process of moving at least one of the arranged maxillary image and mandibular image by executing a dynamic simulation; and identifying a positional relationship between the maxillary image and the mandibular image after the moving process as a positional relationship corresponding to an occlusal state of the maxillary teeth included in the maxillary image and the mandibular teeth included in the mandibular image.
US10646316B2	Apex locator The present invention provides a root canal length measuring device including: a measuring module configured to include a file hook electrically connected to an endodontic file, and a lip hook to be connected to a lip or a gum; a control module configured to measure the value of impedance which varies as the file moves from the surface of a tooth toward the apex of the root of the tooth, and provide an image signal or a sound signal representing information on the position of the apex of the root and information on the length of the apex of the root; and a communication module configured to receive the image signal or the sound signal from the control module, and wirelessly transmit the received signal to a smart device in real time.
US10646315B2	Dental curing light having unibody design that acts as a heat sink A dental curing light includes a device body that efficiently conducts heat away from the light emitting diode portion of the curing light. The device body includes a proximal gripping end and a distal head end. The device body is formed from a thermally conductive body material. Excellent heat conduction away from the LED dies is achieved using a thermally conductive layer disposed over the device body. The thermally conductive layer serves as a conduit to quickly conduct heat away from the LED dies for dissipation within the material of the device body In this manner, the material of the device body serves as a highly efficient heat dissipater. The surface area coupling the thermally conductive layer to the device body is sufficiently large that a majority (e g, substantially all) of heat being conducted by the thermally conductive layer is transferred to the device body during operation of the device.
US10646314B2	Interdental brush A lighting-enabled interdental brush of the present application includes an interdental brush and a delivery component, where a guide head, a housing, and a lighting system are disposed on the delivery component, the interdental brush is installed on the guide head, and the lighting system can provide lighting for the interdental brush; therefore, a lighting condition in an oral cavity is significantly improved, the clearance between molars may be clearly observed, and a process that the interdental brush enters the tooth clearance is directly observed, which is convenient for cleaning and avoids an accidental injury to gum. An observation system is further designed on the interdental brush of the present application, by using the observation mirror or camera system during use, a process that the interdental brush enters a tooth clearance is observed directly, which is convenient for cleaning and avoids an accidental injury to the gum.
US10646312B2	Oral cleaning device An oral cleaning device according to the disclosure includes a body unit including a pump configured to discharge washing liquid, a tube connected to the body unit to allow the discharged washing liquid to flow through the tube, a washing unit connected to the tube to discharge the washing liquid, a first operation part provided at the washing unit, a controller configured to control the pump in accordance with operation of the first operation part, and a communication unit configured to establish a communication connection between the first operation part and the controller.
US10646311B2	Dental prosthesis The invention relates to a dental prosthesis, produced from a one-piece or two-piece prosthesis blank which is constructed from a gum-colored material and a tooth-colored material (32), in particular in each case on a plastic base. It is characterized by the tooth-colored material (32) of the blank (10) which, in the blank state, has a size larger than a human dental arch. It is in particular at least 8 cm wide. The invention is further characterized in that the gum-colored and the tooth-colored material (10 and 32) are intensively connected to each other, whether by one-piece production, by adhesive bonding or by polymerization, in particular by polymerization. Viewed along the course of the dental arch, the interface between the materials has an undulating shape and, viewed in the vestibular direction, has a radial shape.
US10646310B2	Dental prosthesis and moulding method A dental prosthesis is disclosed includes a prosthetic tooth element comprising ceramic and a veneer located on a surface of the prosthetic tooth element, the veneer comprising cured dental composite. The prosthetic tooth element can be fixed to a mount in a patient's mouth using the same dental composite used for the veneer. A method of forming a prosthetic tooth element is disclosed including filling a mould that is formed at least partially from flexible polymeric material with a dental mixture comprising ceramic, and applying pressure to the filled mould to form a prosthetic tooth element comprising ceramic with a roughened surface.
US10646308B2	Dual expanding palatal distractor An orthodontic distractor includes two rods connected so as to be spread apart are brought together at either end. Also, a first coupling assembly is configured to couple the first rod to a bicuspid and a molar tooth of a patient and a second coupling assembly is configured to couple the second rod to a bicuspid and a molar tooth of a patient. Also, the first coupling assembly includes first extension arms attached to the first rod so as to permit adjustment of a vertical angle between said first rod and said first extension arms, and the second coupling assembly comprises second extension arms coupled to the second rod, so as to permit adjustment of a vertical angle between said first rod and said first extension arms.
US10646307B2	System and method for digital tooth imaging Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
US10646304B2	Optical image vertebral implant cage and reading system therfor An implant containing a structurally encoded region, the implant comprising an implant body defining adjacent first and second encoded regions, the first encoded region comprising a first series of shaped inclusions in a first pattern of relatively differing opacity figures, and the second encoded region comprising a second series of shaped inclusions in a second pattern of relatively differing opacity figures, the first and second encoded regions being disposed such that, when the first encoded region and second encoded regions are viewed by reading illumination from a position wherein the first pattern and second pattern overlap, a third pattern is revealed by the reading illumination, the third pattern being different than the first and second patterns, and comprising shape or surface characteristics representing structurally encoded data. The invention further comprises systems and methods of manufacturing, using and reading the same.
US10646302B2	Medical observation device A medical observation device includes: an imaging device; a support unit that supports the image-capturing unit and includes arms and joints rotatably connecting the arms; a motor that applies power to at least one of the joints, and rotates two of the arms connected at the joint relative to each other; a gear mechanism that includes two intermeshing gears and is disposed in a power transmission path from the motor to the at least one joint; an operation receiver that receives a user operation; and a controller that performs first control for causing the motor to rotate in accordance with the user operation received by the operation receiver and performs second control after the first control is completed and rotation of the motor is stopped.
US10646298B2	Robot arm and methods of use A robot arm and method for using the robot arm. Embodiments may be directed to an apparatus comprising: a robot arm; an end effector coupled at a distal end of the robot arm and configured to hold a surgical tool; a plurality of motors operable to move the robot arm; and an activation assembly operable to send a move signal allowing an operator to move the robot arm.
US10646295B2	Rotating needle driver and apparatuses and methods related thereto Featured is a medical instrument driver, a robotic apparatus embodying such a medical instrument driver and methods related thereto for inserting a medical instrument into tissue of a mammal (e.g., human). Such medical instruments include medical needles, biopsy needles, trocars, cutters and introducers. Such a medical instrument driver according to the present invention is configured and arranged so that medical instrument is rotated as it is being moved longitudinally for insertion into the tissue such that the medical instrument is spiraling as it pierces and traverses the tissue to the target area.
US10646293B2	Laparoscopic ultrasound robotic surgical system A LUS robotic surgical system is trainable by a surgeon to automatically move a LUS probe in a desired fashion upon command so that the surgeon does not have to do so manually during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. A sequence of 2D ultrasound image slices captured by the LUS probe according to stored instructions are processable into a 3D ultrasound computer model of an anatomic structure, which may be displayed as a 3D or 2D overlay to a camera view or in a PIP as selected by the surgeon or programmed to assist the surgeon in inspecting an anatomic structure for abnormalities. Virtual fixtures are definable so as to assist the surgeon in accurately guiding a tool to a target on the displayed ultrasound image.
US10646289B2	System, controller and method using virtual reality device for robotic surgery A control unit is provided for a surgical robot system, including a robot configured to operate an end-effector in a surgical site of a patient. The control unit includes a processor configured to transmit acquired live images of a patient, received from an image acquisition device, to a virtual reality (VR) device for display; to receive input data from the VR device, including tracking data from a VR tracking system of the VR device based on a user's response to the live images displayed on a viewer of the display unit of the VR device; to process the input data received from the VR device to determine a target in the patient; to determine a path for the end-effector to reach the target based upon the live images and the processed input data; and to transmit control signals to cause the robot to guide the end-effector to the target via the determined path.
US10646287B2	System with a medical instrument and a recording means A method for automatically predetermining an intended movement of a manipulator arrangement of a medical system having a medical instrument and a recording means for generating images, wherein the recording means and/or the instrument is guided by the manipulator arrangement. The method includes establishing an intended transformation between a reference stationary in relation to the recording means and a reference stationary in relation to the instrument; monitoring a deviation between the intended transformation and a current transformation between the reference stationary in relation to the recording means and the reference stationary in relation to the instrument; and determining a reset movement of the manipulator arrangement for returning the current transformation to the intended transformation when the deviation satisfies a predetermined condition.
US10646285B2	Graphical user interface for a surgical navigation system and method for providing an augmented reality image during operation Surgical navigation system: 3D display system with see-through visor; a tracking system for real-time tracking of: surgeon's head, see-through visor, patient anatomy and surgical instrument to provide current position and orientation data; a source of an operative plan, a patient anatomy data and a virtual surgical instrument model; a surgical navigation image generator to generate a surgical navigation image with a three-dimensional image representing simultaneously a virtual image of the surgical instrument corresponding to the current position and orientation of the surgical instrument and a virtual image of the surgical instrument, the see-through visor, the patient anatomy and the surgical instrument; the 3D display system configured to show the surgical navigation image at the see-through visor, such that an augmented reality image collocated with the patient anatomy in the surgical field underneath the see-through visor is visible to a viewer looking from above the see-through visor towards the surgical field.
US10646283B2	Augmented reality navigation systems for use with robotic surgical systems and methods of their use The present disclosure is directed to augmented reality navigation systems and methods of their use that, inter alia, address the need for systems and methods of robotic surgical system navigation with reduced distraction to surgeons. Augmented reality navigation systems disclosed herein enable a surgeon to maintain focus on a surgical site and/or surgical tool being used in a surgical procedure while obtaining a wide range of navigational information relevant to the procedure. Navigational information can appear in the augmented reality navigation system as being presented on virtual displays that sit in a natural field of view of a surgeon during a procedure. Navigational information can also appear to be overlaid over a patient's anatomy. Augmented reality navigation systems comprise a head mounted display comprising an at least partially transparent display screen, at least one detector connected to the head mounted display for identifying real-world features, and a computer subsystem.
US10646274B2	Laser catheter with use of reflected light and force indication to determine material type in vascular system Apparatus and methods for determining a type of a material in a region within a vascular system of a patient are provided. The determination is made after light has been reflected from the region after being supplied to the region from a light source by at least one optical fiber. The determination is made based on an analysis of the light reflected from the region and of a received at least one indication of a force applied to the material in the region by one or more of the at least one optical fiber. The indication of the force applied by the one or more of the at least one optical fiber is provided by at least one force sensor coupled to the at least one optical fiber.
US10646273B2	Apparatus for irradiating laser The apparatus for irradiating a laser in accordance with an exemplary embodiment includes: a main body; a laser resonator located within the main body and configured to generate a laser beam and output the laser beam forwards; a beam barrel in which a focusing lens is fixed; a beam barrel guiding unit located in front of the main body and configured to guide forward and backward movement of the beam barrel; and a forward and backward moving means connected to an outer periphery of the beam barrel and configured to move the beam barrel forwards and backwards relative to an irradiation target portion in front of the beam barrel. A screw thread is formed on the outer periphery of the beam barrel and a screw thread is formed on an inner surface of the forward and backward moving means.
US10646262B2	System and method for altering rotational alignment of bone sections A rotational correction system includes an implant having first and second sections, the implant having a rotatable permanent magnet disposed in a housing of the first section, the rotatable permanent magnet mechanically connected to a nut operatively coupled to the second section. A keyed portion is interposed between the nut and one or more non-linear grooves disposed on an inner surface of the housing. An external adjustment device having at least one rotatable magnet configured to rotate the rotatable permanent magnet of the implant is part of the system. Rotation of the rotatable permanent magnet of the implant in a first direction effectuates a clockwise change in the rotational orientation of the first section relative to the second section and rotation of the rotatable permanent magnet of the implant in a second direction effectuates a counter-clockwise change in the rotational orientation of the first section relative to the second section.
US10646261B2	Multi-purpose screwdriver and method of use A driver includes a sleeve having an inner surface defining a passageway. The sleeve extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and an opposite distal end. The proximal end includes a groove in the inner surface. A biasing element is positioned partially in the groove. A shaft is disposed in the passageway. The shaft includes an outer surface, a first engagement portion, and a second engagement portion.
US10646260B2	Extension ready spinal support systems An “extension ready” spinal support system that enables the extension to be accomplished with minimal disturbance to an existing spinal support structure to which the extension system is coupled. In some embodiments, the existing spinal support rod and pedicle screws can remain intact while extension subassemblies are mounted directly to the existing base rod receptacles. The extension subassemblies include a skirt portion that surrounds and engages the existing base receptacle to prevent splaying of the base receptacle. Additional resistance to splaying may be provided by a canted thread arrangement between the skirt and the base receptacle. In some embodiments, the extension receptacle is provided with a low profile (i.e., shortened axial length from the base rod receptacle) by providing a monoaxial rotation structure that rotates about but does not pitch relative to the extension axis and is shorter relative to polyaxial rotation structures.
US10646259B2	Surgical implant bending system and method A surgical instrument comprising an implant bending device including a mating part such that the implant bending device is interchangeable with a bending module and a cutting module. The bending module having work surfaces engageable with a spinal implant to manipulate the spinal implant to a selected implant configuration. The cutting module is engageable with the spinal implant having the selected implant configuration. Systems, surgical instruments, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
US10646246B2	Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument A surgical system includes a surgical instrument and a cooling module. The cooling module includes a fluid reservoir retaining a conductive cooling fluid, a pump configured to pump the conductive cooling fluid along a flowpath, first and second electrodes disposed at first and second positions along the flowpath and configured to sense an electrical property of the conductive cooling fluid at the first and second positions, and a controller configured to determine an impedance of the conductive cooling fluid between the first and second positions based upon the sensed electrical properties of the first and second electrodes. A method for cooling a surgical instrument includes detecting an electrical property of a conductive cooling fluid at first and second positions along a flowpath and determining an impedance of the conductive cooling fluid between the first and second positions based upon the detected electrical properties at the first and second positions.
US10646245B2	Needle knife device and system A needle knife device and system for cutting soft tissue under skin of a patient are provided. The needle knife can include an elongated needle including a lumen and a beveled point configured to allow the elongated needle to be inserted transcutaneously into the skin of the patient. The needle knife can also include a blade that is capable of being oscillated within the lumen of the elongated needle between a retracted position where the blade is disposed within the needle and a deployed position where the blade is disposed outside the needle beyond the beveled point. A motor unit can be operatively arranged with the blade and configured to oscillate the blade.
US10646242B2	Connection tool for a tongue manipulation system A connection tool for a tongue manipulation device system includes a connector for coupling to a tongue advancer tether, a tension meter coupled to the connector, and a tensioner for applying a tension or pulling force to the connector via the tension meter. The tension meter is further configured to indicate when a determined tension or pulling force is applied to the connector such that the tongue advancer tether is kept taut.
US10646239B2	Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke Described are methods for performing a medical procedure at a treatment site in a cerebral vessel of a patient. The methods include positioning a system of devices into an advancement configuration, the system including a catheter and an inner member sized and shaped to slide within the catheter lumen. The inner member defines a single lumen and has a distal portion, the distal portion having a first outer diameter that tapers distally to a second outer diameter that is smaller than the first outer diameter. When positioned in the advancement configuration, the inner member extends coaxially through the catheter lumen and the distal portion of the inner member is positioned distal to the distal end of the catheter. The method further includes advancing the system of devices distal to a petrous portion of an internal carotid artery while the system of devices is positioned in the advancement configuration.
US10646238B2	Systems and methods for installing an orthopedic implant A system includes a cartridge having an elongate body extending from a first end to a second end and having a top side and a bottom side. The cartridge defines a first hole adjacent to the first end that extends through the cartridge from the bottom side to the top side. The top side of the cartridge defines a pair of parallel slots that extend perpendicular with respect to a longitudinal axis of the cartridge. Each slot of the pair of parallel slots is equidistant from a central axis defined by the first hole.
US10646236B2	Methods of fusing a sacroiliac joint with an additively manufactured sacroiliac joint implant A system for fixating a dysfunctional sacroiliac joint for SI joint fusion, the system including a sacroiliac joint implant and a delivery tool configured for approaching a sacroiliac joint. The system may include an implant having a porous 3D matrix structure and may be manufactured by laser or electron beam additive manufacturing. The delivery tool may include a radiolucent material. The SI fusion system may further include custom sacroiliac joint implants, anchors, alignment tools or targeting arms manufactured for a particular patient. Pre-surgical imaging studies, including 3D rendering, and their interpretation may assist in planning desired trajectories, anchor dimensions and implant dimensions and may provide details specific to the manufacture of particular sacroiliac joint tools or implants and their implantation into the sacroiliac joint. The system may be configured for use with surgical robots and may include an integrated nerve monitoring and stimulation system.
US10646232B2	Tourniquet system for personalized restriction of blood flow Disclosed is a system and method for regulating tourniquet cuff pressure to restrict blood flow penetration past the cuff based on a personalized restrictive pressure (PRP). The system includes mechanisms for estimating a limb occlusion pressure (LOP) by determining a minimum pressure at which arterial blood penetration past an applied tourniquet cuff is stopped and measuring a pulsation characteristic associated with the LOP. Thereafter, the system establishes a PRP by determining a second pressure that restricts but does not stop arterial blood penetration past the cuff and that corresponds to a second pulsation characteristic differing by a percentage from the pulsation characteristic associated with the LOP. During a limb-activity time period, the system maintains pressure in the applied tourniquet cuff near the PRP, thereby restricting but not stopping arterial blood penetration past the cuff during the activity time period.
US10646228B2	Endoscopic clip device and clip An endoscopic clip device including a clip, a treatment instrument body comprising a sheath, an operation wire, and a distal connection portion, a sleeve accommodated inside the sheath and accommodating the connection portion in distal portion of the wire such that portion of inner diameter of the sleeve is smaller than outer diameter of the locking portion when the connection portion is drawable from the accommodation portion. The sleeve has diameter enlargement portion on distal side of the sleeve and elastically self-openable, a diameter reduction step portion on proximal side of the enlargement portion, and a sleeve body positioned on the proximal side of the enlargement portion from the step portion and having radial rigidity higher than that of the enlargement portion, and the inner diameter of the sleeve body is smaller than the outer diameter of the locking portion when the connection portion is drawable from the accommodation portion.
US10646225B2	Surgical fasteners and associated deployment devices A surgical fastener and a related deployment device as well as their methods of use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the deployment device includes one or more surgical fasteners including a head and a distally extending coil body attached to the head. The head includes a through hole with an internal thread. The deployment device also includes a mandrel including a threaded portion located at a distal end of the mandrel. The threaded portion is engaged with the internal thread of the one or more surgical fasteners. A rotator is associated with the one or more surgical fasteners such that the rotator can selectively rotate the one or more surgical fasteners relative to the mandrel to displace the one or more surgical fasteners in a distal direction.
US10646222B2	Interlock assemblies for replaceable loading unit Interlock assemblies for attaching a loading unit to a surgical stapling instrument are provided. The interlock assemblies are formed on a proximal end of a shell member and on a distal end of an adapter assembly. The interlock assemblies may include a collar member for selectively securing the shell member to the adapter assembly. The collar member may be mounted on the shell member or on the adapter assembly.
US10646220B2	Systems and methods for controlling displacement member velocity for a surgical instrument A motorized surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a displacement member movable between a first position and a second position to effect a motion at an end effector, a motor coupled to the displacement member, the motor configured to drive the displacement member between the first position and the second position, and a control circuit coupled to the motor. The control circuit is configured to receive a signal indicative of force from a sensor, the signal indicative of the force applied by a closure tube to the end effector, determine a closure force applied by the closure tube to the end effector; determine whether the closure force is within a threshold of an expected closure force, and set a motor velocity to drive the motor at a velocity that corresponds to the closure force relative to the expected force.
US10646218B2	Surgical suture package The surgical suture package includes: a main body including a base plate, an outer wall portion, and an inner wall portion providing a portion accommodating a suture; a fixing clip serving to fasten a suture needle coupled to an end of the suture; multiple protruding bumps; and multiple cover members provided on an upper portion of the inner wall portion, and configured to cover above the suture in a manner being bent outward and being hooked on lower surfaces of the protruding bumps to keep being bent such that the suture accommodated in the accommodating portion is prevented from being released, wherein a label is provided on an upper part of the main body to provide product information including a product name and is fastened by inserting an edge thereof between the protruding bumps and the cover members.
US10646216B2	Knotless surgical technique An illustrative example surgical method includes establishing a tunnel in a bone. At least a portion of the suture is passed through the tunnel. The suture has two ends and first and second loops between the two ends. The first loop includes a button on the suture. The second loop is on one side of the tunnel and the button is on the other side of the tunnel after the portion of the suture has been passed through the tunnel. At least some of the second loop of the suture is passed through soft tissue. Manipulating the second loop over the button positions a portion of the soft tissue between the second loop of the suture and the bone. Adjusting a length of the second loop urges the portion of the soft tissue against the bone where the portion of the soft tissue is held by the suture without tying any knots in the suture.
US10646214B2	Tongue advancer assembly for a tongue manipulation system A tongue advancer assembly for a tongue manipulation system includes a core mount and a tongue advancer for coupling to the core mount. The core mount includes a connection rod coupling for coupling the tongue advancer assembly to a distal end of a connection rod.
US10646213B2	Remote spinal manipulating assembly and method for remote spinal manipulation An assembly for remotely manipulating a patient's spine. A compressor/distractor mechanism attaches to spinal anatomy or vertebral screws on adjacent vertebrae at a spinal surgical site on a patient's spine. A flexible cable is operatively connected to the compressor/distractor mechanism and to a control mechanism. The control mechanism manipulates the flexible cable, controlling the compressor/distractor mechanism to compress or distract the vertebrae. A rotatable surgical table with a remote control can be used in place of the compressor/distractor mechanism and the control mechanism. The rotatable surgical table can rotate the patient to place the spinal surgical site in a desired compressed or distracted position, and to place the patient in a desired orientation with respect to a horizontal reference plane. The assembly permits manipulation of the spine at the surgical site via a posterior approach, while the surgeon can also manipulate the spine at the surgical site via an anterior, lateral or oblique approach.
US10646212B2	Devices and method for access and visualization for lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) A camera and expandable bladed retractor system. The system includes a camera, with a distal-most optical element disposed over the proximal end of the lumen or surgical channel established by the retractor blades. The camera may be fixed to the retractor, either to the proximal end of a blade or to a frame member.
US10646211B2	Treatment method and medical device There is provided a treatment method that is capable of reducing burden on a patient when a medical sheet is indwelled in the body of the patient. A treatment method includes an introduction of introducing a catheter, which has stored a medical sheet (e.g., a myocardial cell sheet), to a heart inside a living body, and an indwelling step of drawing the myocardial cell sheet from the catheter and indwelling the myocardial cell sheet in the heart.
US10646209B2	Methods and devices for fallopian tube diagnostics Methods and devices for performing minimally invasive procedures useful for Fallopian tube diagnostics are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the proximal os of the Fallopian tube is accessed via an intrauterine approach; an introducer catheter is advanced to cannulate and form a fluid tight seal with the proximal os of the Fallopian tube; a second catheter inside the introducer catheter is provided to track the length of the Fallopian tube and out into the abdominal cavity; a balloon at the end of the second catheter is inflated and the second catheter is retracted until the balloon seals the distal os of the Fallopian tube; irrigation is performed substantially over the length of the Fallopian tube; and the irrigation fluid is recovered for cytology or cell analysis.
US10646208B2	Marker delivery device for use with MRI breast biopsy system A marker delivery device, “adaptor”, for a MRI breast biopsy system is described and claimed. The marker adaptor for the MRI breast biopsy device provides the operator with the ability to easily mark after an MRI biopsy procedure through the biopsy sleeve. The flexible shaft marker snaps into the marking adaptor which creates the oval shape that mates with the inner surface of the sleeve. This locks the orientation of the sleeve and marker, with adaptor, together. The marker adaptor also contains a hard-stop which allows the user to place the biopsy marker in the correct location.
US10646207B2	Biopsy sample storage container and related sampler A storage container to receive and store a biopsy sample of an organism, held by a biopsy sample collector, the storage container comprising a container body defining a containment region with an open end, and a container cap removably located at the open end to seal the containment region, the cap including a passage that is closed by a closure that is able to be ruptured to allow a biopsy sample retaining biopsy sample collector to thereat enter the containment region so that the sample can be stored in the containment region and the sample collector can seal the passage.
US10646204B2	Image processing apparatus, ultrasonic apparatus including the same and method of controlling the same A medical image processing apparatus includes a weight applier configured to, when a difference between a first imaginary component of a first frame image and a second imaginary component of a second frame image, the second frame image being adjacent to the first frame image, is less than or equal to a first threshold value, apply a first weight to the second imaginary component to increase the difference; and an image generator configured to generate a movement-amplified image based on the first frame image and the second frame image to which the first weight is applied so that a movement of interest corresponding to the increased difference is amplified.
US10646201B2	Ultrasound imaging system having automatic image presentation An apparatus and method of generating a 3D ultrasound image includes acquiring a 3D volumetric data set corresponding to a 3D imaging volume of an ultrasound probe in a 3D detection volume; acquiring a position of the ultrasound probe with respect to the 3D detection volume; acquiring a position of an interventional medical device with respect to the 3D detection volume; determining a position of the interventional medical device relative to the 3D imaging volume of the ultrasound probe; determining an interventional medical device-aligned plane that intersects with a longitudinal axis of the interventional medical device; extracting a texture slice from the 3D imaging volume for a corresponding interventional medical device-aligned plane positional and rotational orientation; mapping the texture slice onto the interventional medical device-aligned plane; and rendering the interventional medical device-aligned plane as a 3D ultrasound image and displaying the rendered 3D ultrasound image on a display screen.
US10646197B2	Ascertaining tissue thickness Embodiments described herein include apparatus that includes an electrical interface and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, via the electrical interface, a first signal that indicates a time-varying force that was applied to a portion of tissue, and one or more second signals that are derived from ultrasound reflections received from the portion of tissue. The processor is further configured to learn, from the first signal and the second signals, a dependency of a thickness of the portion of tissue on the force applied to the portion of tissue. Other embodiments are also described.
US10646194B2	Automatic air-calibration A computed tomography system has an x-ray source, x-ray detector, a gantry, and a controller configured to automatically initiate an air-calibration using the source and detector with air in an air space and to determine gain values for channels of the detector from the automatically initiated air-calibration. A computed tomography system having a patient bore, a controller, an x-ray source, and a detector is calibrated by receiving a setting for a medical scan to be performed by the computed tomography system for a particular patient, the setting being one of a plurality of optional values, scanning air and not the patient in the patient bore with the source and the detector using the setting, determining a gain value based on the scanning with the setting and not the other optional values, and scanning the patient with the source and the detector using the setting and the gain value.
US10646193B2	X-ray detector, mobile device and host device A mobile device, a host device, and an X-ray detector are provided. The mobile device includes a first communicator configured to receive identification information of the X-ray detector from the X-ray detector, and a second communicator configured to send the received identification information of the X-ray detector to the host device.
US10646190B2	Radiography guide system and method A radiography guide system includes a patient image providing unit for providing, on a screen, one piece of information among information on the position where a virtual patient is to be placed, a radiographic direction, and a radiographic angle, and a patient image which represents, as a three-dimensional image, the virtual patient's posture corresponding to a viewing angle, and an overlay image providing unit for generating an external image which represents, as a three-dimensional image, the appearance of the virtual patient's body according to the position information, the radiographic direction, and the radiographic angle, an internal image which represents the skeleton structure of the body as a three-dimensional image, and a radiographic image of the body. The overlay image providing unit provides, on the screen, an overlay image which overlappingly represents the internal image, the external image, and the radiographic image in the state where the images are registered.
US10646188B2	Method and system for radiation application A method for generating one or more images includes collecting data samples representative of a motion of an object, acquiring image data of at least a part of the object over a time interval, synchronizing the data samples and the image data to a common time base, and generating one or more images based on the synchronized image data. A method for generating one or more images includes acquiring image data of at least a part of an object over a time interval, associating the image data with one or more phases of a motion cycle, and constructing one or more images using the image data that are associated with the respective one or more phases.
US10646186B2	X-ray CT apparatus, information processing device and information processing method An X-ray computed tomography (CT) apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray generator, an X-ray detector and processing circuitry. The X-ray generator irradiates X-rays to a subject. The X-ray detector detects the X-rays that have passed through the subject. The processing circuitry calculates an estimated spectrum based on an irradiation spectrum, an estimated length and information indicating a distortion of a spectrum occurring in a path of the X-rays passing through the subject, the estimated length representing an estimated value of an X-ray transmission length of a material of decomposition target. The processing circuitry determines an X-ray transmission length of the material of decomposition target based on the estimated spectrum and a detected spectrum that is a spectrum after the X-rays have passed through the subject and that is detected by the X-ray detector.
US10646185B2	iFR-CT A method includes for non-invasively determining an instantaneous wave-free ratio metric includes receiving electronically formatted image data generated by an imaging system. The image data includes voxels with intensities representative of a vessel with a stenosis. The method further includes computing peripheral resistances of outlets of the vessel from the image data. The method further includes calculating a stenosis resistance of the stenosis between an inlet of the vessel inlet and the outlets of the vessel based on a set of boundary conditions and a computational fluid dynamics algorithm. The method further includes calculating the instantaneous wave-free ratio metric. The metric is a numerical value, based on the stenosis resistance and generating a signal indicative of the calculated instantaneous wave-free ratio metric.
US10646183B2	Detection of scar and fibrous cardiac zones A method of tissue recognition of tissue type in a heart or other tissue, comprising: (i) injecting a patient with a radioactive tracer; (ii) collecting radiation emitted from cardiac tissue (iii) associating said collected radiation with a wall of the heart; and (iv) analyzing said associated radiation to recognize fibrous tissue in the heart wall. Optionally, the resolution of the association is better than 5 mm.
US10646179B2	Multi-energy spectrum x-ray imaging systems and methods for recognizing article using multi-energy spectrum x-ray imaging system The present disclosure provides a method for recognizing an article using a multi-energy spectrum X-ray imaging system and a multi-energy spectrum X-ray imaging system. The method comprises: recognizing an application scenario and/or priori information of the article; selecting a parameter mode suitable for the article from a plurality of parameter modes stored in the multi-energy spectrum X-ray imaging system based on the recognized application scenario and/or priori information; and recognizing the article using the selected parameter mode, wherein the plurality of parameter modes are obtained by optimizing system parameters of the multi-energy spectrum X-ray imaging system under a specific condition using a training sample library for various articles.
US10646176B2	Layered radiation detector A radiation detector having an energy-integrating detection layer and at least one direct-conversion detection layer is described. In certain embodiments, the direct-conversion layer is impacted first by an incident X-ray beam, such that X-ray photons stopped at the direct-conversion layer are generally lower in energy than those which reach the energy-integrating detection layer. The data acquired using the direct-conversion layers and energy-integrating layers may be combined to provide additional spectral discrimination, such as in material decomposition or contrast-enhancement applications.
US10646174B2	Imaging apparatus for diagnosis, method of controlling the same, program, and computer readable storage medium An imaging apparatus and method for diagnosis acquiring information of an inside of a blood vessel and reconstructing a vascular image are disclosed, wherein when acquiring data through a rotation position and a movement of an imaging core, X-ray images at a fixed viewpoint position are synchronized so as to be continuously input along a time axis. Then, timing when vascular activity such as a cardiac beat can occur is determined based on the X-ray images. A plurality of vascular cross-sectional images on a plane orthogonal to a vascular axis acquired through the rotation and the movement of the imaging core are acquired. Then, a vascular image along the vascular axis is generated from the vascular cross-sectional image or the vascular cross-sectional images in series, and when performing a display, a site having vascular activity is displayed in a discriminable manner.
US10646172B2	Multi-level executive functioning tasks Systems and methods of the present invention provide for generating a first and second series of interface objects comprising a first and second sequence respectively, displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI). At least one visual indicator display object is also displayed that requires a switch between the first and second series of user interface objects. A user navigates through the first and second series of interface objects, including the visual indicator display object(s), and a score for the user is calculated according to a user input matching, or failing to match, a correct response associated with a task data defining a function skill demonstrating a cognitive ability of the user.
US10646169B2	Process of controlling a device for diagnosing and monitoring individual activity, conditions, and diet Scrupulous mathematical analysis of officially recognized results of approved medical research had allowed to establish dependence of personal heart beats on individual metabolic rate related to the person's weight, height, age, gender, medical treatment, blood pressure, as well as heart rate at rest, and led to deriving a process for a device continuously converting personal pulse into trustworthy estimates of instantaneous physical or mental stress, blood pressure, and metabolic, instead of uncertain mechanical, energy.
US10646164B1	Pulse-density modulation to synthesize stimulation waveforms on an implantable device A wirelessly powered implantable stimulator device includes one or more antenna configured to receive an input signal non-inductively from an external antenna, the input signal containing (i) electrical energy to operate the implantable stimulator device and (ii) configuration data according to which a pulse-density modulation (PDM) encoded stimulus waveform signal is retrieved to synthesize a desired stimulation waveform; a circuit coupled to the one or more antenna; and one or more electrodes coupled to the circuit and configured to apply the desired stimulation waveform to neural tissue, wherein the circuit is configured to: rectify the input signal received at the one or more antennas non-inductively; extract the electrical energy and the configuration data from the input signal; and in accordance with the extracted configuration data, retrieve the pulse-density modulation (PDM) signal to synthesize the desired stimulation waveform therefrom.
US10646161B1	Wearable article for determining a task In aspects of a wearable article for determining a task, a system includes a delivery device usable to administer a liquid responsive to an applied force, and includes a wearable article with multiple sensors to detect movements of the wearable article and handling of the delivery device. A task determination module is implemented to receive sensor data identifying the movements of the wearable article and the applied force, and can determine a task from a set of tasks associated with the delivery device that corresponds to the movements of the wearable article. The task determination module can then determine whether the task was performed correctly based on a comparison of the sensor data to a correct pattern of use for the task.
US10646158B2	Method of using autonomic nerve fluctuations and system using the same A method includes: (a) obtaining information about a period of a fluctuation cycle in an autonomic nerve of a user at rest; (b) inducing the user to breaths in synchronization with the period of the fluctuation cycle in the autonomic nerve according to the obtained information; and (c) synchronizing a fluctuation in a diameter of a pupil of the user with the period of the fluctuation cycle in the autonomic nerve at the same time of (b) according to the obtained information. The period of the fluctuation cycle in the autonomic nerve is a period of a fluctuation cycle in the diameter of the pupil, a period of a fluctuation cycle in a heart beats of the user, or a period calculated from the period of the fluctuation cycle in the diameter of the pupil and the period of the fluctuation cycle in the heart beats.
US10646155B2	Method of generating an adaptive partial report and apparatus for implementing the same The invention provides a method of generating an adaptive partial report for an observer with an apparatus comprising a display, a user interface, and a processor. The apparatus can be a computer system or an electronic device, for example. The method includes the processor characterizing an iconic memory decay function for the observer. The characterization includes determining a prior for a plurality of parameters. The method further includes the processor determining a first stimulus for a first trial based on the prior for the plurality of parameters, the display generating the stimulus for viewing by the observer, the user interface receiving input for the first trial and in response to the stimulus, the processor revising respective parameter values for the parameters based on the received input, and the processor determining a new stimulus for a next trial based on the revised parameter values.
US10646153B1	Force measurement system A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject thereon, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly. In one or more embodiments, the one or more data processing devices are configured to receive one or more signals that are representative of forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface of the force measurement assembly by the subject, and to convert the one or more signals into output forces and/or moments, and the one or more data processing devices are further configured to determine a type of balance strategy that the subject is using to maintain his or her balance on the force measurement assembly.
US10646146B2	Physiological monitoring devices, systems, and methods A non-invasive, optical-based physiological monitoring system is disclosed. One embodiment includes an emitter configured to emit light. A diffuser is configured to receive and spread the emitted light, and to emit the spread light at a tissue measurement site. The system further includes a concentrator configured to receive the spread light after it has been attenuated by or reflected from the tissue measurement site. The concentrator is also configured to collect and concentrate the received light and to emit the concentrated light to a detector. The detector is configured to detect the concentrated light and to transmit a signal representative of the detected light. A processor is configured to receive the transmitted signal and to determine a physiological parameter, such as, for example, arterial oxygen saturation, in the tissue measurement site.
US10646145B2	Reflective SpO2 measurement system and method A reflective SpO2 measurement system includes a light source that emits light of at least a first and second wavelengths, and one or more detection devices forming a close detector positioned at a first distance from the light source and a far detector positioned at a second distance from the light source, wherein the second distance is greater than the first. The SpO2 measurement system is configured to operate in a high power mode to determine a calibration factor based on the comparison of light reflections detected by the close detector and the far detector. The system is further configured to operate in a low power mode to generate a low intensity light pulse, and detect a close reflection of the low intensity light pulse with the close detector. An SpO2 is then determined based on the close reflection of the low intensity light pulse and the calibration factor.
US10646144B2	Wireless, disposable, extended use pulse oximeter apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods provide wireless, disposable, continuous pulse oximeter sensor technology, useful and beneficial for a number of applications including relatively extended periods of data collection, and/or packaged in compact and easy-to-use assemblies. Economic fabrication and use provides flexible methodologies that can reduce the overall costs of monitoring and collecting patient's physiological data, and provide relatively greater ease and comfort to the patient. A disposable wireless continuous pulse oximeter sensor has a reduced emitter-detector separation, a low-power frontend, and a low-cost processor that sends waveforms to a host device so that the host can calculate and display the parameters of interest. Complications created by the reduced distance between emitter and detector are minimized by using an emitter-detector assembly with an optically dark background, and a bandage for improved optical compliance.
US10646140B2	Risk-of-falling determination apparatus, risk-of-falling determination method, recording medium, and output apparatus A risk-of-falling determination apparatus includes a walk information obtainer that obtains walk information of a user, a myoelectric sensor that measures a first myoelectric potential difference on an anterior surface of a thigh of the user and a second myoelectric potential difference on a posterior surface of the thigh, a control circuit that identifies an interval of a stance phase by using the walk information, calculates a degree of co-contraction at a corresponding leg of the user on the basis of the first and second myoelectric potential differences for the stance phase, and determines whether the degree of co-contraction is greater than or equal to a first threshold, and an outputter that outputs a signal indicating that the user has a high risk of falling if the degree of co-contraction is greater than or equal to the first threshold.
US10646136B2	Knee goniometer to measure knee extension difference and extensor length A device and method for measuring the amount of knee extension loss, hyperextension, or extensor length associated with arthritis, trauma, surgery or other medical conditions. This device and method includes measuring the difference in heel heights of a patient while patient is lying prone on a table with their legs, at the level of their knee caps, off the table. This device and method also measures extensor length in a patient's knee joint, by assessing heel height difference while a patient is lying prone on a table with a prone knee bend. This device and its methods provide accurate distance measurements that correlate to knee straightness and flexibility; these distinguishing metrics are unattainable by a standard “disc” goniometer. In addition, this device permits convenient measuring of a knee's mobility for two unique perspectives, namely in prone with legs straight or with a knee bent.
US10646132B2	Electrode for attention training techniques An electrode includes a core of beryllium copper alloy and a safe metal coating. In some embodiments, the beryllium copper alloy comprises more than three percent beryllium, less than three percent other metals and a remaining percent copper. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a headband, and a first and second safe metal coated copper-beryllium alloy electrode. The headband is configured to fit snugly to a head of a subject in an orientation from behind a first ear, across a crown of the subject, to a position behind a second ear. The first electrode and second electrode are disposed in the headband to contact a head of the subject at a first position and a different second position, respectively, without gels. In various embodiments, the headband includes a chip to determine an analog signal and transmit data; and, a system includes the headband and a signal analyzing unit.
US10646128B2	Facilitating assessment of blood flow and tissue perfusion using fluorescence-mediated photoplethysmography Methods and systems for facilitating assessment of blood flow in a tissue volume of a subject are disclosed. In some variations, the method may include: after a predetermined amount of a fluorescence agent has been administered to the subject, exciting the fluorescence agent in the tissue volume such that the excited fluorescence agent emits fluorescent light, acquiring fluorescence data based on the fluorescent light emitted during blood flow through the tissue volume, estimating a molar concentration of the fluorescence agent in the blood flowing through the tissue volume, and generating an assessment of blood flow in the tissue volume based at least in part on the fluorescence data and the estimated molar concentration of the fluorescence agent. The estimated molar concentration may be based on the predetermined amount of the fluorescence agent and an estimated circulating blood volume of the subject.
US10646123B2	Blood circuit having pressure measurement portion A blood circuit having a pressure measurement portion connected to a pressure measurement device includes: a first measurement portion provided downstream of a pumping segment; and a second measurement portion provided upstream of the pumping segment. The first measurement portion includes: a first housing having a tubular shape; and a first flexible membrane having a tubular shape and provided in the first housing. The second measurement portion includes: a second housing having a tubular shape; and a second flexible membrane having a tubular shape and provided in the second housing. A space between the first flexible membrane and the first housing is larger than a space between the second flexible membrane and the second housing in an initial state before permitting the blood to flow.
US10646121B2	Pressure measurement designs The present invention generally relates to the measuring and monitoring of blood pressure. More specifically, embodiments may apply the theory of applanation tonometry for the measurement of blood pressure. Some embodiments provide a method for measuring mean arterial pressure. Some embodiments provide a device that may be worn by a user that may non-invasively measure and monitor blood pressure of a user. In some embodiments, the invention generally relates to sensor arrays for use with a wrist-worn device to measure blood pressure. Embodiments of the sensor array designs described may be configured to improve resolution by decoupling nodes of the sensor array.
US10646115B2	Method and device for detection and assessment of marijuana impairment A method of identifying individuals impaired by a psychoactive substance such as cannabis. The method includes presenting monocularly to a subject being tested; to each eye separately, a sinusoidal grating pattern of fixed spatial frequency with achromatic contrast or color contrast between grating stripes being temporally alternately modulated at a temporal frequency that ranges between 10 Hz and 60 Hz with a pattern of the contrast being such that the subject being tested can see a frequency doubling in the grating pattern.
US10646112B2	Adaptive laryngoscope and adaptive blade for a laryngoscope An adaptive blade for a laryngoscope includes a proximal end, which is mechanically connectable or connected to a handle in order to form an adaptive laryngoscope, a first flexible bar, which extends from the proximal end of the adaptive blade to the distal end thereof, and a second flexible bar, which extends from the proximal end of the adaptive blade to the distal end thereof. At the distal end of the adaptive blade, the flexible bars are connected to each other mechanically rigidly or in an articulated manner. In the proximal direction from the distal end of the adaptive blade, the flexible bars are mechanically connected to each other in such a way that they are movable relative to each other substantially in their longitudinal directions.
US10646110B2	Endoscope system that displays two still images of a subject illuminated by two types of lights having different wavelength bands An endoscope system includes: a light source unit that alternatingly emits first illumination light and second illumination light; an imaging means for generating a first image signal of a subject illuminated by the first illumination light, and generating a second image signal of the subject illuminated by the second illumination light; a first image signal storing means for storing the first image signals; a second image signal storing means for storing the second image signals; an image evaluation value calculating means for calculating at least one of image evaluation values based on the first image signals and image evaluation values based on the second image signals; an image signal selecting means for selecting a first display image signal and selecting a second display image signal based on the image evaluation values; and a displaying means for displaying a first image and a second image that are based on the first display image signal and the second display image signal respectively.
US10646103B2	Drive device A drive device includes a filter section that includes an optical filter, a transmission section that rotates around a rotation shaft, a first groove portion that is formed to the transmission section, a protruding portion that is formed to the filter section, in contact with the first groove portion, and that moves the filter section from a first position to a second position by moving along the first groove portion in coordination with rotation of the transmission section, and a second groove portion that is formed continuously with the first groove portion, and that is provided along a tangent line direction passing through the protruding portion that is on a circle having the rotation shaft of the transmission section at a center and a radius that is a distance between the rotation shaft and the protruding portion, when the optical filter section is moved to the second position.
US10646094B2	Wipe set and wiping method using the same A novel wipe set and a novel wiping method in which the wipe set is used are provided. With the wipe set comprising a first wipe impregnated with 50 to 200 mg of a sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution per gram of the wipe, a second wipe impregnated with 30 to 110 mg of a sodium thiosulfate aqueous solution per gram of the wipe, and a third wipe impregnated with 4 to 110 mg of a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution per gram of the wipe as well as by the wiping method in which the wipe set of the present invention is used, an anticancer agent spilled on a working table, for example, can be removed effectively.
US10646088B2	Truck mounted cleaning system A cleaning system is disclosed that includes a vehicle that has a cooling system for circulating a coolant, a diverter coupled with the cooling system that is configured to divert the coolant through a heat exchanger, a pump configured to pump a cleaning solution through the heat exchanger so that the heat exchanger heats the cleaning solution without mixing the coolant and the cleaning solution, and a rotary head cleaner in fluid communication with the heat exchanger for receiving the cleaning solution and applying the cleaning solution to a floor.
US10646086B2	Cleaning robot and method of controlling the same Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a cleaning robot and a method of controlling the same, and more particularly, to a cleaning robot docking to a station based on a radio frequency (RF) signal and a method of controlling the same.An aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cleaning robot comprising a cleaning robot antenna unit configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted from a station; and a controller configured to extract a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value by processing the RF signal received by the cleaning robot antenna unit and control movement of the cleaning robot to dock to the station based on the extracted RSSI value.
US10646083B2	Vacuum cleaner with angled wheels Disclosed is a vacuum cleaner having an improved structure for preventing hair or foreign substances from being caught in a wheel. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle having a suction passage for cleaning a surface to be cleaned by a suction force and a wheel assembly accommodated in the suction nozzle and configured to be rotatable. The wheel assembly includes a wheel and a rotating shaft to rotatably support the wheel. The rotating shaft is inclined relative to a bottom surface of the suction nozzle.
US10646081B2	Universal lifter for toilet seat and lid A bi-functional, touch-free lifter for toilet lid and seat with structure that enables joint lifting of the toilet seat and lid and separate lifting of the lid from the seat. The lifter comprises handle for manual holding of the lifter, engagement part for engaging with the lid, lower support of lifting the seat and flexible neck at the intersection between the handle, engagement part and lower support. The lifter prevents contact with parts of the toilet with high risk for carrying contamination left after use and indirect transfer to other users. Further, users are provided with better sanitary conditions and feeling when not required to be physically exposed to possible contamination accumulated on the toilet seat and lid. Rather only a small area of a user thumb lightly contacts the lifter of the present invention, thus minimizing the exposure to potential contamination.
US10646073B2	Toaster and method for controlling said toaster A toaster includes a first heating compartment, in which a food to be heated is positionable and a first heating element associated with the first heating compartment and adapted to heat the food positioned in said at least one heating compartment. The toaster further includes a first detection device for recognizing a thickness the food and generating a corresponding detection signal and a control unit acting upon said first heating element, including executing a heating program as a function of said detection signal.
US10646067B2	Support devices for lids of cooking containers Support devices are provided for a lid of a cooking container such as, for example, a pan, pot or casserole, which includes an annular element suitable for resting on a rim of the container that delimits the opening of a compartment of the cooking container containing food, and a support arm hinged to the annular element. The support arm is provided with attachment elements to the lid and is movable between a lowered position, in which it permits the lid to rest on the annular element so as to close the compartment of the cooking container, and a raised position, in which it distances the lid from the annular element to permit access to the compartment.
US10646066B2	Coffee extraction system and coffee extraction method using same Shown are a coffee extraction system and a coffee extraction method using the same. A coffee extraction system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, includes: an extraction water storage tank which stores extraction water; a body unit which accommodates ground coffee beans and includes a coffee extractor which is supplied with the extraction water from the extraction water storage tank to extract liquid coffee, wherein the coffee extractor accommodates the ground coffee beans and has a first extraction water supply channel communicating with the extraction water storage tank and with a side portion to which the extraction water is supplied; an upper cover, coupled to an upper portion of the body unit, which has a second extraction water supply channel, which communicates with the extraction water storage tank and through which the extraction water is supplied, and which has a first liquid coffee discharge channel through which the extracted liquid coffee is discharged; and a lower cover, coupled to a lower portion of the body unit, which has a third extraction water supply channel, which communicates with the extraction water storage tank and through which the extraction water is supplied, and which has a second liquid coffee discharge channel, through which the extracted liquid coffee is discharged.
US10646065B2	Funnel assembly for making powdered beverage The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for a funnel assembly for use in a beverage brewing apparatus. The funnel assembly may include an insert that is retained in the funnel assembly to contain a powdered or other similar substance for mixing with liquid within the insert. The insert is configured to extend within a cavity of the funnel assembly and is configured to permit mixing of the substance with the liquid before dispensing the mixture into a portion of the funnel assembly. The insert may include a rim or liquid shield, with at least a portion of the rim or liquid shield engaging a portion of the funnel assembly to retain the insert within the funnel assembly. The insert may further include a flow guide adjacent a drainage aperture, the flow guide at least partially directing the flow of mixture from the insert into a portion of the funnel assembly. The funnel assembly may alternatively itself be formed to contain a powdered or similar substance and permit mixing of the substance with liquid before dispensing.
US10646064B1	Outdoor seafood boiling apparatus An outdoor food frying apparatus includes a frame having a pot support, a burner element supported upon the frame, and a pot that removably fits the frame. The pot has end walls, a rear wall, a front edge portion, and a bottom wall that gradually increases in curvature from said rear wall to said front edge portion. A basket is pivotally attached to the pot rear wall with one or more hinges. The basket is correspondingly sized and shaped to fit the pot interior. The basket is movable about the hinge between cooking and food discharge positions. The lid is pivotally attached to the pot. The lid is movable between a cooking position wherein the lid covers the pot upper opening and food discharge position wherein the lid rotates at least 180 degrees from said cooking position, forming a tray for receiving food discharged from the basket.
US10646061B1	Retention device for low-structure food item and method of operation A retention device for a low-structure food item and method of operation for holding a low-structure food, such as a bun-less sandwich, during preparation, holding, and consumption. The retention device comprises a pair of flat panels having spikes arranged on one side. The panels sandwich the food item above and below to provide a border that supports the food item while held and consumed. The panels have spikes on one side that orient towards the food item to penetrate the food item. The spikes maintain lateral stability of the food item during consumption. In operation, the panels press down on the food item from opposing sides, causing the spikes to penetrate the food item.
US10646060B2	Cradle frame and structure Embodiments of cradle frames and cushions are described herein. A cradle frame includes a connection assembly, a support assembly, and a gear assembly. The connection assembly is configured to couple the cradle frame to a structure. The support assembly includes two side sections, and a middle section that is curved and positioned substantially between the two side sections. The gear assembly is coupled to the adjustment assembly for controlling the positioning of the support assembly. A cushion has a contoured upper side, and one or more opening in the middle part of the cushion on the underside.
US10646053B1	Modular display case A modular display case is an apparatus that houses at least one desired item. The apparatus is able to effectively protect a desired item as the apparatus includes an enclosure, a plurality of lateral walls, a cover, an interconnecting system, a plurality of lamps, and a power source. The enclosure houses the power source and upholds a desired item, the plurality of lateral walls, the cover, and the plurality of lamps. The plurality of walls and the cover surround and aid in the preservation of a desired item. The plurality of walls and the cover are transparent. The plurality of walls and the cover are attachable with each other and the enclosure with the interconnecting system of a plurality of tabs, a plurality of notches, a plurality of first tab-receiving slots, and a plurality of second tab-receiving slots. The plurality of lamps illuminates the desired item with the power source.
US10646051B1	Ergonomic sitting device and method of use An ergonomic sitting device comprising one or more rear supports; a pair of shoulder assemblies configured to extend forward from the one or more rear supports, over a user's shoulders; one or more biasing mechanisms configured to urge the pair of shoulder assemblies rearward towards a back of at least one of a chair and a seat.
US10646045B2	Customizable and stowable bodyrest A personal support apparatus includes a frame having an inner surface for supporting a forehead of a user while seated in a forward-leaning position. The frame has a hollow central region to receive the user's face when the user is seated in the forward-leaning position. The apparatus also includes a stand that includes a chest support arm and a pivot angle adjustment arm. The pivot angle adjustment arm is pivotably attached to a base, and a first end of the base is adjustably attached along at least a portion of the length of the chest support arm. The frame is pivotably attached to an end of the chest support arm. The height and angle of the frame are customizable by adjusting the length of the chest support arm and the length of the pivot angle adjustment arm. The apparatus can be configured in a stowed configuration for compact storage.
US10646043B1	Easily manipulable stool The present invention is a moveable stool that includes a wheeled member having wheels, a stably support member and at least one flexible element. Stably support member is formed of a bottom cavity, a top flat surface for user to stand on and support element(s). When a user is not standing on top flat surface, then the wheels are free to move and stool is displaceable from one position to another. After the stool reaches at desired position and the user steps up on top flat surface, non-skid support element(s) connects with ground wheels of wheeled member are restricted from movement. Restricted movement of wheels prevents movement of stool on ground/floor. When user steps down from top flat surface, flexible element(s) retracts stably support member which raises support element(s) and disconnects contact between support element and ground. Wheels in contact with ground/floor are freed rendering stool again for portability.
US10646040B2	Supporting assembly for rack system A rack system includes a rack, a supporting assembly, an object to be carried, and a blocking kit. The rack includes a front post and a rear post. The supporting assembly is mounted on the front post and the rear post. The object is carried by the supporting assembly. The blocking kit includes a connecting base and a blocking member. The connecting base is mounted on the front post, and the blocking member is arranged at the connecting base. When the object reaches a second position after displacement from a first position, the blocking member is at a locked position to block the object and thereby prevent the object from displacement from the second position in a certain direction.
US10646033B2	Height adjustable platforms and associated mechanisms A mobile workstation can include a head unit assembly. A worksurface can be coupled to the head unit assembly and configured to translate with respect to the head unit assembly between an open configuration and a closed configuration. A glide can be rotatably coupled to the head unit assembly and engaged with the worksurface. The glide can include a latch configured to translate with respect to a glide body of the glide. The mobile workstation can include a worksurface opening mechanism having a locking configuration and an unlocking configuration. The worksurface opening mechanism can include a latch release handle moveably coupled to the head unit assembly. Movement of the latch release handle can transition the worksurface opening mechanism between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration. A release assembly can selectively engage with the first latch. A lift system can bias the worksurface away from the head unit assembly.
US10646027B2	Multifunctional personal care devices/apparatuses and compositions for hair or skin Personal care devices (or apparatuses) are described to deliver/activate a bioactive compound/botanical compound/biologically active molecule (including a regulatory protein/growth factor) or a mixture of bioactive compounds/botanical compounds/biologically active molecules (including regulatory proteins/growth factors) for growth and protection of hair or rejuvenation and protection of skin, which utilizes nanoencapsulation/nanoemulsion and/or activation/photoactivation. Such devices (or apparatuses) utilize a light low intensity module/x-ray and nanooptical elements/three-dimensionally (3-D) printed micro/nanostructures.
US10646026B1	Refuse bag with harness A refuse bag container incorporates a harness and strap having a magnetic lid. At least one (1) portion of the bag is configured to removal retain a plurality of animal waste storage bags. At least one (1) portion of the bag is configured to retain an air deodorizing agent. The bag may have a walking light disposed adjacent the top lid. The bottom of the bag may have a plurality of holes disposed therein to increase air circulation.
US10646024B2	Jammock A heavy-duty, load bearing, partially sun-screening, water-resistant, SUV soft-top for perpendicular suspension between the roll bars on the rooftop frame over the front passenger compartment of a convertible SUV comprising, a rectangular panel with longitudinal flat-hemmed sleeve edges and a pair of longitudinal webbings for fastening around the roll bars by means of fasteners. When human weight is applied on the soft-top panel, it flexes down and both the longitudinal webbings rise up to provide armrests stabilizers for the user. The webbings are tightened with tension buckles. The Jammock soft-top is installed on the roof top of a convertible SUV after removal of the existing hard, or soft-top.
US10646018B2	Wiper device A wiper device of a blown container, including a hollow body having a first and a second end defining respectively a first and a second opening, a flange extending from an outer surface of the hollow body at the first end, and a wiper element extending from an inner surface of the hollow body, the wiper element defining a passage with a smaller section than the first and second openings. The hollow body features at least two localized swellings for fastening the wiper device onto the container. The localized swellings extending as protrusions from the outer surface of the wiper, near the second end of the hollow body.
US10646017B2	Wiper device Wiper device for blown glass or plastic container, including a hollow body having a first and a second end defining respectively a first and a second opening, a flange extending from an outer surface of the hollow body at the first end, and a wiper element extending from an inner surface of the hollow body, the wiper element defining a passage with a smaller section than the first and second openings, the hollow body featuring at least one first row and one second row of flexible fins extending from the outer surface of the hollow body, near the second end The second row of flexible fins, which is closer to the second end in respect to the first row has, in a non-flexed configuration, a diameter greater than the diameter of the first row of fins in a non-flexed configuration.
US10646016B2	Hair grid measuring device and method A hair grid measuring device comprises a thin, flexible body, a first side opposite a second side, a third side opposite a fourth side, a plurality of horizontal grid lines extending from the first side to the second side, and a plurality of vertical grid lines extending from the third side to the fourth side. The thin, flexible body also includes a plurality of apertures holding the device against a first individual's skin, ensuring stability and leverage, and easily bending the grid measuring device to the contours of the first individual's face, head, and body. A method for creating a custom hair style using the hair grid measuring device, accomplished either by hand or via a software application on an electronic device, that allows the first individual to obtain the hair design of a second individual, such as a celebrity, sports player, or actor, or any predetermined shape.
US10646014B2	Key wallet butterfly type Disclosed is a wallet comprising two shell halves which are associated by a rigid spine to open and close the wallet, and containing a bunch of keys, anchored to the wallet. The wallet is biased to the open position by a pre tensioned skin which covers windows in the two shell halves. The skin allows temporary outward bulging by elasticity, and immediately springs back into the initial unloaded state at the time the bulging load is removed.
US10646013B2	Serrated beach pole with fins, sleeve and rotation and fixation lever A beach umbrella comprises a lower pole section and separate upper pole section with a canopy. The pole sections may be connected by inserting the lower end of the upper section into a sleeve on the upper end of the lower section. The sleeve includes a hinged lever arm that may be positioned to permit manual rotation of the lower section to bore the lower pole securely into the soil and thereby permit coupling of the upper section to the lower section positioned in the ground. The lower end of the lower section includes a hollow tubular sleeve with outwardly projecting fins or blades to bore into the soil when the lower pole section is rotated and axially projecting teeth to pierce the sand.
US10646012B2	Pole having a tip spring mechanism The invention relates to a pole, such as a Nordic walking pole, at the lower free end of which a tip body is provided, which has an end attachment, which is closed at the bottom and which has a central accommodating opening for accommodating a bottommost tube segment of the pole body. Furthermore, the tip body has an outer circumferential elastic elastomer spring element, which is connected axially above an upper end of the end attachment and which reaches around the bottommost tube segment of the pole body or a middle axial segment of the insertion element at least partially in the circumferential direction and which damps an axial relative motion of the bottommost tube segment of the pole body and/or of the insertion element in relation to the end attachment when an axial force is applied.
US10646008B2	System and method for supporting an earring in a gauged ear A system for retaining an earring with in a gauge hole of an ear. The system is configured with a sleeve defining a resilient passageway. A post of a pierced earring is releasably secured within the resilient passageway and the sleeve is releasably secured with in the gauge hole of an ear. The system may be used to allow prior art ear gauges to retain pierced earrings within a gauge hole of an ear.
US10646007B2	Band latch mechanism A band latch mechanism that is configured to connect a wristband to a fitness tracker is provided. The band latch mechanism may be configured to be inserted into a cavity of a housing of the fitness tracker and configured so that any metallic body of the band latch mechanism does not contact metallic surfaces of the cavity in order to prevent an electrical ground from being positioned within a keep-out zone of an antenna of the fitness tracker.
US10645998B2	Shoe with composite upper and method of making the same Uppers for article of footwear may include one or more skin layers attached to a base layer, wherein at least one of the skin layers is at least partially transparent or translucent. The transparent or translucent skin layer may be applied over other elements of the upper (e.g., other skin layers, base layers, reinforcing layers, etc.) to provide interesting color change options and color palettes for the upper. Additional aspects of this invention relate to production of curved tongue composite structures and/or footwear having a bonded (hot melt) side seam for forming the upper (and optionally do not include a rear heel seam).
US10645995B2	Method of making and article of footwear formed with gas-filled pockets or chambers An article of footwear is disclosed that includes a sole structure comprising a midsole and an outsole. The midsole has a plurality of midsole recesses formed in a bottom portion, and the outsole optionally defines a plurality of outsole recesses or other structures formed in a top portion thereof. The midsole recesses are formed to align with the outsole recesses to form a plurality of separately distinct fluid-filled chambers. Methods of designing such sole structures based on foot pressure data also are described.
US10645994B2	Article of footwear with lightweight sole assembly A sole assembly for an article of footwear has a first portion having a lower ground engaging surface, an upper surface, and a recess formed in the upper surface. A second portion is seated in the recess in the first portion and has an upper surface. The second portion is formed from a first foam material prepared by a reaction product of a composition having about 10 to about 100 phr of a hydrogenated copolymer and about 10 to about 90 phr of a copolymer of ethlylene and an alpha olefin, the alpha olefin having up to 20 carbon atoms. The first foam material has a hardness of 25 to 45 Asker C and a density of less than 0.18 g/cm3.
US10645993B1	System and method for an article of footwear with electrostatic and endogenous current conducting insert A static electricity discharging shoe with conductive link to ground having a conductive insole contacting with a sole of a foot of a user, and a conductive outer sole contacting with a ground; and an electro-conductive insert, having an upper major and a lower minor base, the insert in electrical communication between the insole and the outer sole, the insert having a lateral geometry proportioned for complemental engagement within a mid-sole situated between the insole and the outer sole, a narrow middle portion of the insert secured within the mid-sole, the upper surface of the insert positioned opposite to the plantar metatarsal region of the sole of the foot proximally to the K-1 acupressure point when the foot abuts the insole, the upper surface of the insert defining a slightly raised pad, having orthopedic benefit in off-loading of metatarsal stresses on the foot in the area of the K-1 point.
US10645992B2	Method for the manufacture of a plastic component, plastic component, and shoe Described are methods for manufacturing a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, a plastic component manufactured with such methods, for example a sole or a part of a sole for a shoe, and a shoe with such a sole. The method for the manufacture of a plastic component includes loading a mold with a first material includes particles of an expanded material and fusing the surfaces of the particles by supplying energy. The energy is supplied in the form of at least one electromagnetic field.
US10645990B2	Article of footwear with adjustable sole An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure. The sole structure includes a gap extending longitudinally through the sole structure. A tensioning member extends through the sole structure and across the gap such that tensioning the tensioning member contracts the gap and pulls opposing sides of the sole structure together. As the sole structure contracts, the upper is pulled down on the foot, thereby tightening the upper around the foot.
US10645983B2	Finger sheaths Finger sheaths provide individual finger coverings. The individual finger coverings prevent the transfer of germs, dirt, and other residual and harmful elements onto the user's fingers when contacting exposed surfaces or items as well as their transfer from the user's fingers to the user's mouth while eating finger foods. The individual finger coverings further prevent the transfer of residual elements from the finger food onto the user's fingers. The finger sheaths have a non-permeable organic composition that does no impart undesired tastes. The finger sheaths can be incorporated with antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties about the outside surface and a sanitizing gel on the inside surface. The finger sheaths can be incorporated with custom flavorings and imprinted with digestible dyes to present custom patterns.
US10645980B2	Vest assembly A vest assembly includes a bodice having at least one front pocket and at least one back pocket. A neck collar attaches to the bodice. Preferably, the neck collar includes compressive material to provide cushion and resistance. A collar adjustment, typically an elasticized material, providing adjustable resistance to the neck collar. A plurality of compressive inserts can be selectively inserted in the front pocket and/or the back pocket of the vest assembly. Each compressive insert is a compressive material to provide resistance to a frontal area of a chest of a user. The plurality of compressive inserts are interchangeable and come in varying weights and compressive and/or tensile strengths.
US10645978B2	Running tight with preconfigured compression zones and integrated structure patterns A running tight having preconfigured compression zones with integrated structure patterns is provided herein. The compression zones may have differing compression forces where zones having a higher compression force are located at the thigh area and calf area of the tight, and zones having a lower compression force are located at the waist area and knee area of the tight. The integrated structure patterns modify the compression forces of the zones in the areas where the patterns are located in order to further customize the compressive properties of the running tight.
US10645977B2	Undergarment with adjustable features An undergarment for a man has a pair of boxer type shorts with a waistband forming part of the shorts. The shorts have a genital partitioning panel with an upper edge and an opposed lower edge separated by a panel height. The genital partitioning panel has a genital opening defined therethrough and the opening is positioned such that the genitals may be positioned through the opening and the genital partitioning panel defines a partition between the genitals and the legs or groin of the man. The shorts also have a plurality of attachment elements to selectively adjust a distance between the genital opening and the waistband.
US10645973B2	Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system and an aerosol-generating system comprising a cartridge A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including an elongate first compartment having a length L1, a width W1, and a height H1, the first compartment having a first air inlet and a first air outlet and containing a nicotine source; and an elongate second compartment having a length L2, a width W2, and a height H2, and having a second air inlet and a second air outlet and containing an acid source. The first and second compartments are arranged in parallel within the cartridge and ratios of L1 to W1 and L2 to W2 are between about 2:1 and about 4:1, and ratios of L1 to H1 and L2 to H2 are at least about 6:1. An aerosol-generating system is also provided, including the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge.
US10645970B2	Aerosol generating component for an electronic smoking device, electronic smoking device and method for generating an inhalant The invention relates to aerosol generating components (40) for electronic smoking devices, to electronic smoking devices and in particular electronic cigarettes, and to methods for generating inhalants. In order to improve smoking experience by purposefully directing nicotine and flavor products, the invention provides that two aerosols with different particle sized are generated consecutively.
US10645961B2	Controller for popcorn popper A popcorn popper configured to cook popcorn includes a vessel and an electric heating element which heats the vessel. A vibration element vibrates the vessel and a controller controls the heating element and the vibration element. A temperature sensor is in communication with the controller such that the controller can receive temperature readings from the temperature sensor indicative of a temperature of the vessel. The controller activating the heating element to heat the vessel which contains the popcorn until the temperature sensor indicates that a first temperature has been reached. The controller, based on readings from the temperature sensor, maintains the vessel at a second temperature by controlling a power setting of the heating element and the controller activates the vibration element to vibrate the vessel which thereby vibrates the popcorn. The controller after maintaining the vessel at the second temperature, reduces the power of the heating element.
US10645960B2	Food processing apparatus and food manufacturing method using the same The present invention relates to a food processing apparatus that is capable of supplying two different kinds of food materials and sequentially performing manufacturing processes such as bonding and cutting on the single apparatus, thus allowing the food to be easily processed.
US10645952B2	Microbial compositions and methods of use for improving milk production The disclosure relates to isolated microorganisms—including novel strains of the microorganisms—microbial consortia, and compositions comprising the same. Furthermore, the disclosure teaches methods of utilizing the described microorganisms, microbial consortia, and compositions comprising the same, in methods for modulating the production and yield of milk and milk components in ruminants. In particular aspects, the disclosure provides methods of increasing desirable components of milk in ruminants. Furthermore, the disclosure provides for methods of modulating the rumen microbiome.
US10645951B2	Industrial method for recovering phospholipids and producing lecithin from a residue from the production of soy protein concentrate The present invention relates to the field of the manufacture of food compounds derived from processing plant species, more specifically the process taught here provides products resulting from a process for obtaining compounds derived from vegetable raw material. The present invention describes the recovery of lecithin from the micelle/soy molasses, a residue obtained during the soy carrier concentrate (SPC) process. In a first aspect of the invention it describes a process for extracting phospholipids in conjunction with extraction of soluble sugars during the industrial process of obtaining (SPC). In a second aspect, the present invention describes an industrial process for recovering/removing such micelle phospholipids/soy molasses, cleaning and use for the production of soy lecithin.
US10645948B2	Device for simultaneous consumption of a fluid and a frozen substance The present disclosure relates to a device for molding a freezable substance and dispensing a stored fluid substance. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a device that, when assembled, creates a Popsicle®-like frozen confection having a container containing an alcoholic liquid, where the user employs a plunger to drive the alcoholic liquid upward through a lumen in the frozen confection so that the user may simultaneously consume the frozen confection and ingest the alcoholic liquid. The device is a four-piece assembly. The first member is a handle with a plunger disposed at one end. The second member is a flange and a container extending from the flange and receiving at a first end of the container the plunger, the container defining an inner volume to receive and store a fluid substance. The end of the container generally opposite the end receiving the plunger has an orifice. The third member interacts with the second member at the flange. Finally, the fourth member interacts with the orifice of the container.
US10645945B2	Methods and devices for forming beverages from powders with enhanced dispersibility A method and apparatus is provided for forming at least a portion of a beverage from a co-milled powdered composition. An amount of a co-milled powdered composition is combined with a fluid to produce at least a portion of a beverage. The co-milled powdered composition is obtained from co-milling together at least one powdered ingredient having a difficult to disperse or dissolve portion with one or more dispersion facilitator components to form a co-milled powder effective to enhance the dispersion or dissolving of the powder when forming a food or beverage.
US10645940B1	Method and device for ship-borne freezing of marine products after treated by highly activated water and nondestructive sensing of ice crystals The present invention relates to a method and a device for ship-borne freezing of marine products after treated by highly activated water and nondestructive sensing of ice crystals. Through treating the seawater with atmospheric plasma in a certain atmosphere and introducing the tail gas from plasma reactor into the seawater in tail gas collecting device, the highly activated water is obtained. After cooling by the ship-borne refrigeration system, the cooled highly activated water can be used to cool and sterilize the captured marine products timely. During the following freezing processes, both the ultra-high frequency (UHF) electromagnetic field system and pulsed ultrasonic monitoring system are applied simultaneously, which can not only effectively reduce the size of ice crystals and the juice loss of the frozen products during thawing, but also inhibits the thermal effect of electromagnetic field.
US10645938B2	Endophyte compositions and the methods for improvement of plant traits This invention relates to methods and materials for modulating the characteristics of a plant, said plant having been heterologously disposed to an endophyte or a plurality of endophytes, or derived from a plant reproductive element heterologously disposed to an endophyte or a plurality of endophytes.
US10645933B2	Method of using carbon nanotubes to affect seed germination and plant growth A method of increasing the probability and rate of seed germination, increasing vegetative biomass, and increasing water uptake in seeds, in which a seed is introduced to an effective concentration of carbon nanomaterial. The effective concentration of carbon nanomaterial is 10-200 μg/mL.
US10645932B2	Extended release formulation The present invention provides an extended release insecticide formulation, the formulation comprising: an insecticide on a substrate; a lipophilic wax, wherein the insecticide is incorporated into the wax forming a matrix; a release retarding polymer embedded in the matrix; and a rate extending polymer embedded in the matrix. Methods of making the formulation and use of the formulation are also provided.
US10645928B2	Pesticidally active polycyclic derivatives with sulfur containing substituents Polycyclic Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
US10645926B2	Adjuvants and methods of using them Described herein are compositions comprising an acidifier intermixed with an emulsifier and a co-surfactant that form stable microemulsions in water. Also described are methods of dispersing a compound in an aqueous solution using the compositions of the present invention.
US10645924B2	Dispersal composition The invention relates to compositions comprising one or more insecticides and further comprising a carrier composition comprising one or more glycols, and methods of controlling an insect population comprising applying said compositions to the insect habitat using a thermal fogger.
US10645919B2	Bird deterrent An apparatus for deterring birds and other animals from an area is provided, including a sheet of a material, such as a metallic material, having a first end comprising a hole through the sheet, a second end separated from the first end by a length of the sheet and a width. The apparatus further includes a cable comprising a first loop at one end inserted through the hole in the first end of the sheet configured to attach the cable to the sheet and a second loop at another end and separated from the first loop. The second loop forms an opening having a diameter greater than the width of the sheet. The sheet can be inserted and passed through the second loop, which defines a third loop to secure the cable to a structure from which the sheet is suspended, by tightening the third loop around the structure.
US10645917B2	Method for remediating developmentally delayed plants A method for remediating developmentally delayed plants within a field of crops using at least one work vehicle during a field operation. The method comprises identifying delayed plants within the field with a sensor on the work vehicle and generating, with a processor, location data associated with the location of the delayed plant with the field. Upon arriving at the location of the delayed plant with the work vehicle, the delayed plant is remediated.
US10645915B2	Insect trap An insect trap is provided with a bottle for holding insects and a conically-shaped insert for insertion into the bottle The insert includes holes for permitting light and visibility. The trap and/or trap insert may be made from a plastic or a polymer. Further, insect attracting scents may be injected or impregnated into the plastic or polymer. A chemical exhibiting phosphorescence or photoluminescence may also be combined with the plastic and/or polymer.
US10645910B1	System, method, and apparatus for attracting honey An apparatus for extracting honey from a silicone honeycomb frame includes a base having a central longitudinal axis, a laterally opposed pair of conveyor belts extending parallel with the central longitudinal axis of the base, a drive motor operatively coupled with the pair of conveyor belts, and an opposed pair of scraping spatulas connected to the base and transversing the central longitudinal axis of the base. The pair of conveyor belts is configured to engage the silicone honeycomb frame and move the silicone honeycomb frame along the central longitudinal axis between the pair of scraping spatulas. The pair of scraping spatulas is configured extract the honey from the silicone honeycomb frame as the silicone honeycomb frame passes between the pair of scraping spatulas.
US10645909B1	Poultry drinker An enclosed container for holding water and at least one hole near a bottom of the container with a valve for an animal to obtain water from the container. At least one leg underneath the container is provided for supporting the bottom of the container and the valve off of the ground. The enclosed container is tapered from a top of the container to the bottom of the container. A hanger assembly attaches to opposite sides near a top of the container, so that when the animal drinker is hung, the container rotates so that the front of the container rests substantially flush against a fence.
US10645907B2	Retractable animal leash A retractable leash device has a first handle for holding the device, a spool and a leash wound on the spool. There is a spring-based rewind mechanism for the leash. A second handle is provided for manually retracting the leash. A mechanical coupling between the second handle and the spool provides a second rewind mechanism for the leash. This second rewind mechanism is used to pull an animal back toward the owner in a safe and convenient way.
US10645905B2	Microelectronic animal identification Devices, systems and methods for microelectronic animal identification are disclosed. The microelectronic animal identification device includes an inserter configured to releasably holding the microelectronic chip at a distal end of the inserter, and an actuator configured to release the microelectronic chip from the inserter when the distal end of the inserter is inserted into a substrate of an animal body part. The microelectronic animal identification system includes a microelectronic chip and delivery system, a pigment marking device, a media transfer assembly for producing a pigment mark, a tissue sample device, and a data management system providing traceability of the animal and the materials used.
US10645904B2	Transportable pet care center A transportable pet care center includes (1) a canister having a plurality of dispensing sections for providing food, water, medicine, treats, toys, and such like to a pet (2) an electronics dashboard for providing interaction with the pet via localized entertainment and network interaction with the owner, (3) adjustable trays for receiving materials from the dispensing sections, (4) a base tray for providing stability and capturing items that fall from the trays, and (5) and extendable handle with wheel assembly for easy transport.
US10645902B1	Stall plow A stall plow removably attaches to a prior art skid steer using available quick connect couplers. The stall plow has a moldboard that is configured to completely remove waste bedding from a livestock free stall from the area adjacent to the curb and deliver it to the alley, where a prior art machine can then complete removal of the waste bedding from the alley. The moldboard includes a primary scraper section and side cutter that scrapes and lifts waste bedding up and over the curb. A curb section and curb flange then shift the bedding over to the alley and drop waste bedding into the alley, where a discharge spreader levels and distributes the waste. An extensible arm and hydraulic extension cylinder adjusts the moldboard transversely relative to direction of travel. An angle and pitch adjuster sets the moldboard for a particular free stall geometry and bedding material composition.
US10645896B1	Maize inbred PH416S A novel maize variety designated PH416S and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH416S with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH416S through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH416S or a locus conversion of PH416S with another maize variety.
US10645895B1	Maize inbred PH47CS A novel maize variety designated PH47CS and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH47CS with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH47CS through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH47CS or a locus conversion of PH47CS with another maize variety.
US10645894B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH954609 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH954609. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH954609, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH954609 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH954609.
US10645890B2	Introgression of a yield QTL in Cucumis sativus plants The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 3 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
US10645885B2	Conical inlet for debris loader A debris loader for comminuting or collecting leaves and debris comprises a vacuum tube connected to an intake assembly which connects to a blower housing. The blower housing contains a rotating impeller which creates suction through the vacuum tube and intake assembly drawing in leaves and debris. The leaves and debris are then discharged from the blower housing through a discharge opening or conduit. The intake assembly includes a cylindrical collar, to which a vacuum tube is attached, and a conical section which is connected to the blower housing. The diameter of the conical section expands from its connection with the cylindrical collar toward the blower housing. In a preferred embodiment the conical section is angled downward relative to the axis of rotation of the impeller and preferably at an angle of approximately thirty degrees.
US10645878B2	Garden tool power system with automatic walking function A garden tool power system comprises a motor, a reducer and a transmission shaft. The motor transmits the power to the transmission shaft through the reducer to drive wheels on the transmission shaft to rotate. The reducer comprises a pinion connected to an output end of the motor and a gear engaged with the pinion. The transmission shaft includes left and right shafts connected with each other through a connecting shaft. The gear mounted on the connecting shaft has at least two guiding rods transversely located thereon and two centrifugal blocks located between the guiding rods. Each guiding rod has a spring surrounded therearound and each spring located between two centrifugal blocks has two opposite ends respectively abutted against the corresponding portions of the centrifugal blocks. A fixing sleeve provided on the periphery of the centrifugal blocks is mounted on the transmission shaft and has buckle structures matching with the centrifugal blocks.
US10645875B2	Method and system for unloading harvested crop from an agricultural harvester In one aspect, a method for unloading harvested crop from an agricultural harvester may include monitoring a quantity of the harvested crop discharged from the harvester based on sensor data indicative of the quantity of the harvested crop discharged from the harvester. The method may further include controlling an operation of a flow control device of the harvester to halt transfer of the harvested crop from a crop tank of the harvester to a crop discharge system of the harvester when a first quantity of the harvested crop has been discharged from the harvester. Additionally, the method may include continuing to control an operation of the crop discharge system after halting further transfer of the harvested crop from the crop tank to the crop discharge system to convey any remaining harvested crop contained within the crop discharge system to the discharge location.
US10645871B2	Line-type grass cutting head with cutting blade The grass cutting head (1), configured for rotation around a rotation axis, comprises a housing (3) for a cutting line (F); a space (5) inside the housing for winding a stock of cutting line; at least one hole (3B) in a side wall (3A) of the housing (3), through which the cutting line (F) passes from the inner space (5) towards the outside of the housing; At least one cutting blade (21) with at least one cutting edge (23) is associated with the housing (3) of the grass cutting head (1).
US10645865B2	Agricultural row unit with automatic control system for furrow closing device A system for controlling the depth of at least one closing wheel in an agricultural row unit for planting seeds in a furrow. The row unit includes a firming device that passes the seeds into the soil at the bottom of the furrow, and at least one closing wheel that is pressed into a side of the furrow to close the furrow over the seeds. A control system senses the depth of the closing wheels in the furrow relative to the depth of the firming device, and adjusts the downward pressure on the closing wheel, based on changes in the sensed depth of the closing wheel, to compensate for changes in the hardness of the soil.
US10645863B2	System and method for spraying seeds dispensed from a planter A system includes at least one nozzle assembly configured to spray fluid towards seeds planted within a furrow. The at least one nozzle assembly includes a valve. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the valve. The controller is configured to control operation of the valve such that fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed within the furrow. The system further includes a detector communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to detect a location of each spray relative to a location of a respective one of the seeds within the furrow.
US10645860B2	Seedbed condition monitoring system with a seedbed surface detection assembly In one aspect, a system for monitoring the condition of a seedbed within a field may include an implement having a plurality of ground-engaging tools supported by a frame, with the implement being configured to create or be traversed across a seedbed extending downwardly within the field from an outer seedbed surface to a seedbed floor. The system may also include an auxiliary support arm coupled to a portion of the frame at or adjacent to the aft end of the frame and a seedbed surface detection assembly coupled to the auxiliary support arm such that the seedbed surface detection assembly is located behind the ground-engaging tools relative to a forward travel direction of the implement. The seedbed surface detection assembly may be configured to detect variations in a profile of the outer seedbed surface as the implement is moved in the forward travel direction.
US10645859B2	Method of operating an agricultural system having a tractor and an implement, and an agricultural system The present disclosure refers to an agricultural system having a tractor and an implement and a method of operating. A driveline is provided between a driving device (11.3) of a tractor (1) and a first functional element (12.3) of an implement (2), the driveline comprising a tractor driveline (14) and an implement driveline (17) connected through a power take-off connection (13). A driving force is provided to the first functional element (12.3) of the implement (2) through the driveline in a first mode of operation, thereby, a working tool (18) rotating in a first direction in response to the driving force. An operation problem is detected for the first functional element (12.3) by a sensor (19) provided in a tractor-implement control system. Reverse control signals are generated in a tractor controller (4) provided in the tractor-implement control system in response to the detecting of the operation problem for the first functional element (12.3). A direction of rotation of the drive output shaft (15) of the tractor power take-off (13) is reversed in response to the providing of the reverse control signals in the tractor controller (4) in a second mode of operation, thereby, rotating the working tool (18) of the first functional element (12.3) in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
US10645858B2	System and method for guided line acquisitions Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a guided line acquisition system and method for generating a path of a vehicle from its current location to a final guidance line. This path is referred to hereinafter as an acquisition path. The generated acquisition path starts at the current vehicle position and ends co-linear to the final guidance path. The acquisition path is generated using one constraint and one objective parameter. More specifically, the acquisition path is constrained by the minimum turning radius of the vehicle and angle of approach criteria, (i.e., the maximum heading relative to the guidance line). It should be appreciated that while the guided line acquisition system attempts to find an acquisition path that meets the angle of approach criteria, the guidance acquisition system will allow this objective to be sacrificed when it is not possible due to the minimum turning radius of the vehicle.
US10645854B2	Cutting head for vineyard and orchard tiller/cultivator A tractor mounted tiller/cultivator system that includes right and left swing arms pivotally attached to tractor chassis, right and left cutting head assemblies mounted on the swing arms, each including a right disc motor driving a rotary disc mounted on a distal portion of the swing arm and operatively coupled to the motor. Ground-engaging cultivation wheels surround the rotary disc, and an annular guard prevents unwanted contact of the wheels with vines or trunks of vines and trees. A drive mechanism lowers and raises the swing arms to put the cultivation wheels into engagement and disengagement with ground and to rotate said swing arms about their longitudinal axes. User controls operatively connected to the swing arms, cutting head assemblies, and drive mechanisms enable a user to finely tune the movement of the cutting heads into and out from rows of trees or vines.
US10653050B2	Electronic module and vehicle having the same A vehicle electronic module is provided. The vehicle electronic module has a reduced size and improved productivity by replacing a sensor and an offset unit of an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter module with a printed circuit board (PCB) winding structure. The electronic module includes a sensor that detects EMI noise of a power line and an offset unit that transmits an offset voltage for removing the EMI noise to the power line. A controller is configured to generate the offset voltage that corresponds to the EMI noise detected by the sensor. Then sensor and the offset unit are formed in a stacked structure of the PCB.
US10653049B2	Frames for shielding assemblies and shielding assemblies including the same According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of frames for shielding assemblies. Exemplary embodiments are also disclosed of shielding assemblies including such frames. In exemplary embodiments, a frame for a board level shield (BLS) may include portions alignable with and solderable to solder ball pads along a printed circuit board. A cover may be releasably attachable to, detachable from, and reattachable to the frame.
US10653048B1	Frames for shielding assemblies and shielding assemblies including the same According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of frames for shielding assemblies. Exemplary embodiments are also disclosed of shielding assemblies including such frames. In exemplary embodiments, a frame for a board level shield (BLS) may include at least one finger or tab (broadly, a portion or contact) configured to fill, cover, or close off a gap or void defined by a cover's sidewalls to thereby inhibit or prevent EMI leakage through the gap or void.
US10653047B2	Electromagnetic wave shielding sheet for shield-can An electromagnetic wave shielding sheet for a shield-can is disclosed, which is disposed between a metal bracket and a shield-can for shielding electromagnetic waves generated in a circuit element. It includes: a first conductive sheet part which includes a first conductive sheet having an electrical conductivity and conductive adhesive members disposed on both surfaces of the first conductive sheet; a pressure imparting member which is disposed on one surface of the first conductive sheet part and is compressible by an external force; and a second conductive sheet part which includes a second conductive sheet having an electrical conductivity and disposed on one surface of the first conductive sheet part to cover at least one surface of the pressure imparting member, and is electrically connected to the first conductive sheet part.
US10653045B2	Display apparatus The present invention relates to a display apparatus. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display apparatus includes a case, a display inside the case, and a heat exchanger disposed on a rear surface of the case to perform heat exchange between an outside and an inside of the case, wherein a first space and a second space separated from each other are formed on a front surface and a rear surface of the display, respectively, and heat exchange is performed between the first space and the second space, wherein heat exchange with the second space and the outside is performed through the heat exchanger. Thereby, the temperature inside the display apparatus that is installable outside may be effectively cooled.
US10653042B2	Dual mass cooling precision system Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for cooling using both air and/or liquid cooling sub circuits. A vapor compression cooling system having both an air and liquid cooling sub circuit designed to service high sensible process heat loads that cannot be solely cooled by either liquid or air is provided.
US10653039B2	Base layer architecture infrastructure device A base layer architecture (BLA) infrastructure device comprises a power base layer (PBL) to supply power to a cartridge, a cold thermal base layer (cold TBL) to cool the cartridge, a hot thermal base layer (hot TBL) to remove heat from the cartridge, an optical base layer (OBL) to transmit an optical signal to the cartridge and a radio frequency base layer (RBL) to transmit a radio frequency signal to the cartridge. Each base layer comprises a rack interface to couple the base layer to a rack and a number of cartridge interfaces to couple the base layers to the cartridge. A BLA infrastructure system comprises a BLA infrastructure device comprising a number of base layers. The number of base layers are removably coupled to a rack and a system management device to manage the number of base layers.
US10653038B2	Heat spreader In an embodiment, a heat spreader is disclosed. In an embodiment, the device comprises an electronic device, comprising: an electronic component as a heat source; and a heat conductive sheet, comprising; a folded section having at least two folds of the sheet establishing at least three superimposed layers of the sheet between the folds, wherein the folded section is configured to conduct heat from the heat source; and a layer of sheet, other than that of the three superimposed layers, wherein the layer of sheet is configured to spread heat across the electronic device, and wherein the layer of sheet receives the heat from the folded section; wherein the superimposed layers are closer to the heat source than the layer of sheet. An embodiment relates to a mobile device and another embodiment to a manufacturing method.
US10653031B2	Smart module for patch enclosure panel receiving data transfer cables A smart module (1) intended to equip a passive panel (12) of a patch enclosure comprising two lateral uprights (16, 17) bearing a series of passive panels. The module (1) comprises a body (2) in the form of a ruler and two fixing tabs (3, 4), each fixing tab (3, 4) comprising at least one hole (21-24) allowing it to be fixed rigidly to an upright (16, 17) by means of a screw, each fixing tab (3, 4) being able to be rigidly secured to an end of the body (2) by snap-fitting.
US10653030B1	Water ingress prevention in electronic components The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for preventing or minimizing water ingress in electronic components, particularly card cages or similarly sized and configured components, which may be used in many applications including, but not limited to, materials testing. A gutter is formed around a first portion of the perimeter of a chassis cover and a second channel is formed around a second portion of the perimeter of the chassis cover. This configuration is arranged and constructed to direct the impinging water or liquid away from such components as the air intake, the backplane, openings and exposed electronic terminals.
US10653028B2	Connector equipped with carrier frame and rail frame for CPU An electrical connector includes a stiffener, a rail frame pivotally mounted to one end of the stiffener, a carrier frame assembled to the rail frame in a sliding manner, and a load plate pivotally mounted to the end of the stiffener outside of the rail frame. The carrier frame includes latches to retain the CPU thereon. The rail frame includes a pair of opposite sliding channels extending in the front-to-back direction, along which the carrier frame is moveable. A front transverse bar is located in front of the sliding channels and above the sliding channels in the vertical direction.
US10653026B2	Coupling systems and methods for electronic devices Illustrative examples include a system for coupling a first electronic device to a second electronic device. The first electronic device may include a housing having a first engagement surface and a first magnet array. The first engagement surface may be adapted to receive the second electronic device. The second electronic device may include a second magnet array. An actuator coupled to the first magnet array may move the first magnet array relative to the housing and the second magnetic array, to attractively couple or repulsively de-couple the second electronic device from the first electronic device.
US10653022B2	Deployable hardened housing units The housing relates to apparatus, systems, and methods for robust, adaptable, and deployable computing devices and radio systems. An embodiment can be the housing for a C-sUAS that can be deployed to detect, identify, locate and defeat hostile sUASs and locate the sUAS operators and that can be ruggedized and efficiently deployed for use in various power- and space-constrained mobile platforms and at fixed locations. An embodiment can be housing for a C-sUAS that operates under severe environmental conditions.
US10653019B2	Substrate unit A substrate unit includes a circuit board; a connector portion mounted on the circuit board; and a case that contains the circuit board. The case includes a lower case having an accommodation section opened upward and accommodating the circuit board. An upper cover covers the accommodation section of the lower case. An aperture is opened in a side wall of the case, allowing the connector portion to be fitted to a counterpart connector portion. The upper cover includes a ceiling portion having a board opposing region that opposes the circuit board accommodated in the accommodation section and an outer region is located outside of the board opposing region without opposing the circuit board; and guide grooves inclined from the board opposing region to the outer region. The guide grooves discharging the water droplets away from the circuit board.
US10653018B2	Independently powered interactive device holder An independently powered interactive device holder is provided. In various embodiments, the holder may comprise a multi-prong bracket configured to securely hold an interactive device. In various embodiments, the holder may also comprise a power supply that is simultaneously connected to an AC plug (which in various embodiments may be foldable between a deployed position and a stowed position) and a tethered power cable and device plug.
US10653016B1	Facial-interface cushion, system, and method for head-mounted displays A method for manufacturing a facial-interface cushion for a head-mounted display may include (1) positioning a foam layer between a recessed mold member and an insertion mold member of a mold assembly, with the foam layer overlapping at least a portion of a mold channel extending along an arcuate path, the foam layer including a reticulated foam material, (2) forcing the insertion mold member against the foam layer in a direction toward the recessed mold member such that at least a portion of the foam layer is forced into the mold channel toward a channel bottom surface, forming a shaped foam element having a curved surface within the mold channel, (3) heating the shaped foam element to soften the shaped foam element and form the facial-interface cushion, and (4) removing the facial-interface cushion from the mold assembly. Various other facial-interface cushions, systems, and methods for head-mounted displays are also disclosed.
US10653013B1	Thin film resistor having surface mounted trimming bridges for incrementally tuning resistance A resistor assembly is disclosed and comprises a surface mounted layer comprising a first conductive trace, a second conductive trace, and a plurality of trimming bridges that electrically couple the first conductive trace to the second conductive trace. The resistor assembly also comprises a second layer disposed underneath the surface mounted layer. The second layer comprises an embedded thin film resistor electrically coupled to the surface mounted layer. The plurality of trimming bridges are each removable to increase a resistance of the embedded thin film resistor. The resistor assembly also comprises a plurality of vias that electrically couple the first conductive trace of the surface mounted layer to the embedded thin film resistor.
US10653011B2	Method for manufacturing circuit board A method for manufacturing the circuit board comprises following steps of providing an insulating substrate, and defining at least one through-hole on the insulating substrate to extending through two opposite surfaces of the insulating substrate; forming a silver layer on each of the two opposite surfaces, and forming a silver conductive structure in each through-hole connecting the silver layers; forming a copper wiring layer on the silver layers to cover each silver conductive structure and a portion region of the silver layers; and etching the silver layers to form a silver wiring layer corresponding to the copper wiring layer, wherein a first etching liquid, which does not etch the copper wiring layer, is used for etching the silver layers.
US10653009B1	Component carrier with improved toughness factor A component carrier is provided, which includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure; a component on the stack; and stress propagation suppressing particles in at least part of the stack suppressing propagation of stress through the component carrier.
US10653007B2	Flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board according to an aspect of the present invention includes a base film having insulating properties and a conductive pattern laminated to one surface side of the base film. The conductive pattern forms part of a circuit and includes at least one fuse portion having a cross section smaller than the other part. The flexible printed circuit board includes at least one opening passing through front and rear surfaces on at least one of the right and left sides of the fuse portion in a two-dimensional view.
US10653001B2	Release material Provided is a method of manufacturing a circuit board including preparing a board structural body (11) and covering a conductor circuit element (13) on an outermost layer of the board structural body (11) with a cover film (14), wherein a heat treatment is performed while having a release material (15) interposed between the cover film (14) and a heat-processing device. The release material (15) is a laminate at least including, sequentially from the cover film toward the heat-processing device, a low friction film (16) selected from an ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene film and a polytetrafluoroethylene film, a first aluminum foil (17), a first high-density polyethylene film (18a), a second high-density polyethylene film (18b), and a second aluminum foil (19). The first high-density polyethylene film (18a) and the second high-density polyethylene film (18b) are positioned such that respective MD directions are perpendicular to each other.
US10653000B2	Electrical connector assembly capable of transmitting high-frequency signals An electrical connector assembly includes a circuit board; a first connector which includes a first insulating body and a first terminal group, where the first terminal group is provided on the first insulating body along a longitudinal direction, the first terminal group includes multiple first signal terminals and at least one first power terminal, and the first power terminal is closer to one of two edges of the first connector along the longitudinal direction than the first signal terminal; a chip provided on the circuit board and electrically connected to the first signal terminals; and a filter provided on the circuit board and electrically connected to the first power terminal. The filter is arranged right behind the first power terminal. The chip is provided right behind the first signal terminals.
US10652997B2	Switching power supply device The present disclosure reduces parasitic inductances of current paths between components. First conductor path is provided on a surface of insulating layer. One of a power supply voltage and a ground voltage is applied to first conductor path. Second conductor path is provided on the surface of insulating layer. The other of the power supply voltage and the ground voltage is applied to second conductor path. First switching element is connected to output pattern and to first conductor path. Second switching element is connected to output pattern and to second conductor path. At least one of first conductor path and second conductor path has a continuous annular path.
US10652996B2	Formable shielding film A shielding film comprises multiple layers including one or more of a structured adhesive layer, an electrically conductive layer, an electrically insulative thermally conductive layer, and an electrically conductive adhesive layer. The electrically conductive shielding layer extends laterally beyond the structured adhesive layer. The electrically insulative thermally conductive layer is disposed between the electrically conductive shielding layer and the structured adhesive layer and is coextensive with the structured adhesive layer. The electrically conductive adhesive layer is disposed between the electrically conductive shielding layer and the thermally conductive layer and is coextensive with the electrically conductive shielding layer. When the multilayer shielding film is placed on an electronic device mounted on a circuit board and under application of one or more of heat, vacuum, and pressure, the multilayer shielding film conforms to the electronic device and the electrically conductive adhesive layer adheres to the circuit board providing a seal between the multilayer shielding film and the circuit board.
US10652994B2	Circuit assembly with increased mounting area Provided is a circuit assembly in which the mounting area of a substrate can be increased. A circuit assembly includes an electronic component having a plurality of terminals, a conductive member for supporting the electronic component (10), at least one of the terminals of the electronic component being electrically connected to the conductive member, and a substrate provided with a conductive pattern to which another terminal of the electronic component is electrically connected, in which the substrate is fixed to a surface of the conductive member that is opposite to a surface of the conductive member that supports the electronic component.
US10652992B2	Printed circuit board, method for manufacturing the same and electronic device The present disclosure discloses a printed circuit board, a method for manufacturing the same and an electronic device. The PCB includes: a core board assembly including a first core board and a second core board which are stacked together, wherein the second core board includes a metal layer formed on a side of the second core board oriented towards the first core board, and the first core board defines a through slot extending through the first core board; a radiator, disposed in the through slot; and a conductive adhering layer, disposed between the metal layer of the second core board and the radiator, wherein the conductive adhering layer is configured to electrically connect the radiator and the metal layer. The present disclosure connects the radiator directly with the metal layer. The implementation of the present disclosure may help cooling the metal layer to improve the cooling performance of the PCB.
US10652987B2	Three dimensional integrated circuit electrostatic discharge protection and prevention test interface The present disclosure provides a system and method for providing electrostatic discharge protection. A probe card assembly is provided which is electrically connected to a plurality of input/output channels. The probe card assembly can be contacted with a secondary assembly having an interposer electrically connected to one or more wafers each wafer having a device under test. Voltage can be forced on ones of the plural input/output channels of the probe card assembly to slowly dissipate charges resident on the wafer to thereby provide electrostatic discharge protection. A socket assembly adaptable to accept a 3DIC package is also provided, the assembly having a loadboard assembly electrically connected to a plurality of input/output channels. Once the 3DIC package is placed within the socket assembly, voltage is forced on ones of the input/output channels to slowly dissipate charges resident on the 3DIC package to thereby provide electrostatic discharge protection.
US10652984B2	Light emitting gift wrapping apparatus There is described a gift wrapping apparatus having a sheet of material being foldable by hand, a plurality of light emitting elements made integral to the sheet, the plurality of light emitting elements having power receiving conductors, and a plurality of conductive traces made integral to the sheet and forming a powering circuit connecting the power receiving conductors of the light emitting elements to at least a positive terminal and a negative terminal.
US10652982B2	Open-mode protection device and electronic device having same Provided are an open-mode protection device and an electronic device having the same. An open-mode protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected in parallel to each of a constant current source and a load configured with a light emitting diode (LED). The open-mode protection device comprises a first external electrode connected to one sides of the constant current source and the load; a second external electrode connected to the other sides of the constant current source and the load, and a ground; a protection unit configured to bypass, to the ground through the second external electrode, an overvoltage or an overcurrent flowing into the first external electrode; and a current suppressing unit connected in series to the protection unit and configured to sense a temperature or current of the protection unit and reduce the current of the protection unit as the temperature or current increases.
US10652981B1	Method for driving a plurality of light emitting diodes and drive circuit A method may include, based on a plurality of duty cycles each associated with a respective one of a plurality of LEDs, determining a first set of drive schemes such that each drive scheme is associated with a respective one of the plurality of LEDs and is dependent on the duty cycle associated with the respective one of the plurality of LEDs. The method further includes driving each of the plurality of LEDs in accordance with the associated drive scheme of the first set in at least one drive cycle. Each of the plurality of drive schemes includes one or more on-times each having a phase and a duration. The method may include driving each of the plurality of LEDs in an on-state or an off-state dependent on the respective drive scheme and determining the drive scheme dependent on the drive scheme of another one of the plurality of LEDs.
US10652977B2	Random lighting device A random lighting device is disclosed. The random lighting device includes: a plurality of light-emitting units, each including a light emitting diode and a light-emitting control unit for randomly determining a flickering cycle and brightness of the light emitting diode to control the light emission of the light emitting diode; and a control unit for limiting a range of the flickering cycle and brightness of the light-emitting units.
US10652976B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring and commanding lighting systems and their associated controls A method and apparatus for a wirelessly controlled, battery powered, universal serial bus (USB) charged, digital multiplex (DMX) master controller with remote device management (RDM) capability. The DMX controller includes a single DMX interface for DMX mastering that is RDM compliant. The DMX controller includes an optional DMX interface that may be used to allow miscellaneous data transfer that may not only include light intensity control information, but other non-lighting control information between serially connected devices using only DMX as a form of communication in a “token ring” arrangement.
US10652973B2	Control apparatus, control system, and control method [Object] To propose a control apparatus, a control system and a control method which are capable of causing another light source to adaptively emit light at a timing at which light emitted from one light source changes.[Solution] A control apparatus including: a light source control unit configured to control light emission of a second light source on the basis of profile of light emitted from a first light source and a synchronization signal for synchronizing a timing between the first light source and the second light source for radiating light on a surgical region.
US10652972B1	Wireless lighting control system with automatic emergency mode exit network protocol In response to determining that the line power source for a subset or all member devices of a lighting control group is interrupted, an emergency luminaire enters an emergency mode (EM) active state by controlling a light source, via a driver circuit, to continuously emit emergency illumination lighting. Upon entering the EM active state, the emergency luminaire transmits, via a wireless lighting control network, an EM active message to a lighting control group repeatedly at a predetermined time interval. Emergency luminaire receives, via the wireless lighting control network, an EM exit message from another member device indicating to exit the EM active state. In response to receiving the EM exit message from the other member device, the emergency luminaire exits the EM active state by controlling the light source, via the driver circuit, to discontinue emitting the emergency illumination lighting.
US10652970B2	Radio frequency (RF) controlled lamp with dimmer compatibility An RF controlled lighting unit is provided, suitable for connection to at least one of a dimmer for adjusting a phase cut angle of input mains voltage in accordance with an adjustable dimming level or an electronic switch for selecting between on- and off-states. The lighting unit includes a solid state light source; a radio circuit for receiving a wireless control signal; a rectifier circuit for rectifying the input mains voltage received from the electronic switch or the dimmer; a first power converter for driving the solid state light source in response to the rectified input mains voltage and delivering power to the radio circuit; and a second power convertor for delivering power to the radio circuit when the rectified input mains voltage becomes inadequate for the first power converter due to the phase-cut angle of the rectified input mains voltage or the off-state of the electronic switch.
US10652968B2	Light adjusting device A light adjusting device includes a housing, a light adjusting assembly and a circuit switching mechanism. The circuit switching mechanism is connected to the light adjusting assembly. The light adjusting assembly can be in communication with a first circuit and a second circuit respectively by means of the circuit switching mechanism, so as to control light-emitting elements in the first and second circuits by one light adjusting device.
US10652967B1	Curved display and curved display support A workstation assembly comprising an emissive surface assembly including a substantially contiguous emissive surface on which visual content may be presented, the emissive surface assembly including emissive surface sections including first and second substantially flat emissive surface sections wherein one of the first and second flat sections is substantially horizontal and the other of the first and second flat sections is at least somewhat vertical, first and second curved surface sections that are curved about first and second non-parallel axis, the first curved section positioned between and adjacent the first and second flat surface sections, the second curved section adjacent an edge of the first substantially flat emissive surface section, each of the curved and flat surface sections forming a portion of the substantially contiguous emissive surface, a support structure and a driver.
US10652966B2	Mitigating distortion in coded light Current through an illumination source is controlled by means of a feedback loop whereby the current is measured and fed back to a current controller, which compares this to a set-point and based thereon outputs a current control signal which controls downstream power circuitry driving the current through the illumination source. This keeps the illumination at a steady dim level. Data is also coded into the illumination by modulating the current control signal, i.e. at the output of the current controller, but prior to the input to the power circuitry. The present disclosure provides a compensation filter arranged to apply a compensation to the error signal, to at least partially remove an effect of a distortion of the current measurement caused by the modulation of the data symbols into the illumination source current.
US10652961B2	Method for automatically regulating bleeder current and LED silicon-controlled-rectifier dimming circuit A method of automatically regulating a bleeder current and an LED SCR dimming circuit are provided. According to the method, the SCR module can be controlled to be turned on reliably by detecting a leakage current when the SCR module is turned off and performing control for the bleeder current based on the size of the leakage current and correspondingly setting the size of the bleeder current, thereby greatly reducing power source loss and improving power source efficiency.
US10652959B2	Switching converter circuit A switching converter circuit comprises at least an input terminal (IN1) for connecting to a continuous voltage source (VDCbus), an integrated control circuit (20), a pair of field effect transistors (QH, QL) connected to the integrated control circuit (20), a pair of coupled inductors (10) connected to the pair of field effect transistors (QH, QL), a diode (D) connected to the pair of field effect transistors (QH, QL), a pair of capacitors (Cn, Cled), and a first output terminal (OUT1). The converter circuit (1) further comprises a control loop (100) for controlling a current in output from the circuit via the first output terminal (OUT1).
US10652958B2	Induction cook-top apparatus An induction stove assembly that utilizes pads between the cook-top of the stove and cooking vessels placed on the stove for heating. The pads are easily removable and interchangeable with other similar pads. The pads help protect the cook-top from damage, make clean-up more efficient, and insulate the cook-top from excessive heating.
US10652957B2	Heating element including nano-material filler A heating element includes a matrix material and a nanomaterial filler, wherein the nanomaterial filler includes at least one of a nano-sheet and a nanorod.
US10652956B2	Personal consumer product with thermal control circuitry and methods thereof A personal consumer product having an energy emitting element in selective electrical communication with a power source is provided. Thermal control circuitry is used to isolate the energy emitting element from the power source when a temperature of the energy emitting element exceeds a threshold. The thermal control circuitry includes a primary thermal control circuit and a redundant thermal control circuit. Methods for controlling the temperature of an energy emitting element of a personal consumer product are also provided.
US10652955B2	DAS management by radio access network node Embodiments described herein provide for a distributed antenna system (DAS) including a host unit and a plurality of active antenna units (AAUs). The host unit is configured to send management information to the one or more RAN nodes. The one or more RAN nodes are configured to manage the RF signals based on the management information.
US10652954B2	Telecommunications apparatuses and methods A method of allocating resources in a mobile telecommunications system, the resources being for a relay node to operate as a terminal-to-terminal relay for a device-to-device communication between a first terminal and a second terminal. The method includes: allocating first resources for the first terminal to communicate via the relay node for the device-to-device communication; allocating second resources for the second terminal to communicate via the relay node for the device-to-device communication; notifying the first terminal of the allocated first resources; notifying the second terminal of the allocated second resources; and the first and second terminals exchanging messages for the device-to-device communication via the relay node and using the first and second resources, respectively.
US10652952B2	Self-contained, synchronized data communication system nodes as stand-alone pods or embedded in concrete walkways and in walls at public venues including sports and entertainment venues A system supports communications of video and data to hand held devices located within a public venue (e.g., sports stadium). A pod includes at least one of a synchronized server and wireless communications electronics. The pod includes an antennae integrated therein. The pod can be deployed as a communications node within the public venue and provides data including video through a data network from at least one server to hand held wireless devices located in the public venue. The pod can include a rechargeable power source sustaining self-contained operation of the wireless communication electronics. An optional solar cell can provide electrical power to charge the rechargeable power source. A pod can be embedded in the wall or floor surface of said public venue and can be provided in the form of a core hole plug.
US10652943B2	Communication system, control device, communication terminal, communication device, and communication method In order to provide a communication system capable of charging control in accordance with a bearer used by a UE even when the UE performs dual connectivity, a communication system according to the present disclosure includes a communication terminal (11) configured to communicate with a communication device (12) and a communication device (13) by using a different radio bearer for each of the communication device (12) and the communication device (13), and a control device (14) configured to determine whether to cause the communication device (12) to measure the traffic of each radio bearer.
US10652942B2	Method and device for network initiated packet data unit, PDU, session establishment in a telecommunication network A method of establishing a Packet Data Unit, PDU, session between a User Equipment, UE (51; 600), and a data network identified by a Data Network Name, DNN, in a telecommunication network. The telecommunication network comprising an Access and Mobility Function, AMF (56; 66; 500), and a Policy Control Function, PCF (60; 700). The method comprising the steps of receiving (3; 310), by the AMF (56; 66; 500), a registration request initiated by a UE (51; 600) for registering the UE (51; 600) in the telecommunication network; retrieving (16; 320), by the AMF (56; 66; 500), from the PCF (60; 700), PDU session establishment information, wherein the step of retrieving (16; 320) is triggered upon receiving (3; 310) the registration request; receiving (16b, 330), by the AMF (56; 66; 500), from the PCF (60; 700), PDU session establishment information comprising one or more DNNs to which PDU sessions are to be established by the UE (51; 600), and transmitting (21a; 340), by the AMF (56; 66; 500), to the UE (51; 600) an instruction comprising one or more DNNs for establishing at least one PDU session between the UE (51; 600) and at least one DNN of the one or more DNNs upon receipt of the instruction. Complementary methods and equipment arranged to perform such a method are also presented.
US10652941B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting device to device communication channel in wireless communication system Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing an initialization for a D2D communication between user equipments (UEs). The method includes: determining D2D subframes available for a D2D communication, the D2D subframes including a first D2D subframe and a second D2D subframe, each of the first D2D subframe and the second D2D subframe including a D2D slot corresponding to D2D slot number 0; and at a start of the D2D slot of the first D2D subframe and at a start of the D2D slot of the second D2D subframe, processing an initialization associated with a pseudo-random sequence of a D2D communication. The first D2D subframe and the second D2D subframe each include a D2D slot corresponding to D2D slot number 1. At least one of the first D2D subframe and the second D2D subframe corresponds to a non-zero subframe number of a radio frame.
US10652938B2	Method for Device-to-Device (D2D) operation performed by terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using the method Provided are a method for a device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method. The method comprises: generating D2D support band information for each band combination, which indicates a frequency band that simultaneously supports cellular communication with a network and D2D operation with another terminal, which are carried out by the terminal, in a frequency band or a frequency band combination for cellular communication; and transmitting the D2D support band information for each of the band combinations to the network.
US10652932B2	Device, method, and computer program for establishing a communication link between an information system and a mobile device Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for establishing a communication link between an information system and a mobile device. The apparatus for an information system includes a first communication module for communication with a computer infrastructure, a second communication module for communication with the mobile device, and a control module for controlling the first communication module and the second communication module. The control module obtains information about communication parameters for a communication link between the information system and the mobile device from the mobile device using the computer infrastructure and the first communication module and establishes the communication link between the information system and the mobile device using the second communication module based on the information about the communication parameters.
US10652930B2	Dynamic congestion control algorithm selection in a proxy device A system can receive an indication associated with establishing a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection. The system can determine, based on the indication, information that identifies a user device associated with the TCP connection. The system can determine, based on the information that identifies the user device, a predicted congestion level of a base station associated with the TCP connection. The system can select, based on the predicted congestion level, a congestion control algorithm to be implemented for the TCP connection. The system can cause the TCP connection to be established and implement the congestion control algorithm for the TCP connection.
US10652928B2	Primary and secondary cell group configuration A wireless device receives at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into at least a first cell group and a second cell group. The first cell group comprises a first reference cell. The second cell group comprises a second reference cell. The at least one control message comprises a pathloss reference for a secondary cell in the second cell group. The pathloss reference is configurable to one of a) a downlink of the second reference cell and b) a downlink of the secondary cell.
US10652927B2	Method and apparatus for identifying uplink signal transmission timing in wireless communication system A communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The method of a terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving information, which is related to a first transmission time and a second transmission time of an uplink signal of a terminal, from a base station, when the uplink signal of the terminal is configured in an unlicensed band, performing a channel access in the unlicensed band, and when the unlicensed band is not in an idle state based on a channel access result before the first transmission time, performing a channel access until the second transmission time.
US10652924B2	Universal reservation signal for wireless communications Systems and methods are disclosed for a wireless device to transmit or receive a channel busy time (CBT) to or from other devices in a wireless network. For transmitting, the wireless device may determine a CBT during which a wireless channel is to be occupied, generate a universal reservation signal (URS) indicating the CBT, and transmit on the wireless channel the URS to at least one other wireless device. For receiving, the wireless device may receive on a wireless channel a URS from a second wireless device, the URS configured to indicate the CBT. The wireless device may also refrain from attempting to transmit on the wireless channel during the CBT.
US10652915B1	Codec-time aware scheduler for voice-over-IP Disclosed are methods and systems for adjusting allocation of uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) air interface resources to user equipment devices (UEs) in a wireless communication system configured for dynamic allocation of relative amounts UL and DL time division duplex (TDD) air interface resources. The wireless communication system may determine usage demand for UL air interface resources relative to DL air interface resources as a function of time of day. Then, based on the usage demand, a schedule may be created for assigning a ratio of UL TDD allocation to DL TDD allocation. Finally, dynamic TDD allocation may be applied to set relative amounts of UL and DL air interface time for UEs served by the wireless communication system according to the schedule, instead of applying unscheduled dynamic TDD allocation of relative amounts of UL and DL air interface time.
US10652912B2	Smart radio arbiter with conflict resolution based on timing predictability A radio arbitrator, electronic system, and method for wireless communication are disclosed in which at least two RF requests are received through a single radio module. The radio arbitrator performs predictive arbitration based on timing information known for an RF request prior to receiving the RF request. Rf requests may be based on one or more of ZigBee, Bluetooth Low Energy, or WiFi communication topologies.
US10652911B2	Method for dropping communication based on priority by wireless device supporting WAN communication and V2X communication and, the wireless device performing the method There is provided a method for transmitting data by a wireless device configured to support WAN communication and V2X communication, the method comprising scheduling a first data transmission to be performed in an N-th subframe, wherein the first transmission uses the WAN communication; scheduling a second data transmission to be performed in an (N−1)-th subframe, wherein the second transmission uses the V2X communication, wherein the (N−1)-th subframe for the second transmission is offset from the N-th subframe by a DFN (Direct Frame Number) offset; determining which one of the first transmission or the second transmission to be dropped, based on a priority between the WAN and V2X communications, wherein the determining is further based on comparison between a length of a last symbol in the (N−1)-th subframe for the second transmission with a length of the DFN offset.
US10652908B2	Techniques and apparatuses for dynamic prioritization for delay-sensitive services Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine, for a first logical channel, that a first delay threshold for the first logical channel is satisfied. The user equipment may remap data from the first logical channel to a second logical channel, wherein the second logical channel is prioritized over the first logical channel and is associated with a second delay threshold that is less than the first delay threshold. In some aspects, the user equipment may send a buffer status report which includes information about the second logical channel. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10652899B2	Data transmission method and apparatus This application relates to the communications field, and in particular, to a data transmission method, an apparatus, and a system. In the data transmission method, a base station determines a transmission policy, where the transmission policy is used for contention-based uplink data transmission or non-contention based uplink data transmission; and sends the transmission policy to a terminal. The terminal receives the transmission policy sent by the base station, and sends uplink data to the base station based on the transmission policy. With a solution in this application, the base station can determine an appropriate transmission policy based on a network status, and send the transmission policy to the terminal, and the terminal can use, based on the transmission policy, an appropriate transmission mode to send uplink data to the base station, so that transmission efficiency is improved.
US10652896B2	Intelligent transportation system station, host processor, vehicle and method therefor An intelligent transportation system (ITS) station (400) for a vehicle (200) is described. The ITS station (400) includes a packet count and vehicle count estimator (342) arranged to receive broadcast ITS transmissions from a plurality of neighbouring vehicles and provide an indication of a number of the plurality of vehicles and a number of packets received from the plurality of neighbouring vehicles; and a fair resource allocator circuit (410) operably coupled to the packet count and vehicle count estimator (342) and configured to adjust a broadcast message rate and a modulation data rate of an ITS transmission in a cooperative manner based on application reliability requirements, the number of the plurality of vehicles and the indication of the number of received packets; and a transmitter operably coupled to the fair resource allocator circuit (410) and configured to broadcast at least one ITS message using the adjusted broadcast message rate and adjusted modulation data rate. In this manner, an ITS station is provided that may improve and support application reliability requirements, such as safety applications.
US10652893B2	Beam determination during a reference signal transmission Certain aspects of the disclosure provide techniques for a user equipment (UE) to determine a receive beam of a plurality of receive beams for receiving an upcoming transmission from a base station, wherein the determining is based on whether an indication is received from the base station indicating if the upcoming transmission includes a reference signal (RS) multiplexed with additional data. The techniques further provide for the UE to receive the upcoming transmission using the determined receive beam.
US10652890B1	Selecting a primary carrier for a high power class wireless device Performing carrier aggregation for high-powered wireless devices that may cause interference to other wireless devices includes determining that a wireless device attached to an access node is assigned to a high power class and capable of operating in a carrier aggregation mode, initiating the carrier aggregation mode for the wireless device, and instructing the access node to utilize a frequency-division-duplexing (FDD) carrier deployed by the access node as a primary carrier for the wireless device. A handover of the wireless device to the FDD carrier may be triggered by a threshold level of interference caused by uplink transmissions from the wireless device when operating in the high-powered transmission mode on a TDD carrier.
US10652889B2	Wireless communication between wideband ENB and narrowband UE A method and apparatus for wireless communication in the unlicensed spectrum between an eNB and UEs having different bandwidths, e.g., between a narrowband UE and a wideband eNB. A UE apparatus transmits uplink transmissions in a plurality of transmission units and hops frequency bands in a first pattern across frames based on a base station hopping pattern. The apparatus may transmit uplink transmissions based on dual hopping patterns, and may hop in a second pattern across transmission units within the base station's channel occupancy within a frame. A base station apparatus may hop frequency bands in a first pattern across frames based on a base station hopping pattern, and may receive uplink transmissions in a narrowband from a UE in a plurality of transmission units within the frequency bands based on the base station hopping pattern.
US10652887B2	Data sending method and apparatus A data transmission method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining, by a base station, a time-domain interval of available time-frequency resources in an unlicensed spectrum, where the available time-frequency resources are continuous time-frequency resources in a time domain; sending, by the base station, a preamble signal in a first subframe in the interval, where the first subframe is an initial subframe in the interval; and sending, by the base station, downlink control information and data after sending the preamble signal, where the data is in the first subframe, the downlink control information includes scheduling indication information, and the scheduling indication information is used to indicate a frequency-domain location of the data. According to the present invention, spectrum utilization can be improved.
US10652885B2	Channel state information reporting for systems with multiple transmission time intervals A user equipment (UE) may establish a configuration for communication utilizing a first transmission time interval (TTI) length and a second TTI length that is shorter than the first TTI length. The first TTI length may be associated with a first traffic type (e.g., a first latency or reliability characteristic) and the second TTI length may be associated with a second traffic type (e.g., a second latency or reliability characteristic). The UE may identify a trigger for a channel state information (CSI) report associated with the second TTI length and identify a reference resource for the CSI report (e.g., having the second TTI length). The UE may generate the CSI report based on the reference resource, and may transmit the CSI report during a reporting TTI and in response on the identified trigger.
US10652883B2	Method for allocating resources for control signal of device-to-device direct communication in wireless communication system, and device therefor A method for allocating resources for a control channel of device-to-device direct communication in a wireless communication system is disclosed in the present application. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: receiving, in a subframe no. 1 from a base station, grant signal no. 1 for allocating time resource no. 1 for the control channel, which consists of two or more subframes, of device-to-device direct communication; and transmitting, to another terminal, the control channel of device-to-device direct communication on the basis of the grant signal no. 1, wherein the subframe no. 1 precedes by a preset number of subframes earlier than the first subframe of the time resource no. 1.
US10652881B2	HARQ process identifier offset for periodic resource allocation A wireless device receives a radio resource control message comprising uplink periodic resource allocation configuration parameters. The uplink periodic resource allocation configuration parameters indicate: a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier offset; and a number of uplink semi-persistent HARQ processes. Aa HARQ process identifier for a current transmission time interval is determined as a sum of the HARQ process identifier offset and a value determined based on: the current transmission time interval; and the number of uplink semi-persistent HARQ processes. A transport block associated with a HARQ process identified by the HARQ process identifier is transmitted.
US10652880B2	Facilitating physical downlink shared channel resource element mapping indicator A system employing resource element mapping for efficient use of the downlink control channel is provided for a wireless communication system. In one example, a method comprises: generating, by a base station device comprising a processor, resource element mapping signaling, wherein the resource element mapping signaling is performed per subgroup of physical resource blocks of a group of physical resource blocks; transmitting, by the base station device, a first resource element mapping pattern to a first subgroup of the group of physical resource blocks; and transmitting, by the base station device, a second resource element mapping pattern to a second subgroup of the group of physical resource blocks, wherein the first resource element mapping pattern is distinct from the second resource element mapping pattern.
US10652879B2	Semi-persistent scheduling for transmissions A user equipment (UE) receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) grant for a set of subframes, the set of subframes including an unavailable subframe. The UE also receives an indication of a pattern of available subframes from a base station. The UE determines a subset of available subframes in the set of subframes based on the SPS grant and the pattern of available subframes and adjusts reception or transmission during the set of subframes based on the subset of available subframes. The UE may postpone or drop reception or transmission during the set of subframes based on the subset of available subframes.
US10652878B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication network An access node in a wireless communication system includes a transceiver configured to receive one or more uplink pilots associated with a user node via a radio link, and a processor configured to determine, based on the one or more uplink pilots, a location of the user node and whether the radio link is a line of sight radio link or a non-line of sight radio link. When the radio link is a line of sight radio link, the processor determines a position based precoding vector based on the location of the user node, and generates a precoded downlink control signal based on the determined position based precoding vector. The transceiver transmits the precoded downlink control signal to the user node.
US10652875B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling communication for low capability devices Methods and apparatus are described for a User Equipment (UE) with reduced processing capabilities (e.g., Machine Type Communication (MTC) UE) to transmit and receive signaling are provided. The Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats scheduling a transmission of a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) or a reception of a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) are designed and have a smaller size than respective DCI formats for conventional UEs. DCI formats scheduling PUSCHs to or PDSCHs for a group of MTC UEs are also designed and can have a same size as DCI formats scheduling PUSCH or PDSCH for an individual MTC UE.
US10652873B2	Method and apparatus for effectively providing TDD configuration information to user equipment and determining uplink transmission timing in mobile communication system supporting TDD A method for configuring a time division duplex (TDD) of a user equipment in a communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a base station a first TDD configuration; receiving from the base station a message including information related to a dynamic TDD configuration; receiving a second TDD configuration according to the received information related to the dynamic TDD configuration; receiving from the base station an uplink grant; and determining whether to apply the first TDD configuration or the second TDD configuration based on a method by which the unlink grant is received. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the advantages of configuring a shorter cycle of the TDD to the user equipment supporting the TDD in a wireless communication system, and rapidly configuring the TDD to the user equipment variably according to a communication situation are provided.
US10652871B2	Terminal, base station, transmission method, and reception method A PUCCH resource collision between a normal mode terminal and MTC coverage enhancement mode terminal is avoided. A terminal includes a receiving section that receives control information indicating assignment of downlink data, and the downlink data; and a transmitting section that transmits a response signal using a resource in a first resource group when the terminal is a first terminal to which repetition transmission is applied, and that transmits the response signal using a resource in a second resource group that is different from the first resource group, when the terminal is a second terminal to which the repetition transmission is not applied.
US10652869B2	Wireless device location services A system for determining location information for a wireless device is described. The system includes a UE, a LE and multiple LMUs. The LE sends, to the LMUs, reception instructions with characteristics of the signal transmission from the UE and each LMU receives, from the LE, the reception instructions. The UE sends a signal transmission. Each LMU receives the transmitted signal from the UE, determines locating information based at least in part of the received signal and sends the locating information to the LE. The LE receives the locating information regarding the transmitted signal and determines a location of the UE based at least in part on the received locating information. Methods, apparatus and computer readable media are also described.
US10652853B2	System and method to silence other devices in response to an incoming audible communication A user's set top box detects the ringing of a telephone, mobile device or other type of audible notification of an incoming call or message and, in response, sends a command causing a current audio level of the television programming or other media currently being played to decrease such that the audible notification can be heard by the user. A device silencing manager on the set top box may detect the audible notification occurring by the sound waves of the audible notification from the mobile device picked up by a microphone of the receiving device. Additionally or alternatively, a device silencing manager on the set top box may wirelessly receive, either directly or indirectly from the mobile device, an electronic notification of the audible notification.
US10652850B2	Support of mobile-terminated short message delivery for a user equipment using a power saving mechanism such as extended idle mode DRX A mobile network entity configured to upon reception of a TFR message forwarding a SM towards a UE in extended idle mode DRX, including a SM-Delivery-Timer/Start-Time indicating the time used in the SM gateway SMSC to supervise the receipt of the TFR message, keep the SM for a specified time if the UE is expected to become reachable before the expiration of the timer, and page the UE. If the UE responds to this paging during this specified time, the mobile network entity configured to deliver the SM to the UE, and if the UE does not respond to this paging during this specified time, or if the UE is not expected to respond within this time, send towards a SM gateway SMSC a delivery failure and set a flag to record that the UE is currently not reachable.
US10652849B2	Using broadcast physical layer for one-way time transfer of universal coordinated time to receivers Systems and methods for one-way time transfer using physical layer signaling are disclosed herein. According to some examples, a method includes generating timing information based on a clock of a transmitting device, where the timing information comprises a timestamp and metadata. The method further includes generating a preamble of a frame, where the preamble includes the timestamp and the metadata of the timing information. The method also includes forming a frame, where the frame comprises a bootstrap, the preamble, and a payload, and transmitting the frame to a receiver device. The one-way time transfer systems and methods of this disclosure can serve mobile devices that entail quick and reliable establishment of a clock.
US10652848B2	Method for transmitting common control information, method for receiving common control information, base station, terminal and storage medium A method for transmitting common control information, a method for receiving common control information, a base station, a terminal and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: configuring the number m of synchronization signal blocks to be transmitted in a slot based on the number of symbols contained in the slot; associating symbols occupied by a common control channel with the m synchronization signal blocks based on the number m; and using beams for transmitting the m synchronization signal blocks to transmit to a terminal downlink control information of common control information corresponding to the associated symbols occupied by the common control channel, so that the terminal receives the common control information in a physical downlink shared channel indicated by the downlink control information. By the embodiments, common control information is transmitted using beam sweeping with relatively low communication resource consumption.
US10652845B2	Synchronization for vehicle (V2X) communications A wireless terminal comprises sidelink controlling circuitry and transmitting circuitry. The sidelink controlling circuitry is configured to select a reference source. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) based on the reference source. In a case that a timing reference is Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and the GNSS is reliable according to a comparison with a threshold value, the sidelink controlling circuitry is configured to select GNSS as the reference source.
US10652841B2	Jointly managed access point transmit power control Previously available network monitoring and management systems fail to provide adequate transmit power control in WiFi networks having multiple neighboring wireless access points. By contrast, various implementations disclosed herein include systems, methods and apparatuses that generate an interference map based at least on co-channel interference reported in a number of neighbor lists, wherein each of the neighbor lists is associated with a respective one of a plurality of compliant wireless access points included in one of a local area network (LAN) and a portion of a virtual LAN (VLAN); and determine a respective transmit power adjustment for each of the plurality of compliant wireless access points included in the interference map based on at least one interference criterion characterizing the interference on each of the plurality of compliant wireless access points included in the interference map and respective neighboring wireless access points.
US10652840B2	Multi-carrier power headroom reporting A wireless device receives a first parameter indicating whether simultaneous physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission is configured for a primary cell of a plurality of cells. The plurality of cells comprise the primary cell and a PUCCH secondary cell. Based on the first parameter and the PUCCH secondary cell being deactivated, a first power headroom (PH) comprising a first Type 2 PH field for the primary cell is transmitted. Independent of the first parameter and based on the PUCCH secondary cell being activated, a second PH report comprising a second Type 2 PH field for the primary cell is transmitted.
US10652837B2	Communication control device, transmission power allocation method and program There is provided a doing apparatus including a communication control device including a power allocation unit configured to allocate transmission power for secondary use of a frequency channel protected for a primary system to a secondary system. The power allocation unit switches power allocation methods between a first group of secondary systems of which a distance from the primary system is less than a prescribed threshold and a second group of secondary systems of which a distance from the primary system exceeds the prescribed threshold.
US10652834B2	Distributed link scheduling technique for device to device communication Embodiments of a system and method for configuring device to device connections in a Wireless Network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus of User Equipment (UE) may include transceiver circuitry to receive a link weight and receive wideband symbols from a plurality of UEs. The apparatus may include processing circuitry to determine a channel gain and determine whether a predetermined transmission power is to be changed.
US10652830B2	Method and apparatus for establishing and signaling maximum transmission power in wireless communication system The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for establishing maximum transmission power. The present invention comprises: receiving an RRC message including a user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value established by a first base station or a second base station; reestablishing maximum output power based on the user equipment specific maximum transmission power value; and simultaneously transmitting an uplink to the first base station or the second base station within the reestablished maximum output power. The user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value is established for each of the first base station and the second base station, and the sum of the user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value for the first base station and the user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value for the second base station is less than or equal to a maximum output power value for the user equipment.
US10652826B2	Method and apparatus for power saving signal design in NR A method of a user equipment (UE) for power saving is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a serving cell, a set of configurations, receiving a power saving signal (PoSS) from a first downlink channel based on the received set of configurations, acquiring a first part of information for power saving from the PoSS, receiving, based on the received set of configurations, a second downlink channel that is a control channel, and acquiring a second part of information for the power saving from the received second downlink channel.
US10652823B2	Wakeup receiver Systems and methods providing a wakeup receiver for latency-critical applications are described herein. An example system includes a wakeup receiver communicatively coupled to a communication channel. The wakeup receiver is configured to monitor an input signal of the communication channel and down-convert the input signal to a DC signal. The system also includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) configured to digitize the DC signal and provide an ADC output. The system further includes a digital baseband (DBB) module configured to determine a received signal strength indication (RSSI) from the signal. The DBB is also configured to, for each packet, determine a respective packet length and compare the RSSI and respective packet length with a two-dimensional template. The DBB is additionally configured to, based on the comparison, determine an interrupt condition and, based on determining the interrupt condition, generate a wakeup signal.
US10652821B2	Safe zone creation to reduce power consumption in an electronic digital tracking device A method for creating dynamic safe zones comprises determining, by a tracking device, the tracking device is outside a domicile, monitoring, by the tracking device, a location of the tracking device, in response to the location satisfying a condition, creating a safe zone for the tracking device, and while the tracking device is within the safe zone, reducing power consumption of the tracking device, wherein the method is performed using one or more computing devices.
US10652818B2	Communication system for maintaining cells in an energy saving state based on access restrictions A communication system capable of preventing unnecessary switching of an energy saving cell between a normal operation state and an energy saving state. An energy saving cell (ES cell) is in a dormant state that is the energy saving state. In this case, when being notified of a wake-up request message from a communication terminal device (UE), the ES cell executes access restriction control to judge whether the UE can access its own cell. If judging that the UE can access its own cell, the ES cell switches on its own cell and shifts from the dormant state to an active state that is the normal operation state.
US10652814B2	Wireless access point search device and method improved in manner of storing search results, control program, and storage medium A wireless access point search device improved in a manner of storing search results. A wireless LAN interface searches for a wireless access point. A result receiving section stores an access point information item on the wireless access point found by the wireless LAN interface. When the sum of the number of access point information items stored in the result receiving section and the number of new wireless access point items on respective new wireless access points found by the wireless LAN interface is larger than a predetermined value, a panel controller determines, whether or not to store a new access point information item on each new wireless access point in the result receiving section, based on radio field intensity of the new wireless access point.
US10652813B2	Slice management system and slice management method A slice management system (1) is a slice management system managing slices that are virtual networks generated on a network infrastructure, comprises a memory storing a priority list in which slices of connection destination candidates of a UE (2) are aligned in order of priority levels and, in a case in which a connection request for a slice from the UE (2) is acquired, determines a slice to which UE (2) is to be connected on the basis of the priority list stored in the memory.
US10652811B2	Systems and methods for enhanced frequency allocation Systems and methods for improving network resource allocation are disclosed. The system can determine which user's equipment (UEs) can be reallocated from a first network (e.g., one of the 4G network or the 5G network) to a second network (e.g., the other of the 4G network or the 5G network) to reduce load on the first network. The system can determine which UEs are capable of using each type of network and which services or applications that are suitable for use on each type of network. Due to differences in propagation and penetration distances of various frequency spectrums, the system can also determine which UEs have sufficient signal strength for each type of network. The system can reside on the network, on the UEs, or on both the network and the UE. The system can switch back and forth between multiple networks as conditions, applications, or other factors change.
US10652805B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and a program for information processing for performing measurement of first and second frequency bands based on first and second discovery reference signals within first and second periods respectively A device including a measurement unit configured to perform measurement of each of one or more frequency bands that are a part of a plurality of frequency bands that are not used by a terminal device. The measurement wait does not perform measurement of each of the remaining frequency bands among the plurality of frequency bands or performs measurement of each of the remaining frequency bands at a frequency lower than a frequency of the measurements of each of the one or more frequency bands, which makes it possible to improve measurement performed by a terminal device.
US10652802B2	Data communication network to provide hop count data for user equipment selection of a wireless relay A wireless relay attaches to a wireless base station and broadcasts a wireless hop count. Another wireless relay receives the wireless hop count and attaches to the wireless relay. The other wireless relay increments the wireless hop count and broadcasts the incremented wireless hop count. The wireless relays receive attachment requests from User Equipment (UEs) responsive to their wireless hop counts. The wireless relays exchange user data with the UEs after the attachments.
US10652799B2	Method and apparatus for providing very high throughput operation and capability signaling for wireless communications A method and apparatus are disclosed for enabling very high throughput (VHT) communications. A wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) may receive, from an access point (AP), a management frame comprising VHT capabilities information. The VHT capabilities information may comprise an indication of support for reception via non-contiguous channels. The WTRU may transmit, on a condition that reception via non-contiguous channels is supported, at least one data packet, to the AP, via multiple non-contiguous channels. The multiple non-contiguous channels may be used simultaneously.
US10652796B2	Data network access selection, migration and quality management systems and methods Described are various embodiments of a data network subscriber access, migration and quality management system and method. Some embodiments provide a system and method for maintaining a call between a calling device and a recipient device as the calling device migrates between distinct data networks. Other embodiments provide a system for modulating available data communication bandwidth to a plurality of fixed data network addresses.
US10652795B2	Small cell mobility with dual/multi connectivity There are provided measures for improvements in small cell mobility with dual/multi connectivity. Such measures exemplarily comprise terminating at least one control plane signaling connection from said terminal for said at least first network access entity and second network access entity, maintaining a terminal related access stratum context commonly for radio accesses of said terminal to said at least first network access entity and second network access entity, and initiating switching of said radio access of said terminal from said first network access entity to said second network access entity for user plane data transfer with said control plane signaling connection for said second network access entity being applied unchanged, thereby providing, in a control plane for a terminal, connection management for at least a first network access entity and a second network access entity, wherein said at least first network access entity and second network access entity providing radio access for user plane data transfer for said terminal, wherein said terminal being capable of having radio access to said at least first network access entity and second network access entity for user plane data transfer.
US10652794B2	Method of configuring a user equipment configuration and related communication device A centralized unit (CU) for handling a handover for a user equipment (UE), executing instructions of: the CU receiving a Handover Request message from a base station (BS) for requesting a handover from the BS to the CU, wherein the Handover Request message comprises the first UE configuration; the CU sending a UE Context Setup Request message comprising the first UE configuration to a distributed unit (DU); the CU receiving a UE Context Setup Response message for responding to the UE Context Setup Request message from the DU, wherein the UE Context Setup Response message comprises a first full configuration indicator and a second UE configuration; and the CU sending a Handover Request Acknowledge message comprising a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to the BS in response to the Handover Request message, wherein the RRC message comprises the second UE configuration and a second full configuration indicator.
US10652793B2	Method by which PGW processes data for UE in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method by which a packet data network gateway (PGW) processes data for an UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a tracking area identifier (TAI) list from a mobility management entity (MME); and receiving downlink data for the UE from a network, wherein the PGW buffers the downlink data when all of the tracking areas (TAs), which belong to the TAI list, are not included in the same serving gateway (SGW) service region.
US10652785B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing mobility for 3GPP LTE-WLAN aggregation in wireless communication system As one aspect of mobility enhancement of 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) long-term evolution (LTE)-wireless local area network (WLAN) aggregation, inter-eNodeB (eNB) handover without WLAN termination (WT) change is considered. A source eNB transmits a handover request message including a WT identifier (ID) and WT XwAP ID to a target eNB. The target eNB transmits a WT addition request message including the WT XwAP ID to a WT, and receives a WT addition request acknowledge message from the WT. The target eNB transmits a handover request acknowledge message indicating that a WT is kept to the source eNB. The source eNB transmits a WT release request message indicating that the WT is kept to the WT. The WT is a logical node that terminates a Xw interface on a WLAN.
US10652784B2	Method and apparatus for serving mobile communication devices using tunneling protocols A method and apparatus for supporting node-level tunneling for mobile user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network such as a 5th generation network.
US10652781B2	Auxiliary bluetooth circuit of multi-member bluetooth device A auxiliary Bluetooth circuit of a multi-member Bluetooth device includes: a Bluetooth communication circuit; a data transmission circuit; and a control circuit arranged to operably control the data transmission circuit to communicate data with a main Bluetooth circuit of the multi-member Bluetooth device, and arranged to utilize the Bluetooth communication circuit to sniff packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device during the period in which the main Bluetooth circuit conducts packet transmission with the remote Bluetooth device. When the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit missed packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device, the data transmission circuit is further arranged to operably receive the missed packets from the main Bluetooth circuit.
US10652780B2	Systems and methods for the temporal shifting of data downloads or streaming Systems and methods for providing time-shifted data downloads over cellular networks are disclosed. The downloads can be selected using an application or other data consuming application with a “download later” feature, or similar. The application can register with a data shifting service (DSS) to receive a low-priority, or “0-rated,” download of the data. The DSS can place the application in queue waiting for predetermined network conditions (e.g., network utilization to fall below a predetermined level). Upon occurrence of the predetermined network conditions (e.g., network utilization falling below a predetermined rate), the DSS can inform the application that a low-priority download window is available. The application can then download the data from a content provider. The DSS can enable cellular networks to increase average network utilization, while reducing peak demand. The system may offer low-priority downloads at reduced cost, or free, to incentivize use of the DSS.
US10652777B2	Directional link maintenance method and station STA A directional link maintenance method and a station STA to improve accuracy and timeliness of directional link availability determined by the STA are described. In at least one embodiment, the method includes monitoring, by a first station STA, an information packet, where the information packet carries first identification information, and the first identification information is used to identify a first directional transmit beam that is used a second STA when the second STA sends the information packet; determining, by the first STA, whether the information packet is an information packet that is sent by the second STA to a third STA, and obtaining the first identification information if the information packet is an information packet that is sent by the second STA to the third STA; and determining, by the first STA, whether the first identification information matches preset second identification information.
US10652775B2	Techniques for mitigating interference for transmissions of a periodic multi-beam discovery reference signal Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method for wireless communication at a base station includes transmitting, on a plurality of beams, a discovery reference signal (DRS) in a first instance of a periodic multi-beam DRS. The first instance of the periodic multi-beam DRS may include the plurality of beams arranged in a first temporal order. The method may also include transmitting, on the plurality of beams, the DRS in a second instance of the periodic multi-beam DRS. The second instance of the periodic multi-beam DRS may include the plurality of beams arranged in a second temporal order that is different from the first temporal order. The method may further include performing at least one random access procedure with at least one user equipment (UE) based at least in part on the periodic multi-beam DRS.
US10652772B2	Radio wave interference analysis apparatus, method, and medium There is provided a radio wave interference analysis apparatus configured to analyze a state of interference due to a plurality of interference signals of a plurality of interference sources on a target signal of a wireless device as an evaluation target at a reception point, the radio wave interference analysis apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to calculate a first probability of failure of reception of the target signal at the reception point due to collision of the target signal with an interference signal of the plurality of interference signals, calculate a second probability of failure of reception of the target signal at the reception point due to the interference signal of the plurality of interference sources, and output the first probability and the second probability.
US10652771B2	Dynamic measurement of network health A method for determining the health of a network includes determining, for a set of clients within the network, a total air percentage for each of the plurality of clients, and determining a total air percentage for a first access point within the network. The method further includes determining a transmit opportunity corresponding to a percentage of time a channel medium is free; determining a total air percentage used by a set of second access points; determining an air margin for the network, and determining an overall health classification for the network based on the air margin.
US10652769B2	Coupling loss in wireless networks A method for wireless network operation includes, in a cluster of transmitters and receivers in a wireless network, configuring a transmitter of a first node and a transmitter of an interfering node to transmit only in their own dedicated time-frequency partition a signal at a non-zero transmission power, and to transmit a zero power signal in a second time-frequency partition. A receiver of a second node is configured to measure a first received power in a third time-frequency partition dedicated to an interfering transmitter and a second received power in the second time-frequency partition dedicated to receive interference from outside the cluster. A net signal power is determined by subtracting the second received power from the first received power. A coupling loss between the interfering transmitter and the receiver is computed based on the net signal power and the non-zero transmission power.
US10652766B2	Method and apparatus for base station self-configuration Disclosed is method and apparatus for operating a wireless network, the wireless network including a first eNB and a second eNB, including establishing an X2 interface between the first eNB and the second eNB and exchanging parameters between the first eNB and the second eNB via the X2 interface.
US10652764B2	Terminal device, access network device, air interface configuration method, and wireless communications system This application relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a terminal device, an access network device, an air interface configuration method, and a wireless communications system, so as to establish a connection between a terminal device and two radio access network devices. A second access network device in a radio access network determines air interface configuration information of an air interface between a terminal device and the radio access network, and sends a first air interface configuration message comprising the air interface configuration information to a first access network device in the radio access network, where the first access network device and the second access network device use different wireless communications standards.
US10652762B2	Enhanced quality of service of a cellular radio access network Enhanced quality of service of a cellular radio access network is provided by monitoring the operation of the network for predicting failures. For each of the predicted failures, a proactive maintenance plan is created and an alternative network configuration determined, in which alternative network configuration the impact of the planned maintenance operations is less than in the current (non-alternative) network configuration. Additionally, timing of the maintenance operations is decided based on a network traffic estimate and the network is automatically reconfigured into the alternative network configuration prior to the selected maintenance operation time. According to an embodiment, the object is achieved by means of a Pre-emptive Maintenance Node (PEM) connected to the telecommunications network, such as to an LTE or LTE-A network.
US10652760B2	Multi-user multiplexing frame structure for eMTC Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications, and more specifically increasing user capacity through a frame structure which supports eMTC UL multi-user multiplexing. According to aspects, a UE may identify at least one narrowband region within a wider system bandwidth, determine at least one parameter assigned to the UE for transmitting symbols of a physical uplink channel in the narrowband region that are multiplexed with symbols transmitted by one or more other UEs, and transmit the physical uplink channel using the at least one determined parameter.
US10652757B2	Base station, machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal, method, and computer readable medium A base station (13) is configured to receive, from a Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) or a core network (14), history information indicating whether or not specific coverage enhancement processing was executed in previous communication with the M2M terminal (11). Further, the base station (13) is configured to control communication using the specific coverage enhancement processing between the M2M terminal (11) and the base station (13) based on the history information received from the M2M terminal (11) or the core network (14). It is thus possible to contribute to improving efficiency of determination regarding whether to apply a special coverage enhancement processing to the M2M terminal.
US10652756B2	Device throughput determination In one example, a system for device throughput determination includes a monitor engine to monitor an average packet size at a node of a cellular network designated for a device and a channel quality between the device and the node of the cellular network, a classification engine to classify the device based on the monitored average packet size at the node designated for the device and the channel quality, a prediction engine to predict a throughput for the device over a quantity of future transmission time intervals (TTI) based on the classification of the device and a number of resources requested by the device over a period of time.
US10652755B2	QoS differentiation method for distributed network-assisted FBE-compliant UE cooperation in unlicensed spectrum Methods and devices are provided to enable a cooperating group of user equipments (UEs) to access a second spectrum band as frame based equipment (FBE) for device-to-device (D2D) sidelink transmission within the group. In an embodiment, a UE operating as a cooperating UE (CUE) in a cooperating group of UEs receives a group-specific CPC message from the network over a first spectrum band, the group-specific CPC message comprising information related to channel access for transmission of traffic intended for a target UE (TUE). The UE receives traffic intended for the TUE from the network over the first spectrum band and accesses a second spectrum band as FBE in accordance with a set of channel access parameters corresponding to the traffic to relay the traffic to the TUE via D2D sidelink transmission over the second spectrum band.
US10652752B2	Controller controlling a hybrid node to operate as one of a first group of nodes or as one of a second group of nodes of a wireless network Apparatuses, methods, and systems for controlling a hybrid node are disclosed. A network includes a controller, a plurality of first nodes, wherein sectors of the plurality of first nodes are configured to simultaneously transmit wireless signals or receive wireless signals, a plurality of second nodes, wherein sectors of the plurality of second nodes are configured to simultaneously transmit wireless signals when all of the one or more sectors of the plurality of first nodes are receiving wireless signals, or receive wireless signals when all of the one or more sectors of the plurality of first nodes are transmitting wireless signals, and a plurality of hybrid nodes, wherein the controller is operative to select at least a subset of sectors of the plurality of hybrid nodes to operate as one of the plurality of first nodes or to operate as one of the plurality of second nodes.
US10652751B2	Methods used in control nodes, and associated control nodes Method used in a first control node controlling one or more first links among two or more first radio nodes in a first network, and an associated first control node. Transmitting desired sounding and sensing related parameters of the first control node to a second control node controlling one or more second links among two or more second radio nodes in a second network neighboring the first network and operating at the same frequency as the first network. Receiving, from the second control node, sounding and sensing related parameters to be applied to the one or more second links, which are adjusted based on the desired sounding and sensing related parameters of the first control node. Adjusting the desired sounding and sensing related parameters of the first control node, based on the sounding and sensing related parameters to be applied to the one or more second links and applying them.
US10652746B2	Secure device access token A secure device access token allows a server to verify that a device presenting the token for access to the server is an authorized device and that an application presenting the token is an authorized application as it purports to be. The secure device access token is unique to the device and to the application attempting to access the server. The secure device access token differs from a bearer token in that it is unique to the device and to the application.
US10652744B2	Validating international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) in mobile networks A control plane entity can perform validation checks to confirm the validity of a device identifier, for example, an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), received from a user equipment (UE) during registration of the UE with a communication network. In one aspect, the control plane entity can verify that the IMEI conforms to a defined format; for example, the IMEI is fifteen digits long, does not comprise alphabets and/or symbols, and/or comprises a valid type allocation code (TAC) of eight decimal digits, etc. The validation of the IMEI can reduce errors in billing that can otherwise result in revenue loss for the service provider.
US10652742B2	Hybrid authentication of vehicle devices and/or mobile user devices A telematics control unit (TCU) of a vehicle includes at least one processor coupled to a memory, the at least one processor comprising a local authentication server configured to authenticate at least one device of a plurality of devices in the vehicle based on a first list of approved devices, and establish, upon successful authentication of the at least one device, a trusted communication link between the TCU and the at least one device to receive a first data from the at least one device and transmit a second data to the at least one device, wherein the first data is stored in the memory for future transmission to a remote server.
US10652740B2	System and method for authenticating wireless programming devices in programmable medical systems A medical device of a medical system is configured for communicating with an external programmer over a wireless communications link. The medical device comprises a wireless communications module configured for receiving a first unencrypted version of a random number and a first encrypted version of the random number from the external programmer over the wireless communications link. The medical device further comprises control circuitry configured for performing an authentication procedure on the external programmer based on the first unencrypted version of the random number and the first encrypted version of the random number, and preventing the external programmer from commanding the medical device to perform an action unless the authentication procedure is successful.
US10652738B2	Authentication module A device 2 is connected to server 34 using encryption exposed at the application layer of device 2. The encryption takes place using a mobile telephony standard encryption. An authentication module is provided in device 2 comprising an IMSI and software to connect to a mobile telephony-like home location register using conventional mobile telephony protocols, except that the mobile telephony-like home location register is adapted simply to authenticate the device 2 and deliver a communication key Kc using the mobile telephony standard without also authorising access to a mobile telephone network.
US10652736B2	Session protocol for backward security between paired devices Some embodiments provide a method for establishing a secured session with backward security between a first device and a second device. In some embodiments, the method establishes a communication session between the first and second devices using shared keys stored at the first and second devices. The method exchanges encrypted data between the first and second devices as a part of the communication session. The method, upon completion of the communication session, modifies the shared key at the first device in a predictable way. The shared key is modified at the second device in the same predictable way. The method then stores the modified shared key at the first device. The modified shared key cannot be used to decrypt any portion of the encrypted data of the current and previous communication sessions.
US10652731B2	Method and system for downloading and installing UICC terminal profile on a terminal from a profile manager The present invention relates to a method to install a terminal profile in a wireless communication system, and the method may comprise the steps of: displaying a list including one or more mobile network providers; detecting a selection with respect to any one of the one or more mobile network providers; obtaining connection-related information with respect to the selected mobile network provider from a discovery server based on information related to the selected mobile network provider; and transmitting identification information of a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) and identification information of the discovery server to a server of the selected mobile network provider based on the connection-related information, in order to download a UICC-related profile from a profile administrator. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment and other embodiments are possible.
US10652730B2	Traffic-aware group reformation in a multi-group P2P network A mechanism which can achieve enhanced network performance in wireless P2P groups is disclosed. A method for group reformation in wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, includes: monitoring traffic of a first device of a first P2P group, the first device communicating with a second device of at least one second P2P group; and altering group formation of the first and second P2P groups so as to put the first device and the second device together in a single P2P group, based on monitored traffic of the first device.
US10652724B2	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.
US10652720B2	Methods, systems, and products for security services Security systems are warned of earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. When an early warning system detects a natural disaster, the early warning system alerts a central server. The early warning system alerts the central server to the natural event and its associated geographic area. The central server may then consult a database and determine the security systems operating in a vicinity of the geographic area experiencing the natural event. The central server may thus warn the security systems of the natural event. The security systems may then implement pre-programmed procedures to protect life and property during earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters.
US10652715B1	Restoring local control of a radio head unit in a motor vehicle when a wireless call is placed on hold A method for restoring local control to at least portions of a radio head unit in a motor vehicle when communication between a personal cellular (wireless) telephone, which has been paired with the radio head unit, and a telephone of a remote party is placed “on-hold” while both telephones are “off-hook”. Also a disclosed is a method for re-programming the radio head unit by a special “app” in a personal cellular (wireless) telephone.
US10652709B2	Method and apparatus for automatic Bluetooth connection using Bluetooth dual mode A method for automatic Bluetooth connection in a head unit of vehicle includes discovering an advertisement from a mobile device, based on a period of advertisement discovery, when at least one advertisement corresponding to the mobile device is discovered, changing the period of advertisement discovery, discovering the advertisement based on a changed period of advertisement discovery, and arranging a Bluetooth connection between a head unit and a mobile device corresponding to the discovered advertisement.
US10652696B2	Method and apparatus for categorizing device use case for on foot motion using motion sensor data Systems and methods are disclosed for categorizing a device use case for on foot motion with a portable device. Motion sensor data corresponding to motion of the portable device may be obtained, such as from a sensor assembly of the device. The motions sensor data is processed. Further, a use case characteristic may be determined from the processed and/or raw motion sensor data, an effective frequency may be determined from the processed and/or raw motion sensor data and/or an Eigen use case may be determined. The device use case may then be classified using the processed and/or raw motion sensor data and at least one of the use case characteristic, the effective frequency and the Eigen use case.
US10652694B2	Dynamic geofence Systems, methods and tools for modifying existing geofence notifications using a plurality of overlapping geofences and geo-fencing rules to alter the notification messages as a function of triggering multiple overlapped geofences simultaneously. Triggering the two overlapping geofences may display notifications tied to a special event, marketing campaign or promotion designated by the subsequent geofence overlaying a pre-existing, first geofence. While the second geofence is active, a modified message may be displayed featuring the special event or marketing campaign. Subsequently, after the second geofence has changed locations, deactivated or deleted, the previously existing geofence may revert back to the originally displayed notification prior to mapping the second geofence targeting the special event or promotion.
US10652693B2	Cognitive location and navigation services for custom applications According to various embodiments, systems, computer program products, and computer implemented methods for cognitive location and navigation services for custom applications are disclosed. More specifically, the cognitive location and navigation services include, but are not limited to: multilingual, point-specific communication; cognitive navigational guidance through a tourist attraction; and beacon-based communication with a vehicle are disclosed. For instance, one embodiment of multilingual, point-specific communication includes receiving a request for delivery of announcements relating to a particular event; receiving or retrieving itinerary information corresponding to the particular event and a user that submitted the request; receiving audio data from a location corresponding to the particular event based at least in part on the itinerary information; translating the audio data into a plurality of translated messages, each translated message being in a different language; and providing at least one of the translated messages to the user that submitted the request.
US10652692B2	Method and device for the selective transmission of data A method for selectively transmitting data from a transmitter to a receiver in a non-railbound land vehicle comprises, at the receiver end, selecting at least one geographical region. In this case, a geographical region corresponds to a limited area on a map. After the at least one region has been selected, a request is transmitted to the transmitter to transmit data relating to the at least one selected geographical region, and finally a data transmission initiated by the transmitter in response to the request is received. The data relating to the at least one selected geographical region contain, in particular, information relating to a traffic route infrastructure in the geographical region, which information is valid for a limited period or for a longer time.
US10652691B2	Optimized positioning method for mobile devices Techniques for determining a position of a mobile device are provided. A method according to these techniques includes obtaining assistance data comprising information for cells associated with a plurality of wireless transmitters of a wireless communications network based on the coarse location of the mobile device, selecting a plurality of the cells from the assistance data, wherein selecting the plurality of cells includes identifying sets of colocated cells and selecting one cell from each of the colocated sets of cells; measuring signals from the plurality of cells to generate positioning signal measurements; and sending the positioning signal measurements to a location server. A colocated set of cells may include a narrowband cell and a non-narrowband cell, and the narrowband wireless cell may comprise a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) cell and a non-narrowband cell colocated with the NB-IoT cell at an Evolved Node B (eNodeB).
US10652687B2	Methods and devices for user detection based spatial audio playback A presence of a person within a camera field of view of an electronic device is determined by digitally processing images captured by a camera. A position of a body member of the person with respect to the electronic device is also computed by digitally processing the camera captured images. A crosstalk cancellation (XTC) signal is adjusted based on the computed position of the body member. Adjusting the XTC signal includes adjusting a first predetermined model location, which includes a location at which a user should be in order to achieve a desired virtual acoustics effect. Processing program audio based on the adjusted XTC signal, to generate audio signals that drive speakers. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
US10652685B2	Method and apparatus for control of randering multiobject or multichannel audio signal using spatial cue The present research relates to controlling rendering of multi-object or multi-channel audio signals. The present research provides a method and apparatus for controlling rendering of multi-object or multi-channel audio signals based on spatial cues in a process of decoding the multi-object or multi-channel audio signals. To achieve the purpose, the method suggested in the research controls rendering in a spatial cue domain in the process of decoding the multi-object or multi-channel audio signals.
US10652684B2	Rendering of audio objects with apparent size to arbitrary loudspeaker layouts Multiple virtual source locations may be defined for a volume within which audio objects can move. A set-up process for rendering audio data may involve receiving reproduction speaker location data and pre-computing gain values for each of the virtual sources according to the reproduction speaker location data and each virtual source location. The gain values may be stored and used during “run time,” during which audio reproduction data are rendered for the speakers of the reproduction environment. During run time, for each audio object, contributions from virtual source locations within an area or volume defined by the audio object position data and the audio object size data may be computed. A set of gain values for each output channel of the reproduction environment may be computed based, at least in part, on the computed contributions. Each output channel may correspond to at least one reproduction speaker of the reproduction environment.
US10652682B2	Method and system for surround sound processing in a headset An audio headset may receive a plurality of audio signals corresponding to plurality of surround sound channels. The headset may determine, via its audio processing circuitry, context and content of the audio signals. The audio processing circuitry may process the audio signals to generate a pair of stereo signals carrying one or more virtual surround channels, wherein the processing comprises automatically controlling, based on the context and the content of the audio signals, a simulated acoustic environment of the virtual surround channels.
US10652680B2	Electronic device and method for controlling input and output by electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first speaker, a first microphone, a storage unit storing a reference signal, and a controller configured to, when the reference signal is output through the first speaker, receive a first signal input through the first microphone and a second signal input through a second microphone of an external electronic device and determine whether to use the first microphone or the second microphone based on at least one of the first signal input through the first microphone and the second signal input through the second microphone.
US10652678B2	System and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media A system and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises.
US10652676B2	Granting access rights to a sub-set of the data set in a user account A hearing aid (10, 11) has a memory (123) for storing personal settings for alleviating a hearing loss for the hearing aid user. A user account is created from an Internet enabled computer device (17) on a remote server (25), and the user account includes the personal settings for alleviating a hearing loss for the hearing aid user and personal information. A wireless connection is set up a between the hearing aid (10, 11) and the personal communication device (13), and the personal communication device (13) is identified as a gateway to the Internet for said hearing aid. The user grants access rights to a third party to modify data in a sub-set of the user account stored on the server (25).
US10652675B2	Power management in low power wireless link in a hearing aid system The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid system which is configured to power managing the power of a wireless link. The hearing aid system comprising a first hearing aid device and a mobile device, wherein each of the devices comprising a transmit unit and a receive unit for establishing a short range wireless link between the devices. At least one of the devices comprises; a microphone configured to receive an acoustical audio signal, a signal processing unit configured to process an audio signal based on the acoustical audio signal, a first link quality estimator, where the first link quality estimator may be configured to determine a phase error of an information packet transmitted from the other device and received by the receive unit and determine a link quality signal based on the phase error, and wherein the at least one of the devices may be configured to transmit the link quality signal to the other device, and the other device may be configured to determine the power level of the transmission of the information packet based on the link quality signal via a power controller comprised by the other device.
US10652674B2	Hearing enhancement and augmentation via a mobile compute device The presently disclosed subject matter includes a mobile compute device configure to produce a set of audiological assessment data based on a set of stimulus signals presented to a user via a source device and a set of response signals provided as a response to the set of stimulus signals. The mobile compute device identifies a personal audiological profile of the user at least based on a psychoacoustic model and the set of audiological assessment data. The mobile compute device builds a digital signal processing model including a set of audio digital signal processing functions. The mobile compute device executes the digital signal processing model to produce an output audio signal in response to an input audio signal received from the source device, the output audio signal is based on a modified version the input audio signal. The mobile compute device transmits the output audio signal via the source device.
US10652666B1	Liquid filled thermoacoustic device A thermoacoustic device is provided with a housing having at least one open face. An active element is supported within the housing, and at least two electrodes are provided in electrical contact with the active element. A membrane is provided to cover each open face of the housing. The housing and membrane assembly is filled with a liquid. A signal lead is joined to the electrodes within the housing to communicate with the exterior of the housing. The active element can be made from a carbon nanotube sheet, and a gas can be provided in contact with the active element.
US10652664B1	Active loudspeaker and cable assembly A cable assembly configured to electrically connect an active loudspeaker to a source device that comprises a source of electrical power and audio signals. The cable assembly includes a primary sheath, a group of power conductors within the primary sheath and configured to carry electrical power, a group of audio signal conductors within the primary sheath and configured to carry audio signals, a cable-mount connector male plug comprising a first plurality of power pins that terminate a first end of each power conductor and a second plurality of audio signal pins that terminate a first end of each audio signal conductor, wherein the cable-mount connector plug is configured to be coupled to a panel mount connector female socket of the source device, and a cable-mount connector female socket comprising a first plurality of power receptacles that terminate a second end of each power conductor and a second plurality of audio signal receptacles that terminate a second end of each audio signal conductor, wherein the cable-mount connector socket is configured to be coupled to a panel mount connector male plug of the active loudspeaker.
US10652653B2	Audio pickup and play circuit and system, and method for switching audio pickup and play The present disclosure relates to a circuit and system for audio pickup and play, and a method for switching audio pickup and play. The circuit includes a microphone array for collecting a first audio signal, a first wireless audio transceiver for receiving a second audio signal from a remote wireless microphone, an audio processor, a first audio player, a controller for outputting a first control signal and a second control signal, an audio input switcher for inputting the first audio signal or the second audio signal into the audio processor based on the first control signal. The audio processor is configured for processing the received first audio signal and second audio signal and outputting an audio play signal. The circuit includes an audio output switcher for outputting the audio play signal to the first audio player or the first wireless audio transceiver based on the second control signal.
US10652651B2	Speaker and operation method thereof A speaker is provided. The speaker includes a sound output unit comprising sound output circuitry having a sound emission hole disposed at one side, a sound reflector disposed at a lower side of the sound output unit and being spaced apart from the sound output unit, the sound reflector having a convex form upper side, and a support having one end fixed to the sound reflector and another end rotatably supporting the sound output unit, wherein the sound output unit is positioned in one of a first posture in which the sound emission hole faces the upper side of the sound reflector and a second posture in which the sound emission hole does not face the upper side of the sound reflector.
US10652641B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image by emitting light, and a sound generation device including a vibration generation module configured to vibrate the display panel. The vibration generation module includes a vibration element on a rear surface of the display panel, and a vibration reflecting member on the rear surface of the display panel and spaced apart from the vibration element.
US10652640B2	Video headphones, system, platform, methods, apparatuses and media There are provided music headphones including a pair of small loudspeakers for high quality stereo music reproduction, in which at least one integral video camera is built into the headphones and the headphones include at least one connection to a physically separate portable music device, such as a smartphone, where at least one of the connections enables (i) high quality playback of stereo music from the portable music device using the small loudspeakers; and at least one of the connections enables (ii) transferring of video data from the or each video camera to the portable music device for one or more of: editing or mixing music or other audio in order to create a soundtrack for a video recording, or sharing a video recording, and where the video data is editable.
US10652639B2	Dual-mode acoustic radiator speaker system The present invention sets out to solve the problems above by presenting a dual-mode speaker system for acoustic reproduction. The dual-mode speaker system for acoustic reproduction presents a system with high-energy conversion efficiency and provides flexibility between an active speaker driver and other radiators, improved sound quality, a larger range of low frequency sounds, and the capability to improve audio frequency playback range in small-scale audio environments. A dual-mode acoustic radiator speaker system is provided having an enclosure with a plurality of openings, an active speaker driver having a first motor assembly and a dual-mode radiator having a second motor assembly. In some embodiments, the dual-mode acoustic radiator speaker system further comprises one or more passive radiators adjoined to the enclosure. Next, within the dual-mode acoustic radiator speaker system a power supply is connected to the electronic signal processing and amplification system.
US10652638B2	Vibration cancelling speaker arrangement A speaker assembly for being mounted within a wall is provided. The speaker assembly has a housing and a plurality of transducers supported by the housing. Each transducer has a front radiation surface and a radiation rear surface adapted to radiate sound along a central axis. The transducers are arranged relative to each other so the central axes of acoustic radiation of each of the transducers intersect at a circumcenter defined between the plurality of transducers to substantially cancel vibrations from the plurality of transducers. A slot is formed adjacent of each of the transducers. The slot extending a depth dimension of the assembly between a slot opening for transmitting acoustic radiation from the plurality of transducers and a back wall of the housing, wherein the depth dimension is generally perpendicular to the central axes of acoustic radiation of each of the transducers.
US10652637B2	Audio speaker and method of producing an audio speaker A speaker includes a speaker enclosure. The speaker enclosure includes an inner region arranged in a center of the speaker enclosure and an outer region, which surrounds the inner region and includes a plurality of channels connecting the inner region to an environment in which the speaker enclosure is arranged. The speaker also includes a sound transducer arranged in the inner region in the center of the speaker enclosure. Sound produced by the sound transducer radiates through the plurality of channels into the environment. A length of each of the plurality of channels is greater than a length from the center of the speaker enclosure to the environment.
US10652631B2	Sample entries and random access In one example, a device for retrieving video data includes one or more processors configured to receive data describing a sample entry type for a sample of a video bitstream, the sample entry type being one of ‘hev1’ or ‘hev2,’ wherein the sample comprises video data encoded according to one of High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) or layered HEVC (L-HEVC), and wherein one or more other samples including video data precede the sample in the video bitstream in decoding order, and in response to the sample entry type being ‘hev1’ or ‘hev2’ and the sample comprising the video data encoded according to one of HEVC or L-HEVC, retrieve the sample to perform random access using the sample, without retrieving the video data of any of the one or more other samples that precede the sample, and without retrieving parameter sets of any previous samples of the video bitstream in decoding order.
US10652629B2	Real-time cloud-based video watermarking systems and methods A video generation system is configured to provide streaming video as a cloud processed service to viewers over a computing network. In response to a request from a viewer, a video source is configured to provide video and an identifier source is configured to provide an identifier for inclusion in the video. A video encoder is configured to convert the video from a first format to a second format, apply the identifier to the video, and otherwise encode the video in real-time while streaming the encoded video to the viewer. The identifier may be stored in association with the account information of the viewer and used for identifying the viewer a source of an unauthorized video copy.
US10652628B2	Transmitter, receiver, and controlling method thereof A transmitter and a receiver of data frames and related methods are disclosed. The transmitter includes: a frame generator configured to generate a first frame comprising data to be transmitted; and a preamble inserter configured to insert a preamble into the first frame, wherein the preamble inserter is further configured to insert, in the preamble, emergency alert service (EAS) information related to a preset emergency alert event, and set an indicator in the frame to indicate whether the EAS information is inserted in the preamble. Accordingly, only important information related to the EAS is transmitted in the form of a preamble to achieve robust transmission, and L1 information of related data is directly transmitted to reduce power consumption.
US10652622B2	Method and apparatus for providing content based upon a selected language Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing media content to a presentation device, wherein the media content comprises first audio content in a first language; receiving, from an end user device, a language request, wherein the language request identifies a second language; obtaining, responsive to the second language, second audio content, wherein the second audio content is a translation of the first audio content into the second language; providing, to the end user device, the second audio content; obtaining, responsive to the second language identified in the language request, supplemental audio content, wherein the supplemental audio content is in the second language, wherein the supplemental audio content is not a translation of the first audio content into the second language, and wherein the supplemental audio content relates to the second language; and providing, to the end user device, the supplemental audio content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10652617B2	Dimensional isolation prediction in video delivery systems In one embodiment, a method separates subscriber features generated from subscriber interaction with a video delivery service into feature dimensions and inputs the feature dimensions into a respective prediction network. Each prediction network is trained to output a respective dimension score. The method outputs dimension scores using parameters in the plurality of prediction networks that are trained using a variance term to control a variance of the plurality of feature dimensions and using a de-correlation term to control a correlation of the plurality of feature dimensions. The dimension scores are combined into a retention prediction score and an action is performed on the video delivery service for the subscriber based on the retention score.
US10652615B2	System and method for providing information related to an advertisement included in a broadcast through a network to a client terminal The present invention relates to a system and method for providing information related to an advertisement included in a broadcast over a network. The present invention provides a system for providing information related to an advertisement included in a broadcast to a client terminal, including a display unit, broadcast reception means and network connection means, over a network (hereinafter referred to as an “advertisement-related information provision system”), the system including a related information management unit configured to store related information corresponding to each advertisement included in a broadcast that is provided via a broadcast channel; an advertisement information identification unit configured to identify whether an advertisement stored in the related information management unit is being played during the broadcast that is provided via the broadcast channel; and a related information transmission unit configured to transmit related information, stored in the related information management unit for the advertisement identified by the advertisement information identification unit, to the client terminal over the network; wherein the client terminal includes a related information display unit configured to perform control so that the received related information is displayed on the display unit, and a method using the same.
US10652613B2	Splicing user generated clips into target media information The present disclosure discloses a media information processing method performed by a media information processing apparatus. The apparatus determines media information clips of target media information and their characteristics, and generates a first media information clip of a first user based on the determined characteristics. Next the apparatus determines media information clips other than the target media information clip in the target media information, and obtains a second media information clip corresponding to the characteristics of the determined media information clips. The apparatus then determines a splicing manner of the media information clips in the target media information, and splices the first media information clip and the second media information clip based on the determined splicing manner. By implementing the present disclosure, a media information clip obtained by a user through photographing and media information obtained by the user through imitation can be efficiently and seamlessly integrated.
US10652612B2	Media distribution and management system and apparatus A hybrid ecosystem of peer to peer streaming and download, combining semi-centralised (cloud) media distribution and management servers and super-pops (points of presence) with distributed intelligent edge nodes in a mesh network forming a distributed storage network for optimal distribution of encrypted media content via the Internet utilising full network knowledge to provide comprehensive quality of service (QoS) monitoring, control and optimisation of the entire network.
US10652611B2	Centralized broadband gateway for a wireless communication system A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway adapted to decode encoded media streams to obtain decoded media streams. The decoded media streams are provided to media devices via wireless transmissions, wherein each media device includes a wireless high definition multimedia interface to receive via the wireless transmissions a respective decoded media stream. The respective decoded audio/video stream is displayed without accessing a media processor at a respective media device of the plurality of media devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10652609B2	Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception portion configured to receive AV content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to the AV content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of the application program with a valid time of the command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from the trigger information as indicative of the progress of the AV content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to the valid time of the command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, the control portion controls the operation of the application program in accordance with the command being valid.
US10652608B2	Receiving apparatus and method, and transmitting apparatus and method A receiving apparatus and method, and a transmitting apparatus, and method capable of improving a reproduction quality in a state where a packet loss occurs. The transmitting apparatus including a memory and an electronic processor communicatively connected to the memory. The electronic processor is configured to encode a data unit, generate a data packet by packetizing the data unit that is encoded, generate a time information packet by packetizing information indicating a decode and a display time relative to the data unit, and generate a stream by multiplexing the data packet, the time information packet, and identification information to identify the data unit.
US10652600B2	Generation and selection of actions for entities in a video delivery system In one embodiment, a method generates actions for entities found on a video delivery system based on information for user behavior of a user on the video delivery system and generates probabilities for the actions for the entities based on the actions for the entities and the user behavior. A probability for an action indicates the probability the user would select that action for an entity when compared against other actions in the set of actions for the set of entities. The method then selects an action feed based on the probabilities for the set of actions. The action feed includes at least a portion of the actions for the entities. The action feed is outputted to the client for display on an interface where an action on an entity in the action feed is performed by the video delivery system when selected by the user on the interface.
US10652593B2	Video transmission method, video reception method, video transmission apparatus, and video reception apparatus A video transmission method according to the present disclosure includes: generating a transmission signal including, in a time series, first video data having a first luminance dynamic range and second video data having a second luminance dynamic range wider than the first luminance dynamic range; and transmitting the transmission signal generated. In the generating of the transmission signal, a signal level corresponding to a luminance value is limited to a value lower than a limit value that is predetermined, in a transition period provided for switching from one of the first video data and the second video data to the other.
US10652585B2	Methods, devices and systems for parallel video encoding and decoding A method for decoding a video bitstream is disclosed. The method comprises: entropy decoding a first portion of a video bitstream, wherein first portion of video bitstream is associated with a video frame, thereby producing a first portion of decoded data; entropy decoding a second portion of video bitstream, wherein second portion of video bitstream is associated with video frame, thereby producing a second portion of decoded data, wherein entropy decoding second portion of video bitstream is independent of entropy decoding first portion of video bitstream; and reconstructing a first portion of video frame associated with video bitstream using first portion of decoded data and second portion of decoded data.
US10652584B2	Image decoding method including determining a context for a current block according to a signal type under which a control parameter for the current block is classified The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is “intra_chroma_pred_mode”.
US10652577B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding light field based image, and corresponding computer program product The present disclosure generally relates to a method for predicting at least one block of pixels of a view (170) belonging to a matrix of views (17) obtained from light-field data belong with a scene, According to present disclosure, the method is implemented by a processor and comprises for at least one pixel to predict of said block of pixels: —from said matrix of views (17), obtaining (51) at least one epipolar plane image (EPI) belong with said at least one pixel to predict, —among a set of bidirectional prediction modes, determining (52) at least one optimal bidirectional prediction mode from a set of previous reconstructed pixels neighbouring said at least one pixel to predict in said at least one epipolar plane image, —extrapolating (53) a prediction value of said at least one pixel to predict by using said at least one optimal bidirectional prediction mode.
US10652575B2	Linear model chroma intra prediction for video coding A method of decoding video data, including receiving an encoded block of luma samples for a first block of video data, decoding the encoded block of luma samples to create reconstructed luma samples, and predicting chroma samples for the first block of video data using the reconstructed luma samples for the first block of video data and two or more linear prediction models.
US10652568B2	Image encoding apparatus, image encoding method and program, image decoding apparatus, and image decoding method and program An index, indicating a vector representing a spatial relationship between a block to be encoded and at least one block spatially at the periphery of the block to be encoded, is encoded in a case where an coding mode to encode the block to be encoded is a first coding mode, and an index, indicating a vector representing a spatial relationship between the block to be encoded and at least one block spatially at the periphery of the block to be encoded, and a vector correlated with a block within an image that is different from the image to be encoded, is encoded in a case where the coding mode to encode the block to be encoded is a second coding mode.
US10652566B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, memory managing method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, memory managing apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus With an image coding method which allows reduction of processing loads, when pictures included in a video signal are classified into layers so as to belong to their respective layers, a picture that belongs to the second layer that is located in a range restricted according to the first layer to which a current picture to be coded that is one of the pictures belongs, is referred to as a reference picture for the current picture, and the current picture is coded based on the reference picture.
US10652565B1	Image compression and decompression using embeddings A processing device receives a representation of an image, wherein the image has a first size and the representation has a second size that is smaller than the first size, the representation having been generated from the image by a first portion of a first trained machine learning model. The processing device processes the representation of the image using a second portion of the trained machine learning model to generate a reconstruction of the image and then outputs the reconstruction of the image.
US10652562B2	System and method for synchronizing timing across multiple streams Systems and methods of adaptive streaming are discussed. Transcoded copies of a source stream may be aligned with one another such that the independently specified portions of each transcoded stream occur at the same locations within the content. These transcoded copies may be produced by one or more transcoders, whose outputs are synchronized by a delay adjuster. A fragmenter may use the synchronized and aligned streams to efficiently produce fragments suitable for use in adaptive streaming.
US10652559B2	Video encoding and decoding A method comprising: encoding pictures into a bitstream, the bitstream comprising at least two scalability layers, pictures being associated with access units and pictures being associated individually with one of the at least two scalability layers; indicating in the bitstream inter-layer prediction dependencies, indicative of direct reference layers, if any, of a first scalability layer and indirect reference layers, if any, of the first scalability layer; selecting an earlier picture in decoding order as a basis for deriving picture order count (POC) related variables for a current picture based on a pre-defined algorithm, the current picture being associated with a current scalability layer, wherein the earlier picture is the closest preceding picture, in decoding order, to the current picture among a set of pictures that are associated with the current scalability layer or any direct or indirect reference layer of the current scalability layer.
US10652554B2	Image coding apparatus, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and storage medium An image coding apparatus includes a block dividing unit configured to divide an input image into a plurality of blocks, a prediction unit configured to perform prediction based on coded pixels to generate prediction errors, a transformation unit configured to perform orthogonal transform to the prediction errors to generate transform coefficients, a quantization matrix generation unit configured to generate quantization matrices that are used to quantize the transform coefficients, a quantization matrix coding unit configured to calculate difference values by scanning the quantization matrices and to code the difference values, a quantization unit configured to generate quantization coefficients by quantizing the generated transform coefficients using the quantization matrices, and a coefficient coding unit configured to code the quantization coefficients, wherein the quantization matrix coding unit is configured to scan coefficients of the quantization matrices in a unidirectional manner to calculate the difference value.
US10652551B2	Inter prediction method and apparatus therefor According to the present invention, an inter prediction method comprises the steps of: generating a merge candidate list for a block to be predicted, wherein the block is to correspond to a current prediction unit; deriving, on the basis of one of a plurality of merge candidates constituting the merge candidate list, motion information on the block to be predicted; and performing, on the basis of the derived motion information, a prediction on the block to be predicted so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current prediction unit.
US10652549B2	Video coding device, video coding method, video decoding device, and video decoding method A region determination circuit determines, for a first block encoded by referring to a first prediction block generated by applying a bidirectional prediction mode for a first component of a pixel value from among blocks in a coding-target picture included in video data, a partial region to which a unidirectional prediction mode is to be applied for a second component on the basis of a difference value for the first component between corresponding pixels belonging to the first prediction block and the first block. A prediction circuit generates a second prediction block for the second component by applying a unidirectional prediction mode to the partial region and a bidirectional prediction mode to a region that is not the partial region. An encoder calculates a prediction error for the second component between corresponding pixels belonging to the first block and the second prediction block and encodes the prediction error.
US10652545B2	Video decoder with reduced dynamic range transform with inverse transform shifting memory A method for decoding video includes receiving quantized coefficients representative of a block of video representative of a plurality of pixels. The quantized coefficients are dequantized based upon a function of a remainder. The dequantized coefficients are inverse transformed to determine a decoded residue.
US10652544B2	Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method An encoder includes processing circuitry, a block memory, and a frame memory. The processing circuitry defines at least one parameter for each of plural types of segment_ids, splits an image into blocks, assigns, to each of the blocks, segment_id according to a type of the block, among the plural types of segment_ids, and sequentially encodes the blocks. In encoding the blocks, the processing circuitry identifies segment_id of a current block to be encoded, and encodes the current block using the at least one parameter defined for identified segment_id. The at least one parameter includes seg_context_idx for identifying probability information associated with context used in context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC).
US10652540B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium storing image processing program An image processing device includes circuitry. The circuitry reads YUV image data for each block of a predetermined size; performs discrete wavelet transform on a Y value of a pixel included in a block to obtain a first transformed Y value; multiplies the first transformed Y value by a coefficient used for inversely transforming the first transformed Y value, to calculate a second transformed Y value; and quantizes a U value and a V value included in the block and the second transformed Y value to generate fixed length encoded data.
US10652538B2	Video encoding method and system The present invention relates to a system and a method for encoding a video stream. The encoding includes determining a level of relevance for areas in an image frame to be included in the video stream, determining a block size value for coding blocks in the image frame, the block size value is depending on the level of relevance determined for the area including each coding block, respectively, encoding the image frame using coding block sizes based on the determined block size values for each of the coding blocks.
US10652532B2	Method and apparatus for reference frame management for video communication System and methods of managing reference frame adaptively for video communication under a network are provided. The system adaptively decides the interval between each I frame, the bitrate of the encoded bit steams, and the resolution of the encoded video to achieve quick connection. The system may set the appropriate reference frame(s) for the current frame, manage the reference frame(s) in the DPB to be long/short term reference frame(s) or mark them as unused for reference; mark the current frame to be a long term reference frame, a short term reference frame, unused for reference or skip encoding the current frame; adaptively change the ratio of long term reference frame(s) with respect to the short term reference frame(s) in the DPB; adaptively change the frequency ratio of marking the current frame as long term reference frame and marking the current frame as short term reference frame.
US10652531B2	Solid-state imaging device, imaging system, and movable object A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel that outputs a pixel signal of an analog signal, a readout unit that converts the pixel signal into a digital signal to generate a digital pixel signal, a memory unit that stores the digital pixel signal, and a first inspection signal output unit that outputs a first inspection signal to the memory unit such that the memory unit stores the first inspection signal. The first inspection signal stored in the memory unit is output from the memory unit in a period after output of the digital pixel signal of a frame ends and before output of the digital pixel signal of a next frame starts.
US10652529B2	In-layer Signal processing In one embodiment, an electronic display assembly includes a sensor array located on one side of a circuit board, an electronic display array located on an opposite side of the circuit board from the sensor array, and a logic unit layer coupled to one side of the circuit board. The logic unit layer is configured to receive first signals from the sensor array, perform at least one operation on the received first signals to create second signals, and transmit the second signals to the electronic display array. The first signals are communicated using a particular signal protocol and correspond to light captured by sensor pixels of the sensor array. The second signals are communicated using the particular signal protocol of the first signals and are operable to instruct the electronic display array to display light corresponding to the light captured by the plurality of sensor pixels.
US10652527B2	Goggle imaging systems and methods A compound of formula (I) is provided having the structure: cypate-cyclo(Cys-Gly-Arg-Asp-Ser-Pro-Cys)-Lys-OH, and each amino acid is independently in a D or L configuration. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compound of formula (I) and its use in treating cancer by administering it to a patient in need thereof.
US10652526B2	Three-dimentional display system based on division multiplexing of viewer's entrance-pupil and display method thereof The invention features techniques and systems for presenting two or more perspective views to each eye of the viewer, through division multiplexing of the viewer's entrance-pupil. The system is constituted by a selective-aperture array with each aperture being transparent only to light beams with some special characteristics, at least one display screen for optical information presentation, and other optional elements. The optical message on at least one display screen propagates to the selective-aperture array directly, or be directed to the selective-aperture array or the eye of the viewer by other optional elements. Through selective filtering by the apertures with temporal filtering characteristics or exclusive filtering characteristics, multiple perspective views get presented to an eye of the viewer through the selective-aperture array. Light rays different perspective views superimpose into real spatial light spots that the eye can focus on naturally, resulting in overcoming of the accommodation-convergence conflict.
US10652522B2	Varying display content based on viewpoint A method for creating multiple viewpoint images for an image frame. The method includes receiving by a processing element a left eye image and a right eye image, wherein the left eye image and right eye image comprise a stereoscopic image pair. Once the images are received, the method includes determining by the processing element a first viewing location corresponding to the left eye image and a second viewing location corresponding to the right eye image and determining by the processing element a plurality of new viewpoint locations using the first viewing location and the second viewpoint location.
US10652518B2	Multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method A multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method are provided. The capturing apparatus includes a lens array including lenses and a sensor including sensing pixels, wherein at least a portion of sensing pixels in the sensor may generate sensing information based on light entering through different lenses in the lens array, and light incident on each sensing pixel, among the portion of the plurality of sensing pixels may correspond to different combinations of viewpoints.
US10652513B2	Display device, display system and three-dimension display method The disclosure discloses a display device, a display system and a three-dimension display method. The display device includes a display panel and at least one camera device arranged on the periphery of the display panel, where each of the at least one camera device includes at least two depth cameras, and a depth-of-field range of any one of the depth cameras does not fully overlap with depth-of-field ranges of the other depth cameras; and the display panel is configured to display a 3D image formed by processing image information captured by the at least one camera device.
US10652511B2	Projector and operating method thereof A projector includes a light source configured to provide light, a digital micromirror device configured to form a video by selectively reflecting the light, a projection lens configured to enlarge and project the light reflected by the digital micromirror device onto a screen, and the actuator assembly disposed between the digital micromirror device and the projection lens and configured to allow the light incident on the projection lens from the digital micromirror device to travel straight or be refracted. The actuator assembly includes a first actuator including a first glass, and a second actuator including a second glass.
US10652510B2	Projection system and automatic setting method thereof A projection system including a processing device and a first projector is provided. The first projector includes a first projection unit and a first image capturing unit. The first projection unit is configured to sequentially project a first reference image and a second reference image. The first image capturing unit is configured to sequentially obtain a first captured image and a second captured image. The processing device is adapted to compare the first captured image and the second captured image to obtain a position of an image region having a pixel value change among the first captured image and the second captured image. The processing device defines the position of the image region having the pixel value change as a valid identification region. In addition, an automatic setting method is also provided.
US10652506B2	High quality multimedia transmission from a mobile device for live and on-demand viewing Techniques are provided for transmitting high quality multimedia data from a device for live and on-demand viewing. The device adjusts the quality of a single multimedia data stream based on one or more factors, such as the available bandwidth of a wireless link with a server, whether there are any “live” subscribers of the multimedia data stream, whether any “live” subscribers are interacting with the device, and a change in the privacy settings of the user of the device. Any data that was removed from the multimedia data stream before it was transmitted to a server is subsequently sent to the server. The server generates multiple versions of the multimedia data stream that vary in terms of quality. The server selects which version of the multimedia data stream to transmit to a subscriber of the multimedia data stream based on one or more criteria.
US10652505B2	On-demand real-time video connection for parties in first-in-first-out queues A system and method is described for facilitating a video connection between service providers and service consumers (clients) based on a queue of providers waiting in video rooms. Upon entry into a video room using a networked camera and microphone, each service provider receives a timestamp. Clients requiring service connect to the available provider with the oldest timestamp. In certain embodiments, the queue holds math tutors and the cameras are document cameras.
US10652502B2	Host box and split-type television Disclosed is a host box and a split-type television, wherein the host box includes a box body and a cover plate, a circuit board is mounted within the box body, the circuit board includes an external line interface, and the box body is provided with an aperture corresponding to the external line interface; the cover plate is movably mounted at the aperture, and the cover plate can open the aperture so that the external line is directly connected to the external line interface, or the cover plate can close the aperture.
US10652499B2	Image capturing apparatus, image capturing system, moving object, and semiconductor chip having signal processing circuits in two-dimensional form An image capturing apparatus includes a first chip and a second chip. The first chip includes a plurality of pixels. The second chip is stacked on the first chip and includes a plurality of signal processing circuits arranged in a two-dimensional form. Each signal processing circuit includes a first selection circuit, a plurality of amplifier circuits, and an analog-to-digital conversion unit. The first selection circuit includes a plurality of input nodes, a plurality of output nodes, and is configured such that a signal output from a pixel and input to one of the plurality of input nodes is selectively output to one of the plurality of output nodes. The plurality of amplifier circuits respectively are connected to the plurality of output nodes of the first selection circuit. The analog-to-digital conversion unit is configured to convert a plurality of output signals output from the plurality of amplifier circuits.
US10652498B2	Photoelectric conversion device, image capturing device, and photoelectric conversion method A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel block including a plurality of pixels, a signal generating block, and a signal processing block. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element to photoelectrically convert light striking the photoelectric conversion element into pixel data and output the pixel data; and a reset unit to reset electrical charge of the photoelectrically converted pixel data light and output a reset signal. The signal generating block includes a reference signal generator to generate a reference signal. The signal processing block performs correlated double sampling (CDS) on the reference signal to obtain correction data, and perform CDS on the pixel data and the reset signal to generate an output signal to correct the output signal with the correction data.
US10652496B2	Photoelectric conversion device, photoelectric conversion system, and movable body A photoelectric conversion device in which pixels are arranged in a matrix, wherein each of the pixels includes: at least one pixel electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a counter electrode, and a pixel circuit that is connected to the pixel electrode and outputs a signal from the pixel electrode, wherein a pixel circuit group corresponding to a pixel group formed of the pixels positioned adjacent to each other is disposed below a pixel electrode group of the pixel group, wherein the pixel group includes a first pixel, and a second pixel having more independent pixel electrodes than the first pixel, wherein each of the pixel circuits is connected to each of the independent pixel electrodes, and wherein the first pixel overlaps with the pixel circuit that corresponds to the first pixel, and with the pixel circuit that does not correspond to the first pixel in a plan view.
US10652495B2	Imaging sensor and imaging device with column ADC An imaging sensor comprising: an imaging chip in which a plurality of pixel are arranged in a matrix; and a signal processing chip that is each provided for one or more pixel columns or one or more pixel rows, has a device that performs signal processing on a pixel signal output from a pixel, and is stacked with the imaging chip is provided. For example, the device that performs signal processing is an A/D converter that converts a pixel signal output from the pixel into a digital signal, and when a pixel signal output from the pixel is converted into a digital signal, at least two or more A/D converters among the A/D converters are controlled in parallel.
US10652493B2	Low-noise, high dynamic-range image sensor A sequence of control voltage levels are applied to a control signal line capacitively coupled to a floating diffusion node of a pixel to sequentially adjust a voltage level of the floating diffusion node. A pixel output signal representative of the voltage level of the floating diffusion node is compared with a reference voltage to identify a first control voltage level of the sequence of control voltage levels for which the voltage level of the floating diffusion node exceeds the reference voltage.
US10652484B1	Method to obtain data cubes of low intensity intrinsic spectral images when imaging under high illumination conditions without the use of filters The invention provides a method of obtaining data cubes such that elimination of the irrelevant portion of the illumination reveals the low intensity intrinsic spectral components. The method obtains target and reference data cubes using a single camera and of a single field of view so that low-level intrinsic spectral components may be detected and enhanced under conditions of high illumination intensity without the use of filters. Two exposures in rapid succession of the same field of view at the same camera settings are taken, one exposure of the target is taken under coherent conditions where the field of view is in focus, and the second exposure is of the same field of view taken under non-coherent conditions where the target is defocused such that it has no discernible spatial features in the field of view. Residual spectra previously determined is added to the defocus spectra in the defocus data cube of the target of interest resulting in an adjusted reference spectra, which in turn is subtracted from the corresponding focused spectra in the focused data cube of the target of interest resulting in a focused target data cube each of whose pixels is associated with its intrinsic spectrum.
US10652482B2	Imaging apparatus including light source that emits pulsed light, image sensor, and control circuit An imaging apparatus including a light source that, in operation, emits pulsed light to a measurement target; a diffusion member that is disposed between the light source and the measurement target, and diffuses the pulsed light; an image sensor that includes at least one pixel, the at least one pixel including a photodiode and a charge accumulator that, in operation, accumulates signal charge from the photodiode; and a control circuit that, in operation, controls the image sensor. The control circuit causes the image sensor to start to accumulate the signal charge with the charge accumulator in a falling period of a returned pulsed light which is returned from the measurement target to the image sensor due to the emission of the pulsed light, the falling period being a period from start to end of a decrease of an intensity of the returned pulsed light.
US10652479B2	HDR image sensor with LFM and reduced Motion Blur An HDR image sensor supporting LED Flicker Mitigation to reduce Motion Blur and a method of operating same are provided. A timing controller circuit generates at least one control signal that controls an operation of the image sensor. A split-photodiode (PD) pixel includes at least two or more photodiodes that may be independently exposed to one or more bursts of light from a light source. A first photodiode of the two or more photodiodes has a first exposure period that is longer in duration than a second exposure period of a second photodiode of the two or more photodiodes. The second photodiode performs a fragmented exposure operation in which a plurality of exposure periods of the second photodiode are shorter in duration than the first exposure period of the first photodiode, and include both continuous and fragmented exposure periods to capture the one or more bursts of light.
US10652477B2	Night vision imaging apparatus A night vision imaging apparatus includes a light projecting section, a light amount controller, an imaging section, and a recording section. The light projecting section casts a near infrared ray as illumination light on an illumination area. The light amount controller controls an amount of the illumination light on each one of sub-areas forming the illumination area. The imaging section images the illumination area, and generates image data. The recording section records the image data generated by the imaging section. The light amount controller divides an image shown in the image data into a plurality of divided portions, and determines a light intensity of each one of the plurality of divided portion, and then controls an amount of the illumination light to be casted on a sub-area corresponding to each one of the plurality of divided portions among the sub-areas of the illumination area based on the determined light intensity.
US10652466B2	Method and device for stabilization of a surround view image A method and a device for image stabilization of an image sequence of one or more cameras of a vehicle are disclosed. Images of the surroundings of the vehicle are recorded and image points of the recorded images are projected to a unit sphere, where the projection includes applying a lens distortion correction. For each of the one or more cameras, a vanishing point is calculated using the projected image points on the unit sphere and a motion of the vanishing point on the unit sphere is tracked. The motion of the vanishing point is used to calculate a corrected projection to a ground plane.
US10652464B2	Systems and methods for automatically switching a surveillance camera into an auto corridor mode A camera can include a box housing, a rotatable mechanical mechanism carried within the box housing, and a sensor board carried by the rotatable mechanical mechanism. The rotatable mechanical mechanism can rotate the sensor board from a first orientation to a second orientation to switch the camera from operating in a normal mode to operating in a corridor mode. Additionally or alternatively, the camera can include a CMOS sensor and an accelerometer sensor carried by the sensor board and firmware carried by the box housing. The firmware can identify a first direction of the CMOS sensor, receive a signal from the accelerometer sensor identifying a second direction of gravity, compare the first direction and the second direction, and, responsive thereto, rotate an image captured by the camera to switch the camera from operating in the normal mode to operating in the corridor mode.
US10652462B2	Method and system for 360 degree video coverage visualization Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for 360 degree video visualization. Various criteria such as user preferences, and/or crowdsourced information are used as triggers to signal a user device with indications for a direction of view recommendation. The direction of view recommendation instructs or suggests to the user to perform an action to change the viewpoint so that they can observe an object that they may otherwise miss. Additionally, a pre-navigated video may be created for the user. The pre-navigated video includes a sequence of viewing directions and point-of-view changes to include viewing of objects that are deemed to be of potential interest to the user. In this way, a user can have an improved 360 degree video experience which includes customized and/or crowdsourced recommendations.
US10652458B2	Camera module and electronic device including the same A camera module comprising: a first optical system and a second optical system, each of the first and second optical systems including: a first frame configured to support a first lens group and move along an optical axis in a first direction; and a second frame configured to support a reflector configured to reflect light passing through the first lens group, and move in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
US10652457B2	Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and program An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that generates a panoramic image based on captured image data so that the subject is positioned in a reference position in the panoramic image.
US10652456B2	Image sensor operation In one example, an apparatus for capturing an image includes a pixel array and a row jump register. The row jump register exposes a plurality of rows of the pixel array to the image. The rows are exposed in a non-sequential, patterned order based on a jump distance. The rows of the pixel array are read into a frame buffer memory in the non-sequential, patterned order based on the jump distance.
US10652455B2	Guided video capture for item listings Disclosed in some examples is a method of guided video capture, the method including identifying a video capture template, the video capture template including a plurality of target video parameters, each of the target video parameters corresponding to one of a plurality of video capture directions; while capturing video, selecting a video capture direction from the plurality of video capture directions based on video parameters of captured video and the plurality of target video parameters using a processor and presenting the selected video capture direction to a user on a display device.
US10652450B2	Focusing processing method and apparatus, and terminal device Embodiments of the present invention provide a focusing processing method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method includes: obtaining a first image collected by n/2 pixel points on a left side of a combination pixel in the second image sensor and a second image collected by n/2 pixel points on a right side of the combination pixel in the second image sensor; determining a phase difference between the first image and the second image and determining whether the phase difference is in a preset range; and controlling a first motor in the first camera assembly to drive a first camera to move according to the phase difference and depending on a preset strategy, if the phase difference is not in the preset range.
US10652449B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program making it possible to achieve camerawork corresponding to changes in various conditions when controlling multiple robot cameras.Position information about a subject is acquired, timing information indicating a passage of time is acquired, and on a basis of the timing information and the position information about the subject, camerawork control information controlling the camerawork of an image capture apparatus that captures the subject is generated. The present disclosure is applicable to a switcher apparatus that controls multiple robot cameras.
US10652448B2	Camera module The present embodiment relates to a camera module comprising: a first body; a second body coupled to the first body; a lens unit coupled to the second body; a circuit substrate unit located in an internal space formed by the first body and the second body and having an image sensor mounted thereon; and a focusing unit formed in the second body, and moving and fixing the lens unit or the circuit substrate unit in an optical axis direction of the lens unit, wherein a distance between the lens unit and the image sensor in the optical axis direction is adjusted through the focusing unit.
US10652442B2	Image capturing apparatus with operation members provided on different sides, control method of the same, and storage medium An image capturing apparatus comprises: a display unit visible via an eyepiece viewfinder; a proximity detection unit configured to detect proximity of an object to the eyepiece viewfinder; a specific operation unit arranged on a main body of the image capturing apparatus on a subject side with respect to an eyepiece unit, or arranged on a circumference of a barrel of an imaging lens; a memory; and at least one processor which functions as a control unit configured to perform control such that in a case where proximity of an object is detected, specific processing is performed in response to an operation made on the specific operation unit, and in a case where proximity of an object is not detected, the specific processing is not performed even when an operation is made on the specific operation unit.
US10652438B2	Multi-aperture imaging devices, methods for producing same and imaging system A multi-aperture imaging device described herein includes at least one image sensor and an array of juxtaposed optical channels. Each optical channel includes optics for projecting at least one partial area of an object area on an image sensor area of the image sensor. The array includes: a housing including a wall structure facing or facing away from the image sensor, through which the optical channels pass, and a sidewall structure arranged on the wall structure, wherein the wall structure or the sidewall structure is formed including glass, ceramic, glass ceramic or a crystalline material, wherein the optics of the optical channels are arranged in the housing, and wherein the wall structure is connected to optics of the optical channels and fixes the optics with respect to one another.
US10652436B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of a light source for irradiating an object with light, an acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position where a normal is acquired in the object, an acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of an image capturing apparatus for imaging the object irradiated with the light by the light source, a calculation unit configured to, based on the position information, calculate a normal at the position where a normal is acquired, and a correction unit configured to, according to a predetermined condition, correct the position where a normal is acquired, wherein in a case where the correction unit corrects the position where a normal is acquired, the calculation unit calculates a normal at the corrected position where a normal is acquired.
US10652435B2	Methods and systems for reducing image artifacts An imaging system with a diffractive optic captures an interference pattern responsive to light from an imaged scene to represent the scene in a spatial-frequency domain. The sampled frequency-domain image data has properties that are determined by the point-spread function of diffractive optic and characteristics of scene. An integrated processor can modified the sampled frequency-domain image data responsive to such properties before transforming the modified frequently-domain image data into the pixel domain.
US10652434B2	Image optimization method and related device The present application discloses an image optimization method and related device, The method includes: detecting an image and determining a skin color region and a non-skin color region of the image; and determining a number T of expansion regions according to the skin color region, and performing a saturation optimization process on the T expansion regions, wherein the non-skin color region includes the T expansion regions, the number T is a positive integer, a saturation of a first pixel in the expansion region after the saturation optimization process is a first saturation, a saturation of a second pixel in the expansion region after the saturation optimization process is a second saturation, the first saturation is greater than or equal to the second saturation if a distance of the first pixel from the skin color region is greater than a distance of the second pixel from the skin color region.
US10652432B2	Image scanner An image scanner is configured to: while changing a reading position by a position changer and sequentially emitting light of each of three colors in a turn-on sequence from a light source to a document, control a line sensor to read reflection light of emitted light, thereby acquiring gradation image data including gradation values of three colors for each pixel in one line; determine whether a top color shift occurs in the gradation image data at a determination position; in response to determining that the top color shift occurs at the determination position, replace gradation image data at the determination position with black image data; determine whether a bottom color shift occurs in the gradation image data at the determination position; and in response to determining that the bottom color shift occurs at the determination position, replace gradation image data at the determination position with white image data.
US10652429B2	Authentication system for information processing apparatus, computer-redable recording medium, and update method An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire registration information which is stored in a master database; a registration information storage configured to store the registration information; a rule storage configured to store rule information representing an update method for synchronizing the registration information which is stored in the registration information storage with the registration information which is stored in the master database; and a synchronous processing unit configured to update the registration information which is stored in the registration information storage based on the acquired registration information and the acquired rule information which are stored in the master database.
US10652427B2	Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, and terminal device A terminal device may be configured to acquire a first signal from a hardware of the terminal device, determine, by using the first signal, whether the distance between the terminal device and a communication device is less than or equal to a threshold value, and in a case where it is determined that the distance between the terminal device and the communication device is less than or equal to the threshold, supply a trigger instruction to an Operating System (OS) program of the terminal device even if a button that may be displayed on a display of the terminal device for supplying the trigger instruction to the OS program is not selected. The OS program may (1) display a notification screen on the display unit and (2) supply a change instruction to the first wireless interface.

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