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| US09737666B2 |
Assembly for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device
An assembly for a drug delivery device is disclosed. An example assembly includes a housing, a rotation member, a drive member, and at least one correction member. The rotation member is adapted to be rotated with respect to the housing in a first rotational direction for delivering a dose of a drug. The drive member is coupleable to the rotation member for delivering the dose. In a delivery mode, the drive member and the rotation member are coupled such that the drive member follows rotational movement of the rotation member in the first rotational direction due to mechanical interaction of the rotation member and the drive member. In a correction mode, the rotation member and the drive member are decoupled such that the rotation member is rotatable in the first rotational direction with respect to the drive member. |
| US09737659B2 |
Apparatus for dispensing medicinal fluids and method of making same
A dispensing device and the method of making same for dispensing medicaments to a patient that includes a housing, a first assembly connected to the first end of the housing that includes a body portion, and a penetrating sub-assembly. The first assembly also includes a rate control chip of novel construction that is connected to the penetrating sub-assembly and functions to control the rate of flow of medicinal fluid to the patient. Disposed within the housing is a second assembly that includes a shuttle, a collapsible container carried by the shuttle and a plurality of variable force springs that function to thrust the collapsible container into penetrating engagement with the penetrating member of the penetrating assembly and then to collapse the collapsible container to deliver the medicinal fluid to the patient. Connected to the second end of the housing is a novel third assembly that includes an operating member that functions to controllably move the shuttle forwardly of the housing. |
| US09737655B2 |
Integrated pierceable seal fluid pathway connection and drug containers for drug delivery pumps
A sterile fluid pathway connector includes a piercing member, a connector hub, and a pierceable seal; wherein at least a portion of the pierceable seal is configured to move from a first position in which the piercing member is retained within a sterile cavity between the pierceable seal and the connector hub, to a second position in which the pierceable seal has been penetrated by the piercing member. A filter may be utilized to enclose the sterile cavity from the outside environment. Such fluid pathway connections may be integrated into a fluid container having a barrel and a plunger seal. The components of the fluid pathway connector may further be capable of transmitting a signal to the user upon completion of fluid delivery, for example, upon contact between the plunger seal and the pierceable seal. A fluid delivery pump includes such integrated fluid pathway connectors and fluid containers. |
| US09737652B2 |
Axial flow pump with multi-grooved rotor
An axial-flow blood pump includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet opposite therefrom. An impeller located within the housing is suspended during operation by magnetic forces between magnets or magnetized regions of the impeller and a motor stator surrounding the housing, and hydrodynamic thrust forces generated by a flow of blood between the housing and a plurality of hydrodynamic thrust bearing surfaces located on the impeller. A volute may be in fluid-tight connection with the outlet of the housing for receiving blood in the axial direction and directing blood in a direction normal to the axial direction. The volute has a flow-improving member extending axially from the volute and into the housing in a coaxial direction of the housing. |
| US09737646B2 |
Small vessel stent and methods of use
A drug delivery device having an intraluminal stent for improving coronary luminal diameter of small vessels in patients with symptomatic heart disease is disclosed. The intraluminal stent includes struts having a thickness of less than approximately 110 μm. A polymer is adhered to the intraluminal stent that includes from about 50 μg/cm2 to about 150 μg/cm2 of everolimus therein. Quantitative coronary angiography measurements indicate that the drug delivery device provides an in-stent late loss of less than about 0.20 mm and an in-stent diameter stenosis of less than about 15% at 12 months following implantation in a human. |
| US09737645B2 |
Coatings containing multiple drugs
A method for depositing a coating comprising a polymer and at least two pharmaceutical agents on a substrate, comprising the following steps: providing a stent framework; depositing on said stent framework a first layer comprising a first pharmaceutical agent; depositing a second layer comprising a second pharmaceutical agent; Wherein said first and second pharmaceutical agents are selected from two different classes of pharmaceutical agents. |
| US09737644B2 |
Medical device coatings
The present invention relates to coatings comprising polyethylene glycol and at least one polyphenolic polymer. In particular, the polyphenolic polymer could be selected from the group consisting of tyrosine-derived polyarylates, linear polyesteramides, dihydroxybenzoate polymers, and resorcinol-derived polymers. The coating of the present invention may also include a drug, such as an antibiotic. The coatings of the present invention are suitable for use as coatings for medical devices, such as orthopedic pins or stents. |
| US09737636B2 |
Method for producing laminate of sheet-shaped cell culture and fibrin gel
A laminate of a sheet-shaped cell culture is disclosed, which has excellent operability and is suitable for implantation. A method is disclosed for producing a laminate of a fibrin gel and a sheet-shaped cell culture, including a step of dripping a liquid containing fibrinogen onto an upper surface of a sheet-shaped cell culture, a step of spraying a liquid containing thrombin onto the surface, and a step of forming a fibrin gel layer on the surface by a reaction between fibrinogen and thrombin; and a laminate of a fibrin gel and a sheet-shaped cell culture produced by the method are disclosed. |
| US09737634B2 |
Non-woven fabric containing bone prosthetic material
An object of the present invention is to provide a bone regeneration material suitable for bone (in particular, alveolar bone) regeneration. The present invention provides a non-woven fabric containing a bone prosthetic material wherein the bone prosthetic material is included between biocompatible fibers that constitute the non-woven fabric. The non-woven fabric may be suitably used as a bone regeneration material (in particular, a dental bone regeneration material). |
| US09737632B2 |
Fiber scaffolds for use creating implantable structures
A synthetic construct suitable for implantation into a biological organism that includes at least one polymer scaffold; wherein the at least one polymer scaffold includes at least one layer of polymer fibers that have been deposited by electrospinning; wherein the orientation of the fibers in the at least one polymer scaffold relative to one another is generally parallel, random, or both; and wherein the at least one polymer scaffold has been adapted to function as at least one of a substantially two-dimensional implantable structure and a substantially three-dimensional implantable tubular structure. |
| US09737631B2 |
Silicone film
Disclosed herein is a method of attaching a medical device to a surface, the medical device having at least one adhesive area, wherein the method comprises the steps of: contacting the surface with a composition comprising a T silicone resin and/or a DT silicone resin and/or an MQ silicone resin and/or an MT silicone resin, thereby providing non-tacky coating on the surface; and attaching the adhesive area to the surface such that the composition is located between, and in contact with, the surface and the adhesive area, thereby attaching medical device to the surface; thereby achieving an improve adherence between the medical device and the surface. |
| US09737628B2 |
High-coverage, low oder malodor counteractant compounds and methods of use
A composition containing a malodor counteracting compound and a method for using the compound for counteracting a malodor in air space or a substrate is provided. |
| US09737627B2 |
Energized air freshening apparatus comprising perfume mixtures having an olfactive index
An energized air freshening apparatuses comprising perfume mixtures having an olfactive index and vapor pressure distribution for improved diffusion into a space methods thereof are provided. The energized air freshening apparatus may include a delivery engine containing the volatile perfume mixture, a fluid transport member, and an evaporation assistance element such as a fan that is configured to move a volume of air over the fluid transport member to facilitate evaporation of the perfume mixture into the atmosphere. |
| US09737624B2 |
Systems and containers for sterilzing a fluid
A system for sterilizing a fluid includes a sterilization container bounding a fluid flow path that can be coupled with a fluid source. The sterilization container is comprised of one or more polymeric walls. A beam generator is configured to direct a beam of electromagnetic radiation through at least a portion of the fluid flow path of the sterilization container, the beam of electromagnetic radiation being sufficient to sterilize a fluid within the fluid flow path. |
| US09737623B2 |
Antibodies that bind activatable antibodies and methods of use thereof
The invention relates generally to antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind activatable antibodies and/or conjugated activatable antibodies and methods of making and using these antibodies that bind activatable antibodies and/or conjugated activatable antibodies. |
| US09737622B2 |
Compounds modulators of VEGF activity and uses thereof
Compounds of general formula (1): X1Y1X2Y2X3Y3X4Y4Y5X5X6Y6X7Y7X8X9X10 wherein X1-X10 are any natural or unnatural amino acids and Y1 is Gln; Y2 is Met or Leu; Y3 is He; Y4 is Pro or Ser; Y5 is His or Gly; Y6 is Gln or Pro; Y7 is He or Tyr or their homolog or ortolog are described; these compounds are able to bind to the VEGF receptors and to modulate the angiogenesis mediated by the VEG. |
| US09737621B2 |
MRI-visible hydrophobic copolymer
The invention relates to a hydrophobic thermoplastic copolymer which is in particular of use for manufacturing and/or coating medical devices, in particular implantable medical devices, characterized in that it is obtained by copolymerization, and in that it comprises at least one first monomer unit and at least one second monomer unit onto which is grafted a paramagnetic-ion-chelating ligand which can complex with such a paramagnetic ion or a paramagnetic-ion-chelating ligand which is complexed with such a paramagnetic ion, wherein the second monomer unit is grafted in sufficient amount for the copolymer to be visible in magnetic resonance imaging when it is complexed with said paramagnetic ion. The invention also relates to a method for obtaining said hydrophobic thermoplastic copolymer. |
| US09737613B2 |
Colloid bonded medicinal compounds
The invention relates to colloids bound medicinal compounds or fluorescent markers, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to a pharmaceutical formulation containing such compounds. |
| US09737606B2 |
Sustained release eye drop formulations
This invention provides for biocompatible, biodegradable eye drop pharmaceutical formulations useful for the treatment of ocular indications. In particular, tocopherols and their esters of low water solubility, notably α-tocopheryl acetate, are exceptional vehicles for biocompatible, nonirritating topical eye drop formulations that provide sustained release of active agents. |
| US09737605B2 |
Injectable controlled release composition comprising high viscosity liquid carrier
Compositions may include a pharmaceutical active agent, a high viscosity liquid carrier material (HVLCM), a lactic acid-based polymer, and an organic solvent. Related compositions and methods are also disclosed. For instance, a carrier formulation for controlled release of injectable drugs is disclosed. The formulation may include a non-water soluble high viscosity liquid which may be sucrose acetate isobutyrate, a lactic-acid based polymer which may be a poly(lactic acid)(glycolic acid), and an organic solvent which maintains the composition in a monophasic form at 25° C. in one atmosphere. Drug in the formulation may be released upon administration such that less than 10% (e.g. 2-8%) of drug is released in the first 5 hours; 10% to 80% of the drug is released during a period of 5 hours to 7 days after administration; and 10% to 40% of the drug is released gradually over a period of 7 days to 28 days from initial administration. The drug may be an anti-schizophrenia agent delivered by injection. |
| US09737603B1 |
Alcohol-based local anesthesia and associated use thereof
An alcohol-based topical numbing agent can be applied to an epithelial surface via a cotton swab or other suitable applicator for providing an anesthetic and analgesic effect on skin tissue. The alcohol-based topical numbing agent includes a topical homogenous chemical composition including a primary solvent including a safe and effective quantity of isopropyl alcohol; a secondary solvent including a safe and effective quantity of water; at least one anesthetic including a safe and effective quantity of benzocaine; and a safe and effective quantity of a skin analgesic including menthol. |
| US09737600B2 |
Stable aqueous formulations of adalimumab
The invention provides aqueous pharmaceutical adalimumab compositions suitable for long-term storage of adalimumab, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same. |
| US09737594B2 |
Method of stimulating an immune response
The present invention provides a method of stimulating an immune response to an antigenic molecule, by contacting a cell with the antigenic molecule and with a photosensitizing agent, irradiating the cell, and thereby presenting the antigenic molecule, or part thereof, on the surface of said cell and stimulating an immune response. |
| US09737588B2 |
Method for treating arthritis using IK factor or nucleic acid encoding IK factor
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing arthritis, which comprising, as an active ingredient, a gene delivery vehicle into which an IK factor or a fragment thereof, or a nucleic acid encoding thereof is inserted. IK factor or the fragment thereof, and the nucleic acid encoding thereof, which are the active ingredient of the pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention, are derived from an organism and therefore, show no side effects in administered into a subject for a long time. Accordingly, they ensures safety and are expected to effectively treat arthritis by being involved in the upstream mechanism for suppressing arthritis. |
| US09737587B2 |
Treatment of autism spectrum disorders with ciliary neurotrophic factor peptide mimetic
A method of treating autism spectrum disorders using a therapeutic amount of a synthetic amino acid sequence corresponding to a portion of human ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF). In particular, the synthetic amino acid sequence is VGDGGLFEKKL (SEQ ID NO: 1), referred to as Peptide 6. Peptide 6 was tested and shown to exert a neuroprotective effect by modulating CNTF/JAK/STAT pathway and LIF signaling and enhancing brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression. |
| US09737581B2 |
Compositions containing resveratrol and essential oil of cloves for the treatment of itching
The present invention relates to a patch or sticking plaster formulation containing a combination of resveratrol or derivatives thereof and essential oil of cloves (Eugenia caryophyllata) for the treatment of itching. |
| US09737578B2 |
Delivery vehicle for probiotic bacteria comprising a dry matrix of polysaccharides, saccharides and polyols in a glass form and methods of making same
The disclosure relates to a solid glass matrix of polysaccharide, saccharides and polyols as delivery vehicles for preservation and post gastric administration of a probiotic. The delivery vehicle is capable of releasing the probiotic at their site of action. The present invention further includes methods of making and using the solid glass matrix delivery vehicle of the invention. |
| US09737576B2 |
Dairy administered bacterial composition
A dairy administered animal feed additive that promotes animal health and growth, reduces mortality and can act as an antibiotic substitute. The additive inhibits pathogen growth resulting in lower pathogen load within the animal and reduced pathogen sheading to the environment. The additive includes bacteria that inhibit E. coli O157:H7 growth by as much as 93% and Salmonella growth by as much as 97%, together with commensurate inhibition rates against the Big-Six Escherichia coli strains. The additive includes various combinations of the following pathogen-inhibiting bacteria: Lactobacillus animalis; Enterococcus faecium; and Pediococcus acidilactici. |
| US09737568B2 |
Isolation, cultivation and uses of stem/progenitor cells
The present invention relates to a method of cultivating stem/progenitor cells of the amniotic membrane of umbilical cord that comprises obtaining a tissue explant from the amniotic membrane of umbilical cord and cultivating the tissue explant in suitable cultivation media and cultivation conditions over a suitable period of time. The method may include isolating the stem/progenitor cells from the tissue cultures. The stem cells may be epithelial or mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells. The isolated stem cell cells can have embryonic stem cell-like properties and can be used for various therapeutic purposes. |
| US09737565B2 |
Metal-glycoprotein complexes and their use as chemotherapeutic compounds
Compositions of the invention include glycoproteins, such as transferrin, and metal-based coordination complexes, which are preferably chemotherapeutic compounds and more preferably tunable photodynamic compounds. The compositions are useful as in vivo diagnostic agents, and as therapeutic agents for treating or preventing diseases including those that involve hyperproliferating cells in their etiology, such as cancer. Compositions of the invention are further capable of destroying microbial cells, such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, and destroying viruses. |
| US09737560B1 |
Process for preparation of a humic substance based gel for targeted external application
A method of production and composition of a humic substances-based topical gel that contains a high concentration of polymerized humic substances in the form of polyelectrolyte-enhanced biopolymers, allowing for targeted application of gel to skin. A method of production consists of selection of humic substances containing material, extraction of humic substances from the material, polymerization of humic substances, and further processing for product preservation. Such humic substances based material may be derived from brown coal, such as leonardite or lignite, or peat. An extraction technique for extraction of the humic substances is an alkali extraction method. Such a resulting composition may contain sodium silicate as a gelling agent for ease of application, and in some embodiments a preservative or combination of preservatives for shelf life. Such a humic substances-based topic gel is water soluble, allowing for in-home application and ability to discard through washing down a household drain. |
| US09737559B2 |
Synergistic anti-diabetic compositions
The present invention is concerned with improved synergistic compositions effective in the treatment of diabetes and/or hyperglycemia. In particular, the present invention is concerned with synergistic compositions comprising inulin preparations having a defined degree of polymerisation (DP) of below about 25 and sulfonylureas and/or a sulfonamide and/or derivatives and/or metabolites thereof used in the treatment of Type-2 Diabetes Meliitus (T2DM). Said compositions are also used for preventing the development of, or ameliorating, side-effects or conditions in a subject treated with sulfonylurea and/or a sulfonamide compounds (and/or derivatives and/or metabolites thereof, or combinations thereof), said side-effects including hypoglycemia, gastrointestinal disturbances, fatigue, weight gain, and satiety. |
| US09737558B2 |
Peyer's patch activator
The present invention provides a Peyer's patch activator containing a polysaccharide obtained from sugar cane as an active ingredient, wherein the polysaccharide contains α-glucan as a main component and has a peak molecular weight within a range of 720,000 to 1,080,000, with a proportion of glucose in all component sugars being 80% or more, and proportions of nonreducing terminal glucose and α-1,6-linked glucose being 20 to 30% and 15 to 25%, respectively. |
| US09737552B2 |
Treatment of cognitive impairment in a subject with a neurological autoimmune disease
Described herein are methods for the treatment of cognitive impairment in a subject with a neurological autoimmune disease and methods for determining whether a subject who has a central nervous system autoimmune disease is likely to acquire a cognitive impairment. |
| US09737550B2 |
Treatment of congestion using steroids and adrenergics
A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 μg to about 800 μg, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 μg to about 400 μg. |
| US09737542B2 |
Pyrrolotriazine kinase inhibitors
The present disclosure is generally directed to compounds which can inhibit AAK1 (adaptor associated kinase 1), compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for inhibiting AAK1. |
| US09737535B2 |
Methods for treating cancer using TOR kinase inhibitor combination therapy comprising administering substituted pyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazines
Provided herein are methods for treating or preventing a cancer, comprising administering an effective amount of a TOR kinase inhibitor and an effective amount a second active agent to a patient having a cancer, wherein the TOR kinase inhibitor is a compound of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, clathrates, solvates, stereoisomers, tautomers, metabolites, isotopologues and prodrugs thereof. |
| US09737531B2 |
Composition and method for treatment of depression and psychosis in humans
Compositions and methods tor the treatment of depression and psychoses in humans are disclosed. More particularly, the invention is directed to formulations containing antipsychotic and/or antidepressant medications and also containing an NMDAR antagonist. The present invention is also directed to methods for the treatment of humans suffering from depression and other psychoses, including, schizophrenia, by administration of the inventive compositions in antidepressant and/or antipsychotic effective amounts. |
| US09737524B2 |
Prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for mild cognitive impairment
Provided is a prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for mild cognitive impairment, which can improve interstitial flow in cerebral blood vessel and the like to achieve sufficient clearance of harmful proteins accumulated in the brain. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug includes 6-[4-(1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazole-5-yl)butoxy]3,4-dihydrocarbostyril or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug can improve a flow of interstitial fluid around blood vessels in a drainage pathway to excrete harmful proteins. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for mild cognitive impairment may take the form of a pharmaceutical product for oral administration, a liquid pharmaceutical product for oral administration, or an injectable preparation. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for mild cognitive impairment can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and can also be used for improvement of Lewy body disease, Down's syndrome, or macular degeneration. |
| US09737522B2 |
NMDA receptor modulators and uses related thereto
This disclosure relates to NMDA modulators and used related thereto such as for treatment of central nervous system disorders. In certain embodiments, compounds disclosed herein are NR2C subunit-selective NMDA potentiators. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates compounds disclosed herein as prodrugs, optionally substituted with one or more substituents, derivatives, or salts thereof. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing nervous system disorders comprising administering an effective amount of a composition comprising compound disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof. |
| US09737521B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions containing a PDE4 inhibitor and a PI3 delta or dual PI3 delta-gamma kinase inhibitor
This present invention relates to a method of treating a autoimmune, respiratory and/or inflammatory disease or condition (e.g., psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD). The method comprises administering a PI3K Delta inhibitor or a dual PI3K Delta-Gamma inhibitor and a PDE4 inhibitor. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a PI3K Delta or dual PI3K Delta-Gamma inhibitor and a PDE4 inhibitor. |
| US09737519B2 |
Compositions and methods for enhancing brain function
Compositions and methods are provided that enhance cognition in a human to which the composition is orally administered. Remarkably, clinical studies have proven that contemplated compositions achieved the desired effects using a minimal number of active ingredients at or near threshold active dosages, wherein such compositions almost exclusively comprise huperzine A, vinpocetine or rhodiola, and acetyl-L-carnitine, and optionally further include alpha lipoic acid, rhodiola, and biotin. |
| US09737517B2 |
Pharmaceutical use of hexahydro-dibenzo[a,g]quinolizine compounds
Use of hexahydro-dibenzo[a,g]quinolizine compounds as shown in formula(I) in preparing a medicine for treating and/or preventing benign prostate hyperplasia diseases. |
| US09737515B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting tumor growth
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and treating cell proliferation in cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting tumor growth, and for treating proliferative diseases, particularly colon and breast cancer, with a combined pharmacological approach. Yet more specifically, the compositions for inhibiting tumor growth comprise a combination of: i) a first component which is an ACSL4 inhibitor; and ii) a second component selected from the group consisting of mTOR inhibitor and ER inhibitor. |
| US09737512B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating chronic pain
Certain embodiments are directed to methods of treating pain, e.g., chronic or neuropathic pain, comprising administering an effective amount of an EPAC inhibitor. |
| US09737505B2 |
Prodrug of 1,1′-(1,6-dioxo-1,6-hexanediyl)bis-D-proline
The compound (2R,2′R)-bis(((((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)carbonyl)oxy)methyl) 1,1′-adipoylbis(pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate) possesses physicochemical properties suitable for pharmaceutical development and is capable of generating (R)-1-[6-[(R)-2-carboxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-hexanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (CPHPC) in quantities capable of depleting serum amyloid P component (SAP) efficiently following oral administration, making it useful in the treatment of amyloidosis, Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis. |
| US09737503B2 |
Short acting phenylalkylamine calcium channel blockers and uses thereof
The present invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutically effective amount of an short-acting calcium channel blocking compound to treat ischemic heart conditions, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertensive crisis in an emergency room setting, hypertension before, during, or after surgery, no-reflow phenomenon following reperfusion, and diseases associated with decreased skeletal muscle blood flow. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions formulated for use in such methods and to kits for such methods. |
| US09737501B2 |
Compositions, method, and kits for treating pulmonary conditions
Compositions, methods, and kits useful for treating pulmonary conditions are provided herein. Such compositions can contain synergizing amounts of a non-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor, such as a methylxanthine, in combination with leucine and/or a leucine metabolite, and resveratrol. |
| US09737497B2 |
Electrostatically charged nasal application method and product for micro-filtration
A method of microfiltration of inhaled air for nasal application and product for reducing the risk of inhalation of fine and ultra-fine (i.e., microscopic and submicroscopic) sized atmospheric pollutants by applying a formulation topically to the skin above the upper-lip and in close proximity of the nasal passages. The products of this formulation, when applied, create an electrostatic field for reducing the inhalation of fine and ultra-fine airborne pollutants. |
| US09737495B2 |
Process for obtaining purified pterostilbene and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to a process of extraction and purification of a stilbenoid, pterostilbene, from botanical sources. The process involves obtaining pterostilbene having high degree of purity and the present invention also relates to pure form of pterostilbene obtained. The invention also relates to complexing the pterostilbene with carriers such as cyclodextrin for improving its water solubility and bioavailability. The present invention also describes a process for inhibition of Histone Deacetylases using pterostilbene optionally along with a carrier, and a method of managing Poly Glutamine repeat disorders by the administration of pterostilbene optionally along with a carrier. |
| US09737492B2 |
Casein coated drug-loaded iron oxide nanoparticles
This disclosure relates to nanoparticle drug delivery systems composed of casein (CN) coated nanoparticles, e.g., iron oxide nanoparticles coated with an inner layer and an out layer comprising the milk protein casein. In certain embodiments, drug molecules are incorporated into an inner polymeric layer coating the nanoparticles, which are subsequently coated with a casein containing outer layer, i.e., a layer-by-layer (LBL) construction. Oral administration of these casein coated nanoparticles are contemplated as experiments indicated sufficiently stability in conditions that simulate the conditions of the gut. Drugs that were loaded into the nanoparticle systems were released when the casein outer layer was gradually degraded in the presence of an intestinal protease meant to simulate conditions of the intestine. |
| US09737487B2 |
Cyclodextrin compositions encapsulating a selective ATP inhibitor and uses thereof
The invention provides compositions comprising cyclodextrins encapsulating a selective ATP inhibitor, as well as uses thereof. |
| US09737486B2 |
Method and use of nano-scale devices for reduction of tissue injury in ischemic and reperfusion injury
A method for protection of tissues subject to ischemic and/or reperfusion damage is provided. The method includes administering to the tissue a composition comprising nanodevices. The nanodevices can take the form of, for example, polymeric nanoparticles or lipidic nanoparticles. The nanodevices also find use in methods for reducing ischemic injury in tissue at risk of such injury, such as heart and brain tissue. |
| US09737481B2 |
Spray foam corticosteroid product
A foamable pharmaceutical composition and a method of treating corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses of the skin are disclosed. The foamable pharmaceutical composition comprises a corticosteroid compound as an active ingredient; a quick-break foaming agent including an aliphatic alcohol, water, a fatty alcohol and a surface active agent; a buffering agent; and a propellant. The foamable composition is disposed within a pressurizable container that comprises an aerosol valve assembly including a dip tube communicating with a valve orifice through which the foamable composition is dispensed and an actuator to start and stop dispensation. The valve assembly dispenses a conically-shaped spray at a rate of about 2 to about 0.3 g/sec and provides a foam having a density of about 0.12 to about 0.25 when sprayed at a distance of about 5 to about 10 cm from the valve orifice onto a glass surface that is at ambient room temperature. |
| US09737479B2 |
Oral delivery products including three-dimensional objects
An edible product and method for making an edible product including a core composition having at least one outer surface and at least one edible, three dimensional object secured to the at least one outer surface, where the object includes a binder material and a deliverable component selected from the group consisting of flavors, colors, sweeteners, actives, sensates, effervescent components, and combinations thereof. Also, a method for delivery of at least one deliverable component including placing such products in the mouth of a user and releasing the deliverable component from the edible, three dimensional object. |
| US09737478B2 |
Treatment of malaria
The invention contemplates compositions for the treatment of malaria comprising an anti-malaria drug and an adjuvant which promotes vasodilation and methods of using same. |
| US09737477B2 |
Anti-aging dietary composition containing polysaccharides derived from ginseng and tuber fleeceflower root
The present invention discloses the use of a ginseng and tuber fleeceflower root complex polysaccharide in the preparation of health-care food having anti-aging efficacies, the complex polysaccharide is ginseng and tuber fleeceflower root complex polysaccharide, with ginseng and/or tuber fleeceflower root as raw material, the complex polysaccharide is obtained by water extraction, concentration and alcohol precipitation processes. The complex polysaccharide in the present invention, as proved by Caenorhabditis elegans model experiment, is able to prolong the average life span of wild-type, oxidation stress model and protein aggregation toxin model effectively, the effect pathway is closely related to improving anti-oxidation ability in C. elegans, inhibiting toxic aggregation protein stress, enhancing the activity of heat-block protein and regulating the crucial node of insulin signalling pathway, which demonstrates that it has good effect of delaying aging and preventing aging-related diseases. |
| US09737476B2 |
Cosmetic use of an albizia julibrissin extract and corresponding topical composition
The present invention proposes an extract of Albizia Julibrissin for the cosmetic treatment of skin glycation. The extract is preferably obtained from flowers and/or seeds. Application to cosmetic formulations for treating cutaneous fatigue, in particular for improving the radiance of skin and eye contour (under eye bags and dark circles) and for treating the loss of skin suppleness. A preferred composition, particularly adapted for eye contour, comprises the Albizia Julibrissin extract combined with Darutoside that can be extracted from Siegesbeckia Orientalis. |
| US09737475B2 |
Anhydrous dyeing composition and process for dyeing hair
The present invention relates to an anhydrous dyeing composition which is liquid at 20° C. and comprising one or more oil liquid at 20° C., one or more direct dyes and at least one anionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant for achieving intensive homogeneous colors on hair. |
| US09737473B2 |
Leave-on compositions containing cellulose materials
The compositions and methods of this invention relate to a leave-on skin care composition containing hydrophobic, linear cellulose particles having an average length of from about 1 to about 500 μm, a particle aspect ratio from about 2 to about 25 and an average thickness of from about 1 to about 500 μm; and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. |
| US09737472B2 |
Light-absorbing compositions and methods of use
The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions comprising naturally occurring light absorbing molecules for preventing damages from light exposure. Specific embodiments of this disclosure include fluorescent proteins from Brachiostoma lanceolatum. |
| US09737468B2 |
UV protective skin treatment compositions and screening methods
Provided are methods of screening antioxidants for skin protective capacity and antioxidant formulations which protect the skin from UV radiation. The method of screening antioxidants for protecting the skin from UV radiation includes using the Briggs-Rauscher Oxidant Method (BROM) method to one or more antioxidants for predicting protection to the epidermal layer. One advantageous antioxidant formulation for use in sun screens, lip balms and other types of topically applied skin care products for protecting the skin from UV radiation includes a mixture of antioxidants in the skin care product including an effective amount of arbutin in combination with BHT, wherein the ratio of arbutin to BHT in the skin care product ranges from 1:4 to 4:1, and wherein the measured BROM value of the antioxidant mixture is greater than the sum of the BROM values of the individual antioxidants in the mixture at the same concentration. The measured BROM value of the resultant product is greater than or equal to 0.2 sec/μg. The antioxidant formulation may also optionally include hydroquinone, resveratrol, uric acid and/or atorvastatin. |
| US09737465B2 |
Process for producing a blank, and a blank
The invention relates to a blank for producing a dental molded part such as an inlay, onlay, crown or bridge, and to a method for producing the blank. To be able to machine a dental molded part, in particular one having thin wall thicknesses, from the blank without difficulty, the blank is designed to consist of a glass ceramic having a density of between 30 and 60% of theoretical density, and of glass-ceramic powder particles with a particle size distribution d90≦80 μm, lithium silicate crystals being present in an amount of 10 to 90% by volume. |
| US09737464B2 |
Baby bottle holding devices, systems and methods
A support system for a baby bottle has a support body having a generally cylindrical portion. A channel is defined within the support body. A slot is defined between slot edges of the support body extending between a first end portion and a second end portion. First and second handle portions are coupled to the support body. The first and second handle portions are coupled to the support body at an angle less than about 120 degrees apart from each other about a surface of the support body. The support body is sized and configured to support a baby bottle positioned within the channel defined within the support body. In some embodiments, the first and second handle portions have handle grip portions that are coupled to the support body at an angle between about 5 degrees and about 30 degrees relative to a surface of the support body. |
| US09737460B2 |
Foot spa tub pump and method
A foot spa tub includes a tub basin, a first magnetic drive member rotatably coupled to a drive motor, and a first casing supporting the magnetic drive member. The first casing is disposed against an exterior surface of a sidewall of the basin. A second magnetic drive member is rotatably coupled to a blade. The first and second magnetic drive members are magnetically coupled to each other so that the blade is drivingly coupled to the drive motor. A nozzle houses the second magnetic drive member and the blade. The nozzle is detachably securable to an interior surface of the sidewall by a magnetic attraction force between the first and second magnetic drive members. A method of circulating liquid in a foot tub spa is also provided. |
| US09737458B1 |
Prostate massager
Disclosed is a prostate massager that includes a first section connected to a second section. The first section can bend relative to the second section at various angles to optimize prostate stimulation. Each of the first section and the second section includes a vibrating unit that can facilitate massaging. The vibrating unit can be controlled via a control switch that is operatively connected to a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board can include a network interface for connecting the massager to an external user device to remotely control the massager. |
| US09737455B2 |
Apparatus and method for wound treatment employing periodic sub-atmospheric pressure
A tissue treatment apparatus and method are provided for treating tissue by the application of the time-varying sub-atmospheric pressure. The apparatus includes a cover adapted to cover a wound and adapted to maintain sub-atmospheric pressure the site of the wound. The apparatus further includes a source of suction configured to generate a time-varying sub-atmospheric pressure having a periodic waveform comprising a gradual change in pressure. The suction source cooperates with the cover to supply the time-varying sub-atmospheric pressure under the cover to the wound. The time-varying sub-atmospheric pressure may vary between a first pressure value below the inherent tissue tension of the wound tissue and a second pressure value above the inherent tissue tension of the wound tissue. |
| US09737450B2 |
Hyperoxic therapy systems, methods and apparatus
The present invention provides systems, methods, and apparatus for applying a hyperoxic therapy delivery system to a patient; administering hyperoxic gas to the patient according to an oxygen dose-response model; and adjusting the administration of the hyperoxic gas to the patient based upon monitored parameters related to a condition of the patient. Numerous additional features are disclosed. |
| US09737449B1 |
Apparatus and method for covering a Hoyer Lift sling
An assembly and a method for covering a Hoyer Lift sling. The sling assembly includes a cover positioned over a top side of a Hoyer lift sling. The cover has a hole therethrough which is positioned over the hole of the sling. A retaining sheet is attached to the cover and also has a hole therethrough which is positioned in alignment with the hole of the sling. In addition, a pad having a corresponding hole therethrough is preferably positioned between the sling and the cover. At least a portion of the retaining sheet is received through the hole of the pad and through the hole of the sling so that this portion of the retaining sheet is positioned beneath the bottom side of the sling. The cover on top of the sling and the portion of the retaining sheet beneath the sling each extend beyond the width of the sling and have outer edge portions which are attached together so that the sling and the pad are thereby retained between the cover and the retaining sheet. |
| US09737446B2 |
Absorbent article having a lotioned topsheet
The absorbent article of the invention has a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet joined to the backsheet. The topsheet has an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin and hair of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20 degrees C., the lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a substantially water free emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20 degrees C. wherein the emollient contains 5% or less water, the emollient comprising a member selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based emollients, fatty acid ester emollients, alkyl ethoxylate emollients, and mixtures thereof; (ii) from about 5 to about 90% of an agent capable of immobilizing the emollient on the outer surface of the topsheet, the immobilizing agent being miscible with the emollient, the immobilizing agent having a melting point of at least about 35 degrees C. wherein the immobilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, C14-C22 fatty alcohols, C14-C22 fatty acids, C14-C22 fatty alcohol ethoxylates with a degree of ethoxylation of 4 or less, and mixtures thereof. |
| US09737444B2 |
Absorbent article with a waistband and leg cuffs having gathers
A disposable absorbent article comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising a waistband and a leg gasketing system, wherein the waistband has a first gather count and the leg gasketing system has a second gather count such that the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is from about 0.75 to about 1.25. |
| US09737443B2 |
Ergonomic tampon applicator
A tampon applicator barrel includes an insertion tip at a forward end of the barrel, a main body section that extends from the insertion tip, and a reverse taper section that is joined to the main body section so that the main body section is between the insertion tip and the reverse taper section. The main body section tapers toward the insertion tip section. The reverse taper section tapers in a direction away from the insertion tip section. A finger grip section extends from the reverse taper section to a plunger receiving end of the barrel opposite the forward end. The barrel is straight from the forward end to the plunger receiving end that receives a plunger. |
| US09737440B2 |
Absorbent articles having variable data thereon and systems and methods for printing such articles
Printed articles having unique data thereon, and flexible substrate printing systems and methods that allow for customization of flexible, absorbent substrates. Customization is accomplished by printing variable data on substrate stock in a single run or production pass such that at least some of the articles in a set of articles contains printed matter different from printed matter on other articles in the same set. The substrate stock can include napkin material, toilet tissue material, paper towel material, or any other similar substrate. One or more print engines are configured to receive substrate stock from the conveyor and print variable matter on the substrate stock. The methods and systems allow for economical and efficient production of small or large customer orders without the need to produce individual printing dies or plates. |
| US09737437B2 |
Method and apparatus for making improved surgical incisions in corrective eye surgery
A method and apparatus for making improved surgical incisions in corrective eye surgery are provided. It was observed that a uniform elongated AK (or LRI) incision provides a non-uniform corrective effect due to non-uniform post-surgical relaxation of ophthalmic tissue. The method and apparatus leverage this observation to provide for creation of a surgical incision that is structured to be non-uniform along its length in such a manner as to at least partially counteract an expected variation in ophthalmic tissue relaxation to provide overall increased uniformity of corrective effect. An automated laser surgery system includes a laser control system configured to control laser delivery to cause selective ablation of ophthalmic tissue to provide an elongated structured incision that varies along its length in at least one of a depth, a profile, a width, and an angle of attack relative to a surface of the ophthalmic tissue. |
| US09737435B2 |
Device with closure, one-way valve, and storage chamber and related method
A device has a first part with a valve seat and storage chamber, and a second part with a flexible valve cover and actuator. The storage chamber may be formed from a pre-form blow-molded into a flexible pouch defining a variable-volume storage chamber. The flexible valve cover and valve seat form a normally closed valve seam therebetween. The valve cover is movable in response to fluid at an inlet to the seam exceeding a valve opening pressure of the one-way valve between (i) a normally closed position with valve cover and valve seat in contact with each other and defining the normally closed seam, and (ii) a second position with at least a portion of the valve cover spaced away from the valve seat to allow the fluid to pass through the seam. The one-way valve may have anti-spritz features for using the device to dispense a substance, such as to the eye. The device may contain prostaglandins without the device material absorbing the prostaglandins material and/or without the material being adsorbed into the drug. |
| US09737432B2 |
Nail correcting device
A nail correcting device made of an elastic material includes: a pair of holding pieces arranged side by side in a predetermined direction; and a connecting piece connecting the holding pieces to each other, the pair of holding pieces each including: a body at least partly in an arc within a plane intersecting with the predetermined direction; and a pair of first and second distal edges connected to both ends of the body to hold a nail. The pair of first and second distal edges are spaced from each other along the predetermined direction at an inner side and an outer side. |
| US09737430B2 |
Ankle stabilizing apparatus having a dynamic cuff and stabilizing strap system
An ankle stabilizing apparatus for minimizing inversion and eversion of the foot includes a body member having at least one cuff member positioned against a cuff portion of the body member, wherein the cuff member defines at least one opening for receiving at least one stabilizing strap such that the cuff member and stabilizing strap dynamically apply a variable force against the body member and ankle. The apparatus promotes variable compression against the ankle upon application and during wear. The apparatus also resists distal migration during wear. |
| US09737427B2 |
Medical device delivery systems
Medical device delivery systems, and related methods and components, are disclosed. |
| US09737423B2 |
Stent with drug coat layer
A stent able to minimize occurrences of strain and stress concentration in a drug coat layer upon expansive deformation of the stent in a radial direction to avoid the possibility of the drug separating from the stent, includes a stent body and a drug coating layer coated on the outside surface of the stent body so that the thickness of the drug coating layer gradually decreases toward a bent portion of the stent. |
| US09737422B2 |
Stent
The invention relates to a medical device and a method of using it. The device is a stent which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The stent is configured to have a central portion defined by “open” cells and at least two end portions, defined by “closed” cells, spaced apart and directly connected to the distal and proximal ends of the central portion of the stent. The stent may also optionally have a covering or a lattice with openings. |
| US09737421B2 |
Blood-flow tubing
An artificial or modified natural blood flow tubing has a helical-flow inducer to induce helical flow in such a fashion as to eliminate or reduce turbulence. One inducer is a tubular stent of expansible mesh having a helical vane. |
| US09737416B2 |
Surgical instrument and method of positioning an acetabular prosthetic component
An orthopedic surgical instrument and method for positioning an acetabular prosthetic component in a patient's surgically-prepared acetabulum is disclosed. The orthopedic surgical instrument has a base configured to engage the patient's pelvis, a first linkage pivotally coupled to the base, a locking mechanism operable to lock the first linkage in position relative to the base, and a second linkage removably coupled to the first linkage. The second linkage has an alignment axis corresponding to a desired abduction angle and a desired anteversion angle of the acetabular axis of the acetabular prosthetic component. |
| US09737415B2 |
Systems and techniques for restoring and maintaining intervertebral anatomy
Techniques and systems for distracting a spinal disc space and supporting adjacent vertebrae are provided. Trial instruments are insertable into the disc space to determine a desired disc space height and to select a corresponding implant. Implants can be also be self-distracting and the implant providing the desired disc space height can be implanted in the spinal disc space. |
| US09737411B2 |
Worm-gear actuated orthopedic implants and methods
An intervertebral implant has at least one arm (14) pivotally connected to a base (10). At least one worm gear configuration includes a worm in (18) mounted within the base (10) so as to be rotatable, and a set of gear teeth (20) associated with the arm (14). When the worm (18) is rotated about its central axis, the arm (14) is driven through a range of pivotal motion relative to the base so as to change an angle of inclination between a direction of elongation (16) of the arm and the direction of elongation (12) of the base. Embodiments of the invention include devices with a hollow proximal worm allowing access into the implant via the worm, distally deployed worms, and devices with a pair of worm gear assemblies that operate synchronously or independently. |
| US09737410B2 |
Intervertebral prosthesis for introduction via posterior approach
An intervertebral prosthesis for insertion by posterior approach, designed to be inserted in pairs between two vertebral bodies, said prosthesis consisting of a prosthesis body extending in a longitudinal direction of intervertebral insertion, including peripheral faces delimiting, on the inside, an inner space for receiving a bone substitute. The prosthesis includes a prosthesis body of which the lower and upper bearing faces have a convex profile having continuously variable convexity in the longitudinal direction. The invention is intended for the treatment of individuals suffering from disc degeneration in the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae. |
| US09737403B2 |
Self-adjusting attachment structure for a cardiac support device
A cardiac support device including a jacket and elastic attachment structure for self-securing the jacket to a heart. The attachment structures can include undulating metal and polymer elements, a silicone band and elastomeric filaments on a base end of the jacket. |
| US09737402B2 |
MRT-compatible valve prosthesis for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve
The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7). |
| US09737401B2 |
Methods for anchoring a device at a native heart valve annulus
A method and device for anchoring a prosthetic heart valve or annuloplasty ring to a valve annulus in a heart and a method of implanting same is disclosed. The device can include a prosthetic valve or annuloplasty ring with one or more anchors configured to be threaded or otherwise passed underneath a native leaflet and/or subvalvular tissue to secure the device at the native annulus. |
| US09737396B2 |
Foldable intraocular lens and method of making
A foldable intraocular lens for providing vision contains an optic body that includes an optical zone and a peripheral zone entirely surrounding the optical zone. The optic body has an anterior face, a substantially opposing posterior face, an optic edge, and an optical axis. The anterior face comprises a central face, a peripheral face, and a recessed annular face therebetween that is disposed posterior to the peripheral face. The intraocular lens further comprises at least one haptic that is integrally formed with the peripheral zone. The haptic comprises a distal posterior face, a proximal posterior face, and a step edge disposed at a boundary therebetween. The haptic further comprises a side edge disposed between the optic edge and the step edge. The proximal posterior face and the posterior face of the optic body form a continuous surface. An edge corner is formed by the intersection of the continuous surface with the optic edge, the side edge, and the step edge. |
| US09737393B2 |
Tracheal implant
An implant device may include a body of a first material and defining a lumen and at least two arcuate rings of a second material embedded within the body. In one embodiment, the second material does not connect a first ring of the at least two arcuate rings to an adjacent second ring of the at least two arcuate rings. |
| US09737387B1 |
Fish DNA sampler
A system is provided for collecting cellular material from fish for subsequent DNA analysis. A channel includes a sample collection zone. A fluid ejector is directed into the sample collection zone. A fluid collector is communicated with the sample collection zone. A controller is configured to coordinate ejection of a fluid jet from the fluid ejector and collection of a fluid sample by the fluid collector. The fluid jet dislodges cellular material such as scales and mucous from the fish. The fluid collector collects that cellular material in a fluid sample for subsequent DNA analysis. |
| US09737386B2 |
Dosage projectile for remotely treating an animal
The invention relates to a dosage projectile for administering an active agent to an animal, the projectile configured to contain an active agent and having a frangible shell adapted to fragment on impact with an animal to deliver the active agent to the animal and produce a plurality of shell fragments associated with the animal after impact to provide a visible mark on the animal. |
| US09737382B2 |
Apparatus and methods of making denture devices
The present application describes a method for designing and manufacturing a denture device for a patient. A method is described for designing a virtual denture and manufacturing a functional fitting replica denture from the virtual denture. An apparatus comprising a functional fitting replica denture is prepared having denture teeth having a fit substantially similar to the final denture. The methods and apparatus described herein reduce the number of visits required to manufacture the final denture. |
| US09737381B2 |
Desktop three-dimensional scanner for dental use provided with two-axis motion unit in which camera and projector are coupled to unit for changing horizontal axis of rotation of stage
In a desktop three-dimensional scanner for dental use of the related art, a two-axis rotation motion unit, on which a target object can be placed and rotated in order to image the entire shape of the target object, is coupled to the scanner, and thus, when a subject is placed on the imaging stage and is rotated along the horizontal axis of rotation of the stage, the subject is dropped from the stage by gravity after being inclined, and accordingly, additional fixing means or a receiving jig should be placed on the stage together with the subject to prevent same. In such a case, inconvenience is caused because the target objects to be scanned have various shapes and the fixing means or receiving jigs should fit the shapes thereof. According to one embodiment of the desktop three-dimensional scanner for dental user of the present invention, a camera and a projector are provided on the unit for changing the horizontal axis of rotation of the imaging stage, and thus a target object does not have to be inclined during the scanning process and dental prostheses of various shapes can be three-dimensionally scanned even without additional fixing means or a receiving jig. |
| US09737379B2 |
Rapid palatal expander and method for the assembly thereof
Rapid palatal expander made of a first and a second main body (5, 6) provided with aligned female threads (7, 8) that are engaged by the threaded stems (4) of an actuator element (2). This actuator element (2) is provided with a drive head (3) from which the stems (4) extend in opposite directions and aligned with opposite threads. Following the rotation of the drive head (2) the main bodies (5, 6) move parallel to the longitudinal extension direction Y of the actuator element (2). During the movement the main bodies (5, 6) are guided by a first and a second pair of rods (11, 12), which are fixed in a single body with the first and the second main body (5, 6), respectively, and are slidably mutually engaged with each other. |
| US09737375B2 |
Dental handpiece and prophy angle
A combination includes a dental handpiece and a prophy angle. The dental handpiece includes a nosecone threadably connected to the dental handpiece. The prophy angle includes a proximal body that matingly attaches to the nosecone. A plurality of elongated torque members are formed on each of the prophy angle proximal body and the nosecone. Each of the torque members is a male torque member or a female torque member and each male torque member formed on one of the prophy angle proximal body and the nosecone matingly couples with a female torque member formed on the other of the nosecone and the prophy angle proximal body. The prophy angle, including the plurality of elongated torque members formed on the prophy angle, is formed to also be attachable to a known standard doriot-style nosecone. Other specific features of the handpiece and prophy angle are also disclosed. |
| US09737373B2 |
Instrument device manipulator and surgical drape
An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an attachment interface that can secure a surgical tool in a front-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on a face opposite of a proximal extension of the surgical tool) or a back-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on the same face as the proximal extension of the surgical tool). The surgical tool holder may rotate continuously within the outer housing. In a back-mount configuration, the surgical tool holder may have a passage that receives the proximal extension of the tool and allows free rotation of the proximal extension about the rotational axis. A surgical drape separates the IDM and robotic arm from a tool, while allowing electrical and/or optical signals to pass therebetween. |
| US09737369B2 |
Surgical apparatus and procedure
A computer assisted surgery method and apparatus for determining a change in a property of a joint of a patient caused by an arthroplasty procedure is described. The relative position of a first bone and a second bone of the joint is determined with the joint in a first position. The position of a pre-operative center of motion of the joint relative to the first bone is determined. The position of the second bone relative to the pre-operative center of motion is determined using the relative position of the first and second bones. The position of a post-operative center of motion resulting from a prosthetic component to be used in the joint is determined. The position of the second bone relative to the post-operative center of motion is determined. Any change in the property of the joint. is determined from the difference between the position of the second bone relative to the pre-operative center of motion and the position of the second bone relative to the post-operative center of motion. |
| US09737368B2 |
System and method for attaching a radiopaque marker bead to an endoprosthesis
A radiopaque marker bead can be attached to an endoprosthesis by pressing an end of bead into a through hole formed into the endoprosthesis and allowing the opposite end of the bead to pass through the hole and protrude out of the other end of the hole. Both ends of the bead can then be pressed and flattened so as to frictionally engage both ends of the hole. A support tool having a curved outer surface can be inserted into the endoprosthesis to support the endoprosthesis luminal surface while the bead is being pushed into the hole. The support tool has a depression which allows the opposite end of the bead to protrude out of the hole. |
| US09737367B2 |
Historical patient-specific information for articular repair systems
Methods and systems for retention and use of historical patient-specific information in selecting and/or designing patient-adapted articular repair systems are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include articular repair system components that are selected and/or designed based, at least in part, on both current patient-specific information and historical patient-specific information. According to certain embodiments, a method of making an implant component for intended treatment of a diseased or damaged joint of a patient is disclosed. |
| US09737364B2 |
Local magnetic actuation of surgical devices
A method of actuating a surgical device is described. A surgical tool is inserted into a body cavity of a patient through a natural orifice. A distal end of an actuation tool is inserted through a surgical access port in the body of the patient. The distal end of the actuation tool is positioned proximal to an external wall of the body cavity opposite the surgical tool. A magnetic coupling is established between the distal end of the actuation tool and the surgical tool. When the magnetic coupling is established, distal end of the actuation tool is located at the external wall of the body cavity and the surgical tool is located at the internal wall of the body cavity. The surgical tool is manipulated using the actuation tool through the magnetic coupling. |
| US09737357B2 |
Vessel sealer and divider
An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes an elongated shaft having opposing jaw members at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The forceps also includes a source of electrical energy connected to each jaw member such that the jaw members are capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal. A generally tube-like cutter is included which is slidably engaged about the elongated shaft and which is selectively movable about the elongated shaft to engage and cut tissue on at least one side of the jaw members while the tissue is engaged between jaw members. |
| US09737354B2 |
Battery-powered electrosurgical forceps with multi-turn selectable-ratio transformer
An electrocautery surgical device comprising a battery source and radio-frequency signal generating circuitry electrically coupled to the battery source and operable to deliver power. In an exemplary embodiment, the radio-frequency signal generating circuitry comprises a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding wherein the secondary winding is comprised of a first secondary sub-winding and a second secondary sub-winding, at least one switching component electrically coupled to the first and second secondary sub-windings and operable to switch between engaging the first secondary sub-winding and engaging the second secondary sub-winding such that a current induced by the primary winding flows through either the first secondary sub-winding or the second secondary sub-winding, wherein the first and second secondary sub-windings have a different number of turns such that the radio-frequency signal generating circuitry produces a different impedance value depending on which of the first or second secondary sub-windings is engaged. |
| US09737352B2 |
Nested expandable sleeve implant
An expandable implant for treating bone preferably in a minimally invasive manner includes a preferably cylindrical core element extending along a longitudinal axis and preferably a plurality of nestable, expandable sleeves extending along a longitudinal axis for placement radially about the core element. The plurality of nestable sleeves are sequentially insertable over the core element in such a manner that a first nestable sleeve is inserted over the core element and each subsequently inserted nestable sleeve is received between the core element and the previously inserted nestable sleeve such that the insertion of each additional sleeve causes each previously inserted sleeve to outwardly expand. |
| US09737348B2 |
Method and device for correcting bone deformities
The present invention is a method and device for the correction and reduction of bone deformities, such as metatarsus primus adductus, using a plate body with winged buttresses and dorsal loop. The method and device can be affixed to a bone without any drilling or violating of the bone and can use a tethering technique which does not require drilling into the second metatarsal, nor does it require the placement of a prominent suture knot/button device medially along the first metatarsal. |
| US09737344B2 |
Spinous process device and method of use
A spinous process device and method are disclosed. The device includes a first plate having a first part slidably coupled to a second part, a second plate having a third part slidably coupled to a fourth part, and first and second connector devices configured to be placed through openings created in spinous processes and rotatably couple respective first and second parts to third and fourth parts of the first and second plates together allowing angular displacement of the second plate with respect to the first plate and secure the spinous processes between the first and second plates. |
| US09737342B2 |
System and method for facet joint replacement
A facet joint replacement system includes an inferior implant with an inferior articular surface, a superior implant with a superior articular surface and may include a crosslink extending across a vertebral sagittal plane. The inferior implant may comprise an inferior strut, and a polyaxially adjustable, lockable mechanism which may couple the inferior articular surface with a first end of the inferior strut, and couple the inferior articular surface with the crosslink. A second end of the inferior strut may be secured to a polyaxially adjustable, lockable fixation assembly securable in a vertebra. The superior implant may be secured to a polyaxially adjustable lockable fixation assembly securable in a vertebra. The positions of the inferior articular surface and the first end of the inferior strut are independently translatable along a medial-lateral axis of the vertebra prior to lockout by the lockable mechanism. The crosslink may be placed into the lockable mechanism from a posterior approach. |
| US09737339B2 |
Posterio spinal fixation
This application describes a spinal fixation system. The spinal fixation system includes at least a rod member having shaped ends, at least two pedicle screws capable of receiving the shaped ends of the rod member, and a system for introducing the rod member and pedicle screws in a minimally invasive fashion. |
| US09737336B2 |
Anatomically personalized and mobilizing external support and method for controlling a path of an external auxiliary frame
The invention concerns an anatomically personalized and mobilizing external support configured to be arranged to support a physical joint between a first and a second bone group, which support comprises at least one first external auxiliary frame, which is configured to be attached to the first bone group using invasive attachment means, at least one second external auxiliary frame, which is configured to be attached to the second bone group using invasive attachment means, and at least one external auxiliary joint, which is fitted between the first and the second auxiliary frame. The external support is configured to permit a rotation of the second external auxiliary frame relative to the first external auxiliary frame about a rotational axis, sliding of the rotational axis relative to the first external auxiliary frame in a first direction, and sliding of the rotational axis or at least a portion of the second external auxiliary frame relative to the first external auxiliary frame in a second direction, which differs from the first direction. |
| US09737334B2 |
Methods and devices for accessing a body cavity
Methods and devices are provided for accessing a body cavity. In one embodiment, a surgical access device is provided that includes a housing having at least one access or sealing port for receiving a surgical instrument, and a retractor removably coupled to the housing and having a working channel configured to extend into a body cavity. The housing can include releasably matable upper and lower portions, with the upper portion being configured to freely rotate 360° relative to the lower portion and to the retractor when the housing is mated thereto. |
| US09737330B2 |
Cutting wire assembly for use with a catheter
A method of treating a lesion in a body lumen to enlarge a passageway in the lumen including providing a cutting member, connecting a tracking member to the cutting member to form an assembly, inserting the connected cutting member and tracking member through a first lumen of a catheter, withdrawing the catheter from the cutting member and tracking member, inserting the catheter over the tracking member and leaving the cutting member outside the catheter, and expanding a portion of the catheter to move the cutting member into cutting contact with the lesion. A device for treating a lesion in a body lumen including a cutting member having a coupler to connect a tracking member is also provided. |
| US09737327B2 |
Fluid ejection device and medical apparatus
A fluid ejection device which ejects a fluid includes: an ejection tube which ejects the fluid; a fluid chamber which communicates with the ejection tube; a piezoelectric element capable of changing a volume of the fluid chamber; a controller which controls a drive voltage applied to the piezoelectric element; and a fluid supplying unit which supplies the fluid to the fluid chamber at a predetermined flow rate. If a maximum frequency available to be set of the drive voltage is fmax [Hz] and an amount of change in the volume of the fluid chamber when a maximum value available to be set of the drive voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element to drive the piezoelectric element is V1 [ml], the fluid supplying unit supplies the fluid at the predetermined flow rate above V1×fmax [ml/s]. |
| US09737323B2 |
Systems and methods for imaging and ablating body tissue
A transducer subassembly with combined imaging and therapeutic capabilities is disclosed. The subassembly includes heat sinks that are configured to maintain the transducer at a low operating temperature so that the transducer operates at high efficiency and also can handle a wider range of frequencies. The subassembly is also configured to allow cooling fluid to flow past the transducer element. One heat sink in the subassembly also acts as an acoustic matching layer and another heat sink acts as a backing Alternatively, the second heat sink which acts as a backing is optional. The transducer is configured to transmit at one power level for imaging, and at a second power level for ablating. The transducer may comprise sub-elements transmitting at different power levels. The subassembly may be operated at one power level for imaging and a second power level for ablating. |
| US09737321B2 |
Multi-functional medical device and related methods of use
A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may further include an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The end-effector may include a plurality of arms pivotally connected to one another, wherein each arm includes a tissue-contacting surface, a first portion of the tissue-contacting surface including a plurality of ridges configured to grasp tissue. Further, the tissue-contacting surface may include a channel oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the medical device. |
| US09737312B2 |
Fluted osteotome and surgical method for use
A surgical method and tool for expanding an initial osteotomy (42) to receive a bone implant (44). An osteotome (22) having a tapered working end (28) is inserted into the initial osteotomy (42). The initial osteotomy (42) is enlarged by simultaneously rotating and pushing the working end (28) of the tapered osteotome (22) into the osteotomy (42). When rotated in one direction the burnishing edges (40) concentrate the pushing and rotational force in outward normal and tangential component forces against the interior surface of the osteotomy (42) to incrementally expand the osteotomy (42) with little to no removal of bone material (46). When rotated in the opposite direction the burnishing edges cut the interior surface of the osteotomy. Progressively larger tapered osteotomes (22) are used until an osteotomy (42) of predetermined size is achieved. |
| US09737310B2 |
Articulating clip applier
A surgical apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue is provided. The surgical apparatus includes a housing, a drive assembly, a trigger, and a shaft assembly. The trigger is operatively connected with the drive assembly. The drive assembly is at least partially positioned within the housing. The shaft assembly extends distally from the housing and has a first tubular member pivotally connected with a second tubular member located distally from the first tubular member. An articulation mechanism is operatively connected between the first and second tubular members, and includes a gear rack, at least one gear, and a gear segment, respectfully connected with each other to pivot the second tubular member about the pivot axis. The gear rack and at least one gear are located within the first tubular member. The gear segment extends proximally from the second tubular member. |
| US09737307B2 |
Blood vessel occlusion
An occlusion device delivery system can deliver an implant using a catheter. A distal section of the catheter has proximal and distal apertures extending through a wall of the catheter. The implant can be wound about the distal section and secured to the catheter via an engagement mechanism. The implant has a proximal segment that curves inwardly across the proximal aperture and a distal segment that curves inwardly across the distal aperture. The engagement mechanism engages the proximal and distal segments within their respective apertures to secure the implant to the catheter. |
| US09737303B2 |
Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism
A surgical severing and stapling instrument, suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil. An E-beam firing bar moves distally through the clamped end effector to sever tissue and to drive staples on each side of the cut. The E-beam firing bar affirmatively spaces the anvil from the elongate channel to assure properly formed closed staples, especially when an amount of tissue is clamped that is inadequate to space the end effector. In particular, an upper pin of the firing bar longitudinally moves through an anvil slot and a channel slot is captured between a lower cap and a middle pin of the firing bar to assure a minimum spacing. Forming the E-beam from a thickened distal portion and a thinned proximal strip enhances manufacturability and facilitates use in such articulating surgical instruments. |
| US09737302B2 |
Surgical stapling instrument having a restraining member
A surgical severing and stapling instrument, suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil. An E-beam firing bar moves distally through the clamped end effector to sever tissue and to drive staples on each side of the cut. The E-beam firing bar affirmatively spaces the anvil from the elongate channel to assure properly formed closed staples, especially when an amount of tissue is clamped that is inadequate to space the end effector. In particular, an upper pin of the firing bar longitudinally moves through an anvil slot and a channel slot is captured between a lower cap and a middle pin of the firing bar to assure a minimum spacing. Forming the E-beam from a thickened distal portion and a thinned proximal strip enhances manufacturability and facilitates use in such articulating surgical instruments. |
| US09737300B2 |
Electrosurgical device with disposable shaft having rack and pinion drive
An apparatus comprises an end effector, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The end effector is coupled with the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly comprises a translating member extending through the shaft assembly. The interface assembly is operable to engage the shaft assembly and comprises a plurality of drive shafts and a rack. One of the drive shafts is operable to drive the rack along a path that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft assembly. A plurality of racks may be used to rotate the shaft assembly, articulate the shaft assembly, and/or drive the translating member through the shaft assembly to thereby actuate the end effector. |
| US09737287B2 |
Guidance system mounts for surgical introducers
A delicate tissue retraction system having a retractor, an introducer and a clamp mechanism. The retractor has a hollow retractor passage extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal retractor end to a distal retractor end. The introducer has an introducer channel extending from a proximal introducer end to a distal introducer end. The introducer is configured to be removably installed within the retractor such that the proximal introducer end and distal introducer end are located along the longitudinal axis and the distal introducer end extends beyond the distal retractor end. The clamp mechanism is located on the introducer and includes a clamp axially aligned with the introducer channel, and control member configured to move the clamp between an open position and a closed position. The clamp may be used to hold a navigation probe inside the introducer, and a registration indicator may confirm the proper installation of the probe. |
| US09737284B2 |
Phantom for measuring thickness of thin layer using ultrasonic imaging device and method of using thereof
A phantom for measuring thickness of a thin layer and a method of using thereof. The phantom may include a non-scattering muscle mimicking material having a flat top surface; a plurality of soft tissue mimicking thin layers placed in a first area, which is at least a part of a top surface of the non-scattering muscle mimicking material, and having thicknesses different from each other; and an anechoic blood mimicking liquid material placed in an area other than the first area among an entire area of the top surface of the non-scattering muscle mimicking material and on a top surface of the plurality of soft tissue mimicking thin layers. |
| US09737279B2 |
X-ray CT apparatus
An X-ray CT apparatus is provided which can easily decide on a reconstruction method based on imaging conditions. The X-ray CT apparatus comprises an irradiation unit irradiating a subject with X-rays, a detector configured to detect X-rays transmitted through the subject, and a rotator rotating irradiation unit and detector around the subject, and which generates an image by receiving biological signals of the subject to perform synchronous imaging. A memory stores a threshold value. Processing circuitry calculates, based on imaging conditions related to the synchronous imaging, a detection data amount in which detection data amount detected by the detector is represented by a number of rotations of the rotator, decides, based on the detection data amount and the threshold value, on a reconstruction process for implementation on the detection data, and implements reconstruction processes based on the detection data to generate the image. |
| US09737278B2 |
Methods and systems for multi-window imaging
Methods and systems are provided for multi-window imaging. In one embodiment, a method comprises segmenting an image reconstructed from acquired projection data into segments, converting pixel values based on a mapping for each segment to generate converted segments, and outputting, to a display device, a composite image comprising a combination of the converted segments. The composite image includes a border delineating the converted segments. In this way, multiple windows collectively covering a large dynamic range may be combined into a single image. |
| US09737276B2 |
Method for estimating flow rates, pressure gradients, coronary flow reserve, and fractional flow reserve from patient specific computed tomography angiogram-based contrast distribution data
An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for non-invasively determining the functional severity of coronary artery stenosis. The method includes gathering patient-specific data related to concentration of a contrast agent within a coronary artery of a patient using a coronary computed tomography angiography scan (CCTA). The patient-specific data is used to calculate a patient-specific transluminal attenuation gradient for the coronary artery of the patient. The patient specific transluminal attenuation gradient is used to determine an estimate of a coronary flow velocity, pressure gradient, loss coefficient, coronary flow reserve, and/or fractional flow reserve for the patient. Coronary flow velocity, pressure gradient, loss coefficient, coronary flow reserve, and fractional flow reserve can then be used to estimate the functional severity of coronary artery stenosis. |
| US09737273B2 |
Mobile X-ray imaging system
A mobile diagnostic imaging system includes a battery system and charging system. The battery system is located in the rotating portion of the imaging system, and includes one or more battery packs, comprising electrochemical cells. Each battery pack includes a control circuit that controls the state of charge of each electrochemical cell, and implements a control scheme that causes the electrochemical cells to have a similar charge state. The battery system communicates with a charging system on the non-rotating portion to terminate charge when one or more of the electrochemical cells reach a full state of charge. The imaging system also includes a docking system that electrically connects the charging system to the battery system during charging and temporarily electrically disconnects the rotating and non-rotating portions during imaging, and a drive mechanism for rotating the rotating portion relative to the non-rotating portion. |
| US09737272B2 |
Charged particle cancer therapy beam state determination apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises an apparatus and method of use thereof for determining a charged particle beam state after passage through a final beam modification insert and prior to entering a patient, such as in cancer treatment or tomographic imaging. The insert comprises a range shifter, a known energy absorber, a ridge filter, a focal length altering insert, an aperture defining element, a compensator, and/or a patient specific beam modifier. The monitoring element comprises one or more sheets, configured to emit photons upon passage therethrough of the charged particle beam, where the emitted photons are detected, tested, such as against a predetermined cancer treatment plan, and/or used to aid in three dimensional tomographic image generation. |
| US09737270B2 |
Collision sensor device for a medical apparatus, and medical apparatus
A collision sensor device for a medical apparatus includes a sensor structure having a first sensor and a second sensor that are separated by a spacer layer, at least one crumple layer that adjoins one of the first sensor and the second sensor and is configured to provide a run-on path, and an outer surface layer provided on a side facing away from the medical apparatus in an installed state of the collision sensor device. |
| US09737259B2 |
System and method for determining neointima thickness of a blood vessel
A system and method for providing an image capable of realizing conversion of a 3D tissue structure into which an implant is inserted into a 2D image using a contour technique are provided. The system for providing an image includes an imaging unit configured to photograph an inner part of a blood vessel into which an implant is inserted to provide a plurality of tomographic images, a first analysis unit configured to analyze the plurality of tomographic images to generate data on strut distribution of the stent, a second analysis unit configured to analyze the plurality of tomographic images to generate data on a thickness of a neointima, a first image generation unit configured to generate a strut distribution chart of a 2D image using the data on the strut distribution, a second image generation unit configured to generate a contour map for the thickness of the neointima using the data on the thickness of the neointima, and a composition unit configured to composite the strut distribution chart and the contour map. |
| US09737256B2 |
Apparatus and methods for non-invasive assessment of transplant kidney viability
A kidney viability assessment system (KVAS) is disclosed which provides objective and reliable tests to assess the viability of transplant or donor kidneys in vivo and predict their post-transplant outcomes. KVAS includes an optical device augmented by an intelligent algorithm that can evaluate the viability or quality of the donor kidney in a real-time, non-invasive way. In particular, it includes a handheld optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging device and at least one processor configured for executing a set of instructions corresponding to an automatic image processing algorithm for quantification of kidney microstructures and functions. Handheld OCT can survey the entire surface of kidney, and the image processing algorithm automatically segments and quantifies the diameter and/or density of the kidney microstructures, blood flows, etc., and quantitative values are displayed in real-time on a display of the KVAS. |
| US09737253B2 |
Portable medical apparatus including sampling, determining and injecting components
A portable medical apparatus including at least a sampling assembly for providing at least one sample of a fluid in an object, a detector for determining at least one parameter of the fluid, an injector for performing at least one injection of an injection medium, and which are operable independent of each other for improved self-treatment of diseases such as diabetes. The portable medical apparatus has a single common housing for these components and a switch for changing between the sampling mode, the determining mode, and the injection mode. The apparatus also includes an actuator means for individually actuating the other components. The apparatus is an all-in-one device that facilitates the medical treatment process for patients, medical professionals or others. |
| US09737252B2 |
Vascular access blood collection devices and related methods
The present disclosure is directed to a needle assembly for drawing blood. The needle assembly can be a standalone or part of an over-the-needle medical device, such as an intravenous catheter. A blood collection device is attached directly or indirectly to the needle hub of the needle assembly and/or to a catheter hub, such as through a Y-site or adaptor connected to a tubing that is connected to the catheter hub. The needle is configured to access the vascular system to draw blood, which then passes to the blood collection device via the needle lumen, which has a tip having a discontinuity opening, an opening with a movable stem, or a shaft element with a lumen. |
| US09737250B2 |
Membrane for continuous analyte sensors
Devices are presented for measurement of an analyte concentration. The devices comprise: a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a concentration of an analyte; and a sensing membrane located over the sensor. The sensing membrane comprises an enzyme domain comprising an enzyme, a base polymer, and a hydrophilic polymer which makes up from about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of the enzyme domain. |
| US09737249B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system
Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. |
| US09737248B1 |
Cancellation of a baseline current signal via current subtraction within a linear relaxation oscillator-based current-to-frequency converter circuit
This disclosure relates to systems and/or methods for subtracting in the current domain an output current primary signal from a primary sensor from an output current reference signal from a reference sensor to produce a frequency output signal indicative of the difference between the output current primary signal and the output current reference signal. |
| US09737246B2 |
Apparatus and program for evaluating biological function
An apparatus and a program are provided which are capable of simultaneously measuring, evaluating, imaging and displaying the biological function of sites with different biological functions, such as the brain and the muscle, different parts of the brain or different muscle locations, using near-infrared spectroscopy. In an apparatus for evaluating biological function K, physiological indices, including parameters derived from changes in deoxyhemoglobin concentration and changes in oxyhemoglobin concentration, are calculated by a calculating part of a controller. To measure simultaneously, evaluate, image and display the biological functions of sites with different biological function, such as the brain and the muscle, different parts of the brain or different muscle locations, these physiological indices from different sites of the living body are adjusted in such a way that they can be compared with each other by the calculating part and displayed by a display part. |
| US09737245B2 |
Flexible eye insert and glucose measuring system
Disclosed is a flexible insert (100) for placement on the human eye, comprising a light source (110) in said insert such that light emitted from the light source is shielded from the human eye upon correct placement of the insert on the human eye, a light-responsive material (120) placed in the light path of the light source, said light-responsive material emitting light upon stimulation by the light from said light source, the intensity of said stimulated emission being sensitive to a chemical interaction of the light-sensitive material with an analyte of interest, a photodetector (130) for detecting the light emitted by the light-responsive material; and a transmitter (140) coupled to the photodetector for transmitting a photodetector reading. The insert may be used in conjunction with a reader for automated monitoring of an analyte of interest such as glucose in the tear fluid of its wearer. |
| US09737237B2 |
System, method and apparatus for determining the thickness of orthotics needed to correct for differences in leg length
The present invention is a system, method, and apparatus that relates to providing a quick measurement the difference, if any, of a person's left and right leg lengths, in order to determine the correct thickness of an orthotic insert for the left and/or right shoes in order to provide correction and alignment of a person's skeletal frame. |
| US09737233B2 |
Medical device for use with neuromonitoring equipment
A system and method to detect fracture in a pedicle portion of a vertebra. The system includes a longitudinal member adapted for insertion into a pedicle and a sensor including first and second electrical contacts for connection to first and second portions of the longitudinal member. The longitudinal member includes a head portion having an opening extending axially within the longitudinal member. A conducting rod is positioned within the opening and is electrically coupled to the longitudinal member distal from the head portion. An insulating sleeve is interposed between the longitudinal member and the conducting rod, where the longitudinal member and the conducting rod form an electrically conductive path for connection to first and second contacts, respectively. The sensor is adapted to detect a breach in a pedicle based on a change in an electrical impulse signal between the first and second contacts. |
| US09737231B2 |
Brain signal-based instant search
The system of the present invention includes at least one brain signal capturing device, at least one memory device for storing software instructions, and at least one processor. The processor is in communication with the brain signal capturing device and executes the instructions stored on the memory. The instructions include the steps of analyzing a user's brain signal patterns and searching based on the user's brain signals. |
| US09737227B2 |
Estimating the prevalence of activation patterns in data segments during electrophysiology mapping
A system and method for mapping an anatomical structure includes sensing activation signals of physiological activity with a plurality of mapping electrodes disposed in or near the anatomical structure. Patterns among the sensed activation signals are identified based on a similarity measure generated between each unique pair of identified patterns which are classified into groups based on a correlation between the corresponding pairs of similarity measures. A characteristic representation is determined for each group of similarity measures and displayed as a summary plot of the characteristic representations. |
| US09737226B2 |
ECG electrode connector
Disclosed is an ECG electrode lead wire connector which provides improved electrical and mechanical coupling of the ECG electrode press stud to the lead wire and is suitable for use during imaging procedures such as, without limitation, CT scans or MRI. The connector assembly includes a housing having. An engagement member is pivotably disposed within the housing to retain the connector on an ECG electrode fixed to a patient's body, an arcuate stiffener is deposed between the engagement member and a pivot member and a radiolucent resilient member configured to bias the engagement member. |
| US09737225B2 |
Patch and sensor assembly for use in medical device localization and mapping systems
An patch and sensor assembly for use in an EP mapping system has two portions: a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The reusable portion houses the biosensors used in magnetic based location and mapping systems and the electrical lead necessary to communicate between the biosensor and the mapping system. The reusable portion may also contain a portion of the electrode necessary to receive electrical signals from the body of the patient. The disposable portion of the patch and sensor assembly contains an adhesive covered flexible patch having at least a portion of the electrode used to receive electrical signals form the body of the patient and may contain the electrical lead necessary to communicate such an electrical signal to the mapping system. The disposable portion contains a receptacle adapted to receive and mechanically secure the reusable portion to the disposable portion of the assembly. Such a patch and sensor assembly is useful in hybrid magnetic and impedance based location and mapping systems such as those used in electrophysiology. |
| US09737224B2 |
Event alerting through actigraphy embedded within electrocardiographic data
Physiological monitoring can be provided through an actigraphy sensor imbedded into an electrocardiography monitor, which correlates movement and electrocardiographic data. Physiological monitoring can be provided through a wearable monitor that includes two components, a flexible extended wear electrode patch and a removable reusable monitor recorder. The wearable monitor sits centrally on the patient's chest along the sternum. The patient can place an electrode patch anywhere within the general region of the sternum. The occurrence of actigraphy events are monitored by the monitor recorder through an actigraphy sensor. Actigraphy becomes a recordable actigraphy event occurrence when the movement of the wearable monitor and, therefore, the patient, exceeds a certain criteria threshold of acceleration or deceleration as detected by the actigraphy sensor. Certain actigraphy event occurrences as recorded by the monitor recorder are considered to be actionable, that is, of sufficient importance to warrant flagging for further consideration to a following physician. |
| US09737220B2 |
Apparatus and method for measuring biosignal
An apparatus and a method of measuring a biosignal are provided. The apparatus of measuring a biosignal includes an optical source configured to emit a first light and a second light towards a target, an inserted layer configured to transmit the first light and to reflect the second light, and an optical detector configured to detect a first received light that corresponds to the first light reflected by or transmitted through the target, and to detect a second received light that corresponds to the second light reflected by the inserted layer. |
| US09737218B2 |
Blood pressure measurement device, electronic device, and blood pressure measurement method
A blood pressure measurement device includes: a light emitting unit configured to irradiate a living body with measurement light; a light receiving unit configured to receive reflected or transmitted light of the measurement light; and a computational unit configured to calculate a blood flow and a volume pulse wave based on a light-receiving result from the light receiving unit, and to calculate blood pressure based on the blood flow and blood vessel resistance that is obtained from the volume pulse wave. |
| US09737216B2 |
Object information acquiring apparatus and method for controlling object information acquiring apparatus
An object information acquiring apparatus comprises a light irradiation unit that irradiates an object with pulsed light; a probe that converts an acoustic wave generated in the object due to first pulsed light into an acoustic wave signal; a photo-detection unit that converts second pulsed light propagated through the object into an optical signal; a frequency analysis unit that acquires a background optical coefficient with respect to the inside of the object on the basis of a predetermined frequency component of the optical signal; a light intensity acquiring unit that acquires a distribution of light intensity of the first pulsed light reaching the inside of the object using the background optical coefficient; and an information acquiring unit that acquires object information, using the acoustic wave signal and the distribution of light intensity. |
| US09737212B2 |
Electronic device system to display biometric feedback
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a wrist worn electronic device. One particular example implementation of the electronic device may include a main housing, a main display in the main housing, a wrist strap that allows the main housing to be secured to a user such that the main display is located on top of a wrist of the user, and a secondary display located on the wrist strap, where the secondary display communicates information to the user without the user having to turn the wrist. |
| US09737211B2 |
Ambulatory rescalable encoding monitor recorder
An ambulatory rescalable encoding monitor recorder and a method for monitor recorder-implemented rescalable encoding are provided. An encoding table comprising a plurality of codes and a range of electrocardiographic values associated with each of the codes is maintained. Electrocardiographic values are sensed by the monitor recorder during a sequence of temporal windows. The values are processed, the processing including: calculating a difference between a maximum one and a minimum one of the values in each of the windows; comparing each of the differences to an at least one threshold; based on the comparison of the difference for at least one of the windows, adjusting table; encoding each of the values with one of the codes using the table, wherein the adjusted table is used for the encoding of the values in the at least one window; and writing each of the codes into a sequence into the recorder memory. |
| US09737210B2 |
System for calculating center of anterior capsule and method thereof
The present invention provides a system and a method for performing a cataract surgery. The system of the present invention includes an optical coherence tomography apparatus, an image capturing device, and a central processing unit. The method includes imaging optical coherence tomography of a patient's eye using the optical coherence tomography apparatus, capturing the patient's optical coherence tomography with the image capturing device, generating a 3D image and coordinates of the patient's eye, and determining a central location of a pupillary margin and an iridocorneal angle using a central processing unit. The center of the anterior capsule of the human crystalline lens is then calculated by matching the iridocorneal angle to the central location of the pupillary margin. |
| US09737206B2 |
Device and method for screening for bioactive materials using visual recognition of animals
The device for screening for bioactive materials using the visual recognition of animals according to the present invention includes: an accommodating member (100) in which animals administered with a candidate bioactive material are accommodated; an imaging member (200) which captures images of the animals; and a detecting member (300) which reads the images in order to detect the visual recognition reactions of the animals. According to the method of the present invention for screening for bioactive materials using visual recognition of animals, the animals are administered with the candidate bioactive material, and the visual recognition reactions of the animals are detected. |
| US09737205B2 |
Method and system for evaluating progression of age-related macular degeneration
Disclosed is a method for analyzing retinal image data obtained using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). The image data comprise a cross-section of the retina and an en face image of the retina of a subject having AMD (age-related macular degeneration). The image data are processed to obtain an accurate structure showing locations, shape, size, and other data on drusen (deposits under the retina). This structural information is processed to extract quantitative drusen features that are indicative of a risk of progression of AMD from the dry form to the wet form of the disease in a given subject and defined time period, including short time intervals (one year or less). Relevant drusen features used include number, en face area and volume of drusen detected; shape of drusen detected; density of drusen; and reflectivity of drusen. The method uses the extracted drusen features in combination with clinical data and measurement of the changes of the quantitative image features over time to derive a risk score for whether or not the subject will progress from dry AMD to wet AMD in a defined time period. |
| US09737204B2 |
Retinal imaging apparatus and method
The invention provides an apparatus and method for illuminating, imaging and treating the retina of an eye. The apparatus (10) comprises at least one light source (16), wherein the at least one light source (16) is adapted to provide collimated light (20) from a plurality of point sources (22), and wherein each point source (22) lies on an arc (18), and wherein the at least one light source (16) is configured to direct collimated light (20) from each point source (22) along the radius (24) of the arc (18) towards a center point (26) of the arc (18), and wherein, in use, the apparatus (10) is arranged such that the center point (26) of the arc (18) is substantially coincident with the pupillary point (40) of the eye (14), such that collimated light (20) is transmitted from the point source (22) through the pupillary point (40) of the eye (14) to illuminate the retina (12). |
| US09737203B1 |
Anti-slip speculum grip and methods of using same
An anti-slip speculum grip for use in vaginal medical procedures, including a speculum including a speculum blade having an anterior and a posterior side and a speculum handle, and an anti-slip speculum grip operatively attached to a portion of the posterior side of the speculum blade, wherein the anti-slip speculum grip is further comprised of; an anti-slip speculum grip base having a first side and a second side, an adhesive layer located adjacent to the first side of the anti-slip speculum grip base and adjacent to the portion of the posterior side of the speculum blade in order to operatively attach the anti-slip speculum grip to the posterior side of the speculum blade, an x-ray detector device located between the anti-slip speculum grip base and the adhesive layer, a speculum grip textured side located on the second side of the anti-slip speculum grip base, wherein the speculum grip textured side is further comprised of; a plurality of raised areas arranged on the speculum grip textured side in a predetermined pattern, wherein the raised areas interact with vaginal tissues to provide absorptive friction between the vaginal tissues and the speculum thereby preventing the speculum from slipping out/falling out of a vaginal canal during a vaginal medical procedure. |
| US09737201B2 |
Apparatus and method for light control in an in-vivo imaging device
A device and method for example operating an in vivo imaging device wherein the illumination is operated at a certain rate or range of rates, and images are transmitted from the device. |
| US09737199B2 |
Robotic linkage
A method may include articulating a first link and a second link relative to each other about a pair of outer hinge portions on a first end of a first link and in mating engagement with a pair of inner hinge portions on a second end of a second link. Each outer hinge portion comprises an outer ear extending in a first axial direction away from the first end of the first link, and an inner bearing surface substantially oriented in the first axial direction, and each inner hinge portion comprises an inner ear extending in a second axial direction away from the second end of the second link, and an outer bearing surface positioned oriented in the second axial direction. During the articulating, the outer bearing surfaces support the outer ears and the inner bearing surfaces support the inner ears. |
| US09737197B2 |
Medical scope attachment device and system
A medical scope attachment device and system includes one or more expandable rings, each having a resilient main body and an inside diameter defining a central opening that corresponds to a dimension of a medical scope. One or more sets of opposing magnetic elements are disposed within each of the rings. The system also includes a ring attachment device having a shelf that is interposed between a pair of opposing electromagnets. The ring attachment device functioning to transition the expandable rings between an expanded and non-expanded state to receive an existing medical scope. |
| US09737192B2 |
Door latch interruption upon detection of current leakage
Appliances that include a ground fault door latch trip circuit that leverages a door latch circuit of the appliance to open one or more component relays upon detection of a current leakage event are provided. In particular, the ground fault door latch trip circuit can provide one or more shunt paths when a ground fault event is detected. The shunt paths can shunt current from a door latch to ground, such that the door latch circuit operates as if the door of the appliance has been opened. |
| US09737185B2 |
Floor care appliance
A brush vacuum cleaner having a floor brush set with a driven brush roller having an overload protection. The brush set has at least one electric motor for a suction fan and for the drive of the brush roller, which includes a torque detecting unit. A safety shutdown is accomplished via a switch arrangement above an overload torque threshold. A driven element of the torque detection unit is disposed in the drive train which, above the torque threshold, is coupled via a switchable coupling element to an eddy current disk made of electrically conductive material. The eddy current disk has at least one magnet pivotably positioned on a fixedly mounted movable support. An adjustment of the support is made by a magnetic field of the coupled eddy current disk formed by the generated eddy current. The support controls a corresponding circuit arrangement such as a switching element as safety cut-off. |
| US09737183B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner is described, and in particular a battery-powered vacuum cleaner including a rotatable brush. The vacuum cleaner has a suction head adapted to be moved across a surface to be cleaned, the suction head having a leading end and a trailing end, the suction head having: a rotatable brush, the rotatable brush being located in a brush chamber at the leading end of the suction head, the brush chamber having an opening through which a part of the rotatable brush projects, the opening and the rotatable brush spanning substantially the full width of the suction head; suction means adapted to create a flow of air into the suction head during use; a dirt-collection chamber; a filter located downstream of the dirt-collection chamber; a primary air flow duct connecting the brush chamber to the dirt-collection chamber and through which air can flow into the dirt collection chamber during use, a secondary air flow duct connected to the dirt-collection chamber and through which air can flow into the dirt collection chamber during use, the secondary air flow duct comprising a length of hose terminating in an inlet nozzle. |
| US09737181B1 |
Self-cleaning helical drain toilet
A toilet comprising a rinsing seat, a rimless bowl, and a helical loop trapway is disclosed. An annular cavity for the purpose of storing and dispensing rinse water from the rinsing seat is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rinsing seat includes a pressurized line which can be pressurized by a compressible membrane compressed by a toilet user. Outlet nozzles arranged about the circumference of the rinsing seat and designed to dispense rinse water at the rimless bowl are disclosed. Rinsing seat supports, hinge assemblies, and seat sensors which offer additional functionality to the rinsing seat are also disclosed. A steep interior surface and hydrophobic material for the rimless bowl are also disclosed and claimed herein. |
| US09737179B2 |
Facial cleansing brush structure
A facial cleansing brush structure includes an outer casing, a brush head assembly, and a brush head drive device. The outer casing has a brush head installation chamber. The brush head assembly includes a brush head and a brush head retaining member. The brush head has an installation baseplate and at least two elastic limit arms. The brush head and the brush head retaining member are skillfully designed to complete the assembly of the brush head and the brush head retaining member. The assembly is simple, easy and stable. On the premise that the facial cleansing brush is small in size, the brush head has a large cleansing area to enhance the cleansing efficiency. |
| US09737173B2 |
Dining utensil having stimulating, sensing, and communication components
A dining utensil includes a stimulating component, a sensing component, and a communication component to enhance a dining experience. The stimulating component includes one or more light sources, which may be different colors. The utensil has a processor with the computer program configured to activate the stimulating component to illuminate the eating portion of the utensil, which may display an image or video. The stimulating component may be optically coupled with a light guide to provide lighted bands, portions, and patterns. The sensing component senses a food condition, and may be configured to activate the stimulating component. The communication component provides wireless communication with a mobile phone and the internet. |
| US09737172B2 |
Geared grinding systems, adjustment mechanisms and mills comprising the same
The present disclosure is directed to systems and apparatus for grinding spices and grains. One system includes a mill for grinding a spice or grain material, comprising a body and a handle rotatably coupled to the body. The handle is also coupled to an input of a speed boost assembly. An output of the speed boost assembly is coupled to a grind assembly, which includes a rasp. The speed boost assembly is configured to cause the rotational frequency of the rasp to be greater than a rotational frequency of the handle. |
| US09737171B2 |
Stay-flat sheet pan
A sheet pan that includes a baking surface with an upwardly-extending tension bow formed therein that provides structural reinforcement to the baking surface; a sidewall portion surrounding the entire baking surface and defines an interior surface of the sheet pan and an exterior surface of the sheet pan, wherein the sidewall portion further includes a structural reinforcement rib formed therein, wherein the topmost region of the sidewall portion is rolled downward and away from the baking surface to form a rim having both an outside portion that defines the outer edge of the sheet pan, and an inside portion, and wherein the inside portion of the rim abuts the sidewall portion on the exterior surface of the sheet pan, and a reinforcing wire surrounding the upper region of the sidewall portion, wherein the wire is completely enclosed by and sealed within the rim, and wherein any significant open volume between the wire and the rim has been eliminated. |
| US09737170B2 |
Wide flanged frying/cooking device with stand and safety plate
A cooking structure with unique abilities of frying, staging, draining and warming foods. This cooking device comprises an oil reservoir, a staging/draining flange, and a warming flange. |
| US09737163B2 |
Shoe changing support assembly
A shoe changing support assembly includes a body portion defining a support surface. The shoe changing support assembly defines a shoe removal opening along a perimeter edge of the body portion. The body portion receives a portion of a shoe within the shoe removal opening to facilitate shoe removal. A support portion is coupled to the body portion and includes a first lateral support structure extending along a first axis. A second lateral support structure is spaced a distance apart from the first lateral support structure and extending along a second axis. A transverse support structure extends along a transverse axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The transverse support structure extends between the first lateral support structure and the second lateral support structure. The transverse support structure is coupled to the first lateral support structure and the second lateral support structure. |
| US09737157B2 |
Display assembly and system for paint sample cards
A display assembly is provided with a base, and a plurality of receptacles supported by the base. Each of the plurality of receptacles is sized to receive a plurality of cards. Each of the plurality of receptacles has a distal end with an opening for display, receipt and removal of at least one of the plurality of cards and a proximal end to provide a limit to a depth of receipt for the plurality of cards within the receptacle. Each receptacle is oriented such that a direction from the distal end to the proximal end is angularly offset from vertical about a fore/aft axis relative to the base for customer access of at least one of the plurality of cards. Multiple arrays of receptacles are provided with a central array having a quantity of receptacles that is different than the other arrays to create a non-rectangular overall profile. |
| US09737156B2 |
Zone cooling in a refrigerated merchandiser
A refrigerated merchandiser including a case that defines a product display area and an access opening. The case has an air inlet and an air outlet, and a passageway fluidly connects the air inlet with the air outlet to direct a refrigerated airflow across the customer access opening in the form of an air curtain. The merchandiser also includes shelves that are coupled to the case. Each shelf includes an inlet, an outlet, a fan unit disposed in the shelf, and a heat exchanger. The fan unit is in communication with the passageway to draw air through the inlet to direct a portion of the airflow through the shelf toward the outlet. The heat exchanger is disposed in the shelf to cool the airflow in the shelf to provide independent zone cooling to a predetermined region of the product display area. |
| US09737155B2 |
System for tandem bed communication
This disclosure concerns a communication system adapted to communicate between a handheld remote control and a first adjustable bed controller of a first adjustable bed facility, and a second communication system adapted to communicate between the first adjustable bed controller of the first adjustable bed facility and a second adjustable bed controller of a second adjustable bed facility. |
| US09737154B2 |
System and method for improved pressure adjustment
A method for adjusting pressure within an air bed comprises providing an air bed that includes an air chamber and a pump having a pump housing, selecting a desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber, calculating a pressure target, adjusting pressure within the air chamber until a pressure within the pump housing is substantially equal to the pressure target, determining an actual chamber pressure within the air chamber, and comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure setpoint to determine an adjustment factor error. The pressure target may be calculated based upon the desired pressure setpoint and a pressure adjustment factor. Furthermore, the pressure adjustment factor may be modified based upon the adjustment factor error determined by comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure setpoint. |
| US09737151B1 |
Sleep barrier system
A sleep barrier system for separating users during sleep includes a bed that has a top side, a headboard and a pair of pillows. A barrier is selectively positioned on the bed. The barrier extends between the pair of pillows. Moreover, the barrier sequesters a pair of users thereby inhibiting the users from physically disturbing each other during sleep. |
| US09737147B2 |
Folding chair with hinge
A folding chair has a backrest, a seat and legs that are coupled to two hinges. The folding chair has an open position and a closed position. In the closed position the backrest portion is parallel to the seat portion and in the open position the angle between the seat portion and the backrest portion is greater than 90 degrees. The hinges are made of two elongated rod structures each having a helical center section. The two elongated rod structures are coupled together with a bolt to form the hinge. |
| US09737146B2 |
Frameless furniture assembly
A frameless furniture assembly adapted to be converted between an unfilled configuration and a filled configuration including: an outer liner having an inner surface and an outer surface; a plurality of pieces of fill material, wherein the fill material is retained within the outer liner; and at least one configuration support member associated with the inner surface of the outer liner. The frameless furniture assembly is preferably adapted to support a human in a seated position. |
| US09737145B1 |
Ergonomic stadium seat
A portable seating apparatus includes a frame having first and second sides. A seat is disposed between the first and second sides of the frame. The seat is suspended between the first and second sides of the frame by multiple tension members such as straps. A first arm rest and first base member are positioned on the first side of the frame, and a second arm rest and second base member are positioned on the second side of the frame. One or more straps extends downwardly from each arm rest to support the suspended seat. In some embodiments, the first and second sides are hinged such that the seating apparatus may be folded for transport and storage. An arm rest hinge is disposed on each arm rest, and a base member hinge is disposed on each base member in some embodiments. |
| US09737142B2 |
Furniture system and method for arranging the same
The present invention relates to a furniture system and a method for arranging the same capable of improving a space efficiency using a rectangular pillar. In accordance with the present invention, a plurality of tables can be arranged efficiently in a limited space without sacrificing the convenience and privacy of the users of the tables. |
| US09737134B2 |
Oral care implement having flexible handle
An oral care implement having a flexible handle. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a head; and a handle extending along a longitudinal axis and connected to the head, the handle comprising: a main body integrally formed of a rigid material, the main body comprising a rigid gripping section terminating in a bulbous body, a rigid neck section terminating in a basin, and a flexible strut having a first end connected to the bulbous body and a second end connected to a floor of the basin; a resilient material encasing the flexible strut; and the flexible strut and the resilient material forming a hinge about which the rigid neck section pivots relative to the rigid gripping section upon a force being applied to the head. |
| US09737131B1 |
Eyeglasses holding clip
The eye glasses holding clip is a device for the storage of eye glasses. The device is adapted to be attached to, and worn with, eye glasses. When the eye glasses are removed, the eye glasses holding clip allows the user to attach, carry, and store the eye glasses on an article of clothing or other object. The eye glasses holding clip comprises a rectangular tube, a hinge, and a clip. |
| US09737125B2 |
Electric hairdryer with a motor protecting device
An electric hairdryer comprises an electric motor, having an electric motor shaft, on which an air fan is assembled, said hairdryer comprising moreover an electric motor protecting device including a tapering body arranged between the electric motor and the air fan, and so designed as to hold therein an electric fan impeller hub, at a base portion of said electric fan, and to prevent a clearance from forming between the motor shaft bushing or ball bearing and the air fan. |
| US09737124B2 |
Baffle plate mechanism for a hair curler
A baffle plate mechanism for a hair curler, mounted between a shell and a heating roller of the hair curler, comprises a button extending out of the shell; a push switch mounted in the shell and connected to the button; a telescope apparatus mounted in the shell; wherein the telescope apparatus includes a movable push rod and an electromagnet for driving the movable push rod to do a telescopic movement when electricity is applied; the movable push rod penetrates the electromagnet; the electromagnet is coupled electrically to the push switch; and a baffle plate coupled to an end of the movable push rod and opposite to the heating roller. |
| US09737122B1 |
Convertible backpack handbag
A convertible carrying device in which the straps may be selectively secured to configure the device as a backpack or as a handbag. In the handbag configurations, the selective securing of the straps effectuates differing functional strap lengths enabling the handbag to be carried by hand, over a shoulder, or cross body. The arrangement of the connection points on the bag and the straps applies directional forces to the placket surrounding the opening that make it adopt a valley shape when in a handbag configuration and a planar orientation when in the backpack configuration. |
| US09737121B2 |
Adaptive pivoting and impact reduction tip assembly for walking aids
An adaptive ambulatory support includes a shock absorbing and pivoting tip assembly attached to the staff of a walking aid, such as a cane, crutch or walker. The shock absorbing and pivoting tip assembly includes a shock absorber sandwiched between a lower portion and an upper portion. The shock absorber may be a bendable spring or elastic material. The tip assembly enables the shaft of the walking aid to dynamically pivot without the loss of adherence of the lower portion to the floor surface and simultaneous provides the adaptive shock absorbing capability in any angle during ambulation. |
| US09737120B2 |
Mobility device
According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a mobility device includes, an elongated body having a first end and a second end; a joint near the first end of the body configured to attach the body to at least one of; a walker, a wheelchair, or a rollator; and a coupler near the second end of the body configured to removably attach the body to the striker plate of an automobile doorframe. |
| US09737117B2 |
Lace fitting structure
A lace fitting structure for fitting an upper 3 wrapping around an instep of a foot to the instep, the structure including: a medial side portion 31 covering the instep and a medial side surface of a big toe; a lateral side portion 32 covering the instep and a lateral side surface of a little toe; first shoelace means 1 placed to extend in a longitudinal direction Y of the foot and engaged with the medial side portion 31 and the lateral side portion 32 along central edge portions 33 of the medial side portion 31 and the lateral side portion 32; placement means for placing a portion of the first shoelace means 1 so that the first shoelace means 1 is exposed in a plurality of exposed areas 1i, which are separated from one another in the longitudinal direction Y; and second shoelace means 2 engaging, in a transverse direction X of the foot, with the first shoelace means 1 in the plurality of exposed areas 1i so as to bring the medial side portion 31 and the lateral side portion 32 closer to each other, wherein a length L of the exposed areas 1i in the longitudinal direction Y is greater than a thickness and a width of the second shoelace means 2. |
| US09737113B2 |
Adjustable bladder system for an article of footwear
An adjustable bladder system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The bladder system includes an outer bladder that may be inflated using an external pump. In addition, one or more tensile members may be disposed internally to the outer bladder to provide enhanced support. A valve member may also be disposed internally to the outer bladder. The valve member can include a contoured edge to provide a contoured shape for the outer bladder. |
| US09737109B2 |
Footwear with removable midsole and outsole
An article of footwear having a removable outsole, midsole, and upper is provided. A portion of the upper may have a perimeter lip that may be coupled to a perimeter channel in an upper surface or side of the outsole. The midsole may be securely placed into the upper to further secure the upper to the outsole. The fit of the outsole, upper, and midsole generates a securely assembled article of footwear ready for user wear. In aspects, the removable outsole, midsole, and upper may be changed to customize the article footwear for the user. |
| US09737108B2 |
Footwear including a removable and replaceable upper
An article of footwear including an outsole, a fabric upper and at least one connector including a first male member co-molded with the fabric upper and a second female member. The first member includes at least one rib and the second member includes at least one groove, where the at least one connector is secured to the outsole by inserting the second member in the outsole and engaging the at least one rib of the first member with the at least one groove of the second member. |
| US09737104B1 |
Motorcycle helmet camera mount
The motorcycle helmet with camera mount is designed to mount a camera next to the chin of the user, and upon a helmet. The motorcycle helmet with camera mount comprises a base, a left wing, a right wing, and a plurality of adhesives. |
| US09737090B2 |
Instant hot water drinks
A product having an internal substance protected by a rugged exterior shell is disclosed. The internal substance is reactive with the exterior shell but is separated therefrom by a coating on an interior surface of the external shell so that the product can be stored for a long period of time without the internal substance reacting with the exterior shell. The coating is meltable so that, when desired, the product may be heated (e.g. immersed in hot water or exposed to heat) in order to melt the coating so that the internal substance can react with the external shell so that the internal substance can excrete out of the exterior shell. |
| US09737085B2 |
Multi-component food packaging for microwave oven
A multi-component package is provided which enables simultaneous heat cooking of a food product which does not require a long cooking time and a food product which requires a longer cooking time. The multi-component package includes a lower container including a bottomed, lower container main body for containing a first food product. The container further includes an upper container including an upper container main body for containing a second filled food product. A flange of the lower container main body and a flange of the upper container main body are engaged with each other so that the lower container and the upper container are combined integrally. A vapor vent is provided in a lower container lid material, whereby water vapor generated upon heating of the first food product heats the second food product in the upper container. |
| US09737084B2 |
Dispensing apparatus
Individual portions of ice cream are dispensed from a bulk container. A motor drives a lead screw, to expand a scissor linkage and drive a dispensing head against the bulk container. Pressure applied to the container causes it to collapse and discharge ice cream from an outlet. The lead screw is orthogonal with the movement of the dispensing head and the axis of collapse of the container. The container, motor and lead screw are carried on a drawer which is slidably mounted in a refrigerated housing. Pressure is monitored to regulate operation of the motor. An encoder controls the motor for a specific portion size. |
| US09737082B2 |
Chewing gum composition comprising encapsulated acid
Delayed release in chewing gum of a food-grade acid, is provided by encapsulating the food-grade acid in specific amounts of a poly(vinyl acetate) and a fatty acid salt. When incorporated into a chewing gum, the food-grade acid encapsulated in poly(vinyl acetate) and fatty acid salt provides a more delayed release of a sour flavor than food-grade acid encapsulated in poly(vinyl acetate) alone. |
| US09737080B2 |
Moulding device, and method for moulding food products
Molding device for molding three-dimensional food products from a mass of foodstuff which can be transferred by pumping, for example a meat mass of minced meat. The device comprises a molding drum (16) having a peripheral surface containing multiple series of cavities (44) extending in the peripheral direction. The device comprises a mass feed device which is arranged in a filling position with respect to the peripheral surface of the molding drum. The peripheral surface is embodied as a profiled peripheral surface having a shaping profile. Multiple shoe segments (42) are provided which are arranged next to one another and which have a profiled inner side with a profile which is in meshing engagement with the shaping profile. The shoe segments have freedom of movement with respect to one another, at least in the direction of the rotation axis, in order to each remain individually aligned with respect to the profile of the section with which the inner side of the shoe segment is in meshing engagement. |
| US09737072B2 |
Methods and compositions for the generation of peracetic acid on site at the point-of-use
Methods for the generation of non-equilibrium solutions of peroxyacetic acid are disclosed. These methods comprise introducing triacetin and aqueous hydrogen peroxide to water, mixing, and then adding an aqueous source of an alkali metal or earth alkali metal hydroxide. Triacetin is converted rapidly and with a high conversion rate into peracetic acid. These methods produce solutions with a high level of peracetic acid. |
| US09737064B2 |
Fly fishing device
A fly fishing vice is provided. A fly vice for creating custom flies includes a cylindrical member that attaches to a vertical member, and the vertical member attaches to a base member. The members can be disassembled for transport. The cylindrical member includes integrated jaw members for holding flies. Moreover, the cylindrical member can be custom adjusted to a desired point in three-dimensional space. |
| US09737062B2 |
Roller clutch for fishing reel and spinning reel
A roller clutch includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a roller, a first spring member, a retainer, and a protrusion portion. The roller is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring and is movable between a transmitting position and a non-transmitting position. The retainer has a roller holding space holding the roller and a support section supporting the first spring member. The protrusion portion is configured to regulate the movement of the roller, and resist the biasing force of the first spring member at a predetermined position. |
| US09737060B1 |
Fishing apparatus
A hook, fishhook, or fishing spear with at least one barb fixed to the hook, fishhook, or fishing spear with an epoxy that disbonds upon the application of an electric current. Components of the barb and the hook, fishhook, or fishing spear form a loop of electrically conductive material that carries a current induced by the application of a magnetic field generated by a magnetic field generator external to the hook, fishhook, or fishing spear. A current may be generated to disband the barb from the hook, fishhook, or fishing spear in order to facilitate the removal of the hook, fishhook, or fishing spear from an impaled fish. |
| US09737059B2 |
Humanized IL-7 rodents
Genetically modified non-human animals comprising a human or humanized interleukin-7 (IL-7) gene. Cells, embryos, and non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-7 gene. Rodents that express human or humanized IL-7 protein. Genetically modified mice that comprise a human or humanized IL-7-encoding gene in their germline, wherein the human or humanized IL-7-encoding gene is under control of endogenous mouse IL-7 regulatory sequences. |
| US09737058B2 |
Overflow system for a tank and a method of affixing the overflow system to the tank
An overflow system is disclosed for use with a tank having a side wall. The overflow system includes an overflow device having a front wall, a back wall, a first sidewall and a second sidewall all secured to a bottom wall and extending upward therefrom to create a chamber having an open top. The front wall, back wall and first and second sidewalls have a plurality of slots formed therethrough. The overflow device is positioned in the tank such that a portion of the plurality of slots is disposed below the fluid line of the tank so as to receive fluid from the tank into the chamber. The bottom wall has an enlarged aperture formed therethrough. The overflow system also includes a first aperture formed through the sidewall of the tank. The first aperture is positioned below the bottom wall of the overflow device. An attachment mechanism attaches the bottom wall of the overflow device to an inside surface of the sidewall of the tank. The attachment means passes through the first aperture. |
| US09737056B2 |
Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use
A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing. The system and method further includes the use of a modular colony basket for interchangeable use with the described system. |
| US09737046B1 |
Animal treadmill and waste disposal apparatus
An animal exercising treadmill and waste disposal apparatus including a parallelepiped platform having side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a hollow interior base. Each of a pair of rollers, a drive roller, a tension roller, and a plurality of support rollers is disposed between the front wall and the rear wall within the hollow interior base. A conveyor belt is connected to the first pair of rollers, the drive roller, the tension roller and the support rollers. A motor assembly rotates the rollers. Each of a removable solid waste container, a second liquid waste reservoir, and a third water reservoir is disposed within the hollow interior base below the conveyor belt. A collection plate disposed within the hollow interior base collects waste, and a pair of spray nozzles is configured to rinse the conveyor belt. |
| US09737045B1 |
Pet waste station and training device
A pet waste station with pet training features is disclosed. The waste station may include a turf surface and a urine collection funnel for channeling urine into disposable absorbing pads. The pads may be placed in a drawer beneath the funnel, allowing easy removal and replacement of the drawer. Odor control may include a compartment for deodorizers or other air fresheners. A sensor may be provided to activate one or more positive reinforcement rewards when the pet successfully urinates in the waste station, including dispensing of an edible treat and/or playing of an audio snippet, such as an owner's voice praising the pet. |
| US09737043B2 |
Automated system for applying disinfectant to the teats of dairy livestock
A method for applying disinfectant to the teats of a dairy livestock, comprises moving a carriage along a track. The carriage carries a robotic arm and the track is adjacent to a stall of a rotary milking platform housing a dairy livestock. The robotic arm comprises a first member pivotally attached to the carriage, a second member pivotally attached to the first member, and a spray tool member pivotally attached to the second member. The method continues by extending the robotic arm between the hind legs of the dairy livestock while the rotary milking platform rotates such that a spray tool of the spray tool member is located at a spray position from which the spray tool may discharge disinfectant to the teats of the dairy livestock. |
| US09737042B2 |
System and method of attaching cups to a dairy animal
A robotic attacher retrieves a preparation cup from an equipment area located behind a dairy livestock and attaches and detaches the preparation cup to the teats of the dairy livestock in sequence. The sequence comprises attaching and detaching the preparation cup to the left front teat, the right front teat, the right rear teat, and the left rear teat. |
| US09737033B1 |
Maize inbred PH2CTG
A novel maize variety designated PH2CTG and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2CTG with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2CTG 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 PH2CTG or a locus conversion of PH2CTG with another maize variety. |
| US09737028B1 |
Maize inbred PH2G60
A novel maize variety designated PH2G60 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2G60 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2G60 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 PH2G60 or a locus conversion of PH2G60 with another maize variety. |
| US09737023B1 |
Maize hybrid X13H922
A novel maize variety designated X13H922 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13H922 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13H922 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13H922, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13H922. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13H922. |
| US09737017B1 |
Inbred corn line KCNI 330
An inbred corn line, designated KCNI 330; the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of the inbred corn line KCNI 330; methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing a plant of the inbred corn line KCNI 330 with itself or another corn plant of a different genotype; and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing a plant of the inbred corn line KCNI 330 with a corn plant of a different genotype. |
| US09737003B1 |
Maize hybrid X05F819
A novel maize variety designated X05F819 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X05F819 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05F819 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X05F819, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05F819. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05F819. |
| US09737002B1 |
Maize hybrid X05F814
A novel maize variety designated X05F814 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X05F814 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05F814 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X05F814, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05F814. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05F814. |
| US09736997B2 |
Binding machine for agriculture
Disclosed is a binding machine for agriculture which is used when binding, using a binding tape, a crop to a pole which is previously installed near the crop so as to keep in places the stems or branches of various crops. A steel needle standby groove is formed at an inner side of the steel 5 needle exit of the steel needle supply part loaded with binding steel needles, and when steel needles are extruded, the steel needle is separated from the steel needle group and stands by in the steel needle standby groove, and in the steel needle extrusion plate, a steel needle separation protrusion is formed at a side surface 10 in the direction of the steel needle standby groove, and then the binding steel needle is extruded. |
| US09736996B2 |
Processes and apparatus for reducing the intensity of tropical cyclones
A procedure for moderating the intensity of a hurricane in regions of the seas that are host to the oil and gas industries is described, using the Gulf of Mexico as an example of such a region, and snow-making machines as the instruments for carrying out the procedure. These machines are carried on moving platforms that follow the hurricane and on fixed platforms that are located in the path of the hurricane. In the described procedure snow-making machines are installed on fixed platforms throughout the region, and only those machines that are in the path of an approaching hurricane are turned on, while the snow-making machines on the moving platform(s) are operating continually. |
| US09736989B2 |
Knotter system having an improved twine receiver
A knotter system has a billhook; a twine receiver; a twine delivering system for delivering twines across the billhook to the twine receiver; a swing arm having a lower end portion with a knife blade, moveable below the billhook, a first drive to make the billhook perform at least a first and a second full rotation to move the swing arm two times from a backward to a forward position and back to form respectively a first and second consecutive knot; wherein the twine receiver comprises a rotatable twine disc and a twine holder adapted to clamp twines against the twine disc; wherein said twine disc is provided with at least a first and a second notch for receiving the twines, and a protruding ridge located after the second notch, such that the twine holder is pushed by the ridge during and/or after the formation of the second knot. |
| US09736988B2 |
Baler plunger-position sensor assembly and method
A sensor assembly and method is described for determining the position of a reciprocating plunger of a baler. A first sensor may detect at least one location of a crank arm driving the plunger as the crank arm rotates. A second sensor may detect a rotation of a crank gear that drives the rotation of the crank arm. A controller may determine a position of the reciprocating plunger relative to a baling chamber based upon, at least in part, the detected crank arm location and the detected rotation of the crank gear. |
| US09736986B2 |
Apparatus and method for chipping tree branches and the like and baling wood chips formed from such chipping activities
The present invention relates generally to wood chippers and baling machines and methods of operation therefor, and more specifically, to an apparatus and a method for chipping tree branches and the like and baling wood chips formed from such chipping activities. The apparatus includes a chipper assembly having a chipping mechanism operable to reduce the trimmed branches to wood chips. Also provided is a bale forming assembly operatively connected to the chipper assembly. The bale forming assembly has a housing and a baling mechanism contained within an interior space of the housing. The housing has an opening defined therein for receiving wood chips from the chipper assembly. The opening provides access to the interior space of the housing. The baling mechanism is operable to form a bale from the wood chips produced by the chipper assembly. |
| US09736983B2 |
Crop conveyor deck with adjustable discharge angle
A windrower with a header has a conveying medium with first and second portions connected with a pivot joint and moveable across a plural rollers configured to receive crop material from the header and direct the crop material to a side of the windrower to form a windrow on the ground to the side of the windrower. In an operational position and with the frame selected to one of the predetermined angular adjustments, the conveying medium discharges the harvested crop material at an angle of trajectory determined by the selected angular position of the second portion. The windrower harvests crop with the header, receives the mowed crop on the conveyor system, adjusts a rate at which the mowed crop is discharged from the conveyor system, and adjusts an angle of trajectory at which the mowed crop is discharged from the conveyor system. |
| US09736982B2 |
Grain tank with increased storage capacity for an agricultural harvester
A grain tank for an agricultural harvester includes a floor, a plurality of upstanding walls, and an unloading conveyance. The floor has a plurality of side edges. Each wall has a lower edge positioned along a corresponding side edge of the floor. The unloading conveyance has an inlet in communication with an interior of the grain tank adjacent to the floor. At least one of the walls of the grain tank is movable relative to the floor between an expanded harvest position and a folded transport position. |
| US09736977B2 |
Method and device for disinfecting pourable products, preferably seeds, with accelerated electrons
The subject matter of the present invention is a method for treating pourable products made of particles which can be separated, preferably seeds (2), with accelerated electrons. During the method, a transparent product flow is guided, using gravity, in a product guiding channel (1) through the electron field generated by at least one electron accelerator (12) under low pressure or excess pressure. The product flow is guided by means of an accelerated gas flow (5) in such a way that the movement thereof corresponds in magnitude and direction to the accelerated movement, which the falling particles execute in said gas flow due to gravitational acceleration. In addition, a device is disclosed which realizes the acceleration of the gas flow (5) in the required way through the shaping of the product guiding channel (1). |
| US09736975B2 |
Pivoting hose support system for agricultural implements
A pivoting hose support system for use with an agricultural implement is provided that includes a guide through which a hose(s) extends and that is arranged to pivot at an articulation point defined at connections between components that are movable through relatively large ranges of motion with respect to each other. The guide and the movable component may pivot about a common rotational axis and may be arranged upon different portions of a common pivot pin to which the guide may be axially fixed. |
| US09736973B2 |
Soil working tool
A soil working tool, such as a cultivator tip, having a carrier which bears a primary cutting element and at least two secondary cutting elements on a cutter holder, wherein both the primary cutting element and the secondary cutting elements include a cutting edge. To optimize the penetration to achieve better cutting results, the cutting edges of the secondary cutting elements are arranged offset with respect to the cutting edges of the primary cutting element. |
| US09736972B1 |
Weed extraction tool
A weed extraction tool includes an actuator having two parallel blades formed from a single piece bent into a u-shape. The blades have serrated leading edges and a deep notch in the upper third of the blade trisection above the serrations to facilitate extraction of undesired plants. |
| US09743570B2 |
Component supplying apparatus and component supplying method
A component supplying apparatus includes a main tape entering port, a component supply port through which components are picked up from a carrier tape, a main tape path extending in a body part from the main tape entering port to the underside of the component supply port, a top tape removing part removing the top tape from the carrier tape on the main tape path upstream of the component supply port, a sub tape entering port, a sub tape path meeting a slope path portion of the main tape path at a meeting point upstream of the top tape removing part, and at least one sprocket wheels engaging with the carrier tape on the main tape path downstream of the meeting point. A length of the sub tape path is shorter than a length of the main tape path from the main tape entering port to the meeting point. |
| US09743567B2 |
Electromagnetic shielding component and electric wire assembly with electromagnetic shielding component
An object is to prevent electric wires from being brought into contact with, and being damaged by, an edge of a rigid pipe of an electromagnetic shielding component, without need for an additional component such as a cover for an end portion of the pipe, despite the increased density of the electric wires within a hollow space in the pipe. A shielding pipe includes an expanded-diameter portion that is an end portion whose inner and outer circumferential surfaces each have a diameter that is greater than diameters of inner and outer circumferential surfaces of a portion that is contiguous with the expanded-diameter portion. A ring-shaped coupling member holds an overlapping portion of a flexible shielding member, the overlapping portion being sandwiched between the coupling member and the inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe. The overlapping portion overlaps the inner circumferential surface of the expanded-diameter portion. |
| US09743566B2 |
Clad type electromagnetic shielding material and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a clad type electromagnetic shielding material includes step as follows: a first electrically conductive metallic layer, a magnetically conductive metallic layer, a second electrically conductive metallic layer and a shock-absorbing insulation layer, which are stacked in order, are one-time continuously rolled by a clad type rolling process, so as to finish a clad plate applied to an electromagnetic shielding field, wherein the surface of the shock-absorbing insulation layer provided with a binder faces the second electrically conductive metallic layer. |
| US09743563B2 |
Control appliance for using in the engine compartment or in the transmission of a motor vehicle and cooling system for such a control appliance
A control unit for use in the engine compartment or in the transmission of a motor vehicle. The control unit has a line section for an engine or transmission fluid, a circuit carrier, and a base plate. The base body is mounted on the base plate. The circuit carrier is arranged between the base body and the base plate. The base body has a plurality of parallel channels each having a respective outlet. At least one of the plurality of parallel channels forms a portion of the line section. A separate cover is mounted on the base body, the cover having a single inlet coupled to the plurality of parallel channels. The cover is, other than only the inlet, connected to the base body in a fluid-tight manner, and the inlet is the only fluid passage through the cover. |
| US09743559B2 |
Apparatus and method for cooling server room using outside air
Provided is a server room cooling apparatus and method using natural air. The server room cooling apparatus includes an inlet part to take in outside air, a spray part to spray mist on the outside air that is taken in, and a supplying part to supply the outside air on which the mist is sprayed to the inside of a server room. |
| US09743556B1 |
Electrical connector structure
An electrical connector structure adapted for a plug module includes a housing, a heat dissipating component, and a restraining component. The housing includes a top wall whereon a top opening is formed. The heat dissipating component is disposed above the top opening. The restraining component includes a first restraining segment, a second restraining segment, a bending segment, a pressing portion, and an extending element. The pressing portion is connected to the second restraining segment. The bending segment is connected between the first restraining segment and the second restraining segment. The extending element is coupled to the housing, and the pressing portion is coupled to the heat dissipating component, so as to cooperatively fix the heat dissipating component above the top opening. Therefore, the heat dissipating component can be closely attached on the plug module inside the housing at all times to enhance heat dissipating efficiency. |
| US09743555B2 |
Silicon-based heat dissipation device for heat-generating devices
Embodiments of a silicon-based heat dissipation device and a chip module assembly are described. An apparatus may include a silicon-based heat dissipation device, an extended device coupled to the silicon-based heat-dissipation device and heat-generating devices mounted on the silicon-based heat dissipation device. The silicon-based heat dissipation device may include a base portion having a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side. The silicon-based heat dissipation device may also include a protrusion portion on the first primary side of the base portion and protruding therefrom. The protrusion portion may include multiple fins. The base portion may include a slit opening with a first heat-generating device of the heat-generating devices on a first side of the slit opening and a second heat-generating device of the heat-generating devices on a second side of the slit opening opposite the first side of the slit opening. |
| US09743553B2 |
Mobile terminal
A mobile terminal having a structure increasing heat dissipation efficiency, including a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within a terminal body and having a heating element which generates heat mounted thereon, a frame having a space formed on one surface thereof and allowing the PCB to be installed therein, and a heat pipe supported by the frame, disposed on one surface of the frame, and connected to the PCB to dissipate heat generated by the heating element outwardly from the terminal body, wherein the frame includes a hold portion extending from an end portion thereof to cover at least a portion of the heat pipe in order to prevent the heat pipe from being released from the frame by external force applied to the terminal body. |
| US09743544B2 |
Positioning element
The present invention relates to a part of a housing producible by means of a mold and having at least one positioning element, which is arranged on one of the inner sides of the part of the housing. The positioning element is produced from the same mold half of the mold of the part of the housing used to produce one of the external sides of the part of the housing. The positioning element is also a component of this part of the housing, wherein the positioning element forms at least one reference surface. The positioning element is thereby produced from the same mold half used to produce that part of the housing to which another part of the housing, or a part to be arranged on and/or inside the housing, is to be added or attached by means of the positioning element. The tolerance during assembly is thus primarily determined by the positioning element. The positioning element and the reference surfaces assigned or belonging thereto define the position of the other part of the housing or of the part to be arranged on and/or inside the housing in its position to said part of the housing. Thus the accuracy of the position is determined only by one half of a mold and no longer by the other mold half. This results in the desired arrangement with more exact fit. |
| US09743543B2 |
Electronics rack with integrated anti-tip mechanism
An integrated anti-tip mechanism is provided for aiding prevention of an electronics rack from tipping. The anti-tip mechanism comprises a long portion with a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a base of the electronics rack and the second end coupled to a first end of a short portion. The first end of the short portion is coupled to the second end of the long portion and a second end of the short portion further coupled to a caster. When deployed, the caster rolls in a same direction as a set of casters beneath the electronics rack. The caster is a predetermined distance off the floor such that the weight of the electronics rack is carried by the set of casters beneath the electronics rack but contact the floor if the electronics rack tips thereby preventing the electronics rack from tipping past a predetermined angle. |
| US09743542B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a housing; at least one roller positioned within the housing; a display portion including a display panel and a module cover; and at least one support connected to a top of the display portion and to raise or lower the display portion. The display panel and the module cover transition from a first state where the display panel and the module cover are wound around the at least one roller to a second state where the display panel and the module cover are unwound from the at least one roller, in contact with each other, and exposed out of the housing. The at least one support includes an upper link, one end portion of which is connected to the top portion of the display portion; a lower link, one end portion of which is positioned inside of the housing; and a hinge to connect the upper link and the lower link, the upper link and the lower link including first and second upper links and first and second lower links, respectively, which operate together with the hinge during the transition from the first state to the second state. |
| US09743539B2 |
In-vehicle electronic module
There is a problem that contact resistance increases due to formation of an oxide film on a contact interface or biting of abrasion powder caused by micro-sliding when a contact connecting portion of a connection terminal including non-noble metal members is exposed to high temperature environment or a repetitious temperature cycle. An object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle electronic module that has connection reliability equivalent to that of the conventional in-vehicle electronic module even when being placed in the environment of an engine compartment and can achieve cost reduction by reducing the number of parts and assembly steps. The electronic module includes a mounting board having a circuit board on which an electronic component is mounted, and a case member for accommodating and protecting the mounting board from surrounding environment, The electronic module has a connection structure in which a portion of the circuit board is protruded to the outside through an opening of the case and inserts a board terminal into an external female connector to obtain electrical continuity, and a portion of the case member forms a connector housing that receives the female connector and isolates a space in which the board terminal is present from surrounding environment and an insulating resin member for fixing the circuit board in the case is integrally molded or joined with the circuit board. |
| US09743536B2 |
Mobile device assembly
A mobile device assembly comprises a display module having a display assembly, the display assembly having a front surface, a back surface, and a peripheral edge surface; a chassis supporting the display module from the back surface of the display assembly; and a circumferential frame having a front frame portion defining a front opening smaller than a display module width. The display module is pressed between the front frame portion and the chassis. The chassis is attached, by means of an adhesive, to the circumferential frame. |
| US09743534B2 |
Wiring board with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same
A wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a substrate having cavity, an insulating layer formed on the substrate such that the insulating layer is covering the cavity, a conductor layer formed on the insulating layer, and an electronic component accommodated in the cavity and including a rectangular cuboid body and terminal electrodes such that each electrode has a metal film form formed on outer surface of the body, and via conductors formed in the insulating layer such that the via conductors are connecting the conductor layer and electrodes. The electrodes are arrayed in a matrix having rows and columns such that adjacent electrodes in row and column directions have the opposite polarities, and the conductor layer includes a line pattern shunting first group of the electrodes in one polarity and a solid pattern shunting second group of the electrodes in the other polarity. |
| US09743529B2 |
Multilayer rigid flexible printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same
A multilayer rigid flexible printed circuit board including a flexible region including a flexible film having a circuit pattern formed on one or both surfaces thereof and a laser blocking layer formed on the circuit pattern and a rigid region formed adjacent to the flexible region and including a plurality of pattern layers on one or both surfaces of extended portions extended to both sides of the flexible film of the flexible region, and a method for manufacturing the same. |
| US09743528B2 |
Method for manufacturing wiring board
A method for manufacturing a wiring board includes preparing a large-sized wiring board having an effective region and a dummy region such that the board has a penetrating hole on a border of the effective and dummy regions and an inner-hole conductive layer covering an inner surface of the penetrating hole, moving a rotary tool having a tip blade along rotation axis at a peripheral portion of the penetrating hole such that the rotary tool drills a hole into the board at the peripheral portion and segments the conductive layer into portions in the effective and dummy regions, and moving a rotary tool having a side blade in a direction perpendicular to rotation axis such that the dummy region is cut off from the effective region after the rotary tool having tip blade makes the hole and a wiring board having the effective region of the board is formed. |
| US09743527B2 |
Stencil programming and inspection using solder paste inspection system
A system for generating a program used to direct the operation of a solder paste inspection machine is provided. The system includes a solder paste inspection system having a stencil mounting bracket located therein and configured to hold a solder paste printing stencil in position within an inspection region of the solder paste inspection system. An image sensor is mounted in the solder paste inspection system and is configured to acquire images of a stencil mounted on the stencil mounting bracket. A controller is coupled to the image sensor and is configured to generate a solder paste inspection program using the acquired images of the stencil. |
| US09743523B2 |
Printed circuit board package structure and manufacturing method thereof
A printed circuit board package structure includes a substrate, plural ring-shaped magnetic elements, a support layer, and first conductive layers. The substrate has two opposite first and second surfaces, first ring-shaped recesses, and first grooves. Each of the first ring-shaped recesses is communicated with another first ring-shaped recess through at least one of the first grooves, and at least two of the first ring-shaped recesses are communicated with a side surface of the substrate through the first grooves to form at least two openings. The ring-shaped magnetic elements are respectively located in the first ring-shaped recesses. The support layer is located on the first surface, and covers the first ring-shaped recesses and the first grooves. The support layer and the substrate have through holes. The first conductive layers are respectively located on surfaces of support layer and substrate facing the through holes. |
| US09743517B2 |
Process for manufacturing an electrically conductive member for an electronic component comprising an end equipped with a cavity
This process for manufacturing an electrically conductive member for an electronic component comprises the following steps: providing a structure comprising at least one blind hole having a bottom and at least one internal lateral flank connected to said bottom via a base of said lateral flank; forming the member, this forming step comprising a step of growing an electrically conductive material in order to form at least one portion of the member in the blind hole, said growth being faster at the base of the lateral flank of the blind hole than on the rest of said lateral flank, said member when formed comprising a cavity arranged at that end of said member which is located opposite the bottom of the blind hole, said cavity being entirely or partially bordered by a rim. |
| US09743516B2 |
Method for forming thin film conductors on a substrate
A method for forming thin film conductors is disclosed. A thin film precursor material is initially deposited onto a porous substrate. The thin film precursor material is then irradiated with a light pulse in order to transform the thin film precursor material to a thin film such that the thin film is more electrically conductive than the thin film precursor material. Finally, compressive stress is applied to the thin film and the porous substrate to further increase the thin film's electrical conductivity. |
| US09743514B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic component, method of manufacturing the same, and circuit board having the same
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes and having first and second surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces opposing each other in a second direction, and fifth and sixth surfaces opposing each other in a third direction, base electrode layers disposed on the ceramic body and including main portions connected to the internal electrodes and extension portions extending from the main portions, and resin electrode layers disposed on the base electrode layers while leaving end portions of the extension portions exposed. A width of the extension portion is narrower than a width of the outer surface of the ceramic body on which the extension portion is disposed, measured in a direction parallel to a width direction of the extension portion. |
| US09743513B2 |
Flexible electronic device
According to embodiments of the disclosure, a flexible electronic device is provided. The flexible electronic device includes a flexible substrate, at least one component and at least one stress buffer. The component may be disposed on the flexible substrate and having a lateral surface. The stress buffer may be disposed adjacent to the lateral surface of the component and has a stiffness which is getting larger toward the component. |
| US09743509B2 |
Inverter type motor drive
It is presented an inverter type motor drive device for feeding three phase AC electric power to an electric motor, the inverter type motor drive device comprising: an insulated metal substrate board on which, for each of the three phases, a plurality of power switches are mounted in straight lines in switch assemblies along a first direction; a printed circuit board on which a plurality of capacitors are mounted; and two DC power input terminals. The inverter type motor drive device further comprises three AC power output terminals, each extending through the printed circuit board while avoiding galvanic contact with the printed circuit board, and each of the three AC power output terminals comprise an elongated AC busbar, wherein a longitudinal direction of the AC busbar extends along the first direction. |
| US09743505B2 |
Plasma torch
The invention relates to a plasma torch, preferably to a plasma cutting torch, in which a plasma gas PG1 and/or PG2 flows through at least one feed through a housing of the plasma torch gas up to a nozzle opening. A hollow space connected to the feed(s) is also present within the housing and a valve which opens and closes an opening is arranged at the opening at said hollow space and a leading off of plasma gas PG1 and/or PG2 out of the feed(s) up to the nozzle opening can be achieved in the open state of this valve. |
| US09743504B2 |
Cooling pipes, electrode holders and electrode for an arc plasma torch
An electrode holder for an arc plasma torch includes an elongate holder body. The holder body includes a holder end for receiving an electrode and a hollow interior. An internal thread is positioned in the hollow interior for screwing in a rear end of said cooling tube. A cylindrical inner surface adjoins the internal thread for centering the cooling tube relative to the electrode holder. |
| US09743503B2 |
Laser device and extreme ultraviolet light generation system
An example laser apparatus of the disclosure may include an oscillator capable of outputting a laser beam, a slab optical amplifier capable of amplifying the laser beam outputted by the oscillator by passing the laser beam through an optical amplification region shaped like a slab and outputting the amplified laser beam, and a mirror disposed on an optical path of the laser beam to enter the slab optical amplifier or the amplified laser beam outputted from the slab optical amplifier, the mirror being movable in a direction parallel to a plane where the laser beam travels in the slab optical amplifier. |
| US09743502B2 |
ESD protection device
An ESD protection device 1 includes a ceramic insulating material 10, first and second discharge electrodes 21 and 22, and a discharge auxiliary section 51. The discharge auxiliary section 51 is an electrode configured to reduce a discharge starting voltage between the first discharge electrode 21 and the second discharge electrode 22. The discharge auxiliary section 51 comprises a sintered body including conductive particles and at least one of semiconductor particles and insulating particles. At least the discharge auxiliary section 51 comprises at least one of an alkaline metal component and a boron component. The content of at least one of the alkaline metal component and the boron component in the discharge auxiliary section 51 is larger than the content of at least one of the alkaline metal component and the boron component in the ceramic insulating material 10. |
| US09743499B2 |
Dimming circuit for LED
A LED dimming circuit, configured to control a plurality of LED strings to light up at different moment in a cycle, the circuit includes several sets of LED strings connected in parallel respectively; driving circuits coupled to the LED strings and driving them to light up; control circuits coupled to the driving circuits to control the LED series to light up by inputting pulse width modulated signals to the driving circuits; the control circuit includes a voltage comparator and a delay circuit, the voltage comparator is coupled between the delay circuit and the driving circuit, each delay circuit and each driving circuit are connected in series thereof, the delay circuit converts the pulse width modulated signal to a delay signal, the voltage comparator converts the sine wave signal to a square wave or a rectangular wave signal. |
| US09743496B2 |
Turn-on procedure for a load control system
A load regulation device is adapted to control an electrical load. The load regulation device may be in a low power state, a ready state, and/or an on state. The low power state is characterized by the electrical load being unenergized. The ready state is characterized by a load control device and/or the load regulation device using more power than the low power state and the electrical load being unenergized. The on state is characterized by the electrical load being energized. The load regulation device is configured to receive an indication of a user's presence when the load regulation device is in the low power state. The load regulation device is configured to change from the low power state to the ready state in response to receiving the indication. The load regulation device is configured to wait in the ready state for a change state instruction. |
| US09743494B1 |
Jewelry display case
A display case that includes a base for supporting an item that is being displayed; a cover engaged with the base, with the base forming an interior compartment for the item and having respective opened and closed positions relative to the base; a light source disposed in the interior compartment, supported at an internal surface of said cover and, when illuminated, casting a light beam on the item to highlight the item; and a sensor associated with at least one of the base and cover and for activating the light source. The sensor may include a motion detector, a light detector, a touch sensor or a proximity sensor. |
| US09743489B2 |
Automatic configuration of a load control device
A load control system for controlling an electrical load may include a sensor, a remote control, and a load control device. The remote control may comprise a button and may be configured to wirelessly transmit a digital message in response to an actuation of the button. The load control device may be configured to control the electrical load, be responsive to the sensor, and/or be configured to be associated with the remote control. The load control device may be responsive to the digital message transmitted by the remote control if the remote control is associated with the load control device. The load control device may be configured to automatically operate in a first mode of operation if the remote control is not associated with the load control device, and automatically operate in a second mode of operation if the remote control is associated with the load control device. |
| US09743488B2 |
Visual perception and acuity disruption techniques and systems
Examples of security lighting routines are tailored to disrupt visual perception and/or acuity so as to significantly reduce the ability of a person or persons, who has breached security, to function within a secured space. A routine triggered in response to a security breach may include a flash at a relatively high intensity, some number of times brighter than normal illumination for the space. Some examples of routines include a warning light and/or a pre-flash light emission such as dim lighting or a flicker, to effectively prepare the person in the space for maximum effectiveness of the flash. Other examples of the routines may also include a post-flash sequence of multiple color light emissions, such as alternating emissions in sequence of pulses of different colors of light using emission and/or off time parameters that vary in an irregular manner. |
| US09743485B2 |
Device for operating LEDs
The invention relates to a device for operating LEDs, comprising a driver module and an LED module (11), which is controlled by the driver module (10) and has at least one LED. The LED module (11) is fed a current by the driver module (10) via a first connection (1), and a second connection (2) is present, preferably as a ground connection (GND). The device is characterized in that the LED module (11) is connected to the driver module (10) by means of a third connection (3), which is designed as a data channel, a voltage fed by the driver module (10) being applied to the data channel. |
| US09743483B2 |
Techniques for lumen maintenance and color shift compensation
Techniques are disclosed for maintaining consistent lumen output of a lighting assembly over time. By maintaining a consistent lumen output, it is possible to maintain acceptable color stability where color mixing of multiple outputs is used. The lighting assembly may be any lighting configuration that might suffer from lumen depreciation and/or color drift over time, and may include any type(s) of light source(s) that may be monitored and driven accordingly. The lighting assembly, in addition to light source(s), includes a photo detector and a directed light source, such as a laser. The directed light source provides a golden sample for use in calibrating the photo detector, which in turn monitors lumen output of the light source(s). Drive signals are adjusted to account for lumen depreciation of the monitored light source(s). |
| US09743481B2 |
Independently programmable lights for use in gloves
The present invention extends to independently programmable lights for use in gloves and to gloves that incorporate such lights. Each independently programmable light of the present invention can include a programmable controller that stores logic for controlling the light such as by changing the color emitted by the light or the on/off pattern of the light. The user of the glove can modify the logic within the programmable controller to customize the functionality of the light. These modifications can be made by connecting the programmable light or a dedicated control unit that connects to each programmable light to another computer system to transfer new or updated logic to a programmable controller for controlling the lights in a custom manner. |
| US09743479B2 |
LED lighting apparatus with improved flicker index
A sequential driving type alternating current (AC) LED lighting apparatus including a rectifier connected to an alternating current (AC) power source and outputting a first rectified voltage as a first drive voltage to a light-emitting diode (LED) light-emitting device through full-wave rectification of an AC voltage, and an LED drive controller configured to detect a first drive voltage applied to the LED light emitting device and control sequential driving based on the detected first drive voltage. The LED drive controller is configured to set an LED drive current in each of operation sections, such that a difference between light output of the LED light-emitting device in each of the operation sections does not exceed a predetermined light output deviation. |
| US09743476B2 |
Light source control device and light source control method
A light source control device includes a constant-current circuit that collectively supplies a current to a plurality of LEDs, a current detection circuit that divides the plurality of LEDs into groups and detects a current amount of a current supplied to each of the groups, and a microcomputer that detects an open fault in the LEDs on the basis of a ratio of the current amount in each of the groups and controls a current supplied from the constant-current circuit to be reduced in a case where an open fault is detected in the LEDs. |
| US09743473B2 |
Cascade LED driver and control methods
An electrical circuit is disclosed and methods for controlling the same. The electrical circuit may comprises a plurality of color strings coupled in series, where each color string has at least one lamp, preferably a light emitting diode. Improved efficiency may be accomplished in some embodiments using certain of the disclosed systems and methods. |
| US09743472B2 |
Electrical load driving apparatus
An electrical load driving apparatus, comprising a current distribution apparatus having a power source arranged to deliver an input current into a plurality of branches such that the input current is distributed into a plurality of individual branch currents, wherein each of the plurality of branches includes an inductive arrangement arranged to form an inductive coupling with an associated inductive arrangement of at least one other associated branch, and a plurality of output loads connect to each of the associated branches of the current distribution apparatus. |
| US09743466B2 |
LED replacement lamp for safe operation under fault condition
An LED replacement lamp (20) is described. An LED lighting assembly (40) comprising LED lighting elements is electrically connected to filament emulation circuits, connected to electrical contacts at each of two opposite ends (22a, 22b) of an elongated member. The filament emulation circuits (42) each comprise a first resistor circuit (46) and a second resistor circuit (48) connected to first and second electrical contacts (26a, 24a). The first and second resistor circuits (46, 48) are connected to the LED lighting assembly (40) at a common terminal (50). In order to provide an LED replacement lamp for safe operation even in cases of component failure, and if the replacement lamp (20) is used in incorrect wiring configurations, the first and second resistor circuits (46, 48) each comprise a series connection of at least two resistors, in such a way that in case of failure of one of the resistors, the total resistance of the filament emulation circuits (42) remains above a determined resistance value. |
| US09743460B2 |
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. |
| US09743459B2 |
Long term evolution (LTE) connected discontinuous reception (CDRX) for single-radio hybrid tune away devices
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques and apparatus for optimizing long term evolution (LTE) connected discontinuous reception (CDRX) for single radio hybrid tune away devices. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes entering a DRX mode wherein the UE alternates between an activity period and an inactivity period while connected to a first radio access technology (RAT) network, tuning away from the first RAT network for a tune away period to monitor signals in a second RAT network, determining when an inactivity timer for the DRX mode expires or will expire, and adjusting a value of the inactivity timer based, at least in part, on the determination. |
| US09743453B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving measurement information in mobile communication system
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving measurement information in a mobile communication system. A terminal transmits a connection request message to a network and reports to the network, connection failure-related measurement information when a registered public land mobile network (RPLMN) included in a connection setup message received from the network corresponds to a pre-stored and selected public land mobile network (PLMN) and the connection failure-related measurement information stored with the selected PLMN is available. |
| US09743447B2 |
Control method and device based on multiple priorities in wireless communication system
A wireless communication system is disclosed. More particularly, a control method and device based on multiple priorities in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method of controlling a back-off timer in a terminal configured with multiple priorities, which includes transmitting a first non-access stratum (NAS) request message set to a first priority level, starting the back-off timer configured by a network, and transmitting a second NAS request message, which is not set to the first priority level, while the back-off timer runs. |
| US09743444B2 |
Communication apparatus, and configuration control method
A communication apparatus configured to perform communication by radio with another communication apparatus based on a setting by configuration information, including: a storage unit configured to hold default configuration information; a transmission unit configured to transmit default configuration information held in the storage unit to the other communication apparatus; a reception unit configured to receive default configuration information from the other communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to perform setting for performing communication by radio with the other communication apparatus by the default configuration information. |
| US09743443B2 |
Secure pairing of devices via pairing facilitator-intermediary device
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to systems and circuitry for and/or methods of establishing communication having one or more pairing facilitator-intermediary devices (for example, a network connected server) to enable or facilitate pairing and/or registering at least two devices (e.g., (i) a portable biometric monitoring device and (ii) a smartphone, laptop and/or tablet) to, for example, recognize, interact and/or enable interoperability between such devices. The pairing facilitator-intermediary device may responsively communicates information to one or more of the devices (to be paired or registered) which, in response, enable or facilitate such devices to pair or register. The present inventions may be advantageous where one or both of the devices to be paired or registered is/are not configured (e.g., include a user interface or certain communication circuitry that is configured or includes functionality) to pair devices without use of a facilitator-intermediary device. |
| US09743442B2 |
Enabling combinational services in a communications network
A combinational service is made enjoyable on the terminal of a user of a communication network in a simplified way. The user establishes a call on the circuit domain, and on his/her terminal, menu options are made available related to the enjoyment of the combinational service in consequence of the establishment of such call on the circuit domain. |
| US09743440B2 |
Link selection for device-to-device communications
The disclosure generally relates to negotiating a best device-to-device (D2D) radio access technology (RAT) to use in a D2D connection. In particular, two wireless devices that correspond to potential D2D peers may exchange respective radio configurations according to a D2D coexistence protocol to mutually negotiate the “best” RAT to use in the D2D connection, wherein the exchanged radio configurations may comprise at least radio capabilities and coexistence states (e.g., in-device and/or cross-device coexistence states) associated with the respective wireless devices. The potential D2D peers may then negotiate one or more compatible RATs that are available to use in the D2D connection according to at least the radio capabilities and the in-device and cross-device coexistence states exchanged therebetween. As such, the two wireless devices may then establish one or more D2D connections using the negotiated compatible RAT(s). |
| US09743438B2 |
Radio communication method, radio communication system, and mobile station
Provided are a radio communication method, a radio communication system, and a mobile station, by which it is possible to easily establish initial access between mobile stations in D2D communication. A mobile station 200A transmits a synchronization-use signal to be used for establishment of initial access with a mobile station 200B toward the mobile station 200B on the basis of control information received from a cell to which the mobile station 200A is connected. The mobile station 200B receives the synchronization-use signal on the basis of the control information received from the cell. Moreover, the mobile station 200B determines transmission power and a transmission timing of a response signal on the basis of the received synchronization-use signal, and transmits the response signal toward the mobile station 200A. The mobile station 200A and the mobile station 200B start D2D communication on the basis of the synchronization-use signal and the response signal. |
| US09743435B2 |
Dynamic on-demand data network connection control service
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide for receiving a request from an end device to access a network; obtaining subscription data pertaining to the end device based on the request; determining whether to establish a default bearer during an attachment procedure based on at least one of the request or the subscription data; permitting attachment to the network without establishment of the default bearer based on determining not to establish the default bearer; and storing context data that indicates the end device is attached without the default bearer based on the permitting. Additionally, the method, the device, and the non-transitory storage medium provide for end device-side and network device-side setting up and tearing down of the default bearer subsequent to attachment. |
| US09743429B2 |
Channel assessment scheme
A source node in a multihop network determines whether to transmit in a channel based on whether the channel is occupied by a packet transmission with a large number of relays; whether the source node is in the data tones back-off zone; and the source node is in the busy tone back-off zone. |
| US09743425B2 |
Methods and apparatus for scheduling assignment design for device to device communications
Systems and techniques for resource allocation for scheduling assignment. A scheduling assignment is transmitted and/or received using resources that are divided into first and second scheduling assignment resources. A dual resource mapping in accordance with an scheduling assignment index is performed to define first and second resources for transmission and/or reception of the scheduling assignment. |
| US09743423B2 |
Link adaptation in grant-free multiple access systems
A BS determines an amount of resource overloading for a contention transmission unit (CTU) access region associated with a grant-free uplink transmission scheme in a multiple access system. The BS determines a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) limit indicating a maximum MCS level for the CTU access region. The BS sends the MCS limit to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) associated with the first CTU access region. A UE receives from the base station the MCS limit and determines a first MCS index within the MCS limit for a first uplink transmission. The UE sends the first uplink transmission to the base station using a CTU in the CTU access region. The first uplink transmission includes user data and the first MCS index determined at the first UE. |
| US09743421B2 |
Simultaneous operation of multiple communications protocols
A method, network communication device, and computer program product are disclosed to perform simultaneous operation of at least a first and second communications protocol. The method includes determining a first frame period for communicating with a first processing device using the first communications protocol, selecting, based on the first frame period, a second frame period for communicating with a second processing device using the second communications protocol, and allocating a portion of the second frame period for communicating with the first processing device using the first communications protocol. |
| US09743419B2 |
Method and apparatus for scheduling assignment of uplink packet transmission in mobile telecommunication system
Methods and apparatuses are provided for communication between a UE and a node B in a communication system. The UE generates a media access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU) comprising at least one media access control service data unit (MAC SDU) and at least one field related to an amount of data. Each of the at least one field related to the amount of data corresponds to a respective identifier, and the at least one field related to the amount of data is placed prior to the at least one MAC SDU in the MAC PDU. The MAC PDU comprising the at least one MAC SDU and the at least one field related to the amount of data is transmitted to the node B. Grant information is received from the node B. Data is transmitted to the node B based on the grant information. |
| US09743417B2 |
Systems and methods for interference mitigation in heterogeneous networks
Disclosed systems and methods mitigate interference in heterogeneous networks. Embodiments include adaptive or selective inter-cell interference coordination, adaptive multi-user zero forcing, adaptive power, and/or combinations of the foregoing. Techniques may be used to favor one group of users (e.g., femto users or macro users) over another. Certain embodiments focus quality of service (QoS) improvements on a first group of users, while using constraint processes to provide a threshold QoS for a second group of users. |
| US09743414B2 |
Sectorized base stations as multiple antenna systems
Methods and apparatus for improved utilization of air link resources are discussed in wireless communications systems employing multi-sector base stations and wireless terminals with multiple antennas. Timing synchronization is maintained across the base station sectors, and the same set of tones are used in adjacent sectors. In a sector boundary region, which is typically a high interference region, a wireless terminal is set to a sector pair state and operated in a MIMO mode of operation, communicating with two adjacent base station antenna faces of the same base station concurrently, the two different adjacent base station antenna faces corresponding to different adjacent sectors. Thus, typically high interference sector boundary regions, are converted into high capacity regions by having the sectors coordinated and utilizing MIMO techniques. |
| US09743410B2 |
Wireless communication system, wireless communication setting method, base station, mobile station, and program
A base station includes a transmitter configured to transmit a downlink control information to a user equipment, the downlink control information being generated based on one of (1) a first uplink allocation information indicating a first frequency block corresponding to a first plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and (2) a second uplink allocation information indicating a second frequency block corresponding to a second plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and a third frequency block corresponding to a third plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency, the second frequency block and the third frequency block being separated in frequency. |
| US09743407B2 |
Multiband central controller and method for multiband network operations
Embodiments of a multiband central controller, a multiband communication station and methods for multiband network operations are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the central controller may be configured for multiband operations within non-coextensive frequency bands. The central controller may transmit a response frame to a receiving station that includes two or more multiband elements. Each multiband element includes a basic service set identification (BSSID) and may indicate an available channel and a frequency band associated with the available channel. The frequency band may be one of the non-coextensive frequency bands within which the central controller is operating. The multiband elements may provide frequency band and channel information to the station prior to the station joining a network that is managed by the central controller. |
| US09743406B2 |
On the definition of the resource block in OFDMA/UL MU-MIMO in HEW
Techniques for resource block allocation in a multi-user MIMO High Efficiency WLAN system are provided. Specifically, teachings that when taken alone or together, provide a device or a group of devices with an improved resource allocation for the reduction of usable tone waste, are presented. The present disclosure includes a system that provides a user with a technique allocating data tones prior to the encapsulation unit or overhead tones on a resource block unit. Further, the total allocated bandwidth can be reduced prior resource allocation to overcome modulation and coding scheme downgrading caused by severe puncturing. Alternatively, only band edge basic resource blocks are reduced to account for overhead tones which largely reside on band edges. |
| US09743405B2 |
Flexible subframes
The technology disclosed provides the ability for a subframe to be configured as a “flexible” subframe. As a result, at least three different types of subframes in a TDD system may be configured: a downlink (“DL”) subframe, an uplink (“UL”) subframe, and a “flexible” subframe. While the DL and UL subframes are preconfigured for each frame instance, the flexible subframes are dynamically allocated to be an uplink subframe in one instance of a frame and a downlink subframe in another instance of the frame. |
| US09743395B2 |
Method for transceiving control signals, and apparatus therefor
A method is presented for transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The UE is configured with a primary cell (PCell) and a secondary cell (SCell). The UE receives downlink control information (DCI) via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The DCI including a first field for transmit power control information and a second field for ACK/NACK resource offset information. The UE receives downlink data via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DCI. The UE transmits an ACK/NACK signal for the downlink data using an ACK/NACK resource. When the downlink data is received on the PCell, the ACK/NACK resource is determined by adding a lowest resource index of the PDCCH and a value of the ACK/NACK resource offset information. When the downlink data is received on the SCell, the first field includes ACK/NACK resource indication information. |
| US09743394B2 |
Method for user equipment transreceiving signal in wireless communication system
A method of a user equipment for performing TDD (Time Division Duplex) operation in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving RRC (radio resource control) signaling indicating whether or not a TDD subframe is being reconfigured; monitoring a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Chanel) related with reconfiguring the TDD subframe, if the RRC signaling indicates the TDD subframe is being reconfigured; and performing a TDD operation based on the PDCCH for the reconfiguring the TDD subframe, depending on whether a TDD uplink-downlink configuration indicates the TDD subframe is configured as a special subframe or not. |
| US09743393B2 |
Dynamic patterned resource allocation in a wireless network
Devices and techniques for dynamic patterned resource allocation in a wireless network are described herein. Components of a wireless station may obtain a set of dynamic patterns, where members of the set define a sequence of resource units for the wireless network. The components may receive a data unit from an access point of the wireless network, the data unit including a group designation for the wireless station. The components may select one of the set of dynamic patterns based on the received group designation and communicate on the wireless network using resource units specified by the selected dynamic pattern. |
| US09743392B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling aperiodic channel state indication reference signals for LTE operation
A User Equipment (UE) can receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) from a base station. The DCI can contain a Channel State Information (CSI) request on a physical control channel in a subframe of a first serving cell. The CSI request can direct the UE to perform CSI measurements for at least one aperiodic Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) of a second serving cell. The UE can ascertain CSI-RS resources in a subframe of the second serving cell based on at least the DCI contents. The UE can determine CSI based on the ascertained CSI-RS resources. The UE can send the determined CSI to the base station. |
| US09743389B2 |
Physical uplink control channel resource allocation for multiple channel state indicators colliding in same subframe
Disclosed are a method and a corresponding apparatus relating to wireless telecommunication systems and more particularly to efficient resource allocation schemes supporting transmission of multiple periodic channel state information (CSI) reports on the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) during the same subframe while maintaining single carrier properties of the transmitted signal. The method includes determining that at least two reports to be transmitted on an uplink resource collide with respect to the uplink resource, applying at least one resource selection policy to the at least two reports and selecting a resource to be used for transmitting a plurality of the at least two reports. |
| US09743383B1 |
Hybrid wireless-wireline communications system and method
A device and method for communicating information using a plurality of communication paths is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device transmits provides information between a port of a wireless transceiver to a coaxial power connector coupled to a coaxial cable network, thereby providing a wired communication path from one network device to another network device to augment or replace the wireless communication path between the same devices. |
| US09743376B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and recording mediums for providing location sharing services
A location sharing service apparatus including a memory having computer-readable instructions stored therein; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to receive a location sharing request and a location setting request, the location sharing request indicating one more friend terminals, detect a current location of a user terminal in response to the location sharing request, periodically receive a second location of the one or more friend terminals, in response to the location sharing request, designate the current location or a set location included in the location setting request as a first location of the user terminal, generate map data including the first location and the second location of the one or more friend terminals, and display the map data. |
| US09743375B2 |
Location tracking
One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for location tracking are provided herein. A system for location tracking may be utilized to track or determine one or more locations for one or more devices of one or more users. A tracking system or control component may be utilized to access or initiate requests for location tracking, such as for legitimate purposes or business reasons. For example, a system for location tracking may be implemented as an application or tracking application installed on a mobile device or a device or a user. A device may transmit a key to a third party and encrypted location data to a tracking entity. The application may have a front-end interface (e.g., for users being tracked) and a back-end interface (e.g., for users initiating tracking). In this manner, location tracking is provided while promoting privacy and safety. |
| US09743371B2 |
Control apparatus, communication system, synchronization method and program
A control apparatus comprises: a synchronization unit that transmits control information set in a communication node to another control apparatus that operates in synchronization with the control apparatus and synchronizes with the another control apparatus; and a control information creation unit that creates control information to be set in a communication node to be controlled. If the created control information is first control information set temporarily in accordance with a notification from the communication node to be controlled, the control apparatus sets the first control information in the communication node without waiting to synchronize with the another control apparatus. If control information to be set is second control information other than the first control information, the control apparatus sets the second control information in the communication node after synchronizing with the another control apparatus. |
| US09743370B2 |
Wireless network for sensor array
A linear wireless sensor network includes network nodes having monotonically varying network node identifiers along each branch of the network. The network identifiers enable the nodes to forward network packets without use of routing tables. Low duty cycle wireless communication protocols enable network packets to be routed to all nodes of very large networks while consuming very little electrical power. Broadcast, rather than unicast, transmissions between nodes take advantage of favorable signal propagation conditions to forward messages using largest possible hops, skipping over nodes when possible, as well as automatically adapting to time- or spatially- varying conditions. A group of network packets is broadcast and forwarded by a most distant receiving node that received all packets of the group. A receiving node's clock is automatically adjusted, based on which packet(s) of a group of packets was received. A sending node synchronizes near-by receiving nodes. Nodes are provisioned over-the-air, with built-in scheduling. Health and welfare information piggybacks on other network traffic. |
| US09743368B2 |
Methods and apparatus for synchronized viewing experience across multiple devices
Methods and apparatus for synchronizing devices corresponding to a customer are described. A plurality of devices are associated with a customer record. The customer indicates which one or ones of the devices are to be synchronized from a content playback perspective. Content delivery delays based on a time stamp included in content sent to the devices to be synchronized is determined by the devices and reported to a control device. Transmission of on-demand content is adjusted on a per device basis, e.g., delayed or advanced, to achieve synchronized delivery. For content transmitted according to a schedule, a delay may be communicated to the playback device and the device delays output of received content to synchronize output with other devices. Customer premise records include a list of devices to be synchronized along with transmission and/or output timing adjustment information on a per device basis. |
| US09743361B2 |
Network access method, device, and system for detecting interference and reducing interference between interfering channels
A network access method, device, and system. The method includes: detecting, by a mobile wireless interconnection device, whether interference exists between a first channel and a second channel, where the first channel is between the mobile wireless interconnection device and a station, and the second channel is between the mobile wireless interconnection device and a hotspot access device; if interference exists, reducing, by the mobile wireless interconnection device, its own transmit power, so that no interference exists between the first channel and the second channel, and the station accesses the Internet by using the mobile wireless fidelity device and the hotspot access device. |
| US09743360B2 |
System and method for signaling control information in a mobile communication network
A method of operating a wireless communication terminal includes receiving one or more downlink control messages that each contain scheduling information scheduling the wireless terminal to receive a downlink transmission on either a primary carrier or a secondary carrier. The method also includes determining, for each of the downlink control messages, whether that message includes scheduling information for the primary carrier or for a secondary carrier. Additionally, the method includes selecting a format for an uplink control message based on whether any of the downlink control messages includes scheduling information for a secondary carrier, generating an uplink control message based on the selected format, and transmitting the uplink control message to the base station. |
| US09743357B2 |
Energy harvesting computer device in association with a communication device configured with apparatus for boosting signal reception
Disclosed embodiments comprise an energy harvesting computer device in association with a communication device comprising interactive user interface operatively configured with CMOS multiple antennas on chip for boosting signal receptions and for providing faster data transmission speed. Disclosed embodiment encompasses three modes of communications—the Cell phone, wireless Internet applications, and Global communication and media information. Embodiments provide communication apparatus operable to enhance mobile communication efficiency with touch sensitive display comprising energy harvesting platform in communication with a charging circuit board configured with memories, processors, sensors, and modules. Embodiments further provide a gaming device, a wireless media device configured with touch pads comprising sensors being embedded in silicon substrate and fused in nano-fiber/microfiber material having excellent electrical characteristics. Certain embodiments provide communication apparatus configured for voice enabled applications comprising human voice auditory operable to convert text into voice auditory and/or voice auditory into text applications. |
| US09743356B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting state mode transition or performing state mode transition in plural communication system convergence networks
A method is provided for supporting state mode transition by an entity of a cellular network in case that a plurality of networks interwork. When a value of interference caused by a neighbor entity of a wireless local area network (WLAN) is equal to or larger than a predefined threshold value, a first message instructing another entity of the WLAN to perform a mode transition from an active mode to an idle mode is transmitted to another entity of the WLAN. In response, a second message including information indicating whether status of the mode transition of the another entity of the WLAN is successful is received from the another entity of the WLAN. When the information indicates that the status of the mode transition of the another entity of the WLAN is successful, status information of the another entity of the WLAN is updated based on the second message. |
| US09743352B2 |
Network node and mobile device for use in a communication network, methods of operating the same and computer program products
According to one aspect, there is provided a method of operating a network node in a communication network with the communication network comprising at least one mobile device that is operating in a discontinuous reception, DRX, mode with a DRX cycle length that is longer than a modification period in the network. In the method, when an update to system information is to occur in an updated information modification period, the modification period immediately preceding the updated information modification period comprising a change notification modification period, a paging message is transmitted to the mobile device during a modification period other than the change notification modification period and the updated information modification period, the paging message informing the mobile device that an update to system information is to occur in the updated information modification period. |
| US09743346B2 |
Apparatus and method for selecting network in communication system
A method and an apparatus for a Mobile Station (MS) to select a network in a communication network are provided. The method includes searching for a first network, and searching for a second network that has a lower priority than the first network while searching for the first network. |
| US09743345B2 |
Network service extension method and device
The present invention discloses a network service extension method and device capable of extending the range of a network service. An embodiment of said method comprises the following steps: establishing a link between a substantial network unit of a wireless network relay device and a wireless network serving device; configuring a virtual wireless network serving unit according to the link setting of the wireless network serving device, so as to make the link settings of the virtual wireless network serving unit and the wireless network serving device the same; establishing a link between the virtual wireless network serving unit and a wireless network demand device; and establishing the connection between the wireless network serving device and the wireless network demand device via the virtual wireless network serving unit and the substantial network unit. |
| US09743341B2 |
Provisioning of application categories at a user equipment during network congestion
Technology for provisioning categories of applications on a mobile device is disclosed. A wireless network element can communicate Application Specific Congestion Control for Data Communications (ACDC)/Application and Service Access Control (ASAC) information to the mobile device. The ACDC/ASAC information can include a preconfigured list of application categories. Each application category can include a set of applications that are allowed to access a wireless network from the mobile device during at least one defined condition level. The wireless network element can activate ACDC/ASAC for one or more condition levels while a capacity threshold of the wireless network is exceeded. The wireless network element can allow a set of applications for a selected application category to communicate with the wireless network when the ACDC/ASAC is activated based on the one or more condition levels for the selected application category. |
| US09743338B2 |
Methods and systems for communications through a slave gateway
The present invention discloses methods and systems for transmitting data packets through a plurality of connections and through a gateway at a network node. The network node receives network performance observation report (NPOR) from the gateway. Based on the NPOR, the network node determines at least one of the plurality of wide area network (WAN) interfaces of the gateway for transmitting data packets. The network node then creates and transmits an instruction to the gateway. When the network node transmits the data packets to the gateway, the network node also creates and transmits an instruction to the gateway to determine the WAN interface(s) of the gateway for transmitting the packets. |
| US09743336B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication system, and communication method
The present invention has the object of forwarding packets according to a road line without using road line information while preventing unnecessary forwarding of packets. A communication apparatus includes: a positional information acquisition unit that acquires information that indicates the current position of the communication apparatus and the traveling direction of the vehicle unit; a reception unit that receives from a transmission origin device packets that contain forwarding information that indicates the position of the transmission origin device and the position of the transmission destination; a communication control unit that prevents forwarding of packets when the current position is not within an area from the position of the transmission origin device to the position of the transmission destination; an information processing unit that, when the current position is within the area, extracts, as a corrected position, a position that is specified by the traveling direction among positions that are separated from the current position by a remaining distance between the position of the transmission destination and the current position; and a transmission unit that transmits packets that include the forwarding information in which the position of the transmission destination is changed to the corrected position and the position of the transmission origin device is changed to the current position. |
| US09743331B1 |
Techniques for remotely managing device connectivity in response to cellular network outages
Computer-implemented techniques involve detecting, by a server having one or more processors, a first cellular connection between a computing device and a first cellular network of a first cellular carrier associated with a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), detecting, by the server, an outage of at least the first cellular network of the first cellular carrier, in response to detecting the outage of the first cellular network, determining, by the server, an alternate communication channel by which to communicate with the computing device, and transmitting, by the server, a carrier switch instruction to the computing device via the alternate communication channel, wherein receipt of the carrier switch instruction causes the computing device to: (i) terminate the first cellular connection and (ii) initiate a second cellular connection with another cellular network of different second cellular carrier associated with the MVNO. |
| US09743328B2 |
Handover in a cellular communication network
In a basestation of a cellular communications network, steps are taken to identify at least one situation, in which a user equipment device is liable to experience a rapid deterioration in a quality of a link with the base station. Measurement information is collected, related to the radio conditions experienced by a user equipment device in said situation, and at least one handover parameter is automatically adjusted in the basestation based on the collected information. |
| US09743327B2 |
Managing radio traffic load
Method in and network node (700; 140a, 111a, 131a, 110a-c, 130a-c) of a wireless communications system (100a-c), for managing radio traffic load in a first cell (115a-c). The first cell (115a-c) is served by a first base station (110a-c) and is at least partly is covered by a second cell (135a-c) served by the first base station (110b) or a second base station (130a,c). Information is obtained (201, 601) about a future load of radio traffic in the first cell (115a-c). The future load is associated with a first group of wireless devices (120a-d) and generation of the future load is in response to an occurrence of a future event. It is then provided (202, 602), based on the obtained information, a change of serving cell so that at least one wireless device (121a) of a second group of one or more wireless devices (121a-b) being served in the first cell (115a-c) by the first base station (110a-c), instead become served in the second cell (135a-c). |
| US09743316B2 |
Dynamic carrier load balancing
A system may be configured to receive analytics information regarding a cell of a wireless telecommunications network. The cell may be associated with multiple carriers, which may each be associated with, for example, a particular radio access technology (“RAT”), frequency band, or frequency sub-band. The system may dynamically rank the carriers based on measures of load associated with the carriers (as indicated by the analytics information), and may generate system information blocks (“SIBs”) that include the dynamic rankings. The SIBs may be provided to user devices, which may select carriers, via which to connect to the cell, based on the dynamic rankings. |
| US09743314B2 |
Communication network congestion control using allocation and retention priority
A method for managing congestion on a communication network that includes a network node having a congestion level. Congestion pre-emption criteria corresponding to the congestion level is determined. A list of potential service pre-emption candidates associated with a service pre-emption criteria that is at least equal to the congestion pre-emption criteria is created. The list of potential service pre-emption candidates is at least a sub-set of a plurality of services on the node. A determination is made as to whether to pre-empt at least one of the potential service pre-emption candidates on the list based at least on the service pre-emption criteria. |
| US09743313B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining and managing congestion in a wireless communications system
A method and apparatus may be used for network management via MAC measurements. The measurements may include WTRU uplink traffic loading measurement, and an AP service loading measurement. The measurements may be applicable to at least to layers 1 and 2 as applied to, for example, 802.11k in the context of OFDM and CDMA 2000 systems, but may be applicable to other scenarios as well. A method for determining and transmitting congestion information may be provided for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system. The method and apparatus may be used for managing congestion when congestion is detected. The method and apparatus may be used in wireless systems that use a Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. The methods may be implemented in wireless transmit/receive units (WTRU)s and access points (AP)s of various forms. |
| US09743312B1 |
Method and system of selecting a quality of service for a bearer
Disclosed is a method and system of selecting a quality of service (QoS) level for a bearer. According to the disclosure, a network controller may track a level of congestion of a base station and report that congestion information to a policy server. Thereafter, the policy server may receive a message indicating that a new bearer is needed for a communication session with a user equipment device (UE) being served by the base station. In response, the policy server may select a QoS level for the new bearer based at least in part on the based station's level of congestion (and also perhaps based on a type of the communication session), and the policy server may then invoke use of the selected QoS level for the new bearer. |
| US09743309B2 |
MAC design for wireless hot-spot networks
In widely deployed wireless “hot-spot” networks, nodes frequently join or leave, inelastic/elastic and saturated/non-satuarted flows coexist. In such dynamic and diverse environments, it is challenging to maximize the channel utilization while providing satisfactory user experiences. In this invention, one proposes a novel contention-on-demand (CoD) MAC scheme to address this problem. The CoD scheme consists of a fixed-CW algorithm, a dynamic-CW algorithm, and an admission control unit. The fixed-CW algorithm allows elastic flows to access limited system bandwidth; the dynamic-CW algorithm enables inelastic flows to contend for channel on demand and quickly adapt to network change; and the admission control unit rejects overloaded traffic for providing good user experiences. One then performs an asymptotic analysis to develop a simple but efficient admission control rule. Finally, extensive simulations verify that the scheme is very effective and the theoretical result is very accurate. |
| US09743307B2 |
Radio network node and method for using positioning gap indication for enhancing positioning performance
A wireless communications network is described herein in which positioning measurements (e.g., inter-frequency OTDOA measurements and inter-frequency E-CID measurements) may be performed on different frequencies and measurement gaps may be requested for such measurements. In one embodiment, a radio network node (e.g., eNodeB, responsible node) is described for configuring a measurement gap for positioning to be used by a user equipment (UE). |
| US09743306B2 |
Method and arrangement for terminal reporting
The invention relates to a method for performance reporting in a wireless network, wherein at least one terminal is associated to a terminal report server by means of information in the terminal. Prior to initiating the performance report, information on operator identity is retrieved. The operator identity is combined with information identifying the associated terminal report server to compile a fully qualified domain name. Connectivity information to the terminal server report is requested and received from a domain name server, whereupon a performance report session to the terminal report server is initiated using the received connectivity information. The invention also relates to a terminal wherein the inventive method is applied. |
| US09743305B2 |
Fast small cell discovery
Embodiments of circuitry to be included in a user equipment (“UE”) and an evolved Node B (“eNB”) are described. To accelerate the detection of one or more cells in a wireless network, a UE may perform Radio Resource Management (“RRM”) measurements based on one or more synchronization signals instead of based on a common reference signal (“CRS”). Alternatively, the UE may perform RRM measurements for a cell based on a CRS transmitted for the cell without synchronizing to the cell using one or more synchronization signals. The UE may report the RRM measurements to an cNB that is to serve the UE. |
| US09743301B1 |
Systems and methods for maintaining a telecommunications network using real-time SQL analysis
Systems and methods discussed herein provide for real-time and near-real-time analysis of performance for cell towers in order to determine when a cell tower is underperforming in order to perform corrective action before underperformance becomes an increased maintenance and/or service concern. Data is received at periodic intervals from a plurality of cell towers and a plurality of scripts are executed on the data as it is received in order to analyze key performance indicators associated with each tower. The received data is analyzed using real-time data and in some cases by applying the real-time data to a previously developed model to determine if a cell tower is underperforming based on at least one key performance indicator associated with that cell tower. |
| US09743300B2 |
Method and apparatus to separate coverage limited and co-channel limited interferences
Coverage and usage-based limitations to a wireless communications network can be estimated by monitoring network performance during a periods in which the network is relatively busy and relatively non-busy. For example, differences in distributions of bit error rates for calls in such time periods can be used to assess whether network limitations are associated with reduced-coverage zones or are usage-based. Such estimates can be used to target specific network features that limit network performance. |
| US09743298B2 |
Method for testing a wireless communications network including a station and an access point
The method for testing a wireless communications network including a station and an access point comprises the steps of sending broadcast packets from the station to the access point in a lower frequency band and waiting for confirmation, calculating a packet loss in the lower frequency band based on the number of sent and confirmed broadcast packets, and calculating a packet loss for a higher frequency band by taking into account the calculated packet loss of the lower frequency band and by using a correlation function between the lower frequency and the higher frequency band. The wireless communications network is in particular a communications network according to one of the IEEE 802.11 recommendations and the broadcast packets are in particular address resolution protocol packets. |
| US09743294B1 |
Storing modem parameters for motion detection
In a general aspect, motion is detected by processing wireless signals using stored modem parameters. In some aspects, stored modem parameters are accessed from a memory of a wireless sensor device. The stored modem parameters represent a radio state previously used by a radio subsystem of the wireless sensor device in processing a first motion detection signal. The stored modem parameters are applied to the radio subsystem of the wireless sensor device, a second motion detection signal is processed at the wireless sensor device using the radio state represented by the stored modem parameters, and motion is detected based on the first and second motion detection signals. |
| US09743290B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for signaling with geometric constellations in a raleigh fading channel
Communication systems are described that use signal constellations, which have unequally spaced (i.e. ‘geometrically’ shaped) points. In many embodiments, the communication systems use specific geometric constellations that are capacity optimized at a specific SNR, over the Raleigh fading channel. In addition, ranges within which the constellation points of a capacity optimized constellation can be perturbed and are still likely to achieve a given percentage of the optimal capacity increase compared to a constellation that maximizes dmin, are also described. Capacity measures that are used in the selection of the location of constellation points include, but are not limited to, parallel decode (PD) capacity and joint capacity. |
| US09743287B2 |
Methods and apparatus for determining and planning wireless network deployment sufficiency when utilizing vehicle-based relay nodes
A method of planning communication network infrastructure includes calculating a potential capacity of a plurality of vehicular relay nodes in an area, wherein the plurality of vehicular relay nodes relay data between a plurality of portable devices and at least one base station. The method also includes calculating a potential data demand in the area for transferring data between the plurality of portable devices and the at least one base station. The method further includes determining whether a number of the at least one base station serving the area is sufficient by utilizing the potential capacity of the plurality of vehicular relay nodes in the area and the potential data demand in the area. |
| US09743284B2 |
Spectrum allocation method and device
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a spectrum allocation method and device. The method includes: determining, by a first base station, according to first broadcast information sent by at least one second base station, usage of a preferred frequency band of the at least one second base station; and determining, by the first base station, according to the usage of the preferred frequency band of the at least one second base station, use of the preferred frequency band of the at least one second base station by the first base station. Therefore, it is implemented that a spectrum resource utilization ratio is improved. |
| US09743280B2 |
Enhancements to enable fast security setup
WTRUs, ARSs, APs, WLG/AAA proxies, networks, and methods thereon are disclosed for fast security setup on a multi-RAT WTRU. Methods of sharing security associations between RATs on a multi-RAT WTRU are disclosed. Methods of caching security associations are disclosed. Methods are disclosed for alerting an ANDSF server of an AP that should be considered for association. Enhancements to advertisements from an AP are disclosed where the advertisements may include SSID with a FQDN, a HESSID type information, or TAI type information. Methods of resolving AP identities to a reachable address are disclosed. An address resolution protocol is disclosed for resolving AP identities. ARSs are disclosed that may resolve a BSSID to a network routable address. Protocols for carrying AP identities and security parameters are disclosed. Methods are disclosed of using ANDSF to provide the WTRU with security information and parameters of an AP. An RSN may indicate security capabilities. |
| US09743279B2 |
Systems and methods for device based authentication
In some embodiments, computer implemented methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media determine a first comparison value based on a first comparison between a first sensor signature associated with first set of sensor data of a first device in a first context and a second sensor signature associated with second set of sensor data of a second device. The first comparison is associated with a first authentication type. It is determined whether the first comparison value satisfies a first threshold. It is determined that a user should be authenticated on the second device based on satisfaction of the first threshold. |
| US09743278B2 |
Security interface for a mobile device
A method and device are described which provide a security interface, preferably for a mobile device. The security interface provides user-selectable non-secure data that is displayed without the need for a password. The non-secure data is preferably updated on a regular basis, and can be obtained from different sources, as selected by a user. The secure data can be accessed after successful authentication, such as a positive password verification. Additional non-secure data, related to the displayed non-secure data, can preferably be accessed, with or without a need for a password. An indication can be provided to inform a user that secure data has been updated, without the need to access such secure data. The security interface is preferably enabled after a predetermined timeout period. The interface allows the device to operate in three data access states: a controlled access state; a verification state; and a full access state. |
| US09743276B2 |
Privacy control of location information
One embodiment of the present is a method of implementing privacy control of location information. Such a method comprises defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as the current location of the user, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location of the user; receiving the current location of the user; determining that the current location is in the geographic zone; and reporting the pseudo-location information as the current location of the user when the current location is determined to be in the geographic zone. Other methods and systems are also provided. |
| US09743272B1 |
Security implementation for resource distribution
A system for securely distributing and managing resources includes a smart device, a resource management device, and a third party system, each having communication interfaces, and memory device, and processing device. In the resource management device, the processing device is configured to: receive from a smart device a set of smart device data via the smart device communication interface; detect within the set of smart device data a subset of data associated with a failure condition of the smart device; and communicate a set of instruction information to a third party system, wherein the instruction information is usable by the third party system to initiate a targeted communication between a host entity system associated with the smart device and the custodian such that maintenance, repair, and/or replacement of the smart device can be effectuated. |
| US09743269B1 |
Analytics triggered subscriber policies
In general, techniques are described for providing a continuous feedback system that dynamically updates data collection criteria and subscriber policies based on aggregated subscriber-specific and network usage data. For example, a method includes applying one or more subscriber specific policy and charging control (PCC) rules to network traffic to collect network traffic data for a plurality of subscribers, aggregating the network traffic data, and determining, based on the aggregated traffic data, whether subscriber independent data collection criteria need to be updated. The method may also include, responsive to determining that the data collection criteria need to be updated: updating the data collection criteria, translating the updated data collection criteria from updated subscriber independent data collection criteria into updated subscriber specific PCC rules, and applying the updated subscriber specific policy and charging control rules to additional network traffic to collect additional network traffic data. |
| US09743260B2 |
Text message control system
Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses provide a system for controlling access to text messaging capabilities of a mobile computing device of a user while the user is driving. The mobile computing device may be configured to restrict a user from sending or receiving text messages while the user is driving depending on a current driving situation. Whether a user can send or receive text messages may further depend on a priority of the text message or a priority level of a sender or intended recipient of the text message. The system may include devices for collecting information regarding the vehicle and its surroundings and for determining the current driving situation based on the collected information. Further, the system may include devices for maintaining records of the restrictions placed on text messaging and of rewards earned for agreeing to be subject to such restrictions. |
| US09743259B2 |
Audio systems and methods
A system for receiving multiple conversations or messages and for playing the multiple conversations or messages with a mobile device and wireless earpieces. The system may determine various presentation parameters based on various characteristics of the received messages and may play the messages such that audio appears at distinguishing locations around the user. The system may change how messages and/or conversations are played in response to recognize a change in the focus of the user based on detected user inputs, such as body movement gestures. |
| US09743258B1 |
Multi-user multiple-input multiple-output group management
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for managing multi-user multiple-input multiple-out (MU-MIMO) groups by a wireless device. For at least some embodiments, a wireless communication device may determine a MU-MIMO group by identifying a plurality of MU-MIMO capable stations, determine a plurality of MU-MIMO group candidates from the plurality of MU-MIMO capable STAs based, at least in part, on a predicted data throughput of an MU-MIMO group including at least one of the plurality of MU-MIMO capable STAs, and create a MU-MIMO group from the plurality of MU-MIMO candidates. The predicted data throughput may be based, at least in part, on media access control (MAC) and physical (PHY) layer parameters. In some embodiments, the PHY layer parameters may include historic group size and/or historic multi-user signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio data. |
| US09743251B2 |
Adding location names using private frequent location data
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for tagging media files from a media capture device with location information gathered from a portable device when the portable device determines that a user of the media capture device frequents the location and that the media item was captured in the location. |
| US09743250B2 |
Determination of a location of a communication device
Technologies are generally described for methods and systems effective to determine a location of a communication device. In some examples, a method may include generating a request for a response from the communication device. The method may also include broadcasting the request over a cellular network. The method may also include receiving the response from the communication device at three or more antennas. The method may also include determining respective signal strengths of the response. The method may also include determining a location of the communication device based on the respective signal strengths. The method may also include analyzing a memory based on the location of the device to identify content. The method may also include sending the content to the communication device. |
| US09743249B2 |
User equipment, device to device user equipment, backhaul device and positioning method thereof
A user equipment (UE), a device to device (D2D) UE, a backhaul device and a positioning method thereof are provided. The D2D UE measures an uplink reference signal transmitted from the UE and generates an uplink measurement report message according to the measured uplink reference signal. The backhaul device receives the uplink measurement report message and determines location information on at least one of the UE and D2D UE based on the uplink measurement report message. |
| US09743246B2 |
Portable resource management systems and methods
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing resources of a mobile device based on a state of the device. In certain embodiments, systems and methods disclosed herein may adjust utilization of one more device systems and/or sensors based on a state of a device to better utilize device power or other resources. In further embodiments, systems and methods disclosed herein may utilize one or more power-efficient systems to determine when a device is in a transitory state and to schedule precise location determination events at times when the device is more likely to be located at a point of interest. |
| US09743239B1 |
Determining routing points and delivery points
Preferred points or regions in space for performing a task at a location, e.g., the delivery of an item to the location, may be defined based on sensed positions obtained during the prior performance of tasks at the location. The sensed positions may be identified using a GPS sensor or like system. Vectors including coordinates of the sensed position, and uncertainties of such coordinates, may be clustered into groups at the location. Subsequently identified vectors including coordinates and uncertainties may further refine a cluster, or be used to generate a new cluster. A preferred point or region in space may be identified based on such location hypotheses and utilized in the performance of tasks. Some preferred points or regions may be used for routing vehicles to the location, while others may correspond to delivery points for items at the location. |
| US09743229B2 |
System and method for facilitating interpersonal contacts and social and commercial networking
Disclosed is a mobile computing device application or “mobile application” designed to assist users in performing directed searches within defined geographic scope to achieve specific goals within social, ecommerce and collaborative spaces. The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) is used for data transfer. An Internet-based server is responsible for coordinating all connections between mobile peers. Peer matches are pre-qualified by the server based on available location-based service (LBS) data and other criteria. Short-range wireless communication protocols, such as Bluetooth, radio-frequency identification (RFID), Wibree, UWB (ultra-wideband), WUSB (wireless USB) and WLAN (wireless local area network) connection, are used as a trigger to indicate proximity. Thus, contact between users in close proximity is established without the need for continuous communication between the mobile device and the server. |
| US09743225B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming communication link using bluetooth
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for forming a communication link using Bluetooth. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and device, including sending a first message for Bluetooth pairing to a second device, receiving a second message for the Bluetooth pairing from the second device based on the first message, and forming the communication link based on the received message. The first message comprises an identifier (ID) of the first device, and the second message comprises information related to the communication link. |
| US09743223B2 |
Techniques for communicating using conducted RF links
Electronic devices may communicate with each other using a “conducted RF link.” Such a conducted RF link is essentially a link that utilizes a conductor or cable that facilitates communication between electronic devices. Instead of the conductor carrying a traditional signal, it carries a modulated RF signal, such as those produced by a typical wireless RF radio like presently available WiFi/Bluetooth® cores. |
| US09743222B2 |
Method for controlling and an electronic device thereof
A control method and an electronic device thereof are provided. A first electronic device can include a communication unit and a control unit configured to perform providing device identification information to a second electronic device based on a beacon received from the second electronic device through the communication unit, and conducting at least one function corresponding to the signal received from the second electronic device. |
| US09743220B2 |
Adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) with channel inhibition (CI) for bluetooth
Techniques for employing channel inhibition (CI) with adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) in connection with Bluetooth (BT) are discussed. One example system employing such techniques comprises a BT master component operating on a plurality of channels via AFH; and a processor configured to: assign, based on a set of criteria, a first (e.g., ‘UNUSED’) status and a priority level to one or more channels, and a second (e.g., ‘USED’) status to each other channel; determine whether a total number of channels set as ‘USED’ is less than a minimum number of required channels; and in response to a determination that the total number of channels set as ‘USED’ is less than the minimum number, repeatedly assign a ‘USED’ status to a channel having a lowest priority level among channels with the ‘UNUSED’ status, until the total number of channels set as ‘USED’ equals the minimum number. |
| US09743219B2 |
Low-power wireless content communication between devices
Low-power wireless content communication techniques between devices are described. In one or more implementations, a method is described of controlling transfer of content to a wearable device from one or more computing devices over a lower power wireless communication connection. The method includes initiating a transfer of content to the wearable device over the lower power wireless communication connection to support playback of the content at the wearable device, in which the low power wireless communication connection does not support streaming of the content in an amount sufficient to support real time playback of the content at the wearable device. The transfer is managed of a plurality of portions of the content to the wearable device over the lower power wireless communication connection in which individual ones of the plurality of portions are transferred from the one or more computing device responsive to availability of the lower power wireless communication connection with the one or more computing devices. The plurality of portions of the content are caused to be stored locally at the wearable device. |
| US09743217B2 |
Method for making contactless tags available for end users of tag-related software applications
A tag store system and method for making contactless tags available to end users of tag-related software applications is described. The system and method employs an identifier for a tag ordering interface, which is generated using tag framework data for a contactless tag associated with a tag-related software application. The tag ordering interface allows the contactless tag to be ordered using the tag ordering interface. The identifier is included in the tag-related software application and is used to request for the tag ordering interface from an end user device running the tag-related software application. |
| US09743215B2 |
Apparatus and method for center signal scaling and stereophonic enhancement based on a signal-to-downmix ratio
An apparatus for generating a modified audio signal having two or more modified audio channels from an audio input signal comprising two or more audio input channels is provided. The apparatus has an information generator for generating signal-to-downmix information. The information generator is adapted to generate signal information by combining a spectral value of each of the two or more audio input channels in a first way. The information generator is adapted to generate downmix information by combining the spectral value of each of the two or more audio input channels in a second way being different from the first way. Furthermore, the information generator is adapted to combine the signal information and the downmix information to obtain signal-to-downmix information. The apparatus has a signal attenuator for attenuating the two or more audio input channels depending on the signal-to-downmix information to obtain the two or more modified audio channels. |
| US09743205B2 |
Low-cost method for testing the signal-to-noise ratio of MEMS microphones
A method is provided for testing a MEMS microphone. The MEMS microphone includes a pressure sensor positioned within a housing and a pressure input port to direct acoustic pressure from outside the housing towards the pressure sensor. An acoustic pressure source provides acoustic pressure to the MEMS microphone. A reference microphone is positioned proximal to the MEMS microphone. An output signal of the MEMS microphone and an output signal of the reference microphone are compared. A common signal component is removed from the output signal of the MEMS microphone and the output signal of the MEMS microphone is analyzed for noise due to the construction of the device and for a signal-to-noise ratio of the device. Based on the noise signal and the signal-to-noise ratio, the MEMS microphone is rejected or accepted. |
| US09743204B1 |
Multi-orientation playback device microphones
Aspects of a multi-orientation playback device including at least one microphone array are discussed. A method may include determining an orientation of the playback device which includes at least one microphone array and determining at least one microphone training response for the playback device from a plurality of microphone training responses based on the orientation of the playback device. The at least one microphone array can detect a sound input, and the location information of a source of the sound input can be determined based on the at least one microphone training response and the detected sound input. Based on the location information of the source, the directional focus of the at least one microphone array can be adjusted, and the sound input can be captured based on the adjusted directional focus. |
| US09743201B1 |
Loudspeaker array protection management
A protection management unit is described that detects one or more poor performing transducers in a loudspeaker array. Upon detection of one or more poor performing transducers, the protection management unit adjusts driving signals for neighboring transducers to compensate for the reduced capabilities of the poor performing transducers. By adjusting driving signals to neighboring transducers, the protection management unit ensures that a desired tone and spatial response for sound emitted by the loudspeaker array is maintained despite one or more poor performing transducers. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US09743200B2 |
Middle ear implant sensor
A middle ear implant may include a first interface portion configured to interface with a first structure of a middle ear of a patient, a second interface portion configured to interface with a second structure of the middle ear of the patient, a shaft configured to connect the first interface portion and the second interface portion, and a sensor disposed at one end of the shaft, between the shaft and one of the first interface portion or the second interface portion. The sensor may be configured to provide a DC signal output indicative of static pressure on the sensor based on placement of the sensor between the first and second structures. The sensor may also be configured to provide an AC signal output indicative of a frequency response of the implant in response to the sensor being coupled to an output device. |
| US09743199B2 |
Parallel antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices
An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises a housing, a power source, a radio circuit, an antenna and a transmission line. The radio circuit is within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. The antenna has an aperture, and the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture. The transmission line electrically connects to the antenna to the radio circuit. Various antenna embodiments include a flex circuit antenna. |
| US09743197B2 |
Method, device and system for increasing a person's ability to suppress non-wanted auditory percepts
The present disclosure relates to a method for reducing a listener's task-irrelevant auditory perception, the method comprising providing a measuring device or system configured for measuring the listener's alpha, beta gamma and/or theta activity and providing a generation device or system configured for generating an alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity boosting signal that, when provided to the listener will increase the listener's ongoing alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity. The listener's alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity is measured and if the measured alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity is below a predefined threshold, the listener's ongoing alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity is increased by the provision of the alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity boosting signal to the listener. This results in the listener's ongoing alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity being increased, resulting in facilitating reduction of task-irrelevant auditory perception, such as the auditory perception of noise or tinnitus, and thereby also increasing the listener's ability to understand speech under adverse listening conditions. The present disclosure further suggests using the listener's measured alpha, beta, gamma and/or theta activity to judge if the listener is ready to understand speech, and if this is not the case to delay a speech signal until a sufficiently high activity is present. |
| US09743196B2 |
System and method for a programmable voltage source
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a charge pump includes providing a first programmable voltage to a plurality of clock generators having outputs coupled to first nodes of corresponding groups of charge pump capacitors, and selecting a second node of one capacitor from one of the corresponding groups of charge pump capacitors. The clock generators produce a plurality of clock signals having amplitudes proportional to the first programmable voltage. |
| US09743193B2 |
Self-cooling loudspeaker
A self-cooling loudspeaker including a frame, a diaphragm portion connected to the frame via a surround, an elastic member connected to the frame, a voice coil connected to the diaphragm portion, a magnet assembly connected to the frame, and first and second airflow control members disposed therein for regulating flows generated by the loudspeaker during sound reproduction, where the first and second airflow control members regulate the amount of cool air flowing into the loudspeaker and hot air flowing out. |
| US09743189B2 |
Microspeaker with improved high frequency extension
A decoupled speaker membrane assembly for a microspeaker, the membrane including a first membrane portion, a compliant portion, a second membrane portion and a suspension member. The compliant portion is attached to, and extends radially outward from, an entire perimeter of the first membrane portion. The second membrane portion is attached to, and extends radially outward from the compliant portion such that the second membrane portion is decoupled from the first membrane portion by the compliant portion. The suspension member extends radially outward from the second membrane portion. |
| US09743185B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating a level parameter and apparatus and method for generating a multi-channel representation
A parameter representation of a multi-channel signal having several original channels includes a parameter set, which, when used together with at least one down-mix channel allows a multi-channel reconstruction. An additional level parameter is calculated such that an energy of the at least one downmix channel weighted by the level parameter is equal to a sum of energies of the original channels. The additional level parameter is transmitted to a multi-channel reconstructor together with the parameter set or together with a down-mix channel. An apparatus for generating a multi-channel representation uses the level parameter to correct the energy of the at least one transmitted down-mix channel before entering the down-mix signal into an up-mixer or within the up-mixing process. |
| US09743182B2 |
Systems and methods of configuring a filter having at least two frequency response configurations
A system may include control circuitry for detecting a plosive event associated with a microphone transducer and in response to the plosive event, causing restoration of acoustic sense operation of the microphone transducer and a processing circuit associated with the microphone transducer. A system for configuring a filter having at least two frequency response configurations to achieve an effective frequency response configuration intermediate to the at least two frequency response configurations may include control circuitry for rapidly switching between the at least two frequency response configurations such that a weighted average frequency response of the filter corresponds to the effective frequency response configuration. |
| US09743181B2 |
Loudspeaker equalizer
A loudspeaker system includes a driver in an enclosure that provides a back volume which is sealed with respect to acoustic pressure waves produced by a driver diaphragm. An external microphone is located outside the back volume. An internal microphone located inside the back volume. A computational unit is coupled to the external microphone and the internal microphone and configured to determine a transfer function for an equalization filter. The transfer function determination is responsive to the external microphone and the internal microphone. A digital signal processor is coupled to a signal source, the driver, and the computational unit. The digital signal processor is configured to implement the equalization filter as determined by the computational unit, create a filtered audio signal from the signal source, and provide the filtered audio signal to the driver. |
| US09743178B2 |
Waterproof speaker
A waterproof speaker includes a frame having a flared front opening with a diaphragm mounted thereto; a magnetic element mounted to a rear end of the frame; a voice coil support located in a central gap of the magnetic element and connected to the diaphragm; a suspension; a central post located inside the voice coil support and associated with the magnetic element; a coaxial tweeter connected to the central post; a voice coil located around the voice coil support; and a water-proofing unit located between the voice coil support and the central post without changing the height of the speaker and the stroke of the voice coil. The diaphragm and the water-proofing unit together prevent external moisture from reaching the magnetic element, enabling increased stability of the voice coil and prolonged outdoor service life of the SPEAKER. |
| US09743172B2 |
Earset using ear-insertion-type microphone
The present disclosure relates to an earset including at least: a first earphone portion containing a first speaker that outputs sound signals or voice signals provided from an external device and a first microphone that receives user's voice signals provided via a user's external auditory canal and configured to be able to be inserted into an external auditory canal of a user; a second earphone portion containing a second speaker that outputs sound signals or voice signals provided from an external device and configured to be able to be inserted into a second external auditory canal of a user; and a main body connected with the first earphone portion and the second earphone portion and configured to be able to set up a calling mode or a playing mode. |
| US09743171B1 |
Method and apparatus for delivering audio content to a user
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to method or apparatus that can automatically control the delivery of an audio output to a user. In some embodiments, an audio device that can automatically deliver, halt and/or modify an audio signal based on an impedance measurement made by electrical elements in a headphone or between electrical elements in both headphones of the audio device. |
| US09743168B2 |
Flexible earphone cover
The flexible earphone cover has a flexible main body and a flexible ear cone that extends from the main body. The flexible main body is configured to substantially encase a portion of an earphone. The flexible main body defines an internal cavity for receiving the earphone. It also defines a first opening at a side of the cavity for receiving the earphone there-through. The flexible main body defines a second opening at a side of the cavity. The second opening is smaller than the first opening. Finally, the flexible main body defines a third opening at a side of the cavity. The third opening is smaller than the first opening and the second opening. The flexible ear cone defines a converging passageway from the second opening to an exit configured to direct sound into an ear canal of an ear of a user. |
| US09743163B2 |
Loudspeaker unit
A loudspeaker unit includes a voice coil, a diaphragm, a damper, a frame supporting an outer edge of the diaphragm and an outer edge of the damper, and a duct projecting from an outer surface of the frame, with air moved by vibration of the diaphragm flowing into and out of the loudspeaker unit through the duct. The frame has an aperture that communicates with a space inside the frame. The duct, serving as a separate member, is attached to the frame so as to cover the aperture. The frame further includes a support tab that projects into the aperture. Link terminals are attached to the support tab. Before the duct is attached to the frame, lead wires extending from the voice coil are formed into a predetermined shape and are then connected to the link terminals in a space within the aperture. |
| US09743162B2 |
Apparatus and method for managing OTN traffic in packet-circuit integrated transport system based on multilayer-integrated fabric switch
Provided is an OTN traffic management method of a traffic management apparatus included in an OTN line card that accepts OTN traffic and transmits the OTN traffic to a multilayer-integrated fabric switch; or accepts traffic, in units of cells, from the multilayer-integrated fabric switch and transmits, to a network, the OTN traffic that the OTN line card generates. The OTN traffic management method includes restoring a received Interlaken packet to an OTN frame; adding an ITMOH that contains information about an ODU payload size to the OTN frame; converting the OTN frame, to which the ITMOH has been added, into to fabric cell by further adding a fabric overhead; and transmitting the fabric cell to the multilayer-integrated fabric switch. |
| US09743159B2 |
Battery sensor with addressing mode and detection mode capability
A battery sensor with addressing mode and detection mode capability comprising a processor, an input interface, an output interface, an addressing channel and a detection channel; the processor connected to at least one battery parameter detection circuit; the addressing channel used a series connection manner to connect with a series connection input interface of the input interface, the processor and a series connection output interface of the output interface; a first communication interface of the input interface and a second communication interface of the output interface can be parallel connected to the processor by the detection channel; wherein the battery sensor can execute a battery addressing mode by the addressing channel, and the battery sensor can execute a battery parameter detection mode by the detection channel. |
| US09743156B1 |
Systems and methods for stitching advertisements in streaming content
Systems and methods for stitching advertisements in streaming content are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving one or more advertisements. An unmarked content item may be received, the unmarked content item comprising a stream-enabled video including a set of sequential black frames. An insertion point may be identified based on a location of at least one black frame of the set of sequential black frames without requiring user input, the insertion point identified during streaming of the unmarked content item to a consumer system, the insertion point being ahead of a current playback point of the unmarked content item streaming to the consumer system. The one or more advertisements may be stitched in the unmarked content item at the insertion point. The unmarked content item may be streamed to a consumer system until the insertion point is reached, and the one or more advertisements may be streamed to the consumer system when the insertion point is reached. |
| US09743151B2 |
Multicast video program switching architecture
Multicast video program switching architecture. In one embodiment, a user makes a request for service. A controller determines whether the channel is currently broadcast. When the channel is currently broadcast, redirect the user to an address of the channel. When the channel is not currently broadcast, query a storage apparatus to find a currently broadcast channel that has no current viewership, send, a request to a multicast network address translation (MNAT) router comprising a multicast address of the currently broadcast channel and an identifier of the requested channel to modify MNAT settings on the MNAT router and redirect the user to the multicast address, the multicast address associated with the requested channel. |
| US09743147B2 |
Network video unit
Providing content to content receiving devices, such as digital video recorders, connected to a computer network through a content provider is described. According to one aspect, a server maintains a database correlating contact information to content receiving devices in its network. A user navigates to a web site of the content provider and selects a piece of content, which prompts the content provider to query the server for the contact information, and then transmit a request to download the piece of content to the content receiving device. The request can be a set of content identification information that automatically populates a content guide at the receiving device with an entry corresponding to the requested piece of content. This entry allows the user to confirm, interrupt, resume and cancel a download of the content as desired. |
| US09743146B2 |
Video on demand platform
A device provides, to a user device, a list of on demand content available for purchase or rental from the device, and receives, from the user device, an indication of a selected on demand content from the list of on demand content. The device provides, to the user device, points-based purchase or rental options for the selected on demand content, and the points-based purchase or rental options include points associated with a loyalty program provided by the device for a user of the user device. The device receives, from the user device, a selected points-based option from the points-based purchase or rental options, and provides the selected on demand content to the user device based on the selected points-based option. |
| US09743140B2 |
Combined broadcast and backchannel delivery of streaming content
Streaming content may be delivered through a combination of broadcast and a backchannel. A desired streamlet may be selected from the packet of information and presented with a display. A remainder of a data stream associated with the streamlet may be requested and received from via a backchannel while the desired streamlet is being presented. The remaining data stream may then be presented with the display. |
| US09743137B2 |
Run-time SDK integration for connected video players
A video player device obtains a run-time SDK from a CDN server when it is time to display a video Ad and makes an Ad request to an Ad server via the network interface using the run-time SDK. A video player displays an Ad on the screen that is received as an Ad response. In a first example embodiment, the device includes an SDK Native Library which, when initialized, downloads an HTML SDK from the CDN server. In a second example embodiment, the device makes a VAST request to the CDN server, where a VAST response includes a VPAID wrapper containing a run-time SDK as a VPAID creative. The VAST response is parsed and the VPAID creative is then loaded and invoked by VPAID APIs of the run-time SDK. |
| US09743130B2 |
System and method for delivering companion content
A system and method for providing companion content on a device that downloads content associated with a media presentation playing on a media player and displays the downloaded content at times synchronized to time-offsets (from the start of the program) of the presentation by signals from the media player. |
| US09743129B2 |
Multimedia player displaying operation panel depending on contents
A digital content operating apparatus, including: a communication unit which communicates with an external device which has a display for displaying the digital content; a user operation interface which receives a user operation to control the digital content which is displayed on the external device; a display which displays either a linear content operation panel or an interactive content operation panel; and a controller which controls the user operation interface corresponding to information on the digital content which is displayed on the external device; wherein either the linear content operation panel or the interactive content operation panel is displayed alternatively as the user operation interface on the display. |
| US09743127B2 |
Media service user interface systems and methods
An exemplary computer-implemented media service user interface system detects a request for information about a media program series and, in response, generates a media program series page for the media program series and provides a view of at least a portion of the media program series page for display on a display screen. In certain examples, the system generates the media program series page by determining, across multiple different media content presentation sources by way of which media content is accessible through a media service for presentation by a media content access device, episodes of the media program series that are available for access by the media content access device through the media service, and populating the media program series page with page content that represents the episodes of the media program series that are available for access by the media content access device through the media service. |
| US09743126B2 |
Dongle device with video encoding and methods for use therewith
A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a USB interface for receiving a video signal in a first format and for sending a processed video signal in a second format wherein the first format differs from the second format. An encoding module generates the processed video signal based on the video signal. In a further embodiment, A video card includes a video receiver for receiving a video signal in a first format, based on a selection command. An encoding module generates a processed video signal in a second format based on the video signal, wherein the first format differs from the second format. A USB interface transfers the processed video signal to the host device, receives the selection command from the host device and receives a power signal from the host device to power the video receiver and the encoding module. |
| US09743125B2 |
System and method for visual editing
The invention is directed to a system and method for visual editing of an input signal. Accordingly, it includes an editing device comprising a device screen, a media module, a user input module, and an output module. The media module receives an input signal which includes at least one visual component. The device screen comprises a source screen and a delay screen, wherein the input signal is displayed on the source screen in real time, and the input signal is displayed on the delay screen in delay time, with the delay time being adjustable. The user input module allows the user to create at least one clip comprising a portion of the input signal as it is displayed on the delay screen. The output module is structured to output the clip. |
| US09743120B2 |
System and method for video conversations
This disclosure describes methods and systems for viewing a collection of media objects, such as a video clip and associated responses (video, audio and text), in a seamless way. Provided with a media object and a series of responses and counter responses, a real time media combining methodology is coupled with a text and audio conversion process to generate a media stream, or downloadable media object, that contains the original media object and some or all of the associated responses. The media content is formatted into the stream so that ancillary content, like text associated with a particular video response, may also be displayed. Advertisements may be inserted into the stream between responses or overlaying some portion of the viewing area during rendering of the stream. |
| US09743113B2 |
Motion video predict coding method, motion video predict coding device, motion video predict coding program, motion video predict decoding method, motion predict decoding device, and motion video predict decoding program
A video predictive coding system includes a video predictive encoding device having: an input circuit to receive pictures constituting a video sequence; an encoding circuit which conducts predictive coding of a target picture using, as reference pictures, pictures encoded and reconstructed in the past, to generate compressed picture data; a reconstruction circuit to decode the compressed picture data to reconstruct a reproduced picture; picture storage to store the reproduced picture as a reference picture for encoding of a subsequent picture; and a buffer management circuit which controls the picture storage, (prior to predictive encoding of the target picture), on the basis of buffer description information BD[k] related to reference pictures used in predictive encoding of the target picture, encodes the buffer description information BD[k] with reference to buffer description information BD[m] for a picture different from the target picture, and adds encoded data thereof to the compressed picture data. |
| US09743112B2 |
Method and apparatus for entropy encoding/decoding a transform coefficient
A method and apparatus for entropy coding and decoding a transformation block are provided. The method of entropy coding a transformation block includes:determining, according to a certain scan order, a location of a last significant transformation coefficient having a non-zero value from among transformation coefficients included in a transformation block having a certain size; and coding information about the determined location of the last significant transformation coefficient by using a horizontal axis direction location of the last significant transformation coefficient and a vertical axis direction location in the transformation block of the last significant transformation coefficient. |
| US09743109B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding video based on scanning order of hierarchical data units, and method and apparatus for decoding video based on scanning order of hierarchical data units
A video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus based on a scanning order of hierarchical data units are provided. The decoding method includes: receiving and parsing a bitstream of an encoded video; extracting from the bitstream information about a size of a maximum coding unit for decoding a picture of the encoded video, and encoding information about a coded depth and an encoding mode for coding units of the picture, wherein the size of the maximum coding unit is a maximum size of a coding unit which is a data unit for decoding the picture; and determining a hierarchical structure of the maximum coding unit and the coding units into which the picture is divided according to depths, and decoding the picture based on the coding units, by using the information about the size of the maximum coding unit and the encoding information about the coded depth and the encoded mode. |
| US09743108B2 |
Method to derive at least one motion vector of a bi-predictive block in a current picture
In one embodiment, a method for a moving picture coding system to derive at least one motion vector of a bi-predictive block in a current picture from a motion vector of a first block in a first picture includes selecting, by the moving picture coding system, a list 1 motion vector of the first block in the first picture as a motion vector for deriving list 0 and list 1 motion vectors of the bi-predictive block if the first block only has the list 1 motion vector, the first picture being permitted to be located temporally before the current picture and permitted to be located temporally after the current picture, scaling the selected motion vector and deriving the list 0 and list 1 motion vectors of the bi-predictive block by applying a bit operation to the scaled motion vector, the bit operation including 8 bits right shift. |
| US09743103B1 |
Advanced motion estimation
Encoding and decoding using advanced motion estimation may include encoding a video stream including a plurality of frames by generating a first encoded frame based on a first frame from the plurality of frames, generating a first reconstructed frame based on the first encoded frame, generating reference frame index information based on the first reconstructed frame, generating an encoded reference frame based on the first reconstructed frame, generating a second reconstructed reference frame based on the encoded reference frame, and generating a second encoded frame based on a second frame from the plurality of frames, the reference frame index information, and the second reconstructed reference frame. |
| US09743102B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images using a motion vector of a previous block as a motion vector for the current block
An encoding method and apparatus and a decoding method and apparatus for determining a motion vector of a current block based on a motion vector of at least one previously-encoded or previously-decoded block are provided. The decoding method includes: decoding information regarding a prediction direction from among a first direction, a second direction, and bi-directions, and information regarding pixel values of the current block; determining the prediction direction in which the current block is to be predicted, based on the decoded information regarding the prediction direction, and determining a motion vector for predicting the current block in the determined prediction direction; and restoring the current block, based on the determined motion vector and the decoded information regarding the pixel values, wherein the first direction is a direction from a current picture to a previous picture, and the second direction is a direction from the current picture to a subsequent picture. |
| US09743100B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
There is provided an image processing apparatus including circuitry configured to predict an image of a second layer from an image of a first layer using a lookup table which maps combinations of a luminance component, a first color difference component, and a second color difference component of the first layer to predicted pixel values of the second layer corresponding to the combinations. The second layer has a different color gamut from the first layer. The circuitry uses the lookup table in which granularities of the first and second color difference components are lower than a granularity of the luminance component. |
| US09743095B2 |
Video compression encoder
A video compression system is disclosed that is optimized to take advantage of the types of redundancies typically occurring on computer screens and the types of video loss acceptable to real time interactive computer users. It automatically adapts to a wide variety of changing network bandwidth conditions and can accommodate any video resolution and an unlimited number of colors. The disclosed video compression encoder can be implemented with either hardware or software and it compresses the source video into a series of data packets that are a fixed length of 8 bits or more. Sequences of one or more of these packets create unique encoding “commands” that can be sent over any network and easily decoded (decompressed) with either software or hardware. The commands include 3 dimensional copying (horizontal, vertical and time) and unique efficiencies for screen segments that are comprised of only two colors (such as text). Embodiments are also disclosed that improve the video compression depending on the popularity of pixel colors. |
| US09743094B2 |
Method and system for optimized delta encoding
Methods and systems are provided for image processing. A plurality of correlation parameters representing degrees of correlation between two or more images of a plurality of images may be determined. An optimized correlation dependency graph may be generated according to the plurality of correlation parameters. The plurality of images may then be delta encoded according to the optimized correlation dependency graph. For example, the optimized correlation dependency graph may be used for performing a predetermined correlation encoding operation. The plurality of correlation parameters may be determined, for example, in accordance with one or more predetermined correlation metrics associated with the predetermined correlation encoding operation. |
| US09743091B2 |
Method for encoding/decoding image, and device using same
A method for decoding an image, and a device using the same are disclosed. The method for decoding an image comprises the steps of: inducing a chroma component block corresponding to a luma component block on the basis of chroma format information indicating chroma component sampling corresponding to luma component sampling; dividing the chroma component block into transformation blocks of a chroma component for transformation on the basis of division information indicating whether a first block has been divided into second blocks for transformation; and acquiring residual information on the transformation blocks of the chroma component by performing at least one of inverse transformation and inverse quantization on the basis of the transformation blocks of the chroma component. |
| US09743086B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
Provided is an image processing device including a selection section configured to select, from a plurality of transform units with different sizes, a transform unit used for inverse orthogonal transformation of image data to be decoded, a generation section configured to generate, from a first quantization matrix corresponding to a transform unit for a first size, a second quantization matrix corresponding to a transform unit for a second size from a first quantization matrix corresponding to a transform unit for a first size, and an inverse quantization section configured to inversely quantize transform coefficient data for the image data using the second quantization matrix generated by the generation section when the selection section selects the transform unit for the second size. |
| US09743083B2 |
Image information encoding and decoding method
The present invention relates to an image information encoding and decoding method and a device for same. One embodiment of an image information encoding method according to the present invention, as an image information encoding method according to another embodiment of the present invention, includes the steps of: generating a restore block; applying a deblocking filter on the restore block; applying a Sample Adaptive Offset (SAO) on the restore block having the deblocking filter applied thereon; and transmitting information on the SAO application. During the applying of the SAO, the SAO is applied to chroma pixels, and during the transmitting of the information, in addition to information on whether the SAO is applied on the chroma pixels, at least one of area information, division information on the SAO coverage area, SAO type information, and SAO offset information is transmitted. |
| US09743081B2 |
Methods and apparatus for collaborative partition coding for region based filters
Methods and apparatus are provided for collaborative partition coding for region based filters. An apparatus includes a video encoder (100) for encoding image data for a plurality of regions in a picture. The video encoder (100) includes multiple filters for filtering the image data based on region partition information for the plurality of regions. The region partition information for the plurality of regions is shared between the multiple filters. |
| US09743078B2 |
Standards-compliant model-based video encoding and decoding
A model-based compression codec applies higher-level modeling to produce better predictions than can be found through conventional block-based motion estimation and compensation. Computer-vision-based feature and object detection algorithms identify regions of interest throughout the video datacube. The detected features and objects are modeled with a compact set of parameters, and similar feature/object instances are associated across frames. Associated features/objects are formed into tracks and related to specific blocks of video data to be encoded. The tracking information is used to produce model-based predictions for those blocks of data, enabling more efficient navigation of the prediction search space than is typically achievable through conventional motion estimation methods. A hybrid framework enables modeling of data at multiple fidelities and selects the appropriate level of modeling for each portion of video data. A compliant-stream version of the model-based compression codec uses the modeling information indirectly to improve compression while producing bitstreams that can be interpreted by standard decoders. |
| US09743075B2 |
Image display method and apparatus
An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an IR emitter controller for recognizing a pair of 3D glasses connected to the image display apparatus; a video multiplexer for receiving a plurality of displayed video data using a plurality of pairs of 3D glasses, setting a frame rate for the plurality of video data to assign a frame period thereto, and multiplexing the plurality video data according to the frame period assigned at the set frame rate, when the plurality of pairs of 3D glasses is connected to the image data apparatus; and a display unit for frame-sequentially displaying the multiplexed video data. |
| US09743073B2 |
Image processing device with image compensation function and image processing method thereof
An image processing device includes an equation establishing unit, a calculating unit, a determining unit, a color space transformation unit, a first adjusting unit, a 3D LUT establishing unit, and a compensating unit. By the color space transformation equation plus a compensation value in advance for compensating color temperature of each gray level of the display screen, thus variation of the color temperature between low gray level and high gray level is significantly reduced and the display quality is highly promoted. Furthermore, the 3D LUT obtained by the compensated color space transformation equation can be used to compensate image parameters of pixels of a display panel so as to optimize the image performance of the display panel. |
| US09743071B2 |
Display device
A display device capable of displaying both a 3D image and a 2D image is provided. The display device includes a plurality of optical filter regions where light-blocking panels for producing binocular disparity are arranged in matrix. The light-blocking panel can select whether to transmit light emitted from a display panel in each of the plurality of optical filter regions. Thus, in the display device, some regions where binocular disparity is produced can be provided. Consequently, the display device can display both a 3D image and a 2D image. |
| US09743070B2 |
Three-dimensional image display apparatus and three-dimensional image display
A three-dimensional image display apparatus is provided. The three-dimensional image display apparatus includes an element image array, a backlight source, and a fly-eye lens array. The element image array is disposed between the backlight source and the fly-eye lens array. Incident angles of lights emitted from different directional light sources with respect to the element image array are different. The image resolution of the three-dimensional image display apparatus is raised by using the backlight source having the multiple directional light sources. |
| US09743061B2 |
Multiview video encoding method and device, and multiview video decoding method and device
Provided are a method and apparatus for decoding a multiview video and a method and apparatus for encoding a multiview video. The decoding method includes: receiving multiview image streams that configure the multiview video; obtaining, from a predetermined data unit header that includes information of a base-view picture included in a base-view image stream, picture order count (POC) information of the base-view picture; determining, using the POC information of the base-view picture, a POC of the base-view picture, based on an instantaneous decoding refresh (IDR) picture of a base-view; and determining, using the POC of the base-view picture, a POC of an additional-view picture that is included in a same access unit as the base-view picture and is transmitted. |
| US09743055B1 |
Methods and apparatus for diffraction artifact reduction in image display systems
For an example method of reducing diffraction artifacts in a displayed image from a digital image projection system, a digital controller is coupled to a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator includes a two dimensional array of pixels. The method includes receiving signals containing pixel image data and processing the pixel image data to determine a desired gray scale for a pixel. The desired gray scale is compared to achievable gray scales of the digital image projection system. An upper bounding achievable gray scale is determined, and a lower bounding achievable gray scale is determined. Also, a dithering percentage for the desired gray scale is determined. The method chooses one of the upper bounding achievable gray scale and the lower bounding achievable gray scale. Also, a modified lower bounding gray scale is chosen to reduce the dithering percentage. |
| US09743052B2 |
Projector, multi-projection system, and method for controlling projector
A projector that projects an image includes a communication section that sends a projection request command that requests another projector connected to the projector to project a test image, an imaging section that captures an image of the test image projected in response to the projection request command by the another projector, and a layout recognition section that recognizes a relative layout relationship between the projector and the another projector based on the image captured by the imaging section. |
| US09743051B2 |
Thin form factor computational array cameras and modular array cameras
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement modular array cameras using sub-array modules. In one embodiment, an X×Y sub-array module includes: an X×Y arrangement of focal planes, where X and Y are each greater than or equal to 1; and an X×Y arrangement of lens stacks, the X×Y arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the X×Y arrangement of focal planes so as to form an X×Y arrangement of cameras, where each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to the field-of-views of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene; and image data output circuitry that is configured to output image data from the X×Y sub-array module that can be aggregated with image data from other sub-array modules so that an image of the scene can be constructed. |
| US09743048B2 |
Imaging apparatus, camera unit, display unit, image-taking method, display method and computer readable recording medium recording program thereon
A CPU of a camera unit controls a communication section to transmit live view images captured by an imaging section to a remote control unit. Further, in the case of receiving a rotation angle of the remote control unit (an angle with respect to the horizontal direction of a display surface of a display section of the remote control unit) transmitted from the remote control unit, the CPU sets a trimming frame for an image captured by the imaging section based on the rotation angle. In the case of receiving an image-taking instruction from the remote control unit, the CPU crops the image along a trimming frame at that point of time and stores the cropped image in a recording medium. |
| US09743047B2 |
Network camera using hierarchical event detection and data determination
Provided is a network camera, including: an event detector configured to detect an event; an image sensor configured to capture an image in response to the detected event; a storage configured to store image data of the captured image; a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the image data over a network; a controller configured to control the event detector, the image sensor, the storage, and the transceiver, to select a single network mode from among a plurality of network modes based on whether power is supplied from an outside, and to configure the network based on the selected network mode; and a power source configured to supply the power to the event detector, the image sensor, the storage, the transceiver, and the controller. |
| US09743044B2 |
Quality controller for video image
A method for controlling the quality of a displayed video image to meet the perceptual requirements of a viewer, comprising the steps of determining the location and orientation of a viewer with respect to a video image and varying the quality of the video image in dependence on the location and orientation of the viewer. |
| US09743041B1 |
AskMe now system and method
A system and method for the interaction between humans which can be implemented using audio and/or video communication initiated by any of the points within a network so that the selection, engagement and interaction between said humans replicates the natural in-person interaction that would occur if the participants were co-located in the same physical space. |
| US09743039B2 |
Immersive telepresence anywhere
A portable immersive telepresence conferencing system which can capture audio data and video data and communicate at least some of the captured data to at least one remote endpoint via a network interface, receive image data and audio data from at least one remote source via the network interface and render a depiction of at least one object, which is substantially the same size of the actual object being shown. |
| US09743037B2 |
Method for transmitting device indicator data in network-based AV system
A method for transmitting device indicator data in a network-based AV system is provided. The method for transmitting the device indicator data records device indicator data on a data unit which is used in an AV transmission protocol, and transmits the data unit. Accordingly, the indicator data which changes in real time in a network AV device can be rapidly transmitted to a management platform. |
| US09743035B2 |
Processing system with transport stream aggregation and methods for use therewith
A processing system includes a transport stream aggregator that receives a plurality of transport streams in a transport stream format and that generates an aggregated transport stream in response. The transport stream aggregator processes transport stream packets of the plurality of transport streams and replaces a packet synchronization field with a customized synchronization field. A processing device is configured to generate a processed video signal from the aggregated transport stream. |
| US09743034B2 |
Video transmitting/receiving device and video display device
A video transmitting/receiving device includes: a receiving unit which receives video content; a converting unit which performs predetermined conversion on a video signal included in the video content; an information adding unit which adds a complement signal to the video signal converted by the converting unit; an input/output unit which inputs information of an external device and outputs the video signal; and a control unit, and the control unit performs control to select and output one of the video signal before performing the conversion by the converting unit, the video signal which has been converted by the converting unit, and the video signal to which the complement signal has been added by the information adding unit, in accordance with device information of the external device serving as an output destination, which is obtained by the input/output unit. |
| US09743031B2 |
Imaging device and imaging method
This imaging device is equipped with an interchangeable optical system, and includes: a sensor section that has a configuration allowing nondestructive reading of a signal from each pixel; a reading section that reads a signal from the sensor section in a nondestructive manner for each pixel; a signal storage section that is able to add up and store the signals for each pixel; and a correction control section that acquires shading characteristics and controls the reading section and the signal storage section. Each pixel has an organic layer that includes a photoelectric conversion layer. On the basis of the shading characteristics, the correction control section sets the number of operations of signal reading of peripheral pixels such that the number is greater than the number of operations of signal reading of central pixels, and generates image data from the signal of each pixel stored in the signal storage section. |
| US09743030B2 |
Driving method for image pickup apparatus, and image pickup apparatus
A pixel portion includes a plurality of first pixel rows and a plurality of second pixel rows each being arranged so as to be adjacent to the first pixel row. Among the first pixel row and the second pixel row arranged so as to be adjacent to each other, during at least a part of a period from an end of the electric charge accumulation period in the second pixel row until an end of an output period in which signals from pixels in the first pixel row are output, electric charges accumulated in photoelectric conversion units of pixels in the second pixel row are reset. |
| US09743029B2 |
Analog to digital converting device for converting image signal
An analog to digital converting device includes an analog to digital converting unit suitable for converting an image signal into a digital signal; and a digital arithmetic unit suitable for calculating a difference between a reset voltage and a signal voltage, which correspond to the digital signal. |
| US09743028B2 |
Imaging device
An imaging device has a sensor chip and a signal processing chip. The sensor chip includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a 2-dimensional matrix and a data output terminal group made up of a plurality of data output terminals which output analog signals of pixels for each pixel column of the pixel array. The signal processing chip includes a data input terminal group electrically coupled to the data output terminal group, a plurality of A/D converters which convert analog signals of pixels received by the data input terminal group into digital signals for each pixel column of the pixel array, and a control unit which controls operation of the plurality of A/D converters. |
| US09743027B2 |
Image sensor with high dynamic range and method
In one form, a pixel for use in image sensing comprises a photodetector, a sink device, and a readout circuit. The photodetector is formed in a semiconductor substrate and has a charge collection region for receiving photocharge representative of incident light. The sink device is formed in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to the charge collection region and has a gate overlying and insulated from the semiconductor substrate and receiving a responsivity control signal. The readout circuit transfers the photocharge collected by the charge collection region of the photodetector to an output in response to a select signal. In another form, the pixel may be used in an image sensor having a pixel array of such pixels. |
| US09743024B2 |
Method and apparatus for on-chip per-pixel pseudo-random time coded exposure
Conventional methods for imaging transient targets are constrained by a trade-off between resolution and frame rate, and transient targets moving faster than the detector frame typically result in image blurring. Imagers using digital-pixel focal plane arrays (“DFPAs”) have on-chip global pixel operation capability for extracting a single transient-feature (i.e., single-frequency discrimination) in a snapshot that depends on the number of counters implemented per pixel. However, these DFPA systems are not capable of multi-target and multi-frequency discrimination. Imagers described herein achieve multi-target transient signature discrimination orders of magnitude faster than the readout frame rate using in-pixel electronic shuttering with a known time-encoded modulation. Three-dimensional (x,y,t) data cube reconstruction is performed using compressive sensing algorithms. |
| US09743023B2 |
Image sensor with switchable biasing arrangement
In an image sensor, a photo detector circuit applies a photo current to a capacitive node during a photo detection time interval. A front-end circuit comprises an input transistor having a control node that is coupled to the capacitive node. A switchable biasing arrangement puts the input transistor in a disabled state during the photo detection time interval. The input transistor is put in an enabled state after the photo detection time interval. This then causes the front-end circuit to provide an output signal that is representative of a voltage on the capacitive node after the photo detection time interval. |
| US09743021B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging system, and method for driving imaging apparatus
The imaging apparatuses according to the embodiments perform an operation of outputting a plurality of signals from pixels to an output line a plurality of times. In each operation, both of first and second transfer switches are brought into an on state so that a discharge operation of discharging charge of a photoelectric conversion unit through a holding unit is performed. In a first period, the photoelectric conversion unit of at least one of the pixels accumulates charge. The operation performed a plurality of times includes a first operation and a second operation to be performed after the first operation. After the output operation in the first operation is terminated, the discharge operation in the second operation is performed. |
| US09743014B2 |
Image recognition system, image recognition apparatus, image recognition method, and computer program
A relative direction relationship is acquired between first and second input area images of a particular person taken from different directions. The particular person is identified by comparing a feature of the first input area image with a feature of a first one of registered area images of the particular person or another person taken from at least three directions, comparing a feature of the second input area image with a feature of a second registered area image of the same person as the person of the first registered area image, and determining whether the person in the first and second input area images is the same person in the first and second registered area images. The first and second registered area images are selected such that the relation between the first and second registered area images is similar to the relation between the first and second input area images. |
| US09743013B1 |
Security systems having evasive sensors
Networks of cameras and/or other sensors enable a sensor monitoring system or other computer system to control hiding devices used to enable the cameras and/or other sensors to evade danger by hiding or being disguised. Detection and/or determination of potential danger is garnered from data, from some of the cameras and/or sensors, that they or other of the cameras and/or sensors may be facing eminent danger of discovery, manipulation, alteration, deactivation, and/or damage. The hiding devices are caused to hide or disguise the sensors and/or cameras that appear to be in danger. Hiding or disguising can continue for at least a finite duration of time, or until indication of danger is gone. Some of the cameras and/or other sensors, and their associated hiding devices, can be turned off or made to sleep for periods of time until at least awaken by time-out events or by events indicating a need to do so. |
| US09743012B2 |
Image processing apparatus, system, method, and medium
An image processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus via a network includes, a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of images captured under different exposure conditions, an exposure setting unit configured to acquire an image under a set exposure condition, a reception unit configured to receive a command for specifying an operation of the combining unit and the exposure setting unit from the external apparatus, and a first control unit configured to control a timing of the operation of the exposure setting unit, specified by the command received by the reception unit, based on an operation state of at least one of the combining unit and the exposure setting unit. |
| US09743008B2 |
Sensor for capturing a moving material web
A sensor (1) serves for capturing a moving material web (2). It has at least one light source (4) and at least one light detector (10). At least one polarization element (15) is provided between the two, which polarization element influences polarization properties of the light transmitted by the polarization element (15) as a function of an electric field. Markings such as for example metal strips (13) in the material web (2) can thus be captured in the light detector (10) without problem. |
| US09743005B2 |
Imaging apparatus capable of detecting and displaying information with respect to an incline thereof
An imaging apparatus including an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline. |
| US09743004B2 |
Electronic apparatus including rotatably supported structure, and flexible printed circuit board
A technique which improves the workability of wrapping an FPC around a shaft, and prevents breakage of the FPC from being caused during wrapping operation. A shaft is supported by an apparatus main unit and is disposed in a center of rotation of a structure. The FPC is wrapped around and held by the shaft using a joining member. The FPC has a wrapping start portion from which wrapping is started, and a wrapping body portion including a wiring portion. The width of the wrapping body portion in a thrust direction of the shaft is larger than the width of the wrapping start portion. An expansion portion is arranged between the wrapping start portion and the wrapping body portion. The width of the expansion portion in the thrust direction continuously expands from the width of the wrapping start portion to that of the wrapping body portion. |
| US09743001B1 |
Method of stabilizing a sequence of images
A method operable within an image capture device for stabilizing a sequence of images captured by the image capture device is disclosed. The method comprises, using lens based sensors indicating image capture device movement during image acquisition, performing optical image stabilization (OIS) during acquisition of each image of the sequence of images to provide a sequence of OIS corrected images. Frame-to-frame movement of the device for each frame during which each OIS corrected image is captured is determined using inertial measurement sensors. At least an estimate of OIS control performed during acquisition of an image is obtained. The estimate is removed from the frame-to-frame movement determined for the frame during which the OIS corrected image was captured to provide a residual measurement of movement for the frame. Electronic image stabilization (EIS) of each OIS corrected image based on the residual measurement is performed to provide a stabilized sequence of images. |
| US09743000B2 |
Moving image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and moving image processing method
A moving image processing apparatus includes a shake amount acquisition unit configured to acquire and output a shake amount, a period acquisition unit configured to acquire a period during which a change in composition occurs in a video image, a setting unit configured to set a size and position of a cut-out range of image data for each frame of the video image based on the shake amount output from the shake amount acquisition unit, and a correction unit configured to change, based on the shake amount, the position of the cut-out range set by the setting unit in such a way as to correct shaking of the video image. |
| US09742999B2 |
Imaging apparatus
There has been a problem that continuous recording of monitoring data may be impeded by inconsistency in setting values, occurring due to changes in settings of an imaging unit or compression encoding unit performed while recording.Provided are a recording source which outputs a stream including compression-encoded video data, instructing means which change a parameter relating to the recording source, according to a command transmitted from an external device connected via a network, and control means which perform control so as to switch whether or not a command by the instructing means as to the recording source correlated with the recording job can be accepted, in accordance with the recording state of the recording job. |
| US09742990B2 |
Image file communication system with tag information in a communication network
An image file recorded on a non-transitory computer readable recording medium is presented. The image file is readable by a transmitting device in communication with a plurality of transceiving devices. The image file includes electronic image data, and tag information including transmission route information for transmitting the image file to at least one of the plurality of transceiving devices. |
| US09742989B2 |
Imaging device, imaging method and storage medium for controlling execution of imaging
An imaging device includes an imaging unit that is provided at a case body and images an object; an operation input unit utilized to input an imaging operation; a first instruction unit that instructs the imaging unit to execute the imaging when the imaging operation is input; a second instruction unit that instructs, based on a trigger other than the imaging operation, the imaging unit to execute the imaging; and a control unit that performs, based on a state of the case body, a control to invalidate any one of the instruction by the first instruction unit and the instruction by the second instruction unit. |
| US09742987B2 |
Image pickup display apparatus, image pickup display method, and recording medium
An image pickup display apparatus includes: a communication section that is capable of receiving a picked-up image from an image pickup unit; a display section that displays the picked-up image received by the communication section; an operation section for controlling image pickup by the image pickup unit; a state determination section that determines a state of a case in which the communication section, the display section and the operation section are housed; and a control section that receives a result of determination performed by the state determination section, to change a user interface provided by the display section and the operation section based on whether or not the case is arranged on another object. |
| US09742986B2 |
Image acquisition apparatus, image obtaining method, image obtaining program, and storage medium
An image acquisition apparatus includes: an image acquisition device that includes normal image-acquisition pixels and a phase-difference detection pixel; a shift unit that shifts the image acquisition device; a phase-difference-pixel correcting unit that corrects a pixel value obtained by the phase-difference detection pixel to a value equivalent to values obtained by the normal image-acquisition pixels; a pixel storage unit that arranges and stores the pixel values after the correction at storage areas; and a high-resolution-image compositing unit that composites the stored pixel values to generate a high-resolution image. The shift unit shifts the image acquisition device such that pixel values that correspond to a specific color and that include the pixel value of a normal image-acquisition pixel exist at the same pixel position as the phase-difference detection pixel in the high-resolution image. The high-resolution-image compositing unit composites the pixel values corresponding to the specific color at a predetermined compositing ratio. |
| US09742984B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and method of controlling the same
An image capturing apparatus comprises an image pickup device with a plurality of pixels each of which includes at least two photoelectric conversion portions, a readout unit configured to read out a first image signal and an added signal obtained by adding the first image signal and a second image signal, a subtraction unit configured to subtract the first image signal from the added signal, a focus detection unit configured to detect a focus state based on the first and the second image signal, and a limiter unit configured to suppress an output of the first photoelectric conversion portion and an output of the second photoelectric conversion portion not to exceed a predetermined threshold, wherein the limiter unit suppresses the output of the first photoelectric conversion portion and the second photoelectric conversion portion for different color filters. |
| US09742983B2 |
Image capturing apparatus with automatic focus adjustment and control method thereof, and storage medium
An image capturing apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect a subject, a focus adjusting unit configured to adjust a position of a focusing lens of an imaging optical system so as to focus the imaging optical system on the subject, and a setting unit configured to set a focus detection area, which is an area within an image capturing screen where the focus adjusting unit detects focus, based on detection results of the detection unit, wherein the setting unit sets the focus detection area based on the position of the face of the subject in a case where the subject is moving, and sets the focus detection area based on the position of the eye of the subject in a case where the subject is still. |
| US09742980B2 |
Focus control apparatus and control method therefor
An acquisition unit is configured to acquire first defocus information based on a sensor output corresponding to a first region in an area of a captured image, and to acquire second defocus information based on a sensor output corresponding to a second region in the area. A control unit is configured to obtain defocus information corresponding to the area using the first defocus information and the second defocus information, and to perform focus control based on the obtained defocus information. The first region has a length longer in a phase-difference detection direction than the length of the second region. |
| US09742972B2 |
Camera module and assembling method thereof
A camera module includes a lens assembly, a power device with a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a welding element. The first circuit board is partially bent, and thus an electrical contact of the first circuit board is exposed to a lateral side of the power device. The second circuit board includes a conductive hole corresponding to the electrical contact. The conductive hole is exposed to a lateral side of the second circuit board. The welding element is installed on the lateral side of the power device and the lateral side of the second circuit board. The welding element is contacted with the electrical contact and the conductive hole, so that the first circuit board and the second circuit board are electrically connected with each other. |
| US09742967B2 |
Image capture apparatus capable of correcting effects of optical characteristics of a lens unit on an image and control method thereof, and lens unit
A plurality of types of interchangeable lenses having mutually different optical parameters required for identifying the optical correction values can be attached to the image capture apparatus. First, predetermined optical parameters are obtained regardless of what type of interchangeable lens is attached. Furthermore, in the case where the type of the attached interchangeable lens is a type that requires different optical parameters than the predetermined optical parameters for identifying the optical correction value, the necessary optical parameters are obtained. The optical correction value is identified based on the type of the attached interchangeable lens using the predetermined optical parameters, other optical parameters, and so on, and optical correction is then carried out. |
| US09742963B2 |
Color rendering on a hue plane
In embodiments of color rendering on a hue plane, a color rendering module can receive three channels of color information. The color rendering module converts the three channels of color information to two channels of color information and performs a color rendering operation on the two channels of color information to provide two channels of rendered color information. The color rendering module then converts the two channels of rendered color information back to three channels of rendered color information. |
| US09742962B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method, and recording medium storing image processing program for gradation correction to minimize the difference between the corrected colorimetric value and a colorimetric measured color value
An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program stored in a recording medium are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a processing circuitry, and the processing circuitry and the image processing method obtain a color image output from an image forming unit, predict an output color of the image forming unit to generate a predicted color specification value independent from the image forming unit, extract from the input image data a colorimetry area for color difference determination, obtain a colorimetric value of an area of the color image that corresponds to the extracted colorimetry area, using a colorimeter, and add a colorimetric error at the colorimeter due to a color arrangement on the input image data to the predicted color specification value, to obtain a corrected colorimetric value of the area of the color image. |
| US09742957B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit, an attribute acquisition unit, and a determination unit. The reception unit receives registration of a document to be printed. The document is registered in correlation with an event. The attribute acquisition unit acquires attribute information on each participant in the event corresponding to the document to be printed. The attribute information is acquired from a user attribute storage device that stores attribute information on each person at a determination timing when print setting for the participant for the document to be printed is determined. The determination unit determines, on the basis of the attribute information on the participant acquired by the attribute acquisition unit, print setting to be applied when the participant prints the document to be printed. |
| US09742956B2 |
Printing apparatus having direct wireless communication function, control method for printing apparatus, and storage medium
A printing apparatus is provided such that when a print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus, use of Wi-Fi Direct is prohibited. On the other hand, in the printing apparatus, when the print processing apparatus is not connected to the printing apparatus, the use of Wi-Fi Direct is permitted. |
| US09742952B2 |
Image scanning and object storage
An enclosure that can be utilized with an image capture device for digitizing documents can include a bin having a platform panel, an aperture panel, and side support panels. The aperture panel comprises an aperture passing through it. Documents or objects may be gathered and/or stored within the bin. When a user desires to digitally capture the documents or objects, the user may turn the bin on its side so that the aperture panel is on top and the platform panel is on bottom, place a document on the platform with the document facing the aperture, place an image capture device on the aperture panel with the image capture sensor aligned with the aperture and therefore facing the document, and capture an image of the document. |
| US09742948B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method for deleting application
There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of adding and deleting applications, the apparatus comprising: a designating unit configured to designate an application and a file to be deleted; and a deleting unit configured to delete a designated file associated with the application designated by the designating unit. |
| US09742943B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an opening closing unit openably arranged between first and second positions and an associating mechanism connecting a body unit with the opening closing unit and operating in association with the opening closing unit. The associating mechanism includes plural compression springs and a buffer member, urges the opening closing unit with a first compression spring among the plural compression springs when the opening closing unit is placed at the first position, urges the opening closing unit with the first compression spring and a second compression spring when the opening closing unit is placed at a third portion between the first portion and the second position, and buffers the motion of the opening closing unit with the buffer member when the opening closing unit is placed at a fourth position between the second position and the third position. |
| US09742939B2 |
Input device having push-keys, and image forming apparatus having the same
A push type key includes a base including a main body, a key portion having an operation surface, first and second elastic portions connecting between the main body and the key portion, and an electrical equipment substrate provided on a back side of the base. The substrate includes an operating portion acted on by the key portion when the key portion moves. The first and second elastic portions have symmetrical configurations with respect to a phantom line passing through a center of the key portion, as seen perpendicularly to the operation surface. The operating portion is disposed at a position closer to the first elastic portion than to the second elastic portion. The base is provided with a third elastic portion connecting the key portion with the main body or with the second elastic portion in a side of the second elastic portion with respect to the phantom line. |
| US09742936B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system utilizing correspondence information indicating time information or frequency information
A storage unit stores, for each state of an information processing apparatus, pieces of correspondence information indicating either a correspondence relation between pieces of content identification information and time information indicating latest times when the contents are displayed, or a correspondence relation between the pieces of content identification information and frequency information representing display frequencies of the contents. A selection unit selects the correspondence information corresponding to a current state of the information processing apparatus. A determining unit determines, as display content information identifying the content to be displayed, content identification information out of the pieces of content identification information included in the selected correspondence information, based on the time information or the frequency information corresponding to the pieces of content identification information included in selected the correspondence information. A display control unit performs control to display the content identified by the determined display content information. |
| US09742932B2 |
Fax data management system, fax data management method, and storage medium
To make it possible to appropriately determine whether to register a number in an address book for fax data from the number not registered in the address book. A fax data management system including: a management unit configured to, in the case where a fax number of received fax data is not registered in address book data, in which a name and a fax number of a source of transmission are registered in association with each other, manage information including at least the fax number of the received fax data as unregistered address information; a display unit configured to display the unregistered address information and an image corresponding to the received fax data of which the fax number is not registered in the address book data; and a registration unit configured to register a fax number selected from the unregistered address information in the address book data, the registered fax number being associated with a name of the source of transmission. |
| US09742927B2 |
Online charging method for always on IP connectivity
The invention relates to an online charging method for always on IP connectivity in a communication system, the method comprises a Diameter router receiving an online charging request from a Diameter client, wherein the online charging request includes subscriber information; the Diameter router finding a corresponding online charging system in a subscriber index database based on the subscriber information; sending a successful acknowledge to the Diameter client and generating a ticket file when the corresponding online charging system does not exist in the subscriber index database or the corresponding online charging system is not available, wherein the successful acknowledge includes a dummy quota specified by the Diameter router; and the ticket file processor reading the ticket file based on a scheduled timing and generating a first online charging event request and sending the first online charging event request to the Diameter router when the corresponding online charging system exists in the subscriber index database or the corresponding online charging system is available. |
| US09742926B2 |
Unified services platform using a telephone number as a common subscriber identifier
A system and method for enabling the telephone number as a platform for the association of IP-enabled services with legacy telephone service. A unified services enabler platform may be utilized to associate a customer and their telephone number with a variety of services and applications from multiple different ecosystems. The customer can continue to use their existing telephone service and in addition can utilize new IP-enabled features that are associated with their telephone number as the common ID. |
| US09742925B2 |
Multimode multicarrier modem system and method of communication over the same
An alternative approach to coping with the ever increasing demand for faster communications hardware is to design modems that are capable of operating its speeds at a higher data rate than a speed required for a single port of the standard communication rate for that modem. Basically, by utilizing a resource manager, that directs the data in and out of the various portions of the modem in an orderly manner, keeping track of which of the ports is being operated at any given point in time, a standard single port modem can be reconfigured, for example, at an over clocked rate, to manipulate the data input and output of a modem. |
| US09742923B2 |
System and method for secure transmission of data signals
A call processing system comprises first and second interfaces configured to selectively pass voice signals and data signals between caller and agent to enable communication. An attenuation means is configured to selectively attenuate voice and data signals passing from the first interface to the second interface to impede the agent from receiving voice and data signals from the caller. While a string of discrete data signals is received at the first interface, the system is configured to operate exclusively in each of: a first mode in which voice and data signals are permitted to pass from the first interface to the second interface to enable the agent to receive them from the caller; and a second mode in which the attenuation means attenuates voice and data signals passing from the first interface to the second interface to impede the agent from receiving them from the caller. |
| US09742922B2 |
Message routing
Methods, devices, signals, and systems are provided in a message routing architecture which provides improved capabilities for integrating “digital” communication through email messages with “analog” communication through voice and/or fax or pager messages. Email can be addressed using nothing more than a standard telephone or fax number. If the registered owner of the telephone or fax number has a corresponding email address, then the invention converts the telephone or fax number to the email address for delivery and uses standard email delivery systems to deliver the message. If no conventional delivery email address is known, or if the message sender or recipient specify multiple delivery modes, then the email message content is transformed into voice, pager and/or fax content and delivered to the recipient using the telephone or fax number which was specified as the email address. Familiar telecommunications services such as call forwarding and selective call blocking can also be used with messages that originate as email. The invention also supports use of telecommunications numbers as indexes into databases which contain public key certificates, to make it unnecessary for a proposed message recipient to provide its public key expressly in advance to each particular proposed message originator. |
| US09742921B2 |
Handling concurrent speech
Systems and methods are provided for handling concurrent speech in which first speech data is received from a first participant of a session and second speech data is received from a second participant of the session. The second speech data includes a pause. The second speech data temporally overlaps the first speech data. A determination is made as to whether the first speech data exceeds a predetermined length. When the first speech data exceeds the predetermined length, the first speech data is outputted and then the second speech data of the second participant is outputted without the pause. When the first speech data does not exceed the predetermined length, the first speech data is outputted and then the second speech data is outputted with the pause. |
| US09742918B2 |
Systems and methods for managing multi-tenant callback services
Systems and methods for managing multi-tenant callback services may be provided via a multi-tenant services integration platform. Several multi-tenant software as a service applications may be offered as a hosted software solution via the multi-tenant services integration platform. Various applications may deploy and support a shared tenant and shared services environment where there can be many different customers (companies and users) running in their own virtual partition from a single application instance. The applications may be multi-tenant aware and integrated into an administration portal which integrates several shared tenant services. The tenant model may allow for customized application configurations to be run from a single application instance. Further, improved methods for providing callback management, calculating estimated wait times, and providing for callback initiation may be integrated in such multi-tenant services. |
| US09742915B1 |
Dynamic display of real time speech analytics agent alert indications in a contact center
A real-time speech analytics system (“RSTA system”) detects a speech condition during a call involving a contact center agent and a remote party. Upon detecting the speech condition, an alert message is provided to an alert reporting module (“ARM”), which is configured to access various data to form a RTSA alert. In one embodiment, the RTSA alert is a transient alert indication overlaid on an agent icon on a grid where the agent icon represents the agent and is displayed to a contact center supervisor. Information on the type and severity of the alert may be conveyed by text and non-text images, such as icons, colors, or symbols. A number representing a cumulative number of alert messages received for each agent may be indicated in an alert bubble overlaid on the agent icon. A viewer is able to request detailed alert data upon selecting the alert bubble. |
| US09742914B2 |
Agent evaluation system
A method for determining evaluation information using audio data includes receiving a specification of an evaluation form, the evaluation form including a number of questions, each question having a number of possible answers. A user is received indicating that a first answer of the number of possible answers for a first question of the number of questions should be determined automatically from the audio data, the audio data including speech of a subject. A user input is received associating a first constraint of a plurality of constraints with the first answer. The audio data is processed to determine whether the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is assigned as an answer to the first question if the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is stored as the answer to the first question in the evaluation form. |
| US09742910B2 |
Inbound calls to intelligent controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices
Inbound call processing systems and methods for processing inbound calls to controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices employ an inbound resident call server configured to host inbound calling accounts established by non-residents, receive inbound calls from the non-residents, route the inbound calls to an authenticating server, confirm that the resident device is active, and connect the inbound resident call system with the resident device if active or inform the non-resident the resident is not available if not. The inbound resident call server also connects the non-resident inbound call with the resident device if the non-resident is associated with the inbound calling account, the inbound calling account is associated with an address identifier of the resident device and the resident's personal identification number is associated with the address identifier of the resident device, all of which may be authenticated by the authenticating server. |
| US09742907B2 |
System and method of providing social caller ID and caller rating on web calls
A method is provided for providing caller ID for a caller. An indication is received from a social networking site on which a caller has a profile that the caller has signed into the social networking site. A request is received from the caller to place a call to a callee. The system automatically associates at least one aspect of the caller's profile from the social networking site with the call request. The system then signals to the callee that there is a new call by displaying the call request with the at least one aspect of the caller's profile from the social networking site. A method is also provided for enhancing a callee's control over receiving a call. A method is also provided for facilitating web calling by a caller. |
| US09742906B2 |
Method and device for testing in a DSL environment
A method, system, computer program product, and a device for testing are provided. In some implementations, a method includes the steps of (i) conducting a line test on a line of a line card that is not connected to a subscriber line; (ii) comparing the result of the test with a predetermined result; and (iii) determining a defect of the test hardware if the result deviates from the predetermined result. Furthermore, a device and a communication system comprising said device are suggested. |
| US09742902B2 |
Mobile apparatus
A smart phone includes photoelectric pulse wave sensing units that obtain photoelectric pulse wave signals from hands holding the smart phone, a touch screen on which a plurality of operation switches that accept operations performed by thumbs are displayed, and a switch arrangement changing unit that changes the arrangement of the displayed plurality of operation switches. The switch arrangement changing unit, when photoelectric pulse wave signals are obtained by the photoelectric pulse wave sensing units, changes the arrangement of the operation switches displayed on the touch screen in such a manner that the operation switches are arranged along a circular arc of a virtual circle whose center is located at a carpometacarpal joint of the thumb of a right hand performing operations and whose radius is the distance from the carpometacarpal joint to the tip of the thumb. |
| US09742899B2 |
Electronic control apparatus
In an electronic control apparatus, a wireless data control section includes a wireless data reception section that moves wireless data stored in a first wireless data storage unit to an intermediate wireless data storage unit, and a wireless data management section that moves the wireless data stored in the intermediate wireless data storage unit to a second wireless data storage unit. An in-vehicle data control section includes an in-vehicle data reception section that moves in-vehicle data stored in a first in-vehicle data storage unit to an intermediate in-vehicle data storage unit. Herein, a process performed by the wireless data reception section takes precedence over a process performed by the in-vehicle data reception section and over a process performed by the wireless data management section. |
| US09742896B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing a near field communication function in a portable terminal
An apparatus and a method of providing a Near Field Communication (NFC) function in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes recognizing a tag and reading an NFC message from the tag, storing second data in the memory when the NFC message includes first data of a predetermined record type, the second data corresponding to other data except for the first data among all data included in the NFC message, determining whether a particular application corresponding to the first data has been installed, and when the particular application has been installed, executing the particular application and providing the second data to the particular application so as to enable the particular application to execute a particular function by using the second data. |
| US09742895B2 |
Control device, connector, and audio interface system for electronic devices
The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods to permit control and operation of an electronic device while participating in another activity, including a variety of sports and recreational activities. A control device, breakaway connector, and one or more speakers and microphones are provided and configured to enhance the ability of users to answer or end telephone calls or start, stop, or resume audio output to the speakers while a user is in motion or wearing gloves that would render the use of conventional call answer buttons difficult or impossible. |
| US09742890B2 |
System for control and operation of electronic devices
The present invention relates to the control and operation of cellular telephones and other portable electronic devices, and particularly to improvements in the functionality of those devices for use in conjunction with a variety of sports and recreational activities. |
| US09742888B1 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a case, a panel which includes a first surface including a contour line and is held by the case such that the first surface faces outward, the contour line being provided with a first recess, a first component located in the case, and a cover which is provided with a through hole or a cut for communication between the first component and the outside and is located to hide the first recess when the first surface is two-dimensionally viewed. |
| US09742885B2 |
Electronic device attachment with electrical energy storage
A system, topology, and methods including apparatus for releasably secure attachment to an electronic device. The apparatus or a component of the apparatus may include an electrical energy storage element. The apparatus or a compound of apparatus may be slidably coupled to an electronic device. The apparatus or a component of apparatus may be slidably coupled to an electronic device via a side, top, or base and rear of the electronic device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US09742880B2 |
System and method for exchanging information among exchange applications
In a system and method for accessing messages in a data store in a gateway, a data frame request, which is a structured SQL query, is received at the gateway. The received data frame request is applied to the gateway data store, which stores messages. A data frame is generated that comprises messages from the data store that are responsive to the received data frame request, the data frame having a format that is readable by a character editor. |
| US09742879B2 |
Hardware-based packet editor
Hardware-based packet editor receives a packet editing script which includes script entries indicating modifications to a data packet and a data block with data for the modified data packet. For a script entry in the packet editing script, the packet editor copies data in the data block at a block location and with a block length identified in the script entry into a packet buffer. The packet editor repeats the copying for the remaining script entries for the modified data packet. The packet editor then generates the modified data packet with the data in the packet buffer. The packet editing script is generated such that a script entry is created for data to be included in the modified data packet and data to be inserted into the modified data packet. Creation of a script entry is omitted for data to be removed. |
| US09742872B2 |
Configuring initial settings of a network security device via a hand-held computing device
Process, equipment, and computer program product code for configuring a network security device using a hand-held computing device are provided. Default initial settings for a network security device are received by a mobile application running on a hand-held computing device. The default initial settings represent settings that allow the network security device to be remotely managed via a network to which the network security device is coupled. The default initial settings are presented to a network administrator via a touch-screen display of the hand-held computing device. Revisions to or acceptance of the default initial settings are received by the mobile application. The mobile application causes the network security device to be configured with the revised or accepted default initial settings by delivering the settings to the network security device via a management interface to which the hand-held computing device is coupled via a connecting cable. |
| US09742871B1 |
Methods and systems for session clustering based on user experience, behavior, and interactions
A server system sorts a plurality of sessions for multiple users of a media-providing service into a plurality of groups by applying one or more sorting rules to one or more session characteristics for the plurality of sessions. The server system divides respective groups of the plurality of groups into respective pluralities of clusters using a machine-learning algorithm. The server system tracks user interaction with a client device during a user session and identifies the user session as belonging to a first cluster of the pluralities of clusters based at least in part on the user interaction. In accordance with identifying that the user session belongs to the first cluster, the server system personalizes content for the user session using one or more content criteria associated with the first cluster. |
| US09742869B2 |
Approach to adaptive allocation of shared resources in computer systems
A request management subsystem is configured to establish service classes for clients that issue requests for a shared resource on a computer system. The subsystem also is configured to determine the state of the system with respect to bandwidth, current latency, frequency and voltage levels, among other characteristics. Further, the subsystem is configured to evaluate the requirements of each client with respect to latency sensitivity and required bandwidth, among other characteristics. Finally, the subsystem is configured to schedule access to shared resources, based on the priority class of each client, the demands of the application, and the state of the system. With this approach, the subsystem may enable all clients to perform optimally or, alternatively, may cause all clients to experience an equal reduction in performance. |
| US09742868B2 |
Method, device and system for processing instant messaging information and setting terminal priority
A method, device and system for processing instant messaging information and setting terminal priority, wherein the method for processing instant messaging information includes: each powered-on terminal under the same account of a user respectively receiving priority information corresponding to each terminal and sent by a cloud server; and when a powered-on terminal receives instant messaging information, the terminal judging whether its own priority is the highest or not according to the received priority information, and if yes, processing the received instant messaging information; otherwise, do not performing any response to the received instant messaging information. With the method, device and system in accordance with the embodiment of the present document, the privacy of the user's personal information is good and the security is relatively high, and the problem of processing confusion can be avoided. |
| US09742864B2 |
System and method for implementing cloud mitigation and operations controllers
System and method for implementing cloud mitigation and operations controllers are described. One embodiment is a system for controlling operation of a cloud computing environment, wherein the system comprises a repository for storing data regarding characteristics of the cloud computing environment, wherein the stored data includes policy notations designating compliance or noncompliance of the data with policy; an analyst module for analyzing the stored data in combination with external report information regarding the cloud computing environment and for providing results of the analysis; and a controller for evaluating the analysis results and issuing instructions for controlling operation of the cloud computing environment based on the evaluating. |
| US09742862B2 |
Methods circuits devices systems and associated machine executable code for efficient delivery of multi-unicast communication traffic
Disclosed are systems and methods for the delivery of multi-unicast communication traffic. A multimedia router is adapted to analyze and identify contents which it handles and one or more access nodes are adapted to receive one or more of the identified contents, cache contents based on said identification; and use cached contents as substitutes for redundant traffic, received by the same access node. |
| US09742861B2 |
Fractional pre-delivery of content to user devices for uninterrupted playback
Systems and methods for delivering fractions of content to user devices before the content is selected or requested (e.g., a pre-delivery of content) are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive an indication that content is available for pre-delivery from a content server to a user device over a network, determine a fraction (e.g., size) of the content available for pre-delivery that satisfies one or more predicted content playback conditions, and causes the determined fraction of the content available for pre-delivery to be delivered to the user device. |
| US09742854B2 |
Identifying interactions by social networking system users with identified actions performed outside of the social networking system
Third-party systems outside of a social networking system allow a user of the third-party systems that is also a user of the social networking system to perform an action on the third-party system that are communicated to the social-networking system. Additional actions on the third-party system may be associated with the action. These additional actions are communicated to the social networking system, which identifies the action from the third-party system and associates the additional actions with the identified action. The social networking system may notify the user that performed the action of the additional actions. Also, the social networking system may notify additional social networking system users of the action and of additional actions on the third-party system associated with the action. |
| US09742852B2 |
Switchable business feature with prices and sales integration
The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a remote device remote access to software functions. One method includes providing a list of second software functions to a first remote device that are not accessible by the remote device, wherein the remote device has remote access to a first software function; receiving from the remote device a request for a software function of the provided list of second software functions and upon receiving the request, providing the remote device remote access to the requested software function by transmitting access data for the requested software function to the remote device; and after providing the remote access to the requested software function, receiving from the remote device a deactivation command for the requested software function or the first software function and, based on the deactivation command, deactivating the remote access of the remote device to the requested software function or the first software function. |
| US09742851B2 |
Method and arrangement for remotely controlling multimedia communication across local networks
A method and arrangement for remotely controlling the communication of media between devices in different local networks (200, 202) using a remote control device (200b). The remote control device obtains discovery information on a first device (200c) and sends a remote access request over a multimedia service network to a home multimedia gateway (202b) in the opposite local network (202) for a connection to a second device (202c) therein. The home multimedia gateway then responds with communication parameters established for the second device in a residential gateway, and the remote control device can then order the first device to execute a multimedia session with the second device by using said communication parameters. This solution enables a remote control device visiting a local network to order a device in that network to fetch media content from a device in another home network, or vice versa. |
| US09742846B2 |
System and method for sharing unsupported document types between communication devices
An improved system and method for sharing a document between two communication devices that do not have an application that can display the document. In one example, the document is sent by the communication device that is sharing the document to a document server for processing into pages of one or more different document types, and both communication devices retrieve the stored pages as needed for display. The sharing communication device updates the other communication device when a new page is to be retrieved from the document server. |
| US09742843B2 |
Method and system for enabling data sharing between software systems
A method and system for enabling data sharing between software systems is provided. At least one data-sharing session is managed for each of a plurality of users with a server computer system. Each of the data-sharing sessions has a set of software systems associated with the user participating therein. The server computer system maintains requests for the software systems to be notified of updates to values of sets of requested data items. The set of software systems share data item values in the data-sharing session. The server computer system stores the shared data item values, and resolves the shared data item values to the requested data items using semantic descriptions provided for the shared data item values and the requested data items. Available updates to the shared data item values resolving to the sets of requested data items are provided to the software systems. |
| US09742841B2 |
Data processing management method and information processing apparatus
First and second machines execute a plurality of distributed processes. A storing unit stores therein progress information of a process executed by the first machine. A calculating unit transmits the progress information to the second machine upon receiving a reassignment instruction indicating reassignment of the process to the second machine. The calculating unit transmits data to be used in the process to the second machine together with the progress information upon receiving the data during the transmission of the progress information. Upon receiving the progress information and the data, the second machine executes the process reassigned from the first machine using the progress information and the data. |
| US09742839B2 |
Cloud queue item removal
An example implementation may involve removing, by a computing device, a given media item from a queue of media items. The example implementation may further involve adding to the queue an indication that the given media item has been removed from the queue. After adding to the queue the indication, the implementation may also involve receiving, via a network interface, one or more requests for one or more media items from the queue of media items. After receiving the one or more requests, the implementation may involve determining that the computing system has received more than a threshold number of requests for one or more media items since adding to the queue the indication. After determining that the computing system has received more than the threshold number of requests, the implementation may involve removing the indication from the queue. |
| US09742833B2 |
Document sharing through browser
Presenters are enabled to broadcast a document to remote viewers from one browser to another. While viewing a document in the web browser, a user can share the document out to remote viewers by providing them with a link that when selected, opens the document synchronously with the presenter in web browser. The viewers are enabled to consume the broadcast by watching the presenter go through the document in real time. The viewers may also be enabled to view the document asynchronously from the presenter and easily synchronize back with the presenter's view. |
| US09742823B2 |
System and method for identifying recipients during a communications session
Methods and systems for identifying intended recipients of remarks from a speaker in a communications session established among a plurality of participant devices are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for identifying intended recipients of remarks from a speaker in a communications session established among a plurality of participant devices may include receiving an indication of a first participant to whom remarks are to be addressed; determining identification information associated with the first participant; and transmitting the identification information associated with the first participant to one or more of the plurality of participant devices. |
| US09742821B2 |
Method and system for dynamic content delivery
An approach is provided for sharing dynamic content among users. A communication system receives a request, via a voice communication session with a user device, for visual content that includes dynamic content. The communication system determines one or more of a plurality of destination devices to direct the visual content, wherein the one or more destination devices includes the user device. The communication system then initiates transmission of the visual content to the one or more destination devices over a communication session that is separate from the voice communication session. |
| US09742818B2 |
Pushing events to web pages used for interaction with applications
A web server provided according to aspect of the present disclosure maintains registration data indicating the browsers to be notified upon occurrence of corresponding events. Upon receiving notification of occurrence of an event from an application server, the web server determines the set of browsers registered to receive notification of the occurrence of the event, and pushes the event to each of the set of browsers. By relying on a web server for such operation, each of the applications in the application server can be implemented as stateless applications, thereby providing advantages such as scalability and portability. |
| US09742812B2 |
System and method for interception of IP traffic based on image processing
Methods and systems for monitoring communication traffic in communication networks, such as Internet Protocol (IP) traffic transferred over the Internet or over a wireless network. The disclosed techniques identify communication traffic that is associated with target individuals, by extracting digital images from the traffic and recognizing target individuals who appear in the images. A correlation system monitors communication sessions that are conducted in a communication network to identify known target individuals who appear in images. Upon recognizing a target individual in an image extracted from a certain session, the system correlates this target user with one or more of the communication identifiers used in the session. The system automatically identifies IP addresses or other identifiers that are used by target individuals, and enable subsequent tracking of such identifiers. |
| US09742804B2 |
Computer network defense system
A method and apparatus for protecting virtual machines. A computer system creates a copy of a group of the virtual machines in an operating network in a deception network to form a group of cloned virtual machines in the deception network when the group of the virtual machines is accessed by an adversary. The computer system creates an emulation of components from the operating network in the deception network. The components are accessible by the group of the cloned virtual machines as if the group of the cloned virtual machines was in the operating network. The computer system moves network connections for the group of the virtual machines in the operating network used by the adversary from the group of the virtual machines in the operating network to the group of the cloned virtual machines, enabling protecting the group of the virtual machines from actions performed by the adversary. |
| US09742797B2 |
Method for incorporating network port hopping with minimal or no impact to underlying systems
Embodiments for providing port hopping are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a client system is disposed at a client node. A host system is disposed at a host node, wherein the host system includes a first port designated for receipt of packets from the client system. A port hopping interface is disposed between the client system and the host system, wherein the port hopping interface receives data from the client system and relays the received data to the first port of the host system based on a port hopping technique. |
| US09742796B1 |
Automatic repair of corrupt files for a detonation engine
Techniques for automatic repair of corrupt files (e.g., malware sample files) for a detonation engine are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program for automatic repair of corrupt files for a detonation engine includes receiving a malware sample from a network device; determining whether the malware sample includes a corrupt file; and in an event that the malware sample is determined to include the corrupt file, repairing the corrupt file for the detonation engine. |
| US09742789B2 |
Method, device and system for intercepting web address
Disclosed are a method, device and system for intercepting a web address. The method comprises: triggering an interception program pre-injected in a browser process; the interception program obtaining web address information of a network connection upon detecting a network connection operation, and determining whether the web address information is malicious web address information; and if the web address information is malicious web address information, the interception program instructing the browser process to stop accessing the malicious web address information. The present disclosure can interrupt a connection of a malicious URL in time. |
| US09742782B2 |
Configuration management for virtual machine environment
A computer-implemented method for controlling a connection between a virtual machine and a physical device comprises receiving a connection request for connecting the physical device to the virtual machine and determining whether the virtual machine satisfies a first connection permission condition and whether the physical device satisfies a second connection permission condition. In response to a determination that the virtual machine does not satisfy the first connection permission condition, a configuration of the virtual machine is changed to satisfy the first connection permission condition. In response to a determination that the physical device does not satisfy the second connection permission condition, a configuration of the physical device is changed to satisfy the second connection permission condition. In response to a determination that the virtual machine satisfies the first connection permission condition and that the physical device satisfies the second connection permission condition, the received connection request is accepted. |
| US09742777B2 |
Centralized selective application approval for mobile devices
A system and method for confirming an application change event associated with a device infrastructure of a mobile device, the method comprising: identifying an application change event processed by the device infrastructure; disabling an application associated with the application change event; sending an application authorization request from the mobile device over a communications network, the application authorization request including application identification information which identifies the application associated with the application change event; receiving a decision instruction at the mobile device, the decision instruction being based on a comparison of the application identification information with one or more listed applications in a plurality of applications identified in an application authorization list, the application authorization list being remote from the mobile device over the communications network; and performing an action on the mobile device in respect of the application associated with the application change event, based on the decision instruction. |
| US09742775B2 |
Wireless local area network access
A system and machine-implemented method of wireless network access are provided. An authentication request comprising credentials for a user account of a cloud-based service is received from a wireless client device. The authentication request is forwarded to a server associated with the cloud-based service for authentication of the user account credentials. A list of one or more network identifiers corresponding to networks for which access by the user account of the cloud-based service is authorized is received from the server. The received list of one or more network identifiers is sent to the wireless client device, wherein the received list of one or more network identifiers is sent to the wireless client device prior to the wireless client device being associated with the wireless local area network. |
| US09742773B2 |
Managing network interaction for devices
Signals from an unidentified device at a location related to a communications network are correlated with identification patterns of managed devices to identify whether or not the unidentified device corresponds to a managed or unmanaged device in the communications network. Both managed and unmanaged devices can be tracked, and network interaction can be managed for devices that are identified as managed devices. |
| US09742771B2 |
System and method for using a separate device to facilitate authentication
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, operations including receiving a request from a first device to access information content of a second device. The process further includes forwarding a token to the second device by way of a second wireless network, to obtain a second device token, and forwarding the token to the first device by way of the first network to obtain a first device token, wherein the first device forwards the first device token to the second device by way of a third network. A confirmation that the token was received at the first device is based on the result of the comparison indicating a match between the first device token and the second device token. Access to the information content of the second device is authorized in response to the confirmation. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09742770B2 |
Dynamic authentication in alternate operating environment
Systems and methods that employ dynamic credentials across distinct authentication standards can be used to reduce the burden associated with repeated re-authentication. A utility can be employed during logon in an alternate operating environment that stores information from the logon dynamically and generates a credential file that is employed to grant access to a resource without repeating the earlier logon procedure, even if the device changes its user state. After processes requiring resource access are complete, or when an allowed time expires, the granted access is revoked and the device returns to a default or standard authentication technique. |
| US09742769B2 |
Method and system for determining trusted wireless access points
Disclosed are systems and method for determining trusted wireless access points. An example method includes identifying, by a mobile device, one or more wireless access points are available to connect to a network resource; obtaining a plurality of access point characteristics of the one or more wireless access points; obtaining a plurality of network resource characteristics for connecting to the network resource; comparing the plurality of access point characteristics and the plurality of network resource characteristics; determining based on the comparison at least one trusted wireless access points that is acceptable for establishing a connection to the network resource; and establishing a connection to the network resource via the trusted wireless access point. |
| US09742762B2 |
Utilizing a trusted platform module (TPM) of a host device
Techniques for utilizing a trusted platform module of a host device are described. According to various embodiments, a client device that does not include a trusted platform module (TPM) may leverage a TPM of a host device to provide trust services to the client device. |
| US09742761B2 |
Dynamic authentication for a computing system
A method, computer program product, and computer system for authenticating user access to a computing system using dynamic tokens are provided. A login request from a client is received, and in response, a token request from the client is issued. The token request identifies one or more sequence positions. One or more client tokens generated by the client are received based on the one or more sequence positions of the tokens. A sequence of tokens based on a first seed and a first algorithm are generated. The login request is authenticated by comparing the one or more client tokens with the sequence of tokens, based at least in part, on the one or more sequence positions. |
| US09742755B2 |
Method and apparatus for authenticating a communication device
A method and apparatus for authenticating a communication device is disclosed. An system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an authentication system having a controller element that receives from a communication device over a packet-switched network a terminal ID and a request to authenticate said communication device, generates a first registration ID, stores the first registration ID and a first communication identifier, transmits the first registration ID to the communication device, receives from an interactive response system a second communication identifier and a second registration ID that the interactive response system received during a communication session with the communication device over a circuit-switched network, and authenticates the communication device in response to detecting a match between the first and second communication identifiers and the first and second registration IDs. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09742754B2 |
Methods, systems, and products for authenticating users
Methods, systems, and products authenticate a user to a device. A user selects or submits a media file for authentication. Features in the media file are compared to a set of criteria for authentication. The number of matching criteria, that is within a range of values for each criterion in the set of criteria, is determined. The number of matching criteria is compared to a threshold value. When the number of matching criteria equals or exceeds the threshold value, then the user that selected or submitted the media file is authenticated. |
| US09742752B1 |
Data backup and self-service data restoration
A user terminal stores security information for each of a plurality of files during a backup of the files. The user terminal also stores information regarding the configuration settings of one or more terminals from which a user may access the plurality of files. During a restore of the files to a remote user terminal, the user terminal at which the restore command was issued utilizes the saved security information to emulate the remote terminal as a virtual endpoint for the files. The user terminal determines whether the user is authorized to access the files within the virtual endpoint based on the saved security information, and restores the files to the remote terminal if the user is authorized for access to the files within the virtual endpoint. |
| US09742749B1 |
Live stream encryption
Techniques are described by which decryption key rotation may be accomplished to support the protection of live streaming content. During playback of content using a decryption key, the client begins acquisition of a second stream of the same content (including a new decryption key) such that the client can transition playback of the content from the first stream to the second with few or no visible artifacts from the viewer's perspective. |
| US09742746B2 |
Systems and methods for cloud data security
Techniques for providing data security services with respect to cloud-based services are described. Examples include a security service provider (“SSP”) configured to perform or provide one or more security-related services or functions with respect to or on behalf of some other system or service. The other system or service may be, for example, a cloud-based system that provides network-accessible services. The SSP allows a user of the cloud-based service to provide and manage one or more security-related services, such as data storage, encryption, decryption, key management, and the like. By using and controlling the SSP, the user can be confident that his or her data is being securely represented and stored, even though it is being operated upon by a cloud-based service that is not under the user's control. |
| US09742745B2 |
Method for communicating between a server and a client and corresponding client, server and system wherein the server controls an open communication session with the client
A method, corresponding client, server and system for communicating between a server and a client. The server and the client access at least one session extension key and/or a key associated with the session extension key, as an associated key. The server authorizes to extend an open communication session with the client until an expiration time only if the client sends to the server authentication data allowing the server to authenticate at least the client on a basis of the session extension key. The expiration time is a time at which the communication session is open completed by a predetermined extension time period. |
| US09742744B1 |
Documents with location attributes for access and storage
In electronic document storage control, a document controller receives a document storage request to store an electronic document from an access device. The document controller retrieves the electronic document and a storage location attribute associated with the electronic document. The document controller obtains a current location of the document controller, and compares the current location of the document controller and the storage location attribute associated with the electronic document. In response to a match between the current location and the storage location attribute, the document controller stores the electronic document at the document controller. In response to no match between the current location and the storage location attribute, the document controller does not stores the electronic document. |