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US09873209B2	Mixer vehicle A mixer vehicle provided with a mixer drum mounted on a vehicle, the mixer drum being adapted to load uncured concrete includes a driving device for rotating the mixer drum and a loaded state detector for detecting whether the uncured concrete is loaded on the mixer drum or not. Rotation of the mixer drum by the driving device is stopped if the vehicle is in the stop state and the loaded state detector detects that the uncured concrete is not loaded on the mixer drum.
US09873207B2	Power operated rotary knife A rolling bearing strip for a power operated rotary knife providing bearing support for rotation of a rotary knife blade with respect to a blade housing. The rolling bearing strip includes: a plurality of rolling bearings disposed in spaced apart relation; and a flexible separator cage for positioning the plurality of spaced apart rolling bearings, the flexible separator cage including interlocking first and second ends, the first end of the separator cage including a wall defining a projecting member and the second end of the separator cage including a wall defining a receiving member, the first end projecting member and the second end receiving member being in opposed facing relationship and the first end projecting member extending into the second end receiving member to secure the first end to the second end and form an annular, continuous rolling bearing ring.
US09873205B2	Electric grooming appliance A grooming appliance generally includes a handle and a grooming head attached to the handle. The grooming head generates heat during operation of the appliance. The grooming appliance further includes a cooling system disposed at least in part within the handle. The cooling system has a thermoelectric cooling device for removing heat from the grooming head during operation of the appliance.
US09873204B2	Shaving head with doming control A cutter unit (1) for a rotary shaver is formed by an outer cutting element or cap (2) which interacts with a rotating inner cutting element or cutter (4) to trap and cut hairs. The cap has an annular shaving track (8) of domed cross-section having slots (30) through which the hairs may protrude. The cutter has a convex upper face (22) to engage the shaving track and a concave forward face (26).
US09873201B2	Force detection device, robot, and moving object A force detection device includes a charge output element that outputs charge in accordance with a received external force, a conversion and output circuit, having a first switching element and a first capacitor, which converts the charge into a voltage and outputs the voltage, a compensation signal output circuit, having a second switching element and a second capacitor, which outputs a compensation signal, and an external force detection circuit that detects an external force on the basis of the voltage which is output from the conversion and output circuit and the compensation signal which is output from the compensation signal output circuit. The capacitance of the second capacitor is smaller than the capacitance of the first capacitor.
US09873199B2	Robotic grasping of items in inventory system Robotic arms or manipulators can be utilized to grasp inventory items within an inventory system. Information can be obtained about constraints relative to relevant elements of a process of transferring the item from place to place. Examples of such elements may include a grasping location from which an item is to be grasped, a receiving location in which a grasped item is to be placed, or a space between the grasping location and the receiving location. The information about the constraints can be used to select from multiple possible grasping options, such as by eliminating options that conflict with the constraints or preferring options that outperform others given the constraints.
US09873195B1	Socket organizer The socket organizer is a storage apparatus for a socket set. The socket organizer allows for the direct attachment of a socket to the socket organizer directly from a ratchet to which the socket may be attached. The socket is removably attached to the socket organizer such that a ratchet may be directly attached to the socket while the socket is stored on the socket organizer. The socket organizer comprises a base and a socket stand. The socket stand is removably attached to the base. The socket stand further comprises a plurality of socket pedestals. Each of the plurality of pedestals is a pedestal upon which a socket selected from a socket set is stored.
US09873191B2	Power drill The invention relates to a power drill, having a tool-clamping device that is coupled to a drive motor via a drive shaft and a torque clutch equipped with a transmission element. The torque clutch has a clutch-adjusting ring that cooperates at least indirectly with at least one clamping element that exerts a prestressing force on the transmission element. An end of the drive shaft oriented toward the tool-clamping device is guided in a bearing that axially fixes the drive shaft in a drilling or screwdriving position and axially releases the drive shaft in an impact drilling position. The bearing cooperates with a bearing holder, which moves the bearing axially via a user-actuatable actuating element. According to the invention, the actuating element is coupled to an adjusting element that axially fixes the transmission element and axially releases the bearing in the impact drilling position and axially releases the transmission element and axially fixes the bearing in the drilling or screwdriving position.
US09873184B2	Abrasive wheels and methods for making and using same A cutting wheel includes a body having a bond material. The bond material comprises at least about 31 vol % of a total volume of the body. Additionally, the body includes abrasive particles contained within the bond material. The abrasive particles include a first type of abrasive particle including black alumina with at least about 10 vol % of a total volume of the abrasive particles including black alumina. In some instances the cutting wheel can include a chop saw, while in other situations, the cutting wheel can include a cut-off wheel.
US09873179B2	Carrier for small pad for chemical mechanical polishing A chemical mechanical polishing system includes a substrate support configured to hold a substrate during a polishing operation, a polishing pad assembly include a membrane and a polishing pad portion, a polishing pad carrier, and a drive system configured to cause relative motion between the substrate support and the polishing pad carrier. The polishing pad carrier includes a casing having a cavity and an aperture connecting the cavity to an exterior of the casing. The polishing pad assembly is positioned in the casing such that the membrane divides the cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber and the aperture extends from the second chamber. The polishing pad carrier and polishing pad assembly are positioned and configured such that at least during application of a sufficient pressure to the first chamber the polishing pad portion projects through the aperture.
US09873178B2	Rotary gear transmission for tools A cutting tool mechanism 11 for providing a cutting, abrading or grinding action is disclosed. The mechanism 11 has an inner circular part 17 having teeth 19 extending radially outwardly, a surrounding circular part 25 having inner teeth 27 extending radially inwardly. The circular parts 17 and 25 co-operate by engagement their teeth 19 and 27. Rotation of one circular part causes the other to move constrained by the engagement of the teeth in an orbital, oscillatory or impact motion. An input coupling 81 is provided for transmission of rotary motion, and an output coupling 37 is provided to transmit said orbital, oscillatory or impact motion to a blade 13. In further embodiments, the surrounding circular part 25 can be provided with outwardly extending teeth and surrounded by a further outer circular part with inwardly extending teeth, to cooperate with the outwardly extending teeth, to provide more complex orbital, oscillatory or impact motion.
US09873177B2	Machining apparatus A machining apparatus is of an in-feed type configured to machine an outer peripheral surface of a rotating tapered roller, and includes a rotating mechanism having a lateral pair of rollers on which the tapered roller is mounted, the rotating mechanism rotating the pair of rollers, and a grinding stone that is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the tapered roller mounted on the pair of rollers. Each roller of the pair of rollers is shaped like a truncated cone. Small-diameter portions of the pair of rollers come into contact with a small-diameter portion of the tapered roller. Large-diameter portions of the pair of rollers come into contact with a large-diameter portion of the tapered roller.
US09873176B2	Rotary indexing machine A rotary indexing machine that includes a machining device, that has at least two machining stations and at least one pre-turn station, which are arranged at least substantially on a shared circumference in respectively a circle segment, and a motor unit, that is provided to drive the pre-turn station. The motor unit is arranged at least largely within the circle segment of the pre-turn station.
US09873174B2	Turning controller A turning controller includes a storage, a working program processing device, a command value setting processing device, an approach angle setting command amount calculator, and a command processing device. The storage is configured to store a working program and tool shape data. The working program processing device is configured to analyze the working program and to calculate and output command amounts. The command value setting processing device is configured to set an approach angle command value for defining an approach angle. The approach angle setting command amount calculator is configured to calculate, as an approach angle setting command amount, a B-axis command amount for controlling to cause the approach angle to have the approach angle command value based on the tool shape data. The command processing device is configured to output the approach angle setting command amount to the B-axis driver.
US09873172B2	Pallet checker An automated pallet checker system for checking the structural integrity of a pallet includes a conveyor arrangement mounted on a framework and operable to convey the pallet to be checked through an in-feed station and a lift station connected to the in-feed station. The in-feed station is configured to check the pallet for a presence or absence of pallet bottom cross boards as the pallet is carried on the conveyor arrangement. The lift station is also configured to check for obstructions depending from the pallet bottom cross boards, and missing material in leading and trailing edges of the pallet top cross boards during a lifting movement of the pallet in the lift station. A controller is operatively connected to the conveyor arrangement, the in-feed station and the lift station, and is responsive to signals generated in the in-feed station and the lift station to determine whether the pallet being checked in the in-feed station and the lift station is acceptable or unacceptable.
US09873169B2	Coated pane with partially de-coated regions A coated pane with a communication window includes a base pane, a metal-containing coating on the base pane, a grid area made of intersecting, de-coated inner gridlines in the metal-containing coating, wherein the grid area has a grid area edge, and the grid area edge has intersecting outer gridlines, wherein the outer gridlines have interruptions increasing in size from the outer edge of the grid area all the way to the end of the grid surface edge.
US09873167B1	Laser-induced channels in multi-layer materials A laser system comprising a laser that produces a pulsed laser beam is configured to form a laser-induced channel in a multi-layer substrate including first and second material layers. The material layers may have different refractive indices. The laser-induced channel includes a uniform distribution of self-focus damage volumes through at least a portion of the thickness of one or both of the material layers. One of the material layers may be partially transparent or non-transparent. An optical assembly of the laser system can be configured to produce uniformly distributed self-focus damage volumes at an effective focal region corresponding to the substrate thickness. The distribution of damage volumes can be tailored to include areas or peaks of high damage volume density where it is desired to ablate material.
US09873164B2	Electric resistance welded steel pipe or steel tube having excellent HIC resistance and low-temperature toughness in electric resistance welded part, and method for manufacturing the same Electric resistance welded steel pipes or steel tubes with a tensile property TS of not less than 434 MPa which have electric resistance welded parts exhibiting both excellent HIC resistance and excellent low-temperature toughness, and methods for manufacturing such steel pipes or steel tubes.
US09873162B2	Straightening device for welding wire A straightening device for welding wire is provided with two sets of roll groups, having a plurality of straightening rolls with which bends in a welding wire are straightened by passing the welding wire through the two sets of roll groups. The plurality of straightening rolls configuring the roll groups, are arranged at a predetermined arrangement interval along a passing direction of the welding wire in such a way as to face with each other across a straightening path along which the welding wire passes, and the two sets of roll groups, are arranged so that the directions in which they face across the straightening path are different from each other. By configuring the straightening rolls by small-diameter rollers, adverse effects on the welding wire are suppressed, and the welding wire is straightened finely.
US09873154B2	Cutting tool A cutting tool (10) comprises a shank (12) for receiving a cutting insert (14) and a block (16) for delivering a flow of fluid to the cutting insert (14). Fluid is delivered to the cutting insert (14) through a fluid passageway (18) that extends through the shank (12) and the block (16). The block (16) is pivotable mounted on the shank (12). The block (16) pivots about screw (22) between a first and a second position. In the first position the block (16) is held in sealing arrangement with the shank (12) to allow the passage of a coolant through the fluid passage (18) to the cutting insert (14). In the second position the block (16) has moved to allow removal of the cutting insert (14) from the shank (12).
US09873153B1	Synthesis of metal nanoparticles using modified MPEG polymer The synthesis of metal nanoparticles using a modified mPEG (methoxypolyethylene glycol) polymer includes the steps of: preparing a methanolic solution of a polymer; providing an aqueous solution including a metal salt; and combining the methanolic solution of the polymer with the aqueous metal salt solution to produce the metal nanoparticles, where the metal salt is AgNO3, CuCl2, NiCl2, CoCl2, Pd(Ac)2, or HAuCl4 and wherein the metal nanoparticles are silver, copper, cobalt, palladium, nicker or gold nanoparticles having a size between 1 nm and 100 nm in diameter.
US09873145B2	Can-manufacturing device To provide a variant-can having a narrow part in the vicinity of a bottom part by performing a diameter-reduction process up to the vicinity of the bottom part on a trunk part of a can-body made of metal in a can-manufacturing device which processes the can-body being held by a pocket-shaped conveying part while conveying. It is provided with: a can-body pocket which holds a can-body by being in contact with a part of an outer circumference surface of a trunk part of the can-body; a base pad which presses a bottom part of the can-body along a can-axis direction; a die in which the trunk part of the can-body is press-inserted; and a clamping ring which protrudes from the base pad toward the die and is provided so as to move back and forth along the can-axis direction.
US09873144B2	Reel for winding metal strip A reel for winding metal strip, in particular rolled hot strip, having a mandrel shaft (2), which has a first shaft end piece (18), which is rotably mounted by means of at least one bearing (4) provided in the machine frame (3) of the reel, a clamping device (5) arranged between the at least one bearing (4) and the mandrel shaft (2), such that, in a clamped operating state, a frictional connection can be produced between the at least one bearing (4) and the mandrel shaft (2).
US09873142B2	Cold planer exhaust system with access doors Cold planer exhaust systems and methods of clearing the same are disclosed. The exhaust systems and methods may include an inlet manifold located proximate a milling drum housing and above a material conveyor. The inlet manifold may further include at least one inlet passage and at least one access door configured to open and allow access to an interior of the exhaust system. The systems and methods may further include a ventilator configured to draw dust and fumes into and through the exhaust system.
US09873141B2	Filler layer forming method A large number of pattern elements stands upright on an upper surface of a substrate. After the upper surface of the substrate has been processed using a processing liquid, liquid filling processing for filling the upper surface with a filler solution is performed, in which the filler solution having a viscosity of three centipoises or more is applied to a central part of the upper surface. Then, by rotating the substrate at 1000 revolutions per minute or less, the processing solution adhering to the entire upper surface is replaced by the filler solution, and a solution layer of a predetermined thickness is formed. In this way, making the viscosity of the filler solution relatively high and making the centrifugal force acting at the time of rotating the substrate relatively low suppresses deformation of the pattern elements at the time of filling with a filler that uses the filler solution.
US09873136B2	Ultrasonic transducer and method of manufacturing the same An ultrasonic transducer and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The ultrasonic transducer includes a substrate, a first insulation layer, and a first thin film layer; a plurality of support members formed on the first thin film layer; a second thin film layer supported by the plurality of support members; a cavity between the first thin film layer and the second thin film layer; and a common ground electrode on the second thin film layer.
US09873135B2	Method and apparatus for multi-color painting thermoplastic articles of manufacture for perfumery and cosmetic applications A method for painting with a plurality of colors at least an article of manufacture, preferably a thermoplastic article of manufacture for the perfumery and cosmetic field, each color of said plurality of colors being that of a respective paint of a corresponding plurality of paints, said method comprising at least the operating steps of: a) providing said at least an article of manufacture in a condition suitable for painting; b) providing a plurality of painting guns arranged in a succession in a painting tunnel and each being adapted to apply a paint of a said respective color of said plurality of colors; c) orienting said at least an article of manufacture with respect to said plurality of painting guns.
US09873134B2	Garden fountain and planter The garden fountain and planter includes a lower container, a middle container and an upper container. A water pump positioned in the lower container pumps water up into the middle container. The upper container rests in the middle container. Using a combination of the water level in the middle container and the spacing of the bottom of the upper container with respect to the water level in the middle container, the user can accurately control the water flow to the upper container.
US09873127B2	Air cleaner An air cleaner, which allows air to flow smoothly, has increased strength, and reduces noise generated when a blower fan rotates. The air cleaner includes a main body including an inlet and an outlet, a blower fan provided inside of the main body, and configured to induce air from outside of the main body to be suctioned into the inlet and to be discharged to the outlet, a motor configured to drive the blower fan, and a fan guard to which the motor is fixed, and configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, where the fan guard is provided to include a plurality of bent cross sections arranged in a radial direction at different distances from the motor.
US09873120B2	Module with collapsible fluid chamber and onboard fluid chamber compression element A module for processing fluids includes one or more collapsible fluid chambers supported on a substrate, a compression element supported on the substrate and configured to be movable with respect to the one or more chambers, and an actuating element coupled to the compression element and configured to effect movement of the compression element relative to the one or more fluid chambers to collapse each fluid chamber by compressing the fluid chamber between the compression element and the substrate as the compression element moves over the fluid chamber. A method for motivating a fluid out of a fluid chamber comprises the steps of providing a module that includes one or more collapsible fluid chambers supported on a substrate, a compression element supported on the substrate and configured to be movable with respect to the one or more chambers, and an actuating element coupled to the compression element and configured to effect movement of the compression element relative to the one or more fluid chambers and moving the actuator element to move the compression element across at least a portion of t substrate and compress the fluid chamber, thereby motivating the fluid out of the fluid chamber.
US09873108B2	Metal oxide mesocrystal, and method for producing same Various metal oxide mesocrystals can be synthesized in a simple manner by a method for producing a metal oxide mesocrystal, the method comprising the step of annealing an aqueous precursor solution comprising one or more metal oxide precursors, an ammonium salt, a surfactant, and water at 300 to 600° C. Composite mesocrystals consisting of a plurality of metal oxides or an alloy oxide can also be provided.
US09873103B2	Fluid processing apparatus and processing method A device enables the more stable performance of uniform treatment such as reaction by reducing pulsation generated in a fluid introduced between treatment surfaces using a micropump effect. The device treats an object between treatment surfaces. The treatment is performed by introducing a fluid between the treatment surfaces using a micropump effect. The micropump effect generates force in the direction in which the treatment surfaces move away from each other by the rotation of a treatment part and the recessed section formed in the treatment surface to thereby produce the effect of introducing the fluid between the treatment surfaces. The recessed section is formed so as to extend in the circumferential direction and inward/outward direction of the treatment surface, and multiple recessed sections are provided or an additional recessed section (α) different from the recessed sections is formed in at least one of the treatment surfaces.
US09873101B2	Catalytic microchannel reformer An apparatus and method for enhancing the yield and purity of hydrogen when reforming hydrocarbons is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including receiving a hydrocarbon feedstock fuel (e.g., methane, vaporized methanol, natural gas, vaporized diesel, etc.) and steam at a reaction zone and reacting the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel and steam in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is selectively removed from the reaction zone while the reaction is occurring by selectively diffusing the hydrogen gas through a porous ceramic membrane. The selective removal of hydrogen changes the equilibrium of the reaction and increases the amount of hydrogen that is extracted from the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel.
US09873097B1	Magnetic stirring system for wine aeration and method of using same A system and method for automatically aerating drinking products, particularly wine, suitable home, business and/or industrial use is described herein. The system of the present invention is specifically designed for aerating wine for human consumption and includes a multipurpose stirring, storing and serving vessel having a captive magnetic stirring impeller coupled thereto and a programmable magnetic stir plate adapted for use therewith.
US09873096B2	Feed nozzle assembly The present subject matter relates to a feed nozzle assembly 100 for atomizing a heavy hydrocarbon feed by mixing the hydrocarbon feed with a diluent and an atomizing media. The feed nozzle assembly 100 includes at least one primary mixing chambers 101 for receiving the liquid hydrocarbon feed and the diluent to create a primary mixture. The primary mixture is than forwarded to a secondary mixing chamber 102. The secondary mixing chamber extends to a tertiary mixing chamber 103. A steam inlet 110 is provided to inject streams of steam to the secondary mixing chamber 102 and to the tertiary mixing chamber 103 through a first opening and a second opening, respectively, located within the steam inlet 110.
US09873095B2	Copolymer having amphiphilic blocks, and use thereof for manufacturing polymer filtration membranes A copolymer having amphiphilic blocks includes at least one first hydrophilic block, obtainable from n-butyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomers, and a second hydrophobic block likely to be obtained from a methyl methacrylate monomer. The copolymer is found to be particularly advantageous for use as an additive for manufacturing a polymer filtration membrane, particularly a PVDF membrane, particularly via a phase inversion method.
US09873091B2	Membrane having a pore-free separating layer and use and method of manufacturing a membrane The invention relates to a membrane having a pore-free separating layer including a polymer mixture for separating simple alcohols and water from their mixtures with other organic fluids by means of pervaporation or vapor permeation. In accordance with the invention, the polymer mixture is composed of at least two polymer components which are taken from the group of polymer components which includes of the following polymer components: Polyvinyl alcohol, other polymers such as poly N—N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (poly DMAEMA), a copolymer of DMAEMA and N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP) or of DMAEMA and N-vinyl caprolactam (NVCL), a terpolymer of DMAE, NVP and NVCL or of vinyl acetate ethylene vinyl chloride or from vinyl chloride ethylene acrylic ester or from vinyl acetate vinyl chloride acrylic ester. The invention further relates to the use and to a method for manufacturing a membrane in accordance with the invention.
US09873084B2	Reducing agent pyrolysis system for selective catalytic reduction apparatus A reducing agent pyrolysis system for a selective catalytic reduction apparatus includes an elbow duct that is installed on an exhaust duct at a front end of a reactor, allows exhaust gas to flow into the elbow duct, and allows the inflow exhaust gas to be discharged toward the reactor. An inner pipe unit is disposed in the elbow duct, and allows a part of the exhaust gas to flow into and be discharged from the inner pipe unit. A heating device is installed in the inner pipe unit, and heats the exhaust gas flowing into the inner pipe unit. A nozzle is installed in the inner pipe unit, is disposed at a rear end of the heating device based on a flow of the exhaust gas, and injects a reducing agent into the inner pipe unit.
US09873083B1	Wastewater pump station venting system and method A wastewater pump station venting system includes at least one wastewater discharge conduit; a wastewater pump station having a station interior disposed in fluid communication with the wastewater discharge conduit; at least one fresh air inlet conduit disposed in fluid communication with the station interior; at least one gas vent conduit having a vent conduit inlet segment disposed in fluid communication with the station interior and a vent conduit outlet segment disposed in fluid communication with the vent conduit inlet segment; at least one vent air inlet conduit disposed in fluid communication with the gas vent conduit between the vent conduit inlet segment and the vent conduit outlet segment, the vent air inlet conduit disposed at an acute angle relative to the vent conduit inlet segment and an obtuse angle relative to the vent conduit outlet segment; at least one vent fan disposed in fluid communication with the vent air inlet conduit; and at least one power source electrically interfacing with the vent fan. A wastewater pump station venting method is also disclosed.
US09873075B2	High efficiency paint arrestance filter Various examples of the inventive subject matter include a method and corresponding system for fabricating a combination paint arrestance filter for use in the painting industry. Embodiments of the system include a single-stage combination filter having a number of first layer media pockets and a number of second layer media pockets arranged downstream of the first layer pockets. An opening of each of the first layer media pockets is arranged in parallel with one another to receive an incoming airflow into the single-stage combination filter. Each of the second layer media pockets is at least 99.97% efficient at removing 0.3 micron and larger particles at a face velocity on the filter of about 37 meters per minute.
US09873072B2	Frame assembly for an air filter There is provided a frame assembly 200 adapted for installation in a filter housing of an air handling system. The frame assembly is arranged having a frame 210 which is adapted to receive a filter unit of a predetermined size. The frame assembly further comprises a clamping mechanism 230 arrange for clamping the filter unit. An actuator 231 of the clamping mechanism is arranged at a front member 211 of the frame and is operable between an open and a closed position while activating the clamping mechanism to clamp the filter unit. An actuator element 232 facing a back member 212 of the frame is arranged such that a free distance between the actuator element and the back member during operation of the actuator corresponds to the predetermined filter unit size, thereby enabling operation of the actuator only if an inserted filter unit abuts the back member of the frame.
US09873071B2	Honeycomb structure and manufacturing method of honeycomb structure The honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb structure part having porous partition walls, and porous plugged portions, and when there is drawn a straight line as an inner boundary line which is positioned at a distance of 30% of a distance between an outer end surface and an inner end surface, from the inner end surface, and there is drawn a straight line as an outer boundary line which is positioned at a distance of 70% of the distance between the outer end surface and the inner end surface, from the inner end surface, each of the plugged portions has an outer region, and an inner region which is the region between the inner end surface and the inner boundary line and whose porosity is larger than a porosity of the outer region.
US09873069B2	Wastewater lifting station A wastewater lifting station is provided, in which at least one solids collection tank contains at least one screen for guiding wastewater therethrough and retain solids. The screen divides the solids collection tank into a region containing solids and a region free of solids, and is connected in a pivotable manner by at least one hinge to a flange of the solids collection tank. The screen in an edge region away from the hinge has a rake of comb-type webs and holes that are open on one side in the screen plane. The wastewater containing solids flows through a feed into the collection tank, is filtered through the screen, and the wastewater that is free of solids is collected in a tank downstream. When the wastewater lifting station pumps, the wastewater that is free of solids is pumped by a pump in counterflow through the screen into a pressurized line while the feed is shut off by a check valve, and the screen pivots about the hinge and is back-flushed during the process. Reliable cleaning of the screen, even of fibers, is achieved during pumping owing the rake shape and the pivoting of the screen.
US09873067B1	Desanding, flow splitting, degassing vessel An atmospheric vertical oilfield tank designed to pre-condition oilfield fluid streams. Flow enters on tangent a vertical cyclone tube located within the tank and rotates inside the tube. Solids fall downward out of the tube to the bottom of the tank; gases exit upward out of the tube and vent from the tank. Liquids exit the cyclone tube tangential to the ID of the tank, additional solids separation due to impingement, and the liquid flows into the body of the tank where flow slows to allow for settling of solids. Solids are periodically removed from the bottom of the tank. The liquid flows over the top of multiple vertical flow dividing tubes located at the same elevation within the tank, creating separate and equal effluent discharge streams. The tank is taller than destination vessels to provide the height differential necessary to create flow into subsequent tanks without using pumps.
US09873063B2	Throw toy A throw toy includes a generally disc-shaped elastomeric base having a central hub and a skirt encircling and extending outwardly from the central hub. A plurality of projecting fingers extend away from a first surface of the base for stabilizing the throw toy in flight. The base may be biased to a semi-spherical shape when stationary, and may be folded into a ball prior to being thrown, but flattens in flight.
US09873060B2	Toy A toy according to an embodiment includes a human sensor, a processor configured to change the operation mode to a suppression mode in which an operation for amusing a target is suppressed when the human sensor detects an object.
US09873059B1	Convertible toy A toy includes a first head of a rigid material and a second head of a rigid material coupled to the first head and facing in an opposite direction to the first head. A flexible flap intervenes between the first and second heads and is movable from a first position, in which the flap covers the second head with the first head exposed to view, to a second position, in which the flap covers the first head with the second head exposed to view.
US09873058B2	Ride vehicle and amusement attraction A vehicle includes a platform, a passenger seat supported above the platform, a pair of drive tires positioned on the platform and a pair of independent drive motors respectively connected to the pair of drive tires. The vehicle may further include a ride controller for controlling the pair of independent drive motors and the pair of drive tires. Additionally, the vehicle may include a laser gun mounted thereon and incorporated into a system including a target that is targetable by the laser gun.
US09873055B2	Game system including third party control Methods, systems, devices, and media for controlling a network game in accordance with an input of at least one game spectator are provided. A network interface receives controller input information from at least one game player and game spectator input information based on the input of the game spectator. The network game is progressed in accordance with the controller input information received by the network interface from the game player, and an aspect of the network game is controlled in accordance with the game spectator input information received by the network interface. The game player executes a game client that establishes a connection with the game system for transmitting the controller input information to the network interface. The game spectator does not execute the game client.
US09873051B2	Method and apparatus A computer implemented method of providing a game, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory of a device, retrieving from at least one memory information associated with a plurality of first objects and one or more characteristics of said first objects and causing said objects with said one or more characteristics to be displayed on a first area of a display in an arrangement, executing an algorithm which identifies a match condition between said first objects in which at least one of said objects comprises an action characteristic, determines at least one upgrade path in the arrangement in dependence on the action characteristic and determines if at least one first object comprising an action characteristic is positioned on the at least one upgrade path and, if so, determines a level characteristic value of said at least one first object positioned on the determined upgrade path.
US09873047B2	Server device, method for controlling the same, computer-readable recording medium and game system A social game capable of informing a player of the attractiveness of a group fighting event is disclosed herein. A server device comprises: an information storage unit that stores information on the game; and a control unit that executes an arithmetic operation relating to the game and performs processing to display an image of the game at the terminal devices. The information storage unit stores, as a part of the information on the game, information on a fighting event, and the control unit performs processing to, in accordance with an instruction from a player, display the information on the fighting event at a terminal device operated by the player.
US09873046B2	Asynchronous online game play and defend mode processing to enable social friends to assist and alter game play outcomes Methods for allowing a user to participate and change outcome of an asynchronous game includes receiving an indication of an attack initiated by a second player on a first player's game base during game play. In response, a first social post is generated to inform friends of the first player of the attack and request assistance to defend the first player's game base. An acceptance to defend the first player's game base is detected from a third player at the first social post. In response, game replay of the attack by the second player is initiated and the third player is enabled to participate in the game replay and defend the game base of the first player. A second social post is generated to inform the first player and the friends of the first player of the third player's contribution in defending the first player's game base.
US09873041B2	Game system, game apparatus, storage medium storing game program and game data exchange method A game system including a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, and a mobile game apparatus that can communicate with another game apparatus that exists within a communicable range by use of a radio communications unit. When a communicated state is established, exchanging conditions for exchanging game data are received and transmitted, and in a case the exchange conditions are coincident with each other, the game data are exchanged.
US09873040B1	Facilitating an event across multiple online games A system and method for facilitating a cross-game competitive event are disclosed. The cross-game competitive event may measure user performance in multiple online games during an event time period. For such measurement, the cross-game competitive event may be associated with an event metric. The event metric may correspond to gameplay metrics for users of the multiple online games. The value of the event metric may be determined for a given user based on aggregation of changes in the values of gameplay metrics in the multiple online games within the event time period. An award may be distributed to the given user based on the event metric value determined for the given user upon conclusion of the cross-game competitive event.
US09873038B2	Interactive electronic games based on chewing motion An interactive game in which one or more game characters are controlled by chewing, or other mouth-related movements of one or more players. The game may be used in conjunction with marketing of a chewable product, and the game may include a feature in which data associated with a particular product may be detected by a device associated with the game to affect play of the game. The data may be in the form of graphics such as a QR code, bar code or other code on the package interior or exterior that may be read by a camera, or may be in other forms, e.g., a code provided on a website, in an e-mail or text message, or in another way, to be entered manually by the player. The game may be played on a mobile electronic device. The game play may comprise one or more actions of the character(s) that are caused by one or more different mouth movements of the player(s). The actions of the characters caused by the mouth movements of the users may comprise actions that are different from and normally unrelated to mouth movements, e.g., walking, running, jumping, swinging, spinning, falling, flying, climbing, or other movements involving travel of the character.
US09873034B2	Automatic card shuffler A single deck shuffler includes a pre-shuffle bin, card-selector assembly, drive wheel and post-shuffle bin. The pre-shuffle bin is configured to accept a single deck of cards. While in the pre-shuffle bin, a modest downward force is applied to the single deck of cards. A base of the pre-shuffle bin is an independent member that selectively raises and lowers the deck of cards pursuant to a randomly-selected card number (e.g., 1-52). Once positioned correctly based on the randomly-selected card number, an upper body of the card-selector assembly moves forward to push a number of cards off the top of the deck corresponding to the randomly-selected card number thereby exposing a bottom card (i.e., the randomly-selected card) to a drive wheel. The drive wheel propels the card from the pre-shuffle bin into the post-shuffle bin. The process is repeated until each card is propelled into the post-shuffle bin.
US09873028B2	Golf clubs and golf club heads Golf club heads include a golf club head body, a ball striking face, and a shaft engaging member configured to engage a golf club shaft with the golf club head body. Additionally, the shaft engaging member may be configured to engage the golf club head body and the shaft below a center of gravity of the golf club head, and/or the shaft engaging member may have rotational locking structure that can be locked in a plurality of positions. Further, the golf club head may include a face member and a rear member, where the rear member is configured to transfer energy and/or momentum to the face member, particularly on off-center hits.
US09873024B2	Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball having a core and a cover of at least one layer. The core has a cross-sectional hardness which, letting R (mm) be the radius of the core, A be the JIS-C hardness at a center of the core, B be the JIS-C hardness at a position R/3 mm from the core center, C be the JIS-C hardness at a position R/1.8 mm from the core center, D be the JIS-C hardness at a position R/1.3 mm from the core center, and E be the JIS-C hardness at a surface of the core, satisfies the formulas (1) D−C≧7, (2) C−B≦7, (3) (D−C)−(C−B)≧7, and (4) E−A≧16.
US09873023B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having an excellent initial velocity when being hit at a head speed of 50 m/sec and an improved initial velocity when being hit at a head speed of 40 m/sec. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a core rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (x) a crosslinked rubber powder, and (x) the crosslinked rubber powder is formed from a rubber composition containing (a1) a base rubber, (b1) a co-crosslinking agent, (c1) a crosslinking initiator and (r) a resin component.
US09873020B2	Dimple patterns for golf balls The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines.
US09873014B1	Arm and leg compound exercise machine Disclosed is an arm and leg compound exercise machine using a pair of crank units and a lifting device to adjust leg motion track and exercise tension and allow users to timely adjust the exercise strength for leg exercise. When a foot pedal installed onto the arm and leg compound exercise machine is operated, the motion track produced by the foot pedal is an elliptic motion path, and the elliptic motion track is flat and gentle at the top and arc shaped at the bottom, so that the motion track produced by the users' stepping motion is ergonomic for preventing sports injuries.
US09873010B2	Range of motion improvement device An end range of motion improving device is disclosed including, first and second link members to independently rotate an upper leg and a lower leg of a patient, having a controller to selectively rotate the link members, and a networked computing system to facilitate communication between the controller and other networked devices.
US09873000B2	Low intensity magnetic field devices for treatment of cardiac and neurological disorders There is provided a medical device comprising a low intensity electromagnetic field source to increase the respiratory control index values (RCI) of mitochondria. The medical device may be implantable, such as a cardiac rhythm management device, a stent, or a vascular graft. The device may also be worn externally, such as a treatment device having a matrix of magnetic coils that is worn on the head for the treatment of various neurological conditions.
US09872996B2	System and method for transcranial current loop brain stimulation A method and device is described, which provides electrical stimulation to the brain of a person, where the device comprises an external portion and at least one implantable portion. The external portion provides the energy source for stimulation to the implantable portions. The implantable portions provide at least two conductive paths through the skull and use the skull's high impedance to generate a current loop with the focus of stimulation lying in the current path.
US09872994B2	Vented set screw for implantable medical device A vented set screw is used to secure a connection between an implantable medical device and an implantable lead. The vented set screw includes one or more venting channels that allow liquid and/or gas to flow out of the implantable medical device when the implantable lead is being inserted into the implantable medical device and secured during an implantation procedure. This prevents pressure from building up at the connection, thereby ensuring proper performance of sensing and/or therapy delivery functions of the implantable medical device.
US09872991B2	Coordinating musculoskeletal and cardiovascular hemodynamics The present invention is generally directed to methods, systems, and computer program products for coordinating musculoskeletal and cardiovascular hemodynamics. In some embodiments, a heart pacing signal causes heart contractions to occur with an essentially constant time relationship with respect to rhythmic musculoskeletal activity. In other embodiments, prompts (e.g., audio, graphical, etc.) are provided to a user to assist them in timing of their rhythmic musculoskeletal activity relative to timing of their cardiovascular cycle. In further embodiments, accurately indicating a heart condition during a cardiac stress test is increased.
US09872989B2	System and method for neuromorphic controlled adaptive pacing of respiratory muscles and nerves Adaptive systems and methods for automatically determining and continuously updating stimulation parameters for adjusting ventilation to accommodate a patient's specific physiology, metabolic needs, and muscle state are disclosed herein. Having a closed loop implementation, the system may comprise a controller including a neuromorphic controlled adaptive feed-forward Pattern Generator/Pattern Shaper (PG/PS) assembly, which controls respiratory muscle movement using electrical stimulation. This PG/PS assembly comprises a biomimetic design where the pattern generator includes a neural network mimicking the simplified connectivity pattern of respiratory related neurons in the brain stem to produce a rhythmic breathing pattern frequency and the pattern shaper includes a neural network mimicking the simplified connectivity pattern of neurons to produce a stimulus control signal. This biomimetic design for the controller automatically customizes and continually updates stimulation parameters to achieve a desired breathing pattern and, thereby, slow the development of muscle fatigue.
US09872988B2	Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating lead placement based on patient physiological responses A pulse generator is programmed to generate electrical stimulation to target a sacral nerve or a pudendal nerve of the patient. The electrical stimulation being delivered at least in part via a lead. The electrical stimulation is applied by ramping up a stimulation parameter over time. A first, a second, and a third physiological response are detected from the patient as a result of the electrical stimulation. A first value, a second value, and a third value of the stimulation parameter associated with the first, second, and third physiological response are measured, respectively. A placement of the lead inside the patient is evaluated based on at least one of: a chronological sequence in which the first, second, and third physiological responses occurred, a comparison of the first value with a predetermined threshold, or respective deviations of the second value or the third value from the first value.
US09872982B2	Electroosmotic convection-enhanced delivery system Apparatuses and methods for electrokinetic transport of fluids to patients. Drug-containing solutions may be placed in vial-like reservoir, which is connected to an apparatus such as a traditional catheter or other device capable of holding a drug-containing solution. Instead of a vial-like reservoir, a doped infusion pad or a gel may be used as a source of the drug-containing solution. The reservoir and apparatus may thus be the same component. The methods and apparatuses disclosed herein may also be used to transport fluid alone to achieve a clinical effect. The apparatus is placed at the point of drug delivery. The counter-electrode may be placed in or on a patient. Current is passed from the reservoir to the counter-electrode. Through electrokinetic transport, drug-containing solution is delivered along a current path from the drug source to the counter-electrode. A hollow fiber catheter for use in electrokinetic transport is also disclosed.
US09872981B2	Device and method for positioning an electrode in a body cavity Electrical sensing/stimulation apparatuses for positioning at least one electrode within body tissue are provided. An electrical sensing/stimulation apparatus may comprise an elongate lead body having at least one internal lumen, at least one sensing/stimulation electrode, a deployable/retractable displacement member that moves or biases at least one electrode towards a prescribed direction by the user, a tissue attachment mechanism for affixing the distal segment of the device to body tissue, and an atraumatic distal lead body termination. In a retracted configuration, the attachment mechanism is positioned substantially within the distal segment of the lead body, and in the deployed configuration, the attachment mechanism extends from the axis of the lead body to engage body tissue.
US09872978B1	Disinfecting methods and apparatus According to one implementation an assembly is provided that includes a polymeric body having a working lumen and an external profile. The polymeric body is secured to a clamp that is transitional between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position the clamp applies a force on the polymeric body to cause a full or partial closure of the working lumen. The clamp includes a wall having a through opening that has an internal profile that is substantially similar to the external profile of the polymeric body. At least a portion of the polymeric body resides in the through opening so that the polymeric body is prevented from rotating in the clamp.
US09872976B2	Assembly and method for stabilizing a percutaneous cable A percutaneous cable is attached to a mechanical cardiac pump and is passed through the skin. Sutures can be used to stabilize the cable against movement to prevent disturbing tissue surrounding cable and thereby reduce the incidence of infection. A funnel-shaped tubular device can be used where the cable exits the skin to allow the cable to flex below or near the skin surface as may be desired to accommodate physical activity of a patient. An anchor can be attached to the cable and implanted below the skin surface to stabilize the cable against movement. The anchor can include any one or a combination of a flat mesh material, a bundle of ultrafine filaments, and a barbed filament.
US09872975B2	Microneedle injection and infusion apparatus and method of using same A microneedle injection and infusion apparatus, and a method of using same. The apparatus (100) can include a housing (102), a microneedle array holder (106) for holding a microneedle array (107), and a shuttle (125) that holds a cartridge (e.g., that contains an active agent). The microneedle array holder can be movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The shuttle can be movable between a first position in which the cartridge is not in fluid communication with a fluid path and a second position in which the cartridge is in fluid communication with the fluid path. The apparatus can further include an actuator (104) movable between a first position and a second position. The method can include moving the actuator to its second position to allow the shuttle to move toward its second position, wherein movement of the shuttle toward its second position allows the microneedle array holder to move to its extended position.
US09872974B2	Wound treatment apparatuses and methods for controlled delivery of fluids to a wound Pump cassettes, wound-treatment apparatuses and methods. In some embodiments, a pump cassette comprises: a pump body having a pump chamber, an inlet valve in fluid communication with the pump chamber, and an outlet valve in fluid communication with the pump chamber; a diaphragm coupled to the pump body such that the diaphragm is movable to vary a volume in the pump chamber; and an identifier configured to store one or more properties of the pump cassette such that the identifier is readable by an automated reader to determine the one or more properties. In some embodiments, the pump cassette is configured to be removably coupled to a wound-treatment apparatus having an actuator such that the actuator can be activated to move the diaphragm.
US09872973B2	Luer members for coaxial lumen catheter A dilation catheter for dilation of an anatomical passageway includes a luer member, an elongate shaft, and an inflatable dilator. The luer member comprises at least one fluid port. The luer member is rotatably disposed about the elongate shaft such that the luer member is configured to rotate relative to the elongate shaft about the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft. The elongate shaft comprises a first lumen. The at least one fluid port is in fluid communication with the first lumen such that fluid may be passed through the at least one fluid port into the first lumen. The inflatable dilator is positioned along a length of the elongate shaft. The inflatable dilator is in fluid communication with the first lumen such that the inflatable dilator is inflatable by fluid passed through the at least one fluid port and into the first lumen.
US09872968B2	Biofeedback virtual reality sleep assistant Biofeedback virtual reality sleep assistant technologies monitor one or more physiological parameters while presenting an immersive environment. The presentation of the immersive environment changes over time in response to changes in the values of the physiological parameters. The changes in the presentation of the immersive environment are configured using biofeedback technology and are designed to promote sleep.
US09872960B2	Dose divider syringe A syringe includes a barrel having an internal surface defining an internal bore therein, and a plunger disposed within the internal bore of the barrel. A distal end of the plunger is inserted into a proximal end of the barrel. At least one radial projection is disposed on an external surface of the plunger, the at least one radial projection includes a proximal ramp and a distal ramp. The distal ramp includes a first point being a point of incipient contact with the internal surface of the barrel, and the at least one radial projection has a first slope relative to the longitudinal axis at the first point. The at least one radial projection has a second slope at a second point along the proximal ramp. An absolute value of the first slope is different from an absolute value of the second slope.
US09872954B2	Belt clip A belt clip assembly is disclosed. The belt clip assembly includes a device retainer having a first retainer defined to retain a clip pin. The belt clip assembly further includes a clip coupled to the device retainer via the clip pin and the clip includes a detent and the clip is further defined to retain a tab pin. A tab is coupled to the clip via the tab pin, the tab being rotatable about the tab pin. Wherein the device retainer is initially rotatable about the clip pin independent of rotation of the tab about the tab pin. Additionally, the rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in a finite displacement of the device retainer.
US09872950B2	Renal therapy system having pump reversing fluid control A renal therapy system includes: a filter; an arterial blood flowpath in fluid communication with the filter; a venous blood flowpath in fluid communication with the filter; a renal therapy fluid flowpath in fluid communication with the filter; first and second renal therapy fluid pumps; a plurality of valve actuators; and a dialysis fluid cassette including a plurality of valve portions configured to operate with the plurality of valve actuators so that (i) the first renal therapy fluid pump pumps renal therapy fluid through the renal therapy fluid flowpath for a number of first pump actuations, and (ii) the second renal therapy fluid pump pumps renal therapy fluid through the renal therapy fluid flowpath for a number of second pump actuations.
US09872947B2	Sheath system for catheter pump A catheter pump assembly is provided that includes an elongate polymeric catheter body, a cannula, and a tubular interface. The elongate polymeric catheter body has a proximal end and a distal end. The cannula has an expandable portion disposed distally of the elongate polymeric catheter body. The cannula can also have another tubular portion that is proximal to the distal portion. The tubular interface has an outer surface configured to be joined to the tubular portion of the cannula and an inner surface. The inner surface is disposed over the distal end of the elongate polymeric catheter body. The tubular interface has a plurality of transverse channels extending outward from the inner surface of the tubular interface. An outer surface of the elongate polymeric catheter body projects into the transverse channels to mechanically integrate the elongate polymeric catheter body with the tubular interface.
US09872941B2	Antimicrobial compositions and methods for locking catheters Antimicrobial compositions for use in locking catheters and other devices are provided. In some embodiments, the composition includes at least one alcohol, at least one biocidal agent which is not an alcohol, and one or more poloxamers; in other embodiments, the composition comprises at least one poloxamer and at least one alcohol. The composition can provide long-lasting antimicrobial activity. Methods of using the composition are also provided.
US09872940B2	Drug coating layer A drug coating layer which is a drug coating layer having a morphological form including a plurality of elongated bodies having long axes that each crystal of a water-insoluble drug independently has on a substrate surface, in which the long axes of the elongated bodies are nearly linear in shape, and the long axes of the elongated bodies form an angle in a predetermined range with respect to a substrate plane with which the long axis of the elongated body intersects. The drug coating layer can provide low toxicity and a high intravascular stenosis inhibitory effect.
US09872937B2	Compositions and methods for treating and preventing tissue injury and disease The present invention provides novel compositions comprising multipotent cells or microvascular tissue, wherein the cells or tissue has been sterilized and/or treated to inactivated viruses, and related methods of using these compositions to treat or prevent tissue injury or disease in an allogeneic subject.
US09872932B2	Fruit and clove pomander kit A fruit and clove pomander kit for efficiently creating a pomander using fruit and cloves. The fruit and clove pomander kit includes a carving and piercing tool having a piercing end adapted to create pierced holes within a fruit and a carving end opposite of the piercing end. The kit further includes a plurality of dried cloves, a rubber band, a writing instrument and at least one hanger hook. The hanger hook is comprised of a helical portion, an engaging portion extending upwardly from the helical portion and an end portion extending downwardly from the helical portion opposite of the engaging portion. The end user uses the kit to create a pomander with a piece of fruit.
US09872928B2	Diagnostic agent for therapeutic effect on cancer The present invention provides a diagnostic agent for a therapeutic effect on cancer, containing a compound represented by formula (1-0). (In formula (1-0), R represents —O(CH2)n—, —O(CH2)nOC2H4—, —CH2O(CH2)n—, or —CH2O(CH2)nOC2H4—, n represents an integer of 1 to 5, and Q1 represents F or —OCH3.)
US09872926B2	Multicolored pH-activatable fluorescence nanoplatform The present invention relates to pH-tunable, highly activatable multicolored fluorescent nanoplatforms and methods of using the nanoplatforms in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, investigating fundamental cell physiological processes such as pH regulation in endocytic vesicles, endosome/lysosome maturation, and effect of pH on receptor cycling and trafficking of subcellular organelles.
US09872917B2	Anion-paired cationic metallocene-containing compounds and polymers as antimicrobial agents Anion-paired metallocene-containing compounds are generally provided, along with methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the anion-paired metallocene-containing compound includes a cationic metallocene moiety covalently connected to an organic functional group, and an anion paired to the cationic metallocene moiety. Generally, the cationic metallocene moiety comprises two cyclopentadienyl anions bound to a metal center in the oxidation state I.
US09872915B2	Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof The presently described technology provides methods of treating a patient having moderate to severe pain, narcotic or opioid abuse or narcotic or opioid withdrawal. The presently described methods are carried out by comprising administering to the patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising acetaminophen and benzoate-hydrocodone hydrochloride. The composition has reduced side effects when compared with unconjugated hydrocodone.
US09872909B2	Method for enhancing specific immunotherapies in cancer treatment Methods and compositions of the invention relate to the enhancement of specific immunotherapies in cancer treatment. In particular, aspects of the invention relate to novel approaches to boost immune function using a complex carbohydrate pharmaceutical compound alone or in combination with other targeted immunotherapy to increase the efficacy of immunotherapy of cancer.
US09872904B2	Photoimmunoconjugates for use in photodynamic therapy A compound comprising a photosensitizer covalently coupled to a protein selected from the group consisting of antibodies or their derivatives or fragments thereof, synthetic peptides such as scFv, mimotopes which bind CD antigens, cytokine receptors, interleukin receptors, hormone receptors, growth factor receptors, more particularly tyrosine kinase growth factor receptor of the ErbB family, wherein the photosensitizer is coupled to the binding protein via O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (hAGTm), a modified human DNA repair protein.
US09872903B2	Targeting thymidine kinase photosensitizer and pharmaceutical composition and use for cancer treatment thereof A targeting thymidine kinase photosensitizer and pharmaceutical composition and use for cancer treatment thereof is provided, which improves the selectivity of photosensitizers to tumor cells, has better tolerance, can reach maximum blood concentration in 24 hours, has a bigger conjugated system, a longer absorption wavelength and an advantage in treating depth tumors; the wavelength area does not need to consume much energy of a light-output device and even LEDs can be used, which render PDT more practical and economical. The targeting thymidine kinase photosensitizer can be used for diagnosis and for treating prostatic carcinoma via the guidance of fluorescence imaging. The pharmaceutical composition uses a combination of a chemotherapeutic agent and the targeting thymidine kinase photosensitizer, which further improves the therapeutic effect of the PDT method, expands the application range for tumors and has good effects on metastatic tumors as well.
US09872899B2	Immunogenic human rhinovirus (HRV) compositions Novel compositions useful as human rhinovirus immunogens are provided. The compositions enable a host response to sites normally not recognized by a host.
US09872895B2	TLR5 ligands, therapeutic methods, and compositions related thereto The disclosure relates to antiviral therapeutic methods and related compositions. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing a viral infection by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a TLR5 ligand, such as a flagellin, to a subject in need thereof.
US09872888B2	Use of a nucleotide for improving the heat stability of an aqueous micellar casein composition The invention relates to the use of one or more nucleotides for improving the heat stability of an aqueous micellar casein composition comprising 6 to 20 g per 100 ml of micellar casein, and having a pH of about 6 to 8. The invention also relates to heat-treated liquid nutritional compositions comprising 6 to 20 g, preferably 9-20 g, of protein per 100 ml of the composition and having a pH of about 6 to 8, in which all or a major part of said protein comprises micellar casein, further comprising one or more nucleotides.
US09872884B1	Pristinamycin compositions, LPXC compositions, their improvements, and combinations thereof New improved formulations are described, comprising at least a first composition, with or without a second composition, in which the first composition is an inhibitor of lipid A deacetylase resulting in permeabilization of an outer membrane of a susceptible microorganism to which it is provided to, and the second composition is a streptogramin. Said first composition, alone or in combination, may be used to improve and/or treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, providing better efficacy, bioavailability, and/or pharmacokinetics, as compared with at least other inhibitors of lipid A deacetylase. When provided to a susceptible microorganism as a combination of the first composition and the second composition, the combination may be provided independently or may be provided together (co-combined in a same formulation, or in different formulations). Such combinations may also be provided via any route(s), and in any pharmaceutically acceptable form known, available, and/or suitable for use, such as to a subject in need thereof.
US09872880B2	Natural herbal compositions for rapid removal of metabolic toxins in the body The present invention provides a natural herbal composition for rapid removal of metabolic toxins in the body, to solve the problems of existing herbal compositions such as slow efficacy for such symptoms as constipation, bad breath, acnes caused by accumulated toxins in the body, side and toxic effects, etc. The natural herbal composition comprises the following ingredients (by mass): mangosteen extract, aloe extract, hot water extract of mixture of dandelion 1-30, Angelica sinensis 1-20, Polygonum multiflorum 1-30, Cinnamomum cassia 3-16, rheum officinale 4-20, Glycyrrhiza uralensis 3-10, Panax notoginseng 3-10, Atractylodes macrocephala 5-15, wherein the mass ratio of mangosteen fruit extract to aloe extract is 3:1-5, and the mass ratio of mangosteen and aloe extracts to the hot water extract is 2:1-5.
US09872878B2	Atractylodes lancea extract feed additive and preparation method thereof An Atractylodes Lancea extract feed additive and a preparation method thereof are provided. The Atractylodes Lancea extract feed additive takes an Atractylodes Lancea extract and a carrier as raw materials. The Atractylodes Lancea extract is prepared by the ultrasonic auxiliary water extraction. The preparation method of the present invention has less raw material waste, high activity component content in the extract and acquisition rate of the extractum, which facilitates improving the effect efficiency and reducing production cost. The Atractylodes Lancea extract feed additive as a natural plant feed additive is capable of reducing malaria incidence, restoring consciousness and relieving uneasiness, and diuretically swelling.
US09872873B2	Process for preparing stable pharmaceutical compositions of compounds susceptible to hydrolysis The present invention relates to a process of preparing a stable pharmaceutical composition of compounds which are susceptible to hydrolysis comprising a. Addition of required quantity of pharmaceutically acceptable lyophilization excipients optionally in Water for Injection in a formulation vessel; b. Addition of organic solvent to form a appropriate proportion of aqueous and organic solvent; c. Maintaining the temperature of the formulation vessel from the range −5±1° C. to −5±3° C.; d. Addition of required quantity of compound susceptible to hydrolysis to form a solution and lyophilizing the solution.
US09872866B2	Vitamin D receptor/SMAD genomic circuit gates fibrotic response The present disclosure provides compositions that include a nanoparticle and a compound that increases the biological activity of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) (e.g., a VDR agonist), and methods of using such compounds to increase retention or storage of vitamin A, vitamin D, and/or lipids by a cell, such as an epithelial or stellate cell. Such methods can be used to treat or prevent fibrosis.
US09872865B2	Compositions for improving cell viability and methods of use thereof This invention relates to methods and compositions for use improving cell viability, particularly neural cell viability, and more particularly to methods and compositions for use improving cell viability by reducing reactive oxygen metabolite-mediated oxidative damage in a cell, regulating redox homeostasis in a cell, or reducing mitochondrial dysfunction in a cell. The invention further relates to the administration of the bile acid tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) in combination with phenylbutyric Acid (PBA) to improve cell viability, and treat at least one symptom associated with, prevent the time of onset of, or slow the development of a disease related to oxidative stress.
US09872863B2	Targeting primary cilia to treat glaucoma Methods for reducing intraocular pressure and treating glaucoma are disclosed. The methods include administering to an individual a composition comprising a TRPV4 agonist.
US09872857B2	Methods of using propentofylline to treat glioma and glioblastoma The invention encompasses methods of treating a patient with cancer, such as glioblastoma. The methods may include the administration of one or more pharmaceutical compositions that are capable of inhibiting TROY to treat the patient with cancer.
US09872854B2	Methods for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis using apremilast Methods of treating, managing or preventing psoriatic arthritis are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of apremilast, alone or in combination with a second active agent.
US09872853B2	2,3-dihydro-1H-indole compounds The present invention relates to certain novel 2,3-dihydro-1H-indole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds to treat cancer, more particularly for the treatment of cancer selected from the group consisting of melanoma, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, fallopian tube carcinoma, primary peritoneal carcinoma, cervical cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, glioma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
US09872848B2	Stable formulations for lyophilizing therapeutic particles The present disclosure generally relates to lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions comprising polymeric nanoparticles which, upon reconstitution, have low levels of greater than 10 micron size particles. Other aspects of the invention include methods of making such nanoparticles.
US09872843B2	Antimicrobial compositions and methods employing same An aqueous composition with a higher-than-neutral pH includes a significant amount of one or more surfactants and large amounts of osmotically active solutes. This composition, as well as an acidic counterpart and solid materials, can be used in a variety of applications such as wound care, oral care, medical equipment reprocessing, healthcare acquired infection and implant treatment.
US09872838B2	Raloxifene sprinkle composition The present invention relates to a capsule composition of raloxifene comprising multiparticulates comprising a) a core comprising raloxifene, and b) a taste-masking coating present in amount of from about 0.5% to about 50% w/w based on the core weight.
US09872837B2	Tamper resistant controlled release dosage forms In certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to a solid controlled release dosage form comprising: a core comprising a first portion of an opioid analgesic dispersed in a first matrix material; and a shell encasing the core and comprising a second portion of the opioid analgesic dispersed in a second matrix material; wherein the amount of opioid analgesic released from the dosage form is proportional within 20% to elapsed time from 8 to 24 hours, as measured by an in-vitro dissolution in a USP Apparatus 1 (basket) at 100 rpm in 900 ml simulated gastric fluid without enzymes (SGF) at 37 C.
US09872836B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing gelling agent Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
US09872835B2	Multiparticles safeguarded against ethanolic dose-dumping The invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical dosage form providing resistance against dose dumping in aqueous ethanol and comprising a pharmacologically active ingredient embedded in a matrix material, wherein the matrix material comprises an alkyl cellulose and a heteropolysaccharide; and wherein the relative weight ratio of heteropolysaccharide to alkyl cellulose is within the range of from 1:20 to 20:1; and wherein the total content of alkyl cellulose and heteropolysaccharide is at least 35 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the dosage form. A process of producing the dosage form and methods of using the dosage form, for example to treat pain, are also disclosed.
US09872831B2	Pharmaceutical composition of oxidised avidin suitable for inhalation The present invention describes oxidized avidin, suitable for inhalation, for conditioning the lung affected by inoperable/diffuse diseases, enabling the targeted delivery of biotinylated therapeutic agents to it.
US09872828B2	Emulsion of cross-linked aminosiloxane polymer An emulsion includes a liquid continuous phase and a dispersed phase including a cross-linked aminosiloxane polymer. The cross-linked aminosiloxane polymer includes a first siloxane backbone, a second siloxane backbone, and at least one intramolecular structure cross-linking a silicon atom of the first siloxane backbone and a silicon atom of the second siloxane backbone. The intramolecular structure has the chemical structure: (Formula (I)) wherein X is chosen from the following groups; (Formula (II); (Formula (III)); or (Formula (IV)) wherein each R is independently a C-1-C-10 hydrocarbon group, each R1 is independently a C-1-C-10 hydrocarbon group, each R2 is independently a hydrogen atom, OH, a C-1-C-12 hydrocarbon group, a phenyl group, R′(OR″)m wherein m is 1 to 3, or R′OH, wherein each of R′ and R″ is independently an alkyl group, and wherein a is 0 or 1. This disclosure also provides a method of forming the emulsion.
US09872827B2	Cross-linked sodium hyaluronate gel for tissue filler for plastic surgery and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a cross-linked sodium hyaluronate gel for tissue filler for plastic surgery and the preparation method thereof. The alkaline solution of sodium hyaluronate reacts with the long chain alkane containing epoxy group and the cross-linking agent containing epoxy group for 2˜5 hours at 35° C.˜50° C. to produce cross-linked sodium hyaluronate, then washed, gelled and sterilized, to prepare the gel. Among which, the molar ratio of sodium hyaluronate:cross-linking agent containing epoxy group:long chain alkane containing epoxy group is 10:4˜1:1˜4; the number of carbon atoms of the said long chain alkane containing epoxy group is 6 to 18. The gel prepared in the present invention can, on one hand, effectively enhance the resistance to enzymolysis to become more stable, and on the other hand, maintain the excellent biocompatibility of sodium hyaluronate without affecting its injectability.
US09872825B2	Peptide with anti-aging effect and use thereof An object of the present invention to discover a short peptide having an anti-aging effect and to provide a novel anti-aging agent comprising the peptide as an active ingredient. The inventors have discovered that a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence ELKLIFLHRLKRLRKRLKRK (SEQ ID NO: 1) or a partial sequence thereof and having one or more effects selected from the group consisting of promoting fibroblast growth, promoting hyaluronic acid production and contracting a collagen gel, or a derivative or salt of the peptide is useful as an active ingredient of an anti-aging agent.
US09872823B2	Method for improving fastness properties of fluorescent compounds on hair Described herein is a method of treating the hair. The method includes applying to the hair a hair treatment composition including one or more fluorescent compounds and rinsing the hair with water. The one or more fluorescent compounds each include a fluorophore, one or two permanent cations, and one to four incipient cations. The incipient cations are pendant to the core structure and are neutral. The one or more fluorescent compounds enter the hair shaft after the hair treatment composition is applied to the hair. The hair treatment composition has a pH of from about 7 to about 11. The pH of the hair after rinsing is from about 3.5 to about 6. The rinsing of the hair causes one or more of the one to four incipient cations to change from neutral to positively charged inside of the hair shaft.
US09872820B2	Personal care sensory agents Described are personal care, preferably skin care compositions, comprising polyolefin blends comprising at least one metallocene catalyzed polyolefin with a density above 0.90 g/cm3, at least one metallocene catalyzed polyolefin with a density equal to or below 0.90 g/cm3, provided that the average melt index for the polyolefin blend is greater than 7; and a cosmetically acceptable hydrocarbon oil, provided that the composition does not contain ethylene acrylic copolymer.
US09872818B2	Treatment of skin, including aging skin, to improve appearance The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for transdermal delivery, treatment of skin, and improving the appearance of skin. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide and/or peptides. The nitric oxide and/or peptide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide, peptides, or both. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09872816B2	Barrier patch of a foamed film and methods of improving skin appearance A beauty care product is provided. The beauty care product has a multi-layered barrier patch with a non-foamed first layer and a foamed second layer. The non-foamed first layer has a non-foamed polymer film with a first surface and a thickness from 5 microns to 250 microns. The foamed second layer has a foamed polymer film comprising a Mean Void Volume Percentage from 45% to 80% and a thickness of from 10 microns to 250 microns. The beauty care product also has a cosmetic composition with an effective amount of a skin active agent and a pressure sensitive adhesive.
US09872815B2	Rack and method for facilitating medication-related information A rack (10) to stock round (26) or semi-round medication containers. The rack (10) has a generally rectangular box shape and includes two side members (16). Both of the two side members (16) include one row of a plurality of generally “C” shaped slots (24) forming a plurality of windows (28). A label (34) with indicia (23) and medication-related information (22) is provided on a face panel (17) of each side member (16). In operation, medication containers (26), including a label (32) with indicia (31) and medication-related information (30), are pegged into the slots (24) of the rack (10) so that the medication-related information (30) of the labels (32) of the medication containers (26) show through windows (28) and align with the corresponding medication-related information (22) of the face panels (17) of rack (10).
US09872814B2	Vibration pattern for vibration stimulation A method of treatment by vibration stimulation is provided. The method includes providing an expandable stimulation member adapted to impart vibrations to body tissue of a human subject; introducing the stimulation member into a body cavity of the human subject; expanding the stimulation member to a volume such that the stimulation member abuts against body tissue within the body cavity; bringing the stimulation member to vibrate such that vibrations are imparted to the body tissue in the body cavity of the human subject according to a vibration pattern, wherein the vibration pattern includes a main periodic element of a first frequency and an excitation stimulus of a second frequency higher than the first frequency.
US09872810B2	Monocoque ambulation aid Example ambulation aid apparatus and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed and described herein. An example ambulation aid apparatus includes an ambulation aid body formed as a integral part, the integral part formed in monocoque construction to provide support for mobility of a user through the integral part, the integral part providing a plurality of grippable areas to facilitate user movement and support through the integral part. Another example ambulation aid apparatus includes a primary panel formed in monocoque construction to provide support for and assist in mobility of a user through the skin of the monocoque primary panel, the primary panel formed to interrelate with one or more subassemblies to provide an integrated monocoque part to assist in providing support for and improved mobility of the user through the integrated monocoque part. Example methods of manufacture are also disclosed and described.
US09872807B2	Multiple patient infant warming device, manager and method A multiple patient infant warming management system comprises at least one temperature sensor for sensing at least one temperature of an infant warming device and a controller. The controller processes first signals for different temperature ranges of different temperature zones assigned to different patients to be concurrently warmed the infant warming device, receives second signals from the at least one temperature sensor indicating at least one temperature of the infant warming device and outputs adjustments based on the first signals and the second signals.
US09872806B2	Bed for patient A bed includes a base, a mattress-supporting device, two driving units and a limiting unit. The base includes two tracks. The mattress-supporting device includes a frame, a body-supporting element and a leg-supporting element. The frame includes rollers supported on the tracks. The body-supporting element is pivotally connected to an end of the frame. The leg-supporting element is pivotally connected to another end of the frame. The first driving unit is operable for pivoting the body-supporting element. The second driving unit is operable for pivoting the leg-supporting element. The limiting unit is movable between a first position to allow horizontal movement of the mattress-supporting device on the base as the body-supporting element is pivoted and a second position to avoid horizontal movement of the mattress-supporting device on the base as the body-supporting element is pivoted.
US09872805B2	Auxiliary mobility system for a wheelchair The invention relates to an auxiliary mobility system for a wheelchair, comprising a frame, at least one wheel-bearing part and at least one steering element or handlebar, said bearing part being connected to the frame such that it can rotate concentrically about its axial axis under the action of the steering element. The system also comprises means for rotating the bearing part concentrically in relation to an axis substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the wheel.
US09872803B2	Transport device including a flexible base plate A transport device includes a flexible base plate which is rolled up when not in use and is spread out flat to receive a load to be transported and is raised at least at the longitudinal sides when in use. The transport device has holes for the attachment of straps or belts at least along two longitudinal edges of the base plate. Reinforcing elements each include two plates fixed to the base plate on both sides by an eyelet and two further fastening elements associated with the holes. The eyelet borders the hole for attachment of the strap or belt. The eyelet and the two further fastening elements are disposed in a triangle.
US09872802B2	Quiet-opening wrapper A wrapper that opens relatively quietly and wraps a sheetlike hygiene product provided on one side with an adhesive, said wrapper being based on a packaging material in web form and composed of a polymeric film comprising a) at least one heat-sealable layer based on a mixture of at least one C2 or C3 olefin homopolymer or copolymer and not more than 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the layer a), of polybutylene and b) optionally a layer of polyethylene having a density of 0.88-0.94 g/cm3; the layer a), at least in those sections which face the regions of the hygiene product that are provided with the adhesive, has a release coating, and otherwise, at least in the sub-regions which are joined to form edge closures in the form of stripes or lines, has no release coating.
US09872800B2	Diaper with pocketed sling and stretchable cover A diaper assembly including a diaper including hook fasteners positioned beneath and concealed by covers constructed from resiliently stretchable material, and a pocketed sling configured to removably attach to the diaper, the pocketed sling including loop fasteners arranged to removably attach to the hook fasteners concealed beneath the covers, thereby concealing attachment points between the diaper and the pocketed sling.
US09872797B2	Laser-assisted thermal separation of tissue A laser-assisted method for fully or partially separating tissue such as collagen containing tissue is provided. In one embodiment, the method pertains to a capsulorhexis whereby the laser-assisted method is applied to the lens capsule. A light-absorbing agent is added into or onto the tissue. A light beam with a wavelength capable of being absorbed by the light absorbing agent is then directed at the tissue to cause a thermal effect at the tissue following a predetermined closed curve with the goal to avoid irregularity or potential tears in the resulting rim of the tissue.
US09872795B2	Thermoformable medical member with heater and method of manufacturing same A thermoformable medical member and heater and method for manufacturing same. A thermoplastic material is converted from a relatively rigid state to a formable state over a narrow temperature range, and, which reverts back to a clinically rigid state within a relatively short period of time, and, which remains in that state even at elevated ambient temperatures.
US09872794B2	Panel attachment and circumference adjustment systems for an orthopedic device A spinal orthosis includes posterior panels arranged with a flat spinal curvature to create a reverse three-point pressure system to the spine. The reverse three-point pressure system relieves pressure on the posterior side of the vertebrae beneficial for certain indications. Various arrangements allow for securing the posterior panel to the spinal orthosis. The spinal orthosis includes a belt member length adjustment system including belt members having end portions reducible in length and a belt panel adapted to secure to the end portion of the belt member reduced in length to form at least in part a belt circumference of the spinal orthosis.
US09872793B2	Apparatus for hip and knee abduction An abductor device includes a pair of cuffs for interfacing to respective legs of a user. There is a mechanism for removably holding each cuff of the pair of cuffs to a respective leg of the user and a mechanism for maintaining a range of separation between each cuff of the pair of cuffs. This range of separation ranges from a minimum distance between each cuff of the pair of cuffs to a maximum distance between each cuff of the pair of cuffs.
US09872792B2	Wrist brace and method and components for securing the same A universal wrist brace is arranged for both right and left handed use. The wrist brace has a main body panel defining symmetrical first and second sides. Each of the first and second sides has a wing located at a distal end flaring outwardly from longitudinal side portions of the main body panel in a transverse direction of the main body panel and parallel to an upper edge portion. The main body panel defines an opening located between the first and second sides, proximate and adjacent to the upper edge portion. A main securing device is anchored to the first side of the main body panel and detachably attaches to the second side of the main body panel.
US09872786B2	Gastro-esophageal implants A satiation device is described which includes a sheath or liner extending from the proximal or middle stomach to the distal antrum. Food ingested by the patient passes through the sheath or liner, thereby minimizing contact between the ingested food and the stomach. It is believed that over time, reduced contact between food and the stomach will result in decreased Ghrelin production by the patient and a consequent decrease in appetite. In some embodiments, the satiation device may also include a proximal pouch and/or a distal bypass tube.
US09872778B2	Universally expanding cage An expandable medical implant is provided with an implantable cage body. The proximal and distal ends of the cage body may each be provided with a tapered or cam portion. The implant may further include a proximal flexure, a distal flexure, a proximal plug member having a tapered portion configured to mate with the tapered portion of the proximal end of the cage body, and a distal plug member having a tapered portion configured to mate with the tapered portion of the distal end of the cage body. The proximal plug member may be configured to move longitudinally such that the distal flexure moves and the circumference of the proximal end of the cage body resiliently expands. The distal plug member may be configured to move longitudinally such that the proximal flexure moves and the circumference of the distal end of the cage body resiliently expands. Methods are also disclosed.
US09872777B2	Modular, customizable spine stabilization system A modular, customizable system that provides components for assembling an implantable device is provided. The system allows the user to assemble an implantable spine stabilization device that is flexible and allows dynamic stabilization. The same system also provides components for assembling a rigid or non-flexible fusion-enabling spine stabilization device. The components of the system are easily interchangeable, allowing the user the ability to customize the assembled device for a true fit with the patient, as well as allow an easy conversion of the dynamic device into a fusion-enabling device. Associated insertion instruments and methods of use are also disclosed.
US09872769B2	Implantation of repair devices in the heart Apparatus is provided, including an intracardiac annuloplasty structure. A first adjustment member has an end at a first location at first portions of the annuloplasty structure that are opposite each other. A second adjustment member has an end at a second location at the second portions of the annuloplasty structure that are opposite each other. The annuloplasty structure, the first-adjustment-member end, and the second-adjustment-member end are disposed within a catheter during delivery. After delivery, the first-adjustment-member end is moveable with respect to the annuloplasty structure toward and away from a plane of the annuloplasty structure to adjust a relative disposition of the first portions, and the second-adjustment-member end is moveable independently of the first-adjustment-member end and with respect to the annuloplasty structure toward and away from the plane to adjust a relative disposition of the second portions. Other embodiments are also described.
US09872766B2	Valve prosthesis A heart valve prosthesis and delivery systems are provided for replacing a cardiac valve. The heart valve prosthesis includes a self-expanding frame includes a portion having a crimp that provides additional flexibility to the self-expanding frame in the collapsed configuration.
US09872763B2	Accommodating intraocular lenses Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation.
US09872759B2	Devices and methods for assisting valve function, replacing venous valves, and predicting valve treatment success Devices and methods for assisting valve function, replacing venous valves, and predicting valve treatment successes. In at least one exemplary embodiment of an endograft body configured for expansion within a luminal organ of the present disclosure, the endograft body comprises (a) a first portion having a proximal end defining a proximal end aperture and a distal end defining a distal end aperture, the first portion configured to increase a velocity of fluid flowing therethrough, (b) a second portion having a second portion proximal end defining a second portion proximal end aperture and a second portion distal end defining a second portion distal end aperture.
US09872756B2	Removable embolus blood clot filter A removable blood clot filter includes a number of locator members and anchor members disposed radially and extending angularly downward from a hub. The locator members include a number of linear portions having distinct axes configured to place a tip portion approximately parallel to the walls of a blood vessel when implanted to apply sufficient force to the vessel walls to position the filter near the vessel centerline. The anchor members each include a hook configured to penetrate the vessel wall to prevent longitudinal movement due to blood flow. The hooks may have a cross section sized to allow for a larger radius of curvature under strain so that the filter can be removed without damaging the vessel wall.
US09872753B2	Medical sling with detachable sling elements Provided is an implantable sling for supporting a body organ. The sling may be used, for example, as a urethral sling, a puborectal sling or a surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapsed repair. The sling of the invention has a first sling element, having a first sling body and two or more slender first projections extending from the first sling body. The sling may further include a second sling element having a second sling body and two or more slender second projections extending from the second sling body, and one or more detachable connections connecting the first sling element and the second sling element. In some embodiments, the connections are configured to tear when the first and second sling elements are pulled apart.
US09872749B2	Bite registration block and bite registration kit including the same The bite registration block is used for recording the relation between a patient's maxillary and mandibular arches for proper fabrication of a fixed dental prosthesis, or prostheses, such as fixed crowns or the like. The bite registration block is particularly adapted for use when a patient's prepared teeth are opposed by an edentulous arch (i.e., opposed by an area of missing teeth). The bite registration block is formed from a resilient material, such as a suitable type of plastic or the like, and is formed as a block having opposed upper and lower surfaces, a pair of laterally opposed side surfaces, and a pair of longitudinally opposed side surfaces. The upper surface defines a concave, longitudinally extending recess for positioning about an edentulous region of the patient's jaw.
US09872748B2	Apparatus for evacuation of root canal In an endodontic procedure, after the working of a root canal by instruments to remove material and shape the walls of the canal, irrigant is supplied via a microcannula. A vacuum is applied via a tube which is inserted partway down the root canal. The irrigant is supplied in a manner sufficient to ensure delivery to a side vent of the microcannula. The vacuum at the end of tube draws the irrigant and debris up from the apex of the root canal into the tube. The side vent may have a plurality of more round holes, a diagonal slit, or a U shaped slit, or any other shape. The vent opening should not extend more than approximately 0.75 mm from the closed spherical tip of the microcannula, it must be burr free and the opening must be smaller than the internal diameter of the microcannula.
US09872744B2	Orthodontic bracket The orthodontic bracket includes a base and a bracket body extending from the base. The bracket body includes a lower labial surface on which a first indicia is displayed and a plurality of tie-wings extending from corner portions of the base on which a second indicia is displayed. The labial surfaces face the patients lips, once positioned on the patient's tooth. The first indicia can be a number corresponding to a specific tooth in a patient's mouth to which the bracket is designed to attach. The second indicia can be a dot positioned on a tie-wing associated with a specific quadrant of the patient's mouth.
US09872743B2	Clear aligner set and orthodontic treatment method considering resilience of human body Provided are a clear aligner set and an orthodontic treatment method considering resilience of a human body. The clear aligner set may include at least one first clear aligner, having a first restoring force to apply a first pressing force to teeth during a first period, and primarily wearable by an orthodontic patient, at least one second clear aligner, having a second restoring force greater than the first restoring force to apply a second pressing force greater than the first pressing force to the teeth during a second period, and secondarily wearable by the orthodontic patient, and at least one third clear aligner, having a third restoring force greater than the second restoring force to apply a third pressing force greater than the second pressing force to the teeth during a third period, and tertiarily wearable by the orthodontic patient.
US09872742B1	Orthodontic hand instrument The orthodontic hand instrument includes a handle portion having a first end and an opposing second end, as well as a first shaft extending outward from the first end and a second shaft extending outward from the second end, each shaft having a working end. The working end of each shaft includes a stoop having a gingival head and an occlusal head, and a vertical slot extending between the gingival head and the occlusal head. Both the gingival head and the occlusal head of the stoop of each working end have a rectangular shape. The handle portion may have a knurled surface or other suitable griping surface for preventing the hand instrument from slipping out of the orthodontist's hand. Further, each shaft can include a tapered portion adjacent to the corresponding working end.
US09872741B2	Customized orthodontic appliance and method An orthodontic bracket is disclosed having three archwire retention channels in the mesial-distal directions, a central channel and two side channels. The two side channels each include a pair of spaced apart inverted archwire retaining regions having a recess that opens generally towards the bracket base. Each such recess is for grasping or holding an archwire therein. Other aspects are directed to a self ligating orthodontic bracket system that includes a rotatable member for securing an archwire within a slot of a bracket; embodiments that include an orthodontic appliance and method of producing and using the same, and preferably employed in a lingual orthodontic system, that includes friction reducing features between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire placed within the archwire slot.
US09872740B2	Endodontic system and method The present invention provides a system for the endodontic treatment of a root canal that includes (i) an endodontic instrument; (ii) an endodontic handpiece having a drive motor for rotating the endodontic instrument releasably attached to the handpiece; (iii) a control unit for controlling the rotation of the endodontic instrument according to one or more predetermined rotational sequences.
US09872739B2	Treatment chamber for treating surgical or dental instruments with electrical energy using chamber wall made of thin film or thick film A treatment chamber or treatment carrier for use in a device for treating a medical or dental instrument. The device comprises a housing, which at least partially surrounds the instrument. The device also comprises at least one conductor made of an electrically conductive material layer applied to the housing for converting electrical energy into thermal energy, and at least two electrical contacts embedded in the conductor for supplying the at least one conductor with electrical energy. A treatment device having such a treatment chamber and/or such a treatment carrier is also described.
US09872737B2	Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery Telerobotic, telesurgical, and surgical robotic devices, systems, and methods selectively calibrate end effector jaws by bringing the jaw elements into engagement with each other. Commanded torque signals may bring the end effector elements into engagement while monitoring the resulting position of a drive system, optionally using a second derivative of the torque/position relationship so as to identify an end effector engagement position. Calibration can allow the end effector engagement position to correspond to a nominal closed position of an input handle by compensating for wear on the end effector, the end effector drive system, then manipulator, the manipulator drive system, the manipulator/end effector interfacing, and manufacturing tolerances.
US09872735B2	Apparatus and methods for precise stent placement A micro-catheter delivery system that includes radio-opaque marker bands optimized for the purpose of length reference to assist the operating physician to estimate the length of a tortuous lesion and to anticipate foreshortening of stents with multiple sizes. The radio-opaque maker bands are positioned at the distal end of a stent delivery catheter at a certain intervals acts like a ruler. In another embodiment, a stent delivery system includes a stent delivery wire with one or more radio-opaque markers distanced from the stent distal end for indicating the non-restrained length of the stent when discharged from the delivery catheter.
US09872734B2	Robotic surgical system with patient support A robotic surgery system for supporting a patient and a robotic surgical manipulator. The robotic surgery system includes a base, a pillar coupled to the base at a first end and extending vertically upwardly to an opposing second end, and an attachment structure coupled to the second end of the pillar. A patient table is coupled to the attachment structure. A robot support arm has a first end coupled to the attachment structure. The robot support arm extends vertically upwardly from the first end to a second end. The robot support arm may further extend horizontally over the patient table to support a robotic surgical manipulator that will extend generally downward from the robot support arm toward a patient supported by the patient table to place an end effector of the robotic surgical manipulator adjacent a desired surgical site on the patient.
US09872732B2	Surgical sponge distribution systems and methods A surgical sponge dispensing system facilitates the accurate counting of surgical sponges used in a medical procedure. An elongated flexible strip of material carries a plurality of surgical sponges, each attached to the elongated flexible strip of material at a respective fixed location. Demarcations on the elongated flexible strip of material can provide an accurate and reliable indication of the number of surgical sponges detached from the elongated flexible strip of material. Additionally, each of the plurality of surgical sponges and the corresponding attachment location of the sponge to the elongated flexible strip of material may carry a unique alphanumeric identifier. Reconciling the alphanumeric identifiers at locations on the elongated flexible strip of material during a medical procedure can provide an accurate and reliable count of the number of surgical sponges used during the procedure.
US09872731B2	Steerable laser probe A steerable laser probe may include a handle, an actuation mechanism of the handle, an optic fiber, and a housing tube. The housing tube may include a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness. The second stiffness may be greater than the first stiffness. The optic fiber may be disposed within the housing tube and within an inner bore of the handle. A portion of the optic fiber may be fixed to an inner portion of the housing tube.
US09872730B2	Microwave coaptive surgical sealing tool A coaptive surgical sealing tool may be similar to an ordinary hemostat with long (50, 60, 70 or 80 mm) thin jaws for sliding into the liver parenchyma, without tearing the larger blood vessels. The jaws are spring loaded and are designed for uniform compression, and to avoid closing too quickly. The jaws are capable of sealing a 50, 60, 70 or 80 mm sealing length, in a single bite, although it can also seal shorter lengths as well. The tool can be used with existing ablative therapy microwave generators. The tool may be provided with irrigation and/or suction.
US09872723B2	Surgical instruments, systems, and methods incorporating wireless bi-directional communication A surgical system and method is provided generally including a portable surgical instrument, a battery assembly, and a battery charger. The battery assembly is removably coupled to the portable surgical instrument and is configured to wirelessly transfer electrical power to the portable surgical instrument. The battery assembly is also removably couplable to the battery charger and is configured to wirelessly transfer electrical power to the battery charger and wirelessly receive electrical power from the battery charger. The portable surgical instrument and the battery charger are configured for simultaneous bi-directional communication of data with the battery assembly via the transferred or received electrical power.
US09872722B2	Wake-up system and method for powered surgical instruments The present disclosure is directed to an electromechanical surgical system having an end effector and an adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting the end effector and a hand-held surgical instrument. A one-wire bidirectional serial communications interface or bus extends through the end effector, the adapter assembly, and the hand-held surgical instrument. The hand-held surgical instrument includes a master circuit coupled to the bus and configured to identify or control the adapter assembly or the end effector. A power source is couplable to the bus and configured to provide power to the adapter assembly or the end effector. A first switch connects the master circuit to the bus and a second switch connects the power source to the bus. A processor controls operation of the hand-held surgical instrument. The controller has a wake-up pin connected to the bus and is configured to receive a presence pulse from the adapter or end effector.
US09872717B2	Balloon catheter with flexible electrode assemblies In some implementations, a method of ablating body tissue includes (a) locating an inflatable balloon portion of a cryotherapy balloon catheter at a treatment site internal to a patient's body, and inflating the inflatable balloon portion; (b) employing electrodes that are disposed on an expandable surface of the inflatable balloon portion to electrically characterize body tissue at the treatment site; (c) ablating the body tissue by supplying a cryotherapy agent to the inflatable balloon portion to cool the body tissue to a therapeutic temperature; (d) employing the electrodes to determine whether the ablating caused desired electrical changes in the body tissue; and (e) repeating (c) and (d) when it is determined that the ablating did not cause the desired electrical changes.
US09872715B2	Surgical rod bending system and method A system and method for bending a surgical rod using an automated bending system includes receiving an indication of a plurality of line segments defined on the rod and an indication of an angle measurement to be formed between at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments. Bending parameters to perform on the rod to form the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments are determined and operation of the automated bending system is controlled using the bending parameters to create an angle having the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments.
US09872707B2	External fixator assembly External fixator assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. An external fixator system may include a plurality of fixator assemblies configured to connect a plurality of pins, for example, positioned on opposite sides of a fractured bone, with one more rods. The fixator assemblies may include a plurality of clamp assemblies positioned along a shaft and which are configured to rotate relative to one another when the fixator assembly is in an unlocked position.
US09872706B1	External fixation device An external fixation system for the correction of long bone deformities includes an elongate beam element having an engagement feature along a longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element, a connector element secured to the elongate beam and structurally configured to support a first bone anchor extending from the external fixation system, and a movable carriage engaged with the engagement feature along the longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element and selectively movable along the engagement feature of the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is selectively lockable into a position along the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is structurally configured to support a second bone anchor extending from the external fixation system.
US09872705B2	Treatment of cavities in a human body Apparatus and methods are described, including apparatus for treating a cavity in a human body, the apparatus including a delivery tube. A barrier device has a collapsed and an expanded configuration, the barrier device moving from the collapsed to the expanded configuration upon being deployed from the delivery tube. A pushing element, slidably disposed within a lumen of the delivery tube, deploys the barrier device from the delivery tube by pushing the barrier device. One or more barrier-deployment elements are coupled to the barrier device and to the pushing element, the barrier-deployment elements being configured to conformingly contact the barrier device with tissue surrounding the cavity. The barrier device is configured to isolate the cavity from surrounding body fluid that is between the barrier device and the pushing element, following deployment of the barrier device from the delivery tube. Other applications are also described.
US09872704B2	Devices, systems, and methods for delivering a substance within a mammalian luminal organ or area adjacent thereto Devices, systems, and methods for delivering a substance within a mammalian luminal organ or area adjacent thereto. In at least one exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure, the system comprises an inner delivery device, comprising an inner portion configured to receive a substance therein, a pock tip at or near a distal end of the inner delivery device, the pock tip configured to deliver the substance from the inner portion, through a pock tip aperture defined within the pock tip, and into a mammalian tissue and/or luminal organ, and an embolus positioned within the inner portion, the embolus configured so that the substance remains distal to the embolus when the substance is positioned within the inner portion.
US09872700B2	Endoscopic snare device A tissue removal tool for use with an endoscope. The tool includes a loop formed by a piece of wire. The loop is movable between an open position and a closed position. The shape of the loop is defined in the open position by a proximal portion and a distal portion. The piece of wire may have a cross-sectional height in the proximal portion unequal to a cross-sectional height in the distal portion.
US09872698B2	Ultrasonic dissector and sealer A tool assembly includes an ultrasonic blade and a jaw member. The ultrasonic blade includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion extends from the proximal portion and defines a longitudinal axis. The distal portion is configured to oscillate along the longitudinal axis to ultrasonically treat tissue. The distal portion includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a notch, and planar side segments. The notch is disposed on the bottom portion. One of the top portion, the bottom portion, or the notch is configured to dissect tissue. The top portion is configured to seal tissue. The jaw member is configured to move relative to the ultrasonic blade and is configured to contact the top portion.
US09872697B2	Ultrasonic wound treatment apparatus and associated method An ultrasonic medical treatment probe has a head with a distal-most circular rim extending along an endless uninterrupted perimeter around a broad recess and formed with a series of serrations or teeth. The rim is thin in comparison to the width of the recess. The serrations or teeth preferably extend continuously along an entire circumference or length of the rim. The probe head is provided along the rim with a plurality of notches or openings communicating with the recess.
US09872696B2	Battery-powered hand-held ultrasonic surgical cautery cutting device A battery-powered, modular surgical device includes an electrically powered surgical instrument operable to surgically interface with human tissue and a handle assembly connected to the surgical instrument. The handle assembly has a removable hand grip and a handle body. The hand grip is shaped to permit handling of the surgical device by one hand of an operator, has an upper portion and a cordless internal battery assembly that powers the surgical instrument. The internal battery assembly has at least one energy storage cell. The handle body is operable to removably connect at least the upper portion of the hand grip thereto and create an aseptic seal around at least a portion of the hand grip when connected thereto and electrically couple the internal battery assembly of the hand grip to the surgical instrument and thereby power the surgical instrument for interfacing surgically with the human tissue.
US09872695B2	Device for treatments of endoscopic resection/ removal of tissues Device for treatments of endoscopic resection/removal of tissues including: a handpiece; an outer tubular element extending along a longitudinal axis including a proximal end, a distal end and a cutting opening at the distal end; an inner tubular element rotatably accommodated in the outer tubular element; the inner tubular element extending along a longitudinal axis and including a proximal end, a distal end and a cutting tip at its distal end; a guide for rotating/oscillating the inner/outer tubular elements with respect to one another; the guide including an electric motor and power-supply; a first clutch keyed on the inner tubular element substantially at the proximal end of the inner tubular element; a second clutch keyed on the distal end of the motor output shaft to axially slide on the motor output shaft; and at least one elastic element to push the second clutch to couple with the first clutch.
US09872694B2	Tissue removal system A tissue removal system includes an inner tubular member configured to rotate and oscillate axially relative to an outer tubular member, and a reversible motor comprising a rotatable output shaft operatively coupled to the inner tubular member. A proximal end of the inner tubular member is disposed within, and configured to rotate and oscillate axially relative to, a housing. A first control switch disposed within the housing is actuated when the inner tubular member is in a distal position relative to the housing, and a second control switch disposed external to the housing is actuated by a user. The system further includes motor control circuitry configured such that when the second control switch is actuated, actuation of the first control switch causes the motor output shaft to change direction, and when the second control switch is not actuated, actuation of the first control switch causes the motor to turn off.
US09872692B2	Motion-compensated micro-forceps system and method A motion-compensated micro-forceps system, including a manually-operable micro-forceps assembly having a plurality of moveable grasping elements; a motor assembly operatively connected to the plurality of moveable grasping elements; an optical detection system having an optical fiber attached to the manually-operable micro-forceps assembly at a fixed axial distance relative to a distal-most end of the plurality of moveable grasping elements; and a motor controller configured to communicate with the optical detection system and the motor assembly to provide motion compensation of the plurality of moveable grasping elements of the manually-operable micro-forceps, wherein the optical detection system is configured to output a signal for the determination of a distance of the plurality of moveable grasping elements of the micro-forceps to a target during operation, and wherein the motor controller is configured to provide feedback control signals to the motor assembly for motion compensation for both hand tremor and for hand-action-induced motions.
US09872690B2	Midline referencing femoral sizing caliper A sizing caliper for facilitating the selection of a femoral component of a knee prosthesis includes a caliper body, two drill guide bodies, a stylus tower configured to be slidably linked to each other wherein as the caliper body and the stylus tower are linearly displaced at an equal rate relative to the drill guide body portions and the drill guide holes remain located at the midpoint of an anterior/posterior dimension defined by the distance between the tip of the stylus and the base portion. The caliper body comprises a base portion configured to couple and decouple from the caliper body using a sliding mechanism.
US09872689B1	Knee arthroplasty preparation devices and methods Knee arthroplasty preparation devices include a tibial cutting block adapted for attachment to a tibia, a femoral cutting block adapted for attachment to a femur and a block positioning guide engaging the tibial cutting block and the femoral cutting block. Knee arthroplasty preparation methods are also disclosed.
US09872688B2	Soft tissue repair method The present disclosure relates to an instrument and method of manipulating soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure. The instrument and related method may include use of a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the shaft comprises a tip including at least two prongs and a channel located between the prongs.
US09872685B2	Crossing occlusions in blood vessels The present disclosure is directed a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion and at least one aperture and positioning the distal portion of the first intravascular device in the vascular wall. The method may further include providing a reentry device having a body and a distal tip, the distal tip having a natural state and a compressed state and inserting the distal tip, in the compressed state, in the distal portion of the first intravascular device. The method may further include advancing the distal tip, in the natural state, through the at least one aperture of the first intravascular device.
US09872683B2	Surgical stapler with partial pockets A surgical stapler includes a jaw assembly at a distal end connected to a handle assembly that is configured to control the stapler and actuate the deployment of staples. The surgical stapler successfully eliminates intermediate caming portions commonly known as pushers that are located between the staples and a translating slider. The staples are located in pockets at an angle such that the base of the staple is parallel to an angled caming surface of the slider. The translating slider comes into direct contact with staples during deployment as the slider moves through each staple pocket where staples are partially supported by recesses along the slider pathway. The staples are deployed at an angle against the anvil surface. Because there are no pushers, a great deal of space is saved resulting in a much smaller diameter surgical stapler that is particularly suitable for laparoscopic stapling applications.
US09872680B2	Filamentous tissue implant A tissue fixation system including a delivery tube and an elongated fastener with a loop at a proximal end and a distal end. A proximal end of an elongated curved needle is attached to the delivery tube. A distal end of the needle is configured to penetrate tissue. The needle includes an open channel sized to receive the elongated fastener with the loop located near the proximal end of the elongated curved needle and the distal end of the elongated fastener located near the distal end of the elongated curved needle. A capture needle is slidably positioned in the delivery tube to slide through the loop in the proximal end of the elongated fastener. The capture needle is configured to grasp the distal end of the elongated fastener and pull the distal end of the elongated fastener through the loop to cinch the elongated fastener.
US09872679B2	Locally reversible barbed sutures A wound closure device includes a flexible filament having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends. A plurality of barbs project outwardly from the flexible filament. Each barb has a base connected with the flexible filament, a blunt tip spaced from the base, a leading edge extending between the base and the blunt tip and facing toward the first end of the flexible filament, and a trailing edge extending between the base and the tip and facing toward the second end of the flexible filament. The trailing edge of the barb and the longitudinal axis of the flexible filament define an angle of at least 68° that opens toward the second end of the flexible filament.
US09872678B2	Surgical filament assemblies A suture anchor, and a surgical filament assembly using same, capable of being fixated in a hole formed in a bone of a patient. The suture anchor preferably includes an anchor body with a passage extending from a proximal end toward a distal end, and at least one bone engaging feature on the exterior of the anchor. A knot patency element disposed within the passage holds a removable sliding knot formed, using the surgical filament. A tightening limb of the sliding knot enables the user to tighten the sliding knot against an object extending through a capture loop to secure the object to the anchor.
US09872675B2	Surgical retractor with angling device A physical retractor apparatus and method for retracting anatomy during surgery wherein the apparatus includes a handle rod, a body portion, a retractor blade and a mechanism which allows the retractor blade to be angularly adjusted, and secured, to one of any number of angular positions. The retractor blade may be first manually positioned to a gross angular position and thereafter fine tuned in angular position. The adjustment mechanism includes a pair of arms forced together to contract about a pivot pin to set an angular position and a threaded screw device which is rotatable to adjust further the angular position.
US09872673B2	System and method for performing surgical procedures with a reusable instrument module A surgical instrument includes an outer housing shell defining a cavity, the outer housing shell defining an upper outer housing half and a lower outer housing half, wherein the upper outer housing half defines a longitudinal axis and an instrument module selectively insertable into the cavity of the outer housing shell. The instrument module includes an inner housing shell, at least one motor disposed within the inner housing shell, a control board being in electrical communication with the at least one motor and an energy source being in electrical communication with the at least one motor and the control board. The instrument module is inserted into the cavity of the outer housing shell in such a manner that the operative axis of the at least one motor is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the upper outer housing half.
US09872671B2	Closing EUS-FNA needle A needle for fine-needle aspiration includes an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a central longitudinal axis and having a channel extending therethrough, a distal portion of the body being movable between a first configuration in which the distal portion extends parallel to the central longitudinal axis and the channel is unobstructed and a second configuration in which the distal portion is axially offset relative to the central longitudinal axis to seal at least a portion of the channel and an actuation mechanism controlling movement of the distal portion between the first and second configurations.
US09872666B2	Echogenic surface using reuleaux triangle Disclosed are embodiments of devices and methods for providing enhanced echogenicity to medical devices. An echogenic feature is formed in the shape of a pyramidal reuleaux triangle. A lobe is constructed at a rim of an echogenic feature to create a pocket between the lobe and a bottom surface of the feature. A test fixture is disclosed which provides a method for obtaining quantifiable echogenicity data of medical devices.
US09872664B1	Methods and systems for scatter correction in positron emission tomography Methods and systems are provided for medical imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method comprises estimating an external scatter contamination in emission data based on an estimated emission activity originating from anatomies outside a field-of-view (FOV) of a scanner, the anatomies identified based on an image segmentation analysis performed on an image generated in the imaging system, the image generated prior to acquiring the emission data. In this way, a scatter correction applied to the emission data may include both scatter originating within the FOV and outside the FOV, and hence may be more accurate.
US09872663B2	Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer programs for removing marker artifact contribution from a tomosynthesis dataset Method, system, apparatus, and computer program products for removing marker artifacts from a tomosynthesis dataset. In the method, a first plurality of projection images are acquired by tomosynthesis x-ray imaging, the first plurality of projection images containing at least one imaged representation of at least one alignment marker. In one aspect, the imaged representation of the at least one alignment marker on the first plurality of projection images is minimized to generate a second plurality of projection images. In another aspect, a plurality of tomographic images are reconstructed from the second plurality of projection images.
US09872660B2	Medical diagnostic imaging system A medical diagnostic imaging system includes an X-ray Talbot imaging apparatus and an image processing apparatus to reconstruct one or more moire images produced in the X-ray Talbot imaging apparatus into a plurality of types of medical diagnostic images. The image processing apparatus classifies the medical diagnostic images generated based on the same moire image(s) into a group and outputs the group of medical diagnostic images as a unit to the outside.
US09872654B2	Medical image processing apparatus and X-ray CT apparatus A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes compressing circuitry. The compressing circuitry is configured to compress, for each of a first data group and a second data group both of which being included in data pertaining to a medical image, each of the first data group and the second data group separately, starting from data corresponding to a boundary between the first data group and the second data group and shifting sequentially to a direction away from the boundary.
US09872650B2	Electrodermal interface system A communication system, method, and computer program product supported by electro-dermal monitoring physiological signals at the surface of the skin. The system includes a garment comprising an electro-dermal interface. The interface includes two or more electrodes in an array of electrodes. The electrodes are associated with three or more polarities. Two or more measurement circuits associated with respective measurement functions are in communication with the electrodes, including a first measurement circuit associated with a first measurement function and a second measurement circuit associated with a second measurement function. Switching circuitry comprising two or more pole switches, with each switch in communication with a respective electrode. A controller is in communication with the switching circuitry to change a measurement function. Changing the measurement function includes changing a polarity associated with at least one of the electrodes.
US09872647B2	Detection of early stage alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment Systems and methods are described herein for determining that a patient has indications mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early stage Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microperimetry is used to assess the functional integrity of the patient's retina. Optical Coherence Tomography is used to assess the structural integrity of the patient's retina. Reductions in the size and function of the patient's retina indicate that the patient may have MCI or early stage AD.
US09872643B2	Measurement and treatment system and method A non-intrusive physiological data measurement system and method, as well as an optically induced treatment system, are described. The measurement system includes a monitoring mechanism that includes light emitter modules capable of emitting light at at least two wavelengths. The light emitted from the light emitter modules is transmitted through a subject and to a light receiving mechanism, such as an optical sensor. Physiological data is taken from the received light. The system also can ascertain movement of the subject by obtaining an initial outline of the subject and comparing that outline with a subsequently obtained outline. A therapeutic optic system includes a non-adhering light emitting mechanism for providing light at therapeutic wavelengths.
US09872640B2	Systems, methods, and devices for characterizing ear canal acoustic impedance, admittance, and reflectance by pole-zero fitting Embodiments for characterizing ear canal acoustic impedance and reflectance by pole-zero fitting are disclosed. Embodiments include transmitting an acoustic signal into an ear canal by a transducer having an acoustic source pressure. Further embodiments, measure complex cavity pressure, P(f), response based on the transmitted acoustic signal reflected by eardrum using an acoustic measurement device. Additional, such embodiments, calculate complex acoustic reflectance (CAR) based on the P(f). Other embodiments determine number of poles and zeroes of CAR pole-zero model to reduce residual error between the CAR pole-zero model and CAR data stored in memory within a threshold. Also, embodiments verify the residual error of CAR pole-zero model compared to the CAR data is within the threshold. Further, embodiments factor the CAR pole-zero model into an all pass component and a minimum phase component. Additional embodiments determine ear drum impedance by removing the all phase component of the CAR pole-zero model.
US09872636B2	Peripheral sensory and supersensory replacement system A sensor-based quantification and analysis system includes an input device including a plurality of sensors that generate an input based on a force. The input device also includes a transmission device that transmits force information based on the input. The system also includes an output device that receives the force information. A processing unit selects, for each of the plurality of sensors, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage based on the force and a predetermined time period. Further, the output device includes a display that presents or logs the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage for each of the plurality of sensors.
US09872632B2	Electric impedance tomography device and method An electric impedance tomography device with chest electrodes, a display and a control and analyzing unit to determine a time series of a global ventilation curve from the sequence of reconstructed matrices as a time series of the mean impedance change or of a measured respiration volume, to divide an inspiration or expiration phase into a number of steps of equal volume change, to determine the times corresponding to these steps, to determine the change in local impedance between these times for each image element, the ratio of this local change in impedance to the global ventilation curve to form a local sequence of relative impedance changes of the image element as a function of the steps of equal volume change, to determine a scalar indicator characteristic as a function of the steps of equal volume change and to display each image element based on the respective scalar indicator.
US09872630B2	Method and apparatus for detecting arrhythmias in a subcutaneous medical device A subcutaneously implantable cardiac medical device and a method of sensing a cardiac signal therein that includes a plurality of electrodes to sense a cardiac signal along a plurality of sensing vectors to detect a first interval and a second interval associated with a first detected event, and a processor configured to determine whether the first interval and the second interval are shorter than a predetermined threshold, determine whether the first interval and the second interval are similar, and determine, in response to the first interval and the second interval being similar, whether the sensed cardiac signal is either a noisy signal or a QRS signal.
US09872629B2	Rejection of the common-mode signal component in the measurement of bioelectric signals A differential voltage measuring system is described. The differential voltage measuring system has a signal measuring circuit for measuring bioelectric signals, and an interference-signal measuring circuit coupled to the potential of the differential voltage measuring system and electrically connected to a fixed reference potential. In this case, the interference-signal measuring circuit is designed for measuring a current flowing from the potential of the differential voltage measuring system to the fixed reference potential. A differential voltage measuring system with an additional path is also described. Furthermore, a differential voltage measuring system with an averaging potential measuring method is described.
US09872628B2	Electrocardiogram systems and related methods Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to electrocardiogram systems and systems of using electrocardiogram systems. The electrocardiogram systems are configured to detect at least two electrical potentials (e.g., a first electrical potential and a second electrical potential) at two or more surfaces of a subject (e.g., a first surface and a second surface). In an embodiment, the electrocardiogram system includes at least one position sensor configured to detect the position of the at least one electrode relative to a surface of the subject.
US09872625B2	Airbag for blood pressure measuring device and method of manufacturing the same An airbag for a blood pressure measuring device for fixing a cuff, including: a main sheet member which spreads in two layers forming a bag body, wherein a constricted portion is formed on the bag body, the constricted portion narrowing the air chamber with respect to the width direction, a pair of sub sheet members are disposed so as to correspond to the respective layers of the main sheet member, the sub sheet member occupying a region including at least a portion corresponding to the constricted portion, and the pair are respectively welded to the layers of the main sheet member at the constricted portion, the pair being welded to the corresponding layers of the main sheet member at a center near portion away from the constricted portion toward a center side with respect to the width direction.
US09872623B2	Arm mountable portable patient monitor An arm mountable portable patient monitoring device configured for both on patient monitoring of parameter measurements using one or more sensors operatively connected to the portable patient monitoring device and wireless transmission of parameter measurements. The arm mountable portable patient monitoring device includes a pulse oximetry sensor configured to be wrapped around a digit of a patient, a housing having a size and shape configured for mounting to a lower arm of the patient, and a strap mountable to the back side of the housing and configured to secure the housing to the lower arm of the patient. The housing includes a display, a first sensor port positioned on the housing to face toward a hand of the patient, second and third sensor ports, a battery, signal processing arrangements to cause display of parameter measurements, and a transmitter to transmit information indicative of the measurements.
US09872620B2	Hand-held medical-data capture-device having a digital infrared sensor with no A/D converter and having interoperation with electronic medical record systems on a specific segment of a network In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database.
US09872619B2	Physiological sensor pod with reset circuit A physiologic sensor pod comprises a housing, and first and second electrodes on a bottom surface of the housing and spaced apart from one another. Within the housing is a battery, a battery charging circuit, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor circuit powered by the battery and adapted to sense an ECG signal, and a reset detection circuit. The battery charging circuit is adapted to charge the battery when the first and second electrodes of the physiologic sensor pod are placed in contact with first and second electrical contacts of a charging unit. The ECG sensor circuit is adapted to obtain an ECG signal while the first and second electrodes are placed against a user's chest. The reset detection circuit is adapted to output a reset signal, which causes the physiologic sensor pod to be reset, when a voltage between the first and second electrodes is greater than a reset threshold level.
US09872617B2	Flexible, multimodal retina image recording system and measurement system A fundus camera with an OCT measurement module, in which, after the focusing objective, a mirror switches the light to be detected either to the OCT measurement module or an image detector. This design also renders it possible to carry out a method for improved focusing in order to improve the recording quality of the individual modalities. Furthermore, the multimodal measuring instrument distinguishes itself by an operating concept according to the invention. Such combination instruments are advantageous in that, as a result of the reduction from two instruments to one, less space is required than in the case of two separate instruments. Furthermore, reseating of the patient is avoided if recordings or measurements of different modalities should be made for one and the same patient, as a result of which the procedures in the medical practices and clinics can be influenced positively.
US09872614B2	Image processing apparatus, method for image processing, image pickup system, and computer-readable storage medium A brightness information generation unit 13 generates brightness profiles, serving as brightness information, from each Sobel image formed by an image transformation unit. A feature point detection unit 14 extracts feature points from the generated brightness information. In this case, maximum points (hereinafter, referred to as “peaks”) in the brightness profiles generated from the Sobel image are determined and detected as feature points. A layered structure identification unit 15 identifies the kind of the boundary of each layer or that of the layer in the retina. To identify the kind of the layer or boundary, brightness values in an area between the peaks are obtained from a median image and the layered structure in the area between the peaks is determined, thus identifying the kind of the layer or boundary corresponding to each peak on the basis of information indicating the determination.
US09872604B2	Atraumatic arthroscopic instrument sheath and method A removable, resilient atraumatic sheath for arthroscopic instruments. The sheath covers sharp edges on the arthroscopic instrument, particularly the distal tip of the rigid cannula, and thereby protects tissue and objects near a surgical site from accidental trauma. The sheath may be provided in the form of an inflow/outflow sheath that allows a surgeon to irrigate and drain a surgical field without the use of a separate irrigation instrument.
US09872601B2	Endoscope system with error occurrence processing An endoscope system includes: an electronic endoscope having an imaging device and a first processing unit which judges whether a first error has occurred that is an error in image data taken by the imaging device and resets the imaging device if a variable for judgment of occurrence of a first error is larger than or equal to a first threshold value; a light source unit which supplies illumination light to the electronic endoscope, and a second processing unit which judges whether a second error has occurred that is an error in image data transmitted from the electronic endoscope and initializes supply of power to the electronic endoscope if a variable for judgment of occurrence of a second error is larger than or equal to a second threshold value that is larger than or equal to the first threshold value; and a processor as defined herein.
US09872600B2	Tissue resection bander and related methods of use A tissue resection cap assembly includes a distal member and a resection device. The distal member includes an outer cap extending from a proximal end to a distal end and includes a lumen extending therethrough and an inner cap received within the lumen of the outer cap. The inner cap extends from a proximal end to a distal end and defines a working channel, a resection device track defined between the distal end of the outer cap and the distal end of the inner cap. The resection device is received within the resection device track, in an operative position, to cut target tissue received within the working channel.
US09872598B2	Drying system for a dishwasher A drying system for a dishwasher including a passive vent assembly mounted to a top portion of the dishwasher. The passive vent assembly includes a passive vent structure having a series of air vents defined therein and through which drying air flows are drawn into the wash chamber of the dishwasher, a diffuser mounted over the air vents and including a series of fins for spreading the drying air flows across the wash chamber, and a moisture trap hood mounted over an upper surface of the passive vent structure.
US09872597B2	Detecting filter clogging The present invention relates to a method of, and a device for, detecting clogging of a dishwasher filter. The device is arranged to drain the dishwasher on process water, measure operating current of a motor driving a dishwasher drain pump and determine whether the dishwasher filter is clogged based on the measured drain pump motor operating current.
US09872596B2	Warewash machine chemical sensor and related system and method A flow through chemical sensor includes a housing having a through passage along which chemical can flow, a sidewall of the housing having first and second openings that communicate with the through passage. A first electrode is mounted on the housing and aligned with the first opening, the first electrode of a plate configuration with a unitary depression that extends through the first opening and to a peripheral edge of the through passage. A second electrode is mounted on the housing and aligned with the second opening, the second electrode of a plate configuration with a unitary depression that extends through the second opening and to the peripheral edge of the through passage. A method of detecting presence or absence of chemical is also provided.
US09872593B2	Tipping arrangement of a movable cleaning unit A tipping method for a tipping arrangement which includes a first element (1) and a second element (2), arranged between a moveable base unit (4) and a rotatable container (3). The container (3) is rotated by moving the second element (2) along a first track (7) on the first element (1). The second element (2) is moved along the track (7) by rotating the second element (2) relative to the first element (1). A number of engaging parts (9, 10) may be arranged on the tracks (7, 8) of the elements (1, 2), respectively. An interlocking arrangement may be arranged between the first element (1) and the second element (2) to secure the second element (2) in a starting position. A movable unit includes the tipping arrangement and a section unit, with the container (3) locked in a vertical position by a locking arrangement.
US09872588B2	Blender jar collars and interlocks A blender collar assembly including a plunger moveable between a lower position where a blade assembly is prevented from coupling with a motor, and an upper position where the blade assembly is able to couple with the motor. The plunger includes an arm extending upward and having a u-shaped feature, and a protrusion associated with the u-shaped feature. The assembly further includes a concentric interlock ring rotating responsive to rotation of a blender jar. The interlock ring including a first portion engaging the u-shaped feature preventing the plunger from moving upward, a second gap portion not engaging the u-shaped feature enabling the plunger to move upward and downward within the collar, and a key engaging a protrusion of the blender jar as the plunger moves upward preventing the interlock ring from rotating while the second portion is rotationally aligned with the u-shaped feature.
US09872585B2	Cooking belt A grilling belt includes a flexible support having first and second major surfaces, an extruded fluoropolymer layer overlying the first major surface, and a cast or skived fluoropolymer layer overlying the extruded fluoropolymer layer. Another grilling belt can include a support having first and second major surfaces, and a first fluoropolymer film overlying the first major surface. The support can include a first fabric having a first bias angle, and a second fabric laminated to the first fabric and having a second bias angle different from the first bias angle by between 20° and 160°.
US09872582B2	Electric pressure cooker An electric pressure cooker is provided, including a cooker body (1); a cooker cover (2) having a closing state and an opening state, wherein the cooker cover (2) is rotatable with respect to the cooker body (1) between a sealing position and an unsealing position in the closing state; a micro-switch assembly (3) disposed on the cooker body (1) and adapted to switch between an OFF state in which the micro-switch assembly (3) electrically disconnects the electric pressure cooker from an external power source and an ON state in which the micro-switch assembly (3) electrically connects the electric pressure cooker with the external power source, wherein the micro-switch assembly (3) is in the ON state when the cooker cover (2) is in the opening state or at the sealing position.
US09872580B1	Curtain rod and window blind holder The curtain rod and window blind holder is configured for use with a curtain rod. The curtain rod and window blind holder is further configured for use with the headrail of blinds that are installed in a window frame. The curtain rod and window blind holder is installed in a window frame by attaching directly to the headrail of the blinds. This attachment eliminated the need to damage a drywall surface or a window frame in order to install curtains in a window frame. The curtain rod and window blind holder comprises a master clip, a first rod hook, and a second rod hook. The master clip attaches to the headrail. The first rod hook and the second rod hook are attached to the master clip.
US09872578B2	Holder for round objects for everyday use, such as bottles, plates, bowls, dishes, and the like A holder for round objects for everyday use, such as bottles, plates, bowls, dishes, and the like with a positioning plate and two approximately semicircularly curved holder plates. The holder plates can be brought from an open insertion position into a closed holding position and enclose the objects placed on the positioning plate. By means of a special embodiment of the positioning plate and the novel embodiment of the rotary support of the holder plates, a unit is created that is closed in the holding position, in which the objects placed in it are unequivocally fixed and secured on the positioning plate, so that the unit can be transported and set up again at a different location.
US09872575B2	Bed covering The present disclosure is directed to a bed covering. In some embodiments, a bed covering according to the present disclosure can include a fitted base configured to at least partially enclose a mattress, a comforter portion including an end connected to the fitted base and sides removably connectable to sides of the fitted base, and extendable side flaps connected to the sides of the comforter portion. Additional and alternative embodiments of the bed covering are disclosed herein and/or will be evident from the principles described herein.
US09872574B2	Hanger and method A method of using a hanger and marking device includes holding an article adjacent to a wall and determining the exact desired location on the wall for hanging the article; exerting pressure on the article so as to cause a support marker of the device to create a small indent in the wall at the desired location; temporarily anchoring the article to the wall with the support marker of the device; stepping back from the wall and observing the temporarily anchored article on the wall; removing the article from the wall; nailing a nail into the wall at the location marked by the device; hanging the article on the wall by mounting the device with article onto the wall-mounted nail.
US09872572B1	Expandable gravity-feed bin A gravity-feed bin includes a generally hollow main bin having an open end, a storage reservoir and a dispensing chute. The dispensing chute has an opening disposed near a distal end. The bin also includes a gate seal and a dispensing gate movable between open and closed positions. When the dispensing gate is in the closed position the dispensing gate blocks the opening of the dispensing chute and the gate seal forms a seal between the opening and the dispensing gate. A first generally hollow extension section may be selectably coupled to the open end of the main bin. A resilient seal element may be intermediate the open end of the main bin and the first extension section. In some embodiments a gasket lid having a sealing gasket is selectably coupled to the bin.
US09872566B2	Electromotive furniture drive An electromotive furniture drive includes a drive unit and a power take-off unit which can be moved relative to the drive unit. At least one connecting element is arranged on each of the drive unit and the power take-off unit to respectively connect the drive unit and the power take-off unit to a furniture fitting. Each of the connecting elements provides at least two force application points in spaced apart relation for the connection to the furniture fitting in a direction transverse to the relative movement between the drive unit and the power take-off unit. The force application points are spaced apart from one another at least by a distance which is greater than approximately 50% of a displacement movement of the furniture drive.
US09872562B2	Cabinet This application is directed to a cabinet configured with at least a right side wall and a left side wall, defining together a cabinet space, closeable by a at least one front door pivotally articulated at a front portion of the cabinet and displaceable between a closed position and at least a first open position. At the first open position each of the at least one door is coplanar with a respective side wall and at least one of the right side wall and the left side wall are configured with wall rail segments. One or more of the respective at least one front door is configured with door rail segments, such that the wall rail segments are coextensive with respective door rail segments, with a sliding gap extending between neighboring ends of a wall rail segment and a door rail segment, and defining together one or more sliding planes. The planes are configured for slidingly supporting a support unit mountable thereon.
US09872561B1	Easy access overhead cabinet apparatus In embodiments, the invention includes an apparatus for accessing a cabinet and a method of using the apparatus. The apparatus includes a drawer slidably mounted to the cabinet and a motorized axis to slide the drawer relative to the cabinet. A box slidably mounts to the drawer and includes another motorized axis to slide the box relative to the drawer. A limit device is adjustable to define a set position as the end of motion of the motorized axis that slides the drawer. The limit device is adjustable to define the extent of motion at one of a plurality of positions. The method includes providing the apparatus and adjusting the limit device to a clear position so that the box clears an obstacle when the drawer is disposed with the drawer motorized axis at the clear position, and operating the switch.
US09872560B2	Flat folded mobile device holder A support holder for a mobile device is disclosed. The holder may include a continuous sheet of flexible material and three score lines formed parallel to transverse boundaries of the continuous sheet to define first, second and third panels and base panel. A first tab and a second tab are formed by first and second tab perforations in the base panel, with the first and second tabs positioned between the third score line and the second transverse boundary. First and second slits may be formed in the continuous sheet, and the first and second tabs can be inserted into the first and second slits after the panels are folded about the score lines to form the support holder.
US09872559B2	Wire-reeling type desk Provided is a desk for electric products. Particularly, the desk for electric products includes a power supply, a wire-reeling part, and a cover part for covering the power supply and the wire-reeling part. Thus, wires are neatly arranged on the wire-reeling part so as not to drag on the floor, thereby allowing the floor cleaning to be easily performed. Also, wires wound on the wire-reeling part are covered, thereby improving the exterior of the desk.
US09872557B2	Delivery tip for flowable materials A delivery tip for flowable materials with bristles or fibers extending therefrom. The tip is a cannula with a tapered outlet and features a bristle or fiber bundle with a binding restriction member that interfaces with the cannula at some point within the cannula but has a smaller cross-sectional area for flow passage than the cannula at that point. The bristle or fiber bundle extends out of the tapered outlet. The delivery tip may connect to a material reservoir with flowable material. When positive pressure is applied to the reservoir, material then will flow through the cannula, around the restriction member, into the bristles or fibers and out the outlet for distribution to a desired surface.
US09872554B2	Wearable article Wearable articles and methods for configuring wearable articles and using wearable articles are described. A top portion, a front portion, a bottom portion, and a back portion are disclosed. At least one means for releasably configuring aspects of a wearable article is disclosed. At least one means on a wearable article for attaching, carrying and/or displaying items to it is disclosed. At least one means for adjusting the size of the at least one aspect of a wearable article is disclosed.
US09872552B2	Kitty cat mirror Method and apparatus for a standing mirror having a round, flat mirror disposed in substantially the horizontal plane so that it faces upwardly allowing an operator to see hard to reach and see areas of the body. The mirror is disposed in a frame having a conventional razor disposed in a receptacle thereon along with lights disposed in the rim that make the mirror visible for use in darkened areas. Suction tubes disposed on the mirror remove cut hair into a pouch which hangs onto the side of the mirror. A plurality of supporting folding legs having telescoping sections and pivoting sections support the mirror.
US09872550B2	Applicator To provide an applicator with an application body that is nonabsorbent and can uniformly spread and apply an application liquid over the surface to be applied on without scraping the applied liquid during application. The application body includes a membranous part that is easily deformable in applying liquid, and a cavity part enclosed by the membranous part, and constructed such that when the applying surface of the membranous part comes into contact with the surface to be applied on, the contact surface of the membranous part fits closely following the surface to be applied on by the pressure of the membranous part acting onto the contact surface of the surface to be applied on.
US09872548B2	Bag apparatus The present invention discloses, inter alia, a bag apparatus having a main body with different portions. Aspects of embodiments of the invention contemplate the apparatus having side portions and curved ends that enable the apparatus to hug the contours of a user and efficiently distribute the weight of the apparatus and contents thereby relieving pressures and stresses normally encountered with contemporary bags. Additional aspects contemplate straps to enable the apparatus to be carried by a user in a number of ways.
US09872543B2	Loop fastening material A touch fastener loop material has a non-woven web of fibers forming both a base and a field of high-tenacity hook-engageable loops extending outward from one broad side of the base. The fibers are arranged with a particularly low density while maintaining hook-engageability and usefulness as a fastening material.
US09872541B2	Leather belt A leather belt has a buckle body and a belt body. The buckle body has a bottom base and a positioning segment. The bottom base has a through slot and a limiting groove. The through slot and the limiting groove are transversally formed through the bottom base and communicate with each other. The positioning segment is formed on and protrudes from the bottom base, and has a positioning rod. The belt body is connected to the buckle body and has a connecting end, a passing end, a first positioning hole, and multiple second positioning holes. The connecting end is connected to the positioning rod and is mounted in the limiting groove. The passing end is mounted in the through slot. The first positioning hole is formed through the belt body and is disposed around the positioning rod. The second positioning holes are formed through the belt body at intervals.
US09872538B2	Articles of footwear with tensile strand elements An upper for an article of footwear may have material layers and a plurality of strand segments. The material layers are located adjacent to each other and in an overlapping configuration, and the material layers are located in a lace region and a lower region of the upper. The strand segments extend from the lace region to the lower region. The strand segments may be located and secured between the material layers in the lace region and the lower region. The strand segments may form both an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper in an area between the lace region and the lower region. The material layers may define an opening between the lace region and the lower region, and the strand segments extend across the opening.
US09872536B2	Wave technology A shoe sole having improved cushioning characteristics is disclosed. The sole includes a midsole having a top layer of material and a bottom layer of material. In one embodiment, the top layer of material may be harder than the bottom layer of material. A pattern of lugs defining a wave may be formed on the bottom layer of material. The wave may generally be in the shape of sine wave so as to provide improved cushioning characteristics for the sole. An outsole may also be formed on the bottom layer of material and an upper may be connected to the top layer of material, such that a shoe is formed.
US09872535B2	Article of footwear with a harness and fluid-filled chamber arrangement An article of footwear is disclosed having a structural harness and impact-attenuating structure arrangement that includes a fluid-filled chamber. The article includes an upper, a sole secured to the upper having an impact-attenuating structure including a fluid-filled chamber and a structural harness. The structural harness may extend between the upper and fluid-filled chamber in a tensile arrangement that biases the fluid-filled chamber toward the upper and compresses the chamber. The structural harness may include a first layer, a thread layer bonded to the first layer and a second layer bonded to the thread layer on an opposite side of the thread layer. The thread layer may include threads configured to transmit tensile forces and restrict stretch in a longitudinal direction of the threads.
US09872533B2	Inner shoe for a ski boot An inner shoe for a ski boot has an upper which has a flexible upper material and is connected via an articulated connection to a sleeve. The sleeve is formed of a sleeve material that is harder than the upper material. A ski boot, in particular formed as an alpine ski boot, includes such an inner shoe.
US09872527B2	Crotchless pants with removable covers A lower garment with a crotch opening is provided. A front cover is releasably attached to the front side of the lower garment and is sized to cover a front portion of the crotch opening. A rear cover is releasably attached to the rear side of the lower garment and is sized to cover a rear portion of the crotch opening. The front cover and the rear cover are removable from the lower garment independent of each other. Therefore, only a portion of the patient's body that needs to be exposed is exposed, while other portions are covered.
US09872525B2	Apparatus for selectively attaching physiological sensor pod to different types of wearable apparel, and wearable apparel including the same An apparatus selectively attaches a physiologic sensor pod to an article of apparel or clothing, wherein the sensor pod includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a peripheral surface, and a groove extending around the peripheral surface. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises an elastic ring having an inner circumference slightly smaller than an outer circumference of the groove in the outer circumference of the sensor pod. The apparatus can also include a slit extending from an outer circumference of the elastic ring toward, but not all the way to, the inner circumference of ring, wherein a portion of fabric is insertable into the slit, at which point, a peripheral portion of the elastic ring can be sewn or otherwise attached to the fabric. In another embodiment, the adaptor includes a support ring adapted to be sewn to the elastic ring with a portion of fabric therebetween.
US09872523B2	Piece of clothing for supporting sleep The invention relates to a piece of clothing (1), in particular to a bodysuit or overall for infants and young children, made from an elastic material for variably wrapping up and for supporting the sleep of an infant or young child, which can be used to cover up at least the torso and at least partially the arms of the body of the infant or young child, comprising a torso section (2) and a sleeve section (3), wherein the torso section (2) is connected to the sleeve section (3) and the sleeve section (3) has at least two regions (4) for variably fixing the arms of the infant or young child, and fastening means (5) for variably wrapping up the infant or young child, wherein the fastening means (5) are at least partially attached in the two regions (4) of the sleeve section (3).
US09872522B2	Expandable and flexible shirt collar stand and shirt with same A shirt has a collar stand attached to a shirt body. The collar stand comprises an inner piece and an outer piece, wherein at least one of the inner piece and the outer piece is formed from a self-fabric fused with a fusible substrate, and wherein the collar stand has stretch and recovery in at least two directions thereof.
US09872520B1	Vaporizer with means to power and recharge electrical devices Vaporizer includes a housing defining a substance retaining compartment, a heating element, a mouthpiece communicating with the compartment through which vaporized substance is discharged from the housing, and a rechargeable power storage unit that provides power to the heating element to enable the heating element to heat the compartment when activated. The housing includes a first port that mates with a first cable connectable to an electricity supply, and a charging unit interposed between and electrically coupled to the first port and the power storage unit. The power storage unit is charged when the first port is mated with the first cable connected to the electricity supply. A second port is electrically coupled to the power storage unit and mates with a second cable connectable to a power using device. Electricity from the power storage unit powers the device via the second port and the second cable.
US09872517B2	Tobacco smoke filter A tip for a smoking article such as a cigar is disclosed. The tip comprises a longitudinally extending element comprising a plurality of bicomponent fibers which define at least one channel extending longitudinally of the element.
US09872505B2	Preservation of micronutrients in the separation of fat and lean from beef A method for separating fat from lean, while minimizing the loss of micronutrients from the lean, is disclosed. The method includes combining a mixture of fat particles that are a majority of fat, and lean particles that are a majority of lean, with a saturated aqueous fluid, wherein a density of the fluid is greater than a density of the fat particles, and wherein the fluid is saturated with one or more components found in beef prior to being combined with the beef particles. The method includes collecting the fat particles separate from the lean particles by causing the fat particles to rise in the fluid, and collecting the lean particles. The saturated fluid reduces the depletion of micronutrients from the lean.
US09872503B2	Machine for producing rolled wafer cones A machine with horizontally oriented cone-rolling devices produces rolled wafer cones. The cone-rolling devices are arranged one behind the other along a circulatory path in an elongate machine framework and are conveyed along the circulatory path, by an endless conveyor, from an infeed station to the delivery station of the machine. Each cone-rolling device has a rolling mold connected rigidly to the carrying frame of the device, a cone stripper, which can be displaced along the carrying frame, and a rolling mandrel, which can be displaced along the carrying frame. The rolling mold is arranged on a lateral end portion of the carrying frame, the cone stripper is arranged on a first carriage, which can be displaced along the carrying frame, and the rolling mandrel is arranged on a second carriage, which can be displaced along the carrying frame.
US09872499B2	Virus-inactivating composition containing low-molecular weight compound and arginine The invention provides a virus-inactivating composition with pH of 3.8 to 5.5, containing (A) 0.02 to 0.3 M arginine and (B) a component such as 0.01 to 10 mM flavonoid, polyphenol, or ascorbic acid derivative, 0.005 to 5 mass % of an arginine derivative, and 0.1 to 2.5 mass % of an extract solution of natural product.
US09872497B2	Pest control mixture A pesticidal mixture including (a) spinetoram; and (b) a compound of group A selected from novaluron, pyriproxyfen, tau-fluvalinate, and a combination thereof.
US09872494B2	Active ingredient combinations comprising pyridylethylbenzamides and other active ingredients The present invention relates to novel active ingredient combinations which consist of fluopyram and other known active ingredients and are very well suited for the control of animal pests, such as insects and/or unwanted acarids and/or nematodes, in foliar and soil application and/or in the treatment of seeds, and are also suitable for increasing yields.
US09872489B2	Decoy with selectively deployable keel A decoy with selectively deployable keel for positioning at or near the surface of a body of water comprising: an at least partially buoyant structure wherein the at least partially buoyant structure at least partially resembles the shape of an animal, and at least one selectively deployable keel component which is attachable to said at least partially buoyant structure. In one or more embodiments, the at least partially buoyant structure comprises a waterfowl decoy body with a head and neck region, a midsection, an aft, and a bottom surface with a cavity, and the at least one selectively deployable keel component is attached to the bottom surface so as to be deployable when the added stability of a keel component is desired and retractable when not desired, such as for storage.
US09872480B2	Disposable diaper for pets A disposable diaper for pets, in which a fixed section in an attachment section overlaps with an expanding/contracting elastic member for the waist, said disposable diaper for pets having: a rear-side waist area; a stomach-side waist area; a crotch area; both end sections in the diaper longitudinal direction; both end sections in the diaper longitude-intersecting direction; a tail insertion opening; an absorbent core; an area not having the absorbent core arranged therein; a flap section provided in the stomach-side waist area and having an end section in the rear-side direction; an attachment section having the fixed section arranged in the flap section and a free section extending from the flap section; the expanding/contracting elastic member for the waist; and an attachment area that receives the attachment section.
US09872479B2	Animal feeder with insertable feed restrictor An improved animal feeder with an insertable feed restrictor. An example embodiment includes: a barrel into which animal feed may be deposited, the barrel including a first locking mechanism, the barrel being generally cylindrical; and a feed restrictor configured for removable insertion into the opening of the barrel, the feed restrictor being generally cylindrical with an open upper end and a round side surface, the feed restrictor including a second locking mechanism, the diameter of the feed restrictor being slightly less than the diameter of the barrel, the round side surface being configured to slide adjacent to an inner round surface of the barrel, the feed restrictor being configured to prevent feed extraction between the inner round surface of the barrel and the round side surface of the feed restrictor, the height of the feed restrictor being sufficient to prevent inversion of the feed restrictor while inserted in the barrel, the feed restrictor including a plurality of feed access holes arranged on a lower surface of the feed restrictor, the feed restrictor being configured to float on top of the animal feed deposited in the barrel, the feed restrictor being further configured to freely spin laterally and freely slide longitudinally in the barrel, the feed restrictor being further configured to lock into the barrel when the second locking mechanism is not properly configured relative to the first locking mechanism.
US09872477B1	Maize hybrid X80H133 A novel maize variety designated X80H133 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 X80H133 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X80H133 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X80H133, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X80H133. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X80H133.
US09872474B1	Maize hybrid X08K251 A novel maize variety designated X08K251 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 X08K251 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08K251 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08K251, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08K251. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08K251.
US09872472B1	Maize inbred PH2TVH A novel maize variety designated PH2TVH and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2TVH with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2TVH 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 PH2TVH or a locus conversion of PH2TVH with another maize variety.
US09872470B2	Soybean variety 01058469 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058469. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058469. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058469 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058469 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09872466B2	Maize hybrid X85H792 A novel maize variety designated X85H792 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 X85H792 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85H792 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X85H792, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85H792. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85H792.
US09872465B1	Maize hybrid X03H009 A novel maize variety designated X03H009 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 X03H009 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03H009 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03H009, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03H009. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03H009.
US09872463B1	Maize hybrid X13H893 A novel maize variety designated X13H893 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 X13H893 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13H893 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13H893, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13H893. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13H893.
US09872462B1	Maize hybrid X13H923 A novel maize variety designated X13H923 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 X13H923 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13H923 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13H923, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13H923. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13H923.
US09872459B2	Wheat cultivar LA7W10-175 The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated LA7W10-175. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar LA7W10-175. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar LA7W10-175 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar LA7W10-175 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09872457B2	Wheat cultivar FA4W11-6067 The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated FA4W11-6067. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6067. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6067 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6067 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09872456B2	Wheat cultivar FA4W11-6054 The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated FA4W11-6054. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6054. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6054 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6054 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09872454B2	Wheat cultivar FA4W11-6023 The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated FA4W11-6023. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6023. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6023 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6023 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09872453B2	Wheat cultivar FA4W11-6016 The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated FA4W11-6016. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6016. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6016 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar FA4W11-6016 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09872447B2	Automatic watering device The invention relates to an automatic watering device which is self-contained, free standing, portable and easy to install. The automatic water device has at least one reservoir, at least one float, at least one conduit, and at least one base spike and enables the automatic watering device to dispense liquid at a regulated and constant rate by the principle of capillary action or wicking.
US09872446B2	Liquid level indicator A water level indicator having an upper housing, with a cavity, having a plurality of indicator flag caps disposed within the cavity, and a plurality of pushrods, wherein each indicator flag cap is connect to one of the plurality of pushrods, and each of the pushrods may have a different length. A plurality of floats, each having a locking hole, which receive and secures one of the plurality of pushrods. A first floats of the plurality of floats has a locking tab that secures the second end of a first pushrod, and the float having at least one through hole which allows a second pushrod of the plurality of pushrods to pass through the first float cage and the first float.
US09872445B2	Turf management A turf management system includes an irrigation system for providing water to the turf at a turf site, and an irrigation evaluation system for evaluating the performance of the irrigation system. The irrigation evaluation system segments the turf site into irrigation management units, where each of the irrigation management units includes at least one sprinkler head. Qualities of the turf are measured to generate collected data points. The data points are used by the irrigation evaluation system to compute a value for the turf in each of the irrigation management units. The values can then be used to identify irrigation management units having common characteristics. The values can be used to define irrigation management zones for controlling the irrigation system.
US09872442B2	Biodegradable shield for plant protection Shielding for the protection of plants and seedlings from ground pests is provided. Shields can be comprised of materials including biodegradable materials that have the advantage of being formed into plant protection shields with various features, such as by an injection molding process, but that can be buried within the soil along with a plant's roots. Plant shields are provided for being partially buried in soil to surround a plant and for providing above-ground protection from ground travelling pests. Such shields can comprise a walled structure surrounding and creating an open-ended enclosure with the shield comprising an above the ground portion and a below the ground portion. The shield may comprises a Biodegradable Plastic that includes plant nutrients within the Biodegradable Plastic. The above the ground portion and the below the ground portion can be divided from one another by a divider that extends along an external surface of the walled structure in a similar direction as the walled structure surrounds the enclosure, the divider element comprising a ground engagement surface for limiting insertion of the shield into the soil.
US09872439B2	Combine having cleaning venting by a suction blower driven by the straw chopper shaft A combine (10) includes a cleaning system (28) and an air conduit (80), which air conduit is arranged outside of a side wall (78) and through which the cleaning air is conducted downstream of the cleaning screens (48, 50, 66) to a suction blower (86) of the straw chopper (68), which suction blower is driven by a drive shaft (96).
US09872436B2	Drum conveyor A drum conveyor has a laterally extending drum (120), first and second stub axles (204, 206) extending into the ends of the drum; two link members (208, 210) that are fixed to the stub axles inside the drum and that support a third axle (212) inside the drum for free rotation with respect to the two link members.
US09872433B2	System and method for adjusting harvest characteristics The systems and methods described herein adjust harvest characteristics by selecting one or more harvest characteristics according to the location of a harvester within a field. For example, the selection includes determining the location of the harvester within the field, associating the location with a corresponding zone of a plurality of zones in the field where each of the plurality of zones corresponds to a respective crop planted within the field (for instance a hybrid type), and assigning one or more harvest characteristics to a harvest operation according to at least the corresponding zone and the respective crop within the corresponding zone. Harvest operations are conducted with the assigned one or more harvest characteristics. The systems and methods described repeat selecting the one or more harvest characteristics as the harvester changes location within the field according to further examples.
US09872430B2	Anti-wind/anti-wrapping assembly for trimmers An anti-winding assembly reduces or prevents debris from winding on a trimmer and/or makes them easier to remove. The trimmer includes a trimmer head mounted to a rotatable arbor and supporting one or more cutting lines. The anti-winding assembly includes a collar positionable between the trimmer head and an adjacent trimmer component, and a shield positioned radially outward of the collar. The shield covers gaps between the collar and the trimmer head and between the collar and the adjacent trimmer component. The assembly reduces exposure to pinching gaps and to powered rotating parts that enable tight windings that can accumulate to lock trimmer rotation.
US09872427B2	Secondary seed tank for air cart system An air cart system includes a container assembly mounted on wheels and including a primary product container and an air distribution network including a product conduit that delivers a first agricultural product and a second agricultural product to an agricultural implement. The air cart system includes a first metering device to meter the first agricultural product from the primary product container to the product conduit. A fill hopper mounts on a side of the container assembly, and a secondary product container mounts beneath a portion of the primary product container. The secondary product container receives the second agricultural product from the fill hopper, which receives the second agricultural product at an opening and conveys the second agricultural product to the secondary product container. The air cart system includes a second metering device to meter the second agricultural product from the secondary product container to the product conduit.
US09877419B2	Power conversion apparatus An object of the present invention is to improve the cooling performance of a capacitor module used in a power conversion apparatus. The power conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes a power semiconductor module, a capacitor module, a flow path forming body that forms a flow path through which a cooling refrigerant flows. The flow path forming body includes a first flow path forming body that forms a first flow path part for cooling the power semiconductor module, and a second flow path forming body that forms a second flow path part for cooling the capacitor module. The first flow path forming body is provided on a side portion of the second follow path forming body and is integrally formed with the second flow path forming body. The second flow path forming body forms a housing space for housing the capacitor module above the second flow path part. The first flow path part is formed at a position facing the side wall that forms the housing space. The power semiconductor module is inserted into the first flow path part.
US09877413B2	Thermally configured connector system A connector system with improved thermal management is provided. A module includes a thermal dissipation system. A receptacle is provided that has a cage with thermal channels that allow air passing through the receptacle to directly remove thermal energy from the thermal dissipation system and carry the thermal energy out of the cage.
US09877411B2	Heatsink alignment to printed circuit board An electronic device, such as a set top box comprises an enclosure that houses a circuit board having a peripheral edge positioned in the set top box. A heat sink has orientation features on its periphery that contact and orient the circuit board. Further, the heat sink has positioning tabs at a leading edge that contact a control surface on a rear wall of the set top box enclosure and orients the heat sink within the set top box. Antenna assemblies are positioned in corners of the set top box enclosure and adjacent to one of the vertically oriented walls, wherein the antenna assemblies are positioned outside the peripheral edge of the circuit board and the periphery of the heat sink.
US09877410B2	Cooler, electrical component unit, and refrigeration apparatus A cooler is placed on a power module to cool the power module with refrigerant through a refrigerant pipe, and includes a heat transfer plate having a groove into which a cooling pipe is fitted, and a presser plate configured to press the cooling pipe against the groove. The cooler includes a hinge mechanism configured to rotatably attach the presser plate to the heat transfer plate such that the presser plate is switched between an open position at which the groove is exposed and a closed position at which the presser plate covers the groove.
US09877409B2	Method for automotive battery cooling A battery-cooling system includes a battery array and a plurality of heat pipes that each include a low-profile extrusion having a plurality of hollow tubes formed therein. A heat transfer fluid is disposed in the plurality of hollow tubes. Each heat pipe includes an evaporator portion and a condenser portion. The evaporator portion is disposed between successive batteries within the battery array and the condenser portion is disposed outside of the battery array and exposed to a heat sink.
US09877404B1	Adapter apparatus with socket contacts held in openings by holding structures An adapter apparatus and method of forming the adapter apparatus includes providing a substrate with a plurality of layers. The layers include at least one socket contact holding layer that includes a plurality of holding structures positioned between a plurality of other layers. A plurality of socket contacts (e.g., each including an end connection portion and first and second deflectable element coupled thereto) are held in corresponding openings defined through the substrate at least in part by the plurality of holding structures.
US09877403B2	Display device A display device includes a body including a display panel, a module cover positioned on a rear side of the display panel, and first and second coupling parts formed in a first position of the module cover and a second position spaced apart from the first position, and a target attachment surface placed in a first state in which the target attachment surface is coupled to the body and a second state in which the target attachment surface is separated from the body, and including third and fourth coupling parts positioned to face the first and second coupling parts in the first state, wherein the first coupling part and the third coupling part are coupled and the second coupling part and the fourth coupling part are coupled in the first state, and the body and the target attachment surface may be parallel to each other. Since the body is coupled to be parallel to the target attachment surface by a plurality of coupling parts, the body may be guided to an accurate position and a user may be able to be more focused on a display screen.
US09877399B2	Lead solder joint structure and manufacturing method thereof [Problem] Even if heat cycles are applied, degradation of joint strength is restrained.[Solution to problem] Lead solder joint structure, in which a first member is joined to a second member using lead solder, the structure comprising: a first solder layer that includes the first member as a core; a second solder layer that exists between the first solder layer and the second member and joins the first solder layer and the second member together; and a third solder layer that exists between the second solder layer and the second member.
US09877394B2	Connection system of a conductive busbar to an electric component A mechanical and electrical connection system including a printed circuit board, a busbar and an electrical component, wherein the board includes a first orifice in which a bottom foot of the bar is received and includes a second orifice in which a lug of the component is received, and wherein the bar includes an elastically deformable clamp which receives the lug of the component.
US09877393B2	Laminated electronic component and laminated electronic component mounting structure A laminated electronic component includes a main body composed of a stacked body in which dielectric layers and internal electrode layers are alternately laminated, and an external electrode disposed on an outer surface of the stacked body so as to make electrical connection with the internal electrode layers; and a first joining member and a second joining member which are provided on a first face side located in a stacking direction of the dielectric layers and the inner electrode layers. The first joining member and the second joining member are provided on a first side and second side which constitute the first face, respectively, and located in a region which includes midpoints thereof but does not include a vertex of the main body. By mounting such a laminated electronic component to a substrate via the joining members, acoustic noise can be suppressed.
US09877389B2	Mobile terminal Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a terminal body; a first module detachable from a back surface of the terminal body; and a printed circuit board, wherein the back surface of the terminal body includes a first recess to receive the first module, and wherein the first module includes a contact terminal configured to contact the printed circuit board through a connector having one or more electrode regions such that the first module is electrically connected to the printed circuit board when the first module is received in the first recess.
US09877386B2	Substrate structure and method of manufacturing the same A substrate structure is provided, including: a carrier having at least a wiring area defined and positioned on a portion of a surface of the carrier; a first insulating layer formed on the wiring area; a wiring layer formed on the first insulating layer formed on the wiring area; and a second insulating layer formed on the wiring area. Therefore, a contact surface between the carrier and the first and second insulating layers is reduced by reducing the areas of the first and second insulating layers, whereby a substrate warpage due to mismatch of coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) is avoided. The present invention further provides a method of manufacturing the substrate structure as described above.
US09877384B2	Display device A display device including: a flexible display panel; a first housing having an outer peripheral surface around which the flexible display panel is rolled; a jig in the first housing and connected to a first end of the flexible display panel, wherein the flexible display panel is configured to be rolled around the jig; and a second housing accommodating the first housing, wherein the jig and the first housing are configured to be rotated in different directions.
US09877380B2	Arrangement and method for electromagnetic shielding An arrangement for electromagnetic shielding of an electronic component attached to a substrate is described. The arrangement comprises an electrically conductive frame which is attached to the substrate in such a way that the frame frames the component. The arrangement further comprises an electrically conductive covering which is attached at least to a portion of a top side of the component, and which is electrically conductively attached at least to a portion of the frame. Furthermore, a method for electromagnetic shielding of the electronic component attached to the substrate and also a computer program product for carrying out the method are described.
US09877379B2	Bendable electronic device Disclosed is a flexible electronic device, including: a body made of a flexible material; a display unit; a flexible circuit board; a bending adjuster having a first plate that maintains a flat shape at room temperature, and a second plate that maintains a bent state at a specific temperature or more and having an elastic force larger than that of the first plate in a superelastic state, and is configured to adjust bending of the body by these plates, such that it is possible to improve reality of an image on a display unit by controlling the overall electronic device to be bent at a predetermined angle, more stably maintain a bent state and a flat state, reliably prevent a display unit and a flexible circuit board from being damaged, and stably maintain the bent state and the flat state despite using for a long period of time.
US09877378B2	System and method for generating extreme ultraviolet light A system includes a chamber, a laser beam apparatus configured to generate a laser beam to be introduced into the chamber, a laser controller for the laser beam apparatus to control at least a beam intensity and an output timing of the laser beam, and a target supply unit configured to supply a target material into the chamber, the target material being irradiated with the laser beam for generating extreme ultraviolet light.
US09877376B2	System, method, and apparatus for powering intelligent lighting networks The present invention relates to a system, method, and apparatus for powering intelligent lighting networks. The power for the intelligent lighting network is supplied by Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switches and/or Mid-Spans, which are conditioned by a powered device to distribute power tuned specifically for each, at least one light emitting diode (LED) fixture. The Power-over-Ethernet switch and/or Mid-Span with associated router and wireless access point can be used to communicate with, and power a sensor network that collects data relevant to the intelligent lighting network. Optionally, the Power-over-Ethernet switch and/or Mid-Span can be used to communicate with, and power a network of sensors that collects data relevant to the space the intelligent lighting network is operating in, or can be used to communicate with and power a network of AC wall plugs that can be turned on and off, and various switches, relays, and PLCs, RFID systems, USB hubs, etc.
US09877375B2	Interactive user interface functionality for lighting devices or system An example of a lighting system includes intelligent lighting devices, each of which includes a light source, a communication interface and a processor coupled to control the light source. In such a system, at least one of the lighting devices includes a user input sensor to detect user activity related to user inputs without requiring physical contact of the user; and at least one of the lighting devices includes an output component to provide information output to the user. One or more of the processors in the intelligent lighting devices are further configured to process user inputs detected by the user input sensor, control lighting and control output to a user via the output component so as to implement an interactive user interface for the system, for example, to facilitate user control of lighting operations of the system and/or to act as a user interface portal for other services.
US09877374B2	Lighting apparatus and methods providing variable illumination characteristics based on object detection A system includes at least one light-emitting device configured to be mounted on a stationary structure, such as a lighting pole or parking structure. A control circuit is operatively coupled to the at least one light-emitting device and configured to detect an object in a vicinity of the at least one light-emitting device and to vary a characteristic of illumination produced by the at least one light-emitting device responsive to the detection of the object.
US09877373B2	Integrated lighting system and method System and method include luminaires, control switches, occupancy detectors, and photocells connected to central control module for setting up, testing, commissioning and maintaining the system. Memory card interface and associated memory card provided for loading, saving and/or transferring configuration, update firmware, and log system operation data, which can be automatically recognized to perform appropriate actions. System and method provide switching between different mutually exclusive lighting modes where lighting of each mode is sequenced such that second lighting mode is initiated before first mode is terminated, resulting in continuity of lighting in controlled area. Other features include daylight harvesting control with multiple zone dimming and switching, programmable attack and decay dimming rates, ability to return system to previous dimming level after lights have been turned off, and ability to start controlled lights at full light level then dim down to previous level to ensure lighting ballasts have sufficient start up voltage.
US09877370B2	Lighting device comprising at least two sets of LEDs The invention provides a lighting device (100) comprising a first set of light emitting diodes (10) arranged to emit light (14) in a first wavelength range of 300 nm-490 nm, a second set of light emitting diodes (11) arranged to emit light (15) in a second wavelength range of 300 nm-490 nm, a first luminescent element (12) radiationally coupled to the first and second set of light emitting diodes and arranged to convert at least a part of the light of the first wavelength range and at least a part of the light of the second wavelength range into first luminescent element light, a second luminescent element (13) radiationally coupled to at least a subset of the second set of light emitting diodes and arranged to convert at least a part of the light (15) of the second wavelength range into second luminescent element light, wherein, during operation, the brightness level of the light (14) emitted by the first set of light emitting diodes (10) and the brightness level of the light (15) emitted by the second set of light emitting diodes (11), respectively, is controllable independently of each other and wherein the lighting device is arranged to generate white lighting device light (101).
US09877369B2	Lighting device and method for managing a lighting system Lighting device including a plurality of lighting elements, at least one sensor receiving sensory stimuli from an establishment, and a control means connected with the at least one sensor and with the lighting elements. The control means can send lighting management instructions to the lighting elements depending on the captured and processed information. The lighting device also allows managing lighting in an intelligent manner. The lighting device can light with greater intensity the areas of an establishment where there are more people or the areas where greater attention is needed but are not visited often enough. The lighting device can also light in any other suitable manner depending on the information provided by the implemented sensory metrics or other independent business rules.
US09877368B2	Optical analyzer Provided is an optical analyzer for performing a feedback control on the amount of light emitted from an LED as a light source, in which the configuration of an optical system is made simple and the degree of freedom in optical system arrangement is secured. An optical member 2 for focusing most of light while discharging part of the light as unfocused light is provided on an optical path from a light casting unit 1 to a sample cell 3. The optical member 2 can be achieved with a simple configuration, for example, two ball lenses spaced apart by a predetermined distance from each other. The light focused by the optical member 2 is cast as measurement light into the sample cell 3. Meanwhile, a second photodetector 5 is arranged at a position where the unfocused light reaches. The second photodetector 5 generates a detection signal in accordance with the amount of light that has entered the second photodetector 5 as monitored light, and a drive current to be supplied to an LED is controlled through a drive current controlling unit 6 and a current source 7 such that the amount of light is maintained at a fixed level.
US09877366B2	Light-emitting diode dimming driver circuit The present disclosure provides an LED dimming driver circuit, which includes: a TRIAC dimmer configured to adjust an inputted alternating voltage; and a RCC connected to the TRIAC dimmer and configured to adjust the alternating voltage from the TRIAC dimmer to provide a driving current for an LED load.
US09877365B1	Light-emitting device for providing flash light source The prevent invention provides a light-emitting device for providing a flash light source comprising a light-emitting module and a control module. The light-emitting module comprises a circuit substrate and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The control module comprises a semiconductor switch element having a MOSFET for turning the light-emitting elements on or off, wherein the semiconductor switch element is electrically connected to the light-emitting elements thereby the light-emitting elements can flash via the semiconductor switch element alternately turning on and off the light-emitting elements.
US09877364B2	Backlight unit A backlight unit which significantly reduces overshoot of a light source driving current and audible noise includes a light source driven by a light source driving voltage, a light source controller controlling the light source driving voltage, and a soft starter generating a first soft start voltage by receiving a charge signal from the light source controller and outputting the first soft start voltage to the light source controller, and generating a second soft start voltage when the charge signal is not applied thereto and outputting the second soft start voltage to the light source controller.
US09877361B2	Phototherapy system and process including dynamic LED driver with programmable waveform A phototherapy or photobiomodulation process employing the application of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to a living organism, typically a human being. The EMR is generated by one or more strings of LEDs and is programmed to emit one or more wavelengths, typically in the visible and infrared portions of the spectrum, the EMR in each wavelength being delivered in pulses having specified on-times, off-times, photoexcitation frequencies, duty factors, phase delays, and power amplitudes. A system for providing such EMR includes a microcontroller having a pattern library of algorithms, each of which defines a particular sequence of synthesized pulses, and an application pad, preferably flexible, containing the LED strings.
US09877359B2	Device for evaporating a volatile fluid An assembly for evaporating a volatile fluid includes a device and a refill which are detachable from one another: wherein the device comprises a magnetic induction coil configured to operate with an alternating current passed therethrough at a frequency of between substantially 20 KHz to substantially 500 KHz; the refill comprises a fluid reservoir containing the volatile fluid, a wick and at least one magnetic susceptor arranged to heat the wick predominately by magnetic hysteresis when said alternating current is passed through the induction coil, wherein the magnetic susceptor has a coercivity of substantially 50 ampere/meter (HC) to substantially 1500 ampere/meter (HC). Refills, devices and methods of operation are also described.
US09877357B2	Changing wireless carriers during a mobile gateway session A first performance measure is determined of an existing data session between a mobile gateway and a cloud gateway via a first wireless carrier. Second performance measures of others of the wireless carriers are determined during the existing data session. Based on the first performance measure and the second performance measures, the existing data session is continued with the cloud gateway via a second of the wireless carriers.
US09877351B2	Mobile communication system, user terminal, and base station A mobile communication system supports a dual connectivity scheme. The dual connectivity scheme is a scheme in which a user terminal establishes a pair of connections with a pair of cells including a combination of cells managed by different base stations. The user terminal is permitted to apply the dual connectivity scheme only when the pair of cells is a combination of a large cell and a small cell provided within a coverage of the large cell.
US09877332B1	Quality of service level based on medical data for a wireless communication device A wireless access node to facilitate increased quality of service in consideration of medical information comprises a wireless communication transceiver and a processing system. The wireless communication transceiver is configured to receive medical data transmitted from a wireless communication device served by the wireless access node, wherein the wireless communication device senses the medical data from a user of the wireless communication device. The processing system is configured to determine a quality of service level for the wireless communication device based on the medical data, and implement the quality of service level for the wireless communication device.
US09877325B2	System and method for joint scheduling in dual-carrier wireless backhaul networks A system and method for joint scheduling in a dual-carrier fixed wireless backhaul network is disclosed, wherein the primary carrier is a licensed band, and the secondary carrier is a lower cost shared band or an unlicensed band. The network comprises a plurality of Hub modules, each serving a cluster of one or more Remote backhaul modules (RBMs). A special frame structure and a control channel on the primary carrier carries control signalling messages for RBMs assigned to either the primary or secondary carrier. RBMs with a performance metric, such a spectral efficiency, above a threshold are assigned to the primary carrier. Other RBMs are assigned the secondary carrier, and a channel assignment is then performed. A transmission mode is determined based on instantaneous channel conditions, to optimize overall system performance across a network neighborhood and meet RBM quality of service requirements. A centralized server/processing unit co-ordinates dual carrier joint scheduling functions.
US09877324B2	Bandwidth signaling A method and a device for transmitting data in a wireless local area network are provided. The device transmits a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a first part and a second part over an operating bandwidth. The first part is phase-rotated in frequency domain so that the first part has a different phase than the second part.
US09877320B2	Fast wireless local area network communication method and apparatus using multiple transfer rate partitioning and cooperative transmission A wireless local area network (WLAN) communication method and apparatus using multiple transmission speed partitioning and cooperative transmission are disclosed. The WLAN communication method includes transmitting, by access point to the nodes, transmission time slots, partitions and internal transmission priorities using transmission time slot information, partition information and internal transmission priority information, receiving uplink packet from one node, determining whether downlink data to be transmitted to the high speed or the low speed node is present, or not in the download queue, transmitting, if present, the downlink packet to the nodes, removing downlink data from the download queue for ACK, and transmitting, if not present, transmitting ACK to the nodes.
US09877318B2	Control channel in a wireless device and wireless network A wireless device at least demodulates, descrambles and decodes a first control signal to generate a first signal. The wireless device processes the first signal by at least encoding, scrambling, modulating and scaling the first signal. The wireless device subtracts the processed first signal from received signals to generate a second signal. The wireless device at least demodulates, descrambles and decodes the second signal to generate a physical broadcast message. The wireless device determines a plurality of system parameters of a base station employing the physical broadcast message.
US09877316B2	Mapping of control information to control channel elements The invention relates to a new structure of a control channel region within a sub-frame of a 3GPP-based based communication system using OFDM in the downlink. This new structure of a control channel region is inter alia particularly suitable for conveying physical downlink control channel information from a donor eNodeB to a relay node. The control channel region is divided in CCEs that have equal size irrespective of the presence of further cell-specific and/or UE-specific reference signals within the control channel region. This is achieved by dividing the control channel region in plural sub-CCEs that are combined to CCEs all having equal size (in terms of resource elements that can be used for the signaling of control information). The control channel region is divided in the frequency domain and/or time domain in a FDM respectively TDM fashion in order to obtain the sub-CCEs.
US09877315B2	Method and user equipment for transmitting channel state information and method and base station for receiving channel state information The present invention provides a method and a device for transmitting or receiving channel state information (CSI). According to the present invention, when a user equipment can be set with one or more CSI processes per serving cell, a CSI request field included in downlink control information for a specific serving cell indicates at least whether a non-periodic CSI report triggered by the CSI request field is triggered for a set of CSI process(es) set by a higher layer from among the CSI process(es) for the one serving cell.
US09877312B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving reference signal An apparatus and a method for generation of channel state information in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes transmitting, by an evolved Node B (eNB), a first reference signal to a plurality of User Equipments (UEs), receiving channel state information generated based on the first reference signal from the plurality of UEs, selecting candidate UEs to which wireless resources are to be allocated and transmitting second reference signals to the selected candidate UEs, receiving channel state information generated based on the second reference signals from the candidate UEs, and selecting final UEs, to which wireless resources are to be allocated, from the candidate UEs based on the channel state information generated based on the second reference signals, and transmitting control information for data reception to the selected final UEs.
US09877307B2	Method for implementing radio resource control protocol function, macro base station, and micro cell node In a method for implementing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol function a macro base station configures control information required by a user equipment for accessing a micro cell node. The control information is sent to the micro cell node for combining the control information and control information that is preset by the micro cell node and forwarding the combined control information to a user equipment, or directly forwarding the control information to a user equipment, so as to implement all RRC protocol functions of the micro cell node.
US09877304B2	Broadcast message transmission method, base station and user equipment The present invention provides a broadcast message transmission method, a base station and user equipment. The method includes: determining a resource position of a broadcast channel, wherein the broadcast channel occupies M physical resource blocks (PRBs) among m PRBs of a frequency band center of a carrier, m and M are positive integers, M is not greater than m, and m is not greater than the number of the PRBs corresponding to the system bandwidth; mapping the broadcast channel on the resource position; and sending a broadcast message through the broadcast channel. In the embodiments of the present invention, since the broadcast channel occupies M PRBs among m PRBs of a frequency band center of a carrier, by mapping the broadcast channel on the resource position and sending a broadcast message through the broadcast channel, the resource utilization rate of the carrier may be improved.
US09877303B2	Method for processing multimedia broadcast/multicast service session update There is provided a method for processing Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service MBMS session update in M3 and M2 interfaces in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising a Mobility Management Entity MME, a Multi-cell/Multicast Coordination Entity MCE and an eNB, the method comprising: sending, by the MME, a first MBMS session update request message to the MCE; processing, by the MCE, the first MBMS session update request message, and sending, a second MBMS session update request message to the eNB and sending a first feedback message to the MME; processing, by the eNB, the second MBMS session update request message, and sending a second feedback message to the MCE.The present invention enables a RAN and an EPC to consistently process the MBMS session update procedure. Thus, the present invention may avoid misunderstanding caused by signaling processing from the EPC to EUTRAN in a radio access network.
US09877302B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic location-based message notification In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for dynamic location-based message notification. In one embodiment, a method for providing alerts to a computing device includes identifying, via a set of location-specific computing resources, a current location of the computing device and sending at least one alert to the computing device, based on the current location.
US09877300B2	Determining a location of a disconnected device Described herein are techniques for determining a location of a disconnected device. In an example, a method includes instructing a first access point to sniff a wireless channel for probe request packets from disconnected devices, and instructing the first access point to send a distance-probing packet to a disconnected device after receiving a probe request packet from the disconnected device. The method further includes receiving, from the first access point, a MAC address of the disconnected device determined from the received probe request packet. After receiving the MAC address from the first access point, a group of access points is instructed to send distance-probing packets to the disconnected device. The method further includes receiving, from the first access point and the group of access points, time-of-flight measurements associated with the disconnected device. A location of the disconnected device can be determined using the time-of-flight measurements.
US09877299B2	Method and system for performing trilateration for fixed infrastructure nodes (FIN) based on enhanced location based information Method, systems and devices for performing trilateration for a fixed infrastructure node (FIN) using enhanced location based information may include receiving a plurality of inputs (e.g., waypoints) from a plurality of devices, using the received plurality of inputs to generate an initial positional fix, and setting a current waypoint of the FIN based the initial positional fix. The FIN may receive additional inputs, and use the plurality of inputs to generate updated (more accurate) location information for the FIN. The FIN may update its current waypoint based on the generated updated location information. The FIN trilateration operation may also include applying three or four of the received inputs (e.g., waypoints) kalman filter, and reporting/using the output of the kalman filter as the device's current waypoint or location.
US09877296B2	Electronic tag with cellular communication module An electronic tag, e.g. for use as a tracker tag or combined tracker and data tag, with a cellular communication module is disclosed. The cellular communication module is configured to transmit an indication of a current geographical location to an external data server. The electronic tag can optionally receive tag data from an external tag reader and optionally comprises an output means configured to output the tag data. The tag's microprocessor is configured to switch off at least a transmitter part of the cellular communication module in response to first data contained in a Mode S signal of an aircraft transponder. Said transmitter part may be switched on again depending on data in signals from external source(s) as received in the tag.
US09877291B1	Wireless transceiver apparatus and method capable of controlling gain(s) of amplifier(s) by detecting power of interference signal in the air with considerations of power saving and smaller circuit area A wireless transceiver apparatus includes a power detector, an analog signal receiving circuit at wireless signal reception side, and a processing circuit. The power detector is configured at wireless signal transmission side and used for detecting power of a power amplifier on a transmitting path of wireless signal transmission side. The analog signal receiving circuit is couple to the power detector and used for receiving a wireless signal form an antenna. Under signal reception mode, the analog signal receiving circuit transmits the received wireless signal to the processing circuit. Under interference detection mode, the analog signal receiving circuit transfers the received wireless signal (as interference) to the power detector, and the power detector is used for detecting the power of wireless signal to measure an interference power value and transmit the value to the processing circuit.
US09877288B2	System and method for transmit power control with secondary uplink pilot channel A method for operating a user equipment (UE) configured for estimating channel quality includes receiving a downlink fractional control channel from a non-serving HS-DSCH cell, estimating a quality of the downlink fractional control channel over a specified time period, and deriving downlink synchronization primitives in accordance with the quality of the downlink fractional control channel. Further methods for deriving the transmit power of an uplink control channel from downlink fractional control channels transmitted by the serving and non-serving HS-DSCH cells are disclosed.
US09877284B2	Method of communication based on power save mode in wireless local area network and apparatus for the same A communication method based on a power save mode, performed by a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The method includes switching to an awake state; transmitting a wakeup poll frame to an access point (AP) the wakeup poll frame indicating that the station has switched to the awake state; receiving a wakeup confirm frame from the AP in response to the wakeup poll frame, the wakeup poll frame including an awake duration field, the awake duration field indicating an awake duration as a duration in which the station maintains the awake state; and switching to a doze state after the time interval indicated by the awake duration field has lapsed.
US09877282B2	Method and apparatus for signaling in dense network operations A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives an LDCS configuration for a UE relay from a second entity and monitors for an LDCS from the UE relay based on the received LDCS configuration. The second entity may comprise one of an LPN that is not in a dormant state and a Macro cell. The apparatus may receive LDCS configurations for a plurality of LPNs and monitor for a plurality of LPNs based on the received LDCS configurations. When the apparatus determines a need to connect to a LPN, the apparatus may select an LPN among the plurality of LPNs.
US09877271B2	Method and apparatus for LTE cell search using multiple receivers of a mobile device A method using multiple receivers of a wireless communication device to accelerate cell selection and reselection is disclosed. Multiple receivers of the wireless device are used to implement carrier aggregation in LTE connected mode. The multiple receivers of the wireless device are used to search for cells concurrently across multiple radio frequency bands and/or multiple radio access technologies during cell selection and/or cell reselection procedures. A first receiver and a second receiver of the wireless device each search for cells over different radio frequency bands simultaneously, and accordingly the cell selection and reselection time is effectively reduced compared to using only one receiver. Multiple receivers are also used concurrently, in parallel, to accelerate inter-frequency cell detection and measurement and for inter-RAT searches and measurements.
US09877264B2	Apparatus and method for reducing transmission delay of HTTP protocol and processing load of HTTP server in wireless communications network A method and apparatus for managing and controlling wireless connection of a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) proxy device in a wireless communication network are provided. The method includes receiving one of information indicating a wireless connection deactivation of an HTTP client performing HTTP communication and information indicating a change in an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the HTTP client from a predetermined node of the wireless communication network; and deactivating a connection with an HTTP server if the received information indicates the wireless connection deactivation of an HTTP client performing the HTTP communication; and maintaining a connection with an HTTP server if the received information indicates the change in the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the HTTP client.
US09877263B1	Carrier aggregation (CA) for user equipment (UE) and wireless relays A wireless communication network controls Carrier Aggregation (CA). A macrocell base station broadcasts a macro network Identifier (ID) and a relay network ID. A wireless relay broadcasts the macro network ID. The base station serves a first set of User Equipment (UEs) using CA responsive to the macro network ID. The wireless relay serves a second set of UEs using CA responsive to the macro network ID. The base station also serves the wireless relay using CA responsive to the relay network ID. The base station determines that a CA load threshold is exceeded and responsively terminates CA for the first set of UEs. The base station also transfers an instruction to terminate CA for the second set of UEs using the macro network ID. The wireless relay receives the instruction and responsively terminates CA for the second set of UEs.
US09877259B2	Dynamic energy-efficient transmit point (TP) muting for virtual radio access network (V-RAN) Operational and environmental efficiency in virtual radio access networks (VRANs) can be improved by offloading data traffic and/or control signaling between physical transmit points (TPs) of a virtual TP. This may allow one or more physical TPs of the virtual TP to be muted in the downlink or uplink direction, thereby reducing energy consumption. The offloading may be performed during relatively short time-intervals such that physical TP are muted for one or more transmission time intervals (TTIs) before being re-activated. The offloading may also be implemented over longer time-intervals in accordance with a traffic engineering (TE) policy. Further it is possible to re-activate a de-activated downlink transmitter of physical TP by monitoring wireless signals via an activated receiver of the physical TP.
US09877258B2	Method and device for transferring data traffic A method for transmitting and receiving a signal in a traffic detection function (TDF) of a mobile communication system, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a policy server, a policy that includes address information of packet data network (PDN) gateways (PGWs) respectively corresponding to one or more PDNs; receiving a message that includes a data packet from one PDN among the one or more PDNs; and transmitting the received packet to the address of the corresponding PGW on the basis of the policy information. According to one embodiment of the present specification, it is possible to provide a device and a method capable of providing a charging capability of an application level by providing a method and a device for transferring classified traffic in an implicit selective manner.
US09877257B2	Performance improvements for high gain devices Wireless communication is disclosed using a wireless communication device, such as a user equipment (UE) having a high-gain antenna. In a cell that uses at least one of reference signal received power (RSRP)-based cell selection or RSRP-based cell reselection, the wireless communication device may determine an offset RSRP by applying an offset to a measured RSRP if a signal quality of communications from a serving base station of the cell fails to satisfy a signal quality threshold. The UE may initiate at least one of a cell selection or cell reselection operation based on the offset RSRP.
US09877254B2	Methods and apparatus for updating the UE capability in an E-UTRAN A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus transmits a first set of capabilities to a first cell. The first set of capabilities is for communication with the first cell. The apparatus transmits information associated with a second set of capabilities to the first cell. The second set of capabilities is for communication with a second cell. The apparatus moves from the first cell to the second cell. The apparatus communicates with the second cell based on the transmitted information.
US09877249B2	Device, method for managing carrier of base station, terminal and method for managing carrier thereof A method in which a terminal that supports a multi-carrier manages a primary carrier, including: receiving a primary carrier change command from a base station; and changing the primary carrier from a serving primary carrier to a target primary carrier.
US09877248B2	Methods for efficient wireless communications and communication apparatus utilizing the same A communications apparatus and method for camping on a serving cell. The apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) signal processing device, processing a plurality of RF signals to generate a plurality of baseband signals, a baseband signal processing device, processing the baseband signals, and a processor, measuring a signal quality or power of the serving cell and determining whether a first predetermined threshold value related to cell reselection of the serving cell is greater than a second predetermined threshold value related to cell reselection of a predetermined neighbor cell. When the first predetermined threshold value is greater than the second predetermined threshold value, the processor further determines whether the signal quality or power of the serving cell is greater than the second predetermined threshold value. Also, at times, the processor further determines whether to perform cell measurement on the predetermined neighbor cell.
US09877244B2	Inter-frequency neighboring cell proximity detection method, inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement method, radio network controller, and user equipment The present invention provides an inter-frequency neighboring cell proximity detection method, an inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement method, a radio network controller, and user equipment. In this method, a signal of an intra-frequency cell of a current serving cell of a user equipment is measured, a measurement result is compared with proximity detection information of an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and reporting may be performed when the information is met.
US09877243B2	Determining a location of a mobile device A method and an apparatus for determining a location of a mobile device. The location of a mobile device is determined accurately according to information which includes call data records of the mobile device. By employing a partial ellipse integral model, two physical world factors are taken into consideration in reducing the location uncertainty in call data records. The factors include: spatiotemporal constraints of the device's movement in the physical world and the telecommunication cell area's geometry information, which increase the accuracy of determining the location of a mobile device.
US09877242B2	Method and apparatus of resolving PCI confusion for providing inbound mobility to closed subscriber group Method and apparatus for providing inbound mobility to closed subscriber group (CSG) and hybrid cells are described. A wireless communication device includes a receiver configured to receive, from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), information indicating that a physical cell identity (PCI) of a neighbor closed subscriber group (CSG) cell corresponds to a predefined CSG cell range, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to the WTRU in response to receiving the information indicating that the PCI of the neighbor CSG cell corresponds to the predefined CSG cell range, an indication to report system information of the neighbor CSG cell. In response to receiving the system information of the neighbor CSG cell, the wireless communication device may initiate a handover of the WTRU to the neighbor CSG cell.
US09877241B2	User terminal A user terminal includes: a controller configured to perform, in accordance with one selection rule of a first selection rule and a second selection rule, as a selection rule applied to a cell reselection in an idle mode. The first selection rule is a selection rule for selecting an appropriate cell irrespective of whether the user terminal has an interest in a D2D proximity service. The second selection rule is a selection rule for preferentially selecting, as an appropriate cell, a cell belonging to a frequency available for the D2D proximity service, in case that the user terminal has the interest in the D2D proximity service. The controller applies, in accordance with configuration, the second selection rule instead of the first selection.
US09877235B2	Method and system for setup or modification of data flows, primary node, secondary node, UE and computer program product A method, in a radio communication system, for setup or modification of data flows between user equipment (UE) in dual connectivity with a primary node and a secondary node of the system, comprising switching a data path between the primary node and the secondary node by transmitting message data between the primary node and secondary node to establish a direct user plane path between the secondary node and a serving gateway (S-GW) of the system.
US09877232B2	Methods and nodes for managing bearers A method and a radio network node for handling traffic on an Access Stratum “AS” bearer are disclosed. The radio network node receives, from a second core network node, an AS bearer request for setting up the AS bearer to carry traffic between a first core network node and a wireless communication device, wherein the AS bearer request includes a first AS Quality of Service profile, a second AS Quality of Service profile, and at least one criterion for applying the first or second AS Quality of Service profile when processing the traffic. The radio network node processes the traffic while applying the first or second AS Quality of Service profile based on whether one of the at least one criterion is fulfilled. Furthermore, corresponding methods, a first core network node, a second core network node and a wireless communication device for handling traffic on a common bearer are disclosed.
US09877227B2	Coordinated RAN and transport network utilization OSS device(s) described herein are configured to receive a congestion indication from a RAT component, a CSR, or an edge router of a core network and to determine whether the congestion indication meets a threshold or criteria. Based on that determination, the OSS device(s) may perform one or both of obtaining additional transport resources from a provider of a transport network or updating a resource utilization policy for the RAT component, CSR, or edge router. If obtaining additional transport resources, the OSS device(s) may notify the RAT component, the CSR, and the edge router. If updating a policy, the OSS device(s) may provide the updated resource utilization policy to its associated RAT component, CSR, or edge router.
US09877223B2	Apparatus and article of simultaneously transmitting to a group of wireless communication stations Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of simultaneously communicating with a group of wireless communication devices. For example, a wireless communication unit may assign a plurality of wireless communication devices to at least one Space-Division Multiple Access (SDMA) group based on traffic-specification (TSPEC) information corresponding to the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit a plurality of different wireless communication transmissions to the plurality of wireless communication devices of the group, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09877222B2	Mobile communication system, digital unit, and method of establishing joint transmission area in the system Provided are a mobile communication system, a digital unit, and a method of establishing a joint transmission area in the system. When the digital unit determines that a terminal is located in a joint transmission area based on signal strength values received from two of radio units and transmission powers of the two radio units, the digital unit adjusts the joint transmission area depending on the load on the network including the two radio units belong in order to allow the two radio units to perform a joint transmission function to send at least one of the same signal and a spatiotemporally coded signal of the same data to the terminal.
US09877220B2	Minimizing drive test logged data reporting This disclosure pertains to a method in a network node, a method in user equipment, a network node and user equipment in a wireless communications network. More particularly, there is provided methods and platforms for network based control of report messages comprising logged measurements in a wireless communications network. In accordance with some example embodiments, a UE (30) that has stored logged data i.e. logged measurements that are bigger than a single transmission packet, i.e. report message, segments the logged measurements and sends only a portion of the logged measurements that fits into a single report message. The UE (30) also indicates to a network node (28) that additional logged measurements exist at the UE buffer (44).
US09877219B2	Wireless network site survey systems and methods Wireless network site survey systems and methods are described herein. One system includes a plurality of wireless nodes placed at a number of locations and a computing device configured to: receive communication metrics, wherein the communication metrics include metrics of communication between the plurality of wireless nodes and between the computing device and each of the plurality of wireless nodes, and generate a node coverage map based on the received communication metrics.
US09877214B1	Passive quality of experience measurements To determine a cause of a customer experience event (e.g., dropped call or choppy video) passively collected measures from various network layers (e.g., internet, transport, application, etc.) are used to establish user activity across multiple service types (a.k.a., contexts). These contexts are monitored across parallel contexts, services, and/or sockets. The multiple contexts are aggregated for analysis. The multiple contexts can be analyzed to determine a cause of the customer experience event.
US09877213B1	Integrated minimization of drive test (MDT) and ticketing in a mobile communication network A method of remediating wireless communication issues. The method comprises receiving a ticket by a ticket server computer that identifies a mobile communication device and identifies a service issue category, transmitting the mobile communication device identity and the service issue category to a resolution server computer, analyzing the service issue category by the resolution server computer, based on the analyzing of the service issue category, initiating a minimization of drive test (MDT), a subscriber trace, or a cell trace in a wireless communication network by the resolution server computer, where the wireless communication network provides wireless communication service to the mobile communication device and where the wireless communication network comprises a plurality of cell sites, analyzing the results of the MDT or trace by the resolution server computer; and initiating a corrective action in the mobile communication device or in the wireless communication network.
US09877211B2	Dynamic management of an on/off status of a base station from a routing proxy The application relates to the problem that when an HeNB switches off (HeNB1-3) while connected via a proxy (PR) as mentioned by Release 11 of 3GPP TR 37.803 to a peer X2AP entity, the X2AP entity in the HeNB can not inform its peer (eNB1) that it is no longer reachable. The problem is solved in that when the proxy detects the disconnection of the SCTP connection (SCT-P1-3) between the HeNB and itself, it transmits an X2AP STOP message to the eNB (eNB1), whereby this message indicates the end of the SCTP connection (SCTP1-3) and identifies the HeNB.
US09877207B2	Calibration method for channel simulator A calibration method for a channel simulator is applied to a large-capacity channel simulator having the interfaces of P base stations and Q terminals so that path loss calibration for P×Q paths is more rapidly and easily performed.
US09877204B1	Systems and methods for a multi-layer tracking area code assignment Systems and methods for determining a multi-layer tracking area code assignment in a wireless communication network are disclosed. A controller node is configured assign a first code to a first group of access nodes located in a geographic area. A signal load of updates for the first group of access nodes is monitored by the communication network. The controller node determines a set of criteria for assigning a second code to at least one access node in a second group of access nodes. The second group of access nodes are located in the same geographic area as the first group of access nodes. The controller node assigns the second code to the at least one access node for a predetermined period of time.
US09877203B2	Channel feedback reporting for shared frequency spectrum Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. A device may use enhanced reporting mechanisms to support control information reporting on shared spectrum. In some cases, a device may utilize enhanced component carriers (eCCs) for data transmissions. In one example, the device may transmit control information (e.g., ACK/NACK, CSI, etc.) to a corresponding device using a CCA exempt transmission (CET). In another example, a device may report control information quasi-periodically. For instance, a device may be assigned a specified interval and a control feedback window for reporting control information (e.g., CSI). The window may provide a duration prior and subsequent to the specified interval during which a UE may transmit control information. For example, the device may perform a CCA reserving the channel for a duration that does not include the specified interval but may transmit feedback information based on determining the specified interval falls within the assigned window.
US09877202B2	Method and procedure for communication between databases or spectrum management functions Methods and apparatuses are described herein for providing a victim database discovery procedure. The victim database discovery procedure may be guided by an initial list of potential victim databases that may be defined by physical properties such as the geographic or regional relationships of the areas that may be protected by each database. Exchange procedures are disclosed in which incumbent information between two databases is exchanged. Also described herein are exchanges of information between databases whereby a querying database may receive restrictions on associated operating parameters of Cognitive Radio Systems (CRSs) under their control in an area. Further, a procedure is described herein by which a database that receives a request for shared spectrum from a CRS may first forward the request to a neighboring or victim database to determine the allowable channels and then may make the actual allocation based on this information and its own incumbents.
US09877196B2	User authentication systems and methods An exemplary method includes a user authentication system detecting a touch input on a lock screen of a mobile device while the lock screen displays a notification of an incoming voice call, determining that the touch input satisfies an end-user-defined authentication key requirement that includes an end-user-defined setting specifying that a direction of a vector of the touch input across the lock screen will not be considered as part of the end-user-defined authentication key requirement, and facilitating, based on the determining that the touch input satisfies the end-user-defined authentication key requirement, a pick-up of the incoming voice call. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
US09877194B2	Methods and apparatus for delivering electronic identification components over a wireless network Methods and apparatus enabling programming of electronic identification information of a wireless apparatus. In one embodiment, a previously purchased or deployed wireless apparatus is activated by a cellular network. The wireless apparatus connects to the cellular network using an access module to download operating system components and/or access control client components. The described methods and apparatus enable updates, additions and replacement of various components including Electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) data, OS components. One exemplary implementation of the invention utilizes a trusted key exchange between the device and the cellular network to maintain security.
US09877190B1	System and method for authentication and sharing of subscriber data A wireless communication service subscriber authentication platform includes a processor, memory, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor: receives a request to authenticate a user from an enterprise (the request identifies a phone number of a user equipment device (UE) and an identity of a mobile communication service subscriber associated with the UE); determines a wireless communication service provider that provides wireless communication service to the UE based on the phone number of the UE; sends a request for information about the mobile communication service subscriber to the wireless communication service provider (the information request comprises the phone number of the UE and the identity of the subscriber); receives information from the wireless communication service provider determined to provide service to the UE; and sends an authentication response to the enterprise. The enterprise completes a transaction with the subscriber based on the authentication response.
US09877189B2	Verification method and device using a magnetometer A method for verifying a user of a mobile device is provided. The method includes selecting a numerical value and generating a direction image based on the numerical value. The direction image may indicate a first position on the direction image and a second position on the mobile device when the direction image is initially displayed on the mobile device. The direction image may have a center point and the numerical value may correspond a central angle between the first position and the second position. The method may further include sending, to the mobile device, the direction image and a command to rotate the mobile device according to the direction image and receiving a magnetometric numerical value detected by the mobile device using a magnetometer. The method may further include determining whether to allow access of a server by the user based on the magnetometric numerical value.
US09877188B1	Wireless network access credential sharing using a network based credential storage service A system and method for providing access credentials for a wireless network is provided. The system and method comprises sending a request for access credentials for a wireless network never previously accessed from a requesting client device to a connection helper service hosted by a server. The connection helper service determines a subset of user accounts that have the access credentials for the wireless network stored in an associated remote database. The connection helper service then searches social media to determine whether any of the subset of user accounts are connected with a user account associated with the requesting client device. If there is a connection, then the connection helper service facilitates requesting permission to acquire the access credentials from a remote database associated with a user account for the connection with the access credentials. In this manner, access to the wireless network is provided without manually entering access credentials.
US09877186B2	Phone number switching method, and associated apparatus A phone number switching method and an associated apparatus are provided, where the phone number switching method may be applied to a first electronic device. For example, the phone number switching method may include the steps of: determining whether a predetermined activity corresponding to both of the first electronic device and a second electronic device occurs, to generate a determination result; and according to the determination result, selectively sending a switching request from the first electronic device to a service provider, wherein a phone number is previously associated to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) within the first electronic device by the service provider, and the switching request asks for re-associating the phone number to a second SIM within the second electronic device.
US09877184B2	Method of managing multiple subscription and user identities in multi-SIM user devices Apparatuses, systems, and methods to avoid contact/identity disclosure when using a multiple subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) wireless electronic device are described. According to one method, if a call to a first party in a first SIM cannot be established using the first SIM, the call is established using a second SIM, but without the device displaying identity/contact information of the first SIM. According to the embodiment, the calling line identification restriction (CLIR) supplementary service may be used, a user-to-user signalling (UUS) service may be invoked, and/or the user may decide to share selected identity/contact information associated with the first SIM while withholding the rest from the device.
US09877180B2	Discovery in a communication system Discovery of devices in a network of devices includes assigning resources for the discovery, and providing accordingly at least two discovery patterns of transmission and reception phases for the devices in the network for communication of information between the devices. A device can transmit or receive information in accordance with a dedicated discovery pattern of transmission and reception phases allocated from a set of different discovery patterns.
US09877176B2	Methods and systems of managing accident communications over a network Systems and methods are configured to detect the occurrence of accidents, and to collect, process, and distribute accident related data. The accident related information may include location information, accident image information, and/or other information. Optionally, upon detection of an accident, emergency contacts of a user involved in the accident may be automatically notified of the accident. Service providers may be contacted over a network to provide accident-related services.
US09877174B2	Systems, methods, and devices for extending range of wireless networks Example systems, methods, and devices for extending range of WiFi networks are discussed. More specifically, methods for extending range of a Wi-Fi network are disclosed. The method may include the operations of appending, by a network device, one or more codebits to one or more original codebits or coded symbols, sending, by the network device, the original codebits or coded symbols and the appended codebits to an interleaver or a constellation mapper for transmission. The original codebits or coded symbols and the appended codebits may be sent over a plurality of subcarriers. Methods, apparatus, and systems described herein can be applied to 802.11ax or any other wireless standard.
US09877166B2	Providing broadcast service in broadcast service reserved cells The invention relates to methods and base stations for supporting a broadcast service within a cell of a base station not transmitting the broadcast service. A method in a base station controlling a cell serving a user equipment supports a broadcast service from a neighboring cell. The method comprises the steps: receiving an indication that the serving base station shall not transmit the broadcast service in the cell serving the user equipment; receiving control information required by the user equipment for receiving the broadcast service from the neighboring cell; and transmitting the control information to the user equipment via the cell serving the user equipment.
US09877162B2	Systems and methods for generating a user location history Systems and methods for generating a user location history are provided. One example method includes obtaining a plurality of location reports from one or more devices associated with the user. The method includes clustering the plurality of location reports to form a plurality of segments. The method includes identifying a plurality of location entities for each of the plurality of segments. The method includes determining, for each of the plurality of segments, one or more feature values associated with each of the location entities identified for such segment. The method includes determining, for each of the plurality of segments, a score for each of the plurality of location entities based at least in part on a scoring formula. The method includes selecting one of plurality of locations entities for each of the plurality of segments.
US09877161B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for mobile network positioning of MTC devices using common reference or synchronization signals Embodiments improve User Equipment (UE) positioning accuracy in a mobile communication system by providing for a UE configured to listen for Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) transmissions within an operating bandwidth around Direct Current (DC) sub-carrier and at least one non-PRS transmission including, for example, a CRS or PSS/SSS; receiving, at the UE, PRS and non-PRS(s) transmissions transmitted from base stations within the operating bandwidth; performing, at the UE, Time of Arrival (TOA) measurements for each of the plurality of base stations, wherein the TOA measurements are determined based on the at least one non-PRS transmission; obtaining Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) measurements by subtracting TOA for the plurality of base stations from a TOA for a reference base station, and transmitting, from the UE to a Location Server (LS), the OTDOA measurements, wherein the LS performs a positioning estimation of the UE based on the OTDOA measurements.
US09877158B2	Wi-Fi scan scheduling and power adaptation for low-power indoor location Embodiments of a mobile station and method for Wi-Fi scan scheduling and power adaption for low-power indoor location are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the mobile station may identify channels, beacon timing and rough signal strength levels of nearby access points (APs) from at least one of a previous full-channel scan or a Wi-Fi fingerprint database and may configure receiver sensitivity based on the rough signal strength levels for receipt of subsequent beacons. The mobile station may wake-up from a low-power state to receive beacons for the nearby access points on the identified channels at times based on the identified beacon timing. The received signal strength indicators (RSSIs) levels of the received beacons may be used for location determination.
US09877151B2	Method and electronic device for measuring position The present disclosure relates to a method and an electronic device for measuring a position of the electronic device. The method includes identifying radio stations of different communication networks based on different communication signals transmitted from the radio stations, identifying at least one grid in a plurality of grids corresponding to the identified radio stations, and identifying the position of the electronic device based on the identified at least one grid, wherein the plurality of grids correspond to a plurality of areas generated on a basis of intensities of the different communication signals.
US09877148B1	Location based recommendations Location data that corresponds to one or more user devices each associated with a user may be obtained. Based on the location data, the particular location of a user may be determined. Similarities between various users may be identified when it is determined that those users have visited the same locations. Upon at least two users visiting a threshold amount of the same locations, one or more recommendations may be provided to the users, whereby the recommendations relate to places that those users have yet to visit. In addition, the users may have the opportunity to reveal information about themselves to other users, while maintaining their anonymity. As a result, the users may meet people and learn about new places that are likely to be of interest to those users.
US09877147B2	Support for WISPr attributes in a TAL/CAR PWLAN environment A computer configured to serve data services in a one-way cable plant having telco-return for upstream data resources to requesting computers in a networked environment is disclosed. The computer includes a subscriber edge services manager server and a radius proxy server, the radius proxy configured to classify received radius requests into a plurality of types and handle requests classified as a first type from requests classified as non-first types. The computer also includes an access point, the access point providing communication connection to at least one computing device. The subscriber edge services manager server and radius proxy server are configured to communicate with the access point to acquire information from the access point, and user location information is configured on the access point in a vendor-specific attribute.
US09877146B2	Methods and systems for transmission of arbitrary data via Bluetooth HFP audio connections with low latency A wireless-communication device includes a user interface configured to receive audio signals; a cryptographic module configured to encrypt the audio signals into a binary data sequence; a generator module configured to: receive a bit pattern representative of the binary data sequence; and generate a byte sequence representative of the bit pattern by generating a byte that is greater than the preceding byte when the current bit is of a first value and that is lesser than the preceding byte when the current bit is of a second value; an audio codec configured to generate transmission bits by generating a transmission bit having the first value when the current byte is greater than the preceding byte and having the second value when the current byte is lesser than the preceding byte; and a transceiver configured to convey the transmission bits to a receiver.
US09877143B2	Method and apparatus for controlling bluetooth load An in-vehicle Bluetooth load control method and an apparatus using the same are disclosed. A Bluetooth load dispersion method for an in-vehicle head unit includes assigning and retaining priority per profile, executing a first profile. When execution of second to n-th profiles is requested, executing the second to n-th profiles, comparing priority level assigned to the first profile with priority level assigned to the second to n-th profiles, and classifying the profiles as a main service and sub services based on a result of the comparison. Wherein is a natural number equal to or greater than 2 and is a total number of profiles in the plurality of profiles. Consequently, Bluetooth load is effectively controlled in a multi Bluetooth profile environment.
US09877141B2	Management of wireless devices in limited radio coverage A mechanism is described herein for enhancing the radio coverage for a wireless device based on an exchange of uplink and downlink radio condition information, referred to as uplink and downlink Radio Coverage Category (RCC) values, between the wireless device and a network (e.g., a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, Core Network (CN) node) for use in data transmission (e.g., control plane related signaling or user plane related payload transmission).
US09877139B2	Device to device (D2D) communication mechanisms Technology for enabling device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless network is disclosed. One method comprises receiving a traffic flow optimization message at a first transmission node in the wireless network from a detection function (DF) module. A D2D setup message can be transmitted from the first transmission node to establish a D2D link, wherein the D2D link bypasses a serving gateway for the wireless network and provides communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device.
US09877137B2	Systems and methods for playing a venue-specific object-based audio There is provided a system and method for playing a venue-specific object-based audio in a venue, the system comprising a memory, and a processor configured to receive an object-based audio including a plurality of audio components and create a venue-specific object-based audio based on a modification metadata by adjusting a level of at least one of the plurality of audio components of the object-based audio, the processor executing the object-based audio rendering software to render the venue-specific object-based audio in the venue.
US09877134B2	Techniques for optimizing the fidelity of a remote recording In one embodiment, a recording optimizer included in a recorder optimizes the fidelity of output signals. In operation, the recorder receives and records two sets of input signals—one set of input signals received via microphones included in the recorder and another set of input signals received as line-inputs from a front of house console mixer. The recording optimizer analyzes the recorded signals to identify discrepancies, such as unamplified instruments that are underrepresented in the line-inputs. The recording optimizer then performs compensation operations that adjust one or more recorded signals to mitigate the discrepancies. Subsequently, the recording optimizer combines the compensated recorded signals, generating output signals that leverage the strengths of both sets of input signals to accurately represent the experienced sound. By contrast, conventional recorder/mixer combinations may produce output signals with degraded fidelity attributable to unresolved discrepancies between the source signals.
US09877129B2	Device and method for playing sound The present invention extracts azimuth information on a sound source, read the touch state of a touch screen on which an image is displayed, and enables a sound source having azimuth information corresponding to a place touched on the image to be synthesized so as to be distinguished from other sound sources. According to the present invention, since it is possible to listen to the distinguished sound of a desired location on an image, a user may be provided with more satisfaction.
US09877127B2	Method and system for testing temperature tolerance limit of loudspeaker A method and system for testing a temperature tolerance limit of a loudspeaker. The method includes: selecting a test signal, and determining a test output voltage as a rated voltage of the loudspeaker, so that the loudspeaker reaches a rated amplitude; determining a gain boosting frequency point according to a resonant frequency of the loudspeaker; performing a plurality of tests for the loudspeaker, and in each test controlling the test signal to maintain the gain constant in a frequency band lower than the gain boosting frequency point and increase the gain in a frequency band higher than the gain boosting frequency point, testing and recording a temperature of the loudspeaker till the loudspeaker fails, and recording a temperature at the time of the failure; and determining a highest temperature that is tolerable by the loudspeaker before the loudspeaker fails.
US09877118B2	Method for frequency-dependent noise suppression of an input signal A method for frequency-dependent noise suppression in an input signal is particularly suited for a hearing device. The input signal is distributed to a main signal path and an ancillary signal path. The presence of a useful signal component and, if a useful signal component is present, a parameter for a frequency of the useful signal component are assessed in the ancillary signal path. Noise in the input signal is suppressed in the main signal path by at least one infinite impulse response filter whose frequency response is implemented with a maximum absolute value in the range of that frequency of the useful signal component that is assessed using the parameter by determining a complex pole of the transfer function. The complex pole of the transfer function is determined by using the assessed parameter for the frequency of the useful signal component.
US09877114B2	Audio detection system and methods A laser microphone can include a detection system including plurality of laser subsystems. The detection system can be configured to produce emitted electromagnetic radiation based on a frequency pattern and receive reflected electromagnetic radiation reflected from an object. The detection system can be configured to define combined frequency data based on a frequency of the emitted, electromagnetic radiation and a frequency of the reflected electromagnetic radiation. The detection system can be configured to define a set of spectral bins in a frequency domain based on the combined frequency data, modify the combined frequency data based on a datapoint obtained from a subset of the set of spectral bins, and define at least one of a range or a velocity based on the combined frequency data. The laser microphone can include an audio processor configured to define an audio signal based on the at least one of the range or velocity.
US09877110B2	Ribbon support system for electrodynamic microphone A ribbon microphone having a housing made of wood, a wood laminate, or another suitable composite material having a characteristic impedance and density and a ribbon transducer assembly with metal support chassis having a higher characteristic impedance and density. By engineering a body housing and the ribbon support chassis having a similar or equal total weight but differing greatly in density, a rapid attenuation of internal harmonics is achieved, particularly reducing the undesirable metallic resonance of the metal bodies of conventional microphones. The improved tonal quality is achieved, not by uncoupling the acoustic mass of the housing, but rather, by tightly coupling the wood housing to a slender chassis on rails that support the ribbon. Advantageously, this cooperative effect also acts to dampen unwanted rumble and external shock outputs, and in a preferred embodiment, magnetic pole pieces are eliminated by designing air gaps between the chassis and the magnets. The chassis is a conductor and electrically connects the ribbon to a transformer, eliminating the need for solder connections. Thus the ribbon support system of the invention achieves a synergy of function by eliminating unneeded parts, simplifying assembly, and improving the tonal quality of the microphone.
US09877108B2	User experience oriented audio signal processing Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to user experience oriented audio signal processing. There is provided a method for user experience oriented audio signal processing. The method includes obtaining a first audio signal from an audio sensor of an electronic device; computing, based on the first audio signal, a compensation factor for an acoustic path from the electronic device to a listener and applying the compensation factor to a second audio signal outputted from the electronic device. Corresponding system and computer program products are disclosed.
US09877107B2	Processing audio signals An audio processing circuit comprises an analyzer circuit that includes a plurality of energy detector units, and an equalizer circuit that includes a plurality of equalization filters. The equalizer circuit is coupled with the analyzer circuit. The analyzer circuit is configured to receive an audio signal, obtain sub-bands of the audio signal using the energy detector units, measure energy of each sub-band, compare the energy of each sub-band to a threshold energy value and, based on the comparison, determine parameters for an equalization filter for processing the sub-band. The equalizer circuit is configured to receive the audio signal concurrently with reception of the audio signal by the analyzer circuit, obtain the sub-bands using the equalization filters, receive the parameters for the equalization filters from the analyzer circuit, equalize each sub-band by applying the parameters corresponding to the sub-band, and generate an output audio signal that includes the equalized sub-bands.
US09877106B2	Differential amplifier circuit for a capacitive acoustic transducer and corresponding capacitive acoustic transducer An amplifier circuit, for a capacitive acoustic transducer defining a sensing capacitor that generates a sensing signal as a function of an acoustic signal, has a first input terminal and a second input terminal, which are coupled to the sensing capacitor and: a dummy capacitor, which has a capacitance corresponding to a capacitance at rest of the sensing capacitor and a first terminal connected to the first input terminal; a first buffer amplifier, which is coupled at input to the second input terminal and defines a first differential output of the circuit; a second buffer amplifier, which is coupled at input to a second terminal of the dummy capacitor and defines a second differential output of the circuit; and a feedback stage, which is coupled between the differential outputs and the first input terminal, for feeding back onto the first input terminal a feedback signal, which has an amplitude that is a function of the sensing signal and is in phase opposition with respect thereto.
US09877098B1	Audio earphones having an adjustable cable system Features of the present application provide an audio earphone having an adjustable cable system interconnecting a first speaker unit (e.g., left speaker) and a second speaker unit (e.g., right speaker). The adjustable cable system may include a plurality of pods connected to different parts of the adjustable cable system such that the relative movement of the pods may adjust an effective length of the adjustable cable system. The audio earphone of the present disclosure may also include a plurality of operating modes for operating the audio earphone where each of the plurality of operating modes may correspond to one of a plurality of relative distances between a first pod and a second pod.
US09877093B2	Sound generator A linear vibrator includes a stator having a housing including a receiving space therein, a moveable unit, an elastic member suspending the moveable unit in the receiving space, and a protection member located between the stator and the moveable unit. The protection member forms a first bevel along a vibration direction of the moveable unit, one of the stator and the moveable unit includes a second bevel corresponding to the first bevel. The second bevel keeps a distance from the first bevel for rubbing each other when the linear vibrator falls.
US09877080B2	Display apparatus and method for controlling thereof A display apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a first display configured to display content, a second display configured to display an image at an outer area of the first display, and a controller configured to, in response to input of a user command while content is displayed on the first display, display a User Interface (UI) to control the display apparatus on the second display, and control content of the display by using the UI to control the display apparatus.
US09877079B2	Interactive programming guide Techniques of providing an interactive programming guide with a personalized lineup are disclosed. In some embodiments, a profile is accessed, and a personalized lineup is determined based on the profile. The personalized lineup may comprise a corresponding media content identification assigned to each one of a plurality of sequential time slots, where each media content identification identifies media content for the corresponding time slot. A first interactive programming guide may be caused to be displayed on a first media content device associated with the profile, where the first interactive programming guide comprises the personalized lineup.
US09877073B2	Suspend mode of streaming for seamless user experience A method for placeshifting media content with the use of a suspend mode includes the steps of receiving media content at a placeshifting device, receiving a request at the placeshifting device from a mobile device to initiate transmission of the media content from the placeshifting device to the mobile device, and in response to the request, transmitting the media content from the placeshifting device to the mobile device. The method further includes the steps of detecting an interruption of the transmission of the media content and based on the detecting the interruption, entering a suspend mode at the placeshifting device wherein transmission of the media content is temporarily suspended. Still further, the method includes the steps of detecting a resumption of ability to transmit media content and based on the detecting the resumption, exiting the suspend mode and resuming transmitting the media content from the placeshifting device to the mobile device. The resumed transmission begins a point in time of the media content at which entry into the suspend mode occurred.
US09877072B2	Methods and apparatus for determining a normalized time for use in resuming content playback Methods and apparatus relating to determining and using a normalized in progress program indicator that can be used for resuming content playback are described. In some embodiments the normalized in progress program indicator, also referred to as a normalized in progress program time, indicates a portion, e.g., fraction, of a program which has been viewed. The normalized in progress time is generated by determining an in progress program point after excluding the time of advertisements that may have been included in a content stream with the program. A user may begin watching a program on one device and resume playback of a different version of the same program on another playback device with the normalization process allowing for the playback starting point to be easily determined whether the same or a different version, with a different duration, of the program is played back.
US09877065B2	System and method for synching portable media player content with storage space optimization A device is provided for use with a content provider that is operable to provide content, which includes a plurality of content components. The device includes a communication portion, a memory portion, a parsing portion, a counting portion and a processing portion. The communication portion can receive the content from the content provider. The parsing portion can parse the content into the plurality of content components and can store the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can provide a counter for each of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion, respectively. The processing portion can retrieve and process one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can further increment the counter associated with the retrieved one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion.
US09877061B2	Front end multiplexer topology for a set top box An apparatus and method for processing satellite signals is provided. A switch receives an input signal having a predetermined frequency range, the predetermined frequency range including at least two frequency sub-bands. A first diplexer is connected to a first output of the switch and generates a first filtered signal including a first frequency sub-band and a second frequency sub-band and a second filtered signal including a third frequency sub-band. A second diplexer is connected to a second output of the switch and generates a third filtered signal including the first frequency sub-band and a fourth filtered signal including the second frequency sub-band. A controller activates the switch to operate between a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the switch provides the input signal to the first diplexer to generate the first and second filtered signals, the first diplexer provides the first filtered signal to the second diplexer to generate the third and fourth filtered signals from the first filtered signal, the second filtered signal being provided to the controller to derive a first type of data therefrom and the third and fourth filtered signals being provided to the controller to derive a second different type of data therefrom. In the second mode, the switch provides the input signal to the second diplexer to generate the third and fourth filtered signals from the input signal, the second diplexer provides the third and fourth input signal to the controller to derive the second different type of data therefrom.
US09877058B2	Presenting personalized advertisements on smart glasses in a movie theater based on emotion of a viewer A method for presenting advertisements based on emotion of a viewer is provided. A first emotional state of a viewer wearing smart glasses is detected using first sensor data captured by a sensor of the glasses. A rate is set according to the detected first emotional state. A set of advertisements is displayed on the smart glasses according to the set rate while a movie is played so that the advertisements are perceived by the viewer as overlaying the movie.
US09877057B2	Addressable content distribution systems and methods Systems and methods for providing and receiving addressable content may include an electronic device for receiving the content. The electronic device may receive a first data stream including targeting data criteria for a plurality of assets at the electronic device. The electronic device may determine a subset of the plurality of assets for storage on the electronic device. The electronic device may also receive a second data stream including the plurality of assets. The electronic device may identify each asset of the subset of the plurality of assets within the second data stream, and may store each asset of the subset of the plurality of assets at the electronic device.
US09877055B2	Computer system and method for streaming video with dynamic user features A system and method for streaming video with dynamic user features enable content distribution systems to increase a user's total watch time. A user behavior server proposes additional watch recommendations to a user in response to detecting certain user behavior. Autoplay and autoscroll functionality is provided that permits a user to browse a video feed during playback of selected content. Global play and pause modes are disclosed that allow a user to select a preferred playback mode and have that mode persist across session and application launches.
US09877054B2	Dynamic scheduling for advanced advertising in linear television In example embodiments, a system and method for dynamically scheduling advertising is provided. For example, an advertisement order that describes an advertising campaign in logical terms is received. Stored data of statistically sampled metrics associated with previously distributed programs may be accessed. Based on the stored data and requirements indicated in the advertisement order, the logical terms of the advertising campaign may be translated into physical parameters adapted to facilitate placement of advertisements into an advertising schedule. The physical parameters of the advertising campaign may be provided to a device for creating the advertising schedule.
US09877049B2	Method for entropy-encoding slice segment and apparatus therefor, and method for entropy-decoding slice segment and apparatus therefor Provided are entropy encoding and entropy decoding for video encoding and decoding. The video entropy decoding method includes: determining a bin string and a bin index for a maximum coding unit that is obtained from a bitstream; determining a value of a syntax element by comparing the determined bin string with bin strings that is assignable to the syntax element in the bin index; storing context variables for the maximum coding unit when the syntax element is a last syntax element in the maximum coding unit, a dependent slice segment is includable in a picture in which the maximum coding unit is included, and the maximum coding unit is a last maximum coding unit in a slice segment; and restoring symbols of the maximum coding unit by using the determined value of the syntax element.
US09877046B2	Coding and decoding of interleaved image data Sampled data is packaged in checkerboard format for encoding and decoding. The sampled data may be quincunx sampled multi-image video data (e.g., 3D video or a multi-program stream), and the data may also be divided into sub-images of each image which are then multiplexed, or interleaved, in frames of a video stream to be encoded and then decoded using a standardized video encoder. A system for viewing may utilize a standard video decoder and a formatting device that de-interleaves the decoded sub-images of each frame reformats the images for a display device. A 3D video may be encoded using a most advantageous interleaving format such that a preferred quality and compression ratio is reached. In one embodiment, the invention includes a display device that accepts data in multiple formats.
US09877041B2	Method and apparatus for MV scaling with increased effective scaling ratio A method and apparatus for deriving a scaled motion vector (MV) for a current block based on a candidate MV associated with a candidate block determines a first picture distance between a current picture corresponding to the current block and a target reference picture pointed to by a current motion vector of the current block, and then determines a second picture distance between a candidate picture corresponding to the candidate block and a candidate reference picture pointed to by the candidate MV of the candidate block. The method further determines a pre-scaled distance division having a first value related to dividing a pre-scaling factor by the second picture distance, and determines an intermediate scaling factor by right-shifting a multiplication result associated with the first picture distance and the pre-scaled distance division by q bits, wherein q is a positive integer.
US09877040B2	Method and devices for predictive coding/decoding with optimum motion vector A predictive coding system can encode motion vectors by determining a motion vector of a target partition in a frame picture of an encoding target; determining a first motion vector predictor candidate from a motion vector or motion vectors of one or more partitions belonging to a left-neighboring region to the target partition; determining a second motion vector predictor candidate from a motion vector or motion vectors of one or more partitions belonging to an above-neighboring region to the target partition; selecting an optimum motion vector predictor and outputting motion vector predictor indication information to specify the selected optimum motion vector predictor, the optimum motion vector predictor selected based on comparison between one or more motion vector predictor candidates including the first motion vector predictor candidate and the second motion vector predictor candidate, and the motion vector of the target partition; and encoding the motion vector predictor indication information.
US09877037B2	Motion prediction in video coding There is disclosed apparatuses, methods and computer programs for utilizing motion prediction in video coding. A block of pixels of a video representation encoded in a bitstream is read, and a type of the block is determined. If the determining indicates that the block is a block predicted by using two or more reference blocks, a first reference pixel location in a first reference block is determined and a second reference pixel location in a second reference block is determined. The first reference pixel location is used to obtain a first prediction. Said first prediction has a second precision, which is higher than the first precision. The second reference pixel location is used to obtain a second prediction, which also has the second precision. The first prediction and the second prediction are combined to obtain a combined prediction; and the precision of the combined prediction is reduced to the first precision.
US09877033B2	Temporal and spatial video block reordering in a decoder to improve cache hits This disclosure describes techniques in which the decoding order of video blocks is modified relative to the display order of video blocks. The decoding order may be modified temporally such that video blocks of different video frames (or other coded units) are decoded in an alternating manner. In this case, the decoding order of video blocks may alternate between video blocks of two or more different frames. Furthermore, the decoding order may also be modified spatially within a given video block such that the video blocks are decoded in an order that does not correspond to the raster scan order of the video blocks. The techniques may improve the use of memory by improving the likelihood of cache hits, thereby reducing the number of memory loads from an external memory to an internal cache associated with the decoder.
US09877024B2	Low complexity sample adaptive offset (SAO) coding A device for encoding video data may be configured to encode video data according to a set of sample adaptive offset (SAO) types; perform a plurality of coding passes to test a subset of the SAO types for a first block of video data, wherein the subset is smaller than the set; select from the subset of SAO types an SAO type for the first block of video data; and generate for inclusion in an encoded bitstream, information for identifying the selected SAO type for the first block.
US09877023B2	Multi-metric filtering A filter unit of a video encoder or video decoder can determine a first metric for a group of pixels within a block of pixels based on a comparison of a subset of the pixels in the block to other pixels in the block; determine a filter based on the first metric; and generate a filtered image by applying the filter to the group of pixels. The subset of pixels can be selected to not include pixels on the boundary of the block of pixels.
US09877022B2	Video sequence processing of pixel-to-pixel dissimilarity values A method of analyzing an array of pixel-to-pixel dissimilarity values to identify a pixel which has a low pixel-to-pixel dissimilarity value and which has neighboring pixels which have a low pixel-to-pixel dissimilarity value; the method comprising filtering the pixel-to-pixel dissimilarity values and varying the spatial extent of the filter aperture in dependence upon a picture spatial activity measure.
US09877015B2	User information extraction method and user information extraction apparatus The present application discloses a user information extraction method and a user information extraction apparatus. The method comprises: acquiring an image comprising at least one digital watermark; acquiring user related information corresponding to a user and comprised in the at least one digital watermark in the image; and projecting the user related information to a fundus of the user. In the present application, user related information used in a certain scenario is extracted in the corresponding scenario and projected onto a fundus of a user, and therefore, the user does not need to memorize the user related information, thereby avoiding inconvenience caused when the user forgets the user related information.
US09877012B2	Image processing apparatus for estimating three-dimensional position of object and method therefor An image processing apparatus includes a holding unit configured to hold a positional relationship of a plurality of image capturing units, an acquisition unit configured to detect objects from respective images captured by the plurality of image capturing units and acquire positions of the objects on the captured images and geometric attributes of the objects, an associating unit configured to associate the detected objects, based on the positional relationship, the positions and the geometric attributes, and an estimation unit configured to estimate a three-dimensional position of the objects based on the positional relationship and the positions of the detected objects.
US09877010B2	Camera tracker target user interface for plane detection and object creation One exemplary embodiment involves identifying a plane defined by a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) track points rendered on a two-dimensional (2D) display, wherein the 3D track points are rendered at a plurality of corresponding locations of a video frame. The embodiment also involves displaying a target marker at the plane defined by the 3D track points to allow for visualization of the plane, wherein the target marker is displayed at an angle that corresponds with an angle of the plane. Additionally, the embodiment involves inserting a 3D object at a location in the plane defined by the 3D track points to be embedded into the video frame. The location of the 3D object is based at least in part on the target marker.
US09877003B2	Image projection apparatus, method of controlling image projection apparatus, and storage medium An image projection apparatus includes a light source to emit light, a light modulator to modulate intensity of the light emitted from the light source for generating a projection image, and an image luminance controller to control the light modulator to maintain brightness of the projection image projected on a projection face at a substantially constant level during a given time period of the image projection apparatus. The given time period is from one time point when power supply to the image projection apparatus is started to another time point when a power level for driving the light source is increased to a given power level.
US09877000B2	Self-adaptive adjustment method and device of projector, and computer storage medium Disclosed are a self-adaptive adjustment method and device of a projector, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a luminance average value of a current picture, and calculating an absolute value of a difference between the luminance average value and a preset normal luminance average value; simultaneously adjusting the projection luminance and the image luminance if the absolute value is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold value; only continuously adjusting the projection luminance if the absolute value is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold value and less than the first preset threshold value; only adjusting the image luminance if the absolute value is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold value and less than the second preset threshold value; forbidding the luminance adjustment if the absolute value is less than the third preset threshold value.
US09876995B2	Image sensor The present invention provides an image sensor, including: a sensor array layer formed of a plurality of normal sensor units and a plurality of spectrometer sensor units; a first guided mode resonance (GMR) structure having a first grating pitch and disposed on the sensor array layer to cover N (where N is an integer) of the spectrometer sensor units; a second GMR structure having a second grating pitch and disposed on the sensor array layer to cover N of the spectrometer sensor units; and a plurality of color filter units disposed on the sensor array layer to cover the normal sensor units.
US09876993B2	Video tracking system and method A video tracking system and method are provided for tracking a target object with a video camera.
US09876992B2	Imaging apparatus and distance measuring apparatus using the same An imaging apparatus in an embodiment includes lens optical systems each including a lens whose surface closest to the target object is shaped to be convex toward the target object, imaging regions which respectively face the lens optical systems and output a photoelectrically converted signal corresponding to an amount of light transmitting the lens optical systems and received by the imaging regions, and a light-transmissive cover which covers an exposed portion of the lens of each of the lens optical systems and a portion between the lens of one of the lens optical systems and the lens of another one of the lens optical systems adjacent to the one of the lens optical systems, the cover having a curved portion which is convex toward the target object. The optical axes of the lens optical systems are parallel to each other.
US09876988B2	Video display modification for video conferencing environments Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating a video conference environment. In at least one implementation, video captured of a scene is received. A modification to display of the video is identified based at least in part on a share of a display space associated with an object in the scene relative to a share of another display space associated with another object in another scene. The modification to the display of the video is then initiated. In another implementation, the modification may also be based on a target share indicated by way of an interactive graphic.
US09876980B2	System for saving vehicle exterior image, apparatus for saving vehicle exterior image, and inter-vehicle communication apparatus Vehicle exterior images are captured sequentially by an imaging portion of an imaging-equipped mobile terminal used in a first vehicle and stored temporarily in an image temporary-storage portion in the first vehicle. The first vehicle receives vehicle information from a second vehicle different from the first vehicle, through inter-vehicle communication. When it is determined that a sudden deceleration arises in the second vehicle based on the vehicle information received by the first vehicle, the vehicle exterior images stored in the image temporary-storage portion are read and saved in a memory.
US09876979B1	Current generator An example current generator may include a low dropout regulator (LDO) coupled to receive a reference voltage and provide a reference current in response, where the LDO adjusts a current level of the current reference in response to a calibration signal. A current controlled oscillator coupled to receive a reference current copy from the LDO and generate an oscillating signal in response, where a period of the oscillating signal is based at least in part on a level of the reference current copy. A pulse generator coupled to provide an adjustable pulse signal. A counter coupled to determine a number of periods of the oscillating signal occurring during a duration of the pulse signal, and provide a control signal indicative of such, and a digital calibration circuit coupled to receive the control signal and provide the calibration signal to the LDO in response.
US09876978B2	Imaging element, gain control method, program, and electronic device The present disclosure relates to an imaging element, a gain control method, a program, and an electronic device that can capture an image with a high image quality or a high dynamic range with lower power consumption. The imaging element includes: an A/D conversion unit configured to A/D-convert a pixel signal outputted from a pixel; and a reference signal generation unit. The reference signal generation unit includes a prescribed number of pairs of transistors forming a current mirror circuit, and a switching unit configured to switch the number of transistors connected to the current mirror circuit. The switching unit is controlled so as to reduce the number of transistors connected to the current mirror circuit when the pixel signal is A/D-converted to a high gain. The present technology can be applied to a CMOS image sensor, for example.
US09876976B2	Analog-digital converter, solid-state image sensor, and electronic apparatus for increased resolution of an image An analog-digital converter includes: a first comparator configured to make a comparison between a pixel voltage and a first reference voltage, the pixel voltage being a signal voltage outputted from a pixel including an photoelectric conversion element, the pixel voltage corresponding to electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion element; a second comparator configured to make a comparison between the pixel voltage and a second reference voltage; and a voltage follower configured to connect an input terminal for the first reference voltage of the first comparator and an input terminal for the second reference voltage of the second comparator through a switch.
US09876969B2	Electromagnetic (EM) power density and field characterization technique An apparatus and method for characterization of a directed beam of electromagnetic radiation is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the invention can include an apparatus and measuring technique method which uses a model for blackbody radiation that includes consideration all the degrees of freedom due to translation, vibration, and rotation of molecules or atoms that make up the absorber and a heat transfer term which averages the behavior of all the atoms of the material as a function of temperature. This apparatus and method provides an advantage of increased accuracy, substantial reductions of time required for processing, simplification of measuring processes, and reduction required equipment.
US09876966B2	System and method for determining image variation tendency and controlling image resolution An image processing method applied to an image processing system comprising an image sensor. The image processing method comprises: (a) capturing a plurality of first images via the image sensor applying a first resolution; (b) computing an image variation tendency for the first images; and (c) controlling the image sensor to apply a second resolution higher than the first resolution if the image variation tendency matches a predetermined tendency. An image processing system applying the image processing method is also disclosed.
US09876965B2	Moving-image processing device, moving-image processing method, and information recording for determing interference A moving-image processing device (101) synthesizes a first moving image and a second moving image. In the first moving image, a first object is drawn, and accompanied by first-object depth information. In the second moving image, a second object is drawn, and accompanied by second-object depth information. A moving image generator (105) generates a third moving image in which the first moving image and the second moving image are synthesized. A clash determiner (103) serving as an interference determiner refers to the first-object depth information and the second-object depth information to determine whether the first object and the second object in the third moving image satisfy interference conditions. In cases when it is determined that the interference conditions are satisfied, a corrector (106) performs deforming transformation corresponding to correction of the shape of the trajectory of movement of the second object in three-dimensional space, thereby correcting the second moving image.
US09876964B2	Video coding with composition and quality adaptation based on depth derivations Techniques for coding video data estimate depths of different elements within video content and identify regions within the video content based on the estimated depths. One of the regions may be assigned as an area of interest. Thereafter, video content of a region that is not an area of interest may be masked out and the resultant video content obtained from the masking may be coded. The coded video content may be transmitted to a channel. These techniques permit a coding terminal to mask out captured video content prior to coding in order to support coding policies that account for privacy interests or video composition features during a video coding session.
US09876963B2	Moving image generation system that generates one moving image by coupling a plurality of moving images A moving image generation system includes a CPU and memory storing programs which when executed by the CPU cause the CPU to perform: receiving a determination of whether a designated subject is present in each of a plurality of photographed frame images in moving images acquired by image capture devices that are disposed such that respective photographing areas thereof overlap; at certain timings, selectively clipping a subject-included image area from at least one of the photographed frame images, wherein the subject-included image area is a partial image area in which the subject is detected and included at a predetermined position and in a predetermined size in which all of the subject is provided and a predetermined margin can be provided around the subject; and coupling a plurality of selectively clipped image areas so as to generate a single moving image.
US09876960B2	Image pickup apparatus that has two photometric means, control method therefor, and storage medium An image pickup apparatus which is capable of shortening a time period required for photometric measurement and obtaining an accurate photometric measurement value when there has been a shift from a photometric measurement operation using an image pickup device to a photometric measurement operation using a linear photometric sensor. When there has been no shift from a photometric measurement operation by the image pickup device to a photometric measurement operation by the photometric sensor, the photometric sensor performs a first photometric measurement operation for a plurality of times, and when there has been a shift from a photometric measurement operation by the image pickup device to a photometric measurement operation by the photometric sensor, a second photometric measurement operation is performed for a smaller number of times than that of the first photometric measurement operation according to a result of photometric measurement performed by the image pickup device.
US09876959B2	Drone provided with a video camera and means for compensating for the artefacts produced at the highest roll angles The drone comprises a camera, an inertial unit measuring the drone angles, and an extractor module delivering data of an image area (ZI) of reduced size defined inside a capture area (ZC) of the sensor. A feedback-control module dynamically modifies the position and the orientation of the image area inside the capture area, in a direction opposite to that of the angle variations measured by the inertial unit. The sensor may operate according to a plurality of different configurations able to be dynamically selected, with a base configuration using a base capture area (ZCB) for low values of roll angle (θ), and at least one degraded mode configuration using an extended capture area (ZCE) of greater size than the base capture area (ZCB), for high values of roll angle (θ).
US09876953B2	Omnidirectional sensor array system An omnidirectional sensor array system, for example a panoptic camera, comprising a plurality of sensors arranged on a support of predetermined shape to acquire data, wherein said sensors are directional and wherein each sensor is attached to a processing node which comprises integrated electronics that carries out at least a portion of the signal processing algorithms locally in order to reduce the computational load of a central hardware unit.
US09876950B2	Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium An image capturing apparatus capable of setting a focus detection area in an imaging range includes a photometry unit, a face detection unit configured to detect a face area, and a photometry area setting unit configured to set a position of a main photometry area. When a user sets the focus detection area and the face detection unit detects a face area, the photometry area setting unit determines whether to set a position of the main photometry area to a position corresponding to the face area or to set a position of the main photometry area to a position corresponding to the focus detection area based on information regarding the face area and information regarding the focus detection area set by the user, and the photometry unit performs photometry on the object based on the position of the main photometry area set by the photometry area setting unit.
US09876945B2	Compact portable teleprompter and associated system and method A system for a teleprompter is disclosed herein. The teleprompter system comprises a handheld camera. The teleprompter system also comprises a lens, coupled to the handheld camera. The teleprompter system further comprises a teleprompter, removably coupled to the lens. The teleprompter system further comprises a mobile device, removably coupled to the teleprompter.
US09876944B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for user controlled synchronization of presented video and audio streams Systems and methods are operable to correct synchronization between a video stream and an audio stream presented to a user. An exemplary embodiment receives a synchronization correction instruction, wherein the synchronization correction is configured to be initiated by the user; and incrementally adjusts one of the video stream and the audio stream by a synchronization correction, wherein the synchronization correction advances or retards presentation of at least one of the video stream and the audio stream by a predefined duration.
US09876943B2	Color managed printing system A system and method for color management of a color printer for correcting color drift using a single unified calibration tone reproduction curve (TRC). The unified calibration TRC may be applied to destination profiles for all halftones during printing. When printer drift occurs, only the unified calibration TRC is recalibrated to create a new unified calibration TRC which is subsequently applied to the destination profiles for all color halftones during printing to correct the color output of the color printer.
US09876940B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method generating quantized data based on a determined print operation An image processing apparatus has a determination unit that determines a print operation to be performed and a generation unit that generates quantized data for printing a dot by comparing a threshold value and the multi-valued data. In a case of performing a first print operation, dot arrangement of the multiple types of inks printed on the print medium by the print unit on a basis of pieces of quantized data generated by the generation unit is higher in exclusiveness and dispersibility between or among dots of the multiple types of inks and lower in an overlap rate between or among the dots of the multiple types of inks than dot arrangement of the multiple types of inks printed on the print medium by the print unit on a basis of the pieces of quantized data generated by the generation unit in the case of performing the second print operation.
US09876938B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program An image processing apparatus configured to execute variable magnification processing on an image includes a position determination unit configured to serially determine pixel insertion or removal positions in the image in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the variable magnification processing, and an insertion or removal processing unit configured to execute insertion or removal processing on pixels existing at the insertion or removal positions determined by the position determination unit. The position determination unit is configured to determine, within a range defined by a position distant from an immediately previously determined insertion or removal position by a first distance in the variable magnification processing direction and a position distant therefrom by a second distance in the variable magnification processing direction, a next insertion or removal position while referring to the immediately previously determined insertion or removal position.
US09876936B2	Imposition device, printing system, recording medium, and imposition method An imposition device includes an imposing unit that imposes images of plural document pages in a same page order as a pamphlet; a rotation selecting unit that selects whether or not to rotate, by 180 degrees, one of the images that corresponds to a back cover of a pamphlet obtained from a printed material on which the images have been imposed by the imposing unit; and a rotation processing unit that rotates the image that corresponds to the back cover by 180 degrees in a case where rotation of the image that corresponds to the back cover is selected by the rotation selecting unit.
US09876931B2	Color changing effects with cross-halftone prints We propose new methods for creating color varying prints with classical cyan, magenta, yellow inks on a metallic specularly reflecting or on a white diffusely reflecting substrate. We use a special cross-line halftone with optimized surface coverages of the inks to create cross-halftone prints whose colors change when rotating the print in-plane under specular reflection. These prints enable viewing at the same location a first image with a first set of colors and upon in-plane rotation of the print or displacement of the observer, a similar or a different image whose parts are colored with a different set of colors. Applications comprise counterfeit prevention, art, advertisement, decoration, exhibitions and surprising displays in amusement parks.
US09876930B2	Image formation method, image formation system, and mobile terminal An image formation method using an image formation system, in which a mobile terminal is connected to a charge management device and an image formation device, includes: causing the mobile terminal to connect to the charge management device via a first communication path, and to update charge information; causing the mobile terminal to connect to the image formation device via a second communication path different from the first communication path; and causing the mobile terminal to transmit print data to the image formation device via the second communication path, and thereafter to update the charge information.
US09876926B2	Server that synchronizes information between information processors, information processing system, information processing apparatus, control method for server, control method for information processing system, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium A server 100 capable of surely synchronizing MFPs 102 and 103. The server 100 writes a first time that the server 101 measures in response to storing of information changed in the MFP 102. When the time that the server 101 measures is changed, a time difference between the time before the change and the time after the change is calculated. A modified first time is acquired by applying the calculated time difference to the written first time when the time that the server 101 measures is changed after the first time has been written. When the modified first time is a time between a time when a previous inquiry was received from the MFP 103 and a time when a current inquiry from the MFP 103 is received, the information indicating the content of the changed information is transmitted to the MFP 103.
US09876925B2	Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus comprising: an original reading unit configured to read an image of each of multiple originals placed on an original table in batch by a batch-scan; a cropping unit configured to crop an image of each original from an entire image which is read by the batch-scan; an image output unit configured to output a cropped image of each original; and a control unit configured to control the original reading unit, the cropping unit, and the image output unit, wherein the control unit is capable of selectively executing: an inversion multi-crop process in which an image density of an edge of each original is supposed to be higher than an image density of a reading-area outside of the original, and an area to be cropped is determined on the basis of a difference in the image density between the edge and the reading-area outside of the original; and a non-inversion multi-crop process in which an image density of an edge of each original is supposed to be lower than an image density of a reading-area outside of the original, and an area to be cropped is determined on the basis of a difference in the image density between the edge and the reading-area outside of the original.
US09876923B2	Media width sensing Printing a graphic media product is described. The media product has an indicia marked on a media substrate. An installation of a supply of the media substrate is detected. A sensor is activated based on the detection of the installation. The activated sensor measures a width of the installed media substrate. A center position of the media substrate is computed based on the measured width. The marking of the indicia upon the media substrate is aligned relative to the computed center position of the media substrate.
US09876920B2	Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with remote operation program, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with remote control program An information processing apparatus remotely controls an image forming apparatus having an operating state changeable. The information processing apparatus includes a remote operation accepting portion to accept a user operation, and a remote control portion to remotely control the image forming apparatus on the basis of a remote operation accepted by the remote operation accepting portion. The remote control portion includes a motion detecting portion to detect a motion of the user, and a state maintaining portion to control the image forming apparatus not to change the operating state while a remote-operation motion for inputting a remote operation is detected by the motion detecting portion after a communication with the image forming apparatus has been established.
US09876919B2	Mediation server for mediating target service provision from service provision server to image processing apparatus A mediation server for mediating target service provision from a service provision server to an image processing apparatus, including a processor causing the mediation server to supply specific information for displaying a condition setting screen to an external apparatus, receive a plurality of selected setting values from the external apparatus, supply, to the image processing apparatus, a determination execution instruction including the plurality of selected setting values and for executing a determination about validity of a combination of the plurality of selected setting values, receive a result of the determination from the image processing apparatus, and when the result indicates that the combination is valid, supply, to the image processing apparatus, a processing execution instruction including the plurality of selected setting values and being for executing the target image processing in accordance with the determined processing condition.
US09876910B2	Apparatus and method for providing messaging services A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09876909B1	System and method for analytics with automated whisper mode A first service session is facilitated via a packet switched network, wherein user equipment participates in a first interactive communication exchange with a first agent via a first interaction mode, wherein the first interactive communication exchange is based on a user inquiry. The first interactive communication exchange is monitored and a determination is made that a consultation service would facilitate resolution of the user inquiry. A service resource is associated with the first service session responsive to the determining that the consultation service would facilitate the resolution, wherein the service resource provides consultation to the first agent via a second interaction mode of the plurality of interaction modes, without exposing the consultation to the user equipment, and wherein the consultation elevates an experience level employed in the first service session towards resolution of the user inquiry. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09876904B2	Method and system for communicating and displaying data with a voice call A method of communicating information describing a voice call from a caller device to a recipient device. Call subject information describing the call is obtained from the caller device and sent to the recipient device to inform the recipient about the subject of the call. The call subject information is can be presented as a subject line displayed to on the recipient device to inform the recipient about the nature of the call and/or its urgency, thereby enabling the recipient to better determined whether to answer the call. The call subject information can be input by the caller or extracted automatically from an application from which the call was initiated.
US09876901B1	Conversational call quality evaluator Aspects of the disclosure simulate a conversation over a real-time communication system and a reference script shared between the communication devices serves as a basis for comparison against the received speech-recognized conversation. A method of evaluating call quality of a real-time communication system that includes at least two communication devices is disclosed that includes receiving a reference script, the reference script containing linguistic contents of an audio signal being sent to one of the communication devices; generating an evaluation transcript by applying speech recognition to the audio signal being received; comparing the reference script with the evaluation transcript; and generating a call quality metric of the real-time communication system based on the comparison. The call quality metric may also include a communication delay which may be evaluated by determining a duration of a speaking turn; determining a duration of a listening turn from the audio signal being received by one of the communication devices; and estimating a communication delay of the audio signal based on the duration of the speaking turn and the listening turn.
US09876888B2	Exchanging contact information based on identifying social interaction A wearable device, such as a smart watch, detects a movement by a user, and the wearable device may compare the detected user movement to known movement patterns to identify a social interaction. The wearable device may forward a notice to an associated mobile device, such as a smart phone paired to the wearable device, and the notice may identify the detected social interaction. The mobile device identifies another user involved with the social interaction, such as another user performing a movement similar to the movement detected by the wearable device. The mobile device may exchange contact information with another mobile device associated with the other user.
US09876884B2	Electronic device and method of wireless signal transmission and reception therefor An electronic device and method of wireless signal transmission and reception therefor are provided. The electronic device may include: a housing having an opening; a connector socket disposed in close proximity to the opening and configured to accommodate an external connector having a plurality of contact terminals through the opening; a ground connected to the connector socket; a codec circuit disposed in the housing and electrically connected with the connector socket; and a communication circuit configured to process a radio signal received from the outside of the electronic device. The connector socket may include a first contact terminal and a second contact terminal that electrically contact one of multiple contact terminals of the external connector when the external connector is inserted into the connector socket. The ground may be electrically connected with the first contact terminal. The codec circuit may include a first port that is electrically connected to the first contact terminal through a first electrical path. The communication circuit may be electrically coupled with the second contact terminal through a second electrical path different from the first electrical path.
US09876883B2	Electronic device and method for manufacturing outer housing thereof An electronic device is provided which includes an outer housing that surrounds at least a portion of the electronic device, and a display, a front surface of which is exposed to the outside through one surface of the outer housing, and the outer housing includes a metal layer arranged on a rear surface of the display and includes at least one opening, a first non-metal layer arranged on an upper surface of the metal layer to overlap the entire metal layer while filling at least a portion of the at least one opening, and a second non-metal layer arranged on an upper surface of the first non-metal layer to be exposed to the outside.
US09876880B2	Creation of a binding based on a description associated with a server A description of an application programming interface (API) of a server system may be received at a client system. One or more methods associated with the API of the server system may be identified from the received description. The one or more methods may be associated with accessing functionality of the server system. Furthermore, a binding may be created at the client system in view of the identified one or more methods that are associated with the received description of the API server system.
US09876879B2	Distributed network page generation Disclosed are various embodiments for distributed generation of network pages from portions of network pages. A first request for a network page is obtained. A second request for a network page portion is sent to a server application. The second request includes a protocol header that specifies a base uniform resource locator (URL). The network page portion is obtained from the server application. The network page portion is based at least in part on the base URL. The network page is generated from the network page portion and other data.
US09876875B2	System, method and device for providing crowd-sourced, cloud-based custom tuning for applications Optimizing computing device application profiles. Receiving, from power-user computing devices, a set of user-based application profiles, each application profile including one or more device parameter settings associated with an application operable to run on the devices. Evaluating the set on an optimization server computer with an electronic processor operable to: calculate if a count of the profiles of the set exceeds a predefined minimum threshold count; calculate a variance for one of the device parameter settings of the set, if the count exceeds the minimum threshold count; calculate if the variance is below a predefined maximum threshold variance; calculate an optimal value for the one of the device parameter settings, if the variance is below the maximum threshold variance; and storing, in computer-readable storage media of the optimization server computer, the optimal value in a recommended set. Publishing the recommended set towards end-user computing devices configured to run the application.
US09876873B1	Caching techniques In some implementations, caching techniques may be employed by a web server that receives various requests from remotely-located client devices, retrieves requested results from an on-site database server, and transmits the results back to the client devices. These caching techniques generally relate to caching retrieved results at the web server such that the web server may be able to directly provide client devices with results without having to retrieve them from the database server every time a request is received. Application of these techniques may improve response times and provide back-end bandwidth savings.
US09876872B1	Method or mechanism for self notification avoidance A method for self-notification avoidance in a push notification system is provided. The method includes receiving, at a server configured to provide a push notification service, a notification from one of a plurality of endpoint devices to be pushed to the plurality of endpoint devices, wherein the plurality of endpoint devices has a shared identifier, and wherein the one of the plurality of endpoint devices has a globally unique identifier (GUID). The method includes identifying, at the server, the globally unique identifier in the notification and pushing the notification from the server to each of the plurality of endpoint devices having the shared identifier except the one of the plurality of endpoint devices that has the globally unique identifier.
US09876871B2	User logging of web traffic on non-browser based devices A method for associating a web event with a member of a group of users is implemented at a first computing device. The method includes: receiving a data access request from a second computing device; determining whether the second computing device provides a user login service; if so, causing the second computing device to render the user login service so that the user can provide an instruction of whether or not to associate the data access request with the user of the second computing device; if not, identifying a third computing device that is physically proximate the second computing device; and causing the third computing device to output an alert signal prompting the user of the second computing device to respond; and in response to the user's response through the third computing device, generating a data record to associate the data access request with the user of the second computing device.
US09876869B2	Method and apparatus for providing beacon service A user's terminal device and a service management server can provide specific service content associated with a registered beacon service to a user. In an embodiment, the terminal device registers at least one beacon service at a user's request and sends information about the registered beacon service to the service management server. Then the terminal device receives first beacon identification information corresponding to the registered beacon service from the service management server and stores the first beacon identification information. Further, when a beacon signal containing second beacon identification information is received from a beacon device, the terminal device compares the second beacon identification information with the first beacon identification information. If both of identification information are identical with each other, the terminal device offers service content corresponding to the second identification information.
US09876866B1	Providing location-based data to secondary content providers via primary content providers Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing location-based data to secondary content providers via primary content providers are provided. In embodiments, a content request is received from a user device. The content request includes an indication of a primary content provider to which the content request is directed and a secondary content provider to which location-based data is to be transmitted. Upon identifying that location-based data is to be provided to the primary content provider, the location-based data is provided to the primary content provider, which then relays the location-based data to the secondary content provider.
US09876863B2	Method, device, network entity and computer program product for providing an IP service application Method, device, network and network entity for providing at least one Internet Protocol, IP, service application from a subscriber's multimedia device in an IP multimedia network. The method comprises executing at least one IP service application on the device and/or on an auxiliary device associated with the device. A Domain Name System, DNS, service is provided being executed on the device the DNS service relating to a domain associated with the subscriber. The DNS service has a memory associated therewith. In the memory information is stored relating to DNS resource records in accordance with the at least one IP service application that is being executed on the device and/or in the auxiliary device at that moment. An indication of the device's capability to execute a DNS service is deposited with the IP multimedia network. The indication comprises a network address on which the DNS service can be reached for a DNS query.
US09876858B2	System, device and method for configuring a connection in a machine to machine environment The invention relates to a method for configuring a connection between a second device (110) and a first device (130). The first device (130) requests (302) a broker system (140) by providing a unique IDentifier identifying the First device (130), ID-F, to supply a Uniform Resource Locator associated with the First device (130), URL-F, wherein URL-F points to a resource at a data storage device (120). The second device (110) detects (402) from a computer readable medium (840) associated with the first device (130), the ID-F of the first device (130), and requests (403) the broker system (140) by providing the detected ID-F and a unique IDentifier identifying the Second device (110), ID-S, to add (406) a resource for the second device (110) at the data storage device (120), the second resource having a Uniform Resource Locator URL-S, and to supply (411) the URL-S to the second device (110).
US09876853B2	Storlet workflow optimization leveraging clustered file system placement optimization features According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for embedded compute engine architecture optimization is provided. The method may include receiving an object. The method may also include determining a first category for the received object, whereby the determined first category is associated with a node. The method may then include storing the received object on the node associated with the determined first category. The method may further include receiving an algorithm. The method may also include determining a second category for the received algorithm, whereby the determined second category is associated with the node. The method may then include executing the received algorithm on the node, whereby the received algorithm uses the received object stored on the node.
US09876849B2	Opening local applications from browsers Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening local applications from browsers. A request to open a document associated with a cloud computing system is received from a user. A determination is made that the local device has a copy of the document, and a local application is selected to open the local copy. A message is transmitted to open the local copy with the selected local application.
US09876847B2	Managing download requests received to download files from a server A method and system of managing downloads of a file from a server. A determination is made of whether or not a number of current connections between the client and the server is less than a preset threshold number, exceeding one, of allowable concurrent connections with the server. If the determination is that the number of current connections is less than the preset threshold number, responsive to a request by the client to download the file pursuant to another connection between the client and the server, the computer establishes the other connection between the client and the server and downloads the file to the client via the other connection. If the determination is that the number of current connections is at least the preset threshold number, the computer denies a request by the client to download the file from the server using another connection between the client and the server.
US09876846B2	Data transmission Embodiments of this disclosure belong to the data processing field and disclose a method and apparatus for data transmission. The method comprises sending a first request to a server in response to a first file locally cached having expired. The first request is for obtaining a first file in a new version, and the first request containing a first version identifier. The first version identifier being for indicating a version of the first file locally cached. Receiving a first response includes difference information and a second version identifier. The difference information makes it possible to obtain the first file in the new version based on the first file locally cached, and the second version identifier is for indicating the new version. The first file in the new version is obtained based on the difference information and the first file locally cached. Using the technical solution provided by the present embodiment(s), pressures on network transmission are reduced.
US09876845B2	Data transmission Embodiments of this disclosure belong to the data processing field and disclose a method and apparatus for data transmission. The method comprises sending a first request to a server in response to a first file locally cached having expired. The first request is for obtaining a first file in a new version, and the first request containing a first version identifier. The first version identifier being for indicating a version of the first file locally cached. Receiving a first response includes difference information and a second version identifier. The difference information makes it possible to obtain the first file in the new version based on the first file locally cached, and the second version identifier is for indicating the new version. The first file in the new version is obtained based on the difference information and the first file locally cached. Using the technical solution provided by the present embodiment(s), pressures on network transmission are reduced.
US09876836B1	Contextual generation and substitution of audiovisual application resources Techniques described and suggested herein include systems and methods for generating and/or substituting application-local audiovisual data, such as audio, for analogous application-remote audiovisual data when remote resources upon which the executing application depends become unavailable. For example, an executing application may, nominally, be partially or fully dependent on remote resources. If audiovisual data, such as audio resources used by the application, are ordinarily accessed by the application from a remote resource, but that remote resource (or some or all of the audiovisual data associated therewith) is/are unavailable to the application, the techniques described herein may be used to generate and/or select application-local substitute audiovisual data, so as to provide a user of the application a more consistent user experience, as well as to reduce reliance by the application on the stability and/or availability of the remote resource.
US09876830B2	Network media device A network media device is described that pulls multimedia data from one or more sources (e.g., a multimedia website or a multimedia server computer) at a first time, stores it to long-term storage within the device and transmits the stored multimedia data to one or more designated multimedia playback devices at a second time.
US09876828B1	Collaborative design Various implementations related to collaborative design are described. In one such implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, using one or more computing devices, input from a second user selecting to remix an existing design of a first user; generating, using the one or more computing devices, a new version of the existing design including one or more layers from the existing design; receiving, using the one or more computing devices, one or more design inputs from the second user, the one or more design inputs remixing at least one of the one or more layers included from the existing design; applying, using the one or more computing devices, the one or more design inputs to the new version of the existing design to create a remixed design; and sharing, via a computer network, the remixed design with one or more other users.
US09876824B2	Policy-based control layer in a communication fabric Presented herein are techniques for adding a secure control layer to a distributed communication fabric that supports publish-subscribe (pub-sub) and direct query (synchronization) communication. The secure control layer is configured to perform policy-based authentication techniques to securely manage the exchange of data/information within the communication fabric and enable registration/discovery of new capabilities.
US09876822B2	Administration of a context-based cloud security assurance system A cloud infrastructure is enhanced to provide a context-based security assurance service to enable secure application deployment. The service inspects network and cloud topologies to identify potential security capabilities and needs. Preferably, these options are then surfaced to the user with easy-to-understand, pre-configured templates representing security assurance levels. When a template (e.g., representing a pre-configured assurance level) is selected by the user, the system then applies specific capabilities and controls to translate the user-selected generalized specification (e.g., “high security”) into granular requirements for a specific set of security resources. Preferably, the identification of these security resources is based on system configuration, administration, and information associated with the pre-configured template.
US09876811B2	Dynamic and selective response to cyber attack for telecommunications carrier networks A response to a cyber attack on a carrier network is provided. The response can be based on inspection of traffic flowing through a carrier network. The response can automatically adapt the traffic flow in response to a perceived threat. Traffic can be adapted by dynamically updating permission variables related to allowing access for user equipment (UE) to a carrier network, withdrawing or denying access to the carrier network for selected UEs. In other embodiments, signaling can be initiated at the carrier network to cause selected UEs to disable transmission of traffic contributing to the traffic flow. Determining a cyber attack condition can be based on predetermined rules associated with the traffic flow. Further, the determination can be performed at a front end of the carrier network to limit exposure of the carrier network to a detected cyber attack.
US09876810B2	Systems and methods for malware lab isolation Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for malware analysis lab isolation. A system can include a malware analysis zone LAN in which malware analysis is performed, a separation zone LAN communicatively connected to the malware analysis zone LAN, the separation zone LAN providing access control to manage communication of data between other LANs of the plurality of LANs, an analyst zone LAN communicatively connected to the separation zone LAN, and a remote access zone LAN communicatively connected to the separation zone LAN, the remote access zone LAN providing a user LAN with results from the malware analysis zone LAN and the analyst zone LAN and providing an item for malware analysis by the malware analysis zone LAN.
US09876808B2	Method for detecting intrusion in network A method for detecting an intrusion in a network is disclosed. The network includes a plurality of nodes for data transmission/reception and switches for relaying flow transmission/reception between the nodes, and an intrusion detection system (IDS) is combined with the network to form a system The method includes: installing SDN-enabled switches for flow sampling in the network to connect them to SDN controllers; determining, by the SDN controller, the number of network flows and the number of switches; deriving a sampling rate for each of the SDN-enabled switches; forwarding, by the switches, packet information sampled at respective sampling rates to the IDS; and identifying, by the IDS, malicious data based on the packet information to update the sampling rate of each of the SDN switches.
US09876805B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving messages A message reception apparatus includes a reception module configured to receive a message transmitted from a message transmission apparatus, a determination module configured to compare a serial number of the received message with a serial number stored in a serial number management buffer, and to classify the received message as a normal message or an abnormal message based on a result of the comparison, and a processing module configured to process the normal message.
US09876804B2	Method and system for detecting unauthorized access to and use of network resources Methods and systems are disclosed for detecting unauthorized actions associated with network resources, the actions including access to the resource and activity associated with the resource. The unauthorized actions are detected by analyzing action data of a client action associated with the network resource against credential retrieval data including records of authorized actions and/or procedures for performing an action associated with the network resource.
US09876803B2	System and method for identity management Some implementations may provide a machine-assisted that includes: receiving, from a participant entity, a request to determine a trustworthiness of a transaction request, the transaction request being submitted by a user to access data managed by the participant entity; submitting a first inquiry at an authentication verification engine to determine an authenticity of a purported identity of the user submitting the transaction request; receiving a response from the authentication verification engine, the response including a computed authenticity score quantitatively attesting to the purported identity of the user submitting the transaction request; based on the computed authenticity score, determining the trustworthiness of the transaction request being submitted by the user; and notifying the participant entity of the determined trustworthiness of the transaction request to access data managed by the participant entity.
US09876797B2	Controlling access to digital content Method for utilizing digital content is provided. The method includes controlling a throughput rate for utilizing the digital content by an accessing system, where the throughput rate is associated with information related to the digital content and is stored as a file. The throughput rate is controlled by a storage system that is operationally coupled to the accessing system.
US09876796B2	Systems and methods for group authentication The field of the invention relates to network connected authentication systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable authentication of one or more users of a group using network connected devices. In an embodiment, the system includes a network connected authentication server coupled to a network for access by a plurality of user devices in a group to authenticate a user of one or more third party applications. When a user of the group visits a third party application and initiates a group authentication, the network connected authentication server retrieves authentication rules and sends authentication requests to the user devices of the group based on the authentication rules. When the network connected authentication server receives authentication responses from the user devices, the network connected authentication server sends the responses to the third party application, which determines whether approval should be granted based on the responses and on the policies of the third party application.
US09876793B2	Offline methods for authentication in a client/server authentication system A method for providing authentication of a user of a recipient unit when the recipient unit is off-line includes storing one or a plurality of one-time challenge-reply sets based on an on-line communication with a sender unit. In one example, each of the one-time challenge-reply sets includes at least a one-time challenge-reply pair for use in off-line authentication of the user for a particular resource available through the recipient unit. When the user is offline, the method includes selecting at least one of the plurality of stored one-time challenge-reply sets for off-line authentication of the user for the particular resource available through the recipient unit. The one-time challenge-reply sets may be associated with an article.
US09876790B2	Secret data matching device, computer-readable recording medium storing program for updating secret data, and secret data updating method A secret data matching device includes a memory unit for storing a first secret vector obtained by concealing a first data set and a key data using a determination matrix; an obtaining unit for obtaining a second secret vector by concealing a second data set using the determination matrix; a calculating unit for calculating a residue vector which is a residue when the determination matrix is a modulus, from a difference between the first and second secret vectors; a determination unit for determining whether the first and second data sets are approximate based on the residue vector; an extracting unit for extracting the key data from the residue vector when the first data set and the second data set are approximate; a creating unit for generating a third secret vector by combining the key data and the second secret vector; and a storing unit for storing the third secret vector.
US09876788B1	User enrollment and authentication In some implementations, a system may control an environment in which biometric data is entered when a user enrolls data for a user account or authenticates after having enrolled user data. Enrollment and/or authentication may be required to occur under one or more conditions. In some implementations, data from an electronic device associated with a user may be used to determine whether conditions on enrollment and/or authentication have been satisfied.
US09876787B2	Streaming music using authentication information Techniques provided herein may facilitate registering audio content services with an audio system. An example technique involves a computing device receiving via a control interface for controlling an audio system, an input to register an audio content service with the audio system, where an audio content service application corresponding to the audio content service is installed on the computing device. The computing device identifies authentication information used by the audio content service application to access the audio content service and registers the audio system with the audio content service based at least in part on authentication information used by the audio content service application to access the audio content service. After registering the audio system with the audio content service, the computing device causes at least one playback device of the audio system to stream music from the audio content service.
US09876782B2	Facilitating users to obfuscate user credentials in credential responses for user authentication A system and method for facilitating users to obfuscate user credentials in credential responses for user authentication are disclosed. A string sequence may be presented to a user for prompting the user to input credential characters sequentially but not continuously. The string sequence may comprise a set of prompt strings containing a prompt character sequence associated with the user and a set of noise strings that do not contain the prompt character sequence. The individual prompt strings in the set of prompt strings may be composed by obfuscating the prompt sequence among noise characters. A user credential response may be received and a user provided credential may be extracted from the received user credential for user authentication.
US09876778B2	Devices for providing secure remote access A method for providing secure remote access by a controller is described. The method includes establishing a link through a security service to a client device via a cloud server based on a security token from the client device. The method also includes receiving a command message from the client device for an application program interface (API) located within the controller. The command message is forwarded by the cloud server. The method further includes producing an automation command based on the command message. The API interprets the command message.
US09876775B2	Generalized entity network translation (GENT) Generalized Entity Network Translation provides new state of the art methodology for extending RKI techniques into a truly generalized framework capable of operating at exceptional levels of authenticity without the need for roots, certificate authorities, or other static points in an infrastructure. More astounding is its ability to create trusted authentic entity relationships that require no externally stored state outside of the shared context between discrete peers. The present invention provides, among other things, novel improvements to blockchain-derived systems and provides strong proof of ownership, renewal, roll-backs, and localized state and many blockchain systems more palatable choices for system integration.
US09876774B2	Communication security system and method A communication security system includes a secure communication application module and a chip module. The communication security system is installed in a mobile device. Accordingly, the communication security system of the present invention allows mobile devices of users to encrypt and decrypt communication data between the users. A communication security method includes the steps of generating keys, requesting a key exchange by a first mobile device, receiving a key exchange by a second mobile device, receiving a key exchange by the first mobile device, activating a key by the second mobile device, activating a key by the first mobile device, and starting secure communication between the first and second devices. Thus, the encrypted communication can avoid theft and unauthorized falsification.
US09876771B2	System and method for authenticating users A security application for a computing device, e.g., a mobile phone, allows generation of a secret according to a unique user input (e.g., user credentials). The secret is stored in a directory such that it is retrievable when the unique user input is received via a user interface of a device on which the security application executes or is coupled with. Responsive to receiving an identifier associated with the secret, the security application prompts, e.g., via a user interface of the mobile phone, entry of the unique user input; and, subsequently, verifies the unique user input. Following such verification, the security application provides the secret for use in encoding a communication with a remote computer-based station. Entry of the user credentials may be required prior to the security application generating the secret, and may be responsive to receipt of an invitation (e.g., from the remote computer-based station) to generate it.
US09876769B2	Broadband certified mail The present invention provides a system and method for providing certified voice and/or multimedia mail messages in a broadband signed communication system which uses packetized digital information. Cryptography is used to authenticate a message that has been compiled from streaming voice or multimedia packets. A certificate of the originator's identity and electronic signature authenticates the message. A broadband communication system user may be provisioned for certified voice and/or multimedia mail by registering with a certified mail service provider and thereby receiving certification. The called system user's CPE electronically signs the bits in received communication packets and returns the message with an electronic signature of the called system user to the calling party, along with the system user's certificate obtained from the service provider/certifying authority during registration. The electronic signature is a cryptographic key of the called party.
US09876767B2	Secure device-to-device (D2D) communication User equipment decrypt information received in a first frame over an air interface during device-to-device (D2D) communication with another user equipment. The information is decrypted using a cryptographic function that is applied to a security key and a first frame number of the first frame.
US09876764B2	Methods and systems for establishing VPN connections at a VPN gateway The present invention discloses methods and systems for a VPN gateway to establish virtual private network (VPN) connections with at least one other VPN gateways. The VPN gateway determines that it is classified into a first VPN gateway group by a VPN management server, and the VPN gateway determines which other VPN gateways belong to the same first VPN gateway group. The VPN gateway then determines and sends information about the number of remaining possible VPN connections (RPVPNC) to the VPN management server, such that the VPN management server is able to send a first configuration to the first VPN gateway. The first VPN gateway is then configured according to the first configuration, and the first VPN gateway establishes VPN connections with other VPN gateways based on VPN connection topology, configuration, and number of RPVPNC of the first VPN gateway and other VPN gateways.
US09876763B2	Application state sharing in a firewall cluster A firewall cluster system comprises a first node operable to receive a connection in a firewall cluster having three or more nodes, monitor packets of the received connection and determining application state data associated with the connection from the monitored packets in the first node, and share application state data with at least another node in the firewall cluster.
US09876761B2	Method and system for determining an address corresponding to a most probable physical location of an electronic device associated with a user A method of determining an address corresponding to a most probable physical location of an electronic device associated with a user is executable on a computer device and comprises receiving geolocation data from the electronic device. Based on received geolocation data, at least two probable physical locations of the electronic device will be found, with each of the at least two probable physical locations corresponding to a physical entity. Each physical entity is selected from a predetermined list and is associated with a physical entity type. A user interaction history is established, with respect to the at least two physical entities.
US09876760B2	Peer-to-peer connection establishment using turn A relay service enables two peers attempting to communicate with one another to each connect to a publicly-accessible relay server, which servers are associated with an overlay network and are selected by a directory service. After end-to-end connectivity is established, preferably the hosts communicate with each other by relaying data packets via the overlay network relay servers. Communications (both connection control messages and data being relayed) between a host and a relay server occurs at an application layer using a modified version of the TURN protocol.
US09876759B2	Carrier grade NAT Described herein are techniques for providing carrier grade dynamic network address translation (NAT). The disclosed techniques allow for dynamic switching from regular NAT to network address ports translation (NAPT) based on system load. Under the NAPT mode, the disclosed techniques allow the ports of a public IP address to be broken up into contiguous blocks of ports (e.g., of the same size and/or of varying size) such that each block can be assigned to an associated (e.g., different) private IP address. For each new connection from the private IP address, if the port used is the next port sequentially, the NAT device can store an offset from the starting public/private IP address ports. If the port is not the next port sequentially, the network address translation device can associate a new block of public ports to the private IP address.
US09876758B2	Techniques to propagate SIP/P-CSCF address changes from WAN device to LAN clients A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a user device. The apparatus determines that a network server IP address of a first network has changed. The apparatus transmits information associated with the change to one or more client devices in a second network. In an aspect, the one or more client devices in the second network are connected to the first network using the network server IP address of the first network.
US09876756B2	Network access method and device for equipment Provided are a network access method and device for equipment. The method includes that: first equipment receives a first message, wherein the first message is used for indicating that a controller structuring and sending the first message can provide a reachable path reaching a network address allocation server; the first equipment sends a first request message to the controller according to the first message, wherein the first request message is used for requesting the controller and/or the path-reachable network address allocation server controlled by the controller to allocate a network address to the first equipment; and the first equipment accesses the network according to the allocated network address.
US09876754B2	Systems and methods for relaying messages in a communications system based on user interactions The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for relaying messages in a communications system. In one aspect, a method is performed at a server. The method includes: (1) obtaining a plurality of incoming messages, including at least one target message and at least one priority message from a first user of the communication system; (2) obtaining a one or more interests of a second user; (3) selecting the target message based at least in part on the one or more interests of the second user; (4) sending the target message to a client device of the second user; (5) after sending the target message, receiving a notification from the client device indicating that the second user has interacted with the target message; and (6) in response to receiving the notification from the client device, sending to the client device the priority message.
US09876750B2	Systems and methods for managing smart posts in feeds Methods and systems are provided for reducing noise in a social media feed of the type including successive posts each having a substantially homogeneous format. The method may involve: identifying a plurality of related updates to a record; configuring a single smart post to include underlying content from each of the plurality of related updates, and a visual cue distinct from the substantially homogeneous format; and displaying the smart post in the feed.
US09876749B2	Dynamic location-specific distribution lists In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first interface arrangement that obtains information from at least one data source. The information is associated with the presence of an entity at a location. The apparatus also comprises a processing arrangement that automatically updates a dynamic distribution list that is associated with the location based on the information.
US09876747B2	Utilizing multiple interfaces when sending data and acknowledgement packets Utilizing multiple network interfaces when sending data and acknowledgement packages comprises, in a low power and lossy network (LLN) or other network, a sender device comprises two or more network interfaces for communicating with one or more recipient devices. The sender device assesses the transmission capabilities of the network interfaces to determine data rates available for each interface. The sender device specifies which network interface will be used to transfer data and which network interface will be used to receive an acknowledgement from the recipient device. The sender device selects the network interface with the larger data capacity for transmitting a data packet and the network interface with the smaller data capacity for receiving an acknowledgement. The data transmission and the acknowledgement transmission may be transmitted simultaneously. The recipient device uses transmission parameters received from the sender device to determine the data rate with which to transmit the acknowledgement.
US09876746B2	Messaging policy controlled email de-duplication Example methods and apparatus associated with a messaging policy controlled email deduplication are provided. In one example a messaging policy is accessed. It is determined whether a received message complies with the policy based on rules of the messaging policy. If a message complies with the messaging policy, the message is displayed. If the message does not comply with the messaging policy, it is determined whether the message is duplicative. If the message is deemed duplicative it is not displayed. Conversely, if the message is not deemed duplicative it is displayed.
US09876745B2	Systems and methods for transferring message data Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for providing messages to client devices. In certain examples, a stream of messages is provided to a messaging application on a client device at a desired message feed rate. A message download rate of the stream of messages by the messaging application is monitored. A determination is made that the message download rate is less than the desired message feed rate. In response, the stream of messages is provided to a buffer on the client device at the desired message feed rate, and the stream of messages is sent from the buffer to the messaging application at the message download rate. A determination is made that the message download rate is greater than the desired message feed rate and, in response, a stored quantity of messages on the buffer is allowed to decrease. A determination is made that the stored quantity of messages on the buffer is zero and, in response, the stream of messages is provided to the messaging application at the desired message feed rate.
US09876743B1	Inter-user message forwarding by an online service An online service may receive a request by a first user to provide a notice or other communication to a second user. The request may specify an email address or other communication address in order to identify the second user. The specified email address may be different than the primary email address by which the second user is known to the online service. Upon receiving such a request, the online service emails the second user using the specified email address and asks the second user to log on to the online service. When the second user logs on, the online service adds the specified email address to the account information of the second user as a secondary email address. When a subsequent request specifies the secondary email address, the notice is sent instead to the primary email address of the second user.
US09876742B2	Techniques to select and prioritize application of junk email filtering rules Techniques to select and prioritize the application of spam filtering rules in a way that reduces processing time may include receiving an email message for a recipient at a spam filter and extracting email characteristics from the message. Global filtering rule statistics and a profile for the recipient may be retrieved. The technique may include selecting a subset of rules from a set of filtering rules according to the email characteristics, the global filtering rule statistics, and/or the recipient characteristics. The subset of rules may be prioritized and applied to the message from highest priority to lowest until a determination of whether the message is spam is reached. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09876739B2	System and method for failure detection in rings A system and method of failure detection in rings includes a switch including a control unit, one or more first ports coupled to the control unit and configured to couple the switch to a ring of switches in a first direction, and one or more second ports coupled to the control unit and configured to couple the switch to the ring of switches in a second direction opposite the first direction. The control unit is configured to detect a failure in the ring of switches in the second direction, transmit a request message in the first direction using one of the one or more first ports, receive a response message on one of the one or more first ports, extract reachability data from the response message, and determine one or more first switches in the ring of switches that are reachable in the first direction based on information associated with the reachability data.
US09876736B2	Dual stack root based mLDP tree merge In one embodiment, a first device in a multicast label distribution (mLDP) network receives a first label mapping message that includes IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of a root node of a multicast tree. The first device also receives a second label mapping message from a second device that identifies the multicast tree and includes one of: the IPv4 address or the IPv6 address of the root node. The first device determines that the second label mapping message is associated with the multicast tree. In response to determining that the second label mapping message is associated with the multicast tree, the first device adds the second device to the multicast tree.
US09876735B2	Performance and power optimized computer system architectures and methods leveraging power optimized tree fabric interconnect A performance and power optimized computer system architecture and method leveraging power optimized tree fabric interconnect are disclosed. One embodiment builds low power server clusters leveraging the fabric with tiled building blocks while another embodiment implements storage solutions or cooling solutions. Yet another embodiment uses the fabric to switch non-Ethernet packets, switch multiple protocols for network processors and other devices.
US09876734B2	Method and system for processing RSVP-TE signaling A method and system for processing RSVP-TE signaling, including: extending an object using unnumbered resources within an RSVP-TE signaling, representing link resources in the signaling with a triple consisted of an area ID, a router ID and an interface; when configuring network resources, configuring each area ID to be different, while an intra-area router ID to be unique; representing resources in a signaling message with the triple when applying cross-area services.
US09876732B2	Managing provisioning for cloud resource allocations Resource provisioning to a process in a distributed computing system, such as a cloud computing system. An instruction to provision a resource is received. Portions of the resource are provisioned to the process as they become available, and prior to all portions becoming available, based on determining that the provisioning speed is greater than or equal to the use speed for the resource. If the use speed is faster, it may be actively slowed down.
US09876723B2	Methods and systems for evaluating network performance of an aggregated connection The present invention discloses a method carried out by a first communications device for determining performance of a plurality of connections and selecting at least one first connection from the plurality of connections substantially based on performance. Data packets are then transmitted through the at least one first connection. The plurality of connections are aggregated to form an aggregated connection. The determining of performance is performed by transmitting evaluation packets through the plurality of connections. The evaluation packets are based on data packets that are received by the first communication device but have not yet been transmitted through the aggregated connection. The data packets may be designated for a host or node reachable through the aggregated connection. Alternatively, the evaluation packets may be based on predefined information when there are no data packets to be transmitted through the aggregated connection. The performance may be determined periodically.
US09876722B2	Data multi-stream transmission method and device A data multi-stream transmission method and device are provided. The method includes that: a sending terminal determines an offloading way of offloading the Protocol Data Unit (PDU) data in a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer according to an offloading strategy; the sending terminal offloads all or part of the PDU data as offloading data from a first connection to a second connection in the offloading way, wherein the first connection and the second connection are both connections between the sending terminal and a receiving terminal; the sending terminal implements a data multi-stream processing on the offloading data in the PDCP layer, forwards the processed offloading data to a low-level layer for processing, sends the other PDU data except for the offloading data to the receiving terminal through the first connection and the processed offloading data to the receiving terminal through the second connection.
US09876719B2	Method and apparatus for load balancing in network switches A forwarding engine in a network device selects one or more groups of multiple egress interfaces of the network device for forwarding packets received by the network device. An egress interface selector in the network device selects individual egress interfaces within the one or more groups selected by the forwarding engine. The egress interface selector includes a table associated with a first group of multiple egress interfaces, wherein elements in the table include values indicate individual egress interfaces in the first group. When the forwarding engine selects the first group, a table element selector of selects an element in the table to identify the individual egress interface for forwarding the packet.

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