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US09914038B2	Systems and methods for golf ball selection A system for selecting a golf ball comprises a ballistics data input configured to receive ballistics data for a plurality of golf balls and for a plurality of launch conditions; a material data input configured to receive material measurement data for each of the plurality of golf balls; a data structure generation module configured to generate a data structure for each of the plurality of golf balls based on the ballistics data and measurement data; an indexing module configured to index the data structures relative to each other; a interactive feedback module configured to solicit and receive launch monitor data and preferences; a modeling module configured to generate a performance model based on the launch monitor data and preferences; and a selection module configured to select one of the plurality of golf balls based on the index and the performance model.
US09914028B1	Golf club with movable weight A golf club head including an elongate weight receptacle, the weight receptacle including: a first locking rail extending from the exterior surface of the body, the first locking rail running along a first side of the weight receptacle; a second locking rail extending from an exterior surface of the body, the second locking rail running along a second side of the weight receptacle, the first locking rail spaced from the second locking rail; a weight member located in the weight receptacle; wherein the weight member is configured to slide along the weight receptacle when the weight member is in an unlocked position and the weight member is configured to lock in place in the weight receptacle when the weight member is in a locked position; wherein the weight member at least partially resides between the first locking rail and the second locking rail.
US09914019B1	Golf training system The present invention is a golf training device which employs multiple electronic sensors for detecting both improper and proper swings. These sensors work together to improve proper swing and give immediate feedback to the golfer.
US09914016B2	Elliptical climbing exercise apparatus An elliptical climbing exercise apparatus includes a base frame, a swing unit including a pair of swing arms, a pedal unit including a pair of pedal shafts respectively pivotally connected to the swing arms, a damping unit including a rotating wheel with a spindle, a guiding unit including a pair of cranks respectively affixed to the two opposite ends of the spindle, a pair of rockers respectively pivotally connected to the cranks and a pair of links respectively pivotally connected to the rocker. Cooperation between the base frame, the swing unit, the pedal unit, the resistance unit and the guiding unit is used to achieve a training of the leg muscles.
US09914013B1	Wheelchair-accessible exercise system Various systems, processes, and techniques may be used to achieve a wheelchair-accessible exercise system. In particular implementations, a wheelchair-accessible exercise system may allow a user to perform strength and cardiovascular exercises without having to reposition his/her wheelchair. For example, a user may perform seven different exercises without moving his/her chair, or possibly even the trunk of their body. Thus, the exercise system may provide a comprehensive workout without requiring repositioning of the wheelchair, which can be quite cumbersome to those that are mobility challenged. Moreover, the exercise system may be adjustable and safe.
US09914012B2	Treadmill belts that enhance a users comfort and stability A treadmill comfort belt includes a strap having a first end portion and a second end portion. Each of the first end portion and the second end portion has a securing member. A lumbar support portion is disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion. A compressible sleeve is disposed over the lumbar support portion. A collar is slidingly disposed over the first end portion and the second end portion. The collar is adapted to slide between the securing members and the sleeve. A method of using the belt is also provided.
US09914010B2	Personal, multiple muscle resistance, and balance training apparatus and related methods The present invention is an exercise device that provides resistance training to both lower and upper body muscle groups. While the device is capable of working both the lower and upper body at the same time, the device may be used to exercise the lower body muscles and the upper body muscles independently. The device features two spirals wound in opposite directions that maintain a constant force throughout the exercise.
US09914003B2	Monocolumn unweighting systems An unweighting system includes a frame having a base and a vertical bar extending therefrom. The base is configured to connect to or at least partially encircle an exercise device. A height adjustable cantilevered arm assembly is coupled to the vertical bar at a fulcrum, and the cantilevered arm assembly is configured to receive and couple to the user. A resilient member is coupled to the cantilevered arm assembly and configured to unload a portion of the user's weight while the user is coupled to the cantilevered arm assembly and exercises on the exercise device.
US09914001B1	Fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher includes a barrel having a chamber with an opening covered by an upper cover that includes a guide-out passage having a tubular portion with a guide-in groove and an inlet. A guide-out groove is defined above a sealing edge and extends to the outside. A gas inlet unit is mounted to the upper cover and is connected to a high pressure steel bottle. A high pressure gas in the high pressure steel bottle can flow through a gas inlet passage into the chamber. A guide-out unit includes a guiding tube unit connected to the tubular portion and a valve connected to the guiding tube unit. The valve is opened when subjected to a pressure from the high pressure steel bottle. A piston valve normally and sealingly abutting a sealing edge of the tubular portion can be moved to a position in sealing contact with the sealing edge.
US09913989B2	Managing telemetry communication modes of an implantable device Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating management of operation of an implantable medical device (“IMD”) using a number of communication modes are provided. An IMD is configured to operate in a disabled mode wherein radio frequency (RF) telemetry communication is disabled, or operate in a first advertising mode using the RF telemetry communication. The IMD receives a clinician session request from a clinician device via an induction telemetry protocol while operating in the disabled mode or the first advertising mode, and transitions to operating from the disabled mode or the first advertising mode to operating in a second advertising mode based on receiving the clinician session request. From the second advertising mode, the IMD can establish a clinician telemetry session with the clinician device using the RF telemetry communication and a unique security mechanism facilitated by an identifier for the clinician device included in the clinician session request.
US09913983B2	Alternate stimulation strategies for perception of speech A system, including a first prosthetic device configured to evoke a hearing percept based on a first ambient sound and a second non-invasive device configured to stimulate skin based on a second ambient sound generated by a voice.
US09913974B2	Methods for making leads with radially-aligned segmented electrodes for electrical stimulation systems A method of making a stimulation lead includes attaching multiple segmented electrodes to a carrier. Each of the segmented electrodes has a curved form extending over an arc in the range of 10 to 345 degrees. The method further includes attaching conductors to the segmented electrodes; forming the carrier into a cylinder with segmented electrodes disposed within the cylinder; molding a lead body around the segmented electrodes disposed on the carrier; and removing at least a portion of the carrier to separate the segmented electrodes.
US09913970B2	Applicator An applicator includes a piston plate, a non-linear coil spring, a casing, a lock means and a release means. The casing includes a tubular main body part that houses therein the piston plate and the non-linear coil spring, and a cover part that is arranged on one end side of the main body part. The cover part and the piston plate sandwich the non-linear coil spring there between. The lock means locks the piston plate with the casing such that the piston plate is held at a retraction position thereof on the cover part side in a state where the cover part and the piston plate compress the non-linear coil spring. The release means releases a locked state where the piston plate is locked with the casing by the lock means and where the cover part and the piston plate compress the non-linear coil spring.
US09913969B2	Devices for delivering substances through an extra-anatomic opening created in an airway Devices and methods for delivering substances to lung tissue through an extra-anatomic passage created in an airway.
US09913965B2	High strength balloon A balloon catheter includes a balloon which is both of high strength and radiopaque. The balloon includes an outer strengthened layer which includes a strengthening element at least partially embedded within the layer. Concentrically within the strengthened layer there is a radiopaque layer which includes a high concentration of radiopaque material distributed in the radiopaque layer. The strengthened layer acts as a support to the radiopaque layer which is otherwise be unable to withstand the pressure to which the balloon is normally inflated for deployment and in the course of a medical procedure. The structure provides a high strength radiopaque balloon with a relatively thin balloon wall optimizing balloon flexibility and wrappability. There is also disclosed a method of making a balloon which uses an internal support layer in a raw tubing which is then removed following formation of a balloon.
US09913962B2	Catheter insertion apparatus A catheter is provided including a first lumen and a second lumen. A first member is disposed for relative movement within the first lumen and defines a cavity. A second member is disposed for relative movement within the second lumen. The cavity of the first member is configured for disposal of the second member. The catheter may include an elongated tubular body that includes the first lumen and the second lumen. The first member may have a distal portion that extends beyond the distal end of the body. The distal portion may include the cavity. The cavity may be defined by a member lumen. The first and second members may include tubular stylettes. The second member may include a guidewire.
US09913959B2	Device configured for real-time pressure sensing Medical devices, perfusion systems, and methods for detecting a pressure within a space in a subject and for perfusion of fluid into a space in a subject. The space may be a fluid-filled space, or a space that is depleted of fluid due to an obstruction to fluid flow into the space. Methods for forming the medical devices.
US09913958B2	Protective sheaths for medical devices A process for making a sheath used to protect a medical device. The medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A sheath is placed over the crimped scaffold after crimping to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath is removed by a health professional either by removing the sheath directly or using a tube containing the catheter.
US09913956B2	Everting device and method for tracheostomy The invention is an integrated device and improved method for percutaneous placement of a tracheostomy tube into a patient which includes a film sheath everted from a pusher moved through a guide that is positioned over an incision site in a patient's neck. The pusher moves through an incision, which may be preexisting or created by the device, into the patient's trachea, laying down the film sheath as it advances. The film and pusher may effect blunt dissection of the patient's tissue, and the device may optionally include a blade(s), needle or other cutting tool and/or the tracheostomy tube itself so that the tracheostomy can be completed with fewer procedural steps and surgical instruments.
US09913954B2	Automatic rise time adjustment A method of providing pressure support to a patient that includes determining a measure associated with an inspiratory time of the patient during therapy, delivering a flow of breathing gas to the patient at an inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) level during at least a portion of an inspiratory phase of the patient, delivering the flow of breathing gas to the patient at an expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) level that is less than the IPAP level during at least a portion of an expiratory phase of the patient, and automatically setting a rise time associated with a transition from the EPAP level to the IPAP level based on the measure associated with the inspiratory time of the patient. Also provided is a pressure support system adapted to perform the method.
US09913953B2	Breathing assistance apparatus A pressure regulating device includes a housing having a gases inlet adapted to in use be in fluid communication or integrated with a breathing assistance apparatus which conveys gases to an infant or a neonate requiring breathing assistance, an outlet adapted to be in use in fluid communication with said infant, and an aperture which enables the venting of a portion of gases that in use are passing through the housing from the inlet to the outlet. A tube inlet on the housing is adapted to receive a surfactant delivery device therethrough to enable administration of surfactant to the infant or neonate. A sealing mechanism seals around the surfactant delivery device and is adapted to normally fluidically seal the tube inlet and in use allow the surfactant delivery device to pass through the tube inlet.
US09913952B2	Inhaler This invention relates to an inhaler with a respiration indicator, whereby the inhaler has a chamber wall forming a chamber and a dispensing device for fluidic connection of the chamber to a bodily opening, preferably a nostril, whereby the respiration indicator has a wall section of the chamber wall or is formed in this way, whereby the wall section is designed to indicate a respiratory activity by deformation and/or movement.
US09913945B2	Medical connector with internal valve member movable within male luer projection Disclosed herein is a valve assembly comprising a male luer end portion and a female luer end portion and a passage for the transfer of fluids extending between the male and female luer end portions, valve means movable between a first position, in which the passage is closed, and a second position, in which the passage is open, biasing means for biasing the valve means toward the first position, and actuating means extending into the male luer end portion and coupled to the valve means to actuate the valve means when a female luer end portion of a medical accessory is engaged with the male luer end portion.
US09913938B2	Heating apparatus for heating dialysis liquid, dialysis liquid tube set, set, medical apparatus and methods A heating apparatus for heating a dialysis liquid includes a receiving section for receiving a heating bag through which dialysis liquid to be heated can flow, and a sensor system for determining or monitoring the deformation or the position of the heating bag in the receiving section of the heating apparatus or both. A dialysis liquid tube set, a set, a medical apparatus and a method are also described.
US09913937B2	Renal pump Apparatus and methods are described including identifying a subject as suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of: cardiac dysfunction, congestive heart failure, reduced renal blood flow, increased renal vascular resistance, arterial hypertension, and kidney dysfunction. In response thereto, blood pressure within a renal vein of the subject is reduced, by placing a blood pump inside the subject's renal vein and activating the impeller to pump blood from the renal vein into the subject's vena cava. Other applications are also described.
US09913935B2	Corporeal drainage system A catheter connector assembly which may be included with a corporeal drainage system, and a method of draining fluid from a bodily cavity. The catheter connector assembly may include a catheter connector and a drainage line connector. The catheter connector may include a connector body with a coupling feature, a deformable sealing element, and a retaining member. The drainage line connector may include a drainage line body first and second hinge clips, and an actuator. The actuator is designed to deform the deformable sealing element when the drainage line connector is coupled to the catheter connector.
US09913932B2	Artificial bone implants, or bone grafts, of polymeric composites with bone forming properties The present invention relates to methods for providing polymeric composites with bone forming, such as with osteogenic and/or osteoinductive and/or osteoconductive, properties. The present invention further relates to polymeric composites provided by the present method and the use of thereof for bone implants, or grafts, specifically the use thereof for orbital floor reconstruction. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for providing a composite with bone forming properties, the method comprises the steps of: a) providing a liquid, or liquefied, polymeric composition of homopolymers or copolymers of 1,3-trimethylene carbonate (TMC); b) adding to said liquid, or liquefied, polymeric composition one or more agents with osteogenic and/or osteoinductive and/or osteoconductive properties thereby providing a dispersion of said agents in said liquid or liquefied polymeric composition; and c) crosslinking the product obtained, thereby providing a composite with bone forming properties.
US09913919B2	Methods for making ultrasound contrast agents Provided herein are improved methods for preparing phospholipid formulations including phospholipid UCA formulations.
US09913917B2	Biocompatible fluorescent metal oxide nanoparticles The invention relates to highly fluorescent metal oxide nanoparticles to which biomolecules and other compounds can be chemically linked to form biocompatible, stable optical imaging agents for in vitro and in vivo applications. The fluorescent metal oxide nanoparticles may also be used for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), thus providing a multi modality imaging agent.
US09913916B2	Asymmetric bifunctional silyl monomers and particles thereof as prodrugs and delivery vehicles for pharmaceutical, chemical and biological agents Asymmetric bifunctional silyl (ABS) monomers comprising covalently linked pharmaceutical, chemical and biological agents are described. These agents can also be covalently bound via the silyl group to delivery vehicles for delivering the agents to desired targets or areas. Also described are delivery vehicles which contain ABS monomers comprising covalently linked agents and to vehicles that are covalently linked to the ABS monomers. The silyl modifications described herein can modify properties of the agents and vehicles, thereby providing desired solubility, stability, hydrophobicity and targeting.
US09913914B2	Cell transport The invention relates to novel polypeptides for transporting molecules across cell membranes and, particularly but not exclusively, biological membranes; a conjugate comprising at least one of said polypeptides and at least one selected molecule or agent co-joined or conjugated to said polypeptide for the purpose of transporting said molecule or agent across a cell membrane; a method of transporting at least one selected molecule or agent across a cell membrane involving the use of at least one of said polypeptides; a therapeutic comprising at least one of said conjugates; a combination therapeutic comprising at least one of said conjugates and at least one further therapeutic agent; a method of treatment involving the use of at least one of said conjugates or said therapeutics.
US09913913B2	Method for preparing a polymeric reagent A method for preparing a polymeric reagent is provided, which method includes the optional step of forming an N-hydroxysuccinimdyl ester derivative. Related methods, preparations, and so forth are also provided.
US09913911B2	Carrier nanoparticles and related compositions, methods and systems Carrier nanoparticles comprising a polymer containing a polyol coupled to a polymer containing a boronic acid and a linkage cleavable under reducing conditions, configured to present the polymer containing a boronic acid to an environment external to the nanoparticle and related compositions, methods and systems.
US09913909B2	Compositions of a polyorthoester and an aprotic solvent Delivery systems and compositions comprised of a biodegradable polyorthoester polymer, an aprotic solvent, and a drug are described. The solvent is selected to modulate release of drug from the composition, where, in some embodiments, the solvent is rapidly released after administration and provides a corresponding rapid rate of drug release. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the solvent is slowly released from the composition after its administration, and provides a correspondingly slow rate of drug release.
US09913907B2	RNAi pharmaceutical composition for suppressing expression of KRAS gene The present invention provides a composition for suppressing the expression of a KRAS gene, comprising a lipid particle containing, as a drug, a double-stranded nucleic acid having an antisense strand having a sequence of bases complementary to the sequence of at least 19 continuous bases of any one KRAS gene's mRNA of sequence Nos. 1 to 3; anda cationic lipid represented by the following formula (I):wherein R1 and R2, which are the same or different, are each linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl having a carbon number of from 12 to 24; L1 and L2, which are the same or different, are each —CO—O— or —O—CO—; a and b, which are the same or different, are each 1 to 3; and R3 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl having a carbon number of from 1 to 6, or alkenyl having a carbon number of from 3 to 6, and the like.
US09913902B2	Purified antibody composition The invention provides a method for producing a host cell protein-(HCP) reduced antibody preparation from a mixture comprising an antibody and at least one HCP, comprising an ion exchange separation step wherein the mixture is subjected to a first ion exchange material, such that the HCP-reduced antibody preparation is obtained.
US09913901B2	Combination therapy for treating HER2-positive cancers Methods for treating cancer patients with HER2-positive tumors are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of (i) an anthracycline-loaded immunoliposome with a targeting moiety that is a first anti-HER2 antibody and (ii) an anti-cancer therapeutic comprising a second anti-HER2 antibody.
US09913892B2	Materials and methods for respiratory disease control in canines The subject invention pertains to isolated influenza virus that is capable of infecting canids and causing respiratory disease in the canid. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for inducing an immune response against an influenza virus of the present invention. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for identifying a virus of the invention and diagnosing infection of an animal with a virus of the invention.
US09913890B2	Methods and compositions for emergency post-infection treatment of anthrax Compositions effective for treating or preventing an anthrax infection in a subject in need thereof and recombinant proteins included in the compositions are provided. Methods for producing recombinant proteins in plants are described. Transgenic plants engineered to produce recombinant proteins as well as genetic constructs comprising nucleic acids encoding recombinant proteins thereof are also described. Methods of protecting subjects against anthrax infection with plant-derived compositions are provided.
US09913882B2	Methods for inducing partial apoptosis using caspase polypeptides The technology relates in part to methods for inducing partial apoptosis of cells that express an inducible caspase polypeptide. The technology further relates in part to methods for inducing partial apoptosis of cells that express an inducible modified caspase polypeptide, having a modified dose response curve to the multimeric ligand inducer. The technology also relates in part to methods for cell therapy using cells that express the inducible caspase polypeptide or the inducible modified caspase polypeptide, where the proportion of caspase polypeptide-expressing cells eliminated by apoptosis is related to the administered amount of the multimeric ligand inducer.
US09913880B2	Method of treating sepsis or septic shock The present invention relates to a composition containing an inducer of SIRT1 (silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog) expression for preventing or treating sepsis or septic shock. The inducer of SIRT1 expression can remarkably reduce the mortality caused by sepsis or septic shock by reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and increasing anti-inflammatory cytokines. Therefore, the inducer of SIRT1 expression is useful for preventing or treating sepsis or septic shock.
US09913877B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of axonal and neuronal degeneration The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions for preventing or treating axonal and/or neuronal degeneration in a subject by administering a composition comprising a peptide that comprises the amino acid sequence Arginine-Glycine-Aspartate (RGD).
US09913874B2	Obtaining a juice of fresh plants by thermomechanical treatment and cosmetic and therapeutic use thereof The present invention relates to a process for obtaining a juice of fresh plants, characterized in that said fresh plants, with the exclusion of the seeds only, are subjected to a thermomechanical treatment consisting in extruding the fresh plants in an extruder, combined with a heat treatment which makes it possible to inactivate the endogenous enzymes and to preserve the molecules of compounds of interest in the native form thereof, in the absence of solvent, followed by a juice recovery operation.
US09913872B2	Diabetic nutritional composition The present invention provides nutritional compositions as powders, lozenges, tablets or liquids that are employed as oral supplementation to the human diet. The compositions of the present invention provide for supplementation to the diet of the human system, and specifically for those humans predisposed to, or suffering from, the diabetic human condition. It is believed that the key ingredients of the present invention work synergistically together to aid in the slowing, stopping, or reversing the symptoms and metabolic disorder characteristic of the human diabetic condition. These essential components are comprised of uniquely-selected minerals, phytonutrients and vitamin combinations.
US09913870B2	Method for stimulating AMP-activated protein kinase The subject invention pertains to supercritical carbon dioxide extracts of Commiphora mukul resin (guggul), which can be modified or not modified by some ethanol addition; methods for their production; and methods of use, such as inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, inhibiting transformation of pre-adipocytes to adipocytes, inhibiting triglyceride storage, promoting insulin sensitivity in adipocytes, treatment of disorders (for example, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic heart disease, autoimmune disorder, insulin resistance, leptin resistance, arthritis, cell proliferation disorder, such as cancer and atherosclerosis; damaged skin, sores, cuts, rashes, bruises, dryness, burns, sunburn, radiation burn, and infection), and regulating or suppressing appetite.
US09913868B1	Imbibable cannabis extract A method of producing an imbibable cannabis extract from cannabis plant matter is disclosed. The imbibable cannabis extract may comprise a flavored liquid extract of cannabinoid compounds. The method includes preparing a primary cannabis extract of cannabinoid compounds from dried cannabis plant matter including preparing a cannabis mash of dried cannabis plant matter and 91% ice cold isopropyl alcohol, collecting a cannabis/isopropyl alcohol filtrate, performing a paper filtration of collected cannabis/isopropyl alcohol filtrate, fractionally distilling the cannabis/isopropyl alcohol filtrate to remove the isopropyl alcohol, performing a decarboxylation reaction on the primary cannabis extract. A cannabis syrup may be prepared from the primary cannabis extract and a sorbate compound or blend. The imbible cannabis extract of cannabis syrup and a pasteurized mixture of 1.8 fluid ounces of water, 2.5 g erylite 400, and 0.5 mL flavoring per 2 fluid ounce serving size is prepared and filtered through a 0.05 micron filter.
US09913867B2	Composition comprising extract of mixture of Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls and ascidian shells for treating atopic dermatitis The present invention relates to a composition comprising an extract of a mixture of Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls and ascidian shells for treating atopic dermatitis, wherein the composition has the excellent effect of treating atopic dermatitis through the synergistic interaction of the anti-inflammatory effect of Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls and the cell regenerative effect of ascidian shells. The composition of the invention is not involved in the suppression of cytokine production. However, it is assumed that the composition has the effects of suppressing inflammation as well as regenerating skin.
US09913865B2	Induced pacemaker and Purkinje cells from adult stem cells Adult stem cells are reprogrammed to form pacemaker cells and Purkinje cells through the sequential activation of SHOX2>TBX5>HCN2. These Purkinje cells spontaneously surround and connect with the larger pacemaker cells, thus forming an induced sinoatrial body that produces funny current and can make cardiovascular tissues beat in a manner similar to a natural sinoatrial node.
US09913862B2	Methods of treating gram-negative microbial infections Provided herein are methods and compositions for treatment of a microbial infection or a microbial biofilm in a subject or on a surface by administering to the subject or surface determined to have or suspected of having a microbial infection/film an antimicrobial agent in combination with a silver-containing compound (e.g., a silver salt). In some embodiments, a silver-containing compound can increase activity of the antimicrobial agent. In other embodiments, addition of a silver-containing compound to an antimicrobial agent can expand the antimicrobial spectrum of the antimicrobial agent such that the antimicrobial agent originally indicated for treatment of one microbial strain (e.g., Gram-positive microbes) becomes effective for treating additional microbial strains (e.g., Gram-negative microbes). Other aspects relating to methods and compositions for delivering an agent to a microbe by increasing the membrane permeability of the microbe are also provided herein.
US09913860B2	Microporous zirconium silicate for the treatment of hyperkalemia The present invention relates to novel microporous zirconium silicate compositions that are formulated to remove toxins, e.g. potassium ions, from the gastrointestinal tract at an elevated rate without causing undesirable side effects. The preferred formulations are designed avoid increase in pH of urine in patients and/or avoid potential entry of particles into the bloodstream of the patient. Also disclosed is a method for preparing high purity crystals of ZS-9 exhibiting an enhanced level of potassium exchange capacity. These compositions are particularly useful in the therapeutic treatment of hyperkalemia.
US09913859B1	Dairy animal teat disinfectant An improved aqueous teat dip comprising iodine and chlorhexidine in an aqueous solution.
US09913857B2	Composition and methods of screening The present invention relates to a prebiotic composition comprising a microbially produced oligosaccharide, wherein the oligosaccharide is characterized by being selective for a pre-determined probiotic bacterial strain and also capable of being produced by the pre-determined probiotic bacteria by reverse enzyme action. The present invention also relates to methods of screening a composition suitable for use as a prebiotic and methods for screening of prebiotics for incorporation into synbiotic formulations.
US09913854B2	Methods and compositions for reducing the proliferation of gram positive bacteria Provided herein are methods for inducing cell death in a gram positive bacterium and methods for reducing the proliferation of a gram positive bacterium that include contacting a gram positive bacterium with a dye (e.g., an azo dye) and a TarO inhibitor. Also provided are methods of treating a subject having a gram positive bacterial infection that include administering to a subject having a gram positive bacterial infection a dye (e.g., an azo dye) and a TarO inhibitor. Also provided are compositions containing a dye (e.g., an azo dye) and a TarO inhibitor, and kits containing at least one of these compositions.
US09913850B2	Bile acids and biguanides as protease inhibitors for preserving the integrity of peptides in the gut This invention relates to methods of preserving the integrity of peptides in the gut. In particular it concerns the use of certain compounds as inhibitors of gut proteases. Compounds identified as having gut protease inhibitory activity are biguanides, certain bile acids and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds. This activity makes these compounds useful for co-administration with prophylactic or therapeutic peptides. This invention relates to methods of inhibiting gut proteases and peptide formulations comprising these gut protease inhibitor.
US09913849B2	Treatment of migraines Provided herein are prostaglandin F2alpha analog compositions and methods for treating migraines by topical administration. The method involves administering topically to a subject in need thereof a composition including a prostaglandin F2apha analog or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amount effective to treat migraine. The treatment may be administered prophylactically or therapeutically. Topical administration is to the epidermis, conjunctival surface or other mucous membranes, typically to a nail, the skin, the hair, the surface of the eye or the inner surface of the eyelid, and the like. The prostaglandin F2a analog can be latanoprost, isopropyl unoprostone, bimatoprost, travoprost, or tafluprost; or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09913848B2	Methods for controlled proliferation of stem cells / generating inner ear hair cells using 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,4]diazepino[6,7, 1-hi]indolyl based compounds The present invention relates to methods of inducing the self-renewal of stem/progenitor supporting cells, including inducing the stem/progenitor cells to proliferate while maintaining, in the daughter cells, the capacity to differentiate into hair cells. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of using compounds comprising a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,4]diazepino[6,7, 1-hi]indole moiety having a Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09913842B2	2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds and their uses The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades.
US09913839B2	Dosing regimens for fast onset of antidepressant effect A dose regimes comprising the simultaneous administration of two pharmaceutical compositions, wherein the first pharmaceutical composition is a composition comprising vortioxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for once daily oral administration, and the second pharmaceutical composition is a composition comprising vortioxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which together with said first composition quickly achieves a steady-state plasma level of vortioxetine in said patient which steady-state plasma level is the same as the steady-state vortioxetine plasma level achieved by the administration to said patient of said first composition alone.
US09913835B2	Methods for controlled proliferation of stem cells / generating inner ear hair cells using N-(alkylcarbamoyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-nicotinamide based compounds The present invention relates to methods of inducing the self-renewal of stem/progenitor supporting cells, including inducing the stem/progenitor cells to proliferate while maintaining, in the daughter cells, the capacity to differentiate into hair cells. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of using compounds comprising a N-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-nicotinamide moiety having a Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09913832B2	Accelerating thrombus resolution through augmentation of p53 activity A novel function for the p53 gene related to resolution of deep venous thrombosis is disclosed herein. Lack of the p53 gene results in impaired thrombus resolution in a clinically relevant in vivo model of deep venous thrombus resolution. It is further shown that augmentation of p53 activity with quinacrine accelerates thrombus resolution in vivo, and that this beneficial effect is completely dependent on p53. p53-based therapy is therefore provided to accelerate thrombus resolution in patients, and to prevent or ameliorate the debilitating long-term complications of deep venous thrombosis such as post-thrombotic syndrome.
US09913830B2	Materials and methods for modulating immune responses The present invention provides nanoparticle-coupled tolerogenic Treg cell therapy for treatment of immune and/or autoimmune disorders. In certain specific embodiments, the present invention can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of autoimmune diseases including, but not limited to, type 1 diabetes, lupus erythematosus (SLE), multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, oophoritis, and autoimmune pathology associated with Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
US09913829B2	Compound useful for the treatment of nonsense-mutation-mediated diseases and pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound The present invention relates to the compound of formula (I) for use in the treatment of a nonsense-mutation-mediated genetic disease.
US09913826B2	Compounds and compositions that bind and stabilize transthyretin and their use for inhibiting transthyretin amyloidosis and protein-protein interactions Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions thereof which find use in increasing stability of proteins particularly proteins that tend to misfold and form aggregates. Also provided herein are methods for using these compounds and compositions for increasing stability of proteins and thereby decreasing aggregate formation by these proteins. Also disclosed herein are heterobifunctional compounds that include a TTR binding compound connected to a targeting moiety via a linker, for use in disrupting PPIs of a target protein.
US09913823B2	SIRT 1 activator including syringaresinol The present invention relates to a compound of Formula 1, and an SIRT 1 activator including, as an active ingredient, derivatives thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to a composition including the SIRT 1 activator for detoxification, for the improvement of metabolic disorders, for the prevention or improvement of eye diseases, or the prevention or improvement of immune diseases.
US09913814B2	Tamper resistant immediate release capsule formulation comprising tapentadol The invention is directed to an immediate release capsule which mitigates the abuse of Tapentadol or physiologically acceptable salt thereof by direct intravenous injection. The capsule comprises a tamper resistant formulation which when mixed with water and heated, results in a turbid, bubbling mixture that is not injectable with a standard insulin syringe.
US09913813B2	Opthalmic treatments Aqueous compositions suitable for topical administration to the human or animal eye contain at least one water-soluble polymeric ophthalmic lubricant, such as hyaluronate, carbomer gel or hypromellose, together with a water-soluble analgesic. The analgesic may be an opiod, particularly an opioid having an affinity for 5-HT receptors, such as tramadol. The aqueous compositions may for example be used as artificial tears, and as general ophthalmic lubricants for treating conditions such as dry eye or blepharitis. Further compositions combine ophthalmologicallyactive agents, such as pharmaceuticals, with opioids, such as tramadol in particular. These compositions may be used to treat the eye while reducing pain or discomfort that would normally be produced by administering these particular pharmaceuticals to the eye, and increasing the efficacy of the pharmaceuticals. Compositions are also disclosed, containing opioids with 5-HT receptor activity, which are of general use in alleviating pain in and around the eye.
US09913806B2	Patches and methods for the transdermal delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of iron Embodiments of the invention provide patches for the transdermal delivery of iron-containing compositions to an individual suffering from an iron deficiency. Many embodiments provide an iontophoretic patch for the transdermal delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of iron. The patch comprises an electrode and a reservoir containing a composition comprising ionic iron for the delivery of the therapeutically effective amount of iron. Various embodiments provide methods of using embodiments of the iontophoretic patch for delivering a therapeutically effective amount of iron to an individual suffering from one more forms of iron deficiency including iron deficiency anemia. Such methods can be used for treating and/or preventing the iron deficiency. The amount of delivered iron can be adjusted depending upon various treatment parameters such as patient weight and type and amount of iron deficiency.
US09913805B2	Therapeutic agent for use in the treatment of infections A nano- or micro-scale therapeutic agent is provided for use in the treatment of an infection of a human or animal. The agent includes micro- and/or nano-particle carriers loaded with at least one inert precursor chemical. The carriers encapsulate the precursor which after release from the carrier are activatable by the physiological milieu in situ at the site of the infection to form an antimicrobial agent. Preferably, the precursor chemical or chemicals form an oxidative biocide on release, which oxidative biocide is hydrogen peroxide. Advantageously, the precursor chemicals also include an acetyl donor that on release reacts with the hydrogen peroxide to produce a mixture of peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide. The carrier is preferably in the form of micro- and/or nano-particles that have been manufactured using a thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) process, for example the carrier may be a biodegradable polymer such as poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA).
US09913803B2	Single-layer oral dose of neuro-attenuating ketamine The present invention is directed to oral neuro-attenuating ketamine (NAKET) tablet formulations, and methods of administration, which ensure the steady release of a therapeutically effective concentration of ketamine from an oral tablet without neurologically toxic spikes in ketamine concentration. In particular, the present invention provides single layer oral tablet formulation of NAKET. In a specific embodiment, the NAKET tablet formulation, and methods of administration provide steady administration of NAKET to a subject for 24 hours or greater, for example, up to 36 hours, after a single administration event.
US09913797B2	Bioactive compositions having hair anti aging activity A bioactive composition and method of using the composition is provided having anti-aging, antioxidant and/or free radical scavenging properties.
US09913787B2	Glycerine based jelly compositions The disclosure describes a replacement for petroleum jelly as a base for products which is suitable for most any application for which petroleum jelly can be used. The jelly is a glycerine based composition comprising; vegetable derived glycerine and an emulsifier. The emulsifier can be any known and/or commercially available glucoside containing substance. Other suitable emulsifiers together with glycerine and essential or vegetable based oils with or without inorganic fillers may be added to impart desirable mechanical and physio-chemical properties. In addition, temperature stabilizers and stiffening agents such as waxes and other inorganic fillers including silica and clays may also be added during manufacture. The composition includes glycerine preferably present in the range of 50-95 weight %.
US09913782B2	Composition containing composite particles for screening out UV radiation, with a mean size of greater than 0.1 ÂμM, and hydrophobic silica aerogel particles The present invention relates to a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: a) composite particles with a mean size of greater than 0.1 μm, containing a matrix comprising i) at least one organic material and/or at least one mineral material and ii) at least titanium dioxide; and b) hydrophobic silica aerogel particles. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for caring for and/or making up human keratin materials, especially bodily or facial skin or the hair, comprising at least the application, to the surface of the keratin material, of a composition as defined previously. The invention also relates to a non-therapeutic cosmetic process for limiting the darkening of the skin and/or improving the color and/or uniformity of the complexion, comprising the application, to the surface of the keratin material, of a composition as defined previously. The invention also relates to a non-therapeutic cosmetic process for preventing and/or treating the signs of ageing of a keratin material, comprising the application, to the surface of the keratin material, of a composition as defined previously.
US09913779B2	Infant bottle and feeding method therefor An infant bottle (10) method and kit, wherein the bottle comprising: a disposable bag (20), for containing a beverage (30, 44, 46); a foldable bag frame (16), for deploying therein the disposable bag (20) at a deployed state of the foldable bag frame (16), wherein a folded state thereof occupies less space than an unfolded state thereof; and a teat (14), for covering the disposable bag (20) in a sealed manner, thereby resulting in a compact infant bottle (10) at a folded state of the foldable bag frame (16), and sealable upon deployment.
US09913778B2	Prescription medication security and dispensing systems A prescription drug monitoring/dispensing device ensures prescription medication housed within is taken only as directed, and not abused or sold on the streets. The device serves as an intricately guarded casing that may only dispense the preprogrammed dosage amounts at preset times, as directed by a prescribing physician. The device may include a housing having a biometric finger scanner and a display screen in communication therewith, a loading tube capable of holding a pill therein, a rotating hub in communication with the loading tube, a rotating disc in communication with the loading tube, and an exit port capable of dispensing the pill out from the housing.
US09913776B1	Enhanced chest compressor A chest compressor includes a piston (14) that moves in downward and upward strokes within a cylinder (12), with the piston undergoing a smooth reversal at the bottom of the downward stroke. A compression spring, such as a wave spring (60), is positioned to engage the piston only near the end of its downward stroke, to smoothly reverse the piston motion, limit downward force on the patient at the end of the stroke, and avoid a downward pulse due to the momentum of the downwardly-moving piston. A stop (90, 92) is latchable in an inward position to allow reduction in the piston stroke by engaging an outward flange (52) on the piston before the piston has moved fully downward. In one embodiment the piston (14) is made as an outer piston part (40) and an inner piston part (42) that telescope in one another in which the outer piston part is slidably engaged with and guided by the cylinder along a path and the inner piston part is slidably engaged with and guided by the outer piston part and the spring (60) engages the inner piston part near the end of its downward stroke, to smoothly reverse the piston motion, limit downward force on the patient at the end of the stroke, and avoid a downward pulse due to the momentum of the downwardly-moving piston.
US09913775B2	Safety mechanisms for belt cartridge used with chest compression devices Safety mechanisms for compression belt cartridges used in chest compression devices. The safety mechanisms include a breakable link, liner socks, belt guards and a rapid-release connector. The breakable link ensures that unsafe belt tension will not occur. The liner socks protect the patient from friction and contain the breakable link. The belt guards protect foreign objects from entering the belt drive platform. The rapid-release connector allows the belt to be removed safely even during compressions.
US09913774B2	Implantable device for external urinary control The present invention relates to an implantable apparatus for obtaining urinary control and emptying of the urinary bladder, The apparatus operates with a powered member (100) operating from the outside of the urinary bladder assisted by a support structure to discharge urine from the urinary bladder. A control device (200) controls the operation of the powered member. The control device further comprises a source of energy for operating the powered member and other energy consuming parts of the apparatus and a control assembly.
US09913771B2	Lifting and transporting device for wheeled objects including hospital beds The present invention relates to a lifting and transporting device. The device of the invention is useful for lifting and moving any object which has a pair of spaced apart wheels but is particularly adapted for the lifting and transporting of hospital beds. The bed lifter includes an improved means of engaging a bed and supporting the load of the bed or bed/patient combination during lifting and transportation by engaging the bed wheels and not the bed frame.
US09913770B2	Climate management topper with shape change actuators for regulating coolant distribution One embodiment of a climate management topper includes a flowpath boundary which defines a flowpath adapted to carry a stream of fluid in a principal direction. A flow compliant filler occupies at least part of the flowpath. The filler includes a spacer and a set of shape change actuators (SCA's) each of which is made of a shape change material (SCM). The properties of the SCM include a critical temperature T0. The SCA's are configured to regulate distribution of the fluid stream through the flowpath in a direction transverse to the principal direction as a function of temperature. In one example the flowpath boundary is formed by liner panels and the SCA's are linear elements that elongate at a temperature TH which is higher than T0 thereby distending the spacer and reducing its resistance to fluid flow. One suitable shape change material is a nickel/titanium alloy known as NiTiNOL.
US09913768B2	Wheelchair suspension A wheelchair suspension assembly includes a frame, a drive assembly, an anti-tip linkage, a front anti-tip wheel, and a rear anti-tip wheel. The drive assembly includes a drive wheel. The front anti-tip wheel is positioned forward of the drive wheel by the anti-tip linkage. The rear anti-tip wheel is positioned rearward of the drive wheel the anti-tip linkage. The anti-tip linkage couples the front anti-tip wheel to the rear anti-tip wheel such that upward movement of the front anti-tip wheel relative to the frame causes upward movement of the rear anti-tip wheel relative to the frame. The anti-tip linkage includes a front anti-tip pivot arm that is pivotally coupled to the frame, a rear anti-tip pivot arm that is pivotally coupled to the frame, and a connecting link that couples the front anti-tip pivot arm and the rear anti-tip pivot arm.
US09913766B2	Sanitary product system This invention is directed to a sanitary product attachment means comprising a connection member (3) having a flexible base carrier (4), whereas on one main surface of the connection member (3) an underwear connection means (5) is present which is configured to fix the connection member (3) to a piece of underwear (12) and on the opposing main surface of the connection member (3) an absorbent member connection means (6) is present which is configured to fix the connection member (3) to the underside of an absorbent member (2, 2a).
US09913761B2	Method of constructing absorbent articles comprising graphics An absorbent article may be constructed by printing on an unstretched web that forms a portion of the side panels. Seams may be formed by attaching the side panels to a chassis. The side panels and the chassis may have different elastic properties. The absorbent article may also comprise first and second waistbands.
US09913760B2	Unit for making absorbent pads for nappies A unit for making absorbent pads for nappies including a forming drum by which the absorbent pad is formed and in turn including on its peripheral surface one or more suction recesses; at least one hood for feeding the absorbent material and peripherally facing at least part of the peripheral surface of the drum; and a duct which leads to the hood and which can intermittently feed predetermined charges of a superabsorbent material; the feeding duct is configured in such a way that the flow of superabsorbent material fed into the hood expands until reaching an extent corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the at least one discrete layer of the absorbent pad.
US09913758B2	Shape and pressure adjustable dressing A method of closing a wound with a dressing. The method including: restraining at least a portion of the dressing corresponding to the wound into a first shape; adhering first and second portions of the dressing across the wound; removing the restraint from the dressing while the first and second portions are adhered to the skin by removing a member from the dressing to allow at least the portion to move towards a second shape and apply a force tending to close the wound.
US09913755B2	Elastic bandage that can be used, in particular, for the treatment and prevention of vein diseases A compression bandage formed by the assembling of a nonwoven based on short conjugate fibers which have been crimped and of a nonelastic material. The compression bandage can be used in a bilayer compression system, in particular for the prevention or treatment of venous pathologies.
US09913754B2	Self-adhesive elastic bandage that can be used, in particular, for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the veins A self-adhesive compression bandage, in particular for the treatment and prevention of pathologies of venous origin and lymphedema. This bandage is manufactured by the assembling of two self-adhesive nonwovens based on short conjugate fibers which have been crimped. The fibers are preferably made of polyester. The bandage can in addition comprise a supplementary layer.
US09913750B2	Injection devices with a twist-lock safety mechanism Injection devices for delivering pharmaceutical compositions into the eye are described. Some devices include a resistance component for controllably deploying an injection needle through the eye wall. The resistance component may be disposed on the injector device, or on a portion of the injection device housing, or on a drug reservoir. Some devices may be removably attached to a drug reservoir, for example, through a luer connector. Other devices may comprise internal luer seal for securely connecting a drug conduit of the device to the luer cavity of a drug reservoir. Yet other devices may comprise a priming-enabling element to facilitate the drug priming of a shielded needle. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described.
US09913746B2	Cervical collar with height adjustment mechanism A cervical collar provides height adjustment using a locking member disposed on a height adjustment member extending through a height adjustment aperture. As the locking member is moved between locked and unlocked positions, ridges on a main collar body and on a chin support member may be interlocked or allowed to slide over each other from one desired position to another, thereby providing a height adjustment mechanism for the cervical collar.
US09913745B2	Ankle and foot support system Methods and systems relating to an ankle and foot support system are disclosed. Some embodiments may include a covering having a cable tightening mechanism and a cable forming an exposed loop. The exposed loop may be attached to a loop receiving member located on the covering. The exposed loop may also be attached to a footwear loop anchor located on an article of footwear. In some embodiments, the covering may include more than one exposed loop for attaching to more than one loop receiving member located on the covering, as well as more than one footwear loop anchor located on an article of footwear. In some embodiments, adjusting the cable tightening mechanism may secure the covering to the article of footwear.
US09913741B2	Control handle for self-expandable medical devices A delivery system is provided for a self-expanding medical device. The delivery system has a handle assembly with a housing. The housing has a slot with a deployment knob extending therethrough. The self-expanding medical device is deployed by restraining the housing of the handle assembly and pulling on the deployment knob. This causes an outer sheath to withdraw proximally from an inner catheter to release the self-expanding medical device from a space between the outer sheath and inner catheter.
US09913740B2	Stent with varying cross-section The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for endoluminal devices, such as stents, that have components with varying cross-sections at various points about the length of the endoluminal device, with various benefits resulting therefrom.
US09913723B2	Patient selectable knee arthroplasty devices Disclosed herein are methods and devices for repairing articular surfaces in a knee joint. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable for each patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. Kits are also provided to enable customized repairs to be performed.
US09913722B2	Periprosthetic fracture management enhancements The present invention provides for a variety of fracture fixation options should a fracture occur after total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty, and provides associated methods and apparatus for application of provided fixation. The ability to pre-engineer fracture fixation contingent solutions into femoral or tibial components provides for a distinct clinical advantage in the planning and execution for periprosthetic fracture fixation. Said methods and apparatus include targeting devices which allow for intimate association of fixed angle locking screws in pre-drilled holes in an existing prosthetic, femoral nail, or other components including additional fixation components. Use of pre-engineered fracture fixation contingent solutions into femoral or tibial components provides for a distinct clinical advantage in the planning and execution for periprosthetic fracture fixation. Such apparatus and methods further include the use of alignment devices and other components to allow for ease of repair of periprosthetic fractures utilizing the pre-engineered solutions. Such targeting devices are required in specific circumstances as the prosthetics may prevent x-ray imaging and consequently free hand alignment.
US09913718B2	System for testing valves A chamber assembly for testing a valve includes a proximal chamber portion that defines a proximal interior space, and a distal chamber portion that defines a distal interior space. The distal interior space includes a gas space. When a liquid is inserted into the proximal and distal chambers there is an interface between the liquid and a gas in the gas space. A valve holder is disposed adjacent to the proximal interior space and the distal interior space. The valve holder is configured to receive the valve in a bore of the valve holder. A shortest distance between a center of the valve when in the bore and the interface is at least about 45 mm.
US09913711B2	Internal long term absorbable matrix brassiere A long term absorbable matrix brassiere including a circular tube member adapted to be fixed to the chest of a woman, a membrane or tarpaulin fixed within the tube member; and a cup held within the tube member.
US09913709B2	Soft tissue repair method The present disclosure relates to instruments and methods for manipulating soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure. The instruments and methods 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 may include a tip with at least two prongs and a channel located between the prongs.
US09913708B2	Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings An endoluminal prosthesis including a radially expandable support member having interior and exterior surfaces and a wall with openings, a first covering member including a biocompatible polymer material at least partially positioned against the interior surface, and a second covering member including a biocompatible polymer material at least partially positioned against the exterior surface. The first covering member attaches to the second covering member at predetermined bonding locations within less than all of the openings thereby leaving unbonded regions.
US09913703B2	Oestrus detector An oestrus detector includes a reservoir portion which contains a coloured liquid. The detector further includes a generally planar portion that is attached to and sealed from the reservoir portion, except for an open or closed passage in a seal line separating the reservoir portion and the generally planar portion. In use the liquid is squeezed from the reservoir portion, through the passage, and into the generally planar portion, when the reservoir portion receives pressure.
US09913700B2	Method of producing a polymer matrix The present invention relates to a biomimetic matrix for providing structural support and scaffolding that allows for regeneration of dentin, pulp, and periodontal tissues. A method of making the biomimetic matrix provides the ability to select both a size of a pore or tubule formed in the biomimetic matrix and a density of pores or tubules disposed throughout the biomimetic matrix. The present invention discloses an approach of successful tubular dentin regeneration both in vitro and in vivo using the biomimetic matrix.
US09913698B2	Medicine ingestion state management method, medicine and medicine ingestion state management device Disclosed is a medicine ingestion state management method capable of objectively managing medicine ingestion states of patients. The medicine ingestion state management method involves an operation of prescribing medicine (10) encapsulating, together with a medicament, a medicine information transmitting unit (20) having a function of transmitting medicine information capable of specifying a type and a quantity of the medicament to each individual patient, and an operation of grasping the medicine ingestion state of each patient by collecting the medicine information from each medicine information transmitting unit (20) in each patient.
US09913693B2	Error correction techniques in surgical navigation A medical system includes a sensor location module, a first module, and a second module. The sensor location module determines a location of a magnetic field sensor within a magnetic field. The first module determines an acceleration of the magnetic field sensor. The second module indicates a modified location of the magnetic field sensor in an image of a medical patient based on the acceleration and one or more previously determined locations.
US09913690B2	System and method for pre-operatively determining desired alignment of a knee joint A joint alignment method comprises using imaging data of at least a portion of a leg to create a leg model, wherein the leg model includes a femur having medial and lateral condyles and a tibia having tibial plateaus that are configured to engage the medial and lateral condyles at a knee joint, displaying an image of the leg model for manipulation by a user, locating a pivot point within one of the medial or lateral condyles, and rotating, in the displayed image, the tibia with respect to the femur, about the pivot point, to obtain a desired knee joint articulation in a specified plane.
US09913688B1	Split pulse picosecond laser for tattoo removal A method of removing tattoos or pigmented lesions by generating at least two laser pulses having a pulse width in the picosecond range, where the peak power of each pulse is less than 15 GW/cm2 and where the spacing between the pulses is less than ten nanoseconds, and directing the pulses to the tattoo or pigmented lesion to be removed.
US09913687B2	Microwave energy-delivery device and system A microwave ablation device including a cable assembly configured to connect a microwave ablation device to an energy source and a feedline in electrical communication with the cable assembly. The microwave ablation device further includes a balun on an outer conductor of the feedline, and a temperature sensor on the balun sensing the temperature of the balun.
US09913686B2	Microwave applicator A microwave applicator having a probe which comprises an elongate shaft (14), the shaft having an external tubular wall (18), a radiating portion (15) disposed at the distal end of the shaft (14), a transmission line (17) extending to the radiating portion internally of the tubular external wall (18), and an elongate flow dividing member (19) which co-extends with the transmission line (17) longitudinally of the shaft (14), the side wall of the transmission line (17) and the side wall of the flow dividing member (19) contacting each other and contacting the internal surface of the external tubular wall (18) at two-spatially separated discrete positions, thereby defining a pair of flow channels (20, 21) inside the shaft (14). In use, cooling fluid can pass down one channel (20) and return via the other channel (21). The structure of the probe is uncomplicated and the probe is straightforward to assemble.
US09913683B2	Catheter arrangement and method for determining a force applied to a catheter end A catheter arrangement including a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one continuous fluid channel, at the proximal end of which a fluid connection and at the distal end of which a nozzle is arranged, which has a cross section that can be varied by a force applied to the distal catheter end; a liquid feed unit, connected to the proximal fluid connection of the catheter feeds liquid into the at least one fluid channel at a predetermined operating pressure. A flow sensor measures, during operation of the catheter arrangement, a pressure drop at the fluid channel. A pressure evaluation unit, connected on the input side in a signal-based manner to the flow sensor, determines a force applied to the distal end of the catheter from the measured pressure drop at the fluid channel and from predetermined deformation characteristics of the associated nozzle.
US09913682B2	Methods and devices to treat nasal airways Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.
US09913676B2	Milled bone graft materials and methods of use A bone material for hydration with a liquid is provided, the bone material comprising a coherent mass of milled and demineralized bone fibers, the coherent mass having no binder disposed in or on the coherent mass. In some embodiments, a bone material for hydration with a liquid is provided, the bone material comprising a coherent mass of cartridge milled, lyophilized and demineralized bone fibers, the coherent mass having no binder on the coherent mass. In some embodiments, a method of implanting a bone material is provided, the method comprising contacting the bone material with a liquid, the bone material comprising a coherent mass of cartridge milled, lyophilized and demineralized bone fibers, the coherent mass having no binder disposed in or on the coherent mass; molding the bone material into a shape to implant the bone material; and implanting the bone material at the target tissue site.
US09913672B2	Resiliant spinal plate system An embodiment of the invention provides for a system, such as a cervical plate fusion system, that has mechanisms for preventing bone anchors (e.g., screws, pins, and the like) from backing out of the plate. The system prevents both counter-rotation of the screw and axial backing out of the screw. Other embodiments are described herein.
US09913670B2	Rod inserter for fixing of pedicle screw, screw holder with joint for minimal invasive surgery, screw reducer for minimal invasive surgery and apparatus for minimal invasive surgery using these devices Provided are a rod inserter for fixing a pedicle screw. The rod inserter for fixing a pedicle screw, the rod inserter including a rotational support unit having a length corresponding to a radius of lordosis formed by lumbar of vertebrae of a subject person and of which a lower end is fixed and a rotational insertion unit having a length corresponding to the radius and having one end rotatably coupled to an upper end of the rotational support unit and the other end to which an arc-shaped rod is detachably coupled. Thus, the arc-shaped rods having lengths shapes different from each other according to the number of screws respectively fixed to the vertebrae of the subject person is coupled as one device to perform the operation.
US09913667B2	Interspinous implant and instrument for implanting an interspinous implant The present invention relates to an interspinous implant (1), intended to be implanted between two adjacent dorsal spines (EI, ES), each including an upper edge (E2), a lower edge (E3) and two opposed lateral faces (E4, E5), wherein the implant (1) includes at least one body (10) with dimensions arranged so as to maintain or restore a distance between the adjacent edges (E2, E3) of the two spinous processes (EI, ES) and including at least two wings (11, 12) extending so that at least a part of each wing (11, 12) lies along at least a part of one lateral face (E4, E5) of one of the two spinous processes (EI, ES) and, additionally, at least one retainer (2, 3, 4, 7, 111, 121, 221, 24, 28, 29, L, 90) for the implant, designed to retain the body (10) of the implant between the two spinous processes and to be inserted from the same lateral face as the body (10).
US09913666B2	Plates configured to rigidly fix fragments of a pars interarticularis to one another An apparatus for securing a vertebra during healing of a fracture within a pars area of the vertebra is described. In certain embodiments, the apparatus is a plate that has an outer shape similar to a shape of a pedicle and/or lamina of the vertebra, and an inner section that facilitates access to the pars area when the plate is secured to the vertebra.
US09913664B2	Systems and methods for manipulating and/or installing a pedicle screw A spinal screw assembly adapted to be secured to a vertebrae for providing securement across at least two vertebrae. The assembly includes a pedicle screw having a substantially spherical head portion, a threaded shaft portion, and an engagement surface in the head portion for driving said screw into the vertebrae, and a body member comprising a tower portion having an open top, a break-away section for manipulation of the screw upon implantation into the vertebrae, a base body at a proximal region of the body member and a break zone which acts as a transition between the base body and the tower portion. A resealably securable setscrew within the body member secures and fully contains the rod within said assembly. The break-away section remains completely outside a wound and is removed or broken off once the screw has been fully assembled inside the vertebrae.
US09913662B2	Clamp A clamp for a linkage for linking first and second bone fasteners of a prosthesis assembly, the clamp comprising a clamp body having a first receiving portion for receiving a first component of a prosthesis assembly and a second receiving portion for receiving a second component of the prosthesis assembly, the clamp having a deflectable member which deflects from a first position to a second position when one of the first and second components is introduced to its corresponding receiving portion, wherein when the deflectable member is in the second position and the other one of the first and second components is received by the clamp, the deflectable member is engageable with said other one of the first and second components.
US09913661B2	Medical devices having a releasable tubular member and methods of using the same Medical devices that have a releasable intermediate member and tubular member are described. Methods of using medical devices that have a releasable intermediate member and tubular member are also described. An example medical device comprises an elongate member, an intermediate member, and a tubular member. Each of the intermediate member and tubular member is releasably disposed on the elongate member.
US09913660B2	Medical knife A medical knife which maintains low penetration resistance, without the maximum-width parts of the medical knife creating sudden changes in penetration resistance even when passing through tissue. Knife includes a pointed tip, a cutting part which has edges having first oblique faces which are formed along the outer periphery, and second oblique faces which are formed inside the first oblique faces. Maximum-width parts are formed contiguously with the cutting part. A shank part is formed contiguously with the maximum-width parts. The cutting part is formed in such a way that the shape of the planar projection thereof becomes wider from the pointed tip towards the maximum-width parts, and the first oblique faces extend further towards the shank part side than the second oblique faces over at least one portion of the area running from the maximum-width parts to the shank part.
US09913659B2	Material removal device having improved material capture efficiency and methods of use An atherectomy catheter directs particles generated by a cutting element into a collection chamber. A paddle attached to the cutting element propels fluid distally in the tissue collection chamber.
US09913657B2	Apparatus for transluminal procedures An apparatus for a transluminal procedure includes: a case composed of a front case part formed in the shape of a pipe and having a locking groove at a rear end, a central case part combined with the front case part and having a button hole at a rear end, and a rear case part combined with the central case part and having a through-hole formed ahead of a button groove coming in contact with the button hole at a center; a locking member having a button and a locking end; an operation member formed in the shape of a pipe and moving up and down in the case; an inner wire in live operation member and locked to the case; and an outer tube fitted on the inner wire and fixed ahead of the operation member.
US09913655B2	Surgical instrument with active element and suction cage A surgical system comprises an end effector for operating on tissue and a screen positioned around the end effector. The screen is fluidly coupled with a suction source by a conduit such as a tube. The screen is configured to communicate suction through the screen while preventing tissue from contacting the end effector. The screen is further configured to retract proximally relative to the end effector to thereby expose the end effector.
US09913654B2	Surgical morcellator Embodiments described a shield for a surgical morcellator. Specifically, embodiments disclose a denticulate shield for the distal tip of a surgical morcellator with notches, wherein the notches are configured to catch loose morcellated tissue and prevent the loose morcellated tissue from being falling or remaining into the patient.
US09913653B2	Devices, systems, and methods for tissue morcellation A morcellator includes a housing, an elongated tube extending distally from the housing, and first and second electrodes. A distal end of the elongated tube is configured to cut tissue. The first electrode extends from the housing to the distal end of the elongated tube and is disposed around at least a portion of the distal end of the elongated tube. The second electrode extends distally beyond the first electrode. Another morcellator includes a housing, an elongated tube extending distally from the housing, and an oscillating mechanism. A distal end of the elongated tube includes opposing blade sections and at least one blunt section. The opposing blade sections are configured to cut tissue. The oscillating mechanism is configured to drive oscillation of the elongated tube to cut tissue with the blade sections.
US09913644B2	Method and apparatus for determining parameters of linear motion in a surgical instrument A surgical instrument and method of controlling the surgical instrument are disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a housing and an elongated shaft that extends distally from the housing and defines a first longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument also includes a firing rod disposed in the elongated shaft and a drive mechanism disposed at least partially within the housing. The drive mechanism mechanically cooperates with the firing rod to move the firing rod. A sensor senses a parameter of light reflected from the surface of the firing rod, which includes markings that change the reflectivity of the firing rod. The measurement unit determines a parameter of the motion of the firing rod, such as the position and speed of the firing rod, based on the sensed parameter of the light reflected from the surface of the firing rod.
US09913643B2	Interlock assemblies for replaceable loading unit Interlock assemblies for attaching a loading unit to a surgical stapling instrument are provided. The interlock assemblies are formed on a proximal end of a shell member and on a distal end of an adapter assembly. The interlock assemblies may include a collar member for selectively securing the shell member to the adapter assembly. The collar member may be mounted on the shell member or on the adapter assembly.
US09913642B2	Surgical instrument comprising a sensor system A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a shaft assembly, a first sensor configured to detect a condition of the surgical instrument, and a second sensor configured to detect the condition of the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument can further comprise a processor, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with the processor, wherein the processor receives a first signal from the first sensor, wherein the processor receives a second signal from the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to utilize the first signal and the second signal to determine the condition, and wherein the processor is configured to communicate instructions to the surgical instrument in view of the condition.
US09913640B2	Suture tensioning device A suture tensioning device includes a first portion including a first inner surface having a first surface and a first beveled surface and another first portion including another first inner surface having another first surface and another first beveled surface. The first surface of the first inner surface and the another first surface of the another first inner surface contact. The first portion and the another first portion are connected to define a first handle. A first cleat is defined between the first beveled surface and the another first beveled surface.
US09913638B2	Transosteal anchoring methods for tissue repair Described herein are methods and apparatuses for use in repair of a patient's tissue by connecting the tissue to the bone using a transosteal tunnel and anchor configured to pass through the transosteal tunnel. In particular, described herein are methods of repairing an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and torn meniscal root. These anchoring apparatuses and method of using them are particularly well suited for use with the low-profile suture passers described herein, since these suture passers may allow access to previously inaccessible regions of the knee (or other body regions).
US09913636B2	Multiple portal guide The present disclosure relates to a guide assembly including a guide having a body and a joint including at least one through hole, wherein the joint is configured for sliding along a length of the body, and a first surgical device. The guide is coupled to the first surgical device and a longitudinal axis of the through hole is co-radial with an end of the first surgical device. Other guide assemblies and methods of creating multiple portals during surgery are also disclosed.
US09913634B2	Locking element for vascular closure device In one illustrative example, a device for sealing an opening in a vessel wall and/or tissue tract may include an anchor, a filament, a plug, and a knot. The anchor may be configured to be disposed adjacent to an interior surface of the vessel wall adjacent the opening in the vessel wall. The filament may have a distal end coupled to the anchor and may be configured to extend proximally through the vessel opening and/or tissue tract. The plug may be disposed about at least a portion of the filament member. The knot may be disposed about the filament proximal of the plug and may be configured to move over the filament and secure the plug relative to the anchor. The knot may be independent of the filament member.
US09913632B2	Puncture needle for endoscope In a puncture needle for an endoscope, in a state in which a distal end of an outer sheath is located in an observation field of an observation optical system of an endoscope and a needle slider is retracted to abut a needle slider engaging section, a distal end of an inner sheath is located closer to a distal side than a proximal end of a raising base in the outer sheath, and a proximal end of the inner sheath is located closer to a proximal side than a needle tip of a needle tube in the outer sheath.
US09913628B2	System and method for attaching a biopsy collecting device to a spectroscopy system A method for classifying a tissue sample of a biopsy specimen includes receiving a signal from at least one location of the tissue sample including a plurality of chromophores. Further, the method includes verifying whether the received signal comprises a predetermined amount of at least one of an attenuated illumination light and a re-emitted light. Also, the method includes determining that a spectrum of the received signal is within a predetermined range. In addition, the method includes processing the spectrum of the received signal to decompose the signal into a plurality of components. Furthermore, the method includes classifying tissue in the at least one location of the tissue sample into one of a plurality of tissue types based on the plurality of components.
US09913626B1	Excreta-sampling and chilling toilet An excreta-sampling toilet is disclosed which includes a bowl, a processing apparatus, and a chiller. The bowl separates excreta into solid excreta and liquid excreta. The processing apparatus then processes the solid excreta into a solid excreta sample, including metering it by weight or volume and storing it in containers. The chiller lowers the temperature of the sample, which is stored to await analysis. A metered liquid excreta sample is also stored and chilled in separate storage containers.
US09913623B2	Exposure dose management system An exposure dose management system according to an embodiment includes an image storage device, a first recording device, a misalignment correction device, and a second recording device. The image storage device stores a human body three-dimensional image. The first recording device records an exposure dose and an exposure area of a subject in a first irradiation step on the human body three-dimensional image. The misalignment correction device corrects misalignment between a position of the subject in a second irradiation step, which follows the first irradiation step, and a position of the human body three-dimensional image. The second recording device further records an exposure dose and an exposure area in the second irradiation step on the human body three-dimensional image in which the misalignment was corrected.
US09913619B2	Model based variable risk false glucose threshold alarm prevention mechanism Methods of determining when to activate an analyte, e.g. glucose, related alarm, such as a hypoglycemia alarm, of a continuous analyte monitor is provided. Also provided are systems, devices and kits.
US09913617B2	Medical monitoring hub The present disclosure includes a medical monitoring hub as the center of monitoring for a monitored patient. The hub includes configurable medical ports and serial ports for communicating with other medical devices in the patient's proximity. Moreover, the hub communicates with a portable patient monitor. The monitor, when docked with the hub provides display graphics different from when undocked, the display graphics including anatomical information. The hub assembles the often vast amount of electronic medical data, associates it with the monitored patient, and in some embodiments, communicates the data to the patient's medical records.
US09913616B2	Method and system for modeling blood flow with boundary conditions for optimized diagnostic performance Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.
US09913614B2	Impedance measurement system Systems and methods for monitoring the condition of electrodes used in biological signal measurement are provided. One method includes applying a first test signal having a first frequency to at least one of a plurality of electrodes and applying a second test signal having a second frequency to at least one of the plurality of electrodes. Both frequencies are below a frequency range associated with the biological signal. The method further includes capturing the biological signal while applying the plurality of test signals and generating an output signal that includes both the measured biological signal and the plurality of test signals. The method further includes retrieving an output amplitude for each of the plurality of test signals from the output signal and calculating an estimated impedance for each of the plurality of electrodes based on the retrieved output amplitudes of the plurality of test signals.
US09913613B2	Band-like garment for physiological monitoring This invention provides a physiological monitoring garment having a band-like configuration and incorporating respiratory, cardiac and temperature sensors. The garment is designed so that it is easily constructed from a few number of separate elements, and so that one garment design can be adjusted to subjects of a range of sizes and shapes. The design is further adapted to require little on no wearer effort during donning or wearer attention during use.
US09913611B2	Garment integrated sensing system and method A system for monitoring biometric signals of a user comprising: a set of wireless sensor interfaces coupled to a garment, each of the wireless sensor interfaces comprising: 1) an electrode layer comprising a receiving region, 2) a positional identifier, associated with a position on the garment, and 3) a retention subsystem; a set of wireless sensor modules, each of the set of wireless sensor modules comprising: a contact region electrically coupleable to the receiving region of the electrode layer, a set of sensors configured to detect a set of biometric signal types, and a positional interrogator configured to identify the position associated with the corresponding wireless sensor interface; and a control module, communicatively coupled to the set of wireless sensor modules, wherein the control module queries a subset of the set of biometric signal types for transmission from each of the set of wireless sensor modules based on their positions.
US09913610B2	Systems and methods for selecting a desired quantity of follicular units Systems and methods for selecting follicular units in a distribution of follicular units are provided. A selection parameter, such as a distance-related parameter separating the follicular units to be selected, may be used to determine a desired quantity of follicular units to be selected, such as a desired percentage of follicular units to be selected, and to help provide a substantially uniform distribution of selected follicular units. In addition, a characteristic parameter, such as a characteristic distance or characteristic density, may be determined. The characteristic parameter may be used in determining the desired quantity of follicular units to be selected and or may be used for treatment purposes.
US09913608B2	Incontinence monitoring and assessment A system for monitoring incontinence in one or more subjects comprises display means; input means operable by a user; one or more transmitters, each transmitter being associated with one or more subjects being monitored; the one or more transmitters being configured to transmit signals containing continence-related data for the one or more subjects, wherein the continence-related data has been obtained over time from a continence sensor associated with an absorbent article worn by each respective subject; a receiver unit configured to receive signals from the one or more transmitters; and processing means in communication with at least the receiver unit, the processing means including a display processor configured to process the received signals and communicate display information to the display means for display of a visual representation of continence-related information derived from continence sensors in the absorbent articles worn by the one or more subjects being monitored. The system may include a volume estimator and means for communicating to a carer a ‘risk of wetness leakage’ based on e.g. an estimated volume of wetness and e.g. a pad type. Pad type may be communicated to the system automatically by way of a pad type indicator associated with the pad and/or pad/sensor combination.
US09913607B2	Collision avoidance system and collision avoidance method A driver state detection unit detects a state of the driver of a host vehicle. For example, a drowsing state of the driver is detected. An outward warning device performs an outward warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at another vehicle traveling in the vicinity of the host vehicle. Then, an inward warning device performs an inward warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at the driver of the host vehicle.
US09913606B2	Method and system for determining health condition of a subject Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and system for determining health condition of a subject. First step of the method comprises receiving, by a computing unit, a first oxygen saturation level and a second oxygen saturation level from at least two sensors placed on the subject. Second step of the method comprises determining cerebral extraction of oxygen using the first and second oxygen saturation levels. Third step of the method comprises comparing the cerebral extraction of oxygen with a threshold level. Fourth step of the method comprises identifying a mental fatigue level of the subject based on outcome of the comparison, wherein the mental fatigue level indicates the health condition of the subject.
US09913604B2	Analyte detection systems and methods using multiple measurements In certain embodiments, a sampling assembly is for use with a main analyzer. The main analyzer is configured to sense an analyte in a body fluid obtained from a patient through a first fluid passageway extending from the main analyzer. The sampling assembly includes an instrument portion separate from the main analyzer and including at least one sensor. The instrument portion is removably engaged with the first fluid passageway. The at least one sensor is in sensing engagement with the first fluid passageway such that the at least one sensor can sense a property of a fluid within the first fluid passageway.
US09913598B2	Noninvasive nondisruptive assessment of eyelid dynamics by means of Eddy-current no-touch sensors Systems and processes for measurement of the eyelid movements of a subject, which explores eyelids' electrical conductivity, namely the established fact that eyelids are acting as sliding electrodes moving over the cornea, is comprised of a system for generating a high frequency weak and harmless oscillating electromagnetic field in the proximity of the eyelid movement path without interference with the vision or activity of any such subject, therefore induces so-called Eddy Currents in the eyelid, which in its turn produce its own electromagnetic field with a value depended on the eyelid position; the interaction between the basic oscillating electromagnetic field and the field generated by the eyelid is changing electromagnetic field inductance, which will be measured with very high accuracy by means of resonance sensing electronics; such systems can transmit data from its detecting electronics to a remote monitor that compels no restrictions on operator activity.
US09913597B2	Coil arrangement for a magnetic resonance tomography device A magnetic resonance imaging device for prostate examinations with a patient in said device comprises a coil for generating a strong homogeneous magnetic field in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the patient, at least one transmission coil for generating an electromagnetic alternating field, three gradient coils and suitable reception coils, of which individual coils are arranged below the patient in the lower back region and/or at the rear part and at least one of said coils is arranged above the patient, and also comprises data processing for obtaining images from the signals of the transmission and reception coils, wherein a closed reception coil is provided which sits closely against the patient and surrounds the scrotum and the penis.
US09913594B2	Compliant electrode for EMG endotracheal tube An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having a first cuff and a second cuff. Conductive ink electrodes are formed on an exterior surface of the first cuff. The conductive ink electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient. At least one conductor is coupled to the conductive ink electrodes and is configured to carry the EMG signals received by the conductive ink electrodes to a processing apparatus.
US09913591B2	Wrist-mounted device with integrated electronics A device is provided that includes a housing and a mount configured to mount the housing to a wrist of a wearer. The device also includes a first electrical contact disposed on an inner surface of the mount and configured to contact skin at a first external body surface. The device also includes a second electrical contact disposed on an outer surface of the mount and configured to be contacted by skin of a second external body surface. The device also includes a signal conditioner disposed in the housing. The signal conditioner is configured to determine data indicative of a biological state of the wearer based on voltage fluctuations between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.
US09913590B2	Workout management method and system using a wearable device A workout management method performed by a wearable device is provided. The workout management method includes receiving a first information about an amount of exercise to be performed by a user, obtaining a second information about a current fitness state of the user, comparing the first information and the second information, and outputting the result of the comparison to the user.
US09913589B2	Device and method for the geometric determination of electrical dipole densities on the cardiac wall Disclosed are devices, a systems, and methods for determining the dipole densities on heart walls. In particular, a triangularization of the heart wall is performed in which the dipole density of each of multiple regions correlate to the potential measured at various locations within the associated chamber of the heart.
US09913586B2	Pulse wave sensor A pulse wave sensor includes: a light emitting unit configured to emit light onto a living body; a light receiving unit configured to receive light transmitted through or reflected from the living body based on the light from the light emitting unit; a pulse wave detecting unit configured to detect a pulse wave of the living body based on a result of light reception by the light receiving unit when the light is emitted from the light emitting unit with a normal light emission intensity; and a light emission intensity adjusting unit configured to cause the light emitting unit to emit light with a predetermined test light emission intensity in a test period prior to the detection of the pulse wave, and set the normal light emission intensity using detection light reception intensity in the light receiving unit by the light emission and a predetermined reference light reception intensity.
US09913584B2	Pressure-sensing intravascular devices, systems, and methods Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one pressure sensing component within a distal portion of the device. In that regard, one or more electrical, electronic, optical, and/or electro-optical pressure-sensing components is secured to an elongated substrate such that the pressure-sensing component is mounted perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the device. In some implementations, the elongated substrate has a cylindrical profile. Methods of making, assembling, and/or using such intravascular devices and associated systems are also provided.
US09913574B2	Endoscope cap with ramp An endoscope cap is provided for directing medical devices toward a selected target anatomy in a patient. The endoscope cap includes a ramp that may be used to deflect medical devices that have been advanced from a proximal portion of an endoscope to a distal portion thereof. The ramp may be integral with the endoscope cap, or alternatively, may be pivotally attached thereto.
US09913568B2	Image processing device, method for operating the same, and endoscope system First RGB image signals are subjected to an input process. First color information is obtained from the first RGB image signals. Second color information is obtained by a selective expansion processing in which color ranges except a first color range are moved in a feature space formed by the first color information, the first color information that represents each object in a body cavity being distributed in the each color range. The second color information is converted to second RGB signals. A red display signal, a green display signal and a blue display signal are obtained by applying a pseudo-color display process to the second RGB signals.
US09913563B2	Retaining plate The invention relates to a retaining plate for a vacuum cleaner bag which has an inlet opening, the retaining plate being formed by thermoforming and subsequent stamping of a film made of a thermoplastic material.
US09913558B2	Extraction unit with a shiftable multi-size cartridge receiver An extraction unit (10) for extracting cartridges (1a;1b) of two different dimensions (da,ha;db,hb) comprises a seat (14,20) for receiving any of these cartridges (1a;1b) for extraction thereof in the seat. The seat is delimited by a first part (20,30,33) and second part (12,13,14) that are relatively movable between a cartridge extraction position and a cartridge loading and/or ejection position over a closure distance (Ca,Cb). The first delimiting part (20,30,33) is extendable and retractable for defining a cartridge cavity having selectively: —a first depth (Ha) for receiving a cartridge (1a) having a first height (ha); and —a second depth (Hb) different to this first depth (Ha) for receiving a cartridge (1b) having a second height (hb) different to this first height (ha). At least one of the delimiting parts (14,20) has a shifter (21,35,38) for compensating the extension and retraction of the first delimiting part (20,30,33) so as to maintain the closure distance (Ca) for the first member position equal to the closure distance (Cb) for the second member position.
US09913556B2	Multisize capsule handling with parallel actuation A machine (1) comprises a frame (1′) and a capsule handling device (1″) mounted in and/or on the frame (1′). The device (1″) comprises: —a first part (10) that is movable relatively to the frame (1′) from a transfer position for inserting and/or removing said capsule (2a,2b) to an extraction position for extracting such capsule and vice versa; —a second part (20) that has a capsule receptacle (21) delimiting a cavity (21′) for receiving such capsule (2a,2b) and for forming an extraction chamber (21″) with the first part (10) in its extraction position, the second part (10) comprising a first portion (21a) and a second portion (21b) that are relatively movable between a first relative position and a second relative position to change at least one dimension of the cavity (21′) and of the extraction chamber (21″); —an actuator (30,300) connected to the first part (10) for driving the movable first part (10) between the transfer position and the extraction position. The actuator (30,300) is further connected to the second part (20) for driving the first and/or second portions (21a,21b) to relatively move the first and second portions (21a,21b) between their first and second relative positions.
US09913555B2	Mailbox with detection means A mailbox has detection means inside the mailbox to detect the presence of mail and a warning device that is operatively connected to the detection means to inform a user of the presence of mail in the mailbox.
US09913553B2	Beverage container lid A beverage container lid includes an interior cover, an exterior cover, and a hinge connecting the interior cover to the exterior cover. The beverage container is versatile in that it may be adapted for use with a beverage container containing a cold beverage, a hot beverage, or a foamy or creamy beverage. The beverage container lid preferably includes a spout, straw perforations, an elevated portion, a reservoir bottom, a well portion, and a pair of retaining walls preventing direct flow of beverage from a pair of openings in the interior cover to the spout. Methods of use and methods of making a beverage container lid are also described.
US09913552B2	Travel beverage container A cleanable lid assembly is provided for a beverage container. The lid assembly has a lid housing having a drink aperture positioned at least partially radially exterior of the connection member. The lid assembly also has a seal assembly. The seal assembly has a hinge member connected to the lid housing, a seal arm connected to the hinge member, and a drink seal connected to the seal arm. The seal assembly is connected to the lid housing while movable between a first or operable position and a second or cleaning position. The seal arm traverses both generally radially and generally axially to extend the drink seal to the drink aperture as the seal assembly transitions to the first position.
US09913551B1	Magnetic pillow frame A method, system, and apparatus for covering padded home décor insert forms by means of securing fabric or other pliable materials around or to said inserts using magnets to clasp the fabric or other pliable material around a padded insert.
US09913550B2	Systems and methods for providing articulating point-of-sale apparatuses or devices Embodiments of the disclosure can include systems and methods for providing articulating point-of-sale (POS) apparatuses or devices, such as displays. In one embodiment, an articulating point-of-sale (PUS) display assembly may include a base and a movable arm attached to the base. The movable arm may be configured to move from a first position to a second position with respect to the base. The assembly may further include a pivotable display device attached to the movable arm. The pivotable display device may be configured to pivot from a third position to a fourth position with respect to the movable arm. The assembly may also include an arm joint attaching the movable arm to the base, and a pivot joint attaching the pivotable display device to the movable arm.
US09913549B2	Motion apparatus for use with infant carrier A motion apparatus for use in combination with a standard infant carrier, such as a car seat. The motion apparatus comprises a support structure and a frame for receiving the transportable base of an infant car seat, and a drive assembly, which, when activated causes motion of the infant carrier. Methods and devices of the invention are useful to soothe an infant.
US09913544B1	Elevating bed assembly and components thereof Components and assemblies for elevating beds and other items supported on a solid surface. An elevating bed assembly is provided that permits attaching a headboard and/or footboard to an elevating portion of a bed while maintaining the headboard and/or footboard in an upright position in contact with the floor. A leg mount system is provided that permits attaching a variety support legs having different shapes and sizes to a single frame without modifying the frame.
US09913543B2	Concealable bed system Several embodiments of a new concealable bed system, which comprises a new combination of a folding bed assembly (112), a drawer assembly (110), and a drawer support-and-control assembly (120) are disclosed. The embodiments allow the space-savings and convenience of sleeper sofas to be extended to a wide variety of other furniture types or other constructions, including but not limited to desks, entertainment centers, cabinets, closets, etc. In the closed position, the embodiments can look like any other drawer in a piece of furniture, custom millwork, etc., but when opened the folding bed assembly is exposed and can be easily deployed. Thus the new concealable bed system provides a more efficient, durable, and flexible option for concealing a bed than sleeper sofas, Murphy beds, trundle beds, roll-away beds, or inflatable beds.
US09913541B2	Adjustable seating assembly An adjustable seating assembly is disclosed having a base with a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending from the first end to the second end. A frame assembly has a pair of support legs coupled to the base along the length. A seating-support surface is disposed above the base and coupled to the frame assembly. A chest-support surface is disposed above the base and coupled to the frame assembly and the chest-support surface is orientated at an acute angle with respect to the seating-support surface. The pair of the support legs are selectively translatable along the length of the base in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction so as to selectively rotate the chest-support surface and the seating-support surface simultaneously while maintaining the acute angle between the chest-support surface and the seating-support surface during the rotation.
US09913540B2	Chair construction A chair component assembly includes a support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user and including a shell member having an outer peripheral edge, the support component further including at least one coupler having an interior and an opening facing the outer peripheral edge of the shell member, and at least one tab member located substantially proximate the opening of the at least one coupler, and an upholstery cover assembly wrapped about at least a portion of the support component and including an edge that is retained within the interior of the at least one cupler by the at least one tab member.
US09913538B2	Sofa seat cushion core An apparatus and method are provided for a sofa seat cushion comprising a cushion core including a multiplicity of pocketed springs enclosed within an upholstery foam envelope. The pocketed springs are positioned side by side in a spring layer arrangement and are independently operable. A memory foam layer positioned above the upholstery foam envelope comprises a material capable of molding to a person's body sitting on the sofa seat cushion and then quickly returning to an original shape once the person leaves the sofa seat cushion. The memory foam layer comprises a gel-infused visco-elastic memory foam with a polyethylene terephthalate layer positioned there above. Directly below the upholstery foam envelope is an upholstery-grade polyurethane foam layer with a polyethylene terephthalate layer positioned directly thereunder. An exterior upholstery surrounding the cushion core provides a plush seating surface.
US09913534B2	Extendable electronics enclosure An apparatus includes a base unit configured to hold electronic equipment, a top panel, a first extension arm that is vertically extendable from a proximal position along a selected dimension of the base unit and a second extension arm that is vertically extendable from a distal position along the selected dimension of the base unit, the first extension arm slide-ably coupled to the top panel, and the second extension arm rotate-ably coupled to the top panel. A corresponding method includes providing the apparatus and raising one end of the top panel previous to raising the other end of the top panel.
US09913529B2	Push broom head and push broom including same A push broom head includes a body including an upper face, a lower face, a front face, a rear face, and left and right end faces. A plurality of sweeper bristles project outwardly from the lower face. A handle mounting block portion includes a socket adapted to receive an associated broom handle. The handle mounting block portion is located between left and right portions of the body. The body includes a plurality of open pockets defined in the upper face on both the left and right portions of the body. Each of the pockets opens through the upper face of the body and comprises a bottom wall. Each of the pockets defines a depth between the upper face of the body and the respective bottom wall.
US09913521B2	Hair removal device and wax-strip A hair removal device using, or for use in combination with, a wax-strip configured to remove hair from skin. The device includes: a user holding member including a housing or chassis having a wax-strip removal mechanism actuator, the housing having a bottom surface configured for engaging with the skin; a wax-strip engagement mechanism for removable engagement with the wax-strip; a wax-strip removal mechanism including a wax-strip removal acceleration arrangement; and a wax-strip pressing mechanism. The wax-strip pressing mechanism presses the wax-strip to the user's skin by way of a pressing member and also distances the pressing member from the skin during operation of the device, to help mitigate shear and/or rubbing on the skin.
US09913518B2	Inner lining and waterproof bag having same Provided is an inner lining for backpacks or handbags. The inner lining has a receiving space constructed by folding and stitching at least one waterproof fabric. Multiple seam lines on the inner lining are covered by waterproof tapes. The inner lining may prevent the rainwater permeating into the receiving space through the seam lines. Items may be protected from the wet in the receiving space of the inner lining. Further provided is a waterproof bag having the inner lining. The inner lining is sewed in an outer bag to construct the waterproof bag. Multiple seam lines between the outer bag and the inner lining are also covered by waterproof tapes. The inner lining and the waterproof bag having the inner lining provide more convenience and safety for users in rainy days.
US09913514B2	Brilliance enhancing jewelry prong setting A ring includes a head portion, a base portion and a structure. The structure is incorporated into a first thickness of the head portion with the structure being between an inner rim and an outer rim of the head portion. The structure includes an invisible setting located within an indentation of the structure with the invisible setting mounting at least one center stone and a plurality of secondary stones in such a way that the at least one center stone and the plurality of secondary stones appear to be a continuous, uninterrupted surface thereby creating an illusion of a large stone in a marquise or round shape.
US09913512B2	Footwear with retractable spikes An apparatus for selectively extending and retracting spikes includes spike actuating assemblies mounted to, and cooperating between, a first plate and a first slider frame, and a second plate and a second slider frame, pivotally mounted to the first plate and first slider frame respectively. Each spike actuating assembly contains a spike. The first slider frame is translatable to actuate the spike actuating assemblies to thereby extend and retract the spikes from the spike actuating assemblies. A cyclically alternating positioner is mounted on the first plate for moving the first and second slider frames relative to the first and second plates. The positioner has only a single actuating button adjacent the heel. Depressing the actuating button a first time causes the positioner to move the slider frames to extend the spikes. Depressing the actuating button a second time causes the positioner to move the slider frames to retract the spikes.
US09913511B2	Tethered fluid-filled chambers An article of footwear may incorporate a chamber with an outer barrier and a tether element. The barrier may be formed from a polymer material that defines an interior cavity, and tether element may be located within the interior cavity and joined to opposite sides of the barrier. Upon pressurization of the chamber, the tether element may extend across the interior cavity and be placed in tension by the outward force of a pressurized fluid within the interior cavity. The tether element may have a variety of configurations. For example, the tether element may have a diagonal orientation, or different tether elements may have different lengths. A tether element may also have plates or tie pieces secured to opposite sides of the chamber, with one or more tethers extending between. Also, the tether element may include one of more sheets that extend across the interior cavity.
US09913510B2	Articles of footwear A sole for an article of footwear includes a fiber-reinforced polymer plate extending from a heel area of the article of footwear to a toe area of the article of footwear, wherein flexibility of the fiber-reinforced polymer plate varies as a function of location along a longitudinal axis of the fiber-reinforced polymer plate, and wherein the fiber-reinforced polymer plate includes a stiffening layer disposed at a midfoot area of the fiber-reinforced polymer plate.
US09913506B2	False eyelash apparatus and methods False eyelash apparatus and methods for applying false eyelashes. A false eyelash holder for holding a false eyelash has a support member for supporting the false eyelash and is adjustable to cause inversion of the false eyelash from a convex shape to a substantially concave shape. An inverter-loader device is configured to receive the holder and operable to adjust the holder to cause the false eyelash inversion. An applicator for applying an inverted false eyelash to an eyelid may have a unitary structure or may be a clamp for gripping the inverted false eyelashes. The applicator is operable to carry the inverted false eyelash for allowing the applicator to roll the false eyelash lengthways onto an eyelid and allowing the rolling false eyelash to release from the applicator. The applicator may be disposable.
US09913503B2	Pocket with recessed internal zipper A configuration for a garment that includes a pocket with a recessed zipper that may be virtually invisible (especially when the wearer uses the pocket to store only a few, relatively flat objects). A portion of the pocket extends above the zipper closing the pocket so that a pickpocket has to reach into the pocket before he realizes that there is a zipper protecting it. In other words, the zipper is recessed from an edge of the pocket to form a hidden means of sealing the pocket.
US09913502B2	Glove base and glove A glove base and glove are provided, which release moisture outside from the entire glove when the glove is configured only of a fiber glove base or when a coating is provided to a surface of the glove base. The glove base of the present invention is made of fibers and has a hand shape. Water-absorbing properties of a first fiber type exposed mainly to an inside surface of the glove base are higher than water-absorbing properties of a second fiber type exposed mainly to outside surface of the glove base. The first fiber type absorbs and moves moisture on a surface of a hand inside the glove base toward the second fiber type, and the second fiber type then moves the moisture from the first fiber type mainly in a surface direction of the glove base.
US09913501B1	Methods of reducing impact forces and injuries using a synthetic neck muscle system A method utilizing a synthetic neck muscle system for minimizing risk of an injury when the system is worn by a user. An impact-absorbing layer of the system is constructed from a core material having a fiber-reinforced foam with a plurality of microspheres located therein. A shell frame of the system has a shell material having a fiber-reinforced putty. The system is molded into a C-shaped structure to be wrapped around the user's neck.
US09913499B1	Inflatable pads biker shorts A bicycle shorts system includes a bicycle shorts having a waist section configured to fit around a waist area of the user; a first leg section and a second leg section integral with and secured to the waist section; and a padded area having a material extending from the first leg section to the second leg section, the padded area forming a cavity. The system further includes a liquid filling assembly having a first liquid chamber carried by the first leg section; and a second liquid chamber carried by the second leg section. The method includes filling the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber.
US09913494B2	Electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette is provided, which can prevent users being short of breath and a short circuit of a battery assembly. When the atomizer assembly is connected to the battery assembly, the first elastic electrode column and the second elastic electrode column abut against the annular end surface of the outer electrode and the annular end surface of the inner electrode, respectively, and the first elastic electrode column and the second elastic electrode column are both deviated from the opening of the hollow cavity of the inner electrode of the atomizer assembly. Thus, a manner of point-surface contact and deviating from the opening of the cavity is formed, which not only ensures an unobstructed air passage and prevents users being short of breath.
US09913488B2	Egg products including plant fiber and method of preparing same Provided are compositions, and methods of making the same, including a liquid egg product and a plant fiber, where the plant fiber has at least one of a carrot fiber, an oat fiber, and a corn fiber.
US09913487B2	Enhanced zein reduction in transgenic corn seed Anti-sense-oriented RNA gene suppression agents in the form of a loop of anti-sense-oriented RNA is produced in cells of transgenic organisms, e.g. plants, by transcription from a recombinant DNA construct that comprises in 5′ to 3′ order a promoter element operably linked to more than one anti-sense-oriented DNA element and one or more complementary DNA elements.
US09913485B2	Lollipop The present invention is directed to a lollipop (10) comprising: a hollowed stick (14); a sweetmeat (12) mounted on one end of the hollowed stick (14); a cover (16) in a form of a sheet folded around both, the sweetmeat (12) and the stick (14); and a lollipop cover cutter (20), comprising: a handle (24) mating with the hollowed stick (14); and a sickle (22) connected to the handle (24); thereby upon locating the stick (14) in the sickle (22) and rotating the stick (14), cutting the cover (16) by the blade (26).
US09913477B2	Small animal repellent comprising an aromatic salt A small animal repellent wherein an aromatic compound capable of repelling small animals is infused into a salt so that the aromatic compound can be released over an extended period of time such as days or weeks.
US09913476B2	Antimicrobial articles of manufacture produced from masterbatches The invention relates to use of masterbatches containing high concentrations of antimicrobial materials such as copper salts, particularly copper iodide. These masterbatch compositions are added to other materials which are used to form various articles of manufacture with antimicrobial properties. The copper salts may be incorporated in the masterbatches as surface functionalized particles or the salts may be incorporated into porous particles prior to the formation of masterbatches.
US09913467B2	Anti-infective protector The present disclosure provides an anti-infective protector containing at least one anti-infective agent. The anti-infective protector provides for a range of benefits not appreciated in the prior art.
US09913465B2	Wearable and re-sealable aromatic device A wearable aromatic device that can be opened and closed, depending on whether the user wants the device to emit aromas. Aromatics include any substances that are dispersed into the air, regardless of whether they are detectable by humans. Placing an aromatic into a substantially airtight chamber allows the user to allow the device to emit aromas only when desired. A resealable lid can be placed in an open position when aromas are desired, or a close position when they are not. The device is wearable in that it can be worn with a wristband, a pet collar, a belt clip, or any other suitable wearable assembly.
US09913464B1	Cooler accessory bracket and methods of use A removably attachable accessory bracket for a cooler, comprising: an upper portion configured with a low profile to fit wholly within a recess located on an upper rim of the cooler; a pin connected to the upper portion configured as an insertable counterpart to a cooler tie down slot located on the upper rim of the cooler; an offset bracket with a tie down slot connected to the upper portion and configured for passing a tie down strap therethrough; and, at least one accessory connected to the bracket.
US09913461B2	Genetically modified mouse whose genome comprises a humanized CD274 gene Non-human animals, methods and compositions for making and using the same, are provided, wherein said non-human animals comprise a humanization of a Cluster of Differentiation 274 (CD274) gene. Such non-human animals may be described, in some embodiments, as having a genetic modification to an endogenous CD274 gene so that said non-human animals express a Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) polypeptide that includes a human portion and an endogenous portion (e.g., a non-human portion).
US09913460B2	Aquarium system An aquarium filtering and purifying system includes an upper display tank and a lower filter tank. The water from the upper tank can be delivered to the lower tank to a filter, such as within a surrounding filter fabric or membrane, such as a filter sock. An air tube can also be inserted into the filter tank to an unfiltered side of the filter, such as within the filter sock, to deliver air bubbles into the filter tank. The air tube can have an air stone at the end thereof to diffuse the air bubbles. Further air stones can be provided on an outside of the sock in the first compartment. Filtered water is delivered to a second compartment in the filter tank. The next compartment can have sand, and/or rocks and/or algae and/or a clean-up crew to assist in purifying the water. Water from the second compartment then passes to a third compartment, through a bubble trap, and then is pumped back to the display tank. Alternatively, the first compartment can be provided with a macro algae bed instead of a filter sock.
US09913459B2	Method of affixing an overflow system to an aquarium tank A method of affixing an overflow system to an aquarium is disclosed. The aquarium has a bottom, at least one sidewall, an open top surrounded by a top edge, and a frame having a bottom edge. The method includes positioning an overflow device in the aquarium. The overflow device has a front wall, a back wall, a first sidewall and a second sidewall all secured to a bottom wall and extending upward therefrom to create a chamber having an open top. The front wall, the back wall, and the first and second sidewalls all have a plurality of slots formed therethrough which are configured to receive water from the aquarium into the chamber, and the bottom wall has an enlarged aperture formed therethrough. A first aperture is formed through the sidewall of the aquarium and an attachment mechanism is used to attach the enlarged aperture to the first aperture.
US09913457B2	Illuminated nail clipper A light is disposed on a blade of a nail clipper and covered by a light housing. The housing is dimensioned and configured to the cutting edge of the blade of the nail clipper. The housing clears the cutting edge of the blade so as not to obstruct the cutting action of the blades in the clipper. Light emitted from the light housing is focused on a pet's nail intended to be cut due, in part, to the fact that the housing corresponds in shape to the cutting edge of the blade. The housing may be made of light diffusing material that also allows light to illuminate a pet's nail. The illuminated nail clipper allows a user to cut a pet's nail regardless of the position or angle of the nail and protects the users eyes from the direct exposure to the lighting source in the light housing.
US09913456B2	Roping dummy apparatus A team roping dummy that encourages more correct roping. The dummy head can be rotated to different angles to match that of a typical running steer. A blocker post extends vertically out of the neck, which makes the roper deliver the loop at the proper plane. The blocker post further causes the roper to rope the horns in the center of the loop versus roping with the front or back edge of loop. The back legs extend at proper angle of heel loop swing, causing the roper to match the angle of the loop during its swing to the angle of the legs and provides a visual line to match the plane of the loop.
US09913455B2	Portable system for dispensing fluids for animals A portable dispensing device for administering fluids intended for animals comprising a backpack with a main compartment delimited by a rear wall configured to come into contact with the back of the user, an outer wall arranged opposite the rear wall and a side wall linking the rear and outer walls, in addition to a flexible pouch containing the fluid to be administered, placed in said main compartment, in which at least the part of the outer wall of the backpack opposite said pouch is made from a rigid material in order to form a shockproof protection and the pouch is removably secured to the rear wall.
US09913454B2	Portable and collapsable modular calf housing system A portable and collapsible modular calf housing system featuring at least one pen comprising a front panel and two side panels and optionally a rear panel forming a pen. The side panels include channels in which the front panel can slide vertically to adjust the height of a feeding pail attached thereto. The channels are disposed on either face of each side panel to enable a front panel from each one of adjacent pens to be joined to form a plurality of interconnected pens.
US09913452B2	Lettuce variety NUN 06117 LTL The present invention relates to the field of Lactuca sativa, in particular to a new variety of lettuce designated NUN 06117 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof.
US09913450B1	Soybean cultivar 68071303 A soybean cultivar designated 68071303 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 68071303, to the plants of soybean cultivar 68071303, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 68071303, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 68071303. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 68071303. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 68071303, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 68071303 with another soybean cultivar.
US09913447B1	Soybean cultivar CL1463908 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1463908 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1463908 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1463908 in a breeding program.
US09913442B2	Barley cultivar Oreana A barley cultivar, designated Oreana, is disclosed. The disclosure relates to seeds, plants, and derivatives of barley cultivar Oreana, and methods for producing a barley plant by crossing Oreana with itself or another barley variety. The disclosure also relates to barley varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from barley Oreana, to methods for producing other barley varieties, lines, or plant parts derived from barley Oreana, and to the barley plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The disclosure further relates to hybrid barley seeds and plants produced by crossing barley cultivar Oreana with another barley cultivar. The disclosure relates to methods for developing other barley varieties or breeding lines derived from variety Oreana, including cell and tissue cultures and haploid systems.
US09913441B2	Barley cultivar claymore A barley cultivar, designated Claymore, is disclosed. The disclosure relates to seeds, plants, and derivatives of barley cultivar Claymore, and methods for producing a barley plant by crossing barley Claymore with itself or another barley variety. The disclosure also relates to barley varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from barley Claymore, to methods for producing other barley varieties, lines, or plant parts derived from barley Claymore, and to the barley plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The disclosure further relates to hybrid barley seeds and plants produced by crossing barley cultivar Claymore with another barley cultivar. The disclosure relates to methods for developing other barley varieties or breeding lines derived from variety Claymore, including cell and tissue cultures and haploid systems.
US09913440B2	Barley cultivar BG 104 A barley cultivar, designated BG 104, is disclosed. The disclosure relates to seeds, plants, and derivatives of barley cultivar BG 104, and methods for producing a barley plant by crossing BG 104 with itself or another barley variety. The disclosure also relates to barley varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from barley BG 104, to methods for producing other barley varieties, lines, or plant parts derived from barley BG 104, and to the barley plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The disclosure further relates to hybrid barley seeds and plants produced by crossing barley cultivar BG 104 with another barley cultivar. The disclosure relates to methods for developing other barley varieties or breeding lines derived from variety BG 104, including cell and tissue cultures and haploid systems.
US09913433B2	Selectable knife tray arrangement A cutting assembly is described that comprises two oppositely facing sidewalls and two loading systems, each loading system comprising a transverse member that extends between and through the sidewalls, and two trays of knives. Rotation of a transverse member causes the associated tray of knives to move between a loaded and an unloaded position, wherein the loaded position the knives protrude into a crop collection channel of a harvester for the cutting of crop material.
US09913429B1	Tagging of fruit-producing flowers for robotic selective harvesting The locations of flowers on a plant, rather than the locations of agricultural products produced from such flowers, are used to facilitate the performance of harvesting and other agricultural operations in robotic agricultural applications. In some implementations, the identified location of a fruit-producing flower may be used by a robotic device to apply an indicator tag to a flowering plant proximate the flower for later identification when performing various types of directed and automated agricultural operations. In other implementations, the identified location of a fruit-producing flower may be used by a robotic device to anchor a stem of a flowering plant to a predetermined location such that the location of the flower, and of any fruit(s) later produced by such flower, are controlled and/or known when performing subsequent agricultural operations.
US09913427B2	Harvesting system for harvesting stemmed plants having elongated stems and including bulbous growth disposed at the top of the stems A harvesting system for harvesting stemmed plants having elongated stems and including bulbous growth disposed at the top of the stems. The harvesting system includes a harvesting unit having a plurality of gripping elements; a cutter for harvesting the plants; and a divergent zone defined by gripping elements for vertically aligning the harvested plants. The harvesting unit further includes a transfer zone defined by gripping elements having another cutter for cutting the harvested plants to selected size, and includes a rotating brush for removing unwanted foliage from the harvested plants, a pair of belts disposed aft of the transfer zone for receiving selectably sized, harvested plants from the transfer zone and a belt-like table disposed aft of the pair of belts for receiving the selectably sized harvested plants from the pair of belts for packing and shipping the plants from the field.
US09913426B2	Control sensor assembly for an agricultural harvester A control sensor assembly for an agricultural harvester is provided. The control sensor assembly includes a linkage for connection to a header height control system, a bushing, a mount and a sensor mounted to the mount. The bushing includes a first end connected to the linkage and a second end housing a magnet. The mount includes a body having a through hole extending from a first surface to a second surface opposite the first surface for receiving the bushing and a first rotational stop about the first surface and adjacent the through hole. The sensor is spaced from the second end of the bushing. The control sensor assembly according to the subject application is designed to provide an improved mount for the control sensor assembly that utilizes a single mount to perform multiple functions.
US09913423B2	Fluid line connection for an agricultural air seeder In an agricultural air seeder, a fluid line connection for a pneumatic distribution system, the fluid line connection including a female and male connector. The female connector has an inside diameter with an annular groove, and a discrete seal disposed within said annular groove. The male connector is positioned within the female connector, the male connector having an outside diameter sealed with the seal.
US09913421B2	Suspension assembly and kit for a planter A suspension set for an agricultural implement includes a first arm, a holder attached to a portion of a chassis of the agricultural implement, the holder comprising an attachment point for receiving the first arm to allow pivoting of the first arm, a first flange associated with the first arm, and at least a disc associated with the first arm via the first flange. The holder comprises a second attachment point to receive a second arm to allow pivoting of the second arm. The first flange is replaced by a second flange when the second arm is inserted. The second flange is associated with the first and second arms and with the disc. Receipt of the second arm and replacement of the first flange by the second flange provides a pantographic movement to the disc.
US09918420B2	Apparatus and method of batch assembly The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method of batch assembly. The apparatus for batch assembly may include a plurality of spring units, a plurality of handling units, and a control unit. The method of batch assembly may include aligning an array of devices with a plurality of handling units, attaching the array of devices onto the handling units, expanding the handling units so as to expand the array of devices from a first area to a second area, and transferring the array of devices to a destination.
US09918415B2	Shield structure for storing electronic circuit, and electronic device A shield structure includes a main body portion and a lid portion. An electronic circuit is stored in the main body portion. The lid portion is attached to the main body portion in a detachable manner, and includes a first contact portion. The main body portion includes an opening portion, a second contact portion, and a pressurizing portion. When the first contact portion moves in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the lid portion attached to the main body portion, in a state of being inserted in the opening portion, the first contact portion is elastically deformed in a first direction by contacting the second contact portion and comes into pressure contact with the second contact portion. When the first contact portion is inserted in the opening portion, the pressurizing portion contacts and pressurizes the first contact portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
US09918410B2	Fan control system and method One embodiment provides a system for controlling one or more pulse width modulated (PWM) fans. The system can include a control system configured to provide a voltage control signal corresponding to a DC output voltage for the one or more PWM fans. A variable DC voltage source is configured to supply the DC output voltage to the plurality of fans at one of at least two different DC voltages based on the voltage control signal. The DC output voltage from the variable DC voltage source is separate from a PWM control signal that is also supplied to the PWM fans.
US09918405B2	Sample cooling device for histological samples A sample cooling device for histological samples is connectable to a power network for supplying electrical voltage to the device. The sample cooling device comprises a measuring apparatus for measuring a magnitude of an input line voltage present at the sample cooling device, and a transformer having a primary coil that comprises at least three coil pickoffs, and a secondary coil. The sample cooling device further comprises a switching means that connects two of the coil pickoffs to the power network as a function of the magnitude of the input line voltage, so that a magnitude of an output voltage present at the secondary coil has a predefined or predefinable voltage value irrespective of the magnitude of the input voltage. A corresponding method for supplying electrical power to a sample cooling device for histological samples is also disclosed.
US09918402B2	Reduced friction retention of a data storage cartridge within a storage cell A storage cell according to one embodiment includes a housing for storing a data storage cartridge, an opening in said housing for inserting and removing a data storage cartridge, and a retention tab in said housing for engaging with a notch of said data storage cartridge for retaining said data storage cartridge in said housing. The retention tab has a texture, the texture being configured to reduce a force necessary for inserting and/or removing said data storage cartridge from said storage cell.
US09918401B2	Bay for removable device According to some examples, a bay is provided to receive at least a portion of a housing of a removable device, where the bay includes a management controller to communicate a management signal to the removable device received by the bay, and a cooling mechanism to provide airflow to the removable device received by the bay. The removable device may be one that receives an optical cable, receives an electrical cable, converts a first optical signal received through the optical cable to a first electrical signal transmitted through the electrical cable, and converts a second electrical signal received through the electrical cable to a second optical signal transmitted through the optical cable.
US09918400B2	Perforated panel connection A server enclosure having a plurality of panels abutted to one another and constrained by a connector having a channel and at least one aperture. Each respective panel has at least one perpendicular portion being perpendicular to a face of the respective panel and adjoining a perimeter of the respective panel. Connectivity media coincident to the aperture can affix at least two panels and a connector to one another.
US09918392B2	Method and apparatus for assembling a component with a flexible foil, as well as the assembled product Method and apparatus for assembling a component with a flexible foil, as well as assembled product A method is provided for assembling a component (20) with a flexible foil (10). The method comprising the steps of —providing (SI) a flexible foil (10) having a first side (11) with at least one liquid confinement zone (12) and at least one liquid confinement subzone (13) enclosed by the liquid confinement zone, —depositing (S2) an alignment liquid (30) in the at least one liquid confinement subzone (13), —moving (S3) the component (20) towards the liquid confinement zone, and bringing (S4) a surface (21) of the component facing the flexible foil into contact with the alignment liquid in the at least one liquid confinement subzone and releasing (S5) the component (20). The step of moving (S3) the component (20) towards the flexible foil, and the step of bringing (S4) a surface (21) of the component facing the flexible foil into contact with the alignment liquid, is realized with a gripping tool (130) that includes one or more capillary tubes (131) ending in a downward facing opening (132). At least a portion of the capillary tubes that ends in the downward facing opening (132) is filled with a carrier liquid (135). A first, adhesive force (Fa1) exerted by the carrier liquid on the component is larger than a second force (Fg), that is exerted by gravity on the component and wherein said first adhesive force (Fa1) is smaller than the sum (Fg+Fa2) of said second force (Fg) and a third, adhesive force (Fa2) exerted by the alignment liquid on the component when the component comes into contact with the alignment liquid. The alignment liquid (30) in contact with the component (20) exerts adhesive forces on the component that align the released component with the flexible foil.
US09918391B2	Electronic component mounting system An electronic component mounting system includes a component information change history storage unit that stores component information including operating parameters for numerical determination of an operation mode of an electronic component mounting operation unit and a change history of the component information, a mounting error recorder that detects a mounting error occurring during an electronic component mounting operation and records mounting error information relating to an occurrence situation of the mounting error, and a display unit that displays a transition of the mounting error. When the component information is changed, the display unit displays the past mounting error information in which the mounting error information relating to the mounting error occurring during the electronic component mounting operation for the electronic component as changed is associated with the past component information immediately before the change is stored in the past mounting error storage unit on a display screen.
US09918386B2	Surface mount device stacking for reduced form factor A packaged module for use in a wireless communication device has a substrate supporting an integrated circuit die that includes at least a microprocessor and radio frequency receiver circuitry and a stacked filter assembly configured as a filter circuit that is in communication with the radio frequency receiver circuitry. The stacked filter assembly includes a plurality of passive components, where each passive component is packaged as a surface mount device. At least one passive component is in direct communication with the substrate and at least another passive component is supported above the substrate by the at least one passive component that is in the direct communication with the substrate.
US09918383B2	High-frequency signal line, method for producing same, and electronic device A high-frequency signal line includes a laminate of a plurality of insulator layers, a signal line provided on a first principal surface of one of the insulator layers, a first ground conductor provided on a second principal surface of the insulator layer provided with the signal line, the first ground conductor including openings that overlap with the signal conductor, and a second ground conductor provided in or on the laminate so as to be opposed to the first ground conductor with the signal conductor positioned therebetween.
US09918381B2	Component-embedded substrate A component-embedded substrate includes a substrate portion, an embedded electronic component, and a resin portion. The substrate portion has inner electrodes on an inner principal surface. The embedded electronic component has terminal electrodes and is mounted to the substrate portion via solder fillets adhering to the respective terminal electrodes and the respective inner electrodes. The resin portion is stacked on the substrate portion, with the embedded electronic component embedded therein. The resin portion includes a no-filler-added layer and a filler-added layer. The no-filler-added layer extends from the inner principal surface to a height which allows at least the solder fillets to be covered. The filler-added layer contains an inorganic filler and extends from an interface with the no-filler-added layer to a height which allows at least the embedded electronic component to be covered.
US09918380B2	Noise reduction board and electronic device A noise reduction board includes: a first board; a second board arranged under the first board; a plurality of power feeding parts made of a metal in a shape of a pole and configured to electrically interconnect the first board and the second board; and a noise reduction part arranged between the power feeding parts, wherein the noise reduction part includes: a metal plate; an insulator configured to cover a surface of the metal plate; a first terminal provided on the side of the first board of the metal plate and electrically coupled to a ground pattern of the first board; and a second terminal provided on the side of the second board of the metal plate and electrically coupled to a ground pattern of the second board.
US09918378B1	Wiring substrate A wiring substrate includes a wiring layer, an insulating layer covering the wiring layer, and a protruding electrode including a protruding metal layer and a surface metal layer. The protruding metal layer is connected to the wiring layer in an opening of the insulating layer, extends from within the opening to be stepped at the edge of the opening to extend outward onto the insulating layer, and includes a first surface contacting a surface of the insulating layer around the opening, a second surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the first and second surfaces, and bent inward to form a space between the peripheral surface and the surface of the insulating layer. The surface metal layer covers the protruding metal layer without contacting the surface of the insulating layer, and is formed of a metal having a lower melting point than the protruding metal layer.
US09918377B1	Heat dissipation approach in chip on board assembly by using stacked copper Microvias The present disclosure discusses an improved optical transceiver. The optical transceiver of the present disclosure includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver coupled to an area of a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of thermal microvias. The thermal microvias are coupled to a heat sink or other heat dissipater and provide a path from the components of the optical transceiver to the heat dissipater for heat to travel.
US09918375B2	Plasma based light source having a target material coated on a cylindrically-symmetric element The present disclosure is directed to laser produced plasma light sources having a target material, such as Xenon, that is coated on the outer surface of a cylindrically-symmetric element (e.g., drum). Embodiments include a pre-pulsing arrangement which can be optimized to reduce irradiation damage to the drum and a pulse trimming unit which can be employed to reduce irradiation damage to the drum. In addition, an embodiment is disclosed wherein the surface of a cylindrically-symmetric element is formed with a plurality of grooves having a groove depth greater than 1 mm and a focusing unit focusing a laser beam and establishing an irradiation site to produce plasma from the target material, with the irradiation site distanced from a groove surface portion to protect the surface portion from irradiation damage.
US09918372B2	Low power battery mode for wireless-enabled device prior to commissioning The wireless lighting control device examples conserve battery power before installation and/or commissioning. To save battery life, such a device remains in a low power mode and is awakened for commissioning, for example, by a button press (e.g. for a wall switch) or motion or audio sensing (e.g. for an occupancy sensor or the like). When awakened, the lighting control device enters its commissioning mode with the radio transceiver active for a short period of time. If the lighting control device is not commissioned within that time interval, for example, it may reenter the sleep mode. Conversely, if successfully commissioned during the active time period, the lighting control device is ready for normal operations.
US09918371B2	Wireless replacement led bulb with one or more accompanying control switches A wireless replacement light bulb with one or more accompanying control switches, such as an integrated switch and/or a wireless lamp switch is provided. The bulb comprises a light source, such as an LED element, a controller, a wireless interface, and one or more accompanying control switches, such as an integrated switch and/or a wireless lamp switch. The bulb can be controlled, such as turned on or off, by a user using the integrated switch, the wireless lamp switch, or a combination thereof. The integrated switch and the wireless lamp switch does not remove power from the controller, allowing the controller to control the bulb in response to receiving a wireless control signal from a remote electronic device, such as a remote control, a smartphone, a tablet, or the like.
US09918361B1	Ballast compatibility buffer circuit for LED lamps A light-emitting diode (LED) tube including a ballast compatible buffer circuit for interfacing with a ballast circuit and for driving a light-emitting diode LED tube. The LED tube includes an LED driver circuit with first and second input terminals coupled to receive an ac input signal from the ballast circuit, an input rectifier circuit coupled to receive the ac input signal and output a rectified voltage signal, a switching regulator including a regulator switch controlled by a controller that regulates transfer of energy to the LED load through an energy transfer element and the ballast compatible buffer circuit.
US09918359B2	Device and method for reducing network reactions when an electric arc furnace is in operation Disclosed is a device and method for reducing network feedback during operation of an electric-arc furnace (10). The electric-arc furnace (10) has three lines (7) with one electrode (4) each. A sensor (15) for measuring the currently flowing current and a sensor (16) for measuring the currently applied voltage are provided in each line. A control and regulating unit (30) calculates an electrical actual value (Eist1, Eist2, Eist3). A semiconductor tap changer (20) is assigned to the furnace transformer (6) such that, by suitably selecting three target winding taps (TSOLL1, TSOLL2, TSOLL3) of a primary side (P) of the furnace transformer (6), a target current (IS1, IS2, IS3) is adjustable in each line (7).
US09918358B2	Microwave cooking device A microwave oven includes a shell defining a cooling air inlet and a cooling air outlet therein; a compartment defining a cavity, nested in the shell and defining an open front end, a receiving space being defined between a rear plate of the compartment and a rear plate of the shell; a first electric member and a second electric member disposed in the receiving space respectively; and a fan disposed in the receiving space, defining a first air inlet, a second air inlet, a first air outlet communicated with the first air inlet to define a first air blowing channel, and a second air outlet communicated with the second air inlet to define a second air blowing channel, the fan being configured to cool the first electric member via the first air blowing channel and to cool the second electric member via the second air blowing channel.
US09918349B2	Proxy node and method A proxy node includes reception logic operable to receive data from a first node for transmission to a second node over a communications link; determination logic operable to determine a selected proxy node from a group of proxy nodes, the selected proxy node being one of the group of proxy nodes where a difference in a communications link characteristic of a communications link between the proxy node, the selected proxy node and the second node and a communications link characteristic of a communications link between the proxy node and the second node falls within a threshold amount; and transmission logic operable to establish a rateless coded communications link for transfer of the data with the selected proxy node.
US09918331B2	Scheduling method for device-to-device communication and apparatus for same A method is provided for transmitting Device-to-Device (D2D) data by a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The first UE configured a subframe set for D2D communication through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. The first UE receives a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) including first D2D scheduling information from a base station in a subframe #n, wherein n is an integer of 0 or more. The first UE transmits the D2D data to a second UE based on the first D2D scheduling information, in a first available subframe of the subframe set for D2D communication after a subframe #(n+k), where k is a positive integer.
US09918328B2	Multi-user MIMO systems and methods A method and system are provided for scheduling data transmission in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system. The MIMO system may comprise at least one MIMO transmitter and at least one MIMO receiver. Feedback from one or more receivers may be used by a transmitter to improve quality, capacity, and scheduling in MIMO communication systems. The method may include generating or receiving information pertaining to a MIMO channel metric and information pertaining to a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in respect of a transmitted signal; and sending a next transmission to a receiver using a MIMO mode selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the MIMO channel metric, and an adaptive coding and modulation selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the CQI.
US09918325B2	Enhanced inter-cell interference coordination A system, a method, and a computer program product for providing an enhanced inter-cell interference coordination. Information indicating at least one almost blanking subframe (ABS) being allocated is being exchanged by at least two cells in a wireless network. Based on the allocated ABS, the devices further exchange information indicating a wireless signal throughput.
US09918323B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system A method for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: setting, by a first transmission point, a frequency resource area in at least one subframe; and transmitting information related to the set frequency resource area to a second transmission point, wherein when the first transmission point transmits a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the set frequency resource area, a ratio of a PDSCH energy per resource element (EPRE) to a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) EPRE in the set frequency resource area is less than a ratio of a PDSCH EPRE to a CRS EPRE in resource areas other than the set frequency resource area.
US09918321B1	Wireless communication system to optimize traffic management on a multi-band wireless base station A method of operating a multi-band wireless base station to optimize traffic management on the multiple frequency bands. The wireless base station determines Upper Side Lobe Suppression (USLS) levels and network loads on the frequency bands. The wireless base station receives a request from a User Equipment (UE) attachment. When the network loads on the frequency bands exceed corresponding network thresholds, then the wireless base station selects one of the frequency bands having a best one of the USLS levels, and attaches the UE to the selected one of the frequency bands.
US09918320B2	Method and apparatus for managing capability of electronic device in wireless communication system Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and method for transmitting capability information in an electronic device. Here, an electronic device may include: a memory configured to store a parameter corresponding to a wireless communication connection scheme which can be supported by the electronic device; a communication module, and a processor. The processor is configured to check first capability information on a plurality of connection schemes that can be supported by an external electronic device. The processor is further configured to select, based on the first capability information and the parameter, second capability information including at least one connection scheme that can be supported by the electronic device among the plurality of connection schemes. The processor is further configured to generate a message using the selected second capability information; and transmit the message to the external electronic device, using the communication module. Other embodiments can be made.
US09918319B2	System and process for location-based information retrieval Systems, devices and methods are provided for solving technical problems related to communicating between two or more unrelated mobile devices based on location without needing contact information for the unrelated mobile computing devices. In various implementations, the service is adapted to use a common user base for a location-based matching process. In some implementations, a rough order of magnitude is maintained for users until the user is identified as a potential responder to a location-based request at which time a location request may be made to a mobile computing device. Further, parallel location based requests, such as surveys, may be performed.
US09918315B2	Telecommunications apparatus and methods A wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made using a radio interface that spans a system frequency bandwidth (host carrier) and supports at least some communications from a base station to least some terminal devices within a plurality of restricted frequency bands (virtual carriers) which are narrower than and within the system frequency bandwidth. A terminal device conveys an indication of its identity, e.g. an IMSI, to the base station during an initial connection procedure as the terminal device seeks to access the radio interface. The terminal device and the base station both determine a selected restricted frequency band from among the plurality of restricted frequency bands based on the identity of the terminal device in the same way. Thus the terminal device and the base station select the same restricted frequency band and can accordingly configure their respective transceivers to allow for downlink communications between them within the selected restricted frequency band.
US09918314B2	System and method for providing uplink inter cell interference coordination in a network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining one or more uplink inter cell interference coordination (ICIC) parameters for a plurality of cells based, at least in part, on feedback information associated with the plurality of cells; exchanging interference information between neighboring cells; and scheduling uplink transmissions for user equipment served by the neighboring cells based, at least in part, on the uplink ICIC parameters and the interference information exchanged between neighboring cells. A method is provided in another example embodiment and may include determining a ratio relating a first portion of a frequency spectrum for assigning fractional frequency re-use resources to a second portion of the frequency spectrum for assigning re-use one resources; and updating the ratio relating the first portion and the second portion of the frequency spectrum to optimize throughput rates for the plurality of user equipment across the plurality of cells.
US09918311B2	Methods and arrangements to determine station assignments to restricted access windows in wireless networks Logic may implement a restricted access window association scheme that uses information provided in traffic indication map (TIM) bitmap and restricted access window (RAW) parameter set (PS) to determine stations associated with RAWs. The TIM information element (IE) may comprise a bitmap indicating paged and unpaged stations. The RAW PS IE may comprise a range of station association identifiers (AIDs) and possibly other station selection data. Logic may determine a range of stations associated with a RAW based upon AIDs for the first and last stations in the range based upon a position for the station in the TIM bitmap. And the range of stations associated with a RAW may be independent of block associations of the first and last stations in the TIM bitmap.
US09918309B2	Reception apparatus and method for efficiently utilizing downlink allocation control information In the base station (100), a search space setting unit (103) sets a search space on the basis of a search space setting rule in accordance with R-PDCCH range of a setting target slot, and an allocating unit (108) places DCI in one of a plurality of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range included in the set search space. The search space setting rules are associated with respective numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the respective ones of a plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE, and a first search space setting rule of a slot 0 and a second search space setting rule of a slot 1 are different from each other in terms of the patterns related to the numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE.
US09918302B2	Techniques for managing transmissions in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band A first method for wireless communications may comprise determining sizes of payloads of user equipment (UEs), determining whether to multiplex the payloads of the UEs based on the sizes of the payloads, and allocating codes or cyclic shifts to the UEs to transmit the payloads on a single interlace of resources. A second method for wireless communications may comprise determining a first code or a first cyclic shift used for a first transmission using an interlace of resources, and allocating second codes or second cyclic shifts to UEs for a second transmission, where the second transmission may be multiplexed with the first transmission on the interlace of resources. A third method for wireless communications may comprise allocating a first interlace of resources for a first transmission for occupying an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and allocating a second interlace of resources, occupied by a base station, for a second transmission.
US09918301B2	Transmission of acknowledgement signals Methods are described for a Node B to transmit and for a User Equipment (UE) to receive ACKnowledgement (ACK) information associated with the use of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ), also known as HARQ-ACK signaling, in a communication system that includes multiple downlink component carriers or multiple uplink component carriers. An HARQ-ACK signal to a UE is in response to a data packet transmission from the UE and may consist of 2 information bits when the UE has 2 or more transmitter antennas. The HARQ-ACK signal is always located in the same downlink component carrier as the scheduling assignment resulting to the data packet transmission from the UE.
US09918292B2	Handling tracking area update reject without extended delay A method, apparatus and computer program product are described for reducing delay when making a network connection between user equipment (UE) and a network node when a tracking area update (TAU) request has been denied during LTE reselection. Following a revised signaling protocol, a UE can avoid activation of a NAS Attach Retry timer and move directly to establishing a connection to the network, reducing the UE communications delay from about eleven seconds to less than one second.
US09918291B2	Systems and methods for efficient channel synchronization System and method embodiments are provided for efficient channel synchronization. The embodiments enable a reduction in a stations power consumption and reduce network overhead for transmitting synchronization frames by refraining from sending the synchronization frame when it is not needed. In an embodiment, a method in an access point (AP) for synchronizing a station (STA) associated with the AP includes sending, by the AP, a first management frame that indicates a time slot that is allocated for the STA and sending a synchronization frame at a boundary of the time slot allocated for the STA if the AP determines that a channel is idle at the boundary of the time slot allocated for the STA and if the time slot that is allocated for the STA is longer than a first threshold value.
US09918287B2	Method and apparatus for controlling uplink power in a wireless access system A method and a user equipment (UE) for receiving a power headroom report in a wireless access system that supports a carrier aggregation are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes transmitting by an eNB to a UE an uplink transmission grant allocating uplink resources on a predetermined subframe in an anchor uplink component carrier (UL CC); and receiving the power headroom report by the eNB from the UE. The power headroom report includes a power headroom value for the anchor UL CC, when the eNB has configured the UE for a simultaneous physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. The method further includes reporting the power headroom value to a base station. The power headroom value is calculated.
US09918277B2	Method and apparatus for providing efficient discontinuous communication An approach is provided for receiving and transmitting data over a wireless network, while minimizing power consumption. A determination is made, as part of a discontinuous communication mechanism defining an on-period for permitting transmission of data over a network, whether a resource allocation has been made to a user equipment for communicating over the network. If the resource allocation has been made, generating a keep-awake message to instruct the user equipment to extend the on-period.
US09918276B2	Electronic devices for receiving pushed data Mobile devices such as cellular telephones are provided that communicate with wireless networks. Cellular telephone network equipment may communicate with a cellular telephone over a data connection. The cellular telephone may have an internet protocol (IP) address that allows data to be provided to the cellular telephone over the data connection. To conserve resources and release unused IP addresses, the cellular telephone network equipment may deactivate inactive data connections after a period of inactivity. A baseband processor within a mobile device may periodically send User Datagram Protocol (UDP) keep-alive packets over the data connection to ensure that the data connection remains active. The keep-alive packets may be directed to a packet sink server or may be associated with a black hole route. An applications processor in the telephone may remain in sleep mode during keep-alive packet transmission to conserve power.
US09918274B2	Method for reducing current consumption and electronic device therefor Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device and method for reducing current consumption in an electronic device. The electronic device may include a communication interface that transmits and receives a signal; and a processor that configures a multi-hop network with at least one other electronic device, and changes the transmission period of a message for a path management of the multi-hop network based on whether the multi-hop network configuration has been changed. Other embodiments are also possible.
US09918270B2	Wireless interface sharing Described herein are methods and system for sharing a wireless interface (102) among various multiple host processors in a multi-processor computing system (100) to provide simultaneous access of a wireless network to the host processors. In one implementation the multi-host computing system (100), comprises a wireless interface (102) configured to connect to at least one of a plurality of wireless networks; and a wireless network access virtualization (WNAV) processor (108) communicatively coupled to the wireless interface (102), wherein the WNAV processor (108) is configured to multiplex data packets received from the plurality of hosts, transmit the multiplexed data packets to at least one of the plurality of wireless networks through the wireless interface (102), receive data packets from one of the plurality of wireless network through the wireless interface (102) and route the data packets to each of the plurality of hosts based on a media access control (MAC) address associated with each of the plurality of hosts.
US09918267B2	Mitigation of radio interference and thermal issues using radio access technology selection A wireless UE device uses a method of radio technology and channel selection for transferring device traffic that includes detecting, at a wireless user equipment device, a condition related to at least one of temperature and radio interference and responsive to the detecting, determining to associate a data application on the wireless UE device with a radio access technology (RAT).
US09918266B2	Activation and deactivation of a secondary cell for device-to-device user equipment According to some embodiments, a wireless communication device capable of device-to-device, D2D, operation is configured with at least one secondary cell, SCell. The wireless communication device receives a command from a network node to activate or deactivate the SCell. The wireless communication device determines at least its D2D traffic activity level and determines whether to apply or ignore the received command based at least in part on the determined D2D traffic activity level.
US09918265B2	Method and apparatus for transferring radio service between transmission points in a wireless communication service One aspect of the teachings herein involves the temporary transfer of radio identities from one service area of a wireless communication network to another service area, where the individual radio identities are used to differentiate individual radio connections between the network and respective wireless nodes supported by the network. In particular, the temporary transfer of a given radio identity from its default service area for use in another service is limited temporally and/or geographically. Limiting the temporal and/or geographic scope of the radio identity transfer allows the network to substantially maintain default associations of radio identities and their respective service areas, which allows the network to prevent or reduce the use of conflicting radio identities in the same service area. Transfer signaling may be used transfer radio identities, and such signaling may include the temporal and/or geographic restrictions, to control the migration or spread of borrowed identities in the network.
US09918260B2	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.
US09918259B2	Handover relation identification utilizing network events Aspects relate to automatically establishing neighbor relations for adjacent sectors based on one or more network events. The neighbor relations can be established between sectors that can be identified as inter-frequency neighbors or intra-frequency neighbors. In an aspect, the network events can be active call data events received from one or more mobile devices. The active call data events can be radio access bearer establishments and internal system releases. In another aspect, the network events can be idle call data events received from one or more mobile devices. If a first event ended on a first sector and a second event started on a second sector before expiration of an interval that started when the first event ended, the first sector and second sector can be defined as neighbors.
US09918255B2	Electronic devices with distributed radios A modular electronic device including a master core and a plurality of communication radio modules is provided. The modular electronic device maximizes communication performance by receiving a request for network operations from a mobile operating system of the modular electronic device; polling a table to determine a capacity of each communication radio module; and assigning the network operations to a module of the communication radio modules with a highest available capacity to maximize the communication performance of the modular electronic device.
US09918254B2	System and method for preventing voice call (VoLTE) drops in a communication network Disclosed is a system, User Equipment (UE) and method for preventing voice call (VoLTE) call drops in a communication network. A paging message is received as an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) invite message. The paging message includes a domain, or the UE establishes a connection with the network, in order to determine whether the IMS invite is for a voice call. A condition of non-sustenance of the voice call is detected based on a power level check for the UE and Extended Service Request (ESR) is triggered. The voice call is continued according to a success or a failure of the ESR.
US09918251B2	Techniques for dynamically splitting bearers between various radio access technologies (RATs) A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus determines a first fractional amount of a first data flow to be served to a UE via a first communication link using a first radio access technology (RAT), determines a second fractional amount of the first data flow to be served to the UE via a second communication link using a second RAT, and serves the first fractional amount of the first data flow to the UE using the first communication link.
US09918250B2	Data communication via data packet headers This application discloses a data communication method implemented at an electronic device. The electronic device obtains a sequence of data packets. Each data packet complies with a first data format corresponding to a network access protocol and comprises a respective header that further includes a data length field for specifying a length of the respective data packet. Data are then assigned to the data length fields of the sequence of data packets according to a second data format. The electronic device encrypts the sequence of data packets including the assigned data. The encrypted data packets are then sent to a receiver device that is communicatively coupled to the electronic device via a wireless network. The receiver device is configured to retrieve the assigned data from the data length fields of the data packets according to the first and second data formats and perform operations in accordance with the retrieved data.
US09918248B2	Service continuity during local breakout in a femtocell Service continuity when a user equipment (UE) employing local breakout mechanisms at a femto access point (FAP) for a communication session and moves out of the femto coverage area is disclosed. In particular, a network change detection component can be employed to detect when the UE, attached to the FAP, changes its connection from the femto network to the macro network. Further, an active communication session can exist between the UE and a device/service/application on a local Area network (LAN) connected to a FAP, and/or the Internet, which utilizes local breakout at the FAP. When the UE moves out of the femto network, a context management component can be employed to seamlessly resume the communication session, via the macro network.
US09918244B2	User equipment testing techniques for device-to-device transmission channels Improved methods, systems, or apparatuses for UE equipment testing for D2D enabled UEs may include determining performance metrics based on one or more of received transport blocks (TBs) or received service data units (SDUs) from the received one or more data channels on a per channel basis, and reporting the determined performance metric(s) on a per channel basis. In some examples, the performance metrics may include a count of a number of TBs or SDUs successfully received at a channel.
US09918242B2	Dynamic channel selection in a wireless communication network A dynamic channel selection approach for wireless communication networks is provided by measuring an ineffective communication metric on a currently-used channel. The network can switch channels if the ineffective communication metric from a device on the network satisfies a channel selection condition. To change the wireless communication network to the new channel, all network devices in the wireless communication network are instructed to switch to the new channel. As network communications start on the new channel, the ineffective communication metric measurements begin again on the new channel. Communications on the new channel continue until the channel selection condition is satisfied on the new channel, at which point another random selection of a channel is executed. The process continues in such iterations during the operation of the network and its network devices.
US09918238B2	User equipment distribution information collection A base station operable to adapt cell coverage based on user equipment (UE) distribution information for a communications network is disclosed. The base station can determine UE distribution information for a cell formed by the base station. The UE distribution information can indicate a geographical distribution of UEs in the cell. The base station can trigger an adjustment of a coverage area of the cell formed by the base station based on the UE distribution information for the cell.
US09918236B2	Access point having multichannel and multi transmission power, cell formation method Described embodiments provide an access point for forming multiple service zones within a corresponding cell. The access point may include a first access point module and a second access point module. The first access point module may be configured to form a first service zone for first user equipment located at a center area of the cell. The second access point module may be configured to form a second service zone for second user equipment located at an edge area of the cell.
US09918235B2	Adaptive antenna operation for UAVs using terrestrial cellular networks A steerable antenna, of a UAV, is used to optimize connectivity to a wireless network, such as to radio access network (RAN) of a cellular wireless network. In one implementation, the altitude of a UAV may be used to determine a direction in which to point the antenna of the UAV. In some implementations, additional factors, such as the travel direction of the UAV and/or the known location of base stations associated with the wireless cellular network, may alternatively or additionally be used to determine the direction of the antenna.
US09918232B2	Interface for configuring communication in unlicensed frequency bands A node in a wireless communication system includes a transceiver to receive one or more configuration parameters to configure the node for communication in an unlicensed frequency band. The node also includes a processor to implement a state machine that transitions, based on the one or more configuration parameters, between an enable state in which the node supports wireless connectivity in the unlicensed frequency band, a disable state in which the node does not support wireless connectivity in the unlicensed frequency band, and a flywheel state in which the node supports wireless connectivity in the unlicensed frequency band for a predetermined time interval before transitioning to the disable state.
US09918231B2	Method and system for dynamic on-demand cross-channel bandwidth provisioning One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for dynamic, on-demand, cross-channel bandwidth provisioning in a wireless communication system. During operation, the system determines, by a scheduler, bandwidth resources that are available in the wireless communication system. The available bandwidth resources comprise a plurality of scattered spectrum pieces. The system defines one or more logical channels that encompass the scattered spectrum pieces, aggregates multiple logical channels in response to determining that spectrum pieces encompassed by a single logical channel do not meet traffic need, and provisions a user or a service using spectrum pieces located within the aggregated multiple logical channels, thereby facilitating on-demand, cross-channel bandwidth provisioning.
US09918219B2	Call management method and apparatus for multi-SIM multi-active terminal A call management method for a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) multi-active terminal, where multiple user cards register with a centralized call management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal. The method includes, when a first user card is used for making a call or receiving a call, determining call statuses of the multiple user cards according to a connection list in the centralized call management module, where the connection list is used to record connection data of the multiple user cards; and when a second user card is in a conversation state, setting the first user card to a waiting state; or setting the first user card to a conversation state, and setting the second user card to a waiting state; or simultaneously setting the first user card and the second user card to a conversation state, to implement a conference call.
US09918215B2	Method for sending discovery signal and user equipment The present invention provides a method for sending a discovery signal and user equipment. The method comprises determining a frequency-time position with a frequency-time hopping invariant according to the frequency-time hopping invariant, determining an initial frequency-time position of a discovery signal in an initial discovery frame according to the frequency-time position with the frequency-time hopping invariant and an idle frequency-time position in the initial discovery frame, and sending the discovery signal at the initial frequency-time position. The method comprises determining a second frequency-time position of the discovery signal in a next discovery frame following the current discovery frame, and sending the discovery signal at the second frequency-time position.
US09918214B2	Methods for applying session-processing rules in accordance with a presence map of mobile terminals in special areas A method for transmitting a presence map of mobile terminals connected via a communication session to a mobile network covering a plurality of location areas. The method includes: obtaining information relating to existence of at least one special area from among the plurality of location areas and with which a special session-processing rule is associated; iteratively updating a presence map associating location area identifiers with terminal identifiers, including: collecting location information of a terminal, including a location area identifier of the terminal; searching the area information for existence of a special area that corresponds to the location area; and, when the special area exists, adding the terminal identifier and the location area identifier to the terminal presence map; and transmitting the terminal presence map to a device of the mobile network capable of applying a session-processing rule to a terminal in accordance with at least the location area thereof.
US09918207B2	Method for processing received message and electronic device implementing the same Disclosed herein are an electronic device and a method for processing messages. The electronic device includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to receive a message from an external device, a storage unit storing a message source list and an unregistered message box, and a control unit configured to determine whether source information of the received message is registered in the message source list, if the source information is not registered in the message source list, store the message in the unregistered message box, and if the source information is registered in the message source list, display by the display unit at least a part of the received message.
US09918206B2	Multicast service method and apparatus in mobile communication system A method of providing a multicast service in a mobile communication system includes dividing original multicast data into a plurality of multicast data to generate a plurality of multicast streams having different data rates and transmitting a first transmission frame including the plurality of multicast streams to a plurality of user equipments; receiving a report on a data rate corresponding to an unreceived multicast stream among the plurality of multicast streams from one or more user equipments among the plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a second transmission frame including the unreceived multicast stream to the plurality of user equipments including the one or more user equipments.
US09918203B2	Correcting in-venue location estimation using structural information Methods, systems, and computer program products for correcting in-venue location estimation using structural information are described. A mobile device can use wireless location technologies and dead reckoning to determine an estimated location of the mobile device in a venue. The mobile device can compare the estimated location with a map of the venue. Upon determining that the estimated location conflicts with a structural constraint, the mobile device can adjust the location estimation using the structural information. Adjusting the location estimation can include adjusting a statistical filter that provides estimation of the location and changing a heading of the mobile device used in the dead reckoning.
US09918202B2	Adaptive position determination A system and method for calculating a position in response to a position request. Observed beacon data associated with the request is used to select a calculation method based on available data for a venue and device capabilities. If sufficient venue data based on previously verified beacon positions is available, a position calculation can resolve floor and venue information. If insufficient previously observed data is available for a venue, the position is calculated using 2D data based on GPS observations. Following the choice a calculation model, the calculation position is returned in response to the position request.
US09918195B2	Signaling usage of cyclic shift diversity in transmitting wireless devices Aspects of the present disclosure may compensate for cyclic shift delays (CSD) in transmitted signals when estimating angle of arrival information of a wireless signal transmitted by a transmitting device. In some aspects, a receiving device may determine a presence of CSD in the wireless signal, and estimate an angle of arrival of the wireless signal based at least in part on the presence of CSD. For example, the receiving device may determine a first tap of the wireless channel based at least in part on the CSD. The receiving device may then determine a phase difference of the wireless signal between a plurality of antennas of the receiving device based on the first tap of the wireless channel. The receiving device may estimate the angle of arrival of the wireless signal based on the phase difference.
US09918193B1	Hybrid electronic navigation and invitation system A system may include an electronic device having a location sensor, and a computer-readable storage medium having programming instructions. The system may obtain, from the location sensor, a current location of the electronic device, display an electronic map representative of an area in proximity to the current location via a display of the electronic device, and display, on the electronic map, an indication of the current location of the electronic device. The system may receive a selection of a geographical location on the electronic map, and in response to receiving the selection, automatically display, on the electronic map, a visual representation of direct navigational directions from the current location of the electronic device to the selected geographical location. The display may be a touch-sensitive display, and the electronic device may receive a selection of a geographical location on the electronic map via input on the touch-sensitive display.
US09918192B2	Mobile multilateration systems and related methods Mobile multilateration systems and related methods are disclosed. An example method includes accessing multilateration data relating to a first aircraft using a time-difference-of-arrival determiner of a second aircraft; processing the multilateration data at the second aircraft to determine a calculated position of the first aircraft; comparing the calculated position of the first aircraft to an asserted position of the first aircraft stored at the second aircraft; and in response to the comparison, determining if the calculated position and the asserted position are within a threshold of one another using the time-difference-of-arrival determiner of the second aircraft to determine an authenticity of the first aircraft.
US09918191B2	Mobile geo-fence system Various systems and methods for a mobile geo-fence system are described herein. A system for managing mobile geo-fences includes a tracking module to track a mobile geo-fence, the mobile geo-fence corresponding to a mobile device; a detection module to detect an intersection of the mobile geo-fence with a second geo-fence; and a data transmission module to provide data to the mobile device based on a data sharing policy.
US09918188B2	Systems and methods for optimizing message notification based on geographic location and time Systems and methods are provided for optimizing delivery of messages to mobile device users, the method comprising receiving a message to be sent to a client application executable at a mobile device of a user, along with an associated time constraint and an associated geographic constraint; determining a current time at the mobile device and a current geographic location of the mobile device via a communication network; determining, upon receiving the current geographic location of the mobile device and the current time of the mobile device, whether the current geographic location of the mobile device complies with the associated geographic constraint for the message to be sent to the client application and determining whether the current time of the mobile device complies with the associated time constraint for the message to be sent to the client application; and sending, when the current geographic location of the mobile device is determined to comply with the associated geographic constraint and when the current time of the mobile device is determined to comply with the associated time constraint, the message for display to the user at the mobile device via a message notification interface of an operating system of the mobile device.
US09918186B2	Method and device for bluetooth low power communication A method for transmitting a beacon message, the method generating, with a beacon generating device at least one beacon message, wherein the at least one beacon message is defined by a beacon message format, wherein the beacon message format comprises a preamble field, an access address field, a protocol data unit (PDU) field and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field, wherein the PDU field comprises at least one electronic product code (EPC) encoded EPC-PDU field, and transmitting, with the beacon generating device, the at least one beacon message using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication protocol to a transmission area within a transmission range of the beacon generating device for reception by one or more beacon receiving devices located in the transmission area.
US09918180B2	Systems and methods for detecting and using occupant location in a building management system Systems and methods for using occupant location in a building management system are provided. A plurality of wireless emitters are provided at various locations in a building. Each of the wireless emitters broadcasts a different emitter identifier. Mobile devices in the building run an application which causes the mobile devices to detect and report, to the building management system, an emitter identifier associated with a nearby wireless emitter. The building management system uses the reported emitter identifier to determine a building zone in which the mobile device is located. The building management system provides information to the mobile device based on the location of the mobile device in the building. In some embodiments, the information includes a user interface for monitoring and/or controlling the building zone in which the mobile device is located.
US09918179B2	Methods and devices for reproducing surround audio signals Method and devices for providing surround audio signals are provided. Surround audio signals are received and are binaurally filtered by at least one filter unit. In some embodiments, the input surround audio signals are also processed by at least one equalizing unit. In those embodiments, the binaurally filtered signals and the equalized signals are combined to form output signals.
US09918178B2	Headphones that determine head size and ear shape for customized HRTFs for a listener Methods and apparatus include headphones that determine a size of a head of a listener and a shape of an ear of the listener. The size of the head and the shape of the ear determine head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) that are customized to the listener. The headphones include head tracking, and sound is adjusted so that a location of a source of the sound continues to originate from a fixed sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is at least one meter away from the head of the listener while the head orientations of the listener change with respect to the fixed location.
US09918176B2	Audio system tuning An embodiment provides a system, including: a sensor; a processor operatively coupled to the sensor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to: capture, using the sensor, depth data related to at least one position within an area; determine characteristics associated with the at least one position based on the depth data; and configure audio output to one or more speakers of an audio system based on the acoustic characteristics. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09918172B1	Active output driver supply compensation for noise reduction An electronic system, in some embodiments, comprises: a power source; a load coupled to the power source; an analog-to-digital converter, coupled to the power source and the load, that samples a fluctuating voltage supplied by the power source and generates a digital representation of said fluctuating voltage; control logic, coupled to the analog-to-digital converter, that generates an amplitude correction signal based on said digital representation of the fluctuating voltage and on a target voltage; correction logic, coupled to the control logic, that uses the amplitude correction signal and an audio signal to generate a switch control signal; and an output driver, coupled to the correction logic, that controls coupling between the power source and the load based on the switch control signal.
US09918171B2	Online hearing aid fitting In one embodiment, a system includes a programmable hearing device configured to deliver a sequence of outputs in-situ, each output corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device, and a computing device communicatively coupled online to a remote server. The computing device may be configured to receive a consumer input indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the sound segments, wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output corresponding to the sound segment being assessed, wherein the fitting application is configured to make adjustments to the fitting parameters in accordance with the consumer input.
US09918170B2	Hearing-aid compatible display apparatus An apparatus comprising: at least one element generator configured to determine at least one hearing aid display element; at least one element locator configured to determine a location of the at least one hearing aid display element based on a location of at least one hearing aid compatible coil; and a display configured to display the at least one hearing aid compatible display element based on the location determined.
US09918169B2	Listening device with automatic mode change capabilities A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
US09918165B2	Configurable information distribution system for a vehicle An information distribution system enhances a vehicle audio/video system. The system flexibly delivers audio and video, potentially obtained from many different sources, to different locations in the vehicle. Each passenger receives the audio or video that is of interest to them without distracting interruptions.
US09918163B1	Asynchronous clock frequency domain acoustic echo canceller An echo cancellation system that detects and compensations for differences in sample rates between the echo cancellation system and a set of wireless speakers based on a frequency-domain analysis of estimated impulse response coefficients. The system tracks the real and imaginary number components of the coefficients, and determines a “rotation” of the coefficients over time caused by a frequency offset between the audio sent to the speakers and the audio received from a microphone. Based on the rotation, samples of the audio are added or dropped when echo cancellation is performed, compensating for the frequency offset.
US09918153B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a housing member with a first sound hole, a film speaker and a speaker holder with a second sound hole. The film speaker includes a piezoelectric element and a resin film configured to vibrate with the piezoelectric element. The film speaker is located in the speaker holder. The second sound hole corresponds to the first sound hole and is located between the first sound hole and the film speaker. An inner edge which defines the second sound hole extends above the film speaker. A surface of the inner edge facing the film speaker is inclined such that at least a part of the inner edge decreases in thickness toward a leading end of the inner edge.
US09918152B2	Peripheral audio output device Embodiments are provided for an improved peripheral speaker. The peripheral speaker includes an exterior casing enclosing one or more drivers. The exterior casing further has a channel formed therein such that the channel is sized to removably secure an electronic device. The exterior casing is equipped with a connector lead which partially defines the cavity and that connects the one or more drivers to a port of the electronic device. The one or more drivers output audio according to an audio signal transmitted from the electronic device via the connector lead.
US09918150B2	PON system, station side apparatus, and subscriber side apparatus An optical line terminal (OLT) that configures a passive optical network (PON) system in cooperation with an optical network unit (ONU). The OLT has a controller to control a link state with the ONU. The controller generates, in one case, a control signal specifying a first low power consumption mode in which the ONU operates in the low power consumption mode in an upstream direction, and generates, in another case, the control signal specifying a second low power consumption mode in which the ONU operates in the low power consumption mode in both upstream and downstream directions. Further, the generated control signal is transmitted to the ONU.
US09918149B2	Optically-switched data network An optically-switch data network includes an optical data bus, an optical wavelength bus, and multiple nodes connected by the optical data bus and the optical wavelength bus. A first node determines that it has communication information to transmit to a second node, and determines if a first subscription signal is present on the optical wavelength bus. The first subscription signal includes a target frequency. If the first subscription signal is not present on the optical wavelength bus, the first node injects an optical communication signal onto the optical data bus. The optical communication signal includes the communication information and a carrier wave. The carrier wave includes the target frequency. The second node receives the optical communication signal using the optical data bus. If the first subscription signal is present on the optical wavelength bus, injection of the optical communication signal onto the optical data bus is postponed.
US09918145B2	High output integrated utility meter reporting system A water meter transmission system reads data from a water meter and wirelessly transmits data to a central billing or receiving system. Disclosed transmission systems are fully integrated and contained within pit housings such that electronic components are well protected. A spiral antenna is integrated into a specially configured integrated antenna cover which fits into the top cover of a pit housing. The antenna cover and/or upper lip area of the upper lip of the main housing may comprise a distal barrier and a medial barrier used to exclude water and contaminates. Disclosed transmission systems offer high output and low power consumption and vitiate the need for meter readers to physically access a water meter or other meters.
US09918142B2	Systems and methods for a television scoring service that learns to reach a target audience Television is the largest advertising category in the United States with over 65 billion spent by advertisers per year. A variety of different targeting algorithms are compared, ranging from the traditional age-gender targeting methods employed based on Nielsen ratings, to new approaches that attempt to target high probability buyers using Set Top Box data. The performance of these different algorithms on a real television campaign is shown, and the advantages and limitations of each method are discussed. In contrast to other theoretical work, all methods presented herein are compatible with targeting the existing 115 million Television households in the United States and are implementable on current television delivery systems.
US09918136B2	Methods and apparatus for delivering content and/or playing back content Content delivery and playback methods and apparatus are described. The methods and apparatus are well suited for delivery and playback of content corresponding to a 360 degree environment and can be used to support streaming and/or real time delivery of 3D content corresponding to an event, e.g., while the event is ongoing or after the event is over. Portions of the environment are captured by cameras located at different positions. The content captured from different locations is encoded and made available for delivery. A playback device selects the content to be received based in a user's head position.
US09918131B2	Broadcast receiving device A broadcast receiving device is disclosed. The broadcast receiving device includes: a data storage unit; a communication unit configured to receive a first electronic program guide (EPG) through a broadcast network and to receive a second EPG through the Internet; and a controller. The controller may be configured to: process the first EPG to generate first broadcast-related information, process the second EPG to generate second broadcast-related information, make the first broadcast-related information and the second broadcast-related information into databases having different data structures and store the databases in the data storage unit. In addition, when a broadcast-related information request is received from an application being executed, the controller may selectively search a database corresponding to at least one of the first broadcast-related information and the second broadcast-related information to obtain requested broadcast-related information and to deliver the obtained broadcast-related information to the application.
US09918129B2	Apparatus and method for providing programming information for media content to a wearable device Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first wearable device and a second wearable device in proximity of a display device and identifying a first user profile associated with the first wearable device and a second user profile associated with the second wearable device. Further aspects may include identifying a first set of media content preferences according to the first user profile and a second set of media content preferences according to the second user profile. Additional aspects may include providing a first filtered electronic programming guide to the first wearable device and providing a second filtered electronic programming guide to the second wearable device. The first filtered electronic programming guide indicates the first set of media content preferences and the second filtered electronic programming guide indicates the second set of media content preferences. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09918125B2	Remote viewing of multimedia content A method and system for remote viewing of multimedia content using a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) is configured to duplicate multimedia content displayed on a first MCDN terminal device and route the duplicate multimedia content to a second MCDN terminal device. The MCDN terminal devices may be coupled to a local network at an MCDN client premises. The MCDN terminal devices may also include wireless telephony devices for mobile remote viewing functionality. The method may include transcoding of the multimedia content into a format suitable for the second MCDN terminal device.
US09918119B2	Prescheduling recordings of media content A device may determine media content to be prescheduled for recording without receiving a request to record the media content and based on a quantity of users expected to record the media content. The device may determine a digital video recorder (DVR) device, for which the media content is to be prescheduled for recording, without receiving a user request to record the media content using the DVR device. The device may provide an instruction to cause the DVR device to record the media content.
US09918113B2	Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data A digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data are disclosed. Herein, additional encoding is performed on mobile service data, which are then transmitted, thereby providing robustness in the processed mobile service data, so that the mobile service data can respond more strongly against fast and frequent channel changes. In a transmitting system including a service multiplexer and a transmitter located in a remote site, a method of processing data of the transmitting system includes comparing an output data rate of the service multiplexer and a transmission data rate of the transmitter, when a difference occurs between the two data rates, adjusting a burst size, wherein the burst transmits mobile service data, and encoding the mobile service data, and referring to the burst size so as to multiplex main service data and the encoded mobile service data in a burst structure.
US09918112B2	System and method for multiplexed streaming of multimedia content This invention relates to a system, server and client for multiplexed streaming of multimedia content comprising at least one server being capable of transmitting multimedia content in a streaming environment through one or more data paths to a client, wherein the multimedia content is de-multiplexed by the server into a plurality of sub-streams with each sub-stream comprising a unique mark such that the client is capable of multiplexing said sub-streaming into a continuous stream. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for multiplexed streaming of multimedia content.
US09918108B2	Image processing device and method The present invention relates to an image processing device and method whereby deterioration of effects of filter processing due to local control of filter processing when encoding or decoding can be suppressed.A boundary control flag generating unit of a control information generating unit generates boundary control flags based on system specification information which a system specification managing unit manages. A control unit of an adaptive filter processing unit determines a processing method for filter processing to be performed as to pixels nearby a slice boundary following the value of the boundary control flag. For example, selection is made to perform filter processing straddling slices or to perform filter processing closed at the present slice.The present invention can be applied to an image processing device, for example.
US09918101B2	Method for encoding and decoding image information and device using same A decoding method includes: entropy-decoding received information; performing inter prediction on a current block based on the entropy-decoded information; and restoring images by using the prediction results, wherein, in the inter prediction step, a skip mode or merge mode is applied to the current block and movement information of the current block may be determined based on the movement information of a neighboring block of the current block.
US09918099B2	File generation apparatus, file generating method, file reproduction apparatus, and file reproducing method The present technique relates to a file generation apparatus, a file generating method, a file reproduction apparatus, and a file reproducing method capable of enabling a user to enjoy an HDR image.HDR information designated by HDR designating information is acquired from a file storing a track of a stream including the HDR information which is configured with feature information representing features of luminance of an HDR (high dynamic range) image having a dynamic range higher than that of an STD (standard) image and conversion information representing a conversion rule of converting the one of the STD image and the HDR image into the other and a target track including the HDR designating information designating the HDR information which is to be applied to the target track of interest in the HDR information of the track. The present technique can be applied, for example, to the case of storing data of images of a subtitle or the like and HDR information which is to be applied to the images in an MP4 file or the like.
US09918098B2	Memory management of motion vectors in high efficiency video coding motion vector prediction In the claimed approach, a high efficiency video coding codec optimizes the memory resources used during motion vector (MV) prediction. As the codec processes block of pixels, known as coding units (CUs), the codec performs read and write operations on a fixed-sized neighbor union buffer representing the MVs associated with processed CUs. In operation, for each CU, the codec determines the indices at which proximally-located “neighbor” MVs are stored within the neighbor union buffer. The codec then uses these neighbor MVs to compute new MVs. Subsequently, the codec deterministically updates the neighbor union buffer—replacing irrelevant MVs with those new MVs that are useful for computing the MVs of unprocessed CUs. By contrast, many conventional codecs not only redundantly store MVs, but also retain irrelevant MVs. Consequently, the codec reduces memory usage and memory operations compared to conventional codecs, thereby decreasing power consumption and improving codec efficiency.
US09918094B2	Compressing and representing multi-view video In a general aspect, a method includes determining a tile position in a frame of a spherical video based on a view perspective, selecting a first portion of the frame of the spherical video as a first two dimensional tile based on the tile position, selecting a plurality of second two dimensional tiles from a second portion of the frame of the spherical video, the second portion of the frame surrounding the first portion of the frame and extending away from the first portion of the frame, encoding the first two dimensional tile using a first quality, encoding the plurality of second two dimensional tiles using at least one second quality, and transmitting a packet, as a streaming spherical video, the packet including the encoded first two dimensional tile and the plurality of encoded second two dimensional tiles.
US09918093B2	Video encoding apparatus, video decoding apparatus, and video decoding method for performing intra-prediction based on directionality of neighboring block Provided are methods and apparatuses for improving compression efficiency in directional intra-prediction. A video encoding apparatus, which does not need to record intra mode information, includes a mode selector that selects one from among a plurality of intra modes on the basis of a directionality of at least one neighboring block that has already been reconstructed before a current block is reconstructed, an intra predictor that obtains a prediction block of the current block from the at least one neighboring block according to the directionality of the selected mode, and obtains a residual block by subtracting the prediction block from the current block, and a unit for encoding the obtained residual block.
US09918092B2	Systems and methods for enhanced video encoding Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media receive a source video having a source file size. A bit rate at which to encode the source video is determined. The source video is encoded at the determined bit rate to produce an encoded video having a file size less than the source file size. A video quality metric for the encoded video is determined. Whether or not the video quality metric for the encoded video is within an allowable deviation from a target quality metric is determined. The source video is encoded at another determined bit rate when the video quality metric for the encoded video is outside the allowable deviation from the target quality metric. Determining the bit rate and encoding the source video at the determined bit rate can repeat iteratively until the video quality metric for the encoded video is within the allowable deviation from the target quality metric.
US09918089B2	Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, pertaining to an image quality parameter, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program, pertaining to an image quality parameter An image coding method for an image coding apparatus configured to divide an image into divisional blocks of a plurality of sizes and to perform coding on the image while controlling image quality according to a parameter value in units of divisional blocks includes acquiring a block size of a target block to be coded, acquiring a minimum block size used to control the parameter value, acquiring a state of division of the target block, acquiring the parameter value, determining whether the target block is divided according to the state of division of the target block, determining whether the block size of the target block is greater than or equal to the minimum block size, determining whether the block size of the target block is equal to the minimum block size, and coding the acquired parameter value.
US09918083B2	Method for encoding/decoding an intra-picture prediction mode using two intra-prediction mode candidate, and apparatus using such a method The method for decoding an intra-picture prediction mode includes the steps of: determining whether the intra-picture prediction mode of a current prediction unit is identical to a first intra-picture prediction mode candidate or a second intra-picture prediction mode candidate based on bit information; and when the intra-picture prediction mode of the current prediction unit is identical to the first intra-picture prediction mode candidate and/or to the second intra-picture prediction mode candidate, determining whether the first intra-picture prediction mode candidate or the second intra-picture prediction mode candidate is identical to the intra-picture prediction mode of the current prediction unit on the basis of additional bit information, and decoding the intra-picture prediction mode of the current prediction unit.
US09918082B2	Continuous prediction domain A method for encoding a spherical video is disclosed. The method includes mapping a frame of the spherical video to a two dimensional representation based on a projection. Further, in a prediction process the method includes determine whether at least one block associated with a prediction scheme is on a boundary of the two dimensional representation, and upon determining the at least one block associated with the prediction scheme is on the boundary, select an adjacent end block as a block including at least one pixel for use during the prediction process, the adjacent end block being associated with two or more boundaries of the two dimensional representation.
US09918079B2	Electronic device and motion compensation method An electronic device for motion compensation is provided. The electronic device has a processing unit configured to perform a decoding program on a video bitstream to output decoding data, wherein the decoding data has a plurality of inter-prediction macroblocks, and the processing unit further generates a plurality of first pixel interpolation values according to the inter-prediction macroblocks which are smaller than a predetermined macroblock size. A motion compensation acceleration circuit is configured to generate a plurality of second pixel interpolation values according to the inter-prediction macroblocks which are larger than or equal to the predetermined macroblocks size, and generate a plurality of reconstructed macroblocks according to the first pixel interpolation values, the second pixel interpolation values, and a plurality of corresponding residue values.
US09918076B2	Multi-layer display of content on a flexible display Multi-layer display of content on a flexible display is provided. A roll profile of a rolled transparent flexible display is detected, the rolled transparent flexible display forming a plurality of overlapping display layers of the transparent flexible display. Content is then displayed on the plurality of overlapping display layers, where different portions of the content are displayed on different display layers of the plurality of display layers to present the content as three-dimensional content.
US09918069B2	Method and device for overlaying 3D graphics over 3D video A method of decoding and outputting video information suitable for three-dimensional [3D] display, the video information comprising encoded main video information suitable for displaying on a 2D display and encoded additional video information for enabling three-dimensional [3D] display, the method comprising: receiving or generating three-dimensional [3D] overlay information to be overlayed over the video information; buffering a first part of the overlay information to be overlayed over the main video information in a first buffer; buffering a second part of overlay information to be overlayed over the additional video information in a second buffer; decoding the main video information and the additional video information and generating as a series of time interleaved video frames, each outputted video frame being either main video frame or additional video frame; determining a type of an video frame to be outputted being either a main video frame or an additional video frame; overlaying either first or second part of the overlay information on an video frame to be outputted in agreement with the determined type of frame outputting the video frames and the overlayed information.
US09918066B2	Methods and systems for producing a magnified 3D image A method for producing a magnified three dimensional (3D) image of an object having a parallax modified according to the magnification including the procedures of acquiring a first image of the object by a first camera and a second image of the object by a second camera, determining a magnification parameter, generating a first magnified image and a second magnified image by respectively magnifying a portion of the first image containing the object and a portion of the second image containing the object according to the magnification parameter, modifying a geometry of the first magnified image and of the second magnified image as a function of the magnification parameter, thereby producing a first modified image and a second modified image, and displaying the magnified 3D image to a user by displaying the first modified image and the second modified image.
US09918065B2	Depth-assisted focus in multi-camera systems Example embodiments may help multi-camera devices determine disparity information scene, and use the disparity information in an autofocus process. An example method involves: (a) receiving image data of a scene that comprises at least one image of the scene captured by each of two or more image-capture systems of a computing device that includes a plurality of image-capture systems; (b) using the image data captured by the two or more image-capture systems as a basis for determining disparity information for the scene; and (c) performing, by the computing system, an autofocus process based at least in part on the disparity information, wherein the autofocus process provides a focus setting for at least one of the image-capture systems of the computing device.
US09918062B2	Image capturing apparatus, control method of image capturing apparatus, and image processing method An image capturing apparatus which captures an image of a subject with an image sensor having pixels each including a plurality of areas and generates a RAW image for each of the plurality of areas from a signal generated by the image sensor. The apparatus generates a first RAW image and a second RAW image from the RAW images, generates first image data by performing first development on the first RAW image, generates first RAW image data and second RAW image data by compressing the first RAW image and the second RAW image and performs second development on the first RAW image having a higher processing load than the first development. Second image data is generated by the second development on the first RAW image by using the second RAW image.
US09918061B2	System and method for storing image data in parallel in a camera system System and method can support an image signal processing apparatus, such as a camera system. The image signal processing apparatus includes a processing device, such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) device, which operates to receive one or more image data from an image sensor via an image data interface. The processing device can forward the received one or more image data to an image signal processor, wherein said image signal processor operates to compress the received one or more image data and save the compressed image data in a first storage medium. Furthermore, the processing device can export the received one or more image data to a second storage medium via a data communication interface.
US09918054B2	Image generating unit and image projecting apparatus An image generating unit includes a fixed unit including a first fixed plate and a second fixed plate; and a movable unit movably supported by the fixed unit. The movable unit includes a movable part movably supported between the first fixed plate and the second fixed plate; an image generating part provided on the movable part and configured to receive illumination light to generate an image; and a heat radiating part coupled to the movable part and configured to radiate heat generated in the image generating part, the second fixed plate being sandwiched between the heat radiating part and the movable part.
US09918051B2	System for generating an anamorphic image from a non-anamorphic image A system for displaying an anamorphic image on a viewing surface comprises a screen having a viewing surface and an image source configured to display the anamorphic image on the viewing surface such that an image viewed on the viewing surface appears undistorted from a viewing point. In addition, the system may also include a reflective lens having a convex exterior surface and a refractive lens having a plurality of surfaces to redirect light toward an image capture device. Further, the system may include an image conversion module for converting a non-anamorphic image into the anamorphic image suitable for displaying on the viewing surface and a selected portion of the anamorphic image into at least one non-anamorphic image.
US09918045B1	Networked monitor appliance An integrated security system operating over a network includes networked video sources, networked monitor appliances and networked monitor appliance controllers. Video streams are processed by the networked monitor appliances for display on a monitor.
US09918044B2	Handheld observation device comprising a digital magnetic compass The invention relates to a handheld observation device including a digital magnetic compass for measuring a magnetic field direction of a magnetic field present, a gravitation sensor for measuring a gravitational field direction of a gravitational field present, and a control and evaluation unit configured for determining an externally referenced orientation of the observation device depending on a measured magnetic field direction and a measured gravitational field direction and with application of an algorithmic disturbance suppression, for which compensation parameters are stored. The observation device can also include a video tracking system (4) for recording an image sequence and for deriving orientation changes of the observation device.
US09918040B2	Video preview during trick play Methods and systems are described for displaying a thumbnail preview of video content. In an aspect, one or more mosaic images made up of thumbnails corresponding to frames of the video content at multiple time points can be loaded into the system or created by the methods described. In an aspect, the selected thumbnail, as well as any other thumbnails, can be selected in response to receiving a command (e.g., trick play request) from the viewer. The command can dictate the direction from the selected thumbnail that the next thumbnails will be selected. The command can also dictate the frequency with which thumbnails will be selected from the mosaic image. In an aspect, frames comprised of thumbnails can be encoded to create the video content.
US09918037B2	Multi-tier color look-up table (LUT) database system A multi-tier color look-up table (LUT) database system is provided. A first LUT can be stored in a database. First and second users can be granted access to the first LUT. The first and second users can have access to the first LUT for first and second periods of time, respectively. A second LUT can be stored in the database. The first user's access to the first LUT can be removed while the second user's access is maintained. The first and second users can be granted access to the second LUT. The first user can be granted a second access to the first LUT, and can have second access to the first LUT for a third period of time. The third period of time beginning after the end of the first period of time, with the second period of time overlapping with the first and third periods of time.
US09918036B2	System and method for recording and distributing media content A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a digital video recording (DVR) system having a controller to record video content supplied by an interactive television (iTV) communication system as directed by a plurality of users of the iTV communication system, receive from a communication device of one of the plurality of users a request for a portion of the recorded video content, identify a need to transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content according to one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content to conform with the one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, and transmit to the communication device the transcoded video content. The DVR system can be located outside of the premises of each of the plurality of users. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09918034B2	Dynamic linking of codesets in universal remote control devices A codeset having function-code combinations is provisioned on a controlling device to control functions of an intended target device. Input is provided to the controlling device which designates a function to be controlled on the intended target device. From a plurality of codes that are each associated with the designated function in a database stored in a memory of the controlling device a first code that is determined to be valid for use in controlling the designated function on the intended target device is selected. When the codeset is then provisioned on the controlling device, the provisioned codeset includes as a function-code combination thereof the designated function and the first code.
US09918029B2	Imaging systems with switchable column power control Electronic devices may include image sensors having image pixel arrays with image pixels arranged in pixel rows and pixel columns. Each pixel column may be coupled to a column line having column readout circuitry and column power control circuitry that selectively enables or disables the column readout circuitry for various column lines. The column power control circuitry and the column readout circuitry may be coupled to column decoder circuitry. The column decoder circuitry may provide a column address signals to the power control and the readout circuitry. The power control circuitry may enable only column lines for which column addresses have been received.
US09918027B2	Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes: an R pixel provided with an R filter for transmitting red-color light; a B pixel provided with a B filter for transmitting blue-color light; an S1 pixel which is provided with an S1 filter with a visible light transmittance independent of wavelengths in a visible light region and has a sensitivity higher than that of the R pixel; and an S2 pixel which is provided with an S2 filter with a visible light transmittance independent of wavelengths in the visible light region and lower than the visible light transmittance of the S1 filter and has a sensitivity lower than the sensitivity of the S1 pixel.
US09918024B2	Multi functional camera with beam splitter An apparatus is described that includes a camera. The camera has a beam splitter to impose different optical paths for visible light and infra red light received by the camera. The camera has an infra red light detector to detect the infra red light and a visible light detector to detect the visible light.
US09918023B2	Segmented focal plane array architecture Various techniques are provided for implementing a segmented focal plane array (FPA) of infrared sensors. In one example, a system includes a segmented FPA. The segmented FPA includes a top die having an array of infrared sensors (e.g., bolometers). The top die may also include a portion of a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC). The segmented FPA also includes a bottom die having at least a portion of the ROIC. The top and the bottom dies are electrically coupled via inter-die connections. Advantageously, the segmented FPA may be fabricated with a higher yield and a smaller footprint compared with conventional FPA architectures. Moreover, the segmented FPA may be fabricated using different semiconductor processes for each die.
US09918021B2	Image processing device that changes extent of image altering by first and second image processing An image processing device includes: an image processing unit that alters an image by executing first image processing and second image processing on the image; and a processing change unit that changes an extent to which the image is altered through the first image processing and an extent to which the image is altered through the second image processing. The processing change unit raises the extent to which the image is altered through the second image processing when the extent to which the image is altered through the first image processing is lowered.
US09918016B2	Information communication apparatus, method, and recording medium using switchable normal mode and visible light communication mode An apparatus includes a processor and a recording medium having a program, the program causing the processor to execute operations. The operations include providing a normal mode and a visible light communication mode, wherein the normal mode and the visible light communication mode are switchable. In the normal mode, first image data is obtained by image capture with a first exposure time by sequentially starting exposure for a plurality of exposure lines in an image sensor each at a different time and each of the plurality of exposure lines partially overlaps in exposure time an adjacent exposure line. In the visible light communication mode, (i) a second exposure time of the image sensor is set, (ii) a bright line image is obtained, and (iii) information is obtained by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image.
US09918014B2	Camera apparatus and method for generating image signal for viewfinder There is provided a camera apparatus including: a display signal generation unit that generates an index display signal for displaying an index indicative of a current focal position based on focal position information; and a combination unit that acquires an image signal for a viewfinder by combining a captured image signal with the index display signal.
US09918013B2	Method and apparatus for switching between cameras in a mobile device to receive a light signal In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for a method for hiding a camera preview feed of a mobile device application. The method may proceed by the mobile device application enabling an imaging sensor of the mobile device, where the software of the mobile device requires the mobile device application to display the camera preview feed when the imaging sensor is enabled. The method may continue by creating a camera preview surface for displaying the camera preview feed. The method may further continue by modifying the camera preview surface to be hidden from the mobile device user. The method may end by setting the camera preview feed to be displayed on the camera preview surface. In another aspect, the present disclosure further relates to modifying the camera preview surface by resizing the camera preview surface to be one pixel large.
US09918012B2	Display system, imaging device, monitoring device, display device, and electronic device To provide a display system which enables power consumption to be reduced. An imaging device operates in first and second imaging modes. In the first imaging mode, a digital processing circuit converts a third imaging data captured by a first pixel into a digital data and supplied the data to a display device. In the second imaging mode, an analog processing circuit detects a difference data between first and second imaging data and sets a determination signal to an active value in accordance with the difference data. A display device operates in first and second display modes. In the first display mode, an image data is updated to display an image. In the second display mode, an image is displayed without an update of an image data. The switching of the imaging mode and the display mode is performed by setting the determination signal to an active value.
US09918010B2	Method for adjusting vehicle panorama system A method for adjusting vehicle panorama system, which comprises: a calibration pattern is disposed around a vehicle, and at least one patterned feature and a plurality of cameras are disposed on the vehicle; capture the calibration pattern and patterned feature to obtain an original image; capture the patterned feature after a period of time to obtain a correction image; compares the correction image and original image and corrects the panorama images by recombining the images shoot by the plurality of cameras according to a comparison result.
US09918008B2	Method and device for assisting a user to capture images The present disclosure relates to a method and device for assisting a user for capturing an image. In an embodiment, an image is focused by a user of an image capturing device. The image capturing device extracts one or more features from the image being focused. The extracted features are classified into significant features and background features. The image capturing device also extracts one or more line segments in the image. Upon extracting the features and the line segments, the image capturing device determines relation between the features and the line segments. The image capturing device provides assistance to the user for capturing the image based on the relation.
US09918007B2	Photographing method and apparatus The present invention discloses a photographing method. The method includes: determining a photographed object in a viewing frame; obtaining characteristic information of the photographed object, where the characteristic information is used to indicate a type of the photographed object; analyzing a behavioral parameter of the photographed object and an environmental parameter in the viewing frame, where the behavioral parameter is used to indicate a behavior type and a behavior speed of the photographed object, and the environmental parameter is used to indicate a color condition and/or a light condition in the viewing frame; determining a photographing parameter that corresponds to the characteristic information, the behavioral parameter, and the environmental parameter; and photographing the photographed object according to the photographing parameter.
US09918006B2	Device, system and method for cognitive image capture An image capture device includes a camera lens configured to capture image data, a microphone configured to receive a voice command from a user, a network interface configured to establish a network connection, a memory storing a computer program, and a processor configured to execute the computer program. The computer program is configured to identify a target subject and an image capture function included in the voice command using natural language processing (NLP). The computer program is configured to search a first database for the target subject and search a second database for the target subject, extract a visual representation of the target subject, detect the target subject in an environment viewed through camera lens, apply the image capture function to the target subject detected in the environment, and capture the image data. The image data includes the target subject with the image capture function applied to the target subject.
US09918005B2	Focusing control device, lens device, imaging apparatus, focusing control method, and focusing control program The focusing control device capable of preventing deterioration in precision of focusing control from being caused by an error in phase-difference depending on ambient temperature includes: an imaging element that outputs a pair of image signals deviated in one direction on the basis of one subject light image; a phase-difference detection section that detects a phase-difference between the pair of image signals; a temperature detection section; a correction section that corrects the in-focus position of the focus lens based on the detection phase-difference, which is the phase-difference detected by the phase-difference detection section, on the basis of the data in which the temperature, the focus lens position, and the information for in-focus position correction are associated with one another, the temperature which is detected by the temperature detection section, and the focus lens position; and a lens control section that moves the focus lens to the corrected in-focus position.
US09918004B2	Camera body capable of driving an image sensor along an optical axis in response to a change in an optical state of an object image A camera body, to which a lens barrel having an optical system can be attached, includes a controller that controls the camera body, an image sensor that captures an object image, and an image sensor actuator that drives the image sensor along an optical axis. The controller determines a change in an optical state of the object image captured by the image sensor and, in response to the determination, drives the image sensor actuator to move the image sensor to a predetermined reference position located within a movable range of the image sensor.
US09918003B2	Control apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, lens apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A control apparatus includes a focus detector configured to perform focus detection based on an image signal obtained via a first optical system, the first optical system having a shallowest depth of field in a plurality of optical systems having focal lengths different from each other, and a controller configured to perform focus control of the plurality of optical systems based on an output signal from the focus detector.
US09917999B2	System and method for capturing multi-media of an area of interest using multi-media capturing devices The present disclosure relates to a method and device for capturing multi-media of an area of interest in plurality of areas using plurality of multi-media capturing devices. The method comprises receiving feeds from each of plurality of multi-media capturing devices and analyzing the feeds to obtain one or more multi-media parameters associated with the plurality of areas. The feeds comprise speech data and at least one of gaze data, dynamics data and gesture data of corresponding plurality of areas. Upon analyzing, interest index is determined for each of the plurality of areas based on the one or more multi-media parameters, weightage parameters and time parameter. Based on the interest index, the area of interest is identified from the plurality of areas for capturing the multi-media of the area of interest.
US09917996B2	Image pickup device An image pickup device (10) includes: an image pickup section (11) that captures an image of an object (16); an illumination section (12) that irradiates the object (16) with light to cast a shadow over the object (16); and a calculator that calculates an illumination optical path (25) extending from a virtual illumination (20). Furthermore, the image pickup device (10) includes: a first conveyer (14) that moves the image pickup section (11) and the illumination section (12) in a first direction when the image pickup section (11) scans the object (16) to capture the image of the object (16); and a second conveyer (15) that moves the light from the illumination section (12) into a plane containing the illumination optical path (25), in accordance with the movement of the image pickup section (11) and the illumination section (12) in the first direction.
US09917971B2	Laser scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same A laser scanning device includes a light source, a deflection portion, an image forming lens, and a light source control portion. The light source emits a light beam. The deflection portion causes the light beam emitted from the light source to scan a scanned surface by deflecting the light beam at a predetermined deflection angle. The image forming lens condenses the deflected light beam on the scanned surface, and causes the light beam to be scanned on the scanned surface in a scanning direction at an equal speed. The light source control portion controls the light source to irradiate the light beam to at least one section area among a plurality of section areas sectioned from each other in the scanning direction on the scanned surface, at a plurality of irradiation timings determined based on a position of the at least one section area in the scanning direction.
US09917970B2	Image reading apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium A resolution of an image data needs to be higher than a predetermined value for character recognition. A control method in an image reading apparatus having a reading unit for reading an image of a document to generate image data, and a storing unit for storing the image data generated by the reading unit includes receiving from a user, after the image data is stored by the storing unit, an instruction for executing character recognition processing on the image data stored by the storing unit, executing character recognition processing on the image data stored by the storing unit according to a reception of the instruction by the receiving unit, and performing control, in a case where the image data generated by the reading unit is to be stored by the storing unit, to read an image of a document by the reading unit with a resolution that enables character recognition.
US09917969B2	Image forming apparatus configured to notify that setting change of information processing terminal is needed A memory is configured to store apparatus information that is information needed for an information processing terminal to transmit formation instructing information that instructs an image forming operation. The memory further stores instructions, the instructions, when executed by a controller, causing an image forming apparatus to execute: a first receiving process of receiving transmission requesting information from the information processing terminal through a first communicator; a first transmitting process of, in response to receiving the transmission requesting information, transmitting the apparatus information to the information processing terminal through the first communicator; a detecting process of detecting that a second communicator is connected to a communication network; and a notifying process of, in response to detecting that the second communicator is connected to the communication network, controlling a notifier to notify that a setting change of the information processing terminal is needed to transmit formation instructing information through the communication network.
US09917967B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An image processing apparatus includes a first controller, a second controller, and a third controller. The first controller controls an output unit that outputs an image. The second controller controls a reading unit that reads an image. The third controller controls, in response to receipt of a power reduction request, the first controller or the second controller to restrict performance of the output unit or the reading unit so as to satisfy the power reduction request.
US09917965B2	Image forming apparatus and method for controlling image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires setting information of a user from a server when a user logs into the apparatus, a determination unit that determines whether the setting information can be used in the apparatus, a setting unit that changes the setting information determined to be usable in the image forming apparatus and then sets the changed setting information in the apparatus, and a transmission unit that transmits the setting information set in the image forming apparatus to the server at a predetermined timing, wherein the transmission unit does not transmit the setting information that has been changed.
US09917964B2	Information processing apparatus, information system, information processing method, and storage medium It is possible to notify a user of a condition of a Web server in the case where Web contents cannot be acquired from the Web server in an apparatus that employs a Web UI. A request for Web contents is made to a server by using a first communication method, a screen based on the Web contents received as a response to the request is displayed on a display unit, a condition of the server is acquired from the server by using a second communication method different from the first communication method, and a screen based on the condition of the server acquired by using the second communication method is displayed on the display unit without displaying a screen indicating an error of the request on the display unit in the case where the Web contents cannot be acquired as a response to the request.
US09917959B2	System, method and apparatus for managing job processing between a processing apparatus and server A processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a job notification transmitted from a server, a control unit configured to store reception information indicating that the job notification is received in a memory, a request unit configured to request, in a case where the reception unit receives the job notification, the server to transmit job information, and an execution unit configured to execute the job using the job information transmitted from the server, in which the request unit requests the job information from the server in a case where the determination unit determines that the reception information is stored.
US09917957B1	Cropping image within image preview A cropping electronic display image is provided in response to selection of an image crop menu option. The cropping electronic display image includes a geometric shape superimposed on the input image. Operation of the user input component changing position of at least one side of the geometric shape within the cropping electronic display image is detected to identify a selected cropped image area. Portions of the input image outside the selected cropped image area are removed to produce a cropped image, in response to completing the process of changing position of at least one side of the geometric shape. The cropped image and the cropped image area are enlarged to fit within the cropping electronic display image.
US09917949B1	Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for pairing in a contact center including ordering one or more contacts, ordering one or more agents, comparing a first difference in ordering between a first contact and a first agent in a first pair with a second difference in ordering between a second contact and a second agent in a second pair, and selecting the first pair or the second pair for connection based on the comparing, wherein the first contact and the second contact are different or the first agent and the second agent are different.
US09917942B2	Uniquely identifying a portable electronic device A system and method for uniquely identifying a portable electronic device using a user device are provided. In a method conducted at the portable electronic device, user input prompting display of an optical device identifier is received. A device identifier uniquely associated with the electronic device is retrieved from a read-only digital memory of the electronic device, the device identifier having been programmed into the electronic device at the time of manufacture. An optical device identifier being an optical machine-readable representation of the unique device identifier is generated and output on a display screen of the electronic device for subsequent acquisition by a user device. Outputting the optical device identifier on the display screen of the device for acquisition by a user device may obviate the need for the device identifier to be otherwise displayed on the electronic device, for example, by way of a printed or embossed label.
US09917939B1	Automatically delaying playback of a voice message at a captioning device A method for automatically delaying playback of a voice message at a captioning device may include receiving, at a captioning device, a request from a user to play back a voice message that is stored on the captioning device. The method may also include, in response to the request from the user, automatically delaying the playback of the voice message, at the captioning device, until an establishment of a connection between the captioning device and a remote call assistant, in order to allow the remote call assistant to caption on the captioning device, in real-time, the voice message from the very beginning of the playback of the voice message.
US09917938B2	Wireless device with overstress indicator According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a wireless device comprising an overstress indicator circuit including a sense circuit configured to monitor a parameter of the wireless device and generate a sense signal corresponding to the parameter, a detection circuit configured to receive the sense signal from the sense circuit and generate a detection signal in response to a determination that the sense signal is indicative of an overstress condition in the device, an interface circuit, and a memory circuit coupled to the detection circuit and the interface circuit and configured to store an overstress condition indication for access via the interface circuit in response to receiving the detection signal, at least one power amplifier coupled to the interface circuit, and a transceiver coupled to the at least one power amplifier and configured to produce an RF transmit signal and to receive an RF receive signal.
US09917937B1	Protective case for mobile electronic device with integrated camera ring stand A protective case for an electronic device having an integrated camera ring stand is disclosed. The protective case includes a device compartment defined by multiple walls including a back side wall that is configured to overlie the back face of the device when the device is in the case. The back face wall includes a first aperture that is configured to encompass the camera feature on the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case and a hinged stand that is coupled to the back face wall and movable from a fixed closed position to fixed open positions. The stand includes a second aperture that is configured to overlie the first aperture to facilitate camera operation in both the closed and open positions. The stand may be retained within a stand housing that is housed within a camera ring housing that may be a separate component from the stand housing.
US09917932B2	Sticky and transient markers for a packet parser A packet parser has a set of marker elements each comprising a one bit latch and connected to store flag values from the results of the application of parser rules. Some marker elements are connected to provide the stored marker values as input to the parser rule logic to be taken into account in the processing of subsequent parser rules and some are connected to control external hardware. Some markers are reset at the end of each packet. A special toggle marker element toggles its value when its address is selected and other marker elements are connected to store, when its own address is selected, the value of the toggle element. Other markers toggle their own value when selected.
US09917931B2	Radio communication system, radio apparatus, radio communication method, packet generation method, and method for reproducing data from packet A transmission unit of a radio apparatus generates a packet including: a header part containing identifier data identifying at least a transmission destination radio station and a transmission source radio station; and a data part in which an audio frame and a data frame, each having a predetermined length, are consecutively arranged one after another. When communication is performed in a fast data mode in which data for data communication to be transmitted, instead of a digital audio signal, is inserted in the audio frame, the transmission unit generates, according to an instruction from the controller, a packet in which data for data communication is inserted in the audio frame and the data frame, and the transmission unit converts the packet into a radio signal and transmits the radio signal.
US09917927B2	Simplified notification of network triggered reporting—first core network node (e.g., GGSN) and method A first Core Network (CN) node (e.g., Gateway GPRS Support Node), a second CN node (e.g., Serving GPRS Support Node) and a wireless access node (e.g., Base Station Subsystem) are described herein that are configured to efficiently deliver a network triggered report notification to a wireless device (e.g., Internet of Things device).
US09917921B2	System, apparatus and method for creating service accounts and configuring devices for use therewith Systems and methods for facilitating creation of service provider accounts and configuration of devices associated therewith. Device parameters (306) are transmitted (700) from a device (302). In response, a service activation server (206) provides (308) a list of available service providers for that device (302), where the list is derived (702) using the device parameters to identify the appropriate available service providers. The device (302) enables the user (300) to select (704) a listed service provider(s), and communication is redirected (706) between the device (302) and the selected service provider (208) to enable the creation of the service account. The device (302) can then be configured for use with the established service account. Where a service account already exists for the user (300), the user (300) can provide a service-related identifier (506) from which the service activation server (206) can identify an appropriate service account to be configured for use on the device (302).
US09917919B2	Electronic apparatus and user profile estimating method thereof An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least one of a contact list or a call list, a communication module configured to transmit a phone number, included in at least one of the contact list or the call list, to a server and receive company information, associated with the phone number, from the server, and a control module configured to estimate a user profile using at least one of a word included in the contact list or a word included in the company information.
US09917917B2	Prefetching of video resources for a network page Disclosed are various embodiments for prefetching of objects referenced on a network page. An encoded network page referring to at least one item is retrieved. The same item is included on a second network page. In response to an indication of user interest in the item on the first network page, at least an initial portion of a video resource associated with the indicated item and included on the second network page is retrieved. In response to a user selection of the same item, the retrieved initial portion of the video resource is rendered on the second network page.
US09917916B2	Media delivery service protocol to support large numbers of client with error failover processes A media delivery service may include a media source, a proxy cache and one or more client devices. The media source may generate coded segments from an input media stream and develop a playlist identifying network locations of the segments. The media source may broadcast the coded segments and their storage locations to a proxy cache in a broadcast channel. The proxy cache may store successfully received coded segments and develop a mapping table identifying the segments' network locations. The client may request segments from the proxy cache based on the received playlist form the media source. If the proxy cache does not store a requested segment, it may so notify the client and the client may request the segment from the media source.
US09917913B2	Large message support for a publish-subscribe messaging system A system, apparatus, and methods are provided that support the passing of oversized messages within a publish-subscribe messaging system. During operation, the system subscribes to a message stream brokered by a message brokering cluster that imposes a maximum message size. Responsive to receiving a given message of the message stream, the system (1) determines an offset to commit to the message brokering cluster, wherein the determined offset is based on whether one or more segments of one or more oversized messages are buffered, and (2) commits the determined offset to the message brokering cluster. Responsive to recovering from a crash, wherein the offset at which to resume the receipt of messages from the message stream is unknown, the system then retrieves the determined offset from the message brokering cluster and resumes the receipt of messages from the message brokering cluster based on the determined offset.
US09917905B2	Location-based domain name system service discovery Systems and methods are provided for location-based Domain Name System (DNS) service discovery using a central DNS server in which network resources are aggregated by geographic location (e.g., subnets) and defined using DNS service discovery records that are mapped to corresponding geographic locations.
US09917901B2	Methods and systems for distribution and retrieval of network traffic records A method includes receiving, by a distribution server, a plurality of network traffic records. The distribution server generates a first hash from a first plurality of fields in a first of the plurality of network traffic records and generating a second hash from a second plurality of fields in a second of the plurality of network traffic records. The distribution server determines that the first and second of the plurality of network traffic records relate to a session. The method includes transmitting the first and second of the plurality of network traffic records to one of a plurality of worker computing devices selected based on the determination and on at least one of the first and second hash. The distribution server transmits a request for an enumeration of addresses ranked according to a criterion, receives partial enumerations from a plurality of worker computers, and generates a combined, deduplicated enumeration.
US09917900B2	Operator movement based on memory Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising providing a plurality of processing elements comprising one or more operators, the operators configured to process streaming data tuples, establishing an operator graph of a plurality of operators, the operator graph defining at least one execution path in which a first operator of the plurality of operators is configured to: (i) receive data tuples from at least one upstream operator and (ii) transmit data tuples to at least one downstream operator, wherein the first operator executes on a first compute node of a plurality of compute nodes, monitoring a memory use by the first operator on the first compute node, and upon determining that the memory use of the first operator exceeds a memory threshold, moving the first operator to a second compute node, of the plurality of compute nodes.
US09917898B2	Hybrid dental imaging system with local area network and cloud Methods and systems for storing and accessing dental images. The system includes an imaging system for acquiring x-ray projection frames. The imaging system is connected to a local server through a local area network. A cloud server communicates with devices on the local area. The x-ray projection frames are transmitted from the imaging system to the local server. The local server stores the series of related x-ray projection frames according to a specified policy. In one embodiment, the x-ray projection frames are compressed into a compressed image data set using a modified video compression prediction algorithm customized for x-ray images. The x-ray image data (whether compressed or not) is transmitted to the cloud server for storage. The x-ray image data can be accessed from the cloud server by external devices and by other local area networks.
US09917885B2	Managing transactional data for high use databases According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system compares database transactions to corresponding performance information to identify conforming database transactions with an acceptable deviation from the performance information and outlier database transactions beyond the acceptable deviation from the performance information. The system aggregates information from a threshold quantity of conforming database transactions into an aggregated record, wherein the threshold quantity is dynamically adjusted, and generates a record for each outlier database transaction, wherein conditions for identifying the outlier database transactions are dynamically adjusted. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for managing database transactions in substantially the same manners described above.
US09917884B2	File transmission method, apparatus, and distributed cluster file system A file transmission method includes: obtaining file information of a to-be-transmitted file from a distributed coordination node cluster; determining that at least one slave push node stores the to-be-transmitted file according to the file information of the to-be-transmitted file and heartbeat information of the at least one slave push node; wherein the heartbeat information of the at least one slave push node contains file information stored in the at least one slave push node, and the to-be-transmitted file is retrieved by the at least one slave push node from a file storage node cluster; generating a file transmission path, wherein the file transmission path comprises at least one destination node cluster; sending the file transmission path to the at least one slave push node, so that the at least one slave push node sends the to-be-transmitted file to the at least one destination node cluster through the file transmission path.
US09917883B2	Direct binary file transfer based network management system free of messaging, commands and data format conversions Telecommunication network management operations are performed based on accessing network management data (NMD) files via GUIs and general purpose computers including a network management system (NMS) server, and automatic routines for transferring binary NMD files between the general purpose computers and remote network elements (NEs) being managed. A system user produces configuration files at the NMS server for NEs using a network management GUI, and the hardware of NEs automatically complete the network management operations indicated by the NMD files transferred to them from the NMS server and produce their status files to the NMS server. The network management GUI displays network status based on the latest NE status files at the NMS server. This provides direct, binary file transfer based NMS communication that avoids the complexity and restrictions of intermediate messaging protocols or transaction languages and conversions thereof.
US09917871B2	Optimizing media bitrate with explicit network feedback on one client only In one embodiment, a first device in a network sends a Session Traversal Utilities for Network Address Translation (STUN) binding request towards an endpoint device of a media session between the first and endpoint devices. The binding request includes one or more network attribute fields. The first device receives a binding response from an intermediate node between the first and endpoint devices in the network, in response to sending the binding request towards the endpoint device. The intermediate node inserted the one or more network attribute fields into the binding response. The received binding response includes one or more metrics for the media session in the one or more network attribute fields. The first device adjusts one or more bitrates of the media session based on the one or more metrics for the media session in the received binding response.
US09917868B2	Systems and methods for medical diagnostic collaboration Certain examples provide systems and methods for medical diagnostic collaboration. An example medical collaboration system includes an imaging service manager to provide a first device access to images from a database in response to a request received, the images to be viewed at the first device as first images; a collaboration server to access a request to initiate a conversation between the first device and a second device, in response to the conversation being initiated between the first device and the second device, the collaboration server to generate a study identifier that describes a viewport hanging protocol of the first images at the first device; a conversation manager to: access the images from the database in response to the second device launching the study identifier, the images to be viewed at the second device as second images; organize the second images based on the viewport hanging protocol; and enable the second images to be viewable at the second device to enable real-time collaboration between the first device and the second device.
US09917865B2	Systems and methods for bridging between public and private clouds through multilevel API integration The present disclosure is directed to multi-level application programming interface (API) integration of a distributed enterprise application architecture deployed across datacenter/private cloud and public cloud, such as end-to-end configuration of bridging two virtual or physical datacenters via a cloud bridge using simple/user-friendly configuration interfaces and API calls. Seamless integration of infrastructure from various providers with proprietary APIs can be achieved, without requiring user intervention or reconfiguration. Accordingly, the solution masks the inherent complexity and architectural expertise required to effectively use the cloud bridging solution with the various Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) architectures and technologies.
US09917864B2	Security policy deployment and enforcement system for the detection and control of polymorphic and targeted malware The present system and method pertain to the detection of malicious software and processes such as malware. A cloud security policy system receives hashes and behavioral information about applications and/or processes executing on user devices. The cloud security policy system records this information and then evaluates the trustworthiness of the hashes based on the information received from the user devices to provide a security policy for the applications and/or processes. The security policy is sent from the cloud security policy system to user devices to be applied by the user devices.
US09917862B2	Integrated application scanning and mobile enterprise computing management system Disclosed are various approaches for integrating application scanning into a mobile enterprise computing management system. A management service can add a first command to a command queue associated with a client device, wherein the first command instructs the client device to provide a unique device identifier associated with the client device to the management service and the unique device identifier uniquely identifies the client device with respect to at least one other client device. Then, the management service can receive a first request from the client device for the first command stored in the command queue. Later, the management service sends the first command to the client device. When the management service receives the unique device identifier from the client device, the management service sends the unique device identifier to a scanning service and a policy linked with the unique device identifier to the scanning service. The policy comprises an identifier of a client application prohibited on the client device. The management service then receives a notification from the scanning service. The notification comprises the unique device identifier and an indication that the client application is present on the client device. Later, the management service adds a second command to the command queue, wherein the second command instructs the client device to perform a remedial action specified by the policy. When the management service receives a second request from the client device for the second command stored in the command queue, the management service sends the second command to the client device.
US09917860B2	Visually intuitive interactive network cyber defense Network security management technology as disclosed herein generates and dynamically updates an intuitive, interactive visualization of a computer network in live operation. The network security management technology interprets human user interactions, such as gestures, as network directives. The network directives may be implemented by the network in response to security events.
US09917857B2	Logging attack context data Methods and systems for improved attack context data logging are provided. According to one embodiment, prior to a logging event being triggered (i) it is determined by a network security device whether a received packet is potentially associated with a threat or undesired activity by analyzing the packet; (ii) when the determination is negative, the packet is stored within a circular buffer; and (iii) when the determination is affirmative, (a) the logging event is triggered, (b) pre-attack context information regarding the threat is captured by extracting information from packets within the circular buffer and (c) the pre-attack context information is stored within a log. After the logging event has been triggered and until information regarding a predefined quantity of packets has been logged, post-attack context information regarding the threat is captured by extracting information from subsequently received packets and the post-attack context information is stored within the log.
US09917856B2	Rule-based network-threat detection for encrypted communications A packet-filtering system configured to filter packets in accordance with packet-filtering rules may receive data indicating network-threat indicators and may configure the packet-filtering rules to cause the packet-filtering system to identify packets comprising unencrypted data, and packets comprising encrypted data. A portion of the unencrypted data may correspond to one or more of the network-threat indicators, and the packet-filtering rules may be configured to cause the packet-filtering system to determine, based on the portion of the unencrypted data, that the packets comprising encrypted data correspond to the one or more network-threat indicators.
US09917854B2	Security detection A computer implemented method, computer program product and comprising rolling an image to a point in time in a protection window by applying write data using write metadata and examining read metadata, the write data, and the write metadata to determine if the image was accessed by an intruder.
US09917852B1	DGA behavior detection Techniques for Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA) behavior detection are provided. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program product for DGA behavior detection includes receiving passive Domain Name System (DNS) data that comprises a plurality of DNS responses at a security device; and applying a signature to the passive DNS data to detect DGA behavior, in which applying the signature to the passive DNS data to detect DGA behavior further comprises: parsing each of the plurality of DNS responses to determine whether one or more of the plurality of DNS responses correspond to a non-existent domain (NXDOMAIN) response.
US09917850B2	Deterministic reproduction of client/server computer state or output sent to one or more client computers Computer systems and methods for improving security or performance of one or more client computers interacting with a plurality of server computers. In an embodiment, a computer system comprises a first server computer and a second server computer; wherein the first server computer is configured to: generate a challenge nonce, wherein the challenge nonce corresponds to a challenge state; generate the challenge state based on the challenge nonce, wherein the challenge state corresponds to a response state; send, to a first client computer, the challenge nonce and the challenge state, but not the response state; wherein the second server computer is configured to: receive, from the first client computer, a test nonce and a test response state; determine whether the test response state matches the response state based on the test nonce, without: receiving the challenge state from the first server computer; receiving the challenge state from the first client computer.
US09917848B2	Method and system for identifying a human or machine Identifying a human or machine is disclosed including sending a currently-triggered human or machine identification request to a server, receiving a first operation rendered by the server in response to the human or machine identification request, the first operation being configured to identify a human or machine and expressing an operation track for identifying the human or machine, and sending a second operation that was triggered in response to the first operation to the server to identify the human or machine on a triggering entity for the second operation based on a behavior characteristic model that was set in advance.
US09917847B2	Double write data exchange in a dead drop network architecture A sender uses a double-write protocol to pass data to a recipient using a dead drop network architecture. The sender sends, to a dead drop domain, a data payload to store at the dead drop domain, and receives payload access information corresponding to a payload dead drop where the payload data is stored. The sender sends, to the dead drop domain, one or more instances of metadata including the payload access information to store at the dead drop domain, and receives metadata access information corresponding to one or more metadata dead drops where the metadata is stored. The sender provides the metadata access information to one or more recipients. A recipient uses the metadata access information to read the corresponding metadata dead drop. The recipient then uses the payload access information from the metadata to read the payload dead drop and receive the payload data.
US09917846B1	Method of defining the user's geographic areas for risk assessment purposes in mobile channels An improved technique identifies risky transactions by mapping raw user location data to a particular cell in a fixed grid. Along these lines, when a user initiates a transaction with a service provider over a mobile device, the service provider collects raw location data such as a latitude and longitude for the user and transmits the location data to an adaptive authentication server. The adaptive authentication server then accesses a fixed set of geographical areas overlaid on a map of the Earth. For example, the geographic areas can correspond to square cells whose corners are defined by selected latitudes and longitudes. The adaptive authentication server finds a particular geographical area which contains the latitude and longitude for the user. Based on an identifier of the particular geographical area, the adaptive authentication server assigns a risk score to the transaction.
US09917845B2	Link discovery method and apparatus The present application discloses a link discovery method and apparatus. The method includes: when a network device receives a first LLDP packet sent by a directly connected device, determining a security level of the directly connected device according to an authentication TLV; if the security level of the directly connected device is secure, determining a device type of the directly connected device, and sending a second LLDP packet to the directly connected device according to a correspondence between the device type of the directly connected device and a TLV. In the present application, a corresponding TLV is selected according to the device type and sent, which avoids that all types of TLVs are sent to a directly connected device every time, and reduces a possibility of device information leakage. It is ensured that a sent LLDP packet is more proper, and a link overhead is reduced.
US09917842B2	Inheritance based network management Systems and methods for normalization of physical interfaces having different physical attributes are provided. According to one embodiment, information regarding multiple network devices is presented to a network manager. The network devices have one or more different physical attributes. Two physical attributes of two network devices that are to be normalized and that are among the one or more different physical attributes are identified. The physical attributes are normalized by creating a virtual attributes to which both correspond. A policy applicable to the virtual attribute is received. Configuration files, in which policies or rules contained therein are implemented in terms of the virtual attribute, are created for the network devices while they are offline. Physical attribute configurations for the physical attributes are resolved during installation of the network devices by resolving references to the virtual attribute in the configuration files into the respective physical attributes.
US09917841B1	Branding and improper operation detection on a user equipment A user equipment includes a radio transceiver, a processor coupled to the processor, and a storage device containing executable instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to examine files in the storage device for a signature indicative of a branding element and, upon detection of the signature in a file, perform a branding action on the file with the detected signature. The instructions also cause the processor to determine whether an application loaded on the storage device is operating consistent with permissions set for the application and with a usage profile for the application and to generate an alert when the operation of the application is inconsistent with the usage profile despite being consistent with the permissions.
US09917840B2	Off-site user access control Systems and methods are described for off-site user access control to communications services via a site-based communications network. Embodiments operate in context of sites, each having one or more site-based networks in communication with external networks via one or more on-site routers. User devices are provided with controlled access to those external networks via wired or wireless connections between those user devices and the site based networks. In some embodiments, on-site routers maintain route maps that indicate which user devices are authorized. Standard routing functions are used so that traffic from authorized devices is routed normally, while traffic from unauthorized devices is automatically forwarded to an off-site (e.g., cloud-based) authentication system. As devices become remotely authenticated, the off-site authentication system can remotely update route maps of the on-site routers to add those devices.
US09917834B2	Digital verified identification system and method A digital verified identification system and method are presented for verifying and/or authenticating the identification of an entity associated with an electronic file, such as, for example the digital signatory thereof. In particular, the system and method include a module generating assembly structured to receive at least one verification data element, and at least one digital identification module structured to be associated with at least one entity. The digital identification module is capable of being disposed or embedded within at least one electronic file. Further, the digital Identification module with the entity, and one or more metadata identification module includes at least one primary components identification module includes at least one primary component structured to at least partially associate the digital.
US09917833B2	System and method for speaker recognition on mobile devices A speaker recognition system for authenticating a mobile device user includes an enrollment and learning software module, a voice biometric authentication software module, and a secure software application. Upon request by a user of the mobile device, the enrollment and learning software module displays text prompts to the user, receives speech utterances from the user, and produces a voice biometric print. The enrollment and training software module determines when a voice biometric print has met at least a quality threshold before storing it on the mobile device. The secure software application prompts a user requiring authentication to repeat an utterance based at least on an attribute of a selected voice biometric print, receives a corresponding utterance, requests the voice biometric authentication software module to verify the identity of the second user using the utterance, and, if the user is authenticated, imports the voice biometric print.
US09917831B2	Image forming apparatus and method of authenticating user thereof A method of authenticating a user of an image forming apparatus is provided that includes receiving, at the image forming apparatus, a one-time password (OTP) generating request, generating, at the image forming apparatus, an OTP according to the OTP generating request, receiving, at the image forming apparatus, an authentication request, from the host apparatus, including the OTP, and when the OTP received from the host apparatus matches the OTP generated according to the OTP generating request and absent a condition, approving an access to the image forming apparatus.
US09917829B1	Method and apparatus for providing a conditional single sign on A system for providing a conditional single sign-on, wherein during a first access sequence a connection broker provides a first random number to a device. During a subsequent access period, the device provides encrypted user credentials to the connection broker comprising credentials of a user encrypted by a key K. The key K comprises the first random number combined with a second random number. The device further provides an encryption of the second random number to the connection broker, the second random number encrypted with a first public key held by the computer resource. The connection broker decrypts the first random number and retransmits the encryption of the second random number and the encrypted user credentials to the computing resource.
US09917828B2	Secure message delivery using a trust broker An email security system is described that allows users within different organizations to securely send email to one another. The email security system provides a federation server on the Internet or other unsecured network accessible by each of the organizations. Each organization provides identity information to the federation server. When a sender in one organization sends a message to a recipient in another organization, the federation server provides the sender's email server with a secure token for encrypting the message to provide secure delivery over the unsecured network.
US09917827B2	Internet server access control and monitoring systems This invention relates to methods for controlling and monitoring access to network servers. In particular, the process described in the invention includes client-server sessions over the Internet. In this environment, when the user attempts to access an access-controlled file, the server subjects the request to a secondary server which determines whether the client has an authorization or valid account. Upon such verification, the user is provided with a session identification which allows the user to access to the requested file as well as any other files within the present protection domain.
US09917818B2	Multi-tenant secure separation of data in a cloud-based application Multi-tenant and single-tenant methodologies are blended into a single solution to provide cost savings of multi-tenancy along with data security and privacy of a single-tenant environment. The cloud infrastructure is partitioned to include a first set of servers, and a second set of servers. The first set of servers are dedicated to a first operation, such as data presentation, while the second set of servers are dedicated to a second operation, such as data processing. The first set is operated in a multi-tenant operating mode, while the second set is operated in a single-tenant operating mode. Thus, the first set is available for general use, presenting data from any of the server(s) in the second set. The second set, in contrast, is dedicated to individual tenants. Preferably, each tenant has dedicated server(s) in the second set, which functions like a traditional, single-tenant environment providing inherent security and privacy guarantees.
US09917815B2	Border gateway protocol (BGP) communications over trusted network function virtualization (NFV) hardware A data communication system uses Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). A first BGP Virtual Machine (VM) in a first NFV computer system transfers NFV request data in first BGP signaling for delivery to a second BGP VM in a second NFV computer system. The second BGP VM in the second NFV computer system processes the NFV request data and responsively transfers NFV time-slice data for the second BGP VM in second BGP signaling for delivery to the first BGP VM in the first NFV computer system. The first BGP VM in the first NFV computer system verifies the NFV time-slice data for the second BGP VM and performs a BGP state process only if the NFV time-slice data for the second BGP VM is verified. A Hardware Root of Trust (HRoT) verification for the second BGP VM may be also performed using the BGP signaling.
US09917813B2	Interface groups for rule-based network security Systems and methods for designating interfaces of a network security appliance as source/destination interfaces in connection with defining a security rule are provided. According to one embodiment, a security rule configuration interface is displayed through which a network administrator can specify parameters of security rules to be applied to traffic attempting to traverse the network security appliance. Information defining a traffic flow to be controlled by a security rule is received via the security rule configuration interface. The information defining the traffic flow includes: (i) a set of source interfaces; and (ii) a set of destination interfaces. At least one of which includes multiple interfaces such that the security rule permits the traffic flow to be defined in terms of multiple source interfaces and/or multiple destination interfaces.
US09917811B2	Security threat identification, isolation, and repairing in a network A first computing system may identify a security threat located at least at a first virtual server. The first virtual server may be within a second computing system. The first computing system may provision, in response to the identifying, a first firewall associated with the first virtual server. The first firewall may include a rule to deny all communication transmitted from the first virtual server. The first computing system may execute, in response to the provisioning, a first repair operation to repair the first virtual server.
US09917809B2	Email quota management system A computer receives an out of office status a user has indicated on an email application, the email application using a communications network and determines a quota status of the user based on a previous quota usage pattern and a current quota usage pattern, wherein the quota includes an amount of storage spaced allotted to the user. The computer receives a new email to be delivered to the user and assigns a quota status to the new email. In response to the assigned quota status, the computer determines when the new email should be delivered to the email application of the user. As soon as the sender enters the name(s) of the recipients, the quota usage monitoring engine retrieves the quota status information from the recipients mail box. The engine determines if the new email should be sent out from the senders outbox and dropped to recipients mail box.
US09917807B2	Intelligently sharing messages across groups Identifying recipients to receive communication based on content selection may be provided. An indication of content selected by a user is received. The content may be part of group communication that is communicated among users via an online communication application. The content and an author of the content are identified. One or more criteria may be applied to the content to determine the recipients of the communication. The communication may be transmitted as a single message to the recipients simultaneously.
US09917805B2	Collecting messages from a group chat window that mention a specific user Collecting online group chat messages. The method may include receiving a message associated with an online group chat session between chat participants. The method may also include determining the received message satisfies at least one message collection rule. The method may further include recording the received message to at least one message table based on each chat participant mentioned in the received message. The method may also include determining a first chat participant chooses to open a private chat session with at least one second chat participant. The method may further include identifying recorded messages within the message tables associated with the at least one second chat participant. The method may also include displaying the identified recorded messages in a private chat session sub-window.
US09917799B2	Transactional controls for supplying control plane data to managed hardware forwarding elements Some embodiments provide novel methods for controllers to communicate with managed hardware forwarding elements (MHFEs) in a transactional manner. The transactional communication methods of some embodiments ensure that an MHFE receives the entirety of a control plane update that a controller supplies to it, before the MHFE starts to modify its data plane forwarding data and operations. The transactional communication methods of some embodiments provide one or more transactional boundary controls to the controllers to define complete control plane data set updates. In some embodiments, the transactional controls ensure that an MHFE receives all of a control plane update before it starts to modify its data plane forwarding data. Controllers use one transactional control in some embodiments when they define logical forwarding elements (e.g., logical switches or routers) on the MHFEs.
US09917798B2	Compact router with redundancy A compact router with redundancy includes embodiments having main and backup crosspoint switching devices wherein one of the switching devices is removable from a main circuit board via a quick disconnect means such as an electrical connector.
US09917795B2	Techniques to convert signals routed through a fabric cable assembly Examples are disclosed for converting signals routed through a fabric assembly. In some examples, a connector housing may house a paddle card having a first edge portion coupled to a twin-axial cable having first signal pathways capable of routing first signals to/from a fabric controller integrated with a processor/processor package. The paddle card may have a second edge portion that may couple with an external fabric connector including a second plurality of signal pathways. In some examples, first signals received at the first edge portion may be converted to second signals following a coupling of the second edge portion with the external fabric connector. The second signals may then be routed via the second signal pathways included in and/or coupled with the external fabric connector. Other examples are described and claimed.
US09917789B2	Computing element allocation in data receiving link Embodiments include methods and apparatuses for allocating computing elements in a data receiving link. Aspects include receiving baseband data in the data receiving link and allocating a computing element from a resource pool of computing elements for converting the baseband data to transmission block data.
US09917783B2	Method, system and non-transitory computer readable medium for profiling network traffic of a network A method for profiling network traffic of a network. The method includes capturing packets based at least on a common source IP address shared by each of the packets, where said each packet is assigned a source timestamp by a source of said each packet and further assigned a capture timestamp by a packet capturing device, identifying a first portion of the packets as a first flow and a second portion of the packets as a second flow, extracting a first monotonic timestamp-pair (MTSP) sequence and a second MTSP sequence from the first flow and the second flow, respectively, comparing the first MTSP sequence and the second MTSP sequence to generate a result, and determining, based on the result, whether the first flow and the second flow are generated by a single host of the network.
US09917777B2	Method and system for decentralized workload optimization in a data packet processing system using a multicore CPU A system and method for dynamically processing data across a plurality of processor cores in a multi-core computing environment for breaking down incoming data traffic into a plurality of segments and dynamically distribute and re-distribute the segments on an ongoing basis so as to allocate the handling of data traffic in a resource efficient manner.
US09917776B2	Hash-based address matching In one embodiment, a packet switching device comprises: a lookup chip including one or more processors and on-lookup chip memory, and off-lookup chip memory. In one embodiment, the lookup chip is configured to determine processing information for packets including performing a longest prefix match on a destination address of packets using progressive, exact matching of one or more single prefix length hash keys generated from the packets with entries in one or more hash tables until a matching hash table entry is found. The matching hash table entry is associated with particular information identifying how to process (e.g., manipulate, forward, drop) the corresponding packet. In one embodiment, entries of a hash table are distributed between said on-lookup chip memory and said off-lookup chip memory. In one embodiment, signatures of lookup keys are included in a hash table entry to quickly evaluate whether there is a match.
US09917775B2	Intelligent devices in a software-defined network There is disclosed a network device having a network interface; and one or more logic elements comprising a flow table engine operable to: receive a network packet via the network interface; perform a logging action to make the network packet traceable; and notify a software-defined networking (SDN) controller of the logging action via the network interface. There is also disclosed an SDN controller having a network interface; first one or more logic elements comprising a software-defined networking (SDN) controller engine to provide SDN controller services; and second one or more logic elements comprising a route tracing engine, operable to: receive a logging action for a network packet from a network device via the network interface; and update a logging table from the logging action. There is further disclosed a method of providing the foregoing, and computer-readable mediums for providing the foregoing.
US09917770B1	Traffic on-boarding for acceleration through out-of-band security authenticators A traffic on-boarding method is operative at an acceleration server of an overlay network. It begins at the acceleration server when that server receives an assertion generated by an identity provider (IdP), the IdP having generated the assertion upon receiving an authentication request from a service provider (SP), the SP having generated the authentication request upon receiving from a client a request for a protected resource. The acceleration server receives the assertion and forwards it to the SP, which verifies the assertion and returns to the acceleration server a token, together with the protected resource. The acceleration server then returns a response to the requesting client that includes a version of the protected resource that points back to the acceleration server and not the SP. When the acceleration server then receives an additional request from the client, the acceleration server interacts with the service provider using an overlay network optimization.
US09917768B2	System and method for reflecting FEC route information Systems, methods, architectures and/or apparatus for reflecting information between provider equipment (PE) nodes associated with a Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) via a network element adapted to operate as a Forwarding Equivalence Class (FEC) Reflector (FR) node.
US09917765B2	Cross-domain protection interacting method and system Disclosed are a cross-domain protection interacting method and system. The method includes: an interconnecting node on a cross-domain working path between a first domain and a second domain sends second identification information of the second domain to a first node in the first domain, wherein the first domain and the second domain are neighboring domains; when a link failure occurs in the first domain, an interconnecting backup node between the first domain and the second domain receives first failure state information sent by the first node, wherein the first failure state information carrying the second identification information; and the interconnecting backup node activates a second protection path in the second domain according to the second identification information, and uses a first protection path in the first domain and the second protection path to transmit a cross-domain service. The present invention can ensure protection independence in each domain and achieve an effect of interaction of cross-domain protection.
US09917764B2	Selective network address storage within network device forwarding table Network devices, like switches, selectively store network addresses of data packets received at their interfaces within forwarding tables. A management device determines workload devices related to a workload. The management device determines the network devices through which network traffic related to the workload among the workload devices traverses, and the network devices through which network traffic related to the workload among the workload devices does not traverse. The management device causes each network device to store or not store the network addresses of the workload devices depending on whether network traffic among the workload device traverses therethrough.
US09917761B1	System and method for providing guidance to a user of a website or application A system and method assists a user in achieving one or more goals of the user or the operator of a web site, application or other media by comparing a series of two or more actions of a user to those of other users, and identifying whether a primary action has been requested or performed by the user, or determining if a first piece of information has been specified by the user as being in a first set, and a second piece of information has not been specified or has been specified in a non-committal manner, and then provides relevant information to the user to instruct the user how to perform the primary action or to notify the user of the consequences of not specifying the second piece of information or specifying it in a non-committal manner.
US09917760B2	Notifying original state listeners of events in a domain model Notifying original state listeners within a domain model. Identifying listener registration information pertaining to a listener. Monitoring a hierarchical relationship tree for an observable event, whereby the hierarchical relationship tree includes model objects, and whereby an observable event includes one or more of a change to a model object, an error condition associated with a model object, and the hierarchical relationship tree returning to an original state. Determining that a first observable event to the hierarchical relationship tree has occurred. Transmitting a notification to the listener detailing the occurrence of the first observable event. Determining that a second observable event to the hierarchical relationship tree has occurred. Determining that a third observable event to the hierarchical relationship tree has occurred, whereby the third observable event includes the hierarchical relationship tree returning to an original state. Transmitting a notification to the listener detailing the occurrence of the third observable event.
US09917758B2	Optimizing log analysis in SaaS environments Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for optimizing log analysis, such as in SaaS environments. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to determine an optimal log analysis location and ensure that the log file is processed at the optimal location based, at least in part, on the log file size and available network bandwidth.
US09917753B2	Network operational flaw detection using metrics In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method receives and monitors performance metrics from network element. The method also includes receiving periodic control metrics corresponding to object instances. Performance metrics and control metrics provide information about operation of object instances. By monitoring the metrics, a network server is able to detect an operational flaw in the network. Monitoring the performance and control metrics in real time increases the speed of detecting any operational flaw in the network.
US09917752B1	Optimization of contention paramaters for quality of service of VOIP (voice over internet protocol) calls in a wireless communication network A system and method for optimizing voice communications in a wireless network including an AP having a message waiting time that provides proper QoS while losing minimal communication bandwidth. The QoS may be responsive to the amount of user traffic in both the AP and neighboring APs. The method may include setting parameters for each level of QoS in response to a measure of the degree of contention for that level of QoS, and in response to a measure of the degree of contention for those levels of QoS with higher priority, and setting waiting time parameters in response to a stochastic model of contention at each level of QoS. Operational parameters might include contention window time, AIFS time, and back-off value(s), and might be modified in response to message QoS.
US09917746B2	Adaptive allocation of server resources A method of dynamically allocating media resources includes providing a plurality of microservices in a signaling server and receiving, by one of the microservices, a call message from a client capable of browser-to-browser communications. The call message includes an identifier specifying a target. The identifier is send by the microservice to a cache with a request for capability information of the target. The cache is configured to retrieve the capability information of the target using the identifier. The microservice receives the capability information of the target from the cache. The microservice sends a media resource request to a service directory server coupled to a plurality of media servers when the capability information of the target indicates that the target is not capable of browser-to-browser communications, and initiates browser-to-browser communications between the client and the target when the capability information of the target indicates the target is capable of browser-to-browser communications.
US09917743B2	Directing data flows in data centers with clustering services Techniques are provided for implementing clustering services in a virtual data center or other virtualized infrastructure in a manner that allows packets to be directed to a particular service engine of a service engine cluster.
US09917742B1	Hardware connection management Disclosed aspects relate to hardware connection management using a media access control (MAC) control frame. A MAC control frame may be generated by a hardware connection management engine. The MAC control frame may be routed from a first hardware port by the hardware connection management engine. The hardware connection management engine may determine whether a hardware switch exists between the first and second hardware ports based on whether a second hardware port receives the MAC control frame.
US09917741B2	Method and system for processing network activity data An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method of processing network activity data. The method includes receiving network activity data and generating an event based on the network activity data. The method also includes generating a probability based at least in part on Bayesian statistics, the probability corresponding to a likelihood that the event caused or was caused by another event. The method also includes generating an event message corresponding to the event based on the probability.
US09917740B2	Reducing internodal communications in a clustered system A clustered system has a subset of nodes coupled to a particular cluster resource. Nodes not coupled to the cluster resource may operate on a cluster resource through a node coupled to that resource. The nodes coupled to the resource form a group, the nodes in the group perform protocols to operate on the cluster resource, nodes not in the group do not participate in the protocols.
US09917731B1	System and method for configuring communication devices A communication system that includes a base unit and one or more end units that communicate over a primary communication link using a first communication protocol and a secondary communication link using a second protocol. The secondary communication link may be a shorter range communication link than the primary communication link. The secondary communication link may be used to transmit and receive registration information, configuration settings, and status information between the end units and the base unit.
US09917718B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals A method and an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for receiving broadcast signals, the method comprises receiving the broadcast signals, demodulating the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, parsing a signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signals, MIMO (Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output) decoding service data in the parsed signal frame, decoding signaling data in the parsed signal frame and decoding the MIMO decoded service data.
US09917714B2	Apparatus comprising an antenna array Apparatus (100) is described comprising: an antenna array (1021 . . . 102N); a plurality of units (1041 . . . 104N), each unit configured to mix a radio frequency signal from one or more of the antennas (102) with oscillating signals having phases defined by a global signal and to provide in-phase and quadrature-phase signals; a constellation rotation system configured to, for each unit, rotate a constellation point associated with the in-phase and quadrature-phase signals by a rotation angle to provide adjusted in-phase and quadrature-phase signals; signal buses (106, 107) for global in-phase and quadrature-phase signals configured to receive the adjusted in-phase and quadrature-phase signals, respectively, from a plurality of the units; a feedback system configured to, for each unit, compare one or more of the adjusted in-phase and quadrature-phase signals with one or more of the global in-phase and quadrature-phase signals to determine an error in the rotation angle.
US09917709B2	DeSerializer DC offset adaptation based on decision feedback equalizer adaptation An apparatus for processing data includes a decision feedback equalizer configured to sample an analog signal to yield digital data and a DC offset adaptation circuit. The decision feedback equalizer is configured to sample the equalized signal using at least one data latch at a first data latch threshold value and at a second data latch threshold value. The DC off set adaptation circuit is configured to calculate a DC off set in the analog signal based on the first data latch threshold value and on the second data latch threshold value.
US09917707B2	Adaptive cascaded equalization circuits with configurable roll-up frequency response for spectrum compensation The present disclosure provides adaptive cascaded equalization circuits for frequency spectrum compensation. The cascaded equalization are formed in circuit configurations to achieve configurable roll-up frequency responses to compensate for the loss of signal channels in the wire-line or optical communications, particularly but not exclusively, for the loss of signal trace in the wire-line communications, and photodetectors used in the optical communications. These cascaded equalization circuits include two or more stages of equalizers. The peaking frequencies of each stage are set to be different from each other, so that the overall frequency response characteristic has a unique frequency response with a roll-up slope. The equalization function is automatically tuned by an adaptive feedback control loop.
US09917705B2	Device and measuring method for ascertaining the internal delay time of a can bus connection unit A device is provided for ascertaining the internal delay time of a CAN bus connection unit in a bus system including user stations exchanging messages via a bus, the transmission access to the bus for each message being assigned using an arbitration method according to CAN standard ISO 11898-1 to one user station which becomes the transmitter for this message. The device includes a unit for ascertaining the internal delay time using one of (i) a delay counter for ascertaining the delay time between a transmission signal and a reception signal, the delay counter being stopped if the reception signal has a dominant level and the counter content of the delay counter is greater than/equal to a predefined configuration value, or (ii) the maximum and minimum delay times of the bus connection unit.
US09917703B2	Portable control device for controlling playback streams in distributed system A distributed content rendering system has a distributed communication structure (14, 14b) coupled between a stream source and a rendering device. A remote control device of the system has a “most recent” button. Control information is gathered for one or more streams of which rendering has been most recently started anywhere via the communication structure (14, 14b) before actuation of the “most recent” button (160). When actuation of the “most recent” button (160) is detected in association with the rendering device (10), one of the one or more streams selected and the information is used to direct that stream at the rendering device (10) that is associated with the actuated.
US09917701B2	Communication device According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a version storage unit, a receiving unit, a determining unit, and a command processing unit. The version storage unit is configured to store therein the first version information. The receiving unit is configured to receive a command including the second version information. The determining unit is configured to determine whether a version represented by the second version information is a next version after a version represented by the first version information. The command processing unit is configured to, based on a determination result of the determining unit and decision information that defines processes corresponding to a command and the determination result, execute processes corresponding to a received command.
US09917697B2	Performing incremental upgrade on APK base file corresponding to APK eigenvalue value The present invention provides an incremental upgrade method and system for a file. The method comprises: reading ZIP data information of an APK file, the ZIP data information being a ZIP data header and/or a ZIP directory table; acquiring an APK eigenvalue of the APK file according to the read ZIP data information; and performing incremental upgrade on an APK base file corresponding to the APK eigenvalue according to the APK eigenvalue. By means of the present invention, the efficiency of incremental upgrade can be improved while the calculation amount for acquiring an APK eigenvalue is reduced.
US09917696B2	Secure key component and pin entry According to an example, secure key component and PIN entry may include receiving a communication from a smart card control device upon connection of the smart card control device with a secure key component and PIN entry apparatus. The communication may be related to storage of a key component on a smart card that is communicatively connectable to the apparatus. The key component may be related to a Master File Key (MFK) that is formed by using a plurality of key components including the key component. In response to the communication, the smart card may be prompted to generate the key component, or entry of the key component may be received based on actuation of a keypad of the apparatus. Further, the generated or received key component may be stored on the smart card upon connection of the smart card with the apparatus.
US09917695B2	Authenticated encryption method using working blocks A computer-implemented authenticated encryption method for converting a plaintext message into a ciphertext message. The method includes dividing the plaintext message into at least two working blocks, each working block having a mathematical relationship to the plaintext message. For each working block, a working block ciphertext is computed as a function of such working block, a deterministic working block initialization vector, and a deterministic working block encryption key. For each working block, a message authentication tag is computed as a function of a deterministic working block message authentication key and at least one of (a) the working block ciphertext computed for such working block and an indication corresponding to the mathematical relationship of such working block to the plaintext message and (b) such working block. The method further includes computing a global message authentication tag as a function of the message authentication tag computed for each working block and a global message authentication key. The ciphertext message comprises the working block ciphertext computed for each working block and the global message authentication tag.
US09917692B2	Key exchange system, key exchange method, key exchange device, control method thereof, and recording medium for storing control program A key exchange device includes an initial setup unit that generates a verification key that serves as a public key and a signature key based on a discretionary random tape, a session identifier based on a first random tape, and a secret key based on a second random tape; an arithmetic unit that generates an encrypted second random tape by an arithmetic operation of a pseudo-random function having the second random tape and the secret key as variables and an encrypted third random tape by an arithmetic operation of the pseudo-random function having a third random tape and the secret key as variables; a key encapsulation processing unit that generates a key-encapsulated public key and a key-encapsulated secret key based on the encrypted second random tape to transmit the key-encapsulated public key to an other party of key exchange and decrypts a session key using the key-encapsulated public key and a key-encapsulated ciphertext received from the other party of key exchange; and a verification processing unit that generates a signature based on the signature key, a transmission message and the encrypted third random tape, transmits the signature to the other party of key exchange and verifies a signature received from the other party of key exchange based on a verification key that is a public key of the other party of key exchange, a received message and the signature received.
US09917691B2	Apparatus and method to bring offline data online while protecting consumer privacy A method and system for bringing together online and offline advertising uses anonymous links that are associated with consumer data. The anonymous links allow processing without personally identifiable information (PII) in a secure environment. Data is matched using the anonymous links, and further using identifiers that are encrypted for use in connection with individual match distribution partners. The method and system allows a marketer to utilize offline data to precisely target advertisements without the use of PII, and to perform analytics concerning the use of the online advertisements to more precisely determine the effectiveness of multichannel marketing efforts.
US09917689B2	Generating multiple secure hashes from a single data buffer One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) hash module configured to apportion at least a first portion of a message of length L to a number (S) of segments, the message including a plurality of sequences of data elements, each sequence including S data elements, a respective data element in each sequence apportioned to a respective segment, each segment including a number N of blocks of data elements and to hash the S segments in parallel, resulting in S segment digests, the S hash digests based, at least in part, on an initial value and to store the S hash digests; a padding module configured to pad a remainder, the remainder corresponding to a second portion of the message, the second portion related to the length L of the message, the number of segments and a block size; and a non-SIMD hash module configured to hash the padded remainder, resulting in an additional hash digest and to store the additional hash digest.
US09917686B2	Two point polar modulator A two-point phase modulator comprising a phase locked loop, PLL, having a voltage controlled oscillator, VCO, and a feedback path, a first modulation circuit for introducing a first modulation signal into the feedback path, the first modulation circuit generating the first modulation signal using a reference clock signal extracted from the PLL and derived from a first clock, a second modulation circuit for introducing a second modulation input into the VCO, the second modulation circuit generating the second modulation signal using a clock signal generated independently of the reference clock and a synchronizer for aligning the second modulation signal in time with the first clock signal.
US09917685B2	Eye width measurement and margining in communication systems Generally, this disclosure describes eye width measurement and margining in communication systems. An apparatus may be configured to: decouple a phase detector from a CDR loop filter of a receiver under test in response to synchronizing a margining clock signal to a receiver clock signal; apply a margining input to the loop filter, the margining input configured to shift a frequency of the margining clock signal by a constant amount related to the margining input; compare a first bit stream and a second bit stream and configured to detect an error, the first bit stream related to a transmitted bit stream; and count cycles of the receiver clock signal or the margining clock signal, wherein an eye width associated with the receiver under test is related to the margining input, the frequency of the receiver clock signal and a count of clock cycles when the error is detected.
US09917682B2	Method and a central base station for interference management in a cellular network The embodiments relate to a method and a base station (110) for interference management in a cellular network (100) employing Space-Division uplink (UL) downlink (DL) Duplexing (SDD). The base station (110) assigns a plurality of Remote Radio Units (RRU) as Tx RRUs operable to dedicatedly transmit downlink signals to a plurality of UEs and Rx RRUs operable to dedicatedly receive uplink signals from the plurality of UEs at the same frequency band and same time as the transmission of the Tx RRUs. The base station then suppresses the interference caused by simultaneous transmission on the same frequency band by using a Tx spatial beamforming weighting matrix and a Rx spatial beamforming weighting matrix. In addition, the base station may perform cross-talk cancellation on the residual interference contained in the received signals by using the knowledge of the downlink traffic data.
US09917676B2	Harq procedure and frame structure for LTE cells on unlicensed spectrum A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) in an un-licensed system. The UE includes at least one antenna configured to communicate with a base station. The UE also includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: send and receive data through the at least one antenna, in response to failing to decode a transport block transmitted by a first downlink carrier, transmit a negative acknowledgement message to the base station, and receive a re-transmission of the transport block from a second downlink carrier. The first downlink carrier comprises a unlicensed spectrum carrier and the second downlink carrier is different from the first downlink carrier.
US09917674B2	System and method for adapting code rate A system and method for adapting code rate are provided. A method for a first communication device to transmit a resource assignment to at least one communication device includes assigning at least one transmission resource to transmit the resource assignment, adapting a code rate of an encoded payload based on the at least one transmission resource and a threshold, thereby producing an adapted payload, and transmitting the adapted payload.
US09917673B2	Rate control in circuit switched systems In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method and an apparatus thereof for handling codec rate adaptation in a communication network applying circuit switched communication. The method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises receiving an indication of a codec mode and determining a codec mode subset based on the indicated codec mode. Rate adaptation is applied based on the codec modes comprised in the determined codec mode subset having a bit rate below or equal to a bit rate associated with the indicated codec mode.
US09917665B1	Testing device and testing method with noise level adjustment A testing device is provided. The testing device comprises a signal generating unit configured to generate a first number of signals based on a number of receiving components of a device under test, and at least one noise generating unit, each configured to generate noise and to apply the noise to the first number of signals, such that one of a preset total noise power and a preset signal-to-noise ratio is achieved at a reference point associated with the device under test. The testing device is configured to output a second number of signals to the device under test, wherein the second number of signals corresponds to one of the first number of signals and the first number of signals with the applied noise.
US09917664B2	Monitoring the quality of a communication channel supported by a sliding contact A method for monitoring the quality of a communication channel supported by a sliding contact is provided. The method includes controlling application of a continuous electrical signal onto one of elements of the sliding contact, receiving measured values of electrical signals measured on other of the elements of the sliding contact, estimating from the measured values, a variance parameter value, comparing the variance parameter value with a threshold and, on the basis of a result of the comparison, generating a signal representative of a quality of the communication channel.
US09917661B2	System and method for test and/or calibration of multi-channel RF communication devices A test system includes a single-channel signal generator configured to generate an autocorrelation test signal to be distributed to each of a plurality of RF channels of a device under test (DUT). A time offset network includes a plurality of time offset channels each corresponding to one of the plurality of RF channels of the DUT, and is configured to, in combination with the DUT, provide corresponding autocorrelation test signals each with a different time delay as respective RF channel test signals. A single-channel measurement instrument is configured to process a single-channel test signal, based upon a combination of the RF channel test signals, to independently measure at least one characteristic of each of the RF channels of the DUT. The time offset network may be configured to be coupled between the single-channel signal generator and the DUT. Or, the time offset network may be configured to be coupled between the DUT and the single-channel measurement instrument.
US09917660B2	Wireless communication device and wireless communication system A wireless communication device includes a baseband variable gain amplifier that amplifies a transmission baseband signal, a local variable gain amplifier that amplifies a local signal, a frequency-conversion circuit that mixes the amplified transmission baseband signal and the amplified local signal to carry out a frequency conversion into a transmission high-frequency signal, a first detector that detects a power of the transmission high-frequency signal, and a controller that controls at least one of a gain of the transmission baseband variable gain amplifier and a gain of the local variable gain amplifier on the basis of the detected power of the transmission high-frequency signal so that a power of the transmission high-frequency signal to be detected takes a predetermined value.
US09917658B2	Method, apparatus and computer program for testing a transceiver device Embodiments relate to a concept for testing a transceiver device (302) which may be coupled to an antenna array (312), the antenna array (312) comprising at least two an antenna elements. It is provided (204) spatial radiation characteristics of an antenna reference or the antenna array (312) and at least one antenna element of the antenna array. It is determined (206), based on the spatial radiation characteristics and a predefined test quantity for a spatially unaware receiver or transmitter test of the transceiver device (302), a spatially aware test quantity for testing the transceiver device (302) using the spatially unaware receiver or transmitter test based on the determined spatially aware test quantity.
US09917652B1	Adaptive communications focal plane array Adaptive communications focal plane arrays that may be implemented in, e.g., a specially-configured camera that can be utilized to receive and/or process information in the form of optical beams are presented. A specialized focal plane array (FPA) having a plurality of optical detectors is utilized, where one or more optical detectors are suppressed such that data is not allowed to be output from the one or more suppressed optical detectors, and only a significantly smaller number or subset of optical detectors receiving optical beams are allowed to output data. In this way, the rate at which data is to be output by an adaptive communications FPA (ACFPA) can be significantly reduced.
US09917647B2	Combination underfill-dam and electrical-interconnect structure for an opto-electronic engine A combination underfill-dam and electrical-interconnect structure for an opto-electronic engine. The structure includes a first plurality of electrical-interconnect solder bodies. The first plurality of electrical-interconnect solder bodies includes a plurality of electrical interconnects. The first plurality of electrical-interconnect solder bodies, is disposed to inhibit intrusion of underfill material into an optical pathway of an opto-electronic component for the opto-electronic engine. A system and an opto-electronic engine that include the combination underfill-dam and electrical interconnect structure are also provided.
US09917645B2	Phase sensitive beam tracking The method includes receiving axis signals from a multi-axis position sensing detector, generating a reference signal by summing the axis signals, determining a mirror position of a mirror directing the optical beam based on the beam position error of each axis of the multi-axis position sensing detector, and actuating the mirror to move to the mirror position. Each axis signal is indicative of a beam position of an optical beam incident on the multi-axis position sensing detector, each axis signal corresponding to an axis of the multi-axis position sensing detector. For each axis of the multi-axis position sensing detector, the method includes converting a phase of an axis to have a 90 degree phase difference from a signal of the axis, generating an axis-phasor signal by summing the axis signals, and comparing the axis-phasor signal and the reference signal to determine a phase difference.
US09917643B2	Receivers for optical narrowcasting Systems and methods for optical narrowcasting are provided for transmitting various types of content. Optical narrowcasting content indicative of the presence of additional information along with identifying information may be transmitted. The additional information (which may include meaningful amounts of advertising information, media, or any other content) may also be transmitted as optical narrowcasting content. Elements of an optical narrowcasting system may include optical transmitters and optical receivers which can be configured to be operative at distances ranging from, e.g., 400 meters to 1200 meters. Moreover, the elements can be implemented on a miniaturized scale in conjunction with small, user devices such as smartphones, thereby also realizing optical ad-hoc networking, as well as interoperability with other types of data networks. Optically narrowcast content can be used to augment a real-world experience, enhance and/or spawn new forms of social-media and media content.
US09917641B2	Optical power data processing method, device and computer storage medium Disclosed are an optical power data processing method, device and computer storage medium. The method comprises: building the connection relationships between network elements and links into a topological arrangement; and obtaining optical power data corresponding to the network elements and/or the links via the topological arrangement, the optical power data comprising optical power performance data and optical power threshold data.
US09917639B2	Optical signal quality monitoring apparatus, optical signal quality monitoring method and optical repeater An optical signal quality monitoring apparatus includes: a holding unit configured to hold a relational expression representing a relationship among an optical signal intensity, a noise intensity, and an optical signal-to-noise ratio and a plurality of calibration coefficients used in the relational expression; a measurement unit configured to measure an optical power of input light and a noise power in the input light; an arithmetic unit configured to calculate a plurality of optical signal-to-noise ratios, based on the optical power and the noise power measured by the measurement unit, by using the relational expression and the plurality of calibration coefficients; and a determination unit configured to select one optical signal-to-noise ratio from the plurality of optical signal-to-noise ratios, based on a magnitude relationship of the plurality of optical signal-to-noise ratios calculated by the arithmetic unit.
US09917637B1	Method and device for in-service monitoring of optical fibres Methods, optical transmitters and a system of optical transmitters for transmitting data over and monitoring a fiber cable. A method performed by an optical transmitter for transmitting data over and monitoring of a fiber cable comprises generating at least a first optical carrier and a second optical carrier at a same optical frequency, generating an electromagnetic monitoring signal, modulating the first optical carrier with the generated electromagnetic monitoring data signal to create an optical monitoring signal, and modulating the second optical carrier with a generated electromagnetic data signal to create an optical data signal. The method further comprises combining the optical monitoring signal and the optical data signal in orthogonal polarization modes, transmitting the combined optical monitoring signal and the optical data signal over the fiber cable to be monitored, and monitoring the fiber cable by detecting the optical monitoring signal being backscattered from the fiber cable.
US09917635B2	Distributed SATCOM aperture on fishing boat Signals of data streams for transmission to user equipment (UE) in spoke-and-hub configurations will utilize multiple transponders of satellites. Radiation patterns from ground terminals with distributed apertures feature orthogonal beams (OB). A tracking OB beam from a moving platform dynamically shall autonomously be formed as a shaped beam by a digital-beam-forming (DBF) network with a peak to a desired satellite, and nulls to undesired satellites to minimize mutual interferences among multiple satellite spatially. Ground hubs and mobile terminals feature “coherent” bandwidth aggregating capability from multiple available but non-contiguous slices of frequency slots in many transponders by wavefront multiplexing/demultiplexing (WF muxing/demuxing) techniques. These individual frequency slots must be dynamically selected, calibrated and equalized continuously in receivers via embedded probing signals as a part of WF muxing/demuxing techniques.
US09917632B2	Network-coding building blocks and decomposition scheduling based thereon Methods and systems involving network coding (NC) atoms as building blocks of NC networks solve the scheduling problem in NC networks using a decomposition framework based on NC atoms. Ten physical-layer network coding (PNC) atoms and their straightforward network coding (SNC) counterparts are disclosed. SNC network can generate a transmission schedule based on SNC atoms. PNC network can generate transmission schedule based on PNC atoms. Performance evaluation results indicate that decomposition based on PNC atoms outperforms the traditional multi-hop (non-NC) scheduling by about 100% and can yield performance gain of 40% or more compared with decomposition based on the PNC TWRC atom alone. Further performance evaluation results indicate that decomposition based on SNC atoms outperforms the traditional multi-hop (non-NC) scheduling by about 33% and can yield performance gain of 14% or more compared with decomposition based on the SNC TWRC atom alone.
US09917630B2	Antenna port mode and transmission mode transitions A wireless communication device may autonomously transition from a multiple antenna port mode to a single antenna port mode. The wireless communication device may implicitly notify a base station about the autonomous transition from the multiple antenna port mode to the single antenna port mode. The base station may reallocate resources that were previously allocated to the wireless communication device but that are no longer being used by the wireless communication device. In some cases, the base station may configure the wireless communication device's antenna port mode via radio resource control signaling.
US09917627B2	Base station device in mobile communication system and circulator arrangement to increase isolation between co-located antennas A base station apparatus of mobile communication system is provided, including an antenna system including first antenna for transceiving signals for a first path among MIMO paths, and a second antenna for transceiving signals for a second path among the MIMO paths, a first duplexer including transmission filter for processing the transmitted signal of first path and reception filter for processing the received signal of second path, a second duplexer including reception filter for processing the received signal of first path and transmission filter for processing the transmitted signal of second path, and a path change unit for providing the transmitted signal provided from the first duplexer to the first antenna and the received signal provided from the first antenna to the second duplexer and to provide the transmitted signal from the second duplexer to the second antenna and the received signal from the second antenna to the first duplexer.
US09917622B2	Hybrid RAN/digital DAS repeater system with ethernet transport One embodiment is directed to a system in which an end node and a boundary link optimizer node are communicatively coupled to an ETHERNET network. The end node is communicatively coupled to the ETHERNET network using a boundary link that is connected to an edge of the ETHERNET network. A virtual local area network (VLAN) is established in the ETHERNET network that includes a first end point at the edge of the ETHERNET network and a second end point at the boundary link optimizer node. The boundary link optimizer node is configured to: receive ETHERNET packets that include data for the plurality of streams of digital samples; extract the data for the plurality of streams from the received ETHERNET packets; bundle the data for the streams of digital samples; and communicate, to the end node over the VLAN, the bundled data for the streams of digital samples in ETHERNET packets.
US09917620B2	Power-supplying device for vehicle A vehicle power-supplying device includes: a power-supplying primary coil provided in a parking space where a vehicle is parked, and configured to supply electric power wirelessly to a power-supplying secondary coil provided in the vehicle and configured to wirelessly receive the electric power from the power-supplying primary coil; and a vehicle stopping member configured to stop the vehicle at a desired position of the parking space at which wireless power supply efficiency from the power-supplying primary coil to the power-supplying secondary coil is high.
US09917615B2	Radio-frequency module A radio-frequency module includes a first transmitter-and-receiver that transmits and receives a signal in a first band, and a second transmitter-and-receiver that transmits and receives a signal in a second band higher than the first band. The first transmitter-and-receiver includes a first amplifier circuit and a first separator circuit and the second transmitter-and-receiver includes a second amplifier circuit and a second separator circuit. The first separator is located on a substrate between the first amplifier circuit and the second separator circuit, such that the first separator circuit is spatially interposed between the first amplifier circuit and the second separator circuit.
US09917612B2	Protective case having modular components A protective case for a mobile device such as a tablet computer is disclosed that includes modular components that can be mixed and matched by the user at the point of purchase to facilitate creation of a user customizable look. The case includes a shell that is configured to retain the tablet device and a front cover that is configured to protect and conceal the screen of the tablet when the case is in the closed position. When the assembled case is in the open position and the tablet is retained within the shell, the cover is configured to stand the shell up on edge. The shell and front cover can be reversibly attached to one another by the user, so that the user can select a shell of one color, material, design, or style and a front cover of another color, material, design or style. Retention tab and slot are employed to reversibly lock the front cover to the shell to form a seamless integrated multi use mode case.
US09917610B2	Mobile application interaction guide via tactile feedback A method includes detecting, by a contact sensing layer, a position of one or more fingers of a mobile device user, the contact sensing layer is located in a back area of a mobile device and the one or more fingers of the mobile device user are in direct contact with the contact sensing layer, receiving the detected position of the one or more fingers, identifying a plurality of advanced features contained in at least one software application running on the mobile device, selecting a feedback type based on the plurality of advanced features, and sending the selected feedback type to an interactive layer of the mobile device causing the interactive layer to generate a notification which is detectable by the one or more fingers, the notification communicates at least one of the advanced features to the mobile device user.
US09917607B1	Baseline wander correction gain adaptation Embodiments include systems and methods for baseline wander correction gain adaptation in receiver circuits. Some embodiments operate in context of an alternating current coupled transceiver communicating data signals over a high-speed transmission channel, such that the receiver system includes an AC-coupled data input and a feedback loop with a data slicer and an error slicer. A baseline wander correction (BWC) circuit can be part of the feedback loop and can generate a feedback signal corresponding to low-pass-filtered bits data from the data slicer output and having a gain generated according to pattern-filtered error data from the error slicer output. For example, gain adaptation is performed according to error information corresponding to a detected relatively high-frequency data pattern following a long low-frequency pattern.
US09917604B1	Dynamic receive sensitivity A wireless communication device may reduce a receive sensitivity in the face of a high number of interfering communications to improve uplink throughput. In a listen-before-talk scenario, a device detecting a large number of undesired received communications may not transmit uplink data in the face of crowded traffic conditions. To avoid this scenario, if a desired communication link has a sufficiently high RSSI, a device may reduce its receive sensitivity to reduce the number of detected undesired communications while maintaining sufficient quality of the desired communication link. This approach will increase uplink throughput and improve communication performance.
US09917603B2	Multiplexer, transmission apparatus, and reception apparatus A multiplexer includes a common terminal connected to an inductance element at a connection path with an antenna element, filter elements including different pass bands and connected to the antenna element with the common terminal therebetween, and an inductance element arranged in series between a transmission filter with a largest capacitance when viewed from the antenna side among the filter elements and the common terminal. An inductive component of the inductance element and a capacitive component of the transmission filter element define an LC series resonant circuit, and a resonant frequency of the LC series resonant circuit is lower than any of pass bands of the filter elements.
US09917598B1	Implementing preemptive customized codeset converter selection on SAAS A method and apparatus are provided for implementing preemptive customized Codeset Converter Selection (CCS) on Software as a Service (SaaS) in a computer system. A codeset converter is automatically selected for operational modes, customer requests and service tasks which prompt the launching of the SaaS application. The CC selection is based upon history logs, content, and learned behavior performed as the application is launched and referenced without the user having to restart the session. Launching a new session is not needed for the enablement of the CC function.
US09917596B2	Technologies for efficient LZ77-based data decompression Technologies for data decompression include a computing device that reads a symbol tag byte from an input stream. The computing device determines whether the symbol can be decoded using a fast-path routine, and if not, executes a slow-path routine to decompress the symbol. The slow-path routine may include data-dependent branch instructions that may be unpredictable using branch prediction hardware. For the fast-path routine, the computing device determines a next symbol increment value, a literal increment value, a data length, and an offset based on the tag byte, without executing an unpredictable branch instruction. The computing device sets a source pointer to either literal data or reference data as a function of the tag byte, without executing an unpredictable branch instruction. The computing device may set the source pointer using a conditional move instruction. The computing device copies the data and processes remaining symbols. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09917595B2	Multi-level ladder DAC with interconnect between ladder nodes A multi-level DAC includes first and second level resistor ladders, and a dual-switch ladder interconnect reduces DNL at tap-point transitions between first-level ladder resistors. For each first level resistor N, the switch-interconnect network includes dual (first/second) switches connectable to a resistor-top node NT, and dual (third/fourth) switches selectively connectable to a resistor-bottom node NB. The first switch is operable to connect NT to a top tap switch operable to select NT as a top tap point, and the fourth interconnect switch is operable to connect NB to a bottom tap switch operable to select NB as a bottom tap point. The first and fourth switches are connected, forming an outer loop that includes top and bottom tap points. The second switch connects to a top second-level resistor RT, and the third switch connects to a bottom second-level resistor RB, forming an inner loop that includes the series-connected second-level resistors.
US09917586B2	Digital signal up-converting apparatus and related digital signal up-converting method A digital signal up-converting apparatus includes: a clock generating circuit arranged to generate a reference clock signal; an adjusting circuit coupled to the clock generating circuit and arranged to generate a first clock signal and a second clock signal according to the reference clock signal; a baseband circuit coupled to the adjusting circuit for receiving the first clock signal, wherein the baseband circuit further generates a digital output signal according to the first clock signal; and a sampling circuit coupled to the adjusting circuit and the baseband circuit for receiving the second clock signal and the digital output signal, wherein the second clock signal and the digital output signal are non-overlapping; wherein the sampling circuit samples the digital output signal based on the second clock signal and then combines the sampled digital output signal in order to generate a combined digital signal.
US09917585B2	Data output circuit and method for driving the same A data output circuit includes a data driving unit suitable for driving a data transmission line with a driving voltage corresponding to data during a data transmission operation, and a charging/discharging unit suitable for storing charges on the data transmission line and reuse the stored charges as the driving voltage.
US09917584B2	Voltage converter integrated circuit with an integrated bootstrap capacitor A bootstrap circuit integrated to a voltage converter integrated circuit (IC) and a voltage converter IC for a switch mode voltage regulator. The bootstrap circuit is used to provide a bootstrap voltage signal for driving a high side switch of the voltage converter IC. The bootstrap circuit has a pre-charger and a bootstrap capacitor. The pre-charger provides a first bootstrap signal to pre-charge a control terminal of the high side switch, and the bootstrap capacitor provides a second bootstrap signal to enhance the charge of the control terminal of the high side switch.
US09917581B2	Electronic device and method for operating a power switch An electronic device comprising a first power switch connectable or connected between a first voltage source and a load is proposed. The first power switch assumes a conductive state in response to a power-on request and a non-conductive state in response to a power-off request, for energizing and deenergizing the load, so that a voltage across the first power switch tends to a positive high level when the first power switch is in the non-conductive state and to a positive low level when the first power switch is in the conductive state. The device further comprises a second power switch connectable or connected between a second voltage source and the load. The second power switch assumes a conductive state in response to the power-on request and a non-conductive state when the voltage across the first power switch is below a defined switch-off threshold lower than the high level. The second voltage source thus assists the first voltage source in powering up the load. A method of operating the electronic device is also described.
US09917580B2	Superconducting single-pole double-throw switch system A superconducting switch system is provided that includes a filter network having a first SQUID coupled to a second SQUID via a common node, an input port coupled to the common node, a first output port coupled to the first SQUID, and a second output port coupled to the second SQUID. The superconducting switch system also includes a switch controller configured to control an amount of induced current through the first SQUID and the second SQUID to alternately switch the first and second SQUIDS between first inductance states in which a desired bandwidth portion of a signal provided at the input terminal passes to the first output terminal and is blocked from passing to the second output terminal, and second inductance states in which the desired bandwidth portion of the input signal passes to the second output terminal and is blocked from passing to the first output terminal.
US09917566B2	Impedance tuning circuit A circuit for tuning an impedance matching network is disclosed. The circuit includes a current sensor, a control circuit coupled to the current sensor and a reference current source and a tunable capacitor coupled to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to generate a control signal based on an output of the current sensor, wherein the control signal is configured to vary a capacitance of the tunable capacitor.
US09917562B2	Systems and methods for adjusting automatic gain control Automatic gain control systems disclosed herein can incorporate a confidence metric that can estimate the accuracy of gain adjustments calculated by an automatic gain control module. The confidence metric may be based on a percentage of valid audio samples in a given period of time. Based on the confidence metric, the AGC response may be reduced, delayed, frozen, or otherwise altered from the baseline gain adjustment. Time-averaging process may be used to estimate the input signal power level and determine an appropriate baseline gain adjustment. Additionally, weighting functions can be adjusted to prevent overestimation of the signal power.
US09917559B2	High-frequency power amplifier An in-line waveguide divider divides power of an incoming high-frequency signal among openings. Amplification boards disposed on a base are provided for respective openings and are each connected in parallel with one another to the in-line waveguide divider. An in-line waveguide combiner includes openings formed correspondingly to the amplification boards, and is connected to the amplification boards. An electrically conductive amplifier cover includes walls formed to provide isolation between circuits of the amplification boards continuously from the in-line waveguide divider to the in-line waveguide combiner, and the entire surface of the amplification boards at the in-line waveguide combiner side is covered with the electrically conductive amplifier cover except openings and openings. Each of the amplification boards includes a waveguide-to-microstrip transition corresponding to the opening, an amplifier element, and a microstrip-to-waveguide transition corresponding to the opening.
US09917558B1	Apparatus and methods for a difference amplifier Apparatus and methods for a difference amplifier are provided. In certain examples, the difference amplifier can provide high common mode rejection without differential signal attenuation. In an example, a difference amplifier circuit can include first and second amplifiers, first and second buffer amplifiers, a first feedback voltage divider coupled between an output of the first buffer amplifier and an output of the second amplifier, and a second feedback voltage divider coupled between an output of the second buffer amplifier and an output of the first amplifier.
US09917555B2	Amplifier and method of operating same An amplifier includes an input node, an output node, a transistor and a transformer. The input node is configured to receive a first signal. The output node is configured to output an amplified first signal. The transistor includes a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal. The first terminal is coupled to the input node and a first supply voltage source. The second terminal is coupled to a second supply voltage source and the output node. The third terminal is coupled to a reference node. The transformer is coupled to the first terminal and the third terminal. The transistor is configured to operate in a sub-threshold region and a near-triode region.
US09917554B2	Control of a loudspeaker output A loudspeaker drive circuit uses a dynamic range compressor to implement a non-linear gain function between the input signal to the dynamic range compressor and an output signal from the dynamic range compressor. The output is used to drive a loudspeaker, and the operating parameters of the dynamic range compressor are varied in dependence on a criterion, such as the estimated voice coil temperature, the power consumption or the acoustical distortion.
US09917551B2	Doherty amplifiers with minimum phase output networks A Doherty amplifier includes an output combining network that has a first combining network input coupled to a main amplifier path, a lowest-order combining network input coupled to a lowest-order peaking amplifier path, and N−2 additional combining network inputs coupled to other peaking amplifier paths. A final summing node is coupled to the combining network output, and is directly coupled to the first combining network input. N−2 intermediate summing nodes are coupled to the N−2 additional combining network inputs. An offset line is coupled between the lowest-order combining network input and a lowest-order summing node. A longest phase delay imparted by the output combining network on a peaking RF signal between the lowest-order combining network input and the final summing node is greater than all other phase delays imparted on any other RF signal provided to the first combining network input and the N−2 additional combining network inputs.
US09917550B2	Power amplification circuit Provided is a power amplification circuit that includes: a first transistor that has an emitter to which a first radio frequency signal is supplied, a base to which a first DC control current or DC control voltage is supplied and a collector that outputs a first output signal that corresponds to the first radio frequency signal; a first amplifier that amplifies the first output signal and outputs a first amplified signal; and a first control circuit that supplies the first DC control current or DC control voltage to the base of the first transistor in order to control output of the first output signal.
US09917549B1	Dynamically configurable bias circuit for controlling gain expansion of multi-mode single chain linear power amplifiers In a preferred embodiment, the gain expansion in low power mode of a single chain PA is minimized by dynamically adjusting the output impedance of the bias circuit of each gain stage for each mode of operation. Instead of switching in a series attenuator or switching in additional feedback in the first gain stage of a single-chain PA to limit the gain at the increased quiescent current level, this embodiment achieves linear performance by adjusting the quiescent current in each stage to the minimum level that meets the target gain and then increasing the output resistance of the bias circuit of each gain stage in low power mode (LPM) to provide the appropriate level of negative feedback at the base of each amplifying HBT to linearize the gain versus power response.
US09917547B2	Voltage controlled oscillator A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) comprising a first supply node, a second supply node, an oscillation transistor, a biasing network, an output node and a feedback network is described. The VCO is be powered by a supply voltage applied across the first and second supply nodes. The oscillation transistor and the biasing network are connected in series between the first supply node and the second supply node. The output node is connected to the oscillation transistor so as to deliver an oscillatory output signal. The feedback network provides an oscillatory feedback signal from the output node to the biasing network. The feedback network comprises a capacitive element and a transmission line connected in series for transferring the feedback signal. The VCO may be integrated in a radar device, for example.
US09917545B2	Electric motor thermal protection using stator current measurements Monitoring thermal conditions of an electric motor using current signals from power supplied to the motor is disclosed herein. The current signals may be used to calculate composite current values which may be used to calculate slip. The slip may be used to provide thermal monitoring and protection to the electric motor. Slip may be calculated using only values from the stator of the electric motor for providing thermal monitoring and protection to electric motors where rotor measurements are not available.
US09917544B2	Method and power converter unit for operating a generator A method and power converter unit for operating a generator includes a rotatable shaft operably coupled with a source of rotational force, a rotor mounted to the rotatable shaft and having at least one rotor pole defining a rotatable direct axis, a stator encircling the rotor and having a set of stator windings, and a power output electrically coupled with the set of stator windings and operable in a power generating mode and a power absorption mode
US09917542B2	Input vector set for position detection of PM motors A method of determining angular position (θ) of a rotor of an N-phase permanent magnet motor (PMM). A processor having an associated stored angular position determination (APD) algorithm is programmed to implement the algorithm to cause an associated motor controller to execute steps including forcing one vector at a time a phase vector set of current or voltage vectors to stator terminals of windings for the N-phases a positive and negative magnitude vector, wherein the vector magnitude is sufficiently small to not move the rotor, and a time duration for the forcing current or voltage vectors is essentially constant. The resulting stator current or voltage levels are measured for each current or voltage vector. An N-dimension current vector or voltage vector is generated from superposition of the resulting stator current levels or resulting stator voltage levels. The N-dimension current vector or voltage vector is used to determine angular position.
US09917539B1	Brushless DC motor control device and brushless DC motor device A control device includes: an induced voltage detection circuit that detects induced voltages which is generated in at least one coil of a brushless DC motor; a rotational position that detects the rotational position of a rotor of the brushless DC motor; an error correct circuit that calculates a first difference between a phase of the induced voltage detected by the induced voltage detection circuit and a phase of the rotational position detected by the rotational position detection circuit; a correction circuit that corrects the detected rotational position based on the first difference and outputs a corrected rotational position signal; and a drive signal generation circuit that adjusts a phase of a drive signal which is supplied to the brushless DC motor based on the corrected rotational position signal and generates the drive signal whose phase has been adjusted.
US09917538B2	Motor driving circuit, motor driving system, electric power steering system, electric brake system, and vehicle driving system In order to provide a motor driving circuit in which a portion corresponding to a failed phase can be separated while miniaturization and lower costs are achieved, a motor driving circuit for driving a motor includes: a second driver circuit for driving a driver circuit which supplies a drive current corresponding to one phase of a multiphase motor having three or more phases, to the multiphase motor; and an electrical circuit which includes a plurality of electrical components and switches a connecting relation between the electrical components according to an operation mode designated from outside the motor driving circuit, thereby providing a circuit function corresponding to the operation mode.
US09917525B1	SMPS with synchronous rectification having deadtime responsive to peak voltage A power supply having a primary side and a secondary side is disclosed. The power supply includes a main transformer having a first side and a second side. The first side is coupled to the primary side and the second side coupled to the secondary side. The power supply further includes a primary switch coupled to the first side and a synchronous rectification switch coupled to the second side. A controller is included for driving the primary switch and the synchronous rectification switch in several operation modes including the operation in continuous conduction mode. The controller is configured to determine and set a time between turning-off of the synchronous rectification switch and turning-on of the primary switch based on sampling of the peak voltage at the drain of the synchronous rectification switch and selecting the time that corresponds with the lowest peak voltage on the drain of the synchronous rectification switch.
US09917524B2	Energy channelling single stage power converter Energy channelling AC-DC converters, methods, and control systems are provided. The converters comprise a first output circuit that receives power from the input circuit and provides a first output comprising a DC voltage with a first AC voltage ripple or a DC current with a first AC current ripple; a second output circuit that receives power from the input circuit and provides a second output comprising a second AC voltage ripple or a second AC current ripple, the second output circuit having one or more power switching device; and a controller that controls the power switching devices of the input circuit and the second output circuit so that the first output circuit and the second output circuit alternatively rectify output current only once during one switching cycle of the power switching devices; wherein the first output and the second output are connected together (i) in series, such that the first AC voltage ripple is substantially cancelled, or (ii) in parallel, such that the first AC current ripple is substantially cancelled; wherein substantially ripple-free DC output power is provided.
US09917518B2	Method and circuit of detecting attachment and detachment between a portable device and a power converter A method and a circuit of detecting attachment and detachment between a portable device and a power converter are provided. The method and the circuit confirm attachment of the portable device to the power converter and generate an attachment signal. The method and the circuit further detect a bus voltage of the power converter for confirming detachment of the portable device from the power converter.
US09917516B2	DC-DC converter with input voltage responsive lookup table control A DC-DC converter including an input, an output, a conversion circuit, and a switch control circuit. The input inputs input voltage. The output outputs output voltage. The conversion circuit a plurality of semiconductor switches, and converts the input voltage to the output voltage by switching operation of one or more semiconductor switches of the plurality of semiconductor switches. The switch control circuit selects one or more semiconductor switches performing the switching operation from the plurality of semiconductor switches based on the input voltage and a predetermined lookup table, and controls the switching operation of the one or more semiconductor switches.
US09917513B1	Integrated circuit voltage regulator with adaptive current bleeder circuit An integrated circuit with voltage regulator circuitry is provided. The voltage regulator circuitry may include an adaptive bleeder circuit. The adaptive bleeder circuit may include one or more switchable current leaker paths and an associated bleeder control circuit having current sensing circuitry and voltage comparison circuitry. The current sensing circuitry may monitor the amount of current that is being delivered to a load circuit, whereas the voltage comparison circuitry may output control signals that selectively activate one or more of the current leaker paths depending on the monitored current values. Adaptive bleeder circuit configured in this way can help maintain stability of the voltage regulator while minimizing dynamic power consumption.
US09917511B2	Circuit for clamping current in a charge pump A circuit for clamping current in a charge pump is disclosed. The charge pump includes switching circuitry having a number of switching circuitry transistors. Each of first and second pairs of transistors in the circuit can provide an additional path for current from its associated one of the switching circuitry transistors during off-switching of that transistor so that a spike in current from the switching circuitry transistor is only partially transmitted through a path extending between the switching circuitry transistor and a capacitor of the charge pump.

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