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US09943690B2	Differential neurostimulation therapy driven by physiological therapy An implantable neurostimulator system adapted to provide therapy for various neurological disorders is capable of varying therapy delivery strategies based on the context, physiological or otherwise, into which the therapy is to be delivered. Responsive and scheduled therapies can be varied depending on various sensor measurements, calculations, inferences, and device states (including elapsed times and times of day) to deliver an appropriate course of therapy under the circumstances.
US09943689B2	Analyzer for behavioral analysis and parameterization of neural stimulation Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented neural stimulation system having a first module configured to derive neural data from muscle contractions or movements of a subject. The system further includes a second module configured to derive a neural state assessment of the subject based at least in part on the neural data. The system further includes a third module configured to derive at least one neural stimulation parameter based at least in part on the neural state assessment. The system further includes a fourth module configured to deliver neural stimulations to the subject based at least in part on the at least one neural stimulation parameter.
US09943688B2	Wireless visual prosthesis with remote driver and coil The present invention is wireless visual prosthesis with a remote driver for the external coils this, among other things, provides for a magnetic resonance image (MRI) safe visual prosthesis. fMRI is an effective tool for analyzing cortical responses to neural stimulation, such as from a visual prosthesis. However, the external electronics of a visual prosthesis cannot operate in a MRI field. The present invention provides a radio frequency shielded link between a video processing unit, driver circuitry and the coils used for communicating with the implantable portion of the visual prosthesis.
US09943687B2	Method of treating parkinson's disease and other movement disorders The present invention relates, in general, to movement disorders and, in particular, to a method of treating movement disorders, including Parkinson's Disease.
US09943683B2	Systems and methods for therapeutic electrical stimulation A patch for a therapeutic electrical stimulation device includes a shoe connected to the first side of the patch, the shoe including a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least two ports, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member. The patch also includes at least one conductor positioned in the ports of the first end of the shoe. The shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle defined by a controller so that the conductor is connected to the controller to deliver electrical current from the controller, through the conductor, and to the electrodes, and the connection member is at least partially captured by a detent defined by the controller in the receptacle to retain the shoe within the receptacle.
US09943680B2	Systems and method for assessing functionality of dual check valve arrangements in medical tubing sets A dual one-way check valve arrangement that may be used for assessing an operating condition of at least one of first and second check valves situated in series along/within a section of a patient-specific section of tubing. A pressure sensor may be associated with at least part of the flow path between the first and second check valves and may be operable to provide an indication of a failed condition of at least one of the first and second check valves. In one embodiment, the pressure sensor may change from a first state to a second state upon fluid pressure within the flow path between the first and second check valves falling below a predetermined level. For instance, the predetermined level may be a cracking pressure of at least one of the first and second check valves. The change in state may be visually discernible on an exterior of the pressure sensor.
US09943673B2	Patch applying apparatus Apparatus for applying a patch to a subject, the patch having a number of projections thereon, the apparatus including opposable jaws movable between open and engaging positions, wherein in the open position the jaws can receive at least part of the subject, and in the engaging position the jaws can engage the at least part of the subject and a patch support for supporting a patch, and wherein the patch support is for urging the patch against the at least part of the subject.
US09943668B2	Guidewire and catheter system and method for treating a blood clot A system for treating vasculature of a patient includes a microcatheter extending through an optional aspiration catheter, and a guidewire subassembly extending through and beyond the microcatheter. The guidewire subassembly consists essentially of a (i) guidewire core having a narrowed portion, (ii) a fluid transport element coupled to and extending around the narrowed portion of the guidewire core, the fluid transport element defining at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening spaced from the inlet opening along a portion of its length, with a fluid flow path being defined between the fluid transport element and the microcatheter, and (iii) a conical seal interposed between the guidewire core and the support element for sealing therebetween and ensuring that infusate within the microcatheter is directed into the blood vessel through the inlet opening(s), the fluid flow path, and the outlet opening(s).
US09943666B2	Method and apparatus for treatment of hypertension through percutaneous ultrasound renal denervation Apparatus and methods for deactivating renal nerves extending along a renal artery of a mammalian subject to treat hypertension and related conditions. An ultrasonic transducer (30) is inserted into the renal artery (10) as, for example, by advancing the distal end of a catheter (18) bearing the transducer into the renal artery. The ultrasonic transducer emits unfocused ultrasound so as to heat tissues throughout a relatively large impact volume (11) as, for example, at least about 0.5 cm3 encompassing the renal artery to a temperature sufficient to inactivate nerve conduction but insufficient to cause rapid ablation or necrosis of the tissues. The treatment can be performed without locating or focusing on individual renal nerves.
US09943665B2	Atraumatic medical device A catheter with a spring tip that facilitates atraumatic initial placement and also continues to protect tissue contacted by the catheter device subsequent to the initial placement. The spring tip is shock-absorbing and axially compliant and allows enhanced use of various devices in conjunction with the tip such as bioptomes, electrodes, needles, flushing catheters, delivery catheters, and the like. The atraumatic shock-absorbing tip could include conductive or non-conductive materials.
US09943664B2	Temporarily foldable catheter assembly A catheter assembly is disclosed, comprising a catheter and an elongate package accommodating said catheter in a closed condition. The package is provided with an insert opening arranged to releasably receive an end of the elongate package in the closed condition, thereby temporarily retaining said closed package in a folded disposition in which also the catheter is folded.
US09943657B2	Tracheostoma valve A tracheostoma valve for attachment to a tracheostoma valve plaster may include a tubular base portion with a proximal opening through which inhaled and exhaled air enters and exits, respectively. A distal lid portion may be arranged distally of the tubular base portion. The distal lid portion may have a distal opening through which inhaled and exhaled air enters and exits, respectively. The tracheostoma valve may have a valve flap member for closing the distal opening via interaction between a front side of the valve flap member and an edge of the distal opening. A valve retaining arm may be included for interaction with the valve flap member to prevent the valve flap member from interacting with the distal opening.
US09943656B2	Metered-dose inhaler counter with switch and metered-dose inhaler including such a counter A dose counter includes a triggering unit having at least a first and a second trigger member thereon. The triggering unit is configured interact with the canister of a metered-dose inhaler when the canister moves in a longitudinal direction from a rest position to an activation position. A circuit assembly includes a substrate with at least a first and a second switch thereon. The first and second switches are configured to interact with the first and second trigger members when the canister moves from the rest position to the activation position. The circuit assembly includes a counting circuit that is configured to receive a signal from the first and second switches and to determine when the metered dose inhaler is activated.
US09943653B2	Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices An apparatus for inserting an infusion device for supplying a fluid to a body of a user, and a sensor for monitoring a body characteristic of the user, the apparatus including a bridge including a rigid body and comprising an infusion device end and a sensor end, the bridge further including an infusion device introduction needle attached to the infusion device end, a sensor introduction needle, the sensor introduction needle attached to the sensor end, an infusion device, operatively coupled to the infusion device introduction needle, for infusing a fluid to an infusion site, and a sensor introduction needle operatively coupled to an electrochemical sensor having a sensor electrode for determining at least one body characteristic of the patient at a sensor placement site, an infusion device release for releasing the infusion device from the infusion device introduction needle, and a sensor release for releasing the sensor from the sensor introduction needle.
US09943652B2	Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices Fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. The fill stations may be opened and closed to accept a reservoir and to allow fluid to be introduced into the reservoir for use with personal pump systems. The fill stations may hold the reservoir at a tilt relative to an underlying surface and may discourage overfilling of the reservoir. The filling stations may also include viewing windows having fluid lines marked thereon for indicating volume of fluid within the reservoir.
US09943648B2	Closure piece for a powder syringe, and powder syringe A closure piece for a powder syringe has a main body and a sealing element. The sealing element is disposed on the main body such that it rests in a sealing manner against a distal opening of a powder syringe when the closure piece is disposed in the closing position thereof on the powder syringe. A channel passes through the main body and the sealing element and has a proximal and a distal end. The closure piece includes a retaining element configured and/or disposed such that, prior to an activation of the powder syringe, any powder from a chamber of the powder syringe is at least substantially prevented from penetrating the channel when the closure piece is disposed in the closing position thereof on the powder syringe.
US09943646B2	Safety syringe A safety syringe (100; 700; 1200) comprising: a barrel (104; 704; 1204) having an opening at an end thereof; a syringe plunger (108; 708; 1208) configured to move within the barrel such that an inward stroke of the syringe plunger causes a substance within the barrel to be expelled from the opening; and a sheath (112; 712; 1212) configured to cover at least partially the opening in the barrel after use of the syringe, wherein the sheath is coupled to the syringe plunger and is configured to decouple from the syringe plunger at a point on the inward stroke such that the sheath is moveable independently of the syringe plunger and further movement of the sheath after decoupling at least partially covers the opening in the barrel.
US09943643B2	Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set An infusion set includes a base (221) and a flexible catheter (242) movable from a first catheter position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) to a second catheter position in which a free end of the catheter (242) is disposed externally of the base (221). An introducer needle (234) is located within the catheter (242) and is movable between a first introducer needle position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) and a second introducer needle position in which a free end of the introducer needle (234) is disposed externally of the base (221). A spring (281) is activated to move the catheter (242) from the first to the second catheter position and the introducer needle (234) from the first to the second introducer needle position to facilitate insertion of the catheter (242). The introducer needle (234) is thereafter moved by the spring (281) back to the first introducer needle position to store the introducer needle (234) within the base (221) with the free end of the catheter (242) remaining disposed externally of the base (221).
US09943642B2	Medical solution administration device A medical solution administration device includes a medical solution storage unit configured to store a medical solution; a channel part having a channel through which the medical solution is flowable from the medical solution storage unit to a living body; a piston; a cylinder part having an internal space; a driving unit configured to slide the piston between a press end position at which a front end of the piston is located at a first end of the internal space of the cylinder part and a pulled-back position at which the front end of the piston is located at a second end of the internal space of the cylinder part; and a seal located at an end of the cylinder part and positioned adjacent to the front end of the piston when the piston is in the pulled-back position, the seal being configured to circumferentially contact the piston.
US09943639B2	Fluid management system and methods A hysteroscopic fluid management system includes a saline source with an electrolyte concentration, at least one pressure mechanism for circulating saline to and from a targeted site and through a filter having filter characteristics back to the source, and a controller. The controller provides a saline inflow in a first flow path to the site and a saline outflow in a second flow path from the site through the filter and back to the source at a controlled flow rate. A diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is performed at the site in the presence of the saline. The filter characteristics and the controlled flow rate are selected to (1) cause substantially no change in the electrolyte concentration in the saline, (2) to prevent hemolysis of greater than 5% of filtered red blood cells exposed to the saline, and/or (3) to minimize effect on prothrombin time of plasma exposed to the filter.
US09943637B2	Microporous zirconium silicate and its method of production The present invention relates to novel microporous zirconium silicate compositions having a desired particle size distribution and methods of making those compositions. These compositions have an ideal particle size distribution for use ex vivo, for example in a dialysis exchange cartridge, yet retain many of the desirable properties of prior improved absorbers including high cation exchange capacity. Further, the new zirconium silicate molecular sieve absorbers can be manufactured using a technique that achieves the desired particle size distribution while eliminating the screening step that was previously necessary.
US09943633B2	System and method to regulate ultrafiltration A medical device system including a physiological sensor and ultrafiltration unit senses a physiological signal in a patient and computes a fluid status measurement of the patient using the physiological signal. Ultrafiltration therapy is delivered to the patient according to a therapy delivery control parameter established in response to the fluid status measurement.
US09943632B2	Drain and fill logic for automated peritoneal dialysis A system for performing a peritoneal dialysis therapy includes at least one dialysis fluid pump, and a control unit operable with the at least one dialysis fluid pump to perform a plurality of peritoneal dialysis cycles, the cycles including a fill phase, a dwell phase and a drain phase. The control unit configured to (i) store a previously entered continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (“CCPD”) therapy having a total prescribed fresh dialysate fill volume delivered over n cycles, the cycles performed over a total therapy duration, and (ii) automatically convert the CCPD therapy into a tidal peritoneal dialysis therapy having n+1 cycles, less a number of cycles already completed during the CCPD therapy, using the total prescribed fresh dialysis fill volume, and maintaining the total therapy duration.
US09943629B2	Alarm system Described herein are alarm systems for suction devices for reduced pressure therapy. Alarms systems provide alerts to the patient and/or practitioner regarding the ability of the suction device to continue to provide negative pressure to a tissue region. Alarm systems comprise a sensor mechanism, which is capable of detecting the position of a slidable seal within the suction device, and generating an alert. Certain variations of alarms systems comprise magnetic field sensitive switches and/or electric switches. Other variations of alarm systems comprise rotary encoders to detect the motion and location of constant force springs, which signal the notification mechanism to issue alerts accordingly. Described herein are alarm devices configured to retain a suction device therein and to attach the suction device to a patient. The alarm devices disclosed herein detect the depleted state of the suction device and are capable of retaining the suction device in a plurality of orientations.
US09943628B2	Welded stent with radiopaque material localized at the welds and methods A stent that includes a stent body and one or more weld joints, wherein the weld joints include a radiopaque material, and a method of making a stent that includes using a radiopaque filler material in a welding process.
US09943620B2	Chlorine dioxide decontamination system and methods A scalable, portable and modular chlorine dioxide fumigant decontamination system having an activating area and a neutralizing area which may be housed separately or as a single operationally connected unit, and which may be configured as a closed loop system connected to a decontamination chamber for decontamination of articles, or as an open loop system for decontamination of interiors and large confined spaces, and employing a specialized activating cup that is permeable to air yet substantially impermeable to water and chlorine dioxide reaction by-products such that directing air through the activation cup releases nearly pure chlorine dioxide fumigant. Methods and articles relating to the system are also described.
US09943619B2	Sanitizing machine A sanitizing machine comprising a supporting structure which includes two compartments or chambers (A, B), wherein, when the machine is in stand-by, a first compartment (A) is open and is able to house at least one container or object (V) to sanitize, while a second compartment (B) of the machine houses a sliding door (SP), which hermetically and automatically closes (D3) the first compartment (A) when the machine is on. The method thereof provides for at least one type of sanitizing cycle, such as a ozone cycle, a sanitizing liquid cycle and a combined cycle.
US09943616B2	Removal of microorganisms from fluid samples using nanofiber filtration media A method for removing microorganisms from liquid samples and a nanofiber containing liquid filtration medium that simultaneously exhibits high liquid permeability and high microorganism retention. Microorganisms such as bacteria, particularly B. Diminuta, are removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous nanofiber containing filtration medium having a B. Diminuta LRV greater than about 9, and the nanofiber(s) has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm. Another method for removing microorganisms such as bacteria and Mycloplasma, includes passing the liquid through a porous nanofiber containing filtration medium having a microorganism LRV greater than about 8, and the nanofiber(s) has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm. The filtration medium can be in the form of a fibrous electro spun polymeric nanofiber liquid filtration medium mat.
US09943615B2	Nanoparticles and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed herein are nanoparticles and method for manufacturing the same. The nanoparticle is essentially composed of albumin and polyethylene glycol, wherein the albumin is covalently crosslinked with the polyethylene glycol.
US09943614B2	Cationic steroid antimicrobial diagnostic, detection, screening and imaging methods The invention relates to diagnostic, detection, screening and imaging methods. In various embodiments, methods of diagnosis, detection, screening and imaging include administering a cationic steroid antimicrobial or CSA to a subject having or at risk of having an infection or a hyperproliferative disorder (e.g., a tumor, cancer or neoplasia) in an amount effective to diagnose or detect the infection or the hyperproliferative disorder (e.g., a tumor, cancer or neoplasia) in the subject. In a particular aspect, a detectable CSA, namely CSA-13 labeled with 99mTc is used to detect the presence of an infection.
US09943610B2	Hydrophilic self-immolative linkers and conjugates thereof The present disclosure provides compounds with a hydrophilic self-immolative linker, which is cleavable under appropriate conditions and incorporates a hydrophilic group to provide better solubility of the compound. The compounds of the present disclosure comprise a drug moiety, a targeting moiety capable of targeting a selected cell population, and a linker which contains an acyl unit, an optional spacer unit for providing distance between the drug moiety and the targeting moiety, a peptide linker which can be cleavable under appropriate conditions, a hydrophilic self-immolative linker, and an optional second self-immolative spacer or cyclization self-elimination linker.
US09943607B2	Beta-glucan compounds, compositions, and methods Described herein are beta-glucan compounds, compositions, and methods. Generally, the methods exploit the observation that beta-glucan compounds can bind to B cells. Thus, the methods generally include administering a beta-glucan compound to a subject in an amount effective for the beta-glucan compound to bind to a B cell and modulate at least one biological function of the B cell.
US09943606B2	Dendritic polypeptide-based nanocarriers for the delivery of therapeutic agents Dendritic polypeptides useful for the delivery of therapeutic agents into cells are disclosed, together with their methods of preparation. These dendritic polypeptides serve as carriers of drugs, siRNA, aptamers and plasmid DNA in the treatment of various diseases, including cancer.
US09943605B2	Polymer-semaxanib moiety conjugates The invention relates to (among other things) polymer-semaxanib moiety conjugates and related compounds. A compound of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits advantages over the semaxanib moiety in unconjugated form.
US09943602B2	Orally bioavailable lipid-based constructs The present invention is embodied by a composition capable inducing weight loss in a patient in need thereof.
US09943600B2	Stabilizing agent for pharmaceutical proteins A method for stabilising a human blood protein or human blood plasma protein with a molecular weight of >10 KDa by adding melezitose to a solution comprising the human blood protein or human blood plasma protein with a molecular weight of >10 KDa.
US09943599B2	Therapeutic applications of calcium electroporation to effectively induce tumor necrosis The present inventors have shown that electroporation with calcium ions are efficient on cutaneous and subcutaneous nodules. In particular the present inventors here disclose that a solution comprising calcium ions (Ca2+) with a concentration of at least 0.1 M is extremely useful in a method of treating a neoplasm, such as cancer with means for causing transient permeabilization of the cell membranes of at least part of the neoplasm before, during and/or after administration of said solution, wherein said solution is administered with a ratio of 0.2 to 0.8 of the volume of said part of the neoplasm.
US09943589B2	Immunopotentiator-linked oligomeric influenza immunogenic compositions Disclosed herein are immunogenic compositions for preventing infection with influenza viruses wherein the immunogenic compositions comprises an immunogen such as a hemagglutinin of an influenza virus, and an immunopotentiator such as an Fc fragment of human IgG and optionally a stabilization sequence. The immunogen is linked to the stabilization sequence which in turn is linked to the immunopotentiator.
US09943588B2	Influenza vaccine The present invention relates to monovalent influenza vaccine formulations and vaccination regimes for immunising against influenza disease, their use in medicine, in particular their use in augmenting immune responses to various antigens, and to methods of preparation. In particular, the invention relates to monovalent influenza immunogenic compositions comprising an influenza antigen or antigenic preparation thereof from an influenza virus strain being associated with a pandemic outbreak or having the potential to be associated with a pandemic outbreak, in combination with an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant comprising a metabolisable oil, a sterol and/or a tocopherol such as alpha tocopherol, and an emulsifying agent.
US09943580B2	Malaria vaccine Embodiments are directed to malaria vaccines comprising a bacteriophage VLP displaying a heterologous peptide identified by affinity selection as an anti-malaria mimotope.
US09943579B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors, such as lung cancer, including NSCLC A method of treating a patient who has non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), lung cancer, gastric cancer, and/or glioblastoma includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has NSCLC, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and/or glioblastoma. A method of treating a patient who has NSCLC, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and/or glioblastoma includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the NSCLC, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and/or glioblastoma.
US09943578B2	Standardized ex vivo platforms for the antigen-specific expansion of CD4+ T cell populations The invention relates to methods, peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in isolating and expanding human T cell populations in an antigen-specific manner for immunodiagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The invention also relates to professional antigen presenting cells derived from pluripotent human stem cells, and to customizable antigen presentation by the antigen presenting cells.
US09943572B2	Synergistic glycocalyx treatment compositions and methods Compositions and methods for treating endothelial glycocalyx include glucosamine, hyaluronan and/or fucoidan, and one or more antioxidants, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and/or polyphenol. The compositions improve vascular health by exhibiting beneficial synergistic effects on endothelial glycocalyx over the benefits of taking any single component alone or the sum of reported effects of the individual components. Specifically, components of the composition (1) enhance synthesis of new glycocalyx by (a) providing and (b) increasing production of glycocalyx precursors, (2) protecting existing glycocalyx against damage, such as by oxidation degradation, by (a) providing and (b) increasing production of antioxidants, some of which associate with endothelial glycocalyx, and (3) enhance repair of damaged glycocalyx by (a) providing glycocalyx mimetics and (b) increasing the prevalence of glycocalyx scaffold for association and incorporation thereof.
US09943570B2	Manipulation of hairy and enhancer of split 3 (Hes3) and its regulators/mediators as an anti-cancer strategy The present invention relates to an inhibitor of Hairy and Enhancer of Split 3 (Hes3) or for use in treating a tumor. The invention further relates to an in-vitro method for diagnosing a tumor, comprising determining the amount of Hes3 protein in a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-derived sample obtained from a subject, wherein an increased amount of Hes3 protein is indicative of the presence of a tumor.
US09943565B2	Methods and compositions for treating trinucleotide repeat disorders Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating trinucleotide repeat disorders.
US09943564B2	Anti-pathogenic methods The present disclosure teaches the protection of plants and human and non-human subjects from pathogens. The present disclosure enables a multivalent approach to inhibiting pathogen infection in plant and human and non-human animal subjects and to ameliorate damage to susceptible subjects.
US09943562B2	Wound healing using topical systems and methods The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for topical or transdermal delivery and treatment of wounds and/or promoting wound healing. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide and/or peptides. The nitric oxide and/or peptide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide, peptides, or both. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin, e.g., wounded skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09943557B2	Composition comprising okra for use in reducing dietary fat absorption Composition comprising (optionally processed) edible parts of an okra plant species for use in reducing dietary fat absorption in a subject or for use in treating or preventing obesity and/or for use in treating or preventing a metabolic disease such as metabolic syndrome, or for managing the weight of a subject, by binding dietary fat in the subject's stomach.
US09943556B2	Synbiotic mixture A preparation includes N-acetyl-lactosamine and/or an oligosaccharide containing N-acetyl-lactosamine and a probiotic Lactobacillus sp. In other aspects, a nutritional composition includes such a preparation, and the preparation is used in the prevention and treatment of pathogenic infections of the gastro-intestinal and upper respiratory tracts.
US09943552B2	hUTC as therapy for Alzheimer's disease Methods for treating Alzheimer's disease, or the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, are provided. Some embodiments are to methods for treatment comprising administering cells obtained from human umbilical cord tissue, or administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising such cells or prepared from such cells, such as cell derivatives. Some embodiments are to methods for treatment comprising hUTC. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the inventive methods, as well as kits for practicing the methods are also provided.
US09943551B2	Tissue grafts composed of micronized placental tissue and methods of making and using the same Described herein are tissue grafts composed of at least one membrane, where at least one side of the membrane has micronized placental tissue applied it. Also described herein are methods for making and using the tissue grafts.
US09943550B2	Cell populations having immunoregulatory activity, method for isolation and uses The present invention provides a population of connective tissue derived cells that respond to interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) by expressing indolamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) for use in preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with disorders in which modulation of a subject's immune system is beneficial, including, but not limited to, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, and immunologically mediated diseases including rejection of transplanted organs and tissues.
US09943549B2	Isolation of human neural stem cells from amniotic fluid of patients with neural tube defects The present invention provides a method for isolating human neural stem cells from amniotic fluid of a patient whose fetus has been diagnosed to have a neural tube defect. Use of the isolated human neural stem cells in the treatment of neurological disorders is also provided.
US09943545B2	Stem cell culture media and methods of enhancing cell survival The invention provides improved methods for preparing hematopoietic cells for transplantation and the resulting improved hematopoietic cell compositions. The invention further relates to improved culture media and methods of culturing, processing, modulating, and expanding blood cell products for hematopoietic transplantation.
US09943543B2	Treating male infertility secondary to sperm oxidative stress A profertility composition for administration to infertile men with sperm oxidative stress is disclosed. The composition comprises a unique combination of a pharmaceutically acceptable vitamin E, vitamin C, selenium, zinc, folic acid, lycopene and at least one carnitine source.
US09943532B2	Iminosugars and methods of treating viral diseases Provided are methods of treating or preventing viral infections caused by or associated with a Dengue virus using iminosugars.
US09943524B2	Use of alkaloid in preparing pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating pulmonary fibrosis A new use of a compound as indicated in structural formula I in preparing medications for preventing and/or treating pulmonary fibrosis includes the compound having the structure as indicated in structural formula 1 that substantially reduces the inflammation of diseased lung tissue, lowers the concentration of fibrosis factors TGF-βI in diseased lung tissue, decreases the excessive deposition of collagen in diseased lung tissue, and has substantial prevention and treatment effectiveness against fibrosis.
US09943522B2	Use of cathepsin K inhibition for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pulmonary hypertension and/or heart failure The present invention relates to the use of cathepsin K and/or cathepsin S inhibitors in a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pulmonary hypertension and/or heart failure.
US09943520B2	Oral formulation and suspension of an oncology drug Dry powder formulations for inhalation and their use in the treatment diseases and conditions. The formulation contains a uniform blend of a first spray-dried powder and a second spray-dried powder. The first spray-dried powder contains spray-dried particles of a therapeutically active ingredient dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophobic excipient. The second spray-dried powder contains spray-dried particles formed from a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophobic excipient but are substantially free of any therapeutically active ingredient. The active ingredient in the first spray-dried powder is loaded sufficiently high to compensate for the second spray-dried powder being substantially free of any active ingredient. A process for preparing such formulations is also described.
US09943514B2	Methods for treating antipsychotic-induced weight gain The present invention relates to the discovery of a novel opioid modulator effective in reducing pharmacologically induced weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotic use. The present invention provides methods of reducing antipsychotic induced weight gain, methods for suppressing food intake and reducing ghrelin levels induced by atypical antipsychotic medications in a patient.
US09943512B2	Drug treatment of overactive bladder Provided are methods of treating an overactive bladder in a patient which include: administering a Myosin II ATPase inhibitor compound; or administering an X group and Y group substituted (3a-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,2,3,3a-tetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3b] quinolin-4-one) compound of Formula 1 or administering an X group and Y group substituted (3a-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,2,3,3a-tetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3b] quinolin-4-one) compound of Formula II; or administering pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, racemic mixtures, enantiomers, or prodrugs of said compounds, useful in their active form as inhibitors of Myosin II ATPase related to over-active bladder. Optionally the compounds are administered intervesicularly into the bladder. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds useful in their active form, as methods of treating a patient suffering from an over-active bladder related to inhibition of Myosin II ATPase. These pharmaceutical compositions also may contain one or more other compounds useful in their active form, as methods of treating a patient suffering from an over-active bladder.
US09943511B2	Nicotine lozenge A nicotine lozenge provided herein includes a body that is partially or wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a soluble-fiber matrix and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the soluble-fiber matrix. In some cases, a nicotine lozenge provided herein includes at least 40 weight percent of soluble fiber. In some cases, soluble fiber in a nicotine lozenge provided herein can include maltodextrin. The nicotine lozenge is adapted to release the nicotine or a derivative thereof from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity of an adult consumer and exposed to saliva.
US09943510B2	Pharmaceutical formulations comprising a pyridylaminoacetic acid compound Provided is a pharmaceutical preparation for treatment or prevention of glaucoma or ocular hypertension, comprising 0.0003 to 0.01% (w/v) of isopropyl (6-{[4-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzyl] (pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)aminomethyl}pyridin-2-ylamino) acetate, or a salt thereof. The pharmaceutical preparation has an excellent intraocular pressure lowering effect and may be used as a therapeutic or preventive agent for glaucoma or ocular hypertension or an intraocular pressure lowering agent.
US09943509B2	Methods, compounds, and compositions for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases This invention provides methods, compounds and compositions for the treatment of musculoskeletal disease, muscle dysfunction, muscle-wasting disease or disorder, including hereditary myopathy, neuromuscular disease, muscular dystrophy, muscular atrophy, drug-induced myopathy, and related disease, disorder or condition that causes a decrease in muscle strength, comprising the use of heterocyclic non-peptidic compounds that act as Mas agonists and/or mimics of angiotensin 1-7.
US09943508B2	Method and composition for treating Alzheimer-type dementia There is described a method for increasing the maximal tolerated dose and thus the efficacy of an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) in a patient suffering from an Alzheimer type dementia by decreasing concomitant adverse effects by administration of said AChEI in combination with a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent, whereby an enhanced acetyl choline esterase inhibition in the CNS of said patient is achieved and alleviation of the symptoms of Alzheimer type dementia in said patient is thereby improved to a greater extent. The use of a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of Alzheimer type dementia in combination with an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising (a) a 5HT3 receptor antagonist, a dopamine antagonist, a H1-receptor antagonist, a cannabinoid agonist, aprepitant or casopitant as an antiemetic agent and (b) an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor are also described.
US09943507B2	Treatment of pancreatic and related cancers with 5-acyl-6,7-dihydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridines Methods for inhibiting the growth of pancreatic cancer cells or other cancer cells driven by Sonic hedgehog are disclosed. The method involves exposing the cells to 5-acyl-6,7-dihydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridines of formula I
US09943504B2	Arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.
US09943500B2	Methods of treating topical microbial infections The invention is a method and composition for treating a topical microbial infection in a subject. The method includes the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a polyether ionophore, or a therapeutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject.
US09943498B2	Fe(III) complex compounds for the treatment and prophylaxis of iron deficiency symptoms and iron deficiency anemias The invention relates to iron(III) complex compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them for the use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of iron deficiency symptoms and iron deficiency anemias.
US09943495B2	Composition containing dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA) as the active ingredient The present invention provides a composition, such as a food and pharmaceutical agent, which comprises dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, and which has the effect of preventing or treating skin diseases; a composition such as a food and pharmaceutical agent which comprises dihomo-γ-linolenic acid and which has the effect of preventing or treating skin diseases; and a composition which comprises dihomo-γ-linolenic acid and which has the effect of preventing or treating diseases related to increased mast cell count.
US09943492B2	Injectable liquid paracetamol formulation The invention relates to an aqueous paracetamol solution for its use by perfusion with a pH between 4.5 and 6.0, comprising at least one substance that can react with phenolates giving rise to its O-derivatives or other coordination compounds. The injectable paracetamol solution of the present invention has high stability, does not develop color over time and has a minimal content of impurities.
US09943490B2	Composite flash-precipitated nanoparticles The invention described herein relates to sterically stabilized colloidal constructs comprising preformed colloidal particles encapsulated within a polymeric shell. The constructs, which are controllably sized, are nanoparticles comprising hydrophobic elements, electrostatically charged particles with hydrophobic surfaces, hydrophobic inorganic nanostructures, and amphiphilic copolymers with hydrophobic domains and hydrophilic domains. The constructs are made by a process that allows for the simultaneous encapsulation of a preformed colloidal agent as well as a dissolved hydrophobic active within the core of the polymeric nanoparticle. Among the actives incorporated in various embodiments are organic fluorescent dyes, metal nanostructures and superparamagnetic materials for use in combined fluorescence, optical and magnetic resonance imaging applications, and hydrophobic drugs for therapeutic applications.
US09943488B2	Gamma hydroxybutyric acid granules A granule including a solid core on which is supported an active ingredient, said active ingredient being selected from gamma-hydroxybutric acid or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, said granule further including, supported on said solid core, one or more compounds which may generate gas evolvement, one or more diluents, said granule being in that it is coated with a membrane, and in that the solid core represents from 15% to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the granule.
US09943487B2	Polydopamine-coated capsules One aspect of the invention is a polymer material comprising a capsule coated with PDA. In certain embodiments, the capsule encapsulates a functional agent. The encapsulated functional agent may be an indicating agent, healing agent, protecting agent, pharmaceutical drug, food additive, or a combination thereof.
US09943483B2	Preparation of peptide loaded PLGA microspheres with controlled release characteristics A novel process for the preparation of a long acting injectable composition based on biodegradable poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres comprising peptide active pharmaceutical ingredients.
US09943481B2	Compositions and methods using same for delivering agents into a target organ protected by a blood barrier A method of delivering a pharmaceutical agent into a target organ protected by a blood barrier is provided. The method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an amount of liposomes which comprise the pharmaceutical agent, the amount and the liposomes are selected such that the liposomes accumulate in cells of an immune system of the subject to thereby generate liposome loaded immune cells, the liposome loaded immune cells become activated and cross the blood barrier, and an effective amount of the pharmaceutical agent is released from the liposomes in the target organ of the subject.
US09943469B2	Scented body compositions A fragrance releasing complex with extended fragrance retention capability including an acrylic polymer, to be applied a human body surface is provided. The fragrance releasing complex can be applied by using a kit which includes means for applying the fragrance releasing complex to the body surface.
US09943468B2	Cleansing compositions with improved dispensing and suspension properties A fluid cleaning composition comprising: (a) a surfactant combination comprising: (i) a synthetic surfactant; and (ii) a glycolipid biosurfactant which is present at a level in the range 10-9 wt % of the total surfactant in said surfactant combination, and (b) a benefit agent suspended in said fluid cleaning composition characterized in that the benefit agent comprises an encapsulate.
US09943466B1	Biocompatible dental putty formulations for controlled release of bupivacaine The disclosure provides biocompatible dental material that is moldable and biodegradable and provides sustained and/or controlled delivery of one or more local anesthetics within a dental cavity or space. Such dental material is customizable for the size and shape needed for a particular patient or particular application. The dental material may also provide customizable sustained and/or controlled delivery of one or more local anesthetics.
US09943462B2	Wash basin being transformable to be particularly adapted for wound irrigation A hospital-grade basin holds water for washing patients, and converts easily/quickly for the patient's limb to rest across a portion of the basin. Half-moon shaped openings on opposite sides of the basin wall(s) support the limb at a reduced height with respect to adjacent side wall portions, which serve as a partial shield during wound irrigation. The shaped openings are sealed with hinged doors in a closed position, using a friction fit and/or elastomeric leaf-spring members. In another embodiment, opposing portions of the side wall may instead be formed of an over-molded elastomeric material that conforms to the patient's limb, or may have walls formed like a bellows. A one-time transformable basin has a wall with first and second notches to form first and second tear-away panels, which leave residual areas shaped and positioned on the wall according to first and second portions of a patient's limb.
US09943459B2	Method and apparatus for providing deficit-adjusted adaptive assistance during movement phases of an impaired joint A method includes determining, on a processor, a current movement phase for a compound joint function based on sensor data. The method further includes determining, on the processor, a respective robot state parameter trace for each movement phase in a normal and impaired subject. The method further includes determining, on the processor, a deficit parameter for each movement phase. The method further includes determining, on the processor, an adaptive magnitude for the robot applied torque based on the deficit parameter of the current movement phase. The method further includes applying, to the robot joint, the adaptive magnitude for the robot applied torque for the current movement phase, based on an adaptive timing for the current movement phase. An apparatus is also described for providing deficit-adjusted adaptive assistance during movement phases of the impaired joint.
US09943458B2	Wearable action assisting device, interface device therefor, and program A wearable action assisting device includes an optional control unit for generating a first instruction signal for generating power depending on a biological potential signal in a drive source, an autonomic control unit for generating a second instruction signal for generating power depending on a phase of a task of the wearer in the drive source, a generation unit for generating a drive current of the drive source based on the first and second instruction signals, a display unit having a screen displaying thereon a coordinate axis corresponding to a strength of the power, a detection unit for detecting the coordinate of a designated position in the screen, and a setting unit for extracting parameters corresponding to the detected coordinate from a table defining a correspondence between a coordinate in the screen and parameters of the signal processing, and for setting the extracted parameters in the optional control unit.
US09943457B2	Patient transfer apparatus and method The present application discloses a transfer device for an infant patient. The transfer device comprises a center section positionable beneath the patient, a first side section connected to the center section, and a second side section connected to the center section. The first side section and the second side section are movable toward each other such that the first and second side sections substantially surround the patient and form an abdominal access area.
US09943456B2	Wheelchair back mounting system A system for attaching a wheelchair back to wheelchair posts comprising a bracket and interchangeable attachment hardware secured to the bracket. In one aspect the bracket can be adjusted vertically relative to the wheelchair back and can be adjusted on a horizontal path. In one aspect, the angular orientation of the attachment hardware can be adjusted to adjust the angular position of the wheelchair back relative to the wheelchair seat and posts. In one aspect the attachment hardware is represented by a hanger assembly. In one aspect the attachment hardware is represented by an expansion plug assembly for insertion into the open tubular end of a wheelchair post.
US09943455B2	“P.C. Bubble” protective bubble for mobility vehicle A mobility vehicle including a wheeled frame having two front wheels and two rear wheels; a seat disposed at a widthwise center of the mobility vehicle over the front wheels and the two rear wheels; a first mounting member mounted between a first front wheel and a first rear wheel on a first side of the mobility vehicle; a second mounting member mounted between a second front wheel and a second rear wheel on a second side of the mobility vehicle parallel to the first side of the mobility vehicle; and a protection system mounted to the first mounting member and to the second mounting member and providing cover over the seat.
US09943447B2	Ultrasonic welding device An ultrasonic welding device includes a rotary support mechanical assembly rotatable about a rotation axis and operable to support a sheet over a circumference centered on the rotation axis, the sheet being continuously supplied; a horn and an anvil attached to the rotary support mechanical assembly to thereby revolve about the rotation axis and sandwich the sheet supported over the rotary support mechanical assembly to weld the sheet; a cam drum and a cam follower for driving the anvil in such a manner that the anvil moves relative to the horn; a holding member body; and a power transmission mechanism for distributing a power generated by the cam and the cam follower in such a manner the power is transmitted to the anvil and holding member body in opposite directions.
US09943446B2	Method of manufacturing unbonded, absorbent fibrous structures The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an unbonded, absorbent, fibrous structure, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing of a first fibrous material in the form of a fibrous sheet (10); b) defiberizing the sheet (10) of first fibrous material to form a roughly graded material (16); c) mixing the roughly graded material (16) with a second material (26) to form a mixture; and d) air-laying the mixture on a foraminous carrier (50) to form the unbonded, absorbent, fibrous structure.
US09943444B2	Goggle system and method A pair of goggles includes a flexible body, a lens assembly, and a quick release system configured to removably couple the lens assembly to the flexible body.
US09943443B2	Pair of eye goggles A pair of eye goggles is described. The eye googles include a three axial adjustable nosepiece that can be fit over a wearer's nose including a plurality of unequal length strands on each side of the nosepiece with the strands comprising resilient properties different from the resilient properties included in the other strands in the plurality of strands on that side. The eye goggles also include a strap that can be fit removably around the wearer's head, and a pair of eyepieces. Each eyepiece includes a transparent lens that can be fit over one of the wearer's eyes, and a frame that surrounds the transparent lens to which the nosepiece and the strap are attached. The eye goggles also include a sealing pad formed on an inside-facing edge of the frame.
US09943437B2	Temperature and flow control methods in a thermal therapy device A controlled temperature therapy system has a pump, a reservoir, and a therapy component. The reservoir has an inlet in communication with the therapy component and an outlet in communication with the pump. The reservoir may also include a baffle adjacent the outlet. The inlet may be a moveable inlet, a nozzle or include a flow directing surface.
US09943432B1	Energy return orthotic systems A plurality of orthotic systems are provided. One bi-layer system is constructed from a single sheet of fabric that is molded into two layers. One tri-layer system includes a base layer; a mid-layer; and an upper layer. The upper layer is joined to the mid-layer and the mid-layer is joined to the base layer. The coupling of the base layer, the mid-layer and the upper layer create a rear spring section, a mid-spring section and a front spring section in which the upper layer is suspended over the mid-layer and the heel portion is suspended on the proximal heel end of the base layer.
US09943428B2	Stent having adjacent elements connected by flexible webs A stent incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent, spaced-apart stent elements. Preferably the spaced-apart adjacent stent elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having space provided between adjacent windings. Other stent forms such as multiple, individual spaced-apart ring-shaped or interconnected stent elements may also be used. The connecting elements are typically web-shaped and result from creating slits or apertures in a covering of graft material applied to the stent and then, for example, applying heat to cause the slits or apertures to enlarge. The remaining graft material forms the interconnecting webs between the adjacent stent elements.
US09943426B2	Uncaging stent A stent (scaffold) or other luminal prosthesis comprising circumferential structural elements which provides high strength after deployment and allows for scaffold to uncage, and/or allow for scaffold or luminal expansion thereafter. The circumferential scaffold may be formed from degradable material, or may be formed from non-degradable material and will be modified to expand and/or uncage after deployment.
US09943423B2	Stent and method for manufacturing thereof According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for manufacturing a stent are disclosed. The stent is a non-metallic stent having a furled small-diameter state and an expanded large-diameter state where the stent, in the furled small-diameter state, includes a plurality of central lobes arranged at spaced-apart intervals and extending longitudinally defining a stent axis, the plurality of central lobes defining a cylindrical plane of the stent. The stent also includes at least one peripheral lobe formed on at least one of the plurality of central lobes, the peripheral lobe oriented along the cylindrical plane.
US09943414B2	System and method for non-binding allograft subtalar joint implant Provided is a system and method for providing a non-binding allograft subtalar joint implant for surgical implant into a person's foot proximate to the ankle. This system for repair includes at least one sterile non-binding allograft subtablar joint implant provided as a pre-formed allograft rod plug “ARP” having a diameter about equal to an average width of a canal between a person's talus and calcaneus bones, the ARP being resiliently compressible and flexible. When snuggly disposed between the person's talus and calcaneus bones, the ARP compresses during normal use of the person's foot and maintains the canal in an anatomically correct alignment and reduces a tendency for abnormal motion between the person's talus and calcaneus bones. An associated method of use is also provided.
US09943413B2	Revision stepped tibial implant A tibial implant having a stem and a tibial sleeve. The tibial sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end includes an annular male portion. The tibial implant also includes an offset ring having a central bore that is offset from the center of the offset ring, where the bore of the offset ring receives the annular male portion of the tibial sleeve. The tibial implant further includes a base plate having a proximal end and a distal end, where the distal end of the base plate forms a female portion, and the female portion receives both the offset ring and the male portion of the tibial sleeve.
US09943408B2	Basket delivery system A delivery device for a collapsible medical device may include a handle and a delivery assembly having a compartment for receiving the medical device. A catheter member may extend from the handle to the delivery assembly. The catheter member may have a first portion with a first compliance value and a second portion with a second compliance value different from the first compliance value. An internally threaded member may be fixedly connected to the delivery assembly. An externally threaded member may have a first portion operatively connected to the actuation member and a second portion threadedly coupled to the internally threaded member so that manipulation of the actuation member causes axial movement of the compartment relative to the catheter member.
US09943404B2	Intraocular cell migration inhibition system Generally, an intraocular implant and methods for treating an ocular condition. In particular, an intraocular implant which implanted between an intraocular lens and the surface of the posterior capsule of the eye inhibits migration of residual lens epithelial cells after cataract surgery by providing structural barriers to reduce posterior capsule opacification of the eye.
US09943403B2	Fracturable mask for treating presbyopia A fracturable mask for treating presbyopia is disclosed. The fracturable mask can include an aperture for improving depth of focus. The fracturable mask can be embedded in an intraocular lens. The intraocular lens can include a lens body and the fracturable mask. The fracturable mask can be configured to fracture along a plurality of fracture pathways when the intraocular lens is manipulated. For example, fractures can be created in the mask during the process of injecting the intraocular lens through a cartridge tip into a patient's eye. The fractures can allow the resilient lens body to restore the fractured mask to its original, pre-injection optical performance specifications.
US09943398B2	Increasing survival of free tissue grafts and flaps using phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors The present invention relates to methods of tissue grafting and microvascular free flap transfer that involve administering a phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor to the tissue graft or microvascular free flap to produce a treated graft or flap, and implanting the treated graft or flap into a recipient site of a host subject.
US09943393B2	Coatings for the manufacture and application of polyhydroxyalkanoate medical devices Biocompatible coatings and spin finishes that can be applied to polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymers, and medical devices made from PHA polymers, have been developed. The coatings impart good lubricity to PHA polymers, particularly to fibers and braids made from these materials, making the coatings ideal for use on medical devices such as PHA braided sutures. The spin finishes can be applied to PHA fibers to facilitate their manufacture, and also for their conversion to other products, including medical textiles. The spin finishes serve to protect multifilament fiber bundles, and keep them intact following extrusion, and also to impart lubricity to the fiber bundles and monofilament fibers so that they are not damaged in subsequent processing steps particularly in textile processing. The coating reduces tissue drag of, for example, braided sutures.
US09943384B2	Self-ligating orthodontic bracket and method of using same A self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body, a slide member, and a resilient member. The slide member is movable relative to the bracket body between an opened position, a first ligating position, and a second ligating position. In the first ligating position and in the second ligating position, a surface of the slide member bounds the archwire slot on a side generally opposite to the base surface to retain the archwire. The resilient member is configured to engage the other of the slide member and the bracket body and has a deformed state for biasing the slide member toward the base surface in at least one of the first and second ligating positions. In the first and second ligating positions, the base surface of the archwire slot and the surface of the slide member are separated by different distances.
US09943380B2	Vibrating orthodontic remodelling device A bite plate allowing for contact with occlusal and facial and/or lingual maxillary and mandibular teeth is coupled to an extraoral housing containing a rechargeable battery coupled to a vibrator coupled to a processor coupled to data and charging port or ports. The housing is at least water resistant, and a hatch allows access to the data and charging port or ports only. The device is fitted with a very smooth and quiet vibrator, with minimal variance on operating specifications.
US09943373B2	Evaluating prosthetic heart valve placement A method for evaluating the placement of a prosthetic heart valve in a structure of interest. The method comprises acquiring one or more depictions of an anatomical region of interest that includes the structure of interest, wherein each depiction shows the structure of interest and/or the blood pool volume of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) of the patient's heart. The method further comprises designating one or more positions in at least one of the one or more depictions wherein each position corresponds to a respective position in the structure of interest at which the prosthetic valve may be placed. The method still further comprises predicting, for each of the one or more designated positions, an amount of blood flow obstruction through the LVOT of the patient's heart that would occur if the prosthetic valve was to be placed at a corresponding position in the structure of interest.
US09943370B2	Advanced methods and techniques for designing knee implant components Disclosed are various advanced methods, devices, and systems for implants, tools and techniques that facilitate the surgical repair of a knee joint while allowing retention of more natural kinematics and preserving controlled rotation and translation of the repaired joint.
US09943365B2	Renal denervation balloon catheter with ride along electrode support A renal nerve ablation device may include an elongate tubular member having a distal region. An expandable member may be coupled to the distal region. An electrode support may be coupled to the distal region of the elongate tubular member and extend over a body of the expandable member. The electrode support may be free of connection to the body of the expandable member. One or more electrodes may be coupled to the electrode support.
US09943364B2	Method and devices for coagulation of tissue Methods and devices described herein facilitate improved treatment of body organs.
US09943361B2	Treating upper airway nerve tissue Systems and methods for treating a patient's mucus hypersecretion condition are disclosed herein. Certain implementations may involve a method for reducing mucus secretion in an upper airway of a patient to treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough. The method may include advancing a treatment delivery portion of an energy-based treatment device into a nostril of the patient. The treatment delivery portion may contact mucosal tissue of the upper airway without piercing the mucosal tissue. The treatment delivery portion may deliver treatment to at least one tissue selected from the group of the mucosal tissue and another tissue underlying the mucosal tissue to modify a property of the at least one tissue and thus treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough in the patient.
US09943356B2	Electrosurgical devices, electrosurgical unit and methods of use thereof An electrosurgical device includes a first electrode spaced alongside a second electrode. The device can be operated as either a bipolar device or a monopolar device and includes a switch to inhibit capacitive coupling to one of the electrodes when the other electrode is used in monopolar fashion.
US09943352B2	Accessory to allow sensing at balloon interface A device, system and method for temperature-based lesion formation assessment and mapping functionality using an accessory usable with an over-the-wire balloon catheter. The device may include a first annular element, a plurality of wires coupled to the first annular element, and a second annular element, the plurality of wires passing from the first annular element through the second annular element and into an elongate wire conduit coupled to the second annular element. At least one of the plurality of wires may include at least one temperature sensor and/or at least one mapping electrode. The first annular element coupled to an outer surface of a sheath. As a balloon catheter is advanced out of the sheath lumen, the distal tip of the catheter engages the second annular element and pushes the wires out of the sheath lumen, everting them over the balloon of the catheter.
US09943347B2	Medial column (MECO) fixation device, method, and system An orthopedic implant device and system support the fusion of bones in the medial column of the human foot. An exemplary implant uses an improved lag screw and supplemental components, including a washer plate and transverse screws which penetrate transverse through holes in the shaft of the lag screw. Additionally, a surgical procedure is described which may employ such an implant. The improved lag screw may be inserted at the plantar surface of the first metatarsal and support the fusion of, for example, the transverse tarsal joint, the cuneonavicular joint, and the tarsometatarsal joint.
US09943344B2	Rod reducer A rod reducer including a housing defining an opening, a body member defining an opening and a slot, a shaft disposed through the opening of the housing and coupled to the opening of the body member, an anvil including a linkage extending therefrom, the linkage coupled to the body member and the anvil, a plurality of arm members, and a biasing element disposed between the body member and the anvil. A pin of the linkage is slidably disposed within the slot, and the biasing element is configured to bias the anvil distally with respect to the body member. Rotation of the shaft translates into linear movement, relative to the housing, of the shaft, the body member, and the anvil. The arm members are coupled to the housing and movable towards a parallel configuration as the anvil is advanced away from the housing to engage a bone screw.
US09943343B2	Instrument and method for reducing and securing spinal rods A method for reducing a fixation rod is provided. The method minimizes the surgical corridor by performing fixation within the surgical corridor defined by the screw extender. The screw extender is attached to the spinal implant. The method includes the steps of coupling the proximal end of a first cannulated body with the screw extender and rotating a second cannulated body within the first cannulated body. The method proceeds to the step of actuating a rod pusher with a first driving feature so as to engage the rod pusher with the fixation rod. The rod pusher includes a bore. The method proceeds to the step of rotating an inserter shaft within first cannulated body, second cannulated body and bore of the rod pusher, the inserter shaft including a proximal end with a second driving feature and a distal end with a setscrew attachment feature.
US09943340B2	Sacroiliac screw An improved joint fusion screw for transiliac fixation has a screw head and extending therefrom an elongate hollow shaft. The hollow shaft has an externally threaded end portion extending to a tip end and a non-externally threaded shank portion having a plurality of window openings. At or near the tip end is a start of a thread with a bone cutting flute. The bone cutting flute has a cutting edge on a circumferential exterior of the threaded tip to cut bone and directs the cut bone internally into a bone receiving opening in the hollow shaft directly in front of the cutting flute. The cutting edge lies at the start of the thread extending radially above the bone receiving opening at least partially overhanging the opening configured to cut bone.
US09943339B2	Implant for osseous anchoring with polyaxial head An osseous anchorage implant comprising an attachment structure adapted to receive and be attached to at least one bar is disclosed. The implant is made up of an osseous anchor and an attachment head bearing the attachment means. The attachment head is suitably traversed by a channel that is adapted to receive the bar. The attachment head comprises a clamp that is adapted to clamp the bar against an inside support wall of the channel. The implant is further characterized by the attachment means and the support wall enabling the rotation of the bar about a first axis that is not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bar. The clamp comprises a moving clamping face, that is adapted to contact the bar, and that is borne by a support head. The bar is enabled to be introduced into the channel from a side of the channel.
US09943334B2	Recovery and processing of human embryos formed in vivo A kit having instructions for use for performing uterine lavage in a female patient includes a uterine lavage catheter configured for insertion into a woman's uterus to remove viable blastocysts from the uterus, and one or more first containers having a sufficient dosage amount of a GnRH antagonist to cause desynchronization of the endometrium of the patient prior to, during and/or following recovery of viable blastocysts from the uterus.
US09943331B2	Method of an extraction of follicular cells and a device for pursuance of this method A method of an extraction of follicular cells which is based on a principle of a hair extraction from a skin of mammals by the help of an extraction device, when during the extraction remains preserved also the root part of the hair surrounded by follicular cells, where the essence of the invention is that at least one hair from a sampling point of the skin is sucked in by the help of vacuum which is led form a body of the extraction device into an interspace of a two-cone collet fixed partly to the body and partly to an arbor where is subsequently by the interspace closing between its inner cone and an outer cone by the help of a counter pressure of the arbor this hair grasped and after it extracted from the skin. The extracting device for an extraction of follicular cells consists of the hollow two surface collet formed by the inner cone and the outer cone and of the hollow body which is equipped partly with in a forward direction positioned hollow nozzle, partly with a connector for supply of vacuum and partly is in it embedded the sliding arbor whereas in the collet is between the inner cone and the outer cone formed the free interspace when the inner cone of the collet is fixed on the arbor and the outer cone which is equipped with the branch inlet is fixed on the nozzle of the body.
US09943328B2	Unitary endoscopic vessel harvesting devices with an elastic force Unitary endoscopic vessel harvesting devices with an elastic force are disclosed. In some embodiments, such devices comprise an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongated body; and cutting unit having an elastic force, a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion, the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion being moveable in a longitudinal direction relative to the elongated body to capture a blood vessel between the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion, and being rotatable relative to one another circumferentially about the tip to cut the captured blood vessel, and a biasing member engaged with the cutting unit to bias at least one cutting portion toward the other cutting portion.
US09943323B2	Retrieval systems and methods for use thereof The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
US09943322B2	Medical retrieval devices and methods A device may include a distal assembly including a first plurality of legs, a second plurality of legs, and a distal tip, and further include a first driver and a second driver, a proximal end of at least one leg of the first plurality of legs may be coupled to the first driver, and a proximal end of at least one leg of the second plurality of legs may be coupled to the second driver. The medical device may include a first longitudinally extending hollow member movably positioned along the first driver and a second longitudinally extending hollow member movably positioned along the second driver. Movement of the first longitudinally extending hollow member relative to the first driver may converge legs of the first plurality of legs, and movement of the second longitudinally extending hollow member relative to the second driver may converge legs of the second plurality of legs.
US09943315B2	Devices and methods for excluding the left atrial appendage Devices and methods for occluding the left atrial appendage (LAA) to prevent blood from clotting within the LAA and subsequently embolizing, particularly in patients with atrial fibrillation. A foam implant encapsulated with a tough thromboresistant membrane is placed via transvascular means into the LAA and anchored with adhesives and/or mechanical anchors. Tissue over- and in-growth are optimized to anchor the implant in place and provide a permanent occlusion.
US09943312B2	Methods and devices for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device Devices and methods are provided for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device. In general, a surgical device can be configured to prevent at least one of closure of an end effector of the surgical device and firing of fasteners from the end effector when a cartridge is not fully seated in the end effector. In an exemplary embodiment, the surgical device can include a lockout element configured to prevent at least one of closure of the end effector and firing of fasteners from the end effector when a cartridge is not fully seated in the end effector. The locking element can be configured to automatically prevent firing and/or prevent closing of the end effector if a cartridge is not fully seated in the end effector.
US09943309B2	Surgical instruments with articulatable end effectors and movable firing beam support arrangements A surgical instrument that includes a surgical end effector that is coupled to a shaft assembly by an articulation joint. A flexible firing beam extends through the articulation joint to interface with a firing member in the surgical end effector to apply a firing motion thereto. In at least one form, the surgical instrument further includes a movable firing beam support assembly that is configured to movably contact the firing beam on each lateral side thereof as the firing beam flexes about the articulation joint.
US09943306B2	Knotless endostitch suture retainer A suture retainer is provided for supplying a surgical needle and an associated length of relatively stiff suture material to a surgical suturing apparatus. The suture retainer generally includes a body portion defining a suture tray and a loading unit positioned on the body portion. The loading unit is provided to retain a surgical needle in a position to be grasped by a surgical suturing apparatus. The suture tray retains the length of relatively stiff suture in a manner which prevents the relatively stiff suture from bending or otherwise being deformed.
US09943304B2	Suture anchor management A suture management device comprises a handle defining at least a first door cavity, a shaft extending distally from the handle, and a suture anchor coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The suture anchor is configured to couple one or more sutures to a bone. A first releasable door is sized and configured to fit within the first door cavity. The first releasable door is releasably coupled to the handle. The first releasable door defining a suture channel extending longitudinally about the circumference of the releasable door. The suture channel is configured to receive the one or more sutures therein.
US09943294B2	Anchor deployment for implantable medical devices A tool for deploying an anchor sleeve onto an implantable device includes handle and base members, which may be fitted together by an operator. The operator may select the handle member from a plurality thereof included in a kit; and the base member, also included in the kit, includes a rail segment with which a gripping portion of the selected handle member may be engaged, for example, via guidance from a marked portion of the base member. Once engaged, a deployment tip of the base member is located to move a mounted anchor sleeve from a tubular member of the handle member and onto a body of the device. The tubular member of some tools has a laterally offset distal end portion, on which the corresponding anchor sleeve is mounted; thus, kits including this type of handle member, may include a converter for the base member to facilitate engagement therewith.
US09943292B2	Biopsy instrument for enriching sample material The present invention relates to a biopsy instrument, comprising the following components: i. a guide element (1) comprising a spring-elastic distal (2) region and a proximal (3) region; ii. a biofunctionalized element (4) arranged between the distal and the proximal region of the guide element and whose surface has detection molecules, and iii. a stabilizing element (5) connected to the proximal region of the guide element. The invention further relates to the use of said biopsy instrument for enriching specific sample material from the body as well as to a biopsy kit and the use of the same for enriching specific sample material.
US09943291B2	Specimen cassette with a removable catch tray for retrieving tissue samples from a fluid stream generated during a medical/surgical procedure A cassette (2600) for use with a medical waste collection system (30). The cassette includes a housing (2602, 2612) shaped to be removably attached to a receptacle (1699) integral with the housing. A sleeve (2640) is attached to the cassette so as to be located forward of the housing. The sleeve is formed with a void space. A fitting (2664) for collection to a suction line is attached to the sleeve. A screen (2714) is removably fitted in the sleeve void space. The screen is fitted in the sleeve void space when it is desirable to catch tissue that may be entrained in the fluid stream from the suction line.
US09943283B2	CT system having a modular x-ray detector and data transmission system for transmitting detector data A CT system is disclosed. In an embodiment, the CT system includes a stationary part, including a stationary part, including a plurality of non-rotating components; a rotatable part configured to rotate about a system axis during operation, including at least one x-ray detector, the at least one x-ray detector being modular in design and including a plurality of detector modules, the detector modules each including a plurality of detector pixels; a wireless data transmission system, to transmit at least detector information relating to a measured x-ray radiation from the rotatable part to the stationary part, the wireless data transmission system including at least one radio unit with a transmitter/receiver and at least one radio antenna, integrated in a plurality of the detector modules, to transmit at least the detector information; and at least one radio unit including a radio antenna and a receiver/transmitter, arranged on the stationary part.
US09943281B2	X-ray CT apparatus Noise of a CT image is reduced with good accuracy by using noise information obtained from the CT image. An X-ray CT apparatus comprises a successive approximate reconstruction part that reconstructs a CT image for a reconstruction area of an imaging object from measured projection data obtained by an X-ray detection part of the X-ray CT apparatus, and successively corrects the CT image so that calculated projection data obtained by forward projection of the CT image performed by calculation and the measured projection data detected by the X-ray detection part become equal to each other. The successive approximate reconstruction part comprises a noise measurement part that calculates noise intensity in the CT image at least for a predetermined region of interest, and successively corrects the CT image of the region of interest by using the calculated noise intensity.
US09943277B2	Detecting coronary stenosis through spatio-temporal tracking Embodiments relate to detecting coronary stenosis through spatio-temporal tracking. Aspects include extracting a coronary artery tree from each of a sequence of angiogram images, creating a mean artery tree from the extracted coronary artery trees, and projecting the mean artery tree back onto each of the sequence of angiogram images to recover a complete coronary artery tree for each of the sequence of angiogram images. Aspects also include extracting one or more tubular sections from each of the sequence of angiogram images, estimating an arterial width for each of the one or more tubular sections from each of the sequence of angiogram images, and creating a spatio-temporal surface from the arterial widths of the one or more tubular sections over a time spanned by the sequence of angiogram images. Aspects further include detecting a minimum in the spatio-temporal surface and determining if the minimum is indicative of stenosis.
US09943273B2	Radiation source for intra-lumen imaging capsule A method of preparing a radioactive material to serve as a radiation source for an intra-lumen imaging capsule, including, receiving a radioactive substance having grains in powder form, forming a solid pellet wherein the grains of the radioactive substance are dispersed homogenously in the pellet and surrounded by less dense materials having lower radiation absorption.
US09943263B2	Wrist watch style blood pressure monitor A wrist watch style blood pressure monitor is configured to be mounted on a wrist of an examinee at ordinary times in order to measure and monitor blood pressure. The wrist watch style blood pressure monitor includes a blood pressure monitor main body which comprises a blood pressure display to display a blood pressure of the examinee. A band is coupled to the blood pressure display and is wound around the wrist of the examinee. An air chamber is provided at one side of the band and filled with air to compress a skin surface of the wrist. A pressure sensor is provided to measure the blood pressure from an aorta radialis when the air chamber compresses the aorta radialis.
US09943262B2	System and method for providing walking path guidance service based on measurement of motion of user The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a walking path guidance service based on measurement of a motion of a user, and there is provided a device for providing a walking path guidance service, the device including: a sensor unit for measuring a motion and position information of a user; a reference information creation unit for calculating an average walking speed using the measured motion and position information of the user; and a walking path guidance unit for creating a walking path from a starting point to a destination and calculating a time of arrival at the destination of the walking path according to the average walking speed.
US09943258B2	Safety blood-collection needle A safety blood-collection needle, comprising a needle base, a needle hub, a flexible tube, a straight needle, a straight needle shaft, and a needle head; the safety blood-collection needle further comprises a protective cover, a slider, a handle, and a position limiting mechanism; one end of the needle base is fixed and is in communication with the needle head; the slider movably sleeved on the needle base; the position limiting mechanism is arranged on the slider and needle base. The slider is arranged on the needle base and slides in order to cover the needle head, so that safety is greatly increased when handling the needle head following blood collection; the use of a spring-type needle head is avoided, thus reducing the suffering of the patient.
US09943256B2	Methods and systems for improving the reliability of orthogonally redundant sensors Methods and systems for sensor calibration and sensor glucose (SG) fusion are used advantageously to improve the accuracy and reliability of orthogonally redundant glucose sensor devices, which may include optical and electrochemical glucose sensors. Calibration for both sensors may be achieved via fixed-offset and/or dynamic regression methodologies, depending, e.g., on sensor stability and Isig-Ratio pair correlation. For SG fusion, respective integrity checks may be performed for SG values from the optical and electrochemical sensors, and the SG values calibrated if the integrity checks are passed. Integrity checks may include checking for sensitivity loss, noise, and drift. If the integrity checks are failed, in-line sensor mapping between the electrochemical and optical sensors may be performed prior to calibration. The electrochemical and optical SG values may be weighted (as a function of the respective sensor's overall reliability index (RI)) and the weighted SGs combined to obtain a single, fused SG value.
US09943247B2	Systems, devices, and methods for detecting false movements for motion correction during a medical imaging scan The systems, methods, and devices described herein generally relate to achieving accurate and robust motion correction by detecting and accounting for false movements in motion correction systems used in conjunction with medical imaging and/or therapeutic systems. In other words, in some embodiments of the systems, methods, and devices described herein can be configured to detect false movements for motion correction during a medical imaging scan and/or therapeutic procedure, and thereby ensure that such false movements are not accounted for in the motion correction process. Upon detection of false movements, the imaging or therapeutic system can be configured to transiently suppress and/or subsequently repeat acquisitions.
US09943243B2	Card type electrocardio measuring device Disclosed is a card type electrocardio measuring device, including: a circuit board (101), a main body bracket (102) and a back encapsulation; the circuit board (101) is arranged on the front of the main body bracket (102); the back encapsulation is arranged on the back of the main body bracket (102); the main body bracket (102) has a hollow shape, and electronic components on the circuit board (101) are respectively accommodated fitly between the back of the circuit board (101) and the back encapsulation, in a way of penetrating a hollow portion of the main body bracket (102).
US09943242B2	Cardiac mapping system and method for bi-directional activation detection of electrograms In a system and computer implemented method for mapping of an anatomic structure and bi-directional activation detection of electrograms such as atrial and/or ventricular electrograms, both positive and negative deflections of an electrogram signal are analyzed over an analysis time period of the signal. At least one characteristic of the electrogram signal is determined based at least in part on analyzing both positive and negative deflections of the signal over the analysis time period. The determined at least one characteristic of the atrial electrogram signal is then associated with a generated three-dimensional model of the anatomic structure.
US09943241B2	Impedance measurement devices, systems, and methods Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward obtaining a plurality of impedance-measurement signals while a set of at least three electrodes are concurrently contacting a user. Additionally, various aspects of the present disclosure include determining a plurality of pulse characteristic signals based on the plurality of impedance-measurement signals. One of the pulse characteristic signals is extracted from one of the impedance-measurement signals and is used as a timing reference to extract and process another of the pulse characteristic signals.
US09943240B2	Non-invasive method for measuring tissue perfusion state A non-invasive method for determining the tissue perfusion state in a patient, by measuring the variations in the skin CO2 pressure and in the perfusion index of the patient during the conducting of a localized hyperthermia test.
US09943239B2	Optical sensing system and associated electronic device An optical sensing system is disclosed. The optical sensing system includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a supporter and an optical sensor. The PCB includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a through cavity, wherein the through cavity extends downwardly from the top surface to the bottom surface. The supporter has a top surface and a bottom surface. The optical sensor is bonded and coupled to the top surface of the supporter, wherein the optical sensor includes a primary optic structure. Wherein the supporter is flipped over and bonded to the PCB with the top surface facing the through cavity, so that the optical sensor is coupled to the PCB and at least partially extends to the through cavity. Associated electronic devices are also disclosed.
US09943237B2	Analysis of direct and indirect heartbeat data variations One method for measuring variability between direct heartbeat data and indirect heartbeat data includes: receiving first heartbeat data from an electrocardiogram over a period of time; receiving second heartbeat data from an indirect measure of heartbeat data over at least a portion of the period of time; calculating, by a computing device, a difference between the first heartbeat data and the second heartbeat data; and comparing the difference to determine a variation.
US09943235B2	Side-loading connectors for use with intravascular devices and associated systems and methods Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, side-loading electrical connectors for use with intravascular devices are provided. The side-loading electrical connector has at least one electrical contact configured to interface with an electrical connector of the intravascular device. A first connection piece of the side-loading electrical connector is movable relative to a second connection piece between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position an elongated opening is formed between the first and second connection pieces to facilitate insertion of the electrical connector between the first and second connection pieces in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the intravascular device and wherein in the closed position the at least one electrical contact is electrically coupled to the at least one electrical connector received between the first and second connection pieces.
US09943230B2	Endoscope system, processor device of endoscope system, and image processing method Even if the ratio between blue and green components of illumination light is changed, a plurality of types of blood vessels at different depths are reliably distinguished. A blue signal B, a green signal G, a red signal R is obtained by imaging the subject using a color CCD 44. A B/G image having a B/G ratio is generated. A superficial blood vessel extraction image is obtained by extracting a pixel, in which the B/G ratio is equal to or less than a boundary value Ls between the mucous membrane and the superficial blood vessel, from the B/G image. A medium-deep blood vessel extraction image is obtained by extracting a pixel, in which the B/G ratio is equal to or greater than a boundary value Ld between the mucous membrane and the medium-deep blood vessel. The boundary values Ls and Ld differ depending on the light amount ratio.
US09943228B2	Functional skin patch A functional skin patch having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface is provided. The functional skin patch includes a functional unit having a thermo harvester and an antenna unit. The thermo harvester has a first terminal thermally connected to the first surface and a second terminal. The antenna unit has a first terminal thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester and a second terminal thermally connected to the second surface. The antenna unit has a stacked layer structure including, in this sequence, a metal layer thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester, a ferrite layer thermally connected to the metal layer, and an antenna layer thermally connected to the ferrite layer.
US09943227B2	Selective data transmission method and system based on central monitoring system The present invention provides a selective data transmission method and a system based on a central monitoring system. The selective data transmission method includes a wireless sensor, wherein the wireless sensor executes the following steps of: A. collecting data; B. sending the data to a designated receiving end; C. selecting a receiving end according to an instruction, and taking the receiving end as the designated receiving end; and D. establishing a wireless connection with the designated receiving end. The present invention has the advantageous effects that the method and the system realize selective data transmission through transmitting the data to a selected receiving end, which not only can be applied to the field of medical monitoring, but also can be applied to such fields as security prevention, data backup and the like; working nodes can be switched.
US09943223B2	Retinal nerve fiber layer volume analysis for detection and progression analysis of glaucoma Methods and systems of analyzing retinal nerve fiber layer for detecting glaucoma and/or other retinal nerve fiber indicated eye conditions include collecting retinal nerve fiber layer image data, segmenting the retinal nerve fiber layer image data by removing retinal nerve fiber layer image data below a threshold thickness value, determining an area or a volume of the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer in the retinal region of interest; and determining a severity of the glaucoma and/or at least one other retinal nerve fiber indicated eye condition for the subject.
US09943220B2	Tubular insertion system A tubular insertion system includes an insertion unit including a bendable portion, a bending operation mechanism that operates the bendable portion. The tubular insertion system further includes a bending operation amount detection/calculation device that calculates bending operation amount information, a bent shape detection/calculation device that calculates bent shape information, and a first operation support information acquisition unit that acquires first operation support information based on at least one of the bending operation amount information and the bent shape information.
US09943215B2	Endoscopic operation portion and endoscope A holder which is disposed inside an endoscopic operation section and which fixes the flexible substrate, includes a first opening to pass the flexible substrate into the holder from the outside of the holder, a cavity portion which has a ceiling portion in the inner circumferential surface thereof and in which the flexible substrate is disposed in a bent state inside the holder, and a second opening to pass the flexible substrate to the outside of the holder from the inside of the holder. The flexible substrate is disposed separately from the ceiling portion of the cavity portion in a state where the flexible substrate protruding to the outside of the holder from the first opening and the second opening is fixed to the outer circumference of the holder.
US09943214B2	Medical borescopes and related methods and systems Borescopes and related methods. In some embodiments, a medical borescope system may comprise a medical borescope comprising a tube comprising a first tube end and a second tube end opposite from the first tube end; a light source positioned adjacent to the first tube end and configured to generate light at the first tube end; an image sensor positioned adjacent to the first tube end. The system may further comprise a data communication link coupled with the image sensor and a dongle comprising an image processor configured to receive image data from the image sensor that is removably coupleable with the medical borescope such that the dongle can be coupled with a plurality of distinct medical borescopes. The dongle may be configured to at least one of receive and detect borescope-specific parameter data from the medical borescope, wherein the borescope-specific parameter data comprises data unique to the medical borescope.
US09943213B2	Medical image processing apparatus generating a three-dimensional image of a medical device superposed over a three-dimensional image of a preoperative structure of an object A medical image processing apparatus comprises an image information processor that generates image information for acquiring a superposed image having a three-dimensional image of a medical device over a three-dimensional image of a preoperative structure of an object to which the medical device is inserted, and outputs the image information of the superposed image to a display apparatus.
US09943211B2	Dishwasher with condensing drying system A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation can include a tub defining a treating chamber. The treating chamber can fluidly couple to condenser having an inlet, an outlet, and a condensing passage. The condenser can further include multiple ambient air inlets to mix humid air drawn from the treating chamber with ambient air within the condenser. The condenser can further integrate a water inlet with a condenser outlet, such that a water supply and condensed liquid can be provided to the treating chamber through the same opening.
US09943206B2	Robot cleaner, information providing system, and method for providing information A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the robot cleaner using a near field wireless communication (NFC) and a processor configured to detect a state of the robot cleaner among a plurality of predefined states. The processor is also configured to, in response to NFC tagging being performed with the mobile terminal, control the communication unit to transmit information corresponding to the detected state to the mobile terminal.
US09943204B2	Hand-held laundry treating apparatus A hand-held laundry treating apparatus includes a portable body for storing wash water and contaminated water, supplying wash water according to positive pressure air supplied into the portable body, collecting contaminated water generated during washing of a laundry item using negative pressure air created during generation of the positive pressure air, and washing a localized portion of the laundry item while being in contact with the laundry item placed on a vertical plane or a horizontal plane, and a water tank separately mounted at the portable body for storing wash water to be supplied when washing the localized portion of the laundry item placed on the vertical plane or the horizontal plane and contaminated water generated after washing of the laundry item.
US09943200B2	System and method to store an electric hose in a central vacuum system A hose storage system and method for an electric hose for use in a central vacuum system comprising a hose storage area and a vacuum inlet valve. The system has a manual switch which can independently activate the vacuum system to create suction in the hose storage area to retract the hose and is covered when the hose is stored. The hose comprises a first end with a hose cuff for connection to the vacuum connection opening of the inlet valve, and, a second end with a wand connection for connection to a wand or other electric device. During storage, the switch is operated to activate the vacuum system generating a vacuum in the storage area and retracting the second end of the hose into the hose storage area while the hose cuff is connected to the vacuum inlet opening. Once fully retracted, except for the hose cuff, the hose cuff is removed from the vacuum inlet connection opening and the vacuum system is again manually activated by the switch to retract the remainder of hose until the hose cuff abuts a hose storage abutment surface. The inlet valve has a hose access door with a seal providing access to the hose storage area which may be separate from a waste conveying portion to provide more hygienic storage of the hose.
US09943191B1	Apparatus for holding an object in a liquid bath An apparatus for holding a buoyant object in a liquid bath so as to defrost or otherwise process the object with a liquid. The apparatus has a base, one or more surface engaging devices and one or more independently movable elongated flexible arms. The base fits inside a container holding the liquid. The surface engaging devices removably secure the base to a bottom wall of the container. The elongated flexible arms extend upward and outward from the base to hold the object in the liquid bath. In use, the engaging devices secure the base to the bottom wall of the container and the flexible arms are flexibly manipulated to hold the object below the surface of the liquid and away from the bottom wall and sidewalls of the container so as to at least substantially encircle the object with the liquid to more quickly and evenly process the object.
US09943190B2	Food processing apparatus and method Food processing apparatus and methods for processing food are disclosed. The apparatus may include stored sequences for operating a processing tool. The stored sequences may address various challenging aspects of blending solid foods and/or ice. In some embodiments, particular sequences are implemented with specific processing tools.
US09943189B2	Infrared toasting device A toasting device includes a housing, a plurality of heating spikes extending outwardly from an upper surface of the housing, and a controller electrically coupled to infrared heating sources in the plurality of heating spikes. The controller is configured to control electrical power to the plurality of heating spikes to thereby control temperature.
US09943184B1	Window curtain driving assembly A window curtain driving assembly is revealed. A pulley driving assembly is pivotally connected to a main body. Pulleys disposed on the pulley driving assembly slid in a curtain track. Thereby the window curtain driving assembly rotates along curves of the window track so that it can also be applied to the curved window track. An auxiliary pulley set is mounted and fixed on a top of the main body. The pulley mount is oriented toward a given direction by the second latch bar on one side of the pulley driving assembly being mounted in the auxiliary pulley set. Thus the window curtain driving assembly can also be applied to a straight curtain track for extension or retraction of a curtain.
US09943183B1	Article for the support and display of wedding veils and accessories A wedding veil support and display for the transport and display of wedding veils and accessories includes a display body adapted to fit under a veil, maintain the shape of the veil when transporting the veil, and, in cases where the display body is suspended from anything allowing a hook to hang, support the veil in an upright position such that the veil and any displayed accessories such as jewelry, may be viewed or photographed in a natural state, e.g., the manner in which the veil is intended to be worn, adjacent a bridal gown.
US09943181B1	Plate caddy A plate caddy enables a user to carry up to two (2) dining plates using a single hand, while going through a buffet line, thereby providing a free hand to allow additional servicing of the user. The caddy includes a handle which is strapped securely to the user's hand, and a plurality of extended arms which act to support the plates while also securing the edge portions of the plates. The arms are adjustable to hold differently sized and shaped dinner plates, dessert plates, soup bowls, salad plates, and the like. The caddy may be quickly removed from the user's hand when desired.
US09943180B2	Travel pillow and method for storing A pillow for supporting the head and neck of a user has a tubular body, wherein the tubular body may include a first conical half and a second conical half. A depression is formed between the first conical half and the second conical half, the depression supporting a user's neck.
US09943176B2	Cutlery dispenser and related methods The present disclosure provides a cutlery dispenser for dispensing wrapped cutlery. The cutlery dispenser may include a case configured to expand from a compact configuration into an expanded configuration. The cutlery dispenser also may include a wrapped cutlery band disposed within the case and configured to be dispensed therefrom. The present disclosure also provides a method for dispensing wrapped cutlery. The method may include the step of providing a cutlery dispenser including a case and a wrapped cutlery band disposed within the case. The method also may include the step of expanding the case from a compact configuration into an expanded configuration. The method further may include the step of dispensing at least a portion of the wrapped cutlery band from the case.
US09943175B1	Infant support device An infant support device for holding an infant. A fabric panel is taut between two or more anchor points. The anchor points may be disposed on a support frame or another structure capable of supporting the fabric panel and a weight of an infant. The fabric panel contains an aperture. A mesh insert is affixed to the fabric panel at the contour of the aperture. The mesh insert has a lower stiffness than the fabric panel. The mesh insert contains a plurality of holes sized to permit air to flow therethrough while preventing an infant's limbs and appendages from entering therein. Responsive to an infant being placed onto the mesh insert, the mesh insert elastically deforms thereby transitioning into a stretched configuration, in which the mesh insert urges the infant's spine into a convex curve.
US09943163B1	Toothbrush The new design of a toothbrush is designed so that it's easier to used compared to a normal toothbrush. It is designed so that the two sides clean the teeth or gums in one go and the inside front can clean the back ends of the gums and also inside the two sides in the front of the toothbrush has lower length bristles to brush the top of teeth or gums, also it is designed to rotate or swivel by handle to brush or clean and gaps which separate the gums or teeth. There can also be five separate heads that can slot on and slot of easily and safely and for safety the two sides that have bristles that extend from the base of the toothbrush curve in at the top and are at different lengths or heights. These bristles bend but do not stay bent.
US09943161B2	Strap pad Described is a strap pad for a shoulder strap. The strap pad includes a shoulder strap connector that is formed to wrap around and connect with the shoulder strap. Notably, a plurality of studs are affixed to and project from the shoulder strap connector. The studs are positioned to disperse the pressure and weight of the accompanying item across the muscles more evenly when the shoulder strap is positioned around the neck or shoulders of a user.
US09943158B2	Applicator with angled stem section Cosmetic formula applicators with angled stem sections are provided for improved ergonomics and to aid in the evenly dispersed coating of a cosmetic material having suspended particles. In general, examples of the applicators described herein generally include a stem including a bore, a bar, and a plurality of application bristles configured to retain an amount of the cosmetic formula for application to a user. The bar may be positioned at an intermediate location within the bore and may include a bend to cause an angle in the stem. In another aspect, the cosmetic formula applicators with angled stem sections are configured for coupling to a cap for use with a container.
US09943156B2	Cosmetic automatic sprayer The present invention relates to a cosmetic automatic sprayer; wherein the cosmetic automatic sprayer comprises a shell in which a cup for containing cosmetic liquid, wherein a spraying mechanism connected with the cup and an air pipe connected with the spraying mechanism are arranged, and further comprises a slidable button and a shifting fork; wherein the spraying mechanism comprises a handle body, a spraying needle, a nozzle, a spring, a locking nut, an end cover nut and a shifting block; wherein the shell comprises a liquid outlet through which liquid sprayed by the nozzle is sprayed out; and, wherein atomized cosmetic liquid can be evenly sprayed onto a person's face and easily absorbed by the skin, resulting in a optimal and efficient application of the cosmetic.
US09943155B2	Drawing apparatus, drawing method for drawing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium A drawing apparatus includes an object receiver into which an object is inserted, the object being at least one finger or toe having a nail to be drawn, an object holder that is configured to hold the object inserted into the object receiver and processor. The processor is configured to adjust a holding level by the object holder on the basis of a size of the object.
US09943145B2	Article of jewelry having a replaceable ornamental element An article of jewelry having a replaceable ornamental element has in combination a frame (2) provided with a central recess (3), an ornamental element (4) adapted to be received in the central recess (3), a first magnet (5) fixed to the bottom (6) of the ornamental element (4), and a second magnet (7) fixed inside the central recess (3) for removably assure the ornamental element (4) therein.
US09943143B2	Rod-like body and method for producing the same An ornamental rod-like body includes a strap-shaped ornamental body 1 for ornamental purposes includes a multiple granular ornamental bodies 2 selected from the group consisting of jewel, artificial jewel 2A, bead, noble-metal ball, and metal ball; a connecting member 3 configured to arrange the granular ornamental bodies in a plurality of rows and connect them to each other; and an adhesion member having a adhesive layer 4 made of hot-melt adhesive configured to be adhered to a backside of the connecting member. The strap-shaped ornamental body is adhered and secured via the adhesion member in a state where granular ornamental bodies are wound and exposed radially outward of the adhesion member.
US09943138B1	Shoe with embedded strap anchor Provided are, among other things, shoes and shoe components, together with systems, methods and techniques for manufacturing the same. One representative embodiment involves a shoe that includes: a sole having a main structure; a strap anchor that has attachment points and is at least partially embedded within the main structure; and a strap that is attached to and/or looped through one or more of such attachment points and that is configured for strapping the shoe to a wearer's foot. Also, in this embodiment, the strap anchor includes a number of strap anchor components attached in a unit, each such strap anchor component including a number of the attachment points and being at least partially embedded within the main structure.
US09943135B2	Perfomance action sports product having a breathable, mechanically bonded, needlepunch nonwoven material combining shaped fibers and thermal and cooling fibers The indoor or outdoor performance action sports product has a series of layers including a breathable, rapid dry, moisture transfer, thermal regulating performance comfort nonwoven insulation material, naturally adapting to temperature changes during active performance combined with a water resistant or waterproof fabric or material or a combination thereof. The performance action sports product may also include a series of layers including a breathable, rapid dry, moisture transfer, antimicrobial, performance nonwoven material wherein the fiber combinations provide extended comfort and performance with adjustable temperature regulation during indoor or outdoor performance.
US09943132B1	Support insole for shoes An support insole includes a middle medium sandwiched between flexible upper and lower layers, wherein upper layer has a forefoot region with a metatarse protrusion that projects upward from an upper surface of the upper layer to a certain height, a midfoot region with inner and outer arch sides, wherein the inner arch side has an inner arch protrusion that projects upwardly from the upper surface to a certain height and wherein the outer arch side has a plurality of outer arch protrusions that project upwardly from the upper surface to a certain height, a hindfoot region with a heel support protrusion that projects upwardly from the upper surface to a certain height, wherein the top face is dented inwardly so as to form a concave recess such that the support insole is ergonomically designed to provide comfort for a wearer.
US09943127B2	Adjustable connector for a helmet accessory Connectors for adjusting the location and/or orientation of a helmet accessory relative to a helmet are disclosed. In some embodiments, a connector may have a single lock and/or a single actuator that a user uses to selectively restrict or permit adjustment of the helmet accessory in multiple directions, including translating and/or rotating the helmet accessory relative to the helmet along one or more axes of translation and/or rotation.
US09943123B2	Swimsuit assembly An ornamental swimsuit assembly interchanges ornamental members on a swimsuit through a snap fastening mechanism and extends colorful ribbons on to the swimsuit to enhance the visual appearance of the swimsuit. The ornamental members, such as rhinestones, are interchangeable and enhance the visual appearance of the swimsuit. A connector bracket enables straps on the swimsuit to be detachably attached to the body of the swimsuit. The assembly utilizes a snap fastening and thread mechanism to interchange the ornamental members to the swimsuit. The snap fastening mechanism involves a two-sided connection from the ribbon. The ribbon not only retains decorative caps and the ornamental members, but can also be extended in length through expander connectors to form bracelets, necklaces and other clothing types at a later date. In this manner, multiple ornamental combinations are possible between the swimsuit, the ribbon, decorative caps and the ornamental members.
US09943112B2	Electronic cigarette having a bottle configured for storing the tobacco oil An electronic cigarette comprises a main body. A smoking end, an atomization assembly for atomizing tobacco oil, and a battery assembly for powering the atomization assembly are arranged on the main body. A bottle for storing the tobacco oil is arranged at one end of the main body, away from the smoking end. The atomization assembly is arranged between the smoking end and the bottle. The bottle and the battery assembly are in parallel. An electrical connection component is arranged between the battery assembly and the atomization assembly. One end of the electrical connection component is connected to the battery assembly while the other end of the electrical connection component is resiliently abutted against a side wall of the atomization assembly. Easy assembly, stable and reliable electrical connection, and a great reduction to the possibility that the user sucks the tobacco oil are realized in the electronic cigarette.
US09943111B2	Methods and systems for vapor cooling Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatuses for vapor cooling. The methods and systems can be used in conjunction with all vaping devices including e-cigarettes, hybrid communication device electronic vapor devices, robotic vapor devices, modified vapor devices “mods,” electronic vapor devices, and the like.
US09943106B2	Package with compartments and method of forming it A package in the form of a pouch comprises a first flexible sheet part 6 and a second flexible sheet part 7. The pouch comprises a first permanent seal 14 between the first sheet part 6 and the second sheet part 7 along a first edge 12 of the pouch. The pouch comprises a second permanent seal 15 between the first sheet part 6 and the second sheet part 7 along a second edge 13 of the pouch opposite to the first edge 12. The pouch comprises a first temporary seal 16 between the first sheet part 6 and the second sheet part 7, the first temporary seal 16 extending across the pouch between the first permanent seal 14 and the second permanent seal 15. The pouch comprises a second temporary seal 17 between the first sheet part 6 and the second sheet part 7, the second temporary seal 17 extending across the pouch between the first permanent seal 14 and the second permanent seal 15. The pouch comprises a first compartment 20 bounded by the first sheet part 6, the second sheet part 7, the first permanent seal 14, the second permanent seal 15 and the first temporary seal 16 and a second compartment 21 bounded by the first sheet part 6, the second sheet part 7, the first permanent seal 14, the second permanent seal 15, the first temporary seal 16 and the second temporary seal 17.
US09943105B2	Ashtray device for separating ash and butts An ashtray device (1) for collecting cigarette or cigar ash and butts, the device comprising a separation mechanism (2) for separating the ash from the butts, and at least two containers (10, 11), wherein a first container (10) is positioned so as to receive the butts and a second container (11) is positioned so as to receive the ash.
US09943102B1	Rolling apparatus to assemble a cigarette with enhanced efficiency A rolling apparatus for use in rolling a cigarette that includes a rolled outer tubular member able to store a smoking material and a rolled filter member disposed within proximate an end of the tubular member. The rolling apparatus includes a cylindrical member, and a pair of elongated members coupled to a first end of the cylindrical member, the elongated members positioned substantially parallel to each other and separated by a distance to create a slot between the elongated members. The elongated members receive a filter sheet that is disposed through the slot and around the elongated members to permit a user to wrap the filter sheet around the elongated members to create the rolled filter member. The apparatus receives an outer sheet to permit the user to wrap the outer sheet around the cylindrical member and the rolled filter member to create the rolled outer tubular member.
US09943097B2	Nutritional composition A nutritional composition for infants at risk of developing obesity later in life comprises a protein source, a lipid source and a carbohydrate source and has a protein content of less than 1.8 g/100 kcal and an energy density of less than 650 kcal/liter.
US09943096B2	Methods and compositions for affecting the flavor and aroma profile of consumables This document relates to food products containing highly conjugated heterocyclic rings complexed to an iron ion and one or more flavor precursors, and using such food products to modulate the flavor and/or aroma profile of other foods. The food products described herein can be prepared in various ways and can be formulated to be free of animal products.
US09943095B2	Production of high quality durum wheat having increased amylose content The present invention provides compositions and methods of altering/improving Durum wheat phenotypes. Furthermore, methods of breeding Durum wheat and/or other closely related species to produce plants having altered or improved phenotypes are provided.
US09943092B1	Liquid processing system and method An improved liquid processing system including a first catalyst chamber with an inlet and an outlet where the outlet receives liquid to be processed, the liquid passing along the first catalyst chamber and exiting the outlet. Tubes are radially displaced within the first catalyst chamber such that the liquid flows around and over the tubes and where the tubes are filled with at least one magnet. A second catalyst chamber of like configuration is provided. The inlet of the second catalyst chamber is connected with the outlet of the first catalyst chamber A pump is connected with the liquid processing system such that liquid at the inlet of the first catalyst chamber is sucked into the first catalyst chamber at a first PSI and velocity and pushed into the second catalyst chamber at a second PSI and velocity.
US09943087B2	Multi-purpose kettles for producing caramel corn An apparatus for popping corn, cooking candy, and mixing candy and popcorn is disclosed herein. A multi-purpose kettle can include one or more rotatable stir assemblies that can be positioned at the bottom of the kettle to mix the popcorn and/or the popcorn and candy. The kettle can be heated to a first temperature to pop corn kernels and produce popcorn, and heated to a second temperature to cook the candy. In some embodiments, the kettle can be positioned at an angle to mix the popcorn and the candy.
US09943086B2	Aerated confections containing nonhydrated starch and methods of preparation Disclosed are sugar reduced aerated confections. The confections essentially comprise a first heterogeneous continuous phase including a structured amorphous saccharide, a second discontinuous phase including a multiplicity of gas cells. The first heterogeneous continuous phase includes a multiplicity of crystals distributed evenly throughout also including about 1%-35% by dry weight basis of a non-hydrated polysaccharide filler ingredient preferably starch in the form of discrete particles evenly distributed through the continuous phase having a mean particle size distribution of preferably less than 150 microns. The confectionery food products find particular suitability for use as ingredients for reduced sugar children's RTE cereals.
US09943084B2	Fat compositions and related methods, including shortening particles and shortening compositions without added non-interestified hardstock fat, and related products Described are fat compositions (e.g., shortening composition and shortening particles) that are suitable for use in preparing batter or dough products such as biscuits, pizza crusts, pot pie crusts, cinnamon rolls, or dry mixes for same; the fat compositions can be low in trans fatty acids with moderate levels of saturated fatty acids. For example, fat compositions may comprise less than about 2% wt. total trans fatty acids and a total of less than about 70% wt. saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids.
US09943083B2	Geminivirus replication inhibitor A replication inhibitor for a virus belonging to the genus Mastrevirus of the family Geminiviridae, which comprises a zinc finger protein that can specifically bind to full length DNA of stem loop region of the virus, or one or more partial DNAs selected from the full length DNA, and can inhibit formation of a stem loop structure.
US09943082B2	Ternary fungicidal mixtures The present invention relates to novel mixtures, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these mixtures, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of materials and for enhancing plant health.
US09943076B2	Boron added cell cryopreservation medium The present invention relates to a cryopreservation (freezing) medium which can be used for long-term storage of cell lines, tissue samples, sperms, oocytes and embryos. The invention enables to freeze and store cells without affecting cell viability, to increase cell viability and to protect multipotent properties of the cells. The invention facilitates freezing and storing sperms, eggs, embryos, plant cells and materials, cancer and sensitive cell lines, stem cells (embryonic and mesenchymal), blood and blood cells and biological material and organs.
US09943075B2	Preservation solutions for biologics and methods related thereto The present invention provides compositions (i.e., preservation solutions) for preserving biologies comprising at least one membrane penetrable sugar, at least one membrane impenetrable sugar, at least one anti-microbial agent, at least one anti-oxidant, adenosine, albumin, a salt, a buffer, and a chelating agent, and to methods of using such preservation solutions to preserve biologies.
US09943074B2	Hinging and rotating coupler mechanism for avian spinning wing decoy A novel and improved flexible and pivoting mounting system and an on/off tail switch for a spinning wing decoy is disclosed to thereby provide a spinning wing decoy capable of imitating the lifelike movement of a bird in takeoff, sustained flight and landing.
US09943068B2	Pet toy infusing device A pet toy infusing device includes a base, a removeable cover and a porous insert. The base includes a cavity, and has an opening configured to enable access to the cavity. The removable cover is configured to cover the cavity. The porous insert is removably disposed inside of the cavity between the base and the cover, the porous insert having an interior surface defining a pet toy holding area, and being configured to prevent a material disposed inside the cavity of the base from entering the pet toy holding area, while enabling a pet toy disposed in the pet toy holding area to be infused with the material.
US09943067B2	Pet spray training system An animal behavior modification device is provided. The device includes a sound or motion sensor that is configured to generate electrical signals in response to an occurrence. The device may include a filter, which is tuned to recognize sound frequencies received by and emitted in proximity to a microphone, and generate an electrical signal in response to recognizing sound frequencies characteristic of a dog's bark. The device further includes a canister that holds a deterrent fluid at substantially ambient pressure. The device additionally comprises a pump configured to draw fluid from the canister in response to the electrical signal from the filter. The pump has a spray nozzle for releasing an emission of the fluid that affects the dog's senses. A method of modifying the behavior of an animal using the device is also provided herein.
US09943063B1	Multi-stacked-hinge-door pet crate, having ridged slanted urine-storing bed system, platform-locking shock-absorbing gusset systems, diked grooming platform, and triple-rod-front-lock single-knob-top-lock double-magnet-front-lock door system A multi-stacked-hinge-door pet crate comprises top, bottom, left, right, front, and rear panels attached to one another, multi-function slanted urine-storing bed having built-in gutters and ridges disposed on the bottom panel, a grooming platform, multi-function shock-absorbing gussets covering all the corners of the panels to lock the grooming platform and to absorb shocks and vibrations, and a multi-function door having double hinges thereon to allow door to open and fold, triple locking rods to lock the multi-function door the front panel, a palm knob with palm recesses and palm hills for an arthritic to use without the need for folding his or her fingers, a spring-loaded palm knob to lock the multi-function door against and parallel to the top panel, and double magnets attached to the multi-function door and the front panel, respectively, to stop the multi-function door from swinging.
US09943057B1	Wheat variety XW13W A wheat variety designated XW13W, the plants and seeds of wheat variety XW13W, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety XW13W with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety XW13W with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety XW13W. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety XW13W and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US09943055B1	Hybrid corn variety X12302 The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated X12302. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety X12302, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety X12302 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety X12302.
US09943054B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH617105 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH617105. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH617105, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH617105 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH617105.
US09943053B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH963625 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH963625. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH963625, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH963625 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH963625.
US09943052B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH905940 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH905940. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH905940, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH905940 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH905940.
US09943042B2	Grow light embodying power delivery and data communications features Embodiments of the invention relate to fixtures, systems and methods for providing vegetation grow light fixtures with auxiliary power and/or data communication ports or hubs allowing for expansion of their functionality, modularity and adaptability. The addition of power or communication ports integrated with a grow light fixture enables other components to be connected directly to and powered by the grow light fixture. Such components may include but are not limited to supplemental lighting, sensors and actuators.
US09943040B1	Method and apparatus for horticultural lighting and associated optic systems A method and apparatus for a horticultural light for use in a horticultural facility that projects a substantially uniform target illuminance onto a flat surface or that projects increasing target illuminance onto a flat surface that increases as the beam angle increases with respect to the optical axis. A lens array of the horticultural light mechanically maintains an optimal separation distance between each LED of the horticultural light and the corresponding lens of the lens array. Each lens of the lens array receives the raw light distribution from the LED and then distributes an optically varied distribution having a nominal centerbeam intensity with an increasing beam intensity as the beam width increases. As the distance to target increases, so does the intensity of the light distribution, which projects a substantially uniform target illuminance, or an increasing target illuminance with increasing angle of incidence, onto a flat surface.
US09943039B2	Outdoor power tool A cutting tool has a housing. A blade bar projects forwards from the housing along a longitudinal axis. An electric drive motor drives the blade bar. At least one battery supplies the drive motor with electrical energy. The blade bar, the drive motor and the battery are mounted on the housing. The cutting tool has a top handle arranged above a center of gravity of the hedge trimmer, and a rear handle arranged behind the hedge-trimmer center of gravity. The battery is arranged on the housing at least mainly in front of the rear handle.
US09943037B2	Land preparation tool A land preparation tool includes a tool body having a longitudinal axis, wherein the tool body includes a cutting surface and a mounting surface disposed on the tool body opposite the cutting surface, wherein the mounting surface includes an apex that extends along about half of the mounting surface parallel to the longitudinal axis and first and second side mounting surfaces that extend from the apex; a blade disposed on the same side of the tool body as the cutting surface; and a channel disposed into the mounting surface and extending into the tool body.
US09943034B2	Picking arrangement A picking apparatus having at least one holder movable in a working direction. The holder has at least one conveying device with a front gathering region. The produce bearing plants come in contact with the conveying device in the front gathering region. The conveying device is operable to gather and transport plants in at least one conveying direction. The conveying direction extend in a straight or substantially straight line and transverse or substantially transverse to the working direction. The picking apparatus also has a picking gap defined behind the conveying device, wherein the plants are guided through the picking gap while separating the produce.
US09943030B2	Walking beam furrow closing system for disc seeder An agricultural disc opener is operable to be advanced in a forward direction along the ground to plant seed. The disc opener includes a suspension, a disc blade, a seed firming wheel, and a closing wheel. The suspension includes an elongated closer/firmer walking beam pivotally mounted relative to the suspension for pivoting about a lateral beam pivot axis. The wheels are rotatably mounted on the walking beam on opposite forward and aft sides of the beam pivot axis, with the walking beam configured to pivot as the wheels travel over the ground.
US09943029B2	Automated depth control adjustment system for seed planter An automated depth control adjustment assembly for a seed planter includes an adjustable mechanism. Also included is a beam arrangement operatively coupled to the adjustable mechanism and adjustable upon manipulation of the adjustable mechanism. Further included is an electric motor operatively coupled to the adjustable mechanism to drive the adjustable mechanism, manipulation of the adjustable mechanism adjusting the beam arrangement to control seed planting depth.
US09943027B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for agricultural implement trench depth control and soil monitoring Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring soil properties including soil moisture and soil temperature during an agricultural input application. Embodiments include a soil moisture sensor and/or a soil temperature sensor mounted to a seed firmer for measuring moisture and temperature in a planting trench. Additionally, systems, methods and apparatus are provided for adjusting depth based on the monitored soil properties.
US09943022B1	Determining yaw and center-of-rotation of a rotating platform using a single position sensor Yaw and center-of-rotation of a platform are determined using a single Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) device and an inertial measurement unit (IMU). A measurement center of the GNSS device is disposed on the platform away from the center-of-rotation and arranged in a known spatial relationship with the center-of-rotation. The platform is rotated about the center-of-rotation between a first orientation and a second orientation. The IMU is used to determine a change in pitch, roll, and yaw of the platform between the first orientation and the second orientation. The GNSS device is used to determine a change in position of the measurement center of the GNSS device between the first orientation and the second orientation. The yaw of the platform is determined at the second orientation and the position of the center-of-rotation of the platform is determined in a global coordinate frame.
US09949420B2	Lead wire cut-and-clinch apparatus Whether or not a lead wire has been normally cut and clinched can be reliably detected. A contact pipe is arranged in lead wire insertion holes of a pair of fixed pawls in a state of being electrically insulated from the fixed pawls. In a case where the lead wire is shorter than a set length after the lead wire is inserted into the lead wire insertion holes, a clearance of the pair of lead wire insertion holes is widened by a set amount in the event of outward bending of the lead wire and is narrowed by a set amount in the event of inward bending. A cut-and-clinch operation is performed with S4 bypassed in a case where the length of the lead wire is at least the set length.
US09949418B2	Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component mounting method An electronic component mounting apparatus includes an electronic component supply device for supplying an electronic component, a head including a head main body and a head camera unit, and a control device. The head main body includes nozzles, a nozzle drive unit for driving the nozzles and a head support body for supporting the nozzles and the nozzle drive unit. The head camera unit is fixed to the head support body and has head cameras corresponding to the nozzles respectively for photographing electronic components. The head drives the nozzles to hold the electronic components, transfers the electronic components from the electronic component supply device to the substrate and mounts the electronic components onto the substrate. The control device synthesizes images photographed by the head cameras to generate an image with fields of the head cameras connected together, and determines a process based on the synthesized image synthesized.
US09949415B2	Magnetic shield for the end of a multiwire cable An assembly for the magnetic shielding of an electrical cable. The assembly has an electric cable adapted to the flowing of an electric current. The assembly further has a jacket positioned around the cable, and an electrical connector that the cable is connected to. The jacket is provided with magnetized particles to electromagnetically shield the end of the cable.
US09949412B2	Thermoelectric-enhanced, inlet air-cooled thermal conductors A method of providing a cooling apparatus for cooling a heat-dissipating component(s) of an electronics enclosure includes: providing a thermal conductor to couple to the heat-dissipating component(s), the thermal conductor including a first conductor portion coupled to the heat-dissipating component, and a second conductor portion to position along an air inlet side of the electronics enclosure, so that in operation, the first conductor portion transfers heat from the component(s) to the second conductor portion; coupling at least one air-cooled heat sink to the second conductor portion to facilitate transfer of heat to airflow ingressing into the enclosure; providing at least one thermoelectric device coupled to the first or second conductor portion to facilitate providing active auxiliary cooling to the thermal conductor; and providing a controller to control operation of the thermoelectric device(s) and to selectively switch operation of the cooling apparatus between active and passive cooling modes.
US09949411B2	Power supply system and method of managing the same A power supply system for a data center includes a cooling circuit, an electrochemical power generator, a sensor, and a processor. The cooling circuit includes a fluid configured to receive heat energy generated by a server located in the data center. The electrochemical power generator is configured to receive and/or generate the fluid of the cooling circuit and to generate electrical energy for the server using the fluid. The sensor is configured to obtain data regarding the server. The processor is configured to control an amount of heat energy transferred from the server to the fluid based on the data.
US09949402B2	Liquid loop cooling apparatus, electronic instrument, and method for manufacturing liquid loop cooling apparatus A liquid loop cooling apparatus includes: an evaporator thermally coupled to a heating element; a condenser configured to be cooled by an airflow; a pump configured to circulate a refrigerant between the evaporator and the condenser; a first piping configured to couple the evaporator and the condenser; a second piping configured to couple the condenser and the pump; and a third piping configured to couple the pump and the evaporator, wherein the first piping is arranged on a destination side of the airflow, and the second piping is arranged on a source side of the airflow.
US09949400B2	Front rack cable management system and apparatus Systems, appartuses and devices are used for front cable management of equipment modules mounted in equipment racks. One aspect is directed to an apparatus for front cable management generally including a cable management device for a rack-mounted equipment module supported in an equipment rack. The cable management device generally includes an articulated arm assembly movable between a retracted operational position and a service position extending forwardly out from the equipment rack. Another aspect is directed to a system for front cable management generally including an equipment rack and a rack-mount support for movably positioning a rack-mount equipment module on the equipment rack. The rack-mount support generally includes a front end configured to receive a cable management device for routing cables from a cable zone of the equipment rack to a front end of the rack-mount support.
US09949397B2	Touch panel having improved visibility and method of manufacturing the same A touch panel having improved visibility is provided. The touch panel includes a window part, at least one ultraviolet (UV) resin layer attached to a bottom surface of the window part, and a display part including a touch sensor film module attached to a bottom surface of the at least one UV resin layer such that the UV resin layer prevents refractions and reflections of light.
US09949396B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector and the buckle assembly thereof. The buckle assembly includes a stiffener for receiving a socket, a load plate for pressing the chip module, and a guide frame pivoted to the stiffener. A rear end of the load plate is pivoted to the stiffener. The guide frame has an opening for receiving the chip module, and two side arms located on two opposite sides of the opening and a rear arm connected to the two side arms. Each of the side arms is provided with a sliding rail for carrying a side plate of a clamping member. The side plate is slidable along the sliding rail. The clamping member is used for fixing the chip module. A protruding portion is formed by protruding upward from the sliding rail, making the protruding portion higher than the sliding rail.
US09949393B1	Cable managing device for case A cable managing device for a case is disclosed. The cable managing device includes at least one straight cable manager including a straight base whose sides respectively upward extend to form two first sidewalls and a first accommodation space. At least one curved cable manager includes a curved base whose outer side upward extends to form a second sidewall and a second accommodation space inside the second sidewall. The bottoms of two ends of the curved base are respectively provided with a second male tenon and a second female tenon. One of the tenons is fastened with one of a female tenon and a male tenon at two ends of the straight cable manager to connect the first accommodation space with the second accommodation space, thereby accommodating the cables.
US09949392B1	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a case, a cable drawn out from the case, a bonding intermediating member, a cylindrical clamp holding the cable, and a sealing part filling an internal space defined by the case and the clamp. The cable has a core wire and a sheath covering the core wire, and the core wire is exposed at an end of the cable without being covered by the sheath. The bonding intermediating member is bonded to the sheath and the sealing part. The sealing part is formed of an epoxy resin, the bonding intermediating part is formed of a resin having a bending elastic modulus in the range of 80 MPa to 210 MPa, and the cable is formed of a material having a suspending flattening ratio in the range of 0.30 to 0.71.
US09949391B2	Protective shell A protective shell includes a casing and a rotating assembly. The casing supports an electronic device. The casing includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first joining end, and the second portion includes a second joining end. The rotating assembly includes a shaft and a hook. The shaft protrudes from the first portion adjacent to the first joining end and extends along the first joining end. The hook protrudes from the second joining end and bends toward the second portion. The second portion is rotatably connected to the first portion when the hook is hooked on the shaft. The second portion is positioned at any position relative to the first portion, and the second portion forms any desired angle with the first portion to prop up the first portion and the electronic device.
US09949390B1	Electronic device including movable magnet based actuator for deforming a display and related methods An electronic device may include a device housing and a display carried by the device housing. The electronic device may also include an actuator carried between the device housing and the display. The actuator may include an actuator body having an actuator bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, a first guide member carried by the actuator bottom and spaced inwardly from adjacent portions of the sidewall to define a channel, and at least one coil carried by the sidewall. The actuator may also include a magnet being moveable within the channel and an actuator top coupled to the magnet and that includes a second guide member cooperating with the first guide member. The electronic device may also include a controller configured to drive the at least one coil to relatively move the actuator bottom and actuator top to thereby deform the display.
US09949388B2	Waterproof ventilator and electronic device apparatus A waterproof ventilator includes: an outer hollow body including: an internal space; a side with an outer opening adopted not to be covered with a water film at a lower portion thereof; and a bottom; and an inner hollow body including an internal space, at least a part of which is housed in the outer hollow body, and including: an outer surface disposed so as not to cause a water film to stay in a gap with an inner surface of the outer hollow body; an inner opening provided at a position not to be hit directly with water entering into the internal space of the outer hollow body through the outer opening and adopted not to be covered with a water film; an upper opening provided at an upper side than the inner opening and communicating with an exterior of the outer hollow body; and a bottom.
US09949386B2	Motor device A case includes a base and a cover and defines an accommodation space therein. The base has a first through hole through which a magnetoelectric conversion element, which is mounted on a circuit board, is opposed to a sensor magnet of a motor. A connector includes a terminal and a housing, which supports the terminal. The connector has a first protrusion projected toward the base for positioning. The first protrusion of the connector has a tip end inserted through a second through hole of the printed circuit board and further inserted in a hole portion of the base. A second protrusion of the base is projected toward the printed circuit board and is inserted in a third through hole of the printed circuit board for positioning.
US09949385B2	Semiconductor module with ultrasonically welded terminals A semiconductor module includes a base plate, a substrate on the base plate and carrying at least one semiconductor chip, a housing attached to the base plate and at least partially enclosing the substrate, and at least one terminal having one end which protrudes from the housing and another end which has a terminal foot attached on a terminal pad of the metallization by means of ultrasonic welding. The housing has a protective wall which encloses the terminal and divides an interior space of the housing into an unprotected region and a protected region. The protective wall is formed such that a gap is formed between the substrate and the protective wall. The gap is designed to carry a fluid flow such that particles produced during the ultrasonic welding of the terminal foot to the terminal pad are prevented from penetrating into the protected region from the unprotected region.
US09949378B2	Electrical devices with solder dam An electrical device for soldering to a circuit board with a solder includes a capacitor, a lead frame including a solder dam, and a solder joint electrically coupling the capacitor to the lead frame. The solder dam includes one of a physical barrier to flow or an area of reduced wettability to the solder. The solder dam is between the solder joint and the circuit board. The solder dam is on one or both of a lead portion and main portion of the lead frame. In one embodiment, the first solder dam extends substantially the full width of the first lead portion. The solder dam may be a barrier and/or include a metal oxide. A method of manufacturing the device includes soldering a lead frame to a capacitor with a solder and modifying a surface on the lead frame to include a physical barrier and/or an area of reduced wettability.
US09949376B2	Cortical implant system for brain stimulation and recording The present invention consists of an implantable device with at least one package that houses electronics that sends and receives data or signals, and optionally power, from an external system through at least one coil attached to at least one package and processes the data, including recordings of neural activity, and delivers electrical pulses to neural tissue through at least one array of multiple electrodes that are attached to the at least one package. The device is adapted to electrocorticographic (ECoG) and local field potential (LFP) signals. A brain stimulator, preferably a deep brain stimulator, stimulates the brain in response to neural recordings in a closed feedback loop. The device is advantageous in providing neuromodulation therapies for neurological disorders such as chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, or similar disorders. The invention and components thereof are intended to be installed in the head, or on or in the cranium or on the dura, or on or in the brain.
US09949374B2	Electroless plating method and ceramic substrate Provided is an electroless plating method for a low temperature co-fired glass ceramic substrate, the method including: a degreasing and activation treatment step of degreasing and activating a surface of a wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body; a catalyzing step of providing a catalyst onto the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body; and an electroless multi-layered coating plating treatment step. The electroless plating method further includes, between the degreasing and activation treatment step and the catalyzing step, a silver precipitation treatment step of precipitating silver on a glass component present on the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body after the degreasing and activation treatment step, and the catalyzing step includes providing the catalyst also to the silver precipitated in the silver precipitation treatment step.
US09949370B2	Suspension board with circuit and producing method thereof A suspension board with circuit includes a metal supporting board, a base insulating layer disposed at one side in a thickness direction of the metal supporting board, a conductor layer disposed at the one side of the base insulating layer and including a connecting terminal electrically connected to a slider, a cover insulating layer covering the conductor layer to expose the connecting terminal and disposed at the one side of the base insulating layer, and a plating layer covering the connecting terminal. The cover insulating layer includes a first cover insulating layer disposed at the one side of the base insulating layer and a second cover insulating layer disposed at the one side of the first cover insulating layer, and the thickness of the plating layer is not more than the total sum of the thickness of the first cover insulating layer and that of the second cover insulating layer.
US09949363B2	Circuit assembly Provided is a circuit assembly having a new structure in which a busbar circuit unit overlapped with a printed circuit board can reliably be fixed regardless of the heating temperature during soldering of an electrical component. In a circuit assembly in which a busbar circuit unit is overlapped with and fixed to a printed circuit board, the busbar circuit unit is configured as one piece by busbars being buried between insulator layers, and a section of the busbars is exposed via a through-hole of the insulator layer. The insulator layer of the busbar circuit unit is overlapped with the printed circuit board and is fixed thereto via fixing means, and terminal sections of an electrical component are soldered to and mounted on the exposed section of the busbar circuit unit and a printed wiring of the printed circuit board.
US09949362B2	Protective cover for printed circuit board A voltage protection for printed circuit boards is provided, which is slotted on one end, such that it has printed circuit board strips, a mount, which is configured to at least partially receive the printed circuit board, and a voltage protection cover, which is configured to be connected to the mount and the printed circuit board, such that a chamber system is formed, in which each printed circuit board strip is disposed inside a chamber, which is formed by the connection between the mount and the voltage protection cover.
US09949361B1	Geometrically inverted ultra wide band microstrip balun A balun device comprises an input microstrip, a first output microstrip, a second output microstrip, and a junction comprising a conductive termination of the input microstrip, the first output microstrip, and the second output microstrip, whereby an input signal provided to the input microstrip will propagate through the first output microstrip as a first output signal and through the second output microstrip as a second output signal, wherein the phase of the first output signal is identical to the phase of the input signal, and wherein the junction inverts the phase of the second output signal relative to the phase of the input signal and the first output signal.
US09949358B2	Circuit board and display device having the same A circuit board includes a base layer, a circuit layer disposed on the base layer, where an air gap is defined in the circuit layer, a heat blocking part disposed in the air gap, and an electronic element disposed on the circuit layer. The heat blocking part has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the circuit layer.
US09949354B2	Extreme UV light generation apparatus and method An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus includes a target supplier configured to output a target into a chamber as a droplet, the target generating extreme ultraviolet light when being irradiated with a laser beam in the chamber; a droplet measurement unit configured to measure a parameter for a state of the droplet outputted into the chamber; a pressure regulator configured to regulate a pressure in the target supplier in which the target is accommodated; and a target generation controller configured to control the pressure regulator, based on the parameter measured by the droplet measurement unit.
US09949348B2	Lighting connectivity module A lighting module, including: a baseboard configured to receive a user signal indicating a user lighting preference; a communication submodule configured to receive the user signal and convert the user signal to machine readable data indicating the user lighting preference; a control submodule communicably coupled to the wireless communication submodule for receiving the machine readable data, wherein the microcontroller submodule comprises: memory configured to store a lighting parameter provided by a provider, and a processor configured to generate lighting driver instructions based on the user lighting preference and the lighting parameter; and a lighting mode output submodule configured to output the lighting driver instructions to a lighting driver module of a lighting assembly for controlling light emitting elements of the lighting assembly.
US09949337B2	Stage lighting device with a controlling computer and a separate offline computer A lighting device or lighting associated device which includes an off-line computer in addition to the controlling computer. The off-line computer is one that uses less power, but is accessible wirelessly even when the light is off-line and not receiving power. The off-line computer can be used to update the program and/or media that is stored in the lighting device.
US09949334B2	ESD protection for dynamic lighting A lighting assembly including a circuit is disclosed. The circuit is configured to be disposed in a panel defining a cavity forming an opening. The circuit includes a light source in communication with a controller and an exposed conductive portion conductively connected to an isolation terminal. The exposed conductive portion is oriented proximate the opening and provides a path for an electrical discharge to protect the light source from the electrical discharge.
US09949333B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a diagnosis portion which diagnoses, when the device is started up, whether an abnormality occurs in a component for setting that is externally connected; and a control portion which stops the startup of the device when the diagnosis portion diagnoses that an abnormality occurs, the diagnosis portion diagnoses whether an abnormality occurs in which the connection of the component for setting that is a resistor is disconnected, the semiconductor device further includes an external terminal which is connected to one end of the resistor and the diagnosis portion includes a constant current circuit which passes a constant current through the resistor via the external terminal, a comparator to which a voltage produced at the external terminal is input and a transistor which switches between the connection and interruption of a path along which the constant current is passed.
US09949332B2	LED circuit and driving method thereof An LED circuit includes a series of LED devices, a power supply circuit and a signal control circuit. Each of the LED devices includes an LED unit and an integrated circuit unit having a specific serial number and receiving an electrical parameter. The signal control circuit is coupled to the power supply circuit and the series of LED devices, and has a loaded status. The signal control circuit changes the loaded status in response to a control signal so as to cause the electrical parameter to have a variation, the variation of the electrical parameter generates a signal code having an information, all the integrated circuit units receive the signal code, and a specific LED unit will be driven by a corresponding integrated circuit unit when the signal code corresponds to the specific serial number of the corresponding integrated circuit unit.
US09949330B2	Load control device for a light-emitting diode light source A load control device for controlling the intensity of a lighting load, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, may include a power converter circuit operable to receive a rectified AC voltage and to generate a DC bus voltage, a load regulation circuit operable to receive the bus voltage and to control the magnitude of a load current conducted through the lighting load, and a control circuit operatively coupled to the load regulation circuit for pulse width modulating or pulse frequency modulating the load current to control the intensity of the lighting load to a target intensity. The control circuit may control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse width modulating the load current when the target intensity is above a predetermined threshold and control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse frequency modulating the load current when the target intensity is below the predetermined threshold.
US09949329B2	Lighting device and luminaire capable of determining a turned-off state of a load connected thereto when power supply is off In a lighting device, a voltage detector outputs a detection voltage with a magnitude corresponding to a magnitude of a DC voltage outputted from a power supply circuit, a state determiner makes determination of whether a light source is in a turned-on state or in a turned-off state, a power controller is configured to control a DC power supplied from the power supply circuit based on a result of the determination by the state determiner, and the state determiner determines, when a value obtained by subtracting the detection voltage from a first reference voltage is equal to or larger than a first threshold value, that the light source is in the turned-off state.
US09949328B1	Constant voltage output AC phase dimmable LED driver A method and circuit for dimmable light emitting diode (LED) applications are provided. The circuit includes digital processing circuitry and a DC output chopper. The digital processing circuitry produces a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal in response to one or more of voltage, frequency, dimmer type and phase angle requirements determined from a voltage and a phase position of a received input signal. The DC output chopper is coupled to the digital processing circuitry and operates in response to the PWM signal to generate a chopped DC output duty cycle voltage signal from a DC output signal derived from the input signal to provide linear dimming for a LED load.
US09949327B2	LED system with driver voltage clamping One example includes a light-emitting diode (LED) system. The LED system includes an LED array comprising a plurality of LEDs that are each activated via an LED current provided therethrough to provide illumination. The system also includes an LED controller configured to sequentially activate the plurality of LEDs via at least one LED driver system configured to selectively provide the LED current through each sequential one of the plurality of LEDs in an activated state in response to an activation signal. The at least one LED driver system includes a voltage clamp configured to maintain a substantial constant amplitude difference of a driver voltage associated with the LED current from the activated state to a deactivated state.
US09949324B2	Powerless bleeder A power efficient method and system for ensuring a reliable operation of dimmers in conjunction with solid state lighting devices such as LED or OLED assemblies is presented. A controller for a driver circuit of a solid state light bulb assembly is described. The solid state light bulb assembly comprises a solid state light source. The driver circuit comprises a switched-mode power converter. The controller is configured to receive an input voltage indicative of a mains electricity supply submitted to a dimmer; to determine that the dimmer is in an off-phase, based on the input voltage; and, if it is determined that the dimmer is in an off-phase, to generate a control signal for the switched-mode power converter to operate the switched-mode power converter in a switched mode for discharging one or more capacitances at an input of the switched-mode power converter.
US09949321B1	Radio frequency fluid warmer The present invention is generally a radio frequency apparatus for warming fluids such as IV fluids. In exemplary embodiments, a uniform warming of fluids is achieved by exposing a fluid-carrying tube to Radio Frequency (RF) energy. The RF energy may be supplied by an RF generator, which is coupled to a waveguide. The waveguide typically includes an inlet into which a fluid tube may be introduced. Inside the waveguide, a pathway may be formed wherein the fluid tube may rest in a predetermined position. In exemplary embodiments, the pathway guides the positioning of the tube along a transmission-line length of the waveguide, in a manner such that the tube gradually approaches an electromagnetic field inside the waveguide and exits at a second terminal end of the waveguide. Having absorbed energy supplied from the RF generator, the fluid inside the tube exits the apparatus warmed to a desired temperature.
US09949318B2	Portable heating arrangement A portable heating arrangement for providing heat to a surface, such as a roof and rain gutter is provided. The portable heating arrangement includes a base configured to rest upon the surface and at least one heating conduit directly or indirectly mounted to at least a portion of the base and configured to provide heat to the surface. The heating arrangement may further include at least one connector configured to directly or indirectly attach at least a portion of the base to the surface. The heating conduit may include a metal wire enclosed within a conductive core and polymer sheath. A method of forming a portable heating arrangement and a method for heating a surface are also provided herein.
US09949315B2	Techniques for enabling asynchronous transmissions in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes monitoring, by a first base station of a first operator, for clear channel assessment (CCA) exempt transmission (CET) timing information of a second base station of a second operator; identifying transmission timings of CETs of the second base station of the second operator based at least in part on the monitoring; and discontinuing transmissions of the first base station of the first operator during the transmission timings of the CETs of the second base station of the second operator. Transmissions of the second base station of the second operator may be asynchronous to transmissions of the first base station of the first operator.
US09949309B2	Methods, computer readable mediums, and apparatuses for providing communication to a mobile device using virtual connections A method of providing connectivity to a device having N communication interfaces and M virtual connections, each interface being connectable to a further device. The method comprises determining, for each of the interfaces, a characteristic of the interface. Respective ones of the M virtual connections are associated with respective ones of the N interfaces based upon the determined characteristics.
US09949305B2	Methods and apparatus for peer-to-peer communications in a wireless local area network A method and device for peer-to-peer communications is provided. The method includes communication of the capabilities of a device to another device or network component. A peer to peer communication is established based on at least one of the capabilities of the device. The method may also include utilizing a control point or access point in conveying the capabilities of the device to another device.
US09949304B1	Mobile communication device profound identity brokering framework A mobile communication device. The device comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a processor, and a memory integral with the device, wherein the memory is apportioned into a plurality of partitions. The device further comprises a first wireless communication identity stored in a first partition of the memory and a second wireless communication identity stored in a second partition of the memory, wherein the second wireless communication identity is different from the first wireless communication identity. The device further comprises an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, detects a triggering event and in response to the triggering event selects one of the wireless communication identities to be an active communication identity of the device, wherein a wireless communication identity comprises a network access identity and a list of wireless communication systems to which the device is authorized to attach.
US09949303B2	Short range wireless communication system for a vehicle A short range wireless communication (SRWC) system for a vehicle and a method of using the SRWC system. The system includes a first SRWC node in the vehicle having a SRWC receiver and a SRWC transmitter, and a second SRWC node in the vehicle adapted to send and receive SRWC data. The first and second SRWC nodes are configured so that when the first and second SRWC nodes are operable, an SRWC object device perceives the first and second SRWC nodes as a single SRWC device.
US09949300B2	Packet transmission method and system, and station Embodiments of the present invention disclose a packet transmission method and system, and a station, which are used to improve, without increasing cost, data transmission efficiency by optimizing a Wi-Fi packet exchange. The method in the embodiments of the present invention includes: establishing, by a first station, a block acknowledgement connection by negotiating with a second station by using an access point; and if the block acknowledgement connection is successfully established, forwarding, to the second station by using the access point, a data packet sent by the first station.
US09949298B1	Facilitating signaling and transmission protocols for enhanced beam management for initial access Enhanced beam management for a wireless communication system is provided. In one example, a method comprises: receiving, from a mobile device, a message indicating first beam information for a selected first beam of beams associated with the base station device, wherein the message is a first received message of a random access channel procedure; and receiving, from the mobile device, message indicating second beam information for a selected second beam of the beams associated with the base station device, wherein the selected second beam is an alternative to the selected first beam for transmission of downlink data to the mobile device from the base station device, and wherein the second beam is indicated in the first message of a two-step random access channel procedure. Methods of signaling the second beam and/or transmission diversity approaches employing the first beam and/or the second beam are described.
US09949296B2	Resolving conflicting configuration parameters between cell reconfiguration and cell reselection procedures Aspects of resolving conflicting configuration parameters during wireless communication include triggering reselection to a new cell from a current cell and determining that a user equipment (UE) is configured in a forward access channel (FACH) state and is waiting for a Layer 2 Acknowledgement (L2 ACK) message from a network entity when reselection to the new cell is triggered. Further, the aspects include performing a collision resolution procedure in response to the determination that the UE is configured in the FACH state and is waiting for the L2 ACK message. In some aspects, the collision resolution procedure establishes which one of a plurality of information elements (IEs) to choose for a reconfiguration procedure.
US09949295B2	Terminal and method for receiving data through unlicensed band Provided in one embodiment of the present invention is a method for receiving data through an unlicensed band. The method is a method for receiving data using a terminal using both a licensed band and an unlicensed band, for the purpose of communicating with a mobile communication base station, and comprises the steps of: transmitting through the unlicensed band, a Clear To Send (CTS) frame defined by a wireless LAN (WLAN), before receiving a data channel from the mobile communication base station; and a specific frame or a specific subframe receiving, through the unlicensed band and from the mobile communication base station, a data channel, after transmitting the CTS frame, wherein the specific frame or the specific subframe by which the data channel is received can be a frame or a subframe used in a mobile communication system which is operated on the licensed band.
US09949292B2	Coupling uplink and downlink CCA in LTE-U Methods, systems, and devices are described contention-based channel access procedures that may enhance efficiency in communications using unlicensed spectrum. A time period may be identified during which base stations perform contention-based downlink channel access procedures for access to a channel in an unlicensed spectrum. The base stations may be coordinated such that different base stations may seek channel access during different time intervals during the time period. Contention-based uplink channel access procedures for UEs may then be modified to favor one or more UEs that are associated with a base station that has won channel access.
US09949291B2	Collision protection based on packet error rate In order to maintain performance during wireless communication, a transmitting electronic device may selectively enable use of pre-authorization messages during communication with one or more receiving electronic devices. In particular, the transmitting electronic device may monitor a performance metric associated with the communication. If the performance metric is less than a threshold, the transmitting electronic device may selectively enable the use of the pre-authorization messages before communicating data to the one of the receiving electronic devices. Subsequently, the transmitting electronic device monitors a pre-authorization performance metric associated with the communication of the pre-authorization messages. If the pre-authorization performance metric is less than a pre-authorization threshold, the transmitting electronic device may selectively disable the use of the pre-authorization messages. Moreover, if the use of pre-authorization messages is disabled, the transmitting electronic device reverts to monitoring the performance metric.
US09949288B2	Method for transmitting and receiving scheduling grant in wireless communication system supporting device-to-device communication, and device for same The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a synchronization signal and a synchronization channel in a wireless communication system supporting Device-to-Device (D2D) communication; and an apparatus for the method. More specifically, a method for transmitting a D2D synchronization signal and a D2D synchronization channel in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication comprises mapping the D2D synchronization signal and the D2D synchronization channel to a physical resource; and transmitting the mapped D2D synchronization signal and D2D synchronization channel to a UE, wherein the D2D synchronization signal is mapped to 64 subcarriers in the frequency domain, and the D2D synchronization channel is mapped to the same resource block with the D2D synchronization signal.
US09949284B2	Methods for determining signaling timing and scheduling timing in determining uplink and downlink reconfiguration, and user equipment The present invention provides a method for determining HARQ-ACK feedback timing and uplink scheduling timing, and for managing the synchronous uplink HARQ process during uplink and downlink reconfiguration. The method comprises: when uplink and downlink reconfiguration is performed, determining whether at least one HARQ-ACK feedback associated with the last frame of a previous uplink and downlink configuration cannot be transmitted in the first frame of a current uplink and downlink configuration; and when the HARQ-ACK feedback cannot be transmitted in the first frame of the current uplink and downlink configuration, the HARQ-ACK feedback follows a new timing determined by the previous and the current uplink and downlink configuration.
US09949283B2	Eliminating crossed timeslots interference In an example embodiment, one or more scheduler of base stations may be configured to schedule resource blocks on a frequency band of two adjacent cells to eliminate crossed timeslots interference by selecting different starting points on the frequency band.
US09949282B2	Method for transmitting MAC PDUs With respect to generating and sending a MAC PDU by using the radio resources allocated to the mobile terminal, the level of priority between the buffer status report (BSR) and the established logical channels are defined such that the data of each logical channel and buffer status report can be more effectively, efficiently and quickly transmitted.
US09949276B2	Signaling message transmission in a wireless communication network Techniques for sending signaling messages in a wireless communication network are described. In an aspect, a signaling message (e.g., a reduce interference request) may be sent by mapping it to at least one specific subcarrier among a set of subcarriers reserved for sending the signaling message. The at least one subcarrier may be selected based on the message value. A signal may be sent on the at least one subcarrier in multiple symbol periods to convey the signaling message. In another aspect, a reduce interference request may be sent based on an orthogonal resource among orthogonal resources available for sending reduce interference requests. In one design, an orthogonal sequence may be selected based on the request and may be spread across a resource segment. In another design, the reduce interference request may be processed to obtain modulation symbols, and each modulation symbol may be spread across multiple subcarriers in one symbol period.
US09949270B2	Communication system and communication method, communication apparatus and control method for the same, and storage medium In a communication system including a first apparatus and a second apparatus, the first apparatus transmits to the second apparatus a signal that requests information for connecting to a network. Then, in response to receiving the signal from the first apparatus, the second apparatus determines whether or not another apparatus connectable to the network is present within a communicable range of the second apparatus, and when determining that the other apparatus is present in the communicable range, the second apparatus notifies the first apparatus of information for connecting to the other apparatus. The first apparatus receives from the second apparatus the information for connecting to the other apparatus, and connects to the other apparatus and to the network, based on the received information.
US09949267B2	Vehicle telematics services in coordination with a handheld wireless device A system and method of performing vehicle navigation services in coordination with a handheld wireless device that involves determining a vehicle location at a vehicle using a vehicle telematics unit of the vehicle; identifying a plurality of points-of-interest (POIs) within a predetermined range of the vehicle location; detecting a vehicle occupant has exited the vehicle; sending an instruction from the vehicle that directs a handheld wireless device associated with the vehicle occupant or the vehicle to begin generating location data; and receiving the location data from the handheld wireless device.
US09949266B2	Power control method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention disclose a power control method and apparatus, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: determining, according to a power offset parameter configured by a network side, a first power offset value used by a control channel corresponding to a first subframe, and determining a second power offset value used by a control channel corresponding to a second subframe; feeding back the control channel corresponding to the first subframe to the network side by using the first power offset value; and feeding back the control channel corresponding to the second subframe to the network side by using the second power offset value. The present invention is applicable to a multiflow transmission scenario in which a UE feeds back control information to a network side.
US09949264B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a wireless communication system An uplink transmission method in a wireless communication system, and a user equipment (UE) therefore, are discussed. The method includes, for example, generating uplink control information (UCI) which includes at least one of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) signal, a channel quality indicator (CQI) and a scheduling request (SR); generating a reference signal (RS) based on one or more indices selected from among a set {0, 3, 6, 8, 10}; transmitting the UCI on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and transmitting the generated RS for the PUCCH based on the selected one or more indices.
US09949258B2	Method and arrangement for adapting guard time based on timing advance Systems and methods for selecting a set of transport format schemes for a cell are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method may be performed by a communication device for selecting a transport format scheme. The method may include obtaining a set of transport format schemes available for a cell of a base station. Also, the transport format schemes may be associated with a guard time required in the cell. The guard time may be a time margin required to compensate for the communication device being unsynchronized for transmission to the base station. In addition, the method may include selecting a transport format scheme from the set of transport format schemes available for the cell based on at least one of an amount of data to be transmitted, a size of an allocated resource to be used for the data transmission, and an uplink radio transmission condition.
US09949254B2	Method and apparatus for effectively providing TDD configuration information to user equipment and determining uplink transmission timing in mobile communication system supporting TDD A method for configuring a time division duplex (TDD) of a user equipment in a communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a base station a first TDD configuration; receiving from the base station a message including information related to a dynamic TDD configuration; receiving a second TDD configuration according to the received information related to the dynamic TDD configuration; receiving from the base station an uplink grant; and determining whether to apply the first TDD configuration or the second TDD configuration based on a method by which the unlink grant is received. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the advantages of configuring a shorter cycle of the TDD to the user equipment supporting the TDD in a wireless communication system, and rapidly configuring the TDD to the user equipment variably according to a communication situation are provided.
US09949252B2	Method for establishing wireless channel including downlink-oriented channel in wireless LAN system, and apparatus therefor The present document relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method for establishing a wireless channel by an AP in a high-density wireless LAN system and to an apparatus therefor. The AP configured for this purpose can establish a primary channel and one or more secondary channels, establish one or more downlink oriented channels into one or more secondary channels, but without the one or more downlink oriented channels overlapping the primary channel of an adjacent basic service set (BSS), and transmit, to a station connected to the AP, the frame including establishment information on the established one or more downlink oriented channels.
US09949246B2	Device to device (D2D) control information relay A method for a network node, a method for a relay wireless device, a method for an out of coverage wireless device, a network node, and a relay wireless device, an out of coverage wireless device are presented. The network node serves a cell in which a relay wireless device is at least partially located, the network node provides at least partial network coverage for the relay wireless device located in the cell, and an out of coverage wireless device is at least partially out of network coverage from the network node. The method includes determining that the network node should control the out of coverage wireless device. The method further includes determining D2D control information to be used for controlling the out of coverage wireless device, and transmitting the D2D control information to the out of coverage wireless device via a relay wireless device.
US09949244B2	Method for mitigating inter cell interference and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device therefor, wherein the method comprises the steps of: receiving a PDCCH signal that contains scheduling information from a base station on a first subframe; receiving a PDSCH signal corresponding to said PDCCH signal from said base station on a second subframe; and decoding said PDSCH signal, wherein an interval between said first subframe and said second subframe is varied.
US09949242B2	Method and apparatus for information transmission in wireless communication system According to one embodiment, a method for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), information in a wireless communication system includes: determining a first information sequence based on a first cyclically shifted base sequence and a first orthogonal sequence by using a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for a first antenna, wherein the first PUCCH resource is obtained based on a channel control element (CCE) index related to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a parameter configured by a higher layer; determining a second information sequence based on a second cyclically shifted base sequence and a second orthogonal sequence by using a second PUCCH resource for a second antenna, wherein the second PUCCH resource is obtained by adding an offset to the first PUCCH resource; transmitting the first information sequence via the first antenna; and transmitting the second information sequence via the second antenna.
US09949241B2	Systems and methods for feedback reporting A User Equipment (UE) is described. The UE decodes an uplink/downlink (UL/DL) reconfiguration downlink control information (DCI) with an enhanced interference mitigation with traffic adaptation (eIMTA)-radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The UE also determines if one or more valid UL/DL configurations in the UL/DL reconfiguration DCI with eIMTA-RNTI for all configured eIMTA cells are received. The UE further determines if physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format 3 is configured. The UE additionally determines a PUCCH resource for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) reporting based on whether valid UL/DL configurations in the UL/DL reconfiguration DCI with eIMTA-RNTI for all of the configured eIMTA cells corresponding to a subframe for the PUCCH resource are received. The UE also sends PDSCH HARQ-ACK information on the selected PUCCH resource in an uplink subframe.
US09949240B2	Communication control device, communication control method, and terminal device [Object] To enable a reduction in the effect of backhauling on wireless communications in the case of carrier aggregation.[Solution] Provided is a communication control device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a terminal device that uses one component carrier of a macro cell as a primary component carrier; and a control unit configured to set one or more component carriers of a small cell partially or fully overlapping with the macro cell as an additional component carrier to be used additionally by the terminal device. The control unit sets one component carrier among the one or more component carriers as a special component carrier on which the terminal device is able to transmit uplink control information on an uplink control channel.
US09949236B2	Traffic advertisement in neighbor aware network (NAN) data path A method of communication includes generating a traffic advertisement. The traffic advertisement indicates availability of data to be sent to multiple devices of a set of devices. The data includes first data to be sent to a first device and second data to be sent to a second device. The method also includes sending the traffic advertisement during a paging window. The method further includes receiving a first acknowledgement (ACK) during the paging window from the first device. The method also includes receiving a trigger message from the second device. The method further includes sending the first data to the first device during a data transmission window. The method also includes, in response to detecting receipt of the trigger message from the second device, sending the second data to the second device during the data transmission window without receiving a second ACK during the paging window from the second device.
US09949231B2	Electronic device and method for managing information of electronic device An electronic device is provided, and includes a communication interface and a first processor and a second processor. The first processor may be configured to receive first base station information from base station, search a first memory for first wireless information corresponding to the received first base station information, and when the first wireless information is not searched in the first memory, send a request for second wireless information corresponding to the first base station information to the second processor, and the second processor may be configured to search a second memory for the second wireless information based on the request for the second wireless information. Other various embodiments are also available.
US09949226B1	Method and system for enhancing accuracy in location and proximity determination A system comprising beacon-generating clusters for enabling a mobile computing device to perform location or proximity determination is provided. Each cluster comprises a primary station for broadcasting a primary beacon, and an offset-assisted station, positioned from the primary station by an offset distance along a direction, for broadcasting a secondary beacon. The offset distance and the direction are unique for all the clusters, causing a jittering area, within which the mobile computing device is unable to determine which one of adjacent primary stations is closer to from detecting the primary beacons, to be reduced by further utilizing the secondary beacons provided by the clusters. Fluctuation in received signal strength indicator (RSSI) can be reduced by having each station, primary or secondary, installed with multiple co-located broadcasting units for utilizing space and time diversity to reduce RSSI fluctuation. In another option, multiple offset-assisted stations are used for each cluster.
US09949223B2	Systems, apparatus and methods using sync beacons in neighbor awareness networking (NAN) Techniques are disclosed using Sync Beacons in neighbor awareness networking (NAN) in wireless networks, wherein the Sync Beacon frames use Public Action frames for the Sync Beacon. Such networks include (but are not limited to) IEEE 802.11 networks.
US09949218B1	Mobile device signal booster A device for boosting a mobile signal corresponding to a mobile device, the device including a cradle for holding the mobile device, a mirrored phone antenna configured to contact the mobile device when placed in the cradle, and configured to receive the mobile signal from the mobile device, a secondary antenna for receiving the mobile signal from the mirrored phone antenna, a booster electronic card for receiving the mobile signal from the secondary antenna, and for boosting the mobile signal, and a directionalized antenna for receiving the boosted mobile signal from the booster electronic card, and for transmitting the boosted mobile signal.
US09949212B2	Mobile communication system, power control method, and base station device of small cell A mobile communication system of an overlay configuration includes small cells that are arranged in a macro cell, in which a base station of each small cell executes shifting to a standby state in which transmission power is turned off when a mobile terminal is not in the small cell, and measuring a quality of radio waves received from the mobile terminal that is present in the macro cell, and reporting a measurement result to a base station control device, and the base station control device executes selecting one of the small cells in which the mobile terminal is to be contained, based on the measurement results reported from the base stations of the small cells, and instructing the base station of the selected small cell to shift to a communication state in which the transmission power is turned on.
US09949211B2	Method for controlling PUCCH transmission power in wireless communication system and terminal for same A terminal for controlling the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), according to the present invention, comprises: a processor for deciding the uplink transmission power for a PUCCH format 3 transmission; and a transmitter for transmitting the PUCCH format 3 at the uplink transmission power that is decided, wherein the processor distinguishes and decides the uplink transmission power from bits of the PUCCH format 3, based upon a predetermined number of information bits, the processor controls so that a different diversity method is applied to the PUCCH format 3, based upon the predetermined number of information bits, and wherein the transmitter transmits the PUCCH format 3 to which the different diversity method is applied with respect to the PUCCH format 3, by means of the processor, based upon the predetermined number of information bits.
US09949209B2	Power management in distributed antenna systems (DASs), and related components, systems, and methods Power management in a distributed communications system, such as a distributed antenna system (DAS), that includes determining user activity at remote units of the DAS. When user activity in one or more remote units falls below or above a specified threshold, power usage by the one or more remote units is reduced or increased accordingly. The power usage may reduced and/or increased by turning select remote units on or off, by increasing or reducing an operating voltage of one or more power amplifiers, and/or by turning select multiple-in, multiple-out (MIMO) front ends on or off. Power may be reduced such that wireless coverage within a specified area is maintained.
US09949206B2	Method for configuration of a wireless network A configuration method of a first access point of a network is disclosed, which comprises a configuration of the first access point as belonging to a low power set and able to transmit at a power level lower than a first value on at least one low power channel; a transmission of an indication that the first access point belongs to the low power set and a selection of a low power channel for transmission among at least one low power channel on which the reception power of a signal transmitted by the neighboring access points is less than a second power level.
US09949204B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for low power data delivery An example embodiment enhances power savings in a wireless network, where each wireless device has a hop count value indicating how many hops away is one or more central wireless devices. A device determines that it has information to deliver to the one or more central devices. It selects a device of the one or more other wireless devices, the selected device having a smaller hop count value, than the hop count value of the device. It enters a sleep mode based on a known repetition interval of wireless device discovery messages received from the selected device. The device awakes from the sleep mode based on the known repetition interval of wireless device discovery messages of the selected device. It then creates a connection with the selected device and transmitting to the selected device the information for delivery to the one or more central devices via the connection.
US09949197B2	Information processor, communication system and method A connection right to connect to a base station is appropriately switched. An information processor includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. Here, the acquisition unit obtains a communication quality of wireless communication at a position where a wireless communication apparatus exists. Also, the control unit switches the connection right to connect the wireless communication apparatus to the base station by using the wireless communication based on the communication quality obtained by the acquisition unit (the communication quality of the wireless communication at the position where the wireless communication apparatus exists).
US09949196B2	Systems and methods for efficient handling of LTE cells for suspending data in a multiple SIM or radio access technology (RAT) scenario A method, device, and system provide efficient way for handling LTE cells for suspending data suspending data in a carrier aggregation plus multiSIM scenario. The technique includes receiving communications corresponding to the first subscription at a user equipment over a primary cell and a secondary cell; calculating, prior to a tune away period, a first data throughput rate of the primary cell and a second data throughput rate of a secondary cell; sending at least one event measurement report if the second data throughput rate is higher than the first data throughput rate; receiving a handover command from a network node to interchange the primary cell and the secondary cell; and switching, in response to receiving the handover command, the primary cell and the secondary cell such that the primary cell becomes the secondary cell and the secondary cell becomes the primary cell for first subscription traffic.
US09949195B1	Contention-free mobile access for handover to a relay base station with wireless backhaul A method and system for handover of a wireless communication device (WCD) from a source base station to a target base station that is a relay base station. The source base station may engage in procedure to handover the WCD to the target base station. A determination may be made as to whether or not the target base station is a relay base station with a wireless backhaul. If the target base station is determined to be a relay base station with a wireless backhaul, then the source base station may transmit to the WCD on an air interface a message containing a particular identifier for use by the WCD in a contention-free random access request to the source base station. In the event that the handover fails, the WCD may make a contention-free random access request to the source base station to regain access through the source base station.
US09949193B2	Methods, a network node and a wireless device for supporting handover in a cellular communications network A way to support a handover of a wireless device from a serving cell being served by a serving base station to a candidate cell being served by a candidate base station is disclosed. A network node determines a respective value of one or more parameters for affecting a range for soft handover. The range of soft handover is applied by the wireless device to determine if the candidate cell is a subject for soft handover. At least one respective value of the one or more parameters is determined based on output power of a transmitter of the serving base station for serving the serving cell and/or of a transmitter of the candidate base station for serving the candidate cell. The network node provides a sending of the respective value of the one or more parameters to the wireless device.
US09949192B1	Selection of a handover target based at least on a determination that the selected handover target does not have a wireless relay backhaul connection Disclosed are methods and systems for selection of a handover target for a user equipment device (UE). In particular, a wireless communication system may serve the UE over an air interface connection between the UE and a source base station (BS). While the system serves the UE, the system may make a selection of a handover target for the UE. And in accordance with the disclosure, the selection may be based at least in part on the handover target not having a wireless relay backhaul connection. Once the system selects the handover target using the disclosed approach, the system may then trigger handover of the UE from being served by the source BS to being served by the selected handover target.
US09949191B2	Methods, devices and computer programs for providing a service or service component requiring a specific packet-forwarding treatment In a method for providing, for a terminal device, a service or service component requiring a first packet-forwarding treatment, a network node hosting a policy decision function determines that a dedicated bearer for carrying the traffic associated with the service or service component requiring the first packet-forwarding treatment cannot be used. This occurs when the service is initiated or, in the alternative, for an ongoing service. The service or service component is then initiated or, in the alternative, maintained, using a fallback bearer allowing the traffic associated with the service or service component to be carried with a second packet-forwarding treatment differing from the first one. The invention also relates to a method carried out, in such a context, by a network node hosting an application function, and to computer programs, computer program products and storage mediums for carrying out such methods.
US09949189B2	Systems and methods for establishing and maintaining multiple cellular connections and/or interfaces Systems and methods for providing multiple connections or interfaces at the same time may be disclosed herein. For example, in an embodiment, a first RRC connection may be established between a wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) or user equipment (UE) and network node such as an eNB and a second RRC connection may be established between the WTRU or UE and the network node such as the eNB or another network node such as another eNB. The first RRC connection and the second RRC connections may then be maintained in parallel (e.g. at the same time).
US09949184B2	Method and apparatus at the physical and link layer for mobile communications In a cellular telecommunications network, a mobile communication system to offload data traffic from base stations to small-node devices, includes a radio base station, a plurality of small-node devices, a macro-base-station-to-the-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section configured to receive a first control-plane message from the radio base station over a BS2D communication link, a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section configured to transmit user-plane data to a user equipment over a wireless D2UE communication link established responsive to the first control-plane message, and a center small-node device. The center small-node device includes a buffer section, a backhaul communication section configured to receive the user-plane traffic data from a server over a backhaul link, and is configured to manage D2UE connections between the plurality of small-node devices and the mobile station, buffer data to be transmitted in downlink and uplink for the plurality of small-node devices, and conduct a link adaptation for the D2UE connections.
US09949181B2	Access terminal adaptation of handover parameter An access terminal adapts (e.g., self-optimizes) at least one handover parameter used by the access terminal for determining whether and/or how to handover from one access point to another access point. In addition, the access terminal uses different handover parameters for handover between different pairs of access points. For each of the access point pairs, the access terminal maintains a record of any handover issues that occur during handover of the access terminal between the access points. In the event a handover issue arises for a given pair of access points, the access terminal may adapt the handover parameter(s) associated with that access point pair in an attempt to mitigate the handover issue. In the event handover parameter adaptation occurs or occurs too frequently, the access terminal may store the adapted handover parameters for use during a subsequent handover operation and/or handover parameter adaptation operation.
US09949180B2	Method and apparatus for handling cell reselections and transitions to and from an enhanced Cell_FACH state A method and apparatus for handling cell reselections and transitions includes executing a cell reselection. A medium access control (MAC)-ehs reset is performed.
US09949171B2	Advanced LMSD intersystem handoff An Anchor Mobile Switching Center emulation (MSCe) and a Target MSCe are described herein that take part in an intersystem handoff of a Mobile Station (MS) which is in communication with a B-party. Upon the MS establishing a connection with the Target MSCe, the Anchor MSCe may perform SDP offer/answer exchange between the Target network and the B-Party for the purpose of codec renegotiation to correct a transcoding incompatibility or to enhance the voice bearer path characteristics or to minimize the number of transcodings in the bearer path, between the two parties. The Anchor MSCe and the Target MSCe both support Advanced Legacy Mobile Station Domain (ALMSD) implying that only the SIP transport is used for intersystem handoff communications.
US09949168B2	Reliable data channel over periodic discovery messages A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to encode user data into a set of data fragments and to transmit each data fragment of the set of data fragments in a plurality of discovery messages. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a processor configured to receive one or more discovery messages, determine whether each of the received one or more discovery messages includes an encoded data fragment of a set of encoded data fragments associated with user data, determine whether a minimum number of encoded data fragments have been received from the received one or more discovery messages to enable reconstruction of the user data, and reconstruct the user data based on the determination of whether the minimum number of encoded data fragments is received.
US09949166B2	Extended access barring (EAB) signaling for a core network (CN) and node Technology for core network signaling of an extended access barring (EAB) action between a node (e.g., an eNodeB) and a core network (CN) entity (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME)) is disclosed. One method can include a node receiving from a core network entity an EAB action in an overload start message. The node can transmit EAB configuration information from the node to a wireless device based on the received EAB action.
US09949165B2	Trusted WLAN connectivity to 3GPP evolved packet core Systems, devices, and configurations to implement trusted connections within wireless networks and associated devices and systems are generally disclosed herein. In some examples, a wireless local area network (WLAN) may be attached to a 3GPP evolved packet core (EPC) as a trusted access network, without use of an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) and overhead from related tunneling and encryption. Information to create the trusted attachment between a mobile device and a WLAN may be exchanged using Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) extensions defined by IEEE standard 802.11u-2011, or using other protocols or standards such as DHCP or EAP. A trusted WLAN container with defined data structure fields may be transferred in the ANQP elements to exchange information used in the establishment and operation of the trusted attachment.
US09949163B2	Method for feeding back channel state information in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method for receiving a reference CSI configuration information and a following CSI configuration information which is configured to report a same RI (Rank Indicator) as the reference CSI configuration information, receiving a first CSI-RS (Channel State Information-Resource Signal) configuration information associated with the reference CSI configuration and a second CSI-RS configuration information associated with the following CSI configuration, number of CSI-RS antenna ports according to the second CSI-RS configuration information is same as number of CST-RS antenna ports according to the first CSI-RS configuration information; and transmitting CSI determined based on at least one of the first CSI-RS configuration information and the second CSI-RS configuration information.
US09949162B2	Reporting for MBMS The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: obtain information concerning signal quality, obtain information on location of a cell in relation to a multimedia service area, wherein the information concerning signal quality is created, and control utilizing the information concerning signal quality in a network based on the information on the location of a the cell in relation to the multimedia service area.
US09949161B2	Techniques and apparatuses for virtual radio link monitoring during carrier aggregation and cross-carrier scheduling Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may determine that the wireless communication device is configured to use a primary component carrier (PCC), a first secondary component carrier (SCC), and a second SCC for carrier aggregation. A primary cell may be associated with the PCC, a first secondary cell may be associated with the first SCC, and a second secondary cell may be associated with the second SCC. The first secondary cell may provide control information for the second secondary cell. The wireless communication device may monitor at least one of the first SCC or the second SCC. The wireless communication device may perform an action associated with the second secondary cell based, at least in part, on monitoring the at least one the first SCC or the second SCC.
US09949154B2	Test system and method for testing multiple devices under test simultaneously A test system for testing a plurality of devices under test (DUTs) is provided. The test system comprises a test signal generator configured to generate test signals to be transmitted to the DUTs, wherein the test signals comprise at least one synchronization signal. The test signal generator is configured to broadcast the at least one synchronization signal to the DUTs. It is thereby possible to simultaneously test more than one DUT.
US09949153B2	Cell utilization estimation by a wireless device Estimating loading and potential available throughput a serving cell of a wireless user equipment (UE) device. Physical layer metrics of a channel on which the UE communicates with the serving cell may be measured. Cell utilization of the serving cell may be calculated based at least in part on the measured physical layer metrics. A maximum available throughput of the serving cell may be calculated based on the cell utilization.
US09949148B2	Systems and methods for high rate OFDM communications Messages transmitted between a receiver and a transmitter are used to maximize a communication data rate. In particular, a multicarrier modulation system uses messages that are sent from the receiver to the transmitter to exchange one or more sets of optimized communication parameters. The transmitter then stores these communication parameters and when transmitting to that particular receiver, the transmitter utilizes the stored parameters in an effort to maximize the data rate to that receiver. Likewise, when the receiver receives packets from that particular transmitter, the receiver can utilize the stored communication parameters for reception.
US09949147B2	System and method for dual-band backhaul radio A method and system are provided. The system includes a communication system including a first transmitter/receiver operating on a first frequency and a second transmitter/receiver operating on a second frequency. The system also includes a controller monitoring at least one of interference and throughput on the first and second transmitter/receiver and shifting demand based on the monitoring.
US09949146B1	Control over data services that are delivered over a wireless access point A wireless communication network controls data services that are delivered over a wireless access point. The wireless access point broadcasts service identifiers for the data services to user communication devices. The user communication devices and the wireless access point exchange the user data for the data services. The wireless access point and a network gateway exchange the user data for the data services. The network gateway processes the user data to determine if one of the data services falls below a Quality-of-Service (QoS) threshold. If one of the data services falls below its QoS threshold, then the network gateway transfers an instruction to stop wirelessly broadcasting the service identifier for the data service. The wireless access point receives the instruction and stops its wireless broadcast of the service identifier for the data service.
US09949144B2	Method and apparatus for controlling radio parameters, network operation management apparatus, and radio base station A method and an apparatus for controlling a radio parameter, as well as a network operation management apparatus and a radio base station, are provided that enable optimization control taking a dead zone into consideration. A radio parameter control apparatus (10) for controlling a radio parameter of a radio base station (20) includes a measured data analysis section (101) that analyzes data measured by a plurality of radio terminals including a radio terminal in idle state to detect a dead zone in a radio cell, and a radio parameter control section (102) that controls the radio parameter of the radio base station based on information regarding the dead zone.
US09949143B2	Transmission of probing pilots in a combined radio cell The present disclosure relates to radio communication and, more particularly, utilization of probing pilots (e.g. F-CPICHs) in a combined radio cell deployment. In one of its aspects, the disclosure presents an adaptive utilization of probing pilots in a combined radio cell deployment.
US09949141B2	Clustering management in mmWave wireless systems According to various embodiments, a method is disclosed that includes detecting if a first cluster capable PCP/AP is within range of a non-PCP/non-AP STA; and transmitting a message to a second cluster capable PCP/AP associated with the non-PCP/non-AP STA requesting that the second cluster capable PCP/AP start or continue the use of clustering in a basic service set (BSS) of the second cluster capable PCP/AP.
US09949140B2	Visual representation of signal strength using machine learning models Information about a signal device is received at a first location in a first physical environment. The signal device broadcasts a signal to a computing device. A first indication is received from the computing device. The first indication includes a first strength of signal of the signal device received by the computing device. Whether the first strength of signal is above a threshold is determined. A second location is determined. The second location is where the computing device is located when the first strength of signal is above the threshold. The second location is within the first physical environment. A first visual representation of the first physical environment is displayed. The first visual representation includes one or more of the following: the signal device at the first location, at least one physical item found in the physical environment, a broadcasting power of the signal device, and the second location.
US09949139B2	System, method, and computer program for calculating a customer value for communication service provider customers for network optimization and planning A system, method, and computer program product are provided for calculating a customer value for communication service provider customers for network optimization and planning. In use, at least one customer of a communication service provider (CSP) is identified. The customer is identified to calculate a current customer value of the customer to the communication service provider. Additionally, a current location of the customer is identified based on a determined current location of a user device being utilized by the customer. Further, information associated with a current service being utilized by the customer on the user device being utilized by the customer is identified. Moreover, the current customer value of the customer to the communication service provider is calculated based on at least the current location of the customer and the current service being utilized by the customer.
US09949137B2	Wi-Fi based location availability for sparse signal locations In some implementations, a server device can improve Wi-Fi based location availability for sparse signal locations by augmenting Wi-Fi access point location data with additional Wi-Fi scan data that was collected near the sparse signal locations. The server can receive Wi-Fi access point scans from client devices, determine the locations of the Wi-Fi access points, and generate Wi-Fi access point tiles that include data describing the locations of access points in the geographic areas corresponding to the Wi-Fi access point tiles. After the tiles are generated, the server device can augment the access point tiles by inserting additional Wi-Fi access point scan information into the access point tiles near identified sparse signal locations. The server device can deliver the augmented access point tile data to a client device. The client device can determine the current location of the client device based on the augmented access point tile data.
US09949136B2	Closed loop heterogeneous network for automatic cell planning Measurement data collected by a set of femto access points (FAPs) can be utilized, during a network listen procedure, to detect one or more areas with weak macro network coverage and/or high interference. Moreover, an automatic cell planning (ACP) component can be employed to analyze the measurement data and update a transmission parameter(s) associated with a macro access point. After the update is implemented, the ACP component can trigger another network listen procedure at the set of FAPs and receive new measurement data. The ACP component can evaluate the new measurement data to dynamically verify that the implementation of the update resulted in an improvement of macro network coverage and/or interference within the one or more areas.
US09949133B2	Ultra-broadband virtualized telecom and internet A system provides a connection between a core network and at least one user device responsive to an application or service being used by the at least one user device. The system includes a dynamically configurable network including a plurality of control layers for connecting the core network and the at least one user device. At least one server implements the dynamically configurable network. The at least one server is configured to select a first slice portion of the plurality of control layers of the dynamically configurable network to support operation of a first application or service and to select a second slice portion of the plurality of control layers of the configurable network to support operation of a second application or service.
US09949131B2	Deauthenticating and disassociating unauthorized access points with spoofed management frames A spoofed management frame is sent to an unauthorized access point (AP) on behalf of a station from an authorized AP, using a media access control (MAC) address of the station. The spoofed frame triggers a security association (SA) query from an unauthorized AP to reestablish valid communications. An acknowledgment (ACK) frame sent from the client to the unauthorized AP responsive to the SA query request is detected by the AP. A probe response is sent to the client. The probe response includes a channel switching element. The channel switching prevents the client from completing the SA process before a time out.
US09949128B2	Method of personalizing a security element cooperating with an apparatus The invention relates to a method of personalizing a security element cooperating with an apparatus. This personalization includes downloading data, which is related to a subscription to a network of a mobile radiotelephony operator, in the security element. The method further includes: (i) connecting the apparatus to a card reader; (ii) reading from the card operator data corresponding to at least one subscription to a network of a mobile radiotelephony operator; (iii) transmitting the operator data from the reader to an operator network; (iv) transmitting from the operator network to a subscription manager a request for transferring data related to the subscription to the mobile radiotelephony operator network; and (v) transmitting, from the manager to the security element, the data related to the subscription to the mobile radiotelephony operator network.
US09949126B1	System for binding multiple SIM cards to an electronic device Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with multi SIM card device binding are described herein. According to one embodiment, a system includes an authentication logic configured to enable communication between an entity and a user. The user is associated with a user profile. The system further includes a carrier logic configured to identify a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of a carrier. The carrier logic also requests carrier data, associated with the SIM card from the carrier. An update logic is configured to update the user profile with the carrier data.
US09949125B2	Method for authenticating terminal in wireless communication system, and device for same A method for performing authentication by a base station with a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a terminal a radio resource control (RRC) connection setup request message; determining, on the basis of the RRC connection setup request message, whether or not the terminal requested fast authentication; if the terminal requested fast authentication, transmitting an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of the terminal to a mobility management entity (MME) before the RRC connection setup of the terminal is complete; and authenticating the terminal on the basis of the control of the MME, wherein, in the step for authenticating the terminal, non-access stratum (NAS) security setup and access stratum (AS) security key setup of the terminal are simultaneously performed.
US09949124B1	Method and device for authenticating wireless pairing and/or data transfer between two or more electronic devices An authentication system for pairing two or more electronic devices is taught whereby two or more devices, such as cellular phones, receive a first vibration or motion and register a first event, they receive a second vibration or motion and register a second event, the said two or more devices pair or otherwise recognize devices that received first event and second event based on the detected interval between the first and second events. By measuring the interval or phase between two vibration or motion events, the current invention allows pairing without complex movement, without a great amount of a user's attention on the interfaces of the devices, and without the need for compensation between differences in the clocks internal to the devices.
US09949122B2	Challenge-response-test image to phone for secure pairing Disclosed is a method and an audio device system comprising at least a first device for transmitting and/or receiving audio over a first protocol, where the first device is configured for securely pairing with a second device, where the first device comprises a processor configured for: —generating a random passkey comprising a number of digits; —generating an image, where the digits of the random passkey is embedded in a challenge-response test image; —transmitting the image to the second device over a second protocol; and —pairing with the second device over the first protocol, when a first criterion related to the random passkey is satisfied.
US09949113B1	Updating profiles for secondary wireless devices Techniques to manage updates for eSIMs of a secondary wireless device are disclosed. Responsive to a user input, expiration of a timer, receipt of a message from an associated primary wireless device, processing circuitry of the secondary wireless device commands an eUICC to update an eSIM. A secure data connection is established between the eUICC and a network provisioning server, either directly from the secondary wireless device to a cellular wireless network or relayed indirectly via the primary wireless device. The eUICC and the network provisioning server exchange messages in accordance with a BIP process to update the eSIM. The eUICC provides a status to the processing circuitry indicating success or failure for the eSIM update. Upon success, a portion of the secondary wireless device may be placed in a reduced power state. Upon failure, the eSIM update process may repeat up to a maximum number of retries.
US09949110B2	Avoiding formation of a call loop resulting from handling of a mobile terminated call in parallel with a location update in a wireless communication network A call loop avoidance capability is provided for preventing formation of a call loop resulting from handling of a mobile terminated (MT) call in parallel with a location update for a mobile device (MD) in a wireless communication network. The call loop avoidance capability prevents formation of a call loop between an old mobility and call management entity (MCME) and a new MCME when delivery of an MT call to an MD is performed while the MD is in the process of moving from the old MCME to the new MCME using a location update procedure. An enhanced call routing procedure supports direct delivery of the MT call from the new MCME to the MD (rather than delivery of the MT call by the new MCME to the MD via the old MCME) in order to prevent formation of a call loop between the old MCME and the new MCME.
US09949103B2	Notification of potentially problematic textual messages A processor may determine, using natural language processing, a writing style of content of a composed message written by a composer. The processor may analyze, using natural language processing, a set of previous message written by the composer. The processor may identify, based on the analyzing, writing habits of the composer. The processor may also identify a difference between the writing style of the content and the writing habits of the composer. The processor may display a notification of the difference to the user.
US09949098B2	Distracted driving prevention A method and system enabling an initiator based process for preventing distracted driving is provided. The method includes continuously retrieving by a mobile device from a plurality of sensing devices, sensor data. The sensor data is analyzed and based on the analysis it is determined that a user of the mobile device is currently operating a vehicle. A message is generated indicating that the user is currently operating the vehicle. The message is transmitted to and stored by a server.
US09949086B2	Automatic system control based on mobile device location relative to a physical space A system, such as a security monitoring system, includes one or more devices at a physical space. Each device performs a function (e.g., security monitoring) at the physical space, and at least one is able to interact, via a network, with a mobile device. The system is automatically controlled based on a location of the mobile device. The system tracks the mobile device with a first tracking technique when located outside both a home region associated with the physical space and an active monitoring region that surrounds the home region, determines, based on the tracking information, whether the mobile device is within the active monitoring region, and switches to a second, different, tracking technique if it is determined that the mobile device is within the active monitoring region.
US09949083B1	Precise, high coverage, location system A system and method for improved location tracking of a target device based on location estimates for multiple types of location technologies/sensor types. A received signal strength location estimate of a target device based on wireless transmissions made by the target device received at a plurality of receiver devices at known locations in a location region. A first search area for the target device is derived based on the received signal strength location estimate. An ultrasound based area in which the target device is estimated to be is derived based on reception by the target device of a particular ultrasound beacon in the location region. An intersection of the first search area and the ultrasound based area is computed to produce a second search area. A location estimate of the target device in the second search area is computed based at least on the received signal strength location estimate.
US09949082B2	Mobile terminal device, location search method, and computer-readable recording medium A mobile terminal device includes: a receiving antenna that repeatedly receives a radio signal including predetermined identification information; a sensor that detects an orientation of the mobile terminal device every time the radio signal is received by the receiving antenna; and a controller that estimates an arrival direction of the radio signal based on radio field intensity of the radio signal which is received by the receiving antenna for each orientation when a plurality of different orientations are detected by the sensor.
US09949080B2	Arrangement for, and method of, finding and recovering lost mobile devices in a venue A mobile device can be found and recovered by executing a recovery action indicative of at least one location of the mobile device. An interface displays the location of the mobile device.
US09949078B2	Determining a context-dependent virtual distance using measurements of stigmergic interference Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a context-dependent virtual distance based on stigmergic interference. The method may include obtaining environmental status information relating to an environment in proximity to a client device, calculating, based on the obtained environmental status information, the context-dependent virtual distance between the client device and a user of the client device, and controlling a user signaling pattern of the client device based on the calculated context-dependent virtual distance.
US09949074B2	Cognitive geofencing A computing device and method is usable to determine a cognitive geofence according to a plurality of data points. The computing device may analyze the plurality of data points to determine an emotional state of a user of a user equipment and a cognitive environment in an area proximate to the user of the user equipment. The computing device may determine the cognitive geofence based at least in part on the emotional state of the user of the user equipment and the cognitive environment in the area proximate to the user of the user equipment. After determining the cognitive geofence, the computing device may transmit the determined cognitive geofence to a terminal device.
US09949071B2	Method and device of providing contact based on geographical position information A method and device of providing a contact based on geographical position information are provided. The method includes: detecting current geographical position information of a mobile terminal; obtaining a contact list in the mobile terminal if it is determined that the mobile terminal enters a new region according to the current geographical position information, in which the contact list comprises contacts and geographical position information corresponding to the contacts; and obtaining a contact whose geographical position information belongs to the new region from the contact list, and providing the contact to the mobile terminal.
US09949070B2	Method for positioning NAN terminal in wireless LAN system, and device using same A method and a device for positioning a NAN terminal in a wireless LAN system are provided. A first station receives, through a service discovery frame during a preset discovery window, allocation information of an available window for reporting a location estimate value of the first station, location information of a second station located within a distance of one hop from the first station, and location information of a third station located within a distance of at least one hop from the second station. The first station determines the location estimate value of the first station on the basis of the location information of the second station and the location information of the third station. The first station reports the location estimate value of the first station during a section indicated by the allocation information of the available window.
US09949067B2	Enhancing PRS searches for shorter LPP-type positioning sessions Example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for enhancing searches for positioning reference signals (PRS) for shorter LPP-type positioning sessions, such as for use in or with mobile communication devices, for example.
US09949065B1	System and method for automatic bluetooth pairing A method and system for automatically connecting one customer device with another over a Bluetooth or similar connection. The automatic connection may be made by generating a unique identifier to store on a new customer device and a backend system associated with an existing customer device and connecting the new customer device with the existing customer device using the unique identifier.
US09949058B2	Communication device, communication control method, and communication system Provided is a communication device within a communication network including a plurality of communication nodes, including: a reception unit that receives a data packet transmitted from a terminal device or transmitted to the terminal device; a communication control unit that selects a forwarding destination node of the data packet from a plurality of forwarding destination node candidates when the terminal device is a machine-type communication (MTC) terminal; and a transmission unit that transmits the data packet to the forwarding destination node selected by the communication control unit.
US09949057B2	Stereo and filter control for multi-speaker device A portable electronic device includes at least four speakers spaced apart from one another. An audio processor attenuates a high frequency portion of a left audio signal and a right audio signal to provide a processed left audio signal and a processed right audio signal. An audio router directs the left audio signal to only a first speaker, the right audio signal to only a second speaker, the processed left audio signal to a third speaker, and the processed right audio signal to a fourth speaker. The audio signals may be directed according to the orientation of the device. The cutoff frequency for attenuating the high frequency portion of the audio signals may be responsive to the orientation of the device. In other embodiments, the high frequency portion of the audio signals may be decorrelated to produce signals with high frequency portions for all speakers.
US09949054B2	Spatial mapping of audio playback devices in a listening environment Method and apparatus for spatial mapping of two or more audio playback devices in a listening environment. Two or more playback devices may signal each other. Based on the signaling, a position of the two or more playback devices relative to each other is determined and a device map of the two or more playback devices in the listening environment is generated based on this position.
US09949052B2	Adaptive panner of audio objects An audio object including audio content and object metadata is received. The object metadata indicates an object spatial position of the audio object to be rendered by audio speakers in a playback environment. Based on the object spatial position and source spatial positions of the audio speakers, initial gain values for the audio speakers are determined. The initial gain values can be used to select a set of audio speakers from among the audio speakers. Based on the object spatial position and a set of source spatial positions at which the set of audio speakers are respectively located in the playback environment, a set of non-negative optimized gain values for the set of audio speakers is determined. The audio object at the object spatial position is rendered with the set of optimized gain values for the set of audio speakers.
US09949051B2	Embedded and printed acoustic port Described are techniques for creating acoustic inlet manifolds for a microphone that utilize existing flex or printed circuit board (PCB) technology to create an ultra-low profile manifold. The described techniques: take advantage of the ability to allow reflow connection. By embedding an acoustic path between the layers or creating an acoustic path on the surface of a flex or PCB assembly, the microphone can be reflowed onto the manifold assembly.
US09949049B2	Apparatus and method of detecting audio jack An audio jack detection circuit includes an impedance detecting circuit configured to generate a detection signal corresponding to an impedance between a ground pin and a ground detection pin, which are in contact with a ground terminal of an audio jack socket, and a controller configured to determine a state of the audio jack socket based on the detection signal. A detection range of the impedance detected by the impedance detector may be controlled by varying a resistance of a pull-up resistor connected to the ground detection pin.
US09949048B2	Controlling own-voice experience of talker with occluded ear A system and method are provided for controlling the own-voice experience of a user who talks while an earpiece is mounted to occlude an ear of the user. A vibration sensor is engaged with the user's head to sense vibrations formed by the user speaking and conducted by the user's head to the vibration sensor. A signal generator operates a speaker element, which is integrated with the earpiece, to generate sound waves in the ear canal of the user, based on the output signal of the vibration sensor. The signal generator generates the sound waves to at least partially cancel other sound waves that are generated by at least part of said vibrations entering the ear canal from surrounding bone and/or tissue. The system and method counteracts the occlusion effect and are applicable in connection with in-ear headsets, earphones, in-ear headphones, in-ear monitors, circumaural headphones, hearing aids, earplugs and earmuffs.
US09949045B2	Method and system for modeling a custom fit earmold According to an embodiment, a hearing aid comprising a custom-fit ear mold is disclosed. The custom fit ear mold includes a retention part comprising a structure adapted to lock anatomically with at least one point at a surface of the pinna and/or ear canal when the custom-fit earmold is positioned in the pinna and/or ear canal of the user. The at least one point represents at least one retention point selected from the plurality of retention possibility points (RPPs), wherein each RPP of the plurality of the RPPs comprises a point wherein a normal, at the RPP, to a tangent plane containing the RPP intersects at another point at surface of the pinna and/or ear canal such that the another point is proximal to a tympanic membrane of the user compared to position of the RPP relative to the tympanic membrane.
US09949043B2	Method and apparatus for preserving the spectral clues of an audio signal altered by the physical presence of a digital hearing aid and tuning thereafter Application of a hearing aid alters the distribution of sound pressure at the tympanic membrane in the ear. Measurements of sound pressure of a free ear and with a hearing aid are performed to evaluate the alteration produced and the in situ frequency response of the hearing aid itself. The following steps are performed: calculating the REUG; calculating a magnitude; calculating one of two components and designing of the filter for the compensation for such component; calculating the REAG; calculating one of two components. The sum of two components is the Insertion Gain; designing the compensating filter of the POST component of the Insertion Gain; testing and verifying, on the subject wearing the hearing aid, the compensating filter of REIG, and possible refinement procedure to correct the compensation of the Insertion Gain obtained in the previous step; tuning the hearing aid for deafness taking into account the compensating filter.
US09949042B2	Audio processing pipeline for auditory prosthesis having a common, and two or more stimulator-specific, frequency-analysis stages An audio processing pipeline, for an auditory prosthesis, includes: a common stage, including a common frequency analysis filter bank, configured to generate a common set of processed signals based on an input audio signal; and first and second stimulator-specific stages, responsive to the common set of signals and including first and second frequency-analysis filter banks, configured to generate first and second sets of processed signals adapted for the first and second hearing stimulators, respectively.
US09949038B2	Hearing assistance system and method A hearing assistance system having a first and second hearing assistance devices for hearing stimulation of first and second ears, each hearing assistance device having a first interface for wireless data exchange between the first hearing assistance device and the second hearing assistance device and a second interface for wireless reception of an external data stream from an external data stream source, each hearing assistance device being adapted to repeatedly exchange information concerning the charging status of the battery of the respective hearing assistance device with the other hearing assistance device in order to monitor the remaining battery lifetimes, wherein the hearing assistance devices are caused to switch the role of master and slave when the difference in the battery charges of the two devices exceeds a given threshold, with the hearing assistance device having the higher battery charge forming the new master after the role switching.
US09949036B2	Electronic device An electronic device in which a vibration generator is attached to a panel allows further improvement in sound pressure characteristics. An electronic device (1) includes a housing (60), a panel (10) held by the housing (60), a vibration generator (30) attached to the panel (10), and a sheet member (80) between the housing (60) and the panel (10). The panel (10) deforms due to deformation of the vibration generator (30) to transmit human body vibration sound to an object that contacts the panel (10). A first portion of the sheet member (80) is joined to the panel (10), and a second portion of the sheet member (80) differing from the first portion is joined to the housing (60). Between the first portion and the second portion, the sheet member (80) includes an area to which neither the panel (10) nor the housing (60) is attached.
US09949035B2	Transducer devices and methods for hearing A device to transmit an audio signal to a user may comprise a mass, a piezoelectric transducer, and a support to support the mass and the piezoelectric transducer with the eardrum. The piezoelectric transducer can be configured to drive the support and the eardrum with a first force and the mass with a second force opposite the first force. The device may comprise circuitry configured to receive wireless power and wireless transmission of an audio signal, and the circuitry can be supported with the eardrum to drive the transducer in response to the audio signal, such that vibration between the circuitry and the transducer can be decreased. The transducer can be positioned away from the umbo of the ear to drive the eardrum, for example on the lateral process of the malleus.
US09949029B2	Audio filtering with virtual sample rate increases The present invention relates broadly to a method of digitally filtering an audio signal by applying a composite audio filter. The composite audio filter may be obtained by applying one audio filter to another audio filter each having the same predetermined sample rate including neighboring sample points. The other audio filter may also include one or more intervening sample points between adjacent of its neighboring sample points. The one audio filter may be applied to the other audio filter at an adjusted sampling rate relative to the other audio filter. The adjusted sampling rate may be inversely proportional to the number of intervening sample points relative to the number of neighboring sample points for the other filter. The frequency response curve for the composite filter derived using the adjusted sampling rate may be more indicative of an idealized lowpass filter. The frequency response with the adjusted sampling rate may display a more bell-shaped characteristic compared with the frequency response without an adjusted sampling rate (shown in broken line detail).
US09949028B2	Device for measuring an electric current generated by an acoustic amplifier in order to actuate an acoustic speaker The present invention relates to a device for measuring an electric current generated by an acoustic amplifier in order to actuate an acoustic speaker comprising: a resistor (1) positioned in series between the amplifier and the speaker; a voltage-to-current converter (3), the inputs of which are connected to the terminals of the resistor (1), and which proportionally converts the difference in voltage across the terminals of the shunt to a signal current; a first current mirror (7), the input of which is connected to the output of the voltage-to-current converter (3) and the output of which is connected to a current-to-voltage converter (5); a constant bias current generator (9) connected to an input of the voltage-to-current converter (3) and the output of which is connected to the current-to-voltage converter (5) via a second current mirror (11), and capable of generating a bias current such that the device operates in linear mode and without saturation regardless of the electric current generated by the acoustic amplifier.
US09949026B2	Audio monitor signal interception device The present disclosure generally provides an apparatus and method of providing a performer with a desired combined mix of one or more performer's voices, instruments and/or music tracks with minimal or no overall effect on the setup of the sound system in a venue, such as a concert venue, recording studio or other type of musical gathering in which the performer is performing. The disclosure provided herein generally includes the use of an audio signal intercepting device that is inserted within and/or coupled to a portion of a sound system at a venue to provide the performer with a desired custom monitor mix of one or more performer's voices, instruments and/or music tracks.
US09949025B2	Systems and methods for detecting transient acoustic signals A two-scale array for detecting wind noise signals and acoustic signals includes a plurality of subarrays each including a plurality of microphones. The subarrays are spaced apart from one another such that the subarrays are configured to detect acoustic signals, and the plurality of microphones in each subarray are located close enough to one another such that wind noise signals are substantially correlated between the microphones in each subarray.
US09949023B2	Biasing circuitry for MEMS transducers Circuitry for biasing a MEMS transducer and associated signal processing circuitry. A reference voltage generator is configured to generate a reference voltage at a reference voltage node. Control circuitry generates a drive signal to control a first current source which is operable to supply a current to the reference voltage generator in response to the drive signal. A switched DC-DC converter, such as a charge pump has a voltage input connected to the reference voltage node and a voltage output for providing a bias voltage for the MEMS transducer. The DC-DC converter cyclically switches in a sequence of states including at least a first state where a first converter capacitance is disconnected from the voltage input followed by a second state where the first converter capacitance is connected to the voltage input. A second current source is operable to supply a bias current in response to a voltage at a bias control node. Switch control circuitry is configured to cyclically open and close a switch connected between the drive node and the bias control node, such that the switch is open during a time window that includes the time at which the switched DC-DC converter switches from the first state to the second state.
US09949021B1	Intelligent conversation control in wearable audio systems An apparatus is configured to rest on a wearer's neck or shoulders, and has a first microphone positioned at a first position located on the right side of the wearer, when the apparatus is worn, and a second microphone positioned at a second position located on the left side of the wearer. A processor receives audio signals output by the first and second microphones, and compares the audio signals from the first microphone to the audio signals from the second microphone. Based on the comparison, the processor determines whether the wearer's head is rotated to the right, left, or center, during an instance of the user speaking. Based on the determination, the processor selects a first one of at least two audio signal destinations, and provides the audio signal from at least one of the microphones to the first selected audio signal destination.
US09949020B1	System and method for including soundscapes in online mapping utilities Systems and methods are disclosed, which include or present “soundscapes” in or for online mapping utilities. To obtain the data for such soundscapes, along with cameras for visual images, a microphone array can be mounted on a vehicle to record sounds along the streets travelled for linking to an online map. A speech recognition algorithm is used to identify private conversations and remove them from the recording. The systems and methods for accomplishing this task include use of an array of microphones mounted in a special pattern with special materials on top of the vehicle to record sounds as the vehicle travels through space and time. A set of signal processing algorithms is also used to process the microphone signals autonomously in real-time, allowing the operator to immediately review them for quality assurance.
US09949019B2	Microphone A microphone includes a tubular first and second acoustic tubes configured with a gap between the second acoustic tube and an inner side of the wall surface of the first acoustic tube. A first opening portion is provided in a wall surface of the first acoustic tube. A second opening portion is provided in a wall surface of the second acoustic tube. A microphone unit is provided inside the second acoustic tube and is configured to acquire sound waves from outside the microphone. A sound wave introduction path formed by the first opening portion, the gap, and the second opening portion, is configured to transmit the sound wave from the outside to the microphone unit.
US09949010B2	Low latency transmission systems and methods for long distances in soundwire systems Low latency transmission systems and methods for long distances in SOUNDWIRE systems are disclosed. In an exemplary aspect, a SOUNDWIRE sub-system is coupled to a long cable through a bridge. The bridge converts SOUNDWIRE signals to signals for transmission over the long cable and converts the signals from the long cable to the SOUNDWIRE signals for transmission in the SOUNDWIRE sub-system. Conversion between signal types may include concatenating signals of a similar type into a group that is serially transmitted over the long cable. Concatenation of bit slots in this manner consumes minimal overhead in bus turnaround, thereby reducing latency. In further aspects, the functionality of the bridge may be incorporated into a headset or a mobile terminal.
US09949007B2	Earphone device An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
US09949003B2	System and method for virtual network topologies and VPN in multi-layer networks Systems and methods for a multi-layer network to achieve network resource isolation among clients using the same server network, such as a VPN in a multi-layered network and interaction within the node, may include interaction between a server layer (e.g. L0 Photonic network) and the client layer (e.g. L1 network) that help the client layer (L1) gather information about the server-layer (L0) connection affinities. For example, the use of server layer (L0) connection affinities to construct Virtual Network Topologies (VNT) and/or network abstractions for customer traffic isolations in client layer (L1), the use of VNT to offer physical and/or logical network resource isolation for L1 customers, and provide L1 VPN services in a multi-layer environment.
US09949001B2	Apparatus and method for recognizing information held by an IC tag An apparatus and method for apparatus for recognizing information stored in an IC tag. An embodiment includes: an antenna part having a first antenna and a second antenna for receiving electric waves from the IC tag, and configured to form a plurality of areas including an area in a readable range of the first antenna, an area in a readable range of the second antenna, and an area in a readable range of the first antenna and the second antenna; a reader part for reading the information stored in the IC tag via the antenna part; and a determination part for determining whether the information stored in the IC tag should have been read by the reader part, based on a presence or absence of information read via the first antenna and the second antenna in the plurality of areas.
US09948994B2	Transmission of digital audio signals using an internet protocol Described is a network system and method of use for distributing audiovisual data. The network comprises two or more audio sinks, each of the audio sinks having a corresponding audio format capability, a first source adapted to generate and transmit audiovisual data, wherein the audiovisual data includes an audio file formatted with a first audio format capability, and the at least one source being further adapted to transmit the audiovisual data to the two or more audio sinks through the network system using both an high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and internet protocol (IP), and a first transmitter adapted to receive the transmitted audiovisual data from the first source. The first transmitter is further adapted to generate two or more transmission streams of audiovisual data, wherein each of the two or more audiovisual data transmission streams include audio data formatted according to the audio format capability of the audio sink to which it is being transmitted to.
US09948992B2	Method and device for providing video of IPTV service Provided are a method and device for providing a video of an Internet Protocol TV or Interactive Personal TV (IPTV) service. The method includes: detecting whether an IPTV service system is accessible for a terminal or not; and when the IPTV system is detected to be inaccessible for the terminal, providing a video for the terminal through a Content Delivery Network (CDN) subsystem. By the technical solution, the technical problems that the user cannot enjoy services such as the video service in case of upgrading, server failure or network failure in the related technology are solved, and live video service can still be provided for the user even though the service of the IPTV service system is inaccessible due to upgrading, server failure or network failure.
US09948989B1	Interactive media content listing search and filtering system for a media content listing display system such as an electronic programming guide An interactive media content listing search system is herein disclosed which provides for enhanced interactive access of media content listings contained within an media content display system. Enhanced searching for available media contents is enabled by a plurality of user configurable attributes, which defines characteristics of media content that may be similar to the user's tastes. The plurality of user configurable attributes may be logically combined during the search operation using “AND” and/or “OR” boolean operators. Additionally, means are provided to allow recursive searches of available media content listings in an easy manner such that the results may be more finely tailored to suit the user's tastes. Following the search operation, the user may save the search attributes to a file that is stored within the system for use at a later time.
US09948982B2	Locality systems and methods for digital broadcasting Systems and methods for determining location of a digital broadcast receiver. The system includes the digital broadcast receiver receiving digital broadcasting, and at least one computing device configured to determine a location of the device. In one embodiment the receiver communicates with the at least one nearby location-enabled device and receives a device location. In one embodiment the system uses acoustic pings to determine the proximity of the device to the receiver.
US09948976B2	Method and system for providing set-top box remote access functions in a browser extension based on advertising metadata A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment content. A media manipulation action for the entertainment content is determined. A notification that the media manipulation action is available for the entertainment content is displayed. Controls to store the media manipulation action on a user account are provided, and the manipulation action is stored to the user account.
US09948970B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for accessing recordings of content items on multiple customer devices Certain embodiments of the disclosure may include systems, methods and apparatuses for recording and viewing content items on multiple devices. According to an example embodiment, a method is provided for displaying recorded content to a user. The method includes receiving, from a playback device and by a service provider system comprising at least one processor, a request to retrieve a recorded content item, wherein the recorded content item is recorded on a recording device. The method further includes identifying, by the service provider system, based at least in part upon the received request, at least a portion of the recorded content item as a unique recording specific to the recording device. The method also includes facilitating, by the service provider system, access of the unique recording to the playback device.
US09948969B2	Methods and apparatus for distributing user-generated advertisements in a video content distribution network User-generated advertisements are distributed to client devices in a video content distribution network. For example, a client device may receive a user-generated advertisement, which is associated with one or more categories. The user-generated advertisement is associated with a channel based on a category of the advertisement. One or more channels of user-generated advertising, corresponding to the one or more categories, may be provided to a client device. Optionally, user-generated advertisements may be associated with a geographical identifier and distributed to client devices in a geographical region corresponding with the geographical identifier.
US09948968B2	Digital contents receiving apparatus A television set is capable of receiving both broadcast program from television station and corresponding digital file of the same contents from a server station through internet. The television set keeps information of time limit for the server station to surely provide the file. The television set automatically downloads the file when the time limit comes close or the time limit information is failed to be kept. The television set keeps URL for the moving image program enjoyed upon turning-off of the television set until the next turning-on for instantly enjoying the moving image content provided at the URL. User who turning-on the television set or changing the channel with any program not in mind to feel interest in the program on display by chance can enjoy the program from the beginning by means of downloading corresponding digital file of the same contents through internet by an automatic link.
US09948966B1	Systems and methods for modifying playback of a media asset based on an event that will interrupt playback of the media asset Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting that a given segment in a media asset currently being consumed will be interrupted by an event and, responsively, modifying playback of the media asset such that either the start time or the end time of the given segment coincides with the start time of the interrupting event. Modifying playback of the media asset to cause the end time of the given segment to coincide with the start time of the interrupting event may entail fast-forwarding through or removing one or more segments from the playback of the media asset. Modifying playback of the media asset to cause the start time of the given segment to coincide with the start time of the interrupting event may entail inserting one or more segments of secondary content into the playback of the media asset.
US09948964B2	Method and system for message notification Methods and systems for message notification are described. A video message is received from a source access device. A selection of a target user may be received for the video message. A message notification of availability of the video message for a target access device associated with the target user may be provided.
US09948963B2	Signal transceiving apparatus and signal transceiving method The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transceiving a signal, the method being compatible with an existing HD-based 8-bit bit depth mode while supporting a UHD-based 10-bit bit depth mode, and comprising: multiplexing or inverse-multiplexing video data which can be displayed within the color gamut of any one bit depth from among a plurality of bit depths, and signaling information regarding the display so that the display is within the color gamut of any one bit depth from among the plurality of bit depths; and processing the multiplexed or inverse-multiplexed video data and signaling information.
US09948962B2	Apparatus and methods for efficient delivery of electronic program guide data Apparatus and method for improving the bandwidth efficiency of delivering electronic program guide (EPG) data to consumer premises equipment (CPE). In one exemplary embodiment, electronic guide data is rendered by devices away from the CPE, shifting the executing data- and bandwidth-heavy operations away from the CPE. In particular, one or more gateways at the user's home bears the processing, memory, bandwidth load to reduce the inefficiency of delivering redundant information to CPE(s) interfacing with the gateway(s). Using guide data it receives from the cloud, the gateway produces and delivers to the CPE one or more “simple views” of the guide data, including a video stream, still image, or simple HTML or other renderable formats. As the end user interacts with the CPE, the user receives a series of the simple views, allowing the rich experience that is typically given by EPG rendered directly by the CPE.
US09948955B2	Method and system for generating a transform size syntax element for video decoding In a video processing system, a method and system for generating a transform size syntax element for video decoding are provided. For high profile mode video decoding operations, the transform sizes may be selected based on the prediction macroblock type and the contents of the macroblock. A set of rules may be utilized to select from a 4.×.4 or an 8.×.8 transform size during the encoding operation. Dynamic selection of transform size may be performed on intra-predicted macroblocks, inter-predicted macroblocks, and/or direct mode inter-predicted macroblocks. The encoding operation may generate a transform size syntax element to indicate the transform size that may be used in reconstructing the encoded macroblock. The transform size syntax element may be transmitted to a decoder as part of the encoded video information bit stream.
US09948954B2	Method for encoding/decoding image and device thereof A method for image decoding includes the following steps: receiving image information including a plurality of filter coefficients; generating a restored block for a current block on the basis of the image information; and applying an adaptive loop filter to the restored block on the basis of the plurality of filter coefficients.
US09948953B2	Size based transform unit context derivation Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations for size based transform unit context derivation.
US09948951B2	Image decoding device which generates a predicted image of a target prediction unit An image decoding device includes an illumination compensation flag derivation section that derives an illumination compensation flag indicating whether illumination compensation is executed and an illumination compensation section (3093) that generates a predicted image of a target prediction unit using illumination change parameters derived from an image in a neighbor of the target prediction unit on a target image and a reference region image of a reference image corresponding to the target prediction unit in a case where the illumination compensation flag is a value indicating validity. In a case where a prediction unit which is a generation target of the predicted image is in a merge mode, the illumination compensation flag derivation section decodes the illumination compensation flag from coded data.
US09948949B2	Intra block copy block vector signaling for video coding This disclosure describes techniques for coding video data according to an intra Block Copy (BC) coding mode. A block vector difference that identifies a prediction block may be represented by a plurality of syntax elements, which may be encoded and decoded. This disclosure proposes various techniques whereby a video encoder may conditionally signal syntax elements representing the absolute value and/or sign of the components of the block vector difference. Likewise, a video decoder may be configured to infer the values of the syntax elements representing the absolute value and/or sign of the components of the block vector difference when such syntax elements are not signaled.
US09948948B2	Motion vector calculation method When a block (MB22) of which motion vector is referred to in the direct mode contains a plurality of motion vectors, 2 motion vectors MV23 and MV24, which are used for inter picture prediction of a current picture (P23) to be coded, are determined by scaling a value obtained from averaging the plurality of motion vectors or selecting one of the plurality of the motion vectors.
US09948945B2	Method for generating prediction block in AMVP mode A method for generating a prediction block in Advanced Motion Vector Prediction (AMVP) mode to reconstruct a prediction-coded video signal using a motion vector approximate to original motion information. An AMVP candidate list is generated using effective spatial and temporal AMVP candidates for a current Prediction Unit (PU). If the number of the effective AMVP candidates is smaller than a predetermined value, a motion vector having a predetermined value as a candidate to the AMVP candidate list. Then a motion vector corresponding to an AMVP index of the current PU from among motion vectors included in the AMVP candidate list is determined to be a motion vector predictor of the current PU.
US09948936B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, and image coding-decoding apparatus An image coding method includes: generating a predicted block; calculating a residual block; calculating quantized coefficients by performing transform and quantization on the residual block; calculating a coded residual block by performing inverse quantization and inverse transform on the quantized coefficients; generating a temporary coded block; determining whether or not an offset process is required, to generate first flag information indicating a result of the determination; executing the offset process on the temporary coded block when it is determined that the offset process is required; and performing variable-length coding on the quantized coefficients and the first flag information.
US09948935B2	Image decoding apparatus, image transmission apparatus, image processing system, image decoding method, and image transmission method using range information An image decoding apparatus includes a request unit that requests an image transmission apparatus to transmit an image, a transmission unit that transmits range information indicating a range which is a partial range of the image and which is selected in accordance with a user operation to the image transmission apparatus, a receiving unit that, while the partial range of the image is selected, receives, from the image transmission apparatus, the entirety of the image when the image belongs to a first type and a portion of the image when the image belongs to a second type, by receiving one or more tiles, which corresponds to the partial range of the image and outside which a reference to is prohibited in inter-picture prediction, among a plurality of tiles included in the image, and a decoding unit that decodes the received entirety or portion of the image.
US09948932B2	Image processing apparatus and control method of image processing apparatus A variable-length encoding unit in an image processing apparatus encodes a frame constituting a moving image, and a selection unit determines whether to employ a reference vector calculated from a motion vector corresponding to a block other than a first block among a plurality of blocks in a second frame subsequent to a first frame constituting the moving image as the motion vector corresponding to the first block, based on an encoding result of the first frame.
US09948931B2	Method and system for generating a transform size syntax element for video decoding In a video processing system, a method and system for generating a transform size syntax element for video decoding are provided. For high profile mode video decoding operations, the transform sizes may be selected based on the prediction macroblock type and the contents of the macroblock. A set of rules may be utilized to select from a 4×4 or an 8×8 transform size during the encoding operation. Dynamic selection of transform size may be performed on intra-predicted macroblocks, inter-predicted macroblocks, and/or direct mode inter-predicted macroblocks. The encoding operation may generate a transform size syntax element to indicate the transform size that may be used in reconstructing the encoded macroblock. The transform size syntax element may be transmitted to a decoder as part of the encoded video information bit stream.
US09948923B2	Stereoscopic video imaging display system and a stereo slide or stereo slide print A stereoscopic imaging display. A virtual field-of-view frame or reference window is set in a field of view of a stereo camera. Standard stereoscopic video data is sent. A stereo slide or a stereo photo print is formed with left and right images from the standard stereoscopic video data. Spacing DP2 between the left and right images is determined by the equation DP2=B(1−L2/L0), where B is a human interpupillary distance, L2 is a view distance, and L0 a distance from the human interpupillary distance to a reference dimension display screen which is equivalent to the reference window at the time of photographing being taken.
US09948922B2	Faster state transitioning for continuous adjustable 3Deeps filter spectacles using multi-layered variable tint materials An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
US09948921B2	Imaging processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An image processing apparatus includes: a subject detector that detects a predetermined subject in at least one of a first input image and a second input image between which parallax is present; and a combiner that combines a subject frame corresponding to the detected subject with each of the first and second input images stereoscopically displayed on a display section in such away that the subject frames combined with the first and second input images also provide a depth sensation.
US09948920B2	Systems and methods for error correction in structured light Systems and methods for error correction in structured light are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, via a receiver sensor, a structured light image of at least a portion of a composite code mask encoding a plurality of codewords, the image including an invalid codeword. The method further includes detecting the invalid codeword. The method further includes generating a plurality of candidate codewords based on the invalid codeword. The method further includes selecting one of the plurality of candidate codewords to replace the invalid codeword. The method further includes generating a depth map for an image of the scene based on the selected candidate codeword. The method further includes generating a digital representation of a scene based on the depth map. The method further includes outputting the digital representation of the scene to an output device.
US09948914B1	Orthoscopic fusion platform A mobile three-dimensional sensor configuration is provided with a first sensor of a second type mounted proximate to the first sensor of a first type. A second sensor of the second type is mounted proximate to a second sensor of the first type. The first and second sensors are coupled to a first platform operable to vary the azimuth and elevation of the first and second sensors of the first and second types. The first and second platforms are mounted on a translational drive configured to independently translate the first and second platforms with respect to one another. A controller is configured to receive images sensors of and further configured to create a pair fused images of the first sensors of the first and second type and the second sensors of the first and second type. The controller is still further configured to display the pair of fused images.
US09948910B2	Method of and apparatus for simultaneously displaying video input along with supplementary information One aspect of the invention includes an apparatus that simultaneously displays the video input and supplementary information, having a video overlay device, and a network management module, a removable storage device and a display device coupled to the video overlay device. The network management module includes a computer or a cloud server for uploading, via network, and controlling supplementary information. The video overlay device includes a central processing unit, and a video input processing unit, a video output processing unit and local memory coupled to the central processing unit. Under a control of the central processing unit, the supplementary information is obtained from the network management module, an email sent from the network management module, or removable storage devices, and is subsequently stored in the local memory, processed and displayed in a display device.
US09948909B2	Apparatus and a method for modifying colors of a focal stack of a scene according to a color palette The present invention generally relates to COLOR transfer between two images. COLOR transfer is a known technic consisting in modifying the COLORs of a source image by applying the COLOR palette of an example image without changing the source image structure. A lot of COLOR transfer method are known which consist in transferring COLORs between two images, however, those methods do not preserve the quality of the bokeh in areas of an images that are not in focus at a given depth. This results in a navigation in the depth dimension that is not smooth. It is proposed to modify the COLORs of a focal stack of a scene according to a COLOR palette by propagating the COLORs of the pixels in focus in different layers of the reCOLORed focal stack to the layers of the reCOLORed focal stack located behind the layer wherein a considered pixel is in focus.
US09948907B2	Control method and control device A control method and a control device are provided. The control method includes: detecting first action information of an operator in a first detection mode, determining a first projection object on the projection screen and performing a first control operation on the first projection object according to the first action information in a case that the projection module is in a first projection mode; and detecting second action information of an operator in a second detection mode, determining a second projection object on the projection screen and performing a second control operation on the second projection object according to the second action information in a case that the projection module is in a second projection mode, where the first projection mode is different from the second projection mode.
US09948906B2	Monitoring device and interference detection method A monitoring device that includes an imaging unit which images an image, a turning unit which turns an angle of the imaging unit between a plurality of predetermined positions, an interference detection unit which detects an interference action based on an image sequence imaged in one of the plurality of predetermined positions. A past image storage unit stores an image imaged before the imaging unit turns, and a turning-period interference detection unit detects an interference action in a period the imaging unit turns, using the image imaged in a predetermined position before the imaging unit turns and the image stored in the past image storage unit, when the imaging unit turns after the past image storage unit stores the image, and turns back to a predetermined position before its turn.
US09948905B2	Remote access control system for controlling door lock to unlock remotely A remote access control system comprising a remote host connected to a mobile device, a proximity sensor doorbell, a door lock device and a gateway device is provided. The proximity sensor doorbell triggers a doorbell signal when sensing a finger of a visitor approaches. The gateway device sends a first notification message to the mobile device via the remote host when recognizing that a captured monitoring video comprises image of the visitor, sends a second notification message to the mobile device via the remote host when receiving the doorbell signal, and controls the door lock device to unlock when receiving an unlocking message from the mobile device. This system facilitates the householder to control the entry remotely and effectively reduces the probability of doorbell failing.
US09948895B1	Fully integrated pinhole camera for eye-mountable imaging system An eye-mountable device includes an image sensor situated in a polymeric material configured to be mounted to a surface of an eye. The image sensor can be disposed on a substrate at least partially embedded in the polymeric material. The image sensor can include a photo-sensitive area occupied by a plurality of photo-sensitive elements. The photo-sensitive area is illuminated by light entering a non-focusing aperture in an opaque screen. The non-focusing aperture can be smaller than the photo-sensitive area such that each of the photo-sensitive elements receives light entering the non-focusing aperture from a respective direction. The direction-specific measurements of received light obtained by the multiple photo-sensitive elements can thereby be used to form an image.
US09948894B2	Virtual representation of a user portion A device may include videoconferencing circuitry. The videoconferencing circuitry may access video data of a user captured through a camera. The videoconferencing circuitry may further determine, for the captured video data, that a user portion of the user is not in a field of view of the camera, such as the hand of the user. The videoconferencing circuitry may augment the video data to include a virtual representation of the user portion of the user and transmit the video data augmented with the virtual representation of the user portion to a remote videoconferencing device.
US09948893B2	Background replacement based on attribute of remote user or endpoint A telecommunication device includes an image capture system that captures an image of a local participant in a telecommunication session, the image comprising foreground and background images defined by plural pixels, each of the pixels having a pixel magnitude related to a sample of the image at a spatial location of the respective pixel and a background modifier that segments plural pixels of the captured image into foreground and background sets of pixels, replaces the background set of pixels with a template set of pixels to form a new background set of pixels, selected pixels in the template set of pixels having a different magnitude than a magnitude of the corresponding pixel in the background set of pixels replaced by the selected pixel, and combines the new background set of pixels with the foreground set of pixels to form modified image information for transmission to a remote endpoint. A background selector selects the template set of pixels from among multiple template sets of pixels based on an attribute of a remote endpoint or remote participant associated with the remote endpoint.
US09948892B2	Wireless speaker devices for wireless audio/video recording and communication devices A wireless speaker device configured for use with a wireless A/V recording and communication device, such as a doorbell. The wireless speaker device, which includes a speaker, may connect to the user's local area network (LAN), such as a Wi-Fi network. The LAN is connected to a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet and/or a public switched telephone network (PSTN). When the wireless A/V recording and communication device detects a visitor, it sends a signal, via the LAN, to at least one device in the WAN, such as a server and/or a service. In response, the at least one device in the WAN sends a signal, via the LAN, to the wireless speaker device. The signal to the wireless speaker device includes a command for the wireless speaker device to emit a tone through its speaker. The wireless speaker device then emits a tone through its speaker to alert the user that a visitor is at the wireless A/V recording and communication device. The wireless speaker device may further include a wireless repeater configured to receive a wireless signal from the one or more LAN devices and rebroadcast the wireless signal. The wireless speaker device may further include a wireless communication module configured to transmit data wirelessly to and/or receive data wirelessly from another wireless device, independently of the LAN, via a direct connection to the another wireless device.
US09948888B1	Techniques for utilizing a television for a video chat session Computer-implemented techniques can include in response to a request, establishing, between a first and second computing devices, a video chat session. The techniques can include receiving, by the first computing device and from a user, an input to operate a casting device in an output mode for the video chat session, the casting device being connected to a display and, in response to receiving the input, transmitting, to the casting device, configuration information that causes the casting device to (i) receive, from the other computing device, first audio/video information for the video chat session and (ii) output, via the display, the first audio/video information during the output mode. The techniques can also include capturing, by the first computing device, second audio/video information for the video chat session and transmitting, to the other computing device, the second audio/video information.
US09948887B2	Hybrid visual communication Exemplary embodiments for visual communication between a first device and a second device, comprising: creating a 3D mesh model of a first device user; receiving sensor data from a sensor array during the visual communication session between the first device and the second device, wherein the image data includes motion of the first device user; determining 3D mesh model updates using the image data; transmitting the 3D mesh model updates to the second device for the second device to update display of the 3D mesh model of the first device user, wherein the update is represented as one or more of a blend shape and a relative vertex position change of the 3D mesh model.
US09948886B2	Video communications in detention environments Methods for providing a video communication with a detention environment are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request from a first user to initiate a video communication with a second user. The video communication uses a shared communications terminal located in a detention environment. The method further includes determining, based on a schedule of the second user, whether the second user is currently available for participating. The method also includes sending a notification to the second user to accept the request when the determination indicates the second user is currently available, and receiving a response to the notification to accept the request. The method further includes initiating the video communication when the response indicates the second user has accepted the request. Either of the users is detained in the detention environment. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US09948885B2	Virtual encounters A virtual encounter system includes a mannequin coupled to a camera for receiving a video image. The camera sends the video image to a communications network. The virtual encounter system also includes a processor for overlaying a virtual environment over one or more portions of the video image to form a virtual scene and a set of goggles to render the virtual scene.
US09948884B2	Converting method and converting apparatus for converting luminance value of an input video into a second luminance value In a converting method for converting luminance of an input video in order to display the video on a display device, the luminance of the video is a first luminance value in a first luminance range where a maximum luminance value is defined as a first maximum luminance value that exceeds 100 nit. The method includes acquiring a first luminance signal indicating a first luminance value of the video, selecting a luminance converting process to be executed from among a plurality of luminance converting processes based on a reference luminance value corresponding to reference reflectance included in first meta data of the acquired first luminance signal, converting the first luminance value indicated by the acquired first luminance signal into a second luminance value in a second luminance range where a maximum luminance value is defined as a second maximum luminance value that is smaller than the first maximum luminance value and larger than 100 nit based on the selected luminance converting process.
US09948881B2	Simultaneous display of two or more different sequentially processed images A medical imaging system having a processor with software executing thereon is provided for processing and display of multiple bandwidths of video in multiple display areas. The system receives a video signal with a plurality of portions and generates at least two signals there from. Each of the two signals has a bandwidth for display in a different display area. The two signals are updated so that each component displays a different portion of the input video signal, and the two signals may be combined for display on a single display device having two display areas.
US09948878B2	Abnormal clock rate detection in imaging sensor arrays Various techniques are provided to detect abnormal clock rates in devices such as imaging sensor devices (e.g., infrared and/or visible light imaging devices). In one example, a device may include a clock rate detection circuit that may be readily integrated as part of the device to provide effective detection of an abnormal clock rate. The device may include a ramp generator, a counter, and/or other components which may already be implemented as part of the device. The ramp generator may generate a ramp signal independent of a clock signal provided to the device, while the counter may increment or decrement a count value in response to the clock signal. The device may include a comparator adapted to select a current count value of the counter when the ramp signal reaches a reference signal. A processor of the device may be adapted to determine whether the clock signal is operating in an acceptable frequency range, based on the selected count value.
US09948876B2	Charge conservation in pixels Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide conservation of charge in a pixel. Charge in the pixel may be alternately stored in a first gate capacitance of the pixel and a second gate capacitance of the pixel. Transferring the charge between the gate capacitances conserves some or all of the charge, and reduces input power used to charge the gate capacitances.
US09948875B2	High dynamic range imaging pixels with improved readout An imaging system may include an image sensor having an array of dual gain pixels. Each pixel may be operated using an improved three read method and an improved four read method such that all signals are read in a high gain configuration in order to prevent electrical offset in signal levels. Each pixel may be operated using an improved three read, two analog to digital conversion (ADC) method in which a frame buffer is used to store calibration data. Each pixel may be operated using an improved three read, three ADC method in which no frame buffer is required. A high dynamic range image signal may be produced for each pixel based on signals read from the pixel and on light conditions.
US09948872B2	Monitor and control systems and methods for occupant safety and energy efficiency of structures Various systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring and controlling using small infrared imaging modules to enhance occupant safety and energy efficiency of buildings and structures. In one example, thermal images captured by infrared imaging modules may be analyzed to detect presence of persons, identify and classify power-consuming objects, and monitor environmental conditions. Based on the processed thermal images, various power-consuming objects (e.g., an HVAC system, lighting, a water heater, and other appliances) may be controlled to increase energy efficiency. In another example, thermal images captured by infrared imaging modules may be analyzed to detect various hazardous conditions, such as a combustible gas leak, a CO gas leak, a water leak, fire, smoke, and, an electrical hotspot. If such hazardous conditions are detected, an appropriate warning may be generated and/or various objects may be controlled to remedy the conditions.
US09948866B2	Systems and methods for protecting against high-radiant-flux light based on time-of-flight Systems and methods for preventing high-radiant-flux light, such as laser light or a nuclear flash, from causing harm to imaging devices, such as a camera or telescope. In response to detection of high-radiant-flux light, the proposed systems have the feature in common that a shutter is closed sufficiently fast that light from the source will be blocked from reaching the image sensor of the imaging device. Some of the proposed systems include a folded optical path to increase the allowable reaction time to close the shutter.
US09948864B2	Photography illumination compensation method, compensation apparatus, and user equipment A photography illumination compensation method comprises: obtaining a surface shape characteristic of a photographed side of an object in a photographing field of view; obtaining first relative direction information of the object relative to a photography position related to the photographing field of view, obtaining second relative direction information of the object relative to an illumination array comprising multiple illumination units, and adjusting, according to the surface reflection characteristic, the first relative direction information, the second relative direction information, and a set illumination compensation criterion, an illumination parameter of an illumination unit in the illumination array. An illumination parameter of an illumination unit in the illumination array is determined by referring to a surface shape characteristic of the photographed object in the photographing field of view, to perform better illumination compensation for the photographed object in the photographing field of view to enable a required illumination compensation effect.
US09948861B2	Method and apparatus for capturing and displaying an image A method and apparatus for displaying an image. The method includes: recognizing a movement of an object that approaches an image capture button; capturing a plurality of frames in response to the recognized movement of the object; and displaying a predetermined frame from among the plurality of captured frames on a display unit.
US09948859B2	Video image alignment for video stabilization A system and method relate to calculating a first edge map associated with a reference video frame, generating a second edge map associated with an incoming video frame, generating an offset between the reference video frame and the video frame based on a first frequency domain representation of the first edge map and a second frequency domain representation of the second edge map, translating locations of a plurality of pixels of the incoming video frame according to the calculated offset to align the incoming video frame with respect to the reference video frame, and transmitting the aligned video frame to a downstream device.
US09948856B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting a photo-taking direction, mobile terminal Disclosure includes a method and apparatus for adjusting a photo-taking direction, including: starting a back camera of a mobile terminal, and entering a photo-taking mode; determining that the mobile terminal is in a horizontal posture, and starting a front camera of the mobile terminal to obtain a human face image of a user; extracting a corresponding first feature point, a corresponding second feature point, and a corresponding third feature point respectively from a first human face organ, a second human face organ, and a third human face organ in the human face image; and determining whether an imaging direction of an image obtained by the back camera agrees with a target photo-taking direction of the back camera, and adjusting the imaging direction of the image obtained by the back camera to the target photo-taking direction of the back camera in the event that they do not agree with each other.
US09948852B2	Intelligent manual adjustment of an image control element An imaging system comprises an image capturing device, a viewer, a control element, and a processor. The control element controls or adjusts an image characteristic of one of the image capturing device and the viewer. The processor is programmed to determine a depth value relative to the image capturing device, determine a desirable adjustment to the control element by using the determined depth value, and control adjustment of the control element to assist manual adjustment of the control element to the desirable adjustment. The processor may also be programmed to determine whether the adjustment of the control element is to be automatically or manually adjusted and control adjustment of the control element automatically to the desirable adjustment if the control element is to be automatically adjusted.
US09948851B2	Imaging device and focusing control method A phase difference AF processing unit (19) connects detection signals of phase difference detection pixels (52A) in an AF area (53), connects detection signals of phase difference detection pixels (52B) in the AF area (53), and performs a correlation operation with respect to detection signal groups after connection to generate a defocus amount when it is determined that a subject image formed in the AF area (53) includes a high frequency component. The phase difference AF processing unit (19) performs a correlation operation with respect to detection signal groups of phase difference detection pixels (52A, 52B) in each pair line in the AF area (53) to generate the defocus amount when it is determined that the subject image formed in the AF area (53) does not include a high frequency component.
US09948850B2	Image sensor, control method for the same, and image capture apparatus Disclosed is an image sensor capable of efficiently implementing readout of signals for focus detection and image signals. The disclosed image sensor has a first type of pixel row and a second type of pixel row in which focus detection pixels and imaging pixels are respectively arranged in a first pattern and a second pattern. Readout control that differs between the first type of pixel row and the second type of pixel row is performed, according to the arrangement pattern of the focus detection pixels and the imaging pixels.
US09948847B2	Wearable device, photography device and associated photographing method A photography device, a wearable device, a photography system and an associated photographing method are provided. The method includes the following steps: establishing a wireless connection between the photography device and the wearable device; transmitting, wirelessly, a preview image captured by the photography device to the wearable device; displaying by the wearable device the received preview image to the user; transmitting a user control command received by the wearable device to the photography device through the wireless connection; performing, by the photography device, an associated operation according to the user control command. By the above means, the present disclosure can photograph an image that can meet the user's requirements, and thus enhance the user experience.
US09948842B2	Camera subassembly dust and defect detection system and method A high resolution image of a CCD camera subassembly is examined to determine whether dust is present inside the subassembly. By examining the size, number, and location of the dust particles it can be determined whether the dust is likely to cause issues when the camera subassembly is integrated into a fully assembled document scanner. Other contaminants and defects, such as scratches on the glass covering, can also be detected. This method can be used as the acceptance criteria of individual camera subassemblies from the manufacturer.
US09948841B2	Tire shape testing device and tire shape testing method In order to enable the shape of the surface of a tire including the shoulder sections thereof to be detected, a tire shape testing device comprises: a first linear light application means (10) for applying linear light to the tread section (8) of the tire; a second linear light application means (12) for applying linear light to the sidewall sections (7) of the tire; a third linear light application means (13) for applying linear light to the shoulder sections (9) and to regions outside the shoulder sections (9); and image capturing means (16) for capturing the images of the linear light applied by the first linear light application means (10), the second light application means, and the third linear light applications means (13) and reflected by the surface of the tire.
US09948837B1	Modular video camera system Certain embodiments of the invention include a modular video camera system that can be adapted to mount to a number of different surfaces and perform a number of different functions. Some embodiments include a video camera housing having a front portion with a camera lens and infra-red (IR) emitter disposed thereon, a mounting apparatus to couple to and secure the camera system to a window pane such that the front portion of the housing faces the window pane, and a silicone-based compound, placed between the IR emitter and the window pane, that is translucent to IR light and prevents IR light from reflecting off of the window pane and into the camera lens. Some embodiments include a video camera system with a battery pack coupled to a base support having an orientation adjustment apparatus to prevent inadvertent adjustments to an orientation of the video camera system.
US09948830B2	Color estimation system, separation data generation system, color estimation method and separation data generation method A color estimation system provided with a correlation memory unit storing a correlation model that accepts an image or information of image, and outputting an ink-color set that is a color combination of inks used in reproducing the image by printing; and a color combination extracting unit that extracts the ink-color set corresponding to a print image, which is an image to be printed, by providing an input of the print image or image information of the print image to the correlation model. The correlation model is generated by performing machine learning that generates a correlation between the image information and the ink-color set such that the ink-color set is outputted based on the image information, using a reference image of which the ink-color set necessary for a printing is known in advance.
US09948828B2	Image sensing apparatus and method of controlling operation of same A subject is imaged repeatedly and color images of the subject are obtained. A color histogram is generated from the color subject image obtained and a representative color is decided from the color histogram generated. A specific color range that can be considered a color identical with the representative color is decided from the color histogram and representative color. Color outside the specific color range in the color subject image is changed to gray, an image of the subject in which the non-specific colors have been changed to gray is obtained and the image is displayed. Processing such as deciding the specific color range is repeated. When an instruction to fix the specific color is issued, the specific color range is fixed.
US09948827B2	Data processing apparatus, system, and method for providing a service with a use limit that is set based on acquired biological information A data processing apparatus includes a first limit unit, an acquisition unit, a registration unit, and a second limit unit. If user authentication has been performed for a user by using acquired account information, the first limit unit limits a service to be provided, in accordance with a use limit that is preset for each of authenticated users. If the user authentication has not been performed for the user, the acquisition unit acquires biological information of the user. The registration unit registers the acquired biological information and a use status of the service in association with each other in a database. The second limit unit limits the service to be provided, in accordance with the use status corresponding to the acquired biological information.
US09948821B2	Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for causing information processing device to execute communication processing with push notification server and printer An information processing device may accept an input of a first print instruction. The information processing device may send first print data to a printer in response to accepting the input of the first print instruction. The information processing device may store second print data in the memory in a print stand-by state. The information processing device may receive a push notification from the push notification server. The push notification may include first information that is related to first print processing using the first print data and outputted from the printer. The information processing device may send the second print data to the printer in response to receiving the first information.
US09948818B2	Method for processing data and data collector for processing data A method for processing data of a parameter counter for an image forming process includes providing a cumulative data structure for storing at least one record for recording for a predetermined accrual period a cumulative total for a parameter counter for an image forming process, providing data of a parameter counter for a time period, determining whether or not the time period corresponds to a predetermined accrual period for which an existing cumulative total is recorded in the cumulative data structure, and updating the cumulative data structure based on the data of the parameter counter.
US09948817B2	Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus, a controller allows selection of one from a first setting mode and a second setting mode at an operating portion. The first setting mode allows operating conditions to be set at the operating portion. The second setting mode allows only some of the operating conditions to be set at the operating portion. If the second setting mode is selected at the operating portion, an operating condition settable in the second setting mode is set, and then the first setting mode is selected at the operating portion, the controller makes a setting of the operating condition having been set while the second setting mode is selected reflect in an operating condition to be set in the first setting mode.
US09948816B2	Mitigating degradation of a memory in an image forming system Provided is an image forming system including an image forming apparatus, and a processing apparatus that is provided in the image forming apparatus, wherein the processing apparatus includes a memory that stores at least image data, a determiner that determines degradation status of the memory, and an interface unit that is used for connection of a processing-apparatus-side display device which displays information of the processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus includes an image-forming-apparatus-side display that displays information of the image forming apparatus, and the processing apparatus causes the image-forming-apparatus-side display to display an alert in a case where the determiner determines that the degradation status satisfies a predetermined condition, when the processing-apparatus-side display device is not connected to the interface unit.
US09948809B2	Image forming apparatus, memory management method for image forming apparatus, and program, using discretely arranged blocks in prioritizing information An image forming apparatus that performs image processing using information stored in a semiconductor memory includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain from the semiconductor memory a block size used for data reading and writing, and a management unit configured to discretely arrange and manage, with respect to a specific region set in the semiconductor memory, use-based information to be updated along with execution of the image processing, included in the stored information, according to the obtained block size.
US09948808B2	Information processing apparatus having circuit configuration data installed based on identifier correspondence, method for controlling the same, and storage medium Prior to CPU master configuration, an information processing apparatus checks consistency of each piece of circuit configuration data required for a programmable logic device to prevent malfunctions of the information processing apparatus. A method for controlling the information processing apparatus having a programmable processing unit requiring at least two pieces of circuit configuration data for circuit configuration includes storing a first identifier included in first circuit configuration data set in the programmable processing unit, and performing, based on the first identifier stored in the storage unit and a second identifier included in second circuit configuration data, control to install the second circuit configuration data.
US09948806B2	Image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium to shift power states An image forming apparatus including a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device interface further includes a detection unit, a first selection unit, and a control unit. The detection unit detects a factor for shifting the image forming apparatus to a power saving state. The first selection unit allows a user to select whether to maintain or stop power supply to the USB device interface in the power saving state. The control unit controls the power supply to the USB device interface according to the selection by the user using the first selection unit when the detection unit detects the factor.
US09948804B2	Image forming apparatus and information processing method controlling printing for separating printing products An image forming apparatus including: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet; a plurality of discharge trays to which the sheet is discharged; a receiving unit configured to receive, from an external apparatus, print information including first image data, second image data, and discharge destination information that indicates a discharge destination of a printed product; and a control unit configured to control the image forming unit to form a first image on a first sheet for the printed product based on the first image data, and to form a second image on a second sheet for separating printed products based on the second image data, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are discharged to one of the plurality of discharge trays that corresponds to the discharge destination set by the control unit based on the discharge destination information.
US09948803B2	Reading apparatus that suppresses height of recording medium at a reading position, image forming apparatus and image forming system having the same A reading apparatus which is connected to an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium, the reading apparatus including: a supporting section which forms a reading surface for reading the image on the recording medium by contacting the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming apparatus; a conveyance section which conveys the recording medium so that the recording medium contacts the supporting section from a leading direction at a predetermined leading angle with respect to the reading surface and moves apart from the supporting section to an ejection direction at a predetermined ejection angle with respect to the reading surface; and a reading section which reads the image on the recording medium at a position where the reading surface is formed.
US09948802B2	Robotic document feeder A system may include a robotic arm and a Bernoulli cup assembly powered by a vacuum source and coupled to the robotic arm. The Bernoulli cup assembly may lift a document, and the robotic arm may move the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner for imaging the document. The system may further include an input bin, a base supported by a platform and disposed over an imaging surface of the document scanner, and an output bin. A method may include lifting a document from an input bin via suction pressure using a Bernoulli cup assembly, robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner, and scanning the document. The method may further include robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document away from the document scanner, and de-activating the suction pressure to release the document.
US09948801B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, an image forming unit, a discharge unit, and a discharge tray. The image reading unit is configured to read a document placed on a document placement table by moving and scanning of a scanning body in a sub-scanning direction. The image forming unit is configured to form an image read by the image reading unit on a paper sheet. The discharge unit is configured to discharge the paper sheet on which an image is formed by the image forming unit to a direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction. The discharge tray is on which the paper sheet from the discharge unit is to be placed with a space portion at a lower side of the image reading unit. A bottom surface of a housing of the image reading unit facing the discharge tray is constituted of a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is a surface at a front side of the discharge unit in a discharging direction and high with respect to the discharge tray. The second surface is a surface at a back side of the discharge unit in the discharging direction lower than the first surface with respect to the discharge tray. A pulling member and/or a movable wiring are/is arranged at an upper side of the second surface inside the housing. The pulling member is configured to move the scanning body back and forth in the sub-scanning direction. One end portion of the movable wiring is secured to the scanning body.
US09948799B2	Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a medium reading unit that extends in a main scanning direction and reads an image of a medium while moving in a sub-scanning direction which is a direction crossing the main scanning direction; a signal transmission cable that is a flexible cable having a curved section and connected to the medium reading unit and that deforms following a movement of the medium reading unit; a power supply that supplies power to the medium reading unit; and a housing that accommodates the medium reading unit and the power supply. At least a portion of an insertion/extraction space for inserting/extracting a plug of a power cable from outside the housing to the power supply and at least a portion of an area where the signal transmission cable deforms following the movement of the medium reading unit overlap in a height direction of the medium reading unit.
US09948798B2	Method of managing a facsimile transmission Devices, systems, and methods for managing a facsimile transmission receive, at a fax driver of a fax device, a request to transmit a fax job; determine whether a fax destination number for the fax job exists; in response to determining that the fax destination number for the fax job does not exist, send a request to display a notification; receive the fax destination number for the fax job; and send the received fax destination number for the fax job to the fax device.
US09948797B2	Displaying help files on two display units in an image forming system An information processing system includes a first display unit, a second display unit, and a control unit. If the first display unit that displays first operating instruction information indicating explanation of an operation receives an instruction to display second operating instruction information indicating explanation of a next operation, the control unit displays the second operating instruction information on the second display unit, and hides the first operating instruction information that is displayed on the first display unit.
US09948796B2	Image scanner apparatus and recording medium There is provided an image scanner apparatus, including: a platen; a carriage including an image sensor that captures an image of a script on the platen; an antenna unit on the carriage; and a controller circuit that controls the carriage to move in a forward way and a backward way in a sub-scanning direction over the platen, detects a position of an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag on the script in the sub-scanning direction via the antenna unit, and then detects a position of the NFC tag in a main-scanning direction via the antenna unit.
US09948795B2	Image processing apparatus recognizing a partial image recorded in a specified region, and corresponding image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a region specifying unit, and a partial-image recognition unit. The image acquisition unit acquires first image data representing a first image and second image data representing a second image that is an image acquired by performing additional recording on the first image. The region specifying unit specifies a region, where additional recording is performed with respect to the first image, of the second image in accordance with the first image data and the second image data acquired by the image acquisition unit. The partial-image recognition unit recognizes a partial image recorded in the region specified by the region specifying unit.
US09948793B2	Abnormality notification apparatus, image forming apparatus and abnormality notification method In accordance with one embodiment, an abnormality notification apparatus comprises a display device, a first drive circuit, at least one processor, a pulse generating circuit and a second drive circuit. The first drive circuit turns on the display device according to a control signal from a display control section. The processor operates according to separate programs. The pulse generating circuit outputs, during a period when a signal indicating an abnormality of any processor is input, a pulse signal corresponding to a blinking pattern for notifying the abnormality of the processor. The second drive circuit blinks the display device in response to the pulse signal output by the pulse generating circuit.
US09948790B2	Cost allocation for derived data usage A system and method that allows for information relating to data and communication resource usage to be gathered and analyzed such that particular data transactions and usage can be classified based on purpose and/or type. Further, the system and method provide reporting based on amount of usage and/or purpose or type of usage so that associated costs and usage can be calculated applied and allocated to particular accounts, divisions, groups or individuals within and outside of a company or entity. Further, the system may restrict data usage of devices to data usage that can be allocated to particular accounts based on purpose, source, destination or other.
US09948789B2	Method and system for providing differentiated wireless network access and billing to subscribers The present technology provides a method and system for monetizing the usage of a certain “reserved service,” which comprises usage of certain reserved wireless operating modes, such as Ultra High Coverage Mode (UHCM), usage of one or more reserved Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCSs), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments the reserved MCSs may be employed solely when using the reserved operating mode. Similarly, the reserved operating mode may be defined at least in part by its usage of the reserved MCSs.
US09948788B2	Method and system for preventing illicit use of a telephony platform A system and method for preventing illicit use of a telephony platform that includes enrolling a plurality of accounts on a telecommunications platform, wherein an account includes account configuration; at a fraud detection system of the telecommunications platform, receiving account usage data, wherein the usage data includes at least communication configuration data and billing configuration data of account configuration and further includes communication history of the plurality of accounts; calculating fraud scores of a set of fraud rules from the usage data, wherein at least a sub-set of the fraud rules include conditions of usage data patterns between at least two accounts; detecting when the fraud scores of an account satisfy a fraud threshold; and initiating an action response when a fraud score satisfies the fraud threshold.
US09948785B2	Methods and nodes for controlling a conference communication A method and a resource broker are provided to control a conference session. The resource broker receives, from a conference controller, a message requesting to set up a conference communication for a participant. The message indicates whether a terminal of the participant supports selective forwarding. The resource broker verifies the availability of local selective forwarding and multipoint control resources. Based on the capabilities of the terminal and based on local resource availability, a reply is sent to the conference controller, indicating that the conference communication should be set up in selective forwarding or multipoint control mode, using local resources or resources of a network cloud. When a new participant is added or when a monitoring agent reports a change of availability of the local resources, the conference communication may be moved between the network cloud and the local resources, or change between selective forwarding and multipoint control modes.
US09948783B1	Publishing contacts to opt-in users A method for reducing backlog at a call center comprises receiving a request for an agent of a contact center from a device associated with a contact and determining a context for the request. Based on the context, the request may be published to a portal service while restricting agents from servicing the request, and the duration of time that the request is published is monitored. If an interrupt that indicates that an opt-in user would like to handle the published request is received, then a device associated with the opt-in user is communicably coupled to the device associated with the contact. However, if the time that the request is published surpasses a threshold and an interrupt is not received then the request is removed from being published to the portal service and agents of the contact center are allowed to service the request.
US09948778B2	Automated use of interactive voice response systems Systems and methods for automating the use of an IVR system are provided herein. A method includes traversing an interactive voice response (IVR) system using a chatbot, determining a menu structure of the IVR system using audio processing, the menu structure comprising selectable telephonic options, and storing the menu structure in a database. The menu structure, such as an IVR tree, can be used by the chatbot to fulfill user tasks and other requests.
US09948777B2	Routing and notification in response to a failed forked call Call forking allows for a subscriber to receive an incoming call and have that call ring on a number of endpoints identified by the subscriber. The call may then be answered on any one of the endpoints without the calling party needing to know which device is most likely to be answered. Call forking is not always available, such as due to regulatory prohibition or technical issues. As a result, a call may be designated to be forked to a particular endpoint, but that particular endpoint may fail to receive the call. The called and calling parties are often unaware of the issue. However, by providing the address of the endpoint back to an originating server associated with the calling party, the call may be forked from the originating server via a path different from the one that caused the endpoint to be unreachable. Once the call is answered, on any ringing endpoint, all other forked calls are terminated.
US09948776B2	Enriched presence status For enriching presence statuses of users in a contact list with call routing rules associated with said users, the presence statuses indicating an availability of said users, called contact users, for communication and being delivered by a presence server (PS) to an application (UCA) implemented in a communication device (CD) owned by a user, called application user, the presence server: sends a request to a call server (CS) managing call routing rules of said contact users, the request containing identifiers (IdCU) of said contact users, receives a response from the call server, the response containing routing statuses (RS) of said contact users, the call server having determined call routing rules (RR) stored respectively in correspondence with the identifiers (IdCU) and having interpreted the call routing rules (RR) to create a routing status for each contact user, and sends a message to the communication device (CD), the message containing the routing status for each contact user, in order that the application (UCA) displays the routing status of contact users.
US09948775B2	Techniquest for bypassing call screening in a call messaging system A call messaging system includes a database comprising a call screening rule for a callee and a call screening engine configured to determine whether a bypass condition exists for an incoming call to the callee, and to bypass the call screening rule for the incoming call, if the bypass condition exists.
US09948772B2	Configurable phone with interactive voice response engine A land-based or mobile phone and methods are provided for receiving inbound communications as either voice or text, and then based on the user's configuration settings, the inbound communication is provided to the user as it was received or is automatically converted into a format that is desired by the user. The phone also takes voice or text that is input by the user of the phone and converts the user's input to either voice or text based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The outbound communication is configured according to how the intended recipient wants to receive a communication based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The phone includes a controller that determines how the phone will handle and process inbound and outbound communications. The controller includes a speech recognition engine.
US09948769B2	Methods and systems for determining crosstalk for a line in a vectored system At least one example embodiment discloses a method of determining crosstalk for at least one first line in a communication system having a plurality of second lines. The method includes obtaining at least one pilot matrix representing a sequence of pilot signals and transmitting pilot signals across the plurality of second lines in accordance with the at least one pilot matrix. The method further includes obtaining measurement vectors for the at least one first line on a plurality of subcarriers, in response to the transmitted pilot signals, determining a weighted vector, the weighted vector being a weighted combination of the measurement vectors and determining a crosstalk coupling vector based on the determined weighted vector.
US09948760B2	System and method for controlling vehicle network functions with version control A method and system for controlling vehicle network functions and version control, includes providing a functional block framework at a vehicle computing device for controlling functional devices in a vehicle communication network system. Each functional device can include one or more functional objects. The method and system include providing one or more interfaces for each functional object, wherein each interface is defined with a set of features, the set of features selected from a feature catalog defined in the framework. The method and system include implementing the interfaces for each function object of each function device in the vehicle network communication system to enable communication over the vehicle network communication system.
US09948759B1	Network based call authentication A device may receive, from a network device, a resolution query associated with a call. The resolution query may include a device identifier of the network device. The network device may receive, from a user device, the call. The device may determine, based on the device identifier of the network device, whether an authentication condition is satisfied. The device may selectively provide, to the network device, an authentication token in association with the resolution query based on determining whether the authentication condition is satisfied. The authentication token may enable an endpoint device, associated with the call, to perform a particular action based on the call.
US09948758B1	Calling device for calling driver of vehicle by using low-power wide-area network and calling method thereof A calling device for calling and communicating with a driver of a vehicle with a low power by using a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) such as a LoRa communication network and a calling method thereof are disclosed. The calling device according to the invention may be installed in a vehicle and transmit/receive data to/from a management server through the LPWAN. The calling device transmits a calling message to a driver terminal by recognizing a user's tapping, touching, etc., and when the driver confirms the calling message, display to the caller that the driver confirms the calling message. In addition, the calling device also allows the caller to call the driver directly by displaying the driver phone number if the driver does not confirm the calling message in time.
US09948757B2	Field device A field device of a room automation system or of a power management system or of a hazard detection system is disclosed. The field device includes at least one human-machine interface with at least one memory configured to store physical layer data, at least two protocol stacks, wherein the field device is configured to select at least one protocol stack based on the physical layer data stored in the memory of the human-machine interface. The field device also includes at least two physical layers, at least two pairs, wherein each compatible pair includes at least one physical layer and at least one protocol stack. The field device also includes selector switch(es) configured to connect and to disconnect physical layers and protocol stacks, such that a physical layer element and a protocol stack connected or disconnected by the selector switch(es) belong to the same compatible pair.
US09948756B1	Automated pipeline generation Provided are methods, computer devices, and computer-readable medium for automatic generation of a pipeline. In various implementations, a computing device may determine modifications to be made to packets conforming to each of a plurality of packet types, and identify a first modification that is dependent on a second modification. The computing device may further determine a number of pipeline stages for a pipeline circuit such that the second modification is performed in a pipeline stage prior to a pipeline stage in which the first modification is performed. The computing device may further generate a description of a pipeline stage for each of the number of pipeline stages, where each pipeline stage can perform at least one of extracting a first value, calculating a second value, or inserting a third value, where the extracting, calculating, and inserting uses values provided to each pipeline stage by an immediately preceding pipeline stage.
US09948755B1	Methods and systems of transmitting header information using rateless codes A method of communicating header information using rateless codes, may include identifying a message to be sent to a receiver, identifying header information associated with the message, disassembling the header information into a plurality of header blocks, identifying one or more first encoded block identifiers, performing a rateless encoding operation on a selected subset of the plurality of header blocks to generate an encoded header block, disassembling the message into a plurality of source blocks, identifying one or more second encoded block identifiers, performing the rateless encoding operation on a selected subset of the source blocks using the second encoded block identifier to generate an encoded source block, and transmitting one or more of the following to the receiver: (i) one or more of the first encoded block identifiers, (ii) the encoded header block, (iii) one or more of the second encoded block identifiers, or (iv) the encoded source block.
US09948751B2	Computer system, data output method, and computer program A first apparatus inquires the second apparatus about whether a first data can be transmitted, in a case where the transmission is approved by the second apparatus, transmits the data to the second apparatus, and in a case where the transmission is not approved by the second apparatus, receives data from the second apparatus and outputs the data with its own data to a storage medium, and the second apparatus determines that a data is transmitted from the first apparatus on the basis of a condition pertaining to a second data communications channel, and upon having determined to approve the transmission from the first apparatus, receives the data from the first apparatus and transmits the data with its own data to a server via the second data communications channel, and upon having determined not to approve the transmission from the first apparatus, transmits its own data to the first apparatus.
US09948750B2	Tailoring content to be delivered to mobile device based upon features of mobile device A method, system and computer program product for delivering tailored specific content to a mobile device. A shim application is provided to the mobile device by a content server after the mobile device visits the content server for the first time. The shim application detects the capabilities of the mobile device, such as the screen size, screen resolution, memory size, browser capabilities, etc. The shim application then includes such information in the header of the requests, such as a request for content, sent from the mobile device to the content server. The content server then generates the requested content in the appropriate format based on the information provided in the header. In this manner, the content server will now be able to ensure that the content provided by the content server for a particular mobile device will be appropriately displayed on the mobile device.
US09948748B2	Method of receiving/transmitting event message, controlled device, and control point A selective event message receiving method is provided, in which an application is installed in a controlled device (CD) by using a network, a start message which includes a parameter specifying at least one service included in the application and requests a start of the application is transmitted to the CD, and an event message that represents a state change of the at least one service specified by the parameter is received from the CD. Accordingly, the application can be efficiently managed by selectively recognizing state changes of some services of interest from among the services included in the application.
US09948744B1	Mobile device identification Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: generating a first mobile device fingerprint of a mobile device and associating the first mobile device fingerprint to an identifier, and generating a second mobile device fingerprint of the mobile device and associating the second mobile device fingerprint to a MAC address of a mobile device. The methods, computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: receiving a first mobile device fingerprint of a mobile device and an identifier associated to the first mobile device fingerprint; receiving a second mobile device fingerprint of the mobile device and a MAC address associated to the second mobile device fingerprint; and associating received data received from the mobile device to the identifier.
US09948743B2	Managing memory usage in server systems A memory manager reduces the impact of memory clean-up operations on server performance. The memory manager monitors local memory usage and other resource usage by the server, such as processor, storage, and network usage. When moderately high memory usage is detected, the memory manager performs memory clean-up operations during relatively low processor, storage, and network usage to reduce the impact of the clean-up operations on server performance. When excessively high memory usage is detected, the memory manager more aggressively cleans-up local memory independently of processor, storage, and network usage.
US09948740B1	Caching for multi-protocol media content delivery Techniques are described caching media content. The caching can provide the same cached media content to multiple requests based on different protocols.
US09948739B2	Techniques to aggregate and broadcast live event data in real-time A system to aggregate and broadcast live event data in real-time includes an aggregator host server having one or more processor circuits; and an aggregator component executing on a processor circuit to: receive a plurality of data payloads, from topic entries associated with a plurality of subscribed topics associated with a live event, from a message queue server; aggregate the plurality of data payloads into a new aggregated topic entry; and publish the new aggregated topic entry to an aggregated topic at the message queue server, when the aggregator component has a publisher role.
US09948738B2	Real-time data acquisition using peer-to-peer technologies In certain embodiments, a network-based data acquisition system has an acquisition device and an access device. The acquisition device has (a) a reader-specific module that (i) receives reader-specific data generated by a data reader (e.g., an RFID or other type of reader) and (ii) converts the data from the reader-specific format into reader-agnostic data in a reader-agnostic format and (b) at least one reader-agnostic module that (i) receives the reader-agnostic data from the reader-specific module and (ii) transmits the reader-agnostic data to the access device. In one implementation, the access device runs a web browser that accesses a web server on a controller of the acquisition device, and the reader-agnostic data is transmitted from the controller to the access device via a point-to-point communication path, such as a WebRTC data channel. The reader-specific module can be replaced/modified to support a new data reader without having to replace/modify any reader-agnostic module.
US09948736B1	System and method for providing real-time media consumption data In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for use with a digital media content environment, such as a music streaming service, for providing real-time media consumption data. As users interact with the digital media content environment using media devices, usage data that describes the characteristics of media content being streamed for playing by the media devices, is collected by a counter processor, and associated with buckets indicative of periods of time within a plurality of time windows. The usage data associated with each time window can be processed, for example to generate real-time rankings, or other type of media consumption data, for use by a reporting server. The real-time media consumption data which is reported can be used, for example, by artists, managers, media content publishers, or other type of content providers, to evaluate fast-changing media consumption trends.
US09948735B2	User activity tracking system and device In an embodiment, a mobile device determines sensor signals from one or more sensors of the mobile device, the sensor signals indicating motion that is associated with activities of a user of the mobile device. The mobile device determines activity types that correspond to at least a portion of the determined sensor signals. The mobile device determines activity periods of the user, each activity period corresponding to a period of time for one of the determined activity types. The mobile device then performs a heuristics-type analysis based on the length of time for each activity period and the corresponding activity types to determine whether two or more activity periods should be combined into a single activity period. The determined activity types are displayed on the mobile device.
US09948733B2	Evaluating authenticity of geographic data associated with media requests A system and method for analyzing media requests and evaluating the authenticity of geographic data associated with the media requests. A mobile device may use media requests to retrieve media items that are displayed to a user. A media request may include geographic data with latitude and longitude information and entity data identifying a user, application, mobile device, or combination thereof. The system may analyze the geographic data to identify locations and may analyze the entity information to identify user activity. The user activity may be internet activity of an application running on another device (e.g., user's desktop). The system may then correlate the user activity (e.g., accessing a venue web site) with the geographic locations (e.g., venue locations) to evaluate the authenticity of the geographic data associated with the mobile requests.
US09948731B2	Autonomic discovery and integration of complementary internet services A method can include discovering a plurality of services that are complementary to an offered service and selecting a service from the plurality of services as a candidate for integration with the offered service. The method further can include automatically generating a new service, using a processor, by integrating the candidate service with the offered service. The new service can be included in a service catalog.
US09948728B2	Continuing an activity commenced on a source device with a companion device The described embodiments transfer an activity from a source electronic device to a companion electronic device. The source electronic device receives activity information describing an activity performed in a first application at the source electronic device, determines an activity identifier for the activity information, and broadcasts an activity advertisement comprising the activity identifier. Upon receiving the activity advertisement, the companion electronic device determines whether a second application that is associated with the first application is available at the companion electronic device. Then, the companion electronic device configures the second application and commences performing the activity with the second application at the companion electronic device.
US09948724B2	Handling multi-pipe connections Methods, systems, and computer program products for handling multi-pipe connections is provided. A primary pipe request for a connection between a client and a server is received. The connection includes a plurality of pipes between the client and the server. The primary pipe request includes a number corresponding to the amount of pipes required for the connection. A first response acknowledging the receipt of the primary pipe request is transmitted. The first response includes a token. A plurality of subsequent pipe requests are received for the connection between the client and the server. Each subsequent pipe request includes the token. A subsequent response to each subsequent pipe request is transmitted. A count of the number of pipe requests received is maintained. The established pipes are released after a period of time has elapsed when the number of pipe requests received doesn't reach the number of pipes required for the connection.
US09948723B2	Method for performing transfer of collaborative session control in wireless communication system based on internet protocol multimedia subsystem A method for performing an inter-user equipment (UE) transfer (IUT) of a collaborative session. The method according to one embodiment is performed by a UE and includes transmitting a subscription message to a network element for requesting notification of information regarding at least one or more other UEs; receiving a subscription acceptance message in response to the subscription message; and receiving a notification message. The notification message includes the information regarding the at least one or more other UEs and a controller UE capability of controlling the collaborative session. The method according to the embodiment further includes performing a process of transferring control with respect to the collaborative session established with a remote party to a specific UE, which is checked as capable of being a controller UE based on the received information, without transferring the collaborative session to the specific UE.
US09948720B2	Remote control of dialysis machines This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
US09948715B1	Implementation of a web-scale data fabric Methods and systems for processing machine accelerated and augmented customer data using a Web-Scale Data Fabric (WSDF). According to embodiments, the data may be received as data transfer objects from a set of business operations client applications. The data transfer objects may be analyzed using complex event processing (CEP) and, based on the analyzing, rules specific to the business operations client application may be applied. The methods and systems may semantically classify text specific to the business operations client application. A federated database (FD) may archive the receive data transfer objects as well as analysis data specific to the business operations client application.
US09948714B2	Assigning a data item to a storage location in a computing environment The computer detects a request from a first computer to store a data item, and determines if a volatile memory in a second computer comports with an isolation rule for the data item. In response to determining that the volatile memory in the second computer comports with the isolation rule for the data item, the computer compares access time for data in the volatile memory in the second computer with access time for data in a local hard drive in the first computer, and then selectively stores the data item in a storage location that has a lower access time. The computer establishes a threshold resource consumption rate for both the volatile memory in the second computer and the local hard drive in the first computer to further select the volatile memory in the second computer or the local hard drive in the first computer to store the data item.
US09948706B2	Preemptive address mapping for server load balancing A method and an apparatus for global server load balancing are described. Attributes of a set of network addresses may be maintained. Each network address may be assignable to a device capable of accessing a service via a domain name. A set of servers may be provided for hosting the service of the domain name. A mapping relationship between the network addresses and a set of preferences among the servers may be determined based on the attributes. Multiple network addresses may share a common preference. An association data may be generated to represent the mapping relationship. Multiple network addresses may be collectively represented in the association data to be associated with a common preference. A device can reach one of the servers according to the association data in real time asynchronous to when the association data is generated.
US09948705B2	Load balanced network file accesses A system comprises control circuitry that is operable to assign a first of a plurality of computing devices to serve file system requests destined for any of a first plurality of network addresses; assign a second of the computing devices to serve file system requests destined for any of a second plurality of network addresses; maintain statistics regarding file system requests sent to each of the first plurality of network addresses and the second plurality of network addresses; and reassign, based on the statistics, the first of the computing devices to serve file system requests destined for a selected one of the second plurality of network addresses.
US09948704B2	Determining a best fit coordinator node in a database as a service infrastructure A computer-implemented method for determining a coordinator node in a database as a service (DBaaS) infrastructure includes receiving, via a processor on a receiving node, an application connect request having data request information, where the data request information refers to data stored in the DBaaS infrastructure and includes a predefined priority metric, selecting, via the processor, a candidate node in the DBaaS infrastructure, determining, via the processor, whether the candidate node is overloaded, comparing, via the processor, responsive to determining that the candidate node is not overloaded, the predefined priority metric to at least one predefined node priority, writing, to a memory, a comparison record indicative of a comparison of the predefined priority metric with the at least one predefined node priority in the candidate node, where comparison record is stored in a catalog table, and selecting, via the processor, the candidate node as the coordinator node.
US09948703B2	System and method for signaling through data storage An application platform system and method. A data synchronization instance manages a reference state object for a data synchronization system (DSS) account. A first local state object is stored at a first application system. The first application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. A second local state object is stored at a second application system. The second application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. An application instruction of the first application system is transformed into a state update, and the first local state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the DSS via a local update notification. The reference state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the second application system via a reference update notification. The second local state object is modified to include the state update.
US09948687B2	Network interface device and method having passive operation mode and noise management A system, method and device provide passive operation mode and noise management. The system, in one embodiment, includes power loss bypass and upstream noise management.
US09948686B2	Method and apparatus for sharing DLNA device A method and an apparatus for sharing a DLNA device are provided. The method includes: establishing a data channel between a first DLNA gateway in a first DLNA network and a second DLNA gateway in a second DLNA network, wherein the DLNA gateway is a DLNA device having a DMC function and capable of accessing the Internet; adding, in the second DLNA gateway, a virtual DLNA device corresponding to a DLNA device in the first DLNA network; and a DLNA device in the second DLNA network performing remote control and/or remote play for the DLNA device in the first DLNA network through the virtual DLNA device. With the provided schemes, the problem in related technologies that DLNA sharing is only limited in a local range is solved, cross-network remote control and remote play are implemented, a sharing range of the DLNA network is expanded, and the user experience is improved.
US09948681B1	Access control monitoring through policy management A computing resource service receives a request to access the service and perform various actions. In response to the request, the computing resource service obtains a set of active policies that are applicable to the request. As a result of the service determining that the set of active policies fail to provide sufficient permissions for fulfillment of the request, the service determines if an enforcement policy is available that is applicable to the request. The service evaluates the request using the enforcement policy such that if the enforcement policy includes permissions sufficient for fulfillment of the request, the request is fulfilled.
US09948677B2	System and method for secure synchronization of data across multiple computing devices A computer implemented method and apparatus comprises detecting a file content update on a first client computer system, the file to be synchronized on a plurality of different types of client computer systems in a plurality of formats. The method further comprises associating a security policy with the file, wherein the security policy includes restrictions to limit one or more actions that can be performed with the file, and synchronizing the file to a second client computing system while applying the security policy to provide controls for enforcement of the restrictions at the second client computer system.
US09948670B2	Cloud security-based file processing by generating feedback message based on signature information and file features The invention discloses a cloud security-based file processing method and apparatus. The method comprises: generating a signature identifier uniquely corresponding to an unknown program file downloaded locally according to signature related information of the unknown program file; sending a query request to a server end to query whether the unknown program file is a malicious program or not, wherein the query request carries the signature identifier of the unknown program file and a part or all of the file features of the unknown program file; and receiving a feedback message from the server end, and performing subsequent process on the unknown program file according to the feedback message, wherein the server end generates the feedback message according to the signature identifier and the file features. The invention solves the problem of breaking through the cloud killing by utilizing a Trojan in the prior art and at the same time can also reduce the time from discovering a malicious program to killing the malicious program, thereby accelerating the speed of fighting against a new malicious program, reducing the information storage amount of the server as well and in turn guaranteeing the security of a client program.
US09948669B2	Method and system for application migration due to degraded quality of service A method and system for managing an application in a cloud data center by monitoring the bandwidth of a subnet of which the primary operating instance of an application is a member. If a severe deterioration in the bandwidth caused by an over consumption of the subnet resources from other subnet constituents is detected, a suitable secondary instance in an alternate, uncompromised subnet is located and primary operation of the application is transferred from the former primary operating instance to the secondary instance. The secondary instance can be pre-launched or dynamically requisitioned according to various embodiments.
US09948665B2	Persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability detection Various techniques for detecting a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability are described herein. In one example, a method includes detecting, via the processor, a read operation executed on a resource using an instrumentation mechanism and returning, via the processor, a malicious script in response to the read operation. The method also includes detecting, via the processor, a write operation executed on the resource using the instrumentation mechanism and detecting, via the processor, a script operation executed by the malicious script that results in resource data being sent to an external computing device from a client device. Furthermore, the method includes receiving, via the processor, metadata indicating the execution of the read operation, the write operation, and the script operation.
US09948663B1	Systems and methods for predicting security threat attacks A computer-implemented method for predicting security threat attacks may include (1) identifying candidate security threat targets with latent attributes that describe features of the candidate security threat targets, (2) identifying historical attack data that describes which of the candidate security threat targets experienced an actual security threat attack, (3) determining a similarity relationship between latent attributes of at least one specific candidate security threat target and latent attributes of the candidate security threat targets that experienced an actual security threat attack according to the historical attack data, (4) predicting, based on the determined similarity relationship, that the specific candidate security threat target will experience a future security threat attack, and (5) performing at least one remedial action to protect the specific candidate security threat target in response to predicting the future security threat attack. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09948662B2	Providing security in a communication network Systems and methods for optimizing system resources by selectively enabling various scanning functions relating to user traffic streams based on the level of trust associated with the destination are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security device within an enterprise network receives an application protocol request directed to an external network that is originated by a client device associated with the enterprise network. It is determined by the network security device whether a network parameter of the external network is associated with a set of trusted networks. When a result of the determining is affirmative, application of a subset of security features of multiple security features is selectively disabled, based on a trust level associated with the external network, by the network security device while the client device is accessing the external network.
US09948660B2	Computer security based on hierarchical cache latency signature authentication A processor is coupled to a hierarchical memory structure which includes a plurality of levels of cache memories that hierarchically cache data that is read by the processor from a main memory. The processor is integrated within a computer terminal. The processor performs operations that include generating a hierarchical cache latency signature vector by repeating for each of a plurality of buffer sizes, the following: 1) allocating in the main memory a buffer having the buffer size; 2) measuring elapsed time for the processor to read data from buffer addresses that include upper and lower, boundaries of the buffer; and 3) storing the elapsed time and the buffer size as an associated set in the hierarchical cache latency signature vector. The operations further include communicating through a network interface circuit a computer identification message containing computer terminal identification information generated based on the hierarchical cache latency signature vector.
US09948659B2	Context based management for secure augmented reality applications An example system that allows a camera enabled application, such as an augmented reality application, to run in a protected area may include a first device including a camera, the camera including a secure mode of operation and a display, an image processing module configured to convert image data from the camera to encoded data when the camera is in the secure mode and protect image data stored in the system, an encryption module configured to encrypt encoded data from the image processing module, and a protected audiovisual path mechanism configured to securely send augmented encoded data to the display.
US09948655B1	Data access authorization for dynamically generated database structures Techniques for determining user authorization to access data in dynamically generated database structures are presented. A method can commence upon receiving database statements from a user that is authorized to access a set of data in a database. A physical plan derived from the received database statements to operate on the database is inspected for references to dynamically generated data structures such as aggregates. A modified physical plan having no aggregates and/or other altered database structures is used to issue low latency database statements to operation on the database for verifying user access authorization to the underlying data. In some cases, the foregoing database statements are based on a virtual multidimensional data model. In other cases, a low latency directive is included in the modified physical plan to facilitate a low latency authorization response.
US09948647B2	Method and device for authenticating static user terminal Provided are a method and device for authenticating a static user terminal. The method comprises: an identity request message used for acquiring a user identity of the static user terminal is sent to the static user terminal; a response message is received from the static user terminal, wherein the response message carries the user identity of the static user terminal; and, an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication is performed on the static user terminal according to the user identity of the static user terminal. The present disclosure solves the problem in the related art of low security in the authentication on the static user terminal access the network, thus achieving the effects of increasing the security and reliability in the authentication on the static user terminal accessing the network and improving the WLAN service using experience of the static user.
US09948644B2	Routing messages between applications A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
US09948641B2	Method and devices for providing a subscription profile on a mobile terminal A method and a system are provided for providing a subscription profile on a mobile terminal for communication via a mobile communication network. The method comprises the following steps: the logging in of a first mobile terminal with a first subscription profile to a mobile communication network; the downloading of a second subscription profile to the first mobile terminal via the mobile communication network; and the forwarding of the second subscription profile from the first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal via a communication channel.
US09948640B2	Secure server on a system with virtual machines A system, an apparatus and a method for providing a secure computing environment may be provided. In one aspect, an apparatus may comprise a communication port and a computer processor coupled to the communication port. The computer processor may be configured to initialize a hypervisor, establish a first virtual machine under control of the hypervisor and execute code for a secure zone on the first virtual machine. To execute code for the secure zone, the computer processor may be further configured to verify an administrative task and execute the administrative task, which may include: establish a connection with an administrator device, ensure that the administrator device is one of a set of intended administrator devices, receive a command through the connection with the administrator device and establish a second virtual machine under control of the hypervisor. The command may relate to executing a task on the second virtual machine.
US09948637B2	System and method for data security on big data sets Systems and methods of securely storing and retrieving data are disclosed. A database may include a table of data with rows and columns and encrypted at rest. The data may be desired to be accessed by users. However, each user may have different access permissions and each row or column may have different characteristics, such as encryption, data type, and/or the like. As such, access to the data may be controlled in according to the characteristics of the data, the access permissions of the user, and/or the encryption of the data.
US09948634B2	Generalized certificate use in policy-based secure messaging environments Within a secure messaging environment, a determination is made that a request to send a message has been generated by a message sender. A message protection policy configured to process the message within the secure messaging environment is identified. The message protection policy specifies that, within the secure messaging environment, a secured digital certificate, other than a digital certificate of the message sender, is configured with an associated private key to digitally sign the message on behalf of the message sender. Based upon the message protection policy, a determination is made to digitally sign the message using the private key of the secured digital certificate. The message is signed on behalf of the message sender using the private key of the secured digital certificate.
US09948633B2	Systems and methods for policy driven fine grain validation of servers' SSL certificate for clientless SSLVPN access The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for validation of a secure socket layer (SSL) certificate of a server for clientless SSL virtual private network (VPN) access. An intermediary device can receive a first request from a client for a clientless SSL VPN connection to a first server. The intermediary device can determine, using a preconfigured policy, that the first server in the first request meets a condition of the preconfigured policy. The intermediary device 801 can perform, responsive to the determination, an action to validate a SSL certificate of the first server using one or more certificate authority (CA) certificate files available to the intermediary device. The one or more CA certificate files can be specified by the preconfigured policy for the action.
US09948632B2	Sharing data between sandboxed applications with certificates Disclosed are various approaches for sharing data between sandboxed applications with certificates. A request for a certificate is received from a client device. The certificate is then generated, wherein the certificate comprises data to be shared between applications executing on the client device. A response is sent to the client device, wherein the response includes the certificate.
US09948630B2	System and method of providing identity verification services A system and method of validating an upgrade of authentication credentials includes authenticating a first user being associated with a first entity, receiving input identifying a customer name for the online account, receiving input indicating a type of identification to be presented at the validation event, receiving input indicating a transaction code associated with the validation event, and receiving input indicating a location of the validation event, and further includes authenticating a second user being associated with a second entity, providing to the second user a list of validation events for a location, receiving input selecting a validation event in the list of validation events, presenting one or more of the customer name, transaction code, and type of identification associated with the selected validation event, and receiving input indicating a result of the validation event, where a credential or token is created and assigned based on the validation event.

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