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US10071601B2	Pneumatic tire having a zigzag center main groove and shoulder oblique grooves Each shoulder land region 4E defined by a shoulder circumferential main groove 3E is provided with a circumferential narrow groove 20 and axially inner and outer shoulder oblique grooves 22 and 21 extending therefrom. The axially outer shoulder oblique grooves 21 are inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to one direction. The axially inner shoulder oblique grooves 22 are inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to one direction opposite to that of the axially outer shoulder oblique grooves 21. Crown oblique grooves 8 are inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to one direction same as that of the axially outer shoulder oblique grooves 21. Imaginary extensions 21K of the axially outer shoulder oblique grooves 21 are not overlapped with openings Q1 of the axially inner shoulder oblique grooves 22 at the circumferential narrow groove 20. Imaginary extensions 22K of the axially inner shoulder oblique grooves 22 are not overlapped with openings Q2 of the crown oblique grooves 8 at the shoulder circumferential main groove 3E, and are not overlapped with openings Q3 of the axially outer shoulder oblique grooves 21 at the circumferential narrow groove 20. Imaginary extensions 8K of the crown oblique grooves 8 are not overlapped with openings Q4 of the axially inner shoulder oblique grooves 22 at the shoulder circumferential main groove 3E.
US10071599B2	Motorcycle tire A tire for a two-wheeled motor vehicle has a tread (2) including: a center region (Cr); a pair of middle regions (Mr) located on both sides of the center region (Cr); and a pair of inner shoulder regions (Sr) located on both sides of the middle regions (Mr). The tread (2) has provided therein: inner tilted grooves (10) having outer ends (10e) provided within the middle regions (Mr); and outer tilted grooves (11) having inner ends (11i) provided within the middle regions (Mr). The groove area ratio of the center region (Cr) is from 34% to 39%, the groove area ratio of the middle regions (Mr) is from 14% to 19%, and the groove area ratio of the inner shoulder regions (Sr) is from 14% to 19%.
US10071596B2	Omnidirectional pinion wheel Concepts of an omnidirectional pinion wheel are described. In one embodiment, the wheel includes first and second rims each including inner and outer rim surfaces, and an annular ring of rollers affixed on the outer surface of one of the first and second annular rim. Using an axis of freedom of the rollers, the wheel can move sideways in addition to forward and backward. Further, when used with a vertical rack gear, the wheel can provide vertical displacement by engagement between teeth of the gear and the pinion ring. Additionally, various racks and tracks with teeth for pinion ring engagement are described along with an example vehicle capable of vertical displacement using the wheels.
US10071593B2	Full graphics electronic in-mold label and applications thereof An electronic in-mold label includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes an electronics mounting area on the second surface and an electronic circuit positioned in the electronics mounting area. When the electronic in-mold label is molded on to, or into, a plastic product, the electronic circuit is molded into the plastic product and is operable to perform a function.
US10071588B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes a binding portion binding a plurality of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking portion as a bundle by deforming the sheets without a staple. The sheet processing apparatus further includes a moving member moving the sheet bundle bound at a binding position by the binding portion from the binding position and a restricting member restricting the move of the sheet bundle such that a distance between the sheet bundle and the moving member is kept to be less than a predetermined distance in moving the sheet bundle by the moving member.
US10071585B2	Print medium The present disclosure provides a print medium, a printed article, and a method of printing. The print medium can include a thin paper substrate having weight ranging from 40 GSM to 150 GSM, and a pre-treatment coating applied to the thin paper substrate at a weight ranging from 0.3 GSM to 15 GSM. The pre-treatment coating can include from 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a fixer, from 3 wt % to 50 wt % of a latex polymer, and from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a water holding agent.
US10071583B2	Marking of product housings Techniques or processes for providing markings on products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the products have housings and the markings are to be provided on the housings. For example, a housing for a particular product can include an outer housing surface and the markings can be provided in the outer housing surface so as to be visible from the outside of the housing.
US10071581B1	Web displacer method for a printing unit A printing press is provided which includes a printing unit for printing on a web. The printing unit includes a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder. The press further includes a web displacement bar movable between a first position in which the web displacement bar is spaced apart from a web passing between the blanket cylinder and the impression cylinder, and a second position in which the web displacement bar holds the web in contact with the impression cylinder and spaced apart from the blanket cylinder. A method of operating the press is also provided.
US10071580B2	Printing method and printing apparatus A printing method for printing sign information constituted by characters and/or marks on a medium includes a test printing process of printing a plurality of test patters whose ink amounts are mutually different on the medium, a selection receiving process of receiving a selection of legible one test pattern among the plurality of test patterns having been printed on the medium, and an ink amount setting process of setting an ink amount for use in printing of the sign information to an ink amount having been used in the printing of the one test pattern, which has been selected in the selection receiving process.
US10071577B2	Printer with force transmitting path selecting mechanism A printer has a carriage being movable between a first end and a second end of a reciprocating path; and a driving force transmitting path selecting mechanism provided at the second end of the reciprocating path. The selecting mechanism has: a common driving force outputting member; a plurality of force receiving members; a selecting member; and a position retainer for keeping the position of the selecting member. The selecting member connects the force outputting member to one of the plurality of force receiving members, and moves in association with the carriage when the carriage moves in a vicinity of the second end in a first direction extending from the first end to the second end. The position retainer keeps the position of the selecting member when the carriage moves in a second direction extending from the second end to the first end. The force receiving member connected to the force outputting member via the selecting member is selected in accordance with a movement of the carriage along the reciprocating path.
US10071576B2	Roll to roll printing method A roll to roll printing method in which a web of a recording medium is withdrawn from a first roll, a number of images are printed on the web and the printed web is wound on a second roll, wherein a representation of the printed images is printed on a part of the web which is to form a trailing end of the web on the second roll.
US10071571B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus including: a first transporting portion provided in a first transport path; a support member configured to support the sheet; a recording portion; a plurality of contact portions configured to come into contact with the sheet; a plurality of support ribs; a second transporting portion provided in a second transport path connected with the first transport path; and a third transporting portion configured to sandwich and transport the sheet in the first transporting direction or toward the second transport path. On the upstream side to the second transporting portion in the second transporting direction, a projecting portion is formed with the upper guide member to project toward the lower guide member below a virtual line linking a nip position of the sheet due to the third transporting portion with another nip position of the sheet due to the second transporting portion.
US10071570B2	Method for obtaining self-adhesive booklet-label tape, without backing and protection tape The present abstract relates to a patent of invention for a method for obtaining a tape (1) for self-adhesive, linerless leaflet labels, pertaining to the field of self-adhesive articles, comprising: 1)—Providing and unwinding a self-adhesive-material tape (20); 2)—Printing labels (4) and sensing marks (6) on the tape (3) of the tape (20); 3)—Applying an adhesion control layer (40) to the printed face of the tape (3), preferably comprised by laminating a BOPP-film tape; 4)—Delaminating the liner (10) from the tape (20); 5)—Inverting the position of the liner (10) in relation to the remaining tape of the self-adhesive-material tape (20); 6)—Applying a layer (50) of adhesive to the face of the liner (10) that includes Corona treatment (13), facing the tape (3); 7)—Drying the adhesive (50); 8)—Applying the leaflets (7) to the tape (3) in correspondence with respective labels (4); 9)—Relaminating the liner (10); 10)—Slitting the leaflet-label linerless self-adhesive tape (1) obtained; and 11)—Winding up the finished self-adhesive linerless leaflet-label tape (1) to form the reel (11).
US10071566B2	Transfer material, recorded matter, method of manufacturing recorded matter, image-recording apparatus, and apparatus for manufacturing recorded matter The transfer material has a laminated structure in which a base material sheet, a transparent sheet, and a coloring material-receiving layer are laminated in the stated order, in which: the coloring material-receiving layer contains inorganic fine particles and a water-soluble resin; the transparent sheet contains at least two kinds of emulsions including an emulsion E1 and an emulsion E2; and the emulsion E1 has a glass transition temperature Tg1 of more than 50° C. and less than 90° C., the emulsion E2 has a glass transition temperature Tg2 of 90° C. or more and 120° C. or less, and at least the emulsion E2 remains in a particle state in the transparent sheet.
US10071565B2	Printed heating element A heating element is provided with a conductive path pattern which can be printed in a mask-free manner (e.g., drop-on-demand) with existing printing technology. The printing step can be performed, for example, with a thermal inkjet printer, a piezoelectric inkjet printer, an aerosol jet printer, or an ultrasound printer. The ink solution can be formulated so that it establishes an electrically conductive path which is free of polymer binders.
US10071561B2	Inkjet printhead having wide fluid outlets relative to printhead chip width An inkjet printhead includes: an elongate fluid manifold having a base defining a plurality of fluid outlets; and a plurality of printhead chips attached to the base of the fluid manifold, each printhead chip receiving ink from one or more fluid outlets. Each fluid outlet extends transversely across the ink manifold and extends at least half a width of each printhead chip.
US10071560B2	Inkjet printhead with flexible film compliance over fluid outlets An inkjet printhead includes an elongate fluid manifold having a base which includes a truss structure. The truss structure has webs extending between opposite chords, wherein a plurality of openings between the webs and the chords define fluid outlets. One or more printhead chips are attached to the webs of the truss structure with each printhead chip receiving printing fluid from a plurality of the fluid outlets.
US10071555B2	Liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus comprises a liquid ejection head, a nozzle cap, and a suction pump. The liquid ejection head includes first nozzles, second nozzles, and an ejection surface in which the first nozzles and the second nozzles are formed. The nozzle cap includes a first cap section for covering the first nozzles, a second cap section for covering the second nozzles, a communication section connected with the first cap section and the second cap section, a suction port for being connected with the suction pump, and an atmosphere communication port for communication with atmosphere. At least one of the suction port and the atmosphere communication port is provided at non-connection end portions which are end portions in the one direction of the first cap section and the second cap section and are not connected with the communication section.
US10071554B2	Modular print engine unit A modular print engine unit for a media-wide array printer includes multiple printhead modules, each printhead module having printing dies, and each printing die having multiple nozzles. The modular print engine unit is independently operable relative to another modular print engine unit within the media-wide array printer.
US10071551B2	Print head assembly A print head assembly including a print head unit, a cooling duct, and a blower arranged to pass a gaseous cooling medium through the cooling duct. The cooling duct has an elongated closed hollow cross-section bounded on at least one side by a flat wall. The print head unit is attached to the flat wall outside of the cooling duct such that the print head unit is cooled by the gaseous medium passing through the cooling duct via thermal contact through the flat wall of the cooling duct.
US10071550B2	Recording apparatus for ejecting ink A recording apparatus includes an ejecting unit configured to eject a first ink for image forming and a substantially colorless second ink onto a recording surface of a recording medium, and a control unit configured to control ejecting operations of the first ink and the second ink. The second ink is permeation ink configured to permeate the first ink into the recording medium from the recording surface to an opposite surface of the recording medium. The control unit controls the ejecting unit to perform a plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink with respect to one ejecting operation of the second ink. An ejecting amount of the first ink ejected when the ejecting unit ejects both of the first ink and the second ink is greater than an ejecting amount of the first ink ejected when the ejecting unit ejects only the first ink without ejecting the second ink.
US10071548B2	Printing module having a printing head that can be exchanged on the front side Printing module comprising an assembly arranged on the front side for mounting a printing head in an inkjet printer, wherein the printing module is arranged at a distance in relation to a depositing device and the assembly has a carrier frame having an opening which extends through the carrier frame and is provided for receiving/releasing the printing head, wherein the assembly has means for mounting the printing head which make it possible to receive the same on the front side in a repair position of the printing module in relation to the depositing device.
US10071546B2	Apparatus and method for hybrid manufacturing An apparatus for hybrid manufacturing comprising a frame, a build plate that is adapted to move relative to the frame, a material pump that is adapted to pump one or more materials, a mixing head that is adapted to mix the one or more materials, a mixing hose that is in fluid communication with the material pump and the mixing head, a vacuum pump that is adapted to remove air from a mold, a vacuum hose that is in fluid communication with the vacuum pump and the mold, a vat that is adapted to retain a liquid, and a radiation source that is disposed adjacent to the vat. The apparatus prints the mold and fills the mold. A method comprising printing the mold with one or more mold materials, removing air from the mold, filling the mold with one or more primary materials, and dissolving the mold.
US10071545B2	Systems for additively manufacturing composite parts A system for additively manufacturing a composite part is disclosed. The system comprises a housing and a nozzle. The nozzle is supported by the housing. The nozzle comprises an outlet, sized to dispense a continuous flexible line. The continuous flexible line comprises a non-resin component and a photopolymer-resin component. The system also comprises a feed mechanism, supported within the housing. The feed mechanism is configured to push the continuous flexible line out of the outlet of the nozzle. The system further comprises a light source, supported by the housing. The light source is configured to deliver a light beam to the continuous flexible line after the continuous flexible line exits the outlet of the nozzle to at least partially cure the photopolymer-resin component of the continuous flexible line.
US10071541B2	Laminate body for roll molding, and molded body of same There is provided a stack for compression molding from which a molded article excellent in impact resistance can be obtained. The stack has a layer A containing a propylene polymer component (A1) and a thermoplastic elastomer component (A2), wherein the content of (A1) is 20% by weight to 80% by weight, and a layer B containing a propylene polymer component (B1) and an inorganic filler (B2), wherein the content of (B1) is 50% by weight to 80% by weight and the content of (B2) is 20% by weight to 50% by weight, wherein where the sum total of the thickness of the layer A and the thickness of the layer B is taken as 100%, the ratio of the thickness of the layer A is 0.5% to 10% and the ratio of the thickness of the layer B is 90% to 99.5%, and wherein the layer A is disposed to form at least one surface.
US10071540B2	Resin-junction material and joining method for resin member A resin-junction body includes a first resin member, a second resin member including a concave portion and laminated on the first resin member so as to contact the first resin member at a contact surface. The concave portion comprises a bottom face on a first resin member side. The resin-junction body further includes a joining layer that joins the first resin member and the second resin member and that extends from the bottom face towards the first resin member.
US10071539B2	Co-sintered ceramic for electronic devices A ceramic structure and methods for making the ceramic structure are disclosed. Multiple parts may be molded; the parts may be molded from the same or different ceramic materials. The parts may be formed in the same mold and may be adjacent to and/or attached to one another as a result of molding. The parts may be placed in a sintering furnace and sintered simultaneously. Simultaneously sintering the parts forms a unitary structure from the parts.
US10071538B2	Adhesive film for polarizing plate, polarizing plate including the same and optical display including the same An adhesive film for polarizing plates, a polarizing plate including the same, and an optical display including the same are provided. An adhesive film for polarizing plates is formed of an adhesive composition for polarizing plates, which includes a non-carboxylic acid (meth)acrylic copolymer, an isocyanate curing agent, and an epoxy curing agent, wherein the adhesive film has a modulus at 85° C. of about 0.1 MPa to about 0.8 MPa and a modulus ratio of about 3 or less, as calculated by the equation, Modulus ratio=G′(25° C.)/G′(85° C.), where G′(25° C.) is modulus (unit: MPa) at 25° C. of an adhesive film and G′(85° C.) is modulus (unit: MPa) at 85° C. of the adhesive film.
US10071536B2	Process for the manufacture of a multilayer material sheet, multilayer material sheet and use hereof Multilayer material sheets containing unidirectional high performance fibers are obtained by a process which includes the steps of positioning the fibers in a parallel fashion, consolidation of the fibers to obtain a monolayer, stacking at least two monolayers such that the fiber direction in one monolayer is at an angle a to the direction of the fibers in an adjacent monolayer and fixation whereby the stack of at least two monolayers is subjected to a pressure and temperature treatment for a duration of a least 2 seconds, followed by cooling the stack under pressure to a temperature of 120° C. or lower. The multilayer material sheet has a reduced uptake of liquids.
US10071531B2	Currency operated tire inflation and repair apparatus and methods The present disclosure provides tire repair assemblies that can include: a tire sealant tank; an air assembly coupled to the tire sealant tank; a valve configured to control fluid communication between the tank and the air assembly; and a currency operating assembly configured to control the valve. Methods for repairing tires are also provided with the methods including providing tire sealant to a tire from a tire repair assembly upon depositing currency in the tire repair assembly. Stand alone currency operated tire repair assemblies are also provided with the assemblies including: a tire sealant tank; an air compressor operatively coupled to the tank; a valve operatively aligned between the tank and the air compressor; a flow meter operatively aligned between the tank and the air compressor; and computer processing circuitry operatively coupled to the air compressor, the valve, and the flow meter.
US10071530B2	Collapsible element pocket former A pocket former may include a pocket former body, the pocket former body having an outer surface. The pocket former may further include a collapsible element, the collapsible element formed on the outer surface of the pocket former body. The collapsible element may extend radially outwardly from the pocket former body.
US10071525B2	Apparatus and method for printing long composite thermoplastic parts on a dual gantry machine during additive manufacturing Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to additive manufacturing apparatus and methods. An exemplary apparatus for fabricating components via additive manufacturing may include a programmable CNC machine. The CNC machine may comprise a first worktable extending in a first plane and a second worktable extending in a second plane, wherein the second plane is oriented at an angle relative to the first plane. At least one conveyor belt may be operably coupled to the first worktable. A printing gantry may be displaceable along a first axis of the CNC machine. The CNC machine may also comprise an applicator having a nozzle configured to deposit material on the second worktable.
US10071524B2	Printing method for printing multi-material 3D model A printing method for printing a multi-material 3D model comprises the following steps: perform a slicing process on a multi-material 3D object to generate the multi-material object slices and the object slices of a useful object; compute a material-switching point and a retrieving point during the slicing process; print the multi-material object slices of a multi-material 3D model with one of the materials; when print to the material-switching point, switch to another different material and print useful objects with the material used before the material switching; when print to the retrieving point, print the multi-material object slices with the material used after the material switching; and repeat the above steps until completing the multi-material 3D model printing. The present disclosed example prints the useful object via the remaining materials after the material switching which effectively reduces the cost with of multi-materials printing.
US10071523B2	Apparatus and methods for controlling pressure on a thermoforming assistive device Apparatus and methods of forming sheets of material are disclosed. Profile plates may be placed atop the sheets. Tabs attached to clamp frames may apply uniform pressure on the perimeters of the profile plates during the formation process.
US10071519B2	Parison head with trifunctional component and method for discharging a parison A parison head for discharging a parison for producing capillaries, tubes or pipes, includes a sleeve-shaped housing into which the melt is fed, and which surrounds a core on all sides with a spacing, the core being firmly clamped in the housing, and also a likewise sleeve-shaped die, which likewise surrounds the core on all sides with a spacing, wherein the housing and the die surround the core in such a way that there is a closed flow channel between the housing and the core and between the die and the core, and at the end of the flow channel a peripheral closed outlet gap is formed by the die and the core, wherein there is between the housing and the die a low-cost, quickly exchangeable, trifunctional component, which securely seals off the flow channel between the housing and the die, and with which the angle between the housing and the die and also the length of the head can be changed, while retaining the flow resistance in the region of the trifunctional component and while retaining a flow channel that is free from dead spots, and so in this way the cross section of the flow channel gap at the end of the flow channel is variable.
US10071517B2	Polymer filter assembly and method of setting up an extruding system utilizing the polymer filter assembly A polymer filter assembly through which flowable material from a supply is directed for processing before passing to a die assembly through which the flowable material is delivered to form a sheet layer. The polymer filter assembly has a polymer filter frame that supports processing components for the flowable material and a support assembly for the polymer filter frame. The support assembly includes components cooperating between the polymer filter frame and a base upon which the polymer filter frame is supported to allow controlled relative vertical movement between the polymer filter frame and base to thereby permit controlled alignment between the polymer filter frame and at least one of: a) an upstream component that delivers flowable material from the supply; and b) the die assembly.
US10071511B2	Method and device for producing temporary knee joint spacers with stems of various sizes A cement mold assembly configured to form a temporary implant for use in delivering antibiotics to an infected site can includes a first mold and a second mold. The first mold can have an open end and an inner wall. The first mold can define a tibial component forming cavity including a platform forming cavity and a stem forming cavity. The second mold can have a body portion configured to be slidably and progressively receivable by the inner wall into the tibial component forming cavity in a direction toward the closed end. Progressive advancement of the second mold into the tibial component forming cavity urges cement within the tibial component forming cavity against the body portion and the inner wall to form a unitary tibial component having a tibial tray portion formed by the platform forming cavity and a stem portion formed by the stem forming cavity.
US10071510B2	Composite semifinished products and mouldings produced therefrom and directly produced mouldings based on hydroxy-functionalized (meth)acrylates and uretdiones which are crosslinked by means of radiation to give thermosets The invention relates to a process for producing storage-stable polyurethane prepregs and to moldings (composite components) produced therefrom. The prepregs and, respectively, components are produced by mixing (meth)acrylate monomers, (meth)acrylate polymers, hydroxy-functionalized (meth)acrylate monomers and/or hydroxy-functionalized (meth)acrylate polymers with uretdione materials. Photoinitiators can also optionally be added. This mixture or solution is applied by known processes to fiber material, e.g. carbon fibers, glass fibers or polymer fibers, and is polymerized with the aid of radiation or of plasma methods. Polymerization, e.g. at room temperature or at up to 80° C., gives thermoplastics or thermoplastic prepregs, and these can subsequently also be subjected to forming processes. The hydroxy-functionalized (meth)acrylate constituents can then be crosslinked with the uretdiones already present within the system, by use of elevated temperature. It is thus possible to produce dimensionally stable thermosets or dimensionally stable crosslinked composite components.
US10071508B2	Preparation of polymeric arcuate saddles Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to methods for the production of arcuate polymeric saddles typically used to anchor and suspend insulated or non-insulated pipes. Ribs may be included to provide strength. Rounded corners on the saddles facilitate comfortably introducing and placing the saddles into hangers as well as improving use.
US10071506B2	System for facilitating fluid movement in closed molds A vacuum bagging system may include a layer assembly defining a fluid flow channel. The layer assembly may include a contact layer mounted to a composite part positionable within an outer mold line (OML) tool. The contact layer may have a contact layer width defined by opposing contact layer side edges. The layer assembly may further include an inner layer mounted to the contact layer and having inner layer side edges located between the contact layer side edges. The fluid flow channel may extend along at least a portion of the composite part to at least one part end. The vacuum bagging system may include an internal vacuum bag positionable against the inner layer. An inner mold line (IML) tool may support the internal vacuum bag. The contact layer width may be less than an IML tool width.
US10071504B2	Method and system of utilizing a work tool on a suspended work platform A method and system for performing work from a suspension work platform incorporating a work tool attached to an articulating arm system.
US10071498B2	Power saw crown molding cutting guide A cutting guide includes a first guide structure and a second guide structure. The first guide structure includes (i) a first base, (ii) a first saw support attached to the first base and defining a first saw contact surface, and (iii) a second saw support attached to the first base and defining a second saw contact surface that is spaced apart from the first saw contact surface so as to define a first elongated cutting slot therebetween. The second guide structure includes (i) a second base, (ii) a third saw support attached to the second base and defining a third saw contact surface, and (iii) a fourth saw support attached to the second base and defining a fourth saw contact surface that is spaced apart from the third saw contact surface so as to define a second elongated cutting slot therebetween.
US10071495B2	Device and method for cutting plastic material, in particular a laminated glazing element A device for cutting a flexible material of plastic type, laminated between two substrates and overhanging the edges of the substrates, includes a cutting tool and a pulling tool arranged upstream of the cutting tool.
US10071494B2	Motor control system and method for a rotary hole punch system A sheet processing apparatus includes a punch mechanism disposed along a media path at a punch point at which a hole is to be punched through a punch location on a media sheet advancing along the media path. The punch mechanism includes a rotatable punch arm having a punch head, and a punch motor for rotating the punch arm. As the punch location on the advancing media sheet approaches the punch point, speed of the punch motor is controlled to adjust a rotational speed of the punch arm based on feedback signals associated with each of the punch motor and a media path motor used to advance the media sheet such that the punch head arrives at the punch point at substantially the same time as when the punch location on the media sheet arrives at the punch point.
US10071493B2	Triggering systems for cartridge activated devices A triggering system includes a source lead, a ground lead, primary and secondary actuation circuits, and a serializing switch. Both the primary and second actuation circuits are connected to the source lead and the serializing switch has first and second positions. In a first position, the serializing switch connects the primary and secondary actuation circuit in parallel for actuating primary and secondary cartridge activated devices. In a second position, the serializing switch connects the secondary actuation circuit in series with the primary actuation circuit for verifying that the actuation circuits can reliably actuate both cartridge activated devices.
US10071492B2	Cutting apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storing medium A cutting apparatus includes a cut mechanism configured to cut a workpiece; and a control device configured to: judge whether or not each of plural patterns to be cut by the cut mechanism is a test pattern used for evaluating a cut quality of the workpiece cut by the cut mechanism; determine a cut sequence, the cut sequence indicating a sequence in which the plural patterns are cut from the workpiece by the cut mechanism, the cut sequence being determined so that a pattern judged as the test pattern is cut before a normal pattern judged to not be the test pattern; and control the cut mechanism to cut the plural patterns from the workpiece according to the cut sequence.
US10071486B2	Articulated apparatus, micromanipulator arrangement having said articulated apparatus and method for utilizing same The invention relates to an articulated apparatus for guiding a relative movement of components into a target position, which may be the operating position of a micromanipulator arrangement. The articulated apparatus has multiple parts, which are movable with respect to each other. Two stop devices are used which, in combination, imitate the “latching-in” of a conventional latching device, but offer a considerably greater level of precision. A combined stop position is settable as said target position in which the first stop position and the second stop position are both present. The invention uses two stop devices in order to imitate the leaving of the “latched” target position in two directions as in the case of latching. Such articulated apparatus may be typically used with a micromanipulator arrangement of a cytobiological or microbiological workstation.
US10071483B2	Robot, robot control apparatus, robot control method, and robot system A robot includes an arm that has a plurality of arm members, a drive unit driving the plurality of arm members, and a grasp unit; and a force detector. The robot sequentially performs a contact operation in which a fitting member grasped by the grasp unit is moved in a predetermined contact direction and is brought into contact with a to-be-fitted member, a posture change operation in which a posture of the fitting member is changed to a fitting posture, and a fitting operation in which the fitting member in the fitting posture is moved in a searching direction and the fitting member is fitted into the to-be-fitted member in a fitting direction. The contact direction, the searching direction, and the fitting direction are directions different from one another.
US10071476B2	Device with improved actuating means and method for use thereof A device comprising a main body, an arm assembly comprising first arm member, a first joint, a second arm member, a second joint, orientation control means for adjusting the orientation of the arm members and/or joints of the arm assembly relative to the main body, one or more passive actuating means for counterbalancing at least a part of the weight of the arm assembly, wherein an adjustable lever mechanism is arranged between the main body and the arm assembly, drive means configured for adjusting the lever arm, one or more orientation sensors for determining the orientation of the arm members and/or joints of the arm assembly relative to the main body, and lever arm control means for adjusting the lever arm of the adjustable lever mechanism with the drive means. The invention further relates to a method of adjusting a lever arm of such a device.
US10071475B2	Smart home system with existing home robot platforms Methods and systems are described for communicating action instructions between a home automation system and a mobile robotic device. In some embodiments, the action instructions may be communicated by receiving, at the home automation system, input data, and processing the input data to obtain action instructions. In some embodiments, the action instructions may be communicated to the mobile robotic device, and the mobile robotic device may execute the received action instructions.
US10071472B2	Outfeed table A system that converts fanfold material into packaging templates includes a converting machine and an outfeed table. The converting machine has a converting assembly that performs conversion functions, such as cutting, creasing, and scoring, on fanfold material as the fanfold material moves through the converting machine. The outfeed table guides the packaging templates out of the converting machine in a first direction. The outfeed table then directs the packaging templates to a user side of the outfeed table so that a user may readily retrieve the packaging templates from the user side of the outfeed table.
US10071467B2	Handheld power tool A hand-guided power tool, having a housing and a tool holder disposed on a drive shaft. The drive shaft is rotatably supported in the housing in at least one first bearing that is disposed in at least some portions in the vicinity of a face end of the housing oriented toward the tool holder. Between the first bearing and the tool holder, a detent mechanism for impact generation for the drive shaft is embodied.
US10071462B2	Method and device for cutting out hard-brittle substrate To cut out a hard-brittle substrate by blasting, laying out substrates 2 on a plate material 1 made of a hard-brittle material with leaving a space for blasting; forming first protective films 4 on both surfaces of the plate material 1 at layout positions of the substrates 2; and forming second protective films 5 on both surfaces of a margin 3 of the plate material 1 with leaving a space with respect to the first protective films 4 and having outer edges from a periphery of the plate material 1 at a width of 5 mm or less; cutting regions 6 between the films 4, 4 and between the films 4, 5 from one surface of the plate material 1 to a depth of approximately half of a thickness thereof by blasting, then cutting from the other surface of the plate material 1 until the plate material 1 is penetrated.
US10071461B2	Polishing pads and systems and methods of making and using the same The present disclosure relates to polishing pads which include a polishing layer, wherein the polishing layer includes a working surface and a second surface opposite the working surface. The working surface includes a plurality of precisely shaped pores, a plurality of precisely shaped asperities and a land region. The present disclosure further relates to a polishing system, the polishing system includes the preceding polishing pad and a polishing solution. The present disclosure relates to a method of polishing a substrate, the method of polishing including: providing a polishing pad according to any one of the previous polishing pads; providing a substrate, contacting the working surface of the polishing pad with the substrate surface, moving the polishing pad and the substrate relative to one another while maintaining contact between the working surface of the polishing pad and the substrate surface, wherein polishing is conducted in the presence of a polishing solution.
US10071457B2	Cam grinding device and cam grinding method A cam grinding method using a cam grinding device includes: an intermediate-cam lift-data generating step of, based on first lift data of a first cam and second lift data of a second cam, generating imaginary intermediate cam lift data of a spline curve that contains profiles of both cams; a first cam grinding step of grinding the first cam; a second cam grinding step of grinding the second cam; and an intermediate-cam grinding step of removing an unground portion generated at a boundary portion between the first cam and the second cam by plunge grinding or spark-out grinding on the basis of the intermediate-cam lift data after the second cam grinding step.
US10071455B2	Tool measuring apparatus A tool measuring apparatus for measuring a height of a punch body and a die includes a measurement device that measures a distance from a punch reference position that is set preliminarily to an end surface of the punch body, and a distance from a die reference position that is set preliminarily to an end surface of the die. The punch reference position and the die reference position are placed independently from each other. According to the tool measuring apparatus, it is possible to measure a punch body and a die easily even in a case where a size of the punch body and a size of the die are significantly different from each other.
US10071453B2	Numerically controlled machine tool A numerically controlled machine tool, including a machine bed, a cabin having a cabin wall which embraces at least part of the machine bed, and at least one shaped element, which has a substantially panel-shaped basic form and is attached to the machine tool in such a way that a cavity is present between the shaped element and the cabin wall and/or the machine bed.
US10071444B2	Laser cladding apparatus and operating method A laser cladding apparatus includes a powder supplier to supply metal powder to a portion to be processed, a laser to irradiate the portion to be processed with laser so as to melt the metal powder for cladding, and a controller. The powder supplier includes a gas pressure gauge, and the controller stores, as an initial value, a gas pressure value measured by the gas pressure gauge when the metal powder supplied by the gas pressure reaches the portion to be cladding-processed. In operation after storing the initial value, the controller sets, as a reference time, timing when the gas pressure gauge measures a same pressure as the initial value, and outputs a start signal for laser irradiation to the laser based on the reference time.
US10071443B2	Laser sintering technique for manufacturing items on a movable sintering platform A laser sintering device and a laser sintering method are provided. The laser sintering device includes a laser source and a sintering platform. The laser source projects a laser beam on a plane, and by changing directions of the laser beam an action area on the plane is defined. The sintering platform provides a sintering area. The sintering platform is arranged in such a way that at least a first region of the sintering area is located within the action area and at least a second region of the sintering area is located outside the action area. The sintering platform is movable such that at least a part of the second region replaces at least a part of the first region within the action area.
US10071442B2	Laser processing apparatus A focusing unit of a laser processing apparatus includes: a focusing lens that focuses a laser beam oscillated from a laser beam oscillating unit; and a spherical aberration extending lens that extends the spherical aberration of the focusing lens. A pulsed laser beam is applied from the focusing unit to a workpiece held on a chuck table, to form shield tunnels each composed of a fine hole and an amorphous region shielding the fine hole, the shield tunnels extending from an upper surface toward a lower surface of the workpiece.
US10071438B2	Methods of forming shanks A method of forming a shank comprises arranging first structures in a first set of the first structures and second structures in a second set of the second structures such that the first structures and the second structures extend away from a longitudinal central axis in a direction normal to the longitudinal central axis and such that ends of the first structures and the second structures, farthest away from the longitudinal central axis, form cylindrical surfaces, parallel to the longitudinal central axis and equidistant from the longitudinal central axis. The method further comprises indirectly bonding the first set of the first structures to the second set of the second structures, thereby forming the shank. At least one of the first structures consists of a first material. At least one of the second structures consists of a second material, such that the first material is different from the second material.
US10071436B2	Methods and systems for resistance spot welding using direct current micro pulses Methods and systems for resistance spot welding using direct current micro pulses are described. One described method comprises comprising forming a weld joint by applying a plurality of direct current micro pulses to at least two pieces of materials through a first electrode and a second electrode.
US10071435B2	Welder-generator with start-stop An arc welding system includes a welding power supply. An auxiliary power supply supplies electrical energy to an auxiliary load. An engine-generator is connected to the welding power supply and auxiliary power supply. An engine starting battery is connected to the auxiliary power supply to supply electrical energy thereto during starting of the engine-generator. An auxiliary load sensor is configured to detect a presence of an electrical load on the auxiliary power supply. A speed sensor is configured to sense a speed of the engine-generator. A controller is configured to receive a signal indicating presence of the electrical load on the auxiliary power supply and a signal corresponding to speed of the engine-generator. When presence of the electrical load on the auxiliary power supply is detected, the controller starts the engine-generator, and after the engine-generator has reached a predetermined speed, switches the auxiliary power supply from the battery to the engine-generator.
US10071433B2	Flange mechanism and cutting apparatus A cutting blade is held between a first flange and a second flange to define an annular cutting water supply chamber between the two flanges. The first flange has a plurality of cutting water supply holes, a first holding surface for holding one side surface of the cutting blade, and a plurality of first supply grooves formed on the first holding surface so as to extend in the radial direction of the first flange. The second flange has a second holding surface for holding the other side surface of the cutting blade and a plurality of second supply grooves extend in the radial direction of the second flange. Cutting water is supplied from the cutting water supply holes to the cutting water supply chamber and then discharged from the first supply grooves and the second supply grooves by centrifugal force due to rotation of a spindle.
US10071429B2	Magnet sensing portable autonomous device and method of operation A magnet sensing portable autonomous device includes a platform. A plurality of wheel sets is coupled to the platform. A drive system is used for driving the plurality of wheels. An attachment mechanism is positioned on an underside of the platform for securing the device to a surface. A control board is used for controlling the operation of the device. In some embodiments, a drill spindle assembly is coupled to the platform. A drill feed assembly is coupled to the drill spindle assembly for raising and lowering the drill spindle assembly. A plurality of sensors are operable to sense one or more magnets disposed below the surface. A drive table is used for positioning the drill spindle assembly in an XY plane based on an output of said plurality of sensors.
US10071427B2	Vertical machine tool apparatus and method In accordance with one aspect, a vertical machine tool is provided having an upper headstock with an upper spindle and a lower tailstock with a lower spindle. A workpiece is secured to the lower tailstock and the headstock drives the upper spindle and a milling tool connected thereto at high speeds for milling the workpiece. The vertical machine tool is also operable to perform turning operations on the workpiece using a turning tool connected to the headstock spindle. The headstock has a mechanical spindle lock that may be configured to rigidly fix the headstock spindle to the headstock housing so that, during the turning operation, the headstock spindle is secured against rotation from loading applied to the turning tool held in the headstock spindle. The lower tailstock drives the lower spindle to rotate the workpiece at speeds up to 2,500 RPM while the non-rotating turning tool held in the upper headstock machines the workpiece.
US10071424B2	Computer program products configured for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional articles A computer program product is configured for forming at least one three-dimensional article through successive fusion of parts of a powder bed, which parts correspond to successive cross sections of the three-dimensional article, by: providing a model of the at least one three-dimensional article; applying a first powder layer on a work table; directing a first energy beam from a first energy beam source over the work table causing the first powder layer to fuse in first selected locations according to corresponding models to form a first cross section of the three-dimensional article, where the first energy beam is fusing at least a first region of a first cross section with parallel scan lines in a first direction; varying a distance between two adjacent scan lines, which are used for fusing the powder layer, as a function of a mean length of the two adjacent scan lines.
US10071420B2	Flake-like silver powder, conductive paste, and method for producing flake-like silver powder Provided are a flaky-like silver powder having a low bulk density as well as a predetermined average particle size (D50) and the like, which is obtainable by using a predetermined wet reduction method, a conductive paste obtainable using such a flaky-like silver powder, and a method for producing such a flaky-like silver powder.Disclosed are a flaky-like silver powder obtainable by a wet reduction method, a conductive paste obtainable using a flaky-like silver powder, and a method for producing a flaky-like silver powder, in which the average particle size (D50) as an equivalent circle diameter obtainable when the flaky-like silver powder particles are viewed planarly is adjusted to a value within the range of 1.1 to 30 μm, the thickness of the flaky-like silver powder particles is adjusted to 0.01 to 2 μm, and the bulk density of the flaky-like silver powder is adjusted to a value within the range of 0.1 to 4 g/cm3.
US10071419B2	Metallic copper dispersion, process for producing the metallic copper dispersion, electrode, wiring pattern, and coating film formed using the metallic copper dispersion, decorative article and antimicrobial article with the coating film formed thereon, and processes for producing the decorative article and the antimicrobial article A dispersion comprising at least metallic copper particles with gelatin provided on the surface thereof, a polymeric dispersant, and an organic solvent. The dispersion is produced by reducing copper oxide in an aqueous solvent in the presence of gelatin having an amine number and an acid number wherein the difference (amine number−acid number) is 0 or less, then subjecting the reaction solution to solid-liquid separation, and then mixing the resultant metallic copper particles with gelatin provided on the surface thereof and a polymeric dispersant having an amine number and an acid number wherein the difference (amine number−acid number) is 0 to 50, into an organic solvent. The dispersion maintains dispersion stability of the metallic copper particles for a long time, is suitable for inkjet printing and spray coating and can be used to make microelectrodes and circuit wiring patterns.
US10071418B2	Die casting machine and control method of die casting machine The damage to devices are avoided, by performing operation control of a hydraulic operating means and an electric servomotor, that are adapted as drive sources in an injection step, separately and not performing coordinate control. A die casting machine 1 includes a tubular injection sleeve 12, an injection plunger 13, an electric servomotor 17 and a hydraulic operating means 21 which are used as a drive source of an injection step, and a control means 30 which controls the electric servomotor 17 and the hydraulic operating means separately, when injecting and filling the cavity of the mold, which has been closed, with the molten metal by the advancing of the injection plunger 13, during a low-speed injection step and a high-speed injection step which is performed at a higher speed than the low-speed injection step, in the injection step.
US10071416B2	High strength thin cast strip product and method for making the same A steel product or thin steel cast strip including, by weight, less than 0.25% carbon, between 0.20 and 2.0% manganese, between 0.05 and 0.50% silicon, less than 0.01% aluminum, and at least one of niobium between 0.01% and 0.20% and vanadium between 0.01% and 0.20%, and a microstructure of a majority bainite and acicular ferrite, and more than 70% niobium and/or vanadium in solid solution. The steel product may have an increase in elongation and an increase in yield strength after age hardening. The age hardened steel product may have niobium carbonitride particles with an average particle size of 10 nanometers and less, and may have substantially no niobium carbonitride particles greater than 50 nanometers. The steel product may have a yield strength of at least 380 MPa, a tensile strength of at least 410 MPa, or both. The product may have a total elongation of at least 6% or 10%.
US10071411B2	Press die A press die having a shaping face includes a holding frame, die members, a reference member, and a pressing bolt. Each of the die members includes a first surface that configures the shaping face. The die members are aligned in the holding frame. The reference member is arranged on an inner side surface of the holding frame to position the die members. The pressing bolt is supported by the holding frame on a side opposite to the reference member. The pressing bolt presses the die members against the reference member.
US10071404B2	Refuse treatment method and apparatus for separating solid and liquid and separating organics and inorganics A refuse treatment method for separating solid and liquid and separating organics and inorganics, comprising the steps of: 1) subjecting municipal domestic refuse to a bag-breaking treatment and water washing; 2) washing the municipal domestic refuse after the bag-breaking treatment with water; 3) performing a solid liquid separation treatment on the washed municipal domestic refuse; 4) performing a cracking treatment and then a dehydration treatment on sorted water-insoluble organic refuse; 5) performing dehydration on marsh gas residue after marsh gas is generated in the refuse water to produce biochar. This application also discloses an apparatus for implementing the method described above.
US10071401B2	Feed control device for plumbing tools Various feed control devices for plumbing tools such as drain cleaning machines are disclosed. The feed control devices include a collection of angled rollers that contact a cable or snake of the drain cleaning machine. Another collection of a single or dual angled roller(s) are mounted or otherwise engaged with a handle, and can be selectively positioned and contacted with the cable. By changing the position of the handle, rotation of the cable is translated to axial movement thereby advancing or retracting the cable. Also described are drain cleaning devices utilizing the feed control devices.
US10071399B2	Article for scrubbing and cleaning hard surfaces and a method for use thereof An all-in-one cleaning device, e.g., such as may be used in cleaning the inside of a shower. The device may provide the ability to dispense the composition carried within the device itself, and scrub the composition into or against the surfaces to be cleaned (e.g., shower walls, floors, corners, etc.). Activation of the dispensing mechanism of the cleaning device may dispense a metered dose of composition, in a generally horizontal direction, onto and/or into a nonwoven or other substrate. The dispensing mechanism may not rely on gravity for dispensing, and may be sealed to prevent unwanted backflow of shower water or other material, preventing contamination.
US10071395B2	Display inserts, overlays, and graphical user interfaces for multimedia systems A disclosed digital media device operational at user premises to receive media signals from a media source for presentation via endpoint devices such as a television display. The digital media device can include gateway and digital media management functionality and can be referred to as a gateway and digital media device. The device offers application services obtained over a wide area network and a user premises network. The digital media device may form a composite signal from the media signal and application service information, for example, for a composite audio and/or video signal for television type presentation to the user. The digital media device may receive a selection signal based on the presentation, for transmission to the application service provider device or to the media source. The media device also offers a GUI presenting a moveable arrangement of icons for selectively accessing application services.
US10071393B2	Method of dispensing material on a substrate with a solenoid valve of a pneumatically-driven dispensing unit A method of controlling a dispensing unit is used to dispense material on a substrate. The method includes connecting a solenoid coil of a pneumatically-driven pump to an amplifier output of a dispensing system, and driving the solenoid coil with the amplifier to a cause the pneumatically-driven pump to dispense material on a substrate. The method further may include commanding an idle current to flow in the solenoid coil during periods of inactivity. The idle current may be sufficient to cause warming of the solenoid coil, yet not sufficient to activate the solenoid to an engaged position. The method further may include commanding a first current level to flow in the solenoid coil to rapidly activate the solenoid, and commanding a second current level to flow in the solenoid coil after the solenoid is activated.
US10071391B2	Atomizing sprayer An atomizing sprayer includes a vapor tube, a front washer, an ultrasonic chip, a porous plate holder, a porous plate, a rear washer, and a chip holder. The chip holder has an opening hole at its center. One side of the chip holder has an accommodating space and a circular groove. The rear washer is disposed in the circular groove and its outer surface leans against the edge of the central hole of the ultrasonic chip. The porous plate holder is disposed on the ultrasonic chip and the porous plate is disposed on the porous plate holder. The outer protrusion ring of the front washer leans against the porous plate holder and the inner protrusion ring of the front washer leans against the porous plate, so the assembly of the ultrasonic chip, the porous plate holder and the porous plate can be fixed between the front and rear washers.
US10071384B2	Dust collector, dust collection system, and dust collection method A dust collection system, a dust collection method, and a dust collector, can enhance dust-collecting efficiency while reducing the volume of the dust collector as a whole. A dust collector is provided with a casing having an inlet into which gas is introduced; a discharge electrode to which voltage is applied, the discharge electrode being disposed inside the casing and having a spike called discharge spike and mounting frames for supporting the discharge spike; and a collecting electrode having a planar member, disposed inside the casing facing the discharge electrode, the mounting frames being inclined with relation to the gas flow at the inlet. Two mounting frames are connected to each other on the downstream side of the gas flow, and are arranged so that, between the two mounting frames, the upstream side of the gas flow is wider than the downstream side of the gas flow.
US10071382B1	Solid state drive disintegrator A device to reduce solid state drives (SSD) and the like digital media storage devices into particles less than 2 mm maximum edge length. The device is particularly adapted to disintegrating 1.8″ and 2.5″ solid state drives at a rate of about 360 HDD/hr or 720 SSD/hr with a throughput of about 10 seconds. A blade assembly is designed to provide multiple cutting angles while rotating at 520 rpm to maintain a low decibel rating.
US10071381B2	Method and apparatus for handling blood for testing A holder rack has an array of tubular slots that cooperate with a holder to position an absorbent tip of the holder at a predetermined location. The racks fit over well plates to position each absorbent tip adjacent the bottom of a different well in the well plate to extract dried samples from the absorbent tips. The holders are transported in containers having a frame to receive the holders and a lid to keep them in the container. The absorbent tips can extend through a cap to dry, with the cap connected to the holder to enclose the absorbent tips for transport.
US10071378B2	Microchannel device and method pertaining thereto A microchannel device includes: an upstream channel portion configured to allow an upstream liquid plug and a gas to flow therethrough; a downstream channel portion configured to allow a downstream liquid plug and a gas to flow therethrough; a liquid holding portion provided between a downstream end portion of the upstream channel portion and an upstream end portion of the downstream channel portion, the liquid holding portion being configured to hold a main liquid plug therein; and a gas bypass channel portion provided so as to bypass the liquid holding portion from the downstream end portion of the upstream channel portion to the upstream end portion of the downstream channel portion, the gas bypass channel portion being configured to allow the gas to flow therethrough in a state in which the liquid holding portion holds the main liquid plug.
US10071374B2	Apparatus and methods for creating a static and traversing thermal gradient on a microfluidic device A microfluidic device, for use in separation systems, includes a substrate having a fluidic channel. One or more heaters made of a thick film material are integrated with the substrate and in thermal communication with the fluidic channel of the substrate. The one or more heaters produce a thermal gradient within the fluidic channel in response to a current flowing through the one or more heaters. A plurality of electrically conductive taps can be in electrically conductive contact with the one or more heaters. The plurality of electrically conductive taps provides an electrically conductive path to the one or more heaters by which an electrical supply can produce the current flowing through the one or more heaters. Alternatively, the thick film material can be ferromagnetic, and the electrical supply can use induction to cause the current to flow through the one or more heaters.
US10071369B2	Method of making a particulate filter carry a catalyst A gel which contains a component of a catalyst is prepared. The gel and another gel are arranged in layers at a position which faces open ends of exhaust flow passages of a wall flow-type particulate filter. Next, a pusher is used to push and pack the gel and other gel through the open ends to the insides of the exhaust flow passages. Next, the particulate filter is made to dry to thereby make the partition walls carry the catalyst on their surfaces or in their micropores.
US10071363B2	Non-visible activated carbon in absorbent materials The present invention teaches an absorbent material with powdered activated carbon which is substantially light-colored without using color masking agents or hiding. This invention addresses the need in the field for an absorbent material with improved odor-controlling properties, that maintains such properties for longer periods of time and where the absorbent material maintains a light-colored appearance without the addition of color-masking agents. Suitable methods for creating the absorbent materials include a pan agglomeration process, a high shear agglomeration process, a low shear agglomeration process, a high pressure agglomeration process, a low pressure agglomeration process, a rotary drum agglomeration process, a pan agglomeration process, a roll press compaction process, a pin mixer process, a dry blending process, a spray coating process, an extrusion process, a pelletizing process and a fluid bed process.
US10071360B2	Class of tunable gas storage and sensor materials The electronic structure of nanowires, nanotubes and thin films deposited on a substrate is varied by doping with electrons or holes. The electronic structure can then be tuned by varying the support material or by applying a gate voltage. The electronic structure can be controlled to absorb a gas, store a gas, or release a gas, such as hydrogen, oxygen, ammonia, carbon dioxide, and the like.
US10071358B2	Antibiotic preparation method and platform system based on same Provided are a novel antibiotic preparation method and platform system based on the method, belonging to a novel drug development method. The method is based on a fixed structural formula: F—R, wherein F is an effect area, and R is an identification area. At the prior art level, the present invention can quickly develop a specific novel antibiotic for most pathogenic microorganisms or biological cells. Also provided is a platform for implementing the method, ensuring that the novel antibiotic is developed in an efficient streamlined process.
US10071357B1	Compact two-stage regenerator and process for using A process and apparatus for combusting coke from catalyst two stages is disclosed. Catalyst and flue gas from a lower chamber ascends to an upper chamber to be roughly separated by swirl ducts extending from a combustion conduit. The swirl ducts may discharge into a container in the upper chamber.
US10071351B2	Industrial mixing container and liner and method of use An inner 11 for lining a mixing vessel 1 comprising a feed opening 4 on the upper side and a flange 5 projecting outward in the radial direction and on the lower side a discharge duct 8 with a discharge flap valve 23 that can be adjusted from an open position into a closed position and vice versa, which mixing vessel 1 with bulk material introduced into it for the process of blending can be connected onto a mixing head 18 of an industrial blender 19, said mixing supporting one or multiple mixing tool(s), which inner liner 11 bears a supporting flange joint 17 on the upper side projects outward in the radial direction, and, when inserted into the mixing vessel 1, comes to bear against the flange 5 of the mixing vessel 1 and on its bottom side comprises a discharge duct extension 14, projecting into the discharge duct 8 of the mixing vessel 1, which projects into the discharge duct 8 of the mixing vessel 1 with a length that is at least sufficient to reach the discharge flap valve 23 when it is the closed positon.
US10071349B2	Apparatus for preparing compound dispersoids of hydrophobic nanoparticles and surfactants and application thereof An apparatus for preparing compound dispersoids of hydrophobic nanoparticles and surfactants, comprises a water supply pipeline, a compounding mixing pipeline and an aggregating pipeline; the compounding mixing pipeline comprises an ultrasonic dispersion instrument and a liquid storage tank connected in series into a loop, and a second plunger pump allowing unidirectional circulation of materials is arranged between the ultrasonic dispersion instrument and the liquid storage tank; the water supply pipeline is connected to the top of the ultrasonic dispersion instrument; and the aggregating pipeline is connected to a discharge end of the liquid storage tank.
US10071344B2	Reductant dosing control using prediction of exhaust species in selective catalytic reduction A system and related method for controlling reductant dosing in a selective catalyst reduction system includes a chamber containing a catalyst, and a controllable reductant dosing system that includes a controllable injector connected to a reservoir of reductant, and a controller that obtains inlet exhaust temperature, speed, and composition information, for example, from one or more sensors in the exhaust stream. The controller solves a set of coupled equations comprising (i) one-dimensional, steady ammonia mass balance equations and (ii) one-dimensional, steady species mass transfer equations, to calculate a one-dimensional distribution of ammonia storage in the catalyst and a one-dimensional distribution of exhaust species concentrations through the SCR system including a concentration of ammonia and a concentration of one or more nitrogen oxides at the SCR outlet; and uses the solution to control the injector. The method has been found to anticipate ammonia and NOx slip.
US10071341B2	Elimination of ammonia and lower alkanes and/or hydrogen from waste gas streams in industrial plants Methods for the combined elimination of both ammonia and lower alkanes and/or hydrogen, which are contained in one or more waste gas streams in an industrial plant, are disclosed herein. The method is effectuated by combined oxidation and reduction according to the reduction-oxidation process, wherein the ammonia and the lower alkanes and/or hydrogen are completely or partially reacted by chemical reaction to form nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water. The waste gas stream containing ammonia and lower alkanes and/or hydrogen is passed over one or more catalysts for the combined oxidation and reduction, and the oxygen content in the waste gas stream is set in such a way that ammonia and the lower alkanes and/or hydrogen are oxidized first in an oxidation zone to form nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water, and the nitrogen oxides resulting therefrom are subsequently reduced in a reduction zone to form elemental nitrogen.
US10071340B2	Filter bag assembly Filter bag assembly for use in cleaning of process gas comprising an outer tubular filter bag and one or more inner tubular filter bags separately arranged within the outer tubular filter bag, and said one or more inner tubular filter bags also separately arranged within each other, the one or more inner tubular filter bags and the outer tubular filter bags having an open end and a closed end, and at least one of the inner tubular filter bags and/or the outer tubular filter bag being provided with catalytically active material.
US10071338B2	Staged pressure swing adsorption for simultaneous power plant emission control and enhanced hydrocarbon recovery Systems and methods for using pressure swing adsorption to separate and/or capture resulting emissions are provided. A stream of recycled exhaust gas is passed into a first swing adsorption reactor comprising a first adsorbent material which adsorbs CO2. An enriched N2 stream is recovered from a forward end of the first swing adsorption reactor. The pressure in the first swing adsorption reactor is reduced. The first swing adsorption reactor is purged with a portion of the first N2 stream recovered from the first swing adsorption reactor. The first purge output is passed to a second swing adsorption reactor comprising a second adsorbent material which adsorbs CO2. A second N2 stream is recovered from the second swing adsorption reactor. The pressure in the second swing adsorption reactor is reduced. The second swing adsorption reactor is purged with a steam purge.
US10071336B1	Gas purification getter construction for airborne and space applications A gas purification getter for purifying a gas. The getter includes a canister having a cylinder body including a corrugated wall, an inlet end cap coupled to an inlet end of the cylinder body and an outlet end cap coupled to an outlet end of the cylinder body so that the cylinder body, the inlet end cap and the outlet end cap define a sealed chamber. The getter also includes a powder bed of a getter material provided within the chamber so that a flow of the gas from the inlet end to the outlet end is purified by the getter material. Voids in the powder bed when the canister is horizontally oriented are limited to raised portions in the corrugated wall so that there is no short circuit path for the gas to flow from the inlet end to the outlet end.
US10071334B2	Filter medium and filter unit A filter medium includes a first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, a first air-permeable support member, a second porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, and a second air-permeable support member. A surface of the filter medium is formed by the first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. A bond strength, as measured by a 180° peel test, between the first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and the first air-permeable support member is higher than 1.2 N/25 mm and higher than a bond strength, as measured by the 180° peel test, between the first air-permeable support member and the second porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.
US10071331B2	Backing net structure The present invention relates to a backing net for a media pack. The backing net comprises a plurality of longitudinal beams and at least one vane and the longitudinal beam has first and second ends and is arranged to be mounted to the media pack in the longitudinal direction. The vane is attached to longitudinal beams and arranged to extend in the lateral direction of the media pack and adapted to direct an air flow passing through the backing net in a preferred direction. The invention further relates to a media pack with a backing net and a V-type filter having a plurality of media packs.
US10071330B2	Filter element, in particular for gas filtration A filter element has a curved filter medium body, which at least partially encloses a flow chamber, and a carrier connector that is guided through the filter medium body. The carrier connector is a carrier of a sealing element for sealing the contact with a flow channel, wherein a section of the sealing element is arranged between the carrier connector and the filter medium body.
US10071326B2	Filter cartridge for translational insertion and rotational engagement of a manifold Described are filter cartridges comprising: a cartridge body and a filter media; a stem extending from the cartridge body, the stem having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a stem face that comprises a first valve driving surface and a second valve driving surface; and at least one lug attached to either the filter body or the stem having a leading engagement edge. The filter cartridges are suitable for translational insertion and rotational engagement of a manifold, wherein upon translation insertion, a valve engagement member of the filter cartridge engages a portion of a valve body of a manifold valve; during a first stage rotation, one or more retaining members of the filter cartridge engage a manifold cam of a manifold; and during a second stage rotation, the valve engagement member imparts rotational movement to the valve body. Systems and methods incorporating the filter cartridges are disclosed.
US10071325B2	Air flow enhanced self-cleaning disc filter apparatus The present invention relates to water filters utilizing disc filter elements and in particular, to such a filtering apparatus having self-cleaning capabilities by utilizing automated back-flushing to clean the filtering elements where the self-cleaning process is enhanced by introducing a secondary flowing fluid, preferably atmospheric air, into the back-flushing stream. The filter apparatus is further enhanced with a disc filter spine having a plurality of spray nozzles arranged on the spine channels that may be adapted to produce a cleaning flowing fluid jet stream at a variety of angles facilitating cleaning, separation and spinning of the disc filtering elements. The filter apparatus may further enhance the cleaning process by introducing a flushing apparatus adapted to facilitate removal of effluent from the filter.
US10071323B2	Module for in-line recharging of sorbent materials with optional bypass This disclosure generally relates to at least one reusable module of a sorbent cartridge in a sorbent dialysis system and a method of using the same. One of the drawbacks of a conventional sorbent dialysis system is the high cost. In one aspect of the invention, the sorbent cartridge contains at least one module for optionally recharging sorbent materials in-line with an optional bypass and conduits for the sorbent cartridge. The sorbent cartridge can have two or more modules that are connected to one another through connectors. The modules can be reusable and the sorbent materials contained in the modules can be recharged.
US10071318B1	Slide with retractable bumper A slide system has a base inflatable structure capable of sustaining an air pressure, and a slide surface supported by the base inflatable structure. A lower slide flap forms a bottom end of the slide surface, and a lower slide support of the base inflatable structure supports the lower slide flap. A bumper body receives air pressure from the base inflatable structure to inflate to form a protrusion that extends upwardly from the lower slide support when inflated. A restraint structure restrains the bumper body to a flattened configuration, but when the restraint structure is released, the bumper body inflates to form the protrusion that forms a bumper at the bottom of the slide.
US10071317B2	Systems and methods of dynamically selecting contacts for a networked gaming environment A system, a machine-readable storage medium, and a computer-implemented method are directed to a Contact Ranking Engine (hereinafter “CR Engine”). The CR Engine identifies a plurality of contacts of a player of a first game on a gaming network environment (or a game networking system). The CR Engine collects contact attributes for each of the plurality of contacts from one or more contact attribute sources. The CR Engine requests a first configuration table related to the first game. Upon receiving the first configuration table, the CR Engine scores the collected contact attributes of each contact of the player according to one or more updateable rules of the first configuration table. The CR Engine ranks in a contacts ranking list each contact based on a respective score. The CR Engine selects a portion of the contacts ranking list. The CR Engine displays each contact from the selected portion.
US10071316B2	Systems and methods for creating a playable video game from a three-dimensional model Systems and methods for creating a playable video game, or playable video game levels, from a three-dimensional model comprising a plurality of various-colored blocks disposed on a grid. A set of software modules processes a digital image of the static model to translate its component elements into video game elements in a level file, which may then be played using a game driver.
US10071315B2	Content providing method, content providing server, and content providing system Disclosed herein is a content providing method for a content providing server to provide contents to client terminals via a network. The method includes: obtaining play data indicating progress conditions of a computer game progressing according to user operation on the client terminals; evaluating game plays by each predetermined evaluation item on a basis of the play data; obtaining data of a moving image of a game play extracted according to an evaluation result; and distributing the data of the moving image to the client terminals via the network.
US10071312B2	Game image generation device and program Moving image information is stored in a plurality of types in accordance with different actions of the subject, and a first moving image is switched to a second moving image by inserting an interpolation image that connects a frame image at the end of the first moving image to a frame image at the beginning of the second moving image. According to the present disclosure, a wide variety of actions performed by the subject can be expressed while using live-action moving images.
US10071310B2	Methods and systems for establishing games with automation using verbal communication A thick-game client device includes all of the game data processing on-board while a thin-game client device includes only a small portion of game data processing such as to render visual displays while the majority of the game data processing is network based. A thick-voice client devices includes all of the voice processing on-board while a thin-voice client device includes only a small portion of the voice processing such as to generate acoustic parameter data discussed below while the remainder of the voice processing occurs at a voice services node. It will be appreciated that a client device may be thick with respect to both game processing and voice processing, may be thick with respect to one type of processing and thin with respect to the other, or may be thin with respect to both types of processing.
US10071309B2	Information processing program and information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus for processing information according to a command, including: an acceptor which repeatedly accepts an operation to designate a plurality of command elements of said command, said acceptor repeatedly performing to designate each of said command elements of said command; a determiner which determines whether or not a command satisfies an execution allowable condition after said acceptor accepts the operation designating the command element, wherein the determination of whether the command satisfies the execution allowable condition does not depend on an order of the repeated accepting processes by said acceptor or a sequence in which the command elements are designed in the repeated accepting processes by said acceptor; and an information processor which executes, when said determiner determines that the command satisfies the execution allowable condition, processing information according to said command.
US10071304B2	Methods of delivering a playing card from a playing card-handling device An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.
US10071299B2	Recommendation engine Generally, described are methods, apparatuses and systems for a recommendation engine which determines a recommendation based upon a terrestrial parameter and an overall factor unrelated to the terrestrial parameter. The recommendation engine may receive as inputs: (1) some data relating to the terrestrial parameter and (2) some data relating to user operation of a mechanical device. An overall factor may be calculated or obtained, at least in part, from the data relating to user operation of the mechanical device. And based upon the data relating to the terrestrial parameter and the overall factor, a recommendation may be determined and transmitted. In one embodiment, as part of the transmission process, the recommendation may be displayed to a user requesting the recommendation.
US10071292B2	Co-forged golf club head and method of manufacture A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like.
US10071289B1	Underwater propulsion device An underwater propulsion system is disclosed comprising a foot board with one or more battery-powered propulsion units. A throttle control system may be enabled in the foot board such that a movement of the user's foot controls the throttle. Flattened Lithium batteries allow thin lightweight construction of the foot board. Use of trolling motors as propulsion units provides thrust advantages over pre-existing underwater scooters.
US10071287B2	Balance board A balance board system may include a platform, a pivot member, a first bodily engagement member, and a second bodily engagement member. The platform may include a planar body with upper and lower sides and that extends between a first end and a second end. The platform may have a central portion between the first and second ends. The pivot member may be located on the lower side and the central portion of the platform. The first bodily engagement member may be located on the upper side and adjacent the first end of the platform. The second bodily engagement member may be located on the upper side and adjacent the second end of the platform. The first and second bodily engagement members may be configured with respective incline angles relative to the platform.
US10071285B2	Adjustable dumbbell assembly capable of receiving remote instructions A dumbbell assembly includes a selection mechanism including a selector arranged to adjust a connection of the weight connected to an adjustable dumbbell and a processor and memory where the memory includes a programmed code executable by the processor to receive a message from a remote device.
US10071282B2	Associative object tracking systems and methods Systems and methods track a first object when continuous tracking information for the first object is not available. The systems and methods detect when the tracking information for the first object is not available. A last time of a last determined location of the first object is determined and a second object closest to the last determined location at the last time is determined. The location of the first object is associated with a location of the second object if tracking information for the first object is not available.
US10071278B2	Systems for simultaneously contracting body core muscles and a computerised instructional unit for facilitating same An exercise apparatus for exercising muscles of a user comprising a main body, an abdominal crunch exercise member pivotally attached to the main body, the abdominal crunch member configured to engage an upper body area of a user, an abdominal contact member attached to the main body, the abdominal contact member configured to engage an abdominal area of user; and an electronic vibration unit capable of causing a portion of the apparatus to vibrate.
US10071274B2	Jump rope device An adjustable-length jump rope device that provides the benefits of a speed rope and weighted rope in one device by, among other things, allowing the rotational resistance of the jump rope to be varied without affecting the circumference of the rope and by distributing the weight of the rope evenly, thus, enabling smooth and natural jumping.
US10071272B2	Firefighting installation including a network of vacuum sprinklers which can be tripped by an actuator comprising a piston and being controlled by a master actuator A firefighting installation includes a network of vacuum sprinklers. The installation incorporates a trip device that triggers the application of water to the network of sprinklers. The trip device includes: a master actuator sensitive to the pressure present in the sprinkler network and capable of moving a yoke from a first to a second position; a lock for locking a member of the actuator in position; and a transmission member transmitting between the yoke and the locking means. The actuator includes a piston able to move in a cavity of the body, and has an external portion extending outside of the cavity and being provided with a ring whereon the lock means is intended to act.
US10071271B1	Fire-hose carrier A fire-hose carrier includes a wearable frame formed of a horizontal chest bar with a pair of pivotal shoulder cuffs upwardly extending therefrom. Depending from the chest bar is a vertical spine having an arcuate abdomen plate at a distal end. Removably attached to the abdomen plate is a flow-control module having an inlet connected to a fire hose and an outlet connected to a fire-hose nozzle. The frame is supported on a wearer's shoulders with the abdomen plate encompassing a front portion of the wearer's waist. When high-pressure water is discharged through the nozzle, the resulting force is distributed throughout the wearer's body, allowing the nozzle to be more easily controlled.
US10071265B2	Medical robot A medical robot includes a bed on which an object is to be disposed, and a robot arm unit disposed above or below the bed, and including an emitting member movable within a trajectory on a sphere having a center at which a target point is disposed, wherein the bed and the robot arm unit may move relatively in a vertical or horizontal direction, and the object may be repositioned to the target point by relatively moving the bed and the robot arm unit in the vertical or horizontal direction, and the emitting member may move to face the target point.
US10071262B2	Apparatus, method, and system for selectively effecting and/or killing bacteria Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.
US10071260B2	Treating spinal cord injuries via laser therapy Aspects for treating spinal cord injuries are disclosed. In a particular aspect, a method includes identifying a neurological level of a spinal cord injury, and activating neurons via laser therapy in which a laser beam is applied to an area proximate to the neurological level. In another aspect, a computer-readable storage medium includes computer-readable instructions for performing various acts. Such acts comprise ascertaining a neurological level of a spinal cord injury, and receiving data corresponding to a severity of the spinal cord injury. The acts further comprise outputting a laser calibration according to the neurological level and the severity. A medical device apparatus is also provided, which includes various computer executable components. The computer executable components include an assessment component configured to receive parameters corresponding to a spinal cord injury, and a calibration component configured to ascertain a laser calibration according to the at least one parameter.
US10071259B2	Optical assembly An optical assembly includes an output optical element having a thermally conductive and optically transmissive material and a thermal conduit in thermal communication with the output optical element and having at least one surface configured to be in thermal communication with at least one heat dissipating surface of a light delivery apparatus. The optical assembly further includes a coupling portion configured to be placed in at least two states. In a first state, the coupling portion is attached to the apparatus such that the at least one surface of the thermal conduit is in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface. In a second state, the coupling portion is detached from the apparatus after having been attached to the apparatus in the first state and in which the coupling portion is configured to prevent re-attachment of the coupling portion to the apparatus.
US10071253B2	Implantable device with internal lead connector An implantable active medical device includes a hermetic housing defining an exterior surface and a hermetic cavity of an implantable active medical device. An elongate lead connector extends into the hermetic cavity. The elongate lead connector includes a closed end, an open end extending through and hermetically joined to the hermetic housing, an outer surface at least partially defining the hermetic cavity, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture.
US10071250B2	Methods and systems for lowering blood pressure through reduction of ventricle filling Methods and devices for reducing ventricle filling volume are disclosed. In some embodiments, an electrical stimulator may be used to stimulate a patient's heart to reduce ventricle filling volume or even blood pressure. When the heart is stimulated in a consistent way to reduce blood pressure, the cardiovascular system may over time adapt to the stimulation and revert back to the higher blood pressure. In some embodiments, the stimulation pattern may be configured to be inconsistent such that the adaptation response of the heart is reduced or even prevented. In some embodiments, an electrical stimulator may be used to stimulate a patient's heart to cause at least a portion of an atrial contraction to occur while the atrioventricular valve is closed. Such an atrial contraction may deposit less blood into the corresponding ventricle than when the atrioventricular valve is opened throughout an atrial contraction.
US10071248B2	Systems and methods for tuning closed-loop phasic burst stimulation based on a phase response curve Systems and methods are provided for determining optimized settings for a closed-loop stimulation system based on analyzing a phase response curve measured from electrophysiological activity, such as electrical nerve activity or electrical muscle activity. The slope of the phase response curve is computed and used to determine a phase window during which phasic burst stimulation should be provided to achieve a desired effect on oscillations in the subject. When the slope of the phase response curve is positive, a phasic burst stimulation applied during the phase window will decrease synchrony of the oscillations. When the slope of the phase response curve is negative, a phasic burst stimulation applied during the phase window will increase synchrony of the oscillations.
US10071245B1	Thinking cap: combining personalized, model-driven, and adaptive high definition trans-cranial stimulation (HD-tCS) with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG) brain state measurement and feedback Described is system for mapping user behavior to brain regions of interest. Using a cognitive-behavior model, a behavioral task is selected that is suited for a desired brain state. Using a functional-anatomical model coupled to the cognitive-behavior model, a set of high-definition neurostimulations is selected to be applied to the user during performance of the selected behavioral task. The selected set of high-definition neurostimulations targets specific regions of the user's brain. Changes in the user's brain state are sensed during application of the set of high-definition neurostimulations and performance of the selected behavioral task using at least one brain monitoring technique. The coupled functional-anatomical and cognitive-behavior models are adapted until the desired brain state is reached.
US10071243B2	Fixation for implantable medical devices A tine portion of an implantable medical device includes a hook segment and a distal segment terminated by a tissue-piercing tip, wherein the distal segment extends from a distal end of the hook segment to the tip. The hook segment, which is elastically deformable from a pre-set curvature, for example, defined by a single radius, preferably tapers from a first width thereof, in proximity to a proximal end thereof, to a smaller, second width thereof, in proximity to the distal end thereof, wherein the tip has a width that is greater than the second width of the hook segment. Alternately, the tine portion may include a hook segment that is defined by two radii and a straight section extending therebetween.
US10071234B2	Dual material Y-connector A dual material Y-connector for use in connection with medical tubing systems and the like includes an inner core made of a first material such as a rigid plastic material and an over-layer made of a second material such as a pliable thermoplastic elastomer. The Y-connector comprises a primary arm, a secondary arm and a convergence arm all in fluid communication with one another and may include a tubing segment bonded to the Y-connector convergence arm. The first material can be a transparent copolyester and the second material can be a translucent thermoplastic elastomer. Threaded caps having a multi-indentation configuration can be tethered to one or more arms and be configured to seal one or more Y-connector ports.
US10071233B2	Point applicator for treating skin conditions An applicator for treating skin conditions includes at least one treatment composition component and a discontinuity identification component. The at least one treatment composition component is configured to selectively deposit a treatment composition at a deposit location on the portion of skin. The discontinuity identification component is operably coupled to an electromagnetic energy detector. The discontinuity identification component includes circuitry configured to monitor a level of the one or more parameters as the applicator traverses the portion of skin and to control the at least one treatment composition component to selectively deposit the treatment composition to the deposit location on the portion of skin based on one or more inputs indicative of a decrease in reflection of an electromagnetic energy interrogation stimulus from the portion of skin at the deposit location.
US10071231B2	Medical instrument and medical system A medical instrument is that the first holding portion or the second holding portion is capable of moving so that a distance between a distal end of the first holding portion and a distal end of the second holding portion changes from a first dimension which is larger than a diameter of the wire to a second dimension which is smaller than the diameter of the wire and the space is formed by the first holding portion and the second holding portion such that the wire is capable of rotating about a line connecting a first contact point where the first protrusion portion contacts with the wire with a second contact point where the second protrusion portion contacts with the wire.
US10071229B2	Mechanisms for improving the stiffness transition across a dissimilar metal weld joint The present disclosure is directed to multi-segment intraluminal guide wires including an elongate distal portion comprising a first metallic material (e.g., nitinol), an elongate proximal portion comprising a second metallic material (e.g., stainless steel). The distal and proximal portions may be directly joined together end to end by a solid-state weld joint. A diameter of the weld region surrounding the weld joint on either side of the weld joint may be reduced (e.g., ground down) relative to the diameter of the distal and proximal portions of the guide wire on either side of the weld region. A stiffness adjusting sleeve may be disposed over the weld joint so that a transition profile of bending stiffness across the weld region is gradual, rather than abrupt across the distal portion of the guide wire to the proximal portion of the guide wire. A polymer jacket may cover the sleeve and distal portion.
US10071226B2	Radial and trans-endocardial delivery catheter A needle-injection catheter includes a catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end, a stiff proximal portion, a flexible distal portion, and a delivery lumen extending therethrough. In a first embodiment, a straight injection needle extends coaxially from a distal tip of the flexible portion of the catheter body, and a plurality of penetration limiting elements positioned circumferentially about a base of the straight injection needle and configured to fold radially inwardly against a shaft of the needle when constrained in a tubular lumen and to extend radially outwardly when unconstrained. In a second embodiment, a helical needle extends from the distal tip of the flexible portion of the catheter body. The helical needle has at least one helical delivery lumen connected to receive an injectable substance from the delivery lumen of the catheter body.
US10071224B2	Coaxial bi-directional catheter A deflectable catheter including an outer member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, an elongated column member extending distally from the outer member and an inner member positioned coaxial with the outer member and attached to the column member. The inner member extends distally of the outer member and has a distal tip portion. A reinforcement member is positioned over the column member to restrict axial movement of the column member such that when one of the inner member or outer member is moved with respect to the other, axial compression of the column member is restricted by the reinforcement member causing the distal tip portion of the inner member to deflect laterally.
US10071223B2	Compression resistant hose Described herein is a hose, wherein the hose has a length having a distal end and a proximal end, and an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The hose is comprised of a first layer; and a second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer extend along at least a portion of the length and wherein a longitudinal compressive force applied to either the distal end or the proximal end of the hose causes the first layer to lock against the second layer.
US10071214B2	Leak detection system and method for tube or catheter placement The present disclosure relates to a leak detection system and method for tube or catheter placement. The system and method includes acoustically sensing a leak in the seal between a tube or catheter within a body and the body cavity against which it is sealed, assisting the user in adjusting the system until the leak has been substantially sealed, and establishing system parameters to be used thereafter to maintain the system in an operating state that will substantially prevent leakage, all using a noninvasive acoustic technique.
US10071204B2	Devices and methods for delivering particles Systems, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic particles are disclosed. In one variation, a device for delivering particles includes a gas supply configured for supplying gas under pressure, a particle cassette comprising the particles, a cassette housing, and a cassette membrane. The cassette housing can comprise an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) copolymer of 18% to 28% by weight of Vinyl Acetate (VA). The device can also include a safety interlock to prevent or minimize the risk that the device will be unintentionally activated. The device can also have a silencer.
US10071203B2	Devices, systems and methods for medicament delivery An apparatus includes a movable member and a valve coupled to the movable member. The movable member is configured to be disposed within a housing of a medical device and has a first end portion and second end portion. A portion of the first end portion is configured to define a portion of a boundary of a gas chamber. The first end portion defines an opening configured to be in fluid communication between the gas chamber and an area outside the gas chamber. The second end portion is configured to be coupled to a needle configured to deliver a medicament into a body. The valve is configured to selectively allow fluid communication between the gas chamber and the area outside the gas chamber through the opening defined by the first end portion of the movable member.
US10071198B2	Adhesive structure for medical device A variable flexibility adhesive system may adhere a surface of a medical infusion device to the skin of a user. The system may be configured to hold a location on the surface stationary with respect to a site on the user's skin. The system may include an adhesive substrate for adhering to the user and an interface where the substrate is held to the surface of the device. The interface may totally and/or partially surround the stationary location. A skirt of the substrate may totally and/or partially surround the interface. Parts of the skirt may be stiffened. Optional features may include tabs for activation of the adhesive and/or a location for peeling the infuser away from the skin. Additionally or alternatively, the interface may have variable flexibility. Additionally or alternatively, the stiffener may include a plastic layer.
US10071195B2	Method and system for supplying rinsing solution during endoscopic interventions A method for supplying rinsing solution during endoscopic interventions. The method including: conveying a rinsing solution by means of a rinsing solution pump from a rinsing solution supply to an endoscopic instrument to be introduced into the body cavity of a patient; and detecting at least one material characteristic of the rinsing solution by means of a measuring apparatus.
US10071194B2	Device for extra-corporal blood treatment with leakage sensor The invention concerns a device for extra-corporal blood treatment, including an extra-corporal blood circulation for the pumping of blood, where individual components of the extra-corporal blood circulation are inside and outside of a casing of the device, and a base socket is attached below the casing, which includes a collection trough in which liquids leaking inside the casing can be collected. The device has a sensor with which the presence of liquid within the collection trough is measurable. The device includes receptacle resources for the reception of leaking liquids occurring outside of the casing, where the receptacle resources are developed so that, above a specified quantity, they route leaking liquids into the collection trough.
US10071193B2	Compact hydraulic manifold structure for shear sensitive fluids A compact hydraulic manifold for transporting shear sensitive fluids is provided. A channel network can include a trunk and branch architecture coupled to a bifurcation architecture. Features such as tapered channel walls, curvatures and angles of channels, and zones of low fluid pressure can be used to reduce the size while maintaining wall shear rates within a narrow range. A hydraulic manifold can be coupled to a series of microfluidic layers to construct a compact microfluidic device.
US10071184B2	Collagen-coated tissue-based membranes A collagen-coated tissue-based membrane that is smooth on both sides so as to inhibit cell and tissue adhesion. The tissue-based membrane is a serous membrane having a fibrous surface and a smooth surface and the collagen is coated on the fibrous surface. Also provided are methods for making the collagen-coated tissue-based membrane.
US10071182B2	Methods for treating wounds Novel compositions for treating wounds and promoting the healing thereof are described, including composition containing novel combinations of a carrier and recombinant platelet derived growth factor having fewer isoforms and enhanced biostability. Methods of treating wounds with novel therapeutic composition using dosing procedures leading to effective results with a minimal number of treatment applications are also described.
US10071181B1	Resorbable embolization spheres Embolic materials, suspensions, kits and related methods useful for embolization are disclosed. An embolic material can comprise a resorbable microsphere including cross-linked gelatin as its primary ingredient and having a substantially spherical shape with a diameter of about 50 micrometers to about 1,500 micrometers, inclusive. The microsphere can optionally include one or both of a marker or an active agent. The microsphere can be cross-linked, such as with glutaraldehyde or formaldehyde, which can affect the microsphere's in vivo degradation profile and ability to withstand a sterilization process at certain temperatures. In an embodiment, the microspheres can resorb during an in vivo time period of between about 24 hours and about 15 weeks, inclusive. An embolization suspension can include a plurality of resorbable microspheres and a liquid carrier, and the suspension can be disposed in a syringe, vial or other applicator for administration to a patient.
US10071180B1	Devices and systems for an illuminated surgical suture An apparatus may comprise an optical fiber that includes a core region having a core thickness and a cladding layer having a cladding layer thickness. The core region and the cladding layer may have material characteristics suitable for suturing biological tissue. The core thickness and the cladding layer thickness may be configured to cause at least a portion of light propagating in the core region to propagate out of the optical fiber through the cladding layer. The apparatus may also comprise a light source optically coupled to the optical fiber and configured to provide the light for propagation in the core region of the optical fiber. The apparatus may also comprise a suturing device coupled to the optical fiber and configured to guide the optical fiber for suturing the biological tissue.
US10071177B1	Hospital and operating room designs and sterilization methods System and method to reducing risk of patient infections (HAI), using operating rooms equipped with suitable automatic airborne sterilizing agent generators, sensors, mechanisms, automatic air control devices, and ceiling mounted structures that allows the room to both provide air curtains of laminar flow sterilized air over the operating table, as well as to be quickly and completely sterilized. After suitable safety checks, the system isolates the interior air from external air, and activates an air phase anti-microbial agent generator, filing the room with air-phase anti-microbial agent. After sterilization, the invention deactivates the generator, removes the remaining air-phase anti-microbial agent by flowing room air through a catalytic converter, and then restores the connection to outside sterilized air. The ceiling mounted structure is configured for laminar flow air curtain delivery, supply lighting, and support boom mounted operating room equipment. Various sensors, control methods, wall coverings, and other options are disclosed.
US10071175B2	Filter and container having microbicidal activity A sterilization filter includes a synthetic polymer film, the synthetic polymer film having a surface which has a plurality of first raised portions, a two-dimensional size of the plurality of first raised portions being more than 20 nm and less than 500 μm when viewed in a normal direction. The synthetic polymer film is arranged in a predetermined shape. In the arrangement of the predetermined shape, an inclination of a normal to the surface varies depending on a position over the surface, and an inclination of a normal to a surface opposite to the surface varies depending on a position over the opposite surface. At least part of the surface is capable of coming into contact with a gas or liquid.
US10071174B2	Bismuth particle X-ray contrast agents Radiopaque bismuth particles and methods of making and using the radiopaque bismuth particles are disclosed. The radiopaque bismuth particles include an elemental bismuth core and an outer coating comprising one or more coating agents. Disclosed radiopaque bismuth particles are suitable for use in surgical sponges and plastic objects.
US10071168B2	Polyoxazoline antibody drug conjugates In the present disclosure, polymer conjugates, including polymer-antibody-drug conjugates (polymer ADCs) are described, as well as the use of such conjugates to treat human disease. The polymer conjugates can contain a large number of polymer-bound agents, thus effectively increasing the drug antibody ration (DAR) of the antibody significantly beyond the currently available technology. This may be of particular importance when antibodies to low density antigens are used as target antibodies. The described polymer-ADCs have improved pharmacokinetics and solubility relative to traditional ADCs. The linker between agent and the polymer can be tailored to provide release of toxin at the desired site and under the desired conditions within the tumor. An additional feature of the polymer-ADCs of the current disclosure is that a purification moiety can be attached to the polymer backbone to provide ease of purification of the polymer-ADCs.
US10071167B2	Method of preventing and treating type 1 diabetes, allograft rejection and lung fibrosis (by targeting the ATP/P2X7R axis) The present invention relates to the role of purinergic receptors and ATP in T cell activation and autocrine system signaling. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of preventing or treating diabetes by administering a therapeutically effective inhibitor of ATP to a subject. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of preventing or treating fibrosis by administering a P2X7R soluble fusion protein. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of preventing or treating graft rejection by administering an inhibitor of P2X receptor signaling.
US10071164B2	Estrogen-related receptor alpha based protac compounds and associated methods of use The present invention relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of targeted ubiquitination, especially inhibitors of a variety of polypeptides and other proteins which are degraded and/or otherwise inhibited by bifunctional compounds according to the present invention. In particular, the present invention is directed to compounds, which contain on one end a VHL ligand which binds to the ubiquitin ligase and on the other end a moiety which binds a target protein such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of that protein. The present invention exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with compounds according to the present invention, consistent with the degradation/inhibition of targeted polypeptides.
US10071159B2	Oral care compositions Described herein are compositions comprising an active compound from an extract of magnolia, or a derivative thereof; and a non-surfactant electrolyte in an amount effective to stabilize the composition, and methods of making and using the same.
US10071157B2	Method of inducing tolerance to an allergen The present invention relates generally to the field of allergies. More particularly, the present invention provides a method for treating an allergy in a subject by inducing tolerance to an allergen associated with the allergy. Medicinal kits useful in protocols to induce tolerance or reduce intolerance in a subject also form part of the present invention.
US10071151B2	Therapeutic HPV16 vaccines Provided is designer nucleic acid constructs and polypeptides that can be used as therapeutic vaccines against HPV16.
US10071142B2	Enzymes and methods for cleaving N-glycans from glycoproteins Provided herein are deglycosylating enzymes that remove a broad range of N-glycans from N-glycosylated proteins. Further provided are methods of recombinantly producing and expressing the deglycosylating enzymes. The presently described deglycosylating enzymes can be used to produce free glycans for characterization, and for prebiotic and immunostimulatory uses. In addition, the presently described deglycosylating enzymes can be used to produce deglycosylated proteins for characterization, to improve digestion, and to reduce immunogenicity.
US10071141B2	Albumin-based non-covalent complexes and methods of use thereof A non-covalent complex of an albumin molecule and a hydrophobic ligand, compositions containing the same, and methods of use thereof are provided. The present complex may find use in delivering the hydrophobic ligand to microorganisms that have albumin-binding outer surfaces, such as a cell wall.
US10071139B2	Methods for treatment of conditions associated with elevated triglycerides with an ANGPTL8 polypeptide fragment Methods and compositions for reducing one or more of triglyceride levels, total cholesterol levels and LDL cholesterol levels in a subject are provided. The methods include administering a fragment of ANGPTL8 to a subject having or at risk of developing elevated triglyceride levels, elevated total cholesterol levels and/or elevated LDL cholesterol levels.
US10071138B2	Compositions and methods for modulating stem cells and uses thereof There are provided compositions and methods for modulating stem cell division decisions, in particular, division symmetry. It has been demonstrated that wnt7a acts through frizzled-7 receptor expressed on the surface of adult stem cells, e.g. satellite stem cells, to activate the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway, thereby promoting symmetrical expansion of stem cells. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful, for example, in modulating stem cell division symmetry in vitro and in vivo, in replenishing and expanding the stem cell pool, and in promoting the formation, maintenance, repair and regeneration of tissue.
US10071137B2	Method for decreasing mortality associated with chronic liver disease by use of long-acting human recombinant soluble tumor necrosis factor α receptor The proposed invention involves the use of new drugs with the recombinant soluble tumor necrosis α receptor (HusTNFR) and belongs to the gene engineering technology and gene function application field. This invention uses type I or type II long-acting HusTNFR (LHusTNFR) to perform an intervention for severe liver injury in rats with chronic liver disease using 5 types of animal models. The results showed that LHusTNFR, which has a half-life of 12-140 hours, shows excellent efficacy for preventing the development of severe liver injury on chronic liver disease and for treating early-stage severe liver injury on chronic liver disease. It also significantly reduced the mortality of the model animals. Its efficacy for the prevention and treatment of early-stage severe liver injury on chronic liver disease was significantly better than that of non-LHusTNFR.
US10071128B2	Method for preparing granules or pills containing extracts in high concentration The present invention relates to a method for preparing a granule or a pill containing a plant, medicinal herb or traditional oriental medicine decoction extract, comprising the steps of: (a) injecting a powdered plant, medicinal herb or traditional oriental medicine decoction extract into a fluidized-bed device and spraying purified water or a solution of the same type of extract as the extract powder at the extract powder while fluidizing the same, thereby generating microgranules of the extract powder; and (b) injecting the microgranules generated at step (a) as seeds into the fluidized-bed device and spraying a solution of the extract while fluidizing the same, thereby growing the microgranules to a predetermined size of granule or pill. According to the present invention, it is possible to prepare a granule or a pill containing an extract in a high concentration.
US10071125B2	Nutritional composition with probiotics A composition comprising Bifidobacterium breve, a non-digestible saccharide A and a non-digestible saccharide B, optionally combined with Lactobacillus paracasei and the use of said composition for the treatment and/or prevention of gastro-intestinal disorder, immune disorder and/or endocrine disorder.
US10071119B2	Application of mesenchymal stem cells in prophylaxis or treatment of stress response-induced weakened immunity The present invention discloses the application of mesenchymal stem cells in the prophylaxis or treatment of stress response-induced weakened immunity. More particularly, the present invention provides the use of mesenchymal stem cells in preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of stress response-induced lymphopenia; and/or the use thereof in preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of stress response-induced weakened immunity; and/or the use thereof in preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the promotion of interleukin 4 (IL-4) expression and/or enhanced or strengthened activity. The present invention has found that mesenchymal stem cells can, by means of regulating IL-4 and down-stream related signaling pathways, protect against hormonal disorder-induced lymphopenia, thus having the function of activating immune response.
US10071117B2	Immune modulation using peptides and other compositions The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for topical or transdermal delivery for immune modulation. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide and/or peptides. The nitric oxide and/or peptide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide, peptides, or both. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US10071114B2	Methods and compositions for attenuating gene expression modulating anti-viral transfer vector immune responses Provided herein are methods and related compositions for administering viral transfer vectors and antigen-presenting cell targeted immunosuppressants.
US10071113B2	Ophthalmic solution comprising diquafosol Regarding Diquafosol ophthalmic solution comprising a chelating agent at a concentration of 0.0001 to 1% (w/v), formation of insoluble precipitates found in Diquafosol ophthalmic solution during storage of the solution, as well as deterioration of the filtration performance in the course of production (course of filtration sterilization), have been inhibited. Further, in Diquafosol ophthalmic solution comprising a chelating agent, reduction of eye irritation and enhancement of the preservative effectiveness have been confirmed, in comparison to Diquafosol ophthalmic solution comprising no chelating agent. Accordingly, the present invention has been confirmed to provide physicochemical properties that are stable during the courses of production and distribution as well as the course of storage by a patient, and also reduce eye irritation and enhance preservative effectiveness.
US10071112B2	Vitamin E-nucleoside prodrugs The present disclosure describes nucleoside and nucleoside analogs that are conjugated to a vitamin E derivative via a phosphate ester or a phosphoramidate linkage. The nucleoside or nucleoside analogs can provide enhanced therapeutic activity (e.g., antiproliferative activity against tumor cells) and/or greater chemical stability in aqueous solutions.
US10071111B1	Nanoemulsion synthetic red blood cells having sequentially formed calcium phosphate coating and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to nanoemulsion type synthetic red blood cells having a calcium phosphate coating of controllable thickness, and to a preparation method thereof. According to the present invention, Ca2+ and PO42− coating layers are uniformly and sequentially formed using a layer-by-layer (LBL) coating method while controlling the thicknesses of the coating layers. Thus, the oxygen capacity and oxygen release rate of the synthetic red blood cells can be controlled, and the synthetic red blood cells can be retrieved and reused.
US10071107B2	Pharmaceutical composition for prevention, treatment or delay of Alzheimer's disease or dementia containing G protein-coupled receptor 19 agent as active ingredient The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, treating or delaying an Alzheimer's disease (AD) or dementia including a G protein-coupled receptor19 (GPCR19) agonist or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt as an active ingredient and a food composition for preventing, treating or delaying an Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The GPCR19 agonist according to the present invention has an effect of improving cognitive and behavioral disorders without harming the health of objects when administrated to the objects and has an effect of preventing the Alzheimer's disease or dementia or delaying or treating the progression of the disease in the objects with the disease by suppressing apoptosis of the brain tissue, enhancing immunity, and reducing formation of an amyloid β (Aβ) plague.
US10071100B2	Therapeutic nanoparticles comprising a therapeutic agent and methods of making and using the same The present disclosure generally relates to nanoparticles comprising a substantially hydrophobic acid and a therapeutic agent (1-(4-{[4-(dimethylamino)piperidin-1-yl]carbonyl}phenyl)-3-[4-(4,6-dimorpholin-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)phenyl]urea), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a polymer. Other aspects include methods of making and using such nanoparticles.
US10071099B2	Medicament for suppressing malignant tumor metastasis Provided are a novel medicament for suppressing or preventing the metastasis of a malignant tumor such as carcinoma, a novel treatment or prevention method for suppressing or preventing the metastasis of a malignant tumor, etc. The medicament comprises a non-peptidic angiotensin type 2 receptor agonist as an active ingredient. In the medicament, the non-peptidic angiotensin type 2 receptor agonist may be, for example, a sulfonyl malonamide compound. The medicament may be a medicament for use in combination with an anticancer agent and/or an antitumor agent.
US10071097B2	Molecular targets for the treatment of wounds, in particular chronic wounds The present invention relates to a therapeutic compound comprising: an agent that inhibits the activity of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of MAF, MEOX2, SIX2 and homologs thereof having at least 50% identity with said genes and/or an agent that enhances the activity of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of CREB5, E2F1, EGR2, HIC1, IRF7, JUN, MYC, SRF, STAT4, TCF4, FOXS1, GLI1, SOX9 and homologs thereof having at least 50% identity with said gene for use in the treatment of wounds, preferably chronic wounds.
US10071094B2	Protein phosphatase 2A inhibitors for treating myelodysplastic syndromes Disclosed are methods for treating a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in a subject that involves administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) inhibitor.
US10071093B2	Method of treating Parkinson's Disease with a diarylmethylpiperazine compounds exhibiting delta opioid receptor agonist activity Compositions and methods for treatment of Parkinson's disease to reduce the negative side effects of the disease by administering a therapeutically effective diarylmethylpiperazine compound which exhibits delta opioid receptor agonist activity, and optionally, mu receptor antagonist activity.
US10071091B2	Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of oxymorphone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof The presently described technology provides compositions comprising aryl carboxylic acids and, for example NSAIDs, chemically conjugated to oxymorphone (4,5-α-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one) to form novel prodrugs/compositions of oxymorphone, including benzoates, salicylates, propionates, fenamates, and acetates, which have a decreased potential for abuse of oxymorphone. The present technology also provides methods of treating patients, pharmaceutical kits and methods of synthesizing conjugates of the present technology.
US10071090B2	Oxymorphone transdermal patch The present invention relates to a transdermal patch comprising oxymorphone. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the transdermal patches defined herein, as well as to the use of these patches for the treatment of pain.
US10071086B2	1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and therapeutic uses thereof Provided herein are compounds according to Formulas (I) or (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and compositions comprising the same, for use in various methods, including treating cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, osteoarthritis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases.
US10071082B2	Antimicrobial agents The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1-R3, n, and W have any of the values defined in the specification, and salts thereof. The compounds have good solubility and are useful for treating bacterial infections.
US10071081B2	Compositions of 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds and methods for their use Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
US10071079B2	[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl substituted indole compounds Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m, n, and p are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of signaling through Toll-like receptor 7, or 8, or 9, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
US10071077B2	Use of enoximone in the treatment of atopic immune-related disorders, in pharmaceutical composition as well as in pharmaceutical preparation The invention involves the use of compounds from the class of aroyl-2H-imidazol-2-ones such as enoximone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for modulating the immune system involved in a topic and immune-related disorders. In particular, the invention involves the use of (1,3-dihydro-4-methyl-5-[4-(methylthio)benzoyl]-2H-imidazol-2-on) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also involves a pharmaceutical composition including aroyl-2H-imidazol-2-on or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an active quantity for the treatment of a topic and immune-related disorders, by modulating the immune system involved in a topic and immune-related disorders. Preference is especially given to a pharmaceutical composition in a dosage unit of 5, 10 or 20 mg, based on the quantity of the active ingredient.
US10071075B2	Processes useful for the preparation of 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea and crystalline forms related thereto The present invention is directed to processes and intermediates useful for the preparation of 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea (Compound I), crystalline forms and solvate forms thereof; and compositions comprising 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea, crystalline forms and solvate forms thereof prepared by processes as described herein.
US10071074B2	Thieno-indole moieties and methods of treating using the same The present invention relates to a novel class of alkylating agents comprising a thieno-indole moiety linked to a DNA-binding moiety, which have cytotoxic activity and are useful in treating diseases such as cancer, cellular proliferation disorders and viral infections. The present invention also provides methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and methods of treating diseases utilizing such compounds or the pharmaceutical composition containing them. The invention also relates to the use of this novel class of alkylating agents in the preparation of conjugates. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ovarian cancer by administration of compounds of formula (II):
US10071071B2	Methods of using omega-3 fatty acids A method for influencing behavior in young, adult or aged pet animals which comprises systemically administering a behavior influencing quantity of an omega-3 fatty acid or mixture of omega-3 fatty acids.
US10071070B2	Fatty acid treatment for cardiac patients A method of treating patients in need of treatment for a cardiac disorder has been found which comprises administering to the patient a seven carbon fatty acid compound or derivative thereof, wherein the compound or derivative thereof is able to readily enter the mitochondrion without special transport enzymes. A dietary formulation suitable for treatment of heart tissue in cardiac or surgical patients has been found which comprises a seven-carbon fatty acid chain, wherein the seven-carbon fatty acid chain is characterized by the ability to transverse the inner mitochondrial membrane by a transport mechanism which does not require carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, carnitine palmitoyltransferase II, or carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase and the ability to undergo mitochondrial β-oxidation, and wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of n-heptanoic acid or a derivative thereof, a triglyceride comprising n-heptanoic acid or a derivative thereof, and triheptanoin or a derivative thereof.
US10071068B2	Sustained release oral dosage forms of an R-baclofen prodrug Sustained release oral dosage forms of an R-baclofen prodrug are disclosed.
US10071065B2	Analgesic compositions The present invention provides compositions useful in reducing or preventing pain in a subject in need thereof. In one embodiment, the compositions comprise a halogenated volatile compound. The present invention further includes a method of reducing or preventing pain in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of the invention. Dosing regimens contemplated within the invention include one-time administration, continuous administration or periodic administration.
US10071060B2	Asymmetrically coated table A tablet for the controlled release of a drug. The tablet is in the form of an asymmetrically coated tablet so that immediate release or time-delayed release times can be precisely controlled and the extended release slab may provide zero-order or first-order extended release and pulsatile release depending on the excipients used in the tablet formulations. The core of the tablet is coated with an asymmetrical coating, that is, a coating with regions having different properties. The coatings may include drugs in varying concentrations. Further, different regions of the coating may have different rates of dissolution. The core of the tablet may be provided with a constant cross-sectional area along a longitudinal length of the tablet, a coating having a first region with a more rapid rate of dissolution than a second region. The dissolution of the first region exposes only the cross-sectional area to the dissolution medium. The second region of the coating prevents any other portion of the core of the tablet from being exposed to the dissolution medium. Therefore, since the cross-sectional area remains constant as it is dissolved, the rate of release of the drug from the core of the tablet remains constant. The cross-sectional area may be of any geometrical configuration so long as the area remains constant as the core dissolves.
US10071059B2	Co-processed tablet excipient composition its preparation and use The invention pertains to a co-processed excipient composition suitable for tableting, said composition comprising at least one filler-binder, at least one disintegrant, and at least one lubricant which have been subjected to granulation together, and said composition partially or completely coated with lactose, preferably in crystalline form. The inventors have overcome the prejudice against the use of lubricants in tableting excipient compositions early in the tableting process. It was found that the alleged detrimental affects of the lubricant in terms of binding and disintegration could readily be controlled in a excipient composition wherein the lubricant is co-processed in the matrix, and the composition is provided with a lactose coat.
US10071053B2	Tea composition for oral administration This invention concerns an enhanced green tea based product for oral use whereby the nutritional and health benefits of green tea, and additives which shall include some combination of flavoring, preservatives, caffeine, humectants, and water, can be ingested and absorbed by the user.
US10071048B2	Composition for caring for keratin fibers and use thereof for cleansing and conditioning the keratin fibers Composition for caring for keratin fibers and use thereof for cleansing and conditioning the keratin fibers, especially the hair, which includes A) a combination of an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant; B) at least one cationic polymer with a charge density greater than 4 meq/g; C) at least one aminated silicone; and D) at least one insoluble, non-aminated silicone.
US10071046B2	Dispersion of polymer particles in a non-aqueous medium and cosmetic use thereof Provided is a dispersion of polymer particles, wherein the polymer is surface-stabilized with a stabilizer in a non-aqueous medium containing at least one hydrocarbon-based oil. The polymer of the particles is a C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate polymer; and the stabilizer is an isobornyl (meth)acrylate polymer. Also provided is a composition that comprises the dispersion of polymer particles. The dispersion can be used as a cosmetic for caring for and making up of keratin materials.
US10071040B2	Cosmetic composition comprising a cation, a liquid fatty substance and a sorbitan ester, and cosmetic treatment process The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous medium, at least one cationic surfactant, at least one oxyethylenated ester of sorbitan and at least one non-silicone liquid fatty substance, the liquid fatty substance being present in an amount of less than 8% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin materials, such as the hair.The compositions as disclosed herein have an improved conditioning effect, for instance by smoothing the tips of the hair and providing improved hair sheen.
US10071039B2	Cleansing composition for skin or hair Provided is a cleansing composition for skin or hair which can provide a good durability of foam and rinse feel and can enhance the combing property of hair after rinsing and the manageability after drying in application to the hair and can impart a sufficient moist feeling to skin in application to the skin. A cleansing composition for skin or hair, comprising the following (A) and (B): (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 12 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms; and (B) an oil solution having a solubility of from 0 to 1 g in 100 g of water at 20° C.
US10071038B2	Dye composition comprising a particular amphoteric surfactant and a particular thickening polymer The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibres, comprising: a) one or more liquid fatty substances; b) one or more amphoteric surfactants of formula (I) below: R a′-C(O)—NH—CH2—(CH2)n—N(B)(B′)(I) in which: B represents the group —CH2—CH2—O—X′; B′ represents the group —(CH2)ZY′< with z=1 or 2; X′ represents the group —CH2—C(O)OH, —CH2—C(O)OZ′, —CH2—CH2—C(O)OH or —CH2—CH2—C(O)OZ′, or a hydrogen atom; Y′ represents the group —C(O)OH, —C(O)OZ″, —CH2—CH(OH)—SO3H or the group —CH2-CH(OH)—SO3-Z″; Z′ and Z″ represent, independently of each other, a cationic counterion derived from an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal, such as sodium, an ammonium ion or an ion derived from an organic amine; Ra′ represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group derived from an acid Ra′—C(O)OH, which is preferably present in copra oil or in hydrolysed linseed oil, an alkyl group, especially a C17 group and its iso form, or an unsaturated C17 group and n represents an integer ranging from 1 to 10 and preferably from 1 to 5, or quaternized forms thereof; c) one or more thickening polymers chosen from polymers bearing sulfonic unit(s), polymers bearing sugar unit(s) and mixture thereof; d) one or more oxidation dye precursors and e) one or more chemical oxidizing agents, The present invention also relates to a process using this composition. The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibres, comprising: a) one or more liquid fatty substances; b) one or more amphoteric surfactants of formula (I) below: Ra′—C(O)—NH—CH2—(CH2)n—N(B)(B′)(I) in which: B represents the group —CH2—CH2—O—X′; B′ represents the group —(CH2)ZY′, with z=1 or 2; X′ represents the group —CH2—C(O)OH, —CH2—C(O)OZ′, —CH2—CH2—C(O)OH or —CH2—CH2—C(O)OZ′, or a hydrogen atom; Y′ represents the group —C(O)OH, —C(O)OZ″, —CH2—CH(OH)—SO3H or the group —CH2—CH(OH)—SO3—Z″; Z′ and Z″ represent, independently of each other, a cationic counterion derived from an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal, such as sodium, an ammonium ion or an ion derived from an organic amine; Ra′ represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group derived from an acid Ra′—C(O)OH, which is preferably present in copra oil or in hydrolysed linseed oil, an alkyl group, especially a C17 group and its iso form, or an unsaturated C17 group and n represents an integer ranging from 1 to 10 and preferably from 1 to 5, or quaternized forms thereof; c) one or more thickening polymers chosen from polymers bearing sulfonic unit(s), polymers bearing sugar unit(s) and mixture thereof; d) one or more oxidation dye precursors and e) one or more chemical oxidizing agents, the composition comprising at least 10% by weight of liquid fatty substances, relative to the total weight of the composition. The present invention also relates to a process using this composition and to a multi-compartment device that is suitable for performing the said process.
US10071037B2	Use of cyclohexanol derivatives as antimicrobial active compounds The present invention relates to the use of at least one cyclohexanol derivative of the formula (I) and/or (II) as antimicrobial active compound or as anti-acne, antidandruff, antiperspirant or deodorant active compound, to preparations comprising these compounds, and to specific cyclohexanol derivatives and to a process for the preparation thereof.
US10071035B2	Use of benzyl alcohol as a defoaming agent Use of benzyl alcohol as a defoaming agent and an antimicrobial agent in an oral care composition including a surfactant. Also described is a method of manufacturing an oral care composition including forming an oral care base composition, subsequently combining the oral care base composition with a defoaming agent and at least one surfactant to form the oral care composition; and defoaming the oral care composition. The surfactant is combined with the oral care base composition no later than the defoaming agent. The defoaming agent is benzyl alcohol.
US10071028B2	Dental adhesive The present invention provides a dental adhesive exhibiting excellent initial bond strength and bond durability to both enamel and dentin. The present invention relates to a dental adhesive containing: an asymmetric acrylamide-methacrylic acid ester compound (a); an acid group-containing (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (b); and a water-soluble polymerizable monomer (c). The asymmetric acrylamide-methacrylic acid ester compound (a) is represented by the following general formula (1): where X is an optionally substituted, linear or branched C1 to C6 aliphatic group or an optionally substituted aromatic group, the aliphatic group is optionally interrupted by at least one linking group selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —NR1—, —CO—NR1—, —NR1—CO—, —CO—O—NR1—, —O—CO—NR1—, and —NR1—CO—NR1—, and R1 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted, linear or branched C1 to C6 aliphatic group.
US10071026B2	Low profile gastrostomy tubes Devices, systems and methods for delivering nutrients to a patient are provided. A gastrostomy feeding device includes a device housing having a proximal portion having an opening therein, a channel operably connected to the opening in the proximal portion, a distal portion having an opening therein, a lumen operably connected to the opening in the distal portion, and a cavity formed within the device housing. The device also includes a rotatable member positioned completely within the cavity and that is rotatable within the cavity relative to the housing. The rotatable member includes a first opening and a second opening and a lumen extending therebetween. The rotatable member is rotatable from a closed configuration to an open configuration where the second opening of the rotatable member is operably connected to the lumen of the device housing. The device further includes an expandable member positioned on the distal portion.
US10071007B2	Sling for rotating an individual Slings for rotation of individuals are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a sling includes a central support section supporting at least a torso of the individual, a superior support section disposed along a first side of the central support section, an inferior support section disposed along a second side of the central support section opposing the superior support section, and straps extending from each lateral side of the central support section. The superior support section includes an anterior support flap and a posterior support flap, and at least a portion of the posterior support flap is separated from at least a portion of the anterior support flap. A central axis bisects the superior support section, the central support section, and the inferior support section such that the sling is foldable about the central axis, and the central axis acts as a fulcrum for rotating the individual.
US10071006B2	Inflatable air cushion with pressure indicator The present invention concerns an inflatable air cushion with at least one pressure indicator, the cushion including an outer side and at least one chamber, the at least one chamber made up of one or more films that are joined, thereby forming one or more airtight chambers, the cushion furthermore including a valve opening for connecting an air supply line, the valve opening being accessible from the surface of the cushion. The invention furthermore relates to a method of inflating such an inflatable cushion with pressure indicator. The new feature of a cushion according to the invention is that the pressure indicator of the cushion includes at least one strap with a first end and a second end, the at least one strap arranged in relation to the surface of the cushion, where the at least one strap is surrounding the cushion entirely or partially, and where the at least one strap is adapted such that the physical appearance of the strap is changed at a given pressure in the cushion, thus constituting a pressure indicator.
US10070993B2	System and method for treatment of eustachian tube from middle ear approach A dilation catheter includes a shaft and an expandable element. The shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion includes a tip and a bend. The tip is sized and configured to pass through an isthmus of a Eustachian tube (ET). The bend is proximal to the tip. The bend is formed at an angle configured to provide insertion of the tip into the isthmus of the ET via an ear canal associated with the ET. The expandable element is disposed at the distal portion of the shaft. The expandable element is configured to transition between a non-expanded state and an expanded state. The expandable element in the non-expanded state is configured for insertion into the ET via the isthmus. The expandable element in the expanded state is configured to dilate the ET.
US10070990B2	Optimized pneumatic drive lines In one exemplary aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a system. The system includes a pneumatic surgical instrument and a surgical console operable to provide compressed gas to the pneumatic surgical instrument. Additionally, the system includes a pneumatic drive line coupling the pneumatic surgical instrument to the surgical console. The pneumatic drive line has an internal bore configured to deliver the compressed gas to the pneumatic surgical instrument. The internal bore has a non-uniform cross-section along a length of the pneumatic drive line.
US10070989B2	Capsulotomy cartridge A cartridge of a surgical device is disclosed that includes a capsulotomy device and a shell structure. The capsulotomy device includes a suction cup, a chamber configured to provide suction to the suction cup, and a cutting element that can be put into contact with a lens capsule of an eye to excise a portion of tissue of the lens capsule. Both the suction cup and cutting element are collapsible. The shell structure is configured for housing the capsulotomy device. The housing of the shell structure can contain the suction cup, the chamber, and the cutting element of the capsulotomy device to protect the device before it is used in performing a capsulotomy.
US10070983B2	Hinge for a brace A hinge for a brace comprises a tensioning element such as an inelastic cord for applying a restorative force to the hinge. A tensioning mechanism, preferably a hydraulic spring, tensions the cord as the hinge is moved from a rest position to a loaded condition. A tensioning member having a peripheral cam surface applies a tensioning force to the cord as the hinge is moved out of the rest position. The tensioning block and the anchoring block may be operatively geared together along an arc of motion so as to provide a generally symmetrical motion of the tensioning and anchoring portions relative to the gusset. When an external force is applied to move the hinge from the rest position the tension on the cord loads the spring, and when the external force is removed the spring applies a restorative force to move the hinge back to the rest position. Optionally the tensioning member may be configured to be disengaged and reengaged by an external actuator.
US10070979B2	Device for explorable stomach gastric bypass The present invention relates to a device for implementing an explorable stomach gastric bypass apt to be implanted in a patient who needs it. In particular, such device comprises a main body having at least one elastic portion made of silicone material and a covering element of the main body itself that in turn comprises an extensible portion. The extensible portion is positioned at the elastic portion and characterizes in that it comprises an excess of material compared to the size of the elastic portion itself.
US10070978B2	Stent pusher assembly Provided is a stent pusher assembly for positioning a ureteral stent, the stent pusher assembly having an inner and outer stent pusher. The stent pusher assembly positions the ureteral stent in a patient's kidney and bladder without a bladder fixing portion of the stent entering a ureteral passage-way, thereby minimizing irritation to the patient.
US10070977B2	Stent apparatuses for treatment via body lumens and methods of use An enhanced stent apparatus, comprising: a support element, wherein the support element is constructed to be positioned in a body lumen; and, a porous structure, the porous structure located on a surface of the support element, and wherein the porous structure is comprised of at least one fiber under 30 microns in diameter, has a coverage area of less than 30% and is provided with apertures.
US10070974B2	Hybrid terrain-adaptive lower-extremity systems Hybrid terrain-adaptive lower-extremity apparatus and methods that perform in a variety of different situations by detecting the terrain that is being traversed, and adapting to the detected terrain. In some embodiments, the ability to control the apparatus for each of these situations builds upon five basic capabilities: (1) determining the activity being performed; (2) dynamically controlling the characteristics of the apparatus based on the activity that is being performed; (3) dynamically driving the apparatus based on the activity that is being performed; (4) determining terrain texture irregularities (e.g., how sticky is the terrain, how slippery is the terrain, is the terrain coarse or smooth, does the terrain have any obstructions, such as rocks) and (5) a mechanical design of the apparatus that can respond to the dynamic control and dynamic drive.
US10070970B2	Interbody implants and graft delivery systems According to some embodiments, a method for promoting spinal fusion using a spinal implant comprises providing a spinal implant, wherein the spinal implant comprises at least one internal chamber being is adapted to receive at least one graft and/or other fill material. In some arrangements, one or more walls of the spinal implant comprise at least one opening or hole that places the internal chamber in fluid communication with an exterior area or portion of the spinal implant. The method additionally includes positioning the spinal implant between two adjacent vertebrae of a patient and directing at least one graft and/or other fill material into the internal chamber of the spinal implant through the access port.
US10070969B2	Annulus plug for intervertebral disc repair A device for intervertebral disc repair includes a cannulated screw having a head and a shaft, a plug defining an aperture, and an intervertebral spacer. The screw is configured to be placed through the aperture and into engagement with the spacer. A kit includes the device, a guide wire connectable with the spacer, and a bone tamp. Methods of using the device and kit are provided.
US10070964B2	Extra-articular implantable mechanical energy absorbing systems and implantation method A system and method for sharing and absorbing energy between body parts. In one aspect, the method involves identifying link pivot locations, fixing base components and minimally invasive insertion techniques. In one particular aspect, the system facilitates absorbing energy between members forming a joint such as between articulating bones.
US10070963B2	Prosthetic femoral stem for use in high impact hip replacement A total hip femoral prosthesis provides a shortened neck and more proximal coating level. Additionally, a means for strengthening the neck may be incorporated to increase stress transfer to the native bone. A method for reducing potential impingement that results from a high neck resection level includes instrumentation for cutting chamfered surfaces into the bone surrounding the proximal end of the implant. Instrumentation and methods of creating chamfered cuts are disclosed.
US10070962B1	Medical implants having desired surface features and methods of manufacturing In embodiments of the invention, an implant that anchors into bone may have a bone-facing region that comprises a plurality of interconnected struts. The interconnected struts may define local features such as engagement ridges, fins, crests, a macroscopic surface-interrupting feature, a divertor structure, and sawteeth in any combination. Such features may help resist translation or rotation of the implant, and may be conducive to bone ingrowth. Parameters such as local empty volume fraction and local average strut length can be varied, even within the features, by the design of the network of struts. Struts may be tapered. Cantilever struts may also be provided, which may point in a desired direction. The pattern of struts may be specified to the level of dimensions and location of individual struts. The implant may be manufactured by additive manufacturing methods. The mesh of struts may be generated by an algorithm using Voronoi tessellation.
US10070951B2	Adjustable implant with self-sealing elastomeric membrane and methods of fabrication thereof A method of forming a fluid-filled implant is provided. The method includes: forming a first zone of an elastomeric membrane defining at least one partially enclosed void space; expanding a volume of the void space, thereby expanding a volume enclosed by the first zone; forming a second zone comprising at least one elastomeric middle layer on at least a portion of the expanded first zone; and reducing the volume of the void space, thereby contracting elastomeric layers of the first zone and the second zone. The method also includes forming an adjustable implant from the elastomeric membrane by enclosing the void space to form at least one chamber.
US10070950B2	Endoluminal prosthetic assemblies, and associated systems and methods for percutaneous repair of a vascular tissue defect A prosthetic assembly for repairing a target tissue defect within a target vessel region configured includes an exclusion structure sized to substantially bypass target tissue defect, and includes a branch assembly. The branch assembly can include a self-expanding outer branch prosthesis having an inflow region configured to deform to a non-circular cross-sectional-shape when deployed, and a support structure at least partially disposed within the inflow region. The support structure preserves blood flow to the branch vessel while the deformed inflow region inhibits blood leakage between and/or around the prosthetic assembly.
US10070946B1	Device for recording vertical and centric occlusion positions of edentulous jaws The device for recording vertical and centric occlusion positions of edentulous jaws is a tool which allows a dental practitioner to maintain maxillary and mandibular record bases (and their respective wax rims) in their respective vertical and centric occlusion positions during transfer of the maxillary and mandibular record bases to a conventional dental articulator. A pair of telescopically adjustable rods are provided for measuring the vertical occlusion position of the patient's edentulous jaws. Each of the telescopically adjustable rods has a selectively adjustable and lockable height, with the opposed ends thereof being releasably secured to the maxillary and mandibular record bases, respectively. The telescopically adjustable rods are also horizontally adjustable with respect to the maxillary and mandibular record bases, allowing the centric occlusion position of the patient's edentulous jaws to be recorded.
US10070944B2	Singer-domanski resin MMF/reimplantation device A resin MMF/reimplantation device is provided with a dental arch bar that includes an elongated pliable splint and a plurality of individual spaced apart attachment members. The pliable splint includes an interiorly facing side surface and an exteriorly facing side surface. The pliable splint includes a curable component that cures from a moldable state to a rigid state in less than one minute upon being activated. Each of the attachment members is partially embedded in the pliable splint with each of the attachment members having a protuberance portion extending outwardly from the exteriorly facing side surface of the pliable splint.
US10070940B2	End effector for a positioning device An end effector is provided for connecting to a positioning arm of a positioning device of a medical navigation system. The end effector comprises a mating component for connecting to an output flange of the positioning arm, a handle portion having a first end and a second end, the first end extending from the mating component, the handle portion including a cable cut-out at the first end, and a camera mount connected to the second end of the handle portion.
US10070936B2	Rod contouring apparatus for percutaneous pedicle screw extension Anatomic points within the body are projected outside the body through the use of extenders (180, 182, 188). The projected points may then be used for measurement, or to facilitate the selection or configuration of an implant that is positioned proximate the anatomic points using a slotted cannula (143). Such an implant may be a rod (270) for a posterior spinal fusion system. Pedicle screws (140, 142, 148) may be implanted into pedicles of the spine, and may then serve as anchors for the extenders. The extenders (180, 182, 188) may have rod interfaces (214, 216, 218) that receive the rod (270) in a manner that mimics the geometry of the pedicle screws (140, 142, 148) so that the selected or configured contoured rod (270) will properly fit into engagement with the pedicle screws (140, 142, 148).
US10070935B2	Sharps container with sliding door sharps disposal lid A lid (100) for a container (1901) includes a first sliding door (102) and a second sliding door (103). A lid body (101) has a container engaging section (104) and an interior section (103) having a sliding surface (120) and a sharps disposal aperture (119). The second sliding door interlocks between the sliding surface and the first sliding door. The first sliding door and the second sliding door are selectively slidable between: an open position (1100) with a minor protuberance (124) and the major protuberance (125) disposed beneath the second sliding door; a partially closed position (1500) with an edge (701) of the second sliding door disposed between the minor protuberance and the major protuberance; and a closed position (1700) with the major protuberance disposed between the edge of the second sliding door and the minor protuberance.
US10070934B2	Sterile surgical tray A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
US10070930B2	Control of device including mechanical arms A method of jointed device movement inside a body comprising: measuring movement of at least one input object portion; mapping the measured input object portion movement to a jointed device portion movement; and moving the device portion according to mapped measured movements.
US10070925B2	Medical manipulator and medical imaging system including medical manipulator A medical manipulator is improved in terms of invasiveness into a body tissue and an emergency avoidance difficulty. The medical manipulator includes a driving unit including a vibration-type actuator including a vibrating unit that generates a vibration wave, a moving unit movable relative to the vibrating unit in response to receiving the vibration wave, and a pressure application unit configured to apply a pressure between the vibrating unit and the moving unit. The medical manipulator further includes a manipulator unit connected to the driving unit and configured to be movable by being driven by the driving unit, a supporting unit that supports the driving unit and the manipulator unit, a driving circuit connected to the vibrating unit and configured to apply an AC voltage to the vibrating unit, and a torque control unit configured to control a holding torque with which the moving unit is held by the vibrating unit.
US10070924B2	Apparatus and method pertaining to a multi-tier back-table drape A drape suitable for use with a multi-tier back table has a first fabric portion configured to substantially cover a lower table surface and a second fabric portion configured as a pocket that receives at least a substantial portion of an upper table surface. By one approach this pocket includes at least one hand slot configured to receive a user's hand such that the user can lift the second fabric portion and slide the pocket over the upper table surface. A third fabric portion having a vertical panel connects the first and second fabric portions.
US10070923B2	Steerable laser probe A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, a plurality of actuation controls of the handle, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the flexible housing tube. An actuation of an actuation control of the plurality of actuation controls may gradually curve the flexible housing tube. A gradual curving of the flexible housing tube may gradually curve the optic fiber. An actuation of an actuation control of the plurality of actuation controls may gradually straighten the flexible housing tube. A gradual straightening of the flexible housing tube may gradually straighten the optic fiber.
US10070922B2	Microwave ablation generator control system A microwave energy delivery and measurement system, including a microwave energy source configured to delivery microwave energy to a microwave energy delivery device, a measurement system configured to measure at least one parameter of the microwave energy delivery device and a switching network configured to electrically isolate the microwave energy source and the measurement system. The measurement system is configured to actively measure in real time at least one parameter related to the microwave energy delivery device.
US10070918B2	Ablator for spinal disc removal An ablator system includes a tool for insertion into a patient to ablate tissue. A system also includes a control unit and a pump system. A tool is adapted to receive RF energy from a control unit and ablate tissue between an electrode embedded in the tool and a return element. A control unit measures impedance between the electrode and return element and can disable the RF energy supply if the impedance is outside of an acceptable threshold value range. A tool has at least one port through which irrigation and suction are supplied by the pump system to remove debris. A tool houses a scope in an internal channel to provide visual feedback of the surgical site. A system therefore provides a tool that is visually guided to a surgical site, ablates tissue while utilizing active safety measures, and provides irrigation and suction to clear debris from the surgical site.
US10070912B2	Coupling means connecting an electrosurgical instrument to a vacuum source, an electrosurgical instrument provided with the coupling means, a kit including the coupling means and their uses A coupling means (8;8′;8″,14) serves for connecting a suction channel (27) of an electrosurgical instrument (1) to a vacuum source via a suction tubing (11) and/or for guiding an electrical cable (12), that supplies electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator to the electrosurgical instrument (1). The electrosurgical instrument (1) comprises a hollow elongated main body (2) having a first end (7) for securing a first means (3) for application of the electrical energy to a surgical site and an opposite second end (9), which hollow elongated main body (2) has a switch means (5) to be operated by means of an associated actuator (4) to control application of the electrical energy to the surgical site. The coupling means (8;8′;8″) comprises at least a first coupling part (8;8′;8″) for inserting between the second end (9) of the hollow elongated main body (2) and the suction tubing (11), which first coupling part (8;8′;8″) is configured to attach the suction tubing (11) in tandem with said hollow elongated main body (2) and/or to accommodate the electrical cable (12) exiting the hollow elongated main body (2) along the longitudinal axis of said first coupling part (8;8′;8″). A kit including the coupling means and other components for an electrosurgical instrument is also disclosed.
US10070911B2	Neuromodulation methods to alter glucose levels According to some embodiments, a method of treating a subject having diabetes or symptoms associated with diabetes is provided. The method includes delivering a neuromodulation catheter within a vessel (e.g., hepatic artery) having surrounding nerves that innervate the liver (e.g., sympathetic nerves of the hepatic plexus). The method may also include modulating (e.g., disrupting, ablating, stimulating) the nerves by mechanical compression, energy delivery, or fluid delivery.
US10070909B2	Devices and methods for bending or cutting implants Devices and methods for bending or cutting implants are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an instrument can include a rotatable drive shaft that urges first and second portions of a modular bending or cutting template toward one another to bend or cut an implant disposed between the template portions. A linkage assembly can be included to provide a mechanical advantage in urging the template portions toward one another. In some embodiments, an instrument can include a rotatable drive shaft that, depending on direction of rotation, pushes or pulls a first modular template portion with respect to a second modular template portion to bend an implant disposed between the template portions in one direction or another direction. In some embodiments, an instrument can include a worm drive that rotates a cutting wheel with respect to a cutting plate to cut an implant inserted through openings formed in the cutting wheel and the cutting plate.
US10070908B2	Surgical instruments for cutting elongated elements and methods of use A surgical instrument for cutting an elongated element. The surgical instrument may have a compact size for use in-situ during a surgical procedure. The surgical instrument is also configured to provide the necessary mechanical advantage to cut the elongated element. The surgical instrument may include first and second arms that are pivotally connected together at a pivot. The arms include blades positioned at or towards distal ends of the arms that act together to cut the elongated element. A force mechanism is positioned between the arms to pivot the arms between an open orientation and a closed cutting orientation. The force mechanism may be positioned directly between the arms to reduce the overall size of the instrument.
US10070901B2	Low friction rod persuader Instruments are provided for shifting elongate members, such as spinal rods, with respect to coupling members of spinal fixation systems. The instruments include a low friction drive mechanism having one or more rolling elements that ride along a helical groove or track in order to transform rotational movement of a drive member into linear shifting of a reducer member that shifts the elongate member. A one-way locking mechanism may be provided to selectively prevent unwanted counter-rotation of the low friction drive mechanism. The one-way locking mechanism may include annular ratchet teeth arranged on the exterior of the drive member and a ratchet pawl located adjacent to the teeth and selectively engageable therewith.
US10070900B2	Spondylolisthesis reduction system An instrument for obtaining spinal rod measurements in situ includes a measurement member, a first indicating member, and a second indicating member. The measurement member measures a length between two spinal implants. The first indicating member couples with the measurement member and includes a first measurement scale coupled with a first shaft for engaging a first spinal implant of the two spinal implants. The second indicating member couples with the measurement member and includes a second measurement scale coupled with a second shaft for engaging a second spinal implant of the two spinal implants.
US10070899B2	Lateral spinous process spacer with deployable wings Interspinous process implants are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and kits including such implants, methods of inserting such implants, and methods of alleviating pain or discomfort associated with the spinal column.
US10070891B2	Methods and apparatus for internal hip distraction This present invention relates to medical procedures and distraction devices for internal joint distraction.
US10070890B2	External fixator assembly External fixator assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. An external fixator system may include a plurality of fixator assemblies configured to connect a plurality of pins, for example, positioned on opposite sides of a fractured bone, with one more rods. The fixator assemblies may include a plurality of clamp assemblies which are configured to rotate relative to one another when the fixator assembly is in an unlocked position.
US10070886B2	Method of harvesting tissue using sequential sections of a two dimensional array of needles In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for harvesting biological tissue. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a device having a plurality of segments of hollow tubes, each hollow tube having at least one point at the distal end of the hollow tube, the plurality of segments forming a two dimensional array of hollow tubes, wherein each segment can include a plurality of hollow tubes; positioning the two dimensional array of hollow tubes proximal to an upper surface of a biological tissue; advancing a first segment of the two dimensional array of hollow tubes into the biological tissue to sever portions of the biological tissue from the surrounding tissue; raising the first segment of the two dimensional array of hollow tubes such that the biological tissue remains in each of the hollow tubes of the first segment; advancing a second segment of the two dimensional array of hollow tubes into the biological tissue to sever portions of the biological tissue from the surrounding tissue; and raising the second segment of the two dimensional array of hollow tubes such that the biological tissue remains in each of the hollow tubes of the second segment.
US10070884B2	Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods An excisional device for either handheld or stereotactic table/MRI use may comprise a work element configured to rotate at a first rotation rate and comprising at least one articulable beak configured to cut tissue in a longitudinal direction. Helical elements or equivalent assemblies may be configured to transport tissue cut by a work element and may be co-axially disposed relative to the work element and may be operative to rotate at rotation rates that may be different from the work element rotation rate. Flush and vacuum tissue transport mechanisms may be incorporated in replacement of or in conjunction with helical elements. A proximal sheath and a distal sheath may be co-axially disposed relative to a work element and may be configured to rotate a work element and to actuate a beak or beaks. A simplified embodiment of this device may be applicable to field use where power sources for actuation may be limited.
US10070882B2	Apparatus and method for cutting tissue A cutting instrument comprising: an outer tube comprising a distal end and a proximal end; an inner tube rotatably disposed within said outer tube, said inner tube comprising a distal end, a proximal end and a region intermediate said distal end and said proximal end, said region comprising a plurality of slits formed in said inner tube so as to render said region of said inner tube flexible; and a bellows disposed adjacent to said plurality of slits so as to render said region of said inner tube fluid-tight.
US10070873B2	Device for maintaining alignment of a cannulated shaft over a guide pin An orthopedic driver is provided that includes an elongate tubular body and an indicator assembly. The indicator assembly has a housing that has at least one opening and a visual indicator disposed in the at least one opening. The visual indicator is configured to be coupled with a guide pin such that lateral movement of the elongate tubular body relative to the guide pin causes the visual indicator to move between a flush or recessed configuration within the housing and an extended configuration. In the extended configuration, the visual indicator extends outward of an outer surface of the housing. The flush or recessed configuration corresponds to alignment of the guide pin relative to the elongate tubular body and the extended configuration corresponds to misalignment of the guide pin relative to the elongate tubular body.
US10070870B2	Medical drill bit A medical drill bit comprises an accommodating slot disposed concavely on a main body of the medical drill bit, a separate board disposed in the accommodating slot to separate the accommodating slot into a first slot and a second slot, and a lid engaging with the separate board and covering the accommodating slot. The lid and the separate board do not rotate with the main body when the main body in rotation. The accommodating uses to fill with cooling liquid which able to be pumped out from the accommodating slot, and fresh cooling liquid is able to inject into the accommodating slot for cooling the drill bit in rotation.
US10070868B2	Resection shift guide and method Resection shift guides and methods providing anterior, posterior, clockwise, or counterclockwise adjustment of a 4-in-1 cut guide along a planar resected surface of a femur are disclosed. A resection shift guide can include a base member and a block member. The base member can include first and second arms. The block member can include a first end, rotatably coupled with the first arm, a second end, rotatably coupled with the second arm, and at least three surfaces extending between the first and second ends. Each of the at least three surfaces can include two or more drill holes arranged differently than drill holes of the other surfaces. A method can include removing a 4-in-1 cut guide from two original femoral lumens, drilling two adjusted femoral lumens using a resection shift guide, removing the resection shift guides, and attaching the 4-in-1 cut guide to the two adjusted femoral lumens.
US10070864B2	Loading unit assembly and linear surgical stapler with loading unit assembly A loading unit assembly used for a linear surgical stapler, which includes a staple cartridge frame and a knife driver beam. The knife driver beam has a movable safety block defined on a surface of a proximal end thereof, and a protrusion is correspondingly defined on the staple cartridge frame. When the loading unit assembly is at its initial position, a front surface at a distal end of the safety block engages with the protrusion to stop a movement of the knife driver beam and the safety block. When the loading unit assembly is at its working position, the safety block is relatively separated from the protrusion.
US10070857B2	Devices and methods for locating and implanting tissue anchors at mitral valve commissure The present teachings provide devices and methods of locating a mitral valve commissure, and implanting tissue anchors at or near the mitral valve commissure. Specifically, one aspect of the present teachings provides devices and methods for locating a mitral valve commissure percutaneously and allowing a guide wire to be placed across a mitral annulus at the mitral valve commissure. Another aspect of the present teachings provides methods for deploying a tissue anchor across a mitral annulus at a mitral valve commissure, including near the P1 or P3 regions of the posterior mitral annulus. Another aspect of the present teachings further provides methods of plicating a mitral annulus between two or more tissue anchors.
US10070851B2	Devices, systems, and methods for wound closure A system includes a wound closure device having a shaft, proximal and distal arms coupled to the shaft, and one or more linkages coupling the proximal and distal arms. The arms are pivotable relative to the shaft between a linear position, wherein the arms and shaft are linearly aligned, a first pivoted position, wherein the proximal arm is pivoted in a first direction to pivot the distal arm in a second, opposite direction, and a second pivoted position, wherein the proximal arm is pivoted in the second direction to pivot the distal arm in the first direction. A suture including a first portion disposed about a first surface of the distal arm and a second portion disposed about a second surface of the distal aim is also provided.
US10070849B2	Marking articulating direction for surgical instrument A surgical apparatus for guiding the movement of a surgical tool in relation to the surrounding anatomy of a patient includes a surgical tool having an articulation member. The apparatus also has an image capturing device, a monitor, a control member, and at least one marker on the surgical tool for determining an orientation and attitude of the surgical tool in relation to the visual image on the monitor. The image capturing device takes visual images of the articulating member. The monitor displays the visual images taken by the image capturing device. The control member operates and guides movement of the articulating member. The marker can be colors, symbols, letters, number, or in any combination thereof. An endoscope and a display may also be included.
US10070844B2	Hand-held medical imaging system with improved user interface for deploying on-screen graphical tools and associated apparatuses and methods A portable ultrasound system having an enhanced user interface is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a portable ultrasound system can include a hand-held base unit configured to present a graphical user interface that contains a first control area, a second control area, and an active image area. The first control area can have a number of graphical tools that can each be selectively activated by a user's finger. The second control area can include a control area having plurality of controls that can be selectively activated by the user's thumb to select a tool property of a number of tool properties associated with the selected one of the graphical tools. The active image area can display an ultrasound image, and the selected one of the graphical tools can be overlaid onto the image with the user-selected tool property.
US10070843B2	Control device, radiographic imaging device, radiographic imaging method and program storage medium A control device includes: a radiation source controller that is configured to control a radiation source such that, by moving the radiation source, an incident angle of radiation with respect to a detection face of a radiation detector is plural angles including a first angle where an incident direction of radiation with respect to the detection face is a direction of a normal line to the detection face, and plural second angles different from the first angle; and an imaging controller that is configured to effect control of performing radiographic imaging plural times at a position of the radiation source where the incident angle is the first angle, and performing radiographic imaging a number of times that is less than the plural times at each position of the radiation source where the incident angle is one of the second angles.
US10070839B2	Apparatus and system for rule based visualization of digital breast tomosynthesis and other volumetric images The invention provides, in some aspects, a system for implementing a rule derived basis to display volumetric image sets. In various embodiments of the invention, the selection of the images to be displayed, the generation of the 3-D volumetric image from measured 2-D images including the rendering parameters and styles, the choice of viewing directions and 2-D projection images based on the viewing directions, the layout of the projection images, and the formation of a video can be determined using a rule derived basis. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user is presented with sequential images making up a video displayed based on their preferences without having to first manually adjust parameters. The present invention allows for novel ways of viewing such images to detect microcalcifications and obstructions when reviewing Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and other volumetric mammography images.
US10070837B2	Medical imaging apparatus, program installable in medical imaging apparatus, and medical imaging method A medical imaging apparatus includes a cardiac lumen region identifying unit, a myocardium identifying unit, and a generating unit. The cardiac lumen region identifying unit is configured to identify a cardiac lumen region from a medical image including a heart region. The myocardium identifying unit is configured to identify a face of a myocardium region obtained by extending a face of the cardiac lumen region, identified by the cardiac lumen region identifying unit, by a certain distance toward a myocardium side. The generating unit is configured to generate a color-coded image in which the face of the myocardium region, identified by the myocardium identifying unit, is colored in colors according to signal values of the medical image corresponding to positions on the face of the myocardium region.
US10070836B2	X-ray mammography system An X-ray mammography system including an X-ray detecting unit and an X-ray generating unit. The X-ray detecting unit includes a detecting portion that detects X-rays that have passed through a breast. The X-ray generating unit includes a transmission type target and an electron emitting source and is configured to radiate X-rays toward the detecting portion when irradiated with electrons. The transmission type target has a target layer having an electron incidence surface. The distance between a normal to the target layer and a distal end, which is an end of an X-ray irradiated region of the detecting portion closer to the chest of the testee, is larger than the distance between the normal and a proximal end, which is an end of the X-ray irradiated region far away from the chest.
US10070828B2	Imaging systems and related apparatus and methods Imaging systems and methods for rapidly generating reconstruction image data of an object while allowing access to the object during imaging. In some embodiments, the system may comprise at least one radiation source that moves along a path, which path may be defined by an enclosed gantry, and emits radiation toward at least one radiation detector. The radiation source(s) and the radiation detector may be positioned such that at least a portion of an object, such as a portion of a patient's anatomy, can be positioned in between the plurality of radiation sources and the radiation detector to facilitate generation of the reconstruction image data.
US10070819B2	Secure clip with easy operation A clip (10) is provided with a body (12,14) that can house a device (16) such as a breathing monitor and that can attach to a garment. The body (12,14) forms a fixed jaw (18) and has a pivot jaw (24) that can pivot to grip the garment between fixed jaw(18) and pivot jaw (24). The clip (10) also has a pivoting lock (38) with a detent (42) that locks the pivot jaw (24) in a closed position, when the lock (38) is in a lock position.
US10070817B1	Athletic-wear having integral measuring sensors A performance measuring system integrated with an article of clothing, the system has a computing unit for coordinating, processing and transmission of sensor data connected to a bus and an antenna. A sensor for measuring performance characteristics is connected to the bus; the bus facilitates transmission and reception of control and data values between the computing unit and the sensor. Also, an antenna is connected to the computing unit for communicating with other computing devices and transmission of sensor data. The other computing devices display the sensor data to a user or forward the sensor data onto another communication media such as the internet or interactive television. A social networking system sharing athletic statistics using a webservice, a personal processing unit connectible to the webservice, and a computing unit having an activity program for at least one sensor. This system has an activity update service integrally associated with the webservice.
US10070815B2	Vertical conductive textile traces and methods of knitting thereof A method for knitting a garment having a tubular form, including knitting at least one vertical conductive textile trace on a machine having N participating feeders and M needles. The method includes the steps of continuously knitting the tubular form with one or more flexible non-conductive base yarns, and knitting the vertical conductive textile trace integrally within the tubular form, using a conductive yarn, in addition to spandex yarns, but not the base yarns. The conductive yarn is knitted in a float-loop form by knitting a stitch and skipping over y needles, as follows: repeatably knitting a line segment Lk, using feeder Fi and starting at needle D1; and knitting line segment Lk+1, using the next feeder and start stitching the first float-loop at needle D1+s where 0
US10070808B2	Apparatus for in vivo detection and quantification of analytes in the peritoneal fluid A device for in vivo detecting and quantifying a concentration of an analyte in a peritoneal fluid of a subject. The device includes (a) a catheter having an open proximal end configured to be disposed external to the subject, an open distal end configured to be disposed within the peritoneal cavity comprising the peritoneal fluid, an anchor portion, an outer wall, and an inner wall, (b) a sensor disposed adjacent to the open distal end and configured to detect and quantify the concentration of the analyte in the peritoneal fluid, and (c) a main control unit disposed external to the subject, connected to the sensor via a wire, and configured to control the sensor, receive and store detection and quantification data from the sensor, and transmit the data to a second device. A portion of the wire is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the catheter.
US10070806B2	Position sensor, sensor arrangement and rehabilitation device Position sensor having a holder, a force measuring device permanently connected to the holder, and a winding device, which is permanently connected to the force measuring device and has a drive having an electric motor. Winding device is configured to unwind and wind a cable and to determine an unwinding length of the cable. Guide device permanently connected to the holder has a centering device for passing through the cable, an outlet apparatus which is mounted on universal joints and is intended to pass through the cable with a variable direction, and a position sensor for determining an angular position of the outlet apparatus. Position sensor is set up to determine position of a predetermined point of the cable relative to holder on the basis of determined angular position and unwinding length.
US10070803B2	Spirometer apparatus and methods useful in conjunction therewith Spirometer apparatus comprising main inhale-exhale tube having first end, main interior, and second open end, a plurality of smaller tubes intersecting said main-inhale exhale tube at first and second respective locations and having a plurality of smaller interiors respectively, the first location being closer to the first end than is the second location, wherein each of the smaller interiors are in fluid communication with the main interior solely via at least one aperture formed in each of the intersecting tubes at locations facing said second end, the intersecting tubes having first and second external cross-sections, the main tube having first and second internal cross-sections, wherein said first external cross-section is smaller than said first internal cross-section, said second external cross-section is smaller than said second internal cross-section, and wherein said second external cross-section is smaller than said first external cross-section, and a differential pressure sensor sensing the pressure drop.
US10070799B2	Detecting and using body tissue electrical signals Bio-potentials are sensed on the skin of a subject. The bio-potentials include muscle bio-potentials, and nerve bio-potentials. Skin sensors are positioned to enable the sensing circuitry to emphasize the nerve bio-potentials and deemphasize the muscle bio-potentials in processed bio-potential signals generated by the sensing circuitry. A machine learning component identifies control sequences or tracks body motions based on the processed bio-potential signals.
US10070798B2	Heart activity sensor structure A heart activity sensor structure includes a flexible textile substrate, and at least two electrodes with an electric insulation between each of the at least two electrodes. The at least two electrodes are applied on one side of the flexible textile substrate and configured to be placed against a skin of an exerciser in order to measure biosignals related to heart activity. The heart activity sensor also includes an electrostatic discharge shield applied on one side of the flexible textile substrate for protecting the at least two electrodes from static electricity.
US10070792B2	Acoustic wave detection probe and photoacoustic measurement apparatus provided with the same In an acoustic wave detection probe provided with a light guide section that guides measuring light such that the measuring light is outputted toward a subject and an acoustic wave transducer that detects a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by the projection of the measuring light, the light guide section includes a homogenizer that flat-tops an energy profile of the measuring light entered from the upstream side of the optical system, a light condensing member that condenses the measuring light transmitted through the homogenizer, and a bundle fiber which includes a plurality of optical fibers and is disposed such that the measuring light transmitted through the light condensing member enters from an entrance end of the bundle fiber.
US10070790B2	Neuromechanical algometer Systems and methods for the diagnosis of chronic pain are disclosed. An algometer comprising a pressure sensor and electrode is disclosed. The algometer may be used to measure pressure applied by a clinician at a location on a patient's body, along with EMG signals emanating from the same location of the patient. Further, a pain trigger operable by the patient may be used in coordination with the algometer. Data from the algometer and pain trigger are transmitted to a computing device and display for rendering and analysis of patient data, leading to improved diagnosis.
US10070789B2	Hospital bed having wired and wireless network connectivity A hospital bed is programmable with new firmware that is downloaded to the bed over a network. The firmware is downloaded to the bed automatically from a remote computer device. The remote computer device receives a message from the hospital bed which includes data regarding the version number of the bed's current firmware, and if the version number indicates that the firmware is an outdated version, the remote computer device downloads a new version of the firmware to the bed.
US10070786B2	Scanning perimeter A scanning perimeter as disclosed herein comprises a first projection means projecting a first projection beam to uniformly illuminate a portion of a retina, said first projection beam passing through the pupil of the eye at a second separation region between a first crossing region, at which said illumination beam passes through the pupil, and a second crossing region of the pupil, at which light reflected by the retina passes through the pupil. A second projection means projects a second projection beam to project at least a fixation target on the retina, said second projection beam passing through the pupil at said first crossing region or said second crossing region. A third projection means projects a third projection beam to project at least a light stimulus on the retina, said third projection beam passing through the pupil at said first crossing region or said second crossing region.
US10070785B2	Eye examination apparatus An eye examination apparatus comprises an illuminator adapted to project a light beam on an optical illumination path along a first optical axis to illuminate the retina of an eye, said illuminator comprising a light source and a projection diaphragm adapted to shape the light beam, during the operation of said examination apparatus said projection diaphragm being optically conjugated with the retina. Acquisition means receive light reflected by the retina and acquire images of the retina. Scanning means move the light beam projected on the surface of the retina along a scanning direction. Separation means of the beams separate the light projected by said illuminator from the light reflected by the retina. The projection diaphragm comprises a projection opening having an elongated shape and variable width, said projection opening comprising a portion having a width larger than the width of said projection opening at the first optical axis.
US10070784B2	OCT vitrectomy probe Disclosed herein are vitrectomy probes configured for use with optical coherence tomography.
US10070780B2	Ophthalmologic photographing apparatus and ophthalmologic photographing method An ophthalmologic photographing apparatus includes: a photographing optical system that includes a scanning unit for scanning an examinee's eye with measurement light to obtain a tomographic image of the examinee's eye; an observing optical system that includes a light-receiving device for receiving reflected light from the examinee's eye to obtain a moving image of a front image of the examinee's eye based on a light-receiving signal from the light-receiving device; a display controller for displaying the front image acquired by the observing optical system in a still state on a monitor as well as enabling setting of a capturing position of the tomographic image, the setting using the front image; and a drive controller for controlling the scanning unit to acquire the tomographic image in accordance with the capturing position.
US10070777B2	System and method for displaying an image stream A system and method may display an image stream, where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously. The images may be displayed fused. The images may be collected from an ingestible capsule traversing the GI tract.
US10070770B2	Lint roller with secured agitator arm A cleaning apparatus configured for removing debris or lint from clothing by agitating lint and then rolling it off. The cleaning apparatus includes a handle with a first end and a second end, a cleaning roll support extending from the handle second end and terminating at a distal end, an agitator arm extending from the handle second end parallel to the cleaning roll support and terminating at a distal end and an end cap rotatably connected to the agitator arm distal end. The end cap is configured to be rotatable between an open position away from the cleaning roll support and a closed position in which the end cap engages with the distal end of the cleaning roll support.
US10070767B2	Electrical and foot-operated dewater device An electrical and foot-operated dewater device contains: a bucket, a dewatering unit, and a draining basket. The bucket includes a holding portion and a groove portion. The dewatering unit includes a base, a rotary shaft rotatably, a foot-operated driving assembly, a first touch switch, and an electrical driving assembly. The rotary shaft includes a first gear portion and a second gear portion, the foot-operated driving assembly includes a transmission part, a first pedal, and a resilient element, wherein the transmission part has a worm, a fitting sleeve, and a drive gear. The electrical driving assembly includes a motor, a circuit controller, a battery, and a control switch. The circuit controller includes a charging circuit module which has a socket configured to connect with an external power supply so as to electrify the battery, and the charging circuit module receives electricity produced by the motor in a foot-operated driving mode.
US10070763B2	Modular robot A coverage robot including a chassis, multiple drive wheel assemblies disposed on the chassis, and a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis. Each drive wheel assembly including a drive wheel assembly housing, a wheel rotatably coupled to the housing, and a wheel drive motor carried by the drive wheel assembly housing and operable to drive the wheel. The cleaning assembly including a cleaning assembly housing, a cleaning head rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing, and a cleaning drive motor carried by cleaning assembly housing and operable to drive the cleaning head. The wheel assemblies and the cleaning assembly are each separately and independently removable from respective receptacles of the chassis as complete units.
US10070762B2	Head for a surface cleaning device A head for a surface cleaning device, the head includes an inlet for receiving dirt-laden fluid from a surface and an inlet extension member. The inlet extension member is movable with respect to the inlet between first and second positions.
US10070755B2	Fuel efficient grill for direct and indirect cooking A fuel efficient grill that permits effective direct and indirect cooking, permits movement of the fuel grate and has uniquely shaped air intake slots is provided.
US10070754B2	Fuel efficient grill for direct and indirect cooking A fuel efficient grill that permits effective direct and indirect cooking, permits movement of the fuel grate and has uniquely shaped air intake slots is provided. Also provided is a hinged deflector or diffuser plate and an adjustable top vent assembly.
US10070750B2	Device for heating an amount of liquid, particularly milk, in a container A device for heating an amount of liquid in a container using steam, comprising a steam conduit coaxially arranged in a tubular element which axially extends substantially from the inlet end to the outlet end of the steam conduit from which it is radially spaced thereby forming a first axially-extending annular air gap. Said tubular element is coaxially arranged in a sleeve thereby forming a second axially-extending air gap, said first air gap and said second air gap being closed at both respective axial ends on said tubular element. The steam conduit is made of a polymeric material having a low heat transfer coefficient, the tubular element is made of a metal material and said sleeve is also made of a polymeric material having a low heat transfer coefficient.
US10070744B2	Tray A tray, platter or carrying structure may include a substantially flat lower surface or panel, a substantially flat upper surface or panel, a first set of side walls extending between the lower surface or panel and the upper surface, and a second set of side walls extending upward from the lower surface. The first and second set of side walls may form, with the lower surface, a compartment for carrying for example drinks, food or other items. The first set of side walls may form with the upper surface an inset for a user to insert a hand to hold the tray. A grip may extend down from or be connected to the upper surface into the inset. A bar may extend from one side wall to another side wall to form an opening surrounded by the bar, two side walls, and the upper surface.
US10070742B2	Twist-action portion-control sauce dispenser The invention relates to a twist-action, portion-control dispenser having a dispenser body, a grip ring attached to an exterior surface of the dispenser body, and a piston movably fitted within the dispenser body and coupled to the grip ring. The piston is configured to move incrementally downwards through the dispenser body when the grip ring is rotated relative to the dispenser body. A sauce pouch is contained within the dispenser body, in contact with the piston, such that sauce is dispensed from the dispenser as the piston is moved incrementally downwards.
US10070741B1	Bedding device and system A method of assembling a bedding system includes: operatively connecting a first external surface to a second external surface, each surface having a different material construction, the first and second external surfaces being oriented substantially opposite such that they face away from each other; and arranging the external surfaces on a mattress, wherein either external surface faces the mattress so that the opposite external surface faces away from the mattress. The material construction of the first external surface may have a greater thermal conductivity than the material construction of the second external surface. A trim portion may be positioned in plane and facing the same direction as the first external surface, the trim portion having the second material construction and being continuous with the second external surface. When the trim portion and first external surface are arranged facing away from the mattress, an appearance resembling a made bed is provided.
US10070731B2	Folding chair with side bags with self-contained packaging functionality This invention is to a folding chair with side bags that have a self-contained packaging functionality, composed of a folding stand as well as a seat fabric and a backrest fabric fixed to the folding stand. When the folding stand is opened, the seat fabric and the backrest fabric are in an unfolded open state. In a preferred embodiment, corresponding side bags and packing straps are provided at the seat fabric edges or on the handrails on both sides of the chair. Packing straps are provided behind the side bags. Locking mechanisms are provided on the two side bags and two packing straps. When folded, the two side bags will wrap around the outside of the folded chair and the two packing straps will wrap around the rest of the outside of the folded folding stand.
US10070729B2	Folding chair with a side bag on one side The present invention is to a folding chair with a side bag on one side, composed of a folding stand as well as seat fabric and backrest fabric fixed to the folding stand. When the folding stand is opened, the seat fabric and the backrest fabric are in an unfolded open state with a side bag and a packing strap are provided at the seat fabric edge or on the handrail. The packing strap is behind the side bag. A corresponding locking mechanism is provided at the bottom of the side bag and the packing strap. When the folding stand is folded, the side bag and the packing strap will wrap around the outer sides in opposite directions, forming a binding packaging structure with the interlock of the locking mechanism at the bottom of the side bags.
US10070722B2	Storage bin double track system A sliding storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle includes a storage bin slidably received in a storage bin holder by a dual track assembly defined by opposed sets of rails and opposed sets of cooperating tracks. Each of the opposed sets of rails and opposed sets of cooperating tracks are vertically and laterally offset one from another. Each of the opposed sets of rails and each of the opposed sets of cooperating tracks may be vertically offset one from another in a vehicle z-axis direction and laterally offset from one another in a vehicle x-axis direction. The opposed sets of cooperating tracks may be disposed on opposed side walls of the storage bin holder and the opposed sets of rails may be disposed on opposed side walls of the storage bin, or vice-versa. Console assemblies including the sliding storage compartment assembly are described.
US10070720B2	Variable-support-point span-aligned-grid framing system A novel framing system where the horizontal members are formed in a span-aligned-grid consisting of a series of ribs and openings, providing variable-support-points for the vertical members, so that within a given assembly the vertical members may be positioned and repositioned at a multitude of available variable-support-points, in a plurality of usable positions and angle orientations in the horizontal directions of left-to-right and forward-to-back, creating customizable framed opening bays, and that the vertical members are guided to interlock with the horizontal members at a multitude of available predetermined positions, which intersect along spans at variable-support-point locations, as guided by said span-aligned-grid.The novel framing system produces a novel design, where the horizontal members are formed with a slatted patterned surface decoration, which is visually evident of the given configuration of said span-aligned-grid.
US10070718B2	Foldable table A foldable table having a deployment condition and a folded condition. The table includes a tabletop consisting of three equal-sized sectors, where the first and second sectors, the second and third sectors are rotatably joined together along adjacent side edges. In one example, the tabletop has a groove along the periphery of the sectors and a leg support for each of the sectors, where each leg support includes an outer leg component having an upper arcuate portion dimensioned and shaped to be accommodated at least partially into the groove when the table is in the folded condition. In another example, each leg support includes a depressed area configured to accommodate a portion of a respective sector and engage a side edge of the sector when the table is in the folded condition.
US10070711B2	Cosmetic compact container provided with dome-shaped refill container cover The present invention relates to a cosmetic material compact container provided with a dome-shaped refill container cover coupled to a refill container, wherein the refill container cover has a dome shape to minimize the amount of cosmetic material evaporation. Also, a sealing protrusion is provided in all directions at the bottom end of the of the refill container cover to effectively seal a cosmetic material accommodating space in the refill container, thereby allowing the cosmetic material to function effectively for a long time. In addition, a stopper protrusion is formed on a hinge-coupling part on the refill container cover and a stopper hook is formed on a hinge-coupling part on the refill container so that east fixing and coupling is enabled without requiring connection by a hinge pin, thereby reducing the number of parts, and in turn, reducing manufacturing cost and man hours, and ultimately improving production quantity.
US10070709B1	Briefcase with interchangeable panels A briefcase has a body with a unitary, open frame construction having an interior space and panels that removably attach to body to complete the exterior of the briefcase. The panels provide a selective decorative appearance to the briefcase and may also provide functional elements to the briefcase.
US10070706B2	Openable pendant for the containment of ashes, fragrances, flavours and/or similar A pendant for containing a commemorative or aromatic object includes a first body having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface being configured to house a second commemorative object or aromatic substance. A second body includes outer and inner surfaces and a plate. The inner surface and plate define a permanently enclosed chamber selectively sealed to retain the commemorative or aromatic object. The second body has an opening with a removable cover for receiving the commemorative or aromatic object in the chamber. A rotatable coupler is provided between the first and second bodies to enable open and closed positions of the pendant. The second body includes a seal formed between the inner surface and the plate to define a portion of the chamber and to define an annular interspace isolating the chamber from an external environment both in the closed and open positions of the pendant.
US10070702B2	Quick-release securing device A quick-release securing device is constructed of nylon strap having an openable loop at one end, and snap hook at the other end. The distance between the openable loop and the snap hook, and the circumference of the openable loop, is adjustable. The loop can be opened and closed using a buckle. A supplemental strap may be employed for releasably attaching items, such as boat fenders, to the securing device.
US10070699B2	Clasp A clasp for attaching a component to a bag having a strap. The clasp includes a protrusion portion having a protrusion and a receiving portion having a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms define a receiving cavity configured to receive the protrusion of the protrusion portion. In one embodiment, the receiving portion further includes a body to which the first arm and second arm are connected by a plurality of flexible connectors. In another embodiment, the first arm is connected to the second arm by a clip. The arms of the receiving portion may each comprise a flexible extension which resists opening of the cavity. Alternatively or in addition, the receiving portion may further have a spring assembly which resists opening of the cavity. The receiving portion may further include one or more C-shaped strap retainers for attaching to the strap of the bag.
US10070698B1	Cuff links with interchangeable decorative plates with improved quick-release mounting A cuff link may releasably secure two cuffs of a French cuff shirt, and is configured to interchangeably receive any of a plurality of decorative cover plates to easily/quickly change its appearance. The decorative cover plate is formed with a magnetic material. A base of the cuff link has a post extending therefrom, with a cross-member. The base also includes an opening with a peripheral side wall shaped to correspond to the decorative cover plate, and a bottom wall. The bottom wall has a flat first portion formed of a magnetic material, to magnetically couple the cover plate thereto. A second portion of the bottom wall is also flat, but formed at an angle to the first portion to permit pivotal movement of the decorative plate within the recess, to unsecure the magnetic coupling of the magnetic material of the decorative plate from the magnetic material of the first portion.
US10070697B1	Pop-twist lock fastener A fastener assembly that allows a user to change the appearance of a leather good such as clothing or an accessory by interchangeably attaching ornamentation to clothing or accessory, changing the appearance of the leather good. The fastener assembly is easy to use and only requires a user to place an ornament having an anchor attached over a base attached to a leather good and rotating to lock the ornament in place. The fastener assembly has a plurality of flanges on the anchor that prevent the ornament from rotating and falling off the base. A disk magnet inside the anchor further locks the ornament onto the base. The fastener assembly is useful for a wide variety of clothing and accessories made of leather or leather-like materials. The style of ornament is without limit.
US10070696B2	Holding assembly for articles A holding assembly for articles can be used with a flexible manufacturing system to hold an article in place. The holding assembly can be used with a printing system to print onto the article. The holding assembly can expand to fit the article. The holding assembly can include a moldable surface that can be provided with a temporarily fixed geometry through the use of a vacuum. The holding assembly can help provide a flattened outer surface for the article to facilitate printing.
US10070691B2	Article of footwear including a bladder element having a cushioning component with a single central opening and a cushioning component with multiple connecting features and method of manufacturing An article of footwear is disclosed that comprises a sole structure having a bladder element that includes multiple cushioning components. Each cushioning component includes an enclosed fluid-filled cavity. The cushioning components may include a first cushioning component and a second cushioning component. The first cushioning component has a single central opening extending completely therethrough, and a continuous fluid-filled cavity surrounding the central opening. The second cushioning component has multiple connecting features positioned inward of an outer periphery of the second cushioning component. The connecting features connect a first side of the second cushioning component to a second side of the second cushioning component opposite the first side. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear with such cushioning components is disclosed.
US10070681B2	Control device for an article of footwear An article of footwear or an article of apparel can include provisions for facilitating the installation of a control device. The control device can include a panel comprising a plurality of buttons that can provide manual control to a user. The control device can be installed in a compartment within the article after initial manufacture of the article of footwear. In some cases, the control device can be used to perform different functions in a motorized tensioning system.
US10070679B2	Article of footwear incorporating a lenticular knit structure An article of footwear including an upper incorporating a knitted component having color-shifting properties is provided. Color-shift properties can be generated by one or more lenticular knit structures disposed across the upper of the article of footwear. The lenticular knit structures are formed of unitary knit construction with the remaining portions of the knitted component. The lenticular knit structures have portions formed with different yarns. The different yarns on the portions of the lenticular knit structures generate a visual effect that changes the color of the article of footwear depending on the viewing angle.
US10070676B2	Smart cap and voice controlling method A smart cap includes a fixing sleeve, a brim portion, and a sun visor. The fixing sleeve rotatably connects with one side of the brim portion, and the sun visor connects with another side of the brim portion which is relative to the one side of the brim portion. The fixing sleeve includes a voice inputting device, a voice outputting device, a communication device, and a SIM card. A motherboard running programs is configured on the brim portion, and an upper surface of the sun visor has a solar charging battery, a lower surface of the sun visor being a display screen. The solar charging battery provides power for all components of the smart cap via a power management device.
US10070668B2	Replaceable atomizing unit, atomizer and electronic cigarette having same An exemplary replaceable atomizing unit includes a liquid conducting body, a heating element in contact with the liquid conducting body, a holder, and a press fit element. The holder is configured for supporting the liquid conducting body. The holder includes an open end. The press fit element is coupled with the open end. The press fit element and the holder cooperatively define an atomizing chamber. The heating element is received in the atomizing chamber. The open end defines a gap for accommodating the liquid conducting body. At least one part of the liquid conducting body extends along the gap outside of the atomizing chamber. The atomizing unit further includes a resilient component nesting the open end, and the resilient component is tightly pressed against the liquid conducting body by the press fit element.
US10070667B2	Electronic smoking article with battery power control Apparatus comprising an electronic device (1, 2, 3) such as an electronic smoking device to be powered by a battery (14) in first and second different modes that consume different levels of electrical power; and a part (24) that produces a magnetic field such a permanent magnet, that is separable from the device in preparation for its operation. The electronic device is configured to detect changes in the magnetic field at the device and in response thereto, to change its mode. The magnet may be included in packaging (32) for the device so that whilst in the packaging, the device is switched to a low power storage mode and automatically switches to an operational mode when removed from the packaging ready for use.
US10070659B2	Closed loop recycling system and dip tank for antimicrobial compounds A dip tank and recycling system for applying antimicrobial solution to food items, including a dip tank having a bottom and sides, and holding a liquid antimicrobial solution. A conveyor to convey food items through the tank passes through the liquid antimicrobial solution held in the tank such that food items conveyed on the conveyor are dipped in the liquid antimicrobial solution. At least two discharge nozzles spray fresh antimicrobial solution into the tank. The discharge nozzles are located in the sides of the tank, and are positioned above the level of the conveyor but below an expected top level of the liquid antimicrobial solution contained within the tank such that food items conveyed on the conveyor are agitated by the force of the spray from the discharge nozzles. The spray from the discharge nozzles causes unstacking of items on the conveyor, producing an even application of the antimicrobial solution.
US10070658B1	Adjustable fish cleaning and filleting board A fish processing apparatus. The fish processing apparatus includes a cutting board, a first clamp and a second clamp. The first clamp is coupled to the cutting board. The second clamp is slidably coupled to the cutting board so that the second clamp may slide towards and away from the first clamp.
US10070656B2	Perforated plate for meat grinding reclamation system A meat grinding reclamation system is disclosed herein. The system uses a plate having a plurality of holes through which meat is processed, and a smaller number of waste material indentations that feed waste material away from the meat into separate uniform curved openings. The center of the plate is provided with a shaft opening, which allows use of a center drive shaft across the plate.
US10070651B2	Synthesis and characterization of antimicrobial non-color forming silver-silica nanocomposite The present invention relates to, inter alia, a composition, a nanocomposite material, and a method for preparing the nanocomposite material. The nanocomposite material includes: a dielectric-silver nanocomposite material, the dielectric-silver nanocomposite material including a silver nanoparticle having a silver ion, and a dielectric material encapsulating the silver nanoparticle, where the silver ion chelates with a matrix of the dielectric material, and a surface plasmon band absorption of the dielectric-silver nanocomposite material lies outside a range of a visible region.
US10070650B2	Methods to produce polymer nanoparticles and formulations of active ingredients The present invention provides a composition including a polymer nanoparticle and at least one agricultural active compound incorporated with the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle are less than 100 nm in diameter, and the polymer includes a polyelectrolyte.
US10070649B2	Volatile applications against pathogens This invention is related to the use of a volatile antimicrobial compound against pathogens affecting humans comprising contacting infected areas with an atmosphere containing an effective amount of a volatile antimicrobial compound in gaseous form. The volatile antimicrobial compounds provided include certain oxaborole compounds, for example benzoxaboroles. Delivery systems are provided to take advantage of the volatile nature of these antimicrobial compounds. The method and use disclosed can be combined with other volatile compounds.
US10070642B2	Mousetrap with disposable, hermetically sealing cartridge and internal high-voltage killing mechanism A hermetically sealing, enclosure-type mousetrap is provided having a reusable housing and a disposable cartridge that contains an internal high voltage killing mechanism. Upon entry of a mouse into the cartridge through a rodent access opening, the opening is closed and the mouse is killed using the high voltage mechanism. Closure of the door hermetically seals the cartridge with the dead mouse inside, after which the cartridge can be disposed of without any contact between the user and the carcass along with any parasites and pathogens associated therewith.
US10070640B2	Termite barrier seal A termite barrier seal including a hollow seal body having a wall surrounding an axial bore extending from an insertion end to a surface end. A closure formation is located about the surface end for engagement with a closure for the orifice of the bore at the surface end of the seal body. A one-way valve at or intermediate the insertion end and the surface end of the seal body, the one-way valve arranged to permit liquid flow through the axial bore, but to prevent liquid flow to the surface end. An external seal about the seal body for sealing the wall of the seal body against the internal surface of a hole drilled through a concrete slab. An internal seal engages the seal body for sealing the wall against an external face of an injector when inserted into the bore of the seal body.
US10070638B2	Multiple purpose ice fishing bucket lid device A multiple purpose ice fishing bucket lid device provides a seat, storage, and additional functionality in a lid for covering a bucket. The device includes a housing for coupling to a bucket such that the housing covers the bucket. The housing defines an interior space. A pail is couplable to the housing wherein the pail extends into the interior space for holding bait. The pail is alternatively couplable to the housing in an inverted position wherein the pail extends upwardly relative to a top wall of the housing defining an elongated compartment with the interior space and an interior of the bucket for holding an elongated implement such as an ice fishing rod.
US10070634B2	Fishing net frame line and codend with improved fish escape properties A lace line for forming structures including netting, such as codends, trawl nets, seines and fish pens, The lace line includes at least several distinct loop tails that are interlaced and/or interconnected with one another so as to form several lacing loops, In other aspects, the present disclosure teaches a codend including at least four hung-in riblines having at least four netting panels formed mainly and preferably entirely of T90 mesh, where the T90 mesh mainly and preferably entirely includes a mesh size of between one hundred sixty and one hundred ninety five millimeters, in combination with a hang percentage of between ten and twenty four percent.
US10070631B2	Rodents having a humanized TMPRSS gene Genetically modified rodents such as mice and rats, and methods and compositions for making and using the same, are provided. The rodents comprise a humanization of at least one endogenous rodent Tmprss gene, such as an endogenous rodent Tmprss2, Tmprss4, or Tmprss11d gene.
US10070629B2	Self-cleaning pre-filter for a water circulation pump A water circulation pump pre-filter unit (PFU). The PFU is submerged and provides structure to camouflage the system to give a natural and aesthetic look. The PFU comprises at least two cleaning systems: (1) biological cleaning mechanism; and (2) an internal self-cleaning mechanism. Specifically, the PFU comprises several filtering surfaces that form a repository for pond debris on which fish and other aquatic creatures feed, i.e., the biological cleaning mechanism. These filtering surfaces of the PFU also provide a protective barrier that prevents large debris from entering the circulation pump. The internal self-cleaning mechanism is a spray wash water source mechanism used to clean the PFU without removing the PFU or fish from the pond or entering the water. Together these features improve the quality of the water in the pond and extend the life of a pump.
US10070628B2	Marine aquarium water purification and salinity control apparatus and method A water salinity control apparatus for a marine aquarium includes a filter section in which the water from a utility water supply is purified and deionized. A reservoir section includes a purified water reservoir for purified water, a salt-mixed water reservoir in which marine water at the setpoint salinity is stored, and a salt concentrate reservoir which contains fully salt-saturated water. A pump section includes pumps for pumping water from the salt-mixed water reservoir into the aquarium and for pumping water from the purified water reservoir to the aquarium. A control system adjusts the salinity of the water in the salt-mixed water reservoir and the salinity of the water in the marine aquarium. The control system receives input from salinity measuring probes that measure the salinity in the salt-mixed water reservoir and the salinity of the water of the marine aquarium.
US10070622B2	Nature side cat relaxation center and scratcher A cat face scratcher and relaxation center. The invention is used for by a pet or cat to scratch their face and claws independently while utilizing an area on the product to relax. The present invention consists of two poles, each in a vertical position that will be attached and secured on a base. The base will also serve as a relaxation lounge area where it will have an appearance of a natural garden and lawn that is attached. The poles will have attached to them the main component which is the face scratcher. There will be multiple face scratchers attached to the poles ranging from top to bottom giving different levels of scratching. To add to the nature feeling of the product, leaves and vines will be wrapped around the poles and also serve as an additional scratcher.
US10070617B1	Soybean variety 01063975 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063975. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063975. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063975 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063975 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10070614B2	Soybean resistant to cyst nematodes A transgenic soybean resistant to soybean cyst nematode (SCN), or parts thereof, including an artificial DNA construct encoding a serine hydroxymethyltransferase protein (e.g., GmSHMT). Also provided are GmSHMT alleles containing mutations R130P and Y358N along with research and breeding methods and compositions including such.
US10070608B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH618122 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH618122. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH618122, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH618122 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 CH618122.
US10070606B2	Soybean variety 01058789 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058789. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058789. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058789 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058789 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10070603B2	Tomato line FIRXM12/4125 The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line FIRXM12-4125. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line FIRXM12-4125 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US10070601B2	Identification and the use of KRP mutants in plants The invention provides a plant cell, part, tissue culture or whole plant comprising at least one disrupted KRP gene of the present invention. The present invention also provides methods of increasing weight, size, and/or number of one or more organs, and/or yield of a plant by utilizing the disrupted KRP genes of the present invention. Furthermore, methods of breeding plants to produce new plants having increased weight, size, and/or number of one or more organs, and/or yield are provided. The present invention provides isolated Kinase inhibitor Protein (KIP) Related Protein (KRP) polynucleotide sequences and isolated KRP polypeptide sequences and methods of their use. Exemplary plants include wheat, rice and soy bean.
US10070598B2	Intelligent agricultural systems An agricultural data collection system may include a plurality of self-powered agricultural data collection devices disposed across an agricultural area. The agricultural data collection system may also include a plurality of self-powered agricultural output devices that control the distribution of one or more agricultural resources across at least a portion of the agricultural area. The plurality of self-powered agricultural data collection devices and the plurality of self-powered agricultural output devices may communicate wirelessly to selectively implement an agricultural management method that uses data collected by the self-powered agricultural data collection devices to provide agricultural resources where needed within localized agricultural areas within a larger agricultural area. At times, the agricultural management method may include an adaptive method that employs machine learning principles to optimize agricultural production within the agricultural area.
US10070596B2	Integrated control circuitry and coil assembly for irrigation control An integrated irrigation valve control device has a coil adapted to develop an electromagnetic flux sufficient to cause actuation of irrigation equipment. Control circuitry is electrically coupled to the coil to control the flux at the coil. A housing covers at least a portion of the coil and at least a portion of the control circuitry.
US10070592B2	Round baler and a method for forming a bale from a crop product A round baler for forming a bale from a crop product is disclosed and includes a first bale forming chamber; a second bale forming chamber; a feeding mechanism; a transfer mechanism that includes a bottom section of the first bale forming chamber; and a density controller configured to control a density of a preformed bale formed in the first bale forming chamber; wherein the density controller is operably connected to the bottom section. The bottom section is movable with regard to a zero state position, and moves in a negative direction past the zero state position to control the density of the preformed bale and moves in a positive direction returning to the zero state position and beyond the zero state position to transfer the preformed bale into the second bale forming chamber. A method for forming a bale from a crop product in a round baler is described.
US10070589B1	Bale trailer A bale trailer has two parallel bale cradles that are adjustable to accommodate different shapes and sizes of bales. Each cradle is balanced toward an unloading position and each is automatically returned to the carry position after unloading by the action of a spring.
US10070588B2	Gardening tool A gardening tool, such as a mower, includes a main body and a handle rotatably connected to the main body. The main body includes a motor. The handle includes a plurality of telescopic members slidably connected to each other. The mower further includes a operation assembly for being operated by a user to activate the motor and a control device for sending a control signal to enable or disable the operation of motor by the operation assembly.
US10070584B2	Lawn mower A lawn mower includes a housing with an opened bottom, a hollow shaft extending in a vertical direction of the housing and including a lower end positioned within the housing, a cutter blade, flaps provided for at least part of the cutter blade in a manner that the flaps have a flap angle changeable along a horizontal line, an actuator for outputting an output to control the flap angle of the flap, and a transmission mechanism accommodated in the hollow shaft for transmitting the output of the actuator to the flaps.
US10070581B2	Lawn mower A control unit of a lawn mower performs switching control for switching operation between a first control mode and a second mode. In the first control mode, during rotation of an engine at a first reference rotation speed, in the case where a change amount of rotation speed of the engine per unit time has exceeded a reference speed change amount, the rotation speed is maintained at a second reference rotation speed, and an flap angle is increased. In the second control mode, during rotation of the engine at a second reference rotation speed, in the case where an opening angle of a throttle valve has fallen below a reference opening angle, the rotation speed is maintained at the first reference rotation speed, and the flap angle is decreased. The second reference rotation speed is higher than the first reference rotation speed.
US10070576B2	Seed entraining systems, methods and apparatus Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for entraining seed into a plurality of seed supply lines. Some embodiments enable selective prevention of seeds from entering a subset of seed supply lines. Some embodiments enable improved flow of seed through an entrainer by angled surfaces provided on blocking members disposed to selectively block seed from entering seed supply lines.
US10070575B2	Agricultural machine with folding header An agricultural harvester includes a chassis and a header carried by the chassis. The header includes: a center section supporting at least one center cutter and having a pair of lateral ends; a wing section linked to one of the lateral ends of the center section and supporting at least one wing cutter, the wing section being vertically moveable relative to the center section between a harvesting position and a transport position, the wing section being pivotable about a generally vertical pivot axis in the transport position and substantially prevented from pivoting about the pivot axis in the harvesting position; and an actuator linked to the wing section and configured to vertically move the wing section from the harvesting position to the transport position.
US10070571B1	Tool attachment for weed and debris removal Devices, implements, tools and methods for cleaning undesirable growth and debris from crevices, cracks and spaces in sidewalks, walkways, driveways, and wood decks with a grippable handle having a bent nail type metal rod at one end with a socket having interior threads at an opposite end that can be directly manipulated in one's hand or as an attachment to the end of an elongated handle having a threaded end.
US10076068B2	Electric power convertor An electric power converter includes a semiconductor module, a cooler, and a pair of direct current bus bars. The direct current bus bars are connected to the semiconductor. The direct current bus bars serve as current paths between the direct current power supply and the switching element. The cooler is made of metal, and is electrically connected to ground. A proximal bypass capacitor is formed close to the switching element by a heat radiating plate integrated with the semiconductor module, the cooler, and an insulating layer interposed between them. The electric power converter further includes a pair of distal bypass capacitors, each of which has a larger capacitance than the proximal bypass capacitor has, and has a current path to the switching element of which a length is longer than a current path to the switching element from the proximal bypass capacitor.
US10076066B2	Heat dissipating control module and related server device and heat dissipating control method A heat dissipating control module for a server device with a heat dissipating module includes a sensing unit, for detecting at least one environment parameter of an environment where the server device located at; and a control unit, coupled to the sensing unit for adjusting at least one heat dissipating parameter according to the at least one environment parameter and a plurality of heat dissipating parameter data, wherein the at least one heat dissipating parameter is utilized for controlling operations of the heat dissipating module.
US10076065B2	Liquid cooling system with a displacement appendage for an information handling system A liquid cooling system for a server includes a heat pipe and a displacement appendage fluidly coupled to the heat pipe. The displacement appendage includes a displacement element which is compressible under pressure.
US10076064B2	Housing having configurable airflow exhaust A configurable housing includes a top surface having a closed configuration and an opened configuration in which a first plurality of perforations provide a first air flow path. The housing further includes a plurality of sidewalls connected to the top surface. The plurality of sidewalls including a first sidewall having a closed configuration and an opened configuration in which a second plurality of perforations provide a second air flow path. The housing also includes a bottom surface connected to the plurality of sidewalls.
US10076062B2	Audio amplifier A amplifier with improved space efficiency includes a housing that dissipates heat having an upper wall and two side walls and having an interior with upper and lower portions. The amplifier further includes an upper circuit board in the upper portion and a lower circuit board in a lower portion. The amplifier further includes a connector that electrically connects the upper and lower circuit boards.
US10076061B2	Motor controller and fan system comprising the same A fan system including a volute, a wind wheel, a motor, and a motor controller. The motor controller includes a control box including a plurality of fins for dissipating heat of the motor controller, and controls the operation of the motor to drive the wind wheel. The wind wheel is adapted to suck ambient air to form an air flow which passes through the plurality of fins.
US10076055B2	Systems and methods for cooling a compartmentalized and ducted electrical enclosure In one embodiment, the system includes one or more electrical components associated with turbomachinery, and the one or more electrical components are disposed within two or more interior compartments of an electrical enclosure. The system also includes a cooling system coupled to the electrical enclosure. The cooling system includes one or more air ducts configured to direct a cooling air to each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments. The cooling system also includes a controller configured to route cooling air to each interior compartment via the one or more air ducts. The controller is configured to independently regulate a thermal environment for each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments.
US10076049B2	Cable pathway system for network architecture A cable management system for a network cabinet has first and second server equipment rails, first and second air dams, and a front cable support. The server equipment rails are mounted to a base frame of the network cabinet such that the server equipment rails extend from the base frame towards a front of the network cabinet. The air dams are mounted to the base frame of the network cabinet such that the air dams extend from the base frame towards opposing sides of the network cabinet. The front cable support has a generally U-shaped tray that is connected to the first and second server equipment rails such that the tray extends across a front of the network cabinet, transverse to the server equipment rails.
US10076045B2	Implementing backdrilling elimination utilizing anti-electroplate coating A method and structure are provided for implementing enhanced via creation without creating a via barrel stub. The need to backdrill vias during printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing is eliminated. After the vias have been drilled, but before plating, a plug is inserted into each via and the plug is lowered to a depth just below a desired signal trace layer. A thin anti-electroplate coating is applied onto the walls of the via below the signal trace. Then the plugs are removed and a standard board plating process for the PCB is performed.
US10076042B2	Devices and methods for solder flow control in three-dimensional microstructures Structures, materials, and methods to control the spread of a solder material or other flowable conductive material in electronic and/or electromagnetic devices are provided.
US10076040B2	Packaging structure and packaging method of electronic product A packaging structure and a packaging method of an electronic product are disclosed. The packaging structure of an electronic product includes a supporting structure, a flexible board and a covering layer. The supporting structure has a shape. The flexible board is stacked on the supporting structure, and has an electronic device disposed thereon. The covering layer is attached on the stacked supporting structure and flexible board and covering the electronic device. The shapes of the flexible board and the covering layer conform to the shape of the supporting structure, and the flexible board and the electronic device are tightly interposed between the covering layer and the supporting structure. The covering layer includes a thermoforming film and at least a function film stacked on the thermoforming film.
US10076039B2	Method of fabricating packaging substrate A method of fabricating a packaging substrate includes following steps: providing a carrier board having two opposite surfaces, forming on each of the surfaces a plurality of first metal bumps; covering the carrier board and the first metal bumps with a first dielectric layer that has a plurality of first intaglios which exposes a top surface and side surface of the first metal bumps; forming a conductive seedlayer on the first dielectric layer and the first metal bumps; forming a metal layer on the conductive seedlayer; removing a portion of the metal layer and the conductive seedlayer that is higher than the top surface of the first dielectric layer, and forming a first circuit layer in the first intaglios; forming a built-up structure on the first circuit layer and the first dielectric layer, forming a pair of upper and lower entire packaging substrates.
US10076037B2	Printed circuit board, electronic device, and manufacturing method of printed circuit board Provided is a printed circuit board including: an electronic component having a bottom face and a side face, in which first lands are provided on the bottom face; a printed wiring board having a mounting face, in which second lands corresponding to the first lands are provided on the mounting face, and in which the electronic component is mounted such that the bottom face faces the mounting face; a solder aggregation member provided outside the second lands on the mounting face; pieces of first solder each of which joins each of the first lands to corresponding one of the second lands; second solder formed on the solder aggregation member; and a thermosetting resin adhered to the bottom face of the electronic component outside the first lands and to the mounting face of the printed wiring board outside the second lands.
US10076032B2	Substrate for printed circuit board, printed circuit board, and method for producing substrate for printed circuit board A substrate for a printed circuit board includes a base film having an insulating property; a first conductive layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the base film by application of a conductive ink containing metal particles; and a second conductive layer formed, by plating, on a surface of the first conductive layer, the surface being on a side opposite to the base film, wherein a region near an interface between the base film and the first conductive layer contains a metal oxide species based on a metal of the metal particles and a metal hydroxide species based on the metal of the metal particles, the metal oxide species in the region near the interface between the base film and the first conductive layer has a mass per unit area of 0.1 μg/cm2 or more and 10 μg/cm2 or less, and a mass ratio of the metal oxide species to the metal hydroxide species is 0.1 or more.
US10076027B2	Substrate for connection and display apparatus A common substrate for connection 10 capable for display apparatuses having different sizes or numbers of pixels is provided. In some cases, a common signal processing board 40 also provided. There is provided a substrate for connection 10 electrically connecting a display panel 30 and a signal processing board 40 which includes a circuit to control the display panel 30. The display panel 30 is provided with a driver circuit 32 to drive the display panel 30, the substrate for connection 10 is integrally formed, and the substrate for connection 10 comprises a variable part 16 configured to change a distance between connection terminal blocks 11 in a connection terminal pitch direction, between the connection terminal blocks 11 in which no connection terminal is disposed.
US10076026B2	Electrically conductive articles Articles comprising a substrate having a first major surface; an electrical conductor pattern on the first major surface of the substrate, the electrical conductor pattern comprising a plurality of separated pairs of separated first and second electrically conductive metallic traces. Optionally the articles further comprise a first electrically conductive layer. Embodiments of articles described herein are useful in, for example, displays, touch sensors, lighting elements, photovoltaic cells, electrochromic windows and displays, and electroluminescent lamps and displays.
US10076019B2	Plasma torch with improved cooling system and corresponding cooling method The invention is a plasma torch (1; 101; 201) of the type comprising: a first element (20) provided with a through opening (21) serving as an outlet for a plasma flow; a hollow electrode (19) that is developed longitudinally along a main axis (X) and is suited to be positioned with respect to said first element (20) in such a way as to define a striking area, of the type comprising a hollow cavity (25) that extends at least partially along the main axis (X); a first conveyance way (51, 52, 53) suited to convey a carrier gas towards said striking area; a second conveyance way (56, 56a, 56b) suited to convey a portion of the carrier gas towards the inner cavity (25) of the hollow electrode (19), the portion of the carrier gas being suited to cool the hollow electrode (19). This torch comprises conveyance means (59, 60a, 60b) suited to convey the carrier gas from the inner cavity (25) of the hollow electrode (19) towards a way so as not to affect the striking area. The invention concerns also a method of operation of a plasma torch (1; 101; 201).
US10076018B2	Discharge lamp driving device, projector, and discharge lamp driving method A discharge lamp driving device includes a discharge lamp driving unit; and a control unit, in which the control unit controls the discharge lamp driving unit so that a first driving current which causes a first electrode to serve as an anode and a second driving current which causes a second electrode to serve as an anode are alternately supplied to the discharge lamp, a period of the first driving current is changed according to a periodic first pattern, and a period of the second driving current is changed according to a periodic second pattern, in which the first pattern and the second pattern are patterns in which the length of the periods over which the respective driving current is supplied decrease over time within each cycle of the pattern, and in which the cycle of the first pattern is phase-shifted relative to the cycle of the second pattern.
US10076017B2	Method for creating ambience lighting effect based on data derived from stage performance The invention provides a method for creating in a display space an ambience lighting effect, wherein the display space comprises a screen configured to display moving images and a display space light source configured to provide the ambience lighting effect, wherein the moving images are representative of a stage performance in a performance space, the method comprising (a) deriving ambience lighting effect input data from one or more of (i) a light related cue provided by a cue manager, (ii) lighting effects accompanying the stage performance, and (iii) an analysis of a video shot by a video camera configured to monitor at least a part of an audience present in the performance space; and (b) displaying the moving images on the screen in the display space, while creating with the display space light source said ambience lighting effect at least based on the ambience lighting effect input data.
US10076014B2	Light switch controlling light source via wireless transmission This disclosure relates in general to a networked light switch. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a light switch that, in response to detecting a local input or motion, transmits a communication that causes another light switch to change a state of a light. This disclosure further relates to techniques for detecting an abnormal current draw state of an electrical device such as a lighting device are described; systems including in-wall network devices having a user-facing restore button for restoring some or all of the customizable settings to a factory default state; and techniques for controlling device operations in accordance with scenes or modes.
US10076011B1	Color adjustment based on DALI dim level command A method of adjusting a correlated color temperature (CCT) of a light provided by a lighting fixture includes receiving, by a DALI command converter device, a DALI dim level command indicating a dim level for the light provided by the lighting fixture. The method further includes providing a first output signal to adjust a dim level of a first light emitted by a first light emitting diode (LED) light source to a first dim level. The method also includes providing a second output signal to adjust a dim level of a second light emitted by a second LED light source to a second dim level that is different from the first dim level. The light provided by the lighting fixture is a combination of the first light and the second light. The DALI command converter device generates the first output signal and the second output signal based on the DALI dim level command.
US10076010B2	Lighting device, and luminaire A constant current is configured to control an FET to adjust a drain current so that a detection voltage is equal to a reference voltage. A reference setter is configured to set the reference voltage to a sum of a first voltage and a second voltage. The first voltage is equal to a voltage developing across the detection resistor while a current, which has a same magnitude as a current supplied to the light source so that a current dimming level of the light source is equal to the dimming instruction value, flows through the detection resistor. The second voltage is equal to a voltage developing across the detection resistor while a second current, which has a same magnitude as a current flowing through the limiting resistor while the light source is on, flows through the detection resistor.
US10076002B2	Electric cartridge type heater and method for manufacturing same An electric cartridge type heater (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000) has at least one the tubular metallic jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001), at least one electric resistance wire (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002) arranged in the interior space of the tubular metallic jacket with two ends for electrically contacting the electric resistance wire, wherein the at least one electric resistance wire is electrically isolated from the tubular metallic jacket by an electrically insulating material (103, 203, 303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 903) arranged in the interior space of the tubular metallic jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001). The electric resistance wire is self-supporting. A method is also provided for manufacturing such an electric cartridge type heater.
US10075999B2	Conductive heater having sensing capabilities A combination heater and sensor comprising: (a) a heating layer, a sensing layer, or both; (b) one or more power application portions, one or more sensing application portions, or both; wherein the heating layer and the sensing layer are located within the same plane; and wherein the heating layer is a nonwoven layer that is comprised of a plurality of metallized fibers that are randomly oriented forming the heating layer so that upon application of power the heating layer provides heat.
US10075995B2	Optimized procedure for user equipment autonomous mobility Exemplary embodiments including a method including determining a user equipment of a wireless communication network is in an autonomous mobility mode; receiving an indication from the wireless communication network of a data communication available for the user equipment; and based on the indication, establishing a connection between the user equipment and a network node of the wireless communication network. Apparatus, program products, and software to perform the exemplary embodiments are also disclosed.
US10075992B2	Techniques to enable Wi-Fi direct services application service platform capability negotiation Techniques to enable Wi-Fi Direct Services (WFDS) application service platform (ASP) capability negotiation are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to send a probe request message for a service seeker and receive a probe response message in response to the probe request message, the probe response message to identify an advertised service and comprise a WFDS ASP capability attribute, the logic to determine whether to use a WFDS ASP connection setup procedure to establish a connection with an advertiser of the advertised service, based on the WFDS ASP capability attribute. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10075991B2	Method and apparatus for performing state transition for device-to-device communication A method and apparatus for performing a state transition for Device to Device (D2D) communication are provided. The method includes determining whether D2D initiation is required, while a terminal is operating in a first or a second state defined by EPS (Enhanced Packet System) Mobility Management (EMM)-Deregistered and EPS Connection Management (ECM)-IDLE at a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer and Radio Resource Control (RRC)-IDLE. If the D2D initiation is required, the method includes transitioning to a third state defined by EMM-Registered and ECM/RRC-Connected and performing the D2D initiation through a mobile communication network. If a deactivation condition is satisfied or a D2D state update is completed in the third state, the method includes transitioning to a fourth state defined by EMM-Registered and ECM/RRC-IDLE, and if a state update or scheduling for D2D communication is required in the fourth state, the method includes transitioning to the third state.
US10075989B2	Network system and network connecting method A network connecting method includes: storing, by a server, a data table that matches a first information on an access point (AP) with a second information related to a beacon, wherein the access point (AP) and the beacon are configured to perform short-range wireless communications of different standards; transmitting, by the beacon, a beacon message on basis of an authentication information; obtaining, by a terminal, the authentication information based on the beacon message; transmitting, by the terminal, a request message including the authentication information to the server through long-range wireless communication; obtaining, by the server, based on the data table, an access information corresponding to the authentication information transmitted from the terminal; transmitting a response message including the access information to the terminal; and accessing, by the terminal that receives the response message, the AP by using the access information.
US10075985B2	Uplink synchronization with assisted mmWAVE enhanced node B Technology to achieve uplink synchronization with a mmWave enhanced Node B (eNB) is disclosed. In an example, a user equipment (UE) can include circuitry configured to: receive selected random access (RA) parameters from an anchor eNB for uplink synchronization; identify a transmission direction for communication with the mmWave eNB based on a downlink synchronization of the UE with the mmWave eNB; and communicate a random access channel (RACH) transmission in the identified transmission direction for uplink synchronization of time, frequency, and beam direction with the mmWave eNB.
US10075984B2	Mobile station, base station and communication system A communication system comprises a base station that includes circuitry and a mobile station that includes circuitry and which is configured to perform random access to the base station using a preamble. The preamble corresponds to an ID number among a plurality of ID numbers, the number of the plurality of ID numbers is constant, the plurality of ID numbers are contiguous, and the ID number is randomly selectable, by the mobile station, from a set of ID numbers which are included in the plurality of ID numbers. The base station notifies the mobile station of information indicating the number of ID numbers which are included in the set of ID numbers. The mobile station acquires, from the base station, the information indicating the number of ID numbers which are included in the set of ID numbers.
US10075980B2	Methods, apparatuses, user equipment, radio network node, and computer program product for random access procedures Methods, apparatuses, a user equipment, a radio network node, and a computer program product for a random access procedure are provided. One of the methods comprises receiving, from a radio network node, a random access response message including a request for channel quality information. The method also comprises transmitting to the radio network node a scheduled transmission message including the requested channel quality information which is used by the radio network node to perform link adaptation for transmission of a contention resolution message. With the methods, apparatuses, user equipment, radio network node, and computer program product, the physical resources unreasonably occupied due to an improper modulation and coding scheme can be saved and may be used by other user equipments during the random access procedure, resulting in more stable cell throughput.
US10075977B2	Method and device for transmitting data in wireless LAN A method for transmitting data in wireless LAN may include the step of: receiving a non-target RTS frame from a second STA by a first STA, wherein the non-target RTS frame includes an RA field indicating a third STA; when the first STA does not receive a non-target CTS frame after a predetermined time and tries to transmit a data frame to an AP, transmitting an RTS frame to the AP by the first STA, wherein the non-target CTS frame is a response frame to the non-target RTS frame; and when the first STA has received a CTS frame in response to the RTS frame from the AP, transmitting the data frame to the AP by the first STA.
US10075976B2	Enhanced clear channel assessment A third device stores a receive signal strength of a received response data unit transmitted by a second device in response to reception by the second device of a first data unit transmitted by a first device, obtains a clear channel access parameter included in a header of a second data unit transmitted by the first device to the second device. The clear channel access parameter is based on a sum of a transmit power used by the first device to transmit the second data unit to the second device and a receive signal strength of the response data unit at the first device. The third device determines a transmit power to be used by the third device to send a transmission to the fourth device based on transmission exchanges between devices in a particular service set.
US10075975B2	Radio base station, user terminal and radio communication method The present invention is designed so that communication overhead pertaining to control signals is reduced in a communication system in which the bandwidth of a physical downlink shared channel is narrower than the system bandwidth. The radio base station of the present invention has a resource allocation section that allocates a physical downlink shared channel to a predetermined narrow band in a downlink system bandwidth, for a user terminal, and a downlink control information generating section that generates downlink control information to report to the user terminal, and the downlink control information generating section determines the size of a field pertaining to resource allocation information, included in downlink control information related to the physical downlink shared channel, based on the narrow band where the physical downlink shared channel is allocated.
US10075974B2	Communication apparatus and communication method A wireless communication base station device, terminal device, and method have reduced signaling while maintaining high scheduling gain. A judgment unit pre-stores a correspondence between the number of code words and the number of dusters to reduce the maximum value for the number of dusters allocated to each terminal as the number of code words increases, and thus determines the maximum value for the number of clusters based on the number of code words acquired. Based on the number of code words for a transmission signal from a terminal, an estimated value for the reception quality, and the maximum value for the number of clusters that is output by the judgment unit, a scheduling unit schedules the allocation of the transmission signal transmitted by each terminal to a transmission band frequency (frequency resource) so as not to exceed the maximum value for the number of clusters.
US10075966B2	Signaling extended EARFCN and E-UTRA bands in UMTS networks Embodiments of a user equipment (UE) and Node-B to operate in a wireless communication network using extended evolved absolute radio frequency channel numbers (EARFCN) and evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency bands are disclosed herein. The UE may comprise transceiver and processing circuitry to receive a multiple frequency band indicators (MFBI) list that includes list elements corresponding to E-UTRA frequency bands on which neighboring LTE cells are operated. The MFBI list corresponds to an entry in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list or the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list. The number of list elements for E-UTRA frequency and priority information corresponds to a sum of the number of entries in an E-UTRA frequency and priority list and a number of entries in an E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10075965B2	Apparatus and method for detecting and alleviating unfairness in wireless network A network relaying device facilitates communication among a plurality of network nodes. When the network relaying device receives a data packet from a first network node, it determines whether a historical transmission rate of the first network node exceeds a threshold rate. Based on this determination, the network relaying device determines whether to associate the data packet with a first queue or a second queue for transmission to a second network node.
US10075961B2	Channel selection in a wireless network An adaptive channel selection method is disclosed, performed by an autonomous communications node for selecting one of a plurality of possible channels in an unlicensed spectrum band. The method comprises: (a) for each channel: (i) determining a first interference measure UiS for the channel based on received energy from one or more other nodes j using said channel; (ii) causing the or each other node j using said channel to transmit an echo signal and receiving the echo signal(s) at the first communications node; (iii) determining from the or each echo signal a second interference measure UiA; (iv) determining a third interference measure Ui based on a combination of the first and second interference measures; and (b) selecting a channel whose third interference measure meets a predetermined condition.
US10075960B2	Base station apparatus, radio communication system, and communication method A base station apparatus that communicates with a radio communication terminal in a radio communication system, includes: processor configured to detect interference between the radio communication system and another radio communication system, and determine whether or not to switch a radio channel used to communicate with the radio communication terminal when the interference is detected; and a channel switching unit that switches the radio channel when the processor determines to switch the radio channel, and does not switch the radio channel when the processor determines not to switch the radio channel.
US10075958B2	Multiband central controller and method for multiband network operations Embodiments of a multiband central controller, a multiband communication station and methods for multiband network operations are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the central controller may be configured for multiband operations within non-coextensive frequency bands. The central controller may transmit a response frame to a receiving station that includes two or more multiband elements. Each multiband element includes a basic service set identification (BSSID) and may indicate an available channel and a frequency band associated with the available channel. The frequency band may be one of the non-coextensive frequency bands within which the central controller is operating. The multiband elements may provide frequency band and channel information to the station prior to the station joining a network that is managed by the central controller.
US10075957B2	Terminal communication apparatus and communication method Disclosed are a wireless communication base station device and a division number determination method that improve the frequency diversity effect while maintaining channel estimation accuracy regardless of the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. A determination unit determines the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. Here, the determination unit increases the number of divisions in the frequency domain of the transmission signal from the wireless communication terminal device as the number of pilot blocks included in the transmission signal increases. In addition, a scheduling unit schedules allocation to the frequency resources of the divided transmission signal according to the number of divisions determined by the determination unit.
US10075956B2	HARQ feedback using carrier aggregation Embodiments provide methods and devices for data transmission and assignment of uplink control channel resources in an uplink FDD carrier, for enabling a recipient to provide HARQ feedback for data transmitted in the downlink using carrier aggregation of a downlink FDD carrier and at least one TDD carrier. A method includes associating each downlink subframe in the downlink FDD carrier with an uplink control channel subframe in the uplink FDD carrier, associating each downlink subframe and special subframe in the TDD carrier with an uplink control channel subframe in the uplink FDD carrier, assigning uplink control channel resources in the uplink FDD carrier to the recipient, according to the made associations, and transmitting data on said downlink FDD carrier and/or TDD carrier, to be received by the recipient.
US10075952B2	Terminal device, integrated circuit, and radio communication method A number of times to repeat a PDCCH over a plurality of subframes is set, a downlink assignment and information including a parameter that indicates an MBSFN subframe are received, and on the basis of whether the number of times to repeat the PDCCH is set, a determination is made as to whether the downlink assignment can take place in the MBSFN subframe indicated by the parameter.
US10075947B2	Method for assigning number of control channel candidates and number of blind detection times, base station, and user equipment The present invention provides a method for assigning the number of control channel candidates and the number of blind detection times, a base station, and a user equipment. The method includes determining a first aggregation level set {L1i} and determining the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to each aggregation level in the {L1i}. {L1i} is formed by N aggregation levels supported by an EPDCCH. A second aggregation level set {L2j} is determined along with the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to each aggregation level in the {L2j}. {L2j} is formed by M aggregation levels supported by an EPDCCH to be detected, {L2j} is a subset of {L1i}, and the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to L2j in {L2j} is greater than or equal to the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to L2j in {L1i}.
US10075946B2	Method and apparatus for transmission and reception in multi-carrier wireless communication systems Data transmission and reception is provided by configuring control channels in a wireless communication system using a plurality of carriers. User equipment (UE) may monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates within common search spaces (CSSs) and User Equipment-specific search spaces (USSs). If the UE is configured with cross-carrier scheduling, when two PDCCH candidates originating from a CSS and a USS, respectively, have cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by the same Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) and have a common payload size and the same first control channel element (CCE) index, the UE may interpret that only the PDCCH originating from the CSS is transmitted, thereby solving ambiguity of downlink control information (DCI) detection.
US10075942B2	Wireless communication terminal device and control channel forming method Provided are a wireless communication terminal device and a control channel forming method with which, in the forming of a control channel for transmitting control information including an ACK/NACK and CSI (channel state information), wasteful use of resources is reduced compared to that in related art. In the case where CSI is transmitted independently, and in the case where CSI and an ACK/NACK are transmitted at the same time, the same format is used to form a control channel. Furthermore, in the case where an ACK/NACK is transmitted independently, another format is used if a component carrier (CC) number is equal to or less than 2, and the same format is used if the CC number is equal to or greater than 3.
US10075930B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting device-to-device (D2D) synchronization signals A method and apparatus in a first User Equipment (UE) that reduces the number of required transmissions when transmitting device-to-device (D2D) synchronization signals or broadcast channels in a wireless network. The first UE determines its level of interest in being received by a second UE that is within network coverage, and adapts a time pattern for transmission of synchronization signals or broadcast channels, depending on the determined level of interest of the first UE. The first UE's interest may be determined by analyzing a type of service that the first UE is interested in performing, and concluding the first UE is interested in being received by the second UE only when the first UE is interested in performing a certain type of service.
US10075927B2	Method for transmitting and receiving control information and apparatus for same Specifically, in one aspect of the present invention, a method and apparatus for controlling transmitting power by a terminal in a wireless communication system that supports device to device (D2D) communication include: receiving a power control command through a control channel from a base station; and adjusting transmitting power according to the power control command, wherein when the terminal performs D2D communication, the power control command indicates one of a first set of power control values having more states assigned to lower the transmitting power, and when the terminal performs communication with the base station, the power control command indicates one of a second set of power control values having more states assigned to raise the transmitting power.
US10075918B2	Telecommunications systems and methods A wireless telecommunications system including a base station and a terminal device and employing a radio interface having a downlink radio frame structure including radio subframes including an arrangement of reference symbols for channel estimation. The base station is configured to determine a period of time for which certain terminal device specific data are not scheduled for transmission to the terminal device and to communicate this information to the terminal device through selective suppression of at least one reference symbol. Different reference symbol(s) may be suppressed to indicate different periods of time. The terminal device is configured to monitor the reference symbols transmitted by a base station to identify where reference symbols are suppressed, to determine a period of time for which the terminal device is not expected to receive certain types of data and enter a reduced activity mode for that period to conserve processing and power resources.
US10075913B2	Wireless communication system, mobile station, base station, and wireless communication system control method for reducing power consumption A wireless communication system includes a mobile station and a base station. The base station includes a blind decoding control unit that transmits a signal including a control signal serving as a trigger to change a decoding process to the mobile station based on a result of measurement of the amount of data of the mobile station. The mobile station includes a blind decoding control unit that selects a signal format to be decoded upon reception of the control signal from the base station, and detects a control signal directed to the mobile station by decoding the signal having the selected format among signals received from the base station.
US10075911B2	Wireless sensor networks A wireless sensor network comprises at least one sensor unit which comprises a sensor for sensing a parameter and at least one interrogating node. The interrogating node is arranged to transmit an interrogation message periodically to said sensor unit and to receive a reply message from said sensor unit. The sensor unit is arranged to transmit said reply message after a predetermined deliberate delay unless the sensor unit determines that an alarm condition has been met, in which case the sensor unit is arranged to transmit said reply message before the end of the deliberate delay.
US10075909B2	Method to select a candidate cell during cell selection A user equipment (UE) and a method of cell selection by a UE are provided. The method includes maintaining a database for storing a multi-carrier availability status for a plurality of frequencies, wherein each frequency includes at least one of a multi-carrier configuration and a single-carrier configuration; determining whether a candidate cell corresponding to the multi-carrier configuration is available based on the multi-carrier availability status; and selecting the candidate cell corresponding to the multi-carrier configuration when a performance metric of the candidate cell is greater than a pre-defined threshold.
US10075908B2	Group speakers The present invention is generally directed to a playback device configured to audibly output audio in a multi-network environment. The device may include a network interface to receive audio and/or video data over a plurality of wireless networks; speaker drivers; one or more color indicators associated with wireless networks; a user interface to receive a user's selection of a specific wireless network through a the use of a color indicator; and one or more processors to sign into a selected first wireless network and receive data therefrom, and to audibly output the data received; receive from the user interface a selection of a specific color, the specific color associated with a second wireless network; sign out of the specific wireless network and into the second wireless network; and receive from the second wireless network data, and output the audio via the one or more speaker drivers.
US10075906B2	Facilitating dynamic private communication networks Private communication networks are facilitated. One method includes broadcasting, by a first device, to an access point device associated with a first network, a first signal comprising an identifier for a second network, wherein the access point device of the first network foregoes broadcast of a name of the first network, and wherein the first device is located at a first location and a second device is located at a second location remote from the first location. The first device and the second device are associated with the second network. The method also includes receiving a second signal indicative of a broadcast of the name of the second network based on an authentication of the identifier for the second network and key data representing a key for the second network; and connecting to a network device of the second network in response to the receiving the second signal.
US10075902B2	Method of unified control of random access and traffic ingress in a congested radio access network Application category-level access control for random access and traffic ingress using a joint control signal. The joint control signal may include application category access controls as well as an indication of applicability, which may indicate the connection states for which the access controls apply. The indication of applicability may also indicate the cause of access control. The indication of applicability may apply to all application category access controls, groups of application category access controls, or there may be separate indication of applicability for each application category access control. Resources may be conserved by using a single set of application category access controls for UEs in multiple connection states. The joint access controls may be transmitted to the UEs using signals such as SIBs.
US10075901B2	System and method for applying extended accessing barring in wireless communication system A system and a method that employs Extended Access Barring (EAB) when a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device performs an attempt to access an evolved Node B (eNB) in a wireless communication system are provided. When User Equipment (UE) supporting MTC, an MTC device, performs an attempt to access a network, the system and method determines whether it can access the network and performs the access procedure. The system and method can control the operations of UE that performs an attempt to access a network, thereby preventing excessive access.
US10075892B2	Mobile device for use in a dynamic and stochastic asynchronously updated wireless ad-hoc network A method for establishing and maintaining a dynamic network designed to allow wireless devices to communicate with one another on an ad-hoc basis. The wireless network is designed specifically to function autonomously, remaining completely independent from relying on any internet service provider or any other subsidiary systems such as any access points or routers. Rather than using central routers, all nodes in the network share the same capabilities as one another, and allow for a dynamic routing protocol to be executed directly by the network nodes.
US10075890B2	Radio access network resource configuration for groups of mobile devices A device, computer-readable medium, and method for activating antennas based upon a location and a movement of a group of mobile endpoint devices are disclosed. For example, a method may include a processor of a cellular network detecting a group of mobile endpoint devices associated with a first location and activating a first antenna at a first cell site of the cellular network associated with the first location, in response to detecting the group of mobile endpoint devices. The processor may further detect a movement of the group of mobile endpoint devices toward a second location, and activate a second antenna at a second cell site of the cellular network associated with the second location and deactivate the first antenna, in response to detecting the movement of the group of mobile endpoint devices toward the second location.
US10075887B2	Terminal device, integrated circuit, and communication method A terminal device that communicates with a different terminal device and an Evolved Universal Terrestiral Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) configures a mode 2 that is available for communication between terminal devices out of EUTRAN coverage and for communication between terminal devices in the EUTRAN coverage, as a mode for inter-terminal device communication, and, during a handover procedure, performs reception processing for communication between terminal devices in a mode 2.
US10075885B2	Cell history utilization in a wireless communication system The present methods and apparatuses may select to a cell associated with a radio access technology (RAT) in response to performing a first procedure, the first procedure including at least one of a cell selection procedure, a cell reselection procedure, or a handover procedure. The present methods and apparatuses may further acquire one or more parameters associated with the selected cell identified by a cell global identity (CGI). The present methods and apparatuses may further determine that the CGI of the cell corresponds to a stored CGI of a previous cell. Moreover, the present methods and apparatuses may perform at least one second procedure based on determining that the CGI of the cell corresponds to the stored CGI of the previous cell, the second procedure including a communication configuration procedure based at least on the one or more parameters.
US10075882B2	Method and apparatus for obtaining neighbor relationship between network nodes and network device The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for obtaining a neighbor relationship between network nodes, and a network device. The method includes: receiving a message sent by a network node; and parsing the message, to obtain a neighbor relationship between at least two network nodes involved in the message. The present invention further discloses a corresponding apparatus for obtaining a neighbor relationship between network nodes, and network device. According to the message sent by the network node, a core network learns the neighbor relationship between network nodes, and efficiency of performing a service between neighboring network nodes may be improved by using the neighbor relationship.
US10075881B2	Method for performing a cell change procedure in a wireless communication system and a device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing a cell change procedure in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving configuration information indicating an identifier of a radio bearer to which a cell change procedure be performed; and performing the cell change procedure in RLC (Radio Link Control) and PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) entities of the radio bearer indicated in the configuration information, wherein the cell change procedure comprises a re-establishment of the RLC and PDCP entities.
US10075878B2	Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication A method for supporting multiple-input-multiple-output communications, user equipment and a computer program product are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: determining whether an amount of data available for transmission that is greater than a maximum capacity of one the plurality of streams is below an associated threshold amount of at least another of the plurality of streams; and if so, preventing transmission of at least one of the plurality of streams. This helps to ensure that a stream is only used for transmission when the residual data is sufficient to warrant its use.
US10075876B2	Method and apparatus for host-controlled packet data suppression The various aspects comprise methods and devices for managing signal traffic. The various aspects comprise a data controller module. The data controller module may be configured to receive information of an exchange of data with a plurality of data types having a plurality of data rates in a network communication; identify a sensitive condition of the network communication; and responsive to identifying the sensitive condition, reduce a rate of data of at least one data type of the plurality of data types.
US10075875B2	Adaptive network with interconnected autonomous devices A computer-implemented method includes determining, by a first base station, that the first base station is overloaded with connections from mobile devices. Responsive to the first base station being overloaded, a status update may be received, by the first base station, from each of a plurality of base stations, where each base station is configured to provide connections to a plurality of mobile devices. Responsive to the first base station being overloaded, a second base station may be selected, by a computer processor of the first base station, from among the plurality of base stations. Responsive to the first base station being overloaded, the second base station may be instructed, by the first base station, to relocate from a first position to a new position closer to the first base station. The plurality of base stations automatically relocate to load-balance connections from the plurality of mobile devices.
US10075874B2	Systems and methods for transmitting a preamble within a wireless local area network (WLAN) Some embodiments described herein provide a method for transmitting a preamble in accordance with a wireless local area network communication protocol. In some embodiments, a data frame may be obtained for transmission including a preamble compliant with the wireless local area network communication protocol. It may be determined that the preamble includes a first preamble portion that spans multiple symbol durations and a second preamble portion that spans a single symbol duration. The first preamble portion via beamforming may be transmitted based on a first beamforming matrix. When a transmission mode of the second preamble portion is beamforming, a second beamforming matrix may be generated based on the first beamforming matrix, each tone for the second preamble portion may be calculated based on the second beamforming matrix. Each calculated tone may be transmitted in accordance with the wireless local area network communication protocol.
US10075873B2	Methods and apparatus for channel state information sounding and feedback Methods and apparatus for channel state information sounding and feedback are provided. In an aspects, a first message is transmitted to one or more wireless communication devices requesting channel state information. In accordance with this aspects, the first message comprises a header and a payload, the header comprising a plurality of fields of a first field type which are useable to determine the channel state information, and the payload comprising parameters for estimating the channel state information. In certain aspects, the channel state information parameters are also provided in the header of the first message. In various aspects a second message comprising the channel state information is received from the one or more wireless communication devices. In one aspect, the first message is a physical layer convergence protocol data unit (PPDU), and the first field type is a long training field (LTF).
US10075872B2	Dynamic compression coverage Methods and apparatus are provided for use in compressing packet traffic associated with a user equipment in a network. The compression ratio is estimated/calculated for a packet in the packet traffic based on a compression length for compressing the packet. The estimated/calculated compression ratio is compared with a target compression ratio. The compression length is adjusted when the estimated compression ratio has not reached at least the target compression ratio. The adjusted compression ratio is used as the compression length for compressing the packet traffic.
US10075871B2	BSR reporting method, evolved node B, UE and computer storage medium A method for sending a Buffer Status Report (BSR) is provided, which includes that: an Evolved Node B (eNB) sends an allocation rule for buffer data of a radio bearer which are to be allocated among eNBs to User Equipment (UE), the allocation rule including allocation proportion information or including allocation proportion information and an applicable condition of the allocation proportion information; and the eNB receives a BSR from the UE, the BSR being determined by the UE according to the allocation rule. Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an eNB, UE and a computer storage medium.
US10075868B2	Controlling reporting operations for wireless communication Various aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling reporting operations based on the timing of certain reporting events. In some aspects, the manner in which an apparatus performs reporting operations may depend on how far apart in time two reporting events occur. As one example, if the timing of an event-triggered report closely follows the timing of a request-triggered report, the apparatus may skip or otherwise alter the event-triggered reporting.
US10075867B2	Method and apparatus for maintaining MBMS MDT configuration in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for maintaining a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a first MBMS-MDT configuration via first system information, and receives second system information. The second system information may or may not include a second MBMS-MDT configuration. If the second system information does not include the second MBMS-MDT configuration or the second system information includes the second MBMS-MDT configuration which is equivalent to the first MBMS-MDT configuration. the UE maintains the first MBMS-MDT configuration.
US10075865B2	Method and apparatus for reporting radio bearer loss information A method for reporting radio bearer loss information is provided. The method comprises: receiving a User Equipment UE Context Release Request message or a Release Access Bearer Request message or an Iu interface release request message all carrying a release cause value; and if the release cause value indicates an abnormal release, reporting radio bearer loss information to a gateway while preserving non-GBR bearers. With the method and apparatus of embodiments of this invention, not only bearer reporting can be realized, but also problems caused by the release of Non-Guaranteed Bandwidth non-GBR bearers can be prevented.
US10075864B2	System and method for measurement reporting in an unlicensed spectrum A UE may signal, to an eNB, a capability of the UE to communicate in an unlicensed band. The UE may communicate one or more measurements to the eNB associated with the unlicensed band. Based on the one or more measurements, the eNB may activate and configure communication with the UE through the unlicensed band.
US10075863B2	Communication device and a method thereby, a base station and a method thereby, and a system A system is disclosed in which a communication device provides measurement reports to a communication network. The communication device connects to a cell of the network and receives configuration data for at least one relay specific trigger event for triggering measurement reporting for at least one relay cell operated by a relay device for the base station. The communication device performs measurements and sends a measurement report to the communication network when the trigger event has occurred.
US10075856B2	Method and apparatus for analyzing cause of link failure A method and apparatus for analyzing cause of link failure, includes: receiving, by a base station where the user equipment is present when a link failure is observed by the user equipment, identification information transmitted by other base stations or the user equipment, the identification information including: identification associated with the user equipment and/or identification of the user equipment in the base station; and determining, by the base station when it determines that the identification information is stored in the base station, that the link failure is resulted from a handover preparation failure.
US10075853B2	Communication control device, base station, terminal device, communication control method, and wireless communication method [Object] To provide a communication control device, a base station, a terminal device, a communication control method, and a wireless communication method which are capable of improving user throughput by performing more flexible frequency control. [Solution] Provided is a communication control device including: a communication unit configured to communicate with a base station of a wireless communication system in which one or more frequencies are used; a setting unit configured to set an event and set a frequency to be used by the base station using occurrence of the set event as a trigger; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire information for the setting by the setting unit.
US10075852B2	Apparatus and method for scheduling beam scheduling in wireless communications network The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication systems such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a base station in a wireless communications network which communicates with mobile terminals using directional beams is provided by determining a set of beams for communicating with a plurality of mobile terminals, determining a set of beam sequences, each beam sequence comprising a unique order of beams within the set of beams, transmitting probe signals to the mobile terminals according to each beam sequence within the set of beam sequences, receiving indications of link quality from the mobile terminals in response to the probe signals, selecting a beam sequence within the set of beam sequences based upon the received indications of link quality, and communicating with the mobile terminals in accordance with the selected beam sequence.
US10075842B2	Physical cell identifier allocation method and apparatus The present invention relates to the technical field of wireless communications. Disclosed are a physical cell identifier allocation method and an apparatus. In a scheme, when allocating a physical cell identifier, first determining a degree of interference of each type of an adjacent cell to a main cell for which a physical cell identifier needs to be allocated, and then performing allocation for the main cell based on a remainder value corresponding to a minimum degree of interference, thus implementing effective reduction of reference signal interference and improving effectiveness of reducing reference signal interference.
US10075838B2	Smart discovery of wireless receivers The present disclosure discloses automated discovery of and seamless connection to wireless receivers for mirroring, extending, and/or projecting images, audio, and/or video from a computing device to the wireless receivers. A smart discovery program discovers a specific wireless receiver that matches a location for a meeting and provides the user with an option to wirelessly connect to the matching receiver during the meeting. The smart discovery program may also use a current location of the computing device to provide a user with a list relevant wireless receivers. Relevant receivers may include those receivers that are both available and located near the computing device. When a computing device connects to a wireless receiver, it may store the receiver ID for the connected receiver in a local receiver log so that the computing device may use this information to connect to the same receiver at a later time.
US10075837B2	Communication apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium A communication apparatus has a communication function capable of transmitting/receiving a wireless signal to/from another communication apparatus during a period of a predetermined length which comes at a predetermined time interval, and can execute at least one of transmission processing and reception processing of the wireless signal during the period as a proxy of another apparatus. In accordance with whether to execute the processing as the proxy, the communication apparatus sets a frequency at which the communication apparatus enters in a state in which the wireless signal can be transmitted/received during the periods.
US10075828B2	Methods and apparatus for using smart environment devices via application program interfaces Systems and Methods disclosed herein relate to providing control of smart devices via data provided from or to a doorbell, via an application programming interface (API). The data provided by the doorbell may be submission data related to the doorbell, while received data may be reception data related to one or more smart devices, a smart-device environment structure hosting the smart devices, or both. Based upon the reception data and/or the submission data, a status of the doorbell and/or of the smart devices may be modified.
US10075825B2	Determining visibility of group content to a user based on inferred connections between users of an online system An online system allows users to join groups and interact with other members of group that they have joined. The online system identifies relationships between users in an organization using information about the users, such as roles and connections from an organizational chart. The online system establishes inferred connections between the users based on information from the organizational chart. The online system then determines whether to make group content visible to a user by applying visibility criteria for a group to the inferred connections between a user and members of the group, if any. Depending on this determination, groups are then made visible to certain users by presenting content associated with the group to the user.
US10075824B2	Electronic device, system, notification method, and notification program An in-vehicle device is capable of coupling to a portable terminal, receives content data played by the portable terminal that has been coupled, and outputs the content data that has been received. While music is being played back by the portable terminal, the in-vehicle device estimates a remaining battery level of the portable terminal after playback of the music to be next played back finishes, and provides, when the estimated value is a threshold value or less, notification of the remaining battery level before the playback of music starts and/or after the playback finishes.
US10075821B2	Subscriber group based cell broadcast There are provided measures for subscriber group based cell broadcast. Such measures exemplarily comprise receiving a broadcast service message, said broadcast service message comprising at least first information indicative of a target subscriber group, and second information relating to network selection, comparing said first information with a preconfigured identifier indicative of an own subscriber group membership, and processing said broadcast service message based on a comparison result.
US10075820B2	Secure broadcast beacon communications Using various embodiments, methods and systems for secure Bluetooth Low Energy communications, in an unconnected state, are described herein. In one embodiment, conventional BLE transmitting device data can be supplemented with authentication information, including a message authentication field which enables receivers to determine if the received beacon/transmitted BLE peripheral data is genuine. In another embodiment, the authentication data can also include a time varying value field in order to prevent unintentional acceptance of transmitting device data from unauthorized replicated BLE peripherals. In one embodiment, the transmitting device computes an authentication tag using at least a secret key known to the receiving device and transmits the authentication tag to the receiving device. The receiving device can compute an authentication value using the secret key and other transmitting device information and determine if the transmitting device data is genuine by comparing the computed authentication value and the received the authentication tag.
US10075813B1	Method and system for monitoring a mobile asset A network node for monitoring a mobile asset in a geographical area. The network node is among a number of network nodes disposed in the geographical area that are configured to receive an Internet-of-things (IoT) signal from the mobile asset, and send respective time stamps, each representing a time-of-arrival (TOA) of the IoT signal, to a network aggregation system to generate a time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) from which a geolocation of the mobile asset is generated.
US10075808B2	Methods and apparatus for providing map locations in user applications using URL strings Techniques for use in a wireless communication device for displaying a map are described. The device receives via a user interface a selection of a hypertext link object in an electronic file or message. The object is associated with a URL string which includes a server address and location data corresponding to a location. When a mapping application is installed in the device, the device executes the mapping application for rendering a map of the location in response to receiving the selection of the object. When the mapping application is not installed in the device, the device executes a web browser of the device for receiving and displaying a map image of the location in response to receiving the selection of the object.
US10075801B2	Information processing system and storage medium An information processing system including a recognizing unit configured to recognize a given target on the basis of signals detected by a plurality of sensors arranged around a specific user, an identifying unit configured to identify the given target recognized by the recognizing unit, an estimating unit configured to estimate a position of the specific user in accordance with the a signal detected by any one of the plurality of sensors, and a signal processing unit configured to process signals acquired from sensors around the given target identified by the identifying unit in a manner that, when output from a plurality of actuators arranged around the specific user, the signals are localized near the position of the specific user estimated by the estimating unit.
US10075799B2	Method and device for rendering an audio soundfield representation The invention discloses rendering sound field signals, such as Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA), for arbitrary loudspeaker setups, where the rendering results in highly improved localization properties and is energy preserving. This is obtained by a new type of decode matrix for sound field data, and a new way to obtain the decode matrix. In a method for rendering an audio sound field representation for arbitrary spatial loudspeaker setups, the decode matrix (D) for the rendering to a given arrangement of target loudspeakers is obtained by steps of obtaining a number (L) of target speakers, their positions (L), positions (S) of a spherical modeling grid and a HOA order (N), generating (141) a mix matrix (G) from the positions (S) of the modeling grid and the positions (L) of the speakers, generating (142) a mode matrix ({tilde over (Ψ)}) from the positions (S) of the spherical modeling grid and the HOA order, calculating (143) a first decode matrix ({circumflex over (D)}) from the mix matrix (G) and the mode matrix ({tilde over (Ψ)}), and smoothing and scaling (144,145) the first decode matrix ({circumflex over (D)}) with smoothing and scaling coefficients.
US10075797B2	Matrix decoder with constant-power pairwise panning A constant-power pairwise panning upmixing system and method for upmixing from a two-channel stereo signal to a multi-channel surround sound (having more than two channels). Each output channel is some combination of the two input channels. Closed-form solutions are used to calculate dematrixing coefficients that are used to weight each input channel. The dematrixing coefficients are computed based on an inter-channel level difference and an inter-channel phase difference between the two input signals. The weighted input channels then are mixed uniquely for each output channel to generate a surround sound output from the stereo input signal. Each dematrixing coefficient has an in-phase component and an out-of-phase component. The phase coefficients for each component vary in time and are based on the phase difference between the input signals. The resultant surround sound output faithfully simulates the audio content as originally mixed.
US10075794B2	Signal processing device A signal processing device includes phase rotation units which rotate a phase of a signal A and generate two signals having a phase difference of θ, and a control unit which performs transition of θ over time. The control unit controls phases so that θ is approximately 0 degrees at a time point T0 and θ is approximately 180 degrees at a time point T1.
US10075791B2	Networked speaker system with LED-based wireless communication and room mapping A networked speaker system communicates using Li-Fi. The LEDs implementing the Li-Fi may also have modes in which they are used to map the walls of a room in which the speakers are located, detect the locations of speakers in the room, and detect and classify listeners in the room. Based on this, waveform analysis may be applied to input audio to establish equalization and delays that are optimal for the room geometry, speaker locations, and listener locations.
US10075784B2	Method of manufacturing elastic headphone wire and product thereof A method of manufacturing elastic headphone wire, having steps of: manufacturing an elastic core wire, weaving the conductive layer around an outer surface of the elastic core wire, and manufacturing an elastic insulating protective layer which sleeves on a periphery of the conductive layer to form the elastic headphone wire. The elastic headphone wire has excellent flexibility and longer extension length, extending the service life, and broadening the use way of the headphone wire.
US10075782B2	Hearing aid adapted for suppression of wind noise A hearing aid (100) having a microphone, a signal processing unit, an electrical-acoustical output transducer, a housing (101) and a wind shield cover (102) wherein the housing has a surface with a microphone inlet (112, 113), and the wind shield cover is adapted to be attached to the housing, to cover the microphone inlet, to provide for sound to be guided in a gap between the wind shield cover and the housing, hereby providing for the transmission of sound from the surroundings and to said microphone inlet, wherein a first dimension of a cross-section of the gap is in the range between 0.15 mm and 0.5 mm, and wherein the minimum distance, along the gap, from the microphone inlet and to the opening of the gap, towards the surroundings, is at least 1 mm.
US10075781B2	Microphone A microphone is provided that prevents or reduces generation of noises caused by vibration from a grip body. A microphone includes a grip body having a shape of a cylinder, a head case attached to the grip body, a microphone unit disposed inside the head case, an internal cylinder to which the microphone unit is attached, and an elastic member configured to undergo shear deformation in the longitudinal direction of the grip body. The internal cylinder is disposed inside the grip body with the elastic member.
US10075779B2	Wireless drop in a fiber-to-the-home network One embodiment is directed to a wireless drop terminal (WDT) for use in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The wireless drop terminal comprises a fiber interface to optically couple the wireless drop terminal to an optical line terminal (OLT) of the FTTH network via at least one optical fiber and a wireless interface communicatively coupled to the fiber interface. The wireless interface is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) over a fixed directional wireless drop. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10075776B2	System and method for presenting progressively downloaded media programs A system and method for presenting progressively downloaded media programs is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining an estimated length of a media program where the estimated length is based on a plurality of different reported lengths of the media program in reported media program information, presenting at a display device a portion of the media program while it is being delivered by a media delivery system via a progressive download, and enabling bookmark and chaptering functions for the media program based on the estimated length of the media program until a true time index is generated using an index file at an end of the progressive download of the media program. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10075773B2	Community internet protocol camera system An apparatus comprises a server in communication with a camera located on a customer premises. The server is adapted to transmit Internet Protocol formatted video, containing a surveillance portion from the camera and an advertisement portion, to a customer premises device. A method for sending the Internet Protocol formatted video is also disclosed.
US10075771B1	Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content in response to a channel change request Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content in response to a channel change request are provided. In some implementations, methods for presenting media content in response to a channel change request are provided, the methods comprising: causing media content provided on a first channel to be presented in a first display area on a first screen; receiving, at a hardware processor, a request to switch to a second channel; in response to receiving the request to switch to the second channel, causing thumbnail content corresponding to the second channel to be presented in the first display area; determining whether media content provided on the second channel is ready for presentation; and in response to determining that the media content provided on the second channel is ready for presentation, causing the media content provided on the second channel to be presented in the first display area.
US10075765B2	Delivering content and detecting user engagement with auxiliary content A computer implemented method for detecting user engagement with auxiliary content consumed by a user at a viewing device, the method comprising, at the viewing device generating requests for auxiliary content associated with media content selected by the user to be consumed; receiving auxiliary content from an auxiliary content store and playing out the auxiliary content to the user; displaying at least one user engagement element associated with the auxiliary content, the user engagement element defining an expected user activity; generating user engagement data based on the engagement of a user with the user engagement element in accordance with the expected user activity, and formulating a message to be transmitted to an auxiliary content controller, the messaging including a user identifier and the user engagement data.
US10075763B2	Video channel categorization schema Implementations are disclosed for scoring and categorizing a video channel. A method includes receiving category identifiers associated with a plurality of videos in a video channel. The plurality of videos is associated with a plurality of categories specified by the category identifiers. The method further includes receiving ratings of each of the plurality of videos in the video channel. The ratings are based on video use within the video channel. The method further includes generating one or more scores of the video channel in view of the category identifiers and the ratings. Each of the one or more scores is indicative of relevance of the video channel to a respective category specified by the category identifiers.
US10075761B2	Methods, systems, and media for remote rendering of web content on a television device Methods, systems, and media for remote rendering of Web content on a television device are provided. In some implementations, methods for remote rendering of Web content on a television device are provided, the methods comprising: sending a request for the Web content to a server, receiving, at a source device, a response corresponding to the request; generating a set of drawing commands based on the response; obtaining at least one encoded image based on the response; presenting the Web content on the source device; generating a plurality of content layers corresponding to the Web content, wherein the plurality of content layers including a first content layer comprises the set of drawing commands and a second content layer comprises the encoded image; transmitting the plurality of content layers; and causing the Web content to be presented on the television device based on the plurality of content layers.
US10075749B2	Transport stream multiplexers and methods for providing packets on a transport stream Examples described include transport stream multiplexers that may not need to search for an appropriate source to use to generate a transport stream packet. Instead, the source to use may be indicated by a position (e.g. an entry) in a memory table, e.g. a metadata array. Methods for placing transport stream packets on a transport stream and initializing the metadata array are also described.
US10075747B2	Device for transmitting broadcast signal, device for receiving broadcast signal, method for transmitting broadcast signal, and method for receiving broadcast signal A method of processing a broadcast signal is discussed. The method includes generating service components of a broadcast service; generating first signaling data and second signaling data, the first signaling data for locating the second signaling data, the second signaling data signaling the broadcast service; processing the service components and the second signaling data into transport packets, wherein the first signaling data includes destination Internet Protocol (IP) address information, a destination port number, and source IP address information through which the second signaling data is delivered; and transmitting the broadcast signal including the first signaling data and the transport packets.
US10075746B2	Client-server based interactive television guide with server recording An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.
US10075744B2	Systems and methods to provide trick play during streaming playback Systems and methods are described for providing trick play functions such as fast forward, rewind or slow motion during playback of streaming media content. Multiple sets of streamlets or other media files that represent the same media stream are encoded differently from each other (e.g., at different frame rates and/or frame directions), and each set of files is simultaneously maintained at a server. Files encoded at a first format are made available to the client device during regular playback, and files encoded at a different frame rate and/or a different direction of encoding are made available to support trick play.
US10075743B2	Method, device, and computer program for encapsulating scalable partitioned timed media data The invention relates to encapsulating scalable tiled timed media data comprising timed samples in a server and providing a timed media data bit-stream from encapsulated scalable tiled timed media in a client device. Each timed sample comprises a first layer and at least one second layer and at least one of the layers comprises a plurality of subsamples represented by one or more coding units. After having obtained at least one subsample from amongst the plurality of subsamples of one of the timed samples, one track comprising the at least one obtained subsample is created. Next, the created track is independently encapsulated in at least one media segment file, said media segment file comprising mapping metadata for providing information about the at least one obtained subsample relative to the one of the timed samples and the layer it belongs to.
US10075740B2	Providing enhanced live video The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing an enhanced live video presentation to one or more viewers of a live video stream. In particular, the systems and methods described herein involve detecting a live video stream at an event and, based on received information about the event, generating a video enhancement overlay for the live video stream. In addition, the systems and methods involve providing, for display to one or more viewers, an enhanced live video presentation that includes the live video stream and the video enhancement overlay including information about the event. In this way, systems and methods described herein facilitate an enhanced user experience for broadcasters and viewers of live video content.
US10075735B2	Video parameter set signaling A scalable video decoder provides a method for decoding a video sequence comprising: decoding a plurality of frames of said video sequence where at least two of said frames belonging to a different one of a plurality of layers; said video sequence includes a video parameter set (VPS) syntax used for said decoding regions of an encoded video; said VPS syntax includes a VPS extension set syntax including attributes regarding representation format characteristics (e.g. color characteristics); said VPS extension set syntax including a number of representation format characteristic syntax structures and an index referencing a representation format structure for each layer; each of said number of said representation format characteristic syntax structures indicates a different set of said attributes.
US10075734B2	Method and apparatus for performing intra-prediction using adaptive filter Provided is a method and apparatus for performing intra-prediction using an adaptive filter. The method for performing intra-prediction includes the steps of: determining whether or not to apply a first filter for a reference pixel value on the basis of information of a neighboring block of a current block; applying the first filter for the reference pixel value when it is determined to apply the first filter; performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference pixel value; determining whether or not to apply a second filter for a prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block, which is predicted by the intra-prediction performance on the basis of the information of the neighboring block; and applying the second filter for the prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block when it is determined to apply the second filter.
US10075731B2	Video coding / decoding with re-oriented transforms and sub-block transform sizes Techniques and tools for video coding/decoding with sub-block transform coding/decoding and re-oriented transforms are described. For example, a video encoder adaptively switches between 8×8, 8×4, and 4×8 DCTs when encoding 8×8 prediction residual blocks; a corresponding video decoder switches between 8×8, 8×4, and 4×8 inverse DCTs during decoding. The video encoder may determine the transform sizes as well as switching levels (e.g., frame, macroblock, or block) in a closed loop evaluation of the different transform sizes and switching levels. When a video encoder or decoder uses spatial extrapolation from pixel values in a causal neighborhood to predict pixel values of a block of pixels, the encoder/decoder can use a re-oriented transform to address non-stationarity of prediction residual values.
US10075728B2	Method and device for motion information prediction refinement The invention concerns a method for encoding a multi-view video stream comprising at least two video sequences, comprising a step of motion information prediction for a square or rectangular block of a current picture of a current view from a list of candidate motion information predictors, a motion information predictor including at least a motion vector, and a step of entropic encoding of an item of information representative of the position of a selected motion information predictor in the list. The method of the invention comprises, for the encoding of a current block, determining in the list of candidate motion information predictors of the current block a motion information predictor comprising a disparity motion vector pointing to a block of a picture of a video sequence corresponding to a view different from the current view, and in case of positive determination, including in the list of candidate motion information predictors at least one refined motion information predictor comprising a refined disparity motion vector predictor obtained from the determined disparity motion vector so as to obtain a refined list of candidate motion information predictors.
US10075717B2	Methods and devices for context set selection Methods of encoding and decoding for video data are described for encoding or decoding multi-level significance maps. Distinct context sets may be used for encoding the significant-coefficient flags in different regions of the transform unit. In a fixed case, the regions are defined by coefficient group borders. In one example, the upper-left coefficient group is a first region and the other coefficient groups are a second region. In a dynamic case, the regions are defined by coefficient group borders, but the encoder and decoder dynamically determine in which region each coefficient group belongs. Coefficient groups may be assigned to one region or another based on, for example, whether their respective significant-coefficient-group flags were inferred or not.
US10075716B2	Parallel encoding of weight refinement in ASTC image processing encoders Embodiments herein provide a method of parallel encoding of weight refinement in an adaptive scalable texture compression (ASTC) encoder. The method includes determining whether a neighbor weight index for a weight index is available in a decimated weight grid. Further, the method includes refining the neighbor weight index and the weight index in parallel, in response to determining that the neighbor weight index is available for the weight index.
US10075715B2	Chroma quantization parameter extension The quantization parameters (QP) for Chroma are extended up to and more preferably to the same range as Luma QP (e.g., 0 to 51). Previous, values of Chroma QP only extended up to 39. Techniques are provided for determining extended Chroma QP values (e.g., for Cr and Cb) based on the Luma QP and picture level chroma offsets. In one preferred embodiment, slice level offsets are added making the method particularly well-suited for slice level parallel processing. The extension of Chroma QP enhances functionality, flexibility and friendliness of the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard for various applications.
US10075714B2	Method and device for determining the value of a quantization parameter The value of a quantization parameter for at least one second color component of an image or image portion is determined using a current color format among several possible color formats. The determination comprises the steps of selecting at least one function associated with a possible color format, and determining the value of the quantization parameter for the second color component by applying said at least one function to a value of an intermediate quantization parameter which is based on the value of the quantization parameter of the first color component of the image or image portion. The at least one function is selected independently from the current color format.
US10075713B2	Method, apparatus and system for encoding and decoding the transform units of a coding unit Disclosed is a method of decoding a luma transform and plurality of chroma transforms from a video bitstream. The chroma transforms contain chroma data for a single color channel. The method determines a value of a luma transform skip flag for the luma transform indicating whether data of the luma transform is encoded in the video bitstream as a spatial domain representation. A value of a chroma transform skip flag is determined for a first chroma transform of the plurality of chroma transforms indicating whether the data of the chroma transform is encoded in the video bitstream as a spatial domain representation. The method decodes the luma transform according to the determined luma transform skip flag and the plurality of chroma transforms according to the determined chroma transform skip flag for the first chroma transform.
US10075712B2	Method of motion vector and block vector resolution control A method of video coding using coding modes including IntraBC mode (Intra-block copy mode) and inter prediction mode is disclosed. In one embodiment, when adaptive motion vector resolution is selected to allow adaptive use of integer resolution or fractional-pel resolution, a resolution indicator having a value corresponding to using integer resolution for all motion vectors and all block vectors is signaled in the current. In another embodiment, if a coded block is coded in the inter prediction mode or the IntraBC mode, the coded MV or BV is converted to a converted MV or BV having fractional-pel resolution if a resolution indicator for the coded block specifies integer resolution. The system then stores the converted MV or BV for encoding or decoding of subsequent blocks.
US10075708B2	Image encoding method and image decoding method The image encoding method includes: generating a reference picture list for determining reference pictures; determining a co-located picture; adding, to the list, a motion vector for each corresponding block that is included in a current picture to be encoded and is adjacent to a current block to be encoded or that is included in the co-located picture and close to the current block; selecting a motion vector predictor from the list; and encoding a difference between a motion vector of the current block encoded using the motion vector of the current block and the motion vector predictor selected. In the encoding, when the current picture is of a specific picture type, the motion vector is generated for each of all blocks included in the current picture with reference to the reference pictures belonging to a view different from a view to which the current picture belongs.
US10075705B2	Image processing apparatus and method An image processing apparatus includes a controller which controls candidates for an inter prediction mode in which motion compensation is performed based on accuracy of a motion vector, a motion search unit which performs a motion search only in the inter prediction modes allowed by the controller to be the candidates to generate a motion vector, and a motion compensation unit which performs the motion compensation in the inter prediction mode selected from the candidates in each of which the motion vector is generated by the motion search unit to generate a predicted image. The present disclosure is applicable to the image processing apparatus.
US10075704B2	Methods and apparatus for generating test and overlay patterns in image sensors An imaging system may include an image sensor having a pixel array. The pixel array may receive test signals from multiplexers located at the top or bottom of each column of the array. Test signals may be provided to each column based on a predefined test pattern. In some arrangements, pixel array photodiodes may receive test signals through an anti-blooming transistor while the anti-blooming transistor is on. In other arrangements, dark current of photodiodes in the pixel array may be modulated by voltages applied to the drain of an anti-blooming transistor while the anti-blooming transistor is off. In other arrangements, pixel array photodiodes may receive test signals through a reset transistor. Arbitrary test patterns may be applied to determine photodiode or floating diffusion node leakage and incorrect pixel control voltages. Arbitrary patterns may also be superimposed on light-based image data in the manner of a watermark.
US10075701B2	Methods and apparatus for mapping at least one received image to a surface of a model in a manner that efficiently uses the image content as a texture Methods and apparatus for using selective resolution reduction on images to be transmitted and/or used by a playback device are described. Prior to transmission one or more images of an environment are captured. Based on image content, motion detection and/or user input a resolution reduction operation is selected and performed. The reduced resolution image is communicated to a playback device along with information indicating a UV map corresponding to the selected resolution allocation that should be used by the playback device for rendering the communicated image. By changing the resolution allocation used and which UV map is used by the playback device different resolution allocations can be made with respect to different portions of the environment while allowing the number of pixels in transmitted images to remain constant. The playback device renders the individual images with the UV map corresponding to the resolution allocation used to generate the individual images.
US10075700B2	Device, method and computer program for 3D rendering The present disclosure improves 3D representation (by means of adjusting disparity between pictures) in stereoscopic or autostereoscopic images in order to better fit the natural viewing geometry by modifying each image of a stereo pair with a geometric transform centered on an intersection point of an imaging plane and a gaze direction for each of eyes. An observer's view is modeled independently for the left and right eyes, and the left and right views are processed independently with the goal to re-align pixel directions for each of eyes to make these directions more in correspondence with natural vision for the observer.
US10075694B2	System for identifying a 3D chip A semiconductor chip includes a plurality of superposed semiconductor levels. The semiconductor levels include a plurality of elementary circuits coupled to a common input node. Sensing circuits are coupled to elementary elements of different levels. The outputs of the sensing circuits are used to generate a number, which serves as an identification number of the semiconductor chip.
US10075690B2	Method of motion information prediction and inheritance in multi-view and three-dimensional video coding A method for three-dimensional video coding using aligned motion parameter derivation for motion information prediction and inheritance is disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention utilize motion parameters associated with a corresponding block for motion information prediction or inheritance. The aligned motion parameters may be derived by searching each current reference picture list of the current block to find a matched reference picture having a same POC (Picture Order Count) or a same view index as that of the reference picture pointed by the MV of the corresponding block. The aligned motion parameters may also be derived by searching each current reference picture list to check whether the reference picture index of the reference picture in the reference view to be inherited exceeds a maximum reference picture index of each current reference picture list of the current block.
US10075685B1	Virtual image distance test subsystem for eyecup assemblies of head mounted displays An optical evaluation workstation evaluates quality metrics (e.g., virtual image distance) of eyecup assemblies of a head mounted display (HMD). The workstation includes an eyecup assembly feed assembly configured to receive an eyecup assembly of a head mounted display (HMD), the eyecup assembly comprising an optics block rigidly fixed at a first distance to an electronic display panel. The optical evaluation workstation includes a camera assembly configured to capture a plurality of images of the electronic display panel through the optics block, the camera assembly comprising a pinhole aperture at an exit pupil position and a camera attached to a lens assembly having an adjustable focus. The optical evaluation workstation includes a control module configured to determine one or more virtual image distances of the eyecup assembly using the plurality of images captured by the camera assembly.
US10075684B2	Image display device and method of controlling same A pixel displacing correction section performs a pixel displacing correction adapted to shift a position of the sub-pixel in the display target image on the image signal of the sub-pixel supplied to a plurality of light modulators to thereby compensate position shifts of the display positions of the sub-pixels constituting the images of the respective color components to be displayed on the display surface with respect to a reference position. A boundary correction section decreases the luminance represented by the image signal of the sub-pixel of another color component of the pixel, to which the sub-pixel belongs, with respect to the sub-pixel having completely moved outside the effective display range due to the pixel displacing correction.
US10075682B2	Light source unit and projection-type display A light source unit of the disclosure includes a plurality of light source sections, a light quantity detector, and a controller. The plurality of light source sections emit rays of colors different from each other. The light quantity detector receives a plurality of color rays emitted by the plurality of light source sections as spatially common light. The controller controls a light emission timing of each of the plurality of light source sections and a gain of the light quantity detector, and measures light quantities of the respective plurality of color rays at different timings and with different gains on a basis of a detection result of the light quantity detector.
US10075680B2	Video-surveillance method, corresponding system, and computer program product An embodiment of a video-surveillance method comprising: activating a video camera for acquiring, for a surveillance system comprising the aforesaid video camera, a digital video sequence of images of a scene to be surveyed, detecting given events and transmitting to a remote center images of the aforesaid digital video sequence of images acquired according to the result of the aforesaid operation of event detection. An embodiment includes: executing an operation of extraction of key frames on the aforesaid digital video sequence of images for composing a visual storyboard, detecting given events on the basis of data supplied by one or more event sensors for generating an event signal, controlling operating states assumed by the aforesaid key-frame-extraction operation as a function of the values assumed by the aforesaid event signal, and transmitting the aforesaid visual storyboard to the aforesaid remote center.
US10075679B2	Group display system A system for generating an image display comprising a digital camera for capturing digital images, a computer for automatically selecting a digital image template having a designated location for disposing one of the captured digital images, and the computer for selecting one of the captured digital images to be disposed therein, an electronic display for displaying the digital template with the captured digital image disposed in the designated location, and a transmission channel for transmitting to the electronic display the captured digital images.
US10075677B2	Method and system for conducting video conferences of diverse participating devices A novel universal bridge (UB) can handle and conduct multimedia multipoint conferences between a plurality of MREs and LEPs without using an MRM, an MCU and a gateway. Further, a UB can be configured to allocate and release resources dynamically according to the current needs of each conferee and the session.
US10075675B2	Dynamic video image management Disclosed aspects relate to dynamic video image management. A set of dynamic image quality factors may be collected with respect to a dynamic video image. A set of display parameter values may be determined based on the set of dynamic image quality factors. The set of display parameter values may be of a set of display parameter values for a set of computing assets. The set of display parameter values may be determined to benefit the set of dynamic image quality factors with respect to the dynamic video image. The set of computing assets may be configured using the set of display parameter values. The set of computing assets may be configured to benefit the set of dynamic image quality factors with respect to the dynamic video image.
US10075672B2	Optimizing video conferencing using contextual information The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for optimizing video conferences. For instance, systems and methods described herein optimize both the transmission and display of one or more video conference data streams. Systems and methods described herein optimize the transmission and display of one or more video conference data streams by identifying a context associated with the one or more video conference data streams and optimizing the one or more video conference data streams based on the identified context.
US10075671B2	System and method for electronic data communication In a method for transmitting video for a display panel between a transmitter in electronic communication with a receiver over a wireless communication channel, the method includes: receiving, by a transmitter, a data signal from a data source; receiving, by the transmitter, a return signal from a receiver; selecting, by the transmitter based on at least one of channel quality, video quality, codec requirements, or data rate requirements, a profile from among a plurality of profiles each comprising one or more parameters for transmitting the data signal to the receiver, the plurality of profiles comprising one or more profiles corresponding to transmission of uncompressed video data and one or more profiles corresponding to transmission of compressed video data; and transmitting, by the transmitter, the data signal to the receiver according to the selected profile for display on the display panel.
US10075670B2	Profile for frame rate conversion The present application relates to a method for frame rate conversion. The present application relates also to a system for frame rate conversion and a computer comprising said frame rate. In addition, the present application relates to a computer readable medium having a computer program for performing said method. The method comprises defining a first frame rate profile with a first frame rate, defining at least a second frame rate profile with a second frame rate, rendering video frames at the first frame rate profile, detecting the quality of the rendered video frames, and switching from the first frame rate profile to the second frame rate profile at least depending on the detected quality of the rendered video frames.
US10075668B2	Information processing device and information processing method, program storage medium, program, data structure, and manufacturing method for storage medium Described herein is an information processing device, information processing method, program storage medium, program, data structure, and manufacturing method for storage medium wherein a user can determine subtitles with certainty. That is, an attribute buffer holds at least font style specifying information which specifies a font style to be applied for a character object for a subtitle held in a character object buffer, and width specifying information which can specify the width of the outline of the character object corresponding to the font style having an outline. In the case that the font style having an outline is specified in the font style specifying information, a font rasterizer obtains font style data of the font style having an outline, updates the font style data based on the width specifying information, and converts the character object into subtitle data, using at least the updated font style data.
US10075665B2	Companion control interface for smart devices A companion remote control system is usable with smart devices for controlling a plurality of controlled components. An overall control system includes: a companion remote configured for remote communication, and providing command options for a user desiring to interact with a controlled component; a software application configured for running on smart devices, which typically includes a graphical interface for the user to select desired controlled component from plurality of controlled components; and a control processor capable of communicating with companion remote, smart device and controlled components. The control processor is programmed to correlate user commands received from companion remote to appropriate instructions for a specific controlled component selection received from smart device. The control processor instructing the controlled component based on those commands, thereby allowing user to interact with selected controlled component using companion remote as if it was dedicated to that controlled component.
US10075664B2	Image sensor A light receiving element includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type to which a first potential is to be applied, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer, first and second regions of the first conductivity type formed in an upper portion of the second semiconductor layer, a first electrode that is located on the first region and is to be subjected to application of a second potential, a second electrode located on the second region, an insulation layer formed on the second semiconductor layer between the first and the second regions, and a gate electrode that is formed on the insulation layer and is to be subjected to application of a gate voltage. A current readout unit detects, as a pixel signal reflecting an amount of light received, a current flowing from the first region to the second region.
US10075661B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image capturing apparatus An interpolation processing unit 31 performs an interpolation process of a decimated pixel in an image signal. A signal generation pixel determination unit 32 calculates a feature value of a pixel of interest from the image signal to which the interpolation process is performed by the interpolation processing unit 31, and determines whether the pixel of interest is a decimated pixel or a non-decimated pixel on the basis of the calculated feature value, and generates signal generation pixel determination information indicating a determination result. A signal generation control unit 34 performs control to stop signal generation operation of the pixel that is determined to be the decimated pixel by the signal generation pixel determination information generated by the signal generation pixel determination unit 32, at a time of subsequent generation of an image signal. The degradation of image quality is prevented, and the electric power consumption is reduced, by performing decimation in a flat image region on the basis of a feature value.
US10075659B2	Imaging device and electronic apparatus Imaging devices and electronic apparatuses with one or more shared pixel structures are provided. The shared pixel structure includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices or photodiodes. Each photodiode in the shared pixel structure is located within a rectangular area. The shared pixel structure also includes a plurality of shared transistors. The shared transistors in the shared pixel structure are located adjacent the photoelectric conversion devices of the shared pixel structure. The rectangular area can have two short sides and two long sides, with the shared transistors located along one of the long sides. In addition, a length of one or more of the transistors can be extended in a direction parallel to the long side of the rectangular area.
US10075658B2	Data digitization and display for an imaging system A system and method for digitizing data from an imaging system includes sampling a signal from an optical detector with a first circuit having a first attenuation and with a second circuit having a second attenuation different than the first attenuation. The system and method further includes digitizing the sampled signal at a predetermined number of bits desired for an analog to digital conversion of the sampled signal by allocating a first portion of bits to digitizing a signal from the first circuit and allocating a second portion of bits to digitizing a signal from the second circuit. The system and method further includes encoding the first and second portion of bits into one monotonic digital word corresponding to a range of the sampled signal.
US10075656B2	Methods, systems, and products for telepresence visualizations Methods, systems, and products generate telepresence visualizations for a remote participant to a videoconference. A central server superimposes the remote participant onto images or video of the teleconferencing environment. The central server thus generates an illusion that the remote participant is in the same conferencing environment as other conferees.
US10075653B2	Method and electronic device for image processing A method and an electronic device are provided for image processing. The electronic device displays a composition selection guide having at least one composition item corresponding to at least one object in an image, on at least one display connected to the electronic device. An input is received relating to a selection of a composition item from the at least one composition item of the composition selection guide. At least one composition image corresponding to the composition item is acquired. The at least one composition image is displayed on the at least one display.
US10075652B2	Image processing device for tracking a target object and image processing method, computer program product, and image processing system for same According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes an image acquirer, a tracker, an extractor, a feature amount acquirer, and an association controller. The image acquirer is configured to acquire a time series of images from each imaging device. The tracker is configured to track a position of an object in the time series of images. The extractor is configured to extract, from the time series of images, an observed value corresponding to a feature value in each of regions into which the time series of images is divided depending on a distance from the imaging device. The feature amount acquirer is configured to acquire a feature amount based on a deviation value of the observed value in a feature value distribution for the region. The association controller is configured to associate the tracked objects among multiple time series of images acquired from the imaging devices by using the feature amount.
US10075650B2	Vehicular imaging system with controlled illumination device and camera An imaging system of a vehicle includes a tail lamp assembly that illuminates a field of illumination rearward of the vehicle. A light source control operates at least one light source of the tail lamp assembly in a repeating cycle that includes (i) a first illumination period wherein light emitted by the tail lamp assembly has a first brightness level and (ii) a second illumination period wherein light emitted by the tail lamp assembly has a second brightness level that is lower than the first brightness level. A camera is operable to capture image data representative of a region that is at least in part encompassed by the field of illumination. A camera control may operate the camera to capture image data during at least part of the first illumination period and to not capture image data during at least part of the second illumination period.
US10075644B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method There is provided an information processing apparatus including an image obtaining unit for obtaining a captured image onto which an emission graphic image including a marker serving as a reference is emitted and a correction information generation unit for generating correction information, for making an emission range and an image capturing range be the same, from a difference between the emission range onto which the emission graphic image is emitted and the image capturing range of the captured image, based on the marker in the captured image and the marker in the emission graphic image.
US10075637B2	Electronic device and control method for reducing power consumption An electronic device has a power saving function that reduces an amount of consumed power in response to a non-operating period, in which there are no operations from a user, reaching a predefined amount of time. The electronic device displays a time setting screen for setting a time in a display unit and sets the time in accordance with an operation accepted when the time setting screen is being displayed in the display unit, and carries out control such that an amount of time until the power saving function is executed is extended to be longer when the time setting screen is being displayed than when the time setting screen is not being displayed.
US10075622B2	System and method for producing a color image on print media based on a selected color profile A method, system, and recording medium are disclosed for producing a color image on a print media. The method includes (a) receiving a selection of a color profile for a print job on a user interface, the color profile being associated with an attribute of a print media; (b) determining if a tray on a printer stores a first print media corresponding to the selected color profile based on the attribute associated with the selected color profile; (c) when the tray on the printer stores the first print media corresponding to the selected color profile, (c1) performing a color conversion for the print job using the selected color profile; and (c2) printing the print job with the first print media corresponding to the selected color profile from the tray by a print engine on the printer.
US10075620B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium In a program including the first program layer with an instruction set to be interpreted and performed by a processor and the second program layer with an instruction set translated in advance by a unit other than the processor, image data to be processed, which is designated in the first program layer, is converted into image data in a format usable in the second program layer. Image processing including color conversion is performed for the converted image data.
US10075618B2	Security feature for digital imaging A method including: providing an image; encrypting an encryption region of the image, the encryption region is less than the whole region of the image; keeping a remaining region of the image unencrypted to provide a partially encrypted image; and storing the partially encrypted image.
US10075617B2	Systems and methods for preventing unauthorized usage and movement of electronic components from one device to another device The present discloses methods and systems for preventing unauthorized usage of an electronic component. The method includes removing an electronic component from a first multi-function device by a user, the electronic component includes a logic device having a security code. The electronic component is received by a second multi-function device, the second multi-function device includes a controller and a user interface. A communication is established between the logic device and the controller of the second multi-function device. The user interface is provided to input the security code associated with the electronic component, for authorizing the usage of the electronic component in the second multi-function device. A security code is received via the user interface. The usage of the electronic component is authorized in the second multi-function device, if the security code input by the user matches with the security code stored in the logic device.
US10075596B2	Method and apparatus for sharing a service in a wireless network A method and apparatus for sharing a service in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for sharing a service from a first user endpoint device associated with a first customer, wherein the request is directed to a second user endpoint device associated with a second customer, performs an authentication of the first user endpoint device, determines whether the first user endpoint device has a subscription to a sharing service, determines whether the second user endpoint device has a subscription to the sharing service, attempts to obtain an authorization to enable the first user endpoint device to access the service that is associated with the second user endpoint device, wherein the service is related to a financial transaction privilege and provides a response granting the request for the sharing of the service, if the authorization is received.
US10075595B2	Method and system for establishing a telecommunications link A method for establishing a telecommunications link (C1, C2, C3) for a user to whom a first communications terminal is allocated. According to said method, an allocation information is made available to a control program running on a server for establishing the telecommunications link in which information a first allocation is defined for the first communications terminal as specified by the user. The first allocation can define an allocation of a second communications terminal to the first communications terminal. The telecommunications link can be established in accordance with the first allocation, using the second communications terminal instead of the first communications terminal. The allocation information can include a second allocation by which the first communications terminal can be signaled as being the only terminal used by the user in the established telecommunications link.
US10075587B2	Selective delivery of messages to user devices that share a telephone number A device may determine that delivery of a message, to a destination identified by a telephone number shared by multiple user devices, has failed. The device may receive a unique identifier from a message delivery device associated with delivering the message. The unique identifier may correspond to a user device of the multiple user devices, and may be different from the telephone number. The device may determine whether the unique identifier indicates that the user device is able to receive the message, and may selectively provide the message to the message delivery device. The message may be provided to the message delivery device for delivery to the user device when the unique identifier indicates that the user device is able to receive the message. The message may not be provided to the message delivery device when the unique identifier indicates that the user device is unable to receive the message.
US10075586B2	Provision of caller information Disclosed is a method for providing information relating to a subscriber A in a call connection establishment initiated by the subscriber A to a subscriber B. The method includes the steps of: receiving a call connection in a connection control unit; initiating a query to a server; obtaining information relating to the subscriber A from a database; and providing the obtained information relating to the subscriber A to the subscriber B. Also disclosed is a system and a server implementing at least some steps of the method.
US10075582B2	Terminal control method and apparatus, and terminal A terminal control method and apparatus, and a terminal, where the method includes obtaining position distribution of a terminal held position on the terminal, and performing, according to a mapping relationship between position distribution and a terminal control operation, an operation corresponding to the position distribution in order to control the terminal. The apparatus includes a first obtaining module and a performing module. The terminal includes the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the terminal control method and apparatus, and the terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure, terminal information of a terminal is obtained, and therefore, intention of a user about controlling the terminal can be determined proactively, and a corresponding operation may be performed according to position distribution, thereby improving intelligence and automation levels of controlling a terminal, and improving user experience.
US10075580B2	Mobile electronic device, display control method, and non-transitory storage medium In one aspect of the present invention, a mobile electronic device determines, when it is in a sleep state, a moving state of the mobile electronic device based on detection results of an acceleration sensor, a direction sensor, and a gyroscope. For example, the mobile electronic device determines whether a user is moving in a train, is moving on foot, or is moving in a car. The mobile electronic device displays information corresponding to the moving state (for example, in a train or a car, or on foot) on the display when returning from the sleep state to light up the display again.
US10075578B2	System and method of providing voice-message call service Provided are a system and method of providing a voice-message call service. A mobile device that performs a call with an external mobile device comprises a control unit configured to obtain text, the text converted from voice data that is exchanged between the mobile device and the external mobile device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, and obtain input text input to the mobile device and provided text that is received from the external mobile device; and a display unit configured to arrange the text, the input text, and the provided text and display the arranged text, input text, and provided text on a screen of the device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device.
US10075575B2	Device for connecting a phone to a vehicle A device for connecting a phone to a vehicle, the device including: a case, the case including: a long-range radio frequency (RF) transceiver for communication with a control device in a vehicle via a long-range wireless link; and a short-range bluetooth (BT) transceiver for communicating with a smartphone via a short-range wireless link, wherein the case is configured to be attached to an external surface of the smartphone, and wherein the device is configured to relay commands from the smartphone to the vehicle.
US10075574B2	Mobile telephone A mobile telephone has a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall partly continuous with a side face, and a side wall, and includes a vibration-absorbing member between the top wall and each of the rear wall and the side wall, and a cartilage conduction vibration source on the inner side of the top wall. Opposite corner parts of the top wall partly continuous with the side face each serve as a cartilage conduction unit. Or a mobile telephone has a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, and a side wall, and includes a cartilage conduction vibration source that has a thin shape, that vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the thin shape, and that is affixed to the middle, in the left/right direction, of the inner side of the top wall in a direction parallel to the thin shape.
US10075573B2	Flexible display device with reduced bend stress wires A conductive trace design is described that minimizes the possibility of crack initiation and propagation in conductive traces during bending. The conductive trace design has a winding trace pattern that is more resistant to the formation of cracks at high stress points in the conductive traces. The conductive trace design includes a cap that helps ensure electrical connection of the conductive trace even though one or more cracks may begin to form in the conductive portion of the conductive trace.
US10075572B2	Optical accessory for attachment to mobile device An attachment for use with a mobile device with an imaging device or with a case for the mobile device can include one or more of an attachment base and an attachment body. The attachment base can be configured to be secured to at least one of the mobile device and the case. The attachment body can include at least one optical device for use with the imaging device and can be configured to be secured to the attachment base. The attachment base can removably secure the attachment body to the mobile device or the case when the attachment body is secured to the attachment base.
US10075570B2	Providing sensing ability with a wireless communication apparatus According to one aspect, there is provided a wireless communication apparatus comprising an antenna configured to operate as an antenna and as an electrode, a reference part configured to provide a reference potential, and a sensor module connected to the electrode and to the reference potential, the sensor module being configured to measure a change in the potential between the electrode and the reference potential.
US10075567B1	Packet generation in the data plane of a forwarding element A method of generating packets in the data plane of a forwarding element is provided. The method selects a configuration set from a plurality of configuration sets of based on a triggering event. The method generates a set of packets using a packet template that corresponds to the selected configuration set. The method sets values of a plurality of the packet fields to identify different information such as the destination of packets. The method places the generated set of packets into an ingress pipeline of the forwarding element.
US10075563B2	Network and video/audio system and method for gaming and virtual reality A wireless network and video/audio system and method for gaming and virtual reality are provided. The system and method intelligently harnesses the computing power of network of local-devices and the cloud to make powerful computing possible, anywhere.
US10075556B2	Systems and methods for selecting a portion of a content segment to distribute via on online platform A portion of a content segment to distribute via an online platform may be selected. A retention metric may be obtained. Consumer engagement during the content segment may be quantified. The portion of the content segment to distribute via a second online platform to direct consumers to the content segment on the first online platform may be determined. The system may distribute the portion of the content segment via the second online platform.
US10075555B2	System and method for delivering content to users on a network Targeted content may be provided to a designated set of one or more interconnected resources. Programmatic operations are executed using resources that are private to the one or more interconnected devices. The operations, when executed, cause or result in (i) monitoring activities of one or more users of the designated set; (ii) developing profile information of the one or more users, where the profile information is based at least partially on information determined from monitoring activities of the one or more users; (iii) generating, from the profile information, a set of coded data that represent selection criteria; and (iv) communicating the set of coded data to a programmatic source external to the system, where the represented selection criteria enables programmatic selection of content resources from a content library for the system.
US10075554B2	Detecting mobile device attributes In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a webpage from a mobile-client system of a user, where the request includes an http-header, accessing information describing the user, determining the attributes of the mobile-client system based on the http-header and the information describing the user, and transmitting the webpage to the mobile-client system in response to the request, where the webpage has been customized based on the determined attributes of the mobile-client system.
US10075552B2	Systems and methods for caching augmented reality target data at user devices Systems and methods are disclosed for transmitting, to user devices, data for potential targets predicted to be identified in an augmented reality application. One method includes receiving a request for target data related to at least one physical object within an image of a real-world environment captured at the device; identifying a current target representing the physical object within a virtual environment corresponding to the real-world environment; determining at least one potential future target to be identified at the device based on identified coincident target requests; and sending to the device target data for each of the current and potential future targets based on the determination, wherein the device presents the target data for the current target within the virtual environment displayed at the device and store the target data for the potential future target in a local memory of the device.
US10075540B2	Network function virtualization (NFV) hardware trust in data communication systems A wireless User Equipment (UE) comprises a Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) that has hardware-trusted circuitry to support a hardware-trusted wireless communication service. A Network Function Virtualization Management and Orchestration (NFV MANO) orchestrator executes in the hardware-trusted circuitry and exchanges hardware trust data with a wireless communication network to maintain hardware-trust. The NFV MANO orchestrator also exchanges network operations data for the hardware-trusted wireless communication service with the wireless network over an Os-Nfvo link. Responsive to the exchange of the network operations data, the NFV MANO orchestrator exchanges network service data with the hardware-trusted circuitry in the NFVI over an Nf-Vi link to execute an NFV Virtual Network Function (VNF) to support the hardware-trusted wireless communication service. Responsive to the exchange of the network service data, the hardware-trusted circuitry in the NFVI executes the NFV VNF to support the hardware-trusted wireless communication service.
US10075537B2	Action execution architecture for virtual machines Cloud computing technical components are provisioned into many different service platforms provided by many different service providers. Once provisioned, it is often the case that actions need to be performed against the technical components. An action execute architecture executes the actions across a wide range of disparate service providers hosting both public and private target hosting platforms, while also providing a much more flexible and dynamic environment for implementing and deploying those actions.
US10075534B1	Method, system, and apparatus for reducing control traffic in connection with neighbor reachability confirmations The disclosed method may include (1) receiving, at a network node within a network, a keepalive message of a routing protocol from a neighbor of the network node, (2) determining that the keepalive message of the routing protocol serves as evidence that the neighbor of the network node is currently reachable via a link within the network, (3) identifying a neighbor cache that includes entries for neighbors of the network node within the network, and then (4) refreshing an entry for the neighbor within the neighbor cache to avoid initiation of a reachability confirmation process directed to the neighbor due at least in part to the keepalive message of the routing protocol serving as evidence that the neighbor of the network node is currently reachable via the link. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.

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