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US10099323B2	Rotating structure and a method of producing the rotating structure According to one aspect, a rotating structure comprises a hub having a mounting slot defined by a cavity surface and a body having an anchor structure disposed in the mounting slot. A wear member is disposed between the anchor structure and the cavity surface and the wear member has at least first and second portions of first and second material characteristics, respectively.
US10099317B2	Soundproof structure and soundproof structure manufacturing method A soundproof structure has one or more soundproof cells. Each of the one or more soundproof cells includes a frame having a through-hole, a film fixed to the frame, and an opening portion configured to include one or more holes drilled in the film. Neither end portions of the through-hole of the frame are closed. The soundproof structure has a shielding peak frequency, which is determined by the opening portion of each of the one or more soundproof cells and at which a transmission loss is maximized, on a lower frequency side than a first natural vibration frequency of the film of each of the one or more soundproof cells, and selectively insulates sound in a predetermined frequency band including the shielding peak frequency at its center. Accordingly, there is provided a soundproof structure that is light and thin, does not depend on the position and shape of a hole, has high robustness as a sound insulation material, is stable, has air permeability, has no heat, and is excellent in manufacturability, and a soundproof structure manufacturing method.
US10099315B2	System, apparatus and method for hybrid function micro welding An apparatus, system and method for micro welding, wherein insulated object, such as a wire, that includes a metallic conductor that is at least partially covered by one or more layers of insulation, is positioned across a termination point. A laser beam may be applied to an area of the insulated object overlapping the termination point, wherein the applied laser beam is configured to substantially simultaneously (i) ablate the one or more layers of insulation in a first region of the area, (ii) weld the metallic conductor to the termination point in a second region of the area, and (iii) detach a portion of the object from the termination point in a third region of the area.
US10099314B2	Tool holder and machine tool A tool holder of a machine tool, in which the machine tool includes a spindle head and a spindle supported by the spindle head, includes: a shank portion attached to the spindle; a rotary portion integrally provided to the shank portion and to which a welding tool (processing tool) used for friction stir welding is attachable; a bearing mechanism (bearing) supporting the rotary portion so that the rotary portion is rotatable; and a bearing holder holding the bearing mechanism, in which the bearing holder is disposed facing the spindle head and is capable of transmitting a load applied to the bearing mechanism to the spindle head.
US10099312B2	Method and device for resistance welding and coupling of forces between electrodes A welding device for joining components by resistance welding includes a pair of electrodes which can introduce an electrode force and an electrical welding current IS1 into the components, at least one further pair of electrodes which can introduce an electrode force and a further electrical welding current IS2 into the components, a power source which can generate the electrode forces, a coupling link which is mechanically connected between the power source and the pairs of electrodes and which can divide a total electrode force that can be generated by the power source into the electrode force and the further electrode force.
US10099310B1	Welding tool A welding tool has a handle with a base end and an exit end. A bottom plate is affixed to the base end and preferably encloses the base end of the handle. A washer is affixed to the exit end of the handle. The washer defines an orifice and provides a surface for preventing a user's hand from slipping during use of the welding tool. A plurality of rods extends outwardly from the handle through the orifice. The rods are preferably affixed to the bottom plate at a base end and have a surface contacting end. The rods are sized to permit limited flexure, but to still be substantially rigid to effectively remove slag from a weld.
US10099309B2	Wire arc accuracy adjustment system Provided are a systems and methods for continuously providing a metal wire to a welding torch in the correct orientation with respect to the heat source of the welding torch for manufacturing objects by solid freeform fabrication to provide continuous deposition of metal to the freeform object, especially objects made with titanium or titanium alloy, or nickel or nickel alloy, wire.
US10099308B2	Method and apparatus for welding with battery power A method and apparatus provides welding-type power and preferably includes a removable battery or other energy storage device, a converter connected to the battery, and a controller. The controller may have a CV and/or a CSC and/or an AC weld control module, and/or an ac auxiliary control module. The converter is a boost converter, a buck converter, a cuk converter, a forward converter, an inverter, a bridge converter, and/or a resonant converter. The controller may include a battery charging control module, and may have one or more charging schedules, and/or data for stored charge, thermal information, expected life of the battery, maximum amp-hour charge for the battery, maximum charging current and/or feedback. The battery charging schedules may include at least 3 phases, such as a phase of increasing voltage and a phase of decreasing current, a substantially constant power phase. The controller can wirelessly provide data to a display or pda. A generator may provide power to the battery, charger, and/or the weld. It can include a vehicle and use its dc power system.
US10099307B2	Interconnect alloy material and methods A solder and methods of forming an electrical interconnection are shown. Examples of solders include gallium based solders. A solder including gallium is shown that includes particles of other solders mixed with a gallium based matrix. Methods of applying a solder are shown that include swiping a solder material over a surface that includes a resist pattern. Methods of applying a solder are also shown that include applying a solder that is immersed in an acid solution that provides a fluxing function to aid in solder adhesion.
US10099306B2	Attachment of structures having different physical characteristics Methods of bonding first structures to second structures are disclosed wherein the first and second structures are fabricated materials having different physical characteristics. For example, the first structure may be a composite fan blade and the second structure may be a composite or metallic rotor, both for use in gas turbine engines. The method includes providing the first and second structures and plating or otherwise coating a portion of the first structure with a metal to provide a metal-coated portion. The method includes applying at least one intermediate material onto the metal-coated portion of the first structure. The method further includes bonding the metal-coated portion of the first structure and the intermediate material to the second structure. The bonding is carried out using a relatively low-temperature process, such as liquid phase bonding, including TLP and PTLP bonding. Brazing is also a suitable technique, depending on the materials chosen for the first and second structures.
US10099304B2	Milling tool and a tool body A milling tool includes a tool body having a peripheral surface and a central rotation axis. A number of cutting teeth protrude from the peripheral surface, a front end set of the cutting teeth arranged along a front end portion of an imaginary helix concentric with the central rotation axis, and a back end set along a back end portion of the helix. The cutting teeth engage the workpiece successively, starting with the foremost cutting tooth of the front end set. The back end set includes at least three along the helix adjacent cutting teeth arranged at a constant first radial distance from the central rotation axis. The front end set has at least two adjacent cutting teeth arranged at an along the helix non-constant second radial distance from the central rotation axis. The second radial distance is smaller than the first radial distance and increases successively along the helix.
US10099303B2	Electric power tool An electric power tool includes a brushless motor, a control unit configured to control power supply to the brushless motor, a rotary tool configured to be rotated by the brushless motor, a rotation speed detecting unit configured to detect a rotation speed of the brushless motor, a main switch configured to transmit, to the control unit, an ON/OFF signal for switching between driving and stopping of the brushless motor, and a mode switching unit configured to transmit, to the control unit, a mode switching signal for switching between multiple modes of rotation control of the brushless motor, the control unit is configured to perform the rotation control of the brushless motor in any one of the multiple modes including at least a high-speed mode and a low-speed mode.
US10099296B2	Drill chuck A drill chuck having a chuck body connectable to a drilling spindle, in which are arranged clamping jaws in guide seats extending at an angle to the chuck axis, which are movable for opening and closing via a threaded ring that is arranged to be immovable relative to the chuck body. A locking device includes a coaxial ring of locking recesses as well as a locking element that is engaged in the locking recesses under the force of a locking spring. An adjusting ring rotatable to a limited extent between stops, the rotation of which adjusts the locking element. A detent device creating two detent positions in the circumferential direction. Attached to the axially forward section of the chuck body in a rotationally fixed and axially immovable manner is a locking sleeve that carries the ring of locking recesses and serves to axially secure the threaded ring.
US10099294B2	Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product A cutting insert of one aspect includes a top surface including a corner portion and a pair of side portions each adjacent to the corner portion, a bottom surface, a side surface located between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a corner cutting edge disposed at the corner portion. In such a cutting insert, the top surface includes a first rake surface located along the corner cutting edge, a raised portion located farther on the inner side than the first rake surface, and a second rake surface located between the corner cutting edge and the raised portion. Moreover, a rake angle at a first region of the second rake surface corresponding to a center of the corner cutting edge is greater than a rake angle at a second region of the second rake surface located beside the first region.
US10099293B2	Equipment with a detachable accessory and assembly for a machining lathe, and machining lathe with digital control An equipment for a machining lathe with digital control comprising a movable carriage, a tool support system with integrated drive which is mounted so as to pivot on this movable carriage so as to be able to pivot about a pivot axis, as well as a device for actuating the tool support system with integrated drive with respect to the movable carriage. The tool support system with integrated drive comprises at least one mounting location to detachably receive a detachable accessory to support and drive a tool.
US10099291B2	Method for producing metal nanowires and silver nanowires Provided are a metal nanowire production method capable of producing long and thin metal nanowires, and metal nanowires produced thereby. A metal nanowire production method comprising, a step for preparing a solution containing a metal salt, a polymer, at least one selected from a group consisting of halides, sulfides, carbonates, and sulfates, and an aliphatic alcohol, and a step for heating and reacting the solution at the temperature of 100° C. to 250° C. for 10 minutes or more while maintaining a practical shear stress applied to the solution at 10 mPa·m or less, wherein, during the heating and reacting step, ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum change of the solution is measured, and a reaction time is controlled on the basis of the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum information.
US10099288B2	Method for producing a shell-shaped component and production system suitable for the use of said method A method for producing a shell-shaped component and a production system for producing such a component are disclosed. Thee component is produced by a cold gas stream by cold gas spraying. The particles of the cold gas stream are applied to the edge of the component being produced, wherein simultaneously a supporting body is used, which supports the component only at the point of incidence of the cold gas stream. In this way, the form of the component can be shaped by suitably moving the supporting body and the cold spray nozzle, without having to produce a core that fills the entire volume of the shell-shaped component. Thus, the method may be especially economical for small quantities, because the supporting body can be used universally for components of different geometries.
US10099281B2	Casting die device and casting method The present invention relates to a casting die device and a casting method used to obtain a cast product in which an inner bore, at least one end of which is open, is formed. The casting die device has a core pin for forming the inner bore in the cast product, and a vibration-transmitting member for transmitting vibrations from a vibrator of a micro-vibration machine to the core pin. When casting is being performed, vibrations from the vibrator are imparted to the core pin by way of the vibration-transmitting member. The vibrations also propagate to sites surrounding the core pin, in molten metal that has been poured into a cavity.
US10099280B2	Die casting mold and carousel A die casting machine has a carousel and a plurality of molds disposed around the carousel. The carousel rotates about a central axis, such that each of the plurality of molds comes into a position for casting in turn. Each mold has a toggle mechanism and extraction pins. A gripping mechanism may extend up through a hole in the carousel table to couple the toggle mechanism to an actuator. At least one of the pins may have a pin brake such that the pins remain in position when the mold is opened, suspending a newly cast metal part in mid-air, when the brake is activated. When the brake is deactivated, the pins may retract, and the part may be removed without damaging the cast part.
US10099278B2	Mold-making device and mold-making method A mold-making device may include a stirring device including a stirring tank and at least one stirring blade. The stirring device may further include a packing port that is configured to open and close on a bottom of the stirring tank. The stirring device may stir a particulate aggregate and at least one additive by rotating the at least one stirring blade within the stirring tank to yield an admixture. A forming mold may communicate with the packing port and mold the admixture into a predetermined shape. A packing device may compress a surface of the admixture within the stirring tank and pack the admixture into the forming mold via the packing port.
US10099276B2	Method and assembly for forming components having an internal passage defined therein A method of forming a component having an internal passage defined therein includes positioning a jacketed core with respect to a mold. The jacketed core includes a hollow structure that includes an interior portion shaped to define at least one interior passage feature of the internal passage. The jacketed core also includes an inner core disposed within the hollow structure and complementarily shaped by the interior portion of the hollow structure. The method also includes introducing a component material in a molten state into a cavity of the mold to form the component, such that the inner core defines the internal passage including the at least one interior passage feature defined therein.
US10099272B2	Forging machine with robotic handler A progressive cold forming machine and a robot for automatically changing a cutoff cassette, tooling cassettes, a transfer slide and transfer cam. A loading area adjacent the machine and robot has provisions for supporting a tooling cassette pallet and a transfer slide and camshaft pallet and a holding area for temporarily receiving some of the componentry being exchanged.
US10099269B1	Drawing device A drawing device includes a main body, a seat body, a central axle, two supporting members and a driving structure. The seat body is rotatably connected to the main body and has two legs which have a preset distance therebetween, the central axle vertically penetrates the main body and the seat body and movable along a vertical direction, the main body and the seat body are rotatable about the central axle relative to each other, a bottom portion of the central axle penetrates the seat body for a sucking disc to be arranged thereon, the two supporting members are respectively swingably pivoted to the two legs of the seat body, and the central axle is located between the two supporting members, and the driving structure is attached to the main body and connected to the central axle to optionally move the central axle upward.
US10099261B1	Scraper with wide scraping edge A scraper having an utility knife blade with an exposed elongate scraping edge wherein the entire edge is exposed and usable by a person using the scraper. The scraper has two parts joined by a hinge and held together during use by a pair of opposed magnets. The magnets also securely hold the blade in the body during use.
US10099258B2	Article conveying system with diffuse illumination This invention relates to an article inspection system having one or more endless article conveyors configured to convey articles along one or more conveying paths. One or more light sources and one or more light diffusers are provided, wherein each light diffuser is positioned substantially at or below the level of the articles when conveyed along the conveying paths so as to illuminate, using light from the one or more light sources, at least side portions of the articles with substantially diffuse light when the articles are conveyed along the conveying path(s). At least one camera is positioned to image articles which are conveyed along the conveying paths.
US10099257B2	Core wheel processing system and method A method for processing core wheels is disclosed. Images of known wheels having unique identifying numbers and other wheel information is received from third party providers and are processed to determine the features of the known wheels. These images, features and other wheel information are stored in a database for future reference. A supply of core wheels is then provided and sorted in order to separate at least a first portion of the wheels conforming to a first set of criteria from the supply of wheels and are transported to second location.
US10099256B2	System and method for sorting items A system and associated method is provided for sorting parts, which includes a conveyor system for receiving and circulating a plurality of randomly presented parts, a sorting buffer for accumulating selected parts from the plurality of randomly presented parts in an assigned buffer location, and a sequencing system for sequencing the accumulated selected parts.
US10099250B2	Light-curable material applicator and associated methods Described herein is an apparatus for applying and curing a light-curable material on a work surface. The apparatus includes a nozzle from which the light-curable material is applied to the work surface to form a layer of light-curable material on the work surface. The layer of light-curable material has a leading edge and a trailing edge defined according to a direction of movement of the nozzle relative to the work surface. The apparatus also includes a light source fixed relative to the nozzle. The light source is operable to direct a light beam to the trailing edge of the layer of light-curable material.
US10099245B2	Process kit for deposition and etching Variable geometry process kits for use in semiconductor process chambers have been provided herein. In some embodiments, a process kit for use in a semiconductor process chamber includes: an annular body configured to rest about a periphery of a substrate support; a first ring positioned coaxially with the annular body and supported by the annular body; a second ring positioned coaxially with the first ring and supported by the first ring; and an annular shield comprising a horizontal leg positioned coaxially with the second ring such that a portion of the horizontal leg is aligned with and below portions of the first ring and second ring.
US10099244B2	Dispensing and aspirating system including a syringe holding and actuation device The present invention provides actuation mechanisms that incorporate a transmission assembly that allows the mechanisms to cause actuation of workpieces according to a plurality of transmission modes (e.g., at least one forward transmission mode and at least one reverse transmission mode) on demand. Motion, direction, and/or force can be controlled by selecting the corresponding transmission mode. The mechanisms preferably are trigger-actuated by hand (i.e., manually) to cause movement of a workpiece in a desired direction. Desired directions can be linear or nonlinear. The same hand used for trigger action can also be used to change transmission modes in many modes of practice, even while using substantially the same grip used for trigger actuation. In other instances, actuation can be automated rather than manual. Preferably, both actuation and witching among transmission modes can be accomplished with one hand, even while maintaining substantially the same grip that is used for actuation.
US10099237B2	Localized can end repair spray A repair machine is provided. The repair machine is structured to apply a repair fluid to a plurality of can ends. The repair machine includes a can end down stacker assembly, a can end conveyor assembly, and a spray assembly. The can end down stacker assembly is structured to move individual can ends from a stack to a conveyor assembly. The can end conveyor assembly is structured to transport the can ends over a path, the can end conveyor assembly including a number of reference locations. The can end conveyor assembly is disposed adjacent to the can end down stacker assembly and receives can ends therefrom. The spray assembly is disposed adjacent to the can end conveyor assembly downstream of the can end down stacker assembly. The spray assembly includes a locator assembly, a spray gun assembly, a motion assembly, and a control assembly.
US10099229B2	Dispenser for dispensing liquids Dispenser with a liquid storage unit, a dispensing head with a perforated plate component which has at least 25 dispensing openings in a dispensing opening region, with a pre-chamber connected upstream of the dispensing openings of the perforated plate component and from which the dispensing openings are supplied, and a connecting channel which connects the liquid storage unit to the pre-chamber. The perforated plate component is fastened on the dispensing head in an edge region and the dispensing opening region is pressed into a curved form by means of a curvature body which is arranged in the pre-chamber and acts with force upon the perforated plate.
US10099224B2	Material reducing device A material reducing machine includes a rotor assembly having a plurality of short cutting tools and a plurality of long cutting tools. The short cutting tools are arranged in rows which extend across the length of the rotor assembly, which rows are spaced around the periphery of the rotor assembly. Each of the short cutting tools has a cutting bit with a leading edge that is spaced outwardly from the periphery of the rotor assembly by a short cutter distance. The long cutting tools are also arranged in rows which extend across the length of the rotor assembly, which rows are spaced around the periphery of the rotor assembly. Each of the long cutting tools has a cutting bit with a leading edge that is spaced outwardly from the periphery of the rotor assembly by a long cutter distance that is greater than the short cutter distance of each of the short cutting tools. A breaker assembly includes a plurality of shear blocks, each of which is spaced so as to be aligned with a short cutting tool.
US10099222B2	Method and device for producing flour and/or semolina To produce flour and/or semolina, raw material is fed into a feed opening of a roller press. The milling gap of the roller press is fixed, or damping of at least one of the rollers with respect to the lateral deflection is set, such that a first subset of the fill containing finer milling material forms a packed particle fill in the milling gap. In addition, the setting is carried out in such a way that individual particles of a second subset of the fill containing coarser milling material are in contact with the first roller and the second roller of the roller press. Subsequently, the bulk material is milled into milled product in the roller press (9) and the milled product is discharged through a discharge opening.
US10099220B2	Obturation device for applying a method for isolating a sample well of a test card for analysis, and resulting test card and processing machining using the obturation device The invention relates to a method for isolating at least one fluid sample well laid out in a test card for analyses, said test card including a plate (3) having at least one first main face from which is laid out at least one channel communicating with at least said well, this first face being coated with a membrane (17) provided with an adhesive (18) and which will cover said channel with a covering area (171), the method for isolation including a phase for introducing a fluid sample into at least said well and a phase for isolating said well consisting of exerting a force on at least one portion of the covering area (171) of the adhesive membrane (17) for ensuring displacement of the adhesive into an obturation area for the sample well.
US10099219B2	Device for generating droplets A system, including method and apparatus, for generating droplets suitable for droplet-based assays. The disclosed systems may include either one-piece or multi-piece droplet generation components configured to form sample-containing droplets by merging aqueous, sample-containing fluid with a background emulsion fluid such as oil, to form an emulsion of sample-containing droplets suspended in the background fluid. In some cases, the disclosed systems may include channels or other suitable mechanisms configured to transport the sample-containing droplets to an outlet region, so that subsequent assay steps may be performed.
US10099216B2	Plurality of reaction chambers in a test cartridge A fluidic testing system is presented that includes a plurality of test chambers, a plurality of inlet channels, and a fluidic network that connects the inlet channels to one or more other chambers. The plurality of test chambers are each characterized by a length and a hydraulic diameter. The length of each test chamber is aligned substantially parallel to a gravity vector. Each of the test chambers has only one opening disposed along the length of the corresponding test chamber. Additionally, each of the test chambers is coupled via its respective opening to only one of the plurality of inlet channels.
US10099212B2	Hydrocarbon storage optimization and coking prevention on an oxidation catalyst An oxidation catalyst may include hydrocarbon storage material. One implementation relates to a diesel oxidation catalyst that includes a catalyst having a front zone and a rear zone and a gradient of hydrocarbon storage material on the catalyst extending from the front zone to the rear zone. The gradient of hydrocarbon storage material, may comprise a linear gradient, a step gradient, a parabolic gradient, a logarithmic gradient, or other forms thereof.
US10099205B2	Catalyst comprising palladium and silver, and its application for selective hydrogenation Disclosed are a catalyst, its preparation and use in selective hydrogenation, which catalyst has a porous support grain on which are deposited palladium and silver, and at least one alkali and/or alkaline earth metal; the porous support contains a refractory silica, alumina and/or silica-alumina oxide, where at least 80 wt. % of the palladium is distributed in a crust at the periphery of the support, and at least 80 wt. % of the silver is distributed in a crust at the periphery of the support, the local content of palladium at each point along the diameter of the grain follows the same course as the local content of silver.
US10099204B2	Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst of the present invention comprises a substrate, and one or more catalytic layers provided on the substrate, wherein at least one of the catalytic layers (i) contains a precious metal, alumina, and an acidic oxide element, (ii) has a correlation coefficient ρAl,AE of 0.70 or more, and (iii) has a correlation coefficient ρPM,AE of 0.70 or more.
US10099203B2	Method for the preparation of metal-organic compounds A method for the preparation of a metal-organic compound is provided. This method comprises the steps of (a) providing at least one metal precursor, (b) providing at least one bridging organic ligand, and (c) exposing together the metal precursor and the ligand to liquid CO2 or supercritical CO2 as a reaction medium, thereby producing said metal-organic compound.
US10099200B1	Liquid fuel production system having parallel product gas generation A liquid fuel product system is configured to produce liquid fuels from carbonaceous materials. The liquid fuel product system includes a plurality of feedstock delivery systems, a plurality of first stage product gas generation systems, a plurality of second stage product gas generation systems, a plurality of third stage product gas generation systems, a primary gas clean-up system, a compression system, a secondary gas clean-up system, and a synthesis system that includes one or more from the group consisting of ethanol, mixed alcohols, methanol, dimethyl ether, and Fischer-Tropsch products.
US10099198B2	Expandable center arrangement An expandable center arrangement for a reactor is disclosed. The arrangement comprises an expansion tube; a center support inside the expansion tube and three or more spring elements. The spring elements are fastened to the center support and arc out to the expansion tube. A reactor is also disclosed.
US10099196B2	Genomic-scaled nucleic acid synthesis, and other combinatorial syntheses Provided is a method of synthesis comprising: (I) providing separate reaction sequences to TABs; (II) utilizing reaction vessels configured to react a separate combinatorial building block with a moiety on a surface of a TAB; and (III) operating one or more TAB sorters comprising a TAB reader, a sorting tree comprising valves or switches and sorting nodes, and a monitor configured to detect TAB location, wherein the operating comprises serially conducting: (a) reacting distinct combinatorial building blocks in the reaction chambers with surfaces of TABs distributed in the reaction chambers; (b) operating a controller to operate the TAB sorters to segregate the TABs to allocations appropriate for the next assigned reaction, the operating including recycling TABs with ambiguous identity back through the sorter; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) as needed to complete 30% or more of the assigned sequences.
US10099193B2	Hybrid organic-inorganic nano-particles The invention relates to a method of making hybrid organic-inorganic core-shell nano-particles, comprising the steps of a) providing colloidal organic particles comprising a synthetic polyampholyte as a template; b) adding at least one inorganic oxide precursor; and c) forming a shell layer from the precursor on the template to result in core-shell nano-particles. With this method it is possible to make colloidal organic template particles having an average particle size in the range of 10 to 300 nm; which size can be controlled by the comonomer composition of the polyampholyte, and/or by selecting dispersion conditions. The invention also relates to organic-inorganic or hollow-inorganic core-shell nano-particles obtained with this method, to compositions comprising such nano-particles, to different uses of said nano-particles and compositions, and to products comprising or made from said nano-particles and compositions, including anti-reflective coatings and composite materials.
US10099185B2	Enhanced enclosures for acoustical gas concentration sensing and flow control Mass-transfer rate control arrangement and method in which a process precursor mixture is produced containing carrier gas and a process precursor gas. A quantity of the process precursor present in the process precursor mixture is acoustically sensed to produce a sensor output. A dilution gas is provided and the process precursor mixture and the dilution gas are separately conveyed to a dilution point, at which a diluted mixture of the dilution gas and the process precursor mixture is achieved. A relative flow rate of the carrier gas and the dilution gas is automatically controlled in response to the sensor output such that the diluted mixture at the dilution point has a prescribed mass transfer rate of the precursor gas.
US10099181B2	Hollow fiber membrane module In a hollow fiber membrane module including a housing case, potting material loaded into the housing case, a cap attached to each of both ends of the housing case, and an O-ring closely held by the potting material and the cap, a whole area of the O-ring between a first contact point and a second contact point is exposed when the area is viewed from a central axis passing through a center of the ring shape of the O-ring, the first contact point being a point of contact between the O-ring and the cap, which faces inner cavity defined by an end surface of the potting material facing the cap, an inner circumferential surface of the O-ring and an inner circumferential surface of the cap, and the second contact point being a point of contact between the O-ring and the potting material, which faces the inner cavity.
US10099180B2	Water treatment system Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
US10099174B2	Process and system for the purification of waste gases charged with nitrogen oxides For purifying waste gas charged with nitrogen oxides in a reactor with heat-accumulator chambers containing heat-accumulator materials, the raw gas to be purified alternately enters one of the heat-accumulator chambers. Mixed with a reducing agent for the reduction of the nitrogen oxides, it is supplied to a catalyst for the reduction of the nitrogen oxides, and the clean gas heats the heat-accumulator material in the heat-accumulator chamber which the clean gas exits. A partial flow is taken therefrom, heated by means of a heat source and, mixed with a reducing agent, supplied again to the heat-accumulator chamber which the raw gas enters. This heated, recirculated gas forms the only heat source for the overall system.
US10099169B2	Abatement system Liquid ring pumps are used to pump a variety of fluid types. The present invention provides a two stage liquid ring pump through which an exhaust gas comprising compounds to be destroyed is passed. The exhaust gas passes through the first stage to a gas abatement device, following which it is passed back to the second stage of the liquid ring pump for removal of the compounds formed in said abatement device. The stages of the liquid ring pump may be adjustable.
US10099168B2	Systems and methods for closed loop regeneration of gas dehydration units using liquid petroleum gas Water-saturated desiccant in a dehydration unit, having previously been used to dehydrate natural gas, is regenerated in a closed loop process using liquid petroleum gas (LPG). LPG is pumped from a storage tank, vaporized and superheated. The superheated LPG gas enters the dehydration unit such that the hot gas passes over the desiccant thereby regenerating the desiccant. An overhead stream from the dehydration unit passes to a condenser where the temperature of the hot gas from the dehydration unit is dropped to form a fluid stream containing LPG, water and non-condensable gases. The fluid stream passes to a three phase separator for separating the fluid stream into a gas stream, a water stream, and a liquid stream containing LPG which is then returned to the storage tank for reuse in the closed loop process.
US10099166B2	Porous body, honeycomb filter, method for producing porous body, and method for producing honeycomb filter A porous body constituting a porous partition wall 44 of a honeycomb filter 30 has a porosity P of 20% to 60%, a permeability k of 1 μm2 or more and satisfies k≥0.2823 P−10.404. The porous body is obtained by a method for producing, for example, includes (a) a step of acquiring porous body data representing a temporary porous body having porosity higher than target porosity, (b) a step of deriving information about a flow rate for each space voxel during passage of a fluid through inside of the porous body, (c) a step of preferentially replacing the voxel having a low flow rate among the space voxels with the object voxel, and adjusting the porosity of the porous body data to the target porosity, and (d) a step of forming a porous body based on the porous body data after replacement.
US10099165B2	Curved nanofiber products and applications thereof A filtration device including a contoured support having 1) an interior surface, 2) an outside peripheral surface spaced farther from a center of the contoured support than the interior surface, and 3) a rim enclosed and sealed to a perimeter of the contoured support. The filtration device includes macroscopic openings in the contoured support extending from the interior surface to the outside peripheral surface, and a plurality of nanofibers having diameters less than 1 micron. The nanofibers are disposed on the outside peripheral surface of the contoured support, and cover the macroscopic openings to form a filtration medium on the contoured support.
US10099162B2	Filter cartridge A filter cartridge includes a casing. A filter medium is disposed within the casing, and a sleeve is disposed within a port of the casing. The filter cartridge also includes features, such as an annular ring or a flow restriction body, for limiting spillage of water from the filter cartridge.
US10099161B2	Filter for pneumatic valve An example embodiment of a filter for a butterfly valve includes an inlet side having an axial inlet port and the first diameter Din, a closed outer side having a second diameter D2, and a filter body disposed between the inlet side and the outer side. The filter body has a filter diameter Dfilter larger than both Din and D2, and includes a cylindrical wall retaining a pleated filter media. A plurality of perforations is formed through a main bore wall to serve as at least one exit for the filter.
US10099158B2	Method and apparatus for improved resolution chromatography An apparatus and a method are provided for column chromatography which provide improvements in separation resolution and detection sensitivity, comprising a chromatography column, the column having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet is configured to split a flow of eluate as it leaves the column through the outlet into at least two separate portions, wherein the apparatus is configured to separately process the portions, for example to separately detect a portion or separately collect fractions of a portion with improved resolution. A split frit assembly is preferably configured to split the flow of eluate. The portions preferably emanate from different radial regions of the column. An end fitting for the column outlet may be provided having multiple ports to separately convey the portions.
US10099156B2	Chromatographic purification method A chromatographic purification method for the isolation of a desired product fraction from a mixture using 2 chromatographic columns, comprises, within one cycle to be carried out at least once, the following steps: a first batch step, wherein said columns are disconnected and a first column is loaded with feed and its outlet is directed to waste, and from a second column desired product is recovered and subsequently the second column is regenerated; a first interconnected step, wherein the outlet of the first column is connected to the inlet of the second column, the first column is loaded beyond its dynamic breakthrough capacity with feed, and the outlet of the second column is directed to waste, a second batch step analogous to the first batch step but with exchanged columns; and a second interconnected step, analogous to the first interconnected step but with exchanged columns.
US10099155B2	Screen for extractor system A screen for an extractor system can have a top surface that a solid material contacts during operation of the extractor, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a plurality of apertures extending from the top surface through the bottom surface. In one example, the bottom surface of the screen is coated with a non-stick coating while the top surface of the screen is devoid of the non-stick coating.
US10099153B1	Jawbone doll system A doll is in a configuration to simulate an animal and formed to include a mouth having an opening with upper and lower edges with front edges and side edges. A clasp has an upper component with upper teeth and has a lower component with lower teeth. The upper and lower teeth are fabricated of a synthetic organic compound. The clasp has an upper handle formed as an extension of the upper component and has a lower handle formed as an extension of the lower component. The upper and lower handles are located in an intermediate extent of the doll. A hinge pivotally couples the upper and lower components and a spring urges the handles away from each other while urging the teeth toward each other.
US10099151B2	Spin axis controllable spinning top assembly A spinning top assembly comprises a base generating magnetic attraction to magnetic responsive material. A face of the base is defined at a side of the base. The base is capable of turning to more than one orientation with respect to gravity. The spinning top assembly further comprises a top comprising a body made of magnetic responsive material. A shaft extends from the body to the face of the base so as to engage on the face of the base. The top spins on the face of the base via the shaft after the top is balanced on the base and is in a stable balanced spinning condition regardless orientation of the base being one of the more than one orientation thereof with respect to gravity.
US10099148B2	Amusement park ride with movable track section The invention relates to an amusement park ride with a guide track which has a first pivot axis for the movable guidance of the guide track, wherein the guide track is retained in a movable manner along the first pivot axis by way of a first retaining means, wherein the first pivot axis is oriented in a first axial direction, perpendicular to the direction of the guide track on the first pivot axis, and can be moved perpendicularly to the first axial direction. According to the invention, the guide track has a second pivot axis for the movable guidance of the guide track, wherein the guide track is retained in a movable manner along the second pivot axis by way of a second retaining means, and the second pivot axis is oriented in a second axial direction, perpendicular to the direction of the guide track on the second pivot axis, and can be moved perpendicularly to the second axial direction.
US10099147B2	Using a portable device to interface with a video game rendered on a main display A method for interfacing with a video game is provided, including: rendering display data on a main display, the display data defining a scene rendered by the video game, the display data being configured to include a visual cue; capturing the display data by an image capture device incorporated into a portable device; analyzing the captured display data to identify the visual cue; in response to identification of the visual cue, determining additional information that is in addition to the scene of the video game that is displayed on the main display, the additional information defining graphics or text to be added to the scene of the video game; presenting the additional information on a personal display incorporated into the portable device, the presentation of the additional information being synchronized to the rendering of the display data on the main display.
US10099146B2	Method, terminal device, and storage medium for playing game in chatting interface The present disclosure relates to a method, a terminal device, and a storage medium for playing a game in a chatting interface of an instant messaging tool provided on a terminal device. The method includes: calling a game program corresponding to a game mode in the chatting interface when the game mode is triggered in the chatting interface, the chatting interface being a chatting interface between a current user and one or more other users of the instant messaging tool on a terminal device, and the game mode being a mode of presenting the game in the chatting interface for user interaction; acquiring a first game result collected by the game program when the game program is finished; and sending the first game result as an instant message to the one or more other users in the chatting interface.
US10099140B2	System and method for generating personalized messaging campaigns for video game players A system and method for generating personalized messaging campaigns for video game players is provided. A video game player's profile data and/or behavioral data may be used to create a customized messaging campaign for the player. The messaging campaign may comprise one or more messages, each selected from a variety of message types, that may be delivered to a game player through one or more channels, at predetermined time intervals. Examples of message types may include gameplay tips, techniques, strategy information, news, awards, milestones, promotions relating to microtransactions (e.g., offers, discounts, etc.), overviews of new products, features, etc., or other message types. Any number of predefined messages may exist (e.g., tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.) for each message type.
US10099138B2	Method and system for dynamically incorporating advertising content into multimedia environments Methods and systems for dynamically incorporating advertising content into multimedia environments, such as games, are provided. Example embodiments include a dynamic inserter, which selects content, based upon a set of criteria, to deliver to a receiving client system, such as a game client. The game client typically dynamically determines locations with the game where advertisements may be inserted. Associated with these locations are ad tags that specify criteria for the ads. For example, the criteria may include ad type, ad genre, and scheduling information. The game client then sends indications of these ad tags to the dynamic inserter to be used to select appropriate ads. The dynamic inserter selects ads based upon the criteria and sends them to the game client, which selects them for ad tags with conforming criteria. The game client then renders the selected ad in the appropriate location. In one embodiment, the dynamic inserter comprises a game client, game server, ad server, a communications channel, and, optionally, an ad client.
US10099133B2	Digital multimedia platform for converting video objects to gamified multimedia objects Embodiments provide an interactive digital multimedia platform for converting existing video objects to gamified multimedia objects and a method for the same. An editor-user of the platform may modify an existing video object while the content of the video object is playing. The editor-user may provide an editing input to the platform for assigning a gaming gesture at a point in video timeline associated with the video content thereby generating a modified video content. The modified video content may be a gamified multimedia object generated from the original video object. The platform also allows multiple editor-users to assign a plurality of gaming gestures at a plurality of points in video timeline associated with the existing video content. As such, the platform is collaborative.
US10099132B2	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.
US10099131B2	Computer system and method for generating, exchanging, and valuing social currency A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system generates various metrics based on one or more SCEs, such as by generating a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs are used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.
US10099126B2	Synchronizing system for gameplaying The subject application describes an activity performed with or without a website, such as a game. The game can be played either when in contact with the website or when disconnected from the website. The game playing can be carried out for example on a mobile device. The game can be used to earn virtual cash on the website, when playing from the mobile device. The game can also be played when the mobile device is not attached to the website, in which case the points that are received are saved along with an encryption to avoid a user's improper increasing of the points.
US10099125B2	Game system, non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable processing program, processing method, game device, and information processing apparatus A game system including first and second game devices is provided. Each of the first and second game devices includes a communication function for communication by using any one communication channel of a plurality of predetermined communication channels. The first game device switches from a first communication channel being used to a second communication channel other than the first communication channel and broadcasts a frame including data, and switches back to the first communication channel and continues original communication after broadcasting. When the second game device receives the frame through the second communication channel, it performs processing of the received frame.
US10099124B2	Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method An object control section according to one embodiment moves a player object in a virtual space according to an operation performed by a user. When the player object has reached a predetermined position in the virtual space by the operation performed by the user, the object control section issues a read instruction to a communication control section. The communication control section transmits radio wave to a storage medium when receiving the read instruction. When the radio wave is received, electromotive force is generated in the storage medium, and information stored in the storage medium is read by an information processing apparatus.
US10099117B2	Device and method for sensing magnetized objects for an electronic tag game An electronic tag game includes a system having magnetic field sensors that are to be worn by a player of the electronic tag game. The magnetic field sensors are configured to detect a change in the local magnetic field. The magnetic field sensors may be in operable communication with one another and are configured to send a signal reporting a change in the local magnetic field to a controller which may be communication with electronic device such as a smart phone or the like. The local magnetic field may be altered by one or more devices configured for creating a change in the local magnetic field. For example a spherical projectile or hand-held object may be provided and include a magnet that is configured to alter the magnetic field around the magnetic field sensors when a player wearing the magnetic field sensor is struck with the projectile.
US10099116B1	Systems and methods for indicating events in game video In some embodiments, a system comprises a game controller module, a trigger satisfaction module, a metadata module, and a marker module. The game controller module may be configured to receive user control signals and execute gameplay based on the user control signals. The trigger satisfaction module may be configured to determine whether one or more events that occur during the gameplay satisfy one or more trigger conditions of a trigger. The metadata module may be configured to generate one or more trigger satisfaction indicators based on the satisfaction of the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger. The marker module may be configured to associate the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators with video of the gameplay to generate one or more game event markers to be used to enable a viewer to jump to one or more game segments associated with the trigger.
US10099114B2	Method and system to conduct a bonus game that links separate primary lottery games A system and related methods for conducting a bonus game to a first primary game that enhances sales of tickets in an unrelated second primary game includes establishing the first primary game wherein players are issued first game tickets for play of the first primary game. A bonus game is established that is played separate from the first primary game. To qualify for entry into the bonus game, players enter at least one first game ticket from the first primary game. A second primary game is established wherein players are issued second game tickets that are linked to the bonus game for the first primary game such that players enhance the prize awarded in the bonus game by entering the second game tickets into the bonus game. Play of the first primary game does not require play of the bonus game or the second primary game. Play of the second primary game does not require play of the first primary game or the bonus game. Play of the bonus game requires play of the first primary game but not the second primary game.
US10099113B2	Games A game comprises a matrix that includes a central core and a plurality of stems emanating from the central core, with the lengths of the stems and the orientations of the stems such that the outer ends (or terminals) of the stems are on the surface of a cube, and playing pieces for attachment to the outer ends (or terminals) of the stems.
US10099110B2	Skateboard, extension for a skateboard, and system thereof A skateboard has one or two standing surface extensions. The extension or extensions are mounted on the skateboard and dismounted therefrom by means of a tongue-groove principle to equip a skateboard having a pintail with a kicktail at the front and at the rear or optionally only at the front/rear or at the front and the rear.
US10099109B2	Ski locking device A ski locking device and method for securing a pair of snow skis equipped with snow brakes are provided. The ski locking device comprises a housing (1320) having a rear portion (240), and a lockable closure member (1370) connected to the housing (1320). The housing (1320) and the lockable closure member (1370) are configured such that, when the ski locking device is in a closed position locking a pair of skis, with a slide surface of the first ski (3010) facing a slide surface of the second ski (3020), the rear portion (240) of the housing (220) faces a first edge (3012) of the first ski (3010) and a second edge (3022) of the second ski (3020). The lockable closure member (1370) encloses the snow brakes (3040; 3050) at a crossing point (3060) of the snow brakes.
US10099104B2	Attachment for a sport training device A sports training device includes a target having a mounting arm and an attachment. The mounting arm includes a set of front holes and a set of back holes. The hole sets are separated by at least a quarter of the circumference of an in situ support. The attachment includes a strap, hook, and tab. The first and the second ends of a strap are threaded through the front hole set thus forming a loop and then threaded through the back hole set. The strap ends are threaded through the holes on the tab. A hook is positioned on the loop. The tab includes a hole for the hook and two pair of tab holes for the strap. The first end is threaded through the first pair of tab holes while the second end is threaded through the second pair of tab holes.
US10099102B1	Athletic sensor system A sensor system for detecting aspects of a person's swing of a sporting implement having proximal and distal ends displays the aspects of the person's swing on a portable electronic device. The system includes a distal enclosure, a proximal enclosure, and a software application resident on the portable electronic device. The proximal and distal enclosures are fixable with the proximal and distal ends, respectively, of the sporting implement, and two additional hip enclosures may be include for fixing with the person's hips. Each enclosure includes a power source that powers a sensing circuit having at least one sensor and a transmitter. The software application is adapted to receive the sensor data from the sensing circuits and display aspects of the person's swing on a display thereof as derived from the sensor data. Embodiments adapted for use with golf clubs, sporting racquets, and baseball bats are disclosed.
US10099098B2	Golf club organizer apparatus A golf club organizer system includes a plurality of club retaining cradles each being radially displaced from each other about a vertical support member, wherein the club retaining cradles is rotatable about the vertical support member; the plurality of golf club retaining cradles each being sized for partially engaged receipt of a golf club head; a plurality of clip members each being sized for engaged receipt of a portion of the shaft of one of the golf clubs; a fixed grip presentation cam for displacing one of the clip members from a normal, resting position to an extraction position as the plurality of club retaining cradles are rotated; and wherein a user may rotate the plurality of club head cradles such that a selected one of the plurality of club retaining cradles is in the extraction position for permitting the user to remove or insert the corresponding golf club.
US10099096B2	Golf club head with center of gravity adjustability that optimizes products of inertia The present invention comprises a golf club head comprising a body having a crown, a sole, a front wall and a hosel, wherein the body defines a hollow interior. The golf club head further comprises a center of gravity height adjustment assembly wherein the center of gravity height adjustment assembly is positioned within the hollow interior of the body. The products of inertia (Ixz and Iyz) of the golf club head have an absolute value below 100 g-cm2.
US10099090B2	Methods for making golf ball covers based on liquid ethylene-propylene diene copolymer rubbers and resulting balls Methods for making multi-piece golf balls comprising at least one component made of ethylene-propylene diene copolymer (EPDM) rubber and the resulting balls are provided. The multi-piece golf ball includes a cover, preferably a dual-cover having inner and outer cover layers. The outer cover is preferably made of a liquid rubber composition based on liquid EPDM rubber. In one version, the ball sub-assembly is dipped in a bath containing liquid EPDM rubber to form the outer cover. In another version, a casting method is used and the liquid EPDM rubber is dispensed into mold cavities to form the outer cover. The inner core of the ball may be made of polybutadiene rubber and the outer core layer may be made of EPDM rubber. The resulting golf ball has high resiliency, a soft feel, and good weatherability.
US10099089B2	Golf ball resin composition and golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition having an excellent rebound resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition containing an ionomer resin as a resin component. In a DSC measurement (a measuring atmosphere: a nitrogen atmosphere, a measuring temperature range: from −50° C. to 150° C., and a temperature rising rate: 10° C./min) of the golf ball resin composition of the first embodiment, a first endothermic peak and a second endothermic peak appear, and a peak top temperature (Ti) of the first endothermic peak is equal to or lower than a peak top temperature (Tm) of the second endothermic peak and the peak top temperature (Ti) ranges from 60° C. to 70° C.
US10099088B2	Swim cap for persons with long hair A swim cap for persons having long hair includes a shell preferably having at least two interconnected compartments for receiving and encapsulating the hair of a user. The swim cap is secured around the head of a user by at least one draw string or adjustable band positioned within a channel near the open end of the swim cap as well as a chin strap extending downwardly from the cap. The interconnected compartments can be inflated to provide buoyancy. The shell further includes an outer layer and an inner layer defining a space therebetween that can also be inflated, or comprised of buoyant material, to provide buoyancy. A pump, compressed air canister or manual filler tube in communication with the interconnected compartments or space within the shell can be used to provide inflation. A pair of ear flaps extends downwardly from the swim cap around a user's head.
US10099081B2	Device for safe storage and disposal of embalming procedure waste A device for storage and disposal of embalming procedure waste from an embalming procedure of an animal or human corpse. The device includes an inlet for receiving the embalming procedure waste and an encapsulate storage unit configured for holding absorbent encapsulate. The device further includes a mixing unit fluidly connected to the inlet and the encapsulate storage unit, a diverter device connected to the mixing unit and at least one storage unit configured to receive and store the embalming procedure waste from the diverter device.
US10099079B2	Fire hydrant operating nut and method for lubricating the operating nut A method for delivering water through a fire hydrant is disclosed and includes unlocking a sprinkler cap control lock on the fire hydrant, removing the sprinkler cap control lock to access an operating nut of the fire hydrant and activating the operating nut to deliver water through a plurality of sprinkler ports in at least one of a plurality of caps on the fire hydrant. Also disclosed are fire hydrant with a lubricant channel and a method of lubricating a fire hydrant operation nut. Also disclosed is a fire hydrant that does not need a lubricant disposed between the operation nut and the fire hydrant body due to an operating nut sleeve being disposed between the operation nut and the fire hydrant body.
US10099077B2	Installed fire fighting apparatus for flammable objects The installed fire fighting apparatus has one or more forwarding pipelines to transfer a fire extinguishing substance composition to a place of use, and one or more spreading devices connected to the output end of the forwarding pipeline, serving for directed discharge of the fire extinguishing substance composition and designed to be fixed to a flammable object. The apparatus includes a storage pipeline to store the fire fighting substance composition, comprising a pipeline with a cross-section exceeding the cross-section of the forwarding pipeline and closed at its ends or closed into itself like a loop, where the storage pipeline is equipped with a feeder pipe end with a pressure-tight shut-off device, a valve on the feeder pipe end, as well as a device to measure pressure in the interior space of the storage pipeline and a safety fitting, preferably a safety valve. The storage pipeline has a forwarding branch-off, to which branch-off the forwarding pipeline is connected by its input end. The forwarding pipeline has a flow control valve inserted both beside the branch-off location and at a distance therefrom, and a pressure release branch-off is fitted between the two flow control valves, where such pressure release branch-off is equipped with a shut-off valve. There is a fire extinguishing substance composition filled in the storage pipeline, which is a mixture of a fire fighting substance and a pressurized gas. The apparatus is fitted with at least two individual fire sensors designed to be located at various places of the flammable object and capable to distinguish fires according to extinguishing output demand.
US10099076B2	Fire protection device and method for fire protection of an industrial oil cooker Fire protection mist nozzles for industrial oil cookers, oil cookers with fire protection systems, and method of oil cooker fire protection are provided. The mist nozzles operate at pressures between 170 and 250 psi, and provide a unique distribution pattern that allows for variable installations for protection in certain operative environments including oil cookers with various hood configurations. The fire protection nozzles includes a base defining an inlet and an outlet along an axis. The base includes an orifice having an inlet diameter and an outlet diameter. The outlet diameter is preferably greater than the inlet diameter; and the orifice defines a K-factor of less than 1.0 gpm/psi½. The nozzle includes a diffuser aligned with the orifice. The diffuser has a preferably substantially domed portion with a maximum diameter that is less than the summation of the inlet diameter and the outlet diameter of the orifice.
US10099070B2	Medical apparatus for radiotherapy and ultrasound heating The invention provides for a medical apparatus comprising a processor. Execution instructions causes the processor to receive a treatment plan descriptive of an ionizing radiation beam treatment of a target zone within a subject using a radiation beam therapy system with a radiation source and a gantry. The radiation source is operable for aiming a radiation beam path at a rotational axis of the gantry. The instructions further cause the processor to receive a planning thermal distribution descriptive of ultrasound heating of the subject with a high intensity focused ultrasound system of a heating zone and an ultrasound beam path within the subject. The target zone is within the heating zone. The instructions further cause the processor to generate radiation control command data using the planning thermal distribution and the treatment plan. The radiation control command data is executable to cause the radiation source to reduce irradiation of the target zone when more than a predetermined volume of the radiation beam path intersects the ultrasound beam path.
US10099069B2	Therapeutic apparatus and method for heating a subject A therapeutic apparatus (900, 1000) comprising a high intensity focused ultrasound system (904) for heating a target zone (940, 1022). The therapeutic apparatus further comprises a magnetic resonance imaging system (902). The therapeutic apparatus further comprises a memory (952) containing machine executable instructions (980, 982, 984, 986, 988, 990) for execution by a processor (944). Execution of the instructions cause the processor to: generate (702, 802) heating commands (964) which cause the high intensity focused ultrasound system to sonicate the subject; repeatedly acquire (704, 804) magnetic resonance data (954) during execution of the heating commands; repeatedly calculate (706, 806) a spatially dependent parameter (970); and repeatedly modify (708, 808) the heating commands in accordance with the spatially dependent parameter such that within the target zone the spatially dependent parameter remains below a first predetermined threshold and above a second predetermined threshold.
US10099063B2	Medical monitor-defibrillator with defibrillator and data operations processors A defibrillator is provided with two processors for enhancing the defibrillation process. A first processor is dedicated to controlling when an electrical charge is applied to a patient. A second processor is dedicated to data operations for enhancing the coaching of the defibrillation process. The second data processor is in communication with one or more external devices for transmission and receipt of network data for further enhancing the coaching process. The second data processor allows both the defibrillator to be maintained with updated network data and software and the one or more external devices to be maintained with updated defibrillator data. Independent controllers provide multiple processing paths on critical charge and coaching functions; with the second data processor further providing redundancy control in the event of any malfunction of the first charge processor.
US10099061B2	Emergency apparatus indicator Technologies and implementations for configuring of automated emergency medical equipment beacon are generally disclosed. The emergency medical equipment may provide a beacon indicating location and event of the emergency.
US10099057B2	System and method for determining neuronal system response Systems and methods are provided for determining a system response for a neuronal region of interest (ROI). The method comprises positioning an electrode proximate to the neuronal ROI. The electrode is electrically coupled to a neurostimulation (NS) system. The system delivers, from the NS system, a stimulation waveform from the electrode based on NS parameters. The system further programs one or more processors for: measuring an evoked potential waveform resulting from the stimulation waveform; comparing at least one excitation pulse within the stimulation waveform to the evoked potential waveform to obtain a candidate response function; repeating the delivering, measuring and comparing operations to obtain a collection of candidate response functions; and identifying a neuronal system response for the neuronal ROI based on the collection of candidate response functions.
US10099052B2	Multi-channel physiotherapy device and procedure for its application The invention is a multi-channel physiotherapy device, which is fitted with an electrical source, a power supply unit, a photo-coupler, a microprocessor, and an electrode. It is characterized in that the electrical source is connected to a single power supply unit, the power supply unit is connected to the microprocessor, and the microprocessor is connected to the photo-couplers and, through the photo-couplers and the channels, to the electrodes, the number of which is at least approximately equal to the number of photo-couplers and channels.
US10099048B2	Device port cleaner A device port cleaner and method of use is provided for cleaning a device port connector, particularly a device port connector for a medical device. The device port cleaner may be connected to the device port connector to clean and/or disinfect the device port connector.
US10099047B2	Aseptic connection of separation or reaction systems A separation or reaction unit (1; 1′; 81; 81′; 101) and a method for aseptically connecting such units. The separation or reaction unit (1; 1′; 81; 81′; 101) comprises at last one fluid inlet (3a, 3b, 5a, 5b; 3a′, 3b′, 5a′, 5b′; 85a, 85b; 103a, 103b) and at least one fluid outlet (3a, 3b, 5a, 5b; 3a′, 3b′, 5a′, 5b′; 85a, 85b; 103a, 103b). At least one of the inlet or outlet is sealed by at least one film (7, 9; 11; 87a, 87b; 107a, 107b) and the contact surface between the film and the separation or reaction unit is aseptic. The films are adapted to be mated with a corresponding film on another separation or reaction unit or on a fluid distribution unit (20; 57; 61) which the separation or reaction unit possibly should be connected with and said mated films are adapted to be pulled out together two and two after mating such that corresponding fluid inlets/outlets on the two connected units are mated aseptically.
US10099046B2	Skull implant type medication injection port A skull implant medication injection port comprises: a mounted portion placed on an upper section of a port insertion hole in a patient's cranium and a medication inlet on a top surface; a medication injection diaphragm that seals the medication inlet of the mounted portion where a needle for injecting a medication is inserted; a medication storage portion coupled with a bottom of the mounted portion stores the medication injected through the medication injection diaphragm; a medication discharge pipe connected to the medication storage portion discharges the medication stored in the medication storage portion; and a rib formed on a perimeter between the mounted portion and the medication storage portion that has a diameter larger than an inner diameter of the port insertion hole. A height of the mounted portion is generally about 4 to 7 mm, and a height of the medication storage portion is generally about 2 to 4.2 mm.
US10099045B2	Administration of antibiotics and therapeutic agents Antibiotics are administered in a surgical site subcutaneously via a small or stab incision in the surgical field. Transcutaneous ultrasonic vibrations are applied across the surgical field, which is then opened in the usual manner, to thereby provide a surgical field which contains a vastly higher and more effective level of antibiotic. At the same time the underlying tissue is hydrated.
US10099043B2	Hollow microneedle array article An article 100 having a first side 112 that has a central portion 130 defined by a first edge 134, a microneedle-free peripheral portion 140 that substantially surrounds the central portion, and a plurality of spaced-apart hollow microneedles 160. Each microneedle has a body that includes an outer surface 163; a base segment 166 having a base 162 and a first shape; a tip segment 168 having a tip 164 and a second shape, wherein the second shape is distinct from the first shape; a transition plane 167 that delineates the base segment and the tip segment; and a central axis 180. An angle, defined by an intersection of the central axis of at least one microneedle and a shortest line extending from the first edge and through the transition plane of the at least one microneedle, is less than about 50°.
US10099042B2	Method of making a balloon dilation catheter shaft having end transition A catheter includes a balloon and a shaft having a coaxial portion including an outer tubular member having a bore, a transition neck, an access fitting adjacent the proximate end of the catheter shaft for directing a guidewire into the catheter shaft, an inflation port, a guidewire tubular member disposed coaxially in the outer tubular member, the outer tubular member and guidewire tubular member defining a first, annular inflation/deflation lumen fluid communication with the inflation port, at least one second inflation/deflation lumen separate from and non-coaxial with the guidewire tubular member and having a cross-sectional area less than the cross-sectional area of the first inflation/deflation lumen and opening at a proximate end into the first inflation/deflation lumen and at the distal end of the transition neck.
US10099039B2	High pressure balloon Composite fiber reinforced balloons for medical devices are prepared by applying a web of fibers to the exterior of a preformed underlayer balloon, encasing the web with a matrix material to form an assembly, and inserting the assembly into a preformed outer layer balloon to form the composite balloon.
US10099038B2	Catheter assembly A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a catheter hub fixed to a proximal end portion of the catheter, a hollow inner needle detachably inserted in to the catheter, a pressing member configured to press a portion between a proximal end and a distal end of the catheter, a guide wire slidably inserted into the inner needle, and a wire operating member which is configured to be displaced in a longitudinal direction relative to the inner needle and the catheter and is connected to the guide wire.
US10099035B2	Anti-resterilization components for catheter treatment devices and associated devices, systems, and methods Anti-resterilization components for medical devices, such as catheter assemblies, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, a catheter assembly comprises a handle assembly and an anti-resterilization component within the handle assembly. The anti-resterilization component comprises an absorptive material configured to absorb and selectively retain a component of a sterilization gas, such as ethylene oxide.
US10099030B2	Mechanical and fluid system and method for the prevention and control of motion sickness, motion-induced vision sickness, and other variants of spatial disorientation and vertigo A non-electronic head-worn system for providing visual inertial head orientation information to a person is disclosed. The system comprises a head-worn unit that displays at least one orientation reference symbol to the person wearing the unit wherein the orientation reference symbol stays in a fixed visual position for the person when the person's head changes orientation. The system comprises an optical element located in the optical path between the user's eye and the orientation reference symbol, such as a lens, mirror, a prism, a beam splitter, a retro-reflector, or any other device or medium that can change the appearance or apparent location of an image. The system further comprises a pitch indicator that gives visual pitch information to the person and/or a roll indicator that gives visual roll information to the person. The pitch indicator and the roll indicator are responsive to a pendulum, a rolling element, or a fluid in a reservoir. The pitch element and the roll element do not use electricity or electronics.
US10099028B2	Methods, systems and devices using LOX to provide ventilatory support A portable liquid oxygen system may provide an average flow rate of oxygen gas at approximately 6-approximately 20 lpm using a rapid gas conversion mode. The rapid gas conversion mode utilizes a Stirling engine that harnesses the heat differential between the ambient temperature and the liquid oxygen store to drive a fan. The fan operates to blow ambient air across a heat exchanger, which allows the heat exchanger to more rapidly evaporate liquid oxygen into oxygen gas.
US10099027B2	Oral suction device An oral suction device includes a suction catheter having a suction portion at a first end, a shell surrounding the suction portion, and a suction tubing connector on a second end opposite the first end. The shell includes a hydrogel.
US10099026B2	System, apparatus and method for supplying gases A system, apparatus and methods are provided for supplying gases to a user. The supply includes a sub-therapeutic mode and a pressure support mode for delivering therapy to a user. A flow diversion device or valve switches from a first mode corresponding with the sub-therapeutic mode of the system to a second mode corresponding with the pressure support mode of the system. In the first mode, the valve opens a larger flow path between the interior of the user interface and ambient air than in the second mode.
US10099025B2	Connector and alerting device The present invention connects to tubing through which gas flows to a patient. An alert notifies monitoring personnel that oxygen flow to the patient has been interrupted, because the tubing has been disconnected. The invention comprises an adapter that is connected to a gas or oxygen source and a nipple over which the tubing fits and through which oxygen flows to the patient. When the tubing becomes disconnected from the nipple, the oxygen flow actuates an alert. In one embodiment, the invention includes a fixed arm and a swing arm. A latch and a spring that pull the fixed arm and swing arm toward each other connect the two arms. When the tubing becomes disconnected, one arm rotates and activates a switch that sends a signal to an alert that is preferably audible.
US10099023B2	Devices, systems and methods for medicament delivery An apparatus includes a label configured to be coupled to a medicament delivery device. The label includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to be coupled to an outer surface of the medicament delivery device. The second surface includes a textual indicia. The label further includes an electronic circuit system configured to output an electronic signal.
US10099022B2	Nebulizer A nebulizer and a container with a fluid for such a nebulizer are described, the container comprising an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the indicator device stopping further use of the container in a locked state when a predetermined number of uses has been reached or exceeded, and when the nebulizer is partially opened, it is blocked against further use, and after replacement of the container including the indicator device, the nebulizer can be used again.
US10099019B2	Nasal delivery device The present invention provides a method for delivering a substance to the nasal cavity of a subject in which drawing air from a mouthpiece triggers release of a substance to a subject's nasal cavities. The device comprises a container for containing the substance in fluid communication with a nosepiece, a valve with an active configuration and an inactive configuration, and a trigger mechanism to reconfigure the valve from its inactive configuration to its active configuration and vice versa. Drawing air from the mouthpiece, e.g., when the subject takes in air by mouth, activates the trigger mechanism, thereby reconfiguring the valve from its inactive configuration to its active configuration for a predetermined period of time and delivering the substance from the device to a nasal cavity of the subject.
US10099018B2	Patch-sized fluid delivery systems and methods A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device.
US10099016B2	Syringe pressure generating and pressure displaying device Provided is a syringe pressure generating and pressure displaying device applied to a syringe configured such that an auxiliary device is detachably attached to the cylinder flange while the rod bar is installed in the auxiliary device so as to pass therethrough, and a grip of the hand on a lever that is hinge-connected to the auxiliary device so as to be disposed horizontally in line with the syringe creates a rotational motion due to leverage, whereupon the rotational motion is converted into a linear motion via a motion-converting means, and the rod bar and the piston are moved with increased force.
US10099014B2	Assembly for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device with such an assembly The present disclosure pertains to an assembly for a drug delivery device having a housing part, a piston rod displaceable relative to the housing part, a first sleeve member and a second sleeve member. First and second sleeve members are coupled to the housing part. In an initial state of the assembly the first sleeve member is movable from an initial position to a second position relative to the second sleeve member which allows the piston rod to axially travel from an initial position to a predetermined second position such that the assembly is in a primed state. Moreover, in the primed state of the assembly, with the first sleeve member being in the second position relative to the second sleeve member, first and second sleeve members are permanently rotationally and axially locked to each other by a first engagement feature such that first and second sleeve members together form a sleeve.
US10099013B2	Injector Provided is a manual drive unit for use with a cassette unit comprising a cassette unit housing containing there within a syringe comprising a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation; a hollow needle at a front end of the barrel, the hollow needle defining a needle tip for dispensing of the liquid drug formulation; and a plunger that is axially movable within the barrel. The manual drive unit comprises a manual drive unit housing defining a docking cavity and a needle delivery aperture, wherein said docking cavity is arranged for docking receipt of the cassette unit at a docking position; and received by the manual drive unit housing and axially movable relative thereto, a manually operable drive transfer element for transferring axial drive to the plunger of the syringe for moving the plunger into the barrel of the syringe to eject at least part of the volume of liquid drug formulation.
US10099012B2	Closure system for an applicator attachment on a container for pharmaceutical preparations, and use, container with closure system, syringe for medical purposes, and method of assembly Disclosed are a closure system for an applicator attachment on a container for pharmaceutical preparations and to a use of the closure system, a syringe for medical purposes, including a container for pharmaceutical preparations and a closure system, and a method of assembling a syringe. The aforementioned operate such that splash prevention and a venting function are integrated in the closure system.
US10099009B1	Central venous catheter with reverse flush port A catheter having a secondary port that enables flushing a fluid from a portion of the catheter. The secondary port is disposed along the length of the catheter tube so as to be near an entry point of the catheter into a patient's body. A clamp is disposed adjacent to the secondary port on a side proximate to the patient's body. The secondary port and clamp enable flushing of a fluid from a portion of the catheter that is external to the patient's body and disposal of a clot- or obstruction-dissolving agent into the external portion of the catheter. Upon removal of the clot or obstruction, the secondary port and clamp enable removal of the dissolving agent and replenishing the fluid in the external portion of the catheter to resume provision of the fluid to the patient.
US10099008B2	Rotor for medical flow-regulating devices A rotor for medical flow-regulating devices is described. The rotor comprises a central body and a margin extending from the central body. The margin comprises at least one actionable section that is movable from a rest position to a stretched position with respect to the central body upon application of a force and is configured to resiliently return to the rest position upon removal of the force. A medical flow-regulating device comprising the rotor is also described. A system comprising the medical flow-regulating device and a hand-held activation device is also described. A method of manufacturing a rotor is also described.
US10099005B2	Drive mechanism A drive mechanism for a medication delivery device includes a motor, a housing, a gear cover, a gear transmission system, a helical transmission system, and a sensor system. The helical transmission system includes a plug, a screw shaft, and a sliding block connecting the plug to the screw shaft. The gear transmission system includes a first gear disposed on an output shaft of the motor and a second gear disposed on one end of the screw shaft. Dual gears interconnect the first and second gears. The motor drives the plug along a linear path by rotating the screw shaft via the gear transmission system, causing the sliding block to move along the screw shaft. The sensor system monitors the driving process. The plug provides the force required to effect the dosing of the medication.
US10099004B2	Extra-corporeally portable infusion device A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).
US10099002B2	Systems and methods for parallel channel microfluidic separation The present disclosure describes a system and method for microfluidic separation. More particularly, the disclosure describes a system and method for the purification of a fluid by the removal of undesired particles. The device includes microfluidic separation channels that include multiple outlets. The device also includes isolation slots positioned between each of the microfluidic separation channels. The device's base includes multiple acoustic transducers which in some implementations are configured to protrude into the isolation slots. The acoustic transducers are configured to generate aggregation axes within the separation channels, which are used to separate out undesired particles.
US10098995B2	Implantable heart treatment systems, devices, and methods Treatment of cardiac tissue via an implantable heart treatment device is described. A device embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a substrate; an electromagnetic signal generator configured to generate one or more electric signals configured to stimulate one or more tissues of a heart; a metabolic molecule supply device configured to supply one or more metabolic molecules to one or more tissues of the heart; and control circuitry operably coupled to the electromagnetic signal generator and the metabolic molecule supply device, the control circuitry configured to generate one or more control signals according to at least a first control protocol and a second control protocol, dependent upon a status of a ventricular fibrillation event of the heart.
US10098989B2	Coatings for controlled release of water soluble drugs The present disclosure relates to multilayer coatings that include a hydrophobic encasing layer and allow controlled release of a water soluble drug. The encasing layer encases water soluble, or hydrophilic, drugs with a flexible layer and comes in good intimate contact with the water soluble drug layer. Thus, the encasing layer conforms to the water soluble drug and can control the release of the drug. Advantageously, major cuts or fissures in the coating do not cause the water soluble drug to leak or burst out; rather, the encasing layer continues to provide modulated release of the drug. The present disclosure also includes methods of making the multilayer coatings, methods of using the multilayer coatings, and articles that include the multilayer coatings.
US10098987B2	Coating for intraluminal expandable catheter providing contact transfer of drug micro-reservoirs A coating for an expandable portion of a catheter comprising a hydrophobic matrix and a dispersed phase is disclosed. The dispersed phase comprises a plurality of micro-reservoirs dispersed in the hydrophobic matrix, wherein the plurality of micro-reservoirs comprises a first active agent and a first biodegradable or bioerodable polymer. A coating formulation and a method for forming the coating are also disclosed. A catheter comprising the coating on the expandable portion and a method for treating a condition are also provided.
US10098978B2	Wearable chemical dispenser Wearable devices for dispensing insect repellents, fragrances, and/or other chemicals along the outside of the clothing of a human are disclosed. They are of the type that are clipped onto a belt or the like, and use a powered fan to dispense active. They are configured with fan rotor arrangements to minimize power use while still achieving acceptable air flow rates. These changes permit use of smaller batteries and more compact arrangements for battery positioning. This in turn permits a much more compact and lightweight construction to achieve the desired results. The devices are also provided with a rotatable clip structure to render use of the device more comfortable when the user is seated and to provide greater control over the direction of the dispensing. Further, they are provided with modified lids to facilitate active refill replacement.
US10098977B2	Deodorant composition and deodorizing product The deodorant composition of the present invention includes an amorphous aluminum silicate, a hydrazide compound, and a crystalline zinc oxide in which at least two peaks among three peaks detected within a diffraction angle (2θ) range from 30 to 38 degrees when the crystalline zinc oxide is subjected to X-ray powder diffraction measurement have a half width of 0.4 to 1.2 degrees in an X-ray diffraction chart, wherein a content of the crystalline zinc oxide is in a range from 100 to 500 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the hydrazide compound, and wherein a content of the amorphous aluminum silicate is in a range from 100 to 750 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the hydrazide compound.
US10098975B2	Labeled pkg-1-alpha-binding compounds and their use in imaging and quantifying pain The present invention relates to the use of compounds that selectively bind to activated protein kinase G 1 alpha for imaging the anatomic basis for chronic pain. Such imaging may also be used to objectively quantify chronic pain.
US10098972B2	Imageable polymers This invention relates to imageable polymers, particularly those comprising poly vinylalcohol and to methods for making them as well as to embolic microspheres comprising the polymers. The microspheres are imageable during embolization procedures and can be loaded with drugs or other therapeutic agents to provide an imageable drug delivery system.
US10098966B2	Complex particles for delivering nitric oxide, method of producing the same, and application of the same The present invention relates to complex particles for delivering nitric oxide, method of producing the particles, and application of the particles, and more particularly, relates to complex particles for delivering nitric oxide and an additional therapeutic reagent.
US10098961B2	Hyaluronic acid composition An injectable hyaluronic acid composition including a hyaluronic acid; a local anesthetic selected from the group of amide and ester type local anesthetics or a combination thereof; and an ascorbic acid derivative in an amount which prevents or reduces the effect on the viscosity and/or elastic modulus G′ of the composition caused by the local anesthetic upon sterilization by heat. Further, the medical and non-medical, such as cosmetic, use of such a composition, and a method of manufacturing such a composition.
US10098956B2	Stabilizing agent for pharmaceutical proteins A method for stabilizing a human blood protein or human blood plasma protein with a molecular weight of >10 KDa by adding melezitose to a solution comprising the human blood protein or human blood plasma protein with a molecular weight of >10 KDa.
US10098945B2	Genetically engineered swine influenza virus and uses thereof The present invention relates, in general, to attenuated swine influenza viruses having an impaired ability to antagonize the cellular interferon (IFN) response, and the use of such attenuated viruses in vaccine and pharmaceutical formulations. In particular, the invention relates to attenuated swine influenza viruses having modifications to a swine NS1 gene that diminish or eliminate the ability of the NS1 gene product to antagonize the cellular IFN response. These viruses replicate in vivo, but demonstrate decreased replication, virulence and increased attenuation, and therefore are well suited for use in live virus vaccines, and pharmaceutical formulations.
US10098943B2	Flavivirus virus like particle Provided is a virus like particle comprising one or more flavivirus structural proteins, and a composition or vaccine comprising thereof, its use in the prevention or treatment of flavivirus infection. The flavivirus structural protein contains at least one amino acid alteration in the envelope region. Examples of flavivirus contains dengue virus.
US10098940B2	Exotoxin/thermolysin compositions and methods and uses for treating or preventing laminitis The disclosure relates to immunogenic and vaccine compositions comprising Streptococcus exotoxins and/or bacterial thermolysins from M4 protease family. Also provided are kits, methods and uses of said compositions for treating or preventing laminitis in a hooved animal.
US10098939B2	Reagents and methods for identifying, enriching, and/or expanding antigen-specific T cells Antigen-specific T cells, including nave T cells, and including rare precursor cells are enriched and expanded in culture. Enrichment and expansion provides a platform for more effective immunotherapy by adoptive transfer, as well as platforms for personalizing immunotherapy by determining T cell reactivity with a library of candidate peptide antigens.
US10098937B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10098934B2	Polypeptides and polynucleotides, and uses thereof as a drug target for producing drugs and biologics This invention relates to a novel target for production of immune and non-immune based therapeutics and for disease diagnosis. More particularly, the invention provides therapeutic antibodies against VSIG1, ILDR1, LOC253012, AI216611, C1ORF32 or FXYD3 antigens, which are predicted co-stimulatory family members and which are differentially expressed in cancers including, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, and colon cancer, and diagnostic and therapeutic usages. The use of these antibodies for modulating B7 costimulation and related therapies such as the treatment of autoimmunity are also provided. This invention further relates to the discovery of extracellular domains of VSIG1 and its variants, FXYD3 and its variants, ILDR1 and its variants, LOC253012 and its variants, AI216611 and its variants, and C1ORF32 and its variants awhich are suitable targets for immunotherapy, cancer therapy, and drug development.
US10098932B2	Botulinum toxin for use in the treatment of paratonia The present invention relates to botulinum toxins for use in the treatment of paratonia. In particular, the present invention relates to the treatment of paratonia by local administration of a botulinum toxin to a muscle of a patient.
US10098927B2	Combination of growth factors, cytokines, antibacterial/antiviral factors, stem cell stimulating factors, complement proteins C3A/C4A, immunoglobulins and chemotactic factors The present invention refers to a combination of growth factors, cytokines, antibacterial/antiviral factors, stem cell stimulating factors, complement proteins C3a/C4a, immunoglobulins and chemotactic factors. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said combination from serum, placenta or colostrum and to composition containing said combination for use in the treatment of conditions requiring tissue repair and regeneration and for the substitution of stem cell therapies.
US10098916B2	Strains of the genus Lactobacillus and use thereof This invention provides novel strains of the genus Lactobacillus which can be used to produce pharmaceutical products with probiotic properties for human or veterinary use. The strains of this invention possess metabolic features that are particularly suitable for treatment of disorders related to lactose malabsorption and intolerance, fructose malabsorption and intolerance, and bloating.
US10098915B2	Equol-producing lactic acid bacteria-containing composition An equol-producing lactic acid bacteria-containing composition comprises, as an essential component thereof, a lactic acid bacterial strain belonging to the genus Lactococcus having an ability to utilize at least one daidzein compound selected from the group consisting of daidzein glycosides, daidzein, and dihydrodaidzein to produce equol. Such a composition is effective for the prevention and alleviation of malaise inclusive of climacteric disturbance in middle-aged and elderly women for which no effective prophylactic method or alleviating means has heretofore been available.
US10098911B2	Chimeric protein The present invention provides a chimeric protein having the formula: Casp-Ht1-Ht2 wherein Casp is a caspase domain; Ht1 is a first heterodimerization domain; and Ht2 is a second heterodimerization domain and wherein, in the presence of a chemical inducer of dimerization (CID), an identical pair of the chimeric proteins interact such that Ht1 from one chimeric protein heterodimerizes with Ht2 from the other chimeric protein, causing homodimerization of the two caspase domains. The invention also provides a cell comprising such a protein and its use in adoptive cell therapy.
US10098904B2	Zidovudine combination therapies for treating microbial infections The present invention relates to the use of a combination of an anti-retroviral agent such as zidovudine and anti-microbial agents for killing clinically latent microorganisms associated with microbial infections and to novel combinations comprising an anti-retroviral agent such as zidovudine and anti-microbial agents for the treatment of microbial infections.
US10098903B2	Inhibiting inflammation with milk oligosaccharides A method of inhibiting inflammation with milk oligosaccharides or glycoconjugates containing the oligosaccharides.
US10098902B2	Arginase inhibitors as therapeutics Compounds according to Formula I are potent inhibitors of Arginase I and II activity: where R1, R2, R3, R4, D, W, X, Y, and Z are defined in the specification. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds and methods of their use in treating or preventing a disease or a condition associated with arginase activity.
US10098897B2	Methods and materials for reducing development of stenosis of arteriovenous fistulas This document provides methods and materials for reducing development of stenosis of arteriovenous fistulas. For example, methods and materials for reducing IEX-1 polypeptide expression or activity within a mammal (e.g., a human) to reduce venous neointimal hyperplasia and/or the development of stenosis of arteriovenous fistulas are provided.
US10098891B2	Highly concentrated stable meloxicam solutions for needleless injection A method for treating pain, inflammation, fever and respiratory complaints in mammals comprising administering by needleless injection to a mammal in need of such treatment an aqueous cyclodextrin-free solution of meloxicam containing a pharmacologically acceptable meloxicam salt of an organic or inorganic base.
US10098888B2	Substituted benzene compounds The present invention relates to substituted benzene compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
US10098887B2	Antiviral compounds and methods of use thereof Inhibitors of retroviral propagation, methods of treatment and prevention of retroviral infections using the inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions including the inhibitors, are disclosed.
US10098884B2	Methotrexate for proliferative vitreoretinopathy The use of methotrexate, e.g., repeated dosing or sustained-release formulations of methotrexate, for treating or reducing risk of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) or epiretinal membranes (ERM), e.g., after surgical vitrectomy to treat retinal detachment.
US10098882B2	Risperidone sustained release microsphere composition A risperidone sustained release microsphere formulation is provided. The microsphere formulation includes risperidone or 9-hydroxy risperidone or salts thereof, and a polymer blend having a first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer and a second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer, in which the first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a high intrinsic viscosity and the second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a low intrinsic viscosity. The sustained release micro sphere formulation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is suitable for large-scale industrialized production with improved stability, the in vivo release behavior of which will not change after long-term storage.
US10098879B2	Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of ebola virus disease The invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of Ebola Virus Disease. In particular the present relates to a method of treating Ebola Virus Disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering the subject with a therapeutically effective amount of Favipiravir.
US10098878B2	HIF-2α inhibitors for treating iron overload disorders The present disclosure relates to HIF-2α inhibitors and methods of making and using them for treating iron overload disorders. Certain compounds were potent in HIF-2α scintillation proximity assay, luciferase assay, and VEGF ELISA assay, and reduced liver iron accumulation and serum iron parameters in both prophylactic and treatment mouse models.
US10098876B2	Treating sexual desire disorders with flibanserin The invention relates to the use of flibanserin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, for the treatment of disorders of sexual desire.
US10098873B2	Compositions and kits useful for treatment of respiratory illness A stable liquid composition in a clear bottle where the composition contains, at least, phenylephrine and acetaminophen. The composition is substantially free of aldehydes and has a pH from 3.5 to 5. The clear bottle is a polyethylene terphthalate bottle.
US10098871B2	Combination therapies for treatment of laminopathies, cellular aging, and atherosclerosis Provided herein are combination therapies for the treatment of progeroid diseases and conditions, cellular aging, bone diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. The provided combination therapies target the aberrant farnesylation of the mutant lamin A protein progerin and increase progerin clearance.
US10098868B2	Formula comprising a hypolipidemic agent The present invention relates to the stable pharmaceutical composition of a suitable hypolipidemic agent. Preferably, the present invention discloses novel formulations of the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I). More particularly the present invention relates to the stable pharmaceutical composition of compounds of formula (I) comprising compounds of formula (I) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the pH of the formulation is maintained above 7. formula (I).
US10098866B2	Pharmaceutical preparation containing copolyvidone A stabilized preparation which comprises: a unstable drug in a polyethylene glycol-containing preparation; and a coating agent comprising a copolyvidone instead of polyethylene glycol with which the drug is coated.
US10098863B2	Fumarate esters Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more fumarate esters, processes for making the same, and compositions and methods for treating multiple sclerosis subjects with the compositions. In particular, oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising fumarate esters in liquid vehicles are described. One embodiment is an oral delayed release pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a soft capsule encapsulating an immediate releasing liquid comprising one or more fumarate esters.
US10098862B1	Formulations with enhanced stability and bioavailability for administration of (E)-2,6-dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones Pharmaceutical compositions of (E)-2,4,6-trimethoxystyryl-3-[(carboxymethyl)amino]-4-methoxybenzylsulphone and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are described as well as methods of their use.
US10098850B2	Formulation and method of use of a treatment for shingles pain A pharmaceutical formulation for treatment of shingles is provided. The formulation includes between 0.2 mg of menthol per 120 mL of the formulation and 1.0 mg of menthol per 120 mL of the formulation, camphor water, lime water, and a local anesthetic. The local anesthetic includes one of between 0.6 mL of phenol per 120 mL of the formulation and 2.0 mL of phenol per 120 mL of the formulation and between 0.25% concentration by weight of lidocaine and 5% concentration by weight of lidocaine.
US10098849B2	Anti-radical agents Compounds of the formulae and selected hindered nitroxyl, hydroxylamine and hydroxylamine salt compounds such as the compound of the formula wherein G1 is hydrogen; C1-C22alkyl; C1-C22alkylthio; C2-C22alkylthioalkyl; C5-C7cycloalkyl; phenyl; C7-C9-phenylalkyl; or SO3M; G2 is C1-C22alkyl; C5-C7cycloalkyl; phenyl; or C7-C9-phenylalkyl; E is oxyl or hydroxyl; V is —O—; or —NH—; a is 0 or 1 or 2; b, c and d and g are each independently of one another 0 or 1; e is an integer from 1 to 4; f, m, n and p are each independently of one another an integer from 1 to 3; q is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3; Q, T and G3 are as defined in claim 1; G4 and G5 are each independently of the other hydrogen; or C1-C22alkyl; exhibit marked antiinflammatory action.
US10098848B2	Inositol-containing comestible units and methods of treatment using the same A method for treating a patient having one or more of anxiety, hypersensitivity, restricted areas of interest, repetitive behaviors, irritability and emotional lability, or otherwise requiring a calming effect, is disclosed. The method includes administering to the patient a plurality of comestible units, e.g., cookies, cumulatively comprising a therapeutically effective amount of inositol.
US10098847B2	Bacterially-derived, intact minicells that encompass plasmid-free functional nucleic acid for in vivo delivery to mammalian cells Intact, bacterially-derived minicells can safely introduce therapeutically effective amounts of plasmid-free functional nucleic acid to target mammalian cells. To this end, functional nucleic acid can be packaged into intact minicells directly, without resort to expression constructs, the expression machinery of the host cell, harsh chemicals or electroporation.
US10098846B2	Drug-containing particulate composition with cationic agent, associated medical devices, and methods for treatment The disclosure provides bioactive agent-containing particulates that include bioactive agent, biocompatible polymer, negatively charged groups, and a cationic agent. The particulates can be associated with a medical device, such as a balloon catheter, which can be used to move the particulates to a treatment site. Transfer of the particulates from the device to tissue is facilitated by the arrangement of the cationic and bioactive agent-containing particulates.
US10098844B2	Enzyme delivery systems and methods of preparation and use This invention relates to coated digestive enzyme preparations and enzyme delivery systems and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the preparations. This invention further relates to methods of preparation and use of the systems, pharmaceutical compositions and preparations to treat persons having ADD, ADHD, autism, cystic fibrosis and other behavioral and neurological disorders.
US10098837B2	Combination therapy for COPD Aerosol formulations comprising glycopyrronium bromide, formoterol or a salt thereof, and beclometasone dipropionate are useful for the prevention or treatment of moderate/severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
US10098834B2	Extended release of neuregulin for treating heart failure The present invention provides methods and kits for preventing, treating or delaying various cardiovascular diseases or disorders especially heart failure by extended release of neuregulin to a mammal. Moreover, the extended release of neuregulin is administered by subcutaneous infusion with a pump.
US10098832B1	Compositions for short and long term benefits for minimizing wrinkles and fine lines The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition including an oil phase, a polyol phase, and a phase. The oil phase includes polysilicone-11, mixture of dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer and cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, ethylhexyl palmitate; and hyaluronic acid derivative. The polyol phase includes ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, propylene glycol, glycerin, and hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid. The tertiary phase includes anogeissus leiocarpus bark extract. The cosmetic composition provides immediate soft focus effect and long term anti-wrinkle effect. The present invention also relates to a method of making the cosmetic composition.
US10098827B2	Compounds in the family of N-acylamino-amides, compositions comprising them, and uses The present application relates to new compounds in the family of N-acylamino-amides having formula (I), compositions, in particular cosmetic compositions comprising them, and their use to treat the signs of aging of skin of the body or face, whether chronobiological or photo-induced, and in particular aging generated by reduced skin elasticity. in which p=1, 2 or 3 R independently denotes a cyano (—CN), hydroxy (—OH), CO2R′ group in which R′ denotes a hydrogen atom or linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group, and also the salts and/or isomers and/or solvates thereof.
US10098818B2	Cuspidor funnels attachable to empty drink containers Two embodiments of a cuspidor funnel are described, each of which may be securely attached to an empty beverage container, and then detached from the container with the container being disposed of after use. A first is attached to a standard sized beverage can while the second is structured to be attached to a standard sized beverage bottle. The can embodiment includes a cylindrical structure that snaps onto the beverage can top rim and positions a funnel neck into the opening of the beverage can typical of a press-tab opening soda or beer can. This funnel neck receives fluid captured by the angled funnel wall formed on the top face of the cuspidor funnel. The beverage bottle embodiment includes a generally cylindrical structure that is threaded onto the beverage bottle opening typical of most single serving plastic beverage bottle containers.
US10098817B2	Dispensing device A device for dispensing articles, the device comprising: a conveying member comprising n receptacles, of which n−m are suitable for receiving articles, the receptacles being movable between an article receiving position and an article dispensing position; a sensor for sensing the presence of articles in the receptacles, the sensor positioned between the receiving position and the dispensing position; wherein m of said receptacles is a blank receptacle which is unable to receive an article and the sensor is unable to distinguish an empty receptacle from a blank receptacle such that the maximum number of detectable articles conveyed once n receptacles have passed the sensor is n−m, where m is at least 1.
US10098812B2	Multi-component container A container for storing and/or applying a substance is provided. The container includes a glass body having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape and enclosing a cavity, as well as a distal end with a first opening and a proximal end with a second opening. One or more connecting elements are attached to the glass body at the distal end and are made of a plastic material. The plastic material is a thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic material and the glass body and the or each connecting element are connected to each other by use of a joint. The connecting element arranged at the distal end includes a passage channel communicating with the first opening. The first and second openings are enclosed by end faces and immediately adjacent surfaces of the glass body and the connecting element(s) is/are attached to the glass body via the end faces and the immediately adjacent surfaces.
US10098811B2	Portable relaxation therapy massage device for the head The present invention administers fluid therapy and chromotherapy to the head of a user for stimulatory purposes. Particularly, the invention comprises a portable device for administering fluid therapy using pressurized water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances to massage and relax the head and scalp of the user while simultaneously allowing the use of craniofacial chromotherapy thus providing a generally relaxing and refreshing stimulative experience for the head.
US10098810B1	Systems, devices, components and methods for triggering or inducing resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of a patient Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods for providing external therapeutic vibration stimulation to a patient are disclosed and described. Therapeutic vibration stimulation is provided to at least one location on or adjacent to a patient's skin (such as through clothing or a layer disposed next to the patient's skin), and is configured to trigger or induce resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of the patient. Inducing such resonance can aid in training autonomic reflexes and improve their functioning.
US10098808B2	Anti-aging applicator An end effector is capable of being used to stimulate a portion of skin at a stimulation frequency. The end effector includes a base portion that is couplable to a motor and an end portion having a plurality of contact points at which the end effector is configured to contact the portion of skin. The plurality of contact points are located at a target distance from each other that is based on an inverse of the stimulation frequency. The end effector is configured such that, when the base portion is coupled to the motor and the motor is operating, the end effector has a resonant frequency based on the stimulation frequency. When the motor is operating and a force is applied to bias the end effector toward the portion of skin, a cyclical stimulus is produced within the portion of skin at about the stimulation frequency.
US10098805B2	Tactile warning panel apparatus with smart technology Multipurpose tactile warning panels (TWPAs) for use in pedestrian walkways, and in particular tactile warning panels that are designed and built with multifunction/multipurpose capabilities that serve the visually impaired and enable the deployment of smart city technology. The TWPAs integrate tactile warning systems and subsurface enclosures that can withstand pressures of five (5) tons up to and exceeding sixty (60) tons and incorporate small cells, beacons, sensors, Fog Computing, electric energy generation, rechargeable power supplies, wireless M2M communication and a plethora of other smart city technologies.
US10098804B2	Walking assistance apparatus A walking assistance apparatus for preventing offset occurring in between a rotating axis of a hip joint of a user and a rotating shaft of the walking assistance apparatus may be provided. The walking assistance apparatus includes a waist fixing apparatus configured to be fixed to a waist of a user, a connecting guide mounted at the waist fixing apparatus and configured to slide in an extension direction of the waist fixing apparatus and rotate on a rotating shaft extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the extension direction, a rail unit mounted at one side of the connecting guide, the rail unit extending in a vertical direction, and a hip joint configured to slide along the rail unit.
US10098802B2	Therapeutic apparatus and therapeutic method A therapeutic apparatus, which treats fatigue of the whole body, is provided. A plurality of speakers/sensors which apply an oscillating pressure to a subject are provided. An airtight chamber and a vacuum pump unit, which change the subject into the state of a negative pressure from the atmospheric pressure, are provided. A control unit adjusts distribution of the oscillating pressure by the output of each speaker/sensor is provided. Further, the control unit adjusts each speaker/sensor, in order that the oscillating pressure of a same extent is applied to a plurality of parts of the body, simultaneously. Thereby, the whole body of the subject can recover from fatigue.
US10098801B2	Lightweight casket having foldable features A method for use with a casket arrangement having a first configuration and a second configuration includes moving the casket arrangement while in the second configuration, changing the casket arrangement from the second configuration to the first configuration, and moving remains of a deceased disposed within the casket arrangement while in the first configuration. The casket arrangement includes a bottom panel and intrinsically formed side panels and end panels. The side panels and end panels include upper portions that extend upward and connect in the first configuration, and which extend in a direction other than upward in the second configuration.
US10098800B2	Method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the Trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit. A viscoelastic pad is used to support and hold a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while the table, and thus the patient lying thereon, is in an inclined position, such as the Trendelenburg position. The viscoelastic pad has characteristics which promote a minimization of pressure forces on the patient's body, as well as promote a secure cushioning and holding of the patient in a desired position on the table, in order to minimize injury to the patient.
US10098799B2	Electric wheelchair The present invention relates to an electric wheelchair incorporating a lifting mechanism which makes it possible to transfer a disabled or dependent person from the wheelchair itself to any desired surface, such as a bed, a toilet, a hospital bed, etc. and vice versa from said surface to the wheelchair, and armrests comprising an anchoring device for fixing a patient support sling.
US10098798B2	Patient support with air bladder control sensitive to an orientation angle sensor A patient support includes a cover defining an interior region, an air permeable first layer located in the interior region within the cover, a first air supply coupled to the first layer to provide air flow through the first layer, air bladders including a head zone and a seat zone located beneath the first layer, a first sensing assembly located beneath the head zone, a second air supply coupled to the air bladders to selectively inflate and deflate the air bladders, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the first and second air supplies to control inflation and deflation of the air bladders and to control air flow through the permeable layer. The controller also receives a signal from the first sensing assembly, determines whether the patient support is occupied, and adjusts air flow through the first layer based on the signal from the first sensing assembly.
US10098794B2	Discrete cord delivery apparatus An apparatus for delivering a discrete cord having a supply path comprising a fluid flow, a deployed cord supply, a transfer member having a first surface comprising one or more orifices capable of receiving the deployed cord supply, and a cutting apparatus comprising a cutting implement enabled to sever the deployed cord supply to form a discrete cord. The fluid flow directs the deployed cord supply towards the transfer member first surface. The transfer member first surface abuts the cutting apparatus.
US10098791B2	Crusher, absorber-manufacturing device, and pulp sheet-crushing method Provided is a crusher capable of omitting a device for feeding a pulp sheet from outside into inside of a casing or suppressing a driving force of this device to be small and an absorber-manufacturing device provided with the same. A pulp sheet (P) is guided to a contact position (m) where the pulp sheet (P) and crushing edges (9b) of a cutter (9) come into contact from a position upstream of a virtual line (L3) orthogonal to a tangent line (L2) of a rotational path (R1) of the crushing edges (9b) at the contact position (m) and passing through the contact position (m) in a rotational direction (Y2) by a guiding section (5a) provided in a casing (5) and configured to guide the pulp sheet (P) from outside into inside of the casing (5).
US10098789B2	Preparation of occlusive dressings A method of preparing an occlusive wound dressing involves preparing a slurry of an occlusive composition with a hydrophobic compound and a bacteriostatic agent, applying the occlusive composition on a fabric to produce a coated fabric, disposing the coated fabric in packaging, adding water onto at least one of the coated fabric and the packaging, sealing the packaging containing the coated fabric, and irradiating the sealed package to sterilize and produce the occlusive wound dressing. The occlusive wound dressing has from about 60 wt % to about 75 wt % hydrophobic compound, from about 2 wt % to about 5 wt % bacteriostatic agent, from about 2 wt % to about 5 wt % water, and from about 5 wt % to about 36 wt % fabric.
US10098785B2	Treatment validation systems and methods Treatment validation techniques include generating a modified treatment target from an original treatment target using a modification process, and comparing induced aberrations provided by the original and modified treatment targets, so as to verify the modified treatment target or the modification process. In some cases, a modification process may include a deconvolution process, a low pass filter process, a scaling process, or an adjustment process. The induced aberrations may include high order aberrations, such as spherical aberration.
US10098781B2	Multi-spot optical fiber endophotocoagulation probe A system and method for treating target tissue including a light source for generating a beam of light, a plurality of optical fibers, a deflection device configured to selectively deflect the light beam into the input ends of the optical fibers, one optical fiber input end at a time, and a probe having a tip with the output ends of the optical fibers and configured for insertion into target tissue. The probe tip is configured to sequentially project spaced apart spots of the light beam from the output ends as the deflection device deflects the light beam into the optical fibers. One or more moving or static deflecting optics at the probe tip can be used to statically or dynamically deflect the beam exiting the optical fibers.
US10098779B2	Treatment of erectile dysfunction using remote ischemic conditioning The invention contemplates use of remote ischemic conditioning in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
US10098776B2	Multi-directional support system with flex support bars for use on footwear A foot and ankle support system using one or more pressure-flexed support bars made of resilient material, each of which can be adjustably positioned and removably attached to selected positions along the medial, lateral, or posterior heel sides of an article of footwear. One end of the support bar is affixed to the base portion of the article of footwear and the other end is affixed to the collar or ankle portion causing the resilient support bar to flex into a bow-like position. Each support bar stores energy and returns resistance when engaged by various directional movements of the foot during walking, running, sports activities or rehabilitation. A plurality of pressure-flexed support bars work in tandem to provide additional support and control of foot inversion and eversion, pronation and supination. An alternative embodiment uses a pressure-flexed bladder type support bar filled with air, gas, liquid gel or other material.
US10098771B2	Clip sheath for a polymer scaffold A sheath is placed over a crimped scaffold to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath has an opening spanning the length of the sheath. The opening spans an arc length of about 90 degrees with respect to the circumference of the scaffold or balloon. The sheath may be removed from the scaffold by pinching the sheath between a thumb and forefinger, or bending or peeling back the sheath from the edges of the opening using fingertips.
US10098768B2	Ratchet operated vascular intervention device delivery system A vascular intervention device delivery system, such as for implanting a self expanding stent, includes a thumbwheel rotatably mounted in a handle. The thumbwheel includes a radially outward thumb surface and a radially inward ratchet surface of a ratchet. A catheter has a proximal end attached to the handle, and a distal carrier segment for mounting a vascular intervention device thereon. A retractable sheath is movable from a first position covering the distal carrier segment to a second position retracted proximally uncovering the distal carrier segment. A pull extends between the thumbwheel and the retractable sheath. A ratchet pawl is mounted in the handle and has a catch in contact with the ratchet surface. The ratchet holds the thumbwheel against rotation in a forward direction, and the retractable sheath moves responsive to rotation of the thumbwheel in a reverse direction.
US10098767B2	Reconfigurable stent-graft delivery system and method of use A reconfigurable delivery system is disclosed having a multi-lumen delivery catheter configuration that permits the delivery and staged release of a self-expanding main vessel stent-graft and a delivery sheath configuration that permits the introduction of various medical devices for the delivery and implantation of various branch vessel stent-grafts that are to be mated with the main vessel stent-graft. A method is disclosed wherein the delivery system is first used in the multi-lumen delivery catheter configuration to deliver and release a main vessel stent-graft that is configured for placement in the abdominal aorta for treatment of short-neck infrarenal, juxtarenal, and/or suprarenal aneurysms and then used in the delivery sheath configuration to facilitate the delivery of branch vessel stent-grafts that are configured to extend from the main vessel stent-graft into a respective renal artery.
US10098766B2	Stent and method and device for fabricating the stent Stent, as well as a method and device for fabricating the stent, wherein the stent has a tubular lattice structure comprising individual struts and at least one strut of which at least one longitudinal section runs with at least one directional component in the radial circumferential direction of the stent, wherein the surface of the longitudinal section facing the outside of the stent is curved only about the longitudinal axis of the stent. According to the invention, the surface of longitudinal section of the strut, which surface faces the inside of the stent, has such a curvature that the strut cross section is fluidically optimized.
US10098764B2	Polymeric stent with structural radiopaque marker An implantable sent comprises a radiopaque marker that provides a structural connection between two parts made of a polymer substrate material. The two parts can be one bending element of one radially expandable ring and another bending element of an adjacent expandable ring. The two parts can be two bending elements of the same radially expandable ring. The radiopaque marker can be in the form of an entire radially expandable ring.
US10098763B2	Stent and securely-installed artificial valve replacement device having same A stent and a securely-installed artificial valve replacement device having the same, the stent being of a cylindrical structure; the top of the stent is provided with a fixed ear (60); the fixed ear (60) has a neck portion (601) connected to the top of the stent, and a head portion (602) engaged with the fixed head of the stent; the head portion (602) has a bending structure for improving the overall radial thickness; and the artificial valve replacement device is comprised of a stent and a prosthetic valve fixed on the stent. The stent with a bending structure overcomes the problem of easily disengaging from the fixed head of the stent, while not affecting the release of the stent.
US10098762B2	Adjustable length prosthetic foot A foot prosthesis that includes at least one spring element, an attachment member, and a heel member. The at least one spring element has a toe end portion, a heel end portion, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The attachment member is mounted to the upper surface and is configured to connect the foot prosthesis to a lower limb prosthesis component. A position of the attachment member is adjustable along a length of the at least one spring element. The heel member is mounted below the lower surface of the at least one spring element, and a position of the heel member is adjustable along the length of the at least one spring element.
US10098761B2	System and method for validating an orthopaedic surgical plan A system and method includes a data tag associated with a patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument and a data reader to read the data tag to obtain surgical procedure parameters from the data tag. A display module may display the surgical procedure parameters and/or identification data to validate the patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument. Additionally, the system may include a sensor module to generate joint force data indicative of a joint force of a patient's joint. The display module may be configured to display the joint force data in association with the surgical procedure parameters.
US10098760B2	Low profile plate The present application generally relates to orthopedic systems, and in particular, to systems including independent plates and spacers. A plating system can include a spacer and a plate that is independent from the spacer. A number of locking mechanisms can be provided to secure the plate to the spacer. In some cases, the spacer includes a pair of notches that extend on an outer surface of the spacer. The plate can include a pair of lateral extensions that can engage the notches to secure the plate to the spacer. In other cases, the spacer includes an opening including a pair of inlets. The plate can include an enclosed posterior extension that can be received in the pair of inlets to secure the plate to the spacer.
US10098757B2	Bodiless bone fusion device, apparatus and method A bodiless bone fusion method, apparatus and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together and/or in place of one or more of the bones, such as, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bodiless bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable plates, one or more extending blocks in communication with the extendable plates, one or more positioning elements for adjusting the extendable plates by manipulating the extending blocks, and one or more support panels for holding the positioning elements and guiding the extendable plates. The plates are able to be advantageously positioned in the confined space between the vertebrae to help brace the device until the bone has fused.
US10098753B1	Spinal fusion implants and related methods A system and methods for promoting fusion across an intervertebral disc space, the system including a system of spinal fusion implants including a distal implant, a proximal implant and a medial implant positioned therebetween, wherein the medial implant has a flexible anterior wall capable of being deformed when a force is exerted upon it.
US10098751B2	Methods and apparatuses for bone restoration Methods and apparatuses for restoration of human or animal bone anatomy, which may include introduction, into a bone of an expansible implant capable of expansion in a single determined plane, positioning the expansible implant in the bone in order to correspond the single determined plane with a bone restoration plane and opening out the expansible implant in the bone restoration plane. A first support surface and a second support surface spread tissues within bone. The embodiments of the invention may also include injecting a filling material around the implant.
US10098748B2	Knee implant system Knee prosthesis includes a femoral component adapted to fit on a distal end of the femur and a tibial insert component. The femoral component includes a measured anterior/posterior dimension defined by the posterior condyle surface and the interior surface of the anterior flange and a distal peg provided on a distal bone facing surface of each of the lateral and medial condylar structures, wherein the distal pegs are positioned at a midpoint of the measured anterior/posterior dimension. The implant system provides two distinct sizing segments and the tibial insert has a medial tibial aspect ratio of 0.74 and a lateral tibial aspect ratio of 0.65 to 0.68 for all sizes.
US10098746B1	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.
US10098744B2	Joint device and method A mold adapted to be introduced into a joint of a human patient for resurfacing at least one carrying contacting surface of said joint is provided. The mold is adapted to receive material for resurfacing at least one carrying contacting surface of said joint. The mold is further adapted to be resorbed by the human body or melt after having served its purpose.Further, a method of treating hip joint osteoarthritis in a human patient by providing an artificial hip joint surface using a mold is provided. The method comprises the steps of: said mold being placed inside of said hip joint, said mold being injected with a fluid adapted to harden, said fluid hardening inside of said hip joint, said mold being resorbed by the human body, and said hardened fluid serving as artificial hip joint surface.
US10098742B2	Component consisting of ceramics, comprising pore channels A ceramic component that consists of a shell, a filler material and pore channels that pass through the filler material, and can be used as an implant, particularly as a spacer.
US10098740B2	Venous valve prostheses In some examples an implantable medical device may include a frame and a flexible tubular valve body. The frame may define a frame lumen and may be expandable from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration. The flexible tubular valve body may extend between a downstream end and an upstream end. The valve body may define a valve lumen, a downstream opening at the downstream end, and an upstream opening at the upstream end. The valve body may be attached to the frame such that the frame lumen is in fluid communication with the valve lumen. The valve body may comprise a neck and may be configured to fold about the neck to at least partially close the valve lumen. The valve body may be configured to collapse in an absence of fluid flow through the valve lumen to at least partially close the valve lumen.
US10098738B2	Heart valve repair devices for placement in ventricle and delivery systems for implanting heart valve repair devices Devices and methods for the repair of the functioning of heart valves are provided. A device may comprise a ventricular winding having a generally spiral shape, wherein the device is free of any atrial stabilizing section. A method involves positioning the device such that chords associated with the heart valve are positioned within the path of the generally spiral shape of the ventricular winding and turning the ventricular winding such that the chords move closer to the center of the ventricular winding. The ventricular winding draws the chords closer together, thereby pulling the valve leaflets closer together in order to facilitate their coaptation and proper closing. A delivery system for maneuvering and releasing a heart valve repair device comprises an applicator tube and internal rod.
US10098736B2	Implant intended for positioning in a blood flow passage and associated treatment device The implant (12) according to the invention comprises a tubular frame (16), a plurality of distal arms (18) capable of pressing on a first face of a tissue, and a plurality of proximal arms (20) having an end (62) connected to the frame and a free end (64) intended to press on a second face of the tissue to clamp the tissue. The implant comprises a first integral assembly including a first part (38) of the frame and the proximal arms (20), and a second integral assembly including a second part of the frame (40) and the distal arms (18), the first assembly and the second assembly being attached one on top of the other. The first part (38) of the frame is in the form of a proximal sleeve, extending longitudinally between a proximal end (41) and a distal end (43) of the sleeve. The connected end (62) of each proximal arm (20) is connected to the distal end (43) of the proximal sleeve (38), and the free end (64) of each proximal arm (20) extends beyond that distal end (43) of the proximal sleeve (38).
US10098732B1	Prosthetic valve with leaflet connectors A unitary flexible sheet is folded to define: (i) a panel, defining a plane, and having a first side facing in a first direction away from the plane, (ii) a first tab, disposed on the first side of the panel, and protruding in the first direction away from the panel, and (iii) a second tab, disposed on the first side of the panel, and protruding in the first direction away from the panel. Between the first tab and the second tab are secured (i) a first-leaflet commissural portion of a first prosthetic leaflet, and (ii) a second-leaflet commissural portion of a second prosthetic leaflet. At the first tab, the sheet is folded to define a first cushion at a downstream edge of the first tab. At the second tab, the sheet is folded to define a second cushion at a downstream edge of the second tab.
US10098726B2	Eye lens with a specifically shaped transition region of an optical part An eye lens includes an optical part, which defines a first optical surface. The first optical surface is configured as turn with a pitch extending circumferentially about a principal axis (A) of the eye lens. A transition region is formed between a beginning and an end of the turn, which with a beginning edge and an end edge merges into the turn. The beginning edge extends between the principal axis (A) and a first circumferential location and the end edge extends between the principal axis (A) and a second circumferential location. The beginning edge projected into a plane (H) perpendicular to the principal axis (A) has a non-linear course and/or the end edge projected into a plane (H) perpendicular to the principal axis (A) has a non-linear course.
US10098721B2	Pelvic implant needle system and method Various embodiments of a trocar or needle system for use in inserting and deploying pelvic implants are provided. The needle device can include a solid or hollow shaft portion with a non-circular cross-section. A grip element can be provided to slide along a length of the needle shaft to further facilitate handling.
US10098720B2	Artificial urinary sphincter device An artificial urinary sphincter device is configured to be implanted in a relationship with a patient's urethra for the treatment of urinary incontinence. The size and shape of the device can vary for implantation on any of a wide variety of locations relative to the urethra such that it can exert a force onto the urethra for inhibiting or preventing involuntary leakage of urine.
US10098718B2	Dental scanner holding apparatus and dental scanner system including the same The present invention relates to a dental scanner holding apparatus and a dental scanner system including the same. The apparatus may include a holding unit configured to have a dental scanner held therein, a holding detection unit configured to detect whether the dental scanner has been held in the holding unit, a humidity detection unit configured to detect humidity within the holding unit, a control unit configured to generate a sterilization signal based on a result of the detection of the holding detection unit regarding whether the dental scanner has been held in the holding unit and to generate a dehumidification signal based on the humidity detected by the humidity detection unit, an ultraviolet sterilization unit configured to radiate ultraviolet rays into the holding unit in response to the sterilization signal, and a ventilation unit configured to send air into the holding unit in response to the dehumidification signal.
US10098715B2	Generating a design for a dental restorative product from dental images Technology is described for generating a design for a dental restorative product from one or more dental images of a patient. The method can include obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) image of dentition of the patient prior to a change in dentition of the patient; and then determining the change in dentition of the patient. A design of a dental restorative product can be automatically generated for at least one tooth of the patient based on the 3D image of dentition prior to the change in dentition. Various other computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10098711B2	Dual expanding mandibular distractor An orthodontic screw system includes two rods connected to rotatable head members. The two rods are couplable to one or more of lower teeth or mandibular bones of a patient. The rotatable head members have threaded holes and pairs of the rotatable head members have opposite hand threads. The screw system also includes two twin screws that have threaded ends of opposite hand threads. Each of the two twin screws is engaged to threads of a pair of the rotatable head members. Rotation of one of the twin screws causes the pair of rotatable head members and the ends of the rods to either move together or move apart. The two twin screws are independently rotatable to cause independent expansion or contraction of different portions of the screw system.
US10098710B2	Orthodontic retention components, kit and system An orthodontic retention system includes a fixed component that remains on teeth and a component that attaches to this fixed component. The fixed component and the component have mating or interlocking parts. The component that mates with the fixed component can be removable. The component that mates with the fixed component can be adjustable. The retention system also can include magnetic retention components to retain the removable component with respect to one or more teeth. The retention system also can include an element that replaces as tooth.
US10098707B2	Surgical positioning system, apparatus and method of use A surgical positioning system is provided that includes a dimensioned grid having a plurality of dimensioned radio-opaque lines corresponding to surgical variables and a substrate connected to or integral with the grid. This system is used to obtain subject specific data from an image of a subject obtained during a surgical procedure by following the steps of: providing a grid having a plurality of dimensioned radio-opaque lines relating to surgical variables; placing the subject on a substrate; and obtaining subject specific data from an image of said subject. This invention relates to an apparatus made of a grid having a plurality of dimensioned radio-opaque lines relating to surgical variables and a sealable container sized to receive the dimensioned grid.
US10098702B2	Devices, systems, and methods for treatment of vessels Devices, systems, and methods configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel, provide visual depictions of vessel that allow assessment of the vessel and, in particular, any stenosis or lesion of the vessel, simulate one or more treatment options for the vessel, and perform treatment on any stenosis or lesion of the vessel, including guiding placement of one or more treatment devices are provided. The method can include obtaining pressure measurements from first and second instruments positioned within a vessel of a patient during a diagnostic procedure where the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel; identifying a treatment option based on the obtained pressure measurements; and performing the identified treatment option, wherein a user display guides placement of one or more treatment devices associated with the identified treatment option.
US10098699B1	System and method for applying sterile medical gloves A method of preventing contamination of gloves for the medical industry by using negative pressure to inflate the glove the allowing a user to merely insert their hands without touching the exterior portion of the gloves. The apparatus is comprised of a strip of sealed gloves, a regularly sterilized vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump, and a controller.
US10098691B2	Surgical instrument comprising an electrode A surgical instrument configured to deliver electrical energy to the tissue of a patient is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a frame, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a guard movable between a first position and a second position. The surgical instrument further comprises a spring positioned intermediate the guard and the frame. The spring is configured to bias the guard into the first position. When the guard is in the first position, a distal end of the guard is positioned at least flush with distal ends of the first electrode and the second electrode, which prevents current from arcing between the first electrode and the second electrode. When the guard is in the second position, the distal end of the guard is in contact with the tissue, which prevents current from arcing between the first electrode and the second electrode without passing through the tissue.
US10098689B2	Methods of manufacturing jaw members of surgical forceps A method of manufacturing a jaw member of a surgical forceps includes forming a jaw frame having a distal jaw support. The method also includes forming an electrically-conductive defining an aperture having a first diameter, forming a stop member including a body having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter and a shoulder having a third diameter greater than the first diameter. The method also includes inserting the stop member into the aperture such that the body extends through the aperture and the shoulder abuts a portion of the electrically-conductive plate surrounding the aperture, and overmolding an outer housing about at least a portion of the jaw frame, electrically-conductive plate, and stop member to secure the jaw frame, electrically-conductive plate, and stop member to one another.
US10098688B2	Treatment system, and treatment method for living tissue using energy A treatment system includes a pair of holding members, a high-frequency energy output section, a heat generating section and a control section. At least one of the pair of holding members moves to the other holding member. The high-frequency energy output section and the heat generating section are provided on at least one of the holding members. The high-frequency energy output section exerts high-frequency energy to a living tissue to denature the living tissue, and collects the biological information of the living tissue. The heat generating section applies heat to it held between the holding members, generates the heat owing to the supply of the energy, and conducts the heat therefrom to denature the living tissue. The control section controls the output of the energy to the high-frequency energy output section and the heat generating section based on the biological information collected by the high-frequency energy output section.
US10098683B2	Device and method for mixing of a multi-component cement A manually drivable device for the mixing of a pasty mixing ware from at least two fluid starting components comprising at least two cartridges having feed plungers; a mixing space to mix the starting components, mixing vanes being provided in the mixing space and mounted such that they can rotate; a lever rotatable about a pivot point operatable manually or a pin that can be shifted in longitudinal direction and operatable manually in order to operate the device; a gear connected to the lever or pin, and connected to the rotatable mixing vanes in the mixing space; and a facility for propelling the feed plungers such that the motion of the lever or pin drives the rotation of the mixing vanes in the mixing space and motion of the feed plungers into the cartridges. The invention also relates to a method for mixing fluid starting components using the device.
US10098681B2	Segmented delivery system A covering for delivering a substance or material to a surgical site is provided. The covering, with substance provided therein, may be referred to as a delivery system. Generally, the covering may be a single or multi-compartment structure capable of at least partially retaining a substance provided therein until the covering is placed at a surgical site. Upon placement, the covering may facilitate transfer of the substance or surrounding materials. For example, the substance may be released (actively or passively) to the surgical site. The covering may participate in, control, or otherwise adjust the release of the substance. In various embodiments, the covering may be formed of a collagen material and is suitable for a variety of procedure specific uses.
US10098678B2	Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs with vertical hemi-bracket screw locking mechanism A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus is provided. The BDFT apparatus includes an intervertebral cage including a plurality of internal angled screw guides, a plurality of screw members, and a cage indentation adjacent to the screw guides that independently or supplemented by other screw locking mechanisms prevents the screw members from pulling out of the internal angled screw guides. The internal angled screw guides orient a first screw member superiorly and a second screw member inferiorly. The intervertebral cage is adapted for posterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterio-lateral thoracic intervertebral placement, or anterior cervical intervertebral placement.
US10098677B2	Spinal plate Spinal plates with additional features to improve the stability of the interface between the plate and the underlying bone. A bone plate may include one or more sharp ridges along the periphery of its underside. When attached to bone, the ridge digs into the bone and increases stability. A bone plate may alternatively or additionally include one or more holes for optional spikes, which may be inserted once the plate is attached to the bone. By separating the spikes and including them as an optional component, the plate may enhance stability while reducing or eliminating the chance of the spike injuring the patient. Furthermore, bone screws may incorporate alternating notches and ridges into the head of the screw. The notches and ridges may interface with a set screw, thereby preventing rotation and loosening of the screw.
US10098668B2	Osseous anchoring implant with a polyaxial head and method for installing the implant An osseous anchoring implant, various embodiments of which comprise an osseous anchor and a head bearing fixation structure capable of receiving and fixing at least one bar, the head of the implant being traversed by at least one duct, which receives the bar through a lateral aperture, and by a threaded channel, whose axis is not parallel to the axis of the duct, which receives a fixation screw of the bar, the implant being characterized in that it comprises fixation structure of the head on the part of the implant which extends from the osseous anchor, these fixation structures allowing, prior to blocking and fixing, at least a determined mobility of the head around at least one axis not parallel to the axis of symmetry of the osseous anchor. The fixation screw of the bar may comprise a ball and socket at its base.
US10098665B2	Spine derotation system A spine derotation system includes bone fixation elements, fixture members, clamps and stabilizers. The clamps can collectively lock together multiple proximal ends of bone fixation elements extending from one lateral side of the spine. The stabilizers may include clamp stabilizers that are configured to couple together two or more clamps to each other so as to facilitate derotation and alignment of multiple vertebrae of a patient's spine. The stabilizers may also include fixture stabilizers that are configured to couple together two fixture members on the same vertebra to facilitate derotation.
US10098661B2	Trocar comprising silencer Disclosed is a trocar comprising a silencer. An end sealing assembly of a sheath of the trocar of the present application comprises an upper cover, a radial sealing assembly, a silencer and a lower cover; the silencer being an elastic body having one end installed on the radial sealing assembly and the other end installed on the lower cover; and the radial sealing assembly installed between the upper cover and the lower cover, Since the silencer holds up the radial sealing assembly, a gap between the upper cover and the radial sealing assembly is reduced, thereby avoiding an impact sound produced when a surgical instrument is withdrawn outwards, When the surgical instrument is advanced inwards, the impact sound produced when the surgical instrument is advanced inwards is avoided due to a buffer effect of the silencer.
US10098658B2	Cannula system and method for immobilizing an implanted catheter during catheter anchoring Devices, systems, and methods for immobilizing an implanted catheter tip while the catheter is anchored relative to surrounding tissue. In one embodiment, a cannula system is included that incorporates a cinch tube for guiding the catheter to a target site within a body. The cinch tube may define a cinch window to receive therein a cinch member operable to immobilize and occlude the catheter. The cinch tube may also include an elongate opening proximate the cinch window. The elongate opening allows extraction of a portion of the catheter and subsequent severing of the catheter above the cinch window/occlusion site.
US10098654B2	Arthroendoscopical surgical method An arthroscopical surgical method using an ultrasonic treatment device for a joint includes: transmitting ultrasonic vibration to a treatment portion of the ultrasonic treatment device, removing an injured region of an articular cartilage so that a subchondral bone is exposed, and forming a cartilage edge which is nearly angled at 90° with the exposed surface of the subchondral bone to form a pool-shaped depression; forming a hole which pierces up to a cancellous bone of the subchondral bone through the depression, and scratching blood vessels in the cancellous bone; causing bleeding from the blood vessels so that blood is retained in the depression via the hole.
US10098653B2	Portable microdermabrasion device with swiveling ergonomic handle A dermabrasion device includes an ergonomically contoured handle divided into at least two articulating sections separated by an annular cam ring, wherein each of the at least two articulating sections are coupled to one another and rotatable around a longitudinal axis of a longer one of the at least two articulating sections, whereby a distal end of the handle is displaced from the longitudinal axis. The device further includes an air pump disposed in at least one of the at least two articulating sections configured to draw air through the distal end of the handle, and a mount positioned at the distal end configured for mounting a dermabrasion tip around a channel leading to an inlet of the air pump.
US10098651B2	Devices and methods for treating vascular occlusion Systems and methods for removal of thrombus from a blood vessel in a body of a patient are disclosed herein. The method can include: providing a thrombus extraction device including a proximal self-expanding member formed of a fenestrated structure, a substantially cylindrical portion formed of a net-like filament mesh structure having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the fenestrated structure; advancing a catheter constraining the thrombus extraction device through a vascular thrombus, deploying the thrombus extraction device by stacking a portion of the net-like filament mesh structure outside of the catheter by distally advancing the self-expanding member until the self-expanding member is beyond a distal end of the catheter; retracting the self-expanding member to unstack the portion of the net-like filament mesh structure and to capture the portion of the thrombus; and withdrawing the thrombus extraction device from the body.
US10098644B2	Method and system for balloon counterpulsation during aortic valve replacement Methods and systems for regulating aortic regurgitation during aortic valve replacement or repair procedures utilize a temporary aortic valve (TAV) catheter and a controller. The temporary aortic valve catheter has an expandable occlusion device which can partially occlude the aortic lumen during ventricular diastole with a lesser occlusion during ventricular systole. Exemplary balloon structures include multiple, independently inflatable balloons which are inflated in synchrony with the cardiac cycle by the controller. By controlling aortic regurgitation, the repair or replacement protocols can be conducted with less interference from blood flow.
US10098643B2	Device and method for establishing an artificial arterio-venous fistula A shunt rivet for implantation in the aorta and inferior vena cava to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The shunt rivet may be formed to have a central section, a proximal clinch section, and a distal clinch section each having one or more clinch members. These one or more clinch members may be trained to be resiliently biased to bend radially outwardly from the central section.
US10098641B1	Jaws and cams for clip applying instruments A novel jaw and cam ensemble for use in a medical clip applying instrument having a compressible grip assembly at one end and a pair of squeezable jaws at the opposite end. Included is an elongated operating means connecting the cam and jaw ensemble to the compressible grips for the purpose of translating motion one to the other and for sequential advancement and closure of a plurality of clips between the jaws.
US10098638B2	Battery powered surgical instrument A powered endoscopic surgical apparatus is provided and includes a handle including a housing, a power source supported in the housing; an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing of the handle; an end effector assembly coupled to a distal end of the endoscopic portion, the end effector assembly including a pair of jaws configured to perform a surgical function; a driving member; a drive source including a motor powered by the power source and connected to the driving member; and a gear assembly engaged with the motor. The gear assembly including a gear rack provided on the driving member; and a main gear operatively connected with the gear rack, the motor spinning the main gear such that rotary motion of the main gear moves the driving member in an axial direction such that the driving member actuates the end effector to perform the surgical function.
US10098636B2	Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities A surgical instrument system is disclosed. The surgical instrument system comprises an end effector configured to be articulated between a first position and a second position, a motor configured to provide a vibratory force to a user of the surgical instrument system when the end effector moves into the first position and when the end effector moves into the second position, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to sense a first condition of the end effector when the end effector moves into the first position, sense a second condition of the end effector when the end effector moves into the second position, and send a signal to the motor indicative of the first condition and the second condition when one of the first condition and the second condition is sensed. The signal comprises one of the group consisting of a square wave signal and a sine wave signal.
US10098630B2	Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing The invention includes a needle loader that may be used with a suturing device. The needle loader includes a generally planar needle supporting surface, a hub configured and adapted for receiving a generally toroidally shaped suturing needle around the hub, and means for retaining a suturing needle in a fixed toroidal rotational position with respect to the hub about a center axis of needle rotation. Generally, a needle mounted around the hub is selectively disposable on and removable from the hub. In accordance with a further aspect, the loader may further include an opening for retaining suture material attached to a suturing needle. The opening may include a groove defined through the needle supporting surface. The needle loader may further include a guard for preventing access to the point of a suturing needle to protect the needle and/or to prevent accidental needle sticks.
US10098627B2	Delivery system A delivery system is described. The system includes an integrated shield which is used to selectively cover a needle end portion of the device.
US10098623B2	Surgical device for stabilizing or immobilizing moving tissue A surgical device for stabilizing or immobilizing moved tissue or for positioning organs, especially a part of a beating heart, includes a flexible arm, especially a link arm, fixed or fixable to a base member which arm can be brought into different positions and/or attitudes and at the free end of which at least one retaining element is arranged, and comprising a tightening mechanism by which the arm can be fixed at a desired position. The tightening mechanism is tightened and/or released by means of a manually controllable external power source.
US10098622B2	Retractor blade and assembly for spinal surgery A retractor blade comprising a blade body having first and second ends, the first end including means to allow connection of the blade body to a support member, the second end including a first part disposed in a first plane and a second part disposed in a second plane, wherein the first and second parts are orthogonal and at least one of said first and second parts terminates in an end at least part of which includes a contour which generally conforms to a contour of a spinal vertebrae.
US10098619B2	Surgical tissue retrieval instrument and method of use of a surgical tissue retrieval instrument A surgical tissue retrieval instrument has a collapsible pouch at the distal end of an elongated pusher rod that is introduced into a patient through a cannula. The instrument includes a two-jaw fork that forms a loop when in an unconstrained configuration and that supports the pouch. Deployment and operation of the fork and the pouch are controlled by a securing mechanism. The two jaws and the securing mechanism are slid in a hem surrounding the opening of the pouch when the device is assembled.
US10098616B2	Insertable probe for diagnosis of lesional tissue in real time and method of manufacturing electrode thereof Disclosed herein is an insertable probe for diagnosis of lesional tissue in real time. The insertable probe includes a guide needle inserted into the human body and having a hollow shape of a predetermined length, a storage connected to the guide needle, a tissue collection portion collecting a predetermined amount of tissue in the human body and moving the collected tissue to the storage through the guide needle, and an inspection unit inspecting the tissue stored in the storage. A method of manufacturing an electrode using the same is also disclosed.
US10098613B2	Image processing module, ultrasound imaging apparatus, image processing method, and control method of ultrasound imaging apparatus An image processing module includes an input unit, a weight operator, and a synthesizer. The input unit is configured to receive a plurality of input signals of a plurality of channels. The weight operator is configured to calculate at least one weight to be applied to each channel based on at least one converted signal. The at least one converted signal is acquired by converting at least one input signal among the plurality of input signals of each channel, or by converting a synthesized input signal of the plurality of input signals of each channel. The synthesizer is configured to synthesize the plurality of input signals of the plurality of channels using the weight.
US10098610B2	Physiological acoustic monitoring system A physiological acoustic monitoring system receives physiological data from an acoustic sensor, down-samples the data to generate raw audio of breathing sounds and compresses the raw audio. The acoustic monitoring system has an acoustic sensor signal responsive to tracheal sounds in a person. An A/D converter is responsive to the sensor signal so as to generate breathing sound data. A decimation filter and mixer down-samples the breathing sound data to raw audio data. A coder/compressor generates compressed audio data from the raw audio data. A decoder/decompressor decodes and decompresses the compressed audio data into decompressed audio data. The decompressed audio data is utilized to generate respiration-related parameters in real-time. The compressed audio data is stored and retrieved so as to generate respiration-related parameters in non-real-time. The real-time and non-real-time parameters are compared to verify matching results across multiple monitors.
US10098609B2	X ray apparatus and method of operating the same An X-ray apparatus which aligns an X-ray radiator with an X-ray detector, an X-ray apparatus which aligns an X-ray radiator with an X-ray detector while maintaining a Source to Image-receptor Distance (SID) and a Source to Object Distance (SOD) therebetween, and methods of operating the X-ray apparatuses are provided.
US10098605B2	Synchronous physiological measurements for cardiac acquisitions In a method for acquiring medical data, a frame of SPECT or PET patient image data is acquired while simultaneously recording measurements of one or more physiological characteristics, synchronously with the capture of the frame of SPECT or PET patient image data. The measurements of one or more physiological characteristics are stored in association with the corresponding patient image data.
US10098586B2	Oral cavity inspection device and information display method A bio-information acquiring terminal for acquiring bio-information includes a bath device (300). The bath device (300) is provided with a bio-information measuring unit (320) configured to measure bio-information of a user taking a bath, and a fingerprint authentication unit (303) configured to specify the user. According to the above configuration, it is possible to easily manage daily changes of the health condition of the user in his or her daily life.
US10098585B2	Neuromonitoring systems and methods Systems, devices and methods are provided for neuromonitoring, particularly neuromonitoring to reduce the risks of contacting or damaging nerves or causing patient discomfort during and after surgical procedures, including spinal surgeries. The neuromonitoring procedures include monitoring for the presence of or damage to sensory nerves, and optionally includes additional monitoring for motor nerves. In some systems, including systems that monitor for both sensory and motor nerves, components of the monitoring systems (e.g., stimulating electrodes and response sensors), may be combined with one or more surgical instruments. The systems, devices, and methods provide for pre-surgical assessment of neural anatomy and surgical planning, intraoperative monitoring of nerve condition, and post-operative assessment of nerve position and health.
US10098584B2	Patient health improvement monitor Systems and methods to monitor an improvement of a subject's physiological condition using a goal improvement profile are described. In an example, a physiological condition of a subject can be compared to a goal improvement profile, where the profile includes at least one target condition indicative of an improved physiological condition detectable using a physiological sensor signal, and a target time when the subject is expected to reach the target condition, where the comparison can be used to indicate whether the subject has met the target condition by the target time.
US10098579B2	System for improving brain function in order to prevent dementia and method for operating same A system for improving brain function includes a brain-function-improving content storage unit that subdivides content for judging the degree of activation of human brain function into multiple classified regions and levels, and stores the subdivided content; a content selection unit that selects the content stored in the brain-function-improving content storage unit for each region according to a predetermined classification method; and an achievement determination unit that determines achievement of a user based on scores acquired through feedback provided by the user for the content selected by the content selection unit. The system may have the effect of protecting subdivided inherent functions of the brain, preventing disorders caused by accidents or diseases, recovering the inherent functions and disorders through analytic diagnosis and repeated study, and training and improving the cognitive ability of significantly impaired portions of brain function by subdividing the inherent functions of the brain.
US10098578B2	Alertness device, seat, and method for determining alertness An alertness device includes: a respiration sensor that obtains respiratory data of a person; a calculation unit; a waveform generation unit that generates a respiratory interval (RI) waveform which is a transition in a predetermined time period of an RI which is an interval for one respiration; and a determination unit. The calculation unit calculates an average value of the RI and RrMSSDn in a predetermined time period. In a case where an average value of the subsequent RI is greater than an average value of the RI directly previous to the subsequent RI and in a case where the RrMSSDn of the subsequent RI is greater than a value which is obtained by multiplying the RrMSSDn of the previous RI by a constant β, the determination unit determines on the basis of values calculated by the calculation unit that the person is in a state of low alertness.
US10098573B2	Alerting users of CPR feedback device of detected magnetic interference A medical device and/or a method are used by a rescuer who is caring for a patient. The depth of CPR chest compressions is determined, by detecting magnetic fields. An interference is sensed, which is not associated with the CPR chest compressions, but which is superimposed on the detected magnetic fields. Appropriate countermeasures may be taken, if the sensed interference is larger than a threshold.
US10098565B2	System and method for lung visualization using ultrasound A system for ultrasound interrogation of a lung includes a memory, an electromagnetic (EM) board, an extended working channel (EWC), an EM sensor, a US transducer, and a processor. The memory stores a three dimensional (3D) model, a pathway plan for navigating a luminal network. An EM board generates an EM field. The EWC is configured to navigate the luminal network of a patient toward a target following the pathway plan and the EM sensor extends distally from the EWC and senses the EM field. The US transducer extends distally from a distal end of the EWC and generates US waves and receives US waves reflected from the luminal network and the processor processes the sensed EM field to synchronize a location of the EM sensor in the 3D model, to process the reflected US waves to generate images, or to integrate the generated images with the 3D model.
US10098564B2	Method, system and apparatus for tracking cortical stimulator locations A method comprises: storing, in a memory of a computing device, (i) a preoperative image of patient tissue obtained using a first imaging modality and registered to a first frame of reference, and (ii) anatomical data defining a plurality of neural tracts in the patient tissue; receiving, at a processor connected with the memory, a location in the first frame of reference for application of a cortical stimulator pad to the patient tissue; receiving, at the processor, a range of influence of the cortical stimulator pad; based on the location and the range of influence, selecting, at the processor, an intersected neural tract from the plurality of neural tracts, a portion of the intersected neural tract being located within the range of influence; and controlling, at the processor, the display to render the preoperative image, the location and the intersected neural tract according to the first frame of reference.
US10098559B2	Wearable monitor with arrhythmia burden evaluation The present disclosure relates to a wearable monitor device and methods and systems for using such a device. In certain embodiments, the wearable monitor records cardiac data from a mammal and extracts particular features of interest. These features are then transmitted and used to provide health-related information about the mammal.
US10098557B2	System and method for temporal sparse promoting imaging of cardiac activation A system and method for cardiac activation imaging includes non-invasively or minimally invasively acquiring data about an electrical activation of a heart of a subject using at least one sensor. An activation image of the heart of the subject is reconstructed using a weighted sparse constrained reconstruction.
US10098550B2	Plethysmographic respiration rate detection A plethysmographic respiration processor is responsive to respiratory effects appearing on a blood volume waveform and the corresponding detected intensity waveform measured with an optical sensor at a blood perfused peripheral tissue site so as to provide a measurement of respiration rate. A preprocessor identifies a windowed pleth corresponding to a physiologically acceptable series of plethysmograph waveform pulses. Multiple processors derive different parameters responsive to particular respiratory effects on the windowed pleth. Decision logic determines a respiration rate based upon at least a portion of these parameters.
US10098547B2	Photoacoustic measurement device, photoacoustic measurement method, and probe contact determination method A photoacoustic measurement device 10 includes a probe 11 having a light emitting unit that emits measurement light L and a plurality of acoustic wave detection elements, a determination unit 28 that determines whether a state between the probe 11 and a subject M is a contact state or a non-contact state, and a light intensity control unit (for example, a switching control unit 36 and an intensity switching unit 37) that controls the intensity of the measurement light such that the measurement light has a first intensity or a second intensity higher than the first intensity, on the basis of the determination result of the determination unit 28. The determination unit 28 performs the determination on the basis of the status of a change in a plurality of photoacoustic signals detected by the plurality of acoustic wave detection elements.
US10098545B2	Lens information management system for surface condition measurement and analysis and information management method for surface condition measurement and analysis Provided are a system and method for surface condition measurement and analysis to effectively utilize image data photographed when a surface as an object is photographed regularly and continuously. When a surface as an object is sequentially photographed as time passes and the photographed image data is sequentially stored, the sequentially stored images are compared and the presence or absence of image regions among the images that nearly coincide with each other is determined. When there are images with image regions that nearly coincide with each other, a coordinate system having one image as a reference is set, and a position of the other image in the coordinate system is determined. When an image with an undetermined position overlaps with an image with a determined position, including images photographed subsequent thereto, the position of the image is determined.
US10098542B2	Fundus observation apparatus Distribution information of examination results of eye fundus is displayed. An imaging part carries out movie imaging of fundus. A tomographic image forming part comprises an optical system that generates and detects interference light by superposing signal light from fundus on reference light and a scanner that scans fundus with signal light, and forms tomographic image of fundus based on detection results of interference light acquired by the scanning. A setting part sets scan-target location of signal light on distribution information. A specifying part specifies image region in fundus image obtained by the movie imaging that corresponds to the scan-target location. A controller controls the scanner based on the specified image region to carry out scanning of signal light. The tomographic image forming part forms tomographic image from the detection results of interference light acquired by the scanning of signal light based on the control.
US10098525B2	Hybrid apparatus for fluid supply for endoscopic irrigation and lens cleaning A hybrid apparatus for delivery of fluid in connection with endoscopic irrigation and lens cleaning including a connector which is adaptable to a flexible or rigid container, a connector arranged at the end thereof and connected via a tubing supply to a fluid, air and or gas source and to an endoscope during a procedure.
US10098523B2	Sheath and hub for imaging endoscope A compound sheath comprising: an endoscopic channel arranged for accepting an elongated endoscopic imaging device; a parallel use channel arranged for accepting a catheter-based tool, and a multi-channel hub that couples to the proximal end of the parallel use channel comprising: a rinse port that couples to a fluid reservoir device that injects fluid; a withdrawal port that couples to a vacuum forming device that removes fluid; a tool port for passing a catheter-based tool; wherein the multi-channel hub establishes a fluid channel for fluid communication between the parallel use channel and the rinse port or the withdrawal port, and a mechanical channel for passing therethrough a catheter-based tool between the parallel use channel and the tool port such that fluid from the rinse port or the withdrawal port and the catheter-based tool of the tool port are simultaneously passing all along the parallel use channel.
US10098519B2	Lighted dispenser A lighted dispenser having a light housing comprising a power source and source of light conductively connected to the power source and a treatment composition reservoir operatively connected to the light housing, the reservoir having a dispensing outlet wherein the lighted dispenser is sized and dimensioned to fit within an interior portion of a washing appliance.
US10098513B1	Toilet seat and lid lifter The toilet seat and lid lifter is a mechanical apparatus that is configured to: 1) lift a toilet seat and a toilet lid; and, 2) flush a toilet. The toilet seat and lid lifter comprises a cover, a lifting mechanism, and a flush mechanism. The lifting mechanism is a pedal operated mechanical apparatus that allows the toilet seat and the toilet lid to be lifted without the use of the hands. The lifting mechanism will lower the toilet seat and the toilet lid to their original positions after use. The flush mechanism is a pedal operated mechanical apparatus that: 1) attaches to the flush handle of the toilet; and, 2) operates the flush handle without the use of the hands.
US10098502B2	Grill and wood-charcoal chamber A grill, comprising a housing (1), a carrier shell (2) arranged inside the housing (1) at a distance from the housing (1) on all sides, a substantially cylindrical wood-charcoal chamber (20), which stands in the carrier shell (2) and has a cover (24), a grill grate (3) arranged above the wood-charcoal chamber (20), and an air supply device, which produces an air flow directed into the wood-charcoal chamber (20) from below the carrier shell (2), is characterized in that the cylindrical wall (23) of the wood-charcoal chamber (20) is produced from a stainless-steel sheet and in that the stainless-steel sheet is slotted, perforated, or stretched.
US10098500B1	Barbeque smoker system and method of use A cooking system includes an upper cooking chamber configured to receive food therein; a lower heating chamber configured to burn fuel therein; a conduit in fluid communication between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a first valve operably associated with the conduit, the first valve being configured to open and close access between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a flue in gaseous communication with both the lower heating chamber and the upper cooking chamber; a second valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue; and a third valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue.
US10098499B2	Grilling appliance with lower platen position control A grill is provided including a base structure. An upper platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes an upper grilling surface. A lower platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes a lower grilling surface. A plurality of leveling mechanisms is mounted to the base structure with a mounting bracket. A portion of each leveling mechanism is arranged in contact with the lower platen assembly. The leveling mechanisms are configured to automatically level the lower grilling surface relative to the upper grilling surface. Each of the plurality of leveling mechanisms is configured to independently move a portion of the lower grilling surface about a different axis.
US10098497B2	Device for introducing a filter-holder into a coffee dispenser The device for introducing a filter-holder into a coffee dispenser, comprising a cup-shaped container inside which is housed a perforated filter for containing the coffee powder and from which a handle projects, said cup-shaped container having two tabs arranged to engage in a connection element connected to the coffee machine, characterized in that said connection element comprises sliding means inside which said tabs of said cup-shaped container engage sliding along a straight path.
US10098495B2	Horizontal unit for making beverages using capsules containing powdered food substances A horizontal unit for making beverages using capsules containing powdered food substances includes a first part (4) and a second part (6) which are mobile between an operating position in which they form an extraction chamber (8) for a capsule (2), and a capsule (2) insertion position in which they are distanced, and movement mechanism (17) for reciprocal movement of the two parts (4), (6) including a connecting rod (21)-crank (19) mechanism connected to the mobile part (4), (6). In the operating position the crank (19) rests on a part of the unit supporting structure (3). The crank (19) also includes one or two resting portions which in the unit closed position act in contact respectively against one or two shoulders, the shoulders being positioned respectively to prevent movements of the crank (19) towards the shaft parallel with the axial line and/or movements of the crank (19) transversally to the plane in which it rotates.
US10098492B2	Juicing device for agricultural products such as citrus fruits and the like A juicing device for agricultural products of the type of citrus fruits and the like including at least one transfer rotor and at least one juicing rotor. The transfer rotor rotate about a first rotation axis and is provided externally with at least one seat for at least partial accommodation of at least one portion of an agricultural product, of the type of citrus fruits and the like. The at least one juicing rotor can rotate about a second rotation axis, which is parallel to the first axis. During respective useful portions of the rotation of the at least one seat and of the juicing rotor, the latter penetrates at least partially in the at least one seat, for the juicing of at least one portion of the agricultural product accommodated in the seat.
US10098486B2	Expandable and collapsible pillow structure A supporting pillow structure for a user to sleep or to perform sedentary activity facing down toward the pillow structure with the user's hands and arms placed below their face. Embodiments of the pillow structure may be configured to provide users with comfort and support while the user is seated leaning forward at a desk or table. Embodiments may be further configured to expand and compress, for example to inflate and deflate, into a compact easy to carry package.
US10098485B2	Bed foundation cover and method of fabrication A foundation or box spring cover for use in conjunction with a box spring comprising four panels configured to fit over edges of the box spring, at least two of the panels being adjacent panels of exposed, continuous, non-stretch fabric, and at least one stretchable panel positioned at a corner of the cover and configured to be oriented at an underside of the box spring. In one aspect the cover includes a hem configured to extend under the edges of the box spring, and where the triangular panel is off-set from the edges of the box spring. The hem is configured to have a concealed edge that operates to catch upon a bottom edge of the foundation to secure the sides of the cover into position so as to withstand a housekeeping action applied to the bedding such as tucking in bedding between a mattress and the foundation. A method of manufacture includes stretching the stretchable panel prior to sewing onto adjacent hems.
US10098484B2	Multipurpose infant travel blanket and associated methods A multipurpose infant travel blanket and manufacturing method are disclosed. A material is folded such that a first edge and a second edge, opposite the first edge, of the material meet. A zipper, when closed, holds together a part of the first edge and a corresponding part of the second edge. A first seam joins remaining parts of the first and second edges and a second seam is formed along a bottom edge of the material to form a pocket for protecting an infant. Loops are attached to an inner surface of the material, between the edges and folds, and are capable of securing the multipurpose infant travel blanket to an infant travel device. One or more cinch mechanisms formed on the outer surface of the material may be used to resize the pocket.
US10098482B2	Check stand conveyor vacated shopping bin A shopping bin which attaches to the top of a cart. The bin is detachable from the cart and can be slid onto the conveyor belt of a conventional check stand. The bin mechanism allows the conveyor belt to vacate the contents of the bin.
US10098481B2	Systems and methods for locking a sensor to a base Embodiments of the present invention are directed to merchandise display systems and methods for displaying an article of merchandise. In one example, the system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise. The sensor includes a first engagement member. The system also includes a base configured to removably support the sensor thereon. The base includes a second engagement member configured to releasably engage the first engagement member such that the sensor is locked to the base. The sensor is configured to rotate with respect to the base while locked thereto.
US10098480B1	Tangless jewlery holder and methods of using same A non-slip jewelry holder having a first and second layer of a non-slip material located adjacent to each other, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of slits located along the first layer; at least one set of adjustable prongs located between the first and second layers, wherein the set of adjustable prongs includes two prongs located a distance from each other, wherein each of the two prongs include a prong retainer, a prong edge operatively connected to the prong retainer, a prong extension having a first end and a second end such that the first end of the prong extension is operatively connected to the prong edge and a prong slot such that the second end of the prong extension is operatively connected to the prong slot; and a jeweler holder fastener to retain the non-slip jewelry holder in a rolled-up form.
US10098478B2	Product merchandising system A variable shelf organizer system for displaying merchandise thereon including a roller glide floor member, a standard track glide floor member, a plurality of removably adjustable divider members and a front wall member. The divider members and front wall member are engageable with both floor members and when multiple divider members are engaged with either floor member, product channels are formed therebetween for holding and securing products of varying size and shape on either floor member. The roller glide floor member is best suited for heavier packaged products such as six-pack or twelve pack products and the track glide floor member is best suited for standard products. The width of the shelf system may be increased or decreased by joining or detaching similarly constructed floor members in a side-by-side relationship and the length of the shelf system may be increased by attaching one or more floor extension members to the floor members.
US10098474B2	Individually pocketed coil springs with cushioning pads, and pocket spring mattresses with such pocketed coil springs An individually pocketed coil spring for use in a bedding or seating product, is disclosed, as well as pocket spring mattresses including such pocketed coil springs. The individually pocketed coil spring include: a coil spring having an upper end and a lower end; a casing forming a pocket enclosing said coil spring; and a cushioning pad located above said upper end of the coil spring. The casing provides a first compartment enclosing the coil spring, and a second compartment enclosing the cushioning pad. The first and second compartments are separated from each other.
US10098473B2	Sleeping system The present invention relates to an adaptive sleeping system which makes it possible to adapt the resilient capacity at various positions to the anatomy and/or position of the user.
US10098469B2	Pivoting seat bench assembly There is provided a pivoting bench comprising a central spine extending along a longitudinal axis; seat slats configured to be mounted to the central spine and to rotate about the longitudinal axis for alternating a seating surface formed by at least a part of the seat slats from a first side of the bench to a second side of the bench opposite the first side with respect to the longitudinal axis of the central spine; and a support structure for supporting the central spine, the boomerang-shaped seat slats and the bench to the ground. The seat slats are boomerang shaped seat slats.
US10098468B2	Cubic furniture ensemble A furniture device is disclosed comprising six individual pieces that interconnect to form a cube. The pieces include two substantially L-shaped side portions, one substantially L-shaped central portion adapted to fit between the two substantially L-shaped side portions, a substantially L-shaped top portion adapted to fit between the two substantially L-shaped side portions and on top of the substantially L-shaped central portion, and two arc-sided rectangle portions adapted to fit between the substantially L-shaped top portion and substantially L-shaped central portion. The six pieces can be arranged in a various forms.
US10098466B2	Chair with adjustable backrest A device for adjusting the tilt of a chair backrest having a backrest frame rotatable with respect to the base frame of the chair is provided. The device includes elastic means for returning the backrest and/or countering the rotation thereof, in addition to means for controlling the preload of the elastic means. The means for controlling the preload include at least one first connecting rod and at least one first crank. The first connecting rod is hinged to the first crank and constrained to the elastic means so as to move the point of application of the returning and/or countering force with respect to the backrest. Adjusting means to adjust the position of the first crank determine at least two distinct stable positions of the first crank corresponding to two distinct positions of the mentioned point of application of the returning and/or countering force with respect to the base frame.
US10098456B2	Built-in electrical household appliance and household appliance assembly and built-in furniture unit for a household appliance This invention relates to a built-in electrical household appliance (1), suitable for being housed inside a built-in furniture unit (2), the furniture unit comprising a lateral wall defining a surface (4) and a unit door (6) attached to said lateral surface (4) by means of hinges (10a, 10b). The appliance (1) comprises: a main body (12) defining a space for housing foods or objects, the main body having a side (13) suitable for being placed facing the lateral surface (4) when the electrical household appliance is housed in the furniture unit; a door (11) for access to the space and hinged on one of its sides to the main body (12) in such a manner as to rotate between an open position and a closed position and in such a manner as to present, in the closed position, a lateral edge (25) thereof facing the lateral surface (4), and being provided with attachment elements (26) suitable for permitting coupling to the unit door (6), in such a way that it is possible to open and close the door by moving the unit door (6). The appliance furthermore shows a distance between said lateral edge (25) of the door (11) and a plane containing an outer surface of said side (13) of the main body (12) there is a distance, in a direction perpendicular to said plane, of at least 5 mm, such that when the electrical household appliance (1) is housed in the furniture unit (2) the side (13) can be arranged adjacent to the lateral surface (4) while the hinges (10a, 10b) can be accommodated in a space between the door (11) and said lateral surface (4) of said furniture unit, and the door (11) has, along the lateral edge (25), at least one vertical chamfer (22) to avoid interference with the hinges (10a, 10b) when the door is operated.
US10098454B2	Modular bottle rack A modular bottle rack includes at least two modular units laterally mounted to each other. Each modular unit includes a main frame and a basket mounted onto the main frame, wherein the bracket is selectively reciprocally moved relative to the main frame due to a height of the bottle supported on the main frame. Two fasteners are screwed onto the bracket for selectively positioning the bracket on the main frame. The main frame includes is divided into an assembling portion and a supporting portion, wherein a first connecting structure and a second connecting structure are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the assembling portion, and the first connecting structure is assembled to a second connecting structure of an adjacent modular unit.
US10098451B2	Height-adjustable table A table with a height-adjustable table top, supporting structures and at least one strap that connects the supporting structures and the table top together, so that the table top is supported by being suspended by the strap on the supporting structures. The table includes a mechanism for manually adjusting the height of the table top that includes a winding disk rotatably mounted relative to the table top, and a spring element non-positively connected to the winding disk, wherein the strap is connected to the winding disk. The table top is adjustable between a lower height in which the strap is minimally wound onto the winding disk and an upper height in which the strap is maximally wound onto the winding disk. The spring element is maximally tensioned when the table top is at the lower height and is minimally tensioned when the table top is at the upper height.
US10098450B1	Foldable tray system A tray system including a tray; a pad coupled to a proximal end of the tray; a lip having a U-shaped configuration, the lip extending away from a top surface of the tray, the lip located adjacent a periphery of a bottom surface of the tray; and a plurality of fixing elements extending from the top surface. The plurality of fixing elements includes a pair of substantially elongated protrusions extending away from the top surface; and a circular loop. The tray system includes an anchoring system hinged to the bottom surface of the tray and includes at least one clamp. Each clamp includes a proximal portion having a C-shaped frame defining a first end; a distal portion integrally connected to and extending from the proximal portion, the distal portion defining a G-shaped clamp and configured as a resilient arm; and a screw threadably connected to the resilient arm.
US10098447B2	Oral-care implement having color-communicative element An oral-care implement comprises a mounting surface having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a plurality of filaments outwardly extending from the mounting surface in at least one direction not parallel to either one of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, each filament having a free end terminating with a tip. At least some of the filaments possess at least one functional characteristic selected from the group consisting of filament's structure, composition, cross-sectional shape, tip geometry, and any combination thereof. A plurality of filament tips comprises a working surface that includes at least a first color and a second color different from the first color. The at least first color forms at least one scaled-up image graphically replicating the at least one functional characteristic, thereby visually communicating to a consumer that the oral-care implement includes filaments having certain functional characteristic(s)—and that the oral-care implement possesses superior efficacy attributable to said filaments.
US10098445B1	Toilet bowl cleaning brush with an interchangeable cleaning brush head An apparatus for an improved toilet bowl cleaner with removable cleaning brush head. The apparatus provides a more simplistic design than previous toilet bowl cleaners with removable brush ends by providing an actuator release button and trigger assembly that functions primarily with a series of rods and springs.
US10098444B1	Phone security case with ejection mechanism A phone security case with ejection mechanism having a case body, a pair of support arms, and a swivelable belt clip disposed on the case body. An ejection mechanism, a central processing unit, a tethering mechanism, a message sensor mechanism, a rechargeable battery, and a speaker are also disposed on the case body.
US10098443B2	Arm worn hydration device A hydration device is provided that includes a sleeve that is worn securely on a limb, such as a forearm, of a user and contains a bladder for holding liquid such as water, sports drinks, etc. The bladder is removable and includes a refill port and a drinking valve. The hydration device can be designed to absorb impacts while being worn, yet is light-weight and flexible enough to conform to the user's body.
US10098436B2	Assembly for container of cosmetic product and container comprising such an assembly An assembly for a container 1 of cosmetic product has a cup support 30 and a cup 10. The cup 10 is configured to receive the cosmetic product. The cup 10 and the cup support 30 are interconnected by a spring connection 20. A container 1 for cosmetic product has such an assembly.
US10098435B2	Cosmetic product comprising rubber discharge pad The present invention provides a cosmetic product comprising a rubber discharge pad, which comprises radially distributed discharge holes and is made from a rubber material, and discharging the contents through the discharge holes. According to the cosmetic product of the present invention, the degree of discharge of the contents can be suitably controlled during the use of the contents, radial discharge micro-holes on the surface of the rubber discharge pad have a dispersal discharge function, the remaining amount can be minimized since even the contents of the bottom of a container can be readily used by the elasticity of the rubber discharge pad, the cosmetic product can be carried without leakage of the contents since the contents are covered with the rubber discharge pad, and always having the feeling of using a new product is enabled since contact between the external air and contaminants is blocked during the use thereof.
US10098421B2	Zipper head assembly structure and sliding member thereof A sliding member is provided, the sliding member includes a first sliding body, a second sliding body opposite to the first sliding body, a connection body connected between the first sliding body and the second sliding body, a first convex body disposed on the first sliding body, and a second convex body disposed on the first sliding body. The first convex body has two convex ribs and two convex portions disposed on a top side of the first sliding body to respectively adjacent to the two convex ribs. A movable cover body has two sliding portions respectively movably contacting the two convex ribs and respectively separately contacting the two convex portions. A zipper head assembly structure using the sliding member is further provided.
US10098420B2	Fastener element and method for producing same Elements are made of a polyacetal resin, which can effectively improve the chain crosswise strength while maintaining wear resistance. Provided is a fastener element made of a polyacetal resin composition containing 5 to 30% by mass of reinforcing fibers each having an average fiber diameter of 5 to 15 μm and a numeric average fiber length of 150 to 500 μm.
US10098418B1	Buckle capable of fixing folded strap A buckle capable of fixing a folded strap is disclosed, which includes a first buckle member, a second buckle member, and a string. The first connecting portion has a first connecting portion and a first buckling portion, and is adapted to be connected to a strap. The second buckle member has a second connecting portion, a second buckling portion, and an engaging portion, and is adapted to be connected to the strap or another strap. The second buckling portion is adapted to be detachably engaged with the first buckling portion. The string is provided on the engaging portion, and is adapted to fix the strap or the another strap. Said buckle could be applied with any kind of straps, such as belts, straps of a backpack, or waistbands. After the strap is adjusted, a superfluous section of the strap could be folded and then fixed by the string.
US10098416B1	Accessories affixed to footwear or affixed around footwear to provide a decorative fashion attachment An attachment member which enables a decorative ornament to be affixed either onto a shoe, preferably at a location were a decorative ornament retained on the invention can be visible and cover at least a portion of the shoe and also a portion of the heel of the shoe. It is also a decorative ornament which can be placed around the instep location of a boot or elongated footwear where the decorative ornament can be removably affixed around the instep location of the footwear and has decorative ornaments dangling from the present invention to enable them to be visible on the boot. The addition is an improved bracket to retain the decorative ornament securely on a shoe with at least two bracket retaining arms.
US10098408B2	Shoe, in particular a sports shoe A shoe having an upper and a sole connected to the upper. The upper has, at least in part, a knitted material forming its outer surface. To ensure sufficient longitudinal elasticity in the forefoot region and a good fit, along with efficient production, the knitted material includes a first knitted material layer produced from a first thread and a second knitted material layer produced from a second thread arranged on the first knitted material. The second material layer at least partially covers the first material layer. In the region of the front half, as seen in the longitudinal direction of the shoe, and/or in the heel region of the shoe, the second material layer runs, at least in part, in strip form in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the shoe so as to form a number of strips running parallel to one another.
US10098407B2	Helmet with airflow ventilation through an earpad A helmet can include a protective shell and a layer of energy management material coupled to an inner surface of the protective shell to form a cavity for receiving a head of a user. An earpad can be coupled to the inner surface of the protective shell that comprises an inner surface that further defines a space for an ear of a user. The earpad can further include a leading edge at a front of the helmet, the leading edge extending between the outer surface of the protective shell and the inner surface of the earpad. An air intake opening can be formed at the leading edge of the earpad. An air exhaust opening can be formed at a trailing edge of the earpad. An airflow channel can extend through the earpad between the air intake opening and the air exhaust opening.
US10098406B2	Football helmet with faceguard having raised eyebrow areas A football helmet comprising a rigid plastic shell adapted to cover the head of a wearer and a faceguard in the form of a cage of metal bars and removably attached to the shell. The faceguard includes an upper portion including an uppermost bar having a center bar part and a pair of side bar parts, and a horizontal bar below the center bar part and connected to the center bar part by a vertical bar, the uppermost bar and horizontal bar defining a gap between them which extends the entire length of the horizontal bar. The faceguard has a pair of raised eyebrow areas, each raised eyebrow area consisting of one of the pair of side bar parts bent upwardly with respect to the center bar part, in the uppermost bar being positioned on either side of the front portion of the shell and above the lower edge of the front portion of the shell.
US10098404B2	Pendulum impact damping system A helmet comprised of a hard outer shell, a compressible liner in contact with an inner surface of the hard outer shell, and a comfort liner in contact with an inner surface of the compressible liner. The damping hole is defined longitudinally along a longitudinal axis through the hard outer shell, the compressible liner, and the comfort liner. The helmet also includes a pendulum damping system disposed in the damping hole and extending longitudinally from the outer shell to the comfort liner. The pendulum damping system has a pendulum mass that is laterally displaceable within the damping hole.
US10098401B2	Augmented reality motorcycle helmet An augmented-reality helmet which in one embodiment is a full-face motorcycle helmet with a look-down micro-display that projects a virtual image in-line with the helmet's chin bar. In order to accommodate the power requirements, the helmet includes a battery pack mounted at the base of the motorcyclist's skull. A wind turbine charges the batteries. Exhaust from the turbine is then deducted through the helmet to cool the battery pack and/or the motorcyclist's head. The turbine is controllable so that it can operate as a circulating fan to provide ventilation. A digital gyroscope provides a control input to a controller for operating a steerable headlight of the motorcycle to track the rider's head movements; and provides acceleration output to an algorithm that will contact emergency responders if the rider is non-responsive after a collision. A 170 degree rear-view camera is mounted within an aerodynamic fairing on the back of the helmet.
US10098400B2	Adjustable, configurable hat An adjustable, configurable hat is described that can be configured to accommodate a variety of hairstyles. In general, the adjustable, configurable hat has a crown member, an enlarged opening and a panel that is releasably attachable to the crown member. In one example, the adjustable, configurable hat generally has an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the closed configuration, the panel is releasably attached to the crown member by the fastening mechanisms, covers the enlarged opening and generally has the appearance of a hat that is not adjustable and configurable. In the open configuration, the panel is releasably attached to the inside of the crown member by the fastening members such that it is not visible when the hat is worn and the enlarged opening allows the wearer of the hat to wear a variety of hairstyles while wearing the hat. In both configurations, the fastening mechanisms and the panel are hidden by the crown member. In another example, the crown is split down the back center to have a left and right half and the hat can be configured to its open configuration by separating the left half from the right half and folding each half inside two respective pockets inside the hat.
US10098399B2	Disposable visor A disposable visor to be worn on a user's head comprises a substantially flat body made of a flexible sheet material. The flat body includes a bill section that projects forwardly from the user's head when the visor is worn by the user to shield the user's face from the sun and a head-band section that connects to the bill section and forms a continuous uninterrupted band that encircles the user's head. A head opening is formed in the flat body and is configured to receive the user's head. A plurality of flexible fingers surrounds the head opening and are adapted to engage the user's head when the visor is worn by the user. During use, the fingers bend upwardly when the visor is placed on the user's head to adjust the head opening to the size of the user's head.
US10098396B1	Method of manufacturing an artificial branch A method for manufacturing an artificial branch for use in providing an aesthetic element, or for providing camouflage or another structure. The joints between the various members of the artificial branch are preferably welded in place. The artificial branch preferably includes a main stem assembly including a reinforcing plug, branch stem members, limb assemblies, limb coupling members, a longitudinal support member, and foliage members.
US10098394B1	Glove system having lighting and fastening means allowing a user to easily don and doff each glove and illuminate work areas A pair of protective gloves each glove having a glove body with finger portions that can be preselectively webbed together or each finger can be kept separated. The gloves are capable of withstanding heat, cold, puncture, shock and other similar hazards. One of the gloves includes an engagement member such as a magnetic member on the inner wrist portion of the glove that cooperates with an anchoring member on the inner wrist portion of the opposite glove that can be made of a ferromagnetic material to attract both gloves to each other. Once attracted a user can use a lip on the anchoring member to leverage his hands out of the gloves, thereby preventing the user from having to come in contact with the outside of the glove bodies when donning and doffing the gloves. Either or both glove assemblies can include a lighting assembly mounted thereon that provide illumination and visibility to a user desired work area.
US10098393B2	Grip assist apparatus with insert A grip assist apparatus that may be worn on either hand that includes a gripping portion that includes an insert designed to prevent lifting bars to come into contact with an area of vulnerability in the center of the palm, which is prone to injury.
US10098390B2	Bathrobe including towel An apparatus includes a bathrobe having a vertically-extending placket extending along a front section of the bathrobe, and the vertically-extending placket is configured to allow the bathrobe to be put on or removed by a user. An elongated towel assembly is fixedly coupled to the bathrobe. The elongated towel assembly vertically hangs from and extends along any one of (A) a left-side vertically extending portion, (B) a right-side vertically extending portion, and (C) the left-side vertically extending portion and the right-side vertically extending portion of the bathrobe in such a way that the vertically-extending placket is available for usage by the user.
US10098388B2	Abdomen wear An abdomen wear includes a front cover part (20) formed by cutting a single-layered, and particularly a two-layered knit on bias to cover an abdomen of a body; ends (21) of the front cover part, a seam part (22) of both ends, and left and right button parts (23) to cause the front cover part to come into close contact with the abdomen; a binding part (33) including a detachable part (30) having an elastic ring (32) on which a tie adjusting part (31) is formed, the tie adjusting part being adjustable in a tie; and an upper elastic ring (41) having a button or a snap (29) on an upper-end central portion (40) of the front cover part or a seam part (40a) of the upper-end central portion.
US10098381B2	Electronic smoking article An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol.
US10098380B2	Pressure differential device A pressure differential device for attachment to a vessel to be used to smoke or vaporize tobacco or other consumables substances meant to be inhaled for pulmonary applications. The pressure differential device includes a chamber for receiving consumables, a tunnel running through the device, a flange for proper seating in a vessel, and a inner protruding member for attaching tunnel extension such as a straw.
US10098372B2	Whitening composition and the use thereof The present invention discloses a composition having whitening and brightening effect and the use thereof, the composition comprising: 1) Osmanthus; 2) Olive; and 3) PUERARIAE LOBATAE RADIX, PLATYCODONIS RADIX, GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX ET RHIZOMA, SIRAITIAE FRUCTUS and ANGELICAE DAHURICAE RADIX. The composition may be applied to food products. Raw materials used in the composition of the present invention are all common food ingredients and have high safety. Unlike skin whitening products for external use, the composition is eaten as ordinary food, and has the skin whitening and brightening effect all over the body after being eaten. In addition, the composition of the present invention has a natural flower aroma of osmanthus fragrans flower, and a refreshing mouthfeel. The composition has gentle drug properties and is suitable for people with different constitutions. The composition contains a large amount of functional factors of polyphenols and has a health-care function for organism, and not only can whiten and brighten skins but also can enhance the anti-oxidative damage capacity of the organism.
US10098364B2	Method of preserving freshness of harvested crops, freshness preservation device, repository, and display device A method of preserving freshness of a harvested crop includes irradiating the harvested crop with blue light and misting the harvested crop with water mist while irradiating the harvested crop with the blue light.
US10098362B2	Method and apparatus for cold smoking meat or seafood An apparatus is provided for curing and more specifically for cold smoking meat or seafood with a blend of filtered smoke from an organic smoking material such as softwoods such as pine or tropical palms such as coconut wood or such as mixed wood sawdust from a sawmill, that are not traditionally used for smoking seafood or meat due to the harsh flavor imparted by their smoke, and unfiltered smoke from a second organic smoking material such as hardwood smoke, or other pleasant flavor-imparting smoke. The blending of filtered smoke from a first organic smoking material such as coniferous softwood, tropical palm wood or mixed sawdust from a sawmill with unfiltered pleasant flavor-imparting smoke from the second organic smoking material reduces the cost of the smoking and curing process and allows versatility in application in terms of preservative properties and flavor imparted to the cured meat or seafood.
US10098360B2	Method and apparatus for removing meat from crustacean legs An apparatus for removing meat from crustacean legs includes a conveyor, and a plurality of leg meat extraction rollers. The conveyor has a crustacean body region flanked by laterally opposed crustacean leg regions. Each crustacean leg region includes a plurality of leg slots extending laterally outwardly of the crustacean body region. The leg meat extraction rollers are positioned laterally outwardly of the leg slots and oriented to receive crustacean legs moved laterally outwardly from the leg slots.
US10098356B2	Household noodle maker A vertical household noodle maker includes a base, a stirring container connected to the base, a stirring rod longitudinally arranged in the stirring container, an extrusion cylinder horizontally arranged at one side below the stirring container, a spiral rod arranged in the extrusion cylinder, an extrusion die and a control unit. The stirring rod includes a rod body and a stirring blade. The motor rotates the stirring rod and the spiral rod, and a feeding inlet in communication with the extrusion cylinder is provided at a bottom of the stirring container. An inner wall of the stirring container is provided with a cutting rod, and a projection of the cutting rod at least partially overlaps with a projection of the stirring blade in the horizontal direction when the stirring blade is driven by the motor to rotate to a position of the cutting rod.
US10098355B2	System and method for weighing items An apparatus and method for automatically removing dough pieces from overhead dough proffer, weighing the dough pieces and reinserting them back in to the process stream. The weight information is analyzed to determine whether it represents the weight of pieces or the empty scale weight, and may be used to provide a signal proportional to the weight of a dough portion, or group of dough potions in order to automatically adjust the rate at which dough is fed to the dividing mechanism, thereby increasing or decreasing the dough piece weights to maintain the desired amount of dough per piece.
US10098348B2	Granular turf safe mesotrione compositions A composition comprising herbicidal mixtures of mesotrione impregnated into or coated on the surface of a granular substrate material such as a fertilizer granule and/or a solid inert carrier material is provided for use to control weeds in turfgrasses without causing damage to the grass and methods for the use thereof.
US10098347B2	Methods of improving growth and stress tolerance in plants The present invention is directed to methods of improving plant growth by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving stress tolerance in a plant by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant.
US10098344B2	Agricultural adjuvants and processes for making and using same An agricultural spray composition, comprising a vinyl ester-based polymer dispersion; a plasticizer; and an active ingredient.
US10098341B2	Freeze stable tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate formulations A composition comprising:(a) tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate (THPS); (b) water; and (c) methanol; wherein the weight percentages of (a), (b) and (c) are within the area on a ternary phase diagram for (a), (b) and (c) bounded by four points: (A) 5% THPS/58% water/37% methanol; (B) 5% THPS/36% water/59% methanol; (C) 65% THPS/27% water/8% methanol; and (D) 65% THPS/29% water/6% methanol.
US10098340B2	Method for preserving cells and cell cultures Provided is a method for reducing apoptosis in nucleated cells. The method entails holding nucleated cells in a container and adding a gas containing xenon to the container so that the pressure inside the container reaches between 0.5 to 4.0 Atm above ambient pressure; holding the container at between 0.5 to 4.0 Atm above ambient pressure for a period of time during which the temperature in the container is between 22° C. and 37° C.; lowering the temperature in the container to between 0.1° C. and 10° C. while maintaining the pressure of 0.5 to 4.0 Atm above ambient pressure and holding the container for a period of time; and reducing the pressure in the container to ambient pressure and increasing the temperature to 22° C.-37° C. By performing these steps, the cells undergo less apoptosis than a reference.
US10098331B2	Automated feeder apparatus for directionally discharging animal feed An animal feeder has a hopper body adjustably mounted on a mounting base for directing feed material in a selected direction. The mounting base includes a pair of ground support elements pivotally mounted on a lateral support plate with a pair of pivot bolts, and further including a locking bolt that enables the lateral support plate to be pivotally adjusted with respect to the pair of ground support elements. The hopper body is rotatably mounted on the lateral support plate via a center bolt. A feed dispensing mechanism discharges the feed material through a feed discharge aperture, in a direction that is adjusted via the positioning of the adjustment base.
US10098330B2	Destacking and restacking of containers using a robot in poultry hatchery operations Methods and apparatus for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs, the extracted material is assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic, and then eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly.
US10098328B2	Method of monitoring the physical condition and/or suitability of animal feed of ruminant animals A method of monitoring the physiological condition, and/or suitability of animal feed, of ruminant animals, comprising: a. sensing the occurrence of at least a first predetermined type of activity of the animal; b. determining a length of a time period of a first type during which in step a. a sensed first predetermined type of activity has taken place; c. transmitting information about the length of a time period of the first type determined in step b. wherein preferably the transmission starts on a moment in time which depends on the moment in time on which the time period of the first type has ended; d. repeating steps a.-c. for next sensed occurrences of activities of the first predetermined type.
US10098323B2	Animal training system and method An animal training system includes a portable remote transceiver for a user for transmitting a remote animal control signal to a remote animal transceiver on an animal for effecting a control stimulus to the animal. A separate animal control transceiver positioned at the animal may be in signal communication with the remote animal transceiver placed at the animal to effect a control stimulus to the animal in response to a control signal from the remote animal transceiver.
US10098320B2	Pet dish assembly A pet dish assembly, including a base, a vertical support member extending upwardly from the base, at least one ladle slidingly secured to a top surface of the vertical support member, the ladle comprising an arcuate handle at a first end and a bowl at a second end.
US10098319B1	Pet activity module A pet activity module having a substantially square or rectangular base for contacting a support surface when in use, substantially parallel back and front walls extending orthogonally from said base and substantially parallel side walls extending orthogonally from the base, the substantially parallel front and back walls being orthogonally joined to the substantially parallel side walls, the base, front, back and side walls together creating an internal volume sized to receive a domestic cat, a plush fabric applied to the base, a fabric creating scratcher surfaces, at least one scratcher surface being within the interior volume and at least one scratcher surface being on an exterior surface of at least one of the back, front or side walls of the module.
US10098312B2	Variety corn line GQA1001 The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GQA1001, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GQA1001 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GQA1001, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GQA1001, and plants produced according to these methods.
US10098311B2	Cucumber variety NUN 43003 CUL The invention relates to the field of Cucumis sativus, in particular to a new variety of Cucumis sativus designated NUN 43003 CUL plants, seeds and cucumber fruits thereof.
US10098310B2	Lettuce cultivar omega 73 A lettuce cultivar, designated Omega 73, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Omega 73 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Omega 73 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Omega 73, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Omega 73 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Omega 73 with another lettuce cultivar.
US10098307B1	Soybean variety 01064838 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064838. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064838. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064838 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064838 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10098298B2	Tomato line PSQ9Z14-9091 The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line PSQ9Z14-9091. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ9Z14-9091 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.
US10098296B2	Melon plants with improved disease tolerance The present disclosure provides melon plants exhibiting tolerance to cucurbit yellow stunt disorder virus (CYSDV) and lacking negative traits associated with CYSDV tolerance such as increased fruit size and reduced fruit set. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease tolerance. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease tolerance phenotype are provided.
US10098295B1	Gumania hybrid plant ‘NEXTARA’ A new and distinct Guzmania hybrid named ‘NEXTARA’ characterized by solid growth habit; funnel-form rosette plant, measuring about 55 cm in height (above the pot when flowering); numerous, green colored foliage (measuring about 40 to 60 cm in length and about 3.0 to 4.5 cm in width). Superior floral bract production; bracts are red-purple in color (closest to RHS 59A), compound inflorescence, measuring about 20 cm in height, and about 25 cm in diameter; and long-lasting habit.
US10098294B2	Guzmania ‘REDTIX’ A new and distinct Guzmania hybrid named ‘REDTIX’ characterized by solid growth habit; funnel-form rosette plant, measuring about 50 cm in height (above the pot when flowering); numerous, green color foliage (measuring about 25 to 45 cm length and about 4.5 cm in width) Superior floral bract production; bracts are red in color (closest to RHS 42A), head inflorescence, measuring about 10 cm in height when flowering commences to about 15 cm in height at maturity, and about 12 cm in diameter; and long-lasting habit.
US10098292B2	Solar still system and related solar driven irrigation apparatus The present invention is related to a solar driven irrigation apparatus for converting contaminated water contained in a contaminated water body into distilled water and using said distilled water for irrigating the vegetation grown on the said irrigation apparatus, the solar driven irrigation apparatus comprising a cover in the form of a geometrical projection comprising a wall, an opening, a semi-permeable mesh, a soil layer and a chamber. The present invention also related to a process for irrigating natural vegetation using the solar driven irrigation apparatus.
US10098290B2	Double cut control for disc saw felling head A double cut control system and method are disclosed for a felling head having a saw disc. The felling head may be positioned by a knuckle boom, which includes a hoist boom and a stick boom coupled by a knuckle and positioned by hydraulic cylinders actuated by a hydraulic pump and hydraulic control valves. The control system has an operator input device for input of operator commands including a double cut control input command. Position sensors provide position values for the knuckle boom and the felling head. At least one controller receives the operator commands and position values. After receiving the double cut control input command, the controller generates a first cut control signal to direct flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic cylinders to position the knuckle boom to advance the felling head in a single fore-aft direction a set distance corresponding to a partial depth cut.
US10098288B1	Plant pots with stabilizing stakes and related methods A plant pot assembly includes a plant pot defining an inner volume, having an upper pot edge, and including a mounting flange. A plurality of peripheral stakes attached to the mounting flange extend upwardly therefrom around the upper pot edge. The mounting flange defines a plurality of stake mounting holes, and each of the plurality of peripheral stakes includes a lower stake portion received in a respective one of the plurality of stake mounting holes. The plant pot assembly further includes a drainage system, at least one elevation blocks and at least one working table.
US10098281B2	Rotor feeder unit for agricultural machines, method for operating a rotor feeder, and method for operating an agricultural machine A rotor feeder unit for an agricultural baler. The rotor feeder unit includes a rotor feeder carrying a set of tines, a rotor feeder unit bottom distant from the rotor feeder forming a lower boundary of a conveying channel through the rotor feeder unit, and scrapers placed in conveying direction behind the rotor feeder. The rotor feeder is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The scrapers extend in between the tines and have a leading face cooperating with the tines. The rotor feeder unit also includes a scraper position adjusting arrangement adapted for displacement of the leading face of the scrapers relative to the rotor feeder unit bottom. The scraper position adjusting arrangement is further adapted for rotating the scrapers about the axis of rotation of the rotor feeder for angularly displacing the leading face of the scrapers relative to the rotor feeder unit bottom.
US10098278B2	Mower The present invention is directed to a lawn mower and more particularly to a system and method of charging a variety of batteries of the lawn mower including connecting the lawn mower to a towing vehicle, either directly or by placing the lawn mower on a trailer, towing the lawn mower, generating electricity upon towing the lawn mower utilizing a generator mechanically coupled to the lawn mower wheels or the wheels of the trailer. The generator converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy. The generator is electrically coupled to first type of battery and a second type of battery that is connected to the lawn mower and/or a first type of battery and a second type of battery that is connected to a charging station on the trailer. The system also includes a charging circuit for each of the first type of battery and the second type of battery.
US10098275B2	Management system and method for managing soil treatment systems In a system (10) for managing a soil treatment business, an injection apparatus (12) is operable to inject soil treatment under high pressure down into soil. A control system (92) is associated with the injection apparatus (12) and is configured to collect data during operation of the injection apparatus (12). A data management system (801) is configured to receive the data collected by the injection apparatus (12) control system (92). The data management system (801) generally comprises a database for storing the collected data, with the data management system being accessible by the business for reviewing the collected data.
US10098274B1	Compost insertion apparatus A compost insertion apparatus coupled to a tractor for inserting solid material into the ground includes a frame configured to be pulled behind a tractor. A bin atop the frame defines an interior area capable of holding solid material, the bottom having an outlet through which the solid material is expelled from the bin. An auger assembly includes a shaft a continuous spiral blade operative for expelling the solid material. A ripper shank is movable from a use configuration forming a furrow, the solid material being expelled into the furrow. A furrow closer assembly includes two circular angled plates forming a V-shape for covering the solid material. A track assembly is operatively coupled to the frame for supporting the bin above the ground, the track assembly having a wide profile in contact with the ground.
US10098272B2	Method for calculating characteristic geometrical or control variables of a three point hitch A method is provided for calculating characteristic geometrical or control variables of a three-point hitch for an agricultural tractor in which the hitch includes a lifting strut having a mounting position which is adjustable by means of a lifting arm in one of a plurality of receiving holes formed in a lower link and the hitch is pivotable by the lifting strut. The method includes moving the lower link initially into a horizontal angle position α=0 and capturing the corresponding angular position Px, Pz of the lifting arm and a corresponding angular position γ of the lifting strut relative to the vertical. The method further includes determining which of the receiving holes satisfies a geometrical constraint condition and determining the mounting position of the lifting strut on the lower link.
US10104819B2	Component mounting machine A rotary head is configured of at least two types of rotary heads, such as a first rotary head in which four suction nozzles are respectively held to be rotatable on the circumference, and a second rotary head in which the suction nozzles of which the number is more than four are respectively held to be rotatable on a pitch circle diameter which is the same as that of the suction nozzle of the first rotary head, the first rotary head is attached to the drive unit, and a control device which controls an angular position of the first rotary head and an angular position of the components suctioned to the suction nozzles, to be respectively controlled to be changed by 45 degrees when the components held by the suction nozzles are imaged by a component camera is provided.
US10104816B2	Board, semiconductor fabrication plant (FAB) and fabrication facility A board includes a first magnetic conductive plate and a second magnetic conductive plate. The first magnetic conductive plate has a first magnetic conductive direction. The second magnetic conductive plate overlaps with the first magnetic conductive plate. The second magnetic conductive plate has a second magnetic conductive direction. The first magnetic conductive direction and the second magnetic conductive direction cross.
US10104808B2	Heat sink and housing for an inverter with such a heat sink A heat sink for cooling electronic power components arranged in a housing includes a cooling element having cooling fins arranged on a base surface, and a fan for intake of ambient air and for delivering the ambient air via the cooling fins of the cooling element, the cooling element having a recess, in which the fan is arranged spaced apart from the base surface. The fan includes a housing ring on the side facing away from the base surface of the cooling element, an intermediate space being formed between the bottom edge of the housing ring and the base surface of the cooling element. The fan is an axial fan, so that the ambient air taken in impinges upon the base surface of the cooling element, is deflected by essentially 90 degrees and guided through the intermediate space laterally between the cooling fins to the outside.
US10104806B2	Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device includes a substrate having a wiring, a first semiconductor memory, a terminal portion, a holder surrounding the terminal portion, a case, and a first plate-shaped member. The first semiconductor memory is disposed on a first principal surface of the substrate and is connected to the wiring. The terminal portion is connected to the substrate at a first end portion of the substrate and has a terminal connected to the wiring. The case houses part of the holder, the substrate, and the first semiconductor memory. Between the first principal surface and a first wall portion of the case facing the first principal surface, the first plate-shaped member is disposed. The first plate-shaped member is connected to the holder and the first principal surface on a second end portion side of the substrate, and has thermal conductivity.
US10104805B2	Self cooling stretchable electrical circuit having a conduit forming an electrical component and containing electrically conductive liquid Self-cooling stretchable electrical circuits with a conduit forming an electrical component and containing electrically conductive liquid are disclosed. They are formed of a platform made of a stretchable material. At least one fluid conduit is formed in the platform and the conduit is formed into an electrical component and filled with the electrically conductive liquid metal. A portion of the conduit is positioned adjacent a heat sink while a pump circulates the liquid through the conduit wherein the metal is cooled at the heat sink.
US10104801B2	Method to selectively activate power outlets in a flexible and scalable power and system management infrastructure for a data management system A power switching system, a method, and an information handling system (IHS) enables selective activation and de-activation of respective alternating current (AC) outlets of a plurality of AC outlets within an AC switch (ACS). The AC switch includes a decoder circuit that is couple via a control interface to a management controller (MC) and receives control commands from the control interface. In response to receipt of the control command, the decoder circuit decodes the command in order to provide control signals to one or more of a number of serial voltage relays, which are each respectively coupled to the AC outlets. The AC switch utilizes the decoder circuit to respectively configure the serial voltage relays using the control signals. By configuring the serial voltage relays, the MC provides and/or removes respective connections between AC inputs and AC outlets, which selectively activates and/or de-activates respective AC outlets.
US10104794B2	Electronic device and metal housing thereof A metal housing is provided. The metal housing includes a bottom plate, a first side plate, a second side plate, a third side plate, a fourth side plate, and a ground portion. The second side plate is parallel to the first plate. The fourth side plate is parallel to the third side plate. The first side plate, the second side plate, the third side plate, and the fourth side plate are integrally formed on the bottom plate. The ground portion is formed on an inner surface of one of the side plates. The ground portion includes a restriction structure and an opening. The restriction structure is integrally formed on the inner surface. The restriction structure is adapted to hold a ground line.
US10104792B2	Anti-slip substrates A method is provided for modifying a layer of a plastics material containing conductive fibers. The method includes electrophoretically depositing a bead of a polymer material at locations of a surface of the layer where the conductive fibers are exposed.
US10104790B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal comprises a flexible display; a first body positioned at a rear of the flexible display, the first body connected to the flexible display; a second body positioned at the rear of the flexible display, the second body connected to the flexible display and spaced apart from the first body, the second body movable with respect to the first body; a hinge assembly positioned at the rear of the flexible display, the hinge assembly located between the first body and the second body, the hinge assembly connecting the first body and the second body; and a hinge cover positioned at a lateral side of the hinge assembly, the hinge cover between the first body and the second body, wherein the hinge cover has a thinner thickness toward a central portion of the hinge cover from both ends of the hinge cover in a direction from the hinge cover toward the hinge assembly.
US10104788B2	Display device A display device includes a first housing, a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing, and a first display panel disposed over the first housing and the second housing. An edge of the first display panel may be bent along at least a portion of at least one of an edge of the first housing and an edge of the second housing.
US10104787B2	Flexible display devices Electronic devices may be provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may include hinges based on a three-bar linkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with slotted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing structures. Flexible displays may be mounted to the housing portions overlapping the hinges. When the housing portions in a device are rotated relative to each other, the flexible display may bend. The hinge may be configured to allow the flexible display to be placed in a front-to-front configuration in which an active side of the display faces itself or a back-to-back configuration. Engagement structures may be used to help the housing grip external objects and to hold the housing portions together. The hinges may be provided with rotational detents to help hold the flexible display in desired positions.
US10104783B2	Method for producing ceramic circuit board A method for producing a ceramic circuit board comprising the steps of bonding a metal sheet to a ceramic substrate via a brazing material containing Ag to form a bonded body; etching the bonded metal sheet to form a circuit pattern; and removing an unnecessary brazing material from the substrate provided with the circuit pattern, by etching with an acidic solution comprising carboxylic acid and/or carboxylate and hydrogen peroxide.
US10104779B2	Stretchable circuit board A stretchable circuit board includes: a stretchable base; a stretchable wiring formed on the stretchable base; an electronic component mounted on the stretchable base; and a connecting section that electrically connects between the electronic component and the stretchable wiring, and is stretchable and formed such that its Young's modulus is greater than or equal to that of the stretchable wiring. In addition, the stretchable circuit board includes a stretchable insulating film formed on the stretchable base and the stretchable wiring excluding a place where the connecting section is formed.
US10104777B2	Multilayer capacitor and board having the same A multilayer capacitor include dielectric layers stacked in a direction perpendicular to a mounting surface of a capacitor body, and internal electrodes and an equivalent series inductance (ESL) control pattern formed on upper and lower portions of the dielectric layers, respectively. The internal electrodes have an area larger than that of the ESL control pattern, and the ESL control pattern is exposed to a mounting surface of a capacitor body.
US10104773B2	Resilient micro lattice electrical interconnection assembly In an exemplary method, three dimensional printing forms a micro lattice truss structure with a first end formed in contact with a conductive area on a PCB so that the truss structure is adhered to the conductive area due to the three dimensional printing. The truss structure extends outward from the PCB and has a distal end. The truss structure is formed with resiliency so that the truss structure maintains structural integrity during end-to-end compression. The resiliency of the micro lattice truss structure enables the truss structure to return to substantially its uncompressed length when the compression is removed. The truss structure is conductive so that a resilient electrical connection can be formed between the conductive area of the PCB and another spaced apart surface parallel with the PCB when the distal end of the truss structure is in contact with and compressed by the other surface.
US10104772B2	Metallized particle interconnect with solder components An electrical connection is established between a first electrical component and a second electrical component of an assembly and a compression tool is used to apply a compression force to the assembly. The assembly also includes a metallized particle interconnect (MPI) between the first electrical component and the second electrical component and solder components outside a boundary of the MPI and extending from the first electrical component to the second electrical component. The solder components are melted by applying heat to the assembly. The solder components are solidified by cooling the assembly and the compression tool is removed.
US10104768B2	Sizing agent for quartz glass fibers, quartz glass fiber, quartz glass yarn, and quartz glass cloth Provided are a sizing agent for quartz glass fibers capable of suppressing charging of quartz glass fibers, and suppressing generation of fluff in a production process for quartz glass fibers and a weaving process for a quartz glass cloth, a quartz glass fiber or a quartz glass yarn having applied thereonto the sizing agent, a quartz glass cloth, a prepreg for a printed circuit board, and a product using the quartz glass fiber. The sizing agent for quartz glass fibers includes an aqueous solution containing: a cationic vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion in which a cationic vinyl acetate copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 500,000 is dispersed in water; and starch, in which emulsion particles of the cationic vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion have a 50% diameter on a volume basis of from 0.1 μm to 5 μm.
US10104764B2	Electronic device package with vertically integrated capacitors A system-in-a-package (SIP) has a semiconductor chip embedded in a dielectric substrate. An inductor is on a top surface of a substrate and is connected to the semiconductor chip. A thin film capacitor may be placed between the inductor and the dielectric substrate. A second thin film capacitor may be placed on the top surface of the semiconductor chip, or be embedded in the dielectric substrate with a thermal pad on a bottom surface of the substrate which is connected to the second thin film capacitor to facilitate heat dissipation.
US10104762B2	Electric assembly to be mounted on a top-hat rail The invention relates to an electric assembly to be mounted on a top-hat rail, comprising: an electric current supply component (200): a multi-layered support (206) including a metal plate (300), a conductive layer (302) for electrically contacting the electric current supply component (200) and an electric insulation layer (304) which is arranged between the metal plate (300) and the conductive layer (302); the electric current supply component (200) is connected in an heat-conductive manner to the metal plate (300) in order to withdraw thermal energy from the electric current supply component (200).
US10104761B1	Cooling techniques to improve thermal performance of electroacoustic device A loudspeaker assembly comprises an enclosure having a first end and a second end, the first end including an opening; an acoustic driver at the second end of the enclosure; an acoustic volume between the first end and the second of the enclosure; a circuit board at the first end of the enclosure; a firebox covering the opening at the first end of the enclosure, the firebox providing a convection flow path in the acoustic volume over heat-generating components of the circuit board; and a heat sink extending from the circuit board in a direction away from the acoustic volume for providing a conduction flow path through the circuit board.
US10104754B2	Oscillator generators and methods of using them Certain embodiments described herein are directed to generators that can be used to sustain a plasma. In some embodiments, the generator comprises an oscillation circuit configured to electrically couple to an induction device and provide power to the induction device in an oscillation mode to sustain the inductively coupled plasma in a torch body, the circuit configured to provide harmonic emission control during sustaining of the inductively coupled plasma in the torch body in the oscillation mode of the generator.
US10104753B2	Optical waveguide forming method and apparatus An optical waveguide is formed using a gas-enclosed vessel that has an internal space in which a polyvalent ionizable gas is enclosed, a laser beam irradiation unit, and a discharge circuit that causes a pulse current to flow in the gas-enclosed vessel at an initial current value. The pulse current is increased from the initial current value to a subsequent current value greater than the initial current value, and a polyvalent ionization channel is formed in the internal space, while increasing the pulse current, by irradiating the internal space in the plasma state with a trigger laser beam generated by the pulse laser beam irradiation device. The polyvalent ionization channel expands by an inverse pinch effect after the internal space is irradiated with the trigger laser beam due to a concentration of the pulse current in the internal space.
US10104750B2	Controllable light source A controllable light source is provided that includes a load control circuit and an integrated lighting load. The controllable light source is configured to receive wirelessly communicated commands transmitted by a remote control device associated with the controllable light source, such as a rotary remote control device. The controllable light source may include an actuator for associating the controllable light source with the remote control device, such that the load control circuit is operable to adjust the intensity of the lighting load in response to wireless signals received from the remote control device. The controllable light source may support the actuator such that the actuator may be actuated when the controllable light source is installed in a fixture.
US10104749B2	Communication device and lighting device comprising same A communication device according to an embodiment includes: a communication module including a first substrate, and a communication element attached to one surface of the first substrate; and a sensor module including a second substrate connected to the first substrate, and a sensor element attached to one surface of the second substrate. The communication module includes a first interface unit detachably connected to a connector of an object and configured to transmit, to the object, a lighting control signal received via a wireless network and a sensing signal sensed through the sensor module.
US10104743B2	Color selection input device and method The invention relates to color selection input, for example by means of color selection wheels or pads, particularly for a lighting system. An embodiment of the invention provides a color selection input device (10) comprising hue selection means (12) representing selectable colors in terms of hue gradation along a direction thereof, saturation selection means (14) representing a selectable saturation gradation along a direction thereof, wherein the hue selection means (12) and the saturation selection means (14) are arranged such that they comprise an overlapping region (16) and the saturation selection means (14) are transparent and shaded from fully transparent to fully white for visualizing a hue and saturation selection in the overlapping region (16), and means (18) for detecting the positions of the hue selection means (12) and the saturation selection means (14) and generating a color selection signal (19) depending on the detected positions. This may make navigating through the hue and saturation color space more convenient and intuitive for users.
US10104742B2	Light emitting diode (LED) lighting device or lamp with configurable light qualities An LED lighting device or LED lamp comprises one or more LED packages, and a switch comprising at least two selectable positions. At least one selectable position corresponds to a set operating mode and one selectable position corresponds to a configurable operating mode. When the switch is in the selectable position corresponding to the set operating mode, responsive to receiving an indication of user input for selecting user-selected operating light qualities, the one or more LED packages continue to be operated in accordance with the predefined operating light qualities corresponding to the set operating mode. When the switch is in the selectable position corresponding to the configurable operating mode, responsive to receiving an indication of user input for selecting user-selected operating light qualities, operation of the one or more LED packages is modified in accordance with the user-selected operating light qualities.
US10104739B2	Thermal management and power supply control system for at least one light source A power supply control device and a method for controlling the power supply of light sources, preferably light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The power supply device allows the thermal management of LEDs without requiring the use of a programmable DC-to-DC converter, but by systematically adjusting an automatic control value for the DC-to-DC converter used.
US10104738B1	Feedback circuit capable of regulating response according to variation of dimming signal The present invention discloses a feedback circuit capable of regulating response according to variation of dimming signal, comprising an error amplifier unit, a bandwidth regulating unit and an optical coupler. This feedback circuit is applied in an LED illumination apparatus comprising a plurality of LED components, an LED driver, a PWM controller, and a dimming circuit unit. When the LED driver and the dimming circuit unit normally work, the bandwidth regulating unit produces an electrical resistance for regulating a feedback signal provided by the error amplifier unit according to a dimming signal of the dimming circuit unit. Therefore, the regulated feedback signal is outputted by the optical coupler for making the PWM controller correspondingly generates a controlling signal to adaptively regulate bandwidth of the LED driver, so as to attenuate an audible noise produced by the LED driver due to instability of the response.
US10104737B2	Dimmer control circuit, dimmer control method and lighting device containing the same The present disclosure provides a dimmer control circuit, a dimmer control method and a lighting device. The dimmer control circuit includes: a dimming output end configured to connect to a dimmer, a load terminal configured to connect to a load, a detection-control module, and a current holding module. An input end of the detection-control module is connected to an output end of the dimmer. An output end of the detection-control module is configured to: control the current holding module to connect to the load terminal when the dimming output end is connected to a SCR-based leading-edge phase cut dimmer, and control the current holding module to disconnect from the load terminal when the dimming output end is not connected to the SCR-based leading-edge phase cut dimmer. The current holding module is configured to supply a holding current to the SCR-based leading-edge phase cut dimmer connected to the dimming output end.
US10104736B2	Method for controlling at least one light barrier, control circuit and thus equipped self-service terminal A method controls a light barrier where light is emitted from an optical transmitter to an optical receiver. The method checks whether reception levels fall below a lower threshold or exceed an upper threshold to determine whether the light barrier is interrupted. The thresholds initially are adjusted based on a predetermined minimum reception level, with each threshold being a fraction of the minimum reception level. An allowable reception level range is defined between the minimum level and a predetermined saturation level. The method checks whether the current reception level is outside the allowable reception level range, and, if this is the case, calibrates a parameter for operating the optical transmitter based on the minimum reception level and/or the saturation reception level. The parameter is calibrated by calculating a gradient of one characteristic curve of the light barrier and readjusting the parameter to a target value calculated based on the gradient.
US10104734B2	Lighting system Provided is a lighting system including a dimming control device that is arranged apart from a lighting device and outputs a DC voltage of a voltage value corresponding to a dimming degree indicating a turn-on state of a light source of the lighting device, in which the DC voltage is for controlling to turn on the light source in the lighting device, a wiring that transmits the DC voltage output by the dimming control device to the lighting device, and the lighting device that performs absorption control of absorbing a drop in the voltage value due to transmission of the DC voltage by the wiring.
US10104730B2	LED bulb and method for operating same Described is an LED replacement bulb having the same physical shape and appearance as a fluorescent bulb, but having the superior illumination characteristics of LED lights (e.g., the ability to dim, the absence of flicker) and the ability to switch (with or without transition) from a first color to a second color while the LED lighting assembly undergoes a dimming or brightening procedure. Furthermore, because the bulb uses the output of the light fixture (e.g., the output of the ballast of a fluorescent light fixture) as the cue for whether to change colors, no retrofitting of the lighting system is required (as might be the case if more modern, network-addressable light units were required).
US10104729B2	LED driver circuit, and LED arrangement and a driving method The invention provides a driver circuit for driving an LED arrangement which uses a switch mode power converter, for example a flyback ringing choke converter, which comprises a main switch (e.g. bipolar transistor) and a sub-circuit for generating a current for the control terminal of the main switch. The sub-circuit in some examples makes use of an auxiliary winding as a voltage supply, and further comprises a ramp circuit for generating a ramp voltage from the voltage supply and a voltage follower, such as a control transistor, connected between the voltage supply and the control input of the main switch. By ramping up the current of the main switch, the losses arising as a result of the current flowing to the control input of the main switch are reduced. One set of examples makes use of a flyback ringing choke converter, which enables low cost implementation and good efficiency. The driver is able to receive a wide range of input voltages, by ensuring that the power loss is kept low. In particular, by ramping up the control current of the main switch, the losses arising as a result of the current flowing are reduced.
US10104723B2	Solid-state lighting apparatus with filament imitation for use with florescent ballasts A lighting apparatus includes a solid-state lighting circuit, a ballast connection port including first and second terminals and a filament-imitating impedance coupled between the first and a second terminals of the ballast connection port and to an input terminal of the solid-state lighting circuit. The filament-imitating impedance may be configured to transfer power at a nominal frequency of an output produced by the ballast and to provide an impedance between the first and second terminals of the ballast connection port that prevents shutdown of the ballast. In some embodiments, the filament-imitating impedance may vary with temperature, e.g., the filament-imitating impedance may be configured to imitate a temperature dependence of a fluorescent tube filament. The lighting apparatus may be included in a fluorescent lamp replacement lamp.
US10104719B2	Radiant heater device A radiant heater device radiates a radiation heat when a current is applied to a heat generating part having a flat shape. The radiant heater device has a cover and a supporting member. The cover is arranged in a direction in which the radiation heat is radiated and covers the heat generating part. The supporting member supports the cover. The cover is made of a material having a greater infrared transmissivity relative to the supporting member.
US10104718B2	Temperature detection and control system for layered heaters A system for detecting and controlling temperature of a layered heater is provided that includes a layered heater having in one form a substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a sensor layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the sensor layer, a resistive heating layer disposed on the second dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer disposed on the resistive heating layer. An overtemperature detection circuit is provided in one form that is operatively connected to the resistive heating layer. The circuit includes a resistor, the sensor layer, and an electromechanical relay in parallel with the sensor layer. The sensor layer defines a material having a relatively high TCR and the resistive heating layer defines a material having a relatively low TCR such that a response time of the control system is relatively fast.
US10104717B2	Generic client for communication devices A wireless communication device can include a processor to operate multiple virtual network interfaces that communicate simultaneously over a common wireless physical interface with different wireless networks. A first virtual network interface can be an infrastructure virtual interface to communicate over a first infrastructure network, and a second virtual network interfaces can be an ad-hoc interface to communicate over a second ad-hoc network. Another virtual network interfaces can be a Station (STA) infrastructure interface to communicate with an Access Point (AP) over a first infrastructure wireless network, and another virtual network interface can be a AP infrastructure interface to communicate with a STA over a second infrastructure wireless network. Another virtual network interface can be a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) interface to allow the AP infrastructure interface to communicate with another Access Point.
US10104712B2	Obtaining data reception parameters on-demand in a multiple interface network In a multi-PHY, low power and lossy network comprising a plurality of nodes, a sender determines that a dwell time threshold limit for transmission of data will be exceeded by transmission of the data over a first network interface or that the recipient is unknown. The sender determines transmission parameters for the transmission of the data over the first network interface and transmits the transmission parameters to a receiver device over a second network interface that is different than the first network interface. The sender determines a channel on the first network interface for transmission of the data and transmits the determined channel with the transmission parameters to the receiver, or the receiver determines the channel on the first network interface for transmission of the data and transmits an indication of the determined channel to the sender in response to receiving the transmission parameters.
US10104710B1	Dual mode transmission in a controlled environment A dual-mode mobile device and a method for coordinating calls for the dual-mode mobile device over a first and second connection within a controlled environment is disclosed. The method includes communications between a monitoring server and the dual-mode mobile device over the first connection while the dual-mode mobile device conducts the call over the second connection. The monitoring server transmits control messages to the dual-mode mobile device to control operations of the dual-mode mobile device and establishment of the call and also monitors operations of the dual-mode mobile device as well as the communications transmitted and received by the dual-mode mobile device during the call.
US10104709B2	Method for supporting dual connectivity and device using same Provided is a method and device for supporting a dual connectivity in a wireless communication system. A wireless device provides, to a base station, a device capability message including information on a dual connectivity band combination supporting the dual connectivity. The wireless device supports multiple timing advances (TAs) for the dual connectivity band combination.
US10104708B2	Methods for initial channel setting and connection establishment in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) control and non-payload communication (CNPC) Disclosed are methods for communication channel setting and connection establishment in a new UAS CNPC system which can dynamically allocate a UA controlling a communication frequency resource to efficiently operate multiple UAs to channels in a limited UA control dedicated frequency band in a national airspace and be applied even to a next-generation P2MP type CNPC system, in order to stably operate the UA and extend the demand of the UA. That is, the present invention has been made in an effort to provide a method for setting a UA controlling communication channel between a ground radio station (GRS) and an unmanned aircraft (UA), which is used for supporting dynamic allocation and management of a UA controlling communication channel and a procedure for establishing connection of a UA controlling communication channel among a ground control system (GCS), the ground radio station (GRS), and the unmanned aircraft (UA).
US10104701B2	Apparatus and method for WebRTC in a mobile device An apparatus and method for initiating peer-to-peer communication via a socketless communication path is provided. The method includes transmitting, from a first mobile terminal, information for creating of a P2P communication path created by the first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal via a socketless transmission path, augmenting the information for creating the P2P communication path received from the first mobile terminal with information of the second mobile terminal, transmitting, from the first mobile terminal, the augmented information for creating the P2P communication path to the first mobile terminal via the socketless transmission path, and initiating the P2P communication via the P2P communication path based upon the augmented information being received by the first mobile terminal.
US10104699B2	Signal strength representation and automatic connection and control upon a self-propelled device Systems and methods for facilitating automatic connection between a mobile computing device and a self-propelled device are provided. The self-propelled device can transmit a radio signal in a sleep mode. The mobile computing device may detect the radio signal and generate a visual representation of the signal strength to facilitate in establishing an automatic connection. Once the signal strength crosses a predetermined threshold, a connection and control sequence may be initiated automatically in which a control mode may be initiated on the mobile computing device to enable user control of the self-propelled device.
US10104698B2	Apparatus and method for managing a random access channel in a mobile communication system A random access channel (RACH) management method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system and an apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving, from a network, a signal indicative of a resolution of contention in a RACH procedure before a contention resolution timer expires; determining, if the received signal includes a contention resolution message including a unique identifier (ID) of the UE, that the RACH procedure has been successfully completed; receiving, from the network, after the successful completion of the RACH procedure, a UE information transmit request; and transmitting, to the network, in response to receipt of the UE information transmit request, a response message including first information indicating that the contention is detected in at least one preamble transmitted for the completed RACH procedure and indicating a number of the at least one preamble in which the contention is detected.
US10104693B1	Enhanced channel access mechanisms for wide band operation on unlicensed bands A method for dynamically dividing or consolidating sub-bands in-between Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) status measurements upon detection of a CCA bandwidth adjustment condition is provided. The method includes determining at least a single CCA status for at least a single sub-band during a first period, and detecting a CCA bandwidth adjustment condition for dividing the single sub-band into two or more separate sub-bands, where a combination of the two or more separate sub-bands occupies the same frequency band as the single sub-band. The method also includes determining a separate CCA status for each of the two or more separate sub-bands during a second period. An apparatus for performing this method is also provided.
US10104692B2	Adaptive energy detection threshold for clear channel assessment A first node includes a transceiver configured to detect one or more second nodes that transmit one or more signals on a channel of an unlicensed frequency band. The one or more signals have one or more received signal strengths at the first node that are below an energy detection threshold that indicates the channel is clear for transmission by the first node. The first node also includes a processor configured to modify the energy detection threshold based on the received signal strength.
US10104691B2	Methods of listen-before-talk mechanism for opportunistic spectrum access A method of determining and adapting a contention window size (CWS) based on channel loading for load-based equipment (LBE) listen before talk (LBT) channel access mechanism is proposed. The historic observations obtained from carrier sensing can reflect the state of channel loading, which is then used to adapt the maximal contention window size. A wireless device collects historical channel loading information including the number of idle slots and the number of busy slots. The wireless device uses the historical information to estimate the total number of active devices M in the wireless network and the channel-loading factor. The wireless device then computes the thresholds using the long-term value of M and then adapts the value of the CWS based on the channel-loading factor and the thresholds.
US10104685B2	System information scheduling method and apparatus The present invention provides a information processing method at a terminal or a base station. The method at the terminal includes: receiving scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) carrying system information, the scheduling information of the PDSCH carried in a master information block (MIB) or downlink control information on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) sent from the base station, wherein the scheduling information of the PDSCH is used for determining at least one kind of transmission information of the PDSCH; determining the transmission information of the PDSCH according to the scheduling information of the PDSCH. In this way, an extra overhead of a control instruction when a PDCCH is used to schedule a SIB in the prior art is reduced.
US10104683B2	Parallel low latency awareness Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A receiving device may detect a signal associated with low latency transmissions and decode a non-low latency communication accordingly. The receiving device may receive an indicator from a transmitting device that indicates where and when low latency communications occur. The indication may specify frequency resources or symbols used by the low latency communication. The indicator may be transmitted during the same subframe as the low latency communication, at the end of a subframe, or during a subsequent subframe. The receiving device may use the indicator to mitigate low latency interference, generate channel estimates, and reliably decode the non-low latency communication. In some cases, the interfering low latency communication may occur within the serving cell of the receiving device; or the interfering low latency communication may occur in a neighboring cell.
US10104682B2	Opportunistic service management for elastic applications Management of elastic applications in a wireless environment is facilitated. A method comprises determining a degree of elasticity for wireless applications having varying degrees of elasticity. Traffic entities generated by wireless application are then scheduled for transmission to an end user device as a function of the particular degree of elasticity corresponding to the wireless application.
US10104679B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting broadcast channel in broadband wireless access system To transmit and receive system information of a base station in a broadband wireless access system, operations of the base station include determining transmission periodicities of a plurality of system information subpackets periodically transmitted in a periodicity of two or more superframes, determining transmission offsets of the subpackets based on the transmission periodicities using a predefined rule for determining a transmission periodicity and a transmission offset, and transmitting the subpackets respectively according to the transmission periodicities and the transmission offsets.
US10104673B2	Communication apparatus, communication system, control method, and storage medium on which communication program has been stored Provided is a more appropriate determination method in determining radio resources with which interference has occurred. A communication apparatus, which uses a radio resource group including a plurality of radio resources, includes: a comparison unit that makes mutual comparison of the interference powers of at least two of a plurality of radio resources; and a determination unit that determines, on the basis of a result of the comparison made by the comparison unit, whether interference has occurred with the radio resources compared by the comparison unit.
US10104671B2	Device and method for performance improvement with plurality of subscriber identity module awareness A wireless communication apparatus for a wireless communication system is described in one example comprising a receiver to receive communication signals, one or more processor to determine, based on the communication signals, that at least two SIM cards are located in one and the same wireless communication device of the wireless communication system, and the one or more processor further to coordinate requests for the at least two SIM cards that are located in the wireless communication device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10104670B2	Method of adjusting a transmit power for device-to-device communication, user equipment, group head of a device-to-device communication group, and communication system To adjust a transmit power for device-to-device communication, a user equipment which performs the device-to-device communication using the transmit power detects that the user equipment enters a coverage area of a radio communication unit. The transmit power of the user equipment for the device-to-device communication is decreased in response to detecting that the user equipment enters the coverage area of the radio communication unit.
US10104665B2	Method and apparatus for providing dynamic frequency selection spectrum access in peer-to-peer wireless networks The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically to a method and apparatus for providing dynamic frequency selection (DFS) spectrum access in peer-to-peer wireless networks. Embodiments of the present invention include a standalone DFS master coupled to a client device and configured to collect and/or generate spectral information associated with a plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels and a cloud intelligence engine that is also coupled to the client device and configured to receive the spectral information via the client device. The cloud intelligence engine is configured to determine a list of one or more communication channels for the standalone multi-channel DFS master from the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels.
US10104664B2	Enhanced channel contention schemes for high-efficiency WLAN A unified channel contention scheme is proposed such that spatial reuse can be enabled by a wireless station (STA) when a basic service set (BSS) color of a received signal cannot be resolved. If the detected frame is an intra-BSS frame, then the STA should not contend the channel for the PPDU duration. If the detected frame is an inter-BSS frame, then the STA uses OBSS Packet Detection (OBSS-PD) level as the CCA level for channel contention. Furthermore, when BSS color cannot be resolved, channel contention schemes for WiFi signal and non-WiFi signal are differentiated. If the received signal is detected as WiFi signal, then the STA uses WiFi-SIG Detection (WD) level as the CCA level for channel contention. If the received signal is detected as non-WiFi signal, then the STA uses Non-WiFi-SIG Detection (NWD) level as the CCA level for channel contention.
US10104663B2	Method and apparatus for performing a channel availability query for a plurality of locations The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for channel availability query on multiple locations in a wireless local area network system. A method for a station (STA) to perform a channel query procedure in a wireless communication system comprises: transmitting, at a first STA corresponding to a channel availability query requesting STA, a first message to a second STA supporting the channel availability query procedure, wherein the second STA corresponds to a channel availability query responding STA, wherein the first message comprises device location information of one or more locations for the channel availability query; and receiving, at the first STA from the second STA, a second message comprising channel availability information, wherein the channel availability information is commonly applicable to multiple locations within an area, when the device location information of the first message is for the multiple location within the area.
US10104662B2	Licensed shared access reverse link and message feedback control A licensed shared access (LSA) Message Feedback controller device is configured to convey reverse link messages from an LSA controller to one or more target incumbent frequency licensees. The LSA controller is configured to control LSA frequency spectrum availability for use by eNodeBs of a wireless communication system.
US10104661B2	Adaptively selecting from among multiple base stations In a wireless communication system, a wireless communication device equipped with multiple antennae may be located in an area covered by more than one base station. The wireless communication device may be configured to measure a respective channel gain of multiple channels between the wireless communication device and the base stations and, further, to select a base station in accordance with the channel gains to communicate with.
US10104659B2	Method and apparatus for wireless networks In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for arranging multi-channel wireless communications, comprising: determining a first dedicated channel for a first apparatus from a set of channels, receiving an indication of a second dedicated channel for a second apparatus, and communicating with the second apparatus on the first dedicated channel and on the second dedicated channel, wherein a first communications event on the first dedicated channel and a second communication event at the second dedicated channel are carried out at least partially simultaneously.
US10104656B2	Access method and protocol in an ad hoc network A method for accessing a radio channel in a communication system that includes a plurality of terminals communicating with one another by radio links, a terminal being equipped with transmission and/or reception device, a processor suitable for executing the steps of the method, wherein it uses an access protocol based on a communication frame made up of a plurality of slots S(1), . . . , S(S+2).The first S slots each comprising two mini-slots. The first mini-slot including a request to send data signalling message RTS or data, the second mini-slot comprising a “ready to receive” signalling message, CTS, or data, the slot (S+1) containing a message of RTS type or data, the slot (S+2) containing a message of CTS type and an acknowledgement message placed at the end of the frame in order to acknowledge one or more transmissions taking place on the radio channel.
US10104651B2	Physical downlink control channel design for narrow band internet of things Narrowband downlink control channel (NB-PDCCH) design for Narrowband Internet of Thing (IoT) devices is proposed. In one novel aspect, NB-PDCCH spans both first and second slots in the region of legacy physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). A plurality of physical resource blocks (PRBs) is allocated for NB-PDCCH transmission that carry downlink control information (DCI). Furthermore, each NB-IoT device can be configured with nPRB PRB pairs for NB-PDCCH transmission (e.g., nPRB=1, 2, 4, or 8), and an NB-PDCCH transmission time interval (TTI) is composed by nPRB subframes. An NB-PDCCH is encoded and occupies multiple narrowband control channel elements (NCCEs) based on aggregation level. In a preferred embodiment, each PRB pair for NB-PDCCH occupies two NCCEs.
US10104648B2	Information configuration method, data receiving method, and device An information configuration method, a data receiving method, and a device are provided. A first network device configures a first resource set group of a physical downlink control channel set for user equipment, and configures for the user equipment, a second resource set group of a physical downlink control channel for retransmission, where the physical downlink control channel for retransmission is a physical downlink control channel for retransmission corresponding to downlink data indicated by a physical downlink control channel in at least one subset of the physical downlink control channel set. The first network device sends information about the first resource set group and information about the second resource set group to the user equipment.
US10104646B2	Multiplexing large payloads of control information from user equipments An apparatus and method for transmitting Uplink Control Information (UCI) over a Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH) in a communication system. A method includes acquiring, by a user equipment (UE), from an evolved Node B (eNB), at least one physical resource block (PRB) information; generating, by the UE, UCI to be transmitted; encoding, by the UE, the UCI; performing, by the UE, a Fourier transform (FT) operation on the encoded UCI; performing, by the UE, an inverse Fourier transform (IFT) operation on the Fourier transformed UCI; and transmitting, by the UE, the inverse Fourier transformed UCI based on a PUCCH format associated with multiple cells and the at least one PRB information.
US10104637B2	Method for roaming management in a mobile radio unit, infotainment system for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A method is provided for roaming management in a mobile radio unit, in the memory of which a plurality of different individually activatable identity profiles are stored. The identity profiles includes different options for the mobile radio unit to access different mobile radio networks. In the method, the suitability of a currently active identity profile is automatically verified according to predefined rules and taking into account the current position of the mobile radio unit, and a decision is made as to whether a switch to a currently inactive identity profile should be made. An estimated destination of the mobile radio unit is additionally taken into account when making a decision about switching profiles.
US10104635B2	Unicast and broadcast protocol for wireless local area network ranging and direction finding Disclosed embodiments pertain to a first STA may broadcast a first Null Data Packet Announcement (NDPA) frame with an indication of one or more second STAs being polled. Subsequent to the first NDPA frame, a Null Data Packet (NDP) frame may be broadcast from a plurality of antennas on the first STA and one or more corresponding first Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) frames may be received in response. Each corresponding first FTM frame may be received from a distinct corresponding second STA and may comprise corresponding ranging measurements between the first STA and the corresponding second STA as determined by the corresponding second STA based on the NDP frame. In some embodiments, the one or more corresponding first FTM frames may be: received in response to a previously broadcast trigger frame, and encoded using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access. The trigger frame may be broadcast subsequent to the NDP frame.
US10104631B2	Unique word (UW) based multiple access signal acquisition technique A communications terminal comprises an encoder configured to encode a digital data signal to generate an encoded signal, a scrambler configured to scramble the encoded signal based on a scrambling signature, and a modulator configured to modulate resulting data frames for transmission via a random access communications channel. Each frame comprises a data payload, including a block of the scrambled signal, and a header, including a start of frame (SOF) sequence associated with the scrambling signature. Use of the SOF sequence for each frame provides a synchronization reference and serves to designate the associated scrambling signature for decoding the respective data payload. Use of the SOF sequence for each frame further serves to distinguish between the data frame and data frame(s) originating from further communications terminal(s), transmitted via a common time slot of the channel, for which different scrambling signature(s) were used to scramble respective encoded signal(s) thereof.
US10104629B2	Narrowband synchronization and paging in long-term evolution networks Techniques described herein may be used to more efficiently use subcarriers allocated to a narrowband channel of a wireless telecommunications network. For example, a base station may identify a middle subcarrier of the narrowband channel and partition the middle subcarrier into additional subcarriers. The additional subcarriers may include a direct circuit (DC) subcarrier occupying a middle bandwidth of the middle subcarrier, and a synchronization subcarrier and a paging subcarrier on either side of the DC subcarrier. The synchronization subcarrier may be dedicated exclusively to communicating synchronization information, and the paging subcarrier may be dedicated exclusively to communicating paging information. The synchronization information may include a preamble signal, a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) that are repeated over consecutive frames. The paging information may include paging codes that devices may passively listen for in order to be paged by the base station.
US10104626B2	Method of processing multiple component carriers and device thereof A method of processing a plurality of component carriers (CCs) included in a signal received by a user equipment includes receiving a first CC and a second CC, in which the first and second CCs have different reception timings, front-processing the first and second CCs asynchronously, controlling a timing between the first and second CCs using an alignment buffer memory, and processing the timing-controlled first and second CCs synchronously. The plurality of CCs includes at least the first and second CCs.
US10104624B2	Techniques for adjusting transmit power in wireless communications Various aspects described herein relate to controlling transmit power in wireless communications. It can be determined, at a user equipment (UE), that communications with a base station are configured over a connection associated with a threshold reliability. Based at least in part on this determination, a configured transmit power can be adjusted to an adjusted transmit power for a transmission attempt over the connection. Data can then be transmitted at the adjusted transmit power.
US10104623B2	Uplink power control for power limited terminals Transmit power control methods and apparatus are disclosed. In several embodiments, a mobile terminal is configured to effectively ignore “UP” transmit power control commands in the event that the mobile terminal is operating in a power-limited state. In an exemplary method for controlling transmit power at a mobile terminal, a plurality of transmit power control commands are received. An accumulated power control value is adjusted in response to each transmit power control command that directs a negative adjustment in transmit power. However, the accumulated power control value is adjusted in response to a transmit power control command that directs a positive adjustment in transmit power only if the mobile terminal is not in a power-limited state. Transmit power settings for each transmission are calculated based on the accumulated power control value and the one or more radio link parameters.
US10104622B2	Uplink power control method and apparatus The present invention provides an uplink power control method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a first base station, a power headroom report PHR sent by a terminal, where the PHR includes: power headroom PH of the terminal in a serving cell provided by the first base station, a quantity of physical resource blocks PRBs allocated by a second base station to the terminal in a serving cell provided by the second base station, and PH of the terminal in the serving cell provided by the second base station, and controlling, by the first base station according to the PHR, transmit power of the terminal in the serving cell provided by the first base station.
US10104621B2	Power efficient packet detection Systems and methods are provided for packet detection in a wireless local area network transceiver. An antenna is configured to receive a signal, having a carrier frequency. A mixer is configured to mix the received signal with one of the in-phase and quadrature components of the local oscillator to produce a corresponding one of an in-phase downconverted signal and a quadrature phase downconverted signal. A packet detector is configured to determine, from the one of the in-phase downconverted signal and the quadrature phase downconverted signal, if the signal contains a packet of data and instruct a set of components associated with an other of the in-phase and quadrature components of the local oscillator to activate to process the received signal.
US10104620B2	Method and device for operation based on power save mode in WLAN Disclosed are a method and a device for operation based on a power save mode in a WLAN. The method for operation based on a power save mode in a WLAN may comprise steps in which: an STA receives an ACK frame from an AP in response to a PS-poll frame; after receiving the ACK frame, the STA receives a different BSS PPDU before receiving a downlink frame from the AP; and the STA determines whether or not to switch to a doze state from an awake state on the basis of the reception strength of the different BSS PPDU.
US10104619B2	Retrieval of a command from a management server Examples herein disclose establishing a connection from a controller in a computing device to a management server over a network. The examples retrieve a command from the management server.
US10104618B2	Saving power in a mobile terminal Saving power in a mobile terminal includes determining alignment processing moments after the mobile terminal enters a standby mode. Alignable wakeup events, which occur during alignment processing periods corresponding to each alignment processing moment, are thus controlled to commence related processing at each of the alignment processing moments. Power consumption caused by various wakeup events in a standby mode may thus be reduced and battery life of the mobile terminal may thus be improved.
US10104615B2	Synchronized low-energy detection technique In order to reduce the power consumption after a transmitting electronic device in a wireless network has been detected, a receiving electronic device calculates transmit times of subsequent beacons from the transmitting electronic device based on a clock drift of the transmitting electronic device and the beacon period. Then, the receiving electronic device receives the subsequent beacon by opening scan windows that encompass the calculated transmit times. However, because the transmit times are more predictable after the transmitting electronic device has been detected (and the clock drift of the transmitting electronic device is known to the receiving electronic device), the receiving electronic device can reduce the width of the scan windows. In addition, the transmitting electronic device can further reduce the power consumption by increasing the beacon period.
US10104611B2	Systems and methods for low overhead paging Systems and methods for low overhead paging in a wireless communications network are described herein. In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver receives a request from a first device. The request indicates a first period of a plurality of periods corresponding to a periodicity for transmitting paging messages. The processor assigns the first device to a group scheduled to receive paging messages at most every first period based on the request and determines a start time for transmitting paging messages to the first device based on schedules for transmitting paging messages to a plurality of other devices. In other aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a processor and memory. The processor derives an information sub-unit from an information unit associated with a paging message, compresses the information sub-unit, and generates a second information unit associated with the method of compression.
US10104610B2	Local power management for remote antenna units in distributed antenna systems Power management for remote units in a distributed communication system. Power can be managed for a remote unit configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the remote unit. For example, the remote unit may be configured to include power-consuming remote unit modules to provide distributed antenna system-related services. As another example, the remote unit may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the remote unit to external power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the remote unit, the power-consuming remote unit modules and/or external power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the remote unit. In this instance, the power available at the remote unit can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the remote unit.
US10104609B2	Switch, system for power management and method for power management A switch, a system for power management and a method for power management are provided. Multiple modules are included in the switch. A determination module determines whether a system time of the switch is in a preset time interval. If yes, a switch module switches the switch to a first mode and sends a first switch signal indicating the first mode to multiple access points (APs). A collecting module collects coverage over clients of each of the APs. A searching module searches for at least one first AP among the APs based on the coverage of each of the APs. An adjustment module disables at least one second AP among the APs other than the at least one first AP after a preset time.
US10104607B2	Method and node for selecting a capillary network gateway The disclosure relates to a method for selecting a capillary network gateway for a machine device of a capillary network. The method comprises: acquiring a respective bearer service parameter for two or more capillary network gateways of the capillary network, each capillary network gateway being capable of data exchange between the machine device and a wireless network, and wherein the bearer service provides a backhaul connection in the wireless network; and selecting, for the machine device, a capillary network gateway based on the bearer service parameters. The disclosure relates to a corresponding node, computer program and computer program product.
US10104605B1	Location-based service zone management for a geographic region Disclosed are various embodiments for managing location-based service zones. Specifically, a dynamically sized geographic region surrounding a client device location can be created. Location-based service zones within the geographic region can be selected. If the amount of location-based service zones identified within the geographic region exceed a client-supported limit, a subset of location-based service zones are selected and sent to the client device for monitoring.
US10104604B2	S9 roaming session destination selection Various embodiments relate to a method performed by a network node for creating a Diameter session, the method including: receiving an S9 session request message comprising an S9 session identifier (ID) and one or more subsession IDs; and for each said one or more subsession IDs, creating a Diameter session with a session ID comprising said S9 session ID and said respective S9 subsession ID. Embodiments can add IP address information the Diameter session and are suited to handling subsequent Rx messages without subscriber information.
US10104603B2	Apparatus, system and method for dedicated core network In order for more effectively supporting a Dedicated Core Network, there is provided a network system including a first node (30) that establishes secure connection with a UE (10) initially attempting to attach to a network, through a radio base station (20), and a second node (40) to which the UE (10) is redirected from the first node (30) through the radio base station (20). Upon the redirection, the first node (30) sends information on the first node (30) itself to the second node (40) through the radio base station (20). The second node (40) uses the information to retrieve security context necessary for establishing the connection with the UE (10) from the first node (30).
US10104601B2	Identification of mobile nodes in WLAN communications A method and a node identification system for identifying at least one unknown mobile node in a communications network using details related to at least one known mobile node and organization of the details related to the at least one known mobile node. The method includes capturing details related to the at least one unknown mobile node and identifying an organization of the captured details related to the at least one unknown mobile node, comparing the details related to the at least one known mobile node and the organization of the details related to the at least one known mobile node with the captured details related to the at least one unknown mobile node and the organization of the captured details related to the at least one unknown mobile node, and determining a type of the at least one unknown mobile node based on the comparing.
US10104596B2	Border router of a wireless mesh network extending connectivity of wireless stations to external networks A wireless device receives a sequence of packets in a first set of durations on a first wireless network according to a first wireless protocol. The border router forwards the received sequence of packets in a second set of durations on a second wireless network according to a second wireless protocol. None of the first set of durations overlaps with any of the second set of durations. The first set of durations and the second set of durations are realized according to time division multiplexing. The sequence of packets are received and forwarded by the wireless device using a shared transceiver. In an embodiment, the wireless device is a border router of a wireless mesh network, and the first wireless protocol and the second wireless protocol are respectively according IEEE 802.15.4 and IEEE 802.11.
US10104593B2	Techniques for remotely managing device connectivity in response to cellular network outages Computer-implemented techniques involve detecting, by a server having one or more processors, a first cellular connection between a computing device and a first cellular network of a first cellular carrier associated with a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), detecting, by the server, an outage of at least the first cellular network of the first cellular carrier, in response to detecting the outage of the first cellular network, determining, by the server, an alternate communication channel by which to communicate with the computing device, and transmitting, by the server, a carrier switch instruction to the computing device via the alternate communication channel, wherein receipt of the carrier switch instruction causes the computing device to: (i) terminate the first cellular connection and (ii) initiate a second cellular connection with another cellular network of different second cellular carrier associated with the MVNO.
US10104592B2	Interference management in wireless heterogeneous networks Mechanisms for managing interference in heterogeneous networks are disclosed. A macro node triggers a handover of a user equipment (UE) being serviced by the macro node to a low power node (LPN) operating in a closed access operating mode wherein the LPN provides service to member UEs. The UE is a non-member of the LPN. The macro node determines a trigger condition, and based on the trigger condition signals the LPN to provide service to the UE. The macro node also directs the UE to execute the handover to the LPN.
US10104586B2	Transmitting data over a radio access technology Systems, methods, and software can be used to transmit data over a radio access technology (RAT). In some aspect, a data transmission using a first radio access technology (RAT) is initiated at a mobile device. A timer is started at a first value. When the timer expires, it is determined that data remains to be transmitted. In response to determining that data remains to be transmitted: the data transmission is suspended, and a search is initiated for a second RAT for transmitting the remaining data. The second RAT provides a higher data rate than the first RAT.
US10104585B2	Method for determining radio resource control configuration in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity and apparatus thereof A method for determining a radio resource control (RRC) configuration in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity, and an apparatus supporting the same is disclosed. The method for determining, by a base station (BS), a radio resource control (RRC) configuration in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity, includes transmitting, by a first BS, a first RRC configuration of a serving cell of the first BS or remained user equipment (UE) capability to a second BS configured in a UE, and receiving, by the first BS, a second RRC configuration of a serving cell of the second BS configured in the UE from the second BS. The first BS and the second BS are involved in dual connectivity for the UE, and the second RRC configuration is determined by the second BS based on the first RRC configuration or the remained UE capability.
US10104584B2	Uplink data splitting A user equipment (UE) receives, from a plurality of wireless access network nodes, respective indicators, where the UE is concurrently connected to the plurality of wireless access network nodes. The UE determines, based on the indicators, a split of uplink data in a buffer of the UE into a plurality of uplink data portions for transmission by the UE to the respective wireless access network nodes.
US10104580B2	Combining bandwidth from multiple cellular connections into a single WLAN network A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an instruction to aggregate cellular bandwidth of a user device with the cellular bandwidth of one or more participating user devices; appending a shared character string to a network name of the user device based on receiving the instruction; scanning for wireless local area networks (WLANs) after appending the shared character string; identifying one or more WLAN networks with the network names having the shared character string, where the one or more WLAN networks are hosted by the one or more participating user devices; connecting to a particular WLAN network, of the one or more WLAN networks via a WLAN interface of the user device; combining bandwidth from the cellular interface of the user device with the bandwidth from the WLAN interface of the user device; and hosting a WLAN network providing a sum of the bandwidth from the WLAN interface and the cellular interface.
US10104578B2	Data transmission method and device Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a data transmission method and a device, to reduce a quantity of TCP-layer ACK packets transmitted on a radio air interface link between a first device and a second device, thereby reducing consumption of radio air interface link resources and improving transmission efficiency of radio service data. A specific solution is as follows: obtaining, by a first device, a TCP-layer ACK; and intercepting the TCP-layer ACK if a TCP-layer data packet corresponding to the TCP-layer ACK is a TCP-layer data packet that is obtained by the first device after the first device parses a link layer data packet received through a radio air interface link by the first device, and the TCP-layer ACK satisfies a preset condition. The present invention is applied to a data packet transmission process based on a TCP connection.
US10104573B2	Wireless network throughput estimation This disclosure relates to estimating throughput of wireless networks by a wireless device. According to some embodiments, estimated uplink and downlink actual temporal load available to a wireless device in a wireless network may be determined. An uplink data rate and a downlink data rate of the wireless device in the wireless network may be estimated. Based on the estimated uplink and downlink actual temporal load available to the wireless device and the estimated uplink and downlink data rates of the wireless device, the maximum possible uplink throughput and downlink throughput of the wireless device in the wireless network may be estimated. Such throughput estimates may be used to select a wireless network to join from among multiple available wireless networks or to select an initial data rate for an application executing on the wireless device, among possible uses.
US10104571B1	System for distributing data using a designated device Described are techniques for configuring a group of devices to perform a function by using a master device to provide data to other devices within the group. Test data may be communicated between a selected device and each device in the group to determine link quality values for each communication. A value indicative of the airtime that would be used to distribute data using the selected device may be determined. This process may be repeated for each device within the group. The selected device associated with the lowest airtime value may be designated as the master device. Data transmitted from the master device to the other devices may be used to cause the group of devices to perform a function.
US10104570B2	Dynamic modification of the tracking area update period for machine-to-machine communication The period for Tracking Area Update (TAU) requests, that are made by Machine-to-machine (M2M) User Equipment (UE) in a wireless cellular network, may be dynamically modified. In one implementation, the period for the TAU request may be dynamically increased for M2M UEs that tend to be stationary. Increasing the period at which M2M UEs initiate TAU requests with the wireless network can reduce the amount of control signaling that needs to be performed over the radio links.
US10104563B2	Method for setting modes of data transmission, and base station device and terminal device using the same A method for setting modes of data transmission, adapted to the base station device provided. The method includes steps of: receiving a signal quality indicator and a value of interference cancellation capability from a terminal device; obtaining a power difference according to the signal quality indicator by subtracting a reception power of the terminal device from a transmission power of the terminal device; comparing the power difference with the value of interference cancellation capability, and setting the terminal device as a first type terminal device only allowed to apply half duplex transmission or a second type terminal device allowed to apply full duplex transmission according to the comparison result.
US10104561B2	Signaling message correlation in LTE access and core networks A computer implemented method and telecommunications diagnostic apparatus that correlates packets on a core network with those on the access network. Generated is an identification attribute from Information Elements (IEs) in S1AP packets present in the core network and accessible to the access network. The generated identification attribute is integrated to an access and core session of the access and core network to correlate data packets between the access and core session by comparing if a core session contains the same identification attribute as that of an access session within the life span of the access session.
US10104555B2	Systems and methods for a cognitive radio having adaptable characteristics Systems and methods for configuring a network of radios for dynamic spectrum access are described. A network radio can include hardware and/or software modules for detecting a radio environment and negotiating common communications channels with a plurality of other radios in the network. Network radio behavior can be defined by a plurality of predefined policies which are used in combination with the information about the radio environment to select common operating parameters.
US10104554B2	Access control, establishing trust in a wireless network A wireless access point provides a subscriber access to use of a core network. Several techniques are implemented to build trust that the subscriber is connected with and using a safe wireless network. Additional techniques can be used to control use of services provided by the wireless access point.
US10104551B2	Systems and methods for controlling mobile device use Provided are a system and method for operating a mobile device, comprising: establishing by a locking mechanism at the mobile device that the mobile device is owned or controlled by a retail establishment at which an operator of the mobile device is an agent; searching, by a mobile device, for a signal from a network; authorizing the mobile device to operate in a vicinity of the network when the signal is detected from the network; and inactivating the mobile device or displaying information where the mobile device can operate in response to a failure by the mobile device to detect the signal.
US10104550B2	Induction type ornament with private message transmission An induction type ornament with private message transmission includes: an ornament; an electronic tag installed to the ornament and having an NFC chip and an NFC coil; a private message stored in the electronic tag or a cloud server; so that when a recipient uses a mobile induction device to read the electronic tag from the ornament given by a giver, the recipient can read the private message which is pre-recorded and stored in the electronic tag or the cloud server, so as to provide significance, uniqueness, and the effect of transmitting private messages to the ornament or a gift and the ornament or gift provides the convenience of receiving and displaying a message to improve the using value of the ornament or gift.
US10104548B1	Method and apparatus for dynamic instantiation of virtual service slices for autonomous machines Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving from a first cellular-capable apparatus operating in a first area outside of coverage of a cellular network, an authentication request to connect to a non-stationary cellular host, determining, according to the authentication request, whether the first cellular-capable apparatus is subscribed to a first service of a plurality of services supported by the non-stationary cellular host, and, in response, instantiating at the non-stationary cellular host a first set of virtual network functions required to facilitate the service for the cellular-capable apparatus, and facilitating the service to the first cellular-capable apparatus according to a first set of virtual network functions to generate first information associated with the first cellular-capable apparatus. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10104547B1	Automatic wireless communication authentication A system and method of automatically establishing a secure wireless connection, the method comprising: transmitting a wireless signal indicating availability of a secured wireless service; receiving a request from a vehicle in response to the wireless signal; in response to receiving the request, sending a message via wireless communications to the vehicle, wherein the message includes encrypted access point credentials, and wherein the encrypted access point credentials are encrypted using a key; and establishing a secure wireless connection with the vehicle based on receipt of access point credentials in one or more messages sent from the vehicle.
US10104542B2	Systems and methods for preventing transmitted cryptographic parameters from compromising privacy A method for updating a group encryption key association, the method includes receiving an encrypted group key from a second device, where the group key has been encrypted using a device key of a first device. The method further includes, in the first device, using the group key to encrypt an input vector, transmitting the encrypted input vector, encrypting privacy-sensitive information using a device key, an encryption algorithm, and the input vector, and transmitting the encrypted privacy-sensitive information to the second device.
US10104538B2	Apparatus and method for providing a mobile device management service An apparatus and method for providing a Mobile Device Management (MDM) service are provided. The method includes transmitting a request for an MDM server to a gateway server, the request including identification information, receiving, in response to the request, information relating to an MDM server corresponding to the identification information, and enrolling a device with the MDM server.
US10104536B2	Method and system for user equipment identification in a network A method for identifying a target user equipment (UE) in a cellular telecommunications network includes receiving a plurality of time and position coordinate pairs including first and second coordinate pairs, establishing a plurality of geofences, each geofence of the plurality of geofences corresponding to one time and position coordinate pair of the plurality of time and position pairs, for each geofence, determining at least one cell that provides service to the geofenced area, determining a set of UE identities for the at least one cell at the time of the associated coordinate pair, and correlating the sets of UE identifiers for each of the plurality of coordinate pairs to determining at least one UE identifier that occurs at a highest frequency for each of the coordinate pairs. Identities may be received in response to a request to change a Location Area Code (LAC) or a Tracking Area Code (TAC).
US10104535B2	Mobile terminal, maintenance server, and method and apparatus for maintaining virtual SIM card A mobile terminal, a maintenance server, a method and an apparatus for maintaining a virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) card, where the method includes checking that a physical SIM card is inserted into a physical SIM card slot, switching a SIM card in a working state from the virtual SIM card to the physical SIM card using a SIM card switching switch, accessing a carrier network using the physical SIM card, receiving maintenance data sent by a maintenance server to the physical SIM card, and maintaining the virtual SIM card according to the maintenance data. Hence, after data of a virtual SIM card is damaged, the virtual SIM card can still be maintained without returning the virtual SIM card to a manufacturer for repair.
US10104534B2	System and method for location privacy and location information management over wireless systems A method for allowing the management of permissions, notifications and reporting pertaining to a wireless device and the physical location of the device obtained via automatic location identification (ALI) technologies. A location preferences management system and method is provided for wireless users utilizing a mobile application requesting location fixes via any telecommunication technology. The location management system provides these mobile users with a comprehensive understanding of the location permissions and notifications and hence the location transactions associated with their wireless device and with the ability to manage it in a way that makes sense for their personal or business needs.
US10104533B2	Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus for performing same A method for transmitting a signal by device to device (D2D) user equipment (UE) supporting D2D communication, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a message which requests reporting of the UE category of the D2D UE; and reporting the D2D UE category for a D2D operation of the D2D UE, which is set independently of the UE category for communication with the base station, wherein the D2D UE category is set on the basis of the number of fast Fourier transform (FFT) operations for asynchronous D2D links which the D2D UE can simultaneously process, and the data rate for the asynchronous D2D links which the D2D UE can process per unit time.
US10104530B2	Information query method, device, and system An information query method, including sending, by a first device, a data-excluded information query request frame, where the data-excluded information query request frame includes first control information and a first hash value; receiving, by the first device, a data-excluded information query response frame sent by a second device. The data-excluded information query response frame includes second control information, a second hash value, and an address of the second device. The method also includes sending, by the first device, a data-contained information query request frame to the second device when the first device determines that a third hash value is consistent with the second hash value, so that the second device responds to the data-contained information query request frame when receiving the data-contained information query request frame. Correspondingly, the present disclosure further provides a related device.
US10104529B2	Sending safety-check prompts based on user interaction In one embodiment, a method includes detecting that a first set of users associated with an emergency event have posted content related to the emergency event on an online social network. The method may also include sending a safety-check prompt to each of one or more users in the first set. The method may also include determining a current-prompting probability based on one or more engagement metrics of the one or more users in the first set. The method may also include sending, in response to determining that the current-prompting probability is above a threshold probability, the safety-check prompt to each of a second set of users. The second set of users may have more users than the first set of users.
US10104528B2	Supplemental location information for an emergency services call An emergency gateway can receive carrier location information from a carrier location server for an end-user device that initiated an emergency services call. The emergency gateway can also receive supplemental location information for the end-user device from a supplemental location server and select one of the carrier location information and the supplemental location information. The emergency gateway can generate routing information for the emergency services call based on the selected location information, wherein the routing information identifies a given Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the emergency services call. Further, the emergency gateway can route the emergency services call to the given PSAP based on the routing information.
US10104525B1	NFC-enabled systems, methods and devices for wireless vehicle communication Disclosed are NFC-enabled communication systems for provisioning wireless vehicle communication, control logic for operating such systems, and motor vehicles equipped with an onboard NFC-enabled device for short-range communication with one or more off-board NFC-enabled devices. A disclosed method for provisioning data exchange between an onboard electronic device of a motor vehicle and an off-board electronic device includes detecting if NFC-enabled components of the onboard and off-board electronic devices are within a predetermined proximity of each other and, if the components are within proximity, establishing a wireless communications session between the devices. After establishing the wireless communications session, determining whether or not to grant the off-board electronic device access to an NFC tag in the NFC-enabled component of the onboard electronic device. If access to the NFC tag is granted, a message data packet is transmitted from the off-board electronic device to the onboard electronic device or a personal computing device.
US10104524B2	Communications via a receiving device network Embodiments are directed toward communication of voice data via a first receiving device using at least three non-overlapping networks. The communication includes receiving at the first receiving device a call request from a first communications device via a first personal area network. The call request identifies a second receiving device. The first receiving device is configured to output first video data and first audio data to at least one first presentation device. The communication also includes communicating voice data between the first communications device and the first receiving device via the first personal area network, and communicating the voice data between the first receiving device and the second receiving device via a receiving device network. The second receiving device is configured to output second video data and second audio data to at least one second presentation device. The communication also includes communicating the voice data between the second receiving device and a second communications device via a second personal area network.
US10104521B2	Method and apparatus for CGW selection The invention relates to selecting a capillary gateway node via which a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device is to be connected to a radio access network. The network node configured to select a capillary network gateway node for connecting an MTC device to a radio access network comprises a processing unit and a memory containing instructions executable by the processing unit. The network node is operative to obtain an indication of availability of credentials of a plurality of capillary network gateway nodes being capable of connecting the MTC device to the radio access network, and to select one of the plurality of capillary network gateway nodes via which the MTC device is to be connected to the radio access network based at least in part on the availability of credentials of the plurality of capillary network gateway nodes.
US10104514B2	Systems and methods for the temporal shifting of data downloads or streaming Systems and methods for providing time-shifted data downloads over cellular networks are disclosed. The downloads can be selected using an application or other data consuming application with a “download later” feature, or similar. The application can register with a data shifting service (DSS) to receive a low-priority, or “0-rated,” download of the data. The DSS can place the application in queue waiting for predetermined network conditions (e.g., network utilization to fall below a predetermined level). Upon occurrence of the predetermined network conditions (e.g., network utilization falling below a predetermined rate), the DSS can inform the application that a low-priority download window is available. The application can then download the data from a content provider. The DSS can enable cellular networks to increase average network utilization, while reducing peak demand. The system may offer low-priority downloads at reduced cost, or free, to incentivize use of the DSS.
US10104512B2	Domain selection for mobile-originated message service An indication is used to control how message service information is routed over different domains. For example, an access terminal may be configured with an indication that indicates that a message service is preferred to be invoked over an IP domain or that the message service is not be invoked over the IP domain. The access terminal then delivers message service information based on the value of the indication. In some cases, a network entity generates the indication and sends the indication to the access terminal. In some cases, a domain for delivery of message service information is selected based on a domain that was selected for particular type of traffic.
US10104511B2	Recommendations and notifications over limited connections Discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for providing recommendations and notifications to an end user. A system can include an intelligence server including a common message server (CMS), query manager circuitry, an intelligence database, and alerting service circuitry, the CMS communicatively coupled between each of the query manager circuitry and the intelligence database, and the alerting service circuitry and the query manager circuitry, an intelligence computer communicatively coupled to the CMS of the intelligence server, the intelligence computer including a recommendation user interface (UI) and a notifier UI, and a mobile device communicatively coupled to the CMS, the mobile device configured to receive notifications and recommendations from the intelligence computer that are routed to the mobile device through the CMS.
US10104500B2	Wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel. A user may take a trip on a vehicle, such as a bus, train, cruise ship, or other large travel vehicle. The users may disembark the vehicle in order to visit a location but plan to travel further on the vehicle. Thus, when the vehicle is attempting to leave the location where the users have left the vehicle, the vehicle may be required to again account for each passenger. The vehicle may utilize a wireless beacon located near an entrance and/or onboard the vehicle to account for each passenger. The wireless beacon may connect to a communication device of each user when the communication device is in proximity to the wireless beacon and, thus, inform the vehicle's operator that each user in located on the vehicle.
US10104498B2	Providing run time signal loss insights to users A method includes determining, using a processor, a predicted location of a particular mobile device at a future time based on location information received from the particular mobile device. The method also includes determining, using the processor, a predicted signal strength of the particular mobile device based on a signal catalog and the predicted location of the particular mobile device. The method further includes transmitting, using the processor, the predicted signal strength to the particular mobile device.
US10104494B2	Marker based activity transition models A client device for gathering mobility information of a user is described. The device comprises a sensor data obtaining means for collecting sensor data representative for transportation-characteristic information of a user and a marker information obtaining means for collecting marker information, the marker information being related to an environmental characteristic of the user or an activity of the user not determined based on a transportation characteristic. The system also comprises a processing means for combining the transportation-characteristic information of the user and the marker information so as to be able to determine based thereon mobility information of the user. The system also comprises an output means for outputting the combined transportation-characteristic information and the marker information. A corresponding server device, method and computer implemented inventions also are disclosed.
US10104491B2	Audio based characterization of a human auditory system for personalized audio reproduction A first sound is output by a first transducer in an earcup located at a pinna. Respective second sound based on the output of the first audio sound is detecting by each of one or more microphones in the earcup located at the pinna. Based on the respective detected second sound, a non-linear transfer function is determined which characterizes how sound is transformed via the pinna. A signal indicative of one or more audio cues for spatializing third sound is generated based on the determined non-linear transfer function.
US10104489B2	Method for using a mobile device equipped with at least two microphones for determining the direction of loudspeakers in a setup of a surround sound system A smartphone having two microphones is used for determining the direction of a loudspeaker in a surround system setup. This is performed using smartphone rotation in azimuth and polar angle direction while capturing in its microphones a test signal from a current one of the loudspeakers. From the microphone signals a corresponding TDOA value is calculated, and the smartphone is rotated until that TDOA value is nearly zero, resulting in a loudspeaker direction information.
US10104487B2	Production line PCB serial programming and testing method and system A system and method for testing a wireless earpiece which provides improved efficiencies in manufacturing. Automated testing of one or more printed circuit boards of the wireless earpiece is initiated. The semi-assembled wireless earpiece is tested. End-of-line functional testing is performed. Final acoustic testing of the wireless earpiece is performed.
US10104480B2	Method and facility for reproducing synthetically generated signals by means of a binaural hearing system Synthetically generated signals are reproduced via a binaural hearing system, which includes two hearing devices. After reproducing a first signal via the first hearing device a reproduction of a second signal via the second hearing device is also carried out delayed by a defined time interval. The additional time delay is to be quantified such that the impression of a sound amplification is produced with a hearing system wearer.
US10104476B2	Miniature loudspeaker A loudspeaker module emitting sound at a lateral side comprises a loudspeaker unit and a module housing comprising a lower module housing, a middle module housing and an upper module housing. A space formed by the loudspeaker unit, the middle module housing and the lower module housing is a rear sound cavity. A space formed by the loudspeaker unit, the middle module housing and the upper module housing is a front sound cavity. The loudspeaker module further comprises a cover plate which forms a cavity together with the upper module housing. The cavity is communicated with the rear sound cavity through a conducting hole. By utilizing the loudspeaker module of the present invention, superfluous space of the upper module housing can be converted into the rear sound cavity, and therefore the size of the rear sound cavity is increased, and the acoustic performance of the loudspeaker module is improved.
US10104472B2	Acoustic capture devices and methods thereof An acoustic capture device includes an acoustic transducer, an acoustic detector, an analog-to-digital converter, and a processing element. The acoustic transducer captures an acoustic wave to generate an analog signal. The acoustic detector detects, according to the analog signal, a specific event to generate a trigger signal. The analog-to-digital converter converts the analog signal to generate a digital signal. The processing element receives the trigger signal to execute a control process. The control process includes: analyzing the digital signal to determine ambient information; determining a first set of parameters of the acoustic detector according to the ambient information; performing a control information protocol to adjust the acoustic detector according to the first set of parameters; and performing, according to the ambient information, an enhancement processing on the digital signal to generate an enhanced digital signal.
US10104471B2	Tactile bass response Example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to providing tactile bass response by a user device. For instance, a first audio signal can be caused to be output by a first user device and a second user device. A playback delay can be determined between the output of the first audio signal by the first user device and the output of the first audio signal by the second user device. At a first time, the second user device can be caused to output a second audio signal. The first user device can be caused to execute a tactile bass response representation associated with the second audio signal, such that the tactile bass response is executed at a second time, the second time being determined based at least in part on the temporal delay.
US10104470B2	Audio processing device, audio processing method, recording medium, and program An audio processing device includes a plurality of loudspeakers outputting audio for each band, a correction filter correcting an audio signal including a plurality of bands in accordance with characteristics of the plurality of loudspeakers, and a plurality of band division filters dividing the audio signal corrected by the correction filter into bands of the loudspeakers so that a phase difference of phase characteristics is approximately 0 degree or approximately 180 degrees. The correction filter is an inverse filter set with an impulse response based on the audio outputted for each band from the plurality of loudspeakers via the plurality of band division filters.
US10104468B2	Speaker cabinet Speaker Cabinets are provided. In one embodiment, a speaker cabinet comprises: a core fabricated from a core material, the core material having an inner chamber defining an air cavity internal to the core; a baffle board having an internal side and an external side, wherein the internal side is mounted to the core at an opening to the air cavity; and a plurality of baffle board sonic coupling battens extending from the baffle board into the core material of the core.
US10104467B2	Speaker device with enhancement of bass and electronic device therewith A speaker device includes a first cabinet, a speaker unit, a second cabinet and a tube cabinet. The first cabinet is disposed in a casing and with a first chamber formed therein. The speaker unit is disposed in the first chamber. The second cabinet is connected to the casing and with an opening formed on the casing. The second cabinet has a second chamber formed therein and communicating with the opening. The tube cabinet connects the first cabinet and the second cabinet. The tube cabinet has a tube chamber formed therein and communicating with the first chamber and the second chamber. A sound generated by the speaker unit is enhanced in the first chamber, transmitted to the second chamber via the tube chamber and emitted out via the opening.
US10104466B2	Speaker device Disclosed is a speaker device, comprising a vibration system, a magnetic circuit system, and an auxiliary system fixedly accommodating the magnetic circuit system and the vibration system. The vibration system comprises a center suspension comprising a first fixing portion, a second fixing portion within the first fixing portion, and a connecting arm connecting the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion. A central position of the second fixing portion is provided with a piezoelectric piece, the center suspension is provided with a first pad corresponding to the piezoelectric piece, and the piezoelectric piece is electrically connected to the first pad. The second fixing portion is provided with an antenna circuit. In the speaker device of the present invention, the signal emitted by the piezoelectric piece effectively increases the medium and high frequency effect and enhances the acoustic performance. The antenna circuit integrates the antenna device and the speaker device.
US10104464B2	Wireless earpiece and smart glasses system and method A method includes providing a set of earpieces comprising a left ear piece and a right ear piece, each of the earpieces comprising an ear piece housing, a wireless transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing, a processor disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the wireless transceiver. The method further includes providing a set of eyeglasses comprising an eyeglass frame, a wireless transceiver disposed within the eyeglass frame, a processor disposed within the eyeglass frame, and a first lens and a second lens operatively connected to the eyeglass frame. The method provides for communicating data between at least one of the set of earpieces and the set of eyeglasses.
US10104461B2	Method, electronic apparatus and wireless earphone of choosing master wireless earphone in wireless earphone set A method, an electronic apparatus and a wireless earphone of choosing a master wireless earphone in a wireless earphone set are provided. The method is adapted to the electronic apparatus pairing with the wireless earphone set. The method includes: transmitting first testing signals to a first wireless earphone in the wireless earphone set, and receiving first acknowledgment signals; transmitting second testing signals to a second wireless earphone in the wireless earphone set, and receiving second acknowledgment signals; determining whether a first ratio of the first acknowledgment signals to the first testing signals is higher than a second ratio of the second acknowledgment signals to the second testing signals; if yes, choosing the first wireless earphone as a master earphone, and setting the second wireless earphone as a slave wireless earphone; if no, choosing the second wireless earphone as the master earphone, and setting the first wireless earphone as the slave wireless earphone.
US10104459B2	Audio system with conceal detection or calibration An audio system includes a headset and a control device. The headset includes a housing, a speaker and a microphone. When the headset is mounted on an ear, the housing is configured for forming a cavity along with an external auditory canal of the ear. The speaker and the microphone are disposed in the housing. The control device is coupled to the headset. The control device is operable to provide a reference audio signal to the speaker to be broadcasted toward the cavity, further to receive a sampled sound signal through the microphone corresponding to a reflection of the reference audio signal from the cavity, further to calculate an acoustic intensity distribution curve over frequencies from the sampled sound signal, and further to determine whether the cavity has a leakage outlet according to the acoustic intensity distribution curve over frequencies.
US10104449B1	Systems and methods for causing a stunt switcher to run a bug-overlay DVE Disclosed herein are systems and methods for causing a stunt switcher to run a bug-overlay digital video effect (DVE). In one aspect, a method involves (i) selecting a first log-entry from a traffic log, wherein the first log-entry corresponds to a bug-overlay DVE stored in the stunt switcher, and to a start time; (ii) selecting a second log-entry from the traffic log, wherein the second log-entry corresponds to a video component (VC) and the start time; (iii) causing the VC to start being channeled through the stunt switcher proximate the start time; (iv) making a determination that a threshold time-period has passed since the start time; and (v) responsive to making the determination that the threshold time-period has passed since the start time, causing the stunt switcher to run the stored bug-overlay DVE, thereby overlaying a bug on the VC as the VC is being channeled through the stunt switcher.
US10104443B2	Dynamic metadata for media content delivery Systems and methods for providing estimates of duration of media content requested by a user are disclosed. The estimates of the duration may be updated as advertisements are identified and/or updated for insertion in media content signals to be provided to a client device of the user. The advertisements may be targeted to the user from an inventory of available advertisements based on a variety of factors. While a session is active to provide the client device with the user requested media content new duration estimates corresponding to updates to advertisements targeted for delivery to the user may be provided to the client device via messages and/or metadata. In some cases, this information may be provided by messages sent responsive to a trick play request form the client device. In other cases, an asynchronous message carrying updated duration information may be sent to the client device.
US10104437B2	Methods, systems, and media for providing media guidance Methods, systems, and media for providing media guidance are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: causing live media content associated with a first content feed of an event to be presented on a media playback device; causing a verification code to be presented on the media playback device; detecting that the verification code has been provided on a page using a web browsing application executing on a mobile device; in response to the detection, causing additional content relating to the media content that is presented on the media playback device to be presented on the mobile device and causing a user interface element to be presented on the mobile device that, when selected, causes live media content associated with a second content feed of the event to be presented on the media playback device; and in response to determining that the user interface element has been selected, causing the presentation of the live media content associated with the first content feed of the event to no longer be presented and causing the live media content associated with the second content feed of the event to be presented.
US10104430B2	Time shifting of advertisements in digital content delivery services Advertisements included in a stored digital video program are identified and indexed. A user can time shift the advertisements to play out at a different time position in the program or not play the advertisement at all. A user may incur an advertisement debt for skipping or fast forwarding an advertisement. The advertisement debt can be offset by viewing ads, trading the debt with other users or by paying for the debt in another form.
US10104427B1	Temporary modifying of media content metadata An easy-to-use metadata modifying system to obscure video metadata when sharing a video between different client devices to encourage the recipient to view the video is described. Content items are received at a first client device associated with a first user account. The content items can include metadata associated with the content item and metadata associated with the sender of the content item. The content item can be displayed on the client device with at least some of the metadata obscured from view. In response from an input to the client device, the metadata that was previously obscured can be provided for display on the client device.
US10104426B2	Media channel identification and action with multi-match detection based on reference stream comparison A computing system will compare various reference fingerprints each representing a reference media stream broadcast on a different respective known channel, and the computing system will determine that a plurality of the reference fingerprints match each other, thus defining a multi-match group of the matching reference fingerprints. Further, the computing system will determine that a query fingerprint representing a media stream being rendered by a media presentation device matches the multi-match group, thus raising a question of which channel is carrying the media stream that is being rendered by the media presentation device. By considering one or more attributes of the query fingerprint, the server may then disambiguate and thereby determine the channel at issue, and the server may in turn take channel-specific action.
US10104424B2	Moving content between set top box and end devices in home A content moving device which enables providing content stored on a first user device, such as a DVR, in a first format and resolution to be provided to a second user device, such as a portable media player (PMP) in a second format and resolution. The content moving device identifies content on the first user device as candidate content which may be desired by the PMP and receives the candidate content from the DVR. The content moving device transcodes the candidate content at times independent of a request from the PMP for the content. The content moving device may provide a list of available transcoded content to the PMP for selection, and provide selected content to the PMP. The content moving device may also provide information relating to any protection schemes of the content provided to the PMP, such as DRM rights and decryption keys. The content moving device performs the often computationally intense and time consuming transcoding of user content to enable the user to move content between different user devices in a convenient manner.
US10104422B2	Multimedia playing control method, apparatus for the same and system Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a multimedia playing control method and apparatus and system. The multimedia playing control method includes: obtaining first multimedia content data according to source information of multimedia content data; and transmitting the source information of multimedia content data and all or part of the first multimedia content data. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, multimedia content data that has been buffered to the local is transmitted while transmitting multimedia source information, thereby reducing amount of data needing to be buffered again and the time of waiting for the buffering.
US10104417B2	Method and apparatus for sponsored messaging Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including monitoring a communication network managed by a service provider to detect transmission of content to a communication device through the communication network, analyzing content information associated with the content that is transmitted to the communication device to identify a feature of the content, capturing a user-generated comment that is transmitted from the communication device through the communication network, analyzing the user-generated comment that is captured to detect an occurrence of a keyword that is associated with the feature of the content, determining whether the keyword in the user-generated comment was temporally associated with the feature of the content transmitted to the communication device to identify an occurrence of a trigger event associating the keyword with the feature of the content, and responsive to identification of the occurrence of the trigger event, transmitting a message associated with the trigger event to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10104414B1	Method and system for targeted advertisement filtering and storage An advertisement system and method of identifying targeted advertisements for presentation to one or more viewers. In one aspect, the invention may be a method of identifying targeted advertisements for presentation to one or more viewers, the method comprising: receiving a map based on one or more advertising groups and characterization information derived from at least one of the viewers; and transmitting to equipment associated with the viewers, one or more advertisements each having one or more advertising group identifier, wherein an advertising group identifier matches an advertising group within the map.
US10104409B2	Methods and systems for segmenting data and performing analysis Apparatus and methods for segmenting television audience data are disclosed. The methods include receiving program level viewing data for one or more individuals. The methods also include creating one or more segments for the one or more individuals based upon the program level viewing data. The methods further include combining the one or more segments into one or more groups by applying a grouping function and performing analysis on the one or more groups, and generating reports based upon the analysis.
US10104407B2	Method and device for network-assisted client-centric QoE optimization In one implementation, a method performed by a client device includes: determining a perceptual characterization metric, where the perceptual characterization metric provides a quantitative characterization of factors that determine quality of experience associated with a first playback profile of media content presented by the client device; and normalizing the perceptual characterization metric based on characterization factors associated with the client device. The method further includes: obtaining an aggregate perceptual characterization metric that is based at least in part on the normalized perceptual characterization metric from the client device and one or more other perceptual characterization metrics from other client devices sharing at least one network resource with the client device; and determining whether to change the first playback profile based on a function of the first normalized perceptual characterization metric and the aggregate perceptual characterization metric.
US10104402B2	Set-top box, system and method for providing awareness in a hospitality environment A system and method for providing awareness in a hospitality environment are presented. In one embodiment, a vertical and horizontal array of set-top boxes is provided and each set-top box includes an identification corresponding to the room in which the set-top box is placed. Each set-top box includes a wireless transceiver that periodically transmits an identification beacon that is received by a proximate wireless-enabled interactive device. The proximate wireless-enabled interactive device, in turn, broadcasts data packets including an indication of the strength of set-top box identification signals received. The broadcasts are received by a server via an array of wireless routers. The location of the proximate wireless-enabled interactive device is determined based on the signal strength information in the data packets.
US10104394B2	Detection of motion activity saliency in a video sequence A streaming video or a stored video is analyzed to identify salient features. The salient features are the more interesting portions of the video because salient features include the most motion. A motion vector field including a motion vector for multiple pixels in the video is generated. The motion vector field is partitioned into grid blocks, and each of the grid blocks is divided into a set of orientation ranges. The vectors of the motion vector field for each grid block are binned into the orientation ranges. A motion score is calculated based on a count of motion vectors for the orientation ranges. The section of the video having higher or the highest motion score is designated as a salient feature. Among other applications, salient features may be used for thumbnail images, highlight reels, or video editing.
US10104383B2	Moving picture encoding method and decoding method considering motion vectors of blocks adjacent to target block Decoding method for a moving picture included in a coded stream, including: determining whether a prediction mode (PM) of a target block (TB) is a PM in which motion vector (MV) is not transmitted from an encoding to decoding side, based on coded stream included information; and executing a decoding process when the PM of the TB is determined as the PM in which MV is not transmitted from an encoding to decoding side, wherein a calculation method of a MV used in the second step is selected among plural calculation methods including at least: a first method to select one MV among MVs used in plural adjacent blocks adjacent to the TB; and a second method to calculate a MV based on a MV used in a block that is located at the same position as the TB in another frame positioned backward of a frame including the TB.
US10104378B2	Residual colour transform signalled at sequence level for specific coding modes The present invention is related to video coding and decoding, in particular HEVC RExt that define the adaptive residual color transform, Adaptive RCT, of a residue of pixels. Compared to HEVC RExt where Adaptive RCT is signalled at Coding Unit level, embodiments of the invention propose to signal it in the bitstream in association with two or more coding units forming the image. In other words, it is signalled at a level higher than the CU level, for instance at sequence or frame or slice or tile or coding tree block level. In addition, various flags at this higher level make it possible to generically define the applying or not of RCT for various respective coding modes, for instance Inter coding mode, Intra Block Copy coding mode or Intra coding mode where Chroma and Luma modes are the same. Such approach makes it possible to reduce the amount of evaluations to be performed.
US10104376B2	Nested entropy encoding Methods and systems for improving coding decoding efficiency of video by providing a syntax modeler, a buffer, and a decoder. The syntax modeler may associate a first sequence of symbols with syntax elements. The buffer may store tables, each represented by a symbol in the first sequence, and each used to associate a respective symbol in a second sequence of symbols with encoded data. The decoder decodes the data into a bitstream using the second sequence retrieved from a table.
US10104375B2	Method for implementing a quantizer in a multimedia compression and encoding system Method For Implementing A Quantizer In A Multimedia Compression And Encoding System is disclosed. In the Quantizer system of the present invention, several new quantization ideas are disclosed. In one embodiment, adjacent macroblocks are grouped together into macroblock groups. The macroblock groups are then assigned a common quantizer value. The common quantizer value may be selected based upon how the macroblocks are encoded, the type of macroblocks within the macroblock group (intra-blocks or inter-blocks), the history of the motion vectors associated with the macroblocks in the macroblock group, the residuals of the macroblocks in the macroblock group, and the energy of the macroblocks in the macroblock group. The quantizer value may be adjusted in a manner that is dependent on the current quantizer value. Specifically, if the quantizer value is at the low end of the quantizer scale, then only small adjustments are made. If the quantizer value is at the high end then larger adjustments may be made to the quantizer. Finally, in one embodiment, the quantizer is implemented along with an inverse quantizer for efficient operation.

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