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US10538196B2	Recovery tool to use with a vehicle A recovery tool configured to attach to the rear or front a vehicle with a receiver hitch class III and up to provide interconnect and control between the vehicle and various accessory tools necessary to perform lift, drag, tow and pull using the vehicle. The recovery tool has a head gear connected to a hitch attachment where the hitch attachment connects the recovery tool to the vehicle. The recovery tool has lights for signaling, work lights, and other uses. The recovery tool can be controlled by a wireless controller. The recovery tool is adaptable to three-point tractor implement. The recovery tool may further include a hydraulic unit and can endure heavy mechanical work to perform dragging snow or dirt, road cleaning, driveway scraping, towing and recovery, search and rescue operation, pull boat docks and launch boats, dragging logs or broken articles as well as jump start truck or car.
US10538194B2	Snowplow light control system An auxiliary lighting system for an auxiliary device and methods are provided. The auxiliary lighting system senses the operational state of various ones of the vehicle lights of the vehicle and operably controls the operational state of various auxiliary lights based on the operational state of one or more of the vehicle lights. The method includes controlling the auxiliary lighting system based on the operational state of the vehicle lights.
US10538193B2	Illumination device for vehicle An illumination device for a vehicle includes: plural light sources that are disposed so as to be lined-up in at least one line, and that illuminate light; a light-blocking member having an opening portion onto which light illuminated from the light sources is incident; and a projecting lens that emits, toward an object, light that has passed through the opening portion of the light-blocking member and has been incident on the projecting lens.
US10538187B2	Vehicle seat cushion material and vehicle seat A vehicle seat cushion material and a vehicle seat exhibiting excellent moldability and recyclability and providing favorable seating comfortability is described. A cushion material includes a small pad made of resin foam, a pad body integrally stacked on an upper side of the small pad to cover the small pad, made of resin foam, and formed larger than the small pad, and an impregnation layer formed in such a manner that the resin foam of one of the small pad or the pad body is impregnated with an expandable stock solution composition of the other one of the small pad or the pad body and formed at at least a portion of an area between the small pad and the pad body. The impregnation layer is formed on an upper surface and a side surface of the small pad, and the small pad is sterically covered with the impregnation layer.
US10538178B2	Entry/exit support structure of vehicle seat An entry/exit support structure of a vehicle seat has: a side support portion that is provided in a seat transverse direction of a seat cushion, and that is displaced in a seat vertical direction; a seat sliding mechanism that supports the seat cushion to slide in a seat front-rear direction, and that has a locking device restricting sliding of the seat cushion in the seat front-rear direction; and a side support portion restricting mechanism having a release operation portion. In a state in which the release operation portion is positioned at a lock position, displacement of the side support portion in the seat vertical direction is restricted. In a state in which the release operation portion is positioned at a release position, displacement of the side support portion in the seat vertical direction is permitted and sliding of the seat cushion in the seat front-rear direction is permitted.
US10538174B2	Real-time nonlinear receding horizon control of batteries for power systems Disclosed herein is a real-time nonlinear receding horizon control methodology for nonlinear battery management system. To increase the life of batteries, the problem is described as a tracking problem and is converted to a nonlinear on-line optimization problem. Different from the previous works, the nonlinear optimal problem is solved directly, without resorting to linearization techniques and/or iterative procedures. Based on the stabilized continuation method, the backward sweep algorithm is implemented to minimize the degradation as well as track the desired trajectory, and the optimal control strategy is integrated in real time. The stability of the systems is guaranteed provided that the horizon length is sufficiently long. Simulation results demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed scheme on nonlinear battery systems. When there are estimation error and model mismatch of the system, the proposed scheme still performs well.
US10538173B2	Vehicle battery charging control system Disclosed herein is a vehicle battery charging control system, which is capable of increasing efficiency of power delivered to an electric device and a low-voltage battery to improve fuel efficiency, by connecting a low-voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) to an AC power source instead of a high-voltage battery upon charging a low-voltage battery of a vehicle to prevent power delivery efficiency of an on-board battery charger (OBC) from being reduced.
US10538171B2	Power supply control system and power supply control method A power supply control system includes at least two power supply devices. Each of the at least two power supply devices includes a battery, a monitoring unit configured to generate availability information of the battery, and a charging and discharging controller configured to control charging and discharging of the battery. A first monitoring unit of a first power supply device acquires a state of a second battery of a second power supply device from a second monitoring unit of the second power supply device. When a failure occurs in the second monitoring unit, the first monitoring unit estimates a present state of the second battery, and generates estimation availability information of the second battery based on an estimation result. A second charging and discharging controller of the second power supply device acquires the estimation availability information, and controls charging and discharging of the second battery.
US10538166B2	Portable charger device, contactless charger system for electric work vehicle and electric grass mower machine A portable charger device 200 includes a charger device side battery 3, a first charging control section 31 for non-quick charging of the charger device side battery 3 by power supply from an external power source 8, and a second charging control section 32 for quick charging of a vehicle side battery 4 mounted on an electric vehicle 100 by power supply from the charger device side battery 3.
US10538165B2	Parameter estimation of loosely coupled transformer A parameter estimation system includes a first coil configured to be loosely inductively coupled to a second coil. A controller is programmed to output parameters of the first coil and second coil. The controller is programmed to estimate the parameters based on voltage and current measurement from only the first or the second coil. The voltage and current measurements may be used in a Kalman filter. In some configurations, the controller is further programmed to command a short circuit between terminals of the second coil and apply a test voltage to the first coil. The first coil may be part of a vehicle charging station and the second coil may be part of a vehicle. The parameters may be utilized to control charging of the vehicle.
US10538164B2	Rechargeable battery assembly for a vehicle A rechargeable battery assembly for a vehicle has a housing and at least one metal-air rechargeable battery arranged in the housing. A filter device is arranged in the housing and conditions the inlet air of the at least one metal-air rechargeable battery such that the inlet air exhibits a predetermined air humidity. A flow deflecting device is provided that deflects the inlet air in the housing such that the filter device can be regenerated by waste heat of the at least one metal-air rechargeable battery.
US10538155B2	Power transmission apparatus for vehicle A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The power transmission apparatus includes a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine output shaft through a first clutch, a second input shaft configured as a hollow shaft that is disposed on the outer circumference of the first output shaft without rotational interference and selectively connected to the engine output shaft through a second clutch, a third input shaft configured as a hollow shaft that is disposed on the outer circumference of the second output shaft without rotational interference and selectively connected to the engine output shaft through a third clutch. The transmission apparatus further comprises an output shaft placed parallel to the first, second, and third input shafts at a certain distance.
US10538152B1	Skeleton for truck bed and convertible top A truck bed accessory frame is disclosed therein which allows for reconfiguration between an opened position and a closed position. In the open position, objects taller than the frame can loaded onto the truck bed. In the closed position, objects placed in the truck bed can be protected from the environmental elements (e.g. rain and UV rays from the sun).
US10538151B2	Systems and methods related to cargo enclosures Systems and methods related to cargo enclosures feature side frame assemblies securable to a pickup truck cargo box or similar structure. The frame assemblies include longitudinal channels that are movable from a closed position to an extended position by an actuator mechanism. The actuator mechanism includes oppositely disposed linear actuators anchored to one of the channels, forcing hinged rails from an overlapping relationship to a coaxial relationship. The frame assembly may include a cross- or scissor-brace to improve stability. A pliable fabric forms at least one and up to three panel sidewalls that extend and retract simultaneously with the movement of the channels. A top cover is selectively securable to the frame assemblies.
US10538150B2	Flexible tonneau cover assembly A flexible tonneau cover assembly is provided that includes a side rail and a rear rail that is removably securable to the side rail. The rear rail is rotatable between a closed position wherein a flexible cover secured thereto is under tension, and an open position wherein the flexible cover is untensioned. Optionally, the assembly includes a securing member that is securable in a fixed position with respect to the side rail and defines a channel, and the rear rail is rotatable between the open position and the closed position when the rear rail is positioned in the channel of the securing member. Optionally, the flexible cover includes a cable operatively connected to the rear rail, and the side rail receives the cable therein when the rear rail is in the closed position to secure the flexible cover to the side rail.
US10538148B2	Window or door covering assembly for a vehicle Disclosed is a combination of a window covering assembly and a window frame of a vehicle. The window frame has an outer face including at least one groove having a depth direction in a direction substantially orthogonal to a pane of the window frame. The window covering assembly is provided with one or more snap elements for snap-fixing the window covering assembly to the at least one groove of the window frame.
US10538146B2	Reducing externally variable displacement compressor (EVDC) start-up delay An externally-controlled variable displacement compressor (EVDC) cold-start method is described including, during an EVDC cold-start procedure, iteratively alternating an amount of a control current supplied to an electronic control valve (ECV) associated with the EVDC between no control current and a full control current. Systems for implementing the described method are provided.
US10538141B2	Control apparatus and method for cooling fan of vehicle An apparatus for a vehicle includes a cooling fan installed in an engine compartment of the vehicle. A fan motor is connected with the cooling fan to drive the cooling fan. A state detector is configured to detect state data, and a controller is configured to control the cooling fan based on the state data when an intake temperature is within a predetermined range, to determine whether the state data satisfies a decision reference condition, and to lock the fan motor according to a change rate of air conditioner refrigerant pressure during a measurement time when the state data satisfies the decision reference condition.
US10538137B2	Vehicle travel control device A first active stabilizer is installed on a main drive wheel side, and a second active stabilizer is installed on a subordinate drive wheel side. A control device performs load distribution control when a difference in actual driving force between left and right sides of a vehicle exceeds a threshold value during acceleration. A high-μ side is one of the left and right sides with a greater actual driving force, and a low-μ side is another of the left and right sides. The load distribution control includes a first mode performed when a vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a first reference value. In the first mode, the control device actuates the first active stabilizer in a direction to lift up the high-μ side and actuates the second active stabilizer in a direction to lift up the low-μ side.
US10538132B2	Device for maintaining and changing the pressure in tires A device for maintaining and changing the pressure in a is provided whereby the inner pressure space of the tire is connected through a pump to a pressure accumulator which, at its input and/or output into the inner pressure space of the tire, is fitted with at least one pressure control element. The pump can be a peristaltic pump in the shape of a deformable hose placed on the perimeter of the tire, fitted with an air inlet and an air outlet, while the air inlet and the air outlet are positioned on the perimeter of the tire distant from each other by a preset length, dependent on the deformation of the tire.
US10538131B2	Pneumatic tire When a tire that is mounted on a specified rim, inflated to an internal pressure of 50 kPa, and placed in a no-load state is viewed as a cross-section from the tire meridian direction, a position of 1.30×Hf on an outer surface of a sidewall portion, taking a rim flange height (Hf) of the specified rim as a reference, is defined as a point (P), a foot of a normal line (L) drawn from the point (P) to a carcass line of a main body portion (131) of a carcass layer (13) is defined as a point (M), and a point of intersection of the normal line (L) and a carcass line of a folded back portion (132) of the carcass layer (13) is defined as a point (T). At this time, a distance (a) mm from the point (M) to the point (T), a distance (b) mm from the point (T) to the point (P), and a specified load (x) kN have relationships such that a=0.019×x+13.3 and b=0.052×x+21.6, with a tolerance of not less than 0% and not more than 20%.
US10538129B2	Rubber composition for base tread The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a base tread being excellent in fuel efficiency. In the rubber composition for a base tread, a dynamic elastic modulus E* (MPa) and a loss tangent tan δ which are measured at a temperature of 70° C., an initial strain of 10% and a dynamic strain of 2% satisfy the following general formulae (1) to (3), and a strength at break TB (MPa) and an elongation at break EB (%) which are measured according to JIS K6251 satisfy the following general formulae (4) and (5). E/tan δ≥25 General formula (1) 2.0≤E≤8.0 General formula (2) tan δ≤0.08 General formula (3) EB≥350 General formula (4) TB×EB≥8500 General formula (5)
US10538128B2	Silyl group-containing novel compound, modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, and method for preparing same The present invention relates to a modifier useful for modifying a polymer, a method for preparing a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer using the same, and a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared thereby. In the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, a hydroxyl group and a silyl group are combined, and the affinity thereof with a silica-based filler may be excellent. Accordingly, a rubber composition including the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer may have excellent processability, and as a result, molded articles (for example, tires) manufactured from the rubber composition may have excellent tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and viscoelasticity properties.
US10538123B1	Folder pocket divider and method of construction Installable and removable inserts for pocket folders and their method of manufacturer are shown and described. Inserts have spaced part divider panels which are anchored to a base plate or form a base plate. In one embodiment, a single plate divider also forms the base and one upright divider while another element with two dividers is bonded to the base. In another embodiment two separate upright dividers are bonded together at a common upright wall and the pair is then bonded to a base. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10538118B2	Inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method An inkjet recording apparatus according to the present invention includes an ink image forming unit for forming an ink image on an ink receiving medium by applying ink and reaction liquid for increasing viscosity of the ink onto the ink receiving medium and a liquid absorbing member having a porous body to be brought into contact with the ink image in order to absorb the liquid component from the ink image. The porous body of the liquid absorbing member includes a first layer having a first surface to be brought into contact with the ink image before liquid absorption and a second surface that is a rear surface relative to the first surface, and a second layer held in contact with the second surface of the first layer. The thickness of the first layer is not less than 0.08 times of the average pore size of the second layer.
US10538113B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium An image processing apparatus which generates data for forming a shaped object configured of at least a first layer and a second layer as layers of recording materials on a recording medium, the image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire data relating to a shape of the first layer and data for expressing a reflection characteristic of the second layer, an estimation unit configured to estimate a reflection characteristic at each predetermined area of the shaped object based on the reflection characteristic data and the shape data, and a generation unit configured to generate at least any one of recording amount data for expressing a recording amount of the recording material and dot arrangement data corresponding to dot arrangement of the recording material on the recording medium in order to form on the recording medium the shaped object having the reflection characteristic estimated by the estimation unit.
US10538106B2	Method for compensating for defective printing nozzles in inkjet printing A method for carrying out a printing operation on an inkjet printing machine compensates for failed printing nozzles by using a computer. After a screening process in which a halftone image is created for an image to be printed, failed printing nozzles are compensated for by increased ink application from neighboring printing nozzles by precalculating at least one corrective halftone image for the adjacent printing nozzles by using the computer, replacing the halftone image created in the screening process by the corrective halftone image in the at least one column of the neighboring printing nozzles, and carrying out the printing operation on the inkjet printing machine using the corrected halftone.
US10538103B2	Drop on demand printing head and printing method A drop-on-demand printing method comprising performing the following steps in a printing head: discharging a first primary drop (x21A) of a first liquid to move along a first path; discharging a second primary drop (x21B) of a second liquid to move along a second path; controlling the flight of the first primary drop (x21A) and the second primary drop (x21B) to combine the first primary drop with the second primary drop into a combined drop (x22) at a connection point (x32) within a reaction chamber within the printing head so that a chemical reaction is initiated within a controlled environment of the reaction chamber between the first liquid of the first primary drop and the second liquid of the second primary drop; and controlling the flight of the combined drop (x22) at least by means of a stream of gas (x71A, x71B).
US10538101B2	Liquid discharging head, liquid discharging unit, and device for discharging liquid A liquid discharging head includes: a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles from which liquid is discharged; a channel member including a plurality of individual liquid chambers that lead to the plurality of nozzles, respectively, and including a plurality of circulation channels that lead to the plurality of individual liquid chambers, respectively; and a common liquid chamber member for forming a common liquid chamber that supplies liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers and for forming a circulation common liquid chamber that leads to the plurality of circulation channels.
US10538100B2	Ink supplying apparatus, printing apparatus using the same, and ink supplying method An apparatus connected to a printhead has two states and switches between them. In the first state, ink is circulated in a channel of supplying ink from a tank that reserves ink to respective print elements via a common supply fluid channel and a plurality of individual supply fluid channels, and collecting the ink from the respective print elements to the tank via a plurality of individual collection fluid channels and a common collection fluid channel. In the second state, the ink is circulated in a channel of supplying the ink from the tank to the respective print elements via the common collection fluid channel and the plurality of individual collection fluid channels, and collecting the ink from the respective print elements to the tank via the plurality of individual supply fluid channels and the common supply fluid channel.
US10538099B2	Inkjet recording apparatus, printer, and method for manufacturing cured product An inkjet recording apparatus is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a curable ink and a discharge head. The curable ink comprises a polymer having a polyester structural unit. The discharge head includes an individual liquid chamber including a circulation channel in which the curable ink is circulatable, and a nozzle from which the curable ink is dischargeable.
US10538098B2	Liquid circulation device and liquid discharging apparatus A liquid circulation device includes a housing having an outlet and an inlet, a circulation unit configured to convey liquid out of the housing through the outlet and recover liquid into the housing through the inlet, a liquid supplying unit configured to supply liquid into the housing, an air conveying unit configured to convey air into and out of the housing, a level detecting unit configured to detect a level of the liquid in the housing, a pressure sensing unit configured to detect a pressure of the air in the housing, and a control unit configured to control a pressure of the liquid in the housing by controlling the liquid supplying unit or the air conveying unit, based on the level and the pressure of the air.
US10538097B2	Ejection device and image forming apparatus An ejection device includes: ejection portions that eject liquids; supply portions that supply the liquids to the ejection portions respectively; a common pressure applying mechanism that applies pressure onto the liquids at the supply portions; and a pressure difference generating mechanism that generates a relative pressure difference between the ejection portions for the liquids to be supplied from the supply portions to the ejection portions.
US10538096B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and control method of the inkjet printing apparatus According to an aspect, an inkjet printing apparatus includes a supply pump provided in a supply flow path for supplying ink from a tank to a print head, a first flow path connecting the first position upstream of the supply pump in the supply flow path and the second position downstream of the supply pump in the supply flow path, a second flow path connecting the tank and the third position downstream of the supply pump in the supply flow path, and an open/close valve provided in the second flow path and capable of opening and closing the second flow path.
US10538087B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus The liquid ejecting head includes a first individual flow path and a second individual flow path for supplying liquid to a pressure chamber, a first common flow path for supplying liquid to the first individual flow path, and a second common flow path for supplying liquid to the second individual flow path. A first circulation for causing liquid to flow in the order of the first individual flow path, the pressure chamber, and the second individual flow path and a second circulation for causing liquid to flow in the reverse order of the first circulation are switched. A flow path resistance of the first common flow path is designed to be less than a flow path resistance of the second common flow path and a flow path resistance of the first individual flow path is designed to be less than a flow path resistance of the second individual flow path.
US10538084B2	Ink ejection head A liquid ejection head includes an element substrate for ejecting a liquid, an integrated circuit board outputting a control signal for controlling the element substrate, and an electrical wiring board connected electrically to the element substrate. The electrical wiring board has a signal line connector to which control signals are inputted and electrical wiring board connectors to which an electric signal for driving the liquid ejection head is inputted. The signal line connector and the electrical wiring board connectors are disposed on opposite sides to each other relative to a center line extending orthogonally to a longitudinal direction of the electrical wiring board.
US10538083B2	Processing apparatus for individual items, having an inkjet print head, and an activation method therefor In a processing apparatus, with an inkjet print head, that processes individual items, a drive motor that operates a transport mechanism to transport the individual items in the x-direction of a Cartesian coordinate system past the inkjet print head in a printing position so as to execute a printing operation with the inkjet print head on each individual item. The drive motor arrangement also moves the inkjet print head in the y-direction into a first position that is any of an exchange position, the printing position, a cleaning position or a sealing position. The drive motor arrangement also moves the inkjet print head vertically, in the z-direction of the exchange position or the sealing position, into at least one other position that is either the printing position or the cleaning position.
US10538079B2	Modifying printing based on cross-web distortions A web press system including a first printbar, a first sensor, a second printbar, a second sensor, and a controller. The first printbar prints first user content on a first side of a web of media. The first sensor senses a pattern on the web of media and provides first sensor data as the first printbar prints the first user content. A second printbar prints second user content on the first side of the web of media. The second sensor senses the pattern on the web of media and provides second sensor data as the second printbar prints the second user content. The controller determines an amount of expansion of the web of media in a direction perpendicular to a web advanced direction based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data and modifies printing performed by the second printbar based on the amount of expansion.
US10538078B2	Cylinder having a partially gas-permeable surface A cylinder (10) comprising a cylindrical body (11) is provided. A first proportion of the circumferential face (48) of the cylindrical body (11) is of porous and gas-permeable configuration and a second proportion of the circumferential face (48) of the cylindrical body (11) is of gas-impermeable configuration, wherein the porous, gas-permeable first proportion of the circumferential face (48) is in communication with at least one gas supply line and wherein the first proportion of the circumferential face (48) amounts to at least 0.1% and at most 50%. Further, a corresponding adapter sleeve and a corresponding printing forme cylinder are provided.
US10538076B2	Vapor deposition and recovery systems for ink-based digital printing A dampening fluid recycling system may include a print station having an imaging member with a reimageable surface, a dampening fluid deposition subsystem for applying a layer of dampening fluid onto the reimageable surface, and a dampening fluid recovery subsystem configured to remove excess dampening fluid vapor that does not condense over the reimageable surface. The dampening fluid deposition subsystem may include a dampening fluid supply chamber, a dampening fluid supply channel, and a dampening fluid supply channel outlet. The dampening fluid supply chamber may include an inlet tube and a tube body that may be a split tube. The dampening fluid supply channel may attach to the split tube and descend towards the imaging member to deliver fluid vapor from both parts of the first split tube onto the reimageable surface of the imaging member.
US10538071B2	Flooring tile manufacturing apparatus Provided is a flooring tile manufacturing apparatus includes: a lower sheet supply unit configured to form and supply a lower sheet; a middle sheet supply unit configured to supply a middle sheet joined to an upper side of the lower sheet; a raw material supply unit configured to supply materials having different contents of a filler to the lower sheet supply unit and the middle sheet supply unit; a main roller configured to join the lower sheet and the middle sheet that have been received; a first sheet supply unit configured to supply a print sheet having a color or a pattern to the main roller; a second sheet supply unit configured to supply a transparent sheet to the main roller; and an ultraviolet (UV) coating unit configured to form a UV coating layer on a surface of the transparent sheet.
US10538070B2	Non-polyvinylchloride surface covering A non-polyvinylchloride (non-PVC) surface covering is provided. The non-PVC surface covering includes a bottom material layer. A middle layer is disposed on the bottom material layer, wherein the middle layer includes a middle material layer. A transparent abrasion-resistant layer is disposed on the middle layer, wherein the transparent abrasion-resistant layer includes a polyolefin of 40˜94.95 wt %, a polyolefin elastomer (POE) or a polyolefin plastomer (POP) of 5˜50 wt %, and a processing agent of 0.05˜10 wt %.
US10538066B2	Method of forming topping sheet and apparatus thereof A topping sheet forming method includes: a feeding and division step of feeding a textile original fabric, obtained by weaving longitudinally aligned tire cords into a cord fabric by use of weft yarns, and cutting off the weft yarns in predetermined widthwise positions to divide the textile original fabric into a plurality of narrow textile original fabrics; a calender step of topping, with unvulcanized rubber, at least one surface of one narrow textile original fabric out of the divided narrow textile original fabrics; and a wind-up step of winding up the other narrow textile original fabrics out of the divided narrow textile original fabrics.
US10538065B2	Composite product and a process for producing said product The present invention relates to a composite product comprising a thermally modified solid wood component coated with a layer of a composite material which composite material comprises thermally modified cellulosic material and a polymer. The invention also relates to a process for producing said composite product.
US10538057B2	High performance sealable co-extruded oriented film, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a multilayered film comprising a first layer and a second layer; and a tie layer; where the tie layer comprises a crystalline block composite and where the tie layer is disposed between the first layer and the second layer; the first layer being disposed on a first surface of the tie layer; the second layer being disposed on a second surface of the tie layer; where the second surface is opposedly disposed to the first surface; where the multilayered film is biaxially oriented. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing the aforementioned multilayer film.
US10538054B2	Heat-dissipating film, and its production method and apparatus A heat-dissipating film comprising a heat-conductive layer obtained by burning a mixture layer of flaky carbon and a binder resin to carbonize or burn off the binder resin, and plastic films covering the heat-conductive layer, the heat-conductive layer having a density of 1.9 g/cm3 or more and thermal conductivity of 450 W/mK or more, is produced by (1) sandwiching a mixture layer of flaky carbon and a binder resin with a pair of first plastic films to form a laminated film; (2) heat-pressing the laminated film to densify the mixture layer; (3) burning the mixture layer to carbonize the binder resin in the mixture layer; (4) pressing the resultant burnt layer to form the heat-conductive layer; and (5) sealing the heat-conductive layer with second plastic films.
US10538052B2	Films and bags with visually distinct regions and methods of making the same One or more implementations of a multi-layer film include a first substantially un-pigmented layer non-continuously bonded to a second pigmented layer. The multi-layer film includes an unexpected appearance differing from the appearance of the pigmented layer. In one or more embodiments, the multi-layer film includes a metallic appearance despite the pigmented layer being devoid of metallic pigment. The multi-layer film also includes areas that are visually distinct from areas of the film with the unexpected appearance. The visually-distinct areas comprise areas in which the first substantially un-pigmented layer non-continuously bonded is in intimate contact with the second pigmented layer. The visually-distinct areas have the appearance of the pigmented layer. One or more implementations also include methods of making multi-layer films and bags with an unexpected appearance and visually-distinct areas.
US10538050B2	Aircraft panel assembly with reinforcement layers A panel assembly that includes at least a first upper base layer made of a thermoplastic material that includes fibers therein, at least a first lower base layer made of a thermoplastic material that includes fibers therein, and at least a first reinforcement layer sandwiched or positioned between the first upper base layer and first lower base layer. The upper and lower surfaces of the first reinforcement layer have a smaller surface area than the upper and lower surfaces of the first upper and first lower base layers. The lower surface of the first upper base layer is welded to the upper surface of the first reinforcement layer, and the lower surface of the first reinforcement layer is welded to the upper surface of the first lower base layer.
US10538048B2	Electric press and method for calibrating the same Disclosed herein are an electric press and a method for calibrating the electric press, which can implement a rapid calibration operation. An electric press (10) includes a ram location information storage unit (63) and a load control unit (64). The ram location information storage unit (63) stores ram location information, corresponding to actual load values and representing locations to which a ram is moved, in advance. The load control unit (64) applies an actual load, corresponding to at least one location which belongs to the locations represented by the ram location information and to which the ram is moved, to a compression target by moving the ram to the location. Accordingly, the load value output by the detection unit is calibrated based on the actual load value applied to the compression target.
US10538046B2	Pneumatic tire manufacturing method, and pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire manufacturing method is provided in which winding collapse is prevented, there is no possibility of adverse effects on the FV, a current-carrying layer can be formed easily, and down-stitching can be dispensed with or minimized in the manufacture of SOT-structure pneumatic tires having a base-pen structure in the tread. This pneumatic tire manufacturing method involves: a step in which a sidewall, an inner liner, and a ply are bonded on a first molding drum, beads are set, and the tread side part that will form the current-carrying layer is formed on the side wall, forming a first cover; a step in which a breaker and band are bonded on a second molding drum and the tread center part is formed on the band, shaping the tread ring; a step in which the first cover is inserted inside of the tread ring and inflated to bond to the tread ring with pressure; and a step in which the sidewall is bonded to the lateral surface of the first cover, and the tread side part and the tread center part are bonded together.
US10538044B2	Method for producing V-ribbed belt Provided is a method for producing a V-ribbed belt having a plurality of V-shaped ribs extending in a longitudinal direction and arranged in a width direction. The method includes: setting a shaped structure having a plurality of ridges arranged adjacent to one another in a belt mold including a plurality of compressed rubber layer-shaping grooves arranged adjacent to one another on an inner peripheral surface of the mold; molding a belt slab by crosslinking the shaped structure set in the mold, while compressed rubber layer-forming portions face radially outward and are fitted in the compressed rubber layer-shaping grooves, the compressed rubber layer-forming portions comprised of a surface rubber layer and a core rubber layer which are to constitute surface and inner portions, respectively; and cutting the belt slab into ring-shaped pieces having two or more of the compressed rubber layer-forming portions.
US10538042B2	Manufacturing method for raw edge V-belt A production method of a raw edge V-belt uses a belt mold having a plurality of compressed rubber layer-shape grooves arranged adjacent to one another. A shaped structure having a plurality of compressed rubber layer-forming portions on an outer peripheral surface is crosslinked to form a belt slab, while the compressed rubber layer-forming portions fitted in the respective compressed rubber layer-shape grooves of the belt mold. The belt slab is cut into ring-shaped pieces such that one ring-shaped piece corresponds to one compressed rubber layer-forming portion.
US10538040B2	Method using low volume autoclave having configurable shape An autoclave may be reconfigured to accommodate differently shaped parts by relatively rotating portions of the autoclave.
US10538033B2	Virtual build beds A method and apparatus partition a AM build bed of a AM unit into a first virtual build bed and a second virtual build bed. The first virtual build bed is assigned to a first user while the second virtual build bed assigned to a second user. A first digital file for a first object to be generated in the first virtual build bed is received from the first user. A second digital file for a second object to be generated in the second virtual build bed is receive from the second user. Output signals are transmitted to the AM unit to generate the first object in the first virtual build bed and the second object in the second virtual build bed during a build cycle.
US10538028B2	Deterministic assembly of complex, three-dimensional architectures by compressive buckling Origami- and Kirigami-inspired assembly of predetermined three-dimensional forms is presented in comprehensive theoretical and experimental studies, with examples of a broad range of topologies and material compositions. The resulting engineering options in the construction of functional 3D structures have important implications for advanced microsystem technologies.
US10538023B2	Method for evenly distributing plastic melt in a hot runner system using strain gauges A hot runner injection molding apparatus, and method of use, is disclosed in which strain gauges are provided in the temperature zones of the hot runner injection molding apparatus and a hot runner controller creates a target strain profile, detects deviations from the target strain profile in any temperature zone based on the strain readings provided by the strain gauges in each temperature zone, and instructs correction of deviations from the target strain profile in any deviating temperature zone by adjusting the heat produced by a heater or heaters in the deviating temperature zone. The target strain profile may be based on a median or average of strain readings provided over time by the strain gauges in each temperature zone. A hollow installation tube for placing the strain gauges in the hot runner injection molding apparatus is also disclosed.
US10538022B1	Polymer injection-molding mold and related methods A polymer injection-molding mold having a polymer injection-molding mold having a core insert and a cavity insert; at least two rear-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates, one of the rear-wall insulation plates being inset into a rear-exterior wall of the core insert and one of the rear-wall insulation plates being inset into a rear-exterior wall of the cavity insert; at least two side-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates, one of the side-wall insulation plates being inset into a side-exterior wall of the core insert and one of the side-wall insulation plates being inset into a side-exterior wall of the cavity insert; the at least two rear-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates and the at least two side-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates being inset into each of their respective walls such that a substantially planer surface of each insulation plate is substantially flush with an exterior planar surface of the respective wall into which it is inset; the rear-wall and side-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates having the following physical properties: i) thermal conductivity of about 0.30 W/mk; ii) a coefficient of expansion (in length and width) of about 11×10−6 1/K; iii) a compressive strength of about 750 N/mm2 at 23° C.; iv) a compressive strength of about 500 N/mm2 at 200° C.; v) a bending strength of about 720 N/mm2 at 23° C.; and vi) a density of about 2 g/cm3; the rear-wall and side-wall glass-filled insulation plates having a thickness ranging from 3 to 5 millimeters; the cavity insert and core insert having a plurality of cooling holes, the cooling holes having a diameter ranging from 3 to 6 millimeters; a plurality of substantially cylindrical fluid-cooling channels that are respectively positioned within the cavity insert and core insert at a relative distance from a cavity-insert molding surface or a core-insert molding surface, wherein the relative distance for each fluid-cooling channel is substantially equal to the fluid-cooling channel's cross-sectional diameter, wherein the relative distance is also the shortest distance between a fluid-cooling channel's wall and a cavity-insert molding surface or a core-insert molding surface; and a temperature-sensing thermocouple that is located within the cavity insert or core insert in a position that is substantially adjacent to an estimated last volume of space to be filled by polymer-mold flow.
US10538020B2	Method of molding a lined plastic storage tank A method of making a plastic tank suitable for containing water comprises forming a tank base which is partially or fully lined with a plastic layer that is different in character or color from the plastic material of the substrate of the tank base. The tank is alternatively formed by injection molding substrate material around the core of a mold which is partially or fully covered by the liner material, and by injecting liner material into the mold to bond it to the tank base substrate in conjunction with retracting part or all of the core, to provide space in the mold for the liner material.
US10538018B2	Method for manufacturing elastic mat with successive mixed color type A method includes processing multiple macromolecular staples to successively produce a macromolecular sheet body, multiple silks and multiple sheet particles. The macromolecular sheet body contains multiple district camouflages and is processed by edge cutting to form multiple color strips. The color strips, the silks and the sheet particles are processed and attached to the surface of the macromolecular sheet body, so that the surface of the macromolecular sheet body forms the district camouflages, the thread camouflages and the spot camouflages. Finally, the macromolecular sheet body is vulcanized or solidified in a foam molding zone, to form an elastic mat with a mixed color type.
US10538016B2	Methods for manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament from recycled polymer. In various embodiments, the method includes: (1) reducing recycled polymer material into polymer flakes; (2) cleansing the polymer flakes; (3) melting the flakes into a polymer melt; (4) removing water and contaminants from the polymer melt by dividing the polymer melt into a plurality of polymer streams and exposing those streams to pressures below 5 millibars; (5) recombining the streams; and (6) using the resulting purified polymer to produce bulked continuous carpet filament.
US10538015B2	Strands powdered by electrostatic method The invention relates to a method and facility for manufacturing a tape of reinforcement filaments impregnated by a polymer matrix, said tape having a constant width across the entire length thereof, wherein the filaments extend in a direction parallel to the length of the tape, from a strand of filaments coming from a feeding reel, the method including steps and units that make it possible to manage the unwinding tension of the strand, to guide the strand on the axis of the machine, to manage the width of the strand, to deposit the polymer on the strand by electrostatic powdering, with a polymer weight ratio of around 20% to around 75% to melt the polymer, to calibrate the width and thickness of the tape and to collect the tape on the storage reel.
US10538012B2	Process for partial delignification and filling of a lignocellulosic material, and composite material structure able to be obtained by this process The invention relates to a process for treating a lignocellulosic material, preferably wood, comprising the following steps: (1) soaking of the material with organic fluid in order to dissolve at least 40% and at most 85%, in weight %, of the lignin of the material; (2) washing with organic fluid so as to discharge the dissolved lignin; (3) filling with a filling compound; and (4) finishing, so as to obtain a composite formed of a three-dimensional network of transformed filling compound incorporated into a cellulose and lignin network. The invention also relates to a composite structure able to be obtained in this way, and to any part comprising at least one such structure.
US10538010B2	Cutting die apparatus and method Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a cutting die system. The cutting die system includes a substrate, at least one blade, and an ejector coupled to the substrate. The ejector includes a compressible portion having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The bottom surface is coupled to the substrate and a protective layer is cured to the top surface. A method of die cutting a blank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes directing a blank between a cutting die and an anvil, the cutting die comprising a substrate. An ejector coupled to the substrate is compressed between the cutting die and the blank. A scrap piece is cut from the blank as it passes between the cutting die and the anvil, and the scrap piece is ejected by releasing the compressed ejector.
US10538007B2	Razor docking Disclosed here are shaving razor systems and methods including razor handles that dock with razor cartridges. In some embodiments, a handle is configured to dock with a razor cartridge using a single hook configured to mate with a cartridge tab. In some embodiments, a central pushrod is mounted with a spring into the handle, and is configured to exert a pushing force on the mounted cartridge. In some embodiments, to eject the cartridge, the single hook may be pushed to pivot to the side of the cartridge tab, and thereby release the cartridge by ejecting it with a spring loaded pushrod.
US10538006B2	Shaving razors and cartridges A shaving razor with a handle and a housing, the housing dimensioned to receive at least one blade. The housing has a pair of spaced apart opposing parallel walls each defining a fully enclosed opening that extends completely through the respective walls. The handle includes a pair of semi-circular pin members that are disposed in the openings to mount the housing to the handle while allowing rinse water to travel through the openings to access the at least one blade.
US10538005B2	Single-blade razor apparatus A single-blade razor apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. A razor apparatus may include a handle and a head pivotably mounted on the handle. The head may include a rear side including an aperture for receiving a single blade, as well as a front side through which a cutting edge of the blade is exposed during use. An upper portion and a lower portion of the head may form the aperture. The lower portion may physically interface with the upper portion so that a front region of the upper portion is physically supported by the lower portion. In a particular implementation, the lower portion may include several protruding latches proximate the front side of the head, which may respectively mate with recesses formed in the upper portion. Alternatively, the latches may be formed in the upper portion and may respectively mate with recesses formed in the lower portion.
US10538004B2	Attachment of electric hair trimmer An attachment of an electric hair trimmer according to the present disclosure is mountable on an electric hair trimmer, and a cutting length which is a length of hair introduced between a fixed blade and a movable blade is adjustable. The attachment of the electric hair trimmer according to the present disclosure includes: a mounting portion which is mounted on a head portion so as to cover a head portion; a slide portion which is mounted on the mounting portion in a slidable manner with respect to the mounting portion such that the cutting length is changed; and a comb which is provided on the slide portion so as to guide hair between the fixed blade and the movable blade.
US10538003B2	Oscillatory linear actuator and cutting device An oscillatory linear actuator includes: an output movable element which is reciprocated by a periodically varying magnetic field and performs work on an object; and a vibration absorbing movable element which is reciprocated at a phase opposite to a phase of the output movable element and reduces vibration of the oscillatory linear actuator. The output movable element includes: a first driver which generates a thrust force which is reciprocated by a magnetic field; a work part which performs work on the object at a predetermined distance away from the first driver; a shaft which connects the work part and the first driver; a first weight opposite to the work part relative to the first driver; and a weight support which connects the work part and the first weight.
US10538002B2	Folding knife with replaceable blade and locking mechanism A replaceable-blade folding knife configured for ease of use and ease of transportation in a pocket, bag, purse or otherwise. Embodiments of the present invention allow a user to alternatively open and close the folding knife of the present invention using a single hand. Embodiments of the present invention allow a user to replace a blade with commonly available blades without the need for specialized tools.
US10538001B2	Methods and systems for providing protection against harmful materials A glove box for handling harmful material is formed to be lightweight and modular in design, allowing for use in the field and various remote locations where a full laboratory is not available. The tank portion of the glove box is formed of a rigid, lightweight plastic and includes a number of standard-sized passageways for connecting other components (intake filter, exhaust filter, input/output containers, gasketed gloves, etc), allowing for modularity in its configuration. The top portion of the glove box may include a transparent window for viewing the material within the glove box. Filter components utilize HEPA filter elements and a separate, portable power supply is used to control a vacuum fan included in an exhaust filter. The power supply can also be used to perform diagnostic tests on the glove and may include a battery back-up.
US10537995B2	Controller and control method of robot, and robot system When teaching a robot, at least one processor brings a first object and a second object into contact with each other with a first force by using the robot, and generates teaching data based on the contact. When causing the robot to perform an operation according to the teaching data, the at least one processor causes the first object and the second object to be fitted to each other with a second force greater than the first force, by using the robot.
US10537994B2	Medical robotic system providing sensory feedback indicating a difference between a commanded state and a preferred pose of an articulated instrument A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with articulated instruments extending out of its distal end. A controller is configured to command manipulation of one of the articulated instruments towards a state commanded by operator manipulation of an input device while commanding sensory feedback to the operator indicating a difference between the commanded state and a preferred pose of the articulated instrument, so that the sensory feedback serves to encourage the operator to return the articulated instrument back to its preferred pose.
US10537993B2	Apparatus and method for surface finishing An apparatus for surface finishing includes a robot and an end effector. The end effector includes a compliance wrist having an axis of movement and coupled to the robot and a grinder tool coupled to the compliance wrist. The robot is configured to controllably position the end effector in three-dimensional space. The compliance wrist is configured to bias the grinder tool to a biased position relative to the robot and enable the grinder tool to move relative to the robot in response to an external force acting upon the grinder tool.
US10537992B2	Speed reducer The present invention is characterized by comprising: a pair of worm shafts, which are arranged in parallel with each other so as to have gear directions that are opposite to each other, and which are configured to be rotated in the same direction by a driving means; a following shaft that crosses the middle of the pair of worm shafts in the perpendicular direction; a pair of ring gears fixedly installed on the following shaft so as to face each other from both sides of the worm shafts; a worm wheel, which engages with the outer side of each worm shaft, and which has shaft gears formed on both sides thereof, respectively, such that the shaft gears engage with the ring gears; and a rotating member connected to the following shaft such that a rotating force, which is in a speed-reduced sate, is output.
US10537990B2	Split robotic article pick and put system A method and system for picking articles from a collection of articles and arranging articles into placement locations, includes capturing an image with a first vision system from a collection of articles at a first pick location and determining coordinate data for at least some of the articles in the collection of articles. The coordinate data for an article in the collection of articles is provided to a first robotic manipulator. That article is picked from the collection of articles with the first robotic manipulator according to the coordinate data for that article and that article placed at a first place location. The position and orientation data of that article are obtained at a second pick location and provided along with a desired position and orientation of that article at a second place location to a second robotic manipulator. That article is picked with the second robotic manipulator using the position and orientation data of that article at the second pick location and that article is placed at the second place location at the desired position and orientation.
US10537988B2	Controller, robot and robot system A controller includes a processor that is configured to execute computer-executable instruction so as to control a robot including a movable section and a force detecting section provided in the movable section, wherein the processor is configured to sense that a first portion of a first target object has come into contact with a second target object and then sense that a second portion of the first target object has come into contact with the second target object based on an output from the force detecting section, cause the movable section to move in a first direction, sense that a third portion of the first target object has come into contact with the second target object, store first information in a storage section, and generate data on teaching to the movable section based on the first information.
US10537985B2	Method and device for ascertaining the orientation of a drill relative to a plane A device for ascertaining the orientation of a drill relative to a plane, the device being capable of being connected to the drill, the device having a laser distance measuring unit by which, from a prespecified position relative to the plane, a first distance to a first point in the plane and a second distance to a second point in the plane can be measured, and having an evaluation unit that is configured such that on the basis of the first distance and the second distance the orientation of the device relative to the plane can be ascertained.
US10537983B2	Modular power tool According to examples, a modular power tool may include a motor housing including an electric motor, a drive member connected to the electric motor, the drive member being connected to a drive coupler, an extension pole including an input shaft having a first end connector and a second end connector, in which the first end connector is configured to mate with the drive coupler, and an attachment component having an attachment connector and a working implement, in which the attachment component is configured to mate with either of the drive coupler and the second end connector.
US10537980B2	Method for dry production of a sliding layer A method for dry production of a sliding layer on a flexible backing, in particular a backing that includes a textile or an abrasive backing, includes at least the following. A binder, or more particularly an adhesive such as a hot-applied adhesive or a hotmelt, is applied to a flexible backing. The binder is applied in dry form, such as via scattering, and is joined to the backing via exposure to heat to form a sliding layer on the backing and to hold the sliding layer at least one of on and in the backing. A lubricant, or more particularly a lubricant that includes graphite or PTFE, is applied to at least one of the backing and the binder.
US10537974B2	CMP pad construction with composite material properties using additive manufacturing processes Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide polishing pads includes a composite pad body and methods for forming the polishing pads. One embodiment provides a polishing pad including a composite pad body. The composite pad body includes one or more first features formed from a first material or a first composition of materials, and one or more second features formed from a second material or a second composition of materials, wherein the one or more first features and the one or more second features are formed by depositing a plurality of layers comprising the first material or first composition of materials and second material or second composition of materials.
US10537962B2	Retaining device, machining device and method A retaining device (3) is provided for a workpiece (7), which is machined by an industrial robot (2), including a machining tool (4), along a machining path (16). The retaining device (3) includes a clamping tool (5) for clamping tool parts (13, 14) on the machining path (16) and a multi-axis guiding device (6) for the clamping tool (5) and for the independent movement thereof relative to the workpiece (7) during the machining process.
US10537961B2	Resistance welding a porous metal layer to a metal substrate Methods are provided for manufacturing an orthopedic prosthesis by resistance welding a porous metal layer of the orthopedic prosthesis onto an underlying metal substrate of the orthopedic prosthesis. The resistance welding process involves directing an electrical current through the porous layer and the substrate, which dissipates as heat to cause softening and/or melting of the materials, especially along the interface between the porous layer and the substrate. The softened and/or melted materials undergo metallurgical bonding at points of contact between the porous layer and the substrate to fixedly secure the porous layer onto the substrate.
US10537959B2	Nozzle insert for an arc welding apparatus A consumable assembly for use in an arc welding apparatus is provided that includes a nozzle assembly having a nozzle body, an insulator disposed within the nozzle body, and a nozzle insert disposed within the insulator. The nozzle insert includes an internal gas diverter. A contact tip is disposed within the nozzle assembly and includes at least one aperture extending from an exterior portion to an internal cavity, an exit orifice, a distal end face, and an exterior surface extending between the at least one aperture and the distal end portion of the contact tip. The internal gas diverter directs a flow of shield gas exiting the at least one aperture along the exterior surface of the contact tip.
US10537954B2	Systems and methods providing contact tip to work distance (CTWD) feedback for augmented reality A system and method to make a welder aware of contact tip-to-work distance (CTWD) during a welding process. One or both of welding output current and wire feed speed is sampled in real time during the welding process. The actual CTWD is determined in real time based on at least one or both of the sampled welding output current and wire feed speed. The actual CTWD may be compared to a target CTWD in real time, where the target CTWD represents an estimated or desired CTWD for the welding process. A deviation parameter may be generated based on the comparing. An indication of the deviation parameter or the actual CTWD may be provided to a welder performing the welding process as feedback, allowing the welder to adjust the actual CTWD to better match the target CTWD in real time during the welding process.
US10537952B2	Machine and method for the finishing of gears A machine and method for the finishing of gears with a finishing tool, in particular a grinding wheel; the machine having a plurality of workpiece carrier slides, a plurality of workpiece carrier spindles, each of which is mounted on a respective workpiece carrier slide, and a plurality of loading-unloading stations; each workpiece carrier spindle is rotating and supports a gear; each workpiece carrier slide slides from a respective loading-unloading station to a working station and vice versa; in which the control unit synchronizes the rotation of each gear with the rotation of the finishing tool outside of the working station so that by entering the working station the gear meshes with the finishing tool without collisions.
US10537951B2	Band saw blade for cutting structural workpieces A band saw blade may include a cutting edge defined by a number of teeth. Each tooth may include a tip, a rake face, a primary clearance surface defining a primary relief angle, a secondary clearance surface defining a secondary relief angle greater than the primary relief angle, a tertiary clearance surface defining a tertiary relief angle greater than the secondary relief angle, a first curvilinear protrusion formed between the secondary clearance surface and the tertiary clearance surface, a gullet surface, and a second curvilinear protrusion formed between the rake face and the gullet surface. The teeth may be spaced at varying pitch distances such that a difference between a minimum teeth per inch (TPI) based on a maximum pitch distance and a maximum TPI based on a minimum pitch distance is equal to or greater than 1, and may define a kerf width between 0.115 inches to 0.140 inches.
US10537945B2	End mills having differential twisted gash profiles In one aspect, elongated rotary cutting tools such as end mills are described herein which may provide one or more advantages over prior designs. For example, in some embodiments, cutting tools described herein can provide reduced wear rates at corner cutting edges, may permit high ramp angles during processing up to and including 45° ramp angles, and/or increased tool life.
US10537943B2	Modular rotary tool and modular tool system The invention relates to a modular rotary tool, which extends along an axis of rotation (6) in the longitudinal direction and which has a carrier provided with flutes as well as a cutting head exchangeably secured on said carrier, wherein the carrier has on the end surface a coupling receiving means for receiving a coupling pin of the cutting head, wherein in the carrier, a coolant channel is formed, which terminates at a first outlet opening in the coupling receiving means, and wherein a branch channel is provided, which is spaced apart from the coupling receiving means and which opens into the coolant channel at one end and terminates at a second outlet opening in the flute at the other end.
US10537939B2	Method of manufacturing a honeycomb structure for an electronic device One example provides a method of manufacturing. The method comprises printing multiple layers comprising a metal material by an additive manufacturing technique, wherein each of the multiple layers comprises an array of cavities each having a cross-section of a polygon; and assembling at least two of the multiple layers to form an article having an array of three-dimensional hollow cells collectively having a honeycomb structure.
US10537938B2	Magnetic core and method for manufacturing same The present invention provides a magnetic core having insulating properties, and a method for manufacturing the magnetic core. Provided is a magnetic core manufactured by compression molding and subsequent thermal curing of an iron-based soft magnetic powder having a resin coating formed on particle surfaces thereof. The iron-based soft magnetic powder is one in which the particle surfaces have been coated with an inorganic insulator; the resin coating is an uncured resin coating formed by dry blending the powder with a thermosetting resin at a temperature equal to or greater than the softening point of the thermosetting resin and lower than the thermal curing initiation temperature of the resin; the compression molding is carried out by using a mold to produce a compression molded body; and the thermal curing is carried out at a temperature equal to or greater than the thermal curing initiation temperature of the thermosetting resin.
US10537936B2	Apparatus for filling a melt into a casting chamber, and method for filling melt into a casting chamber An apparatus for introducing a melt into a casting chamber for a die casting operation has a tundish with an inner volume that can be filled with the melt. A method is provided for filling, by way of the apparatus, the melt into the casting chamber for the die casting operation.
US10537934B1	Grommet die device and system A die for attaching a washer to a grommet to create a grommet-washer assembly for use in a system for opening and closing window treatments is described. The die includes a top die and a bottom die. The grommet is placed onto a top surface of the bottom die, and the washer is placed on top of the grommet. When the press is actuated, the top and bottom dies press together to attach the washer to the grommet. A system and methods are also described that features the die and a press on which the top die and the bottom die are installed so that the combined grommet-washer assembly is creatable when the press is actuated to attach the washer to the grommet. The grommet-washer assembly does not rotate when used with a system for opening and closing window treatments.
US10537928B2	Molding tool for producing hot-formed components A molding tool is provided for producing hot-formed components, in particular formed sheet metal parts. The molding tool includes a tool lower part and a tool upper part which are movable in relation to each other, and which include corresponding operative faces for shaping a hot-formed component. The operative face of at least one of the tool parts is configured so as to be coolable and that tool part includes cooling lines therein. At least one of the tool parts includes a clearance which in a closed state of the molding tool, conjointly with the hot-formed component, forms an air chamber. The air chamber functions as a thermal insulator between the hot-formed component and the tool part.
US10537927B2	Method for manufacturing a bent member A bending apparatus has (a) a first manipulator which feeds a hollow metal blank of closed cross section in its lengthwise direction, (b) a second manipulator which supports a first support means disposed at a first position and a metal blank while feeding it, a heating means disposed at a second position downstream of the first position in the blank feed direction for heating all or part of the circumference of the blank, and a cooling means disposed at a third position downstream of the second position for cooling a portion of the heated blank, and (c) a third manipulator which constitutes a second support means disposed at a fourth position downstream of the third position in the feed direction of the blank and which moves two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally while supporting at least one location of the metal blank to bend the metal blank into a desired shape.
US10537926B2	Bending apparatus A bending apparatus in one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a robot, a chuck mechanism, and a plurality of bending mechanisms. The plurality of bending mechanisms are each provided as a separate component from the robot and the chuck mechanism, and are arranged in a space reachable by a workpiece held by the chuck mechanism.
US10537923B2	Methods to drive material conditioning machines Methods to drive material conditioning machines are described. An example method includes determining a first torque of a first roller of a material conditioning machine through which the strip material moves, calculating a second torque of a second roller of the material conditioning machine based on a relationship between the second torque and the first torque, and maintaining the relationship between the second torque and the first torque by adjusting the second torque after a change in the first torque.
US10537921B2	Wastewater reclamation apparatus and wastewater-recycling washing equipment including same A wastewater reclamation apparatus and wastewater-recycling washing equipment including the same includes: a reclamation tank configured such that a wastewater intake tube is connected to the lower portion thereof so that wastewater discharged from an external apparatus enters thereinto and is stored therein, a vapor supply tube is connected to the upper portion thereof so that the stored wastewater is heated and then supplied in a vapor form back into used water inside the external apparatus, and a wastewater inflow pump is provided on the wastewater intake tube; a heater provided in the reclamation tank, and configured to heat the wastewater; and a waste sludge discharge assembly provided below the reclamation tank so that deposited wastewater sludge is discharged to the outside.
US10537920B2	Methods of producing collectible cards Methods and apparatus of producing collectible cards are disclosed. An example method includes producing a first stack of cards including a first card type and a second card type from a single substrate sheet, separating the first stack of cards into a first sub-stack and a second sub-stack. The first sub-stack includes the first card type and the second sub-stack includes the second card type. The example method includes comparing a first top card of the first sub-stack to a first reference card and, based on the first top card being substantially similar to the first reference card, automatically transferring the first sub-stack to a first tray designated to receive the first card type.
US10537916B2	Electromagnetic acoustic transducer An electromagnetic acoustic transducer includes a flux guide surrounded by one or more permanent magnets abutting side faces of the flux guide. The magnetic field from the permanent magnets enters the flux guide where repulsion between the magnetic fields directs at least a portion of the magnetic fields toward a test face abutting a test object. The flux density at the test face is greater than the flux density within the originating permanent magnets. An active portion of a coil disposed between the flux guide and the test object contains conductors that are substantially straight, parallel and carry current in the same direction in order to provide substantially mode pure and uni-directionally polarised excitation of shear waves within the test object.
US10537913B2	Selective slot coating A coater assembly includes an array of side-by-side selectively closable slot portions to control pressurized fluid flow onto a substrate during relative movement between the coater assembly and the substrate to form a coating pattern on the substrate. A control module produces the coating pattern via control over selective independent closure of the slot portions based on a mapping matrix of individually addressable coatable elements.
US10537910B2	Master application paths for coatings A method of applying a coating to at least a portion of a surface of a structure using reusable master path rules. The surface of the structure is identified to form surface data. A framework for the surface of the structure is generated using the surface data. The framework comprises a plurality of points. Reusable master path rules are created for a master path connecting the plurality of points. The master path is a continuous line representing a universal route for applying coatings to the surface. The coating is applied to the at least a portion of the surface of the structure using the reusable master path rules.
US10537909B2	Powder coating apparatus A powder coating apparatus for attaching powder to a film includes a forwarding roll which forwards the film; a take-up roll which is arranged on the downstream side of a conveyance direction of the film with respect to the forwarding roll and which takes up the film; a film-forming nozzle which is arranged between the forwarding roll and the take-up roll in the conveyance direction so as to be opposed to the film and which jets the powder; a first casing or a second casing which accommodates the forwarding roll and the take-up roll; an apparatus casing which accommodates the film-forming nozzle, the first casing, and the second casing; and a pressure adjustment unit configured to set an internal pressure of the first casing and the second casing to be higher than an internal pressure of the apparatus casing.
US10537906B2	Metered and active sprayer devices with aerosol functionality (“Flairosol II”) In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, “Flairosol” dispensing devices can be provided. Such devices utilize a combination of Flair® technology, pre-compression valves and aerosol-like pressurization of the dispensed liquid. Such a dispensing device has, for example, a main body comprising a pressure chamber, the latter being provided with a pressure piston and a pressure spring. The device further has a piston and a piston chamber which draws liquid from a container, for example, the inner container of a Flair® bottle, and fills the pressure chamber with that liquid as a user operates a trigger in various compression and release strokes. The piston chamber has both an inlet valve and an outlet valve, which serve to prevent backflow. Liquid exiting the piston chamber under pressure (supplied by a user pumping the trigger) enters a central vertical channel which is in fluid communication with both the pressure chamber (above the pressure piston) and a dome valve provided near the outlet channel at the top of the dispensing head. The dome valve has a preset pressure, such that once exceeded by the liquid, opens and allows for a spray. If the liquid pressure drops below such preset pressure, the dome valve closes off the outlet channel, which serves to regulate the strength of the flow and preclude leakage. Alternatively, in an activated embodiment, for example, once the liquid is sufficiently pressurized, it can be dispensed by a user allowing the dome valve to open by pressing on an activation button that removes a dome lock.
US10537899B2	Silicon seed particles for the production of polycrystalline silicon granules in a fluidized bed reactor Silicon seed particles which can be used for producing polycrystalline silicon granules in a fluidized-bed reactor are prepared by a process wherein a milling gas stream is introduced into a chamber containing polycrystalline silicon granules, as a result of which individual particles of the polycrystalline silicon granules are accelerated in such a manner that they collide with other particles of the polycrystalline silicon granules, and in this manner the polycrystalline silicon granules are comminuted, wherein the milling gas stream is introduced into the chamber by at least one jet nozzle made of hard metal.
US10537897B2	Grinding machine and a slight gyration module A grinding machine includes a slight gyration module for driving a homogeneous container to undergo an X-axial motion and a Y-axial motion within ±1-3 mm distance, a homogeneous-stick rotation module for rotating a homogeneous stick in the homogeneous container so as to generate an eccentric motion between the homogeneous stick and the homogeneous container, and a homogeneous-stick vertical movement module for vertically moving the homogeneous stick with respect to the homogeneous container. When the homogeneous stick is lowered into the homogeneous container by the homogeneous-stick vertical movement module, an eccentric motion with a 1-3 mm radius of gyration can be activated between the homogeneous container and the homogeneous stick so as to carry out the grinding in a tiny slim space between the homogeneous container and the homogeneous stick; such that the grinding efficiency of the grinding machine can be substantially enhanced.
US10537896B2	Autofeed paper shredder with clip and staple removal A paper shredder with counter-rotating shredder blades coupled to a shredder motor, including a paper tray having a floor and being shaped to receive paper. The floor has an offset slot therein adjacent to the counter-rotating shredder blades. The engagement wheels partly protrude through floor, adjacent to the offset slot. The engagement wheels frictionally engage paper and turn towards the offset slot to force paper into the shredder blades. Also, a dentate catch disposed in each corner of the paper tray temporarily holds an affixment while a sheet of paper held by the affixment is being frictionally engaged by the engagement wheels to enter the slot for comminution. A PAPER FULL sensor, a DOOR OPEN sensor, an OVERLOAD sensor, an OVERHEAT sensor, a paper-in-tray sensor, a paper-at-entry sensor, a SAFETY LOCK sensor, and a cover door open/closed sensor are provided, as are AUTO and MANUAL modes of operation.
US10537894B1	Methods and devices for small volume liquid containment In one embodiment described herein, a cartridge is provided comprising a cartridge frame; a plurality of diluents each in an expandable container; a plurality of reagents each in an expandable container; and a plurality of mixing vessels comprising empty expandable containers.
US10537891B2	Meniscus reducing member A meniscus reducing member for use in a vessel for containing a liquid may include a physical surface feature overlying at least a portion of an interior surface of the vessel. The physical surface feature may have first and second inner surfaces that are generally parallel and at least a third surface extending between the first and second surfaces. The first inner surface, second inner surface and third surfaces may be configured to physically alter a receding contact angle between the liquid and the physical surface feature. A coating material may be applied to at least one of the surfaces of the physical surface feature to chemically alter the receding contact angle between the liquid and the coated surface whereby the receding contact angle formed between the liquid and the meniscus reducing member is between about 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.
US10537890B2	Microfluidic device Microfluidic devices that are configured to use centrifugal forces to bias particles into one or more capture regions based on their individual sizes are described.
US10537889B2	Addressable flow cell using patterned electrodes Disclosed are methods and systems concerning flow cells for sequencing a nucleic acid sample that may be characterized by the following components: (a) a substrate having an inner surface facing a library sequencing region, and an outer surface; (b) a plurality of a plurality of forward and reverse amplification primers immobilized over the inner surface and providing a nucleic acid library capture surface of the library sequencing region; (c) a plurality of electrodes disposed along the inner surface directly under at least some of the forward and reverse amplification primers, and configured to provide, when charged, an electric field through the library capture surface and into the library sequencing region; (d) electrical leads connected to the plurality of electrodes to permit the electrodes to be independently addressable; and (e) fluidic couplings configured to deliver a plurality of nucleic acid libraries to the flow cell during different time periods.
US10537888B2	Centrifuge tube assembly for separating, concentrating and aspirating constituents of a fluid product A centrifuge tube assembly includes an elongate tubular receptacle having upper and lower ends and a side wall that extends between the ends. A cap attached to the receptacle carries a common inlet/outlet port formed therethrough for communication with an interior chamber of the tubular receptacle. A liquid impermeable piston is longitudinally movable through the receptacle chamber and sealably interengages an interior wall of the receptacle. The piston separates upper and lower regions of the chamber, which respectively communicate with the inlet/outlet port and a pressure neutralizing vent. Biological products are introduced into and aspirated from the receptacle through the inlet/outlet port.
US10537883B2	Method for producing a hydrodesulfurization catalyst A single-pot method of producing a hydrodesulfurization catalyst by hydrothermally treating a hydrothermal precursor that includes a silica source, a structural directing surfactant, an aqueous acid solution, and metal precursors that contain active catalyst materials is provided. The hydrodesulfurization catalyst includes a catalyst support having SBA-15 and preferably titanium, wherein the active catalyst materials are homogenously deposited on the catalyst support. Various embodiments of said method and the hydrodesulfurization catalyst are also provided.
US10537871B2	System for producing polyolefin, method of producing polyolefin, and method of producing heterophasic propylene polymer material Provided are a system for producing a polyolefin, a method of producing a polyolefin, and a method of producing a heterophasic propylene polymer material, each of which allows (i) a gel, to be contained in a molded product that is made of an obtained polyolefin, to be reduced and (ii) a polyolefin to be continuously produced stably. A polyolefin producing system (1) includes: a cylindrical member which extends in a vertical direction; diameter decreasing members each of which is provided to the cylindrical member, each of the diameter decreasing members having (i) an inner diameter that decreases as the each of the diameter decreasing members extends downward and (ii) a gas inlet opening at a lower end of the each of the diameter decreasing members; spouted bed type olefin polymerization reaction regions (25) each of which is surrounded by (a) an inner surface of a corresponding one of the diameter decreasing members and (b) part of an inner surface of the cylindrical member which part extends upward from the corresponding one of the diameter decreasing members, each of the spouted bed type olefin polymerization reaction regions (25) being a region in which a spouted bed is formed, the number of the spouted bed type olefin polymerization reaction regions (25) being 3 or more; and at least one fluidized bed type olefin polymerization reaction region which is provided at a stage subsequent to the spouted bed type olefin polymerization reaction regions (25).
US10537870B2	Methane conversion device Provided herein are methane conversion devices comprising a filter means (e.g., one or more filters), a circulation means (e.g., one or more circulating pumps), a reaction means (e.g., one or more reactor assemblies), a control means (e.g., central process unit, thermo-controller, UV controller, and the like), an energy supply means (e.g., ultra-violet lamp, direct sunlight, heating assembly, and the like).
US10537865B2	Method for producing dihydroxy compounds The invention is directed to the use of an upflow reactor for producing a dihydroxy compound, to a method for producing a dihydroxy compound, and to a method for manufacturing polycarbonate. The upflow reactor for producing a dihydroxy compound of the invention comprises: a vessel; a catalyst bed disposed in said vessel; a distributor in fluid communication with an inlet through which reactants are introduced to said distributor, said distributor being disposed at a lower end of said vessel and comprising distributor perforation(s) disposed in said distributor, at least part of which distributor perforations are in a direction facing away from said catalyst bed; and a collector through which said product dihydroxy compound is removed, said collector being disposed at an upper end of said vessel.
US10537864B2	Automatic height adjusting mixing robot An automatic height adjusting robot has a base frame, an L shaped lifting base assembly, a lifting frame, a hoist assembly, an automated mixing assembly, a power inlet, and a screw conveyor. The automatic height adjusting robot computes controlled volumetric ratios of dry chemicals while connected to a production well.
US10537861B2	In-line well fluid eduction blending A system and method of wellbore operations that uses an eductor unit for introducing additives into a moving fluid stream to form a mixture. The mixture is used as a completion drilling fluid for drilling through plugs installed in a wellbore. Example additives include polymers, such as friction reducers, viscosifiers, potassium chloride, polysaccharide, polyacrylamide, biocides, lubricants, long chain polymer molecules, and the like. The fluid is primarily fresh water and/or brine water, and acts as a motive fluid in the eductor unit for drawing the additive into the eductor unit. Forming the mixture in the eductor unit which is injected into the wellbore.
US10537860B2	Emulsions by condensation Nanoscale emulsions can be made by means of condensing a liquid vapor onto another liquid. The precise size, chemical composition, and density of emulsions may be controlled through varying the experimental parameters, such as surfactant concentration, time of condensation, humidity, and temperature.
US10537852B2	Exhaust-gas-purifying system of internal combustion engine, method of using exhaust-gas-purifying catalyst and method of controlling air-fuel ratio An exhaust-gas-purifying system of an internal combustion engine of the present disclosure sets a reduction treatment necessity flag to ON when an input gas temperature of an exhaust gas introduced into an exhaust-gas-purifying catalyst is higher than a reference temperature. Then, it is determined whether reduction treatment execution conditions in which the reduction treatment necessity flag has been set to ON and the input gas temperature has decreased and falls within a preset temperature range up to a reference temperature or lower are satisfied. Then, when it is determined that reduction treatment execution conditions are satisfied, a reduction treatment in which an air-fuel ratio of an intake gas supplied into the engine is adjusted to be richer than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is performed, and the reduction treatment necessity flag is set to OFF.
US10537843B2	Process for component separation utilizing miscibility depression near a freezing point A process for separating a mixture of components is disclosed. A liquid mixture is provided to a separation vessel substantially near a temperature at which a product component freezes. The liquid mixture comprises the product component and a carrier component. The product component and the carrier component are essentially immiscible substantially near the temperature. The liquid mixture is separated into two or more phases, the two or more phases comprising a product component-rich liquid phase and a product component-depleted liquid phase. In this manner, a mixture of components is separated.
US10537842B2	Systems and methods for utilizing a low-friction rotating coalescer contact seal Rotating coalescer crankcase ventilation (CV) systems are described. The described CV systems utilize a contact seal to seal a gap between a static side of a housing and a rotating coalescer inlet. The rotating coalescer may be driven mechanically, electrically, hydraulically, or the like. The contact seal can be formed via a soft solid or a liquid film created by oil. Accordingly, the contact seal is a hydrodynamic soft seal. The contact seal prevents the blowby gases from bypassing the filter element of the rotating coalescer. At the same time, the contact seal may be broken during positive blowby gas recirculation circumstances because the contact seal is a hydrodynamic soft seal.
US10537838B2	Antimicrobial composite filtering material and method for making the same A filter media having lignite-derived activated carbon, polyacrylic acid (PAA), a commercially available copper-zinc alloy, and polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PolyDADMAC) or Luviquat®, which is Poly[(3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium chloride)-co-(1-vinylpyrrolidone)], combined and used as suitable replacement for TOG bituminous coal-based activated carbon, silver, and PolyDADMAC. Functional groups in lignite-based activated carbon interact with the polyacrylic acid. Functional groups such as calcium, iron, or aluminum oxide/hydroxide of lignite-based activated carbon interact with PAA, and help hold the PolyDADMAC in place. The additional presence of a copper-zinc alloy enhances the filter anti-microbiological performance.
US10537835B2	Fully automatic magnetic filter A fully automatic magnetic filter includes an apparatus barrel, magnetic rollers, scrapers, and a motor. The number of the magnetic rollers is four and corresponds to the number of the scrapers. The magnetic rollers are located in the apparatus barrel, and each includes an outer layer and an inner core. The outer layer is sleeved onto the inner core. The inner core has a magnetic region and a non-magnetic region. The outer layers of the magnetic rollers are driven and connected through a gear. The outer layer of one of the magnetic rollers is connected with the motor and driven by the motor. Each scraper corresponds to the outer layer of a corresponding one of the magnetic rollers. When the iron filings adsorbed on the outer layer are rotated to the non-magnetic region, the iron filings can be scraped off by the scrapers.
US10537832B2	Filter frame, filter cartridge, and assembling method of the filter cartridge A filter frame, a filter cartridge, and an assembling method of the filter cartridge are provided. The method has the following steps. A filter core and a filter frame are prepared. The filter frame has a glue-cutting segment. Glue is coated around an outer wall of the filter core, and then the filter frame, which is mounted around the filter core, is pushed toward the glue to make the glue-cutting segment press the glue until the glue is cut into two parts. The inner glue part disposed between the filter core and the filter frame seals the filter cartridge. The outer glue part is disposed on an outer side of the filter frame, and is superfluous and removed. The glue-coating is combined with the mounting of the filter frame, thereby saving time and effort.
US10537827B2	Rotary evaporator having a fastening device with clamping elements The invention relates to a rotary evaporator comprising a rotary drive and a fastening device attached to the rotary drive and having a receiving space for receiving an evaporator flask rotatable by the rotary drive, wherein the fastening device comprises a connector section, in particular a ring-shaped connector section, at the rotary drive side and a retainer element, in particular a ring-shaped retainer element, at the evaporator flask side that coupled to the connector section and that is rotatable relative to the connector section between a starting position and an end position. The fastening device comprises at least one clamping element that is moved, on the rotation of the retainer element relative to the connector section from the starting position into the end position, from a release position radially inwardly into a holding position in which the respective clamping element projects into the receiving space to hold a flange-shaped connection region of an evaporator flask received in the receiving space of the fastening device in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner and to secure it against a removal from the receiving space.
US10537823B2	Method for removal of carbon dioxide from a carrier liquid A method for removing carbon dioxide from a carrier liquid using a heat exchanger. A carrier liquid, containing carbon dioxide, is heated through the heat exchanger, causing the carbon dioxide to vaporize. The carrier liquid and the carbon dioxide gas pass to a liquid removal vessel. The carrier liquid is removed and the carbon dioxide gas is compressed. The compressed carbon dioxide gas is provided to the heat exchanger, cooling the carbon dioxide gas opposite the carrier liquid, producing a carbon dioxide liquid.
US10537811B2	Motor vehicle simulation system for simulating a virtual environment with a virtual motor vehicle and method for simulating a virtual environment A virtual environment simulation system produces images of a virtual environment that are displayed by a head-mountable display device. A physical operating element enables a user to operate the motor vehicle simulation system which is designed to present a virtual operating element in the images of the virtual environment from a perspective emanating from a virtual site. A relative position between the display device and the physical operating element is taken into account during the image production in such a way that the virtual operating element is presented at a location in the virtual environment, the location having the same relative position in relation to the virtual site as the physical operating element in relation to the display device.
US10537810B2	Data collection device, game device, data collection system, data collection method, and computer-readable recording medium A data collection device (20) includes: a collection unit (21) that collects game results from game devices (10) that are each used by a different one of a plurality of players when the game devices (10) of the plurality of players have executed a game that allows each player to associate a topic with a prepared description by performing an operation via a graphical interface; and a data analysis unit (22) that applies statistical processing to the collected game results.
US10537802B2	Method for outputting message using game result information window A method for outputting a message using a game result information window. The method includes: dynamically determining, by a computer system, the size of an area for displaying additional information on a first user in a game result display window and whether to display the additional information, using the result of a game played by the first user; and extracting the additional information on the first user, reflecting the same in game result display window data, and transmitting the game result display window data to a second user terminal so as to display the game result display window data in the game result display window. When it is determined that the additional information on the first user is displayed, the retrieved additional information on the first user is displayed in the area for displaying the additional information on the first user in the game result display window.
US10537797B2	Simulated video game channel Simulated video game channel systems and methods are disclosed that allows users to connect their video game consoles to a device, such as a set-top box, and to then connect over a gaming channel that is identified by an electronic programming guide (EPG). Both audiovisual broadcast content channels and video game channels are displayed on the same integrated EPG. An individual may either watch the video game action or participate in the video game. A video game channel may be either public, viewable by all service provider subscribers, or private, viewable to only a subset of subscribers. The system also analyzes the video gaming habits of the user to determine recommendations for audiovisual broadcast content and video on demand content to present to the user.
US10537794B2	Programmable actuation force input for an accessory and methods thereof A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a button including a fixed force magnet coupled to a first housing assembly component serving as a top portion of the button, a variable force magnet coupled to a second housing assembly serving as a bottom portion of the button, and a spring coupled to the fixed force magnetic and the variable force magnet for repelling the fixed force magnet from the variable force magnet according to a spring constant of the spring. The variable force magnet emitting a magnetic field to counter the spring constant and thereby adjust a force required to depress the button. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10537781B2	Putting training system and method of using the system A putting training system having: a) an alignment component; b) at least one frame configured to maintain the alignment component in a spaced relationship to a golf hole on a contoured putting surface with the at least one frame in an operative state upon the contoured putting surface; and c) at least one support configured to maintain the at least one frame in the operative state. The alignment component configured to be strategically spaced and located relative to a golf hole whereby a golf ball putted from a starting location spaced from the golf hole towards the alignment component will tend to track along the contoured putting surface towards the putting hole.
US10537779B2	Ball net structure with alterable base A ball net structure arranged to be portable, collapsible, and able to be configured into different arrangements for different nets and/or different sports-related activities. The ball net structure comprising a base structure including at least one support portion, at least one base extension, and at least one base extension hinge, wherein the at least one support portion and the at least one base extension are coupled to the at least one base extension hinge. At least one rod is removably coupled to the base structure and received by a net, wherein the net is adapted to exert a force on the at least one rod causing the at least one rod to exert a force onto said base structure.
US10537777B1	Composite discus A discus has a top plate formed of a perforated aluminum sheet fused with carbon fiber, a bottom plate formed of a perforated aluminum sheet fused with carbon fiber, a weighted spool between the top plate and the bottom plate, and a ring connecting the top plate to the bottom plate.
US10537775B1	Flexible implement grip with interior texture The present disclosure thus provides a unique flexible elastomeric grip for an implement handle such as a shaft of a golf club and has a pattern of voids/recesses in the form of grooves and/or dimples on the inner periphery thereof which may be spaced to provide different cushioning in longitudinally spaced regions of the grip. Where texture grooves are employed on the outer periphery of the grip of the present disclosure, the thickness of the material between the grooves and/or dimples on the inner periphery and the texture on the outer periphery is maintained at not less than one millimeter (1 mm).
US10537773B2	Golf club head A golf club head comprises a body having a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity. The body having a channel located on the sole and extending generally from a heel end of the body to a toe end of the body. A weight member movably positioned within the channel such that a position of the weight member within the channel is able to be adjusted, thereby adjusting a location of a center of gravity of the body. Additionally, adjustment of the weight member provides a maximum x-axis adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity (Max ΔCGx) that is greater than 2 mm and a maximum z-axis adjustment range of the center of gravity (Max ΔCGz) that is less than 2 mm.
US10537771B2	Golf club head having texture pattern and method for producing the same Provided are a golf club head and a method for producing the golf club head. The golf club head comprises a striking face that in turn comprises a recurrent texture pattern that has a period T and that is defined by a plurality of depressions, each depression having an average depth no greater than 0.10 mm. The striking face also comprises a plurality of scorelines that at least partially intersect the recurrent texture pattern and that have a scoreline pitch Ps such that T/Ps is greater than 1.0, each scoreline having an average depth no less than 0.10 mm.
US10537770B2	Golf club heads with stronger, more flexible, and lighter materials Described herein is a golf club head comprising a faceplate, and a body, at least one of the faceplate and the body comprising a material having a specific strength and/or a specific flexibility greater than the specific strength and specific flexibility of known golf club heads, wherein the specific strength is measured as the ratio of the yield stress to the density of the material, and the specific flexibility is measured as the ratio of the yield stress to the modulus of elasticity of the material.
US10537764B2	Emergency stop with magnetic brake for an exercise device A control mechanism includes a friction brake assembly. The friction brake assembly includes a push rod and a friction pad connected to the push rod. The control mechanism also includes a magnetic resistance assembly. The magnetic resistance assembly includes a rotatable sleeve, a movable housing in contact with the rotatable sleeve, and at least one magnet disposed within the movable housing. The control mechanism also includes a knob in mechanical communication with both the push rod and the rotatable sleeve.
US10537762B2	Exercise jumper A jumper apparatus may include a base, a set of poles, a pneumatic tube and a cap. Each of the poles extend upwardly from the base and circumscribe a circle. The poles have axial end portions inwardly extending towards a centerline of the circle. The pneumatic tube extends about the set of poles proximate the base. The cap secures the axial end portions of the poles about the centerline, wherein the cap comprises radially extending grooves receiving the axial end portions of the poles.
US10537759B2	Multi TFI with fluid sprinklers A fire extinguisher apparatus that consists on a loading lever network that gets built in the transport equipment allowing manipulation of the device that is directly introduced to the fire to compress it and by this, stopping the combustion process. Simultaneously, the said extinguishing apparatus will inject a series of substances over the flames, drastically reducing temperature of the fire zone, avoiding reignition when the device collapses on the different interventions these have.The Main Lever of such network is originally built in to the transport equipment and one end will branch different tips which will form a net of smaller lever which will hang the TFI device. A tension cable will go across the upper part of the Main lever to bring more resistance and provide much more strength by preventing arcing of the lever when handling very heavy loads. A pipeline network that extends and is supported over and through the lever network, transports the cooling substances from the fluid deposits until the injecting sprinklers are arranged in the upper part of the attack devices.
US10537756B2	Respirator system with curved vortex tube A respirator system having a vortex tube with an arcuate hot leg. A respirator helmet has an inlet hose. A vortex tube with an arcuate hot leg and an inlet port is coupled to the respirator helmet. A compressed air source is coupled to the inlet port to supply air to the vortex tube in the range of 110 liter/minute (l/min) to 425 l/min and in the range of 40 pounds per square inch (psi) and 80 psi. This portable arrangement provides effective temperature control within the respirator system.
US10537753B2	Blower filter system A blower filter system (2) has a blower filter device (4) with a housing (56), an air inlet (50), an air outlet (52) and an air duct (54) extending between the air inlet (50) and the air outlet (52) in the housing (56). A blower (6), associated with the air duct (54), delivers air from the air inlet (50) to the air outlet (52). An air filter (16) and a carrying system (18) can be connected to the blower filter device (4). A tube (24) extends from the air outlet (52) to a breathing mask (20). A sound emission unit (64) is associated with the blower filter device (4). A wall section (58) of the air duct (54) is formed by an acoustic membrane (60) for coupling sound into the air duct (54). The sound emission unit (64) is arranged in the housing (56) of the blower filter device (4).
US10537749B2	Supervised 4-D dose map deformation for adaptive radiotherapy planning Method and apparatus (DMS) manage dosage in radiation therapy planning and/or delivery. Images of a region of interest ROI are acquired at different times. A registration transformation is computed that deforms one of the two images into the other. A magnitude of the transformation is then computed based on a suitable metric. If the computed magnitude is found to comply with a pre-defined criterion, the transformation is used to deform a dose distribution map and compute, based on the deformed dose map, therefrom a new fluence map.
US10537748B2	Combined brachytherapy and electrochemotherapy catheters A medical device for multiple treatment therapies includes a hollow tube (102) having a first end portion with an electrode (104) disposed at the first end portion and an insulator (108) configured over a length of the tube such that conductive materials of the tube, except for the electrode, are electrically isolated from an exterior surface the tube. A conductive connection (127) is configured to electrically couple to the electrode to provide a voltage thereto. A selectively closeable valve (106) is configured to dispense a medical fluid from the tube.
US10537746B2	Automatic external defibrillator with increased CPR administration time An automated external defibrillator (AED) is described which spends an increased proportion of a rescue in a CPR mode. This is accomplished by use of a single shock protocol which causes the AED to spend less time in shock analysis and delivery activities as compared with the typical multiple shock protocol. An AED of the present invention preferably is configured such that the rescue protocol can be modified or changed easily without the need to remove the battery or use specialized hardware or software. Preferably the shock waveform of the single shock is a biphasic waveform delivering at least 150 Joules of energy and more preferably at least 200 Joules of energy.
US10537730B2	Continuous conductive materials for electromagnetic shielding A medical electrical lead having a conductor assembly covered by an insulating layer, and a shield covering positioned adjacent or proximate to at least a portion of the insulating layer in order to shield the conductor assembly from one or more electromagnetic fields. The shield covering is formed of a material that is electrically conductive, where the material is in a wrapped or woven form. The material is selected so as to have an effective combination of small size and high conductive surface area, e.g., as opposed to metal wire or coatings thinner than metal wire. As such, the shield covering exhibits sufficient conductivity in the presence of one or more high frequency electromagnetic fields so that interference to the operation of the conductor assembly is minimized. The material can have a coating formed of one or more metals. The material can include carbon. In turn, the carbon can be formed of one or more of carbon fiber, carbon nanofiber, and single or multi-walled carbon nanotube.
US10537728B2	Vagal nerve stimulation to avert or treat stroke or transient ischemic attack Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing a stroke and/or a transient ischemic attack in a patient. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve. Vagus nerve stimulation is used to modulate the release of GABA, norepinephrine, and/or serotonin, thereby providing neuroprotection to the patient; to modulate the activity of resting state neuronal networks, particularly the sensory-motor network or resting state networks containing the insula; and to avert a stroke or transient ischemic attack that has been forecasted.
US10537727B2	Sterile connection access system for fluid fittings A fluid connection system and a method of attaching the same are provided to create a sterile fluid-flow path. The connection system includes a fluid access device having a female connector with a female elastomeric member disposed at a proximal end thereof and is coupled to an internal surface of the fluid access device. A male connector is coupled to an external surface of the female elastomeric member. Additionally, a male elastomeric member is disposed within the distal end of the male connector and seals a distal opening thereof. At least one aperture is disposed through a sidewall of the distal end of the male connector. An internal cannula is exposed out of the female connector to open the female elastomeric member upon engagement with the male connector. The male connector is sealed to the female connector by the male elastomeric member.
US10537720B2	Method of enhancing absorption of ingested medicaments for treatment of parkinsonism A method of using a vibrating gastrointestinal capsule in coordination with an ingestible medicament for treatment of Parkinsonism. The vibrating gastrointestinal capsule, is provided to the subject, and includes: a housing; a vibrating agitation mechanism causing said housing to exert vibrations on an environment surrounding the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule; a power supply for powering said vibrating agitation mechanism; and a control mechanism for activating said vibrating agitation mechanism to operate in said vibration mode of operation. The subject ingests the ingestible medicament and the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule. At least one of a time of ingesting of the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule and a timing or activation delay of the vibration mode of operation is controlled, such that the vibration mode of operation at least partially transpires or completely transpires within an actual or estimated absorption time period of the ingestible medicament within the gastrointestinal tract of the subject.
US10537719B2	Device and method of controlled provision of therapeutic liquid in the nose Methods and devices for providing liquids to nasal and/or paranasal cavities are disclosed. Probe portions of a first and of a second probe are introduced to a user's first and second nostril, respectively. Each probe has a primary channel and a secondary channel. Fluid is provided to the secondary channels to expand the expandable portions of the secondary channels, seal the nostril openings and expand alar sidewalls of the nostrils. This may reveal ducts that lead to the paranasal cavities. The liquid is provided through the primary channels to the nasal cavity, the liquid being disposed to reach and stimulate the soft palate, and may trigger a swallow reflex to raise the soft palate and exert pressure to the liquid, the liquid may find an escape route through the ducts and into the paranasal cavities.
US10537710B2	Catheter including an inner liner with a flexible distal section In some examples, a catheter includes a catheter body including an outer jacket and an inner liner. The inner liner may include a proximal section including a proximal end of the inner liner and a distal section including a distal end of the inner liner. The distal section may include an inner liner defining a plurality of cuts. Each cut may extend at least partially through the liner wall. The one or more cuts defined in the liner wall of the distal section of the inner liner may increase a bending flexibility of the distal section relative to the proximal section of the inner liner, while maintaining a suitable tensile strength of the distal section.
US10537703B2	Systems and methods for transdermal electrical stimulation to improve sleep Methods and apparatuses for improving sleep by transdermal electrical stimulation (TES). In general, described herein are methods for applying TES to a subject, and particularly the subject's head (e.g., temple/forehead region) and/or neck with an TES waveform adapted to improve sleep, including reducing sleep onset (falling to sleep) more quickly and/or lengthening the duration of sleep. TES waveform(s) particularly well suited to enhancing sleep are also described herein.
US10537700B2	System and method for suctioning for secretion removal from the airway of a mechanically ventilated subject Secretions that have accumulated at or near an airway of a subject (12) as the subject (12) is being mechanically ventilated are removed by suctioning. Before, during, and/or after the removal of the secretions, steps are taken to mitigated the impact of the suctioning used for secretion removal on the subject (12). As such, the timing of suction used to remove secretions may be influenced or controlled, ventilation of the subject (12) during suction may be adjusted, ventilation of the subject (12) prior to secretion removal may be adjusted to prepare the lungs of the subject (12) for secretion removal, ventilation of the subject (12) subsequent to suction for secretion removal may be adjusted, and/or other techniques for reducing the impact of suctioning for secretion removal on the subject (12) may be implemented.
US10537693B2	Collapsible disposable spacer for metered dose inhalers The present invention is a collapsible/expandable and disposable spacer for use with a metered dose inhaler (‘MDI’). One embodiment of the invention is a spacer collapsible into a substantially flat configuration for storage and expandable into a spacer volume for use with a metered dose inhaler (MDI) wherein the spacer comprises: (a) a collapsible and expandable panel arrangement internally located within the spacer volume to divide the spacer volume into a MDI medicament delivery chamber and an inhalation/exhalation chamber when the spacer is in an expanded configuration; (b) a medicament delivery opening adapted to receive a MDI in a MDI medication delivery end of the MDI medicament delivery chamber; (c) an inhalation opening in a mouthpiece end of the inhalation/exhalation chamber; (d) an exhalation opening in the inhalation/exhalation chamber; and further wherein the panel arrangement comprises an aperture off-set from the medicament delivery opening with the proviso that the aperture is not a valved aperture.
US10537692B2	Medical unit dose container A unit dose container for the containment of an intranasal formulation for use with the POD device.
US10537689B2	Delivery system Provided herein is a delivery system, including: (a) an optical sensor configured to detect data to create a map of a patient bodily surface; and (b) a dispenser operatively associated with the optical sensor and configured to deliver compositions (optionally including cells) to the patient bodily surface based upon the data or map. Methods of forming a tissue on a patient bodily surface of a patient in need thereof are also provided, as are methods, systems and computer program products useful for processing patient bodily surface data.
US10537688B2	Safety device for prefilled syringes A syringe member comprising a safety device to prevent pricking injuries; the syringe member comprises a pricking element, and the safety device includes at least one guided pin and a recess which forms a guide slot for guiding the guided pin in a longitudinal direction of the syringe member during movement of the syringe member relative to the safety device; said guide slot includes a first slot region and a second slot region which are separated by a notional separation line extending in a longitudinal direction of the syringe member; the guided pin can be placed in the first slot region in a starting position and can be moved from the first slot region into the second slot region into a final position by having the guided pin cross the separation line when a distal end of the pricking element is located at the level of an exit opening of the safety device.
US10537686B2	Apparatus and method for the preparation and administration of blood components A dual chambered syringe includes: an inner barrel defining a first inner chamber, the inner barrel having an apertured stopper at its distal end, the inner barrel being open at its proximal end; a shaft adapted to fit within the inner barrel, the shaft having a distal end which is engageable with the aperture of the stopper; a device for controlling engaging and disengaging of the distal end of the shaft with the aperture of the stopper; an outer barrel concentric with the inner barrel defining a second inner chamber, the outer barrel having a distal end for receiving and dispensing fluids and a proximal end into which the distal end of the inner barrel is insertable into the second inner chamber; the apertured stopper engages the second inner chamber of the outer barrel and selectively prevents or permits the passage of fluids between the outer barrel second chamber and the inner barrel first chamber; the inner barrel having an engageable surface on its outside surface; and, the outer barrel having operatively associated therewith an engaging device for selective engagement and disengagement with the engageable surface on the inner barrel.
US10537681B2	Injector and method of assembly An injector may include a container having a wall with an interior surface and a seal assembly with an interior surface, the interior surfaces of the wall and the seal assembly defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with a drug product. The injector may also include a fluid delivery system comprising a clean, unsheathed, rigid container needle having a point disposed only partially through the seal assembly in a storage state, and disposed through the interior surface of the seal assembly into the sterile reservoir in a delivery state. Further, the injection may include an actuator that is adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state.
US10537679B2	Locking member, mixing tip, and double syringe A locking member that locks a mixing nozzle to a cartridge that includes two syringes, the mixing nozzle being configured to mix the materials from the two syringes within the nozzle as the materials are discharged. The locking member includes a support rod supported on the mixing nozzle that is displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the nozzle extends, and first and second engaging parts that engage with horizontal parts provided on the cartridge. The locking member further includes an inclined part that is inclined toward the opposite side to the nozzle, and that is provided between at least one of the first engaging part and the second engaging part, or between the second engaging part and the other end of the support rod.
US10537678B2	Methods and systems for promoting glucose management Methods and systems for encouraging interactions with a glucose monitoring system include incrementing a score and/or providing a reward based on a variety of different interactions with the glucose monitoring system. The interactions which improve the score may include initiating or changing displays, downloading data, setting operational parameters and other interactions that are independent of a user's glucose measurements. Encouraging these interactions can enhance success in maintaining healthy glucose concentrations.
US10537673B2	Intersession adaptive peritoneal dialysis fluid removal for multiple session optimization The invention relates to systems and methods for optimizing a peritoneal dialysate therapy session based on one or more patient or system parameters obtained from a previous peritoneal dialysis therapy session. The systems and methods include various sensors, flow paths, and processors to adjust a peritoneal dialysis prescription for a subsequent therapy session based on data received during or after one or more previous therapy session. For example, a first peritoneal dialysis therapy session can provide data on patient or system parameters that can adjust the dialysis parameters used to deliver a subsequent peritoneal dialysis therapy session. The method can be computer implemented. The system can also include a peritoneal dialysate generation flow path.
US10537672B2	Transcatheter device and system for the delivery of intracorporeal devices An intracorporeal device for delivery into a patient is provided. The intracorporeal device includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is detachably coupled from the transcatheter delivery device. The device relates to a transcatheter system and corresponding devices and methods of treatment, and is particularly useful for the delivery and implantation into the body of a patient of medical devices, such as mechanical circulatory support devices, but also has a wider variety of applications.
US10537671B2	Automated control mechanisms in a hemodialysis apparatus A hemodialysis apparatus comprising diaphragm pumps for the movement of both dialysate and blood, and under the control of a controller, is capable of detecting blood flow conditions that give rise to an alarm and implement procedures to adjust, pause, or halt the pumping of dialysate and/or blood. The controller can direct the application of a time-varying pressure to fluid in the control chamber of a blood pump, and monitor the resulting pressure waveform during a fill stroke of the blood pump. A deviation of the measured pressure variation from an expected value can give rise to an alert to a user and to the initiation of an adjustment, pause, or cessation of the dialysate pump's activity.
US10537661B2	Orthopedic implant having a crystalline calcium phosphate coating and methods for making the same An orthopedic implant having a metal surface and a calcium phosphate layer disposed on at least part of the metal surface is described. The calcium phosphate layer has an average crystallite size of less than about 100 nm in at least one direction and dissolves for more than 2 hours in vitro. The calcium phosphate layer is substantially free of carbonate. The coating, which is formed on a sodium titanate surface, has increased shear strength and tensile strength. The coating is formed by a solution deposited hydroxyapatite process under inert conditions. The pH of the solution varies by less than 0.1 pH unit/hour during coating formation.
US10537660B2	Resorbable, amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s scaffold for vascular graft tissue engineering Embodiments relate to amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s with amino acid residues selected L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine or combinations thereof. The amino acid-based poly(ester urea)S may optionally include a second amino acid residue selected from proteinogenic amino acids and non-proteinogenic amino acids. The amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s are particular useful for the preparation of vascular grafts. Due to the biocompatibility of the amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s, vascular grafts prepared from amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s with small internal diameters (i.e. less than 5 mm) may be prepared and inserted into a patient or animal, and provide a substantial decrease in the risk of failure compared to conventional polymers used in vascular grafts.
US10537659B2	3D printed polyvinyl alcohol medical devices and methods of activation A medical device comprising a structure formed of polyvinyl alcohol.
US10537653B2	Fragrance cartridge and chamber dispersion system The present invention is directed to a digital aroma system that provides a scented air on demand. Dry fragrance infused substrates are contained in fragrance cartridges that are removably mounted in a cassette that is connected to a manifold that has airway passages that are connected to fans or pumps that are controlled by a computer processor. The processor can selectively output scented air having a specified fragrance.
US10537651B2	Tin-117m somatostatin receptor binding compounds and methods Tin-117m somatostatin analogues or antagonist are used to treat tumors and symptoms associated with these tumors which express somatostatin receptors, such as gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. The tin-117m somatostatin receptor binding compounds can be administered at a dosage which is effectively apoptotic and not necrotic. Also, if desired, it can be administered at a dose that is necrotic and/or induces necrosis, but only to cells within 290 microns of the tin-117m atom. A novel somatostatin analogue is also disclosed, as well as novel methods to produce the tin labeled analogues and antagonists.
US10537650B2	Molecular probes for multimodality imaging and tracking of stem cells The invention relates to novel multi-modality probes for imaging, tracking and analyzing stem cells and related biological samples, and methods of preparation and use thereof. The molecular probes of the invention are constructed, for example, by utilizing (a) the high selectivity of long hydrocarbon chains for binding to plasma membranes of cells, (b) a near-infrared (NIR) dye for optical imaging, and (c) a radionuclide for PET or SPECT imaging. The in vitro and in vivo data of the optical and radiolabeled probes demonstrated their utility for detecting the presence of stem cells with multiple imaging modalities.
US10537645B2	Protein-polymer-drug conjugates Auristatin compounds and conjugates thereof are provided herein. The conjugate comprises a protein based recognition-molecule (PBRM) and a polymeric carrier substituted with one or more -LD-D, the protein based recognition-molecule being connected to the polymeric carrier by LP. Each occurrence of D is independently an Auristatin compound. LD and LP are linkers connecting the therapeutic agent and PBRM to the polymeric carrier respectively. Also disclosed are polymeric scaffolds useful for conjugating with a PBRM to form a polymer-drug-PBRM conjugate described herein, compositions comprising the conjugates, methods of their preparation, and methods of treating various disorders with the conjugates or their compositions.
US10537642B1	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US10537640B2	Ultrasound delivery of nanoparticles Enhanced delivery of compositions for treatment of skin tissue with photoactive plasmonic nanoparticles and light, with embodiments relating to delivery devices using, for example, ultrasound. Treatments are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
US10537639B2	Compound and method The present invention provides a method of expressing an antigenic molecule or a part thereof on the surface of a cell using a photochemical internalization method in which a cytokine, preferably GM-CSF, is used to enhance the method. The method may be used to stimulate an immune response and for various therapeutic or prophylactic methods. Pharmaceutical compositions or kits comprising the components for use in the method, cells produced by the method and their use in therapy and prophylaxis also form aspects of the invention.
US10537633B2	Antibodies to TIGIT The invention provides monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to TIGIT. The monoclonal antibodies have the capacity for substantial activation of T cells and natural killer cells by inhibiting binding of TIGIT to CD155. The monoclonal antibodies can be used for treatment of cancer and infectious disease, among other applications.
US10537631B2	Tilapia lake virus vaccines The present invention relates to vaccine compositions comprising attenuated strain of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) for protecting tilapia fish against infection by (TiLV). The invention also relates to methods for using the vaccines to protect tilapines from TiLV-induced disease.
US10537628B2	Recombinant turkey herpesvirus vaccines and uses thereof The present disclosure provides a recombinant viral vector comprising at least one transgene inserted into a Marek's disease viral genome for treatment of diseases in poultry. Also provided are immunogenic compositions comprising such recombinant viral vectors and methods for preventing or inhibiting Marek's disease in combination with at least a second disease in poultry.
US10537626B2	HSP70-derived peptide, pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing cancer using same, immunity inducer, and method for producing antigen presenting cell The present invention provides a peptide containing 8 or more consecutive amino acid residues in an amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 15 and consisting of 11 or less amino acid residues.
US10537625B2	Micro-RNA-155 enhances the efficacy of dendritic cell vaccine for cancer Engineered dendritic cell vaccines, and methods of forming and applying same, that may be used as effective immunotherapies for cancers.
US10537623B2	Immunity induction agent Provided is a method for inducing immunity for therapy of a cancer(s). The method includes the step of administering to an individual with cancer at least one polypeptide selected from the polypeptides (a) or (b) below, and/or a recombinant vector(s) that comprise(s) a polynucleotide(s) encoding the at least one polypeptide, the recombinant vector(s) being capable of expressing the polypeptide(s) in vivo: (a) a polypeptide in any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, 22, or 24; and (b) a polypeptide having a sequence identity of not less than 95% to the polypeptide (a). Further, an in vitro method for preparing an antigen-presenting cell is provided. The method includes the step of contacting the antigen-presenting cell with the at least one polypeptide selected from: (a) a polypeptide in any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, 22, or 24; and (b) a polypeptide having a sequence identity of not less than 95% to the polypeptide (a).
US10537622B2	Gas-filled microvesicles for use as vaccine Gas-filled microvesicles comprising an antigen bound thereto and to aqueous suspensions containing said microvesicles, for use in immunomodulating formulations, in particular as a vaccine. The antigen is covalently bound to a component of the microvesicles envelope. The microvesicles of the invention, comprising a molar excess of fatty acids in the stabilizing envelope, are particularly effective in the uptake by antigen-presenting cells, in particular dendritic cells.
US10537618B2	Prohemostatic proteins for the treatment of bleeding This disclosure relates to recombinant FXa polypeptides that can be used as antidotes to completely or partially reverse an anti-coagulant effect of a coagulation inhibitor in a subject, preferably a direct factor Xa inhibitor. Disclosed herein are recombinant factor Xa proteins and a method of completely or partially reversing an anti-coagulant effect of a coagulation inhibitor in a subject.
US10537615B2	IL-15-based molecules and methods of use thereof The invention features combination therapies using an IL-15-based superagonist complex and an antibody to effectively treat subjects with cancer and infectious diseases.
US10537613B2	Monomeric CXCL121 peptide and methods of treating autoimmune diseases The present invention provides a CXCL121 peptide engineered to resist peptide-induced dimerization by maintaining steric repulsion of the chemokine helix, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using said dimer in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disease, and HIV/AIDS.
US10537611B2	Methods of treating lung cancer Methods of treating cancers comprising FGFR1 gene amplification are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering a fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) extracellular domain (ECD) and/or an FGFR1 ECD fusion molecule. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering a fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) extracellular domain (ECD) and/or an FGFR1 ECD fusion molecule in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
US10537609B2	MUC1 decoy peptides for treatment and prevention of bacterial infections Pseudomonas aeruginosa flagellin protein recruits the mammalian host sialidase enzyme neuraminidase-1 (NEU1) to remove sialic acid residues from the extracellular domain of the mammalian cell-surface protein MUC1 (MUC1-ED), thereby exposing a cryptic binding site on the MUC1-ED protein backbone for flagellin binding. NEU1-driven MUC1-ED desialylation rapidly increases P. aeruginosa adhesion to the airway epithelium. MUC1-ED desialylation also increases MUC1-ED cleavage and shedding from the cell surface, where desialylated, shed MUC1-ED competitively blocks P. aeruginosa adhesion to cell-associated MUC1-ED. Presented herein are data showing that exogenously-administered, deglycosylated MUC1-ED peptides reduced adhesion of P. aeruginosa to airway epithelial cells. Also presented are data showing that administration of P. aeruginosa to mice in combination with deglycosylated MUC1-ED decreased P. aeruginosa recovered from the lungs at 48 hr and 72 hr post-infection. Such findings are extended to the methods of treatment and prevention of bacterial infections defined herein.
US10537608B2	Adiponectin peptidomimetics for treating ocular disorders Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating dry eye or an ocular disease associated with inflammation in a subject in need thereof. The therapeutic compositions comprise an adiponectin peptidomimetic compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and administering a therapeutic agent. Also provided are methods for alleviating one or more symptoms or clinical signs of dry eye or an ocular disease associated with inflammation in a subject in need thereof.
US10537601B2	Method of isolating anti-viral ingredients from Baphicacanthus cusia, compositions comprising them and their medical use The present invention provides a method of isolating at least one ingredient with anti-viral efficacy from Baphicacanthus cusia. The ingredient can be an alkaloid, a triterpenoid, a lignan, a phenylethanoid, a sesquiterpene lactone, or a flavonoid. Two new alkaloids are produced, which have not been previously reported. Moreover, the method isolates 12 compounds which could not or have not been previously isolated. A pharmaceutical composition includes the at least one ingredient and at least one pharmaceutical tolerable excipient. A method of treating a subject suffering from a viral disease includes administering at least one ingredient isolated from Baphicacanthus cusia.
US10537600B2	Traditional Chinese medicine combination for regulating immune function and preparation method therefor The present invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for regulating immunity and preparation method thereof, characterized in that the composition comprises raw materials such as Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, Ganoderma, fermented Cordyceps sinensis powder, Flos Rosae Rugosae, and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae and is prepared into various conventional pharmaceutical formulations through processes such as pulverization, water decoction and alcohol extraction. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is effective in preventing and treating allergic diseases, hepatitis B and AIDS, elevating leukocytes, preventing and treating radiation injury, reducing toxic and side effects resulting from radiotherapy and chemotherapy, improving the male sexual function, enhancing immunity of the human body and alleviating physical fatigue.
US10537598B2	Selection and use of lactic acid bacteria preventing bone loss in mammals The present invention comprises a method for selecting lactic acid bacterial strains effective for preventing bone loss in humans and strains that have been selected according to the presented method. The selection method is based on the strains capability of reestablishing an altered microbial community to normal and/or harboring at least one of four specific SNPs.
US10537595B2	Processes for production of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and uses of same in immunotherapy The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens.
US10537590B2	Cyclic dinucleotide compounds The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R1, R2 and R3 are defined as in claim 1, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly are modulators of STING.
US10537587B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and their use for treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases Described herein are combination therapies for cancer (such as lymphoid malignancies) and immune diseases (such as autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases). The therapies comprise the combined use of inhibitors of BTK, mTOR kinase, and Bcl-2 or their signaling pathways, and immunomodulatory drugs. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising these inhibitors.
US10537580B2	Azocane and azonane derivatives and methods of treating hepatitis B infections Provided herein are compounds useful for the treatment of HBV infection in a subject in need thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of inhibiting, suppressing, or preventing HBV infection in the subject.
US10537578B2	Medical methods utilising high purity diaminophenothiazinium compounds This disclosure pertains generally to the field of chemical synthesis and purification, and more specifically to methods of synthesizing and purifying certain 3,7 diamino-phenothiazin-5-ium compounds (referred to herein as “diaminophenothiaziniumcompounds”) including Methythioninium Chloride (MTC) (also known as Methylene Blue). In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of, in order: nitrosylation (NOS); nitrosyl reduction (NR); thiosulfonic acid formation (TSAF); oxidative coupling (OC); Cr(VI) reduction (CR); isolation and purification of zwitterionic intermediate (IAPOZI); ring closure (RC); chloride salt-formation (CSF); one of: sulphide treatment (ST); dimethyldithiocarbamate treatment (DT); carbonate treatment (CT); ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid treatment (EDTAT); organic extraction (OE); and recrystallisation (RX). Also disclosed resulting (high purity) compounds, compositions comprising them (e.g., tablets, capsules), and their use in methods of inactivating pathogens, and methods of medical treatment and diagnosis, etc., for example, for tauopathies, Alzheimer's disease (AD), skin cancer, melanoma, viral diseases, bacterial diseases, or protozoal diseases.
US10537575B2	Phosphodiesterase inhibitors to repair brain and/or retinal injury in human newborns The present disclosure concerns the use of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, such as, for example, sildenafil, to repair a brain and/or a retinal injury in a newborn. The phosphodiesterase inhibitor can be used in a premature or a term baby that has been exposed to hyperoxia or hypoxia which caused a brain and/or a retinal injury.
US10537563B2	Methods for treating ocular disease using inhibitors of CSF-1R The present invention provides in one aspect methods for treating ocular diseases by administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising an inhibitor of colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) receptors. In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating ocular diseases, the compositions comprising at least one inhibitor of CSF-1R. The inhibitor can also be a selective inhibitor of CSF-1R in certain embodiments.
US10537559B2	Isonitramine compound and composition containing same for preventing or treating metabolic diseases Provided are a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating metabolic diseases and a health food for alleviating metabolic diseases, each of which the pharmaceutical composition and the health food includes, a stereoisomer of isonitramine or a derivative thereof, or a racemic mixture of the stereoisomers, wherein such a compound exhibits effects of inhibiting fat content or differentiation of an adipocyte, inhibiting activity of a carbohydrate metabolism enzyme, protecting pancreas, inhibiting blood sugar, and promoting insulin secretion, and thus can be favorably utilized in the treatment of metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
US10537555B2	Complex of angiotensin receptor antagonist and neutral endopeptidase inhibitor Provided a complex of formula is [3-((1S, 3R)-1-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-butylcarbamoyl) propionate-(S)-3′-methyl-2′-(pentanoyl {2″-(tetrazol-5-ylate) biphenyl-4′-ylmethyl}amino) butyrate]6.XCa2+.YNa+.ZH2O, wherein X=1-3, Y=12-16, Z=9-18, and 2X+Y=18, and represented by formula (I). Also disclosed are the method of preparing the complex and the method of treating chronic heart disease using a medicament comprising the complex.
US10537554B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treating migraine The present application relates to a method of treating migraine or cluster headache in a human patient, said method comprising administering subcutaneously composition comprising sumatriptan or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, in an amount equivalent to 3 mg sumatriptan base.
US10537550B2	Methods of treating underlying inflammation from COPD or asthma The present invention describes the combination of topically inhaled medicinal formulations comprising an anticholinergic component and a glucocorticosteroid component and its use in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract, especially with an obstructive component or underlying inflammation like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It further comprises the presentation of this combination in a locally applied (inhaled) formulation and application in an inhalation device for instance in the NOVOLIZER®.
US10537549B2	Dihydroisoxazole compound for use in controlling sea lice The present invention provides a dihydroisoxazole of formula: or a salt thereof, for use in the control of sea lice in fish.
US10537547B2	Compositions favoring wound repair Disclosed are methods of favouring epithelial wound healing in a subject. Wounds suitable for this method include wounds located on the skin or in a cornea The methods comprise contacting a wound with an activator of an AKT pathway and/or an inhibitor of the MAPK pathway such as CREB inhibitors. Preferred compounds include SC-79, C646, curcumin, platelet-derived growth factor, 4′chloro-3-hydroxy-2-naphthanilide and fumonisin B. A model for wound healing is also disclosed. The model can be used to identify test compounds that are AKT activators or inhibitors of MAPK pathway, which are suitable to favoring epithelial wound healing.
US10537543B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising DGLA and use of same The present disclosure provides orally deliverable pharmaceutical compositions comprising DGLA and to methods of using same to treat a variety of conditions and disorders.
US10537541B2	Treatment of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) using therapeutically effective oral doses of 10-nitro-9(E)-octadec-9-enoic acid Various embodiments of this invention are directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating diseases, including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or pulmonary arterial hypertension. The compositions of such embodiments include activated fatty acids such as alkyl substituted fatty acids, keto fatty acids and nitro fatty acids. The methods of various embodiments include administering an effective amount of 10-nitro-9(E)-octadec-9-enoic acid to treat such diseases.
US10537540B2	Pharmaceutical composition for promoting nerve injury restoration and application thereof A pharmaceutical composition for promoting nerve injury restoration and a use thereof are disclosed. Each unit of the pharmaceutical composition contains 0.5 to 8 g of L-ornithine, 1 to 5 g of aspartic acid, 3 to 10 g of arginine and 3 to 10 g of vitamin B6. The pharmaceutical composition can significantly promote recovery of the spinal nerve function, and particularly has a good therapeutic effect on acute myelitis.
US10537539B2	Use of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 7 activators The invention concerns the use of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 7 activators for the treatment, prevention or delay of progression of dyskinesia associated with dopamine agonist therapy in Parkinson's Disease.
US10537536B2	Transdermal drug delivery using an osmolyte and vasoactive agent A formulation and method for delivery of bioactive substances when applied to, or within, the skin or other exterior region of a mammal. for example, a patient, includes a vasoactive agent; an osmolyte; and an active ingredient. The formulation is sufficiently hygroscopic so as to create a condition of hypertonicity when absorbed by the skin. When the formulation is applied to the skin, the vasoactive agent can be delivered to the dermis so as to contact the vasculature of a patient.
US10537535B2	Histone deacetylase inhibitors Provided herein are compounds that act as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, and can affect expression of genes in vivo and in vitro. These HDAC inhibitors are generally volatile compounds that can be administered as a gas or vapor. Such inhibitors can be used as therapeutics for numerous disease conditions, such as a variety of cancers, neural degenerative diseases, neurological diseases, senescence, and infectious diseases.
US10537533B2	Low-temperature inhalation administration of cannabinoid entities A cannabinoid material as active agent containing formulation comprising the active agent, an HFA propellant, and optionally a co-solvent is disclosed. Also disclosed is an inhalation method of administration of the formulation without the use of heat greater than 50° C.
US10537532B2	Transdermal delivery system containing methylphenidate or its salts and methods thereof Disclosed herein is a transdermal delivery system comprising methylphenidate or its salt as an active ingredient. Also provided are methods of delivering a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate to a subject for the treatment of a disease condition. The disease condition includes a neurological condition such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and/or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Kits including the transdermal delivery system and methods of making and using the transdermal delivery system are also provided.
US10537528B2	Methods of treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) using cysteamine compounds The disclosure relates, in general, to treatment of fatty liver disorders comprising administering compositions comprising cysteamine or cystamine compositions. The disclosure provides administration of enterically coated cysteamine compositions to treat fatty liver disorders, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
US10537526B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing gelling agent Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
US10537522B2	Brewing apparatus having a pharmaceutical, holistic or medicinal treated brewing screen or filter The present disclosure provides for brewing apparatus, such as a disposable brewing pod, filter, beverage screen, or tea bag, treated with an oil-based solution comprising a lipid component; an emulsifier; and a pharmaceutical, holistic, or medical component. Brewing apparatus may be sprayed with a spray gun, such as a high volume low pressure spray gun, a precision bottle-top dispenser, or an automatic apparatus configured to apply an oil-based solution to the brewing apparatus. The brewing apparatus may be filled with a product to be brewed and packaged for individual use. The present disclosure additionally provides for a brewed drinkable product produced using brewing apparatus treated with an oil-based solution comprising a lipid component; an emulsifier; and a pharmaceutical, holistic, or medical component. The end product may be a hot or cold product.
US10537521B2	Intravenous administration of tramadol A method of treating pain, e.g., acute post-operative pain, by administering to a human patient(s) a therapeutically effective dose of tramadol intravenously in a dosing regimen which includes one or more loading doses administered at shortened intervals as compared to dosing at steady-state is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the dose of tramadol about 25 mg and the second (and optionally) third doses are intravenously administered at intervals of about 2 hours, and thereafter the tramadol is intravenously administered at a dosing interval of about 4 hours, until the patient no longer requires treatment with tramadol.
US10537504B2	Oral care compositions An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride, an anionic polymer, and a basic amino acid, as well as methods of using the same.
US10537496B2	Method and apparatus for the counting and dispensing of tablets An apparatus for counting and dispensing tablets includes a vibratory tablet feeder for feeding tablets to be counted to an output opening, at least one electrically-controlled vibrator coupled to the tablet feeder for vibrating the tablet feeder such that a singulated flow of tablets exits the output opening, and an optical system including at least one light source and at least one detector array located about a channel disposed downstream from the output opening of the tablet feeder. The optical system is configured to count tablets that pass through the channel as well as determine a tablet size class for the tablets that pass through the channel. Operation of the at least one electrically-controlled vibrator is controlled based on the tablet size class determined by the optical system.
US10537494B2	Trilayer coated blood collection tube with low oxygen transmission rate An article is described including an article surface and a coating set comprising an optional tie coating or layer, a barrier coating or layer, and a pH protective layer. The respective coatings or layers can be applied by chemical vapor deposition of a polysiloxane or polysilazane precursor in the presence of oxygen. Examples of such an article are a thermoplastic syringe, vial, or blood collection tube with a coated interior portion containing a pharmaceutical preparation or other fluid with a pH of 4 to 8, alternatively 5 to 9. The barrier coating or layer prevents oxygen from penetrating into the thermoplastic syringe, vial, or blood collection tube. The tie coating or layer, if present, and the pH protective coating or layer protect the barrier layer from the contents of the syringe, vial, or blood collection tube.
US10537492B2	Water spraying device for above ground pool An aeration nozzle for spraying water infused with air into an above-ground water cavity defined by a wall, comprising a nozzle body having at least a first internal conical portion including an upstream end and a downstream end, the downstream end being smaller than the upstream end, a water way extending through the nozzle body and the first internal conical portion, an air way extending through the nozzle body, the air way intercepting the water way within the nozzle body downstream of the first internal conical portion, and a check valve disposed along the air way that permits air to be pulled through the air way and into the water way by way of a vacuum force caused by water flowing within the water way through the first internal conical portion and prevents water from entering the air way.
US10537491B2	At-home light-emitting diode and massage device for vaginal rejuvenation A light emitting module and massage device provide vaginal rejuvenation. The device exposes collagen in the vaginal area or mucosa to temperatures elevated over normal body temperature to cause the collagen to reversibly or irreversibly denature while simultaneously applying vibration. Once thermally-induced collagen denaturation has occurred, both neoelastogenesis and neocollagenesis may occur and may be initiated with fibroblast proliferation, which may be promoted with vibration. Neofibrogenesis also occurs due to the fibroblastic activity, responsible for secretion of new collagen matrix to effect tissue repair. Thus, the device exploits thermally-induced collagen denaturation and repair along with simultaneous vibration to improve tissue tone, connective tissue tension and bulk tissue regeneration.
US10537489B1	Crutch having joint structure A crutch has a joint structure, and the crutch includes a stationary section supported on a floor at a lower end of the stationary section, and extending from a lower portion to an upper portion thereof; and a rotary section coupled to the stationary section so as to be rotatable relative to the stationary section with respect to a rotational axis provided at the upper portion of the stationary section. The rotary section is configured by coupling a hand grip part for supporting a wearer's hand in a state where the wearer wears the crutch and a forearm part supporting a forearm of the wearer.
US10537488B2	Wearable robotic device A self-aligning, self-drawing coupler for coupling body assemblies together improves usability of a wearable robotic device. A self-contained removable actuator cassette improves the ease of manufacture and of replacing parts in the field. A tensioning retention system designed for one handed operation makes donning and doffing a wearable robotic device easier. A two-stage attachment system increases the range of sizes a wearable robotic device will fit. A removable, integrated ankle-foot orthotic system makes donning and doffing a wearable robotic device easier. An infinitely adjustable, integrated ankle-foot orthotic system increases the range of sizes a wearable robotic device will fit. A manually-removable hip-wing attachment system makes field changes easier, and protecting such a system from inadvertent disengagement during operation increases safety.
US10537486B2	Methods and apparatus for body weight support system A body weight support system includes a trolley, a powered conductor operative coupled to a power supply, and a patient attachment mechanism. The trolley can include a drive system, a control system, and a patient support system. The drive system is movably coupled to a support rail. At least a portion of the control system is physically and electrically coupled to the powered conductor. The patient support mechanism is at least temporarily coupled to the patient attachment mechanism. The control system can control at least a portion of the patient support mechanism based at least in part on a force applied to the patient attachment mechanism.
US10537484B2	Wheel chair lifting device A wheel chair lifting device with a stationary platform, a movable lift assembly, four motorized scissors jacks, a foot stand platform, a battery power supply and a wireless lift controller and receiver. The four scissors jacks each placed on one corner of the stationary platform. The movable lift assembly is attached at each corner to the for scissors jacks. The movable assembly can of be lifted and lowered by the four scissors jacks. The scissors jacks are powered by the battery power supply. The motors of the lift jacks are activated by a wireless hand held controller. The base of the movable lift assembly is level with the stationary platform so that no ramp is required for rolling a wheel chair onto the lift assembly.
US10537483B2	Liquid-absorbing breathable blood-resistant no-leakage sanitary pad The invention relates to a liquid-absorbing breathable blood-resistant no-leakage sanitary pad, which consists of a skin-friendly dry layer, a breathable liquid-storage core layer, an SMS blood-resistant water-repellent non-woven fabric layer, and a bottom layer in an overlapped manner; the skin-friendly dry layer is located in the absorption surface of the breathable liquid-storage core layer, the SMS blood-resistant water-repellent non-woven fabric layer is located in the back of the breathable liquid-storage core layer, and the bottom layer is located in the breathable surface of the SMS blood-resistant water-repellent non-woven fabric layer. The SMS blood-resistant water-repellent non-woven fabric is designed in the back of the breathable liquid-storage core layer, which achieves the object of preventing water, effectively prevents the leakage of menstrual blood, so as to greatly reduce the thickness of a sanitary pad product under the premise of achieving the object of coexistence of water resistance, blood resistance, and breathability.
US10537482B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article includes: an absorbent main, an abdominal-side band member having a central portion fixed to one end part in a vertical direction of the absorbent main body while covering the one end part from a non-skin side of the absorbent main body, and a back-side band member different from the abdominal-side band member. The back-side band member has a central portion fixed to an other end part in the vertical direction of the absorbent main body, while covering the other end part from the non-skin side of the absorbent main body. The back-side band member has a length in the vertical direction longer than the abdominal-side band member. Each of the abdominal-side and back-side band members has an elastic member. The abdominal-side band member and the absorbent main body overlap at an overlap portion, the overlap portion including at least a part where the elastic member is disconnected.
US10537474B2	Methods and apparatus for treating glaucoma An ocular implant for treating glaucoma is provided, which may include any number of features. More particularly, the present invention relates to implants that facilitate the transfer of fluid from within one area of the eye to another area of the eye. One feature of the implant is that it includes a proximal inlet portion and a distal inlet portion adapted to be inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, and an intermediate portion adapted to be inserted into Schlemm's canal. Another feature of the implant is that it can be biased to assume a predetermined shape to aid in placement within the eye.
US10537471B2	Hydraulic pump for ophthalmic surgery Apparatuses, systems, and method for hydraulic pumps are disclosed. Particularly, hydraulic pumps for ophthalmic surgical procedures are disclosed. Hydraulic pumps within the scope of the disclosure may include an aspiration pump. An example aspiration pump may include first and second hydraulic cylinders and a plurality of one-way valves that are operable to permit fluid flow into a first part of a hydraulic cylinder responsive to movement of a piston within the hydraulic cylinder in a first direction and operable to permit fluid to flow out of the hydraulic cylinder responsive to movement of the piston in a second direction opposite the first direction. The aspiration pump may be attached to a housing of a hand piece, or a portion of the aspiration pump may be received into the housing of the hand piece.
US10537468B2	Portable management and monitoring system for eye drop medication regiment Systems and methods for medication management are provided. Some embodiments provide for a portable medication management and monitoring system for eye drop instillation in ocular chronic conditions. At least one embodiment includes a device having one or more of the following elements: (a) a jacket that goes around an eye drop bottle; (b) tactile sensors to detect the user's fingers and generate data to activate the system; (c) motion sensors to detect the motion of the medication bottle when it is grabbed and moved by the user; (d) a wireless communication module to send and receive data to a computer and portable communication devices; and/or (e) a compartment for holding the electronic components.
US10537463B2	Systems and methods for positioning a patient's mandible in response to sleep apnea status Systems, methods, devices, and apparatus for positioning a patient's mandible in response to sleep apnea status are provided herein. In one aspect, a system for monitoring and treating sleep apnea in a patient comprises one or more sensors configured to monitor the patient for symptoms associated with sleep apnea; an intraoral appliance worn by the patient, one or more processors, and memory comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to: receive a set of sensor data from the one or more sensors, detect, using a machine learning algorithm, onset of a sleep apnea event based on the set of sensor data, and transmit a control signal to the intraoral appliance to cause the intraoral appliance to displace a lower jaw of the patient from a first position to a second position in order to treat the sleep apnea event.
US10537461B2	Disposable ostomy assemblies Disposable elements for use in ostomy. In one embodiment a cap with an integral bag is provided. In another embodiment a sealable bag is provided with means for sealing. In another embodiment, the ostomy port itself is disposable.
US10537455B2	Gastric calibration band The invention relates to a non-inflatable gastric band (1) including two end areas (2, 3) and an intermediate portion (4). The inner surface (I) of the band (1) is intended to contact the stomach. The end areas (2, 3) are provided with complementary closing means (5, 6) selected from notches (5) and locking loops (6) that are mutually engageable so as to ensure that the band (1) is locked in a closed position. The end area (2) has at least one notch (5) and is intended to be inserted through at least one locking loop (6) placed on the outer surface of the end area (3) up to a locked closed position, wherein at least one notch (5) is moved beyond a locking loop (6). The end area (3) also includes a guide loop (7).
US10537452B2	Luminal stenting A stent delivery system can include a core member, first and second restraints, and a stent engagement component. The core member can have a distal segment. The first and second restraints can be coupled to the core member distal segment and axially spaced apart from each other to provide an axial gap. The first and second restraints can each have an outer profile that tapers radially inwardly in directions away from the gap. The stent engagement component can be at least partially disposed in the axial gap between the first and second restraints such that the component is slidably and rotatably coupled to the core member distal segment.
US10537451B2	Ballstent device and methods of use What is disclosed are medical devices comprising a rounded, thin-walled, expandable metal structure (“ballstent”) and a flexible, elongated delivery device (“delivery catheter”) and systems and methods of use for treating saccular vascular aneurysms with the medical devices. Ballstents comprised of gold, platinum, or silver that can be compressed, positioned in the lumen of an aneurysm, and expanded to conform to the shape of the aneurysm are disclosed. The external surface of ballstents can be configured to promote local thrombosis and to promote the growth of tissue into and around the wall of the ballstent in order to seal the aneurysm and fix the ballstent in place in the aneurysm. The wall of the ballstent can also be configured to release drugs or pharmacologically active molecules, such as those that promote thrombosis, cell proliferation, extracellular matrix deposition, and tissue growth.
US10537447B2	Radiolucent trial Spinal implant trials are provided having various configurations and sizes that aid the selection of spinal implants having similar configurations and sizes. A surgeon during surgery can insert various configurations and sizes of the spinal implant trials into a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies of a patient to enable the selection of a spinal implant configured and sized to fit the patient's disc space. Fluoroscopic images can be used in aiding the selection of an appropriately configured and sized spinal implant corresponding to one of the spinal implant trials. The spinal implant trials include features that reveal on the fluoroscopic images whether the spinal implant trials are properly located and oriented in the disc space and include features corresponding to different sizes of spinal implants also revealed on the fluoroscopic images.
US10537446B2	Method and instruments for assembling an orthopaedic prosthesis A method and instruments to assemble an orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The system may also include prosthetic trial components, which may be used to size and select the components of the orthopaedic prosthesis. The system may include components of the orthopaedic prosthesis such as, for example, a prosthetic femoral component, a prosthetic tibial component, a prosthetic stem component, and a prosthetic sleeve component.
US10537440B2	Method of using an orthopaedic instrument system in surgically-preparing a patient's femur An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
US10537437B2	Spinal construct and method A spinal construct includes a first endplate that is configured to engage a first vertebral surface. An expandable member is connected with the first endplate and includes a mating element. A second endplate is configured to engage a second vertebral surface and includes an in-situ guide surface engageable with the mating element to connect the member with the second endplate. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US10537434B2	Intervertebral implant The present disclosure relates to an implant for insertion into an intervertebral space between a first vertebral member and a second vertebral member subsequent to a removal of a third vertebral member between the first vertebral member and the second vertebral member, the implant includes a first end, a second end and an implant body. The first end is to be secured to the first vertebral member. The second end is to be secured to the second vertebral member. The implant body is between the first end and the second end, wherein the implant body provides relative motion between the first end and second end.
US10537433B2	Ligament reconstruction type artificial knee joint There is provided a ligament reconstruction type artificial knee joint that can exert a function of an anterior cruciate ligament in an original knee joint.In an artificial knee joint 1 used in a total knee replacement, the artificial knee joint 1 includes: a femur member 10 mounted on a femur distal end DT; a tibia member 20 mounted on a tibia proximal end PE; and an artificial ligament 30 coupling the tibia member 20 and the femur member 10 together. One end of the artificial ligament 30 is coupled to a position where once an anterior cruciate ligament ACL exists in a knee replaced for the artificial knee joint 1 on an inside of a lateral condyle of the femur member 10, and the other end of the artificial ligament 30 is coupled to a position where once the anterior cruciate ligament ACL exists in the knee replaced for the artificial knee joint 1 on an upper side of the tibia member 20.
US10537432B2	Apparatuses and methods for at least partially supporting a valve leaflet of a regurgitant heart valve An apparatus for partially supporting a leaflet of a regurgitant heart valve comprises at least one subvalvular device including a subvalvular supporting portion including a leaflet-contacting upper supporter surface longitudinally spaced from an oppositely facing lower supporter surface. A supporter perimeter wall extends longitudinally between the upper and lower supporter surfaces, with at least a portion contacting a subvalvular cardiac wall adjacent to the heart valve. An anchor portion is adjacent to, and longitudinally spaced from, the upper supporter surface. The anchor portion includes a leaflet-contacting lower anchor surface longitudinally spaced from an oppositely facing upper anchor surface. A connector neck is interposed longitudinally between, and is directly attached to both of, the upper supporter surface and the lower anchor surface. The connector neck penetrates longitudinally through at least one of a base of the leaflet and an annulus of the heart valve at a manufactured puncture site.
US10537431B2	Expandable sheath with elastomeric cross sectional portions An expandable introducer sheath for passage of implant delivery catheters, such as catheters for delivery of prosthetic heart valves. The expandable sheath balances the amounts, shapes and positions of various stiff and elastic structures in the sheath to selectively program the expandability and buckling stiffness of the sheath. The expandable sheath can include, for example, an expandable tubular layer that includes alternating stiff and elastic wall portions of a single radial thickness. The combination of stiff and elastic wall portions allow for torque and push strength to advance the expandable sheath while at the same time accommodating temporary expansion. The expandable sheath can also be reinforced with a tubular layer of braided fibers or a stent structure for additional strength. Other embodiments include selective use of slots or gaps at the distal end of a stiff wall portion to enhance expandability and distribute strain.
US10537429B2	Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery method A valve prosthesis and methods for implanting the prosthesis are provided. The prosthesis generally includes a self-expanding frame and two or more engagement arms. A valve prosthesis is sutured to the self-expanding frame. Each engagement arm corresponds to a native mitral valve leaflet. At least one engagement arm immobilizes the native leaflets, and holds the native leaflets close to the main frame. The prosthetic mitral valve frame also includes two or more anchor attachment points. Each anchor attachment point is attached to one or more anchors that help attach the valve prosthesis to the heart.
US10537426B2	Prosthetic heart valve A tubular valve body has an upstream end and a downstream end, and has a central longitudinal axis, and defines a lumen along the axis. Prosthetic leaflets are disposed within the lumen, and are configured to facilitate one-way movement of fluid through the lumen in an upstream-to-downstream direction. The valve body has a cellular structure defined by a plurality of joists connected at nodes, the joists and nodes delimiting cells of the cellular structure. The nodes include minor nodes at which 2-4 joists are connected, and major nodes at which 6-8 joists are connected. The cells of the cellular structure comprise a first circumferential row of first-row cells. Each of the first-row cells is connected to each of its circumferentially-adjacent first-row cells at a respective one of the major nodes, and is longitudinally delimited by two of the minor nodes. Other embodiments are described.
US10537425B2	System and method for assembling a folded percutaneous valve The invention provides a multi-component (modular) percutaneous valve device that includes a valve module having valve leaflets and a valve frame. The valve frame includes one or more, for example two, ring members and a plurality of masts. Also provided is a valve frame having specially designed pivot points at the connection between masts and first and second ring members to assist folding the valve module and minimizing delivery diameter. The valve frame may also include wire guides to facilitate combining the valve module with a support module. The masts or a ring of the valve frame may also include locking members, such as shafts for closing the valve module and securing the valve module to the support module. The support module includes corresponding locking members, such as spears that align with the shafts on the valve module for assembly and locking the valve module to the support module.
US10537424B2	Paravalvular leak protection A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end and a distal end, and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to at least one of the stent and a cuff. The heart valve further includes a conformable band disposed about the perimeter of the stent near the proximal end for filling gaps between the collapsible prosthetic heart valve and a native valve annulus.
US10537423B2	Prosthetic heart valve Embodiments of a radially collapsible and expandable prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. A valve frame can have a tapered profile when mounted on a delivery shaft, with an inflow end portion having a smaller diameter than an outflow end portion. The valve can comprise generally V-shaped leaflets, reducing material within the inflow end of the frame. An outer skirt can be secured to the outside of the inflow end portion of the frame, the outer skirt having longitudinal slack when the valve is expanded and lying flat against the frame when the valve is collapsed. A diagonally woven inner skirt can elongate axially with the frame. Side tabs of adjacent leaflets can extend through and be secured to window frame portions of the frame to form commissures. The window frame portions can be depressed radially inward relative to surrounding frame portions when the valve is crimped onto a delivery shaft.
US10537419B2	Prosthesis with branched portion Examples of prostheses are provided having an internal branch. A tubular graft body of the prosthesis defines a main lumen extending between an inflow end and an outflow end of the graft body. A stent structure is coupled along the graft body. A trough is at least partially defined by a trough wall extending into the main lumen from a sidewall of the graft body. A side branch defines a branch lumen and extends from the trough within the main lumen towards one of the inflow or outflow ends of the graft body. A branch lumen facing surface of the trough wall is a continuous surface with an outer surface of the sidewall of the graft body. A boundary of the trough may be configured to provide a smooth transition surface between the trough and the sidewall.
US10537418B2	Rapid exchange catheters and embolic protection devices A catheter compiling a housing portion defining an interior cavity and the housing portion comprising a housing member having an interior space dimensioned for housing an indwelling medical device. The elongated member comprises a lumen extending at least from an exit port to a distal port, the housing member is disposed within the lumen, and the lumen is dimensioned in the housing portion to receive a guidewire outside of the interior space of the housing member. A medical device for filtering emboli from blood flowing in a blood vessel of patient comprising an elongate support member and an elongate side branch member connected to the elongate support member. The filter element is attached to the elongate side branch member by a proximal filter element slider, and the elongate side branch member is adapted to maintain the filter element centered in the vessel.
US10537414B2	Personal care device actuator with rattle mitigation An actuator (12) for a personal care appliance (10) having an eccentric core (21) to preload the actuator (12) to prevent rattling caused by detrimental reactionary forces. The eccentric core (21) includes a pole assembly (24) radially extending from a spindle (22) having at least a first set (25-1) and a second set (25-2) of pole members. The first set (25-1) has a greater length as measured from the center of the spindle (22) than the second set (24-2), reducing the magnet gap on one side of the spindle (22) to create an eccentric core and preload the actuator (12). Alternatively, the preload can be mechanically created by a set of bearings (28) disposed within housing (18) of the actuator (12), where the bearings (28) have a centerline (A3) offset from the principal axis (A1) of the housing (18).
US10537412B2	Device and method for holding prosthetic teeth The invention relates to a device for holding prosthetic teeth (2), the device comprising a negative form (1) and at least one clamping unit (6), wherein in the negative form (1), recesses (4) for holding coronal sides (12) of the prosthetic teeth (2) are provided, wherein the recesses (4) are formed in such a manner that the prosthetic teeth (2) can be inserted in an unequivocally position and orientation into the recesses (4), wherein the at least one clamping unit (6) is affixable or is affixed to the negative form (1) with a connecting means (10), and wherein the at least one clamping unit (6) has at least one elastic holding means (8), wherein with the at least one elastic holding means (8), an elastic force is exercisable or is exerted from at least two different directions onto the prosthetic teeth (2) inserted into the negative form (1), while the at least one clamping unit (6) is affixed to the negative form (1), so that the prosthetic teeth (2) are affixed in the device. The invention also relates to a method for affixing, and preferably processing, prosthetic teeth (2) and a set for implementing such a method, having several prefabricated prosthetic teeth (2) and at least one such device.
US10537410B2	Dental abutment screw extractor Described herein are systems and methods for extracting a broken fragment of a dental abutment screw from a dental implant. One system includes an extractor tool having a tubular outer body and a conductor positioned within the tubular outer body, and an applicator that receives and end of the extractor tool and also includes a heating element that converts electrical energy into heat that is conducted to the extractor tool to melt a thermoplastic adhesive in a cavity at the distal end of the extractor tool, such that the melted thermoplastic adhesive can conform to and engage with a broken fragment of a dental abutment screw within a dental implant when the adhesive cools. The extractor tool can then be rotated to unscrew the broken fragment from the dental implant.
US10537408B2	Dental implant A dental implant includes an anchoring region (12) for anchoring in a bone, which preferably includes a thread (14) for screwing in the bone, and a fastening region (22) for attaching a supra-construction, wherein an abutment region (16) adjoins the anchoring region (12), the abutment region (16) having a guide structure with a plurality of outwardly projecting ridges (18) provided thereon, and preferably, grooves (20) being formed between the ridges (20). The guide structure of the anchoring region (12) allows a better osseointegration and counteracts peri-implant bone loss.
US10537406B2	Dental appliance with repositioning jaw elements The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient, and adjusting the position of the repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell to comply with a number of constraints. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
US10537405B2	Dental appliance with cavity for an unerupted or erupting tooth A method includes to receive, via a computing device, data representing a plurality of teeth, identify data indicating which of the plurality of teeth are unerupted or erupting, predict at least one characteristic of a tooth of the unerupted or erupting teeth after they have fully erupted using one or more tooth eruption prediction factors, generate new data representing the unerupted or erupting teeth in multiple states of eruption based upon the predicted at least one characteristic of the fully erupted teeth, and generate a series of incremental tooth arrangements with the new data to define a proposed orthodontic treatment based on the new data representing the unerupted or erupting teeth in multiple states of eruption.
US10537403B2	Passive RFID based health data monitor A wearable, wireless and battery-free continuous health monitor includes an RFID tag used as an On-Off Keying Device to measure the heart rate. The tag's returned signal strength variations are used to calculate the respiration rate. Machine learning algorithms are employed to determine the health parameters.
US10537396B2	Methods and systems for modifying a parameter of an automated procedure A variety of systems and methods are described which enable quantitative information to be extracted regarding automated procedures, including those performed at a high speed that may require a user input, without having to interrupt the procedure. In addition, these systems and methods serve to provide information on one or more parameters of the automated procedure, whereby they may be modified, if required, to improve the automated procedure or the results from such a procedure. The systems and methods provided are especially useful in automated hair transplantation procedures.
US10537395B2	Navigation tracker with kinematic connector assembly A kinematic connector assembly for kinematically coupling two objects is provided. The kinematic connector assembly comprises a receiver defining a cavity and having a plurality of constraint surfaces accessible in the cavity. The kinematic connector assembly further comprises a key having a triplicity of kinematic elements to repeatably position the key in the receiver. The kinematic connector assembly further comprises a preloading mechanism having a load member movable between a clamped position and an unclamped position to secure the key in the receiver, so that the kinematic elements contact the receiver at the plurality of constraint surfaces such that the key is kinematically constrained to the receiver by being constrained by six points of contact with the receiver.
US10537394B2	Hot device indication of video display A surgical system includes a first detector that includes a first array of pixels configured to detect light reflected by a surgical instrument and generate a first signal comprising a first dataset representative of a visible image of the surgical instrument. The surgical system also includes a second detector, comprising a second array of pixels configured to detect infrared radiation produced by the surgical instrument during a procedure using the surgical instrument and generate a second signal comprising a second dataset representative of an infrared image of the surgical instrument. The surgical system further includes a processor configured to receive the first and second signals, identify from the first dataset data representative of the surgical instrument, and identify from the second dataset data representative of one or more regions of the surgical instrument above a predetermined threshold temperature. The processor is also configured to generate a modified image of the surgical instrument based on data identified from the first and second dataset. The modified image includes visible indicia in the one or more region of the surgical instrument at or above the predetermined temperature.
US10537390B2	Reverse shoulder pre-operative planning A method of pre-operatively developing a reverse shoulder arthroplasty plan can include receiving an image of a patient shoulder comprising a humerus and a glenoid. The image can be segmented to develop a 3D shoulder model. Virtual surgery can be performed on the 3D shoulder model to generate a modified shoulder model. The virtual surgery can include resecting and reaming a virtual humerus of the 3D shoulder model, and reaming a virtual glenoid of the 3D shoulder model. Selection of a humeral implant and selection of a glenoid implant can be received. A virtual representation of the humeral implant can be implanted on the virtual humerus and a virtual representation of the glenoid implant on the virtual glenoid to virtually update the modified shoulder model. A range of motion of the patient shoulder can be determined and a reverse shoulder arthroplasty can be finalized based on the range of motion.
US10537389B2	Surgical system, image processing device, and image processing method The present technology relates to a surgical system, an image processing device, and an image processing method capable of obtaining the posture of an eye more firmly and with a high degree of accuracy.An image information acquisition unit acquires a tomographic image that is a cross-sectional image taken in a direction substantially parallel to an eye axis direction of an eye of a patient. An image recognition unit recognizes each part of the eye on the tomographic image by means of image recognition on the basis of the tomographic image. The control unit calculates the posture of the eye on the basis of the result of recognition of each part of the eye. In this way, by recognizing each part of the eye on the basis of the tomographic image and calculating the posture of the eye on the basis of the result of recognition, the posture of the eye can be obtained more firmly and with a high degree of accuracy. The present technology can be applied to a surgical system.
US10537388B2	Systems and methods for planning and performing image free implant revision surgery Systems and methods for planning and performing image free implant revision surgery are discussed. For example, a method for generating a revision plan can include collecting pre-defined parameters characterizing a target bone, generating a 3D model, collecting a plurality of surface points, and generating a reshaped 3D model. Generating the 3D model of the target bone can be based on a first portion of the pre-defined parameters. Generating the reshaped 3D model can be done based on the plurality of surface points collected from a portion of the surface of the target bone.
US10537386B2	Reinforced high strength microwave antenna A microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. Proximal and distal radiating portions of the antenna assembly are separated by a junction member. A reinforcing member is disposed within the junction member to increase structural rigidity.
US10537383B2	Electrosurgical device A surgical instrument has an end effector mounted on the end of an elongate shaft extending from a handle. The end-effector grasps, cuts, and seals and/or coagulates tissue, and one of the operations is controlled by a trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism has an actuator, drive shaft and flanged component for transferring movement of the actuator to the drive shaft whose movement controls the end effector. The actuator has a collar portion arranged to receive and retain the component. The component is free to rotate within the collar and has a keyhole-shaped arrangement, with a wider upper portion, and narrower lower portion to provide a sliding fit to the component main body. The component can be inserted into the wider upper portion, and then the main body of the component lowered into the narrower lower portion, with the flange of the component helping the component to be retained therein axially.
US10537375B2	Chemical ablation and method of treatment for various diseases Embodiments of the present invention provide a device and a method for treating at least one of hypertension, pulmonary arteries, diabetes, obesity, heart failure, end-stage renal disease, digestive disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, urological disease, cancers, tumors, pain, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by delivering an effective amount of a formulation to a tissue. In embodiments of the present invention, the formulation may include at least one of a gas, a vapor, a liquid, a solution, an emulsion, or a suspensions of one or more ingredients. In embodiments of the present invention, amounts of the formulation and/or energy are effective to injure or damage tissue, nerves, and nerve endings in order to relieve disease symptoms.
US10537366B2	Pivotal bone anchor assembly with snap-in-place bushing for pre-lock friction fit A spinal screw assembly providing an adjustable securement of a fixation rod across at least two vertebrae. The assembly includes a pedicle screw having a spherical head portion, a threaded shaft portion and a tool engagement surface in the head portion for use in driving the screw into a vertebrae. The head portion of the screw is positioned in a body member adjacent a curvilinear surface disposed about an aperture in the end of the body member such that the shaft portion of the screw extends therethrough and the curvilinear inner surface abuts and mates with the head portion of the screw so as to define a ball joint therewith. The body member additionally defines a pair of opposed parallel slots therein adapted to receive a portion of the fixation rod and a locking cap bears against the fixation rod to releasably secure the rod within the assembly.
US10537357B2	Insertion device An insertion device including an insertion needle holder and a drive mechanism for linearly moving the insertion needle holder in a puncturing direction. The insertion needle holder also includes at least one actuating element for actuating a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism converts a driving motion of the actuating element, which extends transversely or opposite to the puncturing direction, into a puncturing motion of the insertion needle holder.
US10537356B2	Power operated rotary excision tool An exemplary hand-held, power operated rotary knife dermatome comprises a blade housing assembly and a depth gauge assembly. The blade housing assembly includes an annular blade housing and a blade lock ring for rotatably supporting an annular rotary knife blade. The annular blade housing includes a shield extending radially inwardly from a blade receiving body and including an inner wall defining a tissue directing surface, the tissue directing surface including a first tissue guide surface extending upwardly from a lower end of the shield, the first tissue guide surface extending substantially parallel to the blade housing axially extending center line. The blade receiving body includes an annular blade channel extending axially upwardly from a lower surface of the blade receiving body, a bearing surface axially spaced from a lower surface of the blade receiving body, and a threaded portion formed on the outer surface of the annular blade housing.
US10537351B2	Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with variable motor control limits A surgical instrument comprises a shaft assembly; a handle assembly; a battery assembly; a first driver configured to drive movement of at least a first component of the surgical instrument; a second driver configured to drive movement of at least a second component of the surgical instrument; a motor powered by the battery assembly and configured to selectively actuate the first driver or the second driver using an output of the motor; and a controller for the motor, configured to: perform a first limiting operation to the output of the motor when the motor actuates the first driver and a first limiting condition is met, and perform a second limiting operation to the output of the motor when the motor actuates the second driver and a second limiting condition is met.
US10537346B2	Retrieval devices and related methods of use According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a retrieval device may include a distally located end effector movable between a contracted state and an expanded state. The end effector may include a plurality of support members each including a passage. The end effector may also include a plurality of movable members. A first movable member may include a first portion extending into a first passage of the support member passages. The retrieval device may also include a proximally located handle assembly including a longitudinal actuator and a twisting actuator coupled to the plurality of movable members. The longitudinal actuator and twisting actuator may be configured to longitudinally move and twist the movable members without longitudinally moving and twisting the support members.
US10537342B2	X-ray based cutblock positioning jig A cut block positioning jig including a first alignment member, a second alignment member, and both first and second guide members. The first alignment member is movable towards and away from a patient's bone to which the positioning jig is mounted to arrange the jig at a predetermined position relative to the bone based on x-rays of the patient. The second alignment member is movable towards and away from the bone to arrange the jig at the predetermined position relative to the bone. The first and second guide members are configured to direct cut block support members to the bone to couple a cut block to the bone to provide the bone with patient-specific cuts.
US10537333B2	Vaso-occlusive device delivery system A vaso-occlusive device delivery assembly includes a pusher assembly having proximal and distal ends, a conductive sacrificial link disposed at the distal end of the pusher assembly, and a vaso-occlusive device secured to the pusher assembly by the sacrificial link. The pusher assembly includes first and second conductors extending between the proximal and distal ends thereof. The sacrificial link is electrically coupled between the first and second conductors, such that the first conductor, sacrificial link and second conductor form an electrical circuit, and, when a disintegration current is applied through the sacrificial link through the first and second conductors, the sacrificial link thermally disintegrates, thereby releasing the attachment member and vaso-occlusive device from the pusher assembly.
US10537331B2	Surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomosis and surgical staples for use therewith The present disclosure relates to an anvil assembly, an end effector and/or a surgical stapler suitable for performing curved or circular anastomosis and/or treatment to internal walls of hollow tissue organs wherein the anvil assembly includes an anvil center rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the center rod defining a central longitudinal axis; and an anvil head secured to the distal end of the anvil center rod. The anvil head includes an anvil plate defining a tissue contact surface; and a plurality of staple forming pockets formed in the tissue contact surface of the anvil plate, wherein each of the plurality of staple pockets defines an arcuate longitudinal axis.
US10537329B2	Surgical clip applier A surgical clip applier is provided including a housing, at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing, a channel assembly extending distally from the housing, a clip carrier disposed within said channel assembly and defining a channel therein, a plurality of clips slidably disposed within the channel of said clip carrier, a jaw assembly including a pair of jaws extending from an end of the channel assembly, opposite the housing, adapted to accommodate a clip therein and being operable to effect formation of a clip in response to movement of said at least one handle, and a shuttle bar slidably supported in the channel assembly and configured to transport a clip from the clip carrier to the jaw assembly.
US10537328B2	Closure device with fixed jaw hook A device includes a capsule extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough. The capsule is releasably coupled to a proximal portion of the device. Device also includes a first arm rigidly fixed to the distal end of the capsule to extend distally therefrom. In addition, Device includes a second arm, a proximal end of which is slidably received within the capsule so that the second arm is movable between an open configuration, in which the second arm is moved laterally away from the first arm and a distal end of the second arm is moved distally past the distal end of the first arm, and a closed configuration, in which the second arm is moved toward the first arm and the distal end of the second arm is moved proximally toward the distal end of the first arm.
US10537327B2	Minimally invasive surgery tissue (MIST) clip Clips, or clasps for temporarily attaching lines and devices during refraction or for compressing, ligating or dissecting various vessels and ducts are often required during surgical (e.g., arteries, veins and the common bile duct) and non-surgical procedures.
US10537326B2	Multi-fire surgical stapling apparatus including safety lockout and visual indicator A surgical stapling apparatus includes a cartridge assembly, a firing assembly, and a lockout assembly. The cartridge assembly is configured to house a plurality of sets of surgical fasteners. The firing assembly is configured for repeated actuation wherein, upon each actuation, the firing assembly is moved from a first position to a second position to at least partially eject a set of surgical fasteners. The firing assembly further configured to translate from the second position back to the first position to reset the firing assembly for subsequent actuation. The lockout assembly is configured to permit a predetermined number of actuations and is configured to transition from a first condition, wherein subsequent actuation is permitted, to a second condition, wherein subsequent actuation is inhibited, when a number of previous actuations of the firing assembly is equal to the predetermined number of actuations.
US10537321B2	Suture passers adapted for use in constrained regions Described herein suture passer apparatus (devices and systems) that may be used to suture tissue within a narrow, confined space. In particular, described herein are suture passers having an elongate body and a lower jaw member that houses a tissue penetrator that is adapted to extend laterally from the lower jaw member and be deflected by a second jaw member? The second jaw member typically deflects the tissue penetrator either distally or proximally.
US10537320B2	Articulating needle An arthroscopic needle having partial cuts or serrations along one side of a circular, hollow needle shaft allows the needle to bend, or articulate, by drawing a pull strip bar, defined by a thin strip along the interior side closet to the serrations in the hollow shaft, for compressing along the cuts to draw uncut segments into closer arrangement for curving the needle in the direction of the compressed side. The selectively articulating, or “bendable” needle that curves in response to a rotating knob provides for insertion of surgical attachment anchors in difficult-to-reach areas of meniscal tissue. The disclosed articulating needle has the ability to bend and access more anterior and posterior zones of meniscal repairs than conventional rigid needle approaches.
US10537313B2	Closure devices and methods A method for closing a puncture in a vessel wall of a blood vessel that includes advancing a guide member into proximity with a puncture in a vessel wall, positioning a distal end of an angle adjustment member distal to openings of the guide member, deploying the needle guides from the guide member through the openings, advancing the deflected needle guides and the suture securing devices through the vessel wall, retracting the needle guides to release the suture securing devices distally of the vessel wall, and establishing tension in the sutures to move the suture securing devices toward each other to thereby close the puncture.
US10537312B2	Articulating suturing device An apparatus for closing an opening in a body tissue. The apparatus includes a shaft, a plurality of arms, and an expander. The arms each extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of each arm is hingedly attached to or integrally formed with the shaft. The arms are laterally spaced apart from each other. The arms are movable between a retracted configuration, in which the arms are each aligned along the shaft, and a deployed configuration, in which the proximal end of each arm pivots respectively about the distal end of the arm so as to extend laterally away from the shaft. The expander is positioned within the shaft, and movement of the expander causes the arms to move between the retracted and deployed configurations. Methods of using the apparatus are also included.
US10537311B2	Biopsy device arming mechanism A biopsy device for percutaneous tissue removal includes an elongated housing having an operational axis, a stylet hub slidably mounted in the housing, where the stylet hub is movable relative to the housing between a proximal, armed position, and a distal, fired position, the stylet hub having a stylet strike, a cannula hub slidably mounted in the housing alongside the stylet hub, and a spring-biased arming member. The cannula hub is movable relative to the housing between a proximal, armed position, and a distal, fired position. The arming member is moveably mounted to the housing proximal of the respective stylet and cannula hubs, and configured for manually-actuated movement from a relaxed, extended position to a loaded, compressed position to define a compressive arming stroke. The biopsy device also includes an arming member biasing spring that restores the arming member from the compressed position to the extended position.
US10537308B2	Catheter for prevention of stroke and method of use A catheter for prevention of stroke by diverting and filtering the blood flow to carotid and vertebral arteries is provided. The catheter includes at least one balloon with an outer mesh cover that expands upon the balloon inflation and stays expanded after the balloon is deflated. The inflation of the balloon in the aortic arch or head vessels provides the deflection of embolic particles from the cerebral circulation and expands the outer mesh that provides for filtering and deflection of cerebral emboli after the balloon is deflated. An associated method of prevention of cerebral emboli and embolic stroke is provided.
US10537307B2	Ultrasound apparatus and information providing method of the ultrasound apparatus An information providing method which is implementable by using an ultrasound apparatus includes obtaining ultrasound image data which relates to an object; displaying, on a first area of a screen, a gain setup window for setting a gain of the obtained ultrasound image data; receiving a gain which is set by a user on the gain setup window; and displaying, on a second area of the screen, an ultrasound image of the object to which the set gain is applied.
US10537304B2	Hand wand for ultrasonic cosmetic treatment and imaging Embodiments of the invention provide a dermatological cosmetic treatment and imaging system and method. In some embodiments, the system (20) includes a hand wand (100) with at least one finger activated controller (150, 160), and a removable transducer module (200) having an ultrasound transducer (280). In some embodiments, the system (20) can include a control module (300) that is coupled to the hand wand (100) and has a graphical user interface (310) for controlling the removable transducer module (200), and an interface (130) coupling the hand wand (100) to the control module (300). The interface (130) may provide power to the hand wand or may transfer a signal from the hand wand to the control module. In some embodiments, the cosmetic treatment system (20) may be used in cosmetic procedures on at least a portion of a face, head, neck, and/or other part of a patient.
US10537299B2	Attenuation map reconstruction from TOF PET data Systems and methods for determining an attenuation sinogram for a time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scan using only TOF PET data, and including use of the total amount of tracer provided to the subject of the TOF PET scan, are provided. The total amount of injected tracer can be used to determine the otherwise unknown constant shift present when an attenuation sinogram is estimated using the gradient of the attenuation sinogram. The attenuation sinogram can therefore be accurately and stably determined without any additional knowledge on the attenuation sinogram or map.
US10537293B2	X-ray CT system, image display device, and image display method Techniques are provided that enable displaying of medical images that depict cyclic motions in the subject. An X-ray CT system scans, with X-rays, the subject whose targeted region is experiencing a cyclic motion and acquires detection data. This X-ray CT system comprises a reconstruction processor, a moving image creator, and a display controller. The reconstruction processor generates a plurality of sets of volumetric data based on a plurality of sets of detection data that have been acquired during one cycle of the cyclic motion. The moving-image creator creates a moving image that shows the cyclic motion, on the basis of at least a part of the plural sets of volumetric data. The display controller superposes the moving image over an image based on the volumetric data and displays these images on the display unit.
US10537291B2	Medical procedure monitoring system A system and method for monitoring a medical procedure performed in a clinical environment is provided. An audio recorder is configured to produce a verbal data signal that is representative of a verbal communication occurring in the clinical environment, and a data analyzer is configured to detect an adverse condition based upon the verbal data signal. An alert module is configured to alert an operator upon the detection of an adverse condition.
US10537286B2	Catheter with multiple spines of different lengths arranged in one or more distal assemblies A catheter having a distal assembly with multiple spines with proximal ends affixed to the catheter and free distal ends. The spines have different lengths so distal ends of the spines trace different circumferences along an inner tissue surface of a tubular region to minimize risk of vein stenosis. The spine lengths can be configured so that the distal ends trace a helical pattern. The distal assembly may have a plunger which deflects the spines when moved longitudinally relative to the distal assembly. The catheter may include a second distal assembly distal of a first distal assembly wherein the first and second distal assemblies are separated by a fixed distanced or an adjustable distance.
US10537279B2	Methods for providing expiratory pressure relief in positive airway pressure therapy A method of operating a CPAP apparatus in which the interface pressure is controlled to rapidly drop at the start of expiration by an expiratory relief pressure (ERP) that is independent of instantaneous respiratory flow, following which the pressure rises to an inspiratory level at or shortly before the end of expiration, or at the onset of an expiratory pause, if any. The ERP is an increasing function of the inspiratory pressure. The expiratory pressure follows a template that is a function of the expected expiration time, the magnitude of the template being equal to the ERP. The current estimated proportion of expiration is determined by comparing the expiration time of the breath in progress to low-pass filtered expiratory durations measured for a number of the preceding breaths.
US10537277B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for visualization of resection target during epilepsy surgery and for real time spatiotemporal visualization of neurophysiologic biomarkers The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for visualization of a resection target during epilepsy surgery and for real time spatiotemporal visualization of neurophysiologic biomarkers. One exemplary method includes a real time neurophysiologic biomarker visualization system implemented by at least one computer, receiving, as input, a pre-electrode-implantation MRI of an epilepsy patient's brain.
US10537272B2	Device for measuring electrophysiological data with improved reliability A device for measuring electrophysiological data includes: a series of electrodes; a control circuit including a DC voltage source connected to the electrodes in order to apply, to a pair of electrodes, DC voltage pulses, and in order to connect another high-impedance electrode; and a measurement circuit for measuring the potential of the electrodes and data representative of the current passing through at least one active electrode. The device further includes at least one base incorporating the control circuit and the measurement circuit, and a housing suitable for receiving an electrode assembly which includes at least one electrode of the series in a removable manner, so as to be able to connect or disconnect the electrodes to/from the control circuit and to/from the measurement circuit.
US10537267B2	Monitoring a neuromuscular blockade status The present disclosure relates to various methods for determining a neuromuscular blockade status and systems suitable for performing such methods. The present disclosure further relates to electro-stimulation electrodes for stimulating a muscle of a patient, optionally in the context of at least some of the mentioned methods. The present disclosure still further relates to hybrid air-signal connectors for use in an electro-stimulation cuff which can be used in the context of at least some of the cited methods. The present disclosure also relates to electro-stimulation circuits comprising an electrode portion and a track portion suitable for pressure cuffs for electro-stimulation, and to pressure cuffs configured to be arranged around a limb of a patient and comprising an active electro-stimulation electrode and a passive electro-stimulation electrode. These electro-stimulation circuits and pressure cuffs may also be used in the context of at least some of the mentioned methods.
US10537264B2	G-LOC warning method and system using G-LOC warning algorithm The present invention relates generally to a method for preventing gravity-induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC), which arises from increased acceleration during flight, and more particularly, to a G-LOC warning method and system using a G-LOC warning algorithm, which detects, in advance, risk factors that cause a G-LOC state by monitoring a change in the electromyogram (EMG) signal in real time. According to the G-LOC warning method and system using the G-LOC warning algorithm of the present invention, because information about the EMG signal is measured and collected in real time, changes in the EMG signal of a pilot who is exposed to high levels of acceleration during a flight maneuver are measured and checked on the spot.
US10537263B2	Atrial fibrillation detection system and methods of use An atrial fibrillation detection system and associated methods of use are disclosed for analyzing and identifying atrial fibrillation signs of a user. In at least one embodiment, the system includes an at least one computing device configured for receiving and processing an at least one biosignal associated with heart activity of the user as captured by an at least one beat detector, and subsequently transmitting said processed at least one biosignal, as a plurality of sequence segments, making up an at least one interbeat interval sequence of the biosignal, to an at least one classifier configured for determining a probability of the at least one interbeat interval sequence of the biosignal being an atrial fibrillation rhythm or a non-atrial fibrillation rhythm.
US10537258B2	Method and software to determine probability of sleep/wake states and quality of sleep and wakefulness from an electroencephalogram Method and software are provided to format a probability index that reflects where an electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern lies within the spectrum of wakefulness to deep sleep, which employs a computer/microprocessor that performs frequency domain analysis of one or more discrete sections (Bins) of the EEG to determine the EEG power at specified frequencies, optionally calculates the total power over specified frequency ranges, assigns a rank to the power at each frequency, or frequency range, assigns a code to the Bin that reflects the ranking of the different frequencies or frequency ranges, and determines an index that reflects where said EEG pattern within said Bin(s) lies within the spectrum of wakefulness to deep sleep by use of a reference source, such as a look-up table or other suitable decoding instrument. The reference source is obtained by calculating the probability of Bins with different codes occurring in epochs scored as awake or asleep in reference files scored by one or more expert technologists or by an automatic scoring software.
US10537256B2	Health and fitness monitor for determining a minimum heart rate Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for analyzing heart rate data for a fitness or health device. In some example embodiments, there may be provided an apparatus that includes at least one processor and at least one memory including program code which when executed configures the apparatus to at least: receive, from at least one heart rate sensor, a heart rate data set collected from a subject over at least one session; filter the heart rate data set to remove at least one heart rate value failing to satisfy a predetermined duration threshold; determine a minimum heart rate value from the filtered heart rate data; and provide the determined minimum heart rate. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
US10537255B2	Optical fiber pressure sensor The disclosure includes an apparatus including an elongated assembly, at least a portion of which is sized, shaped, or otherwise configured to be inserted into a human body to measure a physiological parameter at an internal location within the body. The elongated assembly includes an elongated member having a first length and an outer surface, a coil disposed about at least a portion of the elongated member, the coil having a second length, and at least one stand-off member positioned between the outer surface of the elongated member and the coil, where the at least one member is configured to prevent the coil from contacting an optical fiber positioned between the elongated member and the coil.
US10537252B2	Radio frequency mapping using mobile monitoring devices A system, includes a wireless communication network that transmits data over available radio frequency channels, one or more medical sensors that are associated with a patient and that detect physiological data from the patient, and one or more communication hubs associated with the patient and that receive the detected physiological data from the one or more medical sensors and scan the available radio frequency channels around the one or more communication hubs to generate radio frequency data indicative of a measured signal strength in each available radio frequency channel of the of available radio frequency channels. The one or more communication hubs wirelessly transmit the physiological data and the radio frequency data via one or more of the of available radio frequency channels. The system further includes a processor and a memory storing instructions, such that the instruction cause the processor to receive the radio frequency data and provide communications instructions to the one or more communication hubs to communicate the physiological data over a different available radio frequency channel based on the radio frequency data.
US10537248B2	Dermatoscope device A dermatoscope device is provided. The dermatoscope device includes an optical tube structure including an optical unit, which is provided to allow an observer to enlarge and inspect an observation target, and a light emitting unit which irradiates light to the observation target to be enlarged and inspected through the optical unit, a control module to control a form of irradiating the light through the optical unit, and a housing having the optical tube structure and the control module embedded therein.
US10537242B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a converter configured to convert an analog signal obtained from detected interference light into a digital signal and a clock generator configured as an interferometer including an optical path through which part of light emitted from a light source passes, the optical path being split into a first optical path and a second optical path having an optical path length difference therebetween, to generate a clock used by the converter sampling the analog signal at a frequency corresponding to the optical path length difference. The converter includes n A/D converters, n being an integer of at least 2, and is configured to change phases of n clocks obtained from the clock to produce a phase difference therebetween, and to generate a clock having an n-times frequency from the n clocks and n analog signals obtained from the analog signal using the n A/D converters.
US10537238B2	Substantially rigid and stable endoluminal surgical suite for treating a gastrointestinal lesion Exemplary embodiments of devices and method for affecting at least one anatomical tissue can be provided. A configuration can be provided that includes a structure which is expandable (i) having and/or (ii) forming at least one opening or a working space through which the anatomical tissue(s) is placed in the structure. For example, the structure, prior to being expanding, can have at least one partially rigid portion. In addition, or as an alternative, upon a partial or complete expansion thereof, the structure can be controllable to have a plurality of shapes. Further, the structure can be controllable to provide the working space with multiple shapes and/or multiple sizes.
US10537236B2	Anti-fogging device for endoscope Anti-fogging system for an endoscope including an endoscope having an outer housing, an imaging arrangement, and a distal window. A filter lens is located at the distal window, with the filter lens allowing a first portion of electromagnetic light to pass therethrough while absorbing a second portion of electromagnetic light in order to heat the filter lens.
US10537235B2	Multimodal endoscope apparatus A multimodal endoscope apparatus includes optical components (couplers, collimators, mirrors, beam splitters, filters and the like) structured to work together to interact with a multimodal endoscope probe to provide at least two imaging modalities selected from fluorescence imaging, optical coherence tomography, and photoacoustic imaging. The multimodal endoscope probe includes a fiber optic imaging bundle including a multitude of optical fibers. In embodiments employing photoacoustic imaging, the multimodal endoscope probe further includes a polymer-Fabry-Perot interferometer. In some embodiments, a galvo scanner and fiber collimator are included and are together capable of directing light to a single optical fiber of the multitude optical fibers. The system is modular in some embodiments, allowing for switching of some components.
US10537233B2	Medical observation device and medical observation method To suppress sudden changes in brightness due to a disturbance in a captured image, provided is a medical observation device, including: an acquisition section that acquires a sensing result of a brightness of an image of a subject in a living organism; and a control section that decides, according to a first interval in which the brightness sensing result indicates a value inside a certain range, a second interval in which to maintain an exposure of an imaging section at an exposure corresponding to a value included in the range.
US10537231B2	Endoscopic instrument An endoscopic instrument including first, second and third portions, a first main hinge with a first main-hinge part, a further first main-hinge part and a first sub-hinge, a second main hinge with a second main-hinge part, a further second main-hinge part and a second sub-hinge, and a rigid main pressure rod. The first and second portions are connected via the first main hinge, such that the first and second portions can be angled. The first and third portions are connected via the second main hinge such that the first and third portions can be angled. The main pressure rod is coupled to the first and second sub-hinges, so that displacement of the first main hinge by angling the second portion relative to the first portion transmits a force, via the main pressure rod, to the second main hinge and causes an angling of the third portion relative to the first portion.
US10537223B2	Mop tool A mop tool is provided. The mop tool includes: an elongated stick; a cleaning head which includes a head body that has a coupling portion rotatably coupled to one end of the stick, and a gap portion that extends from the coupling portion of the head body toward at least one side of the head body; and a rotation control element which is installed on the stick so as to be movable along the stick. The rotation control element includes a locking member which is releasably coupled to at least a part of the head body which adjoins the gap portion, and restricts a relative rotation between the cleaning head and the stick.
US10537222B2	Cleaning sheet and cleaning instrument A cleaning sheet includes an aperture and a housing space. The housing space further includes a first space region, and a second space region which is shorter than the first space region. The first space region is disposed closer to the aperture than the second space region.
US10537221B2	Wall following robot An example robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface, a bumper mounted on the body to enable movement of the bumper relative to the body, a sensor to produce a signal in response to the movement of the bumper relative to the body caused by contact between the bumper and the surface, and a controller to control movement of the body to cause the body to track the surface based on a value. The bumper is movable between an uncompressed position relative to the body and a compressed position relative to the body. The signal varies linearly with the movement of the bumper relative to the body. The value is based on the signal and indicates that the bumper in a partially compressed position has a compression range between the uncompressed position and the compressed position.
US10537219B2	Cyclone assembly for surface cleaning apparatus and a surface cleaning apparatus having same A cyclone assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus has a first cyclonic cleaning stage and a second cyclonic cleaning stage downstream from the first cyclonic cleaning stage. The first cyclonic cleaning stage has a first cyclonic stage air outlet and the second cyclonic cleaning stage has a plurality of second cyclonic stage cyclone air inlets and a second cyclonic stage air inlet end. The first cyclonic cleaning stage air outlet communicates directly with an annular flow region that extends around the second stage air inlet end of the second cyclonic stage.
US10537216B2	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus A hand vacuum cleaner has an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. A cyclone chamber positioned in the air flow path has a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet. A pre-motor filter is positioned downstream of the cyclone air outlet and a suction motor is positioned in the air flow path downstream of the pre-motor filter. The pre-motor filter is vertically spaced from the cyclone axis of rotation when the upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned above the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner, and air travels generally rearwardly from the pre-motor filter to the suction motor.
US10537214B2	Toilet seat and lid assembly with integral collapsible urinal The present invention is a western style toilet seat and lid assembly, containing an integral urinal. The most basic embodiment presented herein features a front opening in a modified toilet lid, positioned directly over a rigidly attached urine pan, forming a urine receptacle conveniently located for standing users. Another embodiment features a removable and collapsible “dry” urinal cartridge, and a self-engaging lid braking system that allows users to quickly adjust the urinal position to their height. Other embodiments presented herein incorporate water rinse systems, supplied through concealed plumbing, and operated by manual or automatic pneumatic controls. The comprehensive designs integrate numerous user-friendly features including a self-opening cartridge, funnel spout seals that prevents drips during seated use, debris screening, odor control accommodations, and rotational dampening systems. For each embodiment presented herein, the toilet seat and lid operate just as conventional components, providing all the benefits of traditional seat and lid assemblies.
US10537213B2	Hand dryer apparatus A hand dryer apparatus includes: a casing having an air inlet port that admits air and a nozzle that discharges the air admitted through the air inlet port; a fan that is housed in the casing and generates an airflow directed from the air inlet port toward the nozzle; and an intake air pathway body placed in the casing and forming an intake air pathway extending from the air inlet port toward the fan. The casing includes a base supporting the fan and a cover having the air inlet port and removable from the base. The intake air pathway body is fixed on the cover.
US10537212B1	Dispenser for coin tissue Provided is a dispenser for coin tissue that can hygienically keep coin tissues and is easy to use. The dispenser for coin tissue includes a housing and a coin tissue accommodation portion provided in the housing and accommodating a plurality of coin tissues. The dispenser also includes a water accommodation portion provided in the housing and accommodating water and a tissue supply waiting portion provided in an upper portion of the housing and in which at least one of the plurality of coin tissues waits. The dispenser further includes a water supply portion provided in the housing and supplying the water to the tissue supply waiting portion.
US10537211B2	Shower scrubbing device A shower scrubbing device is an apparatus that attaches to a shower wall that has three back scrubbing discs with removable scrubbing covers, located on the front of the device that rotate via a motorized gear set behind the front cover and are adjustable in height using a carriage designed to be moved along a vertical track. A shaft for each back-scrubbing disc extends through parallel elongated slots for adjusting height, and attach to a respective gear in the gear set behind the front cover. The shower scrubbing device is battery operated.
US10537210B1	Whirlpool bath with descaling function A whirlpool bath with descaling function is provided. The whirlpool bath 1 comprises a bathtub body 10 including a bathtub 11, suction port 20 sucking the water contained in the bathtub 11, first jet nozzles 30 jetting bubble water into the bathtub 11, a circulation pipe 40 including a water supply pipe 41 and a return pipe 42, a pump 50 installed in the circulation pipe 40, a bypass pipe 60 branched from the water supply pipe 41 and connected to the return pipe 42 to directly return the water in the water supply pipe 41 to the pump, and a second jet nozzle 70 mixing air with water passing through the bypass pipe 60 to generate and jet bubble water. The scale of the circulation pipe 40, the pump 50 and the bypass pipe 60 is removed by bubble water generated by the second jet nozzle 70.
US10537205B2	Appliance and method for heating and/or frothing milk An appliance for heating and/or frothing milk, in which steam or a mixture of steam and air acting as a heat carrier is injected into the milk, with the heating unit including an inner steam channel and an outer annular channel for the milk. The outer annular channel coaxially surrounds the inner steam channel, with hot steam or a mixture of steam and air being supplied at an upstream end of the steam channel and with milk being supplied at an upstream end of the annular channel. To improve the heat output and the energy efficiency of the heating unit and to reduce the maintenance requirement, the steam channel and the annular channel are separated from one another, with their downstream ends opening out into an outlet channel for discharging the heated and/or frothed milk.
US10537201B2	Beverage production system using capsules The invention concerns beverage production system comprising a capsule (10) and a module (1) for producing a beverage from the capsule, the capsule (10) comprising an enclosure (10a) and a rim (10b), and the module (2) comprising a first capsule engagement member (3), which can be displaced relative to a second, co-operating capsule engagement member (2d) between a capsule discharge position and a beverage production position, and the displaceable first capsule engagement member (3) comprises holding means configured for holding the capsule within, the module comprising at least two means (7, 7a, 7b) for engaging the rim of the capsule extending beyond the first capsule engagement member when the first capsule engagement member (3) is displaced from the beverage production position to its capsule discharge position, and wherein the holding means are discrete hooks (341, 342) configured to engage with the rim (10b) of the capsule, and the retaining means are configured so that, during the displacement of the first capsule engagement member (3) from the beverage production position to its capsule discharge position, one (7b) of the two engaging means engages the rim of the capsule before the other engaging mean (7a).
US10537198B2	Automated immersion apparatus and method for cooking meals A system and method for storing, preserving and cooking meals using the sous-vide technique. The system and method of the present invention is designed to automatically cook, upon request a meal having various ingredients by immersing bagged food in temperature controlled liquid. The cooking time may be manually or automatically programmed from downloaded cooking direction associated with the food. The cooking request may be given by a user from the physical apparatus or using a mobile device application.
US10537197B2	Expandable, locking bag to prevent delivered packages from being stolen This invention is new because it's the first device of its kind designed to be used to prevent packages from being stolen after delivery to a consumer's house. Other methods like locking boxes or special locks either already exist, or are being developed but this device is the first locking bag for that purpose that is held securely by an extended strap that closes under a door, or secures to a physical object.
US10537196B1	Package receiving system A package receiving system includes a cover, a back wall coupled to the cover by a movable joint, a first side wall, a second side wall, a bottom wall, and a front wall. The package receiving system is movable from a collapsed state to an expanded state.
US10537193B1	Head rest device The head rest device is a cushion. The head rest device is configured to cushion the head of a person in a face-down position. The head rest device further provides accommodations to allow the person to insert a plurality of arms into the interior of the head rest device. The head rest device is further configured as a pedestal. The pedestal is a structure configured to support a personal data device in an elevated position relative to the supporting surface on which the head rest device rests. The head rest device comprises a foam curvilinear block.
US10537189B2	Reception system for receiving objects A reception system for receiving objects comprises at least one reception device for receiving objects, a conveyor device, which has at least one conveyor belt section for conveying objects in a conveyance direction in the at least one reception device, and a sensor device, which is arranged on the at least one reception device, for detecting objects in the at least one reception device. It is provided in this case that the sensor device is designed to emit sensor signals along different signal paths over the reception device, to conclude a fill level of the reception device on the basis of an interaction of at least one of the sensor signals with objects conveyed into the reception device. In this manner, a reception system for receiving objects is provided, which enables further automation, in particular in the conveyance of objects into a reception device.
US10537177B2	Furniture member with adjustable seat depth A furniture member may include a seat base frame, a seat bottom, and a seatback. The seat bottom may be attached to the seat base frame. The seatback may be attached to the seat base frame and may include a seatback frame and a seat-depth-adjustment mechanism. The seat-depth-adjustment mechanism may include a backrest support member and a seat-depth-adjustment actuator. The seat-depth-adjustment actuator may be mounted to the seatback frame and may be drivingly coupled to the backrest support member to move the backrest support member relative to the seatback frame and the seat bottom between a retracted position and an extended position.
US10537172B2	Single-column conference table A single-column conference table includes a base, a table top, and a lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism includes an upright column having a bottom portion fixed to the base. A first accommodating chamber is defined inside the upright column. A lifting sleeve is provided in the first accommodating chamber. A second accommodating chamber is defined inside the lifting sleeve. The lifting sleeve is fixed to the table top. A driving unit is provided in the second accommodating chamber. The driving unit is a gas spring. A bottom of the gas spring is fixed to the base together with the upright column. A top of the gas spring is fixed to the support seat. The table top connected with the support seat can be lifted or lowered through the gas spring. The conference table is more stable and reliable during the lifting operation and can prevent the table top from rotating.
US10537171B2	Shelf attachment for lounge chair A shelf attachment for use with a beach or lounge chair is formed of one-piece or has a first shelf half and a second shelf half hingedly and foldably connected to the first shelf half. An elongated member extends through interlocking projections extending from the first shelf half and from the second shelf half to hingedly connect the first and second shelf halves. A first clamp assembly is secured to the first shelf half and a second clamp assembly is secured to the second shelf half to mount the shelf to the rail of a chair.
US10537163B2	Composition dispensing device A composition dispensing device engages a body surface, such as the scalp, while simultaneously dispensing a composition from an attached container on the surface. The device detachably joins a container of a composition and enable uniform dispensing and application of the composition on a body surface. The device comprises a housing that detachably joins with a container of composition. A platform having a plurality of apertures rests coplanar with the housing. A plurality of conduits, or hollow bristles, extend from the platform. The conduits include channels that are in communication with the housing and the container of composition. The conduits are arranged as inner and outer conduits, with the outer conduits being slightly longer to create a generally concave effect. The conduits terminate at an angled tip portion that engages the body surface, while simultaneously dispensing the composition from terminal openings or lateral openings formed at the tip.
US10537162B2	Hair styling device The present invention discloses a hair styling device (10, 20) comprising an inner cylindrical shell (121, 221) provided with through-holes; a rotatable cylindrical shell (122, 222) surrounding the inner cylindrical shell (121, 221); a drive assembly (123, 223) for driving the rotatable cylindrical shell (122, 222) to rotate around the inner cylindrical shell (121, 221) for winding hair around the inner cylindrical shell (121, 221); and a wind supply assembly (130, 230) for supplying hot air to any hair wound around the inner cylindrical shell (121, 221) through the through-holes. According to the present invention, hot air is supplied to the hair wound around the inner cylindrical shell (121, 221) so that the hair is heated evenly and shaped.
US10537160B1	Jewelry device An article of chained jewelry may include a pod unit fitting into the body of each pod unit, both stacking up vertically and horizontally. Each pod unit is provided be so that the body of each pod unit is designed to have a protrusion extending out on one side, and an opening on the opposite side of body along an axis. In operation, when one pod unit is place next to another, the protrusion extending from the body mates or connects into the opening of the adjacent pod unit, to form a chain of pod units.
US10537159B2	Adjustable garment closure A technique for closing garments provides a flexible line and a take-up component. The flexible line has a first end and a second end. Each end of the flexible line is coupled to a respective fastener, and each fastener is configured to attach to a respective garment portion, such as portions of a sweater, prayer shawl, scarf, or the like. The take-up component contains a segment of the flexible line and is adjustable to vary the segment's length. In this manner, a person can attach the two fasteners and adjust the take-up component to vary a degree of closure between the garment portions.
US10537157B2	Ergonomic wristband with device support means A wristband assembly for supporting a device on a wrist, the wristband assembly comprising: a wristband; fastening means to releasably secure the device to the wristband; and at least one distal forearm engaging portion to mount the fastening means over an inner wrist bone of the wrist, whereby the fastening means is configured to mount the device to the wristband and onto the side of the wrist.
US10537156B2	Shock-absorbing footwear Disclosed herein are a shock-absorbing devices and shoes. In one aspect, the shoe encompasses an upper; a sole; and at least one shock-absorbing assembly, the shock-absorbing assembly including: a support frame connected to at least a portion of the upper or sole, and a plurality of shock-absorbing members having first and second opposed ends, the first ends of the shock-absorbing members being connected to a portion of the support frame. Also disclosed herein are methods for dampening an applied force to a joint during walking using the disclosed devices and shoes.
US10537153B2	Midsole with graded response A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a midsole having four stacked polymeric sheets bonded to one another to define a first cushioning layer, a second cushioning layer, and a third cushioning layer. Each cushioning layer comprises a sealed chamber retaining gas in isolation from each other sealed chamber. Bonds between adjacent ones of the sheets are arranged such that the third cushioning layer is stacked directly above the first cushioning layer with the second cushioning layer bordering both the first cushioning layer and the third cushioning layer, and the sealed chamber of the second cushioning layer includes a plurality of elongated segments each extending lengthwise across a longitudinal midline of the midsole at a respective acute angle to the longitudinal midline.
US10537152B2	Shoe assembly with non-linear viscous liquid Shoes and shoe sole assemblies and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a shoe and shoe sole assembly made of a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material that becomes more resilient as more energy is applied. The shoe and shoe sole assembly is configured with a heel and forefoot insert configured to fit within a recess in a midsole. In other embodiments, the non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material is mixed with at least one other polymer in a foam. The midsole is formed with a heel impact region and a forefoot region made of the foam.
US10537151B2	Article of footwear comprising a sole member with aperture patterns An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a customized cushioning sole system. A user's foot morphology and/or preferences may be used to design the sole member. The sole member can include a column of apertures that are formed along the outer surface of the sole member.
US10537150B2	Movement assistance device A movement assistance device comprising a first element for rigidly connecting the device to one foot of a user and transmitting a thrust force to said foot; and a second element linked to the first element by link means and intended to be in contact with the ground; the device further comprises means for transmitting a force from an exogenous energy source, to the first element and/or to the second element, in order to separate them from each other.
US10537148B2	Protective helmet cap The present disclosure provides an apparatus for use in reducing the impact to the head during sporting activities. The present disclosure provides a helmet cap that covers an underlying hard shell helmet. The helmet cap has a durable, energy absorbing outer shell, which lessens the initial impact to the helmet. The outer shell is formed into segments of padded material that may deform on impact. The outer shell has an inner surface that allows the outer shell to slide over the surface of a helmet thereby reducing forces applied to a wearer. The helmet cap may be securely attached to helmets without modification of the helmets. The helmet cap may include an adjustable fastener that allows the helmet cap to be securely attached to helmets of varying dimensions.
US10537141B2	Nursing garment A nursing garment computing system includes a nursing garment having a pair of breast cups with an electronic sensor to indicate the status of a breast in the pair of breast cups and a computing device to record the sensor data indicative of whether the breast cup is open or closed. The data can be electronically sent to an external device such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant to keep track of which breast cup has been opened for breastfeeding event, time between breastfeeding event, amount of time for breastfeeding from each side of the breast, a record of which side was nursed last, and a record of which side was nursed first during the last breastfeeding event.
US10537138B2	Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same An atomizer includes a mouthpiece assembly, a liquid supply assembly, a holder assembly, and an atomizing core. The liquid supply assembly includes a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, an air pipe, a movable element, and an elastic element. A through hole is provided between the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber. The movable element is movable along the air pipe between a first position and a second position. When the holder assembly is engaged with the liquid supply assembly, the elastic element is compressed, the movable element is in the first position, and the first liquid chamber is in communication with the second liquid chamber via the through hole. When the holder assembly is detached from the liquid supply assembly, the elastic element drives the movable element to move to the second position, and the through hole is sealed.
US10537131B2	Gamma cyclodextrin flavoring-release additives Electrically heated cigarettes used in an electrical smoking system include a flavoring-release additive and sorbent effective to remove one or more gas-phase constituents of mainstream tobacco smoke. The flavoring-release additive includes gamma cyclodextrin and at least one flavoring. Flavoring is released in a cigarette upon the flavoring-release additive reaching at least a minimum temperature during smoking. The flavoring-release additive can have various forms including, for example, powder and films.
US10537130B2	Agricultural skin grafting A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.
US10537126B2	Sausage products The present invention relates in particular to a raw material for producing minced meat, to a method for producing food items therefrom, to the food items thus obtained and to the use thereof.
US10537123B2	Quillaja-stabilized liquid beverage concentrates and methods of making same Disclosed are stabilized emulsion-including concentrates for drinkable beverages. The emulsion concentrates are stable at pH as low as about 2.0 to about 2.5 and include Quillaja, non-aqueous solvent, acidulant, lipid, and water. The emulsion-including concentrates may remain shelf-stable independently and as part of a drinkable beverage for about twelve months. Methods for making the emulsion-including concentrates are also provided.
US10537120B2	Lyotropic composition of carbohydrates in fats, method for obtaining it and application thereof in the preparation of chocolate and substitutes A lyotropic composition related to the food industry field, and particularly to the chocolate industry field is described. Specifically, a lyotropic composition comprising carbohydrates in fats is described. Also described is a method for producing the lyotropic composition. Moreover, different uses of said composition, particularly for the manufacture of chocolates and chocolate substitutes, including chocolate with honey and fruity chocolate are described.
US10537118B2	Method to convert insects or worms into nutrient streams and compositions obtained thereby A method to convert insects or worms into nutrient streams, such as a fat-containing, an aqueous protein-containing and a solid-containing fraction, includes (a) squashing insects or worms thereby obtaining a pulp, wherein the insects or worms are reduced in size, (b) heating the pulp to a temperature of 70-100° C., and (c) subjecting the heated pulp to a physical separation step, preferably decanting and/or centrifuging. The method does not comprise enzymatic treatment of the pulp. The fat-containing fraction comprises at least 80 wt. % insect or worm fat of which at least 40 wt. % are saturated fats. The aqueous protein fraction can be dried to obtain dried protein material, which contains at least 50 wt. % insect or worm protein-derived matter and at most 25 wt. % insect or worm fat based on dry weight. The protein has a pepsin digestibility of at least 50%. The resulting nutrient streams can be used in food, petfood, feed and pharmaceutical industry.
US10537113B2	3D-food product forming apparatus and process A process of inserting a stick into a meat patty, which is formed in a food product forming apparatus. The process includes inserting the stick at least partially into the meat patty while a drum of the food product forming apparatus rotates and the stick is moved for insertion into the meat patty by an insertion unit. While the stick is inserted into at least one cavity in one of the rows of cavities, another at least one cavity in another one of the rows of cavities is simultaneously filled with the meat patty. The step of inserting the stick takes place during a co-rotational movement of the drum and the insertion unit, while the drum rotates from a filling position to a discharge position.
US10537111B2	Multi-layered food product and method for forming A multi-layered food product comprises a filling encapsulated by a substantially baked yeast-leavened dough. The encapsulated filling is further encapsulated by a substantially baked chemically-leavened batter layer.
US10537109B2	Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests Novel insecticidal proteins isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis that are active against lepidopteran insect pests are disclosed. The DNA encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. These recombinant organisms can be used to control lepidopteran insects in various environments.
US10537105B2	Stable aqueous compositions The present invention relates to an herbicidal composition particularly stable at lower temperatures. The present invention provides a stable herbicidal composition comprising at least one pesticide in its salt form and a crystal habit modifying system comprising an alkoxylated alcohol and a polymer. Further the invention relates to a stable herbicidal composition comprising at least two pesticides in their salt form and a crystal habit modifying system comprising an alkoxylated alcohol and a polymer.
US10537096B2	Fishing lure system and kit having replaceable features and construction A flexible fishing lure is provided that includes a outer shape having a transverse opening for receiving a plurality of alternatively formed lure fin members allowing a user to change the action of a lure by fin selection without replacing the lure. Multiple internal channels within the lure are adaptively provided for receiving a variety of scent sticks, sound generators, light generators, flavor generating means. Flow internal channels extend from a front opening to gill openings allowing a water flow along an inserted scent or flavor stick member to pass through the lure body and exit proximate fin, nair, belly, or other locations simulating an injured or wounded fish leaking bodily fluids or blood. Other features to simulate wounded features. Replacement fins and weighting constructions allow a user to tailor a weight and action enabling a circling or injured motion during retrieval. The lure includes a flexible holographic-type attractive film and physical shape having a level-maintaining physical shape.
US10537095B2	System and method for using an impact-activated device for repelling sharks from marine geophysical survey equipment Disclosed are methods and systems for using an impact-activated device for repelling sharks from marine geophysical survey equipment. An embodiment discloses a marine geophysical survey system, comprising: marine geophysical survey equipment configured to be located in a body of water when in operation; and an impact-activated device coupled to the marine geophysical equipment, wherein the impact-activated device comprises a circuit configured to release a shark repellent in response to a pre-determined impact on the impact-activated device.
US10537090B2	Modular apparatus for cleaning pet toilet device The present invention relates to a modular apparatus for cleaning a pet toilet device and, more specifically, to an apparatus for cleaning a pet toilet device, the apparatus being improved so as to prevent the problem of overflowing or unnecessary flow of water, and comprising three structures of: a main structure, which automatically cleans the toilet device after a pet defecates, particularly, after urination; a sub-structure; and a water container, which are formed and coupled into modular units so as to be slim and compact, wherein cleaning can be carried out by only the main structure without the sub-structure.
US10537089B2	Waste heat recovery systems and methods for a livestock barn A system and method for thermally exchanging heat between waste air being expelled from a poultry barn and fresh outside/outdoor ambient air being introduced into the poultry barn.
US10537088B2	System for storing and cooling milk, milking system, and method for cooling milk A system for storing and cooling milk includes a cooling tank to store milk, a first sensor monitoring the filling level of milk in the cooling tank, and a cooling system cooling the milk in the cooling tank including a cooling device, a second sensor, and a control device. The cooling device includes an evaporator, a varying-capacity modulated scroll compressor connected with its suction side to the evaporator, a condenser connected to the high pressure side of the compressor, and an expansion valve interconnected between the condenser and the evaporator. The second sensor monitors a parameter indicative of the pressure at the suction side of the compressor. The control device is operatively connected to the first sensor to receive the monitored filling level, the second sensor to receive the monitored parameter, and the compressor to control the capacity thereof in response to the monitored filling level and the monitored parameter.
US10537085B1	Soybean cultivar 73330613 A soybean cultivar designated 73330613 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 73330613, to the plants of soybean cultivar 73330613, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 73330613, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 73330613. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 73330613. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 73330613, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 73330613 with another soybean cultivar.
US10537079B1	Inbred corn line 6DDML1219 A novel maize variety designated 6DDML1219 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 6DDML1219 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 6DDML1219 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 6DDML1219 or a locus conversion of 6DDML1219 with another maize variety.
US10537078B1	Soybean cultivar 78221232 A soybean cultivar designated 78221232 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 78221232, to the plants of soybean cultivar 78221232, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 78221232, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 78221232. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78221232. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78221232, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 78221232 with another soybean cultivar.
US10537075B1	Inbred corn line DES07 An inbred corn line, designated DES07, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line DES07, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line DES07 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line DES07 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line DES07, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line DES07 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US10537074B2	Method of controlling soil moisture, water accumulation and fertilizer distribution in land Described herein is a method of controlling soil moisture, water accumulation and fertilizer distribution in land. Elevation location data for land areas are extracted from two or more pixels of a topographic image including topographic data. Each pixel represents a land area. Wetness indices for the land areas are determined from the elevation and location data, based on the slope between two or more defined areas of land and an upslope contributing area per unit contour length. At risk defined areas of land, e.g., those at risk of accumulating water are identified based on wetness indices. Water is transported from the at risk defined areas of land to another location. The transporting of water reduces the risk of accumulating water in the at risk defined areas of land and improves crop growth potential in those areas.
US10537073B2	Conduit with connector and assembly thereof A fluid supply line is provided to reduce the labor and cost required for dripline system installations by providing predetermined fitting locations where driplines can be attached. The supply line consists of a conduit having a side wall, a connector extending through the side wall of the conduit, the connector having a conduit connecting segment extending outside the conduit and an inlet segment extending into the conduit, and the inlet segment being connected to the side wall of the conduit.
US10537072B2	Tooth assembly and cutting bits for stump grinder A stump grinding wheel tooth assembly having a mounting block positioned around the periphery of the wheel and a cutting bit attached to the mounting block by a pin passing through a hole in the cutting bit and a corresponding hole in the mounting block and capped by a nut. The mounting block may support multiple cutting bits arranged into a predetermined patterns based on the location of the holes, such as pairs of cutting bits or even a quad formation. The cutting bits may be provided in various geometric configurations, such as round, triangular, square, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal or decagonal.
US10537070B2	Process for the production of mycelial composite surfaces in a roll-to-roll format A method of producing a mycological composite material comprises inoculating a substrate of fibrous material with an inoculum of mycelial tissue; rolling the inoculated substrate into a roll; and thereafter incubating the rolled inoculated substrate for a time sufficient for the mycelial tissue to grow hyphae that enmesh with the substrate to form a cohesive unified filamentous network with the rolled inoculated substrate being characterized in being flexible. The rolled inoculated substrate may be subsequently processed by subjecting lengths of the roll to heat and pressure in molds to form rigid products.
US10537068B2	Apparatus and machine for transferring agricultural products, in an agricultural machine An apparatus for transferring agricultural products, for agricultural machines designed for the formation of a bale is provided. The transfer apparatus includes at least one impeller rotor, which can be arranged between a pick-up drum of agricultural products and a chamber for the compression of the agricultural products. The rotor is facing a deck, for delimiting at least partially a channel. The deck is coupled to a fixed frame by way of at least two supports which can move on command. At least one first support includes at least one support pin, which is coupled to a first portion of the deck and moved, in a corresponding guiding slot, by a corresponding actuator. At least one second support includes at least one crank, which is coupled to a second portion of the deck and rotatable about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the advancement direction.
US10537064B2	Retraction mechanism for extendable carriages of an agricultural accumulator An accumulator is coupled to an agricultural baler and includes a frame having a first end, a second end, and a support structure positioned between the first and the second ends. The accumulator includes a crop package moving assembly moveably coupled to the frame in a first direction and in a second direction. The crop package moving assembly is configured to move a crop package in the first direction. The accumulator includes a carriage coupled to the first end of the frame and configured to move relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position. The carriage is configured to move into the extended position to support the crop package. The carriage is also configured to move from the extended position into the retracted position in response to the crop package being removed from the carriage and the crop package moving assembly moving in the second direction.
US10537060B2	Stalk sensor apparatus, systems, and methods Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting stalks processed by a combine harvester, for measuring stalk diameters, and for displaying harvest metrics and yield data to a user based on stalk locations and stalk diameters.
US10537058B2	Stalk roll assembly for management of harvest residue A stalk roll assembly for header of a combine harvester. The assembly includes first and second stalk rolls spaced laterally with respect to one another and rotating in opposite directions. Each stalk roll includes a frusto-conical nose and a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body includes a plurality of radially extending flutes. The nose includes a pair of helical flights. The plurality of flutes includes at least one cutting flute having a straight edge and a plurality of puncturing flutes with teeth. The stalk rolls are laterally offset a distance that permits the tips of the flutes to laterally overlap and the teeth of the puncturing flutes are longitudinally offset so the tips of the teeth are received between with the valleys of the teeth of the other stalk roll.
US10537057B2	Spool assembly for a trimmer head A spool assembly includes a spool formed of a central section including a core wall containing a core and passages extending through the core wall, an upper flange located at an upper portion of the central section, a lower flange located at a lower portion of the central section, and a protrusion section integral with the central section and extending above the upper flange. The protrusion section includes a cut-out formed inside the protrusion section, the cut-out having a non-circular shape adapted to be securely engaged to a drive member of a motor.
US10537053B2	Implement wing caster wheel for transport An agricultural implement has a hitch frame, a center frame pivotally attached rearward of the hitch frame about a hitch pivot axis. Wing frames are pivotally attached to ends of the center frame and a center actuator is pivots the center and wing frames from a rearward extending operating position to an upward extending transport position. Caster wheels are pivotally mounted on front sides of the wing frames about caster and transport axes. In the operating position, the caster axes are oriented vertically and the transport axes are oriented horizontally, and in the initial transport position, the caster axes are oriented horizontally, perpendicular to the hitch pivot, the transport axes are oriented vertically, and caster wheel actuators pivot the caster wheels 90 degrees about the transport axes to align the caster axes with the hitch pivot axis. The caster wheels support the wing frames in both operating and transport positions.
US10542651B2	Inspection apparatus and quality control system for surface mounting line An inspection apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures an image of a board having a land on which a solder piece has been printed, an image of the board having a component mounted on the solder piece, or an image of the board having the component soldered to the land, a land determination unit that determines a position of an element on the board other than the land from the image of the board captured by the imaging unit, and determines a position of the land in the image based on the determined position of the element, and an inspection unit that inspects the solder piece or component on the land using the position of the land determined by the land determination unit as a reference.
US10542642B2	Anti EMF radiation protective housing A protective housing for shielding an individual against electro-magnetic field (EMF) radiation includes a conductive mesh configured to be suspended from an elevated position, a conductive plane at a base of the protective housing and configured to be a grounding plane for the protective housing, the conductive plane and conductive mesh being configured to shield an interior space, defined by the conductive plane and conductive mesh when suspended, against EMF radiation, and a cable coupled to a circumference of the conductive mesh and configured to weigh down the conductive mesh and to electrically couple the conductive mesh to the conductive plane.
US10542635B2	Electronic apparatus and dummy device An electronic apparatus includes a liquid immersion tank that stores a refrigerant and has a plurality of slots therein, an electronic device stored in one slot of the plurality of slots and a dummy device stored in another slot of the plurality of slots, formed in a hollow shape, the dummy device having a ceiling portion and a bottom portion, the ceiling portion having a first hole and an opening and closing portion to open and close the first hole, and the bottom portion being open, and a fixing portion that fixes the dummy device to the liquid immersion tank.
US10542629B2	Electronic apparatus cover Convenience in operating an electronic apparatus is improved for the purpose of protection of the electronic apparatus in a state mounted to the electronic apparatus. Therefore, an electronic apparatus cover includes a cover portion that covers at least a part of a display surface of an electronic apparatus, the cover portion including an operation position specifying recess that makes it easy to specify an operation position and a base being a portion other than the operation position specifying recess, at least a part of a circumferential portion of the operation position specifying recess being an operated portion, the operated portion being thinner than the base, a contact operation for causing the electronic apparatus to execute a specific function being performed on the operated portion. When such an electronic apparatus cover is mounted to the electronic apparatus, convenience in operating the electronic apparatus can be improved while ensuring protection of the electronic apparatus.
US10542625B2	Wiring substrate A wiring substrate includes a first wiring layer; a first insulation layer including a reinforcement material and a first opening extending through the reinforcement material and exposing a partial region of an upper surface of the first wiring layer, in which an end of the reinforcement material projects in the first opening; a second insulation layer not including a reinforcement material, covering an upper surface of the first insulation layer, a wall surface of the first opening, and a first part of the partial region and an entire surface of the reinforcement material projecting in the first opening, and including a second opening exposing a second part of the partial region; and a second wiring layer including a wiring portion formed on an upper surface of the second insulation layer and a via portion formed in the second opening and connecting the wiring portion to the first wiring layer.
US10542623B2	Porous polyimide shaped article A porous polyimide shaped article has a thickness in a range from 550 μm to 3,000 μm and has a relative dielectric constant of 1.8 or less and a dielectric loss tangent of 0.01 or less at 1 MHz. The porous polyimide shaped article satisfies the following formula: 1.2≤A≤1.6 wherein A represents a square root of a ratio of a pore size D84 where a cumulative percentage by number of pores from smaller sizes is 84% to a pore size D16 where the cumulative percentage by number of the pores from smaller sizes is 16% ((D84/D16)1/2) in a pore size distribution measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry.
US10542619B2	Electronic element with embedded information An electrical element includes an optically-detectable pattern of embedded information. A plurality of thin-film layers is applied on the surface of the substrate wherein one or more of the thin-film layers is at least partially transparent. The plurality of thin-film layers overlaps in an encoding region to form an optical layer structure, wherein at least one of the thin-film layers in the optical layer structure contributes to an electrical function of the electrical element. At least one of the thin-film layers in the optical layer structure includes an information-encoding pattern which contributes to an optically-detectable interference image when illuminated by incident light, and wherein the optically-detectable interference image corresponds to at least a portion of the pattern of embedded information.
US10542615B2	Liquid treatment apparatus including first electrode, second electrode, and first and second insulators surrounding lateral surface of first electrode A liquid treatment apparatus includes a liquid storing vessel, a first electrode, a second electrode at least partly arranged inside the vessel, a tubular first insulator surrounding a first-electrode lateral surface with a first space interposed therebetween, and including a first opening in an end surface in contact with the liquid, a tubular second insulator surrounding the first-electrode lateral surface inside the first insulator, a gas supply device supplying gas into the first space and ejecting the gas into the liquid through the first opening, and a power supply applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes and producing plasma. The second insulator is arranged with a second space interposed between the first and second insulators. Portions of the first and second insulators, those portions being positioned inside the vessel, are covered with the gas when the gas is supplied into the first space by the gas supply device.
US10542607B2	Wireless radio control for sensors An occupancy sensor includes a housing and one or more sensing elements. The occupancy sensor also includes one or more wireless radios. In addition, the occupancy sensor can include an interface element configured to control activation or deactivation of the one or more wireless radios upon interaction with the interface element.
US10542600B2	LED driving apparatus and lighting apparatus A light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a rectifier, a converter, a feedback circuit, and a controller. The rectifier converts alternating current power to direct current (DC) power. The converter supplies driving power to a plurality of LEDs based on the DC power. The feedback circuit generates a feedback signal based on a current flowing in the plurality of LEDs and adjusts a magnitude of the feedback signal. The controller changes a maximum value of a current output by the converter based on the adjusted magnitude of the feedback signal.
US10542597B2	Lighting control circuit and method for multiple LEDs A lighting control circuit (10) for controlling a plurality of LEDs (24, 26). The lighting control circuit (10) includes a current source (12) coupleable to a first LED (20) and a second LED (22); a first switch (24) configured to switch from an open position to a closed position when driven by a first drive signal (V3), wherein the first switch (24) is positioned to interrupt current flow (Iout) through the first LED (20) when the first switch (24) is in the open position; a second switch (26) configured to switch from an open position to a closed position when driven by a second drive signal (V4), the second drive signal (V4) being temporally non-overlapping with respect to the first drive signal (V3), wherein the second switch (26) is positioned to interrupt current flow (Iout) through the second LED (22) when the second switch (30) is in the open position.
US10542589B2	Electromagnetic print nozzle for direct-write additive manufacturing with resistive renditions A method and apparatus for additive manufacturing that includes a material guide for directing a supply of working material. An advancement mechanism comprising one or more pistons, pushers, plungers and/or pressure regulation systems are positioned behind at least a portion of the supply of working material for advancing the working material forward. The working material is heated using an electro-magnetic heating element and the melted or molten working material is deposited from a tip positioned at an end of the material guide.
US10542587B2	Heating elements of large sizes and of metallic tubular designs A series of metallic heating elements of large sizes are presented. A conventional metallic tubular heating element is positioned into a hollow metallic profile, wherein additional high temperature resistant components are used in different assemblies, as required. A coiled resistance conductor is positioned within the interstice of two metallic tubes fitted into one another, wherein an electrically insulating powder or grit is used within the interstice, and to embed the coiled resistance conductor, and wherein additional high temperature resistant components are used in different assemblies, as required. The assemblies provide methods to reduce the use of electrically insulating powders and/or thermally conductive powders for large size heating elements, and more particularly for radiant purposes; and components are also presented to improve the emissivity of the outer surface of the radiant heating elements with a colorful look, for surface temperatures operating around and up to 500° C. to 600° C.
US10542583B1	Method and apparatus of handling sidelink reception in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment). In one embodiment, the method includes setting a state variable used for the sidelink transmission to “1” when a PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) entity for the sidelink radio bearer is established. The method also includes performing the sidelink transmission for a very first data unit of the PDCP entity on the sidelink radio bearer, wherein a sequence number of the very first data unit is set to the state variable.
US10542580B2	Radio communication system Disclosed is a radio communication system capable of implementing a state transition related to an intermediate state between a connected state and an idle state.An aspect of the present invention relates to a user equipment, wherein the user equipment includes a state management unit that manages a communication state of the user equipment, and a state transition unit that causes the communication state of the user equipment to transition, and when the user equipment is communicating with the first base station, if cell reselection for the second base station is performed, the state transition unit performs the cell reselection for the second base station while the state management unit retains first radio parameter information for radio communication between the user equipment and the first base station and a first context identifier specifying the first radio parameter information.
US10542574B1	Wireless device connection handover A system and method includes a first device (e.g., a primary wireless earbud) connected to a second device (e.g., a secondary wireless earbud) using a first wireless connection. The first device is also connected to a third device (e.g., a smartphone or smart watch) using a second wireless connection. If the second device determines that the first wireless connection has disconnected, and if re-connection data is not received from the first device, the second device and the third device establish a third wireless connection between them.
US10542571B2	Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and computer readable storage medium A wireless communication apparatus including: a specified output device, and a processor coupled to the specified output device and configured to: establish a wireless connection between the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus, and control the specified output device to output an output pattern that is substantially shared with the other wireless communication apparatus so that a corresponding output pattern of the output pattern is output by another specified output device of the other wireless communication apparatus.
US10542570B2	System and method for relaying data over a communication network A system and method for exchanging data with a network including an authorized UE that is authorized to exchange the data with the network, and an unauthorized UE that is not authorized to exchange the data with the network. The unauthorized UE operable to receive an authorization credential, and to exchange the data with the network using the received authorization credential. A system and method for exchanging data with a network including a requesting device and a relay UE. The relay UE operable to receive a transferable relay profile associated with the requesting device, and to establish a connection with the requesting device to relay data between the network and the requesting device based on the transferable relay profile.
US10542568B2	Access channel management for wireless communication devices A method of managing access to a wireless communication network (101), comprising: a wireless communication device (101a, 101b, 101c) selecting (S2) an access channel out of a plurality of access channels (CH1, CH2, CH3) for transmission of a data packet based on a traffic type out of a plurality of traffic types (T1, T2, T3) assigned to the data packet.
US10542567B2	Random access procedure for latency reduction Certain embodiments disclose a method in a wireless device. The wireless device receives a location of a time and/or frequency resource of a first Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) from a network node. The wireless device receives a location of a time and/or frequency resource of a second PRACH. Furthermore, the wireless device transmits a first random access attempt via the first PRACH and transmits a second random access attempt via the second PRACH. The first PRACH and the second PRACH each have an associated preamble, and wherein the second PRACH preamble has a different length than the first PRACH preamble.
US10542565B2	Clear channel assessment (CCA) levels within wireless communications A wireless communication device is configured to perform clear channel assessment (CCA) using one or more CCA levels that are selected based on various criteria. The device receives or detects one or more packets on the communication medium, and the device then processes those one or more packets to determine status of one or more channels within one or more frequency bands using the one or more CCA levels. These CCA levels may be selected based on one or more parameters, and different CCA levels may be used at different times, for different channels, etc. Also, different CCA levels may be used to determine the status of different channels, different portions of the frequency spectrum, etc. When at least one channel is determined as being clear and available for usage, the device is configured to support communications with one or more other devices via one or more channels.
US10542561B2	Method, device, and system for transmitting signals in unlicensed band A method, a device, and a system for transmitting a downlink signal is provided. The method includes monitoring a first common control channel indicating a downlink (DL) interval of subframe (SF) #(n−1) and SF #n, monitoring a second common control channel indicating a DL interval of SF #n and SF #(n+1), and performing a DL reception process in the SF #n based on a detection result of the first common control channel and a detection result of second common control channel. The DL interval represents occupied OFDM symbols in a DL subframe.
US10542560B2	Method and apparatus for sending uplink control information for multi-radio access technology operation A method and apparatus for sending uplink control information by a multi-mode wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capable of operating on multiple component carriers of a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) for multi-RAT operation are disclosed. The WTRU may generate uplink control information (UCI) pertaining to a first RAT and a second RAT, wherein the UCI may include a first plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgements (HARQ-ACKs) pertaining to a plurality of downlink (DL) transmissions of the first RAT and a second plurality of HARQ-ACKs pertaining to a plurality of DL transmissions of the second RAT. The WTRU may multiplex at least part of the generated UCI pertaining to the first RAT and at least part of the generated UCI pertaining to the second RAT onto a physical channel on a component carrier of the second RAT.
US10542558B2	Devices and methods for uplink control channel design in regular bursts for new radio (NR) networks Wireless communication devices, such as a scheduled entity, are adapted to facilitate uplink transmissions on multiple physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs) of a regular burst period. According to one example, a scheduled entity may obtain a payload for an uplink transmission on a PUCCH. The scheduled entity may subsequently send the uplink transmission utilizing two or more physical uplink control channels (PUCCH) of a regular burst period, where each PUCCH is associated with a different frequency band of the regular burst period. According to one example, a scheduling entity may receive an uplink transmission, where the uplink transmission utilizes a first PUCCH of a regular burst period, and at least a second PUCCH of the regular burst period, each of the first and second PUCCHs being associated with respectively different frequency bands of the regular burst period. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
US10542555B2	Multi-user parallel channel access in WLAN systems Methods and apparatuses are related to multi-user parallel channel access (MU-PCA). For example, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is provided that is one of a plurality of WTRUs operable to simultaneously communicate via a plurality of channels managed by an access point (AP). The WTRU includes a receiver configured to receive, from the AP, over at least one channel of the plurality of channels, a group poll (G-Poll) message that includes a resource allocation that indicates at least one allocated channel of the plurality of channels for the WTRU; and a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink request message, to the AP in response to the G-Poll message, over the at least one allocated channel of the plurality of channels, the uplink request message corresponding to uplink data the WTRU has for transmission to the AP.
US10542551B2	Narrow band awareness for in-device coexistence This disclosure relates to techniques for wireless devices to improve wireless communication technology coexistence characteristics using narrow band use awareness in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may attach to a serving cell according to a first radio access technology. A frequency range in active use by the wireless device for communication according to the first radio access technology may be determined. The frequency range may include less bandwidth than the system bandwidth of the serving cell. An indication of the frequency range may be provided from a portion of the wireless device implementing the first radio access technology to a portion of the wireless device implementing a second radio access technology. It may be determined whether to modify operation of the wireless device with respect to the second radio access technology based at least in part on the indication of the frequency range.
US10542549B2	Wireless channel allocation amongst multiple base stations According to one configuration, a base station controller monitors use of multiple wireless channels amongst multiple wireless base stations operating in a wireless network environment. In response to detecting under allocation of wireless channels between a first wireless base station and a first group of communication devices, the base station control allocates a supplemental wireless channel to the first wireless base station. In one embodiment, the base station controller de-allocates a wireless channel from a second wireless base station and assigns the de-allocated wireless channel to the first wireless base station as the supplemental wireless channel. The base station controller then transmits a channel allocation communication to the first wireless base station, the channel allocation communication indicating an identity of the supplemental wireless channel allocated for use by the first wireless base station.
US10542548B2	Method for receiving device-to-device signal in wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method for receiving a device-to-device signal of a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting frequency division duplex (FDD) band and time division duplex (TDD) band-based carrier aggregation. Particularly, the present invention comprises a step for receiving a D2D signal on an uplink cell of the FDD band according to whether a wide area network (WAN) signal of the TDD band is transmitted and received on a specific sub-frame in which the WAN signal is received on a downlink cell of the FDD band, wherein the D2D signal is received when the TDD band transmits the WAN signal and a reception circuit (RX chain) for the TDD band is reconfigured for the uplink cell of the FDD band.
US10542547B2	Service-based cell selection and reselection Systems and techniques are disclosed for selecting service-specific cells that considers additional information about service availability at the cells. A base station stores service availability information in system information. A UE searching for a service-specific cell on which to camp receives the system information with service availability. The UE analyzes its service requirements against the service availability as well as measured radio conditions and selects a cell that enables service-specific support on which to camp. When a change occurs to availability of the service support at the base station, it notifies the camped UE of the change and the UE obtains the changed system information to determine whether to reselect a different cell on which to camp. When a service-specific cell is not available, the UE may select a suitable cell for normal service and periodically perform cell reselection in an attempt to again camp on a service-specific cell.
US10542546B2	Communications system with control of access to a shared communications medium The present invention relates to a communications system (1) with at least one node (101, 102, 110), a control instance (10) and a shared communications medium (11). The at least one node is designed to receive messages that are or were transmitted in a first transmission mode. This first transmission mode has a lower data transmission rate and/or transmission complexity than a second transmission mode. The control instance (10) determines a first of the nodes in order to transmit data thereto in the second transmission mode or in order to release the shared communications medium (11) for the first node to transmit data in the second transmission mode. The control instance communicates this to the first node by means of a message (501, 502, 503, 504). This message is transmitted in the first transmission mode.
US10542545B2	Beam failure recovery mechanism for multi-beam operation A method of beam failure recovery for multi-beam operation in wireless communication systems with beamforming is proposed. Specifically, a four-step beam failure recovery procedure is proposed. In a first step of beam failure detection, UE detects a beam failure condition of the original serving beam pair link. In a second step of new candidate beam identification, UE performs measurements for candidate beam selection. In a third step of beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) transmission, UE transmits a BFRQ message to BS upon the triggering condition for BFRQ transmission is satisfied. In a fourth step of monitoring BS response, UE monitors BS response to decide the success or failure of the beam failure recovery.
US10542544B2	Information transmission method, base station, and user equipment Embodiments of the present application provide an information transmission method, includes: receiving a beam indication signal on at least one beam that is sent by a base station, where the beam indication signal carries identity information of the beam on which the signal is located; determining the identity information of the at least one beam according to the beam indication signal on the at least one beam; determining, according to signal quality of the at least one beam, a primary beam used when the base station sends a downlink signal to the UE; and sending a first beam report message to the base station, where the first beam report message carries identity information of the primary beam.
US10542543B2	Wireless communication between wideband ENB and narrowband UE A method and apparatus for wireless communication in the unlicensed spectrum between an eNB and UEs having different bandwidths, e.g., between a narrowband UE and a wideband eNB. A user equipment apparatus segments an uplink duration in each frame into multiple transmission units for each frequency, wherein a frame comprises an integer number of the transmission units. The apparatus transmits uplink communication based on the multiple transmission units, wherein each transmission unit comprises at least one on period and at least one off period corresponding to each of a plurality of frequencies, wherein during an on period the UE transmits uplink communication on the corresponding frequency and during an off period the UE refrains from transmitting uplink communication on the corresponding frequency. Each transmission unit may comprise multiple on periods and multiple off periods. The on/off periods may be configured by a base station or specified for each frame type.
US10542542B2	Method and apparatus for communication using a plurality of cells in a wireless communication system The present invention provides a cell configuration method of a base station in a mobile communication system supporting Carrier Aggregation (CA) which includes configuring a first cell consisting of at least two sectors formed with different antennas to a terminal, configuring a second cell consisting of at least two sectors formed with different antennas to the terminal, and communicating with the terminal through the first and second cells, wherein one of the first and second cells consists of sectors using same Physical Cell Identifier (PCID) and the other consists of sectors using different PCIDs.
US10542537B2	High speed moving terminal and method for transmitting control information thereof, and method for receiving control information of base station in mobile wireless backhaul network A high speed moving terminal including first and second antennas each communicating with first and second radio units (RUs) of a base station distributedly installed in a mobile wireless backhaul network communicates with the first and second RUs, respectively, with different uplink-downlink configuration of the first RU and the second RU, and transmits control information of the corresponding downlink signal in an uplink subframe that comes first in the time domain after processing latency of a downlink signal received from the first RU among uplink frames with the uplink-downlink configurations of the first RU and the second RU if the downlink signal is received from the first RU through the first antenna.
US10542536B2	Uplink transmission using two stage grant in a wireless device A wireless device receives a first downlink control information (DCI) configured to be triggered in response to a second DCI. The first DCI indicates: a hybrid retransmission request (HARQ) identifier; and a new data identifier (NDI). One or more first transport blocks (TBs) are created in response to the first DCI. in response to not detecting the second DCI during a validation duration: the first DCI is invalidated, and transmission of the one or more first TBs is dropped. A third DCI indicating a same value of the HARQ identifier is received. Uplink signals are transmitted in response to the third DCI. The wireless device employs the NDI to determine an adaptive-retransmission of the one or more first TBs or a new transmission of one or more second TBs.
US10542535B2	Non-PDCCH signaling of SIB resource assignment This disclosure relates to providing system information for cell access to link budget limited devices. According to some embodiments, a base station may transmit an announcement information block (AIB) in a downlink shared data channel (e.g., PDSCH), wherein the AIB contains information useable by a UE in determining the location of system information in the downlink shared data channel. The UE can thus determine the location of and decode system information without having to decode a downlink control channel (e.g., PDCCH). This may be important for certain classes of devices, such as link budget limited devices, which have issues in decoding the downlink control channel. Improved paging scheduling techniques are also disclosed which more efficiently use PDCCH paging resources.
US10542531B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving downlink control channel in wireless communication system Disclosed is a 5G or a pre-5G communication system provided to support a higher data transmission rate than a 4G communication system such as LTE. A method and an apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting, on a first resource region, a detection signal indicating that a downlink control channel is transmitted; and transmitting a signal of the downlink control channel on a search space related to the first resource region.
US10542529B2	Power control in a wireless device and wireless network A wireless device receives, in a first subframe, a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating first uplink resources in one or more subframes comprising a third subframe. The wireless device receives, in a second subframe different from the first subframe, a second DCI indicating second uplink resources of the third subframe. The wireless device transmits, in the third subframe, a transport block according to parameters of the most recently received first DCI or second DCI.
US10542526B2	Method and apparatus for processing PPDU based on BSS identification information in a high efficiency wireless LAN Methods and apparatus for processing Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) based on Basic Service Set (BSS) identification information in a High Efficiency WLAN (HEW) are described. An embodiment is a method for processing a PPDU by a station (STA) in a wireless local area network. The method may include determining whether the PPDU is transmitted from a different Basic Service Set (BSS) from a BSS to which the STA belongs or a same BSS as the BSS to which the STA belongs; and processing the PPDU using a first type of Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) threshold when the PPDU is determined to be transmitted from the different BSS, wherein the first type of CCA threshold is greater than a second type of CCA threshold which is used when the PPDU is determined to be transmitted from the same BSS.
US10542523B2	Method and system for device-to-device communication A device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) and a method for use by a device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) is provided. The method comprises: determining, according to a non-UE specific resource allocation configuration, a plurality of available channels within a resource pool; selecting a primary channel of the plurality of available channels for the transmission of data; determining one or more transmission (TX) opportunities and one or more reception (RX) opportunities associated with the selected primary channel, wherein the transmit opportunities comprise a transmit subframe and an associated transmit resource block which are allocated for data transmission, and the reception opportunities comprise a transmit subframe which is not allocated for data transmission; transmitting a scheduling assignment (SA) on a TX opportunity of the TX opportunities; and receiving, an SA of another D2D-UE on an RX opportunity of the RX opportunities.
US10542520B2	Efficient paging and idle mode wakeup for wireless devices supporting coverage enhanced mode This disclosure relates to techniques for efficient idle mode wakeup for wireless devices supporting an enhanced coverage mode and a normal coverage mode in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may camp on a cellular base station in idle mode. The wireless device may monitor a control channel associated with the normal coverage mode during a paging occasion. The wireless device may also monitor a control channel associated with the enhanced coverage mode during the paging occasion if a paging indication is not successfully decoded on the control channel associated with the normal coverage mode.
US10542518B2	Mobile access point detection Measurements from a plurality of Access Points (APs) may be used to determine that at least one AP in the plurality is mobile. Measurements from APs determined to be mobile may be excluded when determining a User Equipment (UE) location. Disclosed embodiments also pertain to AP mobility characterization. AP mobility may be determined based on range rate measurements such as Round Trip Time measurements between the AP and UE; or a Doppler frequency shift relative to a nominal frequency used by the AP for transmissions. Based on range rate measurements, a probability of mobility may be assigned to APs. Information pertaining to APs that are determined to be stationary or associated with a low probability of mobility may be reported to a location server. Information pertaining to APs determined to be mobile or associated with a higher probability of mobility may not be reported to a location server.
US10542511B2	Method and apparatus for primary synchronization in internet of things A method and an apparatus for primary synchronization in the Internet of things. A receiver samples a primary synchronization signal into a digital signal to generate a first sampling signal and down sample a first sampling signal into a second sampling signal. The receiver estimates a first sample timing offset (STO) and a first frequency offset (FO) using the first sampling signal and the second sampling signal.
US10542503B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling uplink transmissions with reduced latency A method and apparatus schedule uplink transmissions with reduced latency. A first type of Power Headroom Report (PHR) can be computed based on transmissions of a first TTI length only being present in a subframe. A second type of PHR can be computed based on transmissions of both the first TTI length and a second TTI length being present in the subframe. The first type of PHR and at least the second type of PHR can be transmitted.
US10542499B2	Uplink transmissions in wireless communications Methods and devices for offloading and/or aggregation of resources to coordinate uplink transmissions when interacting with different schedulers are disclosed herein. A method in a WTRU includes functionality for coordinating with a different scheduler for each eNB associated with the WTRU's configuration. Disclosed methods include autonomous WTRU grand selection and power scaling, and dynamic prioritization of transmission and power scaling priority.
US10542498B2	System and method for power control of an over-the-air RF environment emulator Methods, tests systems and computers for controlling power delivered to a test volume are provided. According to one aspect, an electromagnetic test system has at least one operational path having a channel emulator output, an amplifier, an attenuator and an antenna. A method includes, for a given desired output power level, C, setting a channel emulator output power to a power level B, and setting the attenuator to a setting A, such that C is a function of B and A. In such embodiments, the attenuation A is calculated based on an upper limit output power of the channel emulator and the desired output power C.
US10542497B2	Low power sensor network Device power consumption is reduced by operating using both one-way and two-way communication techniques. In an aspect a device operates in a first mode enabling one-way communication to an other device for a first portion of device operation time. The first mode includes transmitting a first set of messages to the other device while turning off a power supply used by a receiver of the device. The device switches between operating in the first mode and the second mode. The second mode enables two-way communication between the device and the other device for a second portion of device operation time less than the first portion of device operation. The second mode includes transmitting a second message to the other device, and in response to the transmitting the second message, turning on the power supply used by the receiver.
US10542492B2	Method for DRX in unlicensed band, and device using same Provided are a method for discontinuous reception (DRX) in an unlicensed band, and a device using the same. The device is converted from a sleep state to an active state, and attempts downlink synchronization during a synchronization period. If the device does not obtain the downlink synchronization during the synchronization period, downlink data is received in the unlicensed band on the assumption that the modulation order of the downlink data scheduled in the active state is not greater than a specific value.
US10542491B2	Techniques and apparatuses for control channel monitoring using a wakeup signal Techniques described herein use a wakeup signal to indicate to a user equipment (UE) whether an upcoming control channel signal resource includes information relevant to the UE. In this way, the UE can wake up to perform complex control channel signal processing only when the control channel includes signals relevant to the UE, thereby conserving battery power and resources of the UE. Such techniques are particularly suited to MTC UEs, NB-IoT UEs, and/or the like, which may communicate with a network only occasionally, and which may be located in remote locations where changing or recharging a battery is difficult.
US10542484B1	Apparatus and method for establishing WiFi access point handshake priorities A server has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to collect scan lists from client devices. Each scan list includes individual entries. Each individual entry specifies a WiFi access point network identifier collected by a client. WiFi access point networks in the scan lists are evaluated. WiFi access point handshake priorities are supplied to the client devices. The WiFi access point handshake priorities characterize WiFi access point recovery and discovery priorities.
US10542481B2	Access point beamforming for wireless device In some examples a method includes receiving, with an Access Point (AP), a request from a wireless device to access a network through the AP; determining, with the AP via beamforming of a fixed antenna array of the AP, whether an angle of the wireless device relative to the fixed antenna array is within a first predetermined range; determining, with the AP, whether a received signal strength between the AP and the wireless device is within a second predetermined range; and granting, with the AP, the wireless device access to a network through the AP when it is determined that the angle of the wireless device relative to the fixed antenna array is within the first predetermined range and the received signal strength is within the second predetermined range.
US10542480B2	Pausing functions of an assistant device during an active telephone call A computer-implemented method includes: monitoring, by a user device, calling activity on the user device; detecting, by the user device and based on the monitoring, that a call has started on the user device; providing, by the user device, a pause instruction to an assistant device based on detecting that the call has started on the user device, causing the assistant device to disable speech response functions; detecting, by the user device and based on the monitoring, that the call has ended on the user device; and providing, by the user device, a resume instruction to the assistant device based on detecting that the call has ended on the user device, causing the assistant device to resume speech response functions.
US10542478B2	Radio communication system, radio relay device, and storage medium A radio communication system includes: a radio communication device; and radio relay devices. The radio communication device includes an adjacent node discovery unit configured to transmit an adjacence discovery packet, and a connection destination selection unit configured to receive response packets from radio relay devices, and then select the connection destination on the basis of index values related to communication qualities. The radio relay device includes an adjacent node information management unit configured to manage the index value of a radio relay device adjacent to the radio relay device; a response waiting time calculation unit configured to receive the adjacence discovery packet, and then calculate a response waiting time to transmission of the response packet by using the index values of the radio relay device and the adjacent radio relay device, and a response packet transmission unit configured to transmit the response packet.
US10542476B2	Selecting communication paths for application server queries of devices An agent is configured to receive queries from an application server in a communication network. The queries are directed to one or more devices in the communication network. The agent selects a communication path for a device from a plurality of communication paths from the application server to the device. The communication path is selected based on a data size that is to be sent to the device as part of the query, a number of devices that are to receive the query, or a combination thereof. The agent transmits the query via the selected communication path. The communication path can be selected based on one or more of a time criticality of the query, a subscription class of a user of the device, a category of a type of the device, an operator-defined influence factor, network conditions along the communication path, a broadcast flag in the query, or a combination thereof.
US10542474B2	Method of handling network entry in a cell cluster and related communication device A method of handling handovers in a cell cluster comprises transmitting, by an anchor cell in the cell cluster, first control information with a first power level to a communication device of the wireless communication system, for the communication device to perform a network entry according to the first control information; and transmitting, by the anchor cell, second control information with a second power level lower than the first power level to the communication device, for the communication device to obtain channel information according to the second control information.
US10542468B2	Device and method of handling a radio access technology tight interworking of two cellular systems A communication device for handling a radio access technology (RAT) tight interworking comprises a storage device storing instructions of connecting to a first base station (BS) via a first RAT; receiving a message from the first BS; transmitting a first response message to the first BS, connecting to a second BS via a second RAT, transmitting a second response message to the second BS and communicating with the second BS when communicating with the first BS, when determining that the message configures the communication device to perform the RAT tight interworking; and not transmitting the first response message to the first BS, disconnecting from the first RAT, connecting to the second BS, transmitting a third response message to the second BS and communicating with the second BS, when determining that the message configures the communication device to perform an inter-RAT handover from the first RAT to the second RAT.
US10542466B1	Mobile phone authentication in WiFi coverage A method of providing a wireless communication link to a mobile communication device. The method comprises providing a first wireless communication link by a first WiFi access point (AP) to the mobile device, where the first AP broadcasts a first SSID, establishing a communication session between the mobile device and a destination communication device via the first wireless communication link, determining locations of the mobile device by a server, and, based on a change of the locations of the mobile device, sending a WiFi handoff command by the server to a second WiFi AP, where the WiFi handoff command comprises authentication credentials of the mobile device. The method further comprises providing a second wireless communication link based on the authentication credentials by a second AP to the mobile device, where the second AP broadcasts the first SSID and the communication session is continued over the second wireless communication link.
US10542465B2	Analytics driven wireless device session context handover in operator cloud A method and apparatus for analytics-driven wireless device session context handover in an operator cloud are provided. According to one aspect, some embodiments include a method for a network node to determine whether to perform a wireless device session context handover. The method includes determining, at the network node, a first cost of not handing over a wireless device session context based at least in part on a calculated estimate of time the wireless device will stay associated with a current base station and a calculated estimate of a cost per unit time of not performing the handover. The method also includes determining, at the network node, a second cost of handing over the wireless device session context based at least in part on at least one of context-related data, base station load, backhaul load and backhaul delay.
US10542464B2	Methods for data communication to a platoon of connected vehicles It is possible to reduce latency and/or overhead when performing a platoon handover by using the leading vehicle in the platoon to communicate handover requests and/or initial resource requests (e.g., random access transmissions) on behalf of trailing vehicles in the platoon. In one example, a leading vehicle in a platoon communicates a handover request to a source AP to request handover of the entire platoon from the source AP to a target AP. In such an example, the source AP then communicates handover commands to each vehicle in the platoon without receiving separate handover requests from the trailing vehicles, thereby reducing overhead in the access network. The handover commands notify the trailing vehicles of the handover, and may be sequentially communicated to the trailing vehicles based on their order in the platoon.
US10542463B2	System and method for secure cell redirection in wireless networks A mobility management entity (MME) is configured to perform cell redirection or Circuit-Switched fallback with security protocols. The MME receives an initial connection message from user equipment (UE) in an idle mode with a service request for a voice call. The MME and UE first perform an authentication procedure with the UE prior to processing of the service request by the MME. The MME generate a cell redirection command with integrity protection using an integrity key established during the authentication procedure. The MME transmits the cell redirection command with integrity protection in the payload of a signaling message to the UE. The MME may also transmit the UE its policy of security protected cell redirection in an initial attach message to the network or with a tracking area update message.
US10542462B2	Inter-system handover and multi-connectivity via an integrated small cell and WiFi gateway A system comprises an integrated small cell and WiFi (ISW) gateway (GW). The ISW GW is integrated with a mobility management entity (MME) and serving gateway (SGW) and has interfaces with both a 3 GPP access network and a TWAN. The ISW GW operates as a common control gateway and a common user gateway for both LTE networks and TWANs. User equipment (UE) by means of the ISW GW is able to access the capabilities of a packet data network (PDN) through either the LTE network or TWAN. Further, the ISW GW provides for an existing communication connection between a UE and a PDN to be handed over from one of the LTE network or TWAN to the other. Still further, the ISW GW supports simultaneously maintaining two communication paths, one via the LTE network and one via the TWAN, between a UE and a packet network.
US10542461B2	Apparatuses and methods therein for relaying an ongoing data session Embodiments herein relate to apparatuses and methods for relaying a data session of a first wireless device via a second radio access node in a radio communications network, wherein said data session is ongoing towards the first gateway node via a first radio access node in the radio communications network.Embodiments herein also relate to a first and a second wireless device, a ProSe function node, a MME, a gateway node and methods therein.
US10542458B2	Data communication via data packet headers This application discloses a data communication method implemented at an electronic device. The electronic device obtains a sequence of data packets. Each data packet complies with a first data format corresponding to a network access protocol and comprises a respective header that further includes a data length field for specifying a length of the respective data packet. Data are then assigned to the data length fields of the sequence of data packets according to a second data format. The electronic device encrypts the sequence of data packets including the assigned data. The encrypted data packets are then sent to a receiver device that is communicatively coupled to the electronic device via a wireless network. The receiver device is configured to retrieve the assigned data from the data length fields of the data packets according to the first and second data formats and perform operations in accordance with the retrieved data.
US10542454B2	Control and management of reflective QoS Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for reflective quality of service (QoS) control and management at a user equipment (UE). The method can include creating a derived QoS rule belonging to a session and having a QoS flow identifier (QFI). The derived QoS rule includes a precedence value that is set to one of a precedence value associated with a session identifier (ID) of the session received from a core network (CN) of a wireless communication system during a session establishment procedure for establishing the session, a precedence value associated with the QFI received from the CN during the session establishment procedure for establishing the session or when a downlink QoS flow having the QFI is added to the session, or a precedence value that is defined by an operator of the wireless communication system.
US10542453B2	Automatic full download of important emails A mobile communication device, computer readable storage medium, and method for determining whether to download a full instance of an email. The mobile communication device determines a change in quality of service of wireless communication, and sends a request to completely download from an email server a full instance of an email, based on the mobile communication device determining that the change in quality of service of wireless communication indicates the mobile communication device is entering a poor wireless coverage area.
US10542446B2	System and method for wireless network performance measurement and management using remote devices A system for measuring and reporting wireless network service quality using remote devices, has been devised. The system comprises a central analysis and control server comprising at least a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory and operating on a processor of a network-connected computing device; a mobile wireless test device comprising at least a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory and operating on a processor of a network-connected computing device, which may be an application on an end-user device or a dedicated device.
US10542444B2	Methods and apparatus for radio link monitoring in unlicensed communication channels Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a methods and apparatus for wireless communication. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication comprises receiving, by a long term evolution unlicensed (LTE-U) device, a plurality of signals from an access point on an unlicensed communication spectrum. The method further comprises determining, by the device, whether a signal of the plurality of signals comprises a discovery signal. The method further comprises monitoring a radio link based on, the signal if the signal is determined to comprise the discovery signal.
US10542441B1	Method, computer device and storage medium for matching mobile hotspot with mobile point of interest A method, a computer device and a storage medium for matching a mobile hotspot with a mobile point of interest are proposed. The method includes: dividing a spatial region into a plurality of grid cells of a predetermined size, and generating an index for each of the plurality of grid cells; for each mobile POI of a plurality of mobile POIs in the spatial region, determining respectively indexes of grid cells through which a transport route of the mobile POI passes, to obtain a first index encoding result of the mobile POI, the mobile POI being a transport vehicle having a fixed commuting route; for a mobile hotspot in the spatial region, obtaining a movement trajectory of the mobile hotspot, determining respectively indexes of grid cells through which the movement trajectory passes, to obtaining a second index encoding result of the mobile hotspot; matching the mobile hotspot with a mobile POI of the plurality of mobile POIs according to a similarity between the first index encoding result and the second index encoding result. The technical solutions of the present disclosure may be applied to reduce the implementation cost and improve the processing efficiency and the accuracy of the processing result.
US10542440B2	Integrated wireless local area network for spectrum sharing A wireless communication system includes a database that holds spectral usage and availability information, an access point that operates to provide wireless services from a plurality of service operators and a gateway that receives a wireless spectrum allocation request from a service operator, determines spectrum availability by consulting the database, responds to the service operator with a grant or a denial based on the determined spectrum availability, and controls the access point to provide wireless service according to the response to the service operator.
US10542439B2	Multi-subframe grant with scheduling of both data and control channels A method implemented in a wireless device includes receiving an uplink grant from a network node indicating to the wireless device at least one data subframe and at least one control subframe. The at least one data subframe is one where the wireless device is scheduled to transmit a channel for carrying a data stream and optional control data, and the at least one control subframe is one where the wireless device is scheduled to transmit a channel for carrying control data only. The method further includes transmitting in at least one of the at least one data subframe and the at least one control subframe indicated by the uplink grant.
US10542438B2	Method for detecting signal on unlicensed spectrum channel, user equipment, and base station Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for detecting a signal on an unlicensed spectrum channel, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by user equipment, instruction information sent by a base station; and starting, by the user equipment according to the instruction information, to detect a signal on an unlicensed spectrum channel. According to the present invention, only when receiving the instruction information sent by the base station, the user equipment detects the signal on the unlicensed spectrum channel according to the instruction information. This reduces power consumption of the user equipment.
US10542435B2	Carrier sense adaptive transmission (CSAT) in unlicensed spectrum Systems and methods for Carrier Sense Adaptive Transmission (CSAT) and related operations in unlicensed spectrum are disclosed to reduce interference between co-existing Radio Access Technologies (RATs). The parameters for a given CSAT communication scheme may be adapted dynamically based on received signals from a transceiver for a native RAT to be protected and an identification of how that RAT is utilizing a shared resource such as an unlicensed band. Other operations such as Discontinuous Reception (DRX) may be aligned with a CSAT Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) communication pattern by way of a DRX broadcast/multicast message. Different TDM communication patterns may be staggered in time across different frequencies. Channel selection for a co-existing RAT may also be configured to afford further protection to native RATs by preferring operation on secondary channels as opposed to primary channels.
US10542434B2	Evaluating as to whether or not a wireless terminal is authorized A wireless communication apparatus (1) includes an information acquisition unit (10) for acquiring information about a wireless terminal when the wireless terminal is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication apparatus, a storage unit (11) for storing the information about an authorized terminal acquired by the information acquisition unit (10) in association with an individual identifier of the authorized wireless terminal, and an evaluation unit (12) for evaluating as to whether or not the wireless terminal wirelessly connected to the wireless communication apparatus is an authorized wireless terminal. The information includes at least fixed information other than the individual identifier. The evaluation unit (12) makes the evaluation based on a degree of matching between the information about the wireless terminal to be evaluated acquired by the information acquisition unit (10) and the information stored in the storage unit (11).
US10542428B2	Security context handling in 5G during handover The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for flexible, security context management during AMF changes. One aspect of the disclosure is a mechanism for achieving backward security during AMF changes. Instead of passing the current NAS key to the target AMF, the source AMF derives a new NAS key, provides the new NAS key to the target AMF, and sends a key change indication to the UE, either directly or through some other network node. The UE can then derive the new NAS key from the old NAS key. In some embodiments, the AMF may provide a key generation parameter to the UE to use in deriving the new NAS key. In other embodiments, the target AMF may change one or more security algorithms.
US10542427B2	Mitigation of problems arising from SIM key leakage Method, system or Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) for provisioning a UICC with a new key. The UICC contains an initial subscriber key shared between the UICC and an authentication center. A new key is exchanged between the UICC and the authentication center using a communication between the UICC and the authentication center authenticated using the initial subscriber key. The new key is used in place of the initial subscriber key for further communications with the UICC.
US10542424B2	Plausible obfuscation of user location trajectories Aspects of the invention include receiving, using a processing system, an actual user location trajectory that includes a plurality of geographic locations of places visited by a user. It is determined that at least one of the plurality of places visited by the user has been identified as a sensitive place. An obfuscated user location trajectory is created that preserves the privacy of the sensitive places that is consistent with the actual user location trajectory that conforms to a valid street route on a map, preserves spatiotemporal correlation between geographic locations, and is consistent with geographic locations visited by the user in the past. Contents of the obfuscated user location trajectory are output to an application in place of contents of the actual user location trajectory.
US10542419B2	Functional management of mobile devices Functionality of a mobile device may be controlled based on speed and/or location. Rules define functional capabilities, and restrictions, based on speed and/or location. File access may also be based on speed and/or location.
US10542417B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing mobile subscriber identification information with multiple devices based on registration errors Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling use of such information by different communication devices. The use of the same mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on locations and registration error messages, and other mobile subscriber identity information can be assigned to devices based on the locations. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10542416B2	Techniques for mobility mode selection in uplink-based and downlink-based mobility Various aspects described herein relate to techniques for mobility mode selection in uplink-based and downlink-based mobility in wireless communications systems. In an aspect, a method for wireless communications may include determining that a user equipment (UE) is operating in a first mobility mode, determining whether the UE satisfies at least one condition associated with mobility of the UE for mobility mode selection, and selecting a second mobility mode based on a determination that the UE satisfies the at least one condition, wherein each of the first mobility mode and the second mobility mode is an uplink mobility mode or a downlink mobility mode. The techniques described herein may apply to different communications technologies, including the 5th Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) communications technology.
US10542415B2	Data transmission method for edge multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service and related device The present disclosure discloses a data transmission method for an edge MBMS service and a related device. The method includes providing an MBMS service data transmission system that includes a central BM-SC located on a core network and an edge BM-SC and an MBMS GW that are located on a network edge; creating, by the central BM-SC, a control-plane bearer context; sending a session start request to the edge BM-SC, so that the edge BM-SC creates a user-plane bearer context; receiving a session start response sent by the edge BM-SC; and delivering a service key to the edge BM-SC, so that the edge BM-SC encrypts data of the edge MBMS service by using the service key and sends data to UE via the MBMS GW.
US10542409B2	Access for group call services through a broadcast channel A user equipment (UE) may be configured to join a group call, which may include mission critical (MC) data. The UE may be configured to receive, through a broadcasted group discovery channel (GDCH), a list of group call services and corresponding session description protocol (SDP) information for establishing the group call services. The UE may be configured to determine at least one group call service of the group call services to receive. The UE may be configured to establish the at least one group call service based at least in part on the corresponding SDP information received through the broadcasted GDCH.
US10542406B2	Tethering distribution apparatus, control method thereof, and central mediator Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling tethering distribution. At least one leecher to which data is to be tethered is detected. Usage of the data that is to be tethered to the at least one leecher is controlled by adjusting an amount of data that is to be tethered for each of the at least one leecher.
US10542402B2	Ability to detect passive beacon receiver devices in a short-range wireless beacon communication system A method for improving the ability to detect passive beacon receiver devices is disclosed. According to the method, a beacon communication system which comprises one or more short-range wireless beacon transmitter devices, at least one of which is configured to repeatedly transmit a short-range wireless beacon advertisement signal on a first beacon broadcast channel, is operated by causing a device among the short-range wireless beacon transmitter devices to temporarily transmit a short-range wireless beacon refresh signal on a second beacon broadcast channel. The beacon refresh signal is adapted to cause one or more short-range wireless beacon receiver devices being in a passive mode to enter into a short-range wireless beacon scanning mode.
US10542401B2	Method of changing audio output mode of vehicle considering sound output of smart device and apparatus therefor Disclosed are a vehicle capable of changing an audio output mode according to audio streamed from a smart device connected thereto and a control method therefor. A method of changing an audio output mode in a vehicle Audio Video Navigation (AVN) system include setting a steaming channel through wireless connection to a smart device and the AVN system, determining whether navigation announcement voice is detected from streaming data received through the streaming channel, and if the navigation announcement voice is detected, changing the audio output mode from a mode in which the navigation announcement voice is not output through a vehicle speaker to a streaming mode in which the navigation announcement voice is output through the vehicle speaker.
US10542399B2	Method for performing V2X communication in wireless communication system and apparatus for same Disclosed are a method for performing V2X communication in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for the same. Specifically, a method for performing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a transmission request of a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier from an upper layer by using V2X communication through a PC5 interface, the transmission request including the V2X message and the V2X service identifier; requesting or selecting a resource for the V2X communication through the PC5 interface to a base station based on whether the UE is serviced by an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) for the V2X communication; and transmitting the V2X message through the PC5 interface by transferring the V2X me3ssage to a lower layer, and when mapping between the V2X service identifier and a transmission parameter is configured, the transmission parameter associated with the V2X service identifier may be transferred to the lower layer together with the V2X message.
US10542397B2	System for forwarding objects by individuals of a community, implementing a spatiotemporal tracking system The invention relates to a system for forwarding articles by individuals of a community, implementing a spatiotemporal tracking system comprising a computing platform including at least one computer application intended to be loaded by portable computing units held by individuals of the community, and embedded devices, coupled to the articles, each comprising second near field wireless communication means, capable of communicating with the first near field wireless communication means, the computing units and the computer module comprising a shared computer application allowing the exchange of data between them.
US10542394B1	Methods, systems, and computer redable media for optimized short message service (SMS)-based Internet of Things (IoT) device triggering A method for optimized short message service (SMS)-based Internet of things (IoT) device triggering. One method includes receiving, at a machine type communications interworking function (MTC-IWF), a request for sending a trigger message to an IoT device. The method further includes generating, at the MTC-IWF, an SMS message for triggering the IoT device. The method further includes identifying a serving node for the IoT device. The method further includes transmitting, by the MTC-IWF, the SMS message to the serving node for the IoT device and thereby bypassing an SMS-service center. The method further includes receiving, by the MTC-IWF, from the serving node, and in response to successful delivery of the SMS message to the IoT device, confirmation of delivery of the SMS message.
US10542393B1	Text message control system Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses provide a system for controlling access to text messaging capabilities of a mobile computing device of a user while the user is driving. The mobile computing device may be configured to restrict a user from sending or receiving text messages while the user is driving depending on a current driving situation. Whether a user can send or receive text messages may further depend on a priority of the text message or a priority level of a sender or intended recipient of the text message. The system may include devices for collecting information regarding the vehicle and its surroundings and for determining the current driving situation based on the collected information. Further, the system may include devices for maintaining records of the restrictions placed on text messaging and of rewards earned for agreeing to be subject to such restrictions.
US10542389B2	Apparatus and method for multicasting emergency alert message in broadcast signal to companion device A broadcast receiving apparatus may comprise: a broadcast interface for receiving a broadcast signal comprising an emergency alert message and signaling information indicating metadata for the emergency alert message; a control unit for generating an emergency alert multicast message comprising attributes of the emergency alert message on the basis of the broadcast signal; and a companion screen interface for transferring the emergency alert multicast message to at least one companion screen device in a multicast mode.
US10542385B1	Location determination using device coordination At a first device, a location highlighting request is received. Responsive to the location highlighting request, a location highlight indicator is activated at the first device. It is determined that the location highlighting request includes a relay instruction. The location highlighting request is transmitted, responsive to the determining, from the first device to a cooperating device comprising a location highlight indicator and a location highlight cooperation capability.
US10542379B2	On-vehicle communication device, communication control method and vehicle An on-vehicle communication device has a communication unit which communicates with a roadside device, a roadside device position information storage unit which stores in advance first position information indicating a position of the roadside device, a vehicle position information acquisition unit which acquires second position information indicating a position of the vehicle, an approach decision unit which decides whether the vehicle approaches the roadside device on the basis of the first position information stored in the roadside device position information storage unit and the second position information that the vehicle position information acquisition unit acquires and a communication control unit which switches a state of the communication unit from a power-saving state to a non-power-saving state in a case where the approach decision unit decides that the vehicle approaches the roadside device.
US10542377B2	Technology for capturing and analyzing sensor data to facilitate alternative transportation Systems and methods for using sensor data to assess impairment of individuals and dynamically facilitate alternative transportation for the individuals are described. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may collect movement data of an individual and compare the movement data to baseline movement data to estimate an impairment level of the individual. The electronic device may generate and display messages for the individual to review, and may interface with a remote server to facilitate the arrangement of alternative transportation for the individual.
US10542376B2	Location based discovery of real-time merchant device activity Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces including ambient map displays are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including an ambient map display with a graphical representation of a map. The ambient map display may further include merchant location indicators within the map. The merchant location indicators may indicate the activity level for merchant locations that are determined to be near a consumer device, such as through a variable blink rate or other indicator. The activity level may represent, for example, the number of consumers at a particular venue or the rate of a particular consumer activity, such as transaction activity. The system may be configured to provide real-time merchant data to consumer device based on tracking the consumer device location.
US10542375B2	System and method for transmitting information about task to external device A method and a system for an external device with information about a task being performed by a user device are provided. The method includes receiving information about the task being performed by the user device, identifying a plurality of external devices located near a wearable device of a user of the user device, determining a first external device to continuously perform the task from among the plurality of external devices based on the information about the task and characteristics information about the identified external devices, and transmitting the information about the task to the first external device.
US10542371B2	System and method for providing customized point-of-interest information Systems and methods described herein may be used to provide users personalized point-of-interest (PoI) information. A context server may cause information, describing PoIs in a particular geographic area, to be sent to a device (e.g., a component of a vehicle, a user device, etc.) communicating with a wireless telecommunication network. The device may individually determine which PoIs to display to the user based on factors such as a current location of the device, an operating status or condition of a vehicle associated with the device, and historical behavior information. The PoIs sent to the vehicles may include a personalized PoI that may be displayed to drivers in a highlighted manner. Additionally, the device may collect driving behavior information relative to the PoIs and/or the personalized PoI and provide the driving behavior information to the context server as feedback.
US10542368B2	Audio content modification for playback audio A method including accessing, by a user device, a location corresponding to at least one microphone array in a content of a free-viewpoint audio environment. The method includes tracking user movement of a user based on a user position in the content of the free-viewpoint audio environment, determining a probability of error in a direction estimate from at least one part of an audio signal; and applying audio ambience to the at least one part of the audio signal based on the user displacement from the nearest microphone array of the at least one microphone array and the probability of error in the direction estimate from the at least one part of the audio signal.
US10542364B2	Methods, apparatus and systems for decompressing a higher order ambisonics (HOA) signal A method for compressing a HOA signal being an input HOA representation with input time frames (C(k)) of HOA coefficient sequences comprises spatial HOA encoding of the input time frames and subsequent perceptual encoding and source encoding. Each input time frame is decomposed (802) into a frame of predominant sound signals (XPS(k−1)) and a frame of an ambient HOA component ({tilde over (C)}AMB(k−1)). The ambient HOA component ({tilde over (C)}AMB(k−1)) comprises, in a layered mode, first HOA coefficient sequences of the input HOA representation (cn(k−1)) in lower positions and second HOA coefficient sequences (cAMB,n(k−1)) in remaining higher positions. The second HOA coefficient sequences are part of an HOA representation of a residual between the input HOA representation and the HOA representation of the predominant sound signals.
US10542362B2	Detecting device A detecting device includes a turntable, a rotating device, a sound generating device, and a processing device. The turntable has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the first surface is used to dispose a device to be tested. The rotating device is connected to the second surface of the turntable for driving to rotate the turntable. The sound generating device is used to emit a test audio toward the device to be tested. The processing device is connected to the rotating device and the sound generating device. Among them, the processing device controls a rotational speed of the rotating device to rotate the device to be tested, and controls the sound generating device to emit the test audio to the device to be tested such that the device to be tested may receive the test audio at different angles.
US10542353B2	Hearing aid with assisted noise suppression An input transducer (11, 12) of a hearing aid (10) converts audio from the environment into an electric input signal. A signal processor (13) amplifies and conditions the electric input signal according to a preset set of audio processing parameters, and an output transducer (14) reproduces output audio. The hearing aid (10) is connected with a personal communication device (20) via a short range radio communication link (15, 29). The personal communication device (20) identifies music included in the background noise. The personal communication device (20) retrieves a music stream based on the identified music, and streams the music stream to the hearing aid (10). The signal processor (13) of the hearing aid (10) combines the input signal from the input transducer (11, 12) and music signal in order to reduce the presence of the music included in the background noise from the audio signal delivered by the output transducer (14).
US10542351B2	Coupling apparatuses for transcutaneous bone conduction devices Presented herein are non-surgical or superficial coupling apparatuses for transcutaneous bone conduction devices. A coupling apparatus comprises a drive plate configured to be detachably connected to a transcutaneous bone conduction device. The drive plate is also connected to an earhook (ear hook) configured to fit over/around a recipient's pinna (auricle) to at least partially support the drive plate. An adhesive member may also be provided to secure the drive plate to the recipient's skin.
US10542348B2	Electromechanical transducer An electromechanical transducer includes: a structural portion configured such that two pairs of magnets magnetized in opposite directions, a yoke configured to guide magnetic fluxes from the magnets, and a coil configured to receive a supplied electric signal are located integrally; an armature having an inner portion penetrating an internal space of the structural portion and outer portions protruding from the inner portion toward both sides in a first direction, forming, together with the structural portion, a magnetic circuit through regions of the inner portion facing the two pairs of magnets, and configured to displace in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction by magnetic force of the magnetic circuit; and a pair of elastic members each located on both sides of the armature in the second direction, and configured to provide, to the armature, restoring force according to relative displacement of the armature corresponding to the structural portion.
US10542339B1	Mouth cover radio headset A mouth cover radio headset for shielding a user's mouth from lip reading includes a headset comprising an ear cover and a flexible band coupled to the ear cover. The flexible band has a top pad and a side pad coupled to a distal end. A radio unit is coupled within the ear cover and comprises a transceiver and a battery. A speaker is coupled within the ear cover and is in operational communication with the radio unit. A boom is coupled to the headset and pivotably extends from the ear cover. An expandable mouth shield is coupled to the boom. The expandable mouth shield has a closed position and an alternate expanded position. The expandable mouth shield is configured to cover a wearer's mouth when in the expanded position. A microphone is coupled to the expandable mouth shield and is in operational communication with the radio unit.
US10542338B2	Concealed connector for an electronic device An electronic device includes a concealed electrical connector positioned within a speaker opening defined by an enclosure of the electronic device. A mating connector is configured to fit through the speaker opening and couple to the concealed electrical connector to form a bidirectional communications path with circuitry within the electronic device.
US10542337B2	Moving coil microphone transducer with secondary port A microphone transducer is provided, the microphone transducer comprising a housing and a transducer assembly supported within the housing and defining an internal acoustic space. The transducer assembly includes a magnet assembly, a diaphragm disposed adjacent the magnet assembly and having a front surface and a rear surface, and a coil attached to the rear surface of the diaphragm and capable of moving relative to the magnet assembly in response to acoustic waves impinging on the front surface. The transducer assembly further includes a primary port establishing acoustic communication between the internal acoustic space and an external cavity at least partially within the housing, and a secondary port located at the front surface of the diaphragm.
US10542329B2	Cable junction devices A cable junction device including a housing having a bottom wall, a first forward-facing wall defining a first acute angle relative to the bottom wall, and a second forward-facing wall defining a second acute angle relative to the bottom wall. A single printed circuit board defines a third acute angle relative to the bottom wall. At least one first port extends from the first forward-facing wall toward an exterior of the housing. At least one second port extends from the second forward-facing wall toward the exterior of the housing. The at least one first port and the at least one second port each include a conductive pin configured to be directly electrically connected to the single printed circuit board.
US10542326B2	Targeted content placement using overlays A method for targeted content placement using overlays includes receiving media content from a content feed and displaying the media content from the content feed at a display of the media device. As the display of the media device displays the media content, the method also includes fingerprinting at least one frame of the media content to obtain a fingerprint and identifying an in-frame advertisement based on the obtained fingerprint. The in-frame advertisement corresponds to an advertisement within a portion of the at least one frame. The method further includes determining a target overlay location within the at least one frame with the in-frame advertisement, the target overlay location corresponding to a size of the in-frame advertisement, and superimposing overlay content at the target overlay location when the display of the media device displays the at least one frame with the in-frame advertisement.
US10542320B2	Coax server acting as proxy between coax transmission infrastructure and internet protocol (IP) transmission infrastructure for media content A coax server acts as a proxy between a coax transmission infrastructure and an Internet Protocol (IP) transmission infrastructure. An incoming request is received from a particular one of a plurality of coax client devices on the coax infrastructure. A request for specific media content is transmitted to a media-on-demand server in response to receiving the incoming request. A media stream is received over the IP infrastructure from the media-on-demand server, the media stream corresponding to the specific media content, and the coax server allocates a coax channel of sufficient bandwidth on the coax infrastructure and transmits the media stream on the coax channel utilizing the RF modulation scheme. A pointer indicating the coax channel on which the media stream is being transmitted is sent to the particular coax client device. The coax channel is unknown to other of the coax client devices besides the particular coax client device.
US10542317B2	Two-way television enabled therapeutic communication systems and methods A communication method and system for providing a secure communication pathway between a user and a third-party is described. The system uses a telecommunications provider which has a controller for distributing and controlling electronic communications between a database, a translation server, a third-party provider of content and public identification information (PII), and at least one television of a user. The at least one television has a set-top box (STB) and a remote control. The STB has a unique electronic identifier (STB-ID). The STB communicates with the controller and the at least one television utilizing the STB-ID to ensure secure communications between the user, the telecommunications provider and the third-party.
US10542315B2	Method and apparatus for content adaptation based on audience monitoring Aspects of the subject disclosure include, for example, embodiments that include determining a content context of a first segment of content being presented by a media processor at a display to an audience. Further embodiments include determining an expected audience reaction according to the content context of the first segment, and receiving sensor data captured from a sensor device in proximity to the audience where the sensor data is indicative of a sensed audience reaction to the first segment of the content. Additional embodiments include comparing the sensed audience reaction with the expected audience reaction to determine a level of interest in the first segment, and adjusting a second segment of the content according to the level of interest to generate an adjusted second segment displayable at the display. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10542306B2	Systems and methods for excluding consumed content from a content presentation System and method are disclosed herein for excluding consumed content from a content presentation. Specifically, fingerprints for each unique media asset included in a compilation of media content consumed by a user may be obtained and stored in a user's profile. Fingerprints for each unique media asset included in another compilation of media content may be generated and compared with fingerprints stored in the user's profile to determine which of the unique media assets in the other compilation have been consumed by the user. The second compilation may be presented to the user without the unique media assets that were consumed.
US10542301B2	Multimedia redirection method, device, and system A multimedia redirection method comprising receiving, by a server, a hardware decoding capability sent by a client, where the hardware decoding capability is a hardware decoding capability that is in a video hardware acceleration specification and that is converted from a hardware decoding capability of a non-Windows operating system by the client; restoring, by the server, video data to a video code stream of a standard encoding format after receiving the hardware decoding capability; and sending, by the server, the video code stream to the client for decoding and display.
US10542297B2	Methods and apparatus for signaling asset change information for media content The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to perform an asset change for video data. First video data comprises a sequence of data units separated by data unit boundaries, and a sequence of error correction data units, wherein each error correction data unit is associated with one or more data units from the sequence of data units. Based on the received first video data, it can be determined whether an error correction data unit from the sequence of error correction data units associated with an asset change point of the first video data crosses one or more data unit boundaries of the first video data. Based on the determination, an asset change operation for the first video data and second video data is performed, wherein the second video data is different than the first video data.
US10542294B2	Method and apparatus of video data processing with restricted block size in video coding A video data processing method comprises receiving input data associated with a current picture, determining a size for a current coding tree unit (CTU) or a current coding unit (CU) in the current CTU, and if the size, a width, or a height of the current CTU or CU is greater than a threshold, the encoder or decoder splits the current CTU or CU into multiple blocks until each block is not greater than the threshold. The current CTU or CU is processed for prediction or compensation and transform or inverse transform. The current CTU is processed according to CTU-level syntaxes signaled in a video bitstream. The encoder or decoder encodes or decodes the current CTU. The threshold corresponds to a maximum supported transform unit (TU) size for the encoder or decoder.
US10542280B2	Encoding optimization with illumination compensation and integer motion vector restriction A video encoder is configured to determine whether to enable or disable an integer motion vector precision restriction and whether to enable or disable an illumination compensation (IC) tool by: for a large search range in a reference picture, performing first motion estimation tests, wherein performing the first motion estimation tests comprises performing motion estimation tests only with the IC tool disabled and the integer motion vector precision restriction disabled and with the IC tool enabled and the integer motion vector precision restriction disabled; based on the first motion estimation tests, determining a small search range, wherein the small search range is smaller than the large search range; for the small search range, performing second motion estimation tests; and based on the second motion estimation tests, determining whether to enable or disable the integer motion vector precision restriction and whether to enable or disable the IC tool.
US10542279B2	Temporal motion vector prediction control in video coding Temporal motion vector prediction control is described in video coding. In one example, a method includes receiving a plurality of frames representing encoded video, parsing an uncompressed header for each frame, determining whether a temporal motion vector prediction command is included within the parsed uncompressed header of a first frame, selecting a reference frame from a reference list of frames, retrieving motion vector information from the selected reference frame, performing temporal motion vector prediction on the first frame corresponding to the parsed uncompressed header if a temporal motion vector prediction command is included within the parsed header to form a motion predicted frame, applying a loop filter to the motion predicted frame, and rendering the frame as decoded video.
US10542277B2	Video encoding A method of video encoding is provided. The method includes downscaling a block of a frame of a video to generate a downscaled block. The method includes downscaling a reference block of a reference frame of the video to generate a downscaled reference block. The method includes processing the downscaled block to calculate first compression efficacy data indicative of a first efficacy of encoding the block using intra-frame prediction. The method includes processing the downscaled block and the downscaled reference block to calculate second compression efficacy data indicative of a second efficacy of encoding the block using inter-frame prediction. The method includes based on at least one of the first compression efficacy data or the second compression efficacy data, determining that the block is to be encoded using inter-frame prediction. Other methods of video encoding and a video encoder system are also provided.
US10542273B2	Video encoding method using offset adjustments according to pixel classification and apparatus therefor, video decoding method and apparatus therefor A video encoding method and apparatus and video decoding method and apparatus generate a restored image having a minimum error with respect to an original image based on offset merge information indicating whether offset parameters of a current block and at least one neighboring block from among blocks of video are identical.
US10542272B1	Systems and methods for embedding content into videos Video information, visual information, and rendering instructions may be obtained. The video information may define spherical video content having a progress length. The spherical video content may define visual content viewable from a point of view as a function of progress through the spherical video content. The visual information may define additional visual content to be presented with the spherical video content. The rendering instructions may define how the additional visual content is to be presented with the spherical video content during playback. Container information defining a container file may be generated. The container information may include the video information, the visual information, and the rendering instructions within a structure corresponding to a type of the container file. A playback of the spherical video content using the container file may include a presentation of the additional visual content with the spherical video content based on the rendering instructions.
US10542271B2	Method and apparatus for major color index map coding A method and apparatus for palette coding of a block of video data using multiple color index scanning orders involve: receiving input data associated with a current block; determining whether transposing a color index map for palette coding is selected; responsive to selecting transposing the color index map, encoding or decoding color indices of the current block according to a transposed palette or a transposed triplet palette; and responsive to not selecting transposing the color index map, encoding or decoding the color indices of the current block according to an original palette or an original triplet palette.
US10542265B2	Self-adaptive prediction method for multi-layer codec Relatively low dynamic range images or image partitions are converted into relatively high dynamic range images or image partitions that comprise reconstructed pixel values having a higher dynamic range than pixel values of the relatively low dynamic range images. Information relating to reconstructed pixel values of the relatively high dynamic range images and pixel values of the relatively low dynamic range images is collected. Prediction parameters are derived from the collected information. A predicted image or image partition is predicted from a relatively low dynamic range image or image partition based on the prediction parameters and comprises predicted pixel values having the higher dynamic range than pixel values of the relatively low dynamic range image or image partition.
US10542261B2	Systems and methods for processing a syntax structure assigned a minimum value in a parameter set Techniques and systems are provided for decoding video data. For example, a method of decoding video data includes receiving, by a decoding device, an encoded video bitstream generated according to a first coding protocol, and determining that a base layer is to be provided to the decoding device as part of an external bitstream that is different from the received encoded video bitstream. The external bitstream is provided to the decoding device by an external source and is not provided as part of the encoded video bitstream. The base layer is encoded using a second coding protocol that is different from the first coding protocol. The method further includes determining to ignore a profile, tier, and level syntax structure assigned to the base layer in the video parameter set in response to determining the base layer is to be provided to the decoding device as part of an external bitstream. The profile, tier, and level syntax structure is assigned a zero value based on the base layer being provided as part of the external bitstream. The method further includes decoding the encoded video data of the encoded video bitstream.
US10542257B2	Encoders, decoders and methods employing quantization A method of encoding input data to generate corresponding encoded data includes: setting one or more values of a quality parameter for the plurality of data portions in a portion-specific manner; analysing the plurality of data portions and selecting at least one encoding method and at least two different quantization strengths for encoding the plurality of data portions, based upon a given value of the quality parameter set for the given data portion; encoding the plurality of data portions to generate corresponding encoded data portions, wherein at least two data portions are encoded by an encoding method and different quantization strengths, for a same value of the quality parameter for the at least two data portions; aggregating the encoded data portions to generate encoded data; and assembling information indicative of the at least two quantization strengths and the one or more values of the quality parameter into the encoded data.
US10542256B2	Method and device for determining transform block size Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for determining a transform block size, and can improve image compression efficiency. The method includes: obtaining, according to image block information and a splitting manner of an image block, a parameter of a transform block corresponding to the image block; and obtaining a transform block size according to the parameter of the transform block and the splitting manner of the image block. In the embodiments of the present invention, during determination of a transform block size, the transform block size is obtained according to a splitting manner of an image block and a parameter of a transform block corresponding to the image block. Therefore, a transform block matching the splitting manner of the image block can be used, improving image compression efficiency.
US10542255B2	Image processing for compression Systems and methods are disclosed for coding images. For example, methods may include: receiving an encoded bitstream that was generated at least in part by applying a sharpening filter to an input image to obtain a sharpened image and applying a blockwise encoder to the sharpened image; decoding, using a blockwise decoder, data from an encoded bitstream to obtain a plurality of blocks of image data; combining the plurality of blocks of image data to form a blocked image; and applying a blurring filter, which is matched to the sharpening filter, to the blocked image to obtain an output image.
US10542254B2	Video bit rate control method and video coding device The disclosure discloses a video bit rate control method and a video coding device. The method includes: according to a pre-set first bit rate value and a code size generated in a previous period of time, a first quantization parameter is generated (S1); according to a pre-set second bit rate value and the code size generated in the previous period of time, a second quantization parameter is generated (S2); the first quantization parameter is composed with the second quantization parameter (S3); if the first quantization parameter is greater than or equal to the second quantization parameter, an image frame in a current period of time is coded by using the first quantization parameter (S4); and if the first quantization parameter is less than the second quantization parameter, the image frame in the current period of time is coded by using the second quantization parameter (S5).
US10542251B2	Video coding system with low delay and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a video coding system includes: receiving a video bitstream as a serial bitstream; extracting a video syntax from the video bitstream; extracting a low delay flag, a network abstraction layer (NAL) hypothetical reference decode (HRD) parameters present flag, and a video coding layer (VCL) HRD parameters present flag from the video syntax extracting a HRD syntax from the video bitstream based on the low delay flag, the NAL HRD parameters present flag, and the VCL HRD parameters present flag; extracting a temporal layer from the video bitstream based on the video syntax having the HRD syntax; and forming a video stream based on the temporal layer for displaying on a device.
US10542245B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same The present invention relates to a mobile terminal including a lighting device and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lighting device; a camera; and a controller configured to capture a 3D image by means of the camera, wherein the lighting device includes a pattern light source configured to emit light having a predetermined pattern; and a surface light source configured to emit uniform light, and wherein the controller controls the lighting device so that the pattern light source and the surface light source alternately emit light.
US10542244B2	Vehicle vision system with customized display A vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras and a processor operable to process image data captured by the cameras to generate images derived from image data captured by at least some of the cameras. The processor generates a vehicle representation. A display screen, viewable by a driver of the vehicle, displays the generated images and the vehicle representation as would be viewed from a virtual camera viewpoint exterior to and higher than the vehicle itself. A portion of the vehicle representation is rendered as displayed to be at least partially transparent to enable viewing at the display screen of an object present exterior of the vehicle that would otherwise be partially hidden by non-transparent display of that portion of the vehicle representation.
US10542241B2	Projector A polarization separation element that separates a light emitted from a first light emitting device into a light having first polarization in a first wavelength range and a light having second polarization in the first wavelength range, a wavelength conversion element converts the light into a light in a second wavelength range, a first light modulation device modulates the entering light according to image information, an optical element that separates the light in the second wavelength range into a light in a third wavelength range and a light in a fourth wavelength range, a second light modulation device that modulates the light according to the image information, a third light modulation device that modulates the light according to the image information, and a projection system that projects an image light are provided, wherein the wavelength conversion element has a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface.
US10542240B2	Projector and method for controlling rotation of phosphor wheel and color wheel in projector In order to ensure uniform gradation reproducibility even when an error occurs in a phosphor wheel or a color wheel, an image in which gradations change in steps is displayed and the rotation operation of a phosphor wheel and a color wheel is controlled on the basis of color coordinate values of each gradation that are measured each time the input timings of the first reference signal and the second reference signal are changed a plurality of times.

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