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US10722807B2	Haptic floor system with quake plate assemblies producing large vibration effects A haptic floor system is provided that produces large vibration-based effects through the use of one-to-many panel or plate assemblies that can each be selectively operated by a controller in a programmed manner or in response to sensor outputs. Each of these panel or plate assemblies may be labeled a “quake plate assembly” as the special effect delivered by the haptic floor system can provide a person supported by one of the quake plate assemblies with ground trembling and vibrations similar to that felt in an earthquake or when a super strong fictional character strikes the floor nearby or a large animal or robot walks or runs by the person. Each quake plate assembly may include a thin plate or panel with an upper contact surface for supporting people or objects and an opposite lower surface, and one-to-many actuators may be provided on the lower surface of the thin plate.
US10722800B2	Co-presence handling in virtual reality A method for controlling a co-presence virtual environment for a first user and a second user includes: determining a first avatar's restricted space in the co-presence virtual environment, the first avatar correspond to the first user of the co-presence virtual environment; receiving user position data from a first computing device associated with the first user and determining the first avatar's location within the co-presence virtual environment; when the first avatar's location is within the first avatar's restricted space, communicating first co-presence virtual environment modification data to the first computing device; and communicating second co-presence virtual environment modification data to a second computing device associated with the second user.
US10722799B2	Fantasy sports data analysis for game structure development In an aspect, fantasy sports data is analyzed to generate and/or manage the delivery of and user experience of fantasy sports games and contests, including timing and payout structure(s) for short-term fantasy contests, such as daily, weekly, etc. fantasy sports contests, that motivate and appeal to contestants and is/are reasonably structured and concisely represented. In yet another aspect, a daily fantasy contest system is provided to automatically adjust to user demand without overshooting profitable levels and offer a variety of different contests, as well as offer contests with guaranteed and non-guaranteed payouts.
US10722796B2	Dressing method, device, computer readable medium, and electronic device A costume replacement method includes, based on a user input, obtaining information of a model including a plurality of parts, the plurality of parts including a target part of which a costume is to be replaced, obtaining image set object data corresponding to the model of which the information is obtained, the image set object data including a plurality of pieces of image data respectively corresponding to the plurality of parts, and obtaining costume replacement data corresponding to the target part included in the model of which the information is obtained. The method further includes updating the obtained image set object data by updating one of the plurality of pieces of image data corresponding to the target part, based on the obtained costume replacement data, and rendering the model, based on the updated image set object data, to update the costume of the target part included in the model.
US10722795B2	Storage medium, information processing apparatus and information processing method A non-limiting example game apparatus includes a display device, and a game screen is displayed on the display device. A play image including a player character, an enemy character, a ground object, a block object and a clay pipe object, for example is displayed as a game screen. If a capture instruction is input during a game play, image data corresponding to a play image at a time of input is acquired as captured image data. In the game apparatus, a reduced image of a captured image is generated and displayed in a manner superimposed on the play image. During game control processing is performed, processing that generates and displays the reduced image is performed.
US10722794B2	Video game processing program, video game processing method, and video game processing system A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a computer to realize functions to control progress of a video game on a basis of an operation of a controller by a user in a predetermined space including a display area is provided. Operation information, containing a position or a direction of the controller in the predetermined space, is obtained. In a case where the position or the direction of the controller is changed, a determination area is generated in a virtual space corresponding to the predetermined space on a basis of the operation information corresponding to the change. An image corresponding to a positional relationship between a determination target and the determination area is displayed in the display area.
US10722792B2	Virtual image interaction method, virtualization device and augmented reality system A virtual image interaction method and relevant devices are disclosed. The virtual image interaction method for use in a master virtualization device includes: projecting a first virtual image to a first predetermined position, and transmitting projection data for projection of the first virtual image to a slave virtualization device; acquiring an operational instruction for the first virtual image; updating the first virtual image in accordance with the operational instruction, to acquire a second virtual image; and projecting the second virtual image to the first predetermined position, and transmitting projection data for projection of the second virtual image to the slave virtualization device.
US10722790B2	Rendering system, control method, and storage medium A command server outputs information related to a screen rendering command and transmission destination information to a rendering server, in which at least some of rendering resources required when performing rendering of a screen in accordance with the information related to the rendering command are loaded, among a plurality of rendering servers associated with the command server. Then, the rendering server reads the rendering resources from the required rendering resources that are still not loaded to load them into the loading region to hold them, performs the rendering of the screen based on the information related to the rendering command, and transmits it to a target client terminal.
US10722784B2	Bimanual integrative virtual rehabilitation system and methods A system provides bi-manual game-based integrative therapy combining cognitive training with mild upper body physical exercising during game play. The system includes a pair of interfaces tracking a user's arms in 3D and detect trigger pressing. Custom therapeutic game controllers that detect grasping force, finger extension, 3D hand position, skin temperature and pulse may be used. Using one of these interfaces the patient plays a series of custom games displayed on a laptop, medical grade workstation, or other computer platform. The whole therapeutic system may be integrated on a medical cart, so to make the system mobile and easier to place in a clinical setting. Games were designed to improve motor control, shoulder strength, finger and arm range of motion, task sequencing, focusing, decision making (executive function), short term and long term visual/auditory memory, and were progressed in difficulty over 6 to 8 weeks of therapy. This therapy reduces depression.
US10722780B2	Table game system A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader that reads a barcode provided in a shuffled playing card set, thereby reading a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card set. A sensor for detecting the opening/closing of the lid is provided under the lid to detect the opening/closing of the lid, thereby detecting replacement of the shuffled playing card set. A control unit further includes a function of storing security items in connection with a shuffled card ID.
US10722779B2	Methods of operating card handling devices of card handling systems Card handling systems include shuffling devices, shoe devices, and a card transfer system for automatically transferring cards from the shuffling device into the shoe device. Shuffling devices may include a divider configured to contact at least one card positioned within a compartment of the shuffling device. Shoe devices may include a card loading system for loading cards into a card storage area through an opening in a base of the shoe device. Methods of providing cards during a casino table game play include identifying card information including a rank and a suit of each card in a shuffling device and a shoe device and transporting cards from the shuffling device to the shoe device.
US10722778B1	Self-balancing vehicle with structural support and lobed battery A self-balancing vehicle includes a vehicle body having a housing with a top cover and a bottom cover. It includes a unitary support bar disposed between the top and bottom covers, about which the top and bottom covers are mounted, and which extends entirely along the top and bottom covers between opposed left and right ends of the unitary support bar. The vehicle includes a left drive wheel and an opposed right drive wheel, each indirectly coupled to the unitary support bar. The vehicle further includes a battery electrically coupled to the left and right drive wheels, wherein the battery includes a central depression receiving the unitary support bar and spacing apart two opposed lobes of the battery about the unitary support bar.
US10722777B2	Helmet A helmet for protecting a wearer's head. The helmet includes an outer shell including a first shell member and a second shell member movable relative to one another in a longitudinal direction of the helmet to adjust a fit of the helmet on the wearer's head. The helmet includes an adjustment mechanism configured to control movement of the first shell member and the second shell member relative to one another. The adjustment mechanism includes an actuator movable between a first position in which the first shell member and the second shell member are allowed to move relative to one another and a second position in which the first shell member and the second shell member are precluded from moving relative to one another. The actuator is configured to lock the first shell member and the second shell member relative to one another without extending through a given one of the first shell member and the second shell member.
US10722774B2	Youth football sled assembly A youth football sled assembly for training youth in American football tackling and blocking includes a sled that is positioned on a training field. The sled is comprised of tubular members such that the sled has no sharp edges to enhance safety for youth employing the sled for training American football tackling and blocking. A cushion is removably positioned on the sled and the cushion is pushed against by the youth during training. A plurality of weights is each selectively positioned on the sled for increasing a weight of the sled.
US10722773B2	Sports training system A system for sports training comprising an object comprising one or more sensors that allows the system to identify the location of the object. The object also may have a microprocessor and wireless transmitter to allow for transmission of the sensor data via wireless transmission to an external electronic device. A software application running on the electronic device, such as a mobile phone or tablet, receives the sensor data and incorporates the information into a game-like or training application. This application can display to the user which location the object should be for the game. This application can also analyze which patterns the player has difficulties with and suggest certain patterns and other advice to help the player to improve their skills. Among many other uses, this system could provide a way for a player to train hockey stickhandling skills.
US10722772B2	Garage sports net system A sports net system has a frame attached to rails of a garage door, the frame having vertical tubes, a sports net attached to the frame, and an angling attachment attached to the frame, the angling attachment to allow the frame to tilt relative to the rails of the garage door. A sports net system has ground-mountable support rails having vertical slots, a frame having vertical tubes that fit within the vertical slots, a sports net attached to the frame, and an angling attachment attached to the frame, the angling attachment to allow the frame to tilt relative to the support rails.
US10722771B2	System and method for tracking and optimizing pin hole locations on a putting green A system and method for more efficient tracking and automatically recommend an optimizing pinhole locations on putting greens are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system and method may be directed to identifying a global position of a pinhole location using a turf analysis device having a global positioning system (GPS) module configured to collect and assimilate pinhole location data and condition data to a server database. The server may then determine an optimal location of a new pinhole location based on all previously collected pinhole location data and all previous condition data. By tracking and analyzing the pinhole locations for one or more greens as well as corresponding condition data, follow-on pinhole locations can be optimized. In some embodiments, measurements of turf conditions may be used to influence the optimization of determining pinhole location.
US10722767B2	Co-forged golf club head and method of manufacture A forged golf club face has a continuous outer layer of a first material encasing at least one inner layer made of second material. The materials may have differing properties, such as Young's Modulus, density, and strength properties, among others. By incorporating the different materials into the outer layer and the inner layer, the coefficient of restitution (COR) of the golf club face is improved without sacrificing durability. The club face is forged from a pre-formed billet having at least one monolithically encased inner layer.
US10722766B1	Composite materials for golf club heads A multiple-material golf club head with a resilient crown structure and an improved, graphene-infused coating is disclosed herein. The crown comprises a metal support structure that is attached to the body of the golf club head and supports a composite outer layer. The golf club head is also at least partially coated with a paint film that is infused with graphene particles.
US10722764B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a first interior cavity portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a front portion having a face portion, and a plurality of ports in the bottom portion. The plurality of ports may include a first set of ports, a second set of ports, and a third set of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10722763B2	Golf club head It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf club head being lightweight and having a high strength. A head 2 includes a face 4, a sole 8, and a crown 6. The face 4 includes a face surface fs and a face back surface fr. A plurality of projections (A) are provided on the face back surface fr. The projections (A) are point-like in a planar view. An optional first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction are defined in the planar view. Preferably, arrangement regularity of the projections (A) in the second direction is higher than arrangement regularity of the projections (A) in the first direction. Preferably, the first direction is a longitudinal direction; and the second direction is a lateral direction.
US10722760B2	Resin composition for golf balls, and golf ball A resin composition for golf balls is made of (A) polyurethane or polyurea and (B) an acrylic resin or a methacrylic resin, component (B) being included in an amount of from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of component (A). In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer encasing the core, at least one cover layer is formed of this resin composition. The resin composition is especially useful as a golf ball cover material because it makes it possible to achieve a higher ball initial velocity on shots with a driver and a lower ball initial velocity on approach shots.
US10722754B2	Dimple patterns for golf balls The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines.
US10722752B2	Treadmill with lighting and safety features A lighting system is described for a treadmill, the treadmill including a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle, wherein the tread comprises slats each having a tread surface and an underside. The lighting system includes a light positioned on at least one slat, wherein the light is configured to emit light between the adjacent slats and a controller in communication with the light and configured to control the light.
US10722751B2	Exercise apparatus A power operated exercise apparatus includes two drive mechanisms configured to drive a left pedal and a right pedal, and a position measuring device, force measuring devices for measuring positions and force conditions of the pedals. A control unit is configured to control the drive mechanism and receive measurement content of the measuring devices, and storing a plurality of exercise programs for being selected by the user. During at least one specific operation period, the control unit repeatedly determines in which directions the left pedal and the right pedal should be moved according to information of positions and force conditions of the pedals so as to meet the displacement path and the correlation of a selected one of the exercise programs and to immediately control the left drive mechanism and the right drive mechanism to respectively drive the left pedal and the right pedal to move in a determined direction.
US10722750B2	Method and apparatus for determining effect of training on improving fitness The present disclosure concerns determining physiological training effect of a physiological performance of a person by monitoring the performance using one or more performance-monitoring means in order to obtain performance data, and, according to one aspect of the invention, determining, using computing means capable of utilizing the performance data, a third training effect parameter describing a third physiological effect of the performance using a third determination method, the third physiological effect being a combination effect of the first and second physiological effects which are different from each other and are descriptive of different physiological effects of training, such as homeostatic disturbance and cumulative physiological load, respectively.
US10722746B2	Exercise device having sled or wheelbarrow configuration An exercise device having a sled or wheelbarrow configuration comprises a frame that is pushed across a support surface by a user. The frame carries a wheel that movably supports the frame in the wheelbarrow configuration and at least one skid that movably supports the frame in the skid configuration. A pair of handles is selectively repositionable on the frame from a vertical orientation used in the sled configuration and a horizontal orientation used in the wheelbarrow configuration to quickly and easily convert the device between its different configurations. The frame has a carriage that supports a plurality of exercise weight members with the carriage being movable in a fore-and-aft direction on the frame for changing the effort required from the user to push the frame.
US10722745B2	Interactive cycling system and method of using muscle signals to control cycling pattern stimulation intensity Systems and methods for a muscle signal-driven cycling system for persons with disability for rehabilitation are provided. A system comprises integrating both motor power and muscle power to facilitate rehabilitation cycling-based exercises. By using the intensity of real-time muscle activity signals as inputs, a motor applies either assistive or resistive force to rotate a gear at different speeds to facilitate or impede the cycling motion, and the electrical pulses from an electrical stimulation device can be provided to stimulate target muscles to generate muscle contraction to support the continuous cycling movement.
US10722738B2	Safety system An improved safety system in accordance with the disclosed and claimed concept connects directly with the rail and advantageously provides both a fall resistance apparatus as well as a fall protection apparatus. The fall resistance apparatus provides a support that is movably situated on the rail and that can be manually grasped by the worker during the maintenance operation and which provides physical support in all directions to the worker. The fall resistance apparatus thus resists the likelihood that a fall will occur. In the unlikely event of a fall, the fall protection apparatus connects the worker directly to the rail and supports the worker from the rail at a location spaced above the floor, thus protecting the worker from injury in the event of a fall.
US10722733B2	Positioning apparatus and method of positioning A positioning apparatus and a positioning method has a control element and function 40 includes a radiograph acquisition element 41 that acquires radiograph data detected by two radiography systems selected from a group consisting of a flat panel detector, a DRR (Digital Reconstructed Radiograph) generation element 42 that generates DRR in two different directions by virtually performing fluoroscopic projection relative to the 3-dimensional CT data obtained through the network 17, a positioning element 43 that positions a CT to the X-ray fluoroscopic radiograph obtained from two radiography systems, and a displacement distance calculation element 44 that calculates a displacement distance of the tabletop 31 based on the gap between radiographs for improved positioning. The positioning element 43 has a multidimensional optimization element 45 and a 1-dimensional optimization element 46 that optimize parameters relative to rotation and translation of the fluoroscopic projection to maximize an evaluation function that evaluates a matching degree between the DRR and the X-ray fluoroscopic radiograph.
US10722731B2	System and method for pretreatement imaging in adaptive radiation therapy A system and method for adapting treatment plan are provided. The method may include: obtaining a planning image of a region of interest relating to a first treatment fraction of a first treatment plan; obtaining a first image of the region of interest relating to a first scan of the region of interest with a first dose level; comparing the planning image with the first image to generate a first comparison result; determining whether the first comparison result satisfies a first replanning condition; causing, in response to a determination that the first comparison result satisfies the first replanning condition, one or more scanners to perform a second scan with a second dose level to provide a second image; and generating a second treatment plan according to the second image, wherein the second dose level is higher than the first dose level.
US10722728B2	Textile covered with an active outside surface and an active inside surface comprising optical fibers A textile has an active outside surface and an active inside surface including optical fibers covering at least partially the active outside surface, wherein the active outside surface captures light, which is transmitted by the optical fibers to the active inside surface.
US10722726B2	Skin treatment system A skin treatment system including a treatment device to treat a treatment region of a body. The skin treatment system includes a camera to capture at least one image of skin, the image having an imaging region, and to provide captured image data representing the captured image. The imaging region has a predefined spatial relationship with the treatment region. The skin treatment system further includes a storage facility for storing reference image data indicative of a reference image of the skin. The skin treatment system further includes an orientation estimation facility to determine which part of the reference image corresponds to the at least one captured image, using the captured image data and the reference image data, and to derive from a predetermined orientation of said corresponding part with respect to the reference image, an orientation indication indicative of an orientation of the treatment device with respect to the body.
US10722722B2	Mitigating false messaging in leadless dual-chamber pacing systems and other IMD systems Implantable medical devices (IMDs), and methods for use therewith, reduce how often an IMD accepts false messages. Such a method can include receiving a message and performing error detection and correction on the message. Such a method can also include determining a quality measure indicative of a quality of the message and/or a quality of a channel over which the message was received, and determining whether to reject the message based on the quality measure.
US10722708B2	State-dependent peripheral neuromodulation to treat bladder dysfunction The present invention relates to a neuromodulation apparatus and methods of using the neuromodulation apparatus for treating bladder dysfunction.
US10722704B2	Implantable medical systems and methods including pulse generators and leads Methods for implanting a puke generator (PG) within a pectoral region of a chest of a patient and devices having the PG. The PG has a housing that includes a PG electrode. Methods also include implanting at least one lead having first and second electrode segments with the first electrode segment positioned along an anterior of the chest of the patient and the second electrode segment positioned along at least one of a posterior of the patient or a side of the patient. The first and second electrode segments are positioned subcutaneously at or below an apex of a heart of the patient, wherein the PG electrode and the first and second electrode segments are configured to provide electrical shocks for antiarrhythmic therapy.
US10722700B2	Distal valve for a catheter A bi-directional valve assembly, including valves for use in closed-ended catheters or other elongate tubular devices, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a catheter assembly for insertion into a body of a patient is disclosed and comprises an elongate catheter tube including an outer wall that at least partially defines at least one lumen that extends between a proximal end and a closed distal end thereof. The catheter tube includes a valve assembly that in turn includes a linear slit valve defined through the outer wall of a distal segment of the catheter tube, and a deformation region. The deformation region includes a compliant segment disposed in the outer wall of the catheter tube and a thinned portion of the outer wall. The compliant segment and thinned portion of the deformation region cooperate to preferentially deform the outer wall and open the slit valve during aspiration through the catheter tube.
US10722699B2	Plug for osmometry sample cup A plug for an osmometry sample cup or vial is provided that seals the sample cup or vial to prevent significant evaporation of a sample solution in the cup or vial prior to obtaining an osmolality measurement.
US10722697B2	Skin piercing tool for locally puncturing a human or an animal skin and hand-held device The disclosure relates to a skin piercing tool for locally puncturing a human or an animal skin, comprising a piercing needle, which is embodied as solid needle, in the case of which a needle body has a proximal needle section and a distal needle section, in which a piercing tip is arranged, wherein the needle body has a needle section, which is resilient against the piercing tip in response to a compressive stress, wherein the resilient needle section is arranged on the needle body in the area of an angled needle section, in which adjacent needle sections assume an angle of less than 180° with one another. Further, a hand-held device for repeated local puncturing of a human or an animal skin is provided.
US10722693B2	Methods of fabricating a transcatheter device having an inflatable balloon Inflatable devices are disclosed including a surface which has a network of polymer chains and is configured to be inflatable into a therapeutically or diagnostically useful shape, and at least one ultrashort laser pulse-formed modification in the surface. The network can, for example, include a network morphology that is substantially unchanged by modification with the ultrashort pulse laser. Ultrashort laser pulses can be laser pulses equal to or less than 1000 picoseconds in duration. Advantageously, the etching process uses a relatively low-heat laser to avoid significant heating of surrounding polymers while modifying the surface (and other structures) of the device. The process is configured so that the polymer chain morphology adjacent the modification is substantially unaffected by the low-heat laser. The resulting inflatable device has customized surface features while still retaining substantially homogenous polymer network morphology. This preserves the elasticity, especially the surface elasticity, of the inflatable device.
US10722691B2	Puncture apparatus A vaginal insertion portion is disclosed, the vaginal insertion portion including a base portion, a proximal holding portion located on a proximal side of the base portion, and a suction portion located on distal side of the proximal holding portion.
US10722690B2	Medical devices with antithrombogenic coatings Pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. The pressure sensing guidewires may include a tubular member having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion may have a plurality of slots formed therein. The distal portion may have a first wall thickness along a first region and a second wall thickness smaller than the first wall thickness along a second region. A pressure sensor may be disposed within the distal portion of the tubular member and housed within the second region. An anti-thrombogenic coating may be disposed on an inner surface, an outer surface, or both of the second region of the distal portion of the tubular member.
US10722688B2	Device and liquid compositions for securing catheters having a rigid tapered tip An applicator for storing, sterilizing, and dispensing adhesives. The applicator includes a rigid tapered tip, a body, and a container holding a polymerizable cyanoacrylate monomer adhesive. The applicator is sterilized by radiation and, following sterilization, the adhesive remains substantially unpolymerized for about twenty-four months.
US10722686B2	Method and system of utilizing ECG signal for central venous catheter tip positioning Disclosed herein are a method and a medical system for utilizing of an intravascular ECG signal for central venous catheter placement. The medical system is capable of detecting the position of a catheter tip and assessing its location relative to the cavoatrial junction. The detection and assessment are performed by a multiscale analysis of the complexity of the intravascular signal data points.
US10722680B1	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for detection of tampering Methods, apparatuses and systems for detecting tampering are disclosed. The methods, apparatuses and systems for detecting tampering can involve positioning at least a portion of one or more ingress/egress line having a first end and a second end in a clamping box configured to provide detection of tampering; and detecting tampering by observing the clamping box.
US10722679B2	Context-sensitive flow interrupter and drainage outflow optimization system Embodiments of the invention provide methods and devices for improved drainage systems and tubing. In one embodiment, a context-sensitive flow interrupter is provided that inhibits or facilitates flow of fluid when engaged with a mating holder. In another embodiment, outflow is optimized through control of the pressure in gas pockets in a tube, drainage tube or assembly. In one such embodiment, gas pockets are vented to inhibit excessive back-pressure or suction on an organ, vessel or cavity being drained. In another such embodiment, loops in the tubes are avoided by using a mechanical template in the form of a groove or peg assembly to thread the slack in the drainage tube to generate a monotonic gradient. In another embodiment, such as for active drainage systems, a bypass channel is provided that allows an applied vacuum to go around an obstruction created by the collection of fluid in an undrained dependent loop.
US10722678B2	Device and method for effective non-invasive two-stage neurostimulation A device for stimulating neurons that includes a non-invasive stimulation unit for generating stimuli in stimulation channels. A control unit controls the stimulation unit during first and second time intervals in different stimulation modes. The control unit controls the stimulation unit during 75% or more of the first time interval in the first stimulation mode to repeatedly generate sequences of stimuli and the order in which the stimulation channels generate stimuli is constant for not more than 5 successively generated sequences and then varied. The control unit controls the stimulation unit during 75% or more of the second time interval in a second stimulation mode such that the stimulation channels repeatedly generate sequences of stimuli and the order in which the stimulation channels generate stimuli is constant for at least 25 successively generated sequences and then varied.
US10722675B2	Breathing assistance apparatus with a manifold to add auxiliary gases to ambient gases The breathing assistance apparatus of the present invention includes a manifold that is provided with or retrofittable to gases supply and humidifying devices. The manifold allows gases from an oxygen concentrator to be combined with the flow through a gases supply and humidifying device, most usually air The combined output of oxygen and other breathing gases (air) is then humidified. The breathing assistance apparatus and manifold of the present invention provides a safe method to add oxygen to the input air stream of a gases supply and humidifying device and reduces the amount of accumulation of oxygen within the gases supply device, reducing fire risk should sparking occur within the device.
US10722674B2	Respiratory face mask and breathing circuit assembly A disposable breathing circuit is adapted to be connected between a disposable face mask and a vacuum source for delivering fresh gas to the face mask and for scavenging waste gas exhaled from the face mask. The breathing circuit includes a fresh gas supply limb and an exhalation limb, and a scavenging limb coupled to the exhalation limb. The scavenging limb includes a one-way valve to prevent re-breathing, a flexible flow-through reservoir bag used to store exhaled gas, and an output tube adapted to be coupled between the flow-through reservoir bag and the vacuum source.
US10722672B2	Respiratory mask with nasogastric tube path A respiratory mask can be used to provide therapy to patients who also require a nasogastric (NG) tube. The mask seal can include a path that is designed to deform around an NG tube or other without lifting the mask away from a patient's face. The deforming path can help to minimize gaps that form between the patient's face and the mask seal as a result of the tube, thus reducing leaks and improving the efficacy of the treatment.
US10722669B2	Combination enhanced therapy A Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) device includes a flow generator that generates a supply of pressurized air. The flow generator includes a programmable controller. The programmable controller is adapted to allow continuous access to at least one active operating mode and selective access to at least one dormant operating mode. The programmable controller includes a mode control system adapted to receive a data signal to control the selective access to the at least one dormant operating mode.
US10722668B2	Oscillating positive expiratory pressure device An oscillating positive expiratory pressure device comprising a housing enclosing at least one chamber, a chamber inlet configured to receive exhaled air into the at least one chamber, and a chamber outlet configured to permit exhaled air to exit the at least one chamber. A channel is positioned in an exhalation flow path between the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, with the channel being moveably connected to a chamber of the at least one chamber. An air flow regulator is moveable with respect to the channel between a first position, where the flow of air through the channel is restricted and a second position, where the flow of air through the channel is less restricted, the air flow regulator being configured to repeatedly move between the first position and the second position in response to a flow of exhaled air.
US10722665B2	Handset for delivering a pharmaceutical substance The invention relates to a handset (1) for delivering a pharmaceutical substance, with a housing (2) that exhibits a mouthpiece (8), wherein the mouthpiece (8) can be sealed with a cap (9), and the cap (9) is attached to the housing (2) by means of a spring (16), and can be swiveled around a swivel axis (x) to release the mouthpiece (8). In order to further improve a handset of the kind in question, in particular as relates to attaching the cap to the handset, it is proposed that the spring (16) have an angled progression in a top view, in which the swivel axis (x) is imaged as a line.
US10722664B2	Manually actuatable inhaler A hand operable inhalator for dispensing a powdery substance, in particular a pharmaceutical substance, with a supply chamber, a discharge channel and a dosing chamber, wherein the discharge channel protrudes into the supply chamber, and the dosing chamber and discharge channel can be moved relative to each other. In order to indicate an inhalator for dispensing a powdery substance that makes the dosing chamber advantageously fillable, the discharge channel can be rotated around a rotational axis, and that the dosing chamber can be filled while the discharge channel rotates. The inhalator can have a dosing chamber that can be moved from a closed into an open state and vice versa. The inhalator can have a discharge channel that incorporates a turbulence means, which has a helically running wall and is to carry a flow while discharging air provided with the substance.
US10722662B1	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for detection of tampering Methods, apparatuses and systems for detecting tampering are disclosed. The methods, apparatuses and systems for detecting tampering can involve positioning at least a portion of one or more ingress/egress line having a first end and a second end in a clamping box configured to provide detection of tampering; and detecting tampering by observing the clamping box.
US10722659B2	Apparatus for unsheathing and resheathing a needle device An apparatus for unsheathing and resheathing a needle device. The apparatus has a housing, a cam member that is movable in an axial direction relative to the housing, a ratchet member that is rotatable relative to the housing and movable in the axial direction between a first position and a second position upon movement of the cam member, and a clamp having at least two jaw members, configured to receive at least a portion of a needle sheath. In the first position of the ratchet member, the jaw members are in an open configuration for receipt or release of the needle sheath, and in the second position of the ratchet member, the ratchet member and/or the cam member holds the jaw members in a gripping position for gripping the needle sheath.
US10722658B2	Reusable medication delivery device with remaining medication determination capability A reusable medication delivery device that can determine medication remaining in a simple fashion. The device includes a first sensor (200) for sensing when a cartridge is mounted in the device, and at least one second sensor for sensing a retraction of a drive member (160) that engages a cartridge plunger (132). The device includes a controller that determines, based on inputs from the first sensor and the at least one second sensor, that a newly installed cartridge is to be considered full or not full of medication. The controller calculates, after a medication delivery and based on an input from a means for determining an amount of medication delivered by operation of a dose delivery mechanism, and if the cartridge was considered full when newly installed, a quantity of medication remaining in the installed cartridge after the medication delivery.
US10722655B2	Autoinjector with shock reducing elements An injection device, method, and system for drug delivery includes a primary container for storing a drug, the container having a stopper movably disposed in the container for expelling the drug, an injection drive mechanism comprising a plunger for acting on the stopper and an energy source for exerting a force on the plunger to cause the plunger to act on the stopper to expel the drug, the force causing the plunger to accelerate to a velocity prior to acting on the stopper, and a damping mechanism for reducing the velocity of the plunger prior to acting on the stopper. The damping mechanism can include a dashpot or an energy absorbing material associated with the plunger. Alternatively or additionally, the damping mechanisms can include absorbing material disposed between support members of an outer casing of the injection device and the primary container.
US10722653B2	Compact auto-injector A novel single use auto-injector for delivering a fixed amount of medicament is described. The auto-injector may include a sealed housing rotatably held in a cover. Once the auto-injector is positioned at the injection location, the user can transition the housing from a locked to an armed position. The user can then compress the sealed housing into the cover, triggering activation mechanisms that initiate the injection. A first activation mechanism engages an interlock to prevent reuse of the auto-injector. A second activation mechanism straightens and extends a curved needle to a set the exposed needle length. A third activation mechanism pierces a sealed reservoir allowing the medicament to be forced through the injection needle. Following the injection, the auto-injector expands and interlocks, retracting the needle into the auto-injector and preventing reuse.
US10722652B2	Automatic injection device with plunger velocity regulator The invention provides an injection device for delivering a dose of medicament from a syringe. The injection device comprises a housing (10), a plunger (110) moveably mounted within the housing, an actuation mechanism (120, 122) arranged to provide a forward biasing force to urge the plunger forward in use to express a dose of medicament and a trigger mechanism (40) arranged to (directly or indirectly) releaseably hold the plunger against the force of the actuation mechanism. The injection device further comprises a plunger velocity regulator comprising a cam surface (162) associated with one of the housing or the plunger, and a cam member (152) associated with the other of the plunger or the housing and arranged to engage the cam surface during actuation movement of the plunger such that axial movement of the plunger relative to the housing causes relative rotational movement of the cam member and limits the forward velocity of the plunger movement.
US10722648B2	Fluid management systems for surgical procedures A surgical fluid management system includes a source of surgical media, a surgical instrument, a first pump, one or more filters, a second pump, and a controller. The first pump is operatively coupled between the source of surgical media and the surgical instrument. The one or more filters are configured to filter bodily discharge from a surgical site. The second pump is operatively coupled between the one or more filters and the first pump. The controller is in electrical communication with the first pump and the second pump to control the first and second pumps.
US10722646B2	Cannula deployment mechanism A cannula insertion device is disclosed. The device includes a needle carriage, a rail device on which the needle carriage is slidable, a yoke having a channel, a linkage connected to the needle carriage and extending into the channel, a torsion spring with one end connected to the linkage, and locking device for locking the torsion spring in tension and maintaining the needle carriage and the linkage in a locked position prior to activation. Upon release of the locking device, the tension of the torsion spring is released, which causes the linkage to move in the channel and slide the needle carriage along the rail device. A catheter carriage may also be provided for actuation by the linkage.
US10722645B2	Syringe pump, and related method and system A method for discharging fluid from a syringe and for mitigating occlusion conditions includes actuating the plunger of a syringe into a barrel. The method monitors fluid pressure within the barrel of the syringe and determines that an occlusion exists when the fluid pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method actuates the plunger out of the barrel by a predetermined amount in response to the detected occlusion and actuates the plunger of the syringe into the barrel until a measured fluid pressure within the barrel of the syringe exceeds another predetermined threshold.
US10722641B2	Infusion line systems An IV line identification system to enable ready identification of an IV line and its associated fluid source and output and to enable distinguishing the IV line from other IV lines and their fluid sources and outputs. The IV line identification system includes a first light source and a second light source communicatively coupled to one another via a wireless connection. The light sources are configured such that when one is activated so as to generate a light signal, the other is automatically activated to generate a corresponding light signal. Each light source may be placed on opposite ends of an IV line to enable ready identification of each end of the same IV line.
US10722638B1	Method for preventing contrast induced nephropathy The invention relates to a method to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy during an imaging procedure. The method includes steps of positioning balloon catheters in a patient's renal arteries and renal veins and inflating the balloons of each catheter to block the flow of contrast media into the patient's kidneys.
US10722631B2	Intravascular blood pumps and methods of use and manufacture Devices for moving blood within a patient, and methods of doing so. The devices can include a pump portion that includes an impeller and a housing around the impeller, as well as a fluid lumen. The impeller can be activated to cause rotation of the impeller and thereby move fluid within the fluid lumen.
US10722629B2	Device for emergency treatment of cardiac arrest A device for providing resuscitation or suspended state through redistribution of cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart for a patient. The device comprises an electrically controllable redistribution component in the form of a catheter, attachable to the patient and configured to interact with the patient to provide redistribution of the cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart, the redistribution component following a predefined reaction pattern based on an electrical signal, and computer configured to: receive a patient data which identifies physiological and/or anatomical characteristics of the patient; and provide the electrical signal for the redistribution component based on the patient data or a standard response. The device also comprises means for detection of blood vessels and motorized means for introduction of the catheter into an artery.
US10722625B2	Corkscrew shape for right-sided cardiac device A catheter includes a catheter body, a pump assembly and a cannula. The pump assembly can be disposed at a distal end of the catheter body and has a distal portion. The cannula can be coupled to the distal end portion of the pump assembly and can include a proximal cannula portion and a distal cannula portion. The distal cannula portion has an approximately helical shape which can allow the cannula to be inserted into a patient's right heart and pump blood therethrough. In certain implementations, the distal tip of the helical shape has a slight bias relative to the main helix to further facilitate delivery of the device. In certain applications this bias is toward the central axis of the helix.
US10722624B2	Breast pump assembly with breast adapter Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure. In one approach, the breast pump assembly includes a breast adapter and a receptacle configured to cup the breast adapter, and the breast adapter is removable from the receptacle.
US10722621B2	Illuminated suction device An exemplary embodiment comprises an illuminated suction device having a distal end with a suction tip; a proximal end with a connector for a suction tube; and an illumination assembly comprising at least one light source, at least one battery and an activation device for energizing the light source, the illumination assembly being permanently attached to the suction device.
US10722616B2	Devices and methods for treatment of damaged tissue Methods and devices for treatment of damaged tissue are disclosed, including treatment of wounds by employing non-electrically powered, reduced pressure therapy devices. Maintenance and control of the sub atmospheric pressure exerted may be provided by such devices while minimizing discomfort to the user. The devices may be configured to be worn inconspicuously underneath clothing.
US10722615B2	Methods and materials for reducing venous neointimal hyperplasia of an arteriovenous fistula or graft This document provides methods and materials involved in reducing venous neointimal hyperplasia (VNH) of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or graft. For example, methods and materials for using stem cells (e.g., mesenchymal stem cells), extracellular matrix material, or a combination of stem cells and extracellular matrix material to reduce VNH of AVFs or grafts are provided.
US10722606B2	Method and device for producing negative oxygen ions, and method and device for purifying air Provided are a method and device for producing negative oxygen ions, and a method and device for purifying air. Said method for producing negative oxygen ions comprises: respectively introducing air and water into an air-water reactor so that the introduced air and water reach a relative movement speed of not less than 20 m/s in said air-water reactor and react within said air-water reactor so as to produce negative oxygen ions; and separating the air containing the negative oxygen ions after the reaction from the water after the reaction, and releasing the air containing the negative oxygen ions after the reaction into a required space. Said method and device can produce a large number of negative oxygen ions and purified air with a high efficiency at a low cost, without producing any harmful substances such as ozone and oxynitrides, and are long-acting and free of maintenance.
US10722605B2	Photocatalyst filter and air conditioner including the same A photocatalyst filter is provided. The photocatalyst filter includes: a base in which an internal space is formed. The internal space is permeable to fluid, and a plurality of photocatalyst beads are provided in the internal space, wherein a surface of the internal space is reflective.
US10722603B2	Systems, methods, and devices for ozone sanitization of continuous positive airway pressure devices The present invention is generally related to a device and method for sanitizing a medical instrument with ozone, in particular the invention relates to a system, method and a device for sanitizing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. The device has an ozone compartment, an ozone operating system and one or more ozone distribution lines that distribute ozone to a continuous positive airway pressure device. The device may further include a heater adapter unit to connect heating systems in CPAP devices while distributing ozone to sanitize the CPAP device in accordance with the present invention.
US10722597B2	Cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, comprising: a) providing a first aqueous solution comprising a buffering agent, the solution having a pH in the range 2.0 to 4.0; b) dissolving panobinostat in said first aqueous solution to provide a second aqueous solution; and c) mixing said second aqueous solution comprising panobinostat with a third aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin to form a fourth aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct. Also provided is an artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) solution comprising the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct and medical uses of the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, including in the treatment of brain tumours.
US10722591B2	Cleavable conjugates of TLR7/8 agonist compounds, methods for preparation, and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to cleavable conjugates (for example, particle-based or antibody-based conjugates) of TLR7/8 agonists (for example, 1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline derivatives) containing a conjugation linker, a cleavable linker, and a self-eliminating linker. The present disclosure also related to methods for preparation of the cleavable conjugates, uses thereof for stimulating an effective immune response, and uses thereof for the treatment of cancer.
US10722590B2	ELP fusion proteins for controlled and sustained release The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical formulations for sustained release, and methods for delivering a treatment regimen with a combination of sustained release and long half-life formulations. The pharmaceutical formulations comprise a therapeutic agent including an active agent and an amino acid sequence capable of forming a reversible matrix at the body temperature of a subject. The disclosure provides improved pharmacokinetics for peptide and small molecule drugs.
US10722585B2	Sustained-release lipid pre-concentrate of GNRH analogues and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a) at least one sorbitan unsaturated fatty acid ester having a polar head with at least two or more —OH (hydroxyl) groups; b) at least one phospholipid; c) at least one liquid crystal hardener which is free of an ionizable group and has a triacyl group with 15 to 40 carbon atoms or a carbon ring structure in a hydrophobic moiety; and d) at least one GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) analogue as a pharmacologically active substance, wherein said lipid pre-concentrate exists as a liquid phase in absence of aqueous fluid and forms into a liquid crystal in presence of aqueous fluid. The pharmaceutical composition is configured to enhance the sustained release of the pharmacologically active substance GnRH analogue.
US10722583B2	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.
US10722581B1	Phonophoretic cannabidiol composition and transdermal delivery system A phonophoretic cannabidiol composition comprises an amount of cannabidiol, an amount of a glucose source, such as honey, an amount of aloe vera, and amounts of one or more of glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, and chondroitin. A transdermal delivery system for administration of a phonophoretic cannabidiol composition includes a phonophoretic cannabidiol composition, a laser generator comprising an emitter which generates and directs a laser beam to the treatment area, and an ultrasound generator comprising a transducer which generates and transmits a plurality of ultrasonic waves to the treatment area. A method for transdermal delivery of a phonophoretic cannabidiol composition includes selecting laser pretreatment parameters, directing a laser beam to the treatment area, applying an amount of a phonophoretic cannabidiol composition to a treatment area, selecting ultrasonic treatment parameters, and, transmitting a plurality of ultrasonic waves to the treatment area.
US10722576B2	TfR selective binding compounds and related methods The present invention relates to peptides that bind with high specificity and which functionally interact with the transferrin receptor (“TfR”) and which may be used in making molecular vehicles that carry biomolecules across membranes, including, e.g., across the blood brain barrier or the gastrointestinal tract. TfR specific binding moieties may also be used alone or as components in specific molecules that target the transferrin/transferrin receptor transport system. The invention relates more specifically to VNAR single chain antibodies derived from nurse shark that bind to TfR, compounds and compositions comprising a TfR specific VNAR binding moiety, methods for preparing them, diagnostic and therapeutic methods of use in vitro or in vivo, e.g., to diagnose, treat and/or prevent a pathological condition, disorder or disease in which it is beneficial to deliver a heterologous biomolecule across the blood brain barrier by association with a TfR specific VNAR binding moiety. Other uses for TfR specific VNAR binding moieties of the invention include, e.g., regulating the interaction of iron-charged transferrin with TfR (receptor cycling or cell surface presentation), such as may be therapeutic in treatment of certain cancer cells and tumors of various tissue types.
US10722574B2	Use and preparation of glycolipids as adjuvants in vaccines The present invention relates to beta-glycolipid derivatives, their preparation and use as adjuvants in vaccines, as being suitable for being co-administered with antigens for vaccine prophylaxis and therapy. In certain embodiments, the beta-glycolipid derivatives of the invention also in their salified or complex form, are suitable for being co-administered with antigens for both therapeutic and prophylactic purposes or for vaccine prophylaxis and therapy.
US10722573B2	Compositions for stimulation of mammalian innate immune resistance to pathogens Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of treating, inhibiting or attenuating a microbial infection in an individual who has or is at risk for developing such an infection, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a StIR composition to the individual.
US10722572B2	Methods and compositions for treating and preventing HIV Methods and compositions are provided that can be used to vaccinate against and treat HIV. Specifically contemplated are vaccine compositions and methods of using these compositions treat HIV in patients. Aspects of the disclosure relate to an anti-CD40 antibody-HIV antigen fusion protein comprising (i) an anti-CD40 heavy chain (HCD40)-HIV antigen (Ag) fusion protein comprising the formula: HCD40-Ag, wherein Ag is a polypeptide with at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1; and (ii) an anti-CD40 light chain (LCD40).
US10722568B2	Transcutaneous Haemophilius influenzae vaccine formulations and methods Provided are topical delivery systems and methods for treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder in a subject, or for eliciting an immune response in a subject including applying, to at least a portion of the subject's post-auricular region, a topical delivery system including a therapeutically effective amount of a topical pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one active agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or adjuvant. The topical pharmaceutical composition can include a topical immunogenic composition. The topical delivery system can further include a flexible substrate in communication with the topical immunogenic composition. The subject can be a pediatric subject.
US10722566B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against CLL and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10722565B2	Peptides and combination of peptides as targets or active ingredients for use in immunotherapy against AML and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10722550B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of fungal infections The present invention comprises methods of treating an infection using a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active ingredient selected from Table 1. In some aspects, the infection can be caused by one or more pathogens, including fungal pathogens. For example, the infection may be Valley Fever.
US10722547B2	Compositions of medicinal plants for reducing the effects of aging, prevention and treatment of age-related neurodegenerative diseases, and treatment of anxiety and sleep disorders Compositions comprising extracts prepared from mixtures of the herbal plants Radix Bupleurum chinense DC (“B”), Rhizoma Corydalis yanhusuo WT Wang (“Y”), Caulis Polygonum multiflorum Thunb (“P”) and Flos Albizia julibrissin Durazz (“A”) are provided. The BYP, BYA, BPA, BY, BP, YP and BYPA extracts significantly decreased one or more of the effects of accelerated aging in mice exposed to D-galactose, including spatial memory deficit, and elevated oxidative stress marker malondialdehyde and pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha and IL-6 in the brain, indicating efficacy in reducing the damage of aging, and preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease and/or Parkinson's disease. Anxiolysis by the BYA, BPA, YPA, BA and PA extracts indicates efficacy for treating anxiety disorders, and the sedative effect of the BYA, YPA and PA extracts indicates efficacy for treating sleep disorders. None of the extracts significantly induced alteration in locomotor activity, decreased muscle coordination, or anterograde amnesia at the maximum oral dose tested.
US10722546B2	Methods for treating neurological disorders using nutrient compositions Nutrient compositions comprising botanical extracts and methods of their use for treating, inter alia, autism or apraxia and/or ameliorating one or more symptoms thereof are disclosed. The use of such compositions for enhancing cognitive function and/or one or more aspects thereof, or for treating stroke or seizures and/or ameliorating one or more symptoms thereof are also disclosed.
US10722541B2	Methods for treating radiation or chemical injury Methods for treating radiation or chemical injury are described that comprise administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of adherent stromal cells. Methods of preparing adherent stromal cells and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the cells are also described.
US10722540B1	Microfluidic device and method for shear stress-induced transformation of cells A method of processing a lipoaspirate sample includes mechanically processing the lipoaspirate sample to generate nanofat. The nanofat is then input into a microfluidic device comprising a plurality of serially arranged stages comprising one or more microfluidic channels having a plurality of expansion and constriction regions extending along the length of the one or more microfluidic channels, wherein each subsequent stage of the plurality has an increasing number of microfluidic channels of decreasing dimensions. The nanofat is flowed through the plurality of serially arranged stages in a plurality of cycles to generate sheared nanofat. The sheared nanofat is then collected after flowing through the plurality of serially arranged stages. The sheared nanofat may then be injected and/or applied to the subject. In an alternative embodiment, filtered or mechanically processed lipoaspirate may be run through the microfluidic device.
US10722535B2	Compositions derived from Cohn fraction paste and use thereof The present invention provides compositions and methods for improving wound healing, reducing scar formation and/or promoting skin health and aesthetic appearance. In particular, the present invention provides protein compositions that are derived from Cohn fraction IV and/or IV-1 useful in promoting wound healing and for cosmetic care of the skin.
US10722530B2	Methods of diagnosing and treating cancer A method of treating cancer in a subject includes determining the p53 status and the level of UDG in cancer cells of the subject and administering an antimetabolite agent in combination with an AP endonuclease inhibitor or UDG inhibitor if the determined level of UDG in the cancer cells is increased relative to the control level and the cancer cells are p53 mutant or deficient cancer cells.
US10722529B2	Modulation of NAD+ metabolic pathways for treatment of disease The present invention encompasses compositions and methods for regulating the kynurenine to tryptophan ratio, NAD+ level and CD16 expression for the treatment diseases.
US10722517B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of glioma In certain embodiments the present invention provides methods useful in the treatment of glioma, such as glioblastoma, such methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a CSF-IR inhibitor together with one or more additional active agents such as IGF-IR inhibitors, PI3K inhibitors, IL4 inhibitors, NFAT inhibitors, and/or Stat6 inhibitors. In certain embodiments the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a CSF-IR inhibitor together with one or more of such additional active agents.
US10722515B2	Dual CLK/CDK1 inhibitors for cancer treatment The disclosure generally relates to substituted purine analogs that are dual CLK2/CDK1 inhibitors or more potent and specific CLK inhibitors to target CLK2 and CDK1 kinases. These compounds may be useful in the treatment of germ-line mutations of the spliceosome leading to the development of cancers and other human disease. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10722514B2	Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 7 (USP7) modulators and uses thereof Disclosed herein, inter alia, compounds and methods of use thereof for the modulation of USP7 activity.
US10722513B2	Treatment of respiratory diseases The present invention relates to compositions, methods and kits for the treatment of respiratory disease. In particular, the compositions, methods and kits are particularly useful, but not limited to, the treatment or prevention of exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The present invention provides a method of treating or preventing a respiratory disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of casein kinase 1, thereby treating or preventing a respiratory disease in a subject. The present invention also provides a method of treating or preventing a respiratory disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of ALK5, thereby treating or preventing a respiratory disease in a subject, wherein the inhibitor is administered directly to the airway and/or lungs. The present invention also provides a method of treating or preventing a condition of the airway or lung involving fibrosis in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of casein kinase 1 or an inhibitor of ALK5, thereby treating or preventing a condition of the airway or lung involving fibrosis in a subject.
US10722507B2	Multi-phase delivery compositions and products incorporating such compositions The present disclosure relates to compositions that are useful in the delivery of various materials. In particular, the compositions comprise a suspension wherein an internal phase material is surrounded by an external phase material. The internal phase specifically can be a hydrophilic material, and the external phase specifically can be a hydrophobic material. The materials are combined so that the internal phase is substantially encapsulated by the external phase such that release can be controlled in relation to osmotic pressure differentials. The suspension can be combined with a carrier, and various systems and products can be formed with the suspension and optional carrier, such as oral strips, spray delivery systems, smokeless tobacco products, aerosol delivery devices, cigarettes, and packaging.
US10722504B2	4-[2-(2-fluorophenoxymethyl)phenyl]piperidine compounds The invention relates to compounds of formula I: where a, R1, and R3-6 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of formula I are serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US10722502B2	Crystalline polymorphs of the free base of 2-hydroxy-6-((2-(1-isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)methoxy)benzaldehyde Disclosed are crystalline free base an solvate forms of 2-hydroxy-6-((2-(1-isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)methoxy)benzaldehyde (or Compound 1), such as the free base Form I, Form II and Material N. Also disclosed are crystalline free base solvates of 2-hydroxy-6-((2-(1-isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)methoxy)benzaldehyde (or Compound 1).
US10722499B2	Anyhydrous compositions of mTOR inhibitors and methods of use Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for topical delivery of mTOR inhibitors. In one embodiment, an anhydrous composition includes one or more mTOR inhibitors, one or more solvents, one or more gelling agents, and one or more antioxidants. Also disclosed herein are methods to treat skin disorders using such compositions.
US10722497B2	Nuclear transport modulators and uses thereof Compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I, and methods of using such compounds and compositions to treat various disorders associated with CRM1 activity.
US10722496B2	2-iminobiotin for use in the treatment of brain cell injury The present disclosure relates to the use of 2-iminobiotin for treating brain cell injury, in particular in adults. The treatment may be used for the treatment of cerebral hypoxia-ischemia and/or reperfusion injury, including one or more symptoms thereof. Provided are methods of treatment comprising administering a therapeutically effective dose of 2-iminobiotin to an individual in need thereof.
US10722494B2	Melatonin mini-tablets and method of manufacturing the same The instant invention is generally directed to a patient-friendly drug delivery system for targeted populations, such as pediatric and geriatric patients. Specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in the form of mini-tablets. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of melatonin in the form of mini-tablets.
US10722491B2	Phenol compound and combination of same with a benzodiazepine fused to 1,4-dihydropyridine for treating diseases of the central nervous and vascular systems The present invention relates to Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and in particular to the preparation of formulations from derivatives of phenolic or polyphenolic compounds and from derivatives of phenolic or polyphenolic compounds combined with tricyclic systems of the benzodiazepine type fused to derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridines with action on the Central Nervous and Vascular Systems.These pharmaceutical compositions exhibit GABAergic, antiglutamatergic, calcium channel modulating, mitoprotective, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic action, usable in the treatment of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric and neurological diseases.
US10722490B2	Water soluble compositions comprising purified cannabinoids This disclosures relates to new compositions and methods for making cannabinoid formulations. In one embodiment, this disclosure provides water soluble compositions comprising a first purified cannabinoid and Vitamin E TPGS. In one embodiment, the disclosure herein comprises a method of making powders comprising heatings material to a first temperature and a second temperature.
US10722487B2	Glutaminase inhibitor therapy Disclosed herein are methods of treating a tumor or cancer in a subject whose tumor or cancer cells express low levels of asparagine synthetase (ASNS), and compounds and compositions useful in such treatment. Also disclosed herein are methods of evaluating whether to administer a compound that inhibits glutathione production or a glutaminase inhibitor to a subject with a tumor or cancer.
US10722482B2	Method of and improved composition for treating triterpene-responsive conditions, diseases or disorders A method of treating a triterpene-responsive condition, disease or disorder in a subject by administration of an improved triterpene-based composition is provided. An improved triterpene-based composition comprising at least two or at least three triterpenes present at a molar ratio as described herein is also provided.
US10722480B2	Agent for controlling cells constituting cancer microenvironment or inflammatory microenvironment An agent according to the present invention comprises as an effective component any of (1) disulfiram, diethyldithiocarbamate, or a metal complex of diethyldithiocarbamate; (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of (1); or (3) a solvate of (1) or (2), and is used for inhibition of interaction between CR2B or CCR5 and FROUNT protein, inhibition of macrophages, control of cells constituting a cancer microenvironment or inflammatory microenvironment, or enhancement of anticancer activity of an anticancer drug. It is also possible to provide a compound with a reduced side effect and an increased pharmacological effect by identifying a disulfiram derivative having a lower aldehyde dehydrogenase-inhibiting activity and a higher FROUNT-inhibiting activity among derivatives prepared by structural modification of disulfiram.
US10722479B2	Dimethoxyphenyl inhibitors of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 Described are dimethoxyphenyl inhibitors of VMAT2, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US10722478B2	Methods and compositions for treating fatigue associated with disordered sleep using very low dose cyclobenzaprine The present invention relates to methods for the treatment or prevention of fatigue associated with disordered sleep, for example, in multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, Fabry's disease, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury, using cyclobenzaprine. The present invention further relates to a biomarker for the therapeutic effects of a cyclobenzaprine treatment.
US10722476B2	Device and method of treating conditions associated with neuroinflammation Disclosed is a device and method for treating a neurodegenerative disease or condition associated with neuroinflammation induced by a leukotriene. The device is a film unit dosage form having a film layer and a safe and effective amount of a leukotriene receptor antagonist or leukotriene synthesis inhibitor. The device is configured and formulated to achieve transmucosal and/or enteral delivery of the leukotriene receptor antagonist or leukotriene synthesis inhibitor. The method includes transmucosally and/or enterally delivering to an animal in need of treatment, a safe and effective amount of a leukotriene blocker capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier.
US10722475B2	Stealth nanocapsules for protein delivery The invention relates to methods and materials for extending a circulating half-life of a protein. The method comprises conjugating a protein with a polymerizable acryloyl group and encapsulating the protein with a layer of poly(2-methacryloxyloxyethyl phosphorycholine) (pMPC). The layer of pMPC comprises a plurality of 2-methacryloxyloxyethyl phosphorycholine monomers (MPC) polymerized with a N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (BIS) crosslinker.
US10722474B2	EDDS chelated nanoceria with catalase-like activity A process for making nanoparticles of biocompatible materials is described, wherein an aqueous reaction mixture comprising cerous ion, ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid, an oxidant, water, and optionally citric acid, is provided along with temperature conditions to directly form within the reaction mixture, a stable dispersion of cerium oxide nanoparticles. Biocompatible, nanoparticles comprised of cerium oxide, ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid, and optionally citric acid, are described. An increase in catalase-like enzyme activity is demonstrated by cerium oxide nanoparticles prepared with citric acid and ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid.
US10722473B2	Methods and compositions particularly for treatment of attention deficit disorder There is described, inter alia, a coated bead comprising: (a) a granule; (b) a first layer coated over the granule, the first layer comprising a first amount of an active pharmaceutical ingredient comprising a central nervous system stimulant; and (c) a second layer coated over the first layer, the second layer being present in an amount sufficient to substantially delay release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient in the first layer until after the coated bead reaches a distal intestine portion of a subject to whom the coated bead is administered; and (d) the third layer coated over the second layer, the third layer comprising a second amount of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, the third layer being configured to permit substantially immediate release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient comprised therein. Embodiments related to a solid oral pharmaceutical composition are also described.
US10722471B2	Galenic formulations of organic compounds The present invention relates to a solid unit oral dosage form comprising sacubitril and valsartan in a 1:1 molar ratio, preferably in the form of the so-called angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) LCZ696, which is a complex salt hydrate of sacubitril, valsartan, and sodium ions, appropriate for use in pediatrics or other patients where low and individual dosing is required or who encounter problems with swallowing e.g. as a result of a disease or because of age, to the manufacture of said solid dosage form and to invention embodiments relating to therapy using said dosage form.
US10722467B2	Remote loading of sparingly water-soluble drugs into liposomes The present invention provides liposome compositions containing sparingly soluble drugs that are used to treat life-threatening diseases. A preferred method of encapsulating a drug inside a liposome is by remote or active loading. Remote loading of a drug into liposomes containing a transmembrane electrochemical gradient is initiated by co-mixing a liposome suspension with a solution of drug, whereby the neutral form of the compound freely enters the liposome and becomes electrostatically charged thereby preventing the reverse transfer out of the liposome. There is a continuous build-up of compound within the liposome interior until the electrochemical gradient is dissipated or all the drug is encapsulated in the liposome. However, this process as described in the literature has been limited to drugs that are freely soluble in aqueous solution or solubilized as a water-soluble complex. This invention describes compositions and methods for remote loading drugs with low water solubility (<2 mg/mL). In the preferred embodiment the drug in the solubilizing agent is mixed with the liposomes in aqueous suspension so that the concentration of solubilizing agent is lowered to below its capacity to completely solubilize the drug. This results in the drug precipitating but remote loading capability is retained. The process is scalable and, in liposomes in which the lipid composition and remote loading agent are optimized, the resulting drug-loaded liposomes are characterized by a high drug-to-lipid ratios and prolonged drug retention when the liposome encapsulated drug is administered to a subject.
US10722465B1	Transparent colloidal vitamin supplement An aqueous, intra-oral, transparent nanoemulsion blend in the form of a stable dispersion is provided that delivers both oil- and water-soluble components of a vitamin supplement in the desired concentrations to the cells of a mammal when orally administered. The transparent nanoemulsion blend includes at least two different bilayer water-core liposome components and at least one monolayer surfactant bound particle component. The transparent nanoemulsion blend optionally may include a micelle formed from phosphatidylcholine (PC).
US10722463B2	Compositions and methods using same for delivering agents into a target organ protected by a blood barrier A method of delivering a pharmaceutical agent into a target organ protected by a blood barrier is provided. The method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an amount of liposomes which comprise the pharmaceutical agent, the amount and the liposomes are selected such that the liposomes accumulate in cells of an immune system of the subject to thereby generate liposome loaded immune cells, the liposome loaded immune cells become activated and cross the blood barrier, and an effective amount of the pharmaceutical agent is released from the liposomes in the target organ of the subject.
US10722461B2	Petrolatum-based delivery systems and for active ingredients The present disclosure is broadly concerned with petrolatum-based compositions as a suspension matrix for the active ingredients. The disclosure is also concerned with processes for forming stable emulsions of active ingredients in petrolatum.
US10722457B2	Oral cholestyramine formulation and use thereof The invention relates to an oral formulation for targeted delivery of cholestyramine to the colon, comprising a plurality of cholestyramine pellets that are coated with a diffusion-controlled inner coating and an enteric outer coating. The invention also relates to the use of this formulation in the treatment of bile acid malabsorption.
US10722456B2	Oral composition of celecoxib for treatment of pain The present invention relates to a stable oral liquid pharmaceutical composition of celecoxib or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The celecoxib present in the compositions as described herein do not show any precipitation when subjected in Fasted-State Simulated Gastric Fluid (FaSSGF) at pH 2.0, temperature of 37° C.±0.5° C. and under stirring at a speed of 50 rpm at least for 60 minutes. It also relates to the process of preparing and method of using said composition of celecoxib.
US10722452B2	Cosmetic use of an ingredient derived from Marrubium vulgare The invention proposes to use a plant material derived from Marrubium vulgare for a non-therapeutic cosmetic treatment for tightening skin pores, said plant material comprising an effective amount of Forsythoside B as the active molecule. The plant material is preferably constituted of a cellular extract of dedifferentiated plant cells freed from cellular debris. This treatment is particularly intended for refining skin grain and/or for treating skin with an oily tendency.
US10722450B2	Process for treating the hair with at least one silicone functionalized with at least one alkoxysilane unit, and steam The present invention relates to a process for treating the hair, which comprises: a) the application to the hair of a composition comprising one or more polymers containing a silicone unit bearing alkoxy-(aminomethyl)-silyl functional groups, b) the application to the hair of steam by means of a device that is capable of generating steam, step b) possibly preceding, following or being simultaneous with step a).
US10722449B2	Cosmetic composition comprising amino silicones, cationic surfactants and specific esters and a process for a cosmetic treatment The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising one or more amino silicones, one or more cationic surfactants and one or more esters of formula R′—O—CO—R—CO—O—R″. The invention also concerns a cosmetic treatment process for keratin substances, in particular for conditioning hair, implementing said cosmetic composition.
US10722438B2	Hair coloring conditioner for red hair A composition for producing a natural looking red hair color over a wide range of red hair tones, including warm and cool tones, through the daily use of a hair conditioning color treatment.
US10722435B2	Deodorant products A deodorant composition comprising ethylhexylglycerol, triethyl citrate and BHT, wherein the ratio of ethylhexylglycerol to triethyl citrate is from 1:6 to 1:1 by weight and wherein the ratio of BHT to the sum of ethylhexylglycerol and triethyl citrate is from 1:40 to 1:5 by weight.
US10722434B2	Liquid cooling compositions Suggested are liquid cooling compositions, containing (a) L-Menthol, (b) D-Menthol, and (c) at least one further cooling agent, selected from the group consisting of isomenthol, menthyl acetate (L), menthyl acetate (D), menthyl acetate (iso), acetic acid menthyl lactate (iso) and acetic acid menthyl lactate (neo) with the proviso that in case that component (c) represents Isomenthol, the compositions do not contain any alkanediols.
US10722433B2	Patch for tooth attachment able to be removed by tooth brushing The present invention provides a patch for attaching to teeth or a surrounding part of teeth, and the patch can be easily removed by tooth brushing alone.
US10722429B2	Liquid medication dispensing machine Provided is a liquid medication dispensing machine that can shorten the time to supply a liquid medication to a prescription bottle. The liquid medication dispensing machine is a liquid medication dispensing machine supplying a liquid medication from a liquid medication bottle containing the liquid medication to a prescription bottle, including a liquid medication stirring unit that stirs the liquid medication in the liquid medication bottle, a bottle holding unit that holds a plurality of liquid medication bottles including a first bottle containing a liquid medication G and a second bottle containing a liquid medication B, and a control unit that controls operation of the liquid medication dispensing machine. The control unit operates the liquid medication stirring unit to stir liquid medication B while liquid medication G is supplied from the first bottle to the prescription bottle.
US10722428B2	Sterile container comprising sterile barrier separate from primary package and method of manufacturing sterile container A sterile container including at least one hollow fiber filter module, especially dialyzer, which is accommodated in a hermetically sealed holding volume of a primary package and includes a blood compartment delimited by a blood inlet opening and a blood outlet opening, wherein a plurality of hollow fiber filter modules is arranged in the primary package and the sterile barrier of the blood compartment of each hollow fiber filter module inside the primary package is implemented by caps which close the blood inlet opening and the blood outlet opening of each hollow fiber filter module. A method of manufacturing such sterile container is also disclosed.
US10722427B2	Hermetically sealable case for medical device and medicine A case includes a pocket for hermitically storing medical device(s) and medicine. The case may include a manual or motorized pump that can generate vacuum pressure within the pocket to thermally insulate the pocket from the atmosphere to minimize temperature fluctuations within the pocket. The case may also include a cooling and/or heating system to control the temperature within the pocket within a desired range to prolonging the potency and the life expectancy of the drug, such as epinephrine, stored within the pocket. The case may also be equip with a communication device that can link with user's mobile device so that in case of an emergency, the communication device can alert the mobile device, which can then notify emergency personal for assistance.
US10722423B2	Applicator for applying a cosmetic treatment product to the skin or the lips The disclosure provides an applicator for applying a cosmetic treatment product to the skin or the lips, the applicator comprising at least:an application portion comprising a bundle of needles for applying the cosmetic treatment product and extending along a longitudinal axis, the bundle of needles comprising at least one first set of needles having a distribution that is square in cross-section relative to the longitudinal axis; anda linear drive device connected to the application portion and configured to constrain the bundle of needles to perform reciprocating motion along the longitudinal axis.
US10722420B1	Light-weight gait trainer Embodiments include a gait trainer device with multiple components and capable of being assembled by a user. The gait trainer may include a first side frame disposed diagonally relative to the ground, a second side frame parallel to the first side frame, a leaning cushion disposed at the end of the first side frame and the end of the second side frame and configured to support a user's weight, and a lower c-shaped frame extending perpendicularly from both the first joint and the second joint. These components among others may be assembled to create a gait trainer for use in assisting and increasing mobility.
US10722418B2	Ankle-less walking assistant apparatus and method for controlling the same An ankle-less walking assistant apparatus includes: a body supporting the back of a wearer; left and right hip joint-drivers extending from both sides of the body; left and right thigh links having first ends connected to the left and right hip joint-drivers, respectively; left and right knee-drivers connected to second ends of the left and right thigh links, respectively; left and right calf links having first ends connected to the left and right knee-drivers, respectively; and ground-contact feet fixed to second ends of the left and right calf links, respectively.
US10722417B2	Vertebra recovery apparatus A vertebra recovery apparatus has a main frame body, a swing assembly, and a driving module. The swing assembly is pivotally disposed on the main frame body, and is provided with two cantilevers. Each of the two cantilevers is provided with a support piece used for providing support under an armpit of each of the two arms of a human body, so that the human body stands in the swing assembly in a manner of suspending the feet. The driving module is disposed between the main frame body and the swing assembly, and may drive the swing assembly to perform motion of swinging forwards and backwards. The vertebra recovery apparatus performs stretching by using the weight of a user, and achieves the effects of enabling a vertebra to be fully stretched and to be in a normal location.
US10722416B2	Multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot The application presents a multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot, which includes a robot base and a training bed. The training bed comprises two sets of leg mechanisms, a seat, a seat width adjustment mechanism, a mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, a back cushion, a weight support system and a mechanism for adjusting the back cushion angle. The robot base comprises a mechanism for adjusting the bed angle. The mechanisms for adjusting the angles of bed and back cushion can be used together to provide paralysis patients with multiple training modes of lying, sitting, and standing postures. Each leg mechanism comprises hip, knee, and ankle joints, which are driven by electric motors; angle and force sensors are installed on each joint, and can be used to identify patients' motion intention to provide patients with active and assistant training. The mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, the leg mechanisms, and the weight support system can be used together to implement human natural walking gait to improve the training effect.
US10722414B2	Exercising device An exercising device for therapeutic rehabilitation includes a housing that defines an interior space. At least one battery and a motor is coupled to the housing and are positioned in the interior space. The motor is operationally coupled to the at least one battery. Each of a pair of shafts is operationally coupled to the motor and extends through a respective opposing side of the housing. Each of a pair of pedals is selectively couplable to an associated shaft. Each pedal is configured to selectively position an associated foot and an associated hand of the user. The motor is configured to rotate the shafts to compel an associated limb of the user to rotate concurrent with the associated shaft to exercise a user.
US10722411B2	Incubator An incubator comprises an incubator chamber defined by a bottom part and a top casing covering a bed area of the bottom part. The incubator comprises an air treatment and circulation device for treating air and circulating it through the chamber, said air treatment and circulation device including a ventilator. The air treatment and circulation device is connected to chamber inlet openings which are arranged along one or more sides of said bed area, allowing treated air to flow from the treatment and circulation device into the chamber. The air treatment and circulation device furthermore is connected to at least one chamber outlet opening allowing air to flow out from the chamber to the treatment and circulation device. The air flows in the incubator are routed such that noise is reduced and no high air flow speeds occur near the infant in the incubator.
US10722406B1	Male urinary incontinence protector Among other things a male urinary protective device for mild and moderate stress and urge incontinence providing extended protection, discreet appearance for active users, single-step reusable adjustment while maintaining skin integrity.
US10722405B2	Smart diaper for detecting and differentiating feces and urine A diaper sensor for detecting and differentiating feces and urine in a diaper is described. The diaper sensor may include at least one pair of conductive elements positioned within an absorbent region of the diaper. The diaper sensor may also include a transmitter and a control circuit operatively connected to the at least one pair of conductive elements and the transmitter. The diaper sensor may further include a power source operatively connected to the control circuit. The control circuit may measure the conductivity between the at least one pair of conductive elements. The control circuit may also determine whether there is poop or pee present in the diaper using the conductivity. The control circuit may also transmit via the transmitter a signal indicative of whether there is excrement or pee present in the diaper.
US10722403B2	Headwear with storable accessory Headwear includes a storage region formed in a headwear portion with the storage region having an opening. An accessory is configured to cover a portion of a wearer's face and includes first and second opposing ends. The first end of the accessory is manually removable from the storage region through the opening. A retainer is attached to the second end of the accessory for limiting movement of the accessory within the storage region. The retainer locks the second end of the accessory within the storage region.
US10722402B2	Goggle device and buckling module thereof A buckling module of a goggle device includes a buckling structure, a flexible belt body and an inserting member fixed on the belt body. The buckling structure has an accommodating space and an entrance in spatial communication with the accommodating space. The buckling structure includes a front positioning portion and a rear positioning portion both arranged at two opposite sides of the entrance. When a front end portion of the inserting member is inserted into the accommodating space by passing through the entrance, the front end portion moves toward an inner surface of the front positioning portion, and a first portion of the belt body adjacent to the front end portion is resiliently squeezed by the front positioning portion, so that the squeezed portion of the belt body drives a rear end portion of the inserting member to move toward an inner surface of the rear positioning portion.
US10722401B2	Contact lens for corrective corneal crosslinking and method for producing same A contact lens for corrective corneal crosslinking has a lens part and reservoir part. The lens part is constituted of a UV transmitting material, and provided, on a side thereof being in contact with the cornea of a patient's eyeball, with a pressing region configured to project in a convexly curved shape at a position for pressing the corneal dome center, and a relief region including an annular concave part whose cross section has a concavely circular arc shape that surrounds the pressing region's outer circumference. The reservoir part is disposed seamlessly and integrally therewith on the lens' outer side in a thickness direction in the pressing region, the reservoir part is provided with a communication hole for communication between the inside of the reservoir part and the pressing region, and a working electrode that has the same polarity as that of the riboflavin solution in the reservoir part.
US10722400B2	Hybrid ophthalmic interface apparatus and method of interfacing a surgical laser with an eye Apparatus and methods are provided for interfacing a surgical laser with an eye using a patient interface device that minimizes aberrations through a combination of a contact lens surface positioning and a liquid medium between an anterior surface of the eye and the contact lens surface.
US10722399B2	Systems for short pulse laser eye surgery A system for short pulse laser eye surgery and a short pulse laser system, in which a beam guidance device passes through a corresponding articulated arm, and through an applicator head and a microscope head of the system, which is movable in a three-dimensional volume both independently of one another as well as connected to each other. The system also includes, an easy-to-use patient interface with a one-piece contact element, a computer program product for methods of the incision guidance and sequentially operating referencing methods with patient interfaces containing markings.
US10722398B2	Eye docking for laser eye surgery A laser surgery system includes: a gantry configured to be attached to a structural frame; a docking receptacle configured to be removably attached to an eye docking assembly which is attached to an eye; an adjustable table attached to the gantry; a lens assembly attached to the adjustable table, wherein the adjustable table is configured to move the lens assembly relative to the eye; one or more connectors configured to attach the docking receptacle to the gantry, at least one of the connectors being configured to dynamically adjust the distance between a surface of the gantry and a surface of the docking receptacle; and a controller configured to maintain a target distance between the lens assembly and a reference area of the eye docking assembly.
US10722395B2	Devices, application systems and methods with localized heat flux zones for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells Application systems, disposable interface assemblies and methods for cooling subcutaneous lipid-rich tissue. One embodiment of an application system includes a cooling unit, a cryoprotectant vessel, a contact member and an array of selectively addressable heating elements. The cryoprotectant vessel is configured to contain a fluidic cryoprotectant such that at least a portion of the cryoprotectant is cooled by the cooling unit to a desired base temperature. The contact member is attached to the cryoprotectant vessel and includes a backside in contact with the cryoprotectant and a front side opposite the backside. The contact member is configured to allow the cryoprotectant to flow from the backside to the front side. The array of selectively addressable heating elements is carried by the contact member.
US10722394B2	Dental orthotic strut having multiple axes of movement A dental orthotic strut having at least one multi-axis rotable joint connecting the strut to either a maxillary and/or mandibular retainer attached to the teeth. Jaw advancement may be accomplished by periodically replacing the strut with a new strut having a slightly longer minimum length, thereby advancing the resting position of the closed jaw. The rotable joint or joints allow greater freedom of movement and comfort when the jaw is opened in a non-sagittal plane. A plurality of strut pairs having a same length, but with progressively longer sets of strut pairs is generally supplied, so that left and right struts can be progressively replaced with longer struts over time.
US10722392B2	Methods for delivering and using a stent Disclosed is a method, apparatus, and kit for assisting the expansion of a self-expanding stent, especially within highly curved or tortuous blood vessels. An elongated pusher having an expandable distal mesh portion can be positioned within a self-expanding stent, expanding during delivery to provide extra expansion force to the stent to ensure the stent properly expands.
US10722391B2	Systems and methods for coupling and decoupling a catheter A convertible nephroureteral catheter is used in the treatment of urinary system complications, particularly on the need for a single surgically delivered device to treat patients who must be seen by an interventional radiologist (IR). In many current procedures, patients need to return to the operating room to remove a previously delivered nephroureteral catheter to exchange this catheter with a fully implanted ureteral stent delivered though the same access site at the flank. The present convertible nephroureteral catheter reduces the need to return for a second surgical procedure. Two weeks after initial implantation, the proximal portion of the convertible nephroureteral catheter extending out from the body may simply be removed. A simple action at the catheter hub allows this proximal portion to be removed, leaving behind the implanted ureteral stent within the patient's urinary system. Other medical procedures, devices, and technologies may benefit from the described convertible catheter.
US10722388B2	Solid-state drawing method for preparing a surgical suture or a biodegradable stent A solid-state drawing method for preparing a surgical suture or a biodegradable stent having improved flexibility and mechanical strength. The method for preparing a biodegradable stent includes (a) providing a biodegradable filament that comprises a material which is biodegradable; (b) solid-state drawing the biodegradable filament to provide a drawn biodegradable filament; (c) shaping the drawn biodegradable filament to provide a shaped biodegradable filament; and (d) annealing the shaped biodegradable filament to provide the biodegradable stent, wherein the biodegradable filament has a draw ratio that ranges from 1.1 to 5.0; and wherein the draw ratio is calculated by Equation 1 below: Draw ratio=(LSSD/LO)2, where LO is length of the biodegradable filament before the solid-state drawing, and LSSD is the length of the biodegradable filament after the solid-state drawing.
US10722385B2	Dynamic ligament balancing system A method and system for measuring tension, pressure, and distance of knee tissue, the system comprising a prosthetic inlay device comprising at least two platform structures, wherein each of the platforms are supported on a scissor arm structure and a coil spring, a force sensing sensor configured beneath each coil spring, and a connector cable coupled to the force sensing sensors.
US10722380B1	Laterally expandable spinal implant Apparatus and associated methods relate to a laterally expandable spinal implant configured with pivoting wings adapted to secure the implant when inserted between vertebrae with stabilizing force applied to the vertebrae by shaft-driven wedges coupled with the wings. In an illustrative example, the wings may pivot along a hinge axis to swing outward from the implant central body until they press against vertebral endplates superior and inferior. The hinge may be, for example, disposed longitudinally to the implant central body. In some examples, four wings may be mounted axially in the implant central body. Some embodiments may include shaft-driven wedges coupled with the wings and adapted to force the wedges out laterally from the central body. Various examples may advantageously provide improved post-implant spinal stability, enhanced post-implant bone growth, and increased implant contact area with bone, based on the implant pressing the wings against the endplates as the shaft rotates.
US10722375B2	Subtalar implant for arthroereisis of the talocalcaneal joint A subtalar implant for arthroereisis of the talocalcaneal joint. The implant is intended to be inserted into the talocalcaneal joint via its lateral orifice and has an oblong shape that extends longitudinally along an axis of insertion of the implant. The implant includes: a head with the shape of a cone of revolution centred on the axis of insertion; an anchoring thread; and a rod having the shape of a cylinder of revolution. The rod has, on its surface, the anchoring thread and being configured to be inserted up to the axis of rotation of the talocalcaneal joint. The head has, on its radially outer surface, a retaining element for retaining the implant in rotation about the axis of insertion, the retaining element exerting retention against a colonising tissue.
US10722374B2	Convertible glenoid implant A glenoid implant including a base plate and an articular component. The base plate can include a body and a support structure extending from a distal surface of the body. The body can include a plurality of openings. The articular component can be configured to removably couple to the base plate. The articular component can include a recessed portion configured to at least partially receive the body of the base plate. At least one engagement structure can protrude from a distal facing surface of the recessed portion. Each engagement structure can correspond to one of the plurality of openings in the body. A distal face of the articular component surrounding the recessed portion can be configured to abut the subchondral bone.
US10722372B2	Hinge knee preparation instrumentation and associated methods A hinge knee system includes a tibial assembly having a baseplate component and an axle component. The baseplate component has an opening that extends therein from a proximal end toward a distal end thereof. The axle component has a shaft portion receivable within the opening of the baseplate component and an axle connected to the shaft portion that extends in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shaft portion. The system also includes a femoral assembly that includes a distal femoral component. The distal femoral component includes condylar portions and an intercondylar portion disposed between the condylar portions. The intercondylar portion includes a bearing surface that defines a recess configured to rotatably receive the axle for articulation therewith.
US10722368B2	Tissue expansion booster An implant (1) for modifying the tissue deformation during bone healing between two bone fragments (5; 6), with a first end piece (2) that can be fastened to a first bone fragment (5) with a longitudinal axis L1, and a second end piece (3) that can be fastened to a second bone fragment (6) with a longitudinal axis L2, wherein the first and second end pieces (2; 3) are loosely meshed with one another by means of n≥1 parallel-connected tissue activators (4a; 4b) in each case to allow relative movement and the tissue activators (4a; 4b) are arranged to be perpendicular to the longitudinal axes L1 and L2 and preferably orthogonal thereto.
US10722365B2	Implantable valve device Valve devices, methods of making valve devices, and methods of treating various venous-related conditions, disorders and/or diseases are described. In one embodiment, a valve device includes an expandable support frame and a bioprosthetic valve attached to the support frame. The bioprosthetic valve comprises a leaflet and a contiguous wall portion harvested from a multi-leaflet xenogeneic valve. The contiguous wall portion includes the attachment region where the leaflets attaches to the vessel wall and, in some embodiments, includes the natural margins of attachment between the leaflet and vessel wall.
US10722362B2	Adjustable and reversible locking mechanism for catheter-delivered implant An implantable heart valve device has a main body including a first end portion and a second end portion. The main body is configured to be implanted around a native leaflet of a heart valve such that the first end portion is on an atrial side of the leaflet and the second end portion is on a ventricular side of the leaflet, and such that the main body can coapt with an opposing native leaflet during operation of the heart valve. One of the first or second end portions comprises a coupling assembly, and the other of the first or second end portions comprises a coupling member configured to extend through the native leaflet when the heart valve device is implanted in a heart valve. The coupling assembly is configured to releasably engage the coupling member to permit adjustment of the relative positions of the first and second end portions.
US10722358B2	Systems for rapidly deployable surgical heart valves A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the frame attached thereto. The frame may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes an integrated handle shaft and balloon catheter. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle shaft easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps.
US10722356B2	Prosthetic mitral valve holders Valve holders and introducers for delivering a prosthetic heart valve to an implant site are in various embodiments configured to facilitate insertion of prosthetic valves through small incisions or access sites on a patient's body. The valve holders can also be configured to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of suture looping or other damage to the prosthetic valve during implantation. A valve holder according to embodiments of the invention includes features that reduce or eliminate mistakes during implantation of the prosthetic valves, for example, a removable activator dial and a removable handle that prevent implantation of the valve prior to proper deployment or adjustment of the holder. An introducer is provided which can facilitate passing of a prosthetic valve between adjacent ribs of a patient. Valve holders and introducers according to the various embodiments can be used in minimally invasive procedures, such as thoracotomy procedures.
US10722355B2	Retaining mechanisms for prosthetic valves Prosthetic valve systems for replacing a native valve exhibiting regurgitation include a support structure and a transcatheter heart valve (THV) that is separate from the support structure. The support structure can be configured to be positioned such that it extends annularly around the native valve leaflets. After the support structure is deployed around the native valve leaflets, the THV can be expanded within the support structure such that the native valve leaflets are engaged between the support structure and the THV.
US10722353B2	Sealing member for prosthetic heart valve An implantable prosthetic valve can comprise an annular frame comprising an inflow end and an outflow end and being radially collapsible and expandable between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration, the frame defining an axial direction extending from the inflow end to the outflow end, a leaflet structure positioned within the frame and secured thereto, and an outer sealing member positioned around an outer surface of the frame, wherein the outer sealing member comprises a plurality of sealing segments, wherein each sealing segment is coupled to the frame and/or another sealing segment by a tether that pulls a portion of the sealing segment in a circumferential direction when the frame is radially expanded to the expanded configuration.
US10722352B2	Devices, systems and methods to improve placement and prevent heart block with percutaneous aortic valve replacement Devices, systems and methods to position a prosthetic heart valve such that the prosthetic valve does not compress conduction tissue and thereby produce heart block. Guide devices promote positioning the prosthetic valve within a native aortic valve to avoid the conduction tissue and, optionally, to center the prosthetic valve within the native heart valve. Prosthetic valves include one or more cut-outs, openings or recesses configured to align with the conduction tissue so that the conduction tissue is not contacted in a way that would lead to higher incidents of complete heart block.
US10722351B2	Transcatheter prosthesis with sealing component, and systems and methods for delivering and deployment thereof A transcatheter prosthesis with radially compressed and expanded configurations. An elongate member encircling at least a portion of the prosthesis, and configured to provide a seal between the prosthesis and a native anatomy when the prosthesis is deployed in the radially expanded configuration. The elongate member may be a resilient elongate member having a radially contracted state, when in tension, to hold at least the portion of the prosthesis in the radially compressed configuration, and having a radially expanded state, when relaxed, to provide the seal between at least the portion of the prosthesis and a native anatomy when the prosthesis is deployed. A system for delivering the transcatheter prosthesis may include a delivery catheter having an elongate cinching member encircling at least a second portion of the prosthesis, wherein the elongate cinching member is configured to hold the second portion of the prosthesis in the radially compressed configuration.
US10722347B2	Intraocular lens delivery device and method of use An IOL delivery device which has a macro movement actuator which is actuatable to move an IOL into position in the device for the IOL to be delivered, and a micro movement actuator which is actuatable to deliver the IOL to the eye.
US10722345B2	Absorbable implants for plastic surgery Absorbable implants for breast surgery that conform to the breast parenchyma and surrounding chest wall have been developed. These implants support newly lifted breast parenchyma, and/or a breast implant. The implants have mechanical properties sufficient to support a reconstructed breast, and allow the in-growth of tissue into the implant as it degrades. The implants have a strength retention profile allowing the support of the breast to be transitioned from the implant to regenerated host tissue, without significant loss of support. Three-dimensional implants for use in minimally invasive mastopexy/breast reconstruction procedures are also described, that confer shape to a patient's breast. These implants are self-reinforced, can be temporarily deformed, implanted in a suitably dissected tissue plane, and resume their preformed three-dimensional shape. The implants are preferably made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof. The implants have suture pullout strengths that can resist the mechanical loads exerted on the reconstructed breast.
US10722344B2	Adjustable fixation device An adjustable fixation device includes a cleat portion and a suture portion, where the suture portion has a loop portion and a suture tail. Pulling on the suture tail places in tension a graft coupled to the loop portion. The suture is arranged to convey a mechanical advantage so that substantial force can be readily and controllably applied to the graft.
US10722341B2	Biliary stents and methods A tissue lumen stent is provided with a body having an elongated tubular configuration and a foreshortened configuration. In the foreshortened configuration, downstream and upstream ends of the body expand radially into downstream and upstream flange structures, leaving a generally cylindrical saddle region therebetween. In some embodiments, the flange structures are non-symmetrical with respect to one another. Systems and methods of using the stents are also disclosed.
US10722336B2	Three-dimensional medical implant The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensional, degradable medical implant for regeneration of soft tissue comprising a plurality of volume-building components and a mesh component which is substantially made of monofilament or multifilament fibers, wherein each volume-building component is attached to at least one point on a surface of the mesh component, and wherein the projected surface area of each volume-building component, when projected on the surface of the mesh component, corresponds to a maximum of one tenth of the surface area of the mesh component.
US10722334B2	Endodontic devices A device for measuring the length of a root canal of a subject is provided. The device includes a flexible sheath slidable over a dental handpiece head. The sheath includes electrically conducting wires for connecting to an apex locator. Also provided is a device for measuring root canal length that includes an endodontic file having a metallic element at the file end far from the end inserted into a root canal. The modified file provides a region in the metallic element for electronic attachment to an apex locator such that the rubber stopper may be moved along the entire file surface without interference.
US10722328B2	Virtual fillers for virtual models of dental arches A processing device determines two or more adjacent teeth in a virtual model, the two or more adjacent teeth include a first tooth adjacent to a second tooth in the virtual model. The processing device inserts a first virtual filler in the virtual model between the first tooth and the second tooth. The processing device selects points in the virtual model. A processing device transforms the plurality of points into a voxel volume comprising a plurality of voxels. A processing device performs a smoothing operation on the voxel volume. A processing device subsequent to performing the smoothing operation on the voxel volume, determines a geometry of an updated virtual filler by transforming a surface of the smoothed voxel volume into a polygonal mesh.
US10722327B2	High volume cartridge and material delivery system A cartridge having a plunger cylinder with an external diameter smaller than a piston cylinder internal diameter. The cartridge has a plunger cylinder adapted to fit within a breach opening of a syringe. The piston cylinder having a larger internal diameter than the external diameter of the plunger cylinder, the cartridge is capable of holding a larger volume of material in the piston cylinder than could be held in the plunger cylinder fitted within the syringe breach opening. A piston placed in the piston cylinder has a concave surface.
US10722322B2	Distal airway cleaning devices Systems, methods, and devices for facilitating insertion of an endotracheal tube and/or for verifying the position of the endotracheal tube within an airway of a patient with respect to an anatomical landmark of a patient are disclosed. Systems, methods, and devices for facilitating removal of debris from the distal airways of a patient under direct visualization are also disclosed.
US10722321B2	Washing device for medical instruments A washer machine for medical instruments comprises a washing chamber, at least a sliding loader trolley at least to load the medical instruments into the washing chamber and a washing device to wash the medical instruments, comprising a multiple connection unit and a plurality of flexible washing pipes connectable to the aperture of the medical instrument to be washed. The multiple connection unit comprises a free multiple connector, autonomous and unconstrained from the sliding loader trolley and connectable to said flexible washing pipes, and a static and fixed multiple counter-connector disposed in the washing chamber. A releasable manual mechanical clamping device is provided for the selective connection of the free multiple connector to the static and fixed multiple counter-connector.
US10722319B2	Releasable attachment device for coupling to medical devices and related systems and methods The various embodiments herein relate to releasable attachment devices for use with surgical tools that include a fixed jaw fixedly coupled to a joint housing, a moveable jaw rotationally coupled to the joint housing, and an actuation mechanism operably coupled to the joint housing.
US10722318B2	Surgical tools for selectively illuminating a surgical volume A device for providing a colorfield for guiding a surgical tool within a surgical volume is provided. The device may include a coupling mechanism configured to couple the device to a surgical tool, and a light source configured to selectively emit light having a first predetermined color upon at least one of a surgical volume and the surgical tool. The first predetermined color may be selected based, at least in part, on a current spatial position of a portion of the surgical tool relative to a first pre-defined zone within the surgical volume.
US10722317B2	Forceps with tissue stops An instrument that includes forceps. The forceps include a jaw assembly. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw includes a gripping section, and the second jaw includes a gripping section. The jaw assembly is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The first jaw is electrically conductive, the second jaw is electrically conductive, or both the first jaw and the second jaw are electrically conductive. The first jaw includes a first tissue stop that is centered on a medial plane of the first jaw. The tissue stop extends from the first jaw towards the second jaw. The first tissue stop is adapted to block an anatomical feature from extending beyond a proximal end of the gripping section of the first jaw, a proximal end of the gripping section of the second jaw, or both.
US10722315B2	Instrument for surgery The present invention relates to an instrument for surgery and, more specifically, to an instrument for surgery which can be manually operated in order to be used for laparoscopic surgery or various types of surgery.
US10722314B2	Articulating retractors A surgical instrument comprises a spacer element comprising a proximal region and a distal region, an end effector coupled to a distal end of the spacer element, a user hand interface at a proximal end of the spacer element, and a securing element for securing the proximal end of the spacer element to a user wrist. The user hand interface comprises an elongate member including a lumen and extending from a distal end to a proximal end of the user hand interface. The user hand interface further comprises an actuation cable extending within the lumen from the distal end to the proximal end of the user hand interface. The proximal region of the spacer element comprises a curved portion extending from the user hand interface. The user hand interface is movable in a manipulation space proximal of the distal region and distal of the proximal end of the spacer element.
US10722309B2	Methods to assist with medical procedures by utilizing patient-specific devices Patient-specific systems and methods are provided for assisting in medical procedures, and can include producing patient-specific devices from computer models of a patient's anatomy, including a first patient-specific device configured to identify and allow access to a resection area in an operation location for a medical procedure; a second patient-specific device configured to refine the procedure, following use of the first patient-specific device and in some embodiments, to identify and allow access to installation locations for an implant and/or surgical hardware; and/or a third patient specific device configured to assist in confirming placement of the implant and/or surgical hardware and refining the procedure, following use of the first and second patient-specific devices. Each of these devices may be developed from patient-specific computer model data via patient-specific image data and may enhance a variety of procedures.
US10722308B2	Optical fibers and associated systems One described aspect is an optical fiber comprising: a fiber core that extends along a fiber axis, is configured to transmit a laser energy along the fiber axis, and terminates at a distal end with an angled distal face; a jacket that surrounds a proximal portion of the fiber core along the fiber axis, and terminates at a distal end located proximal of the angled distal face; a fiber tip including a proximal end with an angled distal face; and a reflector including a proximal face attached to the angled distal face of the fiber core, a distal face attached to the angled proximal face of the fiber tip, and at least one layer configured to direct the laser energy out of the fiber core along a laser axis generally transverse with the fiber axis, wherein the optical fiber tapers along the fiber axis. Associated laser systems are also disclosed.
US10722307B2	Laser device for dermocosmetic treatments and tracing kit A laser device for dermocosmetic, medical, or aesthetic treatments, comprising: A) a laser system comprising a lamp-pumped source; B) an optical fibre transporting the laser beam produced by said source; C) a handpiece or a scanner connected to said optical fibre, comprising a lens and mirror system projecting the image of the laser beam onto the area to be treated; characterized in that said optical fibre has a rectangular section and said image is rectangular. A method of dermocosmetic laser treatment characterized by rectangular laser spots is also claimed.It is a further object of the present invention a tracing kit, which allows the marking of a surface area, preferably of biological tissue, with a fluorescent or photosensitive substance invisible to light. Such an invisible and fluorescent or photosensitive substance absorbs the electromagnetic radiation with the proper wavelength emitted by the illuminator and reflects it in the visible spectrum.
US10722306B2	System for tracking guidewire with ray tracing capability A method, including registering a computerized tomography (CT) scan of a patient with a tracking system configured to track a location and an orientation of a sensor in the patient, and displaying the CT scan on a screen. The method further includes tracking coordinates of a probe having the sensor inside the patient using the tracking system. Based on the tracked coordinates, an icon representative of the location of the sensor is overlaid on the CT scan on the screen. The method also includes overlaying on the CT scan a ray, issuing from the icon in a direction corresponding to the orientation of the sensor, and traversing the screen to a termination point chosen responsively to a gray level distribution of the CT scan.
US10722302B2	Methods and systems to combine RF ablation therapy with device navigation Methods and systems for combining ablation therapy with navigation of the ablation device. An ablation system may be configured for use with one of two methods to prevent loss of navigation signals during ablation energy delivery. In the first method, ablation energy signals are filtered from the navigation signal. In the second method, the delivery of ablation energy is sequenced with the delivery of navigation energy such that ablation energy and navigation energy are not delivered at the same time and navigation signals received by the system are time-division multiplexed to reconstruct the navigation signals and determine a location of the device within the patient.
US10722300B2	Flexible circuit having improved adhesion to a renal nerve modulation balloon A balloon for renal nerve modulation is disclosed. The balloon may include a polymer material forming a balloon wall having an outer surface and flexible circuits comprising a base selectively adhered to the exterior surface of the balloon wall. Adhesive is selectively applied to the outer surface of the balloon, to the flexible circuit or to both such that the adhesive is selectively deposited on the at least a portion of the at least two pads or on the at least a portion of the at least two pads and to a portion of the distal spline. The portion of the at least two pads or the portion of the at least two pads and a portion of the distal spline are adhered to the outer surface of the balloon and a remainder of the flexible circuit moves freely with respect to the outer surface of the balloon.
US10722294B2	Surgical instrument A surgical instrument is disclosed which comprises a surgical device actuatable for performing a surgical procedure, the device having an electrically conductive portion, and an ion-generating electrode integrally arranged with respect to the surgical device, the ion-generating electrode having an ion emission zone. The ion emission zone of the ion-generating electrode and the electrically conductive portion of the surgical device are moveable relative to each-other between a first position and a second position.
US10722293B2	Surgical device with an end effector assembly and system for monitoring of tissue before and after a surgical procedure A medical instrument includes a housing and a shaft coupled to the housing. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An end effector assembly is disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members. At least one of the first and second jaw members is movable from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The medical instrument also includes one or more light-emitting elements and one or more light-detecting elements configured to generate one or more signals indicative of tissue reflectance. The one or more light-emitting elements are adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.
US10722292B2	Surgical device with an end-effector assembly and system for monitoring of tissue during a surgical procedure A medical instrument is provided and includes a housing and a shaft coupled to the housing. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An end-effector assembly is disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The end-effector assembly includes first and second jaw members. At least one of the first and second jaw members is movable from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The medical instrument also includes one or more light-emitting elements and one or more light-detecting elements configured to generate one or more signals indicative of tissue florescence. The one or more light-emitting elements are adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.
US10722291B2	Multifunctional electrosurgical device The invention concerns a multifunctional electrosurgical device for treating biological tissues comprising a first member and a second member linked by a hinge allowing the members to be moved together and apart from each other; the first member comprising, at the front end of same, a first electrode for forming a first electrical contact with the tissues and the second member comprising, at the front end of same, a second electrode for forming a second electrical contact with the tissues. The first electrode has a concave cross-section, capable of partially housing the second electrode and of making the second electrode protrude from the first electrode when the two members are moved together. The device is remarkable in that the electrodes are configured to allow the formation of the first electrical contact on the outer surface of the first electrode and the formation of the second electrical contact on the protruding part of the second electrode.
US10722287B2	Spark ablation device A spark ablation device for generating nanoparticles comprising a spark generator; the spark generator comprising first and second electrodes, wherein the spark generator further comprises at least one power source which is arranged to be operative at a first energy level for maintaining a discharge between the first and second electrodes, which power source is arranged for repetitively increasing the energy of the discharge to a predetermined secondary level that is higher than the first energy level for ablating a portion of the electrodes.
US10722286B2	High-voltage pulse ablation systems and methods High-voltage pulses ablation systems and methods are used to ablate tissue and form lesions. A variety of different electrophysiology devices, such as catheters, surgical probes, and clamps, may be used to position one or more electrodes at a target location. Electrodes can be connected to power supply lines and, in some instances, the power to the electrodes can be controlled on an electrode-by-electrode basis. High-voltage pulse sequences provide a total amount of heating that is typically less than that which is observed with thermally-based radiofrequency energy ablation protocols.
US10722279B2	Stabilizer holder and inserter tool and methods A pectus bar stabilizer insertion tool can include a first handle, a second handle, a first head, a second head, and a locking shaft. The first handle can include a first distal portion. The second handle can include a second distal portion, and the second handle can be pivotably coupled to the first handle. The first and second handles can be moveable between an open position and a closed position. The first head can be coupled to the first distal portion and can be engageable with a first portion of a stabilizer. The first head can include a driver engageable with a lock of the stabilizer. The second head can be coupled to the second distal portion and can be engageable with a second portion of the stabilizer. The locking shaft can be coupled to the driver and operable to lock and unlock the stabilizer to a pectus bar.
US10722276B2	Taper lock hook A spinal hook includes a hook member, an inner collet, and an outer portion. The hook member includes a head portion and a blade portion. The inner collet includes a base portion configured to rotatably engage the head portion and a pair of engaging portions defining a slot configured to receive a connecting rod therein. The outer portion is movable relative to the inner collet between a locked position in which the outer portion causes the pair of engaging portions to move toward each other and an unlocked position in which the outer portion causes the pair of engaging portions to be spread apart to facilitate insertion or removal of the connecting rod.
US10722271B2	Spinal fixation device A spinal fixation device is provided. The spinal fixation device includes a body portion including a stud portion defining a first annular groove. An outer housing is positionable on the stud portion of the body portion. An inner housing defines a second annular groove and is positionable between the outer housing and the stud portion. A ring member is positionable within each of the first and second annular grooves of the respective stud portion and inner housing to lock the inner housing to the body portion and to fixedly couple the outer housing to the stud portion.
US10722270B2	System comprising a medical apparatus and a medical device, medical apparatus and surgical method A system for establishing an anchorage in an operation site of a human or animal patient with the aid of a material having thermoplastic properties and vibration energy. The system includes a transmitting piece connected or connectable to an energy source for generating vibration energy, and a housing with an opening. The transmitting piece is arranged moveably within the housing, the opening being adapted to the transmitting piece for a distal portion of the transmitting piece to be able to protrude from the opening. The system also includes a driver being activatable for exerting a compression force on the transmitting piece, and a thermoplastic element arranged to be compressible between the transmitting piece and a counter element by the compression force. Furthermore, the system is equipped for shock-free initial positioning and pre-pressing of the transmitting piece against the thermoplastic element.
US10722255B2	Systems and methods for removing obstructive matter from body lumens and treating vascular defects A catheter system can be used to remove obstructions, deliver implantable devices or substances, and/or restore flow through body lumens. The system can include an outer shaft having a lumen, sidewall, and a longitudinal window in the sidewall, an inner shaft disposed within the lumen, and an expandable member having a first end coupled to the outer shaft and a second end coupled to the inner shaft through the window. The expandable member can be positioned adjacent to a target region while in the collapsed configuration. The expandable member can be expanded to an expanded configuration by relative movement of the outer shaft and the inner shaft.
US10722253B2	Aspiration thrombectomy system and methods for thrombus removal with aspiration catheter A clot removal system includes a catheter having proximal and distal ends and defining a lumen configured to be filled with a liquid column having a proximal portion, a vacuum pump supplying vacuum, a vent container holding vent liquid, a vent valve configured to fluidically communicate with the vent liquid and with the proximal portion of the liquid column at the proximal end of the catheter, a vacuum valve configured to fluidically communicate with the vacuum and with the proximal portion of the liquid column at the proximal end of the catheter, and a controller configured to carry out a pre-determined pattern of opening and closing the vent and vacuum valves to change a level of vacuum at the distal end and, while changing the level of vacuum at the distal end, to substantially prevent forward flow of the liquid at a distal end of the liquid column.
US10722251B2	Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke Described are systems for performing a medical procedure at a treatment site in a cerebral vessel of a patient. The system includes a catheter and an inner member sized to slide within the catheter lumen. The inner member defines a single lumen and has a distal portion and a distal-most end having a distal opening, the distal portion having a first outer diameter that tapers distally to a second outer diameter that is smaller than the first outer diameter. A flexibility of the distal portion decreases smoothly from a flexibility at the second outer diameter to a flexibility at the first outer diameter when the system is in an advancement configuration. The system is sufficiently flexible that, when in the advancement configuration, the system is configured to be advanced distal to a petrous portion of an internal carotid artery.
US10722248B2	Depth measurement device and grinding device A depth measurement device includes a guide, a sliding part, a central column and a limit assembly, wherein the guide has a tubular structure. The sliding part is slidably connected to the guide, has a sliding direction parallel to an axial direction of the guide, and is used for connecting a tracer. The central column penetrates through the tubular structure, is able to move in the axial direction and to rotate around an axis, has one tail end for connecting with a cutting tool and another tail end for connecting with a power input. The limit assembly is fixed to the central column, is located on a side of the sliding part adjacent to the other tail end of the central column, and is able to drive the sliding part to synchronously move when moving along with the central column. A grinding device includes the depth measurement device.
US10722245B2	Method to stop bleeding, with short hemostasis duration using a low dose of anticoagulant Disclosed is a method of reducing a dosage of an anticoagulant when performing a catheterization procedure at an access site of an artery. The method comprises administering the anticoagulant at a dose less than a conventional dose, reducing a contact time of blood at the access site of the artery, and maintaining the contact time of blood at a reduced level for a period of time during the catheterization procedure.
US10722240B1	Devices and methods for excluding the left atrial appendage Systems, devices and methods for occluding the left atrial appendage (LAA). The device excludes the LAA from blood flow. The implantable device is delivered via transcatheter delivery into the LAA and secured within the LAA. The implant comprises an expandable and compliant frame and an expandable and conformable tubular foam body. A delivery and tether retraction system includes a handle for controlling a pusher and tether. The pusher may be moved a distance away from the implant without changing the orientation of the implant, while the tether is still attached to the implant. Severing the tether and proximally retracting a control on the hand piece by a distance causes the severed end to advance distally by at least about twice that distance. A loader includes a conical portion with guides and a reservoir for submerging the foam prior to loading and delivery.
US10722236B2	Endoscopic reposable surgical clip applier A hub assembly for use with an endoscopic assembly of a reposable surgical clip applier includes an outer housing defining a channel therethrough, a stationary gear fixedly disposed within the channel, a display drum rotatably and slidably supported within the channel and in mechanical communication with the stationary gear, a sliding gear slidably supported within a portion of the stationary gear, and a rotating gear rotatably and slidably supported within a portion of the display drum. The rotating gear is rotatably coupled to the display drum. The display drum is caused to be rotated a first predetermined amount during each distal advancement of the sliding gear.
US10722235B2	Spring-release surgical clip A surgical clip includes first and second members. The first member includes a first wall and a second wall each defining a proximal curved portion. A base portion adjoins the first wall and the second wall and defines a locking feature. The second member is pivotably connected to the first member between the first and second walls. The second member includes a mating feature and defines a proximal curved portion. The mating feature of the second member is configured to selectively engage the locking feature of the first member to lock the first and second members into an approximated position. Movement of the proximal curved portions of the respective first and second members towards each other causes the mating feature of the second member to disengage from the locking feature of the first member to move the first and second members from the approximated position into an unapproximated position.
US10722230B2	Curled suture device apparatus and method The present invention provides a suturing device to minimize interference and obstructions during intricate surgeries. The curled suture device is significantly shorter than traditional suturing kits by featuring a needle attached to a specially manufactured thread incorporating a stopping mechanism preceding an angular, semi-rigid portion of thread followed by a curled portion of thread arranged in a corkscrew configuration. The stopping mechanism halts the movement of the thread as the needle and thread intermediate the needle and stopping mechanism is pulled through the suture point, securing the remainder of the thread for access. The semi-rigid portion of thread is thereby utilized in conjunction with its curled portion of thread, allowing for the user's unabated access to the corkscrew configuration to form a ready-made knot, minimizing interference and obstruction during surgery. The thread may be manufactured to form an additional semi-rigid and curled portions of thread upon creation of a knot.
US10722228B2	Suture anchors having location placement identification features Devices and methods are provided for identifying a location of a bore in bone when inserting a suture anchor into bone. One exemplary embodiment of a suture anchor includes an elongate cylindrical body having a proximal terminal end surface, a distal terminal end surface, a lumen extending from the proximal terminal end surface to the distal terminal end surface, at least one bone engaging feature formed on an outer surface of the body, and a bore identification feature incorporated as part of the body. In some instances, the bore identification feature results from opposed sides of an outer surface having disparate lengths, with the side having the longer length serving as the bore identification feature. In other instances, the bore identification feature includes a protrusion that extends from, or is part of, the distal terminal end surface. Other exemplary embodiments, as well as methods for identifying a bore in bone, are also provided.
US10722224B2	Medical device for wound closure and method of use A wound closure device for repairing perforations and tissue wall defects is disclosed herein. The wound closure device has a barbed elongate body and a plug member. The wound closure device may further include a foam structure. The wound closure device may also include an inner member which may be a tissue scaffold. A method for closing tissue is also disclosed.
US10722223B2	Coupling devices for surgical instruments and related methods Coupling devices and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for coupling a surgical instrument to a navigation array or other component. The coupling device can reduce or eliminate movement between the instrument and the navigation array, improving navigation precision. The coupling device can be quick and easy to use, reducing or eliminating the need for extra steps or additional tools to attach or detach the instrument from the coupling device. In some embodiments, the single step of inserting an instrument into the coupling device can automatically lock the instrument within the coupling device in a toggle-free manner. The coupling device can include features for consistently attaching instruments thereto at a known or predetermined location and/or orientation.
US10722221B2	Method and device for statistical tissue sampling using microdevices The present invention utilizes tetherless microtools to biopsy tissue. The invention provides a device and method for deployment and retrieval of tetherless microtools. The size of the microtools ensures that tissue damage at a site targeted for biopsy is negligible. As such, large numbers of microtools may be deployed ensuring that a true statistical sampling of biologic tissue is performed.
US10722219B2	System and method for quantitative muscle ultrasound for diagnosis of neuromuscular disease Systems and methods are provided for diagnosing neuromuscular disease in a patient suspected of having a neuromuscular disease, Phantoms for use in these systems and methods are also provided. Methods are further provided for determining a normalized ultrasound data value for a patient of interest having a known age, weight, height, and sex.
US10722216B2	Ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus includes, a transmitter to repeat alternating supply of first pulse signals and second pulse signals to the ultrasound probe, the second pulse signals being generated by polarity inversion of the first pulse signals; a receiver; a memory to store first sound ray data corresponding to the first pulse signals; an adder to add the stored first sound ray data and second sound ray data corresponding to the second pulse signals; a line-signal processor to generate fundamental line data and harmonic line data; a needle emphasizing signal processor to generate needle image data from the generated fundamental image data; a harmonic signal processor to generate harmonic image data; a synthesizer to combine the needle image data and the harmonic image data; and a display controller to display the synthesized image data.
US10722215B2	Ultrasound diagnostic device and ultrasound diagnostic device control method An ultrasound diagnostic device that transmits a push pulse in order to detect shear waves, including a push pulse transmitter, a displacement detector, an evaluator, and a push pulse adjuster. The push pulse transmitter transmits the push pulse based on a transmission profile. The displacement detector repeatedly transmits ultrasound into the subject after the push pulse, receives reflected ultrasound from the subject that corresponds to transmitted ultrasound, and detects displacement due to shear waves caused by the push pulse. The evaluator evaluates shear wave propagation based on detected displacement. The push pulse adjuster adjusts the transmission profile based on evaluation results. When the transmission profile is adjusted, the push pulse transmitter transmits a second push pulse based on the adjusted transmission profile and the displacement detector detects displacement caused by the second push pulse.
US10722210B2	Method for memorable image generation for anonymized three-dimensional medical image workflows Systems and methods are provided for generating a two-dimensional image for identification of medical imaging data. An image processor acquires the medical imaging data and determines a category of the medical imaging data. A machine-learnt network identifies as a function of the category, a plurality of settings of rendering parameters that highlight one or more features the medical imaging data. The image processor renders the two-dimensional identifier image from the medical imaging data using the plurality of settings of rendering parameters and stores the medical imaging data with the two-dimensional identifier image.
US10722208B2	Aligning an X-ray medical imaging device using the Frankfurt plane Aligning an X-ray source in an X-ray imaging system. The system includes a column, an upper shelf coupled to the column through a pivoting joint, a rotating part rotatably coupled to the upper shelf, the rotating part comprising a first X-ray source, a laser, and an X-ray imaging detector. The system also includes a patient support attached to the column with a first arm, and includes a pair of adjustable ear rods or other patient contact. The system is configured to generate a laser beam from the laser, project the laser beam to a fixed location on the X-ray imaging detector, the fixed location associated with a Frankfurt plane of the patient, and adjust the patient support to have the patient contact aligned with the laser beam.
US10722204B2	System and method for computer tomography The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for computed tomography imaging. The method may comprise obtaining original data; obtaining a preprocessing result by preprocessing the original data; obtaining intensity of the artifact based on the preprocessing result; and updating a damaged channel or the air correction table based on the intensity of the artifact. Updating the air correction table may comprise: obtaining a first air correction table corresponding to a first temperature of detector; obtaining real-time temperature of detector; and obtaining a second air correction table corresponding to the real-time temperature based on the real-time temperature and the first air correction table.
US10722193B2	Image acquisition optimization A system and a method for acquiring image data of a subject with an imaging system is provided. The system can include a gantry that completely annularly encompasses at least a portion of the subject, with a source positioned within and movable relative to the gantry. The source can be responsive to a signal to output at least one pulse. The system can include a detector positioned within and movable relative to the gantry to detect the pulse emitted by the source. The system can also include a detector control module that sets detector data based on the detected pulse, and an image acquisition control module that sets the signal for the source and receives the detector data. The image acquisition control module can reconstruct image data based on the detector data. The signal can include a signal for the source to output a single pulse or two pulses.
US10722192B2	Variable stop apparatus and computed-tomography scanner comprising a variable stop apparatus A variable stop apparatus for arrangement between an X-ray source and an object to be measured in a CT-scanner and a CT-scanner including the variable stop apparatus are provided. The variable stop apparatus includes a stop carrier that is pivotable about a pivot axis. The stop carrier has at least two stops. The at least two stops are in each case configured to be brought into a predetermined angular position by pivoting the stop carrier. The at least two stops are arranged at different longitudinal positions with respect to a longitudinal direction that is defined by the pivot axis.
US10722190B2	Adaptive X-ray filter using spatial exposure time modulation with dynamic collimators Disclosed herein are adaptive filters, radiographic systems, and methods for controlling the radiation exposure of a target object during a radiographic imaging procedure. An adaptive filter can comprise first and second dynamic collimators that block or attenuate radiation that is incident upon the collimators, but allow radiation to pass between the collimators to reach the target object and radiation detector. The collimators can move relative to each other during a radiation emission such that the motion of the collimators allows different amounts of radiation from the radiation source to pass between the two collimators to each portion of the target object during the radiation emission. The amounts of radiation allowed to reach each portion of the target object can be determined based on a thickness of each portion of the target object.
US10722189B2	System and method for whole body continuous bed motion parametric pet with flexible scan modes A method of processing and reconstructing dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) sinogram data comprises: acquiring PET sinogram data using continuous bed motion having a varying velocity; recording a plurality of position-time coordinate pairs while acquiring the PET sinogram data; determining respective acquisition times of each of a plurality of slices of the image, based on the plurality of position-time coordinates; and reconstructing respective parametric images for each respective slice in the plurality of slices.
US10722183B2	Sleep signal conditioning device and method A method and device are provided for conditioning a sleep signal from a sleep sensor for a sleep monitor. A sleep sensor is configured to sense a physiological signal, such as a cardiac or respiratory signal from a sleeping mammal, such as a human, e.g. an infant or a baby. If the mammal exhibits also (gross) body movement during his sleep, the sensor signal may be clipped. The method and device provide a conditioning of the sleep signal by providing an estimation of the sleep signal instead of the conditioned sleep signal itself when the sensor signal is clipping.
US10722181B2	Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for using descriptors to identify when a subject is likely to have a dysmorphic feature Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for identifying when a subject is likely to be affected by a medical condition. For example, at least one processor may be configured to receive information reflective of an external soft tissue image of the subject. The processor may also be configured to perform an evaluation of the external soft tissue image information and to generate evaluation result information based, at least in part, on the evaluation. The processor may also be configured to predict a likelihood that the subject is affected by the medical condition based, at least in part, on the evaluation result information.
US10722180B2	Deep learning-based diagnosis and referral of ophthalmic diseases and disorders Disclosed herein are systems, methods, devices, and media for carrying out medical diagnosis of ophthalmic diseases and conditions. Deep learning algorithms enable the automated analysis of ophthalmic images to generate predictions of comparable accuracy to clinical experts.
US10722177B2	Cardiovascular monitoring using combined measurements A system for collecting data for assessment of cardiovascular function includes a plurality of monitoring devices coupled to different respective body parts. Each monitoring device is configured to measure a respective signal at the respective body part in response to cardiovascular activity. The respective signal includes a cardiovascular component attributable to the cardiovascular activity and an artifact component not attributable to the cardiovascular activity. When the monitoring devices measure the respective signals simultaneously over a same time period, the cardiovascular components are correlated, and the artifact components are not correlated. The system also includes a controller configured to: identify the cardiovascular components included in the signal measurements, according to the correlation of the cardiovascular components; reject the artifact components included in the signal measurements, according to the non-correlation of the artifact components; and determine cardiovascular information from the identified cardiovascular components for an assessment of cardiovascular function.
US10722175B2	System and apparatus comprising a multisensor guidewire for use in interventional cardiology A system (1) and apparatus comprising a multisensor guidewire (100/200/300) for use in interventional cardiology, e.g., Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT), comprises a plurality of optical sensors (10/20) for direct measurement of cardiovascular parameters, e.g. transvalvular blood pressure gradients and flow. A conventional outer coil wire (35) contains a shaped core wire (31) having a cross-section defining a channel surface (132), e.g. grooves (32), extending along its length, to position optical fibers (11) and optical sensors (10/20) in a channel (33). Advantageously, the core wire has a diameter that provides sufficient stiffness to the guidewire for use as a support guidewire for TVT, e.g. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), while accommodating multiple sensors and fibers within a guidewire of outside diameter ≤0.89 mm. An optical connector (112) couples the guidewire to a control system (150). Optionally, the guidewire includes a contact force sensor (60), a pre-formed tip (400-1/400-2) and a separable micro-connector (140).
US10722174B2	Skin-conformal sensors Various aspects as described herein are directed to skin-conformal sensor devices and methods of using the same. As consistent with one or more embodiments, a sensor device includes an upper portion and lower portion. The upper portion includes a plurality of layers including at least one sensor. The lower portion includes a layer of microstructures configured and arranged to interface with skin of a subject and to interlock the skin with the at least one sensor.
US10722169B2	Physiological condition determination based on pressure wave produced by an implantable medical device housing A physiological state of a patient is detected by at least producing and detecting pressure waves with a free wall of an implantable medical device (IMD) housing. An actuator element may contact the free wall, e.g., a portion of the IMD housing, and cause movement of the free wall that produces a pressure wave within the fluid and tissue of the patient. A detector element contacting the free wall may in turn detect reflected pressure waves received by the free wall. An acoustic module within the IMD may then determine a physiological condition of the patient, e.g., a bladder fullness state, based on the time delay between the transmitted and reflected pressure waves. In some examples in which the IMD also delivers stimulation therapy to the patient, e.g., incontinence therapy, the IMD may also automatically adjust stimulation therapy based on the determined physiological condition.
US10722165B1	Systems and methods for reaction measurement This disclosure relates to systems, media, and methods for quantifying and monitoring visual acuity, motor skill, and cognitive ability of a user through measuring user activities while the user responds to prompts on an electronic device. Disclosed embodiments may receive image data from a user-facing camera, motion data from a sensor device attached to the user, location data from a touchscreen, and time data measuring a user's response times. Disclosed embodiments may provide graphical user interfaces to which the user responds and calculate health metrics based on characteristics of the user's response. Disclosed embodiments may calculate visual acuity, motor skill, and cognitive ability metrics based on data measured while the user responds to the graphical user interfaces. Disclosed embodiments may include comparing the metrics to respective baseline values and providing an alert when the metrics deviate from threshold values indicating a change in user health.
US10722164B2	Method and system for detection and analysis of cognitive flow A system and method for detection and analysis of learner's/performers cognitive flow have been provided. The system is configured to measure the cognitive state of the performer, while they are performing tasks of various complexity levels, using physiological responses like brain activation, heart rate variability and galvanic skin response. The system uses a Bayesian network based framework to probabilistically evaluate the cognitive state of the learner from the difficulty levels of the tasks, IQ level of the learner and observations made using the physiological sensing. The system also measures the actual cognitive state using a questionnaire. The predicted cognitive state and the actual cognitive state is compared and based on the outcome of comparison a relevant step is taken.
US10722163B2	Methods, devices, systems, and kits for automated blood collection by fingerstick Methods, devices, systems and kits for obtaining blood samples are provided. Devices include a cuff, a pressure source, and a timing mechanism. Devices may further include one or more of a: warming mechanism, lancing mechanism; automated sample collection device, automated sample analysis device, and communication unit. Systems include such a device, and may include sample collection, sample analysis, or communication devices.Methods include placing a cuff on a digit of a subject, inflating the cuff, and obtaining a small volume blood sample. Methods may further include warming a digit; lancing a digit; pulsing the cuff; and providing a signal indicating the end of the sample collection time period.Kits may include a device, a sample collection vessel, and may include a disposable for use in sample collection.These methods, devices, systems and kits for obtaining blood samples may be used to easily, reliably, and consistently obtain blood samples from subjects.
US10722161B2	Implantable sensor devices, systems, and methods Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. In certain embodiments disclosed herein, various in vivo properties of the sensor's surroundings can be measured. In some embodiments, the measured properties can be used to identify a physiological response or condition in the body. This information can then be used by a patient, doctor, or system to respond appropriately to the identified condition.
US10722156B2	Sleeve for a handheld oximetry probe A sleeve includes a body having a top opening. The body covers a handheld oximeter probe or a portion of the probe. The sleeve has a shape that approximately matches the oximeter probe or portion of the probe, which is covered by the sleeve. The sleeve has a top opening that allows a user to slide the oximeter probe into the sleeve. The sleeve is transparent to radiation emitted and collected by the oximeter probe. The sleeve is formed of a material that prevents patient tissue, fluid, viruses, bacteria, and fungus from contacting the covered portions of the oximeter probe. The sleeve leaves the probe relatively sterile after use so that little or no clearing of the probe is required for a subsequent use, such as when the probe is covered with a new, unused sleeve.
US10722154B2	Medical photometer and medical photometer control method A medical photometer includes a processor and a memory that stores an instruction readable by a computer. When the instruction is executed by the processor, the medical photometer acquires a first light attenuation of a first light beam that is transmitted through or reflected from a tissue of a living body, and that has a first wavelength, based on a first intensity signal corresponding to an intensity of the first light beam, acquires a second light attenuation of a second light beam that is transmitted through or reflected from the tissue, and that has a second wavelength, based on a second intensity signal corresponding to an intensity of the second light beam, calculates a tissue thickness based on a ratio of the first light attenuation and the second light attenuation, and detects an artifact of the living body based on a temporal variation of the tissue thickness.
US10722153B2	Medical photometer and medical photometer control method A medical photometer includes a processor and a memory that stores an instruction readable by a computer. When the instruction is executed by the processor, the medical photometer acquires an intensity of one of a first intensity signal and a second intensity signal, the first intensity signal corresponding to an intensity of a first light beam that has a first wavelength and that is transmitted through or reflected from a tissue of a living body, and a second intensity signal corresponding to an intensity of a second light beam that has a second wavelength and that is transmitted through or reflected from the tissue of the living body acquires an intensity ratio of the first intensity signal and the second intensity signal, and detects an artifact of the living body based on the acquired intensity and the acquired intensity ratio.
US10722151B2	Magnetic resonance device having a motion detection unit and a method for detecting a movement of a patient during a magnetic resonance examination A magnetic resonance device includes a radiofrequency unit that includes a radiofrequency antenna, at least one radiofrequency line and at least one radiofrequency injection point. Radiofrequency signals are transferred to the radiofrequency antenna by the at least one radiofrequency line and are coupled into the radiofrequency antenna at the at least one radiofrequency injection point. The magnetic resonance device also includes a patient receiving zone that is at least partially enclosed by the radiofrequency antenna, and a motion detection unit for detecting a movement of a patient that may be positioned within the patient receiving zone. At least one radiofrequency line includes at least one injection element by which at least one motion detection signal of the motion detection unit is coupled into the radiofrequency line.
US10722150B2	System for training spatial cognition, memory and spatiomotor coordination through drawing A method for improving subject's spatial cognition and spatial memory includes presenting spatial information to the person through non-visual means, parcellating the image to enhance understanding of the nature and relationships of the image components to augment image memory, drawing the image, detecting and encoding the errors in the drawing, and providing interactive feedback based on the individual's drawing performance. The methodology includes audio-haptic feedback to present the spatial image information non-visually using an audible signal that varies as a function of the distance of the finger/stylus from the regions of a display that express the image features.
US10722144B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and insole An information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to acquire weight distribution information of a subject by at least one sensor, analyze the acquired weight distribution information, and initiate a providing of feedback information based on the analyzed weight distribution information.
US10722143B2	Exhaled gas measurement compensation during high flow respiratory therapy The present disclosure relates to determining a corrected exhaled gas measurement during high flow respiratory therapy. Measuring exhaled gas concentration during high flow respiratory therapy is difficult and inaccurate due to a phenomenon known as flushing. The high flows delivered to the patient flush the dead space in the conducting airways, which causes a dilution effect that results in underestimated or overestimated exhaled gas measurement depending on the gas composition delivered by the high flow system. This can lead to incorrect clinical measurements and diagnoses. Various algorithms are disclosed herein to account for the dilution effect caused by flushing, allowing for the method of measuring gas concentrations to still be used accurately for clinical measurements.
US10722139B2	Navigation of an angioplasty guidewire A method, including advancing a guidewire having a first diameter through a patient lumen, the guidewire being tracked by an electromagnetic system and an impedance system. While advancing the guidewire, signals of both systems, that are generated in response to differing positions of the guidewire in the lumen, are recorded. The method includes recording correspondences between the signals at each of the differing positions. The method also includes withdrawing the guidewire from the lumen, and then advancing through the lumen a second guidewire, having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, which is tracked by the impedance system. While advancing the second guidewire, a signal of the impedance system generated in response to advancement of the second guidewire in the lumen is received. The method includes applying the correspondences to the signal in order to determine a position of the second guidewire in the lumen.
US10722136B2	Wireless and power-source-free extravasation and infiltration detection sensor A system detects extravasation or infiltration by segregating active components that drive a passive sensor for economical single use. A receiving antenna of the passive sensor receives a transmitted signal comprising RF electromagnetic power. A first circuit transmits a first portion of the received signal through a body portion. A sensor detects a resultant signal from the body portion. A second circuit combines a reference signal comprising a second portion of the received signal with the resultant signal so as to define an output signal. A transmit antenna transmits the output signal to a receiver.
US10722135B2	Myogram determination from ECG signal Systems and methods for measuring signals representative of muscle activity are provided. One method includes detecting an ECG signal through a plurality of electrodes. The ECG signal includes a plurality of ECG sample signals, and each ECG sample signal is a bipolar signal associated with two of the plurality of electrodes and includes a cardiac signal component and a myographic signal component. The method further includes filtering each of the ECG sample signals to remove at least a portion of the cardiac signal component and generate a combined myographic power signal for the two of the plurality of electrodes with which the ECG sample signal is associated. Each combined myographic power signal represents a myographic potential between the two electrodes. The method further includes calculating individual myographic power signals for each of the plurality of electrodes by applying the combined myographic power signals within a covariance matrix.
US10722127B2	Photoplethysmography device The invention relates to a photoplethysmography device (20) of the reflectance type, comprising a light source (4), a light sensor (5), and an interface layer (21). The interface layer (21) has a recess between the source (4) and the sensor (5) in order to prevent reflection losses between the device (20) and the skin and to prevent that light from the source (4) can reach the sensor (5) directly via the interface layer (21).
US10722124B2	Apparatus and method for physiological mechanical and electrical activity monitoring The invention describes a method for extracting several physiological parameters such as cardiac cycle parameters with one single measurement over a time period and for monitoring mechanical and electrical cardiac activity. The invention finds its use in providing continuous monitoring of heart mechanical and electrical activities over time. Such signal may be transmitted to clinics of family doctors to keep track of the subject's health.
US10722120B1	Sensor platform array that moves sensor platforms to conform to the shape of the subject to be monitored The sensor platform array includes a plurality of sensors and one or more sensor platforms. Each sensor may be mounted on a sensor platform. The sensor platform may be mounted on a support panel. The support panel may be mounted on a toilet lid. The one or more sensor platforms may be extendable towards a user seated on the toilet. Each sensor may be independently extended so that it is positioned flush against a user's body. The sensor platform array may include bendable arms which reach around a user and place sensors on the ventral side of the user. The sensors may collect measurements which are relevant to the user's health and well-being. In some embodiments, the sensors may be removable and replaceable so that different sensors may be added according to a user's individual needs.
US10722118B2	Electronic ecosystem for medical examination room A system comprises a storage device, a piece of medical equipment, a portable computing device, and a hub portal. The piece of medical equipment has at least one electrically powered feature and comprises either a medical examination table or a storage cabinet. The storage device is operable to store data and is remotely located relative to the first piece of medical equipment and relative to the portable computing device. The hub portal is operable to provide communication of one or both of data or commands between the storage device, the piece of medical equipment, and the portable computing device. A method includes enablement or activation of an electrically powered feature of medical equipment upon entry of a portable computing device into a medical examination room. The method also includes disablement or further activation of the electrically powered feature upon exit of the portable computing device from the medical examination room.
US10722116B2	Ophthalmic examination and disease management with multiple illumination modalities Imaging various regions of the eye is important for both clinical diagnostic and treatment purposes as well as for scientific research. Diagnosis of a number of clinical conditions relies on imaging of the various tissues of the eye. The subject technology describes a method and apparatus for imaging of the back and/or front of the eye using multiple illumination modalities, which permits the collection of one or more of reflectance, spectroscopic, fluorescence, and laser speckle contrast images.
US10722111B2	Optical trocar assembly An optical trocar assembly includes an obturator assembly and a cannula assembly configured for receipt of the obturator assembly. The obturator assembly has a retention member disposed within a cavity defined in an obturator housing of the obturator assembly. The retention member has a main body defining an opening dimensioned for receipt of a surgical instrument. The retention member has a plurality of first sections formed in the main body and circumferentially disposed about the opening. The sections have a reduced thickness relative to the main body to facilitate flexing of the retention member during insertion of a surgical instrument into the opening.
US10722110B2	Medical devices and methods of placement The present invention provides improved medical devices equipped with a visualization device for intubation, extubation, ventilation, drug delivery, feeding and continuous remote monitoring of a patient. The present invention also provides methods for rapid and accurate placement of a medical device in a patient and continuous real time monitoring, including a remote monitoring, of the patient after the placement.
US10722109B2	Apparatus and method to illuminate and orient guidewire An apparatus includes a power source, a pulse generator, a light source, a guidewire, an optical fiber, and a connector. The pulse generator is in electrical communication with the power source. The pulse generator is also capable of generating an electric pulse. The light source is in electrical communication with the pulse generator in such a way that the light source turns on and off in response to the electric pulse received from the pulse generator. The guidewire includes a proximal end and a distal end. The optical fiber extends through the guidewire from the proximal end of the guidewire towards the distal end of the guidewire. The connector couples with the guidewire while allowing the light source to communicate with the optical fiber.
US10722107B2	Video-guided chest tube insertion system A chest tube placement apparatus is provided that has an elongate body with a rigid tip that is disposed within the interior of a flexible chest tube and an inflatable member mounted to the body is inflated and the apparatus is then inserted in a prepared location in the chest wall of a patient. The body of the apparatus has at least one axial material transfer channel with a tip port that permits the injection of anesthetic or the aspiration of gases or liquids at the tip. The body also has a light and video camera and display to allow the visualization of the internal structures of the patient during chest tube placement. Once placed and the fluids and gases aspirated, the inflatable member is deflated and the apparatus is removed from the interior of the placed chest tube.
US10722105B2	Medical imaging device, medical image acquisition system, and endoscope apparatus A medical imaging device includes: a spectroscopic unit that separates light into a first light component of a wavelength band and a second light component; a first imaging element that includes a plurality of first pixels configured to receive the first light component and convert the first light component into electric signals; and a second imaging element that includes a plurality of second pixels and includes a first color filter on which first filters configured to transmit the light component of the wavelength band of one color in the light components of the wavelength bands of two colors that are contained in the second light component and second filters configured to transmit light components of a plurality of wavelength bands including at least the wavelength band of another color in the light components of the wavelength bands of the two colors are arranged.
US10722104B2	Endoscopy device An endoscopy device (1) for facilitating use of an endoscope, comprising at least one airway tube (2) and a mask (3) having a distal end (4), a proximal end (5) and a peripheral formation ξβ) capable of conforming to, and fitting within, the actual and potential space behind the larynx of the patient to form a seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet, the peripheral formation (6) establishing separation between a laryngeal; chamber side (3a) and a pharyngeal side (3b), the device further comprising a conduit (8) adapted for passage of an endoscope into the oesophagus of a patient when mask (3) is in place, conduit (8) including a distal end for cooperation with the oesophageal sphincter, the conduit having a laryngeal side (8d), a pharyngeal side (8c), a right side (8e) and a left side (8f), and an outlet wherein at the outlet the width between the left side and the right side is smaller than the width of the conduit.
US10722103B2	Covering for a medical scoping device The present invention relates to a cover having a plurality of moveable, external, angled projecting elements for use with flexible medical scoping devices such as endoscopes or enteroscopes. The invention includes the cover with an over cuff and use of the disposable removable covering in methods of medical scoping procedures or examinations. The invention also includes an applicator for assisting in placing the covering about or over a medical device and a kit of parts.
US10722097B2	Warewasher with heat recovery system A warewash machine includes a chamber for receiving wares, the chamber having at least one wash zone. A refrigerant medium circuit includes a first condenser and a second condenser, the first condenser located upstream of the second condenser in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant medium circuit includes a first flow path through the first condenser and a second flow path in bypass of the first condenser, and a valve for selectively controlling whether at least some refrigerant medium flows along the first flow path or the second flow path.
US10722093B2	Cleaning article The disclosed cleaning article includes a working surface made from first ends of a plurality of channels and a capturing surface. The channels are formed from multiple strands of a skip-slit sheet, which in an initial state extend in a first direction and together define a plane. The multiple strands are attached to each other at bridging regions. At least some of the strands are spread from the initial state and separated from each other between the bridging regions to provide the plurality of channels, and at least some of the strands that are separated from each other are twisted out of the plane. A cleaning tool including the cleaning article, a method of making the cleaning tool, and a stack of skip-slit spunbond nonwoven sheets are also disclosed.
US10722079B2	Universal sink stopper and strainer Disclosed are various embodiments for a universal sink stopper and strainer. Various embodiments can include a handle, a first plate, a gasket, a second plate, and a fastener. The first plate can include a first plurality of holes. The gasket can include a second plurality of holes in alignment with the first plurality of holes. The second plate can include a third plurality of holes in alignment with the first and the second plurality of holes. The fastener can extend through the second plate, the gasket, and the first plate to engage the handle.
US10722078B2	Robotic cooking device having rotatable and tiltable arms that enabling transference of food between food processing units that are attached at ends of the arms A food processing system has a wheel-shaped assembly having a stationary sub-assembly and a movable sub-assembly. The movable sub-assembly has three or more arms extending away from the stationary sub-assembly; three or more connecting rods; three or more pivoters; three or more rotators; and three or more food processing devices. The three or more food processing devices comprise a plurality of cooking chambers and a plurality of blenders. The three or more arms are rotatable about a first direction. A horizontal diameter of each connecting rod stays in a respective horizontal position parallel to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction during rotation of the respective arm about the first direction.
US10722075B2	Coffee grinder with varying speed Coffee grinder including a grinding assembly to grind coffee beans, a container or hopper to feed coffee beans to the grinding assembly, an electric motor connected to the grinding assembly, a feeding conduit connected to the grinding assembly to feed coffee into a filter supported by a filter-holder, an inverter connected to the electric motor to vary the speed of the electric motor, a control unit connected to the inverter to control the inverter, and a control panel connected to the inverter by the control unit so that the user can vary the speed of the electric motor.
US10722072B2	Sous vide rack A sous-vide rack system is disclosed. The system is to be used for supporting sous-vide food items inside sous-vide heating containers and comprises a bottom grating (20) with at least one mounting rail (23), each rail comprising at least one mounting arrangement. The system further comprises at least one separator with at least one separator foot (22) to be inserted into one of the at mounting arrangements. Finally, the system comprises a locking device (24) for at least one of the mounting rails to be used in the mounting rail to lock all into the mounting rail inserted separators by their separator feet to the mounting rail and thus the bottom grating.
US10722069B2	Cooking utensil comprising a hard base made from ceramic and/or metal and/or polymer material and a nonstick coating containing a fluorocarbon resin The invention relates to a cooking utensil comprising a hollow bowl with a base and a side wall rising from the base, and including at least one fragile area. The bowl has a concave inner surface for receiving food, as well as a convex outer surface. The utensil is coated successively, from the bowl, with a hard base and a nonstick coating, which covers the hard base and includes at least one layer containing at least one fluorocarbon resin. The hard base has a layer that is at least broken at the fragile area. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a utensil.
US10722066B2	Windowed single serving brewing material holder A filter paper cup for making a beverage pod. The filter paper cup includes a base (or receptacle) and may include a cover. The filter paper cup is formed by forming pleats in walls and a rim around the tops of the wall. Preferably, a heat seal filter paper is used and the pleats in the walls and rim are adhered by the heat to retain the shape. The base in inserted into a pod holder and brewing material is placed into the base. A cover may be positioned over the rim, and a lid is attached to the pod holder to sandwich the cover and rim to seal the pod. The cover, if present, is held taut by the lid of the pod holder to facilitate penetration of the cover by a needle to inject water into the pod.
US10722064B2	Electric cooker An electric cooker is configured to cook in a pressure state and a non-pressure state of an inner pot, thereby improving the cooking quality and convenience of use. The electric cooker includes a main body configured to accommodate an inner pot; a lid coupled to an upper portion of the main body and having a handle portion provided at one side of an upper portion of the lid to interwork with an inner pot locking unit configured to lock the inner pot; a pressure switching unit arranged to pass through the lid and configured to switch or maintain an opened or closed state to discharge internal steam from the inner pot according to a rotation of the handle portion; and a pressure-responsive operating unit which is selectively opened or closed according to a pressure inside the inner pot in a pressure cooking mode in which the pressure switching unit is closed.
US10722063B2	Multifunctional pot The present invention discloses a multifunctional pot. The multifunctional pot includes a shell, a heating element heat-conducting tray and a pot body, with a liner provided inside the shell. Since the heating element heat-conducting tray of the multifunctional pot performs direct heating, the pot body is heated uniformly. Moreover, the inner wall of the heating element heat-conducting tray can be tightly fitted to the outer wall of the pot body, so that most heat is conducted to the pot body. In addition, the liner can effectively insulate the heat generated by heating elements from being transferred to the outside, so that any wasted heat loss is reduced and the energy utilization rate is high.
US10722062B1	Curtain pull A curtain pull comprises inner and outer surfaces, and first and second leaves each rotatably connected to the other along an edge by a connector. The first leaf comprises a first portion of the inner surface and a first portion of the outer surface and the second leaf comprises a second portion of the inner surface and a second portion of the outer surface. The curtain pull transforms by folding at the connector from an open state wherein the first and second portions of the inner surface are relatively rotated on the connector at a non-zero angle to a closed state wherein the first and second portions of the inner surface are opposed.
US10722058B1	Therapeutic pillow A pillow device providing comfort, support, and correct spinal alignment when lying in either the supine position or on one's side. The pillow comprises a bottom pillow, a top pillow, and side supports. Each side support is attached to both the bottom pillow and top pillow. The bottom pillow is arranged between the side supports and the top pillow is mounted above the bottom pillow and the side supports. The bottom pillow and top pillow each have a cavity configured to receive a user's head and a neck portion configured to support a user's neck when lying in the supine position. The side supports and sides of the top pillow are configured to receive a user's head when lying on his or her side.
US10722056B2	Versatile bedding article A multi-functional convertible bedding article capable of transforming into a variety of configurations. The bedding article can assume one or more of a blanket, a throw, a hoodie, and a pillow configuration(s). The bedding article further includes a handle allowing convenient outdoor transportation thereof.
US10722055B2	Adjustable pillow device and method An adjustable pillow device and a pillow adjusting method are disclosed, the adjustable pillow device comprising: a headrest body (1), the height of a region thereof being self-adjustable according to the posture of a sleeper; an inflation/deflation mechanism (2) connected to the headrest body (1) for adjusting the height of a region of the headrest body (1); a sensor (3) for collecting information about the sleeper and providing feedback; a central information processor (4) connected to the sensor (3) and the control end of the inflation/deflation mechanism (2) respectively for receiving information from the sensor (3) and sending an adjustment direction to the control end of the inflation/deflation mechanism (2) according to the sleeping posture information and the body data figure of the sleeper. The adjustable pillow device and method ensure that a sleeper has the most natural and physiologic sleeping posture, and enable automatic adjustment of the head and neck of the sleeper in different sleeping postures to allow the head to be in a proper position relative to the neck, thus providing the sleeper with deeper and longer sleep, improving sleep quality, and meeting the needs of the public.
US10722052B2	Articulating vanity mirror assembly A first center mirror and a second mirror are each suspended from a main bracket. The second mirror is pivotally connected to a bar which pivotally attaches to the main bracket and also to the second mirror. A third mirror is optionally pivotally connected to an arm pivotally attached to the main bracket. The first mirror is also preferably pivotally attached to an arm which is itself pivotally attached to the main bracket. An adjustably positionable top mirror can also be mounted to the main bracket. A close-up auxiliary mirror can be suspended from one of the other mirrors. Bushings support the arms upon the main bracket and support the mirrors upon the arms, with the bushings including a detent system to hold the mirrors in predefined positions. A person can stand multiple places and have mirrors positioned about the person for viewing different sides at each place.
US10722051B2	Interactive display stand for objects, especially watches or jewellery An interactive display stand with a compartment containing objects on supports, and forming an enclosed housing with a single orifice, a driver to control a transporting device to move a support to make only one object visible through the orifice, the user having a device for selecting an object, interfaced with this driver and to align with the orifice the support bearing the object selected for viewing, and including a security detection device for detecting the presence of a hand within the security space, interfaced with the driver to start in such case a programmed cycle, and to lock an object inside this compartment through the orifice.
US10722050B1	Retail display unit with mounting bracket assembly A retail display unit includes a wall having a panel supported by first and second horizontal frame members and first and second vertical frame members. At least one slider is attached to the first vertical frame member and includes a channel. At least one mounting bracket assembly is slidably coupled to the at least one slider and includes at least one ear positioned in the channel of the at least one slider, at least one flange configured to mount to an upright of another retail display unit and a securing mechanism for tightening the at least one bracket assembly to the upright. The at least one ear is configured to slidably move inside the channel and thereby slidably adjust the position of the bracket assembly along a length of the at least one slider.
US10722049B2	Reversible crib shield system A crib liner constructed of breathable material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. In some configurations, the breathable material may include an inner fabric, outer fabric, and a pile substructure between the front and back substructures, thereby allowing air to move effectively therethrough.
US10722045B2	Protective cover for furniture A cover assembly for use with a piece of furniture comprising a seat portion and a support portion, where the seat portion and the support portion define a gap and a bottom space. The cover assembly comprises a protective sheet and at least one anchor assembly. At least a portion of the protective sheet is folded to define a sheet edge. The at least one anchor assembly comprises an anchor member and an anchor strap secured to the anchor member and to the sheet edge. The anchor member is adapted to be arranged in the bottom space. The anchor strap is adapted to extend from the anchor member to an upper portion of the gap. At least a portion of the protective sheet may be held in place relative to the piece of furniture by the anchor assembly.
US10722044B2	Dual-layered fabric for use in pocketed spring assembly A pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of individually pocketed springs. Each string is joined to at least one adjacent string. Each string has first and second opposed plies of fabric and a plurality of pockets formed along a length of the string by transverse seams joining the plies. At least one spring is positioned in each of the pockets. The double-layered fabric used to make at least some strings comprises two layers of non-woven spunbonded polypropylene fabric to reduce noise. The layers may be ultrasonically welded or point bonded together.
US10722042B2	Element of adjustable stiffness for beds or seats The invention relates to the field of beds or seats. In particular, the invention relates to a flexible element (10) stiffness that is adjustable stiffness along a compression axis (Z), the element including a compression spring (50). In order to enable the stiffness of the stiffness element (10) to be adjusted, it further comprises both a mechanism (150) coupled to the compression spring (50) so as to be actuated by compression of the compression spring (50) along the compression axis (Z) to move in a direction other than the direction of the compression axis (Z), and also an adjustment device for selectively restricting or releasing the movement of the mechanism (150). The invention also provides a unit (200) comprising a plurality of such flexible elements (10), and a method of adjusting the stiffness of the flexible element (10).
US10722034B2	Portable chair A folding chair can include a seat pan being formed by a pair of seat bars. The seat pan can be tensioned by a pair of vertical legs. The chair can also include a backrest formed by a pair of diagonally extending backrest bars, a front frame formed by a pair of cross bars, a rear frame formed by rear cross bars, and a pair of armrests. In one example, the seat pan and the backrest can be formed of a suspension fabric. The vertical legs can each be provided with a lower leg and an upper leg. The inner leg can be configured to telescope out of the outer leg and at least one of the vertical legs can be provided with a latch for locking the outer leg to the inner leg. The latch can include a rocker and a projection can be configured to rotate the projection out of a slot formed in the inner leg. The backrest can be provided with a tensioner for maintaining the backrest in the unfolded position. The tensioner can include a pair of linkages, and an insert can be configured to hold the pair of linkages in a tensioned position.
US10722031B2	Wall of a basic furniture structure, method for producing such a wall, and basic furniture structure or piece of furniture having such a wall A wall for a basic furniture structure, having a panel-like core, which is arranged between two laterally positioned cover layers. The core has a recess extending at least along part of an end side of the wall and serves for accommodating a fitting, which guides a movable furniture part. The core has two core halves, which are located one upon the other by way of their side surfaces located opposite the respective cover layer and have recesses which supplement one another to form the recess.
US10722027B2	Timer-based electronic weapon security apparatus A weapon security apparatus includes a base member and a gate member pivotably coupled to the base member configured to enclose a portion of a weapon. The apparatus further includes a retractable latch, the retractable latch locking the gate member in the closed position when in a non-retracted state and releasing the gate member when in a retracted state. The apparatus also includes a solenoid configured to retract the retractable latch when activated. The apparatus includes a controller configured to activate the solenoid with a first electrical current for a first period of time during which the retractable latch moves to the retracted position and with a second electrical current for a second period of time during which the retractable latch is held in the retracted position.
US10722023B2	Multifunctional broom with a rotatable head The present invention relates to a broom, and in particular to a multifunctional broom with a rotatable head. According to the present invention, an brush head and a rake tooth are provided on a broom head. The rake tooth can be used for cleaning of regions such as outdoor grounds and lawns, and the brush head can be used for indoor cleaning. Moreover, the rake tooth can be extended out of or retracted into the broom head through the first telescopic mechanism. The broom of the present invention is very simple and convenient to use and provides more thorough cleaning. The first telescopic mechanism enables automatic telescoping depending on various conditions of ground, thereby providing more thorough cleaning and being more convenient and efficient (FIG. 1).
US10722015B1	Double-safety adjustment hook for length-adjustable luggage strap The invention discloses a double-safety adjustment hook for a length-adjustable luggage strap, which mainly includes a luggage strap, an adjustment hook housing, a reinforcing bar and a reinforcing crossbeam, wherein the luggage strap is penetrated into a strap inlet hole arranged at the bottom of the adjustment hook housing, penetrated through a strap passage, and passed through a U-turn and through a turn bypassing hole fixed on the reinforcing crossbeam, a strap clamping groove having bevelled teeth on both side walls thereof is arranged below the turn bypassing hole, the luggage strap is passed through the turn bypassing hole into the strap clamping groove and penetrated through the bevelled teeth, and finally exits from a strap outlet hole arranged at the bottom of the adjustment hook housing.
US10722010B2	Systems and methods for adjustable length weighted trekking poles Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for adjustable length, multi-segment, weighted trekking pole are provided. Two or three-segment trekking (or other) poles may benefit from removable slotted annular-shaped weights that may provide liquid storage and may be configured to fit around the pins of a pin-and-hole coupling mechanism that attaches the pole segments together.
US10722003B2	Touch fastener A touch fastener having long and thin headed stems welded to and extending from, for example, a thin film, is made by orienting thin, hollow, drawn staple fibers between bristles of a brush, with no more than fiber ends sticking out of the brush, and then fusing a film to the fiber ends by direct welding. The fibers are then withdrawn from the brush as stems that are headed by heating their ends and allowing the resin to reform into an engageable head.
US10721995B2	Structure for attachment to aglets, zippers, and cords An ornamental structure that is constructed and arranged to be coupled to an end of a cord includes a body with a through-hole and a cord-end receiving cavity that has a width about equal to a diameter of the cord, where the through hole and cavity are proximate one another.
US10721990B2	Footwear sole structure A sole structure for a footwear article includes round shell components. Each round shell component includes a network of ligaments that mechanically shift under load to attenuate a force or impact and that return to a resting state when the load is removed.
US10721989B2	Knit shoe upper with Moc seam and collar A shoe includes a sole and upper secured to the sole. The upper has a knitted element formed of unitary one-piece construction on a knitting machine. The knitted element includes a Moc seam allowance within a toe region, lateral and medial metatarsal regions, and lateral and medial ball regions. The upper has a Moc seam formed in part by the knitted element. The Moc seam is in at least the toe region, the lateral metatarsal region, and the medial metatarsal region. The Moc seam includes a core around which the Moc seam allowance is wrapped and stitched to itself to contain the core at least partially within a cavity formed by the Moc seam allowance.
US10721987B2	Protective helmet A protective helmet having a protective shell, a low friction layer, and a comfort liner is disclosed. The protective shell includes an energy absorbing material and an inner surface. The low friction layer is coupled to the inner surface of the protective shell. The low friction layer may be plastic having a thickness of less than approximately 3 mm. The comfort liner is removably coupled to the low friction layer opposite the protective shell, and includes a low friction material, such as brushed nylon, adjacent the low friction liner. The comfort liner may be removeably coupled protective shell with either clips that removably couple to receivers embedded in the brow of the helmet, with elastically deformable couplings that extend from the comfort liner to the protective shell, or both.
US10721986B2	Adjustable headwear visor An apparatus for a baseball hat or golf visor comprised of a main body, which is made up of a top and a bottom creating a ‘pocket’. An extensible visor is placed within the main body. A centrally located slot within the lower portion of the pocket, and a stabilizing tab within the visor allows the visor to be extended or retracted as desired.
US10721985B2	Full coverage head cover made with wettable material A head cover that can be worn by health care professionals is provided. The head cover includes an anterior portion with a height h, a posterior portion with a height h2, at least one side portion or panel which may be shaped and sized so as to connect the anterior portion of the head cover and the posterior portion of the head cover, and where the at least one side portion has a contoured section t that forms all or a portion of a bottom edge of the side portion and that is shaped and sized so as to cover the ears, scalp, and sideburns of a user as required by AORN guidelines while also remaining clear of a user's eyes and field of vision.
US10721984B2	Artificial lash extensions Clusters of artificial lashes are initially formed using, for example, a hot melt method in which artificial hairs secured to one another following exposure to a heat source. Multiple clusters can then be connected to one another to form a lash fusion. For example, a lash fusion could include three clusters that are connected together in a straight line. Multiple lash fusions can be arranged proximate to one another to form a set. In some embodiments, the multiple lash fusions are positioned such that the form of the set matches the curvature of the tightline of an eyelid. An adhesive can then be applied to the top of each lash fusion in the set, which enables an individual to easily apply the set directly to the underside of the individual's natural eyelashes (i.e., near the underside of the eyelid beneath the lash line).
US10721974B2	Light weight supportive bra A breast supporting garment such as a shirt, bra or similar garment has a body section having a front bust section for supporting a woman's breasts. A band of elastic material is provided under the bust section for shape and support. Another band of elastic material is provided around the bottom of the garment and helps keep it from riding up. The bust section of the garment should be formed from two layers of fabric adhered with elastomeric adhesive. The fabric should be free cut knit fabric having a high level of spandex. The bra will be lightweight and free feeling, as if it is not there.
US10721971B2	Methods and systems for vaporizer security and traceability management In some embodiments, a processor-implement method includes receiving a fill completion message including formulation and capsule identifiers from a fill station. The method also includes receiving a registration request including a vaporizer identifier and a compute device or user identifier from a compute device. The registration request is verified, and a registration confirmation message is sent to the compute device. The method also includes receiving a capsule attach event detection message including the capsule identifier, the vaporizer identifier, and at least one of the identifier of the compute device or the identifier of the user. A validity of the capsule attach event detection message is evaluated. If the capsule attach event detection message is valid, an unlock message is sent to the compute device or a vaporizer, and if the capsule attach event detection message is valid, an alert is sent to the compute device or the vaporizer.
US10721970B2	Vaporization and dosage control for electronic vaporizing inhaler An electronic vaporizing inhaler comprises a liquid reservoir adapted to receive vaping liquid, and a vaporizer. The vaporizer comprises a solid partition having a plurality of capillary apertures extending transversely through the solid partition, wherein the capillary apertures provide fluid communication between the vaporizer and the liquid reservoir. A sponge is disposed in physical contact with the solid partition and overlays the plurality of capillary apertures. A wick is disposed in physical contact with and overlaying the sponge, and a heating element is disposed above the wick.
US10721966B2	Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same An exemplary atomizer includes a housing, a sealing cover, an atomizing element, an air passage, and an liquid injecting opening. The housing has a first end and an opposite second end. The second end is configured for connecting with a power supply. The housing defines a liquid chamber configured for containing tobacco liquid. The sealing cover is threadedly coupled with the first end. The atomizing element is configured for atomizing the tobacco liquid to form aerosol. The liquid injecting opening is defined in the first end. The sealing cover is configured for sealing the liquid injecting opening. The sealing cover includes a device configured for preventing children from screwing off the sealing cover. The sealing cover can be screwed off via an outer surface thereof only when an external force is exerted on the device to change an internal structural relationship of the device.
US10721961B2	Systems and devices for material reclaim Systems and devices for material reclaim of unutilized and underutilized inhalation products and to trap refuse, including an inlet, funnel member, reclaim bowl, and a housing. Additional components may include and upper and lower adapter.
US10721959B2	Apparatus for determination of the position of an insert in rod-like articles of the tobacco industry Apparatus for determination of the position of an insert in rod-like articles (1) used in the tobacco industry, provided with a conveyor (2) for rod-like articles (1) adapted for transporting rod-like articles (1) in a direction of transporting (T) perpendicular to the lengthwise axis (Z) of the rod-like article (1) in a predetermined plane of transporting (A), a radiation source (6), and at least one detector (7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F), characterised in that the apparatus is provided with a set of at least two sections (F1, F2) of a detector (7, 7A, 7B, 14) and/or two detectors (7C, 7D, 7E, 7F), where the sections (F1, F2) of the detector (7, 7A, 7B, 14) or two detectors (7C, 7D, 7E, 7F) are placed one behind the other in the direction of transporting (T) on the conveyor (2) of rod-like articles (1) in a predetermined spatial orientation in which the radiation (R) hitting on the sections (F1, F2) of the detector (7, 7A, 7B, 14) or the detectors (7C, 7D, 7E, 7F) passes through the rod-like article (1) at different angles (α1, α2); the apparatus is further provided with a controller (20) adapted to receive from the sections (F1, F2) of the detector (7, 7A, 7B) and/or the detectors (7C, 7D, 7E, 7F) a sequence of signals (S), where each sequence of signals (S) corresponds to the same rod-like article (1) transported on the conveyor (2), and moreover the controller (20) is adapted so that it determines the position of the insert (1E) in the rod-like article (1) on the basis of the sequence of signals (S) and the parameters of the predetermined spatial orientation of placement of the detectors (7, 7A, 7B, 14, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F).
US10721958B2	Method for producing flavor source and package A portable package including an inhaling flavor product including a flavor base material configured by a non-tobacco material, a tobacco raw material that has undergone an alkali treatment and emits an inhaling flavor component as a vapor phase, and a container portion that contains the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material, wherein the container portion limits a movement of at least one of the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material so as to maintain the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material in a non-contacting state, and the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material are arranged within a same space constructed by the container portion.
US10721956B2	Vaporisable material plug and capsule A plug (25) of vaporisable material for a vapour generating device (1) which generates a vapour by heating at least the base of the plug (25) is disclosed. The plug (25) comprises vaporisable material shaped such that it defines a cavity (26) within the vaporisable material.
US10721953B2	Thermal-reversible gelling starch A thermal-reversible gelling agent derived from the modified starch of a waxy corn variant having an endosperm genotype with one or two doses of the recessive amylose-extender gene (ae). The starch may be modified enzymatically, physically, or by acid hydrolysis. Such gelling agents exhibit properties that may be useful in thickening or providing otherwise unique textures to foods.
US10721950B2	Process for removal of mycotoxins from insoluble plant-derived protein The present invention is directed to a process for the removal of mycotoxins from insoluble plant-derived protein using density-based particle separators. The end product contains a substantial portion of the proteins, including insoluble proteins, and a low concentration of mycotoxin. The process is particularly useful for removing aflatoxins from corn meal protein.
US10721948B1	Air sous-vide A method performs sous-vide style cooking in an oven cavity of a cooking appliance, where air, not water, serves as the cooking medium. The oven cavity temperature is regulated around a desired final food temperature using a PID algorithm to control a convection heating element and associated fan.
US10721946B2	Capsicum variety exhibiting a hyper-accumulation of zeaxanthin and products derived therefrom The present invention is concerned with Capsicum plants producing greater than about 0.4% zeaxanthin, by weight in the dried, ripe fruit pod flesh, which plants have been developed from commercially grown Capsicum cultivars by plant breeding techniques. Zeaxanthin is the dominant carotenoid in the dried ripe fruit pod flesh, when measured in non-esterified forms. Alternatively, these plants may be characterized as exhibiting a high pigmentation measured as an ASTA value and further characterized by the predominant presence of zeaxanthin. The zeaxanthin derived from these Capsicum plants can be used in applications that include nutritional supplements, foods, functional foods, cosmetics, animal feeds, aquaculture feeds, and pharmaceuticals.
US10721945B2	Edible animal chews and methods of making and using same Edible chews having a polygon-shaped cross-section, such as a star-shaped cross section. This cross-sectional shape provides an increased surface area and forms edges, and these features clean teeth of an animal such as a dog. These edible chews have a soft chewy texture which avoids or significantly reduces gum bleeding which is caused by known dental treats with typically have a hard texture.
US10721943B2	Hand-press coffee machine and method for brewing coffee A hand-press coffee machine comprising a water tank, a hand pump which is disposed at the upper end of the water tank, and a brewing component which is connected to the lower end of the water tank; a water hole is disposed at the point where the water tank and the brewing component are connected; the hand pump is used to pump the water in the water tank into the brewing component through the water hole; a unidirectional valve, which is disposed in the water hole between the water tank and the brewing component, is set to merely allow the water in the water tank to flow into the brewing component; the present invention can effectively protect the coffee powder from being pre-soaked.
US10721942B2	Oil and fat composition An oil and fat composition is provided which can reduce cooked odors without using an additive such as emulsifier. The oil and fat composition includes an oil and fat produced by oxidizing a fresh oil and fat so that a difference in anisidine value before and after the oxidation is 0.5 to 350, and an edible oil and fat. An added anisidine value of the oil and fat composition is 0.07 to 350 and is further calculated by the following formula: added anisidine value=(anisidine value after oxidation−anisidine value before oxidation)×[additive amount (wt. %)].
US10721941B2	Creamer free from added emulsifier(s), buffer(s) and stabilizing salts Creamers for whitening food products are provided. The creamers can havelong-term stability, high whitening capacity and a pleasant mouthfeel. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides aspray-dried creamer composition comprising added sugar comprising sucrose and/or lactose ranging from 5-30% by weight; milk ranging from 30-60% by weight; fat ranging from 15-40% by weight; wherein said composition is devoid of added emulsifiers and/or buffer-and stabilizing salts. The invention also provides a coffee creamer mix comprising the above creamer composition and coated or compacted coffee, wherein coffee dissolves after the creamer dissolution.
US10721937B1	Preservative systems and compositions and methods incorporating same Compositions intended for application onto human hair, skin, and/or nails can include an antimicrobial effective amount of a preservative system containing: (a) from about 2 to about 5% by weight of a Lactobacillus ferment; (b) from about 2 to about 5% by weight of a Cocos nucifera with or without Lactobacillus ferment; (c) from about 0.1 to about 0.5% by weight of at least one co-preservative ingredient chosen from salicylic acid and a salt of a weak acid; and (d) from about 1 to about 10% by weight of a petroleum-free propanediol, all weights based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the composition has a pH ranging from about 4.8 to about 5.5.
US10721934B2	Enhanced preservative A composition having biocidal properties is disclosed. The composition includes a first biocide, optionally a second biocide, and a biocide enhancing agent. The first biocide may comprise an isothiazolin. The second biocide may comprise a pyrithione. The biocide enhancing agent may comprise an amine, an amine salt, an amine oxide, or mixtures thereof. The amine compound may have a carbon chain length of at least six carbon atoms, such as at least eight carbon atoms.
US10721933B2	Pesticidally active semi-carbazones and thiosemicarbazones derivatives Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and agrochemically acceptable salts and enantiomers thereof, can be used as insecticides.
US10721931B2	Stable aqueous dispersions of biocides An aqueous dispersion containing BIT and IPBC prepared using nonionic and anionic surfactants exhibits both chemical and physical stability and is suitable for use as a single product which is capable of imparting to a coating composition a high level of resistance against attack by a broad spectrum of organisms, including bacteria, fungi and algae, in both the wet-state and dry film-state.
US10721930B2	Dermal compositions Disclosed herein are veterinary compositions including imidacloprid or an analogue thereof; a pyrethroid; a solvent selected from the group consisting of N-methyl pyrrolidone, N-ethyl pyrrolidone and mixtures thereof; and dimethyl sulfoxide. The veterinary compositions of the invention are useful in methods of controlling parasites on or within warm-blooded domesticated animals.
US10721928B2	Use of bipolymer for reducing the formation of a biofilm The present invention relates to the use of a biopolymer for reducing the formation of a biofilm, preferably on a substrate, whereby the biopolymer is preferably a polypeptide, such as recombinant spider silk polypeptide. The present invention further relates to methods for producing a substrate which reduces the formation of a biofilm on a surface of said substrate.
US10721923B2	Dual-bearing reel A dual-bearing reel capable of reeling in and reeling out a fishing line includes a reel body, a spool, a spool shaft, an operating member, and an oscillating mechanism. The spool is rotatably supported by the reel body. The spool shaft supports the spool. The operating member is movably provided on the reel body and moves to perform an adjustment operation on a braking force that acts on the spool. The oscillating mechanism causes the fishing line to oscillate in the axial direction in synchronization with a rotation of the spool.
US10721922B2	Dual-bearing reel A dual-bearing reel comprises a reel main body, a spool, a spool shaft, an adjusting member, and an operation lever. The adjusting member is attached to the reel main body. The adjusting member adjusts a braking force with which a rotation of the spool shaft is braked. The operation lever is attached to the adjusting member such that the operation lever extends in a radial direction.
US10721921B2	Spinning reel A spinning reel for casting a fishing line forward includes a reel main body and a lid. The reel main body has an accommodating portion including an accommodating space, an opening located in a side of the accommodating portion, and a cylindrical portion disposed in front of the accommodating portion. The lid has a lid main body for sealing the opening, and a projection projecting forward from the lid main body. The projection overlaps with the cylindrical portion in a side view.
US10721914B2	Animal food dispensing apparatus An automatic animal food dispensing apparatus comprises a stationary horizontal-axis tubular casing with aligned upper and lower apertures; a rotatable food dispenser having a tubular circumferential wall formed with a single aperture that is coaxial with the casing! a hopper from which animal food is gravitationally deliverable to the food dispenser; an inclined chute extending downwardly from the food dispenser, for receiving the food discharged from the food dispenser and for directing the discharged food to a bowl; and a force transmitting unit for rotating the food dispenser a predetermined and repeatable angular distance, such that a dose of the food is introducible from the hopper into the food dispenser when the aperture of the food dispenser is aligned with the upper aperture of the casing and the dose of food is completely dispensable via the lower casing aperture following rotation of the food dispenser by the predetermined angular distance.
US10721913B2	Drop feeder A drop feeder for feeding various types of animals.
US10721908B2	Mat for a livestock facility floor, a floor, and a livestock facility Mat (12) for a floor (11) for livestock facilities, which floor (11) is formed with a defined longitudinal direction, the mat (12) comprising a liquid-impermeable support layer (121) onto which a wear layer (122) is applied and which support layer (121) can be imposed an intermittent bending to essentially be able to connect against a cylindrical object having the diameter of Ø=2Ro, and which mat (12) is provided with first slip-reducing means (502, 602, 702, 802, 902), wherein the bending primarily is located to straight and parallel lines, grooves, or bands extending transversely to the mat in or on the wear layer (122), and that the bending in these lines, grooves, or bands amounts to 1/r, wherein Ro≥r. Also concerns a floor having such a mat and a livestock facility having such a floor.
US10721906B2	Pet waste disposal device The pet waste disposal device has a stabilization pillar mounted in a protection frame. The bottom part of the pillar is fitted with a pheromone reservoir and the top part of the protection frame is fitted with an absorption pad and then a filtration pad. At the bottom of the frame, permeable openings are located, which are used to drain the filtered urine and the rainwater in the surrounding areas. Underneath the filtration pad, a probe is located, which checks the level of filtration pad contamination and signals the need to replace the filtration pad. The pillar is fitted with a frame with a container, in which a poop bag is attached. The pillar is also fitted with a supply bin, a feature used to fasten the leash to the pillar, and a pet waste scooper.
US10721903B2	Ganoderma lucidum strain suitable for large-scale liquid fermentation culture and method of using the strain Disclosed is a Ganoderma Lucidum strain suitable for large-scale liquid fermentation, named as Ganoderma Lucidum G2, deposited with China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center under the accession number CGMCC No. 3982 on Jul. 20, 2010, and a method of mutation breeding the same and use of the strain. The Ganoderma Lucidum strain which belongs to Ganodermataceae, genus Ganoderma, species red Ganoderma Lucidum is obtained by artificial mutagenizing and breeding. The production of mycelia using the Ganoderma Lucidum strain G2 is 80˜120 times higher as compared with the production of mycelia using wild-type naïve Ganoderma Lucidum strain. The mycelia produced using the Ganoderma Lucidum strain G2 have higher contents of main pharmaceutical ingredients. The Ganoderma Lucidum strain suitable for large-scale liquid fermentation can be used for manufacturing oral solution or beverage comprising Ganoderma mycelia or extracts of Ganoderma mycelia as main active ingredient.
US10721902B1	Tomato line FDR-9Q16-0348 The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FDR-9Q16-0348. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR-9Q16-0348 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR-9Q16-0348 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US10721901B1	Tomato line FDR9Q15-0298 The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FDR9Q15-0298. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR9Q15-0298 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR9Q15-0298 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US10721894B1	Hybrid corn variety 28176248 A novel maize variety designated 28176248 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety 28176248 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 28176248 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety 28176248, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 28176248 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 28176248 and methods of using maize variety 28176248 are disclosed.
US10721884B2	Tomato hybrid SV3543TE and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line FDSXJ11-6002. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDSXJ11-6002 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US10721877B2	Spreader machine A mulch cutting and spreading machine is a machine that is designed to be able to suction mulch out of the bed of a vehicle that is towing the mulch cutting and spreading machine and to simultaneously suction and chop the mulch and discharge it through a discharge hose that is directed by the user. The mulch or other such material can be then blown or spread over an area quickly in one combined action.
US10721874B2	Flower delivery apparatus and method An apparatus, method and system for use in the shipment, delivery, and display of flowers. The apparatus comprises a preferably translucent enclosure with a lid, housing a removable tray assembly. The removable trays have aligned openings for the insertion of flower stems. The enclosure itself is configured to be stacked conveniently on a pallet for bulk shipment and delivery. The system and method comprise providing an interface for users to order flowers contained in the enclosure and delivering the enclosure with a customized multimedia electronic greeting.
US10721873B2	Shrub trimming guide apparatus A plant trimming guide apparatus, including a plurality of guide blades made of a resilient material, and a flat collar having a length, a width, an attachment surface, and made of a resilient material. Each of the plurality of guide blades has a pivot end that is secured pivotably with a common securement pin, and an opposed based end, with the plurality of base ends attached to and extending from an attachment surface of the collar, in a series along the length between the first end and the second end of the collar. Securing the first and second ends of the collar into a formed ring with the attachment surface facing outwardly causes the guide blades to extend radially from the common pivot ends and bend semi-spherically to the base ends, forming a spherical trimming guide.
US10721871B2	Wrapping arrangement and round baler with such A wrapping arrangement for an agricultural round baler includes a support frame and a wrapping mechanism including at least one wrap material feeder mounted on the support frame. The wrap material feeder includes a supply of wrap material. At least one wrap material clamp and cutting device is operably mounted to the wrap material feeder, and a clamp mechanism is mounted proximate to the wrap material clamp and cutting device. The clamp mechanism is adapted to clamp a free end of the wrap material by a biasing clamping force for pre-positioning the wrap material for functional operation with the wrapping mechanism.
US10721861B2	Pressurized liquid cutting harvester for produce Embodiments for implementing a harvester method, system, and apparatus are provided. For example, a harvester for produce may include a fluid knife system at a front end of the harvester in a travel direction of the harvester, wherein the fluid knife system projects a fluid at a pressure and a direction that cuts produce, a roller bar including one or more fingers extending radially outward and configured to receive produce from the fluid knife system, wherein the roller bar rotates on its axis turning the one or more fingers at the front end lifting the produce cut by the fluid knife system, a plurality of conveyers that receive the produce from the roller bar and are configured to transport the produce through the harvester, and a bin system configured to receive the produce from the plurality of conveyers and package the produce into one or more bins.
US10721855B2	Agricultural system for field preparation An agricultural system includes a frame configured for attachment to a leading tow bar of a towing vehicle, and at least one roller device attached to the frame and extending between two adjacent parallel strip positions. The roller device is configured to crush standing residual plant matter in the field. The system further includes a fertilizer opener disk attached to the frame and which is configured to prepare, at least in part, a furrow for receiving a fertilizer. The system also includes a fertilizer injector attached to the frame and which is configured to deposit the fertilizer into the furrow in a trailing position relative to the fertilizer opener disk.
US10729050B2	Fine pitch component placement on printed circuit boards Systems and methods for fine pitch component placement on printed circuit boards are described. In one embodiment, a printed circuit board includes multiple vias and multiple of electrically conductive pads. The multiple vias include at least a first via and a second via. The multiple electrically conductive pads include a first pad and a second pad. The first pad and/or the second pad may include an electrically conductive material such as copper, silver, gold, or another conductive material. In some cases, the first pad and the second pad each have a reduced width portion positioned between and spaced apart from the first via and the second via.
US10729047B2	Automatic splicing device An automatic splicing device provided with a communication device configured to communicate with a component mounter or a host computer that is connected to the component mounter such that communication is possible, a connection control device configured to control connecting of the a first tape and a second tape, and a display device configured to display information related to connecting of the first tape and the second tape.
US10729043B1	Vacuum cap seal installation An electromagnetic effect protective cap assembly for enclosing an end portion of a fastener assembly extending through a structure, includes a sidewall configured to define an interior space and having an end portion of the sidewall which defines a first opening aligned with the interior space which allows passage of the end portion of the fastener assembly through the first opening and into the interior space. The protective cap further includes a second opening which is defined by and extends through the sidewall and is spaced apart from the first opening. In addition, the protective cap further includes a valve member positioned in blocking relationship with respect to the second opening with the valve member positioned between the interior space and an exterior of the sidewall.
US10729041B2	Liquid-cooling type double-sided cooler The present disclosure provides a liquid-cooling type double-sided cooler, including a first cooling portion and a second cooling portion. In the liquid-cooling type double-sided cooler, another end of the first cooling portion is formed with a first communication hole that is configured to penetrate the first cooling liquid path and an outside of the first cooling portion, another end of the second cooling portion is formed with a second communication hole that is configured to penetrate the second cooling liquid path and an outside of the second cooling portion; and the first cooling portion and the second cooling portion are positioned such that the first communication hole and the second communication hole face each other, and the first cooling liquid path and the second cooling liquid path are connected with each other.
US10729040B2	Cooler, power conversion apparatus, and cooling system A cooler configured to cool an electronic device includes: a refrigerant inlet portion configured to guide refrigerant from an outside of a casing to an inside of the casing; a refrigerant outlet portion configured to guide the refrigerant from the inside of the casing to the outside of the casing; and a metal member located inside the casing and configured to define a flow path region in which the refrigerant is caused to flow from the refrigerant inlet portion to the refrigerant outlet portion. The metal member includes: a plurality of opening portions configured to cause the refrigerant to pass therethrough; and a capture and reduction portion having such a shape as to capture air bubbles, which are generated through a connection surface between the casing and the electronic device. The air bubbles are reduced through cooling by the refrigerant when the electronic device is cooled.
US10729036B2	Heat dissipation structure for electronic device and electronic device An electronic device comprises a heat dissipating layer disposed on a rear cover, a first shield cover and a second shield cover disposed on a mainboard, and a speaker box disposed on a surface of an antenna panel. The first region of the heat dissipating layer is in contact with the first shield cover, and the second shield cover is in contact with a first region of a middle frame; a second region of the heat dissipating layer is in contact with a surface of a battery, and the other surface of the battery is in contact with a second region of the middle frame, and a third region of the heat dissipating layer is in contact with a surface of the speaker box that is distant from the antenna panel, and the other surface of the antenna panel is in contact with a third region of the middle frame.
US10729035B2	Storage device and method for controlling rotation speed of fan of storage device The present disclosure relates to a storage device and a method of controlling a rotation speed of a fan of the storage device. The storage device comprises: a housing comprising an opening; a fan arranged at an end of the housing opposed to the opening; a tray comprising a plurality of partitions arranged in rows and being operable to be drawn out of or inserted into the housing via the opening in a longitudinal direction of the housing; a plurality of tray position detectors respectively arranged on the plurality of partitions and configured to detect a relative position of the tray with respect to the housing; and a controller adapted to adjust a rotation speed of the fan according to the relative position detected by the tray position detector. The storage device according to the present disclosure can effectively reduce the negative pressure formed in the housing, avoid or reduce the recesses of the housing, and enable the tray to be smoothly inserted into the housing, thereby avoiding damage to the disks therein.
US10729034B2	Cooling device for electronic control unit The present disclosure relates to an electronic control unit for a motor vehicle, having a first electronic control device, in particular a first equipped circuit board. The electronic control unit additionally has a gas cooling duct for conducting a compressed gas. The gas cooling duct is connected in a thermally conductive fashion to the first electronic control device, and is designed to separate the compressed gas from the first electronic control device. The gas cooling duct has an expansion section in which a flow cross section of the gas cooling duct widens in order to expand and cool the compressed gas in order to cool the first electronic control device.
US10729033B1	Active heat-dissipation system and controlling method thereof An active heat-dissipation system for a base station of a communication system includes a measuring module, configured to detect a temperature sensing signal of the base station; a controller, configured to receive the temperature sensing signal detected by the measuring module to set a preset temperature signal, to generate a difference between the temperature sensing signal and the preset temperature signal and a time derivative of the difference, and to output a control signal according to the difference and the time derivative of the difference based on a control program; and a power module, configured to receive the control signal and output an electrical signal to a heat-dissipation module according to the control signal, such that the heat-dissipation module performs a heat-dissipation process for the base station according to the electrical signal.
US10729026B2	Casing of electronic device A casing of an electronic device including a metallic housing and a first non-conductive spacer is provided. The metallic housing has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and the outer surface has a back side and lateral sides connecting with the back side. The inner surface is substantially a recessed structure. The metallic housing has a first gap communicating the inner surface and the outer surface, and the metallic housing further includes a second gap and at least one connecting terminal. The first non-conductive spacer is selectively disposed in the first gap of the metallic housing, and extends from a first side of the lateral sides of the metallic housing to the back side of the metallic housing.
US10729020B2	Electronic apparatus A display apparatus includes a fixing frame, a first display device, and a second display device. The first display device is disposed on the fixing frame, and includes an upper electrical connector. The second display device is disposed on the fixing frame and the first display device, and includes a lower electrical connector electrically connected to the upper electrical connector.
US10729019B2	Electronic device The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing assembly, a battery and a display unit. The housing assembly includes a battery cover, a front cover and two reinforcing features. The two reinforcing features have a circular cross section and being arranged at two sides of the battery, each of the two reinforcing features have at least a part embedded in at least one of the battery cover and the front cover by an injection molded part adjacent to a length or a width side of the battery. Axes of the two reinforcing features are flush with a central axis of the battery. The display unit is embedded in the housing assembly.
US10729016B1	Shape-memory alloy connector for plated through-hole Shape-memory alloy connectors and methods are provided for enhancing conductivity of a plated through-hole of a circuit board. A shape-memory alloy connector, including a shape-memory alloy material in deformed shape, is inserted into the plated through-hole of the circuit board. The shape-memory alloy connector is expanded within the plated through-hole by heating the shape-memory alloy material to, at least in part, transition the shape-memory alloy material towards a pre-deformed shape of the material. The transitioning of the shape-memory alloy material towards the pre-deformed shape expands the shape-memory alloy connector outward, at least in part, against plating of the plated through-hole to enhance contact of the shape-memory alloy connector with the plating of the plated through-hole.
US10729013B2	Semi-finished product for the production of connection systems for electronic components and method A semi-finished product for the production of connection systems for electronic components comprises two groups (A, B) of alternately applied conductive layers and insulating layers, wherein outer layers (2, 2′) of the two groups (A, B) are facing each other to form a separation area for the groups (A, B) to be separated from each other to yield connection systems for electronic components and the separation area is overlapped and sealed on all sides thereof at least by the two insulating layers (4, 4′) following the separation area. The method for the production of connection systems for electronic components is characterized by the following steps: a) orienting two groups (A, B) of alternately applied conductive layers and insulating layers (4, 4′) to face each other with outer layers to form a separation area for the groups (A, B) to be separated from each other and safeguarding that the separation area is overlapped and sealed on all sides thereof at least by the two insulating layers (4, 4′) following the separation area, b) processing the groups (A, B) of alternately applied conductive layers and insulating layer, c) cutting through the separation area along the edges thereof.
US10729012B2	Buried lines and related fabrication techniques Methods, systems, and devices for buried lines and related fabrication techniques are described. An electronic device (e.g., an integrated circuit) may include multiple buried lines at multiple layers of a stack. For example, a first layer of the stack may include multiple buried lines formed based on a pattern of vias formed at an upper layer of the stack. The pattern of vias may be formed in a wide variety of spatial configurations, and may allow for conductive material to be deposited at a buried target layer. In some cases, buried lines may be formed at multiple layers of the stack concurrently.
US10729002B2	Device, system and method to mitigate signal noise in communications with a memory module Techniques and mechanisms for mitigating signal deterioration in communications between two circuit boards. In an embodiment, a packaged device accommodates coupling to a first circuit board which, in turn, accommodates connection to a second circuit board. In one such embodiment, an amplifier circuit of the packaged device includes an amplifier circuit which comprises a variable resistor and an active circuit element coupled thereto. The device receives via one of the circuit boards a control signal and a voltage which configure the amplifier circuit to provide an impedance matching for communication between the circuit boards. In another embodiment, the device comprises multiple common gate amplifiers which are variously configurable each to provide a respective impedance matching for communications between a motherboard and a dual in-line memory module.
US10729001B2	Devices and methods related to metallization of ceramic substrates for shielding applications Devices and method related to metallization of ceramic substrates for shielding applications. In some embodiments, a ceramic assembly includes a plurality of layers, the assembly including a boundary between a first region and a second region, the assembly further including a selected layer having a plurality of conductive features along the boundary, each conductive feature extending into the first region and the second region such that when the first region and the second region are separated to form their respective side walls, each side wall includes exposed portions of the conductive features capable of forming electrical connection with a conductive shielding layer.
US10728999B2	Circuit boards and method to manufacture circuit boards A printed circuit board (1) comprises a conductive outer layer (2) and at least one conductive inner layer (4, 14). At least one bus bar (7, 8) for conducting high current and at least one power semiconductor (12) for controlling and/or activating the high current are disposed on a side of the outer layer (2) facing away from the at least one inner layer (4, 14). The printed circuit board (1) allows for a high level of component density while simultaneously providing for effective heat dissipation. Furthermore, the printed circuit board (1) can be produced economically and flexibly.
US10728992B2	Intelligent lighting control apparatuses for automated lighting adjustment based on synchronized schedule and alarm signal The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control apparatus for automated lighting adjustments based on a schedule wirelessly synchronized with a mobile electronic device and an alarm signal. The light control apparatus receives the alarm signal, from the mobile electronic device, or a sensor device, such as a light sensor and microphone. In response to receiving the alarm signal, the light control apparatus is configured to modulate a flow of electrical current to a lighting circuit controlled by the light control apparatus.
US10728989B2	Lighting script control A controller for a lighting system, the lighting system comprising one or more luminaires associated with a lighting channel; the controller comprising: a script interpreter configured to interpret a lighting script for rendering on the luminaires; an effect impact determining module configured to determine a visual impact level of each of the lighting effects if rendered as defined by the lighting script unmodified; a script modifier configured to selectively generate, based on the visual impact levels, effect modification data for modifying the visual impact level of at least one of the lighting effects; a lighting controller configured to control the luminaires associated with the lighting channel to render versions of the lighting effects defined by the lighting script, wherein the lighting controller is configured to use the effect modification data to render a modified version of the at least one lighting effect having the modified visual impact level.
US10728983B2	Systems and methods for current regulation in light-emitting-diode lighting systems Systems and methods are provided herein for current regulation. An example system controller includes: a first controller terminal configured to receive an input voltage, the first controller terminal being further configured to allow a first current flowing into the system controller based at least in part on the input voltage in response to one or more switches being closed; a second controller terminal configured to allow the first current to flow out of the system controller through the second controller terminal in response to the one or more switches being closed; a fourth controller terminal coupled to the third controller terminal through a first capacitor, the first capacitor not being any part of the system controller; and an error amplifier configured to generate a compensation signal based at least in part on the current sensing signal, the error amplifier including a second capacitor.
US10728981B2	Transformerless single-phase unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) for large scale LED lighting networks Low cost and low power LED lamps exhibit current harmonic contents due to their nonlinear characteristics. A large scale lighting network requires tens to hundreds LED lamp installations, the resultant harmonic currents pollute the grid seriously. Furthermore, light intensity fluctuations are becoming a concern nowadays to many users, as a safety and a health problems. This phenomenon is mainly caused by heavy loads as they lead to voltage fluctuations and deteriorating in PQ and hence visual flickering in LED lamps. A single phase transformer-less unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) topology is provided with its controls to mitigate all PQ problems in a network.
US10728980B2	Switch driving device, light-emitting device, and vehicle A switch driving device 10 comprises: multichannel switch elements SW1 to SW8 which are connected in parallel to a plurality of light-emitting elements included in a vehicle-mounted light-emitting device; and a logic portion 120 which automatically starts a series of switch driving sequence so that the on-off states of the switch elements SW1 to SW8 are sequentially switched in a predetermined pattern in response to the power-on of the device.
US10728979B1	Lighting fixture configured to provide multiple lighting effects A lighting fixture may provide a proximal lighting effect and a distal lighting effect. In some cases, the lighting fixture may include a multi-channel driver and multiple groups of LEDs. Based on an adjustable input level, the driver may provide current to subgroups of the LEDs, arranged at various areas of the lighting fixture. Responsive to the level of the input, the driver may provide current to various LED subgroups at the various areas, such that a particular proximal effect is provided at a particular area of the lighting fixture based on the particular value of the input level. In addition, the distal lighting effect may have a stable value across the adjustments to the input level, and the corresponding adjustments to the proximal effects. The distal effect may be perceivable at a location remote from the lighting fixture, such as a work surface.
US10728977B1	System and method for independently adjusting color and brightness of LED's of different CCT of a light source A system and method for independently adjusting the correlated color temperature (CCT) and brightness of a light source having two or more color LED's or LED sets, with each color LED or LED set having a different correlated color temperature. A user person can selectively enable a selected one of the two or more color LED's or LED sets and adjust the brightness thereof and repeat the selection of the second color LED or LED set and adjust the brightness thereof. By independently selecting the color LED or LED set and modifying the brightness thereof, a desired light atmosphere can be created by adjusting the output color mixture of the LED's or LED sets and controlling the brightness of the combination of the color LED's or LED sets. The selection of individual color LED's and the brightness adjustment thereof can be made by a mechanical operable control device or by remote wireless control device.
US10728975B2	Binary signaling via power switching Described is a lighting system that includes a lighting device and a switching device. The switching device controls application of lighting power to the lighting device. Further, the lighting system includes an automation system that includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon. The instructions are executable by a processing device to receive a lighting profile selection. Additionally, the instructions are executable to cycle the switching device to transmit a binary signal to the lighting device. The binary signal identifies the lighting profile selection and instructs the lighting device to emit a lighting profile identified by the binary signal.
US10728972B2	Light control circuit and optical encoder system There is provided a light control circuit including a detected voltage generating circuit, a reference voltage generating circuit, an error amplifier, an NMOS driver and a light source. The detected voltage generating circuit outputs a detected voltage to a first input terminal of the error amplifier. The reference voltage generating circuit outputs a reference voltage to a second input terminal of the error amplifier. The NMOS driver changes a drive current of the light source according to an output of the error amplifier.
US10728969B2	Split driver backlightsystems and methods Aspects of the subject technology relate to control circuitry for light-emitting diodes. The control circuitry may operate a light-emitting diode using a multi-peak pulse-width-modulation signal. The control circuitry may include a multi-stage driver having a relatively larger driver stage for providing a direct current through a light-emitting diode and a relatively smaller driver stage configured to cooperate with a pulse-width-modulation controller to pulse-width-modulate a current through the light-emitting diode.
US10728968B2	Multi-mode polarized spot with electrically adjustable polarization state The invention provides a lighting device (100) comprising a plurality of light source packages (110) each light source package (110) comprising a light source (10) and a polarizer (20) configured to polarize light source light (11) of said light source (10), wherein the light source packages (110) are individually controllable, wherein the light source packages (110) are configured to provide polarized light source light (11) with at least two different polarization states (p1,p2), and wherein the light source packages (110) share a light exit window (120) for escape of the light source light (11) from said lighting device (100).
US10728960B2	Transistor with integrated active protection In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a transistor includes: switching the transistor on and off based on a control signal; monitoring a voltage of a collector node of the transistor; detecting whether the voltage of the collector node of the transistor is above a first threshold; and after detecting the voltage of the collector node of the transistor above the first threshold, regulating a voltage across a load path of the transistor to a first target voltage.
US10728959B2	Pane having an electric heating layer A pane having an electric heating layer is described, including: a first pane having a surface; at least one electric heating layer that is applied to at least part of the surface and has at least one uncoated zone; at least two busbars, provided for connection to a voltage source, which are connected to the electric heating layer such that a current path for a heating current is formed between the busbars; and n separating lines which electrically subdivide the electric layer into m segments. The segments are arranged in the form of strips around the uncoated zone such that the current path for the heating current is at least partially guided around the uncoated zone and the segments have equal width and the sum of widths of segments is equal to the width of the electric heating layer.
US10728958B2	Heating element structure, method of forming the same, and heating device including the heating element structure A The heating element structure includes: a conductive metal substrate; a heating layer spaced apart from the conductive metal substrate and configured to generate heat in response to an electrical signal; electrodes in contact with the heating layer and configured to provide the electrical signal to the heating layer; and a first insulating layer on the conductive metal substrate, the first insulating layer comprising a first matrix material and a particle, wherein a difference between a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the first matrix material and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the particle is about 4×10−6 per Kelvin or less.
US10728955B2	Method for forming dynamic bridge node of wireless mesh network A method for forming a dynamic bridge node of a wireless mesh network is provided. The method includes enabling a bridge mode of at least one of the mesh nodes in correspondence to a mutual coverage, when a signal corresponding to a connection source is received from the external network, transmitting, by the mesh node having the enabled bridge mode, rank information for connection to the external network with reference to a distance to the connection source and the mesh node's own traffic, comparing rank information received from a neighboring mesh node having an enabled bridge mode with the mesh node's own rank information, and generating an order of priority for connection to the external network. The mesh node with the highest order of priority operates as a bridge node for connection of the external network and the wireless mesh network.
US10728951B2	Communications terminal, infrastructure equipment and methods for discontinuous reception, DRX A communications terminal includes a controller configured in combination with a transmitter and receiver when in a connected mode to control the receiver to operate in accordance with a discontinuous reception, DRX, state, to measure, when in a re-selection mobility management mode of the DRX state, signals received by the receiver from any of one or more infrastructure equipment, and to select, based on the measured signals received by the receiver from any of the one or more infrastructure equipment, one of the one or more infrastructure equipment from which to receive signals transmitted on a downlink. When in a network controlled mobility management mode of the DRX state after predetermined conditions have been satisfied, the controller is configured to switch to the re-selection mobility management mode of the DRX state.
US10728950B2	Beam training for discontinuous reception (DRX) mode operation Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to configuration of reference signals for beam refinement, based on DRX parameters. For example, a method of wireless communications by a base station may include determining a reference signal configuration for a user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on one or more discontinuous reception (DRX) parameters, and signaling the reference signal configuration and the one or more DRX parameters to the UE.
US10728949B2	Apparatus, device, and method for establishing connection to packet data network Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus, a device, and a method. The method comprises: when it is detected that a position of user equipment changes, determining whether an area served by an anchor gateway through which the user equipment connects to a packet data network is consistent with an area served by a data forwarding gateway; sending, to the user equipment when a result of the determining is no, a packet data network connection release request that carries a reconnection indication; receiving a packet data network reconnection request sent by the user equipment; selecting an anchor gateway that serves an area consistent with the area served by the data forwarding gateway; connecting the user equipment to the packet data network by using the selected anchor gateway. Voice service experience of a user may be improved by using the method in the present invention.
US10728948B2	System and method for network access using a relay A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, by the UE from a network, a mobile subscriber identifier for the UE, the mobile subscriber identifier being exclusively assigned to the UE within a wireless tracking area of the network, and transmitting, by the UE to a relay node, an initial message of an access procedure for accessing a user data service of the network, wherein the initial message comprises a request to connect to a control node of the network, and wherein the initial message includes the mobile subscriber identifier, and an indication to relay the initial message over a first signaling radio bearer (SRB) to the control node.
US10728946B2	System information handling for dual connectivity cellular systems A cellular communication network may be configured to use a primary Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station and a secondary New Radio (NR) base station to implement a Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) configuration. The primary LTE base station broadcasts system information, for reception by the communication device, using System Information Blocks (SIBs). The secondary NR base station, however, may be configured to not broadcast certain system information. Rather, system information of the NR base station is specified to the communication device in communications from the LTE base station during setup of an NR data connection. When there is a change in the system information of the NR base station, the network is configured to forgo updating the communication device with the new system information at least until the existing NR data connection is terminated.
US10728943B2	Apparatus and method for controlling scells in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for utilizing an unlicensed frequency band as a supplementary band is used in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. A secondary component carrier management method of a base station according to the present disclosure includes configuring a secondary component carrier of a second band to a terminal connected to the base station in a first band, determining whether a packet is present over a bearer allowing transmission on the secondary component carrier, and deactivating/releasing the secondary component carrier when no packet is present over the carrier.
US10728934B2	Techniques and apparatuses for managing communications in a private wireless network Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a method or an apparatus for wireless communication may include identifying an association with a wireless network having a public land mobile network identification (PLMN ID); identifying an association with a portion of the wireless network, the portion of the wireless network is a private wireless network; identifying an indication of the portion of the wireless network; the indication informs a user equipment that the portion of the wireless network is accessible using a private wireless network credential; and transmitting the indication of the portion of the wireless network. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10728933B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal apparatus receives a random access response including a random access response grant, and transmits a PUSCH based on the random access response grant. A subframe available for PUSCH transmission corresponding to the random access response grant associated with a non-contention based random access procedure at least includes a special subframe including an added UpPTS, and a subframe available for PUSCH transmission corresponding to the random access response grant associated with a contention based random access procedure does not include a special subframe including the added UpPTS.
US10728930B2	Network access of a wireless device to a communications network A communications network is being accessed by a wireless device associated with a coverage class selected from a set of coverage classes. The wireless device performs a method comprising initiating network access to the communications network by transmitting a preamble sequence for random access on a physical random access channel during a starting opportunity defined by the coverage class of the wireless device. Each coverage class may be associated with a unique number of repetitions of the preamble sequence transmission.
US10728929B2	Listen before talk (LBT) configuration for wireless communication in unlicensed frequency bands Apparatus, systems, and methods provide for transmitting a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) or other reference signal over a cellular network operating on an unlicensed radio band. Specifically, an apparatus, such as a User Equipment (UE) or Base Station (eNB), determines one or more channel sensing metrics for a radio channel. Based on the channel sensing metrics, the apparatus then determines a Listen Before Talk (LBT) mode and/or a LBT sensing time. The UE then performs a LBT process using the LBT mode and the LBT sensing time. If the UE determines that the radio channel is not occupied, the UE transmits a signal, such as a control signal (e.g., a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS)), over the radio channel.
US10728927B2	Data packet delivery in RRC inactive state A method for wireless communication of a user equipment (UE) in a radio resource control (RRC) Inactive state, the method includes sending, by the UE, an RRC Connection Resume Request message to a base station, and transmitting, by the UE, a packet to the base station using one or more radio resources allocated by the base station, where the base station identifies the UE based on the RRC Connection Resume Request message, which includes a UE ID or a UE-specific preamble. Before the UE enters the RRC Inactive state, the base station sends a pre-configured random access configuration to the UE for transmitting the packet in a subsequent a random access procedure. The pre-configured random access configuration includes at least one of a pre-configured bandwidth part configuration, a plurality of access control parameters, the UE ID, and a time pattern for the random access procedure.
US10728925B2	Extended grant for enhanced component carrier A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a base station. The apparatus may transmit a first grant to a UE. The apparatus may determine whether an acknowledgment to the first grant is received. When the acknowledgment to the first grant fails to be received by the apparatus, the apparatus may transmit, to the UE, a second grant including information regarding the first grant. In another aspect, an apparatus may be a UE. The apparatus may receive a first grant. The first grant may include a first Mayday bit. The apparatus may receive a second grant. The second grant may include a TTI count corresponding to a number of unacknowledged TTIs. The second grant may further include a second Mayday bit. The apparatus may determine an acknowledgment based on the TTI count and the first and second Mayday bits.
US10728907B2	Feedback assisted downlink control channel configuration A method and network node for determining radio resources for allocation to a downlink control channel in a communication network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving, over a predetermined measurement period, a plurality of reports from a wireless device, each report being indicative of a channel quality within at least a subband of an available bandwidth of the communication network. The method further includes for each subband for which at least one report has been received, determining a variance of the channel quality and an average of the channel quality over the predetermined measurement period. The method further includes determining subbands having at least a variance of the channel quality less than a first threshold.
US10728903B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for adaptive downlink scheduling and link adaptation Described herein are apparatuses, systems and methods for adaptive downlink scheduling and link adaptation. The methods including, at a base station connected to a user equipment (“UE”), determining an initial modulation and coding scheme (“MCS”) for a plurality of subframes to be transmitted to the UE, wherein each MCS relates to a coding rate value for the subframes, determining an MCS pattern for the plurality of subframes based on the initial MCS, wherein an MCS for one of the subframes has a higher coding rate value than the initial MCS, and transmitting the plurality of subframes to the UE according to the MCS pattern.
US10728896B2	Systems and methods for frequency hopping waveforms Systems and methods for reprogramming a Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) having a SINCGARS frequency-hopping waveform with a fixed retuning period operable in a network of SINCGARS. A system includes a controller programmed with a modified frequency-hopping waveform having one or more retuning periods, each of the one or more retuning periods being shorter in duration than the fixed retuning period of the conventional SINCGARS waveform, the modified frequency-hopping waveform compatible with each of the SINCGARS in the network. An interface is provided for programming each of the devices with the modified waveform.
US10728895B2	Slot format indicator in frequency division duplexing Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a time division duplexing (TDD) multi-slot slot format indicator (SFI) for a set of slots. The UE may identify that the UE is operating in a frequency division duplexing (FDD) mode. The UE may determine, based on the FDD mode and the TDD multi-slot SFI, a downlink slot format and an uplink slot format for a subset of the set of slots.
US10728891B2	Information sending and receiving methods and devices Embodiments of the present invention provide information sending and receiving methods and devices. The information sending method includes: determining, by a base station, a downlink subframe that is used to send first information to user equipment UE; and sending, by the base station, the first information to the UE by using the downlink subframe, where the downlink subframe is a first subframe, a second subframe, or a third subframe, where the first subframe includes at least two sub-physical resource block pairs, the second subframe includes at least two physical resource block pairs, and the third subframe includes at least one sub-physical resource block pair and at least one physical resource block pair. According to the embodiments of the present invention, an LTE communications system efficiently and flexibly supports various network architectures and various types of UEs.
US10728890B2	Flexible transmission grid A system and method for scheduling a transmission of a message in a communication system. In an embodiment, the method includes identifying major reference points and minor reference points associated with a subframe. The method also includes scheduling a transmission of the message to begin on one of the minor reference points between the major reference points.
US10728880B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method To provide a terminal apparatus, a base station apparatus, and a communication method that enable a communication apparatus (terminal apparatus and/or base station apparatus) supporting multiple subcarrier spacings to perform efficient communication. A terminal apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive a control channel with a control information format including a first field and a second field; a reception control unit configured to identify a subcarrier spacing, based on a value of the first field; and a reception unit configured to receive a data channel assigned based on a value of the second field by using the identified subcarrier spacing.
US10728875B2	Scanning frequency selection for a wireless device Methods, systems, and devices for wirelessly scanning frequency bands based on device location and/or mobility are presented. The method can include (i) scanning, by a mobile device and according to a first wireless scanning protocol, frequencies within first frequency bands that correspond to a first geographic region and second frequency bands that correspond to a second geographic region; (ii) determining at least one of an estimated location or an estimated mobility characteristic of the mobile device; (iii) determining, based on at least one of the estimated location or the estimated mobility characteristic, to adjust a scheduled time for the mobile device to initiate scanning according to a second wireless scanning protocol; (iv) and initiating at the scheduled time, scanning according to the second wireless scanning protocol.
US10728873B2	Electronic identification badge with location technology An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to determine if one or more co-located radio transmitters and radio receivers are in a tracked area, enable an active tracking mode if one or more of the co-located radio transmitters and radio receivers are determined to be in the tracked area, and periodically transmit identification information from at least one of the radio transmitters if the active tracking mode is enabled. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US10728872B1	Leveraging infrastructure and client based location information in a hybrid positioning model Described herein is a system and method leveraging infrastructure and client based location information in a hybrid positioning model. Location information can be received from a client device by a geospatial service component. For example, the location information can be calculated using fine time measurement (FTM) of IEEE 802.11mc and an access point. Positioning information can be determined based, at least in part, upon the received location information. The positioning information can include information regarding a physical environment of the client device. The positioning information can be provided to the client device.
US10728865B1	Multi-antenna coherent combining for carrier sensing and symbol timing The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to multi-antenna coherent combining (MACC) for carrier sensing (CS) and symbol timing (ST) in a wireless communication system. In some implementations, a device includes a receiver and processor electronics. The receiver is configured to receive two or more signals from two or more antennas, each of the two or more signals including a known, periodic reference signal that has gone through a respective wireless channel via one of the two or more antennas. The processor electronics are configured to obtain estimated phases of the two or more signals from the two or more antennas; obtain a combined signal by combining the two or more signals with coherent estimated phases of the two or more signals; and perform carrier sensing and symbol timing of the two or more signals based on the combined signal.
US10728864B2	Apparatus and method for performing a random access in a wireless communication system The present application discloses a method for data transmission in a radio cell of a mobile terminal. The radio cell includes an auxiliary carrier in a low frequency band and at least one master carrier in a high frequency band, the method including: the mobile terminal achieving downlink synchronization with the radio cell through the auxiliary carrier in the low frequency band, and after achieving the downlink synchronization, obtaining configuration information of the radio cell, and transmitting data by using the master carrier and/or the auxiliary carrier according to the configuration information. The present application also provides a mobile terminal. By using the present application, radio cell coverage and transmission performance may be improved.
US10728861B2	Spectral mask and flatness for wireless local area networks Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may identify a transmission mode for transmission of an input signal to be transmitted. The input signal may thus be modulated according to the identified transmission mode, and the modulated signal may then be transmitted at some power level to produce a transmitted signal having a spectral envelope. In some cases, the spectral envelope may be defined in terms of a power spectral density (PSD) of the transmitted waveform. The PSD may generally define the power of the waveform signal distributed over frequencies of the waveform. Further, the wireless device may control the modulation of the input signal, in addition to the power level of the input signal, to maintain the spectral envelope to be within a spectral mask defined for the implemented transmission mode as well as to conform to spectral flatness parameters.
US10728857B2	Mobile communications system and mobile terminal A mobile terminal 3 judges whether or not the mobile terminal is able to make a transition to a DTX period during Active, and, when judging that the mobile terminal is able to make a transition to a DTX period during Active, notifies a base station 2 to that effect. If the base station 2 judges that the mobile terminal is able to make a transition to a DRX period during Active when triggered by the notification from the mobile terminal 3, the base station temporarily stops supply of electric power to the data transmission processing units and the data reception processing units of the mobile terminal 3.
US10728856B2	Methods and arrangements for wake-up radio operations Logic may implement protocols and procedures to suspend a wake-up radio mode. Logic may enter a wake-up radio (WUR) mode suspend with a WUR request indicative of the WUR mode suspend. Logic may enter the WUR mode suspend from a WUR mode with a one-way handshake and may exit from the WUR mode to the WUR mode suspend. Logic may negotiate WUR mode parameters without entering the WUR mode. Logic may default to a WUR mode or a WUR mode suspend in response to receipt of a wake-up packet. Logic may receive the WUR request frame with a WUR mode suspend field to request entry into a WUR mode suspend. Furthermore, logic may maintain negotiated WUR mode parameters during the WUR mode suspend.
US10728852B2	Efficient power utilization for enhanced component carriers Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may monitor a narrowband (e.g., a single carrier, anchor carrier, etc.) for a control message that includes a grant for downlink data transmissions. The narrowband containing the control message may be a portion of a system bandwidth. The UE may then monitor a wideband (e.g., all or multiple carriers of the system bandwidth) for data according to the control message. Monitoring the wideband may include additional or alternate circuitry being powered (e.g., receiver circuit switching) to enable reception on an increased range of frequency spectrum. In some examples, a gap or narrowband data transmission may be scheduled between the control message and the grant to allow grant processing and receiver circuitry switching at the UE. In some cases, the control message and data transmission may be received in the same or different transmission time intervals (TTIs).
US10728843B2	Cellular telecommunications network This disclosure provides a base station, and a method of operating a base station, in a cellular telecommunications network, the base station having normal, compensation and energy saving modes of operation.
US10728840B2	Service mode display on a handheld communication device In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.
US10728835B2	Inter frequency LTE-D discovery When a UE in a first cell operating at a first frequency attempts to discover another UE in a second cell operating at a second frequency, the UE in the first cell may need to constantly monitor communication on the second frequency to discover the UE in the second cell, which may not be desirable. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the apparatus receives, on a first frequency of a first channel from a first base station serving a first cell, discovery information associated with a second frequency of a second channel corresponding to a second cell, wherein the first frequency is a downlink (DL) frequency and the second frequency is an uplink (UL) frequency. The apparatus discovers, based on the received discovery information, one or more UEs on the second frequency of the second channel.
US10728834B2	Telecommunications apparatus and methods A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications system comprises a transceiver to perform wireless communication with a base station and to obtain system information defining communication parameters from system information data received from that base station; system information storage; and a controller to detect whether the system information storage already holds at least some of the system information applicable to a newly communicating base station and to control the transceiver to obtain any portions of the system information not already held by the terminal device, in which: the system information comprises a plurality of system information blocks; and the controller is configured to detect parts of a system information block stored by the system information storage which are applicable to the newly communicating base station and to obtain other parts of that system information block as a partial system information block from the newly communicating base station.
US10728831B2	Method and apparatus for supporting discontinuous reception mode of connected mode in mobile communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication technique and system for integrating a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4G system with IoT technology. Based on 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, this disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related service). Embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for performing an access in an RRC inactive mode in a next generation mobile communication system.
US10728826B2	Cell site routing based on latency In 5G proposals, functionality of the BBU is disaggregated into a DU and a CU that handle BBU functionality according to different functional splits. A significant amount of cloud infrastructure is envisioned to be needed to implement several of the designated splits. An integrated device (e.g., white box) can integrate the functionality of multiple RRU (or NR in 5G) and the functionality of multiple BBU (or DU/CU splits in 5G). By performing a lightweight routing determination at the integrated device, requisite cloud infrastructure can be significantly reduced.
US10728825B2	Resources corresponding to bandwidth parts Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for assessing a radio link quality using resources corresponding to bandwidth parts. One method includes receiving first information including a plurality of reference signal resource sets for a plurality of bandwidth parts. Each reference signal resource set of the plurality of reference signal resource sets corresponds to a bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts. The method includes receiving a plurality of spatial quasi-co-location information corresponding to a plurality of reference signal resources of the plurality of reference signal resource sets. The method includes assessing a radio link quality based on the plurality of spatial quasi-co-location information.
US10728823B2	Methods, devices, and systems for beam refinement during handover A method for performing handover of a user equipment (UE) from a source base to a target base station is disclosed. The method includes providing, by the UE, a measurement report to the source base station, the measurement report including beam-related measurements of the target base station, providing, by the source base station, a Handover Request message to the target base station, the Handover Request message including the measurement report from the UE, providing, by the target base station, a Handover Request Acknowledgement message to the source base station, the Handover Request Acknowledgement message having a Handover Command, and providing, by the source base station, mobility control information to the UE based on the Handover Command from the target base station.
US10728821B2	Migrating wireless channels using dual media access controllers The claimed subject matter includes techniques for migrating wireless channels. An example method includes initiating, via a first media access controller on an integrated circuit chip, a first connection on a first wireless channel. The example method also includes performing, via a second media access controller on the integrated circuit chip, a scan on additional wireless channels using a second media access controller. The example method also includes detecting, via the second media access controller, an available wireless channel from the additional wireless channels. The method further includes migrating, via the first media access controller, the first connection from the first wireless channel to the available wireless channel. The method further includes combining the second access media controller with the first media access controller to provide increased throughput or signal quality on the available wireless channel.
US10728819B2	Handling handover requests in a communications system A scenario may arise in which a circuit switched (CS) bearer reservation is successful but a voice media switching from packet switched (PS) to CS performed by a mobile switching center (MSC) server fails. Certain embodiments provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for recovery from such a scenario. A method, for example, can include determining whether session transfer of a user equipment is possible in response to a request from a network element to initiate session transfer of the user equipment and reporting to the requesting network element either a generic or specific indication that the transfer is not possible, when it is determined that the session transfer is not possible.
US10728809B2	Cell reselection method and apparatus This application provides a cell reselection method and apparatus. The method includes: measuring, by a terminal, reference signals of X neighboring cells that work on a target frequency, to obtain X signal measurement values; and if the terminal determines that signal measurement values of N cells in the X neighboring cells meet a cell reselection condition, using, by the terminal as a reselected cell when determining that there is at least one evolved long term evolution cell in the N cells, a cell with a largest signal measurement value in the at least one evolved long term evolution cell.
US10728808B2	Methods and arrangements for measurement based mobility The present disclosure relates to methods and arrangements for performing wireless device assisted handover form a source access node to a target access node. Performed in a wireless device, the method comprises performing (S31) one or more mobility measurements for corresponding candidate radio links and transmitting (S33) a first radio link measurement report, comprising the mobility measurements for a recommended target link, using a first radio link reporting mechanism to the source access node. When communication over a target link is not initiated under a predetermined condition, the method comprises transmitting a second radio link measurement report, for the one or more candidate radio links, on the recommended target link using a second radio link reporting mechanism different from the first radio link reporting mechanism.
US10728807B1	Fast roaming and uniform policy for wireless clients with distributed hashing Techniques for efficient roaming of clients between access points (APs) of a wireless data communications network are described. A first AP can receive a request for the first client to join the network. The request can specify a unique identifier for the first client. An identifier for a second AP can be determined by processing the unique identifier for the first client using a predefined hash function. A network address of the second AP can be determined using the determined identifier for the second AP. The first AP can transmit a request to the determined network address of the second AP to query for network state information corresponding to the first client, and upon receiving a pairwise master key (PMK) associated with the first client, can authenticate the first client to join the network.
US10728805B2	Bearer establishment method and apparatus Embodiments of the present application relate to the communications field, and provide a bearer establishment method and apparatus, and a system. The method includes: sending, by an eNB, a first request message to an MME in a handover process of UE; determining, by the MME, a target SGW and a target PGW of the UE based on the first request message; requesting, by the MME, the target SGW to establish a first bearer between the target SGW and the target PGW for the UE; and after the first bearer is established, requesting, by the MME, a source eNB to release a radio bearer and delete a second bearer on the source side. In the present application, a process of establishing the first bearer and the cell handover process are completed in parallel, so that the terminal can perform communication through the first bearer after a cell handover.
US10728804B2	Processing state information A method of processing state information relating to user equipment in a communications system comprising a radio access network, the method comprising: maintaining current state information relating to the user equipment; and on the basis of a change of connection of the user equipment from a first cell to a second cell: transmitting a current value associated with a given state information part to the target radio access node in response to detecting at least one of one or more predetermined triggers that indicate that the target radio access node may not have received the current value from the source radio access node; or relying on the target radio access node having received the current value from the source radio access node if said at least one of said one or more predetermined triggers is not detected.
US10728802B2	Wireless communication device and wireless communication method According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit first information to designate a first bandwidth narrower than a maximum available bandwidth extended based on a predetermined channel, and transmit second information to designate a plurality of channels including at least one channel different from a channel used in the first bandwidth among a plurality of channels in the maximum bandwidth: and controlling circuitry configured to control the transmitter.
US10728801B2	Data processing method and apparatus for LTE and WLAN aggregation and communications system A data processing method and apparatus for LTE and WLAN aggregation and a communications system. The data processing method includes: receiving, by a WLAN termination in a WLAN link, data transmitted by a PDCP layer in an LTE link, and transmitting the data transmitted by the PDCP layer to an LLC layer in the WLAN link after processing; and feeding back highest successfully delivered PDCP sequence number information and/or unsuccessfully delivered PDCP sequence number information to the PDCP layer in the LTE link. Hence, a problem that an LLC layer is unable to provide transmission status indication necessary to a PDCP layer may be effectively solved.
US10728799B2	Method for transmitting data in wireless communication system and device therefor According to one embodiment of the present invention, an operation method for a station (STA) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system comprises the steps of receiving a first physical protocol data unit (PPDU), and transmitting a second PPDU as a response to the first PPDU, wherein the first or second PPDU includes at least one MAC protocol data unit (MPDU), a MAC header of the MPDU includes a high-efficiency (HE) control field, the HE control field is a high throughput (HT) field, in which each of values of a very high throughput (VHT) sub-field indicating a VHT format and an HE sub-field indicating an HE format is set to “1”, and includes at least one control sub-field, and the at least one control sub-field is fixed at a preset length and can be included in the HE control field by being aggregated for each control identifier (ID).
US10728797B2	Method for cancelling a data transmission of a neighboring cell A method of interference cancellation is proposed. A UE obtains configuration information of a data transmission from a neighboring cell via an interference channel in a mobile communication network. The UE receives radio signals on a set of data resource elements as determined based on the obtained configuration information. The UE then estimates the interference channel corresponding to the data transmission from the neighboring cell based on the received radio signals on the set of data resource elements. Finally, the UE cancels the data transmission from the neighboring cell based on the estimated interference channel.
US10728794B2	Network terminal device communication method and apparatus A network terminal device communication method is provided. After a wireless terminal device establishes an RRC connection to a base station, a control plane connection to an MME, and a user plane bearer with a P-GW, the base station determines that a network terminal device uses a user plane bearer between the base station and the P-GW, which is established by the wireless terminal device to transmit user plane data of the network terminal device. The base station releases an air interface connection between the wireless terminal device and the base station, or the wireless terminal device enters a power saving state.
US10728789B2	Data service control method and related device A data service control method and a related device are disclosed. The method includes: determining, by a PGW, a status of a data service switch of UE; if the status of the data service switch is that the data service switch is turned off, after the PGW receives a first data packet that comes from or goes to the UE, determining, by the PGW, whether the first data packet belongs to a specified type; and forwarding, by the PGW, the first data packet if the first data packet belongs to the specified type; or discarding, by the PGW, the first data packet if the first data packet does not belong to the specified type. During implementation of embodiments of the present disclosure, when the data service switch of the UE is turned off, data traffic of the UE can be saved.
US10728787B2	Devices and method for measurement of wireless conditions of frequency bands Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a measurement method, user equipment, a network side device, and a measurement apparatus. The method includes: determining, by user equipment, a measurement time set and first measurement configuration information that are corresponding to a first target frequency band, where the first measurement configuration information is configuring the user equipment to perform wireless condition measurement according to identification information of a target cell; determining a status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell corresponding to the identification information; and measuring, in the measurement time set according to the status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell, a wireless condition of the first target frequency band corresponding to the target cell, to obtain a measurement result.
US10728786B2	Method and poll control entity for controlling a polling procedure A method and poll control entity (300) for controlling a polling procedure in a radio communication where a data transmitting node (302) transmits data (3:1) to a data receiving node (304) and sends polls to the data receiving node according to a default polling frequency. The polls require the data receiving node to send feedback (3:2) to the data transmitting node indicating whether said data has been received and decoded by the data receiving node or not. The poll control entity detects (3:3a-c) a trigger of the radio communication indicating a deviation of a feedback time which is a time period between a time of sending the poll and a time of receiving the feedback from an expected feedback time range. The poll control entity then adjusts (3:4) the polling frequency based on the detected trigger such that the deviation of the feedback time is reduced, and enforces (3:5) the adjusted polling frequency at the data transmitting node. In this way, the polling frequency can be dynamically and individually adapted to the current situation of traffic load and/or radio conditions which may influence the resulting feedback in the radio communication, to achieve efficient communication of data and good throughput.
US10728785B2	Radio communication device and method of mobile radio cell measurement reporting A radio communication device includes a transceiver and a cell measurement reporting circuit configured to determine for a signal reception quality related event, whether an event entry condition is fulfilled, in case the condition is fulfilled concerning a cell for the event, to add the concerned cell into a candidate reporting list, to trigger and carry out a first measurement report process for the cell included in the candidate reporting list, after having carried out the first measurement report process, to determine, for each cell included in the candidate reporting list and for which no first measurement report process has been carried out, as to whether a measurement criterion for the respective cell is fulfilled with respect to a cell for which the first measurement report process has been carried out, and to trigger and carry out a second measurement report process for each cell which fulfills the measurement criterion.
US10728784B2	Method and apparatus for defining wideband CQI in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for measuring a channel quality indicator (CQI) in a wireless communication system is provided. A machine-type communication user equipment (MTC UE) receives at least one of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) from a network, measures a wideband CQI over plurality of narrowbands based on the received CRS or CSI-RS by averaging narrowband CQIs of the plurality of narrowbands, and transmits the measured wideband CQI to the network.
US10728781B2	Notification signal disruption diagnosis and repair Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided that enable automatic diagnosis and repair of notification signal disruptions associated with a mobile device and a mobile application stored thereon.
US10728780B2	Monitoring in wireless backhaul networks According to an aspect, there is provided a control node comprising means for performing: maintaining information, in a database, on a plurality of network nodes which are configured to perform wireless backhauling in at least one wireless backhaul network and are in communication with the control node, selecting, based on the information on the plurality of network nodes and according to pre-defined criteria, a first and a second set of network nodes from the plurality of network nodes and transmitting to the first set a first command to transmit a reference signal at one or more first pre-defined time instances and to the second set of network nodes a second command to monitor received signals at said one or more first pre-defined time instances to measure the reference signal.
US10728778B2	Interaction mechanism between radio link monitoring/radio link failure (RLM/RLF) and beam failure recovery procedure A user equipment for a wireless communication is configured to interact the radio link monitoring and beam failure recovery for resolving radio link failure quickly. When the out-of-synchronization (OOS) condition is detected in PHY sublayer, a timer may start to wait to receive a beam recovery success indication. Once the beam recovery success indication is received in RRC sublayer, the RRC sublayer may determine to consecutively receive a number of in-synchronization (IS) indications. If the number of the consecutively received IS indication is larger than or equal to a threshold number by comparing, the radio link is identified as being recovered.
US10728768B2	Apparatus and method for improving connectivity for items of user equipment in a wireless network An apparatus and method are provided, the apparatus having a first antenna system providing a first sector of a telecommunications network, a second antenna system providing a second sector of the telecommunications network, a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the telecommunications network to provide a first wireless backhaul path for the first and second sectors, and a fourth antenna system providing a wireless communication link to facilitate coupling of the apparatus into a mesh network of devices, the mesh network having at least one point of access into the telecommunications network, providing at least one further wireless backhaul path. Backhaul management circuitry is arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to control utilisation of the third and fourth antenna systems to provide backhaul connectivity to the telecommunications network for items of user equipment connected to the apparatus via the first and second antenna systems.
US10728767B2	Systems and methods for augmented reality add-in of equipment and structures at a telecommunications site Systems and methods for creating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a telecommunications site and performing an augmented reality add-in of equipment or structures therein include obtaining data capture of the telecommunications site utilizing a plurality of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a satellite, a multiple camera apparatus, and a telescoping apparatus; creating the 3D model utilizing the data capture; inserting currently non-existing equipment or structures in the 3D model; and performing engineering and planning for the telecommunications site utilizing the 3D model with the inserted currently non-existing equipment.
US10728756B2	Access stratum security for efficient packet processing Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for managing security keys for enciphering and deciphering packets transmitted in a wireless communications system. According to certain aspects, a method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method generally includes obtaining an indication of a key area identifier (ID) of a first cell node, wherein the key area ID identifies a set of cell nodes that are associated with a network node that uses a first key for enciphering or deciphering messages and communicating a first set of messages with the first cell node using the first key for enciphering or deciphering the first set of messages.
US10728750B2	Apparatus, system and method of communication over a 6 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless frequency band Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communication over a 6 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless frequency band. For example, an apparatus may be configured to cause a licensed 6 GHz wireless communication device, which is licensed by a regulatory authority to communicate over a wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band, to detect in a transmission over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band an identifier of an unlicensed 6 GHz wireless communication station (STA), which is not licensed by the regulatory authority to communicate over the 6 GHz wireless frequency band; and to send a report comprising the identifier of the unlicensed 6 GHz STA.
US10728749B1	Wireless user data service with enhanced reliability A wireless communication system serves a geographically-diverse data service. Network circuitry transfers geographic-diversity data for Fifth Generation (5G) networks to user circuitry that indicates Distributed Unit (DU) geographic data and Common Unit (CU) geographic data. The user circuitry selects two or more of the 5G networks that use geographically-diverse DUs and geographically-diverse CUs based on the geographic-diversity data for the 5G networks. The user circuitry exchanges service data for the data service with service circuitry over the selected ones of the 5G networks. The service circuitry exchanges the service data with the user circuitry over the selected ones of the 5G networks.
US10728744B2	Transmission outside of a home network of a state of a MEC application Examples herein relate to a state of a multi-access edge computing (MEC) application. Examples disclose the identification of a device that is capable of executing the MEC application. In response to the identification of the device executing the MEC application, caching at a MEC platform within a home network for the device, the state of the MEC application and associated data for the device. The examples transmit the state of the MEC application and associated data to a different MEC platform located outside of the home network.
US10728742B2	Telecommunications networks Disclosed is a method of operating a telecommunication network, comprising a User Equipment, UE, and a Base Station, BS, wherein the a UE is operable to support a first release of a software standard and is further operable to indicate to the a BS its ability to support at least one feature from a second, later, release of a software standard.
US10728741B2	Dynamic UE-category switching for enhanced idle mode power savings Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for dynamic UE-Category switching for enhanced idle mode power savings. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method generally includes, determining that a cell supports a second UE category, lower than a first UE category; and while in an idle mode: operating in the cell according to the first UE category; and taking action to operate in the cell according to the second UE category based on the determination.
US10728739B2	Control plane based small data service A core network receives data from at least one of an Application Function (AF), a Data Network (DN), or a User Equipment (UE). A Session Management Function (SMF) processes the data for transport with a low overhead as a session management (SM) payload over a Non Access Stratum (NAS) protocol. The data may be received from an AF or DN external to the core network and may be processed to transport the data to the UE based as a SM payload. The data may be received as uplink data from a UE, e.g., in an SM payload. The SMF may processed the SM payload to obtain the data and may transport the data to the AF or DN. The SMF may perform IP header compression, data encryption based on an SMF encryption key, and/or buffering of data for a UE in an idle mode.
US10728736B2	Method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting small amounts of data in wireless communication systems According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method by means of which a mobility management entity (MME) determines the communication mode of a terminal in a communication system includes the steps of: receiving, from the terminal, an access request including information on the position of the terminal; transmitting a message to a home subscriber server (HSS) on the basis of the received access request; receiving, from the HSS, specific position information for setting a first mode; comparing the information on the position of the terminal with the specific position information; and determining the communication mode of the terminal according to the result of the comparison. According to the present disclosure, the frequent transmission of small amounts of data can be supported in an efficient manner.
US10728732B2	Providing assistance in an emergency A notification of an emergent condition is provided. A mobile device application executing on the processor of a user device, and communicates with a server system over a telecommunications network, which generally comprises the public Internet. The mobile device user includes a “dead man's switch” control, which begins the emergency notification process if released. The emergency alert process uses a central case management server to provide a uniform interface into key data, reducing the need for operators to provide information verbally.
US10728729B2	Pedestrian safety communication system and method A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.
US10728728B2	Method and a device for managing contactless applications The invention relates to a portable object (OP) suitable for rendering at least one secure service (S) via a near field (NFC). The object comprises: a near field module (NFC) having an antenna (AN) and a microcontroller (CLF) for managing near field communication with a near field reader unit (2) external to the portable object; and a secure element (SE) comprising: memory means (MEM) for storing applications (APS) and data (DPS) relating to at least one secure service (S); and a communications module (I1) for communicating with the near field module (NFC) in order to exchange data relating to the secure service (S). The object is characterized in that it also includes a serial communications module (USB) connected to the security element (SE, SIM, I4), and in that the applications (APS) and the data (DPS) of the secure service (S) are transmitted to the security element via said serial communications module (USB).
US10728724B2	Communication device and wireless communication method A communication device supports a D2D (Device-to-Device) communication and includes a storage, a scheduler and a transmitter. The storage stores a first resource pool information that indicates first resource pool including control resources allocated to control information for transmitting data and a second resource pool information that indicates second resource pool including data resources allocated to data. The scheduler selects a first resource for transmitting control information from the first resource pool and selects a second resource for transmitting data from the second resource pool. The transmitter transmits the control information by using the first resource and transmit the data by using the second resource. The scheduler selects the second resource from the second resource pool according to a received signal intensity in at least one of resources included in the first resource pool and the second resource pool.
US10728723B2	User terminal, RSU, method and program An electronic device configured to perform wireless communication in accordance with vehicle-to-X (V2X) communication, the V2X communication including at least vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication, each of the V2V, V2I and V2P communications having an intermittent communication function; receive a signal associated with a location of the electronic device; determine whether to activate or deactivate a communication parameter corresponding to the V2P communication based on the signal associated with the location of the electronic device; activate or deactivate the communication parameter corresponding to the V2P communication based on the determining; and activate the intermittent communication function for the V2P communication in a case that that the parameter corresponding to the V2P communication is activated.
US10728722B2	V2X message transmission method and related network element A V2X message transmission method and a related network element are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a base station, a V2X message sent by user equipment UE on a vehicle-to-everything V2X bearer, where the V2X bearer is a bearer used to transmit only the V2X message between the UE and the base station; and sending, by the base station, the V2X message to a local broadcast multicast service center BM-SC.
US10728720B2	System and method for providing 3GPP based communications in an indoor environment Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards an indoor base station and an indoor service node, as well as corresponding methods therein, for providing Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) based communications for at least one wireless device in an indoor environment. The example embodiments presented herein provide a merged system with centralized control featuring wired and wireless access for 3GPP based communications in an indoor environment.
US10728719B1	Techniques for combining segmented messages in a communications network Techniques are disclosed for passing short message service (SMS) messages between sending and receiving SMS service providers over a network comprising a default data center and one or more alternative data centers. The default data center may receive message segments of an SMS message from the sending SMS provider into a local storage area of a concatenator comprising a local and a global storage area. The message segments may include segmentation information indicative of a number of message segments associated with the SMS message, routing information, the sending SMS provider, and the receiving SMS provider. When all the message segments have been received within a local timeout period, the default data center concatenates the message segments into a single SMS message and sends it to the receiving SMS service provider. When not all of the message segments have been received, the default data center moves the message segments to the global storage area sends the received message segments to an alternative data centers. The alternative data center receives all of the message segments from one or more data centers into its global storage area; concatenates them into a single SMS message; and sends the concatenated SMS message to the receiving SMS service provider. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10728718B2	Incoming call processing method, user equipment, and storage medium The present disclosure relates to example incoming call processing methods and devices. In one example method, a call request message is received by a terminal device from a core network. MT signaling interaction is performed by the terminal device with the core network based on the call request message. A determination is made, by the terminal device, on whether the MT signaling interaction succeeds within a preset duration. Prompt information is sent responsive to a determination that the MT signaling interaction fails within the preset duration.
US10728716B2	Context sensitive message notifications A method and device for generating message notifications at a mobile device is provided. A current operating context of the mobile device is determined. A first display representation for the received message in accordance with notification display settings associated with the determined current operating context is determined. Gesture information from a touch input component is determined and a second display representation comprising at least a portion of the received message and an action area for performing a direct action in response to the received message in response to the determined gesture information is generated.
US10728713B2	Radio control method for vehicle and system for the same A radio control method for a vehicle and a system for the same are disclosed. The method take advantage of radio data system (RDS) data in a radio broadcast system prevents unexpected initialization of a preset channel during utilization of a preset function. The radio control method for a vehicle includes receiving information about radio channel selection achieved by a preset function, and when the selected radio channel does not include radio data system (RDS) information, updating a preset slot in a manner that a new radio channel including the RDS information is designated to the preset slot.
US10728711B2	Optimized urgent scenario and emergency scenario mass/group messaging/notifications/communications service exposed/delivered via web user interface and mobile device application Systems, methods, and devices for simultaneously distributing mass notifications to multiple users. A mass notification system receives input data and, based on this input data, creates notifications for mass distribution for urgent scenarios and emergency scenarios via Short Message Service (SMS) and/or Voice communication (audio recording or text to speech) The notifications are then transmitted to devices used by the users who are to be notified. The communication network control system confirms the indication of the emergency situation to the mobile device and notifies emergency personnel of the indication of the emergency situation. The communication network control system transmits an indication of the emergency situation to one or more additional mobile devices in the area. The message text and or voice recording is pre-configured/pre-set by the valid user. Target recipient groups for message/notification are also pre-configured/pre-set by the valid user.
US10728710B2	Systems and methods for handling RF resources between a MBMS stack and a non-MBMS stack in a DSDS device Systems and/or methods for handling Radio Frequency (RF) resources between a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) stack and a non-MBMS stack in a Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) device. The method includes operations of receiving, by an arbitrator module, an MBMS configuration from the MBMS stack, calculating, by the arbitrator module, one or more available RF occasions and a duration of each of the one or more RF occasions based on MBMS configuration, updating the non-MBMS stack information on the availability of the one or more RF occasions along with the corresponding durations in absolute time, and receiving information from the non-MBMS stack on completion of operations utilizing the one or more available RF occasions.
US10728707B2	System and method for managing movable object communications A system for managing communication with a movable object includes one or more processors configured to receive a request for movable object data from a requester in a movable object environment, determine whether movable object data corresponding to the request is available in a cache associated with a movable object manager, and, in response to determining that the movable object data is available in the cache, provide the movable object data in the cache to the requester.
US10728705B2	Feature quantity measuring device, radio wave environment measuring device, feature quantity measuring method, radio wave environment measuring method, and program In order to acquire a feature containing only a fluctuation component of a radio wave signal from received data, a feature quantity measuring device calculates the feature, based on data in a predetermined time span of time series data from a received communication signal, and calculates a degree of similarity between the feature and supervised data representing a preset feature when there is a fading variation. In addition, the feature quantity measuring device determines, based on a comparison result indicating a magnitude relationship between the degree of similarity and a predetermined threshold value, whether a characteristic of the fading variation is contained within the time span and, when the characteristic is not contained, outputs the feature for the time span.
US10728704B2	Wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel. A user may take a trip on a vehicle, such as a bus, train, cruise ship, or other large travel vehicle. The users may disembark the vehicle in order to visit a location but plan to travel further on the vehicle. Thus, when the vehicle is attempting to leave the location where the users have left the vehicle, the vehicle may be required to again account for each passenger. The vehicle may utilize a wireless beacon located near an entrance and/or onboard the vehicle to account for each passenger. The wireless beacon may connect to a communication device of each user when the communication device is in proximity to the wireless beacon and, thus, inform the vehicle's operator that each user in located on the vehicle.
US10728701B1	Proximity friending A system and method receiving, from a first client device associated with a first user of a collaboration platform, a first request to establish friendship with other users of the collaboration platform that are in physical proximity with the first user. The method includes determining, by a processing device, whether a second user of the collaboration platform is in the physical proximity of the first user by comparing a first indicator of physical proximity associated with the first user with a second indicator of physical proximity associated with the second user. The method also includes responsive to determining the second user of the collaboration platform is in the physical proximity of the first user based on the comparison, sending to the first user an invitation to request a friendship with the second user.
US10728700B2	Privacy assurance in location based services A method, system and computer program product for privacy assurance in location based services is provided. The method includes receiving a location of a mobile device corresponding to an end user of a multi-user enterprise application. The method additionally includes identifying a valid location of the mobile device that is at least a threshold distance from the received location and that is a public facility. Finally, the method includes presenting the valid location to other end users in the multi-user enterprise application in lieu of the received location.
US10728698B2	Location-based services A method for providing incentives based on geolocation of mobile devices is discussed. The method includes determining a first location of a mobile device based on IP address, GPS signals, Wi-Fi signals, and/or cellular signals. The method includes communicating with a server to obtain first merchant data, for a first geofence for the first location, which is accessed to obtain a first merchant subset. The method includes displaying an interactive map interface, on the mobile device, indicating icons for the first merchant subset. The method includes determining an area of interest, based on a user input, which is used by communicating with a server to obtain second merchant data for a second geofence. The second merchant data is accessed to obtain a second subset of merchants for the second geofence. The method includes displaying, on user interface, icons associated with the second subset of merchants.
US10728697B2	Location-based services A method and system for presenting location information on mobile devices is discussed. The method includes tracking, at a mobile device associated with a user, mobile device locations of additional mobile devices associated with additional users. Each of the mobile device locations can be determined based on data indicating location data transmissions of respective additional mobile devices. The method includes providing an interactive map interface on a device display on the mobile device, the interactive map interface indicating, based on the tracking, location representations of locations and user representations of the additional users. The interactive map interface indicates a geofence generated using a location selected by the user. The method also includes displaying, responsive to a determination based on the tracking that one of the mobile devices has entered an area of the geofence, an alert on the device display.
US10728692B2	Audio speakers having upward firing drivers for reflected sound rendering Embodiments are directed to upward-firing speakers that reflect sound off a ceiling to a listening location at a distance from a speaker. The reflected sound provides height cues to reproduce audio objects that have overhead audio components. A virtual height filter based on a directional hearing model is applied to the upward-firing driver signal to improve the perception of height for audio signals transmitted by the virtual height speaker to provide optimum reproduction of the overhead reflected sound. The upward firing driver is tilted at an inclination angle of approximately 20 degrees to the horizontal axis of the speaker and separate height and direct terminal connections are provided to interface to an adaptive audio rendering system.
US10728690B1	Head related transfer function selection for binaural sound reproduction An iterative method for finding which user characteristic data should be used for pruning a database of available HRTFs before selecting an HRTF from the database for a target user (target listener.) The selected HRTF is expected to be the one that is more suitable for target user. This is also referred to as having “personalized” the HRTF selection process for the target user. This is not about computing a suitable HRTF but rather how to use the user characteristic data to improve the chances of selecting the most appropriate one from a database of available HRTFs. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
US10728689B2	Soundfield modeling for efficient encoding and/or retrieval Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for characterizing portions of a soundfield are presented. Some configurations include estimating a total energy of a soundfield associated with a scene space and, for each of at least some of a plurality of regions of the scene space, estimating an energy of a portion of the soundfield that corresponds to the region and creating a corresponding metadata field that indicates a location of the region within the space and a relation between the estimated total energy and the estimated energy that corresponds to the region.
US10728676B1	Systems and methods for accelerometer-based optimization of processing performed by a hearing device A hearing device configured to be worn by a user includes a microphone, an accelerometer, and a processor. The microphone detects an audio signal. The accelerometer outputs accelerometer data associated with the hearing device. The processor is configured to 1) identify a music feature of the audio signal, the music feature indicating that the audio signal includes music content, 2) identify a movement feature of the accelerometer data, the movement feature representative of movement by the user while the microphone detects the audio signal, 3) determine a similarity measure between the music feature and the movement feature, and 4) perform, based on the similarity measure, an operation with respect to a sound processing program executable by the processor.
US10728671B2	Electro-acoustic transducer system An acoustic system includes: a charging apparatus, and speakers that are chargeable with the charging apparatus. The speakers include: a speaker unit that generates a sound based on the first electrical signal, and a power reception coil that is configured to be disposed to have at least a part of it overlaps with the extension line of the central axis of a power transmission coil of the charging apparatus and generates electric power to be supplied to the speaker unit with a magnetic flux generated by a power transmission coil.
US10728669B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image by emitting light, and a sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel. The sound generating device includes a bobbin, and a protection member on the bobbin.
US10728662B2	Audio mixing for distributed audio sensors A method, apparatus and computer program product enhance audio quality during a voice communication session, enhancing audio quality for a device of a remote user. The apparatus can comprise a processor, a memory, and a computer program code, and can be configured to receive and weight audio signals based on signal attributes such that audio signals can be adjusted and adjusted signals mixed to form a composite audio signal. In a method, a processor receives audio signals from audio sensors around a room, selects one or more audio signals based on audio signal attributes, and adjusts or causes the adjustment of the one or more audio signals based on the audio signal attributes. The method can also include causing the adjusted audio signals to be mixed to form a composite signal, and causing the composite signal to be communicated to a device of a remote user.
US10728661B2	Car audio information transmitter The present disclosure relates to a car audio information transmitter, including: a main controller, an audio receiver, an audio, transforming module, a wireless transmitter, and a frequency adjustment module. The audio receiver connects to the main controller. The audio transforming module connects to the audio receiver and is configured to transform the audio signals. The wireless transmitter connects to the audio transforming module and is configured to transmit the transformed audio signals to a wireless receiver of a car. The frequency adjustment module connects to the audio transforming module and is configured to adjust a frequency of the audio signals. The car audio information transmitter is capable of accessing to the adjusting mode by one operation and adjusting an amplitude of the audio signals. As such, the complicated operations may be avoided, and the driving safety may be improved.
US10728653B2	Ceiling tile microphone This disclosure describes an apparatus and method of an embodiment of an invention that is a ceiling tile microphone. This embodiment of the apparatus includes: a beamforming microphone array that includes beamforming and acoustic echo cancellation, the plurality of microphones of the beamforming microphone array are positioned at predetermined locations, the beamforming microphone array picks up audio input signals; a ceiling tile combined with the beamforming microphone array, the ceiling tile being sized and shaped to be mountable in a drop ceiling in place of at least one of a plurality of ceiling tiles included in the drop ceiling; where the outer surface of the ceiling tile is acoustically transparent.
US10728652B2	Adaptive array speaker This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured to reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.
US10728651B2	Audio system having beam-shaping speakers and eyewear having such an audio system The invention relates to an audio system (2) for disposing in the external region of an ear, having a carrier element (4) for affixing to the head of the user and comprising at least one hollow space (26, 27, 28) having a primary opening (11, 12, 13) oriented in the direction of an ear opening (22) of the intended ear when the carrier element (4) is disposed as intended, and having at least one speaker (5, 6, 7) disposed in the hollow space (26, 27, 28), the cavity (14, 15, 16) thereof being at least partially formed by a first hollow space region (29) and by means of which first sound waves (35) can be emitted through the primary opening (11, 12, 13) in the direction of the ear spaced apart from said opening. According to the invention, the hollow space (26, 27, 28) comprises a secondary opening (17, 18, 19) disposed in the first hollow space region (29) such that said opening is oriented away from the ear toward the surrounding area when the carrier element (4) is disposed as intended so that second sound waves (36) can be emitted through the secondary opening (17, 18, 19) by means of the speaker (5, 6, 7), said waves being offset in phase from the first sound waves (35) such that the volume of the sound waves emitted by the audio system (2) into the surrounding area can be reduced.
US10728647B2	Data transmitting method and system The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transmitting method and a system. The target bluetooth earphone is applied to a data transmitting system. The data transmitting system includes a mobile terminal and a plurality of earphones, the mobile terminal and the plurality of bluetooth earphones are connected in sequence thereby forming a connection loop, in which each of the plurality of bluetooth earphones corresponds to two transmission paths for transmitting audio data to the mobile terminal. In the method, the target bluetooth earphone receives audio data. The target bluetooth earphone determines a target device, wherein the target device is adjacent to the target bluetooth earphone in the connection loop and on the shorter of the two transmission paths, and the target device is one of the plurality of bluetooth earphones or the mobile terminal. The target bluetooth earphone transmits the audio data to the target device.
US10728646B2	Earbud devices with capacitive sensors An earbud may have a housing with an ear portion and an elongated out-of-ear portion that protrudes away from the ear portion. A speaker may be aligned with a speaker port in the ear portion and may emit sound for a user. Audio playback functions and other operations may be controlled using a controller in the earbud. The controller may gather capacitive sensor data and other data and may use this data in identifying an operating mode of the earbud. Using information such as whether the earbud is in an in-ear state or an out-of-ear state or other sensor data, the controller may take actions such as pausing or resuming audio playback or adjusting playback volume. The capacitive sensor data can be gathered using capacitive sensing electrodes located on the ear portion and the stalk portion of the earbud.
US10728641B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus may include: a display panel including: a display area configured to display an image, and a non-display area, an optical module on a rear surface of the display panel, at least one first sound generator on a rear surface of the optical module, and at least one second sound generator in the non-display area and between the display panel and the optical module.
US10728639B1	Speaker mounting assembly A speaker mounting assembly includes a frame to which a plurality of fixing seats is coupled. Each fixing seat includes a sliding space, a guiding groove aligned with the sliding space, and an engagement portion that has a stop portion aligned with the sliding space and an ejection port intercommunicating with the sliding space. The ejection port includes an actuating portion. A fixing member is slidably received in the sliding space and is pivotably connected to an engaging plate movable through the ejection port. The fixing member abuts against one of a first limiting member aligned with the stop portion and a second limiting member having a coupling and abutting block and an interlocking pin. The interlocking pin is retractable into or extendable beyond the actuating portion, such that the coupling and abutting block abuts against or does not abut against the fixing member.
US10728638B2	Micro speaker assembly having a manual pump A transducer assembly including a transducer enclosure having an enclosure wall separating a surrounding ambient environment from an encased space, and a transducer module positioned within the encased space. The transducer module has a module wall that divides the encased space into an exterior chamber and an interior chamber and defines a fluid port between the exterior chamber and the interior chamber, the exterior chamber is between the module wall and the enclosure wall, the interior chamber is between the module wall and a sound radiating surface positioned within the transducer module, and the interior chamber is acoustically coupled to an acoustic port to the surrounding ambient environment. The enclosure wall is movable relative to the module wall and movement of the enclosure wall causes ejection of a fluid out of the interior chamber to the ambient environment.
US10728635B2	Systems and methods for communicating signaling over an optical distributed antenna system In one embodiment, a distributed antenna system comprises: a master unit configured to receive a base station downlink radio frequency signal and to transmit a base station uplink radio frequency signal; and at least one remote antenna unit that is communicatively coupled to the master unit using at least one cable, the remote antenna unit configured to radiate a remote downlink radio frequency signal and to receive a remote uplink radio frequency signal; wherein the master unit comprises: a controller; and a respective interface to couple the controller to a first operator control panel; wherein the at least one remote antenna unit comprises: a controller; and a respective interface to couple the controller to a second operator control panel; wherein the master unit controller and the remote unit controller synchronize at least some information between the first and second operator control panels over the at least one cable.
US10728634B2	Configurable distributed smart sensor system A method performed by a plurality of digital sensing nodes included in a sensing network having a controller and/or host is provided. The method includes a first sensing node of the plurality of digital sensing nodes being configured with a configuration file selected from a plurality of configuration files, the configuration file defining a plurality of action sets to perform in association with detection of respective first and second events. The plurality of digital sensing nodes are configured for acquiring sensed data for monitoring a system. The first sensing node is configured based on the configuration file for, autonomously of the sensing network controller and host, detecting at least one of the first and second events as a function of sensed data output by a sensing element of the first sensing node, performing a first action set if the first event is detected, and performing a second action set if the second event is detected.
US10728633B2	Configurable distributed smart sensor system A sensor node of a sensing network acquires first sensing data from an internal sensing node and/or second sensing data via an interface from an external sensing node. The sensor node is configured with a selected configuration file. The first and second events are detected as a function of the first and/or second sensing data based on the configuration file. The method further includes performing a first action set of the plurality of action sets as a function of detecting the first event and performing a second action set of the plurality of action sets as a function of detecting the second event, wherein the first and second action sets are defined by the configuration file. Once configured with the configuration file, detecting the first and second events and performance of any of the first and second action sets is performed autonomously of a controller or host of a system being monitored by the sensing network.
US10728631B2	Recorded content generation for mobile devices Systems, methods, and devices for generating digital media content. An application executing on a user digital device controls the device's audio or video sensor to record an event. The recorded content is then automatically copied to a segregated section of the device. The recorded content is then automatically uploaded to a server. Once uploaded, the recorded content is then assessed and considered by staff associated with the server and a specific service. If the recorded content is deemed to be acceptable, a monetary value is then associated with the recorded content according to a predetermined scale and this monetary value is applied to the user's account with the service. The recorded content is then marked as being associated with the service and is made available to the public. The user who generated the content can then withdraw the monetary value in his account or convert it into suitable currency.
US10728629B2	Dynamic video advertisement replacement A system and method includes an automatic content recognition (ACR) headend to perform ACR recognition on a video stream that is also being streamed to a smart TV, to detect timing of an upcoming ad spot to be delivered within the video stream. An addressable TV (ATV) engine can be in communication with the ACR head end and to: determine, from data of an ad campaign, whether a first ad to be delivered to the ad spot is off target for the ad spot; notify the ad replacer client to replace the first ad with an addressable ad when the first ad is off target for the ad spot; and provide, to the ad replacer client, criteria with which to constrain an ad request to obtain a second ad that is on target for the ad spot.
US10728626B2	System and method for presenting program guide information in an electronic portable device A controlling device is provided with the ability to present personalized program guide information by using personal preferences provided to a home computing device. The personal preferences are used to filter program guide data received at the home computing device whereby the program guide data will include only programming information for user-specified sources of programming for each of plural, different user-specified periods of time. The filtered program guide data is then downloaded to the controlling device from the home computing device for use in connection with an application of the controlling device that functions to display program guide information within a display of the controlling device.
US10728625B2	Graphical user interface for graphically displaying television viewership data Method, system, and computer-readable storage medium embodiments are provided for graphically displaying one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with television (TV) viewership data. In some embodiments, a method operates at an electronic device with a display. The method operates by receiving a selected content from a user. Then, a chart is configured to display the one or more KPIs computed based on the TV viewership data. While displaying the chart, the method operates by receiving a selection of a user-selectable graphical element in the chart. In responding to the selection of the user-selectable graphical element, the chart is reconfigured to display the one or more KPIs based on the selection.
US10728618B2	Attention-based advertisement scheduling in time-shifted content An advertisement system includes an advertising manager that receives a content-event indicator, which indicates playback of an advertisement for viewing on a first display screen at a media-playback device or indicates playback of recorded content that includes advertisements. The advertising manager can determine an optimal time offset as a duration of time before or after playback of an advertisement to the start of an event that is associated with the advertisement for viewing on a second display screen at a mobile device. For recorded content, an optimization schedule is determined that replaces and time-shifts advertisements during playback of the recorded content. The advertising manager can also determine a fulfillment criterion for a product or service based on latency constraints to indicate a duration of time within which fulfillment of the product or service is expected when offered as a second advertisement corresponding to a first advertisement.
US10728615B2	Methods and apparatus to detect boring media Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for the detection of boring media. An example apparatus includes a feature calculator to determine at least a first feature and a second feature associated with at least one of a video feed or an audio feed of monitored media when a media monitoring code is not detected in the monitored media, the first and second features representing different characteristics of at least one of the video feed or the audio feed, and a boring media event determiner implemented by hardware or at least one processor to process the first and second features with a neural network, propagate a code absence alert to a first server when an output of the neural network does not satisfy a threshold, and propagate a boring media event notification to a second server when the output of the neural network does satisfy the threshold.
US10728613B2	Method and apparatus for content insertion during video playback, and storage medium A method for content insertion during video playback, including: receiving, by a computing terminal including at least one processor, a setting parameter and insertion content, the setting parameter comprising an insertion time period and an insertion region of the insertion content in a video; and importing, by the computing terminal, the insertion content to the insertion region within the insertion time period.
US10728611B2	Identification of services containing the same or equivalent content Identification of services that carry the same or equivalent content. A reception apparatus includes circuitry configured receive first service information for a first service included in a first broadcast stream, and receive second service information for a second service included in a second broadcast stream. The first service is associated with a first virtual channel number and the second service is associated with a second virtual channel number. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the first service included in the first broadcast stream contains the same programming content as a service included in another broadcast stream based on the first service information. The first service information includes an identifier included in the second service information when the first service included in the first broadcast stream contains the same programming content as the second service included in the second broadcast stream.
US10728603B2	Apparatus and method for automatic provisioning of merchandise One method includes receiving information identifying multiple products or services offered by one or more vendors and a set of criteria for each vendor, identifying base content to be presented to a user, selecting one or more of the products or services based on the criteria and the base content, and sending supplemental content associated with the selected product(s) or service(s) to an endpoint associated with the user for display with the base content. Another method includes receiving a request from a vendor associated with an e-commerce website and issuing a sub-account of a merchant processing account to the vendor in response to the request. The e-commerce website is associated with a merchant having the merchant processing account allowing the merchant to perform electronic transactions with a merchant processor, and the sub-account allows the vendor to transact directly with customers and to perform electronic transactions with the merchant processor.
US10728602B2	Broadcast transition channel A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of first services from a plurality of different broadcast providers, which broadcast a plurality of second services over a plurality of different broadcast channels, on a transition broadcast channel that is different from the plurality of different broadcast channels. The system includes at least one receiver and a transmitter. The at least one receiver is configured to receive the plurality of first services from the plurality of different broadcast providers. The transmitter is configured to broadcast the plurality of first services over the transition broadcast channel.
US10728599B2	Gateway server conditioned media streaming Modern audio and video content typically provides multiple programming, such as multiple alternate video versions, multiple language options, and possibly also closed captioning or subtitles in multiple languages. Gateway conditioned media streaming provides systems and methods for conditioning multimedia content according to the preferences of a recipient client device, such that the device receives the preferred video, audio, and/or closed captioning automatically and regardless of the application used to play the content. When a gateway server receives a request for content, the gateway server identifies the requesting client device from recorded information, and uses the recorded preferences to modify the content stream according to those preferences. The modified content stream is then sent to the requesting client device.
US10728593B2	Uninterrupted playback of video streams using lower quality cached files Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating uninterrupted playback of video streams using lower quality cached files. A video file corresponding to an entirety of a video content feature encoded at a first quality may be obtained from another client on a local network. A video stream corresponding to the video content feature encoded at a second quality higher than the first quality is then obtained. The video stream is rendered for playback on a display. In response to detecting an unavailability of the video stream at a particular time in the video content feature, the video file is rendered for playback on the display in place of the video stream and commences at the particular time in the video content feature. The video file may then be sent to yet another client on the local network.
US10728586B2	System and method for controlling media content capture for live video broadcast production A system and method is provided for minimizing delay time for controlling media content capture during live video broadcast production. The system includes a video production receiver that receives media content streams from one or more cameras that includes live media content captured by the cameras and encoded in a first encoding format. Moreover, a multi-view interface displays the media content and a video production controller generates control instructions based on inputs to the interface to change operation of the cameras capturing the respective media content. A camera controller is included that transmits the generated control instructions to the cameras to change the operation for capturing the respective media content. Moreover, the video production controls production of a live video stream for video broadcast production using media content that is captured from the cameras and that is encoded in a second encoding format different than the first encoding format.
US10728585B2	System and method for distributed video storage across enterprises A system and method for storing image information, such as video clips, across multiple storage devices of different business entities provides redundancy and off-site storage, but possibly without the costs associated with a traditional cloud storage system. In examples, a peer-to-peer arrangement is used. A user/customer accesses the image information via a web portal hosted by their business entity or the operator of the system or accesses the image information from a mobile device.
US10728578B2	Bias minimization for successive image reconstruction based on embedded codec circuitry An embedded decoder circuitry for bias minimization in successively reconstructed images from a decoded image obtained from an encoded input image, includes an on-chip memory and a bias control circuit communicatively coupled to the on-chip memory. The on-chip memory stores transform-domain compressed data that includes a plurality of transform blocks of an input image. The bias control circuit is configured to determine a set of conditions associated with each transform coefficient in a transform block of the encoded input image and modify a set of transform coefficients from the plurality of transform coefficients in the transform block based on determination of the set of conditions. The bias control circuit is further configured to generate a decoded image that exhibits a reduced error propagation in successively reconstructed images with respect to the input image, based on inverse transformation of each transform block of the encoded input image.
US10728570B2	Apparatus and methods for real time estimation of differential motion in live video A data processing apparatus may use a video encoder in order to extract motion information from streaming video in real time. Output of the video encoder may be parsed in order to extract motion information associated with one or more objects within the video stream. Motion information may be utilized by e.g., an adaptive controller in order to detect one or more objects salient to a given task. The controller may be configured to determine a control signal associated with the given task. The control signal determination may be configured based on a characteristic of an object detected using motion information extracted from the encoded output. The control signal may be provided to a robotic device causing the device to execute the task. The use of dedicated hardware video encoder output may reduce energy consumption associated with execution of the task and/or extend autonomy of the robotic device.
US10728565B2	Video encoding method and apparatus thereof and a video decoding method and apparatus thereof A video encoding method, a video encoding apparatus, a video decoding method, and a video decoding apparatus are provided. The video encoding method includes reconstructing a first layer image based on encoding information of the first layer image that is obtained from a bitstream, splitting a largest coding unit of a second layer image into coding units based on split information of the second layer image that is obtained from the bitstream, splitting the coding units into prediction units for prediction encoding, determining whether to use a coding tool for decoding a current prediction unit based on at least one among a prediction mode of the current prediction unit among the prediction units, size information of the current prediction unit, and color depth information of the current prediction unit, and decoding the current prediction unit, using the coding tool, in response to the determining to use the coding tool.
US10728564B2	Systems and methods of encoding multiple video streams for adaptive bitrate streaming Systems and methods for encoding multiple video streams in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a source encoder configured to encode source video as a number of alternative video streams includes a parallel processing system configured to collect statistics on source video data and write the statistics to shared memory in a first pass through the received multimedia content, determine initial encoding information for source video data and write the initial encoding information to shared memory during the first, encode the source video data in parallel using collected statistics and initial encoding information to produce a plurality of alternative video streams during a second pass, and parallel encoding processes are configured to reuse additional encoding information that has already been determined for a portion of video and to generate additional encoding information that has not already been determined for a portion of video.
US10728562B2	Video transmitting device and video playing device Provided is an apparatus may be provided for transmitting a moving image including an alpha channel. The apparatus may include an object region extractor configured to extract an object region from the moving image, a color frame generator configured to generate a color frame corresponding to the extracted object region, an alpha channel frame generator configured to generate an alpha channel frame corresponding to the object region based on the alpha channel included in the moving image, a synthesizer configured to generate a synthesized frame by synthesizing the color frame and the alpha channel frame; an encoder configured to encode the synthesized frame; and a transmitter configured to transmit the encoded synthesized frame to a reproducing device.
US10728560B2	Encoding and decoding HDR videos A video encoder and decoder system includes a video decoder (220) converting in input HDR images in a luma and chrominance representation to SDR images in a luma and subsampled chrominance representation by directly applying dynamic range conversion gains in the luma and subsampled chrominance domain. An video encoder may perform the opposite operation and convert from SDR to HDR by directly applying dynamic range conversion gains in the luma and subsampled chrominance domain.
US10728557B2	Embedded codec circuitry for sub-block based entropy coding of quantized-transformed residual levels An embedded codec (EBC) circuitry includes a memory to store a plurality of one dimensional (1D) sub-blocks of quantized-transformed residual levels for a 1D image block and encoder circuitry to allocate a set of signaling bits to each 1D sub-block of the plurality of 1D sub-blocks. The encoder circuitry selects an entropy coding scheme, from a set of entropy coding schemes, for each 1D sub-block of the plurality of 1D sub-blocks, based on the allocated set of signaling bits for each 1D sub-block. The encoder circuitry generates a bit-stream of encoded 1D image block by selective application of the entropy coding scheme on a DC quantized-transformed residual level, a plurality of AC quantized-transformed residual levels, or a combination of the DC quantized-transformed residual level and the plurality of AC quantized-transformed residual levels of each 1D sub-block of the plurality of 1D sub-blocks.
US10728554B2	Quantization control for variable bit depth The quantization parameter QP is well-known in digital video compression as an indication of picture quality. Digital symbols representing a moving image are quantized with a quantizing step that is a function QSN of the quantization parameter QP, which function QSN has been normalized to the most significant bit of the bit depth of the digital symbols. As a result, the effect of a given QP is essentially independent of bit depth a particular QP value has a standard effect on image quality, regardless of bit depth. The invention is useful, for example, in encoding and decoding at different bit depths, to generate compatible, bitstreams having different bit depths, and to allow different bit depths for different components of a video signal by compressing each with the same fidelity (i.e., the same QP).
US10728548B2	Processing reference samples used for intra-prediction of a picture block A method of coding implemented by a decoding device. The method includes determining a prediction direction for a current block, determining a propagation distance along the prediction direction, the propagation distance measured between a pixel to be predicted in the current block and a reference sample adjacent to the current block, selecting one of a plurality of filter coefficients based on the propagation distance, predicting the pixel in the current block using a filter and the one of the plurality of filter coefficients that was selected, and displaying an image including the pixel that was predicted.
US10728545B2	Method and system of bit rate control A method and system for bit rate control during encoding of multimedia data are disclosed. A change in complexity of a multimedia picture relative to complexity associated with one or more multimedia pictures in a multimedia sequence is determined. A complexity associated with a multimedia picture is determined based on number of bits and an average quantization associated with the multimedia picture. A bit rate is adjusted for encoding the multimedia picture based on the change in complexity of the multimedia picture. The bit rate is increased on determining an increase in complexity of the multimedia picture and is decreased on determining a decrease in complexity of the multimedia picture. Utilization of additional bits during the increase in the bit rate and saving of bits during the decrease in the bit rate are compensated during adjusting of bit rates for encoding subsequent multimedia pictures in the multimedia sequence.
US10728543B2	Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method An encoder includes memory and circuitry. Using the memory, the circuitry: in a first operating mode, derives a first motion vector in a unit of a prediction block obtained by splitting an image included in a video, and performs, in the unit of the prediction block, a first motion compensation process that generates a prediction image by referring to a spatial gradient of luminance in an image generated by performing motion compensation using the first motion vector derived; and in a second operating mode, derives a second motion vector in a unit of a sub-block obtained by splitting the prediction block, and performs, in the unit of the sub-block, a second motion compensation process that generates a prediction image without referring to a spatial gradient of luminance in an image generated by performing motion compensation using the second motion vector derived.
US10728542B2	Methods and apparatuses for sub-block motion vector prediction Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information for a current block in a current coded picture that is a part of a coded video sequence. The prediction information indicates whether a planar motion vector prediction mode is used for the current block. The current block is partitioned into a plurality of sub-blocks. When it is indicated that a planar motion vector prediction mode is used for the current block, the processing circuitry determines, in response to the use of the planar motion vector prediction mode, at least one temporal motion vector predictor (TMVP) candidate for a bottom-right (BR) corner of the current block. Then the processing circuitry reconstructs the current block according to one of the at least one TMVP candidate for the BR corner.
US10728538B2	Technique for video quality estimation An objective video quality estimation technique is disclosed. The technique may be based on a video bitstream model, using parameters taken from the video coding layer of the bitstream for estimating the quality of the video. The technique can be implemented as a method, a computer program, a computer program product, a device, or any one of a server node, a client terminal and a network node comprising the device. As a method embodiment, the technique comprises receiving a video bitstream comprising a series of picture frames; determining an error occurrence in a picture frame of the video bitstream; determining at least one of a temporal propagation and a spatial propagation of the error; and estimating the quality of the video bitstream based on result of the determination.
US10728535B2	3D image contents viewing system 3D television set or its external speaker box has container for a plurality of 3D spectacles. Container can locate individual 3D spectacles therein. Each of 3D spectacles has unique modulation reflector of infrared synchronizing signal. 3D television set displays 3D image on 3D program upon use of 3D spectacles detected directly by the modulation reflection or indirectly by 3D spectacles not remaining in container. 3D television set displays 2D image on 3D program if nonuse of 3D spectacles is detected directly by the no modulation reflection or indirectly by 3D spectacles remaining in container. Upon detection of nonuse, recommendation display is made to ware 3D spectacles. During 2D commercial message, synchronizing signal is halted. Recommendation to put unnecessary 3D spectacles in container is made upon end of every program, or end of 3D program followed by 2D program, or right before power off of 3D television set.
US10728533B2	Multibeam diffraction grating-based near-eye display A near-eye display and a binocular near-eye display system provide a plurality of different views of an image to different locations within an eye box to impart focus depth cues to a user. The near-eye display includes a multibeam diffraction grating-based display configured to provide the different views and an optical system configured to relay the different views to the different locations within the eye box. The binocular near-eye display system includes a pair of the multibeam diffraction grating-based displays and a binocular optical system configured to provide and relay a stereoscopic image pair representing a three-dimensional (3D) scene to a corresponding pair of laterally displaced eye boxes.
US10728531B2	Image display system, image display apparatus, image display method, and storage medium An image display system selects at least one pixel from among a plurality of pixels of first to fourth images captured by imaging apparatuses, and embeds timestamp information into data representing the selected pixel. As the pixel in which timestamp information is embedded, a pixel which is displayed at a position which is relatively low in visibility for the user is selected so as to reduce degradation in image quality.
US10728529B2	Synchronization of frame captures from multiple cameras with different fields of capture Systems and methods for synchronizing frame captures for cameras with different fields of capture are described. An example device includes a first camera and second camera. The first camera includes a first camera sensor and a first rolling shutter. The first camera is configured to prevent scanning pixels from a first row to a row n of the first camera sensor and configured to begin sequentially scanning pixels of the row n of the first camera sensor. The second camera includes a second camera sensor and a second rolling shutter. The second camera is configured to begin sequentially scanning pixels of a first row of the second camera sensor concurrently with beginning to sequentially scan pixels of the row n of the first camera sensor. The first row of the second camera sensor corresponds to a row within a predefined number of rows after the first camera sensor's row n.

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