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US10744239B2	Leak detection in negative pressure wound therapy system Embodiments of a negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes a pump assembly, canister, and a wound dressing configured to be positioned over a wound. The pump assembly, canister, and the wound dressing can be fluidically connected to facilitate delivery of negative pressure to a wound. The pump assembly can present graphical user interface screens for controlling and monitoring delivery of negative pressure. The system can be configured to efficiently deliver negative pressure and to detect and indicate presence of certain conditions, such as low pressure, high pressure, leak, canister full, and the like. Monitoring and detection of operating condition can be performed by measuring one or more operational parameters, such as pressure, flow rate, and the like.
US10744238B2	Drainage device particularly for aspiration in case of therapies with aspiration, fistulas, dehiscences of surgical wounds, bedsores, traumas and similar lesions A drainage device (1) particularly for aspiration in case of therapies with aspiration, fistulas, dehiscences of surgical wounds, bedsores, traumas and similar lesions, comprising an aspiration pouch (2) which is supported by a sheet-like element (5) which can be associated with the lesion (10) and is connected to aspiration means (3) by way of a connecting element (4).
US10744231B1	Catheter comprising PTFE liner The present disclosure provides catheters comprising polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tubes with advantageous combinations of strength, flexibility, and size. Such tubes can exhibit features including an average wall thickness of 0.001″ or less, a tensile stress at break of greater than 5000 psi, and a storage modulus of less than 100,000 psi at 37° C. These tubes can be also be provided independently (i.e., not within a catheter) and can be employed in various applications.
US10744227B2	Co-crosslinked hyaluronic acid-silk fibroin hydrogels for improving tissue graft viability and for soft tissue augmentation Hydrogels comprising a macromolecular matrix and water may be used to augment soft tissue of a human being, promote or support cell or tissue viability or proliferation, create space in tissue, and for other purposes. A macromolecular matrix may comprise a hyaluronic acid component crosslinked to a silk fibroin component.
US10744226B2	High-throughput method for detecting tooth stain prevention and removal Provided are methods of detecting tooth stain prevention and/or removal comprising the steps of providing pellicle-coated hydroxyapatite particles, contacting the particles with a first solution and then a second solution, wherein the first solution is either a test solution or a stain solution and the second solution is the other of said test solution or stain solution, separating from the resulting particles a liquid comprising stain introduced in the contacting step b), and measuring the UV-Vis absorbance of the separated liquid to determine the amount of stain in the liquid.
US10744221B2	Air scenting assembly An air scenting assembly includes: a scent container which at least initially contains a scent perfume, and a scent perfume extracting mechanism, which is configured to release scent perfume from the scent container. The scent perfume extracting mechanism includes a scent perfume absorbing element insertable into said scent container, a scent carrying material, a dripping mechanism arranged onto said scent perfume absorbing element, said dripping mechanism is configured to deposit scent perfume from the scent container onto said scent carrying material, and a limiter to restrain extraction of scent perfume from the scent container, wherein the limiter comprises an air duct between the scent perfume absorbing element and the dripping mechanism, and the limiter is air flow controlled, wherein one end of said air duct is placed inside said scent container, and wherein the other end of said air duct is connected to a nozzle, said nozzle being arranged on said scent carrying material so that when said scent carrying material is drenched to saturation, no more air can pass through said scent carrying material and up into said nozzle and said air duct, and so that when the scent carrying material is dry enough passage of air through said air duct is allowed.
US10744219B2	Air freshener composition and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to the field of air cleaning, and specifically discloses an air freshener composition. The air freshener composition comprises component A and component B, wherein a weight ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:0.5-3; the component A comprises, in parts by weight, 10-30 parts by weight of an active agent; 6-15 parts by weight of a carrier; 1-4 parts by weight of a pH regulator; and 0.01-0.2 part by weight of an antioxidant; the component B is a plant extract solution, wherein the plant extract solution comprises at least, in parts by weight: 5-30 parts by weight of an extract of a mixture of Populus nigra var. italica, grapefruit peels and eucalyptus leaves; 0.1-5 parts by weight of Sophora flavescens extract; 1-3 parts by weight of Aloe vera extract; 1-10 parts by weight of fresh orange peel extract; 0.5-3 parts by weight of Nandina domestica extract; 0.5-10 parts by weight of Eucalyptus robusta Smith extract; 1-8 parts by weight of Robinia pseudoacacia L. extract; 1-5 parts by weight of Chrysanthemum morifolium extract; and 0.1-2 parts by weight of artemisinin.
US10744215B2	Systems and methods for sanitizing portable devices A sanitization device comprises an enclosure comprising emitters configured to emit sanitizing electro-optical radiation into an interior compartment. The sanitization device further includes a panel having an open configuration and a closed configuration adapted to enclose the inner compartment. The panel includes an inner surface forming a depression configured to receive a portable device when the panel is in the open configuration and to secure the portable device as the panel transitions to the closed configuration. The sanitization device may further comprise an actuator configured to transition the panel between the open and closed configurations in response to inputs received via a touchless input interface.
US10744214B2	Method of diagnosing and/or monitoring therapy of atherosclerosis The present invention is directed to novel non-invasive diagnostic took to dispose numerous disease states and/or conditions. The presets invention, represents a clear advance in the art which presently relies on tissue biopsy for diagnoses of these disease states. The novel imaging probe is capable of detecting infected cells, as well tissue. The methods described herein are able to diagnose, treat and/or monitor the therapy of numerous diseases and conditions including atherosclerosis, atherothrombosis, cerebral vascular disease, cerebral ischemia, cerebral infarct and meningitis as well as pneumonitis, pericarditis, multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosus and pancreatitis, among others.
US10744213B2	Fluorescent compounds for imaging of blood vessels and blood flow, and an in vivo screen for pro- and anti-angiogenic agents The present invention discloses fluorescent compounds and a method for their use for selective imaging of blood vessels and blood flow. By applying these fluorescent compounds and the imaging process to a zebrafish model, the present invention further provides methods and procedures for the discovery, selection, and characterization of pro- and anti-angiogenic agents.
US10744211B2	Trifunctional and completely clearable specific targeting agents and methods thereof The invention provides a novel trifunctional targeting construct and related compositions and methods that are useful in therapeutic, diagnostic (including imaging) of various biological and/or pathological conditions and diseases such as cancers and diabetes. The trifunctional targeting construct of the invention provides enhanced clearing step and reduced non-specific background via complete clearance of undesired antibody conjugates.
US10744209B2	Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticle conjugates and use thereof The present invention relates to a polymeric nanoparticle conjugate of formula (I). The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including these polymeric nanoparticle conjugates, and methods of preparation and use thereof.
US10744205B2	Antibody drug conjugates of kinesin spindel protein (KSP) inhibitors with anti-CD123-antibodies The present application relates to novel binder drug conjugates (ADCs), to active metabolites of these ADCs, to processes for preparing these ADCs, to the use of these ADCs for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to the use of these ADCs for preparing medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular hyperproliferative and/or angiogenic disorders such as, for example, cancer diseases. Such treatments can be effected as monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
US10744203B2	Bone fracture repair by targeting of agents that promote bone healing Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to compounds for targeting and healing bone fractures. Some of these compounds include a negatively charged oligopeptide comprising an acidic oligopeptide, a linker, which may be hydrolyzable or may be a substrate for the protease cathepsin K, and at least one molecule that promotes bone healing. In some compounds the molecule that promotes bone healing is an anabolic compound that inhibits GSK3β, in some compounds the molecule that promotes the healing of bone fracture is a pro-inflammatory agent such as PGE1. Other embodiments include methods of treating a bone fracture comprising administering a therapeutic amount of any one of the compounds disclosed herein.
US10744202B2	Sustained release eye drop formulations This invention provides for biocompatible, biodegradable eye drop pharmaceutical formulations useful for the treatment of ocular indications. In particular, tocopherols and their esters of low water solubility, notably α-tocopheryl acetate, are exceptional vehicles for biocompatible, nonirritating topical eye drop formulations that provide sustained release of active agents.
US10744198B2	Inorganic polyatomic oxyanions for protecting against antigenic damage during pathogen inactivation for vaccine production Provided are methods for rapidly inactivating a pathogen, or for producing a vaccine composition containing an inactivated noninfectious pathogen having retained antigenicity and/or immunogenicity, comprising exposing the pathogen to a chemical inactivating agent (e.g., one or more chemical oxidizing, alkylating or crosslinking agents) in the presence of inorganic polyatomic oxyanions in an amount and for a time sufficient to render the pathogen noninfectious while enhancing retention of pathogen antigenicity and/or immunogenicity relative to that retained by contacting the pathogen with the chemical inactivating agent alone. The methods are broadly applicable to pathogens having RNA or DNA genomes (e.g., including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites). Also provided are vaccine compositions (medicaments) containing a pathogen inactivated by exposure to a an inactivating agent in the presence of elevated concentrations of inorganic polyatomic oxyanions, and methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject by administering the vaccine compositions.
US10744197B2	Vaccine pharmaceutical composition for oral administration and method for manufacturing vaccine pharmaceutical composition for oral administration The present invention provides a vaccine pharmaceutical composition for oral administration that enables stable storage of an influenza virus antigen and a method for producing the pharmaceutical composition. Provided is a vaccine pharmaceutical composition for oral administration containing an influenza virus antigen, an excipient, a disaccharide, and an amino acid.
US10744190B2	Method for suppressing spasmodic torticollis The present invention relates to a modified polypeptide comprising a non-cytotoxic protease, a translocation domain, a destructive protease cleavage site and a Targeting Moiety that binds to a Binding Site on a nerve cell, wherein after cleavage of the destructive cleavage site the polypeptide has reduced potency. The destructive cleavage site is recognised and cleaved by a protease present at or in an off-site target cell, and, in one embodiment, the polypeptide is a modified clostridial neurotoxin. The present invention also relates to the use of said polypeptides for treating a range of conditions, and to nucleic acids encoding said polypeptides.
US10744186B2	Method of treating cancer with compositions comprising IL-31 A method for treating cancer and/or preventing or reducing metastasis or treating angiogenesis related disorders comprising the step of administering IL-31 or peptide which is at least about 70%, homologous to the IL-31 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No. 1.
US10744184B2	FGF-23 epitope peptides and methods of use thereof Disclosed are methods of altering metabolism of phosphate in a livestock via an antibody. The methods involve the development of an antibody against FGF-23 for the purpose of reducing phosphate excretion by an animal.
US10744182B1	Treatment of narcotics tolerance using botulinum toxins A method of tolerance to narcotics in a patient in need thereof comprises administering a botulinum toxin to the patient. The botulinum toxin is selected from the group consisting of botulinum toxin type A, botulinum toxin type B, botulinum toxin type C, botulinum toxin type D, botulinum toxin type E, botulinum toxin type F and botulinum toxin type G, a fragment thereof, a hybrid thereof, a chimera thereof, and a combination thereof. The botulinum toxin may be administered by subcutaneous/intradermal injection. The subcutaneous/intradermal injection may be administered to and/or around the vicinity of a trigeminal nerve, a cervical nerve, a thoracic nerve, a lumbar nerve, and a sacral nerve of the patient. The therapeutically effective amount of the botulinum toxin administered is between about 1 unit and about 150 units.
US10744175B2	Herbal composition for the treatment of Herpes Disclosed herein is a therapeutic herbal composition comprising extracts of herbs selected from Hypericum mysorense, Holoptelia integrifolia, Terminalia chebula, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Acacia Catechu, Rosa canina, Tecoma avellanedae, Olea europaea, Boswellia serratta and optionally comprises Asthaxantin along with pharmaceutical acceptable excipients, useful for the treatment of symptoms associated with Herpes simplex virus, Human papilloma virus and other viral infections. The invention further discloses a method of treating the Herpes simplex virus, Human papilloma virus and other viral infections by administering said therapeutic herbal composition to a subject in need thereof.
US10744174B1	Composition(s) and method(s) for topically treating pain Pharmaceutically effective compositions and methods for topically treating pain due to swelling or inflammation of fascia, tendons, or ligaments in a patient in need of treatment, thereof. The pharmaceutically effective composition consists essentially of: 68.6-29.4 parts by weight of a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; 40.0-50.0 parts by weight DMSO; 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of an anesthetic, wherein the anesthetic is advantageously characterized as containing only lidocaine; and 1.2-3.2 parts by weight of an anti-inflammatory in 100 parts by weight of the pharmaceutically effective composition. In one embodiment, the anesthetic is advantageously 4.0 parts by weight Lidocaine. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient is 48.0 parts by weight, DMSO is 45 parts by weight, anesthetic is advantageously 4.0 parts by weight Lidocaine, Echinaceas is 1.0 part by weight and Arnica is 1.0 part by weight, and the condition causing pain of the foot is Plantar Fasciitis.
US10744173B2	Traditional Chinese medicine compositions for alleviating stress The present invention relates to the technical field of health-care product, and in particular relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition having a function of regulating emotions, a process for preparing the same, and a product thereof. It was found that the composition of the present invention had effects of nourishing liver and kidney, regulating Yin and Yang, tonifying Qi and nourishing blood, regulating emotions, and protecting the function of autonomic nerve, and could improve pressure-induced anxiety and depression, inattention, poor spirit, dispirited, learning and memory capacity decline, etc. The invention has the advantages of specificity and remarkable effect, and it uses all natural medicinal and edible plants as raw materials, the combination of which is simple, safe and stable, and is suitable for long-term use.
US10744172B2	Tropism modified cancer terminator virus (Ad.5/3 CTV;Ad.5/3-CTV-M7) A tropism modified cancer terminator virus (Ad.5/3-CTV; Ad.5/3-CTV-M7) has been found to have infectivity that is Coxsackie Adenoviral Receptor (CAR) independent. The Ad.5/3-CTV (Ad.5/3-CTV-M7) may be used alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents such as agents that augment reactive oxygen (ROS) production, HDAC inhibitors, MCL-1 inhibitors and Bcl-2 inhibitors to treat a variety of cancers particularly including malignant glioma (GBM), renal cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer.
US10744171B2	Sequential anti-cancer treatment Human clinical use of a chimeric poliovirus construct has demonstrated excellent anti-tumor effect. Sequential treatment with the virus construct followed by chemotherapy drugs increases the anti-tumor effect. Tumors of different types are susceptible to the combination treatment, including but not limited to melanoma, glioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, medulloblastoma, and colorectal cancer.
US10744170B2	Combination treatment Human clinical use of a chimeric poliovirus construct has demonstrated excellent anti-tumor effect. Combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors increases the anti-tumor effect. Tumors of different types are susceptible to the combination treatment, including but not limited to melanoma, glioglastoma, renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, medulloblastoma, and colorectal cancer.
US10744168B2	Genetically modified probiotic for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) disease A GMP adapted to provide the PAL gene for the treatment of PKU when administered orally. The GMP of the present invention may include a probiotic, a PAL gene to be expressed using the probiotic, wherein the PAL gene is functionally attached to a promoter and a ribosome binding site, and may be codon-optimized for expression in a certain host organism. A method of treating the metabolic disease of PKU by oral administration and ingestion of a GMP is also provided.
US10744166B2	Compositions comprising bacterial strains The invention provides compositions comprising bacterial strains for treating and preventing inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
US10744159B2	Method for evaluating mesenchymal stem cell activity, method for culturing mesenchymal stem cells, method for producing therapeutic agent for liver dysfunction, and therapeutic agent for liver dysfunction A method for evaluating the activity level of mesenchymal stem cells, and a method for culturing mesenchymal stem cells using the evaluation method in the field of culturing mesenchymal stem cells for regenerative medicine, and further, a method for producing a therapeutic agent for liver dysfunction and a therapeutic agent for liver dysfunction. This method for evaluating mesenchymal stem cell activity has an assay step for assaying the amount of adenylate kinase 4 (AK4) in the mesenchymal stem cells; and a determination step for determining the activity level of the mesenchymal stem cells from the assayed amount of adenylate kinase 4.
US10744155B2	Inhibitors of ADAMTS4 or ADAMTS5 for use in preventing or treating cardiac remodeling and chronic heart failure The present invention provides an inhibitor of an ADAMTS proteoglycanase for use in treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or for use in treating or preventing heart failure in a subject. In particular, the present invention provides an inhibitor of ADAMTS4 or ADAMTS5 for use in treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or chronic heart failure in a subject with cardiac remodeling or with chronic heart failure, or with a condition that may lead to cardiac remodeling and/or chronic heart failure. Also provided is a method of treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or treating or preventing heart failure which method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of an ADAMTS proteoglycanase. Also provided is the use of an inhibitor of an ADAMTS proteoglycanase in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or treating or preventing heart failure.
US10744152B2	Application of Asarum total polysaccharides in preparation of medicine for treating cough The present invention discloses an Asarum total polysaccharide extract with antitussive activity, an extraction method thereof and an application in the preparation of a medicine for preventing and treating coughs. The present invention proves that the Asarum total polysaccharide extract has a significant effect of suppressing cough for the first time through a large number of pharmacodynamic tests, has the therapeutic effect approximate to codeine, has the effect of prolonging the cough latent period better than codeine, and also finds that the total Asarum polysaccharide extract has the effects of reducing the cough sensitivity and suppressing the airway inflammation for the first time, has excellent preventive and therapeutic effects on various types of coughs, and can be used for preparing the medicines for preventing and treating cough-related diseases.
US10744151B1	Micro-RNA profiling, compositions, and methods of treating diseases Compositions and methods for treating a disease are described herein. Compositions having plant preparations, microRNAs, and one or more rate limiters are administered to a patient to promote DNA damage repair and modulate endothelial and mitochondrial function, thereby allowing for healing to occur.
US10744148B2	Methods of treating breast cancer that overexpress AKT kinase This application relates to combination therapies including triciribine compounds and epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor compounds, particularly erlotinib-like compounds and compositions with reduced toxicity for the treatment and prevention of tumors, cancer, and other disorders associated with abnormal cell proliferation.
US10744146B2	Composition having effects of preventing or ameliorating conditions or diseases caused by brain hypofunction The object of the present invention is to provide a composition that has preventive or ameliorative action on symptoms or diseases caused by decreased brain function. This composition contains, as its active ingredient, arachidonic acid and/or a compound having arachidonic acid as a constituent fatty acid and, particularly, an alcohol ester of arachidonic acid or a triglyceride, phospholipid or glycolipid in which all or a portion of the constituent fatty acids are arachidonic acid.
US10744140B2	Synergistic nutraceutical beverage formulations providing enhanced thermogenesis, mental clarity, and stamina while minimizing adrenaline and dopamine concentration perturbations associated with withdrawal The invention describes one or more compositions for causing an increase in thermogenesis in mammals, comprising at least caffeine, hordenine and β-phenylethylamine and optionally the addition of B vitamins. The caffeine is often provided from green coffee bean extracts and normally comprises from 0.0001 g to 0.30 g of caffeine from 0.00001 g to 0.1 g of hordenine from barley and from 0.00001 g to 1.0 g β-phenylethylamine from cocoa beans. The present invention finally provides a method that may cause a simultaneous and synergistic increase in central nervous system activity assisted by the addition of vitamin B as well as thermogenesis in mammals prior to physical exercise, the method comprising providing a composition comprising a source of caffeine, hordenine and β-phenylethylamine.
US10744139B2	Inhibitors of fibroblast growth factor receptor and use thereof Provided are an irreversible inhibitor of a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) as indicated by formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutical preparation, a pharmaceutical composition and an application thereof. R1, R2, R3, R4, ring A, Ar, ring B and warhead are as defined in the specification. The compound has high-efficiency and high-selectivity inhibition of a fibroblast growth factor receptor and can be applied to treatment of abnormal FGF/FGFR-mediated diseases, in particular the treatment of cancers.
US10744135B2	Use of an active substance in the treatment of melasma The present invention belongs, in a general manner to the technological field of the pharmaceutical industry and relates, more specifically, to one or more compositions of second use to be destined for the treatment of melasma. The present invention relates to the use of substances belonging to the group of alpha-adrenergic receptor agonists, in different variable concentrations, for treating conditions of melasma upon human skin. Furthermore, the present invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions, the latter being associated or not with other compounds or methods of treatment, to be utilised for the treatment of melasma.
US10744131B2	Abuse-resistant drug formulations Disclosed are abuse resistant oral pharmaceutical compositions that reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs that are susceptible to abuse. The oral pharmaceutical formulations contain abuse deterrent agents that cause discomfort to the user when administered in an improper manner and make the extraction of an active ingredient more difficult. Methods of making and using the compositions are also disclosed.
US10744125B2	Adenosine A3 receptor modulators Modulators of the adenosine A3 receptors of formula (I): and process for preparing said compounds. Other aspects of the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of said compounds and the use of said compounds in the preparation of a medicament for treating pathological conditions or diseases that can be improved by modulation of adenosine A3 receptors.
US10744116B2	Detection and treatment of anti-PD-1 therapy resistant metastatic melanomas Methods of predicting or detecting sensitivity to therapeutic effects of anti-PD-1 therapy in a patient suffering from melanoma, as well as for selecting somatic mutanomes and transcriptomes of melanoma biopsies. A tumor sample obtained from the patient is assayed for a measure of anti-PD-1 therapy sensitivity via, for example, whole transcriptome sequencing, antibody based protein quantifications, mass spectrometry based protein quantification, targeted mRNA sequencing, real-time RT-PCR, Sanger sequencing, targeted sequencing and/or whole exome/genome sequencing. Samples are selected that exhibit a higher first enrichment similarity score and/or a lower second enrichment similarity score, and/or at least one measure of sensitivity. A patient whose sample was selected herein as a candidate for anti-PD-1 therapy is thereby identified. The method of the invention can further comprise treating the patient with anti-PD-1 therapy, optionally in conjunction with combinatorial therapy.
US10744111B2	Derivatives of korormicin useful as antibiotics An antibiotic compound of formula (III): or a salt or stereoisomer thereof; wherein R1-R3 and R5-R10 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl group, substituted alkyl group, halogen, OH, NH2 and SH; R4 is H, alkyl group or substituted alkyl group; X1-X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of ═O, ═S, NH, H, alkyl, halogen, OH, SH and NH2; W is a saturated acyclic hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and Z is a neutral or positively charged organic group. The compounds are useful in treating bacterial diseases.
US10744108B2	Omega-3 and/or omega-6 fatty acid(s) in impaired sphingolipid metabolism An application of omega-3 and/or omega-6 fatty acid(s) for the therapeutic treatment of the human or animal body in the case of an impaired sphingolipid metabolism, in particular in the case of impaired sphingolipid synthesis and/or excessive sphingolipid degradation. The agent is applied in the case of missing, reduced and/or defective formation of a sphingomyelin synthase enzyme in the body, in particular the enzyme sphingomyelin synthase 1 or the enzyme sphingomyelin synthase 2. The application has proved to be useful in the case of a defect of the sphingomyelin synthase 1 gene or of the sphingomyelin synthase 2 gene. The omega-3 and/or omega-6 fatty acid(s) preferably comprise(s) polyunsaturated omega-3 and/or omega-6 fatty acid(s), preferably EPA, DHA, DPA, ETA, 21:5n3 and/or SDA. A method for determining a cause of a disease in an animal or a human being and a device for carrying out the method are also provided.
US10744106B2	Reversibly protected thiolated electrophilic fatty acids as prodrugs Various embodiments of this invention are directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating disease. The compositions of such embodiments include thiolated nitro fatty acids. The methods of various embodiments include administering an effective amount of any of these pharmaceutical compositions to a patient in need of treatment.
US10744103B2	Methods and compositions for treating conditions associated with an abnormal inflammatory responses This disclosure features chemical entities (e.g., a compound exhibiting activity as a mitochondrial uncoupling agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof, e.g., a compound, such as niclosamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof, e.g., a compound, such as a niclosamide analog, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof) that are useful, e.g., for treating one or more symptoms of a pathology characterized by an abnormal inflammatory response (e.g., inflammatory bowel diseases) in a subject (e.g., a human). This disclosure also features compositions as well as other methods of using and making the same.
US10744102B2	Methods and compositions for preventing or treating tissue calcification The invention provides methods and compositions for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject in need thereof and, more particularly, the invention relates to methods of using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7) for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, end stage renal failure, or a subject undergoing hemodialysis and/or receiving anticoagulant therapy. The invention further provides methods and compositions for reducing one or more symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), including using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7), for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) one or more symptoms of COPD.
US10744101B2	Methods and compositions for preventing or treating tissue calcification The invention provides methods and compositions for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject in need thereof and, more particularly, the invention relates to methods of using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7) for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, end stage renal failure, or a subject undergoing hemodialysis and/or receiving anticoagulant therapy. The invention further provides methods and compositions for reducing one or more symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), including using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7), for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) one or more symptoms of COPD.
US10744095B2	Pharmaceutical dosage form for application to mucous membranes The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form for application to a mucous membrane, in particular to a buccal, intestinal, rectal or vaginal mucous membrane, comprising at least one sheet like, in particular film shaped, foil shaped or wafer shaped preparation comprising the active pharmaceutical ingredient, a release mechanism, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the trigger mechanism is adapted to trigger, at a predetermined site of action, in particular of the gastrointestinal tract, of the rectum or of the vagina, the release of the sheet like preparation by the release mechanism.
US10744094B2	Extended release pharmaceutical formulation The invention provides an oral extended release formulation for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression and treatment-resistant anxiety.
US10744091B2	Amphiphilic molecules layers The disclosure relates to a layer comprising at least one hydrophilic part and at least one hydrophobic part, the layer comprising self-assembled amphiphilic molecules polymerized with each other on both the hydrophilic part and the hydrophobic part of the layer; a detecting device comprising a substrate and the above-mentioned layer; and a liposome, a micelle, transport system for a substance and a biomimetic system comprising the above-mentioned layer. The disclosure also relates to a process for producing a layer, the process comprising: providing amphiphilic molecules; allowing sufficient time for the amphiphilic molecules to self-assemble and form at least one hydrophilic part and at least one hydrophobic part of the layer; polymerizing the self-assembled amphiphilic molecules with each other on both the hydrophilic part and the hydrophobic part of the layer.
US10744089B2	Tailored liposomes for the treatment of bacterial infections The invention relates to the use of empty liposomes of defined lipid composition or mixtures of empty liposomes of defined lipid composition and to the use of other lipid bilayers or monolayers of defined lipid composition for the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. It has been found that such liposomes, in particular a two- and a four-component mixture of liposomes comprising cholesterol and sphingomyelin, liposomes consisting of sphingomyelin, liposomes comprising sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine, and liposomes comprising cholesterol and phosphatidylcholine efficiently sequestrate a variety of toxins secreted by bacteria, thus preventing binding of bacterial toxins to target cells and toxin-induced lysis of the target cells. Injected intravenously, liposome mixtures prevented death of laboratory mice infected with lethal doses of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pneumoniae.
US10744081B2	Natural-based mascara with high cosmetic effect A natural-based mascara composition containing psyllium fibers mixed with other vegetable fibers, free of synthetic polymers and synthetic fibers, with optimal volumizing, elongation and adhesiveness to eyelashes characteristics is disclosed. The psyllium fibers and other vegetable fibers are present as a whole in a weight percentage from 1 to 10% on the weight of the mascara. The mascara further contains by weight on the weight of the mascara: 1-10% emulsifiers, 2-20% oils, 3-25% waxes, and 1-10% dyes.
US10744066B2	Overcap intended for a pharmaceutical container The present invention relates to an overcap intended for a pharmaceutical container, in particular a container for an infusion solution or an injection solution, having a receptacle containing at least one preproduced closure stopper accommodated therein, the stopper consisting of a soft plastic material, optionally after pulling off a protective covering, for insertion of a withdrawal cannula, a spike and/or a transfer set.
US10744064B2	Hot-heat treatment machine using air pressure Provided is a hot-heat treatment machine for healing the spine and limb of a human body, operated by using air pressure and configured by dividing an elevating member inside the hot-heat treatment machine into two separated layers of air members such as the upper and lower parts and forming an air guide to connect the upper and lower parts of air members with each other by injected air there into, and when air is injected into the air members and the air guide, which are expanded and blown up and then, vertically elevate up the fix frame having upwardly-protruded knobs for acupressure thereon with well balanced without distortion or twist, the acupressure protrusions provide acupressure on the spine and the aching portion of a human body, thereby eliminating noise due to mechanical engagement and components movement, and effectively applying acupressure to suit a user's body type and size.
US10744061B2	Vibrator A vibrator for delivering distributed vibrations over a diffuse area of a human body. The vibrator includes a vibration head operable to deliver vibrations to a first region of the body, and one or more flexible elements disposed on one or more sides of the vibration head. The one or more flexible elements are operable to deliver vibrations to one or more additional body areas on one or more sides of the first body region. The one or more flexible elements are sufficiently compliant to conform to a contour of the one or more additional areas and lie in substantially contacting engagement against surfaces thereof along substantially the entire length of each flexible element.
US10744058B2	Method and system for providing information to a user A method for providing information to a user, preferably including: determining environmental information; determining a set of features based on the information; determining output parameters based on the features; and controlling a sensory output system to generate outputs based on the output parameters. A sensory output device, preferably including a plurality of sensory output actuators. A system for providing information to a user, preferably including one or more: sensory output devices, sensors, and computing systems.
US10744056B2	Apparatus for treating inflammatory symptoms associated with plantar fasciitis The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating inflammatory symptoms associated with plantar fasciitis in a foot. The apparatus comprises an inclined ramp surface, a flat surface adjacent to the inclined ramp surface, a dowel rollable along both the inclined ramp surface and the flat surface, and a pocket coupled to the flat surface, wherein the pocket is disposed radially outward from the flat surface and ascending the inclined ramp. The apparatus may further comprise a gel pack retained in the pocket, which may be configured for cooling at least one portion of a sole of the foot.
US10744051B2	Mobility device Novel mobility devices are disclosed wherein one embodiment comprises a support frame and one or more boosters coupled to the frame. The booster preferably comprises a housing, a top support extending upward from the housing, and an opposing bottom support extending downward from the housing. The bottom support is preferably biased toward the housing. The housing may contain a sleeve having a top channel in communication with an opposing bottom channel. The top channel is configured to receive the top support, whereas the bottom channel is configured to receive the bottom support, a retaining ring, and a spring. The spring is disposed between a floor of the bottom channel and the retaining ring. The sleeve may also have a socket configured to receive a roller, wherein the roller has a bottom hole configured to receive the top support. The device permits the user to stand from a seated position or vice versa without the assistance of a third party, grab hold of handlebars extending from the frame, and then move about with independence. The device may also be folded for ease of storage.
US10744048B2	Wheelchair apparatuses including usage features A powered wheelchair apparatus includes a chair component, a power base component and a wheelchair control system. The wheelchair control system includes a processor and a user input device communicatively coupled to the processor. A display is communicatively coupled to the processor. A memory module is communicatively coupled to the processor that stores logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to receive user instructions from the user input device and display a message on the display based on the user instructions. The display is on a back of the chair component.
US10744047B2	Door mounted lift assist device A lift assist device employs a striker pin assembly having a striker pin adapted for removable insertion into a striker on a door of a vehicle and a pivot tube. A lift assembly has an actuator boss and a pivot pin connected to the actuator boss with the pivot pin removably received in the pivot tube. A telescoping support arm depends from the actuator boss and a seat is attached to a terminal end of the telescoping support arm.
US10744040B2	Reduced-pressure dressing assemblies for use in applying a closing force A closing dressing bolster and assembly for use with a system for treating a linear wound on a patient includes a bolster body formed from a flexible closing bolster material having closing members that are operable to develop an inward closing force when the closing dressing bolster is placed under reduced pressure. In one aspect, when the closing dressing bolster is under reduced pressure, the system, dressing, or assembly develops an inward force realized at the linear wound and a compression force. A wicking-material holder and wicking material may be used as well. The member components may all be see-through to allow visual inspection of the wound without requiring removal of the dressing.
US10744039B2	Methods of making bioactive collagen wound care dressings A method of preparing a crosslinked, collagen-based wound care dressing is provided, comprising: (a) immersing a sample of fibrous and/or non-fibrous collagen in a buffered acidic, aqueous solution comprising an alcohol; (b) contacting the collagen in solution with a catalytic component comprising 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide hydrochloride for a time at least sufficient to effect reaction between amino and carboxyl groups present on the collagen and to yield crosslinked collagen that is resistant to pronase degradation; and (c) drying the crosslinked collagen to yield a porous, crosslinked collagen article wherein the porous, crosslinked collagen article demonstrates a pore size of 10-500 microns. Also provided are bioactive collagen medical scaffolds for hernia repair prosthetics and surgical incision closure members, prepared using the method above.
US10744037B2	Ophthalmological laser system and operating method A polarization beam splitter selectively decouples detection light onto a detector such that it has a polarization direction that differs from the emitted illumination light. This enables the detection of the light scattered back in the eye lens at a high level of accuracy, since stray light from reflections at optical components of the light path is suppressed. In the generating of photo disruptions or other incisions, the ray exposure of the retina may be reduced in that the incisions being furthest away from the laser are induced first such that laminar gas inclusions with an existence duration time of at least 5 seconds result. In this manner the laser radiation propagated in the direction of the retina in further incisions are scattered and partially reflected such that the influence impinging upon the retina is reduced.
US10744033B2	Minimally invasive glaucoma surgical instrument and method Apparatuses and methods for the treatment of glaucoma are provided. The instrument uses either cauterization, a laser to ablate, sonic or ultrasonic energy to emulsify, or mechanical cutting of a portion of the trabecular meshwork. The instrument may also be provided with irrigation, aspiration, and a footplate. The footplate is used to enter Schlemm's canal, serves as a guide, and also protects Schlemm's canal.
US10744031B2	Apparatus and method for securing ocular tissue An ocular fixation device includes a body configured to be placed on an eye. The ocular fixation device also includes multiple twist picks configured to be turned to secure the body to the eye and to release the body from the eye. The body includes connection points on which a surgical tool is mountable on the body.
US10744030B2	Heating implement A heating implement (1) for body of the present embodiment includes a first sheet (11) having air-permeability; a second sheet (12); a heating element (13), intermediately arranged between the first sheet (11) and the second sheet (12) and containing an oxidizeable metal and a carbon component; and a first adhesive layer (14) and a second adhesive layer (15) provided in one of external surfaces of the first sheet (11) which is applied to a wearer side, in which a region without adhesive layer, in which none of the first adhesive layer (14) and the second adhesive layer (15) is disposed, is provided in at least a part of an external circumference section of the first sheet (11), the following relations (a) and (b) are satisfied, and the heating implement is perfumed with a fragrance:(a) a mass ratio of a content of the fragrance to a content of the carbon component in the aforementioned heating implement (fragrance/carbon component) is equal to or higher than 0.2 and equal to or lower than 0.52; and(b) the content of the carbon component in the aforementioned heating implement is equal to or larger than 0.89 mg/cm2.
US10744027B2	Thumb-sucking deterrent device Provided is a thumb-sucking deterrent device including: a finger insertion part and a coupling part disposed on an end of the finger insertion part. The finger insertion part includes an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and a waterproof sheet interposed between the inner sheet and the outer sheet.
US10744025B2	Apparatus and method for receiving and collecting breast milk leaks Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and an apparatus for passive milk collection from a human breast to be worn with a brassiere or other supporting garment. In some examples disclosed herein, a cupped container having a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface may be removably coupled to a lid attachment having an opening for receiving a liquid. Other aspects, configurations, and features are also claimed and described.
US10744024B2	Traction apparatus and methods A brace and traction device and associated methods of operation. In one embodiment, the device incorporates a forwardly open head and jaw brace which is adjustably supported vertically above a forwardly collar member. The brace and the collar member are adapted such that the brace is able to mate with the collar member while still being able to rotate to the subject's left and right while remaining planar to the collar member. Adjustment may be accomplished for example manually or via an electronic motor controlled by a control mechanism and microprocessor. The microprocessor may be adapted to store information regarding a user's sessions, and facilitate communication with patient and physician personal devices, thus sending these data from recorded sessions. The processor element may also be adapted to implement therapy sessions based on physician-entered program specifications, or based on pre-programmed specifications.
US10744023B2	Postural support apparatus and ventilation system A postural support apparatus comprising is provided including an biasing body comprising: a top member; a bottom member, spaced from the top member; and a left and right resilient members attached at each end of the top and bottom members. The left and right resilient members are configured to bias the top and bottom members into a predetermined position. The support apparatus also includes a load distributor connected to the biasing body configured to distribute a load force applied to the postural support apparatus.
US10744022B2	Force transmitting frame and motion assistance apparatus including the same A force transmitting frame including a base, a first longitudinal member connected to the base, a second longitudinal member configured to slide with respect to the base, and a first fastener configured to fasten one end of the first longitudinal member and one end of the second longitudinal member is provided.
US10744015B2	Sleeves for expandable medical devices An endoprosthesis constraining sleeve includes a single sheet of material forming at least two folds, and a common bond line constraining the single sheet of material to maintain the at least two folds and to form at least two discrete lumens. A first lumen of the at least two lumens is configured to receive a constrained endoprosthesis therein. A second lumen of the at least two lumens is configured to receive a control feature therethrough.
US10744014B2	Stent delivery device A stent delivery device includes a shaft with an internal lumen and a balloon connected to the shaft. The stent delivery device includes a cover configured to advance or retract in the axial direction of the shaft between a covering position where the cover covers the deflated balloon and a retracted position where the cover is spaced apart from the balloon. The stent delivery device includes a drive unit configured to apply a driving force for advancing or retracting the cover. The lumen of the shaft is configured to allow a working fluid to flow through the lumen to inflate the balloon. The balloon and drive unit are operated by the injecting and discharging of the working fluid. The inflation and deflation of the balloon and the advancing and retracting of the cover are performed in conjunction with each other.
US10744009B2	Transluminal stents and related methods Transluminal stents are disclosed herein. In some embodiments stents within the scope of this disclosure may comprise a first flared end and second flared end. In some embodiments, a profile of each of the first flared end and the second flared end may circumscribe a portion of separate elliptical arcs. In some embodiments, the stents are formed from braided or woven wires having a constant pitch along a middle region and continuously varying pitches along the first flared end and the second flared end. Methods of manufacturing stents are disclosed herein. Methods of using stents are also disclosed herein.
US10744007B2	Alignment system for multiple branch endografts A nonmodular endograft system for treating aortic aneurysms involving bilateral renal arteries can include a main fabric cover that is sealed, coupled, or integral, with first and second branch fabric covers. The system can be configured so that after the main cover is expanded in the aorta, and after the two branch covers are respectively expanded in the renal arteries such that (i) the first cover ostium is substantially aligned with the first renal ostium, and (ii) the second cover ostium is not substantially aligned with the second renal ostium, then aortic blood flows from the main cover into each of the branch covers.
US10744004B2	Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. A second dilator tube may be introduced over the first, advanced along a second longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from the first. A third dilator tube may be introduced over the second, advanced along a third longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from both the first and the second. An access cannula may be introduced over the third dilator tube. With the first, second, and third dilator tubes removed, surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant.
US10743998B2	Anatomically designed meniscus implantable devices An implant device used to replace and restore the function of the knee meniscus in a human. The compliant, yet resilient device is comprised of a biocompatible, non-degradable three-dimensional body comprised of at least a central body, a second structure, a third structure, and a coating. The device is concentrically aligned wherein the second structure is adjoined to the central body wherein the third structure is adjoined on the central body opposite of the second structure. The third structure further features a first and a second pulling element which is coupled to the central body and forms the outer periphery and major circumference of the device. The device is comprised of multiple components which provide tensile strength, compressive resilience, and attachment mechanisms for replacing the meniscus. Each structure is comprised of multiple surfaces which are further reinforced, separated, and connected by an individual plurality of vertical elements. The implantable device further features a surface coating on the surface of the central body.
US10743995B2	Orthopedic fasterners, instruments and methods Examples of the invention relate to methods, implants, and instruments for compressing first and second bone portions or a bone portion and an implant together.
US10743993B2	Prosthetic valve sizer and assembly including same Various embodiments of a prosthetic valve sizer and a method that utilizes such valve sizer are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the prosthetic valve sizer can include a sizer body including an annular base and a post extending from the annular base. The prosthetic valve sizer can also include a resilient tip extending from the post of the sizer body. The resilient tip can include a material different from and more flexible than a material of the sizer body.
US10743990B2	Tension member routing elements in transcatheter stented prosthesis tensioning system The disclosure relates to transcatheter stented prosthesis delivery devices including transition elements that route, constrain, support and reduce damage to tension member wear as tension in the tension members is varied to adjust the compression of a stented prosthesis loaded onto the delivery device. Various disclosed tension elements include inserts, edge treatments and guides proximate a distal portion of the delivery device upon which the stented prosthesis is loaded. In some embodiments, the transition feature is positioned proximate a location where at least one tension member transitions from a first orientation that is not parallel to the distal portion to a second orientation that is generally parallel to the distal portion. Further embodiments disclose configurations and methods of selectively locking and unlocking a longitudinal and/or rotational position of the stent frame with respect to the distal portion of the delivery device.
US10743984B2	Optic nerve support implant Ophthalmic implants and methods of use that provide structural support to the optic nerve are disclosed herein. An adhesive and/or ophthalmic implant may be delivered to an optic nerve of an eye to relieve pressure on the optic nerve. The ophthalmic implant may include a base portion that includes a first surface and a second surface opposing the second surface and a protrusion from the second surface for extending into a cup of an optic nerve in an eye.
US10743982B2	Biodegradable medical device for breast reconstruction and/or augmentation An implantable biodegradable medical device arranged for breast reconstruction and/or augmentation, made of an interconnected porous structured polymeric matrix and belonging to the family of poly(urea urethane)s.The porous structured polymeric matrix of the medical device comprises a plurality of three dimensional channels, drilled by means of heated tools, three-dimensionally propagating through the polymeric matrix ad interconnected with the porous structure of the polymeric matrix.The polymeric matrix comprises high to-medium molecular weight hydrophobic biodegradable amorphous soft segments polyols, having average molecular weight comprised between 20′000 and 60′000 Da,—hydrophilic polyalkoxide polyols, of average molecular weight comprised between 2′000 and 15′000 Da, and low molecular weight polyisocyanates and polyols, whose average molecular weights range between 15 and 200 Da.
US10743978B2	Devices and systems for lung treatment Devices, systems, and methods for measuring the diameter of an airway in a human or animal subject are disclosed. The device comprises a flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end. Flexible sizing elements are disposed along and extend approximately orthogonally from the catheter body. The sizing elements have different heights from one another and are configured to fit through the working channel of a bronchoscope. Devices, systems, and methods for redirecting airflow through a lung airway are also disclosed. The method comprises introducing into the airway a catheter comprising a distal end, a proximal end and an elongated portion therebetween, wherein the distal end comprises an airway closing mechanism, and wherein the proximal end comprises an actuator to actuate the airway closing mechanism; and actuating the airway closing mechanism to at least partially close the airway.
US10743977B2	Intravascular blood filter Disclosed is a novel filter and delivery means. The device described within will not interfere with standard practice and tools used during standard surgical procedures and tools such as cannulas, clamps or dissection instruments including valve replacement sizing gages or other surgical procedures where the patient must be put on a heart-lung machine cross-clamping the aorta.
US10743973B2	Temporal mandible data capture analysis and recommendation Approaches presented herein enable performing an oral health diagnosis of a user using an oral monitoring device fixed in the oral cavity. Specifically, an oral monitoring device collects jaw movement data as a user goes about daily living. An oral healthcare analysis is performed comparing current measurement data against abnormality classifications to identify abnormal jaw movement. If an abnormality is identified, an oral healthcare professional can be notified.
US10743971B2	Dental implement and method of using the same A dental implement for cleaning interproximal spaces and a method of use. The implement includes a sleeve with first and second ends and a bore defined therebetween. A stack of cartridges is insertable into the bore. Each cartridge includes a cleaning tip such as an interproximal brush. A cap may be engaged with the sleeve to protect the tip and keep it hygienic. The cartridges are progressively advanced along the bore to present their cleaning tip for use. A locking member secures the uppermost cartridge in place. Once used, a cartridge is removed from the sleeve and may be discarded or inserted into an opening to the bore in the sleeve's second end. The tip may be snapped off prior to insertion. The cartridge stack is drawn along the bore as the uppermost cartridge is removed or insertion of the spent cartridge will advance the cartridge stack along the bore.
US10743969B2	Removable dental prosthesis and method of manufacturing said removable dental prosthesis Method of fabricating a dental prosthesis (1), intended to fill an area of a first jaw, the first jaw being an identical reproduction of at least one part of an edentulous jaw (4) of an individual, the area being capable of receiving at least one tooth (3), the first jaw incorporating a protruding element (11), the method comprising: a first step of depositing the first portion (5) of a material on the area of the first jaw, in such a way that the first portion of deposited material can be hooked to the projecting element, the material being capable of preserving its shape after deposit; a step of attaching the tooth to the first portion of the deposited material.
US10743964B2	Dual aligner assembly A dual aligner assembly including a plurality of aligners, including a first aligner and a second aligner. The first aligner has a first shape corresponding to a set of target tooth positions and applies an orthodontic force against a set of target teeth. The first orthodontic force generates movement of the set of target teeth to the set of target tooth positions. The second aligner has a second shape corresponding to a combination of current tooth positions of the set of target teeth, the set of target tooth positions, and a thickness of the first aligner. The second aligner partially encloses the first aligner and provides an anchor for at least a portion of the first aligner. Via the anchor, a combination of the first aligner and the second aligner provides an orthodontic force that prevents the set of target teeth from moving to unwanted tooth positions during orthodontic treatment.
US10743961B2	Device for surgical assistance A device for surgical assistance is disclosed. The device comprising one or more rails, and a plurality of side posts. The rails are configured to attach to a hand table via one or more engagement members. The plurality of the side post comprises an upper part and a lower part. The lower part of the said side post is engaged to the rails via a clamp mechanism. The upper part of the said side post is configured to hold surgical equipment. Further, each of the side post is height adjustable. The device further comprises a rail extension system, which is attached to an end portion of rails lying close to a trunk portion of the patient.
US10743960B2	Cardiac arrhythmia treatment devices and delivery Systems, methods and devices to facilitate insertion of a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of a patient are described including devices, methods and medical procedure templates to facilitate insertion proximate to a lateral margin of the patient's sternum.
US10743959B2	Device and methods of needle calibration In some embodiments, a device may include a tube having substantially cylindrical body defining an enclosure and having an open end. The tube may include measurement units printed along at least one side. The device may further include a stopper element releasably coupled to the open end of the cylindrical body and configured to selectively engage a needle to mark a length of the needle.
US10743958B2	Round depth gauge A device for measuring blind holes formed through a bone includes (a) a first elongated rod including a shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end including an increased diameter abutment extending radially outward therefrom, the abutment including a proximal surface formed to contact a portion of the bone adjacent a distal opening of the blind hole to assume a locked configuration with the bone and (b) a second elongated rod extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis.
US10743957B2	Barrier dispenser and method of using the same Apparatus and methods for applying a barrier to a medical scope are provided. An apparatus may comprise a source of film and a housing. The housing may comprise a chamber configured to support therein the source of film, and an opening provided through a wall of the housing to permit a portion of the film to extend out of the chamber when the film is dispensed. The housing may comprise a recess located such that the extended portion of the film is permitted to hang freely in proximity to the recess. The recess may be sized to receive a distal portion of the medical scope. The recess may be adapted to allow the extended portion of the film to be applied to the distal portion of the medical scope when the distal portion is placed into the recess with the portion of the film located therebetween.
US10743956B2	Surgical drape with sleeve and fenestration A surgical drape is provided that has a drape body that has an upper surface and an oppositely disposed lower surface. The drape body has a forward edge and an oppositely disposed rearward edge. The drape body has a centerline that extends from the forward edge to the rearward edge. A guardrail is located at the upper surface of the drape body.
US10743954B2	Therapeutic garment for treatment of over-shunting headaches and method for use of same A therapeutic garment for treatment of over-shunting headaches and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the therapeutic garment includes a waistband and an abdominal portion that extends from the waistband to encircle the abdomen and hips from the groin to the costal margin of a person wearing the therapeutic garment. A binder portion, having open and closed positions, is coincident to the abdominal portion. In the closed position, the binder distends the epidural venous plexus of the person wearing the therapeutic garment. A closure mechanism is configured to selectively alternate the binder between the open and closed positions. The therapeutic garment may further be fashioned into a brief, a tank top, or include leg extensions.
US10743950B2	Systems and methods for navigation and control of an implant positioning device An implant positioning device and a method of using the device are described. The positioning device includes an end effector configured to contact an implant component during a surgical procedure, the end effector connected to an actuator for imparting an impact force to the implant component during the surgical procedure, a motor mechanically connected to the actuator and configured to move the actuator to produce one or more impacts on the end effector, thereby imparting the impact force to the implant component, and a control circuit coupled to the motor. The control circuit is configured to generate at least one motor control signal, transfer the at least one motor control signal to the motor, and, as a result of the at least one motor control signal, cause the motor to move the actuator to produce one or more impacts on the end effector.
US10743946B2	Medical user interfaces and related methods of use A medical system for use in a lithotripsy procedure may include a processor configured to receive input from a first imaging device, wherein the first imaging device may be configured to send image data representative of an image captured in a lumen of a kidney, bladder, or ureter to the processor. The processor may be configured to display the image on a display device coupled to the processor, and analyze the image to sense the presence of an object within the image. If an object was sensed within the image, the processor may analyze the image to estimate a size of the object, and display the estimate on the display device.
US10743944B2	Method and apparatus for intraoperative measurements of anatomical orientation Electronic devices that detect their position and/or orientation with respect to earth's frame of reference are described. A coupler can removeably maintain the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can have a housing and the coupler can be included on the housing and arranged to physically connect the housing of the electronic device to the housing of at least one other electronic device. Alternatively, the coupler can be a packaging that maintains the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can be calibrated using the orientation or position information obtained by other electronic devices maintained by the coupler. Further, each electronic device can include a power source that remains inactive until the device is ready for use.
US10743943B2	Medical image processing apparatus and method A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: obtain a three-dimensional (3D) image that is representative of an anatomical region of a subject; acquire a stream of two-dimensional images that are representative of the anatomical region of the subject; set a first rendering direction by performing a 2D/3D registration procedure in respect of the 3D image and a 2D image of the stream of 2D images; generate a first rendered image from the 3D image based on the first rendering direction; and for each of a plurality of subsequent 2D images of the stream of 2D images, determine whether a condition is satisfied, the condition being dependent on at least one of a 2D misalignment and a time since last 2D/3D registration procedure; when the registration condition is satisfied, select one of the subsequent 2D images; reset the rendering direction to obtain a second rendering direction by performing a 2D/3D registration procedure in respect of the 3D image and the selected 2D image; and regenerate a second rendered image from the 3D image based on the second rendering direction.
US10743941B2	Method and system for trackerless image guided soft tissue surgery and applications of same Methods and systems for performing trackerless image guided soft tissue surgery. For a patient in need of brain surgery, pre-operative preparation for a patient is performed by generating a three-dimensional textured point cloud (TPC) for the patient's scalp surface, and registering the first three-dimensional TPC to a magnetic resonance (MR) model of the brain. During the surgery, an intra-operative cortical surface registration to the MR model is performed for the MR-to-cortical surface alignment. Then shift measurement and compensation to the MR model is performed by: performing absolute deformation measurement of the brain based on the MR model with the cortical surface registration, and obtaining shift correction to the MR model using the absolute deformation measurements. The shift correction may be used for adjusting an image guidance system (IGS) in the brain surgery.
US10743937B2	Backup surgical instrument system and method A method for preparing surgical kits for use during a surgery includes preparing a pre-operative surgical plan for a patient and selecting a set of surgical instruments based on the pre-operative surgical plan. The set of surgical instruments includes at least a general instrument, a first size-specific instrument, a patient-specific instrument, and a surgeon-specific instrument. The general instrument is selected from a predetermined group of off-the-shelf instruments. The first size-specific instrument has a first size selected from predetermined sizes. The patient-specific instrument includes a three-dimensional contoured engagement surface configured to nest into a portion of a native anatomy in a single location. The surgeon-specific instrument is selected based on a surgeon preference and is a different instrument than the selected general instrument, first size-specific instrument, and patient-specific instrument. The method further includes preparing a surgeon instrument kit containing the set of surgical instruments in sterilized form.
US10743935B2	Microwave ablation generator control system A microwave energy delivery and measurement system, including a microwave energy source configured to delivery microwave energy to a microwave energy delivery device, a measurement system configured to measure at least one parameter of the microwave energy delivery device and a switching network configured to electrically isolate the microwave energy source and the measurement system. The measurement system is configured to actively measure in real time at least one parameter related to the microwave energy delivery device.
US10743933B2	Precision electrode movement control for renal nerve ablation A catheter is configured to access a renal artery. A lumen of the catheter's shaft is dimensioned to receive a flexible actuation member which extends between the shaft's proximal and distal ends. The actuation member is moveable within the lumen and subject to elastic deformation, friction, and/or whip along its length. A flexible support member is coupled to a distal end of the actuation member and extendible beyond a distal tip of the shaft. An RF ablation electrode at a distal end of the support member is configured to ablated perivascular renal nerve tissue. A position converter at the distal end of the shaft is configured to convert movement of the actuation member into one or both of controlled rotational and axial movement of the support member and electrode to one of a multiplicity of stable circumferential positions substantially free of elastic deformation, friction, and/or whip impacting actuation member movement.
US10743925B2	Fracture fixation device Assemblies for securing fractured bone are provided. The assembly includes a first fixation element, a second fixation element, and an adjustable flexible member construct. The first fixation element having a male or a female sleeve is secured within a first portion of the fractured bone. The second fixation element having the other of the male or female sleeve telescopically received within the one of the male or female sleeve is secured within a second portion of the fractured bone. The adjustable flexible member construct extends between the first and second fixation elements and has at least one adjustable loop coupled to the first fixation element and the second fixation element and a pair of adjusting ends extending through an opening in the first fixation element. The pair of adjusting ends can be pulled to reduce a diameter of the adjustable loop and to compress fragments of the fractured bone.
US10743921B2	Reduction instruments and methods The present subject disclosure provides a novel design for devices and methods for straightening a curved spine by using a reduction tool to move the spine with respect to an attached bone plate.
US10743912B2	Surgical tunneling instrument with expandable section A trocar for preparing pilot holes, tunnels and other spaces within bone includes a piercing tip, a cutting element, and an expansion element for expanding the cutting element radially outwardly with respect to a longitudinal axis of the trocar. The cutting element includes one or more cutting blades. The trocar also includes a hollow shaft. The hollow shaft can include one or more apertures axially and radially aligned with the one or more cutting blades. The expansion element can include an activation rod housed inside the hollow shaft. The one or more cutting blades can be in the form of two opposed cutting blades separated by a gap, the two opposed cutting blades being radially displaceable with respect to the longitudinal axis. The activation rod can include a wedge that partially enters the gap between the two opposed cutting blades to displace the cutting blades to an expanded position.
US10743907B2	Thrombectomy device A thrombectomy device for removing thrombus from a body lumen comprises an elongated catheter member (2) having a distal part and a proximal part, a thrombus blocking body (5) disposed on the distal part of the catheter member and radially expansible between a contracted orientation and an expanded, thrombus-blocking, orientation, a thrombus capture body (3) disposed on the distal part of the catheter member in an axially spaced-apart relationship to the thrombus blocking body, and radially expansible between a contracted orientation and an expanded, thrombus-capture, orientation, deployment means actuable to deploy and retract the thrombus capture body and thrombus blocking body; and an elongated control arm operably connected to the thrombus capture body. The thrombus capture body is a cage having an inwardly tapering leading end, the elongated control arm is operably connected to the leading end of the cage, and a thrombus extractor or macerator mechanism is disposed within the cage.
US10743903B2	Ultrasonic surgical instrument with pre-assembled acoustic assembly An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a body, an ultrasonic supported by the body, a shaft extending distally from the body and defining a shaft axis, a waveguide extending distally through the shaft, and an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade coupled to a distal end of the waveguide and having a primary blade treatment surface configured to treat tissue, and a clamp arm coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The shaft and the waveguide are selectively rotatable relative to one another about the shaft axis through a predefined range of angular motion between an assembly state and an operational state. In the assembly state, the clamp arm and the primary blade treatment surface are rotationally offset from one another. In the operational state, the clamp arm and the primary blade treatment surface are rotationally aligned.
US10743902B2	Vibrating body unit and ultrasonic probe A vibrating body unit includes a vibration generator, a vibration transmitter and first amplitude enlarger. The vibration generator generates ultrasonic vibration whose amplitude has a predetermined correlation with a frequency. The vibration transmitter has a proximal end and a distal end while the vibration generator is attached from a proximal side, and transmits the ultrasonic vibration to a distal side in a longitudinal axis direction. At least one first amplitude enlarger is provided in the vibration transmitter, and enlarges the amplitude of the ultrasonic vibration at a first amplitude enlargement rate in a direction of transmission of the ultrasonic vibration, the first amplitude enlargement rate having a correlation with the frequency opposite to the predetermined correlation.
US10743900B2	Disruptive dressing for use with negative pressure and fluid instillation A method and apparatus for disrupting material at a tissue site is described. A contact layer may be selected for use on the tissue site and positioned adjacent to the tissue site. The contact layer may include walls defining a plurality of through-holes. A sealing member may be positioned over the contact layer and sealed to tissue surrounding the tissue site to form a sealed space enclosing the contact layer. A negative-pressure source may be fluidly coupled to the sealed space. The negative-pressure source may supply negative pressure to the sealed space and the contact layer to draw tissue into the through-holes to form nodules. The negative pressure may be vented from the sealed space to release the nodules.
US10743898B2	Surgical devices having power-assisted jaw closure and methods for compressing and sensing tissue Surgical devices are provided having power-assisted or fully powered jaw closure. The devices herein generally include a handle portion, an elongate shaft, and an effector having first and second jaws configured to engage tissue. A motor and one or more compression springs can be operatively coupled, and activation of the motor can compress the spring(s) to reduce the amount of user supplied force to compress tissue between the jaws. In some embodiments, the devices can be configured to regulate an amount of compression applied by the jaws prior to, during, and/or after cutting of the tissue to promote hemostasis. For example, the devices can include sensors, processors, and/or other components that analyze data indicative of tissue type and tissue load. Based on this feedback, the device can automatically adjust the amount of compression or energy applied to the tissue to seal the tissue.
US10743894B2	Clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel A clot retrieval device (9501) for removing clot from a blood vessel comprises an inner elongate body (9503) and an outer elongate body (9504) at least partially overlying the inner elongate body (9503). The device also comprises an elongate member or shaft (9502) having a proximal end which extends exterior of a patient so that a user can retrieve the stent-basket device and captured clot by retracting the shaft (9502). The outer elongate body (9504) and the inner elongate body (9503) are connected to the distal end of the shaft (9502) and are expandable relative to the shaft (9502) from a collapsed delivery configuration to an expanded deployed configuration. The outer elongate body (9504) is expandable relative to the inner elongate body (9503) to a radial extent which is greater than the radial extent of the inner body (9503) in the deployed configuration.
US10743890B2	Drill apparatus and surgical fixation devices and methods for using the same The present application relates to systems, methods, and devices for performing drilling operations, such as in a surgical setting. The embodiments disclosed herein include handheld drill apparatus configured to be used with guides for completing a specific operation. The drill apparatus is capable of receiving instructions either through programming, from a memory device, or from scanning a device located on an external item, such as a guide.
US10743882B2	Delivery and detachment mechanisms for vascular implants Vascular delivery systems configured to deliver an implant to a location within a vasculature can include one or more control wires controllable by a user to detach the implant from the delivery system. Control wires can cause a feature of the delivery system to mechanically engage a hub at a proximal end of an implant. Proximal or distal movement of the control wire can allow the feature to disengage from the hub, thereby allowing release of the implant.
US10743878B2	Apparatus and method for delivering surgical tissue connectors into an abdominal cavity and removing the surgical tissue connectors from the abdominal cavity An apparatus and its method of use in delivering surgical tissue connectors into an area of the body and removing the surgical tissue connectors from the body area. The tissue connectors are connected to a base which allows for easy adjustment of the tissue connectors along a cord. The base includes a locking mechanism which impinges a sliding knot in the cord, and, in alternate configurations of the locking mechanism and knot, impinges on the sliding knot to prevent sliding in a loosening direction but allow sliding in a tightening direction, or allows sliding in a loosening direction.
US10743876B2	System for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.
US10743871B2	Surgical clip applier with distal clip feeder End effectors with increased clip loading capacity include a housing having a tapered section at a distal end; first and second jaw members protruding distally from the tapered section; a surgical clip feeder arranged within the housing and configured to contain a plurality of surgical clips therein; and a feedbar longitudinally movable between the housing and the plurality of surgical clips, the feedbar having a distal portion engageable with a distal-most surgical clip of the plurality of surgical clips within the tapered section. The plurality of surgical clips is arrangeable within the surgical clip feeder at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the end effector. Actuation of the feedbar engages and advances the distal-most surgical clip out of the surgical clip feeder and into interposition between the first and second jaw members.
US10743869B2	Stapler for forming multiple tissue plications A stapling device for forming multiple tissue plications without needing to reload the device between plications is described. The device includes staple and anvil housings that move toward and away from a tissue-capture position. A cartridge holder in the staple housing supports a cartridge with multiple groups of offset staple slots, where the slots in each group are circularly arrayed about a cartridge center axis. A staple driver in the staple housing carries a plurality of arms for engaging and ejecting the staples in a first group of staples in the cartridge, when a tissue fold is captured between the cartridge assembly and anvil in the anvil housing. When the staple driver is retracted, after a tissue plication is formed, the cartridge assembly and tissue drive are indexed to eject the next-up group of staples.
US10743867B2	Applicator instruments having insertable, changeable cartridges for dispensing surgical fasteners An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing having a cartridge opening, an elongated shaft extending from the housing, and a cartridge insertable into the cartridge opening, the cartridge having a plurality of surgical fasteners pre-loaded into the cartridge. The applicator instrument has a firing system disposed within the housing, and an actuator for activating the firing system to commence a firing cycle for removing one of the surgical fasteners from the cartridge and driving the removed surgical fastener from the housing to a distal end of the elongated shaft. In one embodiment, the cartridge includes a cartridge body having an upper end and a lower end insertable into the cartridge opening. The surgical fasteners are arrayed in a stack that extends between the upper and lower ends of the cartridge body. The cartridge has a constant force spring that normally urges the stack of surgical fasteners toward the lower end of the cartridge body for being fed into the firing system.
US10743865B1	Apparatus for subcuticular suturing and corresponding method of use thereof An apparatus capable of and a corresponding method for subcuticular suturing of an incision in a single pass is provided. The apparatus includes a straight needle, a suture thread extending from a free end of the needle, and a grip couplable to or pre-attached to the needle. The grip is used for controlling, manipulating, and advancing the needle and its sharp end through the incision. The needle is generally long enough to pierce and bind both sides of the incision together without having to pull the entire needle and any slack in the suture thread through each piercing prior to proceeding to the next piercing. The needle holds the entire incision closed presets the entire path for the suture thread prior to pulling the suture thread through the incision to hold the incision closed.
US10743862B1	Laparoscopic suturing device and methods of use A laparoscopic suturing device that allows the insertion and formation of intracorporeal knots in a safe and speedy manner during laparoscopic procedures. The laparoscopic suturing device includes an ergonomic handle and a long tubular shaft that contains a connecting rod inside. The proximal end of said connecting rod is attached to a deploying knob and its distal end is linked to a movable needle support that contains a suturing needle. The suturing device is inserted into the gas distended abdominal cavity with the needle in a straight position through a laparoscopic cannula and then by moving backwards said deploying knob the needle is deployed in a right angle allowing the insertion of a variety of sutures. The laparoscopic suturing device is provided with an encasement to keep a spool of suture material in place.
US10743860B2	Methods and devices for passing sutures around anatomical structures Various exemplary methods and devices are provided for passing sutures around anatomical structures. In an exemplary embodiment, a suture delivery device is provided that includes a body portion having a suture delivery member disposed therein and configured to pass a suture around an anatomical structure. The suture delivery member can be movable between a retracted configuration in which the suture delivery member is disposed within the body portion and an advanced configuration in which the suture delivery member extends distally beyond the body portion and assumes an arcurate shape. The arcurate shape can correspond to a shape of the anatomical structure and can extend almost all of the way around the anatomical structure, for example at least around 270° of a circle, thus assisting a user in passing the suture around the anatomical structure without having to manually manipulate the suture delivery device at awkward angles around adjacent tissue.
US10743858B1	Flush anchor snap-off apparatus An anchor for tensile member(s) includes: a housing having a hollow interior; a collet in the hollow interior of the housing, the collet having a peripheral wall defining a central bore and an exterior surface. The collet is configured to be swaged around the tensile member(s). The collet includes longitudinal grooves in an outer surface of the peripheral wall, each defining a web configured to collapse inward in response to external compressive force. A sleeve has a peripheral wall defining interior and exterior surfaces and is disposed in the housing axially adjacent to the collet. At least one of the collet and the sleeve is tapered and the sleeve and the collet are arranged such that sleeve movement from a first position to a second position will cause the sleeve to bear against the collet, swaging the collet radially inwards around and against the tensile member(s).
US10743856B2	Non-sliding soft anchor A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the guide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
US10743855B2	Tissue repair devices The present disclosure relates to an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes an anchor defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity; and a headless insertion member configured for arrangement within the anchor cavity, the insertion member including a body having a threaded proximal portion, a non-threaded distal portion, and a cannulation extending a partial length of the insertion member. Other anchor assemblies, anchors, and delivery devices are also disclosed.
US10743852B2	Occlusion device and method for its manufacture The present invention relates to an occlusion device (1) consisting of a braiding (2) of thin wires or threads (4) which is given a suitable form in a molding and heat treatment procedure. The occlusion device (1) has a proximal retention area (6) and a distal retention area (8), whereby the ends of the wires or threads (4) converge into a holder (5) in distal retention area (8). A cylindrical crosspiece (10) is furthermore disposed between the proximal and distal retention areas (6, 8). With the objective of providing an occlusion device which positions as flat as possible against the septum at the proximal side of a septal defect in the inserted state, the invention provides for the proximal retention area (6) of the braiding (2) to exhibit a completely closed proximal wall (112) disposed with a continuous surface at the proximal end of the occlusion device (1) which forms the proximal end (12) of said occlusion device (1).
US10743848B2	Biopsy device for coherent Raman imaging Devices and systems for analyzing biological samples are provided. Devices include a hollow body extending from a first end to a second end. The body defines a sample collecting portion. A first opening at the first end of the body is operable to receive a source of negative pressure and a second opening at the second end of the body is operable to receive a biological sample. The body also includes an optically transparent region disposed in a region corresponding to the sample collecting portion, the optically transparent region being configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation therethrough from an imaging device capable of imaging the biological sample when disposed in the sample collecting portion.
US10743844B2	Ultrasound imaging apparatus An ultrasound imaging apparatus (20) is disclosed, comprising a data interface (30) configured to receive a plurality of different ultrasound data sets (26, 28) resulting from an ultrasound scan of an object (18) in different viewing directions. The ultrasound imaging apparatus further comprises a segmentation unit (32) for segmenting anatomical structures of the object in the different ultrasound data sets and for providing segmentation data of the anatomical structures, and a reference determining unit (34) for determining a spatial reference (48, 50, 52, 54) for the different ultrasound data sets on the basis of the segmentation data. A confidence determining unit (40) is included for determining confidence values (56) for different regions of the received ultrasound data on the basis of the spatial reference.
US10743843B2	Information processing apparatus, ultrasonic imaging apparatus, and information processing method An ultrasonic imaging support apparatus for supporting imaging performed by an ultrasonic probe that acquires an ultrasonic image of a subject includes a specification unit configured to specify a position inside the subject in a three dimensional image, an identification unit configured to identify a position on a body surface of the subject based on the specified position, and a display control unit configured to display a position where the ultrasonic image acquired by the ultrasonic probe is captured and the identified position on a display unit.
US10743834B2	X-ray image diagnostic apparatus and method An X-ray image diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a photon counting X-ray detector, calibration circuitry, and image generating circuitry. The photon counting X-ray detector includes a plurality of detection elements each of which is configured to detect X-rays and output a detection signal. The calibration circuitry calibrates a detection signal of each of the detection elements using a correction value calculated from a plurality of signals output from the detection elements and corresponding to a plurality of X-ray application conditions relating to continuous X-rays. The image generating circuitry generates an image using the calibrated detection signals of the detection elements.
US10743832B2	X-ray beam shaping A medical X-ray imaging arrangement that includes an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, an X-ray beam manipulator device, a processor, and a memory unit. The X-ray beam manipulator device includes an adjustable X-ray beam diaphragm provided between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The beam diaphragm includes at least one movable X-ray beam-shaping element and at least one controllable actuator for moving the at least one beam-shaping element according to positioning data provided by the processor. The processor is configured to store positioning data of determined positions of the at least one beam-shaping element for determined attenuation configurations of the diaphragm, and to recall and supply the stored positioning data to the processor for activating the controllable actuator.
US10743820B2	Method and apparatus for measuring biosignal A biosignal measuring method and apparatus are provided. The biosignal measuring method includes verifying whether a measured biosignal is in a range, and controlling an operation of the biosignal measuring apparatus when the measured biosignal deviates from the range based on a result of the verifying.
US10743818B2	Rejecting noise in a signal Reducing noise in a signal is provided. A first filter includes a selectively definable passband for filtering a first signal used in determining at least one patient parameter. A characteristic analyzer detects a characteristic of a second signal and generates a variability measurement value using a series of data values within the second signal over a previously occurring window of time. A filter controller coupled to the characteristic analyzer uses the variability measurement value to define a characteristic of the passband for the first filter and selectively tunes the passband of the first filter according to the defined characteristic. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
US10743811B2	Fall prediction assessment Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable mediums for fall prediction assessment are provided. In a particular embodiment, a fall prediction profile generator is configured to identify, based on health status data associated with a patient, a hydration threshold for the patient. The fall prediction profile generator is also configured to store the identified hydration threshold as part of a hydration profile associated with the patient and provide the hydration profile to a fall prediction controller to generate a fall prediction assessment of the patient based on the hydration profile and a current hydration indicator associated with the patient.
US10743810B2	Devices for and methods of diagnosis and/or monitoring dysphagia The use of a device to measure patient sensory response through the application of an incrementally increased electrical current to the oropharynx.
US10743809B1	Systems and methods for seizure prediction and detection The present disclosure provides systems and methods for seizure detection. The method for seizure detection may include receiving a plurality of electroencephalography (EEG) signals over a plurality of channels for a subject, preprocessing the plurality of EEG signals by segmenting the plurality of EEG signals for each channel into a plurality of temporal data segments, extracting a plurality of features from each temporal data segment for each channel, and applying a machine learning algorithm to the plurality of features to perform a seizure binary classification for each temporal data segment for each channel. A control policy may be employed to determine a seizure burden on the aggregated seizure binary classifications. When the seizure burden is equal to or exceeds a threshold, a notification may be generated. The notification may be usable by a healthcare practitioner to assess whether the subject may be at risk of having a seizure.
US10743807B2	System and method for determining a perceptual-cognitive signature of a subject The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for determining a perceptual-cognitive signature of a subject. A plurality of objects moves at a controlled speed on a visual display, for a predetermined duration in each of a series of core trials. The subject identifies one or more target objects amongst the plurality of objects. The perceptual-cognitive signature of the subject is determined according to the number of target objects, the speed of the objects, the predetermined duration of each of the series of core trials, and a correctness of identifications, by the subject after each predetermined duration, of the target objects over the series of core trials.
US10743804B2	Fluid sampling system A fluid sampling system comprising a housing, a first pump means for withdrawing at least one fluid sample from a first sample site, means for returning at least part of the at one fluid sample to a second sample site, transferring means for transferring at least one volume of the at least one first fluid to a sampling means, second pump means for providing at least one active substance, at least one connection to a reservoir containing the at least one active substance, and at least one energy source for driving at least the first and second pump means.
US10743802B2	Probe A biological signal acquirer is attached to a subject and acquires a biological signal of the subject. A transmitter carried by the subject transmits the biological signal. A first communication port and a first camera are installed in a first location and connectable to a network. A second communication port and a second camera are installed in a second location and connectable to the network. A biological information acquiring device is connectable to the network and provided with a switcher. The switcher acquires, when communication establishment between the transmitter and the first communication port is detected, the biological signal through the first communication port as well as a first image taken by the first camera, and acquires, when communication establishment between the transmitter and the second communication port is detected, the biological signal through the second communication port as well as a second image taken by the second camera.
US10743799B2	Medical instrument with a shutter for sealing a test strip port A medical instrument (300, 700, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600) for performing a measurement (1513) on a biological sample using a test strip (310), wherein the medical instrument comprises: a housing (302) and an analytical unit (1508) for analyzing the test strip, wherein the analytical unit is within an interior volume (308). The analytical unit comprises a test strip mount (1510) configured for receiving the test strip to perform the measurement. The instrument further comprises a test strip port (312) between an exterior surface (304) and an interior surface (306). The test strip port is aligned with the test strip mount along an insertion direction (328). The medical instrument further comprises a shutter (100) for sealing the test port. The shutter is configured for being in a open position and a closed position. The shutter is within the interior volume. The shutter is configured for sealing the test port when in the closed position. The shutter comprises a test strip opening (106). The test strip opening is aligned with the test strip port and the test strip mount when the shutter is in the open position. The shutter has a first sealing surface (118). The test strip port has a second sealing surface (120). The first sealing surface and the second sealing surface are configured to mate in the closed position. The shutter comprises a mechanism for moving the shutter between the open position and the closed position. Moving the shutter between the closed position and the open position comprises a rotation of the shutter parallel to the insertion direction. The medical instrument further comprises an actuator (2506) for actuating the mechanism to move the shutter between the open position and the closed position.
US10743797B2	Fiber-optic sensors and methods for monitoring micro-movements A sensor for detecting micro-movements is provided herein. In various embodiments, the sensor includes a looped structure formed of a continuous multi-mode optical fiber arranged into a plurality of loops disposed substantially in a plane. Each loop within the looped structure is partially overlapping yet laterally offset from neighboring loops. The sensor further includes a light source coupled to a first end of the looped structure, a receiver coupled to a second end of the looped structure, and one or more control and processing modules. Related methods of manufacture and use are also disclosed.
US10743796B2	Wheelchair foot sensor alarm A foot sensor alarm for wheelchairs, detects if a wheelchair occupant's foot has fallen off of a wheelchair footrest. The sensor and alarm make a wheelchair occupant or care giver aware that a foot has fallen off of one or more of the footrests. Sensors may include contact closure sensors, with snap-action switches or magnetically actuated reed switches can be used. Battery-operated window alarms with piezoelectric sound emitters send out vibratory or audio sounds as alarms. An occupancy sensor seat pad is used to power up the alarm system. A flashing light emitting diode can be wired in parallel with each sound emitter to provide a visual alarm as well.
US10743795B2	Method and apparatus for limb circumference measurement Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first plurality of circumference measurements, each of the first plurality of circumference measurements corresponding to a first circumference around a limb of a person at a respective one of a plurality of locations of the limb, each of the first plurality of circumference measurements being obtained from a respective one of a plurality of elastic measurement elements that is positioned at a respective one of the locations; determining, based upon the first plurality of circumference measurements, a first geometric profile along a length of the limb; and outputting data representing the first geometric profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10743793B2	Systems and methods for delivering an agent to a user's lungs and for simultaneously monitoring lung health A system for delivering an agent to be taken up by a user's lungs and for simultaneously monitoring the user's lung health includes an inhalant-flow detection system and a computer-executable medium. The inhalant-flow detection system includes a flow sensor arranged to intercept a portion of inhalant flowing through the system and to provide detection signals regarding inhalant speed as a function of time. The computer-executable medium includes non-transient computer code, which when executed on a computer, causes the computer to receive the detection signals from the flow sensor, receive information about a quantity and type of agent provided by the agent delivery device for the inhalant during the inhalation time period, and calculate a delivered dose of the agent based on at least the detection signals received, the information received about the quantity and type of agent, and information concerning physiology of the user.
US10743791B2	System and method for assessing tissue properties using magnetic resonance imaging A system and method for assessing tissue properties of a subject within a region of interest (ROI) using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes acquiring chemical-shift-encoded imaging data of the ROI. The method also includes determining, from imaging data a proton density water fraction (PDWF) map and quantifying, using the PDWF map, a property of tissue within the ROI. The method further includes generating, using the PDWF map, a report indicating the quantified property of the tissue. The tissue may include fibroglandular tissue (FGT).
US10743790B2	Subjective significance evaluation tool, brain activity based A method and system for determining the subjective state of mind of a human subject presented with a test audible or visual stimulus. An an electroencephalogram (EEG) recording unit is connected to the human subject, recording the subject's EEG when presented with one or more test stimuli. The recorded EEG signal is then transformed to a 3-D map in order to visualize the brain areas that were active when presenting the test stimuli. The given 3-D map of the test stimuli is then compared with reference 3-D maps of neutral and subjectively significant stimuli.
US10743789B2	ECG signal parallel analysis apparatus, method and mobile terminal Provided are an electrocardiogram signal parallel analysis apparatus, a mobile terminal incorporating the apparatus, and related methods. The apparatus includes an integrated memory, a central processing unit and a graphic processing unit. The integrated memory includes a first memory and a second memory for being used by the central processing unit and the graphic processing unit respectively, and the central processing unit may access the second memory. The central processing unit performs primary noise reduction on a received electrocardiogram original signal to obtain a primary electrocardiogram signal, and performs abnormal heartbeat classification preliminary screening on characteristic data extracted from the graphic processing unit to obtain suspected abnormal heartbeat data. The graphic processing unit performs characteristic extraction on the primary electrocardiogram signal to obtain characteristic data, performs secondary noise reduction on the primary electrocardiogram signal to obtain a secondary electrocardiogram signal, and processes the suspected abnormal heartbeat data and the secondary electrocardiogram signal by applying a template matching classification mode to obtain final abnormal heartbeat data.
US10743782B1	Monitoring baby physical characterstics The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for monitoring baby physical characteristics. In some embodiments, the method may include projecting light from a video monitoring system toward a monitored user, and detecting a heart rate of the monitored user at the video monitoring system based at least in part on detecting the projected light. The method may further include comparing the detected heart rate with a predetermined heart rate threshold, and initiating an alert based at least in part on the comparing.
US10743781B2	Ischemic precondition treatment equipment and use and method thereof for judging health condition of blood vessels Disclosed is ischemic precondition treatment equipment and a use and method thereof for judging health condition of blood vessels. A gas way structure (4) is arranged inside a shell of ischemic precondition training treatment equipment. The gas way structure comprises a 5-way device (43). The 5-way device (43) is connected to a left gas pump (41), a right gas pump (42), a left solenoid valve (44), a right solenoid valve (45) and a release valve (48), respectively. The gas way structure (4) can rapidly bring a pressure of an armband airbag to the set pressure value in a short period of time, which is effective in relieving the patients' discomfort and pain when used. It is suitable for long-term use for training. In addition, it also can judge the health condition of blood vessels.
US10743779B2	Monitoring mode of an implantable medical device A system and method for controlling a monitoring mode or treatment mode of an implantable medical device based on the detection of an external signal. The system and related method allow for more frequent monitoring of medical parameters at times where more frequent monitoring is necessary, such as during or after a dialysis session, with less frequent monitoring at other times, allowing for a more efficient medical device. The invention also allows for the frequency or mode of treatment by the implantable medical device, or the transmission of data from the implantable medical device to be controlled based on the external signal.
US10743777B2	Cardiovascular parameter estimation in the presence of motion Disclosed embodiments pertain to cardiovascular parameter (e.g. heart rate) measurements when motion is present. Biometric sensor signal measurements may be obtained based on cardiovascular parameters of a user; and motion sensor signal measurements may be obtained based on user motion. An activity type may be determined based on the motion sensor signals. For example, when non-motion related frequencies in a frequency domain representation of the biometric sensor signal are obscured by user motion, an activity type may be determined based on the motion sensor signals. Further, based on the activity type, for each cardiovascular parameter (e.g. heart rate), a corresponding likely cardiovascular parameter value (e.g. a likely heart rate) may be determined. A corresponding fundamental frequency associated with the biometric sensor signal may then be determined for each cardiovascular parameter based on the motion sensor signal measurements and the corresponding likely cardiovascular parameter value.
US10743776B2	Apparatus and system for measuring volume of blood loss A system for measuring the blood loss comprises a measuring device that determines a hemoglobin concentration of fluid within a container utilizing a light source and a light detector. The container receives blood and other fluids from a patient during a medical procedure. Light from the light source is passed through the blood and other fluids in the container and is detected by the light detector. Based upon a magnitude of light detected, a hemoglobin concentration of the fluid in the container can be determined. A volume-measuring device determines the volume of blood and fluid in the container. Knowing the hemoglobin concentration and volume of fluid in the container, the volume of patient blood loss in the container can be determined. The blood loss measuring device in combination with infusion systems maintains a real-blood volume status so that proper infusion of blood, crystalloid and/or colloid solutions occurs.
US10743773B2	Imaging thermometry A computing device includes a thermal map generator (142) that generates a thermal map for image data voxels or pixels representing a volume or region of interest of a subject based on thermometry image data, which includes voxels or pixels indicating a change in a temperature in the volume or region of interest, and a predetermined change in value to temperature lookup table (144) and a display (145) that visually presents the thermal map in connection with image data of the volume of interest. A method includes generating a thermal map for image data voxels or pixels representing a volume or region of interest of a subject based on thermometry image data, which includes voxels or pixels indicating a change in a temperature in the volume or region of interest, and a predetermined change in voxel or pixel value to temperature lookup table.
US10743768B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for imaging of diffuse media featuring cross-modality weighting of fluorescent and bioluminescent sources In certain embodiments, the invention relates to systems and methods for in vivo tomographic imaging of fluorescent probes and/or bioluminescent reporters, wherein a fluorescent probe and a bioluminescent reporter are spatially co-localized (e.g., located at distances equivalent to or smaller than the scattering mean free path of light) in a diffusive medium (e.g., biological tissue). Measurements obtained from bioluminescent and fluorescent modalities are combined per methods described herein.
US10743765B2	Miniature imaging system for ophthalmic laser beam delivery system An optical imaging system for an ophthalmic laser beam delivery system, which includes a focusing objective including a plurality of lenses, a semi-transparent folding mirror disposed near an entrance of the focusing objective for reflecting a treatment laser beam into the focusing objective, a prism disposed adjacent a back surface of the folding mirror, the prism having a first, a second and a third surface, the second surface being disposed adjacent the back surface of the folding mirror, the prism being configured to reflect a light that has entered the second surface sequentially by the first surface and by the second surface toward the third surface to be output, a focusing lens module disposed adjacent the third surface of the prism to focus light output from the third surface of the prism, and an image sensor disposed to receive the light focused by the focusing lens module to form an image.
US10743762B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus An ophthalmologic apparatus according to the embodiments includes an OCT optical system, an alignment unit, an image forming unit, a first calculator, and a second calculator. The OCT optical system is configured to acquire OCT data of a fundus of a subject's eye by projecting measurement light onto the fundus. The alignment unit is configured to perform alignment of the OCT optical system with reference to a predetermined site of the subject's eye. The image forming unit is configured to form a tomographic image of the fundus based on the OCT data acquired by the OCT optical system which has been aligned by the alignment unit. The first calculator is configured to calculate a first tilt angle of the tomographic image. The second calculator is configured to calculate a second tilt angle of the fundus by correcting the first tilt angle based on alignment result of the OCT optical system with respect to the predetermined site by the alignment unit.
US10743760B2	Ophthalmological device and ophthalmological inspection system An ophthalmological device according to the embodiments comprises an objective lens, an objective measurement optical system, an interference optical system, and an image forming unit. The objective measurement optical system irradiates light onto a subject's eye via the objective lens and detects returning light from the subject's eye. The interference optical system splits light from a light source into reference light and measurement light, projects the measurement light onto the subject's eye via the objective lens so as to overlap at least part of an area of the irradiated light at the subject's eye by the objective measurement optical system, generates interference light between returning light of the measurement light and the reference light, and detects the generated interference light. The image forming unit forms a tomographic image of the subject's eye based on a detection result of the interference light by the interference optical system.
US10743756B2	Multi-spectrum ring illuminated surgical camera Multi-spectrum ring illuminated surgical cameras and scopes having a ring lens and a plurality of LEDs. The LEDs set behind an electronic imaging sensor (camera) and positioned radially about the longitudinal axis of the lens and/or scope.
US10743747B2	Articulation joint manufacturing process and workpiece therefor An articulation joint manufacturing process comprises cutting an elongated tube to form a multiplicity of links wherein adjacent links are connected by a bridge. The method comprises forming a fracturable portion on each bridge and connecting a multiplicity of springs to adjacentts links to form a workpiece. The method further comprises applying a torsional force to the workpiece about its longitudinal axis to fracture each bridge to form an articulation joint comprising a series of links wherein adjacent links are connected by at least one spring. Certain steps are formed by a laser. In one method, the springs are positioned on a mandrel and the springs are welded to the workpiece. The fracturable portion on the bridges may be produced by forming an indentation which may be a score, a perforation, an elongated indentation or an oval shaped indentation.
US10743746B2	Endoscopic device A tool for an endoscope comprises an elongated shaft including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the elongated shaft comprises a tubular member with an interior channel extending from the distal end toward the proximal end and a one or more perforations in the tubular member that are spaced from the distal end, the one or more perforations providing fluid communication between an exterior of the elongated shaft and the interior channel.
US10743745B2	Endoscope The present invention relates to an endoscope. The present invention may include an endoscope main body; and a guide cap that is mounted to be fixed to a front end of the endoscope main body when inserting the endoscope main body into a human body and slides to protrude toward the front of the endoscope main body when withdrawing the endoscope main body inserted into the human body. An object of the present invention is to facilitate insertion of the endoscope by freely varying a length of the cap from the front end of the endoscope, and to enhance the detection rate of polyp.
US10743744B2	Endoscope with multidirectional extendible arms and tool with integrated image capture for use therewith An endoscope and methods of use thereof is provided with at least one multi-functional, multi-directional arm supporting a plurality of imaging, lighting and other sensory elements. The multi-functional arms provide a mounting platform upon which cameras, lights and sensors may be mounted to generate multiple-angled images and video, arena-like lighting and other data relevant to performing a diagnostic or MIS procedure. The multi-directional arms may be inserted through a single portal in the endoscope and deployed in multiple directions from a single portal once inserted into a body cavity. The pitch, roll, length and curvature of each of the extending arms may be individually or jointly adjusted to create a customized view of an internal space during an endoscopic procedure. The extending arms may also include communication elements to wirelessly transmit the images and other data generated by the sensory elements to a remote computing and display device.
US10743741B2	Dishwasher A dishwasher includes a tub. The dishwasher further includes a spray arm that includes a main arm and an auxiliary arm. The dishwasher further includes a fixed gear part that is connected to the tub, that is configured to rotatably support the main arm, and that includes teeth along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear part. The dishwasher further includes a rotating gear part that is connected to the main arm and that is configured to rotate and engage the teeth of the fixed gear part based on rotation of the main arm. The dishwasher further includes a link unit that is connected to the rotating gear part, the main arm, and the auxiliary arm, that is configured to move based on rotation of the rotating gear part, and that is configured to guide reciprocation of the auxiliary arm through the predetermined arc.
US10743740B2	Dishwasher with spray system assembly A spray system assembly for a household appliance, such as a dishwasher, wherein the spray system assembly can include a diverter housing with a diverter valve, a sprayer mount, and a rotatable sprayer. The rotatable sprayer can include a hub, a spray head, and a pair of spaced spacers. The sprayer mount can include a collar for receiving the hub of the rotatable sprayer. The pair of spaced spacers can circumscribe the hub.
US10743739B2	Dry mop cleaner An apparatus for cleaning mops comprising a top plate adapted to be engaged upon and spaced apart from a floor surface so as to form a cavity therebetween, an open face formed along an edge between the top plate and the floor surface and a plurality of protrusions extending from the top plate in a direction toward the floor surface, spaced apart along the open face, and a conduit extending between a proximate and a distal end, the proximate end extending through the top plate so as to place an interior of the conduit in fluid connection with the cavity, the distal end having a connector operable to be engaged in fluidic communication with an in-wall vacuum outlet. A method for cleaning a mop comprising passing a mop across a floor surface in proximity to an opening formed between a top plate and the floor surface, the top plate engaged upon the floor surface around a periphery thereof forming a cavity between the top plate and the floor surface, with the opening along an edge thereof into the cavity, agitating at least one element of the mop against at least one protrusion extending from the top plate into the opening; and drawing air and contents of the cavity through a conduit into an outlet of an in-wall wall vacuum system.
US10743738B2	Grate cleaning device A grate cleaning device. The grate cleaning device is configured to wash grill grates. A pair of panels containing brush members are inserted into a housing. The panels are inserted so that the brush members on each panel face each other when they are inserted into the housing. The housing is liquid proof and configured to receive a liquid for cleaning therein. A grate device such as a grill grate can be inserted into the space between the pair of panels and slid in and out. The brush members act as an abrasive, cleaning debris from a grate such as a grill grate.
US10743732B2	System and method for presenting user progress on physical figures A system, method, and a physical figure for presenting user progress in a virtual space are disclosed. The presented user progress may indicate user advancements in the virtual space and/or user development in the real-world. Based on information indicating such user progress, character representation may be determined to reflect the user progress for presentation on the physical figure. In some implementations, specific location(s) on the physical figure may be determined for presenting specific aspect(s) of user progress in the virtual space. The physical figure may receive the determined character representation information and present the character represent on one or more screens thereon.
US10743729B1	Automatic toilet seat lifting system The automated toilet seat lifting system comprises a toilet and a lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism attaches to the toilet. The toilet further comprises a tank, bowl, toilet seat, and a toilet lid. The lifting mechanism is an automated device used to raise and lower the toilet seat and the toilet lid in preparation for and during the use of the toilet. The lifting mechanism operates such that the toilet seat and toilet lid are raised when a client is detected in the proximity of the toilet. The lifting mechanism returns the toilet seat to a lowered position when the client is no longer detected in the proximity of the toilet.
US10743727B2	Method of and apparatus for drying and plasma-assisted disinfection of hands To dry a hand with fingertips and a carpus, the palmar aspect and the dorsal aspect of the hand are blown dry, starting from the fingertips, by a pair of planar gas jets, wherein the gas jets of the pair run towards each other in the direction from the carpus to the fingertips at an angle of less than 180°. By applying high-voltage AC pulses with respect to ground to dielectrically shielded electrodes arranged next to both planar gas jets, direct discharges are obtained across the hand on the palmar aspect thereof and on the dorsal aspect thereof.
US10743725B2	Retractable toilet paper holder A toilet paper holder comprising a base, an extendable arm having a first end and a distal end with the first end rotatably coupled to the base, and a toilet roll mount connected to the distal end of the arm. The extendable arm having alternative variations, one variation having a plurality of interlocking arms and a second variation being an expandable telescopic arrangement having a plurality of segments.
US10743719B2	Fluid dispenser with movable pump holding member A fluid dispenser having a housing with a cover coupled to the housing for movement between a closed position and an open position and a lifting member coupled to the housing between the housing and the cover whereby movement of the lifting member as guided by the housing moves the cover between the open position and the closed position.
US10743717B2	Sink and cabinet guards A method, system, apparatus, or device to protect a sink or a cabinet. An apparatus may include a substrate, a guard wall, a first fastening wall, and a second fastening wall. The substrate may extend along a plane and include a top surface and a bottom surface. The guard wall may extend along at least part of a perimeter of the substrate. The first fastening wall may extend downwardly from a first edge of the substrate. The second fastening wall may extend downwardly from a second edge of the substrate.
US10743716B2	Removable gripping device for ear-shaped holding member of a kitchen utensil The removable gripping device for an ear-shaped holding member of a kitchen utensil includes a case with a housing in the form of a slit with a height to at least partially accommodate the latter by nesting and with functional play. The case also has a latch able to occupy at least a locked position and an unlocked position in order, depending on the case, to block or free the removable gripping device on this holding member. In combination with and independently of the locking/unlocking function, at least one retaining pad extends at least partially in the slit-shaped housing so as to define, in the latter, at least one passage section adjusted to the thickness of the holding member. The pad, in its part at least extending in the housing is made from a flexible material to retract under stress.
US10743715B2	Food serving station and associated appliances and methods Food preparation apparatus and associated appliance modules and methods. Appliances modules can be selectively docked at docks of an appliance interface of a base. An appliance module includes a food container support surface movable between cooking and holding positions. An appliance module includes a receptacle having a holding well that can be selectively configured in a generally horizontal position or an inclined position.
US10743711B2	Cooking sleeve for vertical grill A cooking sleeve, which may also be described as a cooking pouch, which is removably secured to a vertical grill. The cooking sleeve is compressible, but restores to an original shape when compression is released. Food is inserted into the sleeve at a first end and exits the sleeve at a second, opposite end. The cooking sleeve is non-stick and formed of a food grade material.
US10743710B2	System and method for cooking a meat patty One variation of a system for cooking food includes: a griddle module including a lower plate configured to receive a food product and an upper plate arranged over the lower plate and configured to contact the food product; a set of induction stations, each induction station including a lower coil configured to inductively couple to the lower plate when the griddle module is arranged in the induction station and an upper coil configured to inductively couple to the upper plate when the griddle module is arranged in the induction station; a hub configured to support the lower plate and the upper plate between the upper and lower coils of the induction stations and to sequentially position the griddle module through the set of induction stations; and a controller configured to drive the upper and lower coils to heat the food product between the lower plate and the upper plate.
US10743709B2	Multifunctional cooking and baking assembly A multifunctional cooking and baking assembly, which comprises an upper housing and a lower housing hinged mutually, wherein the upper housing and the lower housing are respectively provided with a chamber, a griddle plate is arranged inside the chamber, the chambers of the upper housing and the lower housing are connected through a connecting passage in which the griddle plate can be placed. The multifunctional cooking and baking assembly of the invention can integrate the functions of closed baking and open broiling by rotating the upper housing and the lower housing to a preset angle to match with the type switch of the griddle plates, and also has the functions of pan baking, frying, deep frying, stir frying, heating, and unfreezing when an overall griddle plate is used.
US10743706B2	Capsule and system for preparing a beverage by centrifugation in a beverage production device A capsule is designed for insertion in a centrifugal beverage production device for preparing a beverage from a substance contained in the capsule by introducing liquid in the capsule and passing the liquid through the substance using centrifugal forces. The capsule includes a body having a bottom end and an open end spaced apart in the axial direction, an upper wall for covering the body at the open end along a direction transverse to the axial direction, and an enclosure between the body and the upper wall containing a predetermined amount of beverage substance. The capsule further includes an annular pressure-setting ring configured for adjusting the backpressure in the beverage production device. The pressure-setting ring provides an improved coffee in-cup quality. A set of capsules can have pressure-setting rings of different dimensions for setting different backpressure when engaged in a centrifuging beverage production device.
US10743700B1	Curtain rod wall mount The curtain rod wall mount is a fixture used in pairs to support opposing ends of a cylindrical curtain rod between opposing walls of a building or window frame. In a first embodiment, the wall mount includes a helical spring disposed between a fixed plug and a movable plug, the spring being coaxially disposed around a guide screw extending between the plugs, the spring assembly being housed in a tubular sleeve that an end of the curtain rod slides into to bear against the movable plug. A second embodiment is similar to the first, but omits the guide screw. In a third embodiment, the wall mount has a wall plate having a threaded stud extending therefrom. The tubular sleeve has a plug with an internally threaded bore in one end that engages the threaded stub, the other end being hollow to receive an end of the curtain rod.
US10743695B1	Package receiving device A package receiving device mountable to an exterior wall of a home or business structure that is collapsible into a flat stored configuration and expandable into a lockable package receiving receptacle having a rectangular volume adapted to temporarily store packages therein. Pivotable and folding panels are adapted to allow the package receiving device to be moved between a stored configuration and expand into an in-use configuration.
US10743692B1	Apparatus for receiving and protecting a mail An apparatus for receiving and protecting a mail is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a receptacle having a bottom and sidewalls. The bottom and sidewalls define an interior for the receptacle. At one of the sidewalls, a cover is provided, which is operated to form a closed structure with the receptacle. The apparatus comprises a clamp provided at one of the sidewalls to removably couple the receptacle to a structure. At the interior of the receptacle, a mail is received and the cover is closed to protect the mail.
US10743690B2	Drinking vessel and ice submersion techniques Methods and devices for enhancing drinking chilled drinking vessels are provided. In some aspects, a concentric set of arms or tabs in a pre-configured section of a drinking vessel applies holding pressure to expanded water poured within the section. A beverage is then poured over the frozen water, submerging it. In other aspects, holding pressure is maintained through flexible and/or adjustable arms, and lateral play eliminated, even if the frozen water melts. In other embodiments, a loop or set of loops extends from the center of the vessel above the section, and separate, flexible members (preferably cambered) are threaded through the loops after the water is frozen to apply greater holding pressure.
US10743688B2	Smart carafe A beverage vessel includes: a beverage container in which a beverage may be stored said beverage container having an upper opening by which beverage may be poured in and poured out of the beverage container and a wall extending from the opening to the bottom of the beverage container; a closure element adapted to be positioned in the upper opening of the beverage container; a light distribution element arranged at the closure element; and a light emitter positioned such that the light emitted by the light emitter passes at least a part of the volume of the beverage container before entering the light distribution element; wherein said closure element comprises a locking mechanism, said locking mechanism comprising at least three locking arms extending in radial direction of the beverage vessel to the beverage container, wherein each arm of the locking element comprises an elastic portion being elastic in the radial direction of the beverage vessel; the beverage container comprises at least one concave portion in the wall, said concave portion extending in radial direction of the beverage vessel; and said arms releasably engage in the concave portion in the wall for releasably locking the closure element to the beverage container.
US10743686B2	Flat sheet providing fitted mattress engagement A flat bottom sheet is provided which is adapted for engagement to an underlying mattress. A plurality of biasing bands are configured to provide a biased engagement of four corners of the bottom sheet to four corners of the mattress and concurrently biasly hold side portions taught against the sides of the mattress. A top sheet may be included which is engaged to the bottom sheet and allows for concurrent engagement of both a top and bottom sheet to a mattress to which they are sized to engage.
US10743683B2	Apparatus and method for detecting stock-out of articles on rack and rack The present application proposes an apparatus and method for detecting stock-out of articles on a rack and a rack. The apparatus includes: a distance detector configured to detect a distance between the article farthest from a first end and one of the first end and a second end; and a controlling and processing unit communicatively connected to the distance detector and configured to determine whether the articles are out of stock based on the distance.
US10743682B2	Transaction stand Disclosed herein are aspects of a transaction device stand. In one embodiment, the transaction device stand comprises a stand base having a base plate, a column having a shape, and a winged collar latching mechanism. A swivel top may be mounted to the stand base via the winged collar, the swivel top configured to be physically coupled to a transaction device. A tension mechanism may be implemented between a portion of the swivel top and a portion of the winged collar of the stand base such that the swivel top is held at a position relative to the stand base in tension.
US10743678B2	Wrap carrier A wrap type infant carrier which also integrates certain attributes of mei tai and SSC carriers to provide an optimal meld of some of the most desirable attributes of these existing carriers, the present carrier thus providing the comfort and closeness of a wrap carrier, but further being configured to be easily fitted to the wearer, thus avoiding any excessive learning curve associated with its use. In addition to being easy to use, the present carrier is also configured to more effectively distribute the load to the caregiver to mitigate muscle strain or fatigue.
US10743673B2	Stable bedstead with detachable interior support A bedstead includes a frame, an interior support removably coupled with the frame, and outer legs supporting the frame when the bedstead is set up. The interior support includes an inner leg, first connectors disposed circumferentially around the inner leg and connecting bars. Each connecting bar has one end pivotally connected with the inner leg through a first connector, and the other end to be removably coupled with the frame. When in use, the first connector restricts the movement, in particular, the rotation of the connecting bar, and thus enhances the overall structural stability of the bedstead.
US10743671B2	Air conditioning seat An air conditioning seat including: two air outlets configured to distribute air distributed from an interior of the seat to an exterior of the seat, wherein the two air outlets are configured to receive supply of air from different air distribution paths and distribute air of different temperatures or humidity.
US10743669B2	Seat pad A seat pad (10) of the present invention includes a placement surface (11). A lateral slit portion (15) which extends from an outer side of the seat pad (10) toward an inner side thereof is formed in a first lateral direction (B1) along the placement surface (11), and at least a portion of the lateral slit portion (15) gradually becomes larger from the outer side of the seat pad (10) toward the inner side thereof in a thickness direction (H) orthogonal to the placement surface (11) along the first lateral direction (B1).
US10743664B2	Supporting an object at a window of a building by applying opposing forces to an interior surface and an exterior surface of the building An apparatus for supporting an object at a window of a building comprises a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member extends along at least a partial width of the window and abuts an interior surface of the building. The first member is configured to support the object by exerting an outward force on the interior surface of the building in response to a downward force exerted by the object. The first member also comprises at least two sections extending from the interior of the building to the exterior of the building. These sections may extend from the interior of the building to the exterior of the building about respective distal ends of the first member. The sum of the forces applied on the surfaces of the building are sufficient to secure the object to the building.
US10743663B2	Seismic baseplate A mount may include a base having a socket. A leveler may be positioned within the socket and may be configured to be adjustably engaged to one of a plurality of posts of a shelving system. A fastener may secure the leveler to the socket. The leveler may be adjusted to change the height of the post in relation to other of the plurality of posts in the shelving system, and thereby level the shelving system.
US10743662B2	Storage device and refrigerator having the same The present invention discloses a storage device and a refrigerator having the same. The storage device comprises a body, a pair of guiding mechanisms and a first partition frame, wherein the pair of guiding mechanisms is arranged at a pair of side walls of the body and comprises guiding elements which slide back and forth with respect to the body; the first partition frame comprises a partition element, fixing portions and a limited portion, the fixing portions are provided to be long rods extending in a front-rear direction and are formed at two ends of the first partition frame; the first partition frame is connected onto the guiding element by the fixing portion, and the limiting portion is fitted and connected with the limited portion, such that the first partition frame is prevented from moving back and forth with respect to the guiding element.
US10743656B2	Detachable bedside table for mattress assembly A bedside table to be arranged in an area of a folding side extension of a mattress assembly. The bedside table includes a surface suitable for receiving or storing at least one object and apparatus for releasably attaching the surface of the bedside table to the folding lateral extension of the mattress assembly, such that the surface of the bedside table can be releasably attached to the mattress assembly even when the lateral extension is being folded or it is already folded.
US10743652B2	Device for providing bristles for brush production and providing method A method for providing bristles for automated production of brushes, in particular toothbrushes or parts thereof may comprise providing a plurality of bristles in a storage container, applying oil to at least a part of the plurality of bristles in the storage container, separating a bristle tuft from the storage and transporting the bristle tuft in a tube using an airflow. The plurality of bristles tufts can be transferred to a providing unit, in which the bristles tufts are arranged in a pre-defined tuft pattern and may be over-molded by injection molding in order to form at least a brush head. A device suitable to perform the method comprises at least an immersion unit to apply oil to bristles and an airflow-using transportation unit.
US10743649B2	Plaque detecting device and toothbrush The plaque detecting device of the present invention comprises a light emitting unit (450) which irradiates ultraviolet or blue excitation light (L) toward the tooth surface (99a), and a first and second light receiving units (402) which receive radiated light (L′) from the tooth surface (99a). The first light receiving unit extracts the spectral component of a first wavelength region including the wavelength range of fluorescent light specific to plaque from the radiated light (L′), and obtains a first output value corresponding to the intensity of that spectral component. The second light receiving unit extracts, from the radiated light (L′), the spectral component of a second wavelength region containing the wavelength range of the fluorescent light specific to enamel and having a predetermined lower limit wavelength below the lower limit wavelength of the first wavelength region, and obtains a second output value corresponding to the intensity of this spectral component. Determination of the relative magnitude of the ratio between the first output value and the second output value as compared to a first threshold value is performed. Determination of the relative magnitude of the difference between the first output value and the second output value as compared to a second threshold value is performed.
US10743647B2	Oral care implement and monofilament bristle for use with the same A monofilament bristle (211) including: a body portion (215); a tip portion (217) extending from the body portion (215) and comprising a multi-lobed transverse cross-section (221), the monofilament bristle (211) extending along a longitudinal axis (219); co-extruded first and second components, the first component being a first color and forming a first lobe (223a) of the multi-lobed transverse cross-section (221), the second component being a second color, which is different from the first color, and forming a second lobe (223b) of the multi-lobed transverse cross-section (221); and each of the first and second components forming a longitudinal section of the body portion (215), with an interface between the first and second components extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis (219).
US10743640B2	Nasolabial mouthpiece The invention disclosed in this application is a non-invasive means for treatment of the nasolabial fold to decrease the prominence of the fold and provide a more youthful appearance. The invention is a pair of inserts that fills the canine fossa and thus decreases the indentation of the nasolabial fold. The inserts are held in place by the anatomical structure of the area. An optional connective piece between the two inserts may also be used to provide additional stability.
US10743639B2	Hair dispenser A hair dispensing device is described for managing the dispensation of hair for use in creating a weave hairstyle. The device can include a storage compartment and a wall having a slot through which hair is fed for use in creating the weave hairstyle. The slot can be formed in a dispensing panel that is installed on a wall of the device. The dispensing panel can be installed so as to be rotatable to facilitate the feeding of hair therethrough. A bottom of the device can include feet that reduce or eliminate sliding of the device when it is placed onto a surface during use. The bottom can also include one or more suction cups to anchor the device to the surface by suction. The hair can be stored in the storage compartment inside the device until used. The hair can be synthetic hair or real human hair.
US10743638B2	Beauty care pack and method for manufacturing same Provided is a beauty care pack including a release film and a beauty care sheet which is separably attached to the release film, wherein the beauty care sheet comprises: a support; a fiber layer which is laminated on the support and in which water-soluble polymers are formed in the form of a nanofiber web; a moisturizing layer which is laminated on the fiber layer and consists of the water-soluble polymers and moisturizing materials; and a beauty care layer which is laminated on the moisturizing layer and in which the water-soluble polymers and functional materials are formed in the form of a nanofiber web, such that active ingredients are absorbed into the skin while being dissolved by moisture.
US10743630B2	Dual-layer bumper for a case for a mobile device A bumper (1) for a mobile device that includes a first layer (18) formed from an elastomeric first material and a second layer (2) formed from a second material different from the elastomeric first material. The first layer (18) is arranged on an outside of the bumper and the second layer (2) is arranged on an inside of the bumper so that the second layer (2) is between the mobile device and the first layer (18) when the mobile device is arranged in the bumper (1). The bumper (1) completely covers the mobile device, except for at least a portion of the front, at least a portion of the rear, and at least one speaker of the mobile device if present, when the mobile device is arranged in the bumper (1).
US10743627B2	Umbrella having an anti-inversion mechanism An umbrella has a plurality of ribs attached to a runner by main struts. The umbrella has an anti-inversion mechanism formed of a plurality of anti-inversion struts. Each anti-inversion strut is pivotally coupled to one respective main strut and is pivotally connected to a floating joint member that is freely movable along a length of one respective rib. The anti-inversion mechanism also includes a stop that is fixedly attached to the rib and restricts the degree of travel of the floating joint member along the rib and is positioned to prevent the respective rib from inverting in response to an applied force.
US10743625B2	Method for crimping a stone A method for assembling a stone on a setting support, the stone being cut to exhibit a table, a crown, a girdle and a pavilion. A substrate with a recess for the stone, the recess forming, between the substrate and the stone, a peripheral free space in the vicinity of the girdle and of the zones of the crown and of the pavilion contiguous to the girdle, the peripheral free space including a bottom having a conductive surface. Electroplating, in the peripheral free space, a metal layer in the vicinity of the girdle and of the zones of the crown and of the pavilion contiguous to the girdle, so as to confine the girdle in the metal layer to form, around the girdle, the setting support. The stone and its setting support are released from the substrate.
US10743624B1	Buckle assembly with locking arrangement A buckle assembly includes a first buckle member having an insertion member, a second buckle member having a receiving slot, and a locking arrangement. The locking arrangement includes a locking slot indently formed on the insertion member, a locking member movably mounted in the second buckle member at a position corresponding to the locking slot, and a releasing key detachably attached on the second buckle member to drive the locking member to move between a locked position and a releasing position. In the locked position, the locking member is moved to engage with the locking slot to prevent the insertion member from detaching from the receiving slot. In the releasing position, the locking member is driven by the releasing key to retract from the locking slot so as to allow the insertion member to be pulled out of the receiving slot.
US10743623B2	Belt buckle and belt This disclosure relates generally to belt buckles and more particularly to belt buckles that have associated with the face or ‘front thereof interchangeable initials, letters or other design. The working mechanics of the buckle is different than any other in the market. The said Buckle has a holding mechanism that won't damage the belt strap because the material that it uses it as explained throughout this patent application. The invention is based to facilitate the user for opening and closing of the belt. Moreover, the said Buckle allows what no any other Buckle allows and is for the strap to pass underneath of the fix portion of the strap, the result is the need not to the strap to be cut to the size of the waist of every individual. I will describe this as unique in today's dress belt market.
US10743621B2	Lace tightener incorporating SMA wire A lace-tightening device for a shoe lace in a shoe includes a rotating cam within a housing disposed within the shoe. The cam is connected to the opposite ends of the shoe lace and includes an outer surface for receiving the shoe lace as the cam rotates to pull the lace. A ratchet arm is slidably disposed within the housing and includes linear teeth arranged to engage the teeth of a driven gear as the ratchet arm translates in a linear direction, to rotate the gear in the one direction. The driven gear is part of a gear train connected to the cam to rotate the cam. The ratchet arm is pulled by at least one shape memory alloy (SMA) wire attached to a controller that is configured to execute a power cycle to energize and deenergize the SMA wire to thereby sequentially translate the ratchet arm in the linear direction, and ultimately to incrementally pull and tighten the shoe lace.
US10743620B2	Automated tensioning system for an article of footwear An article of footwear can include provisions for improving the operation and use of various systems associated with the article. An automated tensioning system can be configured to provide and perform a variety of functions associated with the fastening of the article of footwear. The automated tensioning system may tighten and loosen the article of footwear through the operation of a motor. The automated tensioning system may also be able to store and recall a preset tension level.
US10743607B2	Composite plate for an article of footwear or equipment A method for forming a plate includes attaching a first strand portion to a flexible substrate to form a first layer on the substrate and positioning a second strand portion on the first layer to form a second layer on the first layer in a plurality of discrete regions on the substrate. The method also includes positioning a plurality of traction elements into corresponding cavities formed into a first mold surface and positioning the substrate on the first mold surface to change a shape of the substrate. At least one of heat and pressure is applied to the first strand portion, the second strand portion, the substrate, and the traction elements to conform the substrate to the shape of the first mold surface and form the traction elements into the substrate at each of the discrete regions. The method also includes incorporating the substrate into an article of footwear.
US10743598B2	Method and apparatus for attaching hair extensions to human hair A handheld tool attaches hair extensions. The tool has two hand members. The members are mechanically coupled to each other and moveable with respect to each other. The tool includes a fastening mechanism. The fastening mechanism is configured to crimp a pliable material to form a fastener that attaches the hair extension to the recipient's hair. The tool includes a shield mechanism, which is coupled to one hand member. The shield mechanism includes safety feet having first and second positions. The shield mechanism is in the first position when the apparatus is in a quiescent position, and the shield mechanism is in a second position when the fastening mechanism is crimping the fastener. In the second position, the feet are interposed between the recipient's scalp and a cornrow of the recipient's hair. The safety feet move from the first position to the second position as the fastener is being crimped.
US10743597B2	Magnetic self-zipping zipper with different magnetic pull-in forces Disclosed is a magnetic self-zipping zipper with different magnetic pull-in forces. The self-zipping zipper includes magnetic elements arranged in rows, zipper end portions and a zipper intermediate portion. The magnetic element of the zipper end portion has a magnetic force concentrated structure, and the magnetic elements of the zipper intermediate portion including magnetic elements has a magnetic force concentrated structure and magnetic elements with one pole being an iron piece. Advantageous effects thereof are: the self-zipping zipper overcomes the shortcomings of conventional zippers being inconvenient for the elderly and children to pull and close, and provides a magnetic self-zipping zipper that is convenient to wear, washable, stable in pull-in forces, and easy to put on and take off. The magnetic element of the zipper end portion has a magnetic force concentrated structure, which has more stable pull-in forces.
US10743594B2	Arm banner identification safety device An arm banner identification safety device and methods of use are presented. Embodiments include a flexible material banner with an exterior surface. Wording or lettering and/or symbols identifying an organization, organization type, occupation, and/or position is displayed on some part of the exterior banner. The banner is designed to be worn on the forearm, is held in place by use of adjustable straps, and can be easily folded to be kept in a pocket or purse.
US10743593B2	Outerwear having enhanced hood The present application provides a garment that includes: a hood, the hood having an opening at a front of the hood, the opening extending between a bottom and top of the hood; at least a first passageway meandering in a concave shape on at least one side of the hood and extending from the bottom front of the hood, rearward over a wearer's shoulder, transitioning vertically toward the top of the hood, and continuing at the top of the hood forward back over the wearer's shoulder toward the front of the hood; and at least way drawstring disposed within the first passageway.
US10743591B1	Wireless brassiere with support system A wireless brassiere with built-in shaping, lifting, and support system and methods includes, for example, a support band, an exterior support layer having lower edge portions connected to the support band and also having portions defining two concave shapes, an interior support layer having portions defining two breast cups and configured to be positioned between a front portion of the exterior support layer and the front of the torso of a wearer and also having lower edge portions connected to the support band. A continuous shoulder strap having an adjustable length includes a first portion that extends from the exterior support layer front portion to a slide coupled to a support band rear portion, loops slidably through the slide, and a second portion of the continuous shoulder strap extends from the slide to the interior support layer parallel with the first portion.
US10743589B1	Electronic smoking device that is non-circular and includes plural atomizers in a parallel arrangement A cartridge for an electronic smoking device. A housing is coupled to a mouthpiece and includes sidewalls partially defining a first reservoir that is non-circular in axial section and configured to store a first liquid vaporizable material, and a second reservoir that is non-circular in axial section and configured to store a second liquid vaporizable material. The first and second reservoirs are in parallel arrangement such that an outer periphery defined by outer surfaces of the sidewalls is rectangular in shape so as to be removably disposed within a rectangular-shaped opening of a capital assembly. The first and second reservoirs may be square or rectangular in axial section. First and second heating elements may be disposed widthwise within the cartridge and oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis. First and second wicks may be disposed widthwise within the cartridge and collinear to one another.
US10743587B2	Aerosol-generating devices and aerosol-generating systems An aerosol-generating system includes an aerosol-generating device and at least two consumables. Each consumable includes an aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device further includes a device housing comprising at least two receiving chambers, wherein each consumable is accommodated in a separate receiving chamber of the at least two receiving chambers. The aerosol-generating device further includes at least two mouthpieces, wherein each mouthpiece of the at least two mouthpieces is aligned with a separate consumable of the at least two consumables and wherein the aerosol-generating device is configured to isolate airflows through separate, respective mouthpieces of the at least two mouthpieces.
US10743584B2	Vapor-generating system having an external cartridge A vapor-generating system includes a cartridge including a first vapor-forming substrate, the cartridge having an annular shape and at least one end configured to abut a flange and at least partially cover a device air inlet, and a vapor-generating device having an outer surface that defines the flange, the vapor-generating device being configured to be overlain by the cartridge such that the cartridge is coupled against the flange, the vapor-generating device including a liquid storage section containing a second vapor-forming substrate, the second vapor-forming substrate being a liquid substrate, and a power supply section, the liquid storage section being configured to removably attach to the power supply section such that at least one of the flange and the device air inlet are defined by outer surfaces of the liquid storage section and the power supply section.
US10743583B2	Aerosol-generating system including solid and liquid aerosol-forming substrates An aerosol-generating system may include a cartridge, a heater section, and an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge may include a cartridge housing, a solid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing, and a liquid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing. The heater section is separate from the cartridge and includes an electric heater. The aerosol-generating device may include a device housing configured to receive the cartridge and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the electric heater. The power supply may be positioned within the device housing.
US10743579B2	In situ synthesis of composite nanoscale particles A method of making composite nanoscale particles comprising subjecting a starting material to laser energy so as to form a vapor and condensing the vapor so as to form the composite nanoscale particles, wherein said composite nanoscale particles comprise a first metal and/or a first metal oxide incorporated in nanoscale particles of an oxide of a second metal, the first metal being different than the second metal. The starting material can comprise first and second metals or compounds of the first and second metals. The composite nanoscale particles can be formed in a reaction chamber wherein a temperature gradient is provided. The atmosphere in the chamber can be an inert atmosphere comprising argon or a reactive atmosphere comprising oxygen. The composite nanoscale particles are useful for low-temperature and near-ambient temperature catalysis. The composite nanoscale particles can be incorporated in the tobacco cut filler, cigarette paper and/or cigarette filter material of a cigarette to catalyze the oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.
US10743577B2	Turntable-type breadcrumb coating machine A breadcrumb coating machine includes a breadcrumb coating unit for spreading and fixing breadcrumbs on the front and rear surfaces of pork. The breadcrumb coating unit has an octagonal frame formed in a regular octagon shape and disposed on an upper surface of a base; a turntable having breadcrumbs dispersed over the surface thereof and configured to rotate on the upper surface of the octagonal frame; first and second scattering units configured to draw the breadcrumbs dispersed on the surface of the turntable and to scatter the same over the upper surface of the pork; and a pressing plate disposed at an interval from the first and second scattering units in a clockwise direction to press the upper surface of the pork, while adjusting a pressure by using a cylinder.
US10743575B2	Device for extracting juice from fruit and/or vegetable items A device for extracting juice from fruit and/or vegetable items, in particular apples (10), wherein a pressing chamber (26) is arranged to be moved relative to said device in a repeating sequence to three different positions (31,32,33), said three positions being: a first position (31) wherein a pulp receiving opening of the pressing chamber (26) is located immediately adjacent a grater unit (16), such that in said position a grating step can take place wherein said pulp is received from the grater unit (16) directly in the pressing chamber (26); a second position (32) wherein the pulp receiving opening is located immediately adjacent a pressing plunger (34) and the pulp ejection opening is located immediately adjacent a pressing sieve (35), such that in said position a pressing step can take place wherein juice is pressed from the pulp through the sieve (35) and into juice collecting means (37); and a third position (33) wherein the pulp ejection opening is in open communication with pulp collecting means (6), such that in said position a pulp ejection step can take place wherein the pulp is removed from the pressing chamber (26) through the ejection opening.
US10743572B2	Glucosylated steviol glycoside as a flavor modifier A taste and flavor profile modifying composition is described. The composition includes a blend of glucosylated steviol glycosides and residual steviol glycosides which can modify the intensity of a taste and/or flavor in a food or beverage product.
US10743570B1	Banana food A mixture of green banana and ripe banana.
US10743560B2	Cold water-swelling, intact, high amylose starch granules A process for modifying starches comprises atomising an aqueous slurry of a non-pregelatmised, granular, high amylose starch into an internal chamber in a bi-fluid nozzle of a dryer and treating the atomized slurry, in the internal chamber, with medium pressure steam to produce a slurry of partially treated starch granules followed by discharging the slurry into a reactor where it is contacted with superheated steam to produce dry, particulate, cold water-swelling, intact, high amylose starch granules. The cold water-swelling, intact, high amylose starch granules have greater than 15% solubles. At a starch concentration of 1%, in UDMSO (9 volumes DMSO and 1 volume 6M urea) at 25° C., the ratio of apparent viscosity of said cold water-swelling, intact, high amylose starch granules to the apparent viscosity of the parent non-pregelatinised, granular, high amylose starch is lower than 1.00. The cold water-swelling, high amylose granular starch of the invention is useful in the manufacture of food products, especially confectionery products and convenience food products.
US10743556B2	Lactose-removing milk process for lactose-free milk production The present invention relates to dairy and milk treatment industries for obtaining lactose-free milk and assessment of byproduct in particular, particularly to milk treatment industry through different separation means such as micro and nanofiltration equipment. One of the purposes of this invention is to provide a delactosed or lactose-free milk with sensory profile equivalent to a normal pasteurized milk using essential separation steps to reduce product costs. Another purpose of this invention is to determine the effect of milk natural components concentration on organoleptic properties to achieve the first purpose of this invention. Another purpose is to determine percentage between retentate and permeate to get a sensory profile equivalent to a normal pasteurized milk.
US10743548B2	Food bun with formed cavity Food products, apparatus, systems and methods in which a pocketed bun is produced by supplying compressed air into a portion of bread dough to produce an air pocket, cooking the portion to produce an at least partially cooked bun, and cutting the bun into at least two pieces, with each piece having a cavity. Air can be delivered directly inside the portion of bread dough through a tube or to an expandable object (e.g., a balloon). Preferably, the portion of bread dough is placed into an expandable mold controlled by at least an arm operated by a processor. Batches of pocketed buns can be produced by utilizing a device having multiple molds inside a chamber, and multiple stacked chambers or a shelf with multiple floors.
US10743546B2	Dry, flowable Sabadilla extract The invention relates to methods for preparing a dry, flowable sabadilla extract and to methods of its use as a pesticide.
US10743543B2	Botanical disinfection composition, disinfectant and preparation method thereof The invention relates to the field of disinfectants, in particular to a botanical disinfection composition. The botanical disinfection composition comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 0.5-1.0 part of tea tree essential oil, 0.5-1.0 part of niaouli essential oil, 0.5-1.0 part of palmarosa essential oil, 0.5-1.0 part of lemon mint essential oil, and 0.3-0.8 part of lemon myrtle essential oil and/or litsea cubeba essential oil. The invention further provides a method for preparing the botanical disinfection composition, comprising uniformly mixing tea tree essential oil, niaouli essential oil, palmarosa essential oil, lemon mint essential oil, and lemon myrtle essential oil and/or litsea cubeba essential oil according to predetermined parts by weight. The botanical disinfection composition provided by the invention is low in usage amount of ethanol, small in toxic and side effects, good in sterilization effect and short in action time.
US10743541B2	Mic reduction with lithium ions The invention relates to a process for reducing the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of a biocide against at least one strain of bacteria and/or at least one strain of yeast and/or at least one strain of mould in an aqueous preparation. The invention further relates to the use of a water soluble source of lithium ions for reducing the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of a biocide against at least one strain of bacteria and/or at least one strain of yeast and/or at least one strain of mould in an aqueous preparation.
US10743539B2	Methods of use and processes for preparing alcoholic solutions of polyvinylpyridine polymers Provided is a process for preparing an alcoholic solution of a polyvinylpyridine polymer having biocidal and biocompatibility properties. The alcoholic solution is ready-to-graft in order to confer biocidal properties to various surfaces and to prevent biofilm formation on such surfaces. Also provided are methods of using the alcoholic solution, such as for controlling the growth of bacteria, fungi and/or viruses, and/or for preventing digestion of wood cellulose by wood-boring insects.
US10743535B2	Insecticide for flight-capable pests An insecticide for exterminating a flight-capable insect, comprising an effective concentration of menthol to be lethal to the insect, a solvent for the menthol, at least one viscosity-increasing agent in sufficient concentration to increase viscosity of insecticide to greater than 5 centipoise, at least one surfactant in sufficient concentration to cause adhesion of insecticide to insect, and a volumizer.
US10743528B1	Bait container A portable bait container with adjustable luminosity has an openable casing to access a receptacle for storing baits. Casing is provided with a handle to conveniently carry and handle container from one place to another. Container further includes a first illuminating device that illuminates surrounding and hence enable user to easily view the ground and search for fishing baits such as worms or night-crawlers. Actuating switch is provided on handle for its easy access which actuates and de-actuates first illuminating device. Intensity of first illuminating device is controlled by using dimmer adjuster that enables user to manipulate intensity and hence provides maximum opportunity for collecting fishing baits. Container is portable, easy to handle by a single user to perform various bait collection operations and has adjustable luminosity for viewing surrounding at desired light intensity and thus reduces opportunity loss during collection of fishing baits.
US10743526B2	Recombinant constructs and transgenic fluorescent ornamental fish therefrom The present invention relates to the method and use of reef coral fluorescent proteins in making transgenic red, green and yellow fluorescent zebrafish. Preferably, such fluorescent zebrafish are fertile and used to establish a population of transgenic zebrafish and to provide to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing. Thus, new varieties of ornamental fish of different fluorescence colors from a novel source are developed.
US10743523B1	Pet monitoring system A pet monitoring system comprising a first sensor configured to detect a first condition in the space and a second sensor configured to detect a second condition in the space is disclosed. The system may further comprise a memory for storing one or more rules each configured to identify an alert condition for a pet in the space based on the first and/or second conditions in the space, a communications module configured to communicate with a remote device over a network, and a controller. The controller is configured to apply the one or more rules to the first and second detected conditions in the space to identify one or more alert conditions and determine what, if any, action is required by an owner or caretaker of the pet, and if action is required, provide an alert to the remote device via the communications module.
US10743522B2	Pet leash with dampening extension mechanism A leash including a housing, a reel assembly rotatably coupled to the housing, and a tether coupled to the reel assembly. The reel assembly includes a tether wheel coupled to the tether, and rotatable relative to the housing in a first rotational direction to effectuate extension of the tether, and rotatable in a second rotational direction to effectuate retraction of the tether. A hard stop gear is coupled to the tether wheel, and a soft stop gear is rotatably coupled to the hard stop gear. A dampening spring is coupled to the soft stop gear and the hard stop gear to impart a biasing force on the soft stop gear as it rotates relative to the hard stop gear. A soft stop lever is operatively coupled to the soft stop gear and is configured to selectively restrict rotation of the soft stop gear relative to the housing.
US10743519B2	Method for distributing feed over a plurality of separate feeding locations and a feeding system therefor A method for distributing feed over multiple separate feeding locations includes determining which feeding locations have a feed requirement; selecting a first feeding location among the feeding locations having a feed requirement; determining a feed composition to be delivered to the first feeding location; determining which further feeding locations have a feed requirement and require the same feed composition; selecting at least one further feeding location; filling the feed delivery device with an amount of the determined feed composition; and distributing the feed, wherein the amount of feed distributed to a selected feeding location depends on the ratio between amount to be delivered to said selected feeding location and the sum of the amounts of feed to be delivered to all selected feeding locations.
US10743515B2	Foldable and expandable pet carrier bag A foldable and expandable pet carrier bag. The foldable and expandable pet carrier bag includes a pet carrier bag body, the pet carrier bag body is provided with a first pet door, the pet carrier bag body has a back part, the back part is provided with a foldable expanding part. The expanding part includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side wall, a right side wall and a front side wall. The left side wall and the right side wall are folded toward the inner portion of the expanding part, respectively. The bottom wall and the front side wall that overlapped on the surface of the bottom wall are swung and overlapped on the top wall. The pet carrier bag is easy to fold, after being folded, the bottom wall of the expanding part fixed on the pet carrier bag body forms a back cushion.
US10743514B2	Animal crate assembly A crate assembly includes a plurality of members defining an interior of the crate assembly, where the plurality of members includes a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side. A frame is formed in one of the plurality of members, the frame having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires that define a door opening. A door is pivotally coupled to the frame about a pivot wire of the frame to move between an open position and a closed position. A latch assembly is pivotally coupled to a horizontal wire of the frame. The latch assembly includes a wire having a first end, a second end and a transverse portion, the wire forming a first portion defined between the first end and the transverse portion and a second portion defined between the second end and the transverse portion.
US10743513B2	Manure-removal device A manure-removal vehicle and an assembly thereof having a manure-discharging location. The vehicle comprises a pump and a tank having an air discharge. The vehicle collects manure by means of a scraper and this is subsequently suctioned up via a manure extraction opening in the tank. The pump works at low power and in particular at low pressure, due to the fact that a constant stream of manure is collected in front of the opening, in particular if a sealing plate is provided.
US10743507B2	Bean variety SVGZ5486 The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGZ5486. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGZ5486 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGZ5486 with itself or with another bean 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 a plant of bean line SVGZ5486, including the pods and gametes of such plants.
US10743506B1	Soybean cultivar 85321341 A soybean cultivar designated 85321341 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 85321341, to the plants of soybean cultivar 85321341, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 85321341, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 85321341. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85321341. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85321341, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 85321341 with another soybean cultivar.
US10743505B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH101678 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH101678. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH101678, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH101678 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH101678.
US10743504B1	Maize inbred PH47H6 A novel maize variety designated PH47H6 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH47H6 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH47H6 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH47H6 or a locus conversion of PH47H6 with another maize variety.
US10743503B1	Maize inbred PH2TTD A novel maize variety designated PH2TTD and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2TTD with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2TTD through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2TTD or a locus conversion of PH2TTD with another maize variety.
US10743498B2	Lettuce variety 45-100 RZ The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-100 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-100 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-100 RZ.
US10743493B2	Soybean variety 01077438 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077438. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077438. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077438 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077438 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10743492B2	Soybean variety 01077433 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077433. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077433. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077433 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077433 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10743490B2	Tomato hybrid SV2493TM and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SV2493TM and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SV2493TM and the parent lines thereof, 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.
US10743488B2	Tomato hybrid DR0603TC and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid DR0603TC and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DR0603TC and the parent lines thereof, 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.
US10743481B2	Turf based sports grounds A grass sports ground is produced by mixing man-made vitreous fibres into soil having relatively high loam levels at a rate in the range 0.5 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts soil (dry weight), preferably in the presence of moisture to separate the fibres and distribute them among soil particles, and then growing grass. The soil/fibre mixture has desirable moisture management properties as well as good mechanical characteristics providing extended use characteristics even in cold, wet or hot and dry conditions.
US10743479B2	Sod handling apparatus A method of stacking sod rolls can include the steps of: a) moving a head of a sod handling apparatus into a sod pickup location containing a plurality of sod rolls; b) picking-up a first sod roll with a first sod carrier, picking-up a second sod roll with a second sod carrier, and picking-up a third sod roll with a third sod carrier; c) moving the head to a sod drop-off location; d) releasing the first sod roll from the first sod carrier at the sod drop-off location; e) after releasing the first sod roll, moving the second sod carrier toward the first sod carrier and moving the third sod carrier toward the first sod carrier to reduce the spacing between the second and third rolls of sod; and f) depositing the second sod roll and third sod roll at the drop-off location.
US10743470B2	Shaker device for a fruit harvesting unit A shaker device including at least one motorized member that is intended to transmit by contact a shaking force to objects to be shaken. The member includes at least one structural insert that is covered by a wear jacket. The structural insert includes a reinforcement included in a matrix that is covered by the jacket. The matrix is based on a material which is different from that of the jacket in that it is adapted to adhere to the reinforcement and to the material of the jacket.
US10743469B2	Electronic sensor for material collection system A material collection system sensor assembly for a material collection system including a collection container having a clipping receiving chamber and at least one wall with a generally rigid portion and a chute inlet defined in the generally rigid portion. The sensor assembly includes a capacitive sensor positioned on the generally rigid portion of an external side of the wall. The capacitive sensor creates an electric field that extends into the clipping receiving chamber. A microcontroller is associated with the sensor and at least one indicator. The microcontroller is configured to activate at least one indicator when clippings within the clippings chamber are consistently within the electric field and thereby trigger the capacitive sensor.
US10743466B2	Harvesting header for a grain harvesting machine A harvesting header for a combine harvester comprises a central header section and two lateral header sections hinged to and arranged to rotate relative to the central section for assuming a working configuration, in which the three header sections are mutually horizontally aligned, and a transport configuration, in which the lateral header sections overlap the central section. The header sections are provided with a support frame and a cutting bar associated with the support frame by a hydraulic suspension and comprising a blade having substantially trapezoid-shaped knives capable of to-and-fro movement by a motor-driven control member. The header sections also include a pick-up reel supported on the support frame by means of swivel arms, a transport belt conveyor arranged downstream of the cutting bar and configured to feed the material cut by the cutting bar downstream of the harvesting header toward a rear part of the harvesting header.
US10743464B2	System for aligning skid-mounted equipment on an agricultural product applicator An equipment skid is aligned on the frame of an agricultural product applicator defining substantially mutually perpendicular fore-aft, transverse and vertical axes of the frame, by utilizing an alignment system having a vertically extending frame mounting surface defined by the frame, and a vertically extending skid mounting surface defined by the skid. The frame and skid mounting surfaces are adapted for mating connection with one another to substantially align the skid with the frame along a substantially vertical mounting plane. A pair of laterally-spaced, juxtaposed, vertically extending skid alignment features are defined by the frame mounting surface, and a skid-mounted alignment block extending from the skid mounting surface is adapted for insertion between and into operative engagement with the pair of skid alignment features for aligning the skid with the frame on the vertical mounting plane.
US10743463B2	Push from behind drop spreader A spreader having a hopper for particulate material with discharge openings over two separate different areas along the hopper bottom, a pair of wheels upon separate drive shafts mounted for rotation to a lower frame which supports the hopper, and a rear frame extending from the hopper to provide a pair of handles. Two rotatable shafts with agitator elements are mounted over each of the different hopper areas. Each of the agitator shafts are coupled for rotation by different ones of the drive shafts. Two gates with openings are disposed below the hopper each along different ones of the areas dividing the hopper bottom. Each gate is movable to close and open the openings of the hopper in the area associated with the gate. A pair of controllers are provided each coupled to a different one of the two gates to independently move the gates between open and close positions.
US10743459B2	Hand-held spreader A hand-held spreader is provided having a housing with a compartment for particulate material, a chamber below the compartment having a bottom wall with a circular aperture, an impeller mounted for rotation in the chamber along such bottom wall responsive to a hand crank, a discharge opening, and a path along which the particulate material passes into the chamber for discharge via the discharge opening. The impeller has an outer circular periphery proximal to and extending over an outer edge of the aperture to form a gap between the impeller and the bottom wall of the chamber that seals the gap from the particulate material larger than the gap from entering under the impeller and risking obstruction of impeller rotation. Any particulate material that enters the gap passes downward through the aperture to enable self-cleaning of particulate material that would otherwise collect under the impeller in the chamber.
US10743458B2	Planting trench closing systems, methods, and apparatus Systems, methods and apparatus for closing a planting trench. Embodiments include a disc assembly for loosening soil adjacent to the planting trench. In some embodiments a closing wheel assembly pivots relative to a subframe of a row unit of a planter.
US10743455B2	Agricultural trench depth systems, methods, and apparatus Systems, methods and apparatus for adjusting the depth of a trench opened by a row unit of an agricultural planter. The row unit includes a trench depth adjustment assembly configured to modify the furrow depth. In one embodiment, the depth adjustment assembly may include a gear box having one or more gears which engage with a gear rack. The gear box may be pivotally connected to a depth adjustment body supporting a rocker that adjusts upward travel of gauge wheel arms. In another embodiment, the depth adjustment assembly may include a depth adjustment arm having a screw receiver that cooperates with a driven screw that adjusts the position of the depth adjustment arm acting on the gauge wheels to adjust trench depth.
US10743452B2	Strip tillage device A tillage device includes a soil disruptor configured to couple to an agricultural implement. The soil disruptor is sized and shaped to create a soil disruption in a target soil profile beneath a soil surface without tilling the soil surface when the soil disruptor is moved through the target soil profile by the agricultural implement.
US10750651B2	Method of preparing a setup kit for a placement machine The invention relates to a method of preparing a setup kit for at least one placement machine, wherein the placement machine serves for the placement of components on/at assemblies, and wherein those components that are required for the assemblies for a plurality of different assemblies to be manufactured are determined by means of the placement machine; possible setup kits for the placement machine are prepared iteratively from the determined components, with each setup kit comprising a plurality of components; an optimized setup kit is selected from the setup kits by means of an electronic processing device in the method.
US10750648B2	Component mounting apparatus and suction position setting method A component mounting apparatus sets a position that is offset with respect to a suction reference position of a component toward the front side in a feeding direction as a suction position based on a difference between a dimension of the recess-shaped cavity in the Y-direction and a dimension of the component accommodated in the cavity in the Y-direction and sucks the component. Therefore, even if the component in the cavity positionally deviates toward the front side in the feeding direction due to inertia when a carrier tape is stopped, a suction nozzle sucks an appropriate position of the component.
US10750644B2	Rear side swappable fan array module design A server device is provided with a fan module that includes a removable or reconfigurable partition for different size fan units based on system requirements. The chassis can include a plurality of sleds and a fan module. The fan module includes a removable partition that can be configured to house a plurality of fan units.
US10750643B2	Airflow channeling structure for densely packed storage enclosures A method of manufacturing a chassis that cools thermal energy generating components of an information handling system (IHS) includes: forming an enclosure with a chassis that has a base wall for provisioning a thermal energy generating component; forming one or more stiffeners each having one or more air channels formed transversely through for directing air proximate to the base wall; attaching the one or more stiffeners laterally across the base wall; and attaching a planar member that is horizontally on top of the one or more stiffeners for engaging one or more forward compute components on top of the planar member that substantially block air flow above the planar member to the thermal energy generating component. The one or more air channels eliminate thermal shadowing caused by thermal energy generating components provisioned in a rear area of the chassis.
US10750642B2	Hard drive rack ventilation structure A hard drive rack ventilation structure includes a primary rack, a plurality of secondary racks and hard drive units. The secondary racks are stacked in layers and assembled inside the primary rack. Each secondary rack includes a top portion and side portions extended downward from two sides thereof, and the two side portions include corresponding sliding tracks thereon. The hard drive units are installed on the sliding tracks of the secondary racks. Each hard drive unit includes a hard drive main body and a handle installed at a front thereof. A gap is formed between the handle and the hard drive main body. A top front edge of each secondary rack includes a hollow portion formed corresponding to the gap of each hard drive unit. The hollow portions and the gaps of the hard drive units are fluidly and vertically connected to form an airflow ventilation channel.
US10750641B2	Phased array antenna A phased array antenna in which a plurality of blocks each having a plurality of transmitter modules are arrayed, includes: a front plate that includes a plurality of flow paths of a refrigerant therein; and an element feeding layer that includes a plurality of antenna elements respectively connected to the transmitter modules and that is placed in close contact with one surface of the front plate. Each of the blocks includes a heat spreader that is placed in close contact with the other surface of the front plate. The transmitter modules are mounted on the heat spreader. Heat generated in the transmitter modules is transferred to the refrigerant via the heat spreader and the front plate.
US10750640B2	Techniques for mitigating temperature spikes and dissipating heat Disclosed is a method and apparatus for mitigating temperature spikes and dissipating heat. The apparatus for mitigating temperature spikes and dissipating heat comprises one or more heatsinks, one or more sensors, one or more phase change materials and one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors. The one or more processors may be configured to obtain one or more sensor measurements and may be configured to determine whether to store heat or dissipate heat based on the one or more sensor measurements. In response to a determination to dissipate heat, the one or more processors may be configured to dissipate heat from the one or more processors, the one or more phase change materials or both using the one or more heatsinks. Furthermore, in response to a determination to store heat, store heat from the one or more processors using the one or more phase change materials.
US10750635B2	Method for controlling heat dissipation device and electronic device with function of controlling heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device control method for dissipating heat from an electronic element without self-heat-dissipation function in an electronic device. The method comprises: detecting a first temperature of the electronic element; and controlling the fan of the peripheral element located around the electronic element when the first temperature exceeds the first upper temperature threshold to dissipate the heat from the electronic element.
US10750634B2	Rackmount server system and method for controlling same Provided are a rack mount server system, which has no damage to computation equipment even if a disorder occurs in a cooling device, which is easy to maintain, minimize power consumption, which has a simple structure, and which performs an efficient cooling, and a control method thereof. The system comprises: a rack housing; and a cooling zone which is placed in the rack housing, which stores a server, and which is forcibly cooled. The rack housing comprises a heat exchanger and an evaporator, which cool the cooling zone. The cooling methods of the cooling structure may be different in accordance with the internal temperature of the cooling zone and the external temperature of the cooling zone.
US10750631B2	Head-mounted display A head-mounted display configured to enhance the ease of wearing work and the stability of wearing is provided. A wearing band has an extending section and a movable section that is movable relative to the extending section in the length direction of the wearing band. A locking mechanism is capable of switching the wearing band between an unlocked state in which the movements of the movable section in the extending direction in which the length of the wearing band is increased and in the retracting direction in which the length of the wearing band is decreased are allowed and a locked state in which the movement of the movable section in the extending direction is restricted. The movable section is urged at least in the retracting direction in an unlocked state.
US10750630B2	Locking mechanism for an add-on card An apparatus for securing an electronic component within a server device is provided. The apparatus includes a support bracket configured to secure the apparatus within the server device. The apparatus also includes a fixed structure rotatably housed within the support bracket. Moreover, the apparatus can include a hook structure connected to the fixed structure, such that the hook structure and the fixed structure are configured to rotate between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The hook structure can include a notch element configured to secure a corresponding element on the electronic component.
US10750621B2	Process of assembling semiconductor device A process of assembling a semiconductor device is disclosed. The process includes steps of arraying metal bases on a carrier; applying sintered metal paste simultaneously onto the bases; disposing a substrate simultaneously onto the sintered metal paste where the substrate includes side walls corresponding to the bases and a wiring layer common the bases; and volatilizing solvent contained in the sintered metal paste.
US10750620B2	Flexible circuit battery attachment devices, systems, and methods Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for connecting a flexible circuit to a battery. Conductive pads are formed simultaneous with mounting and reflowing circuitry components on a flexible circuit, where the conductive pads serve as preformed tabs capable of being joined to terminals of a battery. The flexible circuit can be bent in a manner so that the conductive pads are positioned adjacent to the positive and negative terminals of a battery, such as a coin cell battery. The conductive pads can be attached to the terminals to form a cost-efficient and space-efficient design connecting the battery to the flexible circuit.
US10750615B2	Method and apparatus for strain relieving surface mount attached connectors An interconnect structure that includes a component circuit board containing a plurality of electrical components, and a wafer connector assembly. The wafer connector assembly includes a plurality of interconnect circuit boards that are in electrical connection with the components circuit board through a plurality of rows of solder joints, the plurality of interconnect circuit boards having a connection end including at least one contact. An adhesive is present structurally reinforcing at least a row of the solder joints that is proximate to the connection end of the plurality of interconnect circuit boards of the wafer assembly.
US10750609B2	Structure and method for mounting shielded module on printed wiring board, and shielded module In a structure for mounting a shielded module on a printed wiring board, the shielded module includes a mounting substrate, a shielding layer, and a solder layer. Electronic components are mounted on a main surface of the mounting substrate. The shielding layer is provided in an area from above the mounting substrate to a side surface of the mounting substrate and covers the electronic components. The solder layer is provided on a side surface of the shielding layer. The shielding layer is connected to a surface electrode located on the printed wiring board via the solder layer. The surface of the solder layer is depressed.
US10750606B1	Microwave plasma equipment and method of exciting plasma A microwave plasma equipment and a method of exciting plasma are disclosed. The microwave plasma equipment includes: a plasma reaction device having a cavity in which a base support and a plasma-forming area is provided; a conversion device having gradient electrodes, the gradient electrodes being disposed inside the cavity and configured to generate a gradient electric field in the plasma-forming area; a gas supply device configured to introduce gas into the cavity of the plasma reaction device; and a microwave generating device configured to generate and transmit microwave into the cavity of the plasma reaction device.
US10750605B2	Variable frequency excitation plasma device for thermal and non-thermal tissue effects A plasma system is disclosed. The plasma system includes a plasma instrument having an elongated body defining a lumen therethrough and a first electrode and a second electrode; an ionizable media source in fluid communication with the lumen and configured to supply ionizable media thereto; and a variable frequency energy source adapted to be coupled to the first and second electrodes and configured to supply energy to the first and second electrodes sufficient to ignite ionizable media supplied by the ionizable media source to generate a plasma influent, wherein a frequency of the energy is adjustable to modify at least one property of the plasma effluent.
US10750603B2	Systems and methods for determining a position of a focal spot of an X-ray source A system and method for determining a position of a focal spot of an X-ray source may be provided. The system may include a shelter to attenuate X-rays emitted from the focal spot of the X-ray source and an X-ray receiver to receive X-rays. The X-ray receiver may include a plurality of X-ray receiving regions. At least one of the plurality of X-ray receiving regions may X-rays that include attenuated X-rays by the shelter and unattenuated X-rays. The shelter and the X-ray receiver may reside between the X-ray source and an X-ray detector for determining the position of the focal spot.
US10750602B2	System and method for compensating for back emission current in an X-ray generator A system for compensating for a back emission current in an X-ray generator is provided. The system includes a transformer, a common, and a voltage source. The transformer is operative to provide power to an electron emitter of the X-ray generator. The common is electrically coupled to an anode of the X-ray generator. The anode is operative to receive electrons emitted by the electron emitter such that the back emission current is generated between the common and the electron emitter. The voltage source electrically couples the common to the transformer and is operative to generate an offset voltage that reduces the back emission current.
US10750598B2	Systems and methods for lighting fixture location mapping Lighting systems and methods for lighting fixture location mapping, for example, using a combination of photosensing readings and/or other sensors to identify a correct mapping. These systems and methods may be used to resolve ambiguities that could not be resolved using other processes, such an auto-commissioning method that identifies more than one possible mapping of the lighting fixtures to spatial locations. Such ambiguities are typically found in floor plans that are symmetrical. The systems and methods of the present invention record and utilize environmental profiles, such as ambient lighting levels and occupancy patterns, to match lighting fixtures to their respective spatial locations and provide resolution to ambiguities in an auto-commissioning method that identifies more than one possible mapping of the lighting fixtures to spatial locations.
US10750593B1	Driving circuits A driving circuit for illuminating a light emitting unit is provided. The driving circuit includes a data memory circuit, a current source, a PWM control circuit, a buffer circuit, and a second switch. The data memory circuit stores a data signal according to a scan signal. The current source generates a driving current. The PWM control circuit generates a PWM signal according to an enable signal and the data signal stored in the data memory circuit. The buffer circuit receives the PWM signal to generate a PWM signal. The second switch passes the current source through the light emitting unit according to the PWM signal so that the driving current flows through the light emitting unit.
US10750592B1	Systems and methods for controlling color temperature and brightness of LED lighting using two wires Electronic circuitry for independently adjusting color temperature and brightness of an LED light fixture is disclosed utilizing two wires. According to one embodiment, a color-tunable and dimmable LED light fixture has first and second LED light strings connected in an anti-parallel arrangement.
US10750588B2	Light fixture with dynamically controllable light distribution A light engine is disclosed in which the light engine contains a core comprising an opening extending completely through the core and independently addressable LED segments. The opening defines an inner surface of the core. Each segment has multiple LEDs. A PCB contains a body adjacent to one of an inner or outer surface of the core and to which the LED segments are attached and legs extending from the body and bent to be adjacent and traverse to the other of the inner or outer surface. Each leg is associated with a different LED segment. Control circuitry is connected with the legs of the flexible PCB and independently controls parameters of the LED segments to provide a preset illumination distribution and intensity based on user input.
US10750587B2	Lighting systems, and systems for determining periodic values of a phase angle of a waveform power input System for determining periodic values of phase angle Φ of waveform power input including voltage detector for detecting periodic values of average voltage of waveform power input and detecting corresponding periodic values of peak voltage of waveform power input. System also includes phase angle Φ detector in signal communication for receiving periodic values of average voltage and peak voltage from voltage detector. Phase angle Φ detector also detects periodic values each being ratio of one of periodic values of average voltage divided by corresponding periodic value of peak voltage, or being ratio of peak voltage divided by average voltage; and determines periodic values of phase angle Φ of waveform power input corresponding to periodic values of ratio. Lighting systems.
US10750586B2	Horticultural luminaire, horticultural lighting arrangement and method for controlling horticultural lighting arrangement Disclosed is a horticultural luminaire, a horticultural lighting arrangement including a plurality of the horticultural luminaires, and a method for controlling the horticultural lighting arrangement. The horticultural luminaire includes a main light emitting unit including at least one LED for generating a main spectrum, an environmental sensor for measuring environmental data, and control electronics for determining a position data representing position of the horticultural luminaire, sending out the environmental data and the position data, receiving control data, and controlling the emission intensity of the main light emitting unit on the basis of the control data.
US10750584B2	Lighting wall controller having touch rejection capability and proximity detection A lighting wall controller having a capability to reject user inputs at a surface of the wall controller and/or proximity detection in accordance with sensing signals received at locations on and near the wall controller. Programming configures a processor for proximity detection to detect a presence of a conductive object within a predetermined distance to the wall controller. The processor further determines whether user inputs correspond to touches at locations on the wall controller or user gestures near the wall controller to perform one of a plurality of defined lighting functions for a lighting system. When user inputs do not correspond to defined lighting functions, a number of the non-defined inputs is counted to provide an indicator of activity on the surface of the wall controller to activate a locked mode for a duration of the non-defined inputs.
US10750581B2	Apparatus and system for fault protection of power amplifier in solid state RF oven electronics An oven includes a cooking chamber configured to receive a food product and an RF heating system configured to provide RF energy into the cooking chamber using solid state electronic components. The solid state electronic components include power amplifier electronics configured to provide a signal into the cooking chamber via a launcher assembly operably coupled to the cooking chamber via a waveguide assembly. An isolation assembly is provided between the launcher assembly and the power amplifier electronics. The power amplifier electronics are controlled at least in part based on an efficiency parameter determined from a forward power value and a reflected power value that are each measured after the isolation assembly.
US10750580B2	Cooking appliance The present disclosure provides a cooking appliance that includes a cooking cavity body, in which a cooking cavity is formed; a heating plate, movably mounted in the cooking cavity; and an adjusting device, mounted to the heating plate and used for driving the heating plate to continuously reciprocate in the cooking cavity. According to the technical solution, the heating plate can continuously reciprocate up and down or left and right in the cooking cavity under the action of the adjusting device, and when the cooking appliance is specifically used for heating food, the height of the heating plate can be adjusted according to the category and height of the food to adjust the distance between the heating plate and the bottom wall of the cooking cavity.
US10750579B2	Induction heating device and power generation system An induction heating device includes: a rotor having a rotation shaft; a heating part disposed to be opposed to the rotor at a distance; a magnetic flux generating part provided at the rotor to generate magnetic flux for the heating part; a magnetic flux guide part provided on an opposed surface side of the heating part that is opposed to the magnetic flux generating part to guide the magnetic flux from the magnetic flux generating part to the heating part; and a flow passage provided in the heating part to allow a heating medium to circulate. The magnetic flux guide part includes magnetic substance parts. The magnetic flux guide part has a structure in which the magnetic substance parts and the insulator parts extend along a direction from the magnetic flux generating part to the heating part and are alternately layered along a circumferential direction of the heating part.
US10750576B2	Heating unit The present subject matter describes a heating unit. The heating unit comprises a heating element and a controlling unit coupled to the heating element to determine a desired value of a direct current (DC) voltage based on heating element parameters. The desired value is a value of DC voltage desired for operation of the heating element. The controlling unit computes a value of a duty cycle parameter based on device input parameters and the desired value of the DC voltage. The heating unit further comprises a power factor correction (PFC) unit coupled to the controlling unit and the heating element to convert an input alternating current (AC) voltage, received by the PFC unit from an AC supply, to a direct current (DC) voltage of the desired value based on the duty cycle parameter. The PFC unit provides the DC voltage to the heating element.
US10750564B2	Failure detection and recovery for multiple active resources Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWPs)) are described. A wireless device may perform failure event detection, such as radio link monitoring (RLM) and/or beam failure detection (BFD), jointly or separately for multiple active resources (e.g., BWPs) based on one or more criteria.
US10750563B2	Device and method for handling a fallback A network comprising a first centralized unit (CU) and a first distributed unit (DU) for handling a fallback comprises at least one storage device for storing instructions and at least one processing circuit coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the at least one storage device. The instructions comprise the first CU receiving a first INITIAL UPLINK (UL) RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL (RRC) MESSAGE TRANSFER message from the first DU, wherein the first INITIAL UL RRC MESSAGE TRANSFER message comprises a first RRCReestablishmentRequest message received from a first communication device, and a first CellGroupConfig for the first communication device; and the first CU transmitting a first DOWNLINK (DL) RRC MESSAGE TRANSFER message to the first DU, wherein the first DL RRC MESSAGE TRANSFER message comprises a RRCSetup message, and the RRCSetup message comprises the first CellGroupConfig.
US10750561B2	User equipment and method for initiating a radio link abandonment in advance of a radio link failure The present invention provides a user equipment for use in a cellular network and a method for initiating a radio link abandonment in user equipment in advance of a radio link failure. The present invention includes establishing and maintaining a communication connection between the user equipment and a cellular network via a serving cell base station in support of a data flow via a radio link. The availability of other potential serving cell base stations including the availability of preferred potential serving cell base stations is then monitored. At least one of an uplink condition and a downlink condition of the data flow via the radio link are then monitored. Based upon the determined at least one of the uplink condition and the downlink condition, any impending degradation of the radio link is then predicted. When an impending degradation of the radio link is predicted, and a preferred potential serving cell base station is available, the radio link is abandoned prior to a radio link failure.
US10750560B2	IoT device management using multi-protocol infrastructure network devices Techniques for managing IoT devices through multi-protocol infrastructure network devices are disclosed. A system utilizing such techniques can include a multi-protocol infrastructure network device and a WAN based IoT device management system and various network device based engines. A method utilizing such techniques can include management according to WAN based IoT device policies and LAN based IoT device policies.
US10750559B2	User device and data transmission method therefor, and network node and data transmission method therefor User data may be transmitted through a signaling radio bearer (SRB) by using an NAS message. A new SRB different from the existing SRB0, SRB1, and SRB2 may be defined for transmission of the user data. The new SRB may be used to deliver the NAS message containing the user data before security is activated.
US10750557B1	Sensor-based pairing between device and vehicle A vehicle includes a wireless transceiver, configured to communicate with a mobile device; a vehicle sensor, configured provide vehicle motion data; and one or more processors, configured to responsive to receiving an authentication request from the mobile device, send a request for a device motion fingerprint for a first timeframe to the mobile device, receive the device motion fingerprint from the mobile device, generate a vehicle motion fingerprint for the first timeframe using the vehicle motion data, responsive to a driving maneuver input intensity being greater than an input threshold, compare the vehicle motion fingerprint with the device motion fingerprint to generate a similarity score, and responsive to the similarity score being indicative of at least a predefined threshold level of similarity between the vehicle motion fingerprint and the device motion fingerprint, authenticate a wireless connection between the mobile device and the vehicle via the wireless transceiver.
US10750554B2	Terminal device, base station device, communication system, measurement method, and integrated circuit A terminal device, a base station device, a communication system, a measurement method, and an integrated circuit, which are capable of efficiently performing Sidelink Direct Discovery, are provided. In the terminal device, a reception unit is configured to receive an RRC connection reconfiguration message including a first configuration related to Sidelink Direct Discovery, and in a case where the first configuration includes frequency information, to attempt to acquire configuration information about monitoring of a Sidelink Direct Discovery announcement at a frequency indicated by the frequency information, using a timer configured to count a predetermined time and while the timer is counting, by acquiring system information to be broadcast at the frequency.
US10750552B2	Methods and systems for pairing user device and content application Methods and systems for pairing devices are disclosed. A user device may be used to navigate to a resource locator using. In response to a determination that an identifier associated with the user device matches at least one identifier associated with one or more devices accessing a first network, a paired communication may be established between the user device and a display device to facilitate control of one or more features of display device.
US10750551B2	User equipment for wireless network communication, method of operating same, network device for wireless communication and wireless communication system The invention provides for a wireless communications terminal (502), and related system and method, for wirelessly communicating with a network (504, 506). The terminal (502) is arranged to transmit, as part of a wireless connection establishment procedure for forming a wireless connection between the terminal (502) and the network (504, 506), wireless-connection establishment signalling (510) including a small-data indicator to indicate to the network (504) that transmission of an amount of data below a threshold value is required from the terminal (502) by way of the wireless connection to the network (504, 506).
US10750550B2	Receive end determining method, related device, and communications system The present disclosure relates to a receive end determining method. In one example method, a first multiplex bearer between a terminal device and a wearable device, or a second multiplex bearer between the terminal device and a base station is established. The first multiplex bearer is used to transmit data between the wearable device and a first device. The first device includes one of the base station, the terminal device, or a combination of both. The second multiplex bearer is used to transmit data between the base station and a second device. The second device includes one of the wearable device, the terminal device, or a combination of both. The terminal device receives data from the wearable device through the first multiplex bearer, or receives the data from the base station through the second multiplex bearer. A destination receive end is determined based on indication information of the data.
US10750547B2	Beamforming based on combined beams There is provided mechanisms for beamforming. A method is performed by a network node. The network node is capable of communicating with served wireless devices using multiple beams generated by analog beamforming in an antenna array. The method comprises identifying, based on statistics of handovers of the served wireless devices between the beams, a need to combine at least two of the beams into a new beam. The method comprises determining beamforming weights to be applied at the analog antenna array for generating the new beam. The method comprises communicating with the served wireless devices using the new beam with the determined beamforming weights having been applied at the analog antenna array.
US10750540B2	Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver configured to transmit/receive a wireless signal, and a processor configured to control an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The transceiver receives a trigger frame including information on a channel to be used, by a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the wireless communication terminal, in communication with a base wireless communication terminal that is any one wireless communication terminal different from the plurality of wireless communication terminals.
US10750538B2	Method for processing listen before talk parameter, method for adjusting contention window and associated apparatuses The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for processing an LBT parameter, a method for adjusting a contention window and associated apparatuses. The method for processing an LBT parameter includes: generating, by a first station, an LBT parameter comprising a parameter used by the first station to perform LBT for unlicensed carriers and/or indicating a parameter used by a second station receiving the LBT parameter to perform LBT for the unlicensed carriers; and transmitting, by the first station, the LBT parameter. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, the problem associated with interference due to unlicensed carrier contention by neighboring stations can be solved, such that the interference between the neighboring stations due to unlicensed carrier contention by the neighboring stations can be avoided.
US10750532B2	Semi-persistent scheduling transmission selection A wireless device receives a message. The message comprises first configuration parameters of a first SPS, and second configuration parameters of a second SPS. The wireless device receives a first DCI indicating activation of the first SPS. The first SPS allocates resources in TTIs comprising a first TTI. The wireless device receives a second DCI indicating activation of the second SPS and transmits second TB(s) based on the second DCI and the second configuration parameters. The wireless device receives a negative acknowledgement for a scheduled retransmission of the second TB(s) in the first TTI. The wireless device selects TB(s) for transmission in the first TTI, one of: a scheduled transmission of first TB(s) corresponding to the first SPS, or the scheduled retransmission of the second TB(s). The selected TB(s) are transmitted in the first TTI.
US10750531B2	Method and user equipment of transmitting uplink signal in wireless communication system, and method and base station of receiving uplink signal in wireless communication system A method of transmitting an uplink (UL) signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, where the method includes: receiving, through a physical downlink control (PDCCH) signal, downlink control information (DCI) regarding a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and periodically transmitting an SPS PUSCH signal based on the DCI. Periodically transmitting the SPS PUSCH signal based on the DCI includes: in a state in which (i) the SPS PUSCH signal is subslot-based, (ii) a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern field included in the DCI is set to a first value, and (iii) simultaneous transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the PUSCH is configured for the UE: transmitting uplink control information (UCI) through the SPS PUSCH signal, without simultaneously transmitting a PUCCH signal.
US10750529B2	Method and apparatus for communicating over a long physical uplink channel resource A semi-static configuration information for a short physical uplink channel resource corresponding to a short physical uplink channel can be received at a device. Scheduling information to transmit over a long physical uplink channel resource corresponding to a long physical uplink channel can be received. The long physical uplink channel resource and the short physical uplink channel resource can at least partially overlap in time. The long physical uplink channel can be longer in duration than the short physical uplink channel. The long physical uplink channel resource can be transmitted over if the device does not support an uplink transmission on one or more non-contiguous physical resource blocks in the frequency domain.
US10750525B2	Method and apparatuses for operating a wireless communication network The present disclosure pertains to a method for operating a wireless communication network, wherein a first member of the network transmits a scheduling message to a secondary member of the network and the secondary member receives the scheduling message. The secondary member schedules sounding signal transmissions and/or a corresponding schedule based on the scheduling message, wherein the scheduling message and/or the sounding signal schedule refers to a schedule for sounding signals based on a status of beam forming performed in the network and/or wherein the sounding signal schedule and/or the schedule message refers to a compact schedule of sounding signals.There are also disclosed associated devices and methods.
US10750522B2	Methods and apparatus to handle enhanced distributed channel access parameters Methods and apparatus to handle enhanced distributed channel access parameters are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a frame generator to generate a data frame instructing a station to operate using a multi-user enhanced distributed channel access (MU EDCA); a communication scheduler to instruct radio architecture to transmit the data frame to the station; the frame generator to generate a buffer status request requesting a buffer status of the station; and the communication scheduler to: instruct radio architecture to transmit the buffer status request to the station; and when a response to the buffer status request corresponds to a non-null queue, scheduling the station to operate using EDCA.
US10750517B2	Communication control device, communication control method, and communication device A communication control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire quality-related information regarding quality of a backhaul line to be used for providing control-related information regarding control in a control scheme of radio communication to a communication node to which the control scheme is applied, and a control unit configured to control the application of the control scheme to the communication node based on the quality-related information.
US10750514B2	Network control apparatus, communication apparatus, network control method, communication method, communication system, and program A technique is provided that makes it possible to diversely control a radio network based on status other than that of the radio network. A network control apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first means for acquiring status related to a second network, which is accessed via a first network which wirelessly transfers data; and a second means for controlling at least one base station of the first network based on the status so as to change a relation of connection between the at least one base station and the second network.
US10750512B2	Method for transreceiving V2X signal of terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using the method Provided are a method for transreceiving a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) signal of a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a terminal apparatus using the method. The method comprises: transreceiving a V2X control signal through a first carrier commonly configured to a first area and a second area; and transreceiving V2X data through a second carrier configured to the first area or a third carrier configured to the second area.
US10750509B2	Power reservation and dropping rules for transmission time intervals Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may group multiple carriers with transmission time intervals (TTIs) having different durations into different physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups. The UE may reserve power per each PUCCH group. Alternatively, the UE may reserve power per each TTI duration across the one or more PUCCH groups.
US10750508B2	Channel state information feedback method, device, and system Embodiments of the present application provide a channel state information feedback method, device, and system. The method includes: generating an uplink signal, where the uplink signal carries information for identifying multiple codewords and weights of the codewords; and transmitting the uplink signal to a base station (BS), so that the base station estimates a downlink channel based on the multiple codewords and weight information of the codewords in the uplink signal. In the embodiments of the present application, a user equipment UE side reports multiple codewords and weight information of the multiple codewords. This can resolve a problem in the prior art that precision of downlink channel estimation performed by a BS side is relatively low because only a single codeword is reported, and can effectively enhance precision indicated by channel information, without increasing complexity of a codebook design and implementation.
US10750507B2	Facilitating mobile device-assisted mobility enhancement to improve user plane interruption time Mobile device-assisted mobility enhancement is provided. In one example, a method comprises: determining, by a mobile device that was communicatively coupled to a defined network via a first distribution unit (DU) of DUs, that a connection between the mobile device and a base station device, via a first beam, in a network fails to satisfy a defined condition; selecting a second beam associated with a second DU and to which to connect; and transmitting, via the second beam, to the defined network, a radio link interruption message comprising re-assignment information to facilitate re-assignment of the mobile device to the second beam from the first beam, wherein the transmitting is performed via a mobile device identification message of a random access procedure and wherein the transmitting is performed based on the first DU being determined to be different from the second DU.
US10750505B2	Method for arranging transmissions on a downlink carrier A method is provided for arranging transmissions on a downlink carrier c, spanning a frequency range Fc, in a mobile radio communications system, wherein a bandwidth of Fc belongs to a set of predefined channel bandwidths in the communications system, and wherein the carrier c comprises a reference signal defined in the communications system. A configurable frequency range FRS comprising a set of time-frequency resources for comprising the reference signal of the carrier c is provided. Information associated with the configuration of the frequency range FRS is signaled to a receiver in the communications system, such that c can be deployed over a frequency range F smaller than Fc when the frequency range FRS is configured within F and any other transmissions on the carrier c are arranged to be within F.
US10750504B2	Narrowband service deployment in wideband carrier guard-band A wideband carrier (e.g., LTE carrier) is shifted up or down in frequency, within an allocated frequency band, by an integer multiple of the channel raster spacing (e.g., 100 KHz). This reduces the size of the guard band on one side of the carrier, and expands the guard band on the other side. A narrowband carrier (e.g., NB-IoT carrier) is then deployed within the expanded guard band, at or near a frequency such that the transmission is orthogonal to the wideband carrier transmissions, such as by using a shared N frequency grid spacing (e.g. at 100 KHz spacing, and using 15 KHz subcarriers). The narrowband carrier thus maintains orthogonality with the wideband carrier, but has “room” within the expanded guard band to both transmit on a frequency close to the frequency grid spacing, and to boost transmit power (e.g., by 6 dB), while remaining within the spectral mask. The shifted wideband carrier is transparent to wideband UEs, as the frequency shift is an integer multiple of the channel raster spacing.
US10750501B2	Carrier aggregation and dual connectivity capability exchange Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a compressed UE capability message that can indicate to a mobile network the various capabilities of the UE. In particular, the carrier aggregation and dual connectivity capabilities are compressed as disclosed herein. In traditional implementations, each carrier aggregation and dual connectivity combination and implementation that is supported is explicitly indicated in the message. As disclosed herein, rather than listing explicit combinations, the UE capability message can be compressed by instead listing boundary values of several different parameters which can be used by the network to derive the carrier aggregation and dual connectivity combinations. The UE capability message can also list the boundary values for LTE (Long Term Evolution), NR (New Radio, or 5G), and Dual Connectivity separately within the message to reduce ambiguity.
US10750500B2	Resource scheduling method, apparatus, and device Embodiments provide a resource scheduling method, which can support reduction of transmission resource overheads in resource scheduling. The method is applied to a wireless local area network, where a next generation protocol followed by the wireless local area network predefines locations of resource units possibly allocated from a to-be-assigned frequency domain resource. The method includes: generating, by a sending end, resource scheduling information, where the resource scheduling information includes a bit sequence to indicate an actual allocation of a resource unit(s) from the to-be-assigned frequency domain resource, and at least some bits in the bit sequence are to indicate whether one or more of said resource unit locations possibly allocated for the to-be-assigned frequency domain resource is\are the actually allocated resource unit(s).
US10750495B2	Insertion slots along deterministic track for movable network device in a deterministic network In one embodiment, a method comprises determining a movable network device is moving along a repeatable sequence of access point devices in a deterministic network; and establishing a deterministic track along the repeatable sequence of access point devices, the deterministic track comprising insertion slots allocated for insertion of a data packet, by the movable network device, into the deterministic track via any one of the respective access point devices.
US10750494B2	Management of dynamic transmission time interval scheduling for low latency communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may establish a configuration for at least one carrier based on multiple transmission time interval (TTI) lengths. Several TTI lengths may be associated in a TTI group, and aspects of the configuration may be the same for all TTIs having a TTI length in the TTI group. The device may then communicate using the carrier configuration based on the TTI group. In some cases, a second TTI group with different TTI lengths from the first group may also be identified, and the device may communicate using TTI from the second group using a different TTI group configuration. Aspects of a TTI group configuration may include a common control channel format, resource allocation granularity, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, HARQ timing, soft buffer size, channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration, or an uplink control channel.
US10750492B2	Resource assignment in NR-SS Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for receiving a medium occupation and a resource block group (RBG) size from a gNB, wherein the radio block group size is based on a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration. In one example, UEs with smaller BWP have finer granularity in RBG size in terms of PRBs, while UEs with larger BWP may have a coarser granularity in RBG size in terms of PRBs. An additional guard band may be used if the gNB reserves some channels such that not all of the BW is occupied. For example, if the gNB reserves the 20 MHz channel, it may perform better by adding additional guard band on each side of the 20 MHz bandwidth to accommodate an adjacent channel leakage-power ratio (ACLR). Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to assigning a UE an interlace with equally spaced PRBs.
US10750489B2	Signaling for multiplexing of low latency communication and sidelink communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In an FDD system, a UE may identify an indicator associated with ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) while communicating in a sidelink channel. The UE may also identify dedicated uplink resources in the sidelink channel, and reserve the dedicated uplink resources. The dedicated uplink resources may be reserved for an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) feedback or for a scheduling request (SR). URLLC data may be communicated, and the reserved uplink resources may be utilized to transmit an ACK/NACK feedback or a SR. In a TDD system, a base station may transmit information identifying dedicated resources for URLLC data. In some cases, a base station may transmit an indicator channel, which a sidelink UE may monitor to determine the presence of URLLC data, and respond accordingly.
US10750488B2	Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) based on codeblock groups in new radio systems Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are disclosed herein. The UE may receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) that schedules a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a slot, and on a component carrier (CC) of a plurality of CCs. The PDCCH may include a total downlink assignment index (DAI) and a counter DAI for hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback of the PDSCH. The total DAI may indicate a total number of pairs of CCs and slots for the HARQ-ACK feedback. The UE may encode the HARQ-ACK feedback to include a bit that indicates whether the PDSCH is successfully decoded. A size of the HARQ-ACK feedback may be based on the total DAI, and a position of the bit may be based on the counter DAI.
US10750486B2	Terminal device, base station device, communication method, and integrated circuit Aspects of the disclosure relate to a terminal device including a reception unit configured to receive a first set of information used for permitting simultaneous transmission of a CSI and a HARQ-ACK using PUCCH format (3), and receive a second set of information used for permitting simultaneous transmission of a CSI and a HARQ-ACK using PUCCH format (4). The terminal device may also include a transmission unit for transmitting a HARQ-ACK and/or a CSI. Based at least on whether the first set of information, the second set of information, and the HARQ-ACK correspond to a PDSCH transmission on a secondary cell with a cell index less than or equal to a first predetermined value or whether the HARQ-ACK corresponds to a PDSCH transmission on a secondary cell with a cell index greater than the first predetermined value, processing operations related to HARQ-ACK and/or CSI transmission may be executed.
US10750485B2	Method and user equipment for performing uplink transmission A method for performing uplink transmission is discussed. The method performed by a wireless communication device includes receiving first information, related to a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) configuration, wherein the first information includes second information related to frequency hopping, wherein the first information includes third information on a plurality of PUCCH resources, and wherein the second information is included for each of the plurality of the PUCCH resources; determining at least one PUCCH resources among the plurality of the PUCCH resource; and transmitting PUCCH signal based on the second information and the at least one of the plurality of the PUCCH resources.
US10750482B2	Uplink control channel design for high reliability transmission in mobile communications Various solutions for uplink control channel design for high reliability transmission with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a downlink signal from a network node. The apparatus may determine a first configuration to transmit an acknowledgement (ACK). The apparatus may determine a second configuration to transmit a negative acknowledgement (NACK). The apparatus may transmit the NACK to the network node in response to unsuccessful detection of the downlink signal. The second configuration may be different from the first configuration.
US10750479B2	Method for determining transmission resource block pool of terminal in D2D communication, and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method for determining, by a terminal, a transmission resource pool in device-to-device (D2D) communication. The method for determining a transmission resource pool comprises the steps of: indexing resource blocks within a resource block pool; and mapping the indexed resource blocks to physical resource blocks, wherein the indexed resource blocks are arranged in order of increasing resource block index, the resource block pool is used to transmit D2D signals, and information about the configuration of the resource block pool can be indicated by upper layer signaling.
US10750477B2	Uplink resource allocation for transmitting information indicating an ACK/NACK for downlink data in a mobile communication system A mobile communication system and a communication method are provided in which, a base station apparatus can efficiently allocate, to a mobile station apparatus, an uplink resource for transmitting information indicating an ACK/NACK for downlink data. The mobile station apparatus that communicates with the base station apparatus, comprising: a scheduling unit configured to determine two physical uplink control channel resources for a transmission using a physical downlink shared channel in a case that a downlink transmission mode that supports the transmission of up to two downlink transport blocks using the physical downlink shared channel is configured for the secondary cell, and a physical downlink control channel that indicates the transmission using the physical downlink shared channel on the secondary cell is detected on the secondary cell.
US10750473B2	Light connection control method and apparatus 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.The present application provides a method for light connection control for a User Equipment (UE), comprising the following steps of: acquiring, by a first radio access network node, light connection information for a UE; storing, by the first radio access network node, the acquired light connection Information; and, performing, by the first radio access network node, light connection control of the UE based on the acquired light connection information for the UE. By adopting the technical scheme disclosed in the present application, the signaling overhead can be saved, and the delay of the UE access network can be reduced.
US10750469B2	Positioning procedure for relaxed mobility IoT devices Method performed by a first network node (101), e.g. a SGSN or an MME. The first network node (101) initiates sending (401) a first paging request to a second network node (102), e.g. a node of a Base Station Subsystem (BSS), which indicates that a wireless device (141) served by the second network node (102) is to initiate cell reselection prior to sending a first response, based on the first paging request, wherein the wireless device (141) is to be paged for a positioning procedure, e.g. a timing advance (TA) multilateration.
US10750468B2	Mobile device location based on detection of radiation sources The location of a mobile device may be determined based on information that includes the signal strength of nearby radiation sources. The system may disregard information associated with radiation sources that are determined to be mobile.
US10750466B2	Reference signal (RS) configuration and transmission from serving and neighbor cell for mobility According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, indicating which neighbor cells are synchronous or asynchronous with a serving cell may allow a UE to determine whether it can derive neighbor cell RS timing based on the serving cell timing.
US10750464B2	Method and apparatus for supporting time division duplex for cellular internet-of-things in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for performing cellular internet-of-things (CIoT) transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. A base station (BS) configures a frame in a CIoT carrier which is adjacent to a time division duplex (TDD) long-term evolution (LTE) carrier, and performs the CIoT transmission using the frame in the CIoT carrier. A downlink (DL) of the CIoT carrier may be adjacent to the TDD LTE carrier. Or, a DL and an uplink (UL) of the CIoT carrier may be adjacent to the TDD LTE carrier.
US10750462B2	Methods and systems for D2D operation in unlicensed spectrum Embodiments herein provide methods and systems for achieving D2D communications through unlicensed spectrum. The D2D-U operations can be achieved through multiple approaches. In the first approach, the devices can communicate with each other without any involvement of network. In the second approach, the network provides partial assistance to the devices such as allocating time and frequency resources for D2D-U communication. In the third approach, the network completely controls D2D-U operations between the devices. The embodiments include allocating time and frequency resources for transmission of PSBCH, PSDCH, PSCCH, and PSSCH. The allocations of the time and frequency resources meet regulatory requirements of minimum bandwidth utilization for unlicensed band operation. The embodiments include distributing power in narrow frequency sub-bands of D2D-U spectrum, in order to maximize transmission range of D2D-U communications.
US10750457B2	Devices and methods for facilitating multiple synchronization channels within a single carrier Wireless communication devices are adapted to facilitate multiple synchronization channels within a single carrier. In some examples, an apparatus for wireless communication may transmit a first synchronization channel at a first frequency in a carrier bandwidth, and at least one additional synchronization channel at a different respective frequency in the carrier bandwidth. In some examples, an apparatus for wireless communication may scan a carrier bandwidth for one of a plurality of synchronization channels conveyed at different respective frequencies in the carrier bandwidth, and discover a synchronization channel from among the plurality of synchronization channels. The apparatus may further receive information conveyed over the discovered synchronization channel and utilize the information to access the carrier. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
US10750456B2	Systems and methods for managing cellular multi-connectivity Systems and methods for managing multiple network connections for user equipment (UE) are disclosed. The systems and methods can monitor power headroom (PHR) reports on one or more networks. When the PHR report for a UE approaches a first predetermined level on a first network, the system can evaluate the UE for a predetermined amount of time. If during the predetermined amount of time, the PHR on the first network increases to a second predetermined level—i.e., to a level where the transmission power used by the UE is closer to a maximum transmission power that the UE can provide—the UE can be instructed to disconnect from the network. This can enable the UE to disconnect in a controlled manner rather than simply letting the connection “drop” due to radio link failure.
US10750452B2	Ultralow-power sensor hubs A system includes a frequency-locked loop (FLL) circuit, a sensor-hub circuit and a processor. The FLL circuit is used to generate a low-frequency clock. The sensor-hub circuit is coupled to a number of sensors and is configured to periodically poll the sensors during polling periods and to detect sensor activities. The processor is coupled to the sensor-hub circuit and can process sensor signals from one or more active sensors. The processor is off during polling periods and is turned on when a sensor activity is detected. The polling periods are based on the low-frequency clock generated by the FLL circuit.
US10750445B2	Methods and apparatus to facilitate target wake time management between access points and devices Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to facilitate target wake time management between access points and devices. An example station based apparatus to facilitate target wake time operations between an access point and the station includes a data manager to determine at least one of a quantity of uplink data to be sent by the station or a quantity of downlink data to be received by the station, a connection manager to schedule a connection of the station to a device different than the access point, and a target wake time negotiator in communication with a component interface to at least one of receive a signal from or distribute a signal to the access point, the signal to modify a service period of the target wake time based on at least one of the quantity of uplink data, the quantity of downlink data, or the scheduled connection.
US10750442B2	Local power management for remote antenna units in distributed antenna systems Power management for remote units in a distributed communication system. Power can be managed for a remote unit configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the remote unit. For example, the remote unit may be configured to include power-consuming remote unit modules to provide distributed antenna system-related services. As another example, the remote unit may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the remote unit to external power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the remote unit, the power-consuming remote unit modules and/or external power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the remote unit. In this instance, the power available at the remote unit can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the remote unit.
US10750440B2	Determination of multicast and coding rate According to one embodiment of the invention, systems and methods are provided for power management for wireless multicast communication. For example, a method for an access point includes receiving a request message from a wireless device, the request message identifying a multicast group of the access point and a desired power-save characteristic of the wireless device; and transmitting an accept message to the wireless device, the accept message accepting the desired power-save characteristic.
US10750434B2	Quasi co-location identification of reference symbol ports for coordinated multi-point communication systems Methods and apparatuses indicate and identify quasi co-located reference signal ports. A method of identifying by a UE includes identifying, from downlink control information, a CSI-RS port that is quasi co-located with a DM-RS port assigned to the UE. The method includes identifying large scale properties for the assigned DM-RS port based on large scale properties for the CSI-RS port. The method includes performing channel estimation and/or time/frequency synchronization using the identified large scale properties for the DM-RS port. Another method for identifying by a UE includes identifying, from downlink control information, a CRS port that is quasi co-located with a CSI-RS port configured for the UE. The method includes identifying large scale properties for the configured CSI-RS port based on large scale properties for the CRS port. The method includes performing channel estimation and/or time/frequency synchronization using the identified large scale properties for the CSI-RS port.
US10750432B2	Group-addressed transmission of information relating to an access network In some examples, an access point determines, based on at least one criterion that includes a non-time based criterion, whether to activate group-addressed transmission of information relating to an access network. In response to determining, based on the at least one criterion, to activate group-addressed transmission of information relating to the access network, the access point transmits information relating to the access network in a message targeted to a group address.
US10750431B2	Safety disarm for firearm A firearm is provided with an electronic control system which monitors and controls the firearm. The electronic control system is coupled to a lower level system which may be one or more parts employed in the discharge of a firearm; or an assemblage of parts that configure the firearm into an armed or disarmed state of operation. Image data on a target, firearm system status data, and/or other data may be detected by sensors or collected, under the direction of and processed by the electronic control system. The electronic control system provides control signals to a firearm subsystem adapted to the lower level system to in response to a detected condition to allow operation of the lower level system to operate the firearm. A touch-sensitive screen may allow a firearm operator and an arm/disarm control interface may allow a remote operator or service to monitor and control the firearm.
US10750430B2	Method for optimizing passive sensor network protocol Disclosed is a control method for controlling data return and energy optimization in a passive sensor network. The passive sensor network comprises an aggregation node and sensor nodes. The control method comprises an energy calculating step, an energy broadcasting step, an energy collecting step, a clustering step and a data transmitting step. By means of the control method in the embodiments of the present disclosure, data return and energy optimization in a passive sensor network are controlled, so that insofar as all sensor nodes can return data to an aggregation node, the aggregation node consumes the least amount of energy, thereby achieving the optimal energy usage efficiency. Also disclosed is a control device.
US10750428B2	Relay communication system A method in a relay station includes communicating with a base station, determining if a control signal is included in a subframe, and decoding data in the subframe if the control signal is included in the subframe. The control signal includes a parameter which is related to a quantity of resource blocks.
US10750425B2	Radio terminal A controller 13 of a radio terminal 10 performs a first switching process of switching a standby target or a connection target from a mobile communication network to a wireless LAN. The controller 13 executes the first switching process in case that: a movement state of the radio terminal 10 is determined as a first state; and a condition for performing the first switching process is satisfied over a predetermined period. The controller 13 further executes the first switching process in case that: the movement state of the radio terminal 10 is determined as a second state; an access point 200 constituting the wireless LAN is a moving access point; and the condition for performing the first switching process is satisfied over the predetermined period.
US10750424B2	Preemptive indication of inter-rat mobility Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for inter-RAT mobility from a first radio access technology (RAT) to a second RAT, including cases in which different RATs correspond to different generations of networks. Approaches described herein include providing a preemptive indication of inter-RAT mobility for one or more geographic areas such to a user equipment (UE). The UE can thus use a mobility procedure to transition from the first RAT to the second RAT that is supported in the UE's location without first attempting an unsupported mobility procedure, reducing transition latency.
US10750423B2	Mobile cellular networks Multiple mobile cellular network (MCN) communication systems can be networked together to form a network of MCN communication systems (NOM). Each MCN communication system within the NOM can operate as an independent cellular network to provide communications between user equipment within a covered area. When a UE in one MCN of the NOM moves into a different MCN of the NOM, the corresponding MCN communication systems can handover the UE. The UE can also be handed over between MCN communication systems when the MCN communication systems move.
US10750420B2	Intelligent heterogeneous wireless handoff Provided are methods and systems of managing vertical handoffs in a wireless communication network. Embodiments include analyzing wireless device usage to determine usage patterns, which may include locations and times at which the wireless device is typically accessing the network. The network may recognize points in the usage patterns at which signal quality parameters are typically reduced. Such reductions in signal quality parameters may lead to inefficient vertical handoffs. The network may decrease adverse effects of inefficient vertical handoffs by reducing ping ponging, selecting links between wireless devices and network nodes, or indicating to a user of the wireless device that delays and/or data loss may occur.
US10750418B2	SDN based connectionless architecture with dual connectivity and carrier aggregation A wireless network for mobile communications has a connectionless framework using native internet protocol (IP). In this connectionless framework, packet routing may be based on user endpoint (UE) physical IP address, which is associated with the prefix of an associated access node (e.g. eNB). In addition to using the connectionless-IP framework for the traffic flow carried by one access point (e.g. eNB) at a time, advanced mobile call processing features, such as carrier aggregation and dual connectivity, are enhanced to leverage the packet-oriented connectionless radio access network and wireless core network architecture by using the SDN architecture and a wireless network specific software-defined network controller.
US10750417B2	Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal, base station, method, and computer readable medium A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) comprises a radio communication unit (111) and a controller (112). The radio communication unit (111) is configured to communicate with a base station (13). The controller (112) is configured to change at least one of a cell selection operation, a cell reselection operation, and a handover operation according to whether a specific coverage enhancement processing is required or according to whether the specific coverage enhancement processing is supported by at least one of a cell (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) camps on and a neighbouring cell (14) of the cell (13) which the M2M terminal (11) camps on. It is thus possible to provide an improved technique for allowing the M2M terminal that is supporting a special coverage enhancement processing for M2M terminals to camp on an appropriate cell.
US10750414B2	System and method for handovers in a dual connectivity communications system A method for operating a first access node in a dual connectivity (DuCo) handover includes receiving an event trigger for a combined event from a user equipment (UE), sending to a second access node, a combined instruction for primary secondary cell (PSCell) addition and a role change with the second access node in accordance with the event trigger, adding as the second access node as a PSCell, and indicating to the UE, a role change between the first access node and the second access node.
US10750407B2	Method and system for data flow enforcement A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a radio access network enforces uplink and downlink aggregate maximum bit rates for packet data unit sessions, uplink and downlink maximum bit rates for non-guaranteed bit rate flows, and uplink and downlink maximum bit rates for service data flows.
US10750403B2	Multi-user wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal using same Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a trigger frame for triggering that a frame for setting a link with a wireless communication terminal, which is an AP, is transmitted through UpLink Multi User (UL MU) transmission through the transmission/reception unit. The processor transmits the frame for setting the link through UL MU transmission based on the trigger frame.
US10750402B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving data in mobile communication system The present specification relates to a communication method and a communication device, and a random access method of a user equipment (UE), according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: sensing a random access trigger in a connected state; determining the type of the random access trigger when the random access trigger is sensed; and performing congestion control if the type of the random access trigger is a preset type.
US10750401B2	Method for transmitting or receiving frame in wireless LAN system, and device therefor A method by which a station (STA) transmits a frame including a buffer state report (BSR) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: configuring the BSR of the STA to a first control sub-field among one or more control sub-fields aggregated in an aggregated-control (A-control) field; and transmitting the A-control field through a high throughput (HT) control filed included in a MAC header of the frame, wherein the first control sub-field for the BSR is configured as a short BSR when a second control sub-field in the A-control field includes uplink power headroom information of the STA.
US10750400B2	Processing a data packet received over control plane in congestion scenario Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for communicating data between a user-equipment and network entity. For example, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes receiving a message comprising a data packet from a user equipment (UE) during a communication session, and detecting whether the data packet is the last data packet for transmission or reception by the UE during the communication session. In certain aspects, the method also includes determining whether to process or discard the data packet based on the detection and whether a backoff timer is to be sent to the UE, and processing or discarding the data packet based on the determination.
US10750398B2	UE beam management: a combined periodic and event-based report approach for traffic overhead and UE mobility tradeoff Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform a method including performing one or more of periodic beam quality measurements and/or event-based beam quality measurements, determining, based at least in part on one or more of the periodic beam quality measurements and/or the event-based beam quality measurements, a recommended beam quality measurement configuration, and transmitting, to a base station serving the UE, the recommended beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the UE may perform receiving, from the base station, instructions regarding the beam quality measurement configuration. The instructions may include instructions to activate, deactivate, and/or modify at least one beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the instructions may be based, at least in part, on the recommended beam quality measurement configuration.
US10750397B2	Method of supporting communication using two or more radio access technologies and apparatus for same A method of supporting communication using two or more heterogeneous radio access technologies (RAT) may include receiving, from a first communication network supporting a first RAT, a first message requesting notification as to whether access to a second communication network that simultaneously support the first communication network and a second RAT is supported; transmitting, to the base station in the first communication network, a second message including an indicator indicating whether to support simultaneous access to the first and second communication networks in response to the first message; and receiving a trigger condition for reporting a measurement result for the second communication network from the base station in the first communication network, when the indicator indicates that the terminal is able to access the first and second communication networks.
US10750396B2	Systems and methods for reference signals and CSI feedback System and method embodiments are provided for signaling reference signals and Channel State Information (CSI) feedback for wireless communications. An embodiment method implemented by a user equipment (UE) for wireless communications measurements and CSI feedback includes receiving, from a network, at least one of a first index that indicates a corresponding non-zero-power CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, a second index that indicates a corresponding zero-power CSI-RS resource, a third index that indicates a corresponding CSI-RS resource for interference measurement, and a fourth index that indicates a corresponding channel quality indicator (CQI) report configuration. The method also includes receiving, from the network, at least one of a fifth index that indicates a corresponding periodic CQI report in accordance with the CQI report configuration indicated by the fourth index, and a sixth index that indicates a corresponding aperiodic CQI report in accordance with the CQI report configuration indicated by the fourth index.
US10750394B2	Channel state information (CSI) measurements and CSI reporting in licensed assisted access (LAA) Techniques for channel state information (CSI) reporting are discussed. One example apparatus at a user equipment can derive, for one or more subframes of a license assisted access (LAA) secondary cell (SCell), one or more channel measurements based on reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or CSI reference signals (CSI-RS)), in those subframes; generate CSI that comprises a channel quality indicator (CQI) based on an average of the one or more channel measurements from multiple subframes comprising a first subframe and a later second subframe, wherein each orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a second slot of the first subframe is occupied, wherein each of a first three OFDM symbols of the second subframe are occupied, and wherein each OFDM symbol between the first subframe and the second subframe is occupied; and generate a CSI report that indicates the set of CSI parameters.
US10750393B2	Wireless device, first network node, and methods performed thereby to handle a log of information about a set of beams Method performed by a wireless device (130) operating in a wireless communications network (100) wherein a plurality of beams (121) is transmitted by one or more network nodes (111, 113, 114) in the wireless communications network (100). The wireless device (130) generates (602) a log over a period of time. The log comprises: a) information about a first set of beams (122) in the plurality of beams (121) detected by the wireless device (130), and b) a time of detection. The log comprises the information and the time of detection for both of: i) a first set of time periods when the wireless device (130) was in a connected state in the wireless communications network (100), and ii) a second set of time periods when the wireless device (130) lacked a connection in the wireless communications network (100). The wireless device (130) sends (605) the generated log to a first network node (111).
US10750391B2	Transmission power in a wireless device and wireless network A wireless device selects a first unlicensed cell as an unlicensed pathloss reference. The wireless device may receive a plurality of downlink control information (DCIs) indicating a plurality of grants for transmission of uplink transport blocks on a second unlicensed cell. The wireless device may transmit the uplink transport blocks on the second unlicensed cell. A transmission power of the uplink transport blocks on the second unlicensed cell is calculated employing the received signal power of the first unlicensed cell.
US10750390B2	MDT information-reporting format in a wireless communication system, and time-stamp configuring method and apparatus A method for configuring a Minimization of Drive Test (MDT) information reporting format and a time-stamp is provided that supports MDT in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) system. The method defines a reporting format needed in a process where UE transmits MDT measurements to a serving base station, and sets the number of bits required to log time stamp and the unit of logging time.
US10750387B2	Configuration of rules in a network visibility system Aspects of the present disclosure enable a router controller to maintain a default rules table indicating allocation of internet protocol (IP) addresses (of general packet radio service (GPRS) tunneling protocol (GTP) packets) to respective output ports. In an embodiment, the router controller receives information indicating the respective tunnel endpoint IP addresses of a control session and a data session. The router controller is configured to determine whether such IP addresses of the control session and the data session(s) are allocated to the same output port. In response to the IP addresses of the control session and the data session not being allocated to the same output port, the router controller is configured to generate a dynamic rule to forward packets of both the control session and the data session to the same output port.
US10750385B2	Methods and apparatuses relating to V2X communication This specification describes a method comprising responding to a detection of a variation in at least one measured characteristic of a reference signal transmitted from an access point to a portable device by triggering participation by the portable device in vehicle-to-portable device communications. In some examples, the triggering of the participation in the vehicle-to-portable device communications in response to the detection of the variation in the at least one measured characteristic of the reference signal may be performed only if it has been determined that a location of the portable device satisfies a predetermined condition.
US10750377B1	Multi-mode control with fast-access lookup table implementation An apparatus comprises a plurality of transceiver circuits, a memory, and an interface circuit. The memory generally embodies a table associating a plurality of index values with corresponding gain and phase values for each channel of each of the transceiver circuits. In a first mode, the interface circuit may be configured to receive the corresponding gain and phase values associated with each of the plurality of index values and store the corresponding gain and phase values in the table. In a second mode, the interface circuit, in response to receiving one of the index values, configures each channel of each of the transceiver circuits with the corresponding gain and phase values from the table.
US10750376B2	Topology scanning in a multi-hop wireless network In one embodiment, a method includes, by first network node of a multi-hop wireless network, transmitting one or more scan-request messages during a topology scanning, where the topology scanning is performed for a predetermined number of scan cycles, and where the first network node is connected to a central controller of the multi-hop wireless network, receiving a scan-response message sent using a transmission beam j by a second network node, where the second network node is unconnected to the central controller, storing information associated with the second network node, where the information comprises an indication that beam i is a beam for communications at the first network node, an indication that beam j is a beam for communications at the second network node, an identifier for the second network node, and the geo-location information associated with the second network node, and sending a network-ignition-request message to the second network node.
US10750374B1	Managing regionalized vehicular communication A method determines a topology modification for a geographical area; determines a set of coverage region(s) in the geographical area that are adjacent to a target coverage region, the target coverage region being associated with a first regionalized server configured to communicate with vehicular traffic in the target coverage region, the set of coverage region(s) being respectively associated with a set of second regionalized server(s), each second regionalized server being configured to communicate with vehicular traffic in a corresponding coverage region of the set of coverage region(s); determines that a region count of the set of coverage region(s) satisfies a region count threshold; responsive to determining that the region count of the set of coverage region(s) satisfies the region count threshold, determines a morphing portion for each coverage region in the set of coverage region(s); and morphs the set of coverage region(s) based on the corresponding morphing portions.
US10750367B2	Facilitating a secure session between paired devices A host device can establish a verified session with a wearable device. The host device can determine whether the verified session is in progress. In accordance with a determination that the verified session is in progress, the host device can provide a user interface to request confirmation that the identifier is to be provided to the wearable device. The host device can receive an input at the user interface and, in accordance with a determination that the input indicates a confirmation that the identifier is to be provided to the wearable device, the host can identify a user identifier to provide to the wearable device, and transmit the user identifier to the wearable device.
US10750361B2	Key management A basestation in a cellular communications network is operable to send a message to a Mobility Management Entity, relating to a suspension or resumption of a connection of a UE, wherein the message contains key renewal information. The Mobility Management Entity receives the message, and determines whether a key renewal condition is met. If the key renewal condition is met, the MME forwards a new NH, NCC pair to the base station. If a message received from the MME includes a NH, NCC pair, the basestation derives keying information using the NH, NCC pair for future use in deriving keys.
US10750360B2	Central software system and method A method, computer program product, and computer system for coordinating a plurality of node clusters. A mesh topology may be applied across the plurality of node clusters for a plurality of data packets transported through multiple upstream and downstream paths in the plurality of node clusters. Latency may be accounted for in the mesh topology between a first portion of data packets of the plurality of data packets delivered through network independent node clusters of the plurality of node clusters. Latency may be accounted for in the mesh topology between a second portion of data packets of the plurality of data packets delivered through network dependent node clusters of the plurality of node clusters. Data associated with the plurality of data packets may be synchronized by applying the mesh topology across a centralized topology of containers associated with the plurality of node clusters, wherein the mesh topology maintains asymmetric redundancy of the centralized topology of containers.
US10750356B2	Configuration management method, apparatus, and system for terminal in internet of things The present document discloses a method, apparatus and system for a terminal configuration service of the Internet of Things, the method includes: receiving a management operation or capability of a terminal configuration service requested by an application entity, managing a requested target terminal according to the management operation or capability of the terminal configuration service, and providing an operation result and/or an operation state to the application entity, which achieves unified management of the terminal configuration services.
US10750353B2	Connectivity system for establishing data access in a foreign mobile network This disclosure is directed to establishing data access for a mobile device in a foreign mobile network. An exemplary method comprises executing a first attach operation (e.g., an IMSI attach operation) for a mobile device, the first attach operation resulting in a successful first attachment for the mobile device; determining, for a particular period, non-execution of a second attach operation (e.g., a GPRS operation) for a second attachment for the mobile device; classifying, based on the successful first attachment and the non-execution of the second attach operation for the particular period, the mobile device as a silent roamer; and determining whether the mobile device is associated with a data package for establishing a first quota of data access.
US10750349B2	Device linking Device linking is described. In one or more implementations, data is maintained at a network service that describes characteristics of a plurality of devices that are associated with a user account of the network service. A communication is formed to be received by one of the plurality of devices that includes a portion of the data that pertains to another one of the plurality of devices and that is suitable by the receiving device to discover the other one of the plurality of devices to initiate a local network connection between the devices.
US10750348B2	Communication device and communication method A communication device and a communication method are provided. The communication device is configured to search for an external device that may be connected to the communication device before the communication device is connected to the external device and transmits and receives data.
US10750346B1	Emergency incident detection platform Methods and systems for providing an emergency incident response are described. Data is received from a plurality of heterogeneous data feeds each having a native format and including one or more publically-available data feeds. Event data is extracted from the received data, the event data representing one or more events from one or more of the plurality of heterogeneous data feeds, and the event data is translated from the native format into a standardized analysis format. Further, an existence and a priority level of at least one emergency incident contemporaneous with the event data and based at least in part on the event data is determined, the priority level being selected from among a plurality of predefined priority levels, and a graphical user interface including a message describing the at least one determined emergency incident is displayed.
US10750339B2	System for dynamically allocating services between controllers in an automobile A vehicle includes a plurality of controllers configured to communicate over a network and programmed to perform a service by operation of a plurality of routines stored and executed in at least one of the controllers. The vehicle includes a gateway controller in communication with the controllers and programmed to transfer at least one of the routines from a first controller to a second controller responsive to performance data indicating reduced performance of the first controller.
US10750335B1	System for managing mobile station international subscriber directory number storage Systems, methods, and apparatuses may include a Billing System (BS) node, Charging System (CS) node, and a mediation node for managing Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Numbers (MSISDN)s for a telecommunication network. The system may make an MSISDN available for reassignment immediately or shortly after (e.g., seconds, minutes, days, or weeks after) receiving a cancellation request associated with the MSISDN. For instance, upon receiving the cancellation request, the system may store a line identifier with an association to the MSISDN and/or an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) in a line identifier database, and the system may delete the MSISDN/IMSI from a user account database. The system may receive a Telephone Account Procedure (TAP) Call Detail Record (CDR) associated with the MSISDN/IMSI after receiving the cancellation request. Accordingly, the system may use the line identifier stored in the line identifier database to generate a billing report corresponding to the TAP CDR.
US10750333B2	Apparatus and method for providing enhanced telephonic communications A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device that determines a movement of a first communication device toward a local device until a presence of the first communication device is within a vicinity of the local device. In response to the presence of the first communication device being within the vicinity of the local device, a textual transcription of a voice call between the first communication device and a second communication device is presented on a display device communicatively coupled to the local device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10750327B2	Method for multiplexing media streams to optimize network resource usage for push-to-talk-over-cellular service A system and method for multiplexing data streams in order to optimize network resources for Push-to-talk-over-Cellular (PoC) systems. One or more servers interface to the wireless communications network to perform advanced voice services for one or more mobile units therein, which include a Push-to-Talk-over-Cellular (PoC) call session. Both the servers and the mobile units that use the advanced voice services communicate with each other using control messages within the wireless communications network, and at least one of the servers switches media streams comprised of voice messages for the advanced voice services between the mobile units across the wireless communications network. At least one of the mobile units is a participant in a plurality of PoC call sessions concurrently, and at least the media streams for each of the plurality of the PoC call sessions are multiplexed into a single path.
US10750326B2	Method, device, and system for creating communication groups A method, device, and system for creating a communication group among a plurality of mobile communication devices. The method includes creating a first trigger condition, at a first mobile communication device, the first trigger condition including detection of a second mobile communication device in an area. A context data message that includes the first trigger condition and the area definition is sent by the first mobile communication device to a communication beacon having a range that includes the area. When the first trigger condition occurs and when the first mobile communication device is outside the area, receive a group call at the first mobile communication device from the second mobile communication device.
US10750324B2	Mixed-mode wireless scanner An electronic scanning apparatus comprises a first wireless receiver configured to receive a first data. A second wireless receiver configured to initially be in a disabled mode. The second wireless receiver is enabled to receive a second data in response to reception of the first data by the first wireless receiver. The second wireless receiver returns to the disabled mode in response to receiving the second data. A processing module is coupled to the first wireless receiver and the second wireless receiver. A networking interface is coupled to the processing module. The networking interface is configured to receive the first data and the second data from the processing module and to transmit the first data and the second data to an external server. A Smart Tag includes both a first wireless receiver and a second wireless receiver.
US10750322B2	Mobile device resident vehicle zone tracking Values may be tracked from wireless sensors of a vehicle indicative of distance between the mobile device and the sensors. When the values over time indicate approach and then departure of the device to a first side of the vehicle and consistent approach of the device to a second side of the vehicle, the device may be associated with a seating zone of an identified closest pair of the sensors. Wireless sensors may be proximate to entrances to a vehicle. The vehicle may track values from the sensors indicative of distance between a mobile device and the sensors; calculate pair values as sums of the values received from pairs of the sensors proximate vehicle entrances; and identify one of the entrances through which the mobile device passed according to the pair value with a minimum value closest to a distance between the pair of the sensors.
US10750318B2	Positioning system and positioning method thereof A positioning method including following steps is provided. Firstly, several base stations are commanded to detect a tracked object. Then, a first position of the tracked object is obtained according to the first return information. Then, several fixed-type signal transceivers are selected according to the first position. Then, the selected fixed-type signal transceivers are commanded to detect the tracked object, and a second position of the tracked object is obtained according to the second return information received from the fixed-type signal transceivers.
US10750317B2	Mobile application and system for associating actions with independent geographic locations A mobile application executable on at least one mobile device for associating actions with a plurality of independent geographic locations and a system for implementing the actions are provided. The system and mobile application carry out a method including the steps of configuring a graphical user interface to include a map and requesting the user to select a designated pin location. The system includes a main controller configured to communicate with the at least one mobile device and initiate the actions based on the location of the at least one mobile device relative to the plurality of independent geographic locations. At least one database is in communication with the main controller and accessible to the mobile and away services module for storing data related to the actions associated with the plurality of independent geographic locations and the at least one mobile device.
US10750312B2	System and method for monitoring devices relative to a user defined geographic area The present invention relates generally to providing a system and method for monitoring devices relative to a user defined geographic area using an enablement platform for building web sites and web applications using data storage, management and publication capabilities of hosted web services. The system and method for monitoring M2M devices relative to a user defined geographic area (geofence) are built on existing AerCloud concepts by allowing user to define location attributes and by using the user defined location attributes to configure and evaluate geofence parameters and issue alerts if the devices are performing outside the geofence parameters.
US10750310B2	Temporary location sharing group with event based termination A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
US10750309B2	Ad hoc location sharing group establishment for wireless devices with designated meeting point A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
US10750307B2	Crosstalk cancellation for stereo speakers of mobile devices Described herein is a technology related to a mobile device with a pair of stereo speakers. The mobile device has an orientation detection system that detects the orientation of the mobile device and a crosstalk cancellation system that performs crosstalk cancellation with complementary cardioid beams in response to the detected orientation of the mobile device. The mobile device also has an audio system that emits complementary cardioid sound beams from the speakers.
US10750306B2	Reverberation generation for headphone virtualization The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.
US10750303B2	Spatial audio correction Example techniques may involve performing aspects of a spatial calibration. An example implementation may include detecting a trigger condition that initiates calibration of a media playback system including multiple audio drivers that form multiple sound axes, each sound axis corresponding to a respective channel of multi-channel audio content The implementation may also include causing the multiple audio drivers to emit calibration audio that is divided into constituent frames, the multiple sound axes emitting calibration audio during respective slots of each constituent frame. The implementation may further include recording the emitted calibration audio. The implementation may include causing delays for each sound axis of the multiple sound axes to be determined, the determined delay for each sound axis based on the slots of recorded calibration audio corresponding to the sound axes and causing the multiple sound axes to be calibrated.
US10750301B2	Normalization fitting method A method, including obtaining data indicative of respective perceived loudness levels for a plurality of hearing percepts respectively evoked at different current levels, and creating a map for the hearing prosthesis based on the obtained data by adjusting at least one of the respective current levels based on data of a respective perceived loudness for another current level.
US10750296B2	Hearing instrument comprising switched capacitor DC-DC converter The present disclosure relates to a hearing instrument comprising a rechargeable battery source providing a battery supply voltage and a switched capacitor DC-DC converter comprising a DC input coupled to the battery supply voltage for converting the battery supply voltage into a higher or lower DC output voltage. The hearing instrument comprises at least one active circuit connected to the DC output voltage for energizing active components of the at least one active circuit.
US10750287B2	Evacuation of liquid from acoustic space An acoustic module, such as a microphone or speaker module, includes an acoustic membrane that vibrates to produce acoustic waves and an acoustic cavity through which acoustic waves produced by the membrane travel. A liquid removal mechanism removes liquid from the acoustic cavity. Such a liquid removal mechanism may include the acoustic membrane, heating elements, hydrophobic and/or hydrophilic surfaces, and so on. In some cases, the liquid removal mechanism may remove liquid from the acoustic cavity upon connection of the acoustic module and/or an associated electronic device to an external power source.
US10750284B2	Techniques for presenting sound effects on a portable media player Improved techniques for presenting sound effects at a portable media device are disclosed. The sound effects can be output as audio sounds to an internal speaker, an external speaker, or both. In addition, the audio sounds for the sound effects can be output together with other audio sounds pertaining to media assets (e.g., audio tracks being played). In one embodiment, the sound effects can serve to provide auditory feedback to a user of the portable media device. A user interface can facilitate a user's selection of sound effect usages, types or characteristics.
US10750282B2	Acoustic perimeter for reducing noise transmitted by a communication device in an open-plan environment The amount of far-field noise transmitted by a primary communication device in an open-plan office environment is reduced by defining an acoustic perimeter of reference microphones around the primary device. Reference microphones generate a reference audio input including far-field noise in the proximity of the primary device. The primary device generates a main audio input including the voice of the primary speaker as well as background noise. Reference audio input is compared to main audio input to identify the background noise portion of the main audio signal. A noise reduction algorithm suppresses the identified background noise in the main audio signal. The one or more reference microphones defining the acoustic perimeter may be included in separate microphone devices placed in proximity to the main desktop phone, microphones within other nearby desktop telephone devices, or a combination of both types of devices.
US10750281B2	Sound source separation apparatus and sound source separation method Provided are a sound source separation apparatus and a sound source separation method. The sound source separation apparatus includes a plurality of directional vibrators configured such that one or more of the plurality of directional vibrators react to a sound based on a direction of the sound. The sound source separation apparatus is configured to determine directions of a first sound source and a second sound source that are different from each other, based on strengths of output signals of the plurality of directional vibrators, and select a first directional vibrator and a second directional vibrator that are different from each other from among the plurality of directional vibrators to separately obtain a sound coming from the first sound source and a sound coming from the second sound source.
US10750280B2	Sound system This sound system includes a plurality of sound devices connected via a network, each sound device including: an audio acquirer; a sound source localizer that performs sound source localization; a sound source information exchanger that acquires sound source information relating to the audio acquired by another device; a sound source determiner that determines, when a sound source in the sound source information coincides with the sound source specified by the sound source localizer, whether or not a second sound pressure level of the sound source in the sound source information is higher than a first sound pressure level of the sound source specified by the sound source localizer; and a filter processor that performs filter processing of the audio of the sound source specified by the sound source localizer when the second sound pressure level is higher than the first sound pressure level.
US10750279B2	Signal processing device and signal processing method for detection of direction of movement of a region Provided is a signal processing device including a plurality of sound collection units that is arranged at given positions, and a detection unit configured to detect, from respective sounds that have occurred in accordance with a movement of a region to which attachment is performed and have been collected by the sound collection units, a direction of the movement of the region.
US10750278B2	Adaptive bass processing system An effective and simple psychoacoustic bass generation system generates a harmonic signal having inter-modulation controllable to remain below a threshold level and includes a high-pass filter configured to pass harmonics which are reproducible with fidelity by the loudspeaker or other transducer and a loudness matching block configured to compensate the loudness of the desired harmonics to match the loudness of the original signal.
US10750270B2	Method and system for audio sharing The present invention provide a method and system of audio sharing aimed to revolutionize the way people listen and share music and to give multiple uses to a wireless headphone referred to as HEDphone. A communication protocol referred to as HEDtech protocol is used in a HED system to allow users to share music amongst a plurality of HEDphones while using a single audio source. A wireless connection is established between the HEDphone and a mobile device including an audio source while simultaneously having the capability of allowing other HEDphone users to join wirelessly and listen to the same audio source. A feature of Super Human Hearing (SHH) goes beyond conventional ANR (ambient noise reduction) with additional features that allow the user to control their aural environment by being able to directionally increase or decrease selective frequencies.
US10750268B2	Capacitive wireless charging for wireless earbuds A case for a pair of earbuds including a housing having first and second cavities formed within the housing, the first cavity configured to receive a first earbud in the pair of earbuds and the second cavity configured to receive a second earbud in the pair of earbuds; a lid attached to the housing; a first pair of electrodes positioned within the housing adjacent to the first cavity; a second pair of electrodes positioned within the housing adjacent to the second cavity; and charging circuitry coupled to the first and second pairs of electrodes, the charging circuitry including a high frequency inverter configured to receive a DC power signal and output a high frequency AC signal to each of the first and second pairs of electrodes.
US10750267B2	Earplug apparatus and electronic apparatus An earplug apparatus and an electronic apparatus are provided. The earplug apparatus includes: a biological feature detection module, the biological feature detection module being arranged in the earplug apparatus and being configured to be fit in a region enclosed by an outer ear canal and an ear canal entrance; wherein the biological feature detection module comprises a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, wherein the light emitting unit is configured to emit light to the enclosed region, the light emitted by the light emitting unit is processed by an ear tissue in the enclosed region and transmitted to the light receiving unit, and the light receiving unit is configured to convert the received light photoelectrically to generate an original electrical signal for biological feature detection. In this way, the entire size of the final product is small, and wearing comfort is enhanced.
US10750265B1	Smart speaker with fragrance dispenser The present invention provides a smart speaker with fragrance dispenser. A housing is disposed below a lid. One or more air outlet, one or more air inlet, and one or more sound outlet are disposed on one side of the housing. A fragrance module is disposed on the inner side of the housing for outputting fragrance. A speaker and the fragrance module are disposed separately. A dot-matrix display is disposed on one side of the speaker. The speaker outputs sound and the dot-matrix display outputs light. A processor is disposed below the speaker and connected electrically to the fragrance module, the speaker, and the dot-matrix display for controlling the output of fragrance, sound, and light. The present invention further adopts a limiting member so that the lid can rotate and slide on the fragrance module.
US10750258B1	Virtual node port based virtual fabric support Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for transmitting data in a fibre channel (FC) network. The system includes a gateway that has: a port at which a plurality of data frames that are transmitted from a plurality of virtual node (VN) ports in a server are received, where data frames from at least two of the plurality of VN ports are related to different virtual fabrics (vfabrics) of a FC network.
US10750255B2	Segment routing for optical networks Aspects of the disclosure involve a source node, having some predetermined knowledge of the optical network generating a list of nodes and/or optical links between nodes that form a route in the optical network from the source node to the destination node. The nodes in the optical network do not necessarily need to know the entire route from source node to destination node. Each node simply decodes the control information identifying the next hop in the route towards the destination node. By utilizing the decoded control information identifying the next hop, a switch in the node can be controlled to route the optical signal including the payload and some or all of the control information onto the next optical link toward the destination node.
US10750252B2	Identifying device state changes using power data and network data Devices state changes in a building may be determined using a combination of power monitoring and network monitoring. Power monitoring may be performed by obtaining a power monitoring signal and processing the power monitoring signal with models to determine information about state changes of one or more devices in the building. Network monitoring may be performed by receiving information about network packets transmitted by a device in the building and processing the information about the network packets to determine information about a different device or a state change of a different device in the building. For some devices and some implementations, information about state changes of a device may be determined by using both power monitoring and network monitoring.
US10750251B2	Information providing apparatus, information providing method, and storage medium Provided is an information providing apparatus (10) including a reliability determination unit (11) that determines a reliability of an inference result obtained by inferring an operation state of a monitored electric device group, on the basis of time-series measurement data and training data, the time-series measurement data including any one of current consumption and power consumption of the monitored electric device group and the training data associating each of a plurality of the operation states which can be assumed by the electric device group with a feature value of each of the plurality of operation states, and an output unit (12) that outputs information related to the reliability.
US10750244B2	Suggestive content based on habit Suggestions for content are based on a habit of a user. As the user requests content, content selections are monitored for habitual selections according to channels, titles, or genres. A programming guide may then be customized based on the habitual selections.
US10750238B1	Correlating playback information of video segments Correlating information associated with playback of video segments is disclosed. Information associated with playback of a first video segment is obtained. Information associated with playback of a second video segment is obtained. The information associated with playback of the first video segment is correlated with the information associated with playback of the second video segment based at least in part on at least one of a client application identifier, a video session identifier, and a set of timestamps. Output is provided based at least in part on the correlating.
US10750237B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for accessing information based on an image presented on a display Systems and methods are operable to control operation of a portable media device based on machine readable information of a graphical artifact shown on a display concurrently with presentation of a video portion of a media content event. A portable media device, using a portable media device provisioned with an image capture device, captures at least one image that includes the display that is presenting the graphical artifact and the video portion of the media content event, identifies the graphical artifact in the captured at least one image, determines the machine readable data based on the identified graphical artifact, and operates the portable media device to perform at least one operation based on the determined machine readable data.
US10750235B2	Multi-interface streaming media system A streaming media device includes a printed circuit board hosting components configured to access internet data. An audio/visual connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted for connection to an audio/visual device, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted to operate with a first audio/visual interface having sufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board and a second audio/visual interface having insufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board. A power connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the power connector selectively receives power based on the audio/visual connector utilizing one of the first audio/visual interface and the second audio/visual interface.
US10750233B2	Recording apparatus, recording method, and program The present technology relates to a recording apparatus, a recording method, and a program capable of avoiding a buffer overflow at the time of reproduction.Each packet is separated from a packet string, and information indicating an arrival timing of each packet is output. The packet is divided into divided packets having a size which does not cause a buffer overflow, and a packet arrival time of each divided packet is embedded in a header of the divided packet. The present technology is applied to the recording apparatus.
US10750221B2	Data processing apparatus and data processing method The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that enable correct clock synchronization by use of clock information. The data processing apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal so as to process content included in the digital broadcast signal and clock information also included therein for use in presentation synchronization on the content and sends via a transmission path the processed content and clock information to another data processing apparatus that presents the received content. On the other hand, the another data processing apparatus receives via the transmission path the content and clock information sent from the data processing apparatus so as to process presentation synchronization on the received content on the basis of the received clock information. The present technology is applicable to data processing apparatuses configured to process content, for example.
US10750218B2	Network management, monitoring, and flow control A data analyzer engine receives feedback associated with delivery of content (such as streaming content) to multiple subscriber domains in a cable network environment. The data analyzer engine analyzes the feedback to identify attributes of current content consumption by playback devices operated in the subscriber domains. Based on the analyzed feedback, the data analyzer engine produces control information specifying data flow control rates in which the playback devices are assigned to retrieve content over a shared communication link in the cable network environment. Accordingly, data flow rates in a network environment (such as a subscriber domain) can be controlled to promote fairness and optimal use of available bandwidth amongst multiple playback devices sharing a respective communication link.
US10750215B2	Method and device for transmitting metadata in WFD A method and a device for transmitting metadata in a WFD are provided. Particularly, a WFD source forms a WFD frame including a WFD header and metadata. The WFD source transmits, to a WFD sink, a packet stream created by packetizing a metadata stream including the WFD frame. The WFD header includes a metadata structure field and a metadata update indicator. The metadata structure field indicates whether the metadata has a video metadata structure or an audio metadata structure. The metadata update indicator indicates that previous metadata is updated such that all of the previous metadata is replaced with new metadata, or that the previous metadata is incrementally updated together with updated metadata.
US10750212B2	Dynamic digital object placement in video stream Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate providing dynamic digital object placement in a video stream. An exchange network for engagements within video streaming content is maintained, and a number of engagement entities and content providers are connected to the exchange network. An engagement proposal is received from an engagement entity in the exchange network, containing media assets for an engagement and proposed engagement information. Content provider requirements are also received from a content provider in the exchange network, containing content provider requirements and one or more engagement surfaces associated with a video stream. The exchange network determines that the received engagement proposal matches the received content provider requirements. Once the exchange network matches the two entities, the media assets from the engagement entity are dynamically inserted into the video stream published by the content provider by mapping the media assets to the one or more engagement surfaces.
US10750211B2	Video-segment identification systems and methods Summarization segments of an encoded video can be efficiently identified, without the need to decode the encoded video to obtain image data, by analyzing encoded-buffer-size deltas, each indicating an encoded-buffer-size difference between a pair of intra-coded frames of an encoded video.
US10750209B1	Live video streaming based on an environment-related trigger In certain embodiments, streaming of a live video to trigger-associated recipients in response to triggers in an environment may be facilitated. In some embodiments, one or more triggers may be detected in an environment, and one or more actions associated with the detected triggers may be performed. As an example, where such associated actions include streaming a live video of the environment to one or more recipients, the recipients may be selected as candidates to receive the live video stream based on the recipients being part of a recipient list associated with a detected trigger. In some embodiments, although a first recipient of the recipient list may initially be selected to receive the live video stream, the live video may be streamed to a second recipient of the recipient list based on the first recipient being unavailable to receive the live video stream.
US10750207B2	Method and system for providing real-time video solutions for car racing sports Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for capturing and delivering real-time racing videos when a race car travels around a racetrack. The disclosed systems and techniques are designed to capture racing video signals both from the vantage point of the race car itself and using a set of cameras installed around the racetrack. The captured racing videos and racing metadata can be uploaded or streamed live to a server as the race car travels around a racetrack by connecting the race car to a nearby or the closest Wi-Fi hotspot to the race car within a set of Wi-Fi hotspot placed around the racetrack. The uploaded multiple channels of racing video signals can be combined with racing metadata collected from the race car to generate “meta-video” packages which can be automatically delivered in multiple formats.
US10750206B2	Method for encoding and decoding images, device for encoding and decoding images, and corresponding computer programs A method for encoding at least one image split into blocks. The method includes, for a current block to be encoded from the image, at least one modification of two data points in the block via an operation of linear combinations operating on the two data points, at the end of which a modified block is obtained, application of a separable transform operation to the data points in the modified block, and encoding the data points obtained after application of the separable transform operation.
US10750205B2	Selective use of start code emulation prevention Approaches to selectively using start code emulation prevention (“SCEP”) on encoded data for media content are described herein. For example, a media encoder selectively performs SCEP processing on encoded data for media content, and sets a value of a syntax element that indicates whether or not to perform SCEP processing on the encoded data. The encoder stores the encoded data for output as part of a bitstream, where the syntax element is signaled in association with the bitstream. A media decoder receives the encoded data, determines, from the value of the syntax element, whether or not to perform SCEP processing on the encoded data, and selectively performs SCEP processing on the encoded data. In this way, the computational cost of scanning operations for SCEP processing can be avoided in many scenarios, and bit rate increases due to insertion of SCEP bytes can be limited.
US10750203B2	Method and apparatus of adaptive bi-prediction for video coding Method and apparatus of video coding using generalized bi-prediction are disclosed. According to one method, the generalized bi-prediction is extended for Decoder-Side Motion Vector Refinement (DMVR), where unequal weighting factor pair is allowed to form the template of the current block or the final predictor. In another method, the generalized bi-prediction is extended to pattern-based MV derivation (PMVD), where unequal weighting factor pair is allowed to combined reference blocks pointed by motion vectors derived based on PMVD. In yet another method, the generalized bi-prediction is used for Merge mode. When the final Merge MVP selected corresponds to bi-prediction using an unequal weighting factor pair, a new weighting factor pair is derived using neighboring reconstructed pixels of the current block and corresponding motion compensated pixels. In yet another method, the size of a set of weighting factor pairs is dependent on block size.
US10750200B2	Encoding method, decoding method, encoder, and decoder Disclosed is an intraframe prediction method, wherein for an intraframe predicted block in an interframe predicted frame, when an interframe predicted blocks exists on the lower right of the intraframe predicted block, a coding and decoding sequence of intraframe and interframe blocks is adjusted, and intraframe prediction is performed in a lower right intraframe prediction approach, i.e., performing prediction using the lower right reconstructed pixel value as the reference pixel point for the intraframe predicted block; at the coding procedure, each coded unit is first coded, and upon completion of the coding, information of all interframe predicted blocks is written into a code stream; next, two-pass coding is performed to the intraframe predicted block; lower right intraframe coding is performed during the two-pass coding process; after completion of the two-pass coding, the information of the intraframe predicted block is written into the code stream; at the decoding procedure, decoding of all interframe predicted blocks is first completed; then, lower right intraframe decoding is performed to the intraframe predicted blocks. The present disclosure may improve the intraframe prediction accuracy and enhance the coding efficiency of the intraframe predicted block in the interframe predicted frame.
US10750194B2	Scalable video coding using reference and scaled reference layer offsets A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to accommodate other applications such as interlace/progressive scalability and to increase the resolution of the alignment between layers, it is proposed that the phase offset adjustment parameters be signaled.
US10750191B2	Coding of significance maps and transform coefficient blocks A higher coding efficiency for coding a significance map indicating positions of significant transform coefficients within a transform coefficient block is achieved by the scan order by which the sequentially extracted syntax elements indicating, for associated positions within the transform coefficient block, as to whether at the respective position a significant or insignificant transform coefficient is situated, are sequentially associated to the positions of the transform coefficient block, among the positions of the transform coefficient block depends on the positions of the significant transform coefficients indicated by previously associated syntax elements. Alternatively, the first-type elements may be context-adaptively entropy decoded using contexts which are individually selected for each of the syntax elements dependent on a number of significant transform coefficients in a neighborhood of the respective syntax element, indicated as being significant by any of the preceding syntax elements.
US10750190B2	Video decoding method and device in video coding system According to the present invention, a method by which a decoding device performs video decoding comprises the steps of: parsing a merge index of a current block; configuring a merge candidate list on the basis of neighboring blocks; selecting a merge candidate indicated by the merge index among merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; deriving L0 motion information and L1 motion information of the current block on the basis of the selected merge candidate; deriving an L0 weight and an L1 weight of the current block; and generating a prediction sample of the current block by weighted-summing an L0 reference sample and an L1 reference sample on the basis of the L0 weight and the L1 weight.
US10750186B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method for coding An information processing apparatus includes a processor. the processor determines a sign of a first value on a basis of a result of an operation of a sum of products of a plurality of color-difference residuals and a plurality of luminance residuals, and calculates the first value on a basis of a first product of a sum of luminance residuals that are negative values among the plurality of luminance residuals and a constant when the sign of the first value is determined to be positive, and calculates the first value on a basis of a second product of a sum of luminance residuals that are positive values among the plurality of luminance residuals and the constant when the sign of the first value is determined to be negative.
US10750185B2	High speed scalable video coding device and method using multi-track video The present disclosure relates to a Scalable Video Coding (SVC) video decoding method, including receiving a bit stream for layer videos, determining an encoding mode information and a prediction information for a macroblock of a lower layer video from among the layer videos; performing prediction of the macroblock of the lower layer video by using the encoding mode information and the prediction information for the macroblock of the lower layer video, obtaining an encoding mode information for a macroblock of a upper layer video from among the layer videos, determining a prediction information of the macroblock of the upper layer video based on a macroblock of the lower layer video which is corresponding to the macroblock of the upper layer video, and performing inter-layer prediction of the macroblock of the upper layer video by using the encoding mode information and the prediction information for the upper layer video.
US10750184B2	Image decoding method, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image coding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is “no_residual_data_flag”.
US10750183B2	Methods and apparatuses of sample adaptive offset processing for video coding A video coding system determines a Sample Adaptive Offset (SAO) type for a current reconstructed block, and determines SAO offsets for the current reconstructed block and checks if all SAO offsets are zeros except for a last SAO offset if the SAO type is Edge Offset (EO) or Band Offset (BO). A new value for the last SAO offset is derived at an encoding end or an original value for the last SAO offset is derived at a decoding end if all SAO offsets except for the last SAO offset are zeros. The SAO offsets are used for applying SAO processing to the current block and the current block is encoded or decoded. The original value for the last SAO offset is used in SAO processing and the new value for the last SAO offset is signaled in a video bitstream.
US10750182B2	Embedded codec circuitry for visual quality based allocation of refinement bits An embedded codec (EBC) circuitry includes encoder circuitry to encode a plurality of sub-blocks of an image block by an entropy coding scheme to generate a plurality of encoded data blocks. Each encoded data block includes a first plurality of bit-planes and a second plurality of bit-planes. The first plurality of bit-planes include a plurality of entropy coded bits. The encoder circuitry determines a count of refinement bits of a plurality of refinement bits, for an encoded data block of the plurality of encoded data blocks, based on a quality measure of the plurality of encoded data blocks. The quality measure represents a count of the plurality of entropy coded bits in each encoded data block. The encoder circuitry allocates the count of refinement bits in the second plurality of bit-planes of the encoded data block.
US10750180B2	Image coding method and apparatus, and image decoding method and apparatus An image coding method and apparatus, and an image decoding method and apparatus are provided. In the coding method, a scanning manner parameter of a coding block is determined, and the scanning manner parameter may include at least one of: a region indication parameter used for determining a scanning region of the coding block and a scanning indication parameter used for determining a scanning order of pixels in a scanning region of the coding block; predicted values of part or all of pixels in the coding block are determined according to the scanning manner parameter; and the coding block is coded according to the predicted values, and a coding result is written into a bitstream.
US10750173B2	Encoding and decoding HDR videos To have a much better usable pragmatic manner of HDR video encoding and decoding, the inventor invented a high dynamic range video decoder (500) arranged to receive an encoding (Im_COD) of a high dynamic range video and to decode and output a set of temporally successive images (Im_RHDR) comprising: An input (502) to receive three weight values (kRY, kGY, kBY); A video decoder (501) arranged to decode the encoding (Im_COD) into an intermediate image (Im_RLDR) being in a Y′CbCr color representation; A brightness index calculation unit (503) arranged to calculate for each pixel of the intermediate image (Im_RLDR) a brightness index (J′) being defined as J′=Y′+MAX{kRY(R′−Y′), kGY(G′−Y′), kBY(B′−Y′)}; A brightness mapper (505) arranged to receive a specification of at least one one-dimensional function F_ct, and to apply it with the brightness index (J′) as input, to obtain an output brightness index (J); A multiplication factor calculation unit (506) arranged to calculate a multiplicative factor (g) being equal to the output brightness index (J*) divided by the brightness index (J′); Three multipliers (509, 510, 511) to multiply the respective color components (Y, Cr, Cb) of each pixel of the intermediate image (Im_RLDR) with the multiplicative factor (g), to obtain an output color (Y′H, Cb′H, Cr′H) for that pixel in the output dynamic range image (Im_RHDR) of the set of temporally successive images being currently decoded.
US10750172B2	Prediction systems and methods for video coding based on filtering nearest neighboring pixels Prediction systems and methods for video coding are described based on nearest neighboring pixels. In exemplary embodiments, to code a first pixel, a plurality of neighboring pixels of the first pixel are reconstructed. The coefficients of a filter such as a Wiener filter are derived based on the reconstructed neighboring pixels. The Wiener filter is applied to the reconstructed neighboring pixels to predict the first pixel. The coefficients of the Wiener filter may be derived on a pixel-by-pixel or a block-by-block basis. The reconstructed pixels may be pixels in the same picture (for intra prediction) or in a reference picture (for inter prediction). In some embodiments, the residuals of the prediction are encoded using RDPCM. In some embodiments, the residuals may be predicted using a Wiener filter.
US10750169B2	Method and apparatus for intra chroma coding in image and video coding A method and apparatus for chroma Intra prediction are disclosed. According to one method, a chroma Intra mode set comprising more than six chroma Intra coding modes are generated and chroma Intra-prediction encoding or decoding is applied to the current chroma block using a current chroma Intra mode selected from the chroma Intra mode set. According to another method, a chroma MPM list is determined and a current chroma Intra mode is signaled using chroma MPM process at the video encoding system or parsing the current chroma Intra mode using the chroma MPM process at the video decoding system, where the chroma MPM process comprises using a chroma MPM flag to indicate whether the current chroma Intra mode belongs to the chroma MPM list.
US10750167B2	Intra-prediction method and apparatus in video coding system An image decoding method, which is performed by a decoding device according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: acquiring the information on an intra-prediction mode of a current block from a received bit stream; deriving neighboring reference samples of the current block; deriving a first prediction value for a current sample of the current block on the basis of the intra-prediction mode and the neighboring reference samples; deriving a second prediction value for the current sample on the basis of adjacent samples of the current sample; and deriving a prediction value for the current sample on the basis of the first prediction value and the second prediction value. According to the present invention, the intra-prediction value can be derived on the basis of the adjacent samples of the current sample within the present block, and the intra-prediction accuracy can be improved therethrough.
US10750157B1	Methods and systems for creating real-time three-dimensional (3D) objects from two-dimensional (2D) images An example method for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object from a plurality of two-dimensional images may include: acquiring two-dimensional input frames via a camera, the camera being associated with one or more calibration parameters; isolating a contour of at least one object contained within each input frame; calculating coordinates of one or more visual rays corresponding to each contour in a direction specified by at least one of the calibration parameters; estimating a spatial tangent vector of each contour using finite differences; estimating a tangent space of the visual rays at each visual ray; calculating epipolar numbers based on basis vectors of the tangent space, the one or more calibration parameters, and the tangent vector; forming a line-based epipolar matrix using the epipolar numbers and line coordinates; and de-homogenizing the column space of the matrix into object points.
US10750153B2	Camera system for three-dimensional video In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and multiple pairs of cameras, where each camera of a first pair of cameras is separated from each other by one camera of a second pair of cameras. Each camera of the first pair of cameras has a first orientation, and each camera of the second pair of cameras has a second orientation that is different from the first orientation.
US10750150B2	Methods for automatic registration of 3D image data A method for automatic registration of 3D image data, captured by a 3D image capture system having an RGB camera and a depth camera, includes capturing 2D image data with the RGB camera at a first pose; capturing depth data with the depth camera at the first pose; performing an initial registration of the RGB camera to the depth camera; capturing 2D image data with the RGB camera at a second pose; capturing depth data at the second pose; and calculating an updated registration of the RGB camera to the depth camera.
US10750148B2	Unevenness correction system, unevenness correction apparatus and panel drive circuit An unevenness correction system according to the present invention includes a panel drive circuit provided with a gamma correction circuit that performs gamma correction on an image signal input to an input interface, a gamma correction information acquisition circuit that acquires a gamma correction signal obtained through gamma correction as gamma correction information, an unevenness correction circuit that performs an unevenness correction on the gamma correction signal based on correction data, and an output interface that externally outputs the gamma correction information, and an unevenness correction apparatus provided with a pattern generator that outputs the image signal of a predetermined image to the input interface, and a control unit that generates correction data based on gamma correction information of each individual display panel input to and read by a gamma correction information reading unit from the output interface regarding the output image signal.
US10750146B2	High dynamic range color conversion correction One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for correcting color values. The technique includes downsampling first color space values to generate downsampled color space values and upsampling the downsampled color space values to generate second color space values. The technique further includes modifying at least one component value included in the downsampled color space values based on a first component value included in the first color space values, a second component value included in the second color space values, and an approximation of a nonlinear transfer function.
US10750145B1	Variable-pitch liquid crystal diffraction grating An apparatus may include a projector that switches from emitting monochromatic light of a first color to emitting monochromatic light of a second color that is different from the first color. The apparatus may also include one or more variable-pitch diffraction gratings that diffract monochromatic light emitted from the projector. The apparatus may further include a controller that changes a pitch of at least one of the one or more variable-pitch diffraction gratings from a first pitch used when the projector is emitting monochromatic light of the first color to a second pitch used when the projector is emitting monochromatic light of the second color.
US10750135B2	Hardware-friendly model-based filtering system for image restoration A device (e.g., an image sensor, camera, etc.) may identify a camera lens and color filter array (CFA) sensor used to capture an image, and may determine filter parameters (e.g., a convolutional operator) based on the identified camera lens and CFA sensor. For example, a set of kernels (e.g., including a set of horizontal filters and a set of vertical filters) may be determined based on properties of a given lens and/or q-channel CFA sensor. Each kernel or filter may correspond to a row of a convolutional operator (e.g., of a restoration bit matrix) used by an image signal processor (ISP) of the device for non-linear filtering of the captured image. The corresponding outputs from the horizontal and vertical filters (e.g., two outputs of the horizontal and vertical filters corresponding to an input channel associated with the CFA sensor) may then be combined using a non-linear classification operation.
US10750130B2	Surveillance system with fixed camera and temporary cameras A surveillance system including a fixed camera and one or more temporary cameras and a control means coupled to the fixed camera and the one or more temporary cameras is disclosed. The control means is configured to extend coverage of the fixed camera using the one or more temporary cameras coupled to the fixed camera. Each of the one or more temporary cameras includes one or more sensors and is configured to be deployed and adjusted based on sensor data obtained from the one or more sensors of the one or more temporary cameras and from one or more fixed camera sensors co-located with the fixed camera.
US10750128B2	Wireless integration of security camera and door lock An apparatus includes an audio output device, an audio input device and a processor. The audio output device may be configured to generate an audio message. The audio input device may be configured to receive audio input. The processor may be configured to analyze the audio input to perform a first authentication of a user and determine a command corresponding to the audio input, determine a confidence level of a classification of a user based on the first authentication and authenticate the user if the confidence level is above a pre-determined threshold. The classification may correspond to an approved list of users. The confidence level may be adjusted in response to one or more authentication factors. If the user is authenticated, the processor may be configured to perform the command.
US10750122B2	Vehicle sales management and video chat system and method for a dealership salesperson mobile device and a remote visitor web browser Vehicle sales management and video chat systems and methods use website listings that correspond to vehicles for sale at a dealership. A remote visitor clicks a “live video” button beside a desired vehicle, and schedules a time for a video chat, using their web browser. A dealership salesperson receives an alert, via a sales application running on on the salesperson's mobile device. At the scheduled time, a video chat window opens in the visitor's web browser with live audio/video of the desired vehicle from the dealership in real-time. The website visitor uses their web browser for live communication, in real-time, to the salesperson on their sales application. After the video chat, the website visitor can use their browser to download and save a recording of the video chat session.
US10750121B2	Modifying images from a camera Techniques provided herein determine a modification to apply at a respective facial position of one or more facial positions on a face in a first image; and apply the determined modification to one or more other images to the respective facial position on the face in the one or more other images to generate a modified video including the modifications at the respective facial position.
US10750112B2	Substrate structures for image sensor modules and image sensor modules including the same A substrate structure for an image sensor module includes a module substrate including a sensor mounting hole, a reinforcing plate on a lower surface of the module substrate, an image sensor chip on the reinforcing plate within the sensor mounting hole, and a reinforcing pattern in the module substrate. The reinforcing plate covers the sensor mounting hole. An upper surface of the image sensor chip may be exposed by the module substrate. The reinforcing pattern is adjacent to the sensor mounting hole and extends in at least one direction.
US10750107B2	Noise removing circuit and image sensor A noise removing circuit includes a capacitor, a buffer circuit, and a switch. The capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The buffer circuit includes a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The switch sets the capacitor and the buffer circuit to be in one of a first state and a second state. In the first state, the first terminal is connected to the fourth terminal, a reference voltage is input to the second terminal, and the third terminal is connected to the signal source. In the second state, the first terminal is connected to the signal source, and the second terminal is connected to the third terminal.
US10750106B2	Imaging unit, imaging apparatus, and computer-readable medium having stored thereon a control program Provided is an imaging unit including an imaging section that includes a pixel capable of performing charge accumulation a plurality of times in response to an imaging instruction for generating one frame of image data; a storage section that stores a pixel signal based on output from the pixel; an updating section that updates the pixel signal already stored in the storage section by performing an integration process to integrate the pixel signal output from the pixel as a result of a new charge accumulation and the pixel signal already stored in the storage section; and a control section that controls whether the updating section performs the update, for each of a plurality of pixel groups that each include one or more pixels.
US10750105B2	Imaging apparatus, operation method of imaging apparatus, and operation program of imaging apparatus Provided are an imaging apparatus capable of preventing deterioration in quality of a captured image to be captured in a case where imaging is performed by using the driving according to the global shutter method and the driving according to the rolling shutter method in combination, an operation method thereof, and an operation program thereof. The digital camera includes an imaging element 5 that has a plurality of pixels 61 each including a photoelectric conversion element 61A and a charge holding section 61B, and a driving controller 11A that performs driving control of the imaging element 5 according to a global shutter method while continuously performing driving control of the imaging element 5 according to a rolling shutter method. The driving controller 11A makes a first time, which is necessary for reading a signal obtained from one of pixel rows 62 under the driving control according to the rolling shutter method, longer than a second time which is necessary for reading the signal obtained from one of the pixel rows 62 under the driving control according to the global shutter method.
US10750104B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus and driving method thereof The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus and a driving method that can perform imaging at lower power consumption.By providing the solid-state imaging apparatus including a pixel array section on which a plurality of SPAD pixels is two-dimensionally arranged, in which in a case where illuminance becomes first illuminance higher than reference illuminance, a part of the SPAD pixels of the plurality of pixels arranged on the pixel array section is thinned, it is possible to image at lower power consumption. The present technology can be applied to an image sensor, for example.
US10750102B2	Method of providing interactable visual object during video call and system performing method A method of providing an interactable visual object capable of being manipulated in terminals on both sides during a video call and a system performing the same.
US10750095B2	Display control apparatus and method for controlling the same A display control apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect a user operation made to an operation member; a control unit configured to perform control to perform zoom processing at a zooming speed corresponding to an operation amount of the operation member in accordance with an operation made to the operation member, while a live view image is being displayed; and a display control unit configured to perform control to perform pseudo zooming display using a sample image that differs from the live view image, so that an object in the sample image is enlarged or reduced at a speed corresponding to the operation amount of the operation member in a setting screen for setting the zooming speed corresponding to an operation made to the operation member for the zoom processing.
US10750090B2	Semiconductor device and electronic device A semiconductor device for use in controlling a camera module performs position adjustment of a correction lens for use in optical camera shake correction, based on information representing a present position of the correction lens and position information of an output image of electronic camera shake correction with respect to a photographed image photographed by an imaging element. As a result, an operation margin of the correction lens is kept, while keeping a correction margin for the electronic camera shake correction.
US10750085B2	Camera device for capturing a surrounding area of a driver's own vehicle and method for providing a driver assistance function A camera device (2) for capturing a surrounding area of a driver's own vehicle has optoelectronics including a high-resolution image capturing sensor and a wide-angle optical system for capturing at least one initial image of the surrounding area. The optoelectronics are configured to generate, from the at least one initial image, a processed output image (4) that has, compared to the associated initial image, at least one non-modified image section (4a) and a resolution-reduced remainder image region (4b) bordering on the at least one non-modified image section (4a).
US10750083B2	Systems and methods for processing digital image data representing multiple views of an object of interest Systems and methods for processing digital image data representing multiple views of an object of interest use a sparse set of digital images along with object of interest profiling to provide a photo gallery for evidence-related workflows. Digital images are related to each other on the basis of common objects of interest represented in the images and their orientations within the views depicted in each image. Object of interest profile datasets, including spatial orientation data, enable efficient tracking of photography sessions in which a set of prescribed views of an object of interest are meant to be captured, as well as object-orientation-based photo gallery navigation. The systems recognize of a set of physical gestures that enable a user to intuitively navigate among digital images depicting different views of an object of interest based on how they were physically related to each other when captured.
US10750077B1	Camera system with multiple camera A camera system is provided and includes a processor, a first camera, a second camera, and a data bus. The processor transmits a first trigger signal to the first camera to enable the first camera outputting first data to the processor through the data bus. The first camera transmits a second trigger signal to the second camera to enable the second camera outputting second data to the processor through the data bus.
US10750071B2	Camera module with lens array arrangement, circuit board assembly, and image sensor and manufacturing method thereof A camera module and array camera module with circuit board unit and photosensitive unit and manufacturing method thereof is provided. The array camera module comprises two or more camera lenses and a circuit unit. The circuit unit comprises a circuit board portion for electrically connecting two or more photosensitive sensors of the array camera module, and a conjoined encapsulation portion integrally encapsulated on the circuit board portion. The camera lenses are respectively arranged along the photosensitive paths of the photosensitive sensors.
US10750069B2	Optical image capturing system, image capturing device and electronic device An optical image capturing system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface. The second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lens element have refractive power. The fifth lens element has refractive power. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and includes at least one convex shape in an off-axial region, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The seventh lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and includes at least one convex shape in an off-axial region, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric.
US10750065B2	Miniaturized optical system with stabilization An optical system is provided and includes a fixed module, a movable module, a driving assembly and a plurality of sliding members. The fixed module includes a base. The movable module includes an optical member holder and a driving frame unit. The optical member holder is configured to hold an optical member, and the driving frame unit is connected to the optical member holder. The driving assembly includes at least one first magnetic element and at least one second magnetic element. The second magnetic element corresponds to the first magnetic element and is configured to drive the driving frame unit with the optical member holder to move relative to the base. The sliding members are securely disposed on the fixed module or the movable module, so that the movable module is able to slide relative to the fixed module.
US10750064B2	Camera for vehicle vision system with enhanced alignment features A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a lens barrel having a lens accommodated therein, a front camera housing portion that accommodates an imager printed circuit board therein, and a rear camera housing portion mated with a rear portion of said front camera housing so as to encase the imager printed circuit board in the camera module. The imager printed circuit board is disposed at the lens barrel and bonded thereat with the imager optically aligned with an optical axis of the optical elements. The front camera housing portion may include mounting structure for mounting at a vehicle. The camera module has a center of mass, and distance from the optical axis of the lens to the mounting structure may be the same as distance from the center of mass to the mounting structure.
US10750057B2	Setting ink use limits for a printing system An example method of setting ink limits for a printing system is described. The method involves printing a first set of color ramps. Each color ramp has test areas which are printed based different Neugebauer Primary Area Coverage (NPac) vectors. A test area for each color ramp is indicated that meets an image quality metric and Neugebauer Primary ink use limits are set based on these test areas. A second set of color ramps, for combinations of the set of available Neugebauer Primaries, is then printed, The test areas for each ramp are defined by monotonically-varying vector element values for one Neugebauer Primary in a combination and the second set of ramps are defined by monotonically-varying vector element values across said ramps for another Neugebauer Primary in the combination. Test areas are then indicated again for the second set of color ramps to set ink use limits for the printing system.
US10750055B2	Image processing apparatus with color conversion for reduced consumption of color materials, image processing method, and storage medium An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of reducing color material consumption to the maximum while maintaining the hue of an image before and after color conversion to reduce the color material consumption. The present invention is an image processing apparatus having a first lookup table to convert pixel values in a color space into pixel values of color materials, the apparatus including: an acceptable color difference derivation unit configured to derive an acceptable color difference indicating a size of a range of acceptable color difference, which corresponds to each grid point in the color space; a pixel value determination unit configured to determine pixel values of color materials, which corresponds to each of the grid points, based on the derived acceptable color difference; and a lookup table creation unit configured to create a second lookup table to convert pixel values in the color space into the determined pixel values of color materials.
US10750051B2	Image forming apparatus and controlling method of printing based on selection of an object associated with user name and network domain name obtained from print data There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive a print job from an information processing apparatus; an obtaining unit configured to obtain at least owner information and domain information from a header of the print job; a generating unit configured to generate user identification information including the owner information and the domain information; a registering unit configured to register the user identification information; and a storage unit configured to store the print job in association with the user identification information. Thus, it is possible to register the appropriate user identification information according to environments of a network system.
US10750048B2	Printing apparatus and control method of printing apparatus including a carriage configured to mount a print head and a camera for capturing an image of a chart printed on a transported print medium There is provided a printing apparatus including: an ink jet head that prints on a print medium; a camera that captures an image on the print medium; a carriage that mounts the ink jet head and the camera; and a processor that generates image data based on a captured image obtained by capturing a chart by the camera, the chart being printed on the print medium by the ink jet head, in which the processor generates at least one of image data representing an image of an image range smaller than a capturing range of the camera and image data representing an image of a resolution lower than a resolution of the captured image, for an adjustment item.
US10750042B2	Scan privacy tool and methods A multi-functional printing (MFP) includes a scan privacy tool to allow edits and changes to a scanned document image to remove or hide private information within a document. The scan privacy tool is enabled for jobs on the MFP device and launches when a job is run. The document is scanned and a scanned document image displayed on a display and edit interface of the scan privacy tool. Changes are made to the image using tools available through the scan privacy tool. The changes are applied to the scanned document image. The modified image is saved and transmitted to an engine in the MFP device to complete the job.
US10750037B2	Display device, electronic device and image processing apparatus including the display device, and method of displaying information On a touch-panel display of an image forming apparatus, a function selecting area and a preview area are displayed next to each other. On the function selecting area, a function setting menu is displayed in one display mode among an icon mode in which only a group of icons are displayed, a regular mode in which a group of icons and a group of texts are displayed, and an express mode in which a group of icons, a group of texts and a group of function setting buttons are displayed. In the icon mode, detailed preview information is displayed on a large preview area, and in the express mode, detailed function selecting information is displayed on a large function selecting area.
US10750035B2	Electronic device, system, method for processing information, and recording medium An electronic device includes: an operation receiving unit to receive operation from a user; a sensor to sense the user existing in a detection range of the electronic device to output detection information indicating that the user exists in the detection range; and processing circuitry to output content for assisting the user in operating the electronic device, when the processing circuitry has determined that the user exists in the detection range based on the detection information and when an elapsed time in which the operation of the user is not received at the operation receiving unit has exceeded a threshold time.
US10750032B2	Image inspection apparatus An image inspection apparatus includes a hardware processor that performs an image diagnosis on the basis of a read image obtained by reading images printed in both sides of a recording medium, wherein the hardware processor: acquires a read image obtained by reading an image on the recording medium to which at least a first chart and a second chart are output; and performs a diagnosis by determining a side to be used in the diagnosis depending on an image diagnosis item on the basis of the read image.
US10750030B2	Information processing system In a system in which a wireless access network and another network are connected to each other, an accurate fee is charged in a case where data held in an application server disposed in the wireless access network is used.The application server holds an application and data relating to the application. A usage mode information generating unit generates usage mode information which is information relating to a usage mode when the wireless terminal uses the held data. A network data usage amount measuring unit measures a network data usage amount when the wireless terminal uses data on another network via a wireless access network connected to the wireless terminal. A fee charging unit charges a fee on the basis of the measured network data usage amount and charge a fee on a basis of the generated usage mode information.
US10750025B2	System and method for delivery of voicemails to handheld devices Briefly, a variety of embodiments, including the following, are described: a system embodiment and methods that allow random access to voice messages, in contrast to sequential access in existing system embodiments; a system embodiment and methods that allow for the optional use of voice recognition to enhance usability; and a system embodiment and methods that apply to the area of voicemail.
US10750024B2	Techniques for behavioral pairing model evaluation in a contact center system Techniques for behavioral pairing model evaluation in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing model evaluation in a contact center system comprising determining an ordering of a plurality of agents, determining an ordering of a plurality of contact types; analyzing, historical contact-agent outcome data according to the orderings of the pluralities of agents and contact types to construct a pairing model; and determining an expected performance of the contact center system using the pairing model.
US10750018B2	Modeling voice calls to improve an outcome of a call between a representative and a customer A call-modeling system models calls in real-time, with the goal of helping users, e.g., a sales representative and/or their managers, improve and/or guide the outcome of the calls. The call-modeling system generates real-time probabilities for possible outcomes of the conversation, as well as highlight specific on-call patterns, which may be either conducive or detrimental to a desired conversation outcome. The generated probabilities and highlighted patterns may be used by the sales representatives and/or their managers to either increase the probability of a desired outcome and/or optimize for call duration with a specific outcome.
US10750012B2	Integrating a communication terminal as the preferred device in a static communication system configuration A computer-implemented method is disclosed for integrating at least one rust communication terminal assigned to a user as a preferred device in a static configuration of a communication system and/or for dynamically switching from a first communication terminal used as a preferred device to a second communication terminal as a preferred device for providing a one-number service using the preferred device, to which a one-number service number is assigned, wherein at least two communication terminals are statically assigned to the user and a preferred device is also dynamically assigned to the user through a virtual device. Also communication system designed for this purpose.
US10750008B1	Systems and methods for authenticating a caller Methods and systems described in this disclosure receive a call from a caller, generate a first session through a first channel associated with the caller when the call is received and then send a request for authentication credentials to a device associated with the caller. In some embodiments, sending the request for authentication credentials generates a second session through a second channel associated with the caller. The caller can be authenticated to the first session using communication received during the second session through the second channel.
US10750000B1	Opportunistic initiation of voice or video calls between smart speaker devices A method and system are provided for opportunistically initiating a multimedia call between two or more devices such as smart speakers at a time when users of the respective smart speakers are available to participate in a call. A server system receives an instruction from a first smart speaker associated with a first user to establish a real-time communication session with a second smart speaker. In response to that instruction, the server system monitors availability of both the first user and the second user at their respective smart speakers. On determining that both the first user and the second user are available at the same time, the server system initiates the real-time communication session between the first smart speaker and the second smart speaker.
US10749995B2	System and method to facilitate integration of information-centric networking into internet protocol networks A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) packet at a node; identifying a content semantic for the IP packet; determining whether the IP packet is an IP interest packet or an IP data packet; determining whether content identified in the IP packet is stored at the node based on a determination that the IP packet is an IP interest packet; forwarding the IP packet toward at least one other node based on a determination that the content is not stored at the node; and transmitting an IP data packet containing the content based on a determination that the content is stored at the node.
US10749994B2	Network traffic controller (NTC) A network device (ND) includes a first interface controller operable to transfer data between the ND and a host processing unit (host), a second interface controller operable to transfer data between the ND and the host, a network interface configured to interface the ND with a network, and a control unit operable to: receive incoming data from the network, process the incoming data, and transmit the processed incoming data to the host through the second interface controller; or, receive outgoing data from the host through the second interface controller, process the received outgoing data, and transmit the processed outgoing data to the network. The first interface controller, the control unit, and the network interface are together operable to enable the host to transmit and/or receive other data to and/or from the network and the first interface controller. The host and the control unit share a same network address.
US10749989B2	Hybrid client/server architecture for parallel processing The present disclosure describes an exemplary hybrid client/server architecture that may be utilized leverage the unique capabilities of both remote and local services. Data may be processed in parallel by remote and local processes. Results generated during the parallel processing may be exchanged between remote and local services and used to update results generated by the separate services. The hybrid client/server architecture may be utilized to generate enhanced inferences, hybrid subscriptions base upon local and remote subscriptions, and enhance natural language expression evaluation services.
US10749987B2	System for managing software versions in multitenant cloud IP video-telephony services Disclosed embodiments relate to a shared computing system for use in telecommunications between end-point telecommunication devices comprising a plurality of instances of a telecommunications service component and a version control gateway configured to route a communication connection from an end-point telecommunication device to an appropriate instance, of the plurality of instances, of the service component. In some embodiments, different end-point telecommunication devices may use different instances of the service component. Some embodiments relate to a network for telecommunications between end-point telecommunication devices, a version control gateway for use in the system of the disclosure, a method of providing a telecommunications service to a user, a method of migrating a user from one software version of a telecommunications service to another, and computer programs and computer-readable media.
US10749985B2	Custom communication channels for application deployment An application deployment service (ADS) component receives a request to establish a communication channel for clients to submit deployment artifacts associated with an application. A set of endpoints are created for the channel. In response to receiving a message via one of the endpoints, the ADS determines that additional security verification operations are to be performed before a deployment task indicated in the message can be performed. After the security verification operations are completed, the task is implemented.
US10749984B2	Processing requests for multi-versioned service Processing a job request for multiple versions of a distributed computing service. The service processing node does this by at least interleavingly (e.g., via time sharing with rapid context switching, or by actually concurrently) running a first runtime library associated with a first service version of the distributed computerized service and a second runtime library associated with a different service version of the distributed computerized service. While running the first runtime library, job requests of a first service version may be at least partially processed using a first set of one or more executables that interact with the first runtime library. While running the second runtime library, job requests of a second service version may be at least partially processed using a second set of one or more executables that interact with the second runtime library.
US10749980B1	Autonomous storage device and methods for distributing content Autonomous storage devices and methods are provided for distributing content, such as streaming content. An exemplary storage device comprises: a network interface for receiving requested content over a network; a non-volatile memory (NVM) for storing the content; and a single-board computer connected to the NVM and having an operating system with an installed peer-to-peer file sharing client and an installed data curation component. The data curation component stores and manages data in the NVM. An optional lightweight unikernel comprises a specialized machine image of the operating system to support the installed peer-to-peer file sharing client and the installed data curation component. A plurality of the storage devices can be interconnected in a local network of a content service provider and/or an Internet service provider and communicate with a peer-to-peer network composed of additional storage devices in an external wide area network that consume or replicate content.
US10749977B1	Pushing news feed content to client devices A system transmits selected news feed stories to a client device in advance of receiving a request for news feed stories. As a result, stories are immediately available for viewing when a user interacts with the system. The system selects news feed stories to push based on criteria such as a likelihood that a user will interact with a story and the sizes of pushed stories. For example, the system selects news feed stories such that a total size of stories selected does not exceed a threshold value based on local memory at the client device. The system may determine a scheduled time at which the stories are selected and pushed. The scheduled time is based on factors including patterns of network connection speed or past user interactions, for example, a time range of the day during which the user most frequently viewed pushed stories.
US10749973B2	Systems and methods for enabling service interoperability functionality for WiFi direct devices connected to a network via a wireless access point Certain embodiments herein are directed to enabling service interoperability functionality for wireless fidelity (WiFi) Direct devices connected to a network via a wireless access point. A WiFi Direct device may identify various other WiFi Direct devices on a WiFi network for performing a requested service, such as printing content or displaying content to a screen. In so doing, the device may share information associated with an access point to which the device is connected with the other devices, which may also share information associated with an access point to which they are connected. In this way, WiFi Direct devices may discover their connectivity with respect to other devices to utilize a broader array of connection options for implementing a desired service, and hence, may leverage application programming interface (API) modules directed at providing service interoperability functionality between software applications and services requested by the software applications.
US10749970B1	Continuous task-based communication sessions A method for managing a communication session includes receiving a request to perform a task. The task is divided into one or more steps. One or more user devices are identified that can be used to perform one or more of the steps. One or more communication channels are identified that are available to the one or more user devices. The communication session is permitted to switch from one or more of the user devices and communication channels to complete the one or more steps of the task while maintaining a continuity of the communication session.
US10749968B2	Real-time receipt of computing resource status messages from cloud computing systems Mechanisms for receiving real-time messages identifying statuses of computing resources from cloud computing systems are disclosed. A computing device receives, from each of a plurality of cloud computing systems configured to implement on-demand computing resources in response to requests, corresponding real-time messages via a plurality of corresponding communication channels, each real-time message identifying a status of at least one computing resource implemented in the respective cloud computing system.
US10749966B2	Communication stack optimized per application without virtual machine overhead A method is executed by a computing device to receive a request for a server via a known network access type, from a known application type, by a known user, or a known policy, instantiate a new unikernel with a differentiated communication protocol stack instance, in response to determining the request is not being serviced by a previously instantiated unikernel, and service the request by a previously instantiated unikernel, in response to determining the previously instantiated unikernel is available, where the new unikernel and the previously instantiated unikernel are separate from an operating system of the computing device.
US10749965B2	Systems and methods for capturing and logging web application traffic Systems and methods for capturing, logging, and diagnosing issues associated with web-based applications are disclosed. The systems and methods can include an interceptor application to intercept web-based (e.g., hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)) requests and responses between web-based applications and third-party application servers. The systems and methods can also include an accumulator application to store request data and response data for a predetermined amount of time or until a predetermined number of requests and responses have been collected. The systems and methods can then send the accumulated data in a list or other data structure to a data logging server for storage in a database. The database can be used to diagnose issues arising on user equipment (UE), including issues caused by web-based applications.
US10749958B2	Reduced storage of metadata in a distributed encoded storage system A data object can be encoded into a plurality of encoded data fragments and stored on backend storage elements in a distributed encoded storage system. The identifiers and metadata corresponding to each encoded fragment of the data object can be stored in a single metadata unit, which is stored on the backend as encoded fragments. The identifiers of the metadata fragments can be associated with the data object and stored on a low latency frontend storage device. Thus, the amount of metadata per data object stored on expensive low latency frontend storage is reduced to the fragment identifiers. The fragment identifiers can be quickly retrieved, and used to retrieve the identifiers and metadata corresponding to the encoded data fragments from the backend, for retrieval of the data object itself.
US10749955B2	Online cache migration in a distributed caching system using a hybrid migration process Techniques for an online cache migration in a distributed caching system using a hybrid migration process include an application server in a network environment determining that an online cache migration from a source cache to a target cache is running. Based on this, the application server selectively mirroring writes to the source cache in the target cache. Meanwhile, an external migration controller migrates the cache from the source cache to the target cache in a way that does not require the external migration controller or the application server to synchronize their concurrent access to the source and target caches yet still allows the application server to read, write, and delete cache data in the source cache during the migration.
US10749951B2	Selection of leader nodes in distributed data services An aspect of the present disclosure facilitates selection of leader nodes in distributed data services. In one embodiment, a distributed data service is provided operative based on multiple nodes. Upon receiving from a user a selection of a set of nodes that are preferred as leader nodes, a node contained in the set of nodes is set as a leader node in the distributed data service in view of the selection by the user. Accordingly, a user is provided control over the selection of leader nodes in the distributed data service.
US10749949B2	Dynamic content distribution protocol for an enterprise environment Embodiments described herein provide a system for facilitating dynamic content distribution in an enterprise environment. During operation, the system receives, from a controller of the enterprise environment, an instruction for downloading a piece of content from one or more peers of a peer-to-peer protocol. The instruction can include a file descriptor that indicates a set of blocks the piece of content is divided into. The system can receive an offer for a first block of the set of blocks from a first peer of the one or more peers and determine whether the system is in a full peer relationship with a second peer of the one or more peers. The full peer relationship indicates that the second peer and the system are clients and servers of each other. If the system is in a full peer relationship, the system elects, between the second peer and the system, a sender for a first request that responds to the first offer.
US10749948B2	Communication console with component aggregation Systems methods and devices are provided for a presentation including a communications console with component aggregation. In one potential implementation, a computing device with an application framework receives a communication manager object via a network connectivity device and executes the communication manager object within the application framework. The computing device may then receive and execute communications components and presentation components within the application framework using the communication manager object. The communication manager object may then manage interface and display of the presentation information via the application framework, as modified by communication components.
US10749933B2	Data sharing among processing systems in a collaboration group Examples of techniques for data sharing among processing systems in a collaboration group are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a message sent to a collaboration group via a first network connection. The first processing system is a member of the collaboration group. The method further includes downloading data associated with the message via the first network connection. The method further includes determining whether any additional processing systems that are members of the collaboration group are in proximity to the first processing system. The method further includes, based at least in part on determining that a second processing system that is a member of the collaboration group is in proximity to the first processing system, transmitting a message indicator from the first processing system to the second processing system via a second network connection.
US10749932B2	System and method for transferring states between electronic devices In some examples, a system comprises a memory device for storing instructions and a processor which executes instructions causing the system to perform operations comprising receiving an instruction to transfer a state of a first device to a second device, and packaging information relating to the state of the first device in a file. The packaging of the information relating to the state of the first device includes recording each application executing on the first device in a list maintained in the file, and transferring the file containing information relating to the state of the first device to the second device, either directly or indirectly based on an availability of connections between the first device and the second device. The file, when processed by the second device, causes the second device to reproduce the state of the first device. In some example, reproducing the state of the first device includes the second device downloading, from one or more of the locations, one or more of the applications.
US10749931B2	Data collection system A data collection system is configured with a management apparatus to define associations between data and metadata, design a method of displaying the data and the metadata related to the data, and generate methods of transmitting, receiving, and relaying the data and the metadata; a generation apparatus that generates the data and the metadata; a display apparatus that displays the data and the metadata; and a relay apparatus that relays the data and the metadata, the management apparatus distributing processing procedures related to the data and the metadata to be displayed on the display apparatus to one of or all of the generation apparatus, the relay apparatus, and the display apparatus, in accordance with a position of the data and an acquisition method contained in association information created using the function to design the associations.
US10749927B2	Webpage loading method, apparatus and system The present application provides a webpage loading method, apparatus and system. The method includes: loading a webpage resource, wherein a JS file of each module resource is set behind the body resource, extracting a JS resource required for running of the JS file from each module resource, and registering the JS resource into a pre-established function running pool, and after the body resource loading is completed, injecting the JS resource of each module resource in the function running pool into the corresponding JS file.

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