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US10758590B2	Methods of using compositions comprising variants and fusions of FGF 19 polypeptides for treating diabetes The invention relates to methods of using variants and fusions of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) for treating diabetes.
US10758586B2	Composition containing Rhizoma Polygonati and having a health preserving effect A composition with a health preserving effect, comprising 2.5-6.5 parts of Rhizoma Polygonati and 27.5-84.5 parts of a Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture. The Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture is a mixture of a baijiu soaking solution obtained by soaking Rhizoma Polygonati in baijiu and dregs of a decoction. Also provided are health preserving wine prepared from the composition and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises subjecting the Rhizoma Polygonati and the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture to mixed culture fermentation with proso millet. The health preserving wine is prepared by combining fermentation and soaking processes.
US10758584B2	Topical formulation for promoting wound healing The present invention provides a topical formulation comprising an active agent, which comprises salvigenin and optionally asiaticoside. The present invention also relates to the use of the topical formulation for the promotion of wound healing.
US10758583B2	Processed food and pharmaceutical composition having watermelon sprout-derived substances as main ingredients A so-called molecular-targeted drug acting on a signal transduction pathway in a cell has been developed. However, a side effect of the molecular-targeted drug is not negligible for a patient. Thus, there has been a demand for a substance that exhibits a significant growth inhibitory effect on a cancer cell with fewer side effects as a health food and a pharmaceutical composition. It has been found that a hexane extract fraction of a watermelon sprout has an effect of specifically inhibiting the cell growth of the cancer cell and such an effect is primarily caused by phytol and lutein. A processed food and pharmaceutical composition having these substances as main components can exert an anticancer action without causing side effects.
US10758578B2	Herbal formulations of carnivorous plants and methods for treating inflammation Formulations and methods for treating inflammation using pitcher plants. The pitcher plant is made into herbal preparations, such as tinctures and infused solutions. The herbal preparation of the pitcher plant is combined with glutathione, solutions, supplements, or other plant preparations to make a composition. Administering the composition to a subject can reduce inflammation, increase fibroblast growth factors, and adjust fibrinogen to homeostatic levels, thereby treating the inflammation.
US10758576B2	Soft tissue repair and regeneration using postpartum-derived cells and cell products Cells derived from postpartum tissue and products thereof having the potential to support cells of and/or differentiate to cells of a soft tissue lineage, and methods of preparation and use of those postpartum tissue-derived cells, are provided by the invention. The invention also provides methods for the use of such postpartum-derived cells and products related thereto in therapies for conditions of soft tissue.
US10758570B2	Modulation of splenocytes in cell therapy The invention provides methods for treating pathological conditions associated with an undesirable inflammatory component. The invention is generally directed to reducing inflammation by administering cells that have one or more of the following effects in an injured subject: interact with splenocytes, preserve splenic mass, increase proliferation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, increase IL-4 and IL-10, decrease IL-6 and IL-1β, and increase M2:M1 macrophage ratio at the site of injury. The invention is also directed to drug discovery methods to screen for agents that modulate the ability of the cells to have these effects. The invention is also directed to cell banks that can be used to provide cells for administration to a subject, the banks comprising cells having desired potency for achieving these effects.
US10758569B2	Heteroaryl disulfide compounds as allosteric effectors for increasing the oxygen-binding affinity of hemoglobin This invention relates to compounds of Formula I: (Formula I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are allosteric effectors that increase the oxygen-being affinity of hemoglobin, which are useful in the treatment of sickle cell disease, high altitude tissue hypoxia, and other conditions.
US10758568B2	Regulatory T-cells for use in the treatment of inflammatory disorders of the human gastrointestinal tract The present invention relates to a composition comprising an isolated CD4+ Treg cell population, wherein the Treg cells have signatures for i) identifying that the T-cells are CD4+ regulatory Tcells, ii) identifying that the Treg cells are tissue type tropic, i.e they can migrate to the diseased tissue, iii) optionally identifying that the Treg cells are tropic with respect to the diseased tissue, i.e. they are homing cells, iv) identifying that the Treg cells are emigrant cells, i.e. they originate from the target tissue, and v) optionally identifying that the Treg cells are retained in the target tissue and optionally one or more X-signatures and/or one or more Y-signatures and one ore more Z-signatures.
US10758566B2	Stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate for treatment of neurological, muscular and infertility diseases or conditions Stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) for treatment of several neurological, muscular and infertility diseases and conditions is provided. In particular, the stabilized ACC may be used in the treatment of axonal defects and muscular dystrophy. In addition, provided are improved methods used in assistant reproductive technology. Examples of such methods are in vitro fertilization and improvement of sperm quality. The improved IVF method, for example, comprises addition of the stabilized ACC to the cell culture medium in which the stages of fertilization and embryo development occurs.
US10758565B2	Compositions of amorphous calcium carbonate for inhalation, sublingual or buccal administration The present invention provides compositions comprising amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), suitable to being administered by inhalation, and methods for their use in treating ACC-responsive diseases and conditions. Further provided are ACC compositions suitable for buccal or sublingual administration.
US10758564B2	Method for synthesizing high-purity montmorillonite A method for synthesizing high purity montmorillonite is disclosed. According to this synthesis method, bentonite is dissolved in aqua regia to produce a solution and then sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is added to the solution to produce a mixed solution. Then, the mixed solution is kept in a sealed state at a temperature of 90° C. inclusive to 100° C. exclusive to synthesize montmorillonite crystals.
US10758563B2	Oral cholestyramine formulation and use thereof The invention relates to an oral formulation for targeted delivery of cholestyramine to the colon, comprising a plurality of cholestyramine pellets that are coated with a colon release coating. The invention also relates to the use of this formulation in the treatment of bile acid malabsorption.
US10758560B2	Methods for treating sarcopenia and frailty Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) or a fragment thereof or vitamin B12 for use in maintaining or increasing muscle function and/or mass in an ageing subject, and/or substantially preventing or reducing muscle wasting in an ageing subject.
US10758559B1	Targeting cathepsin K to facilitate wound healing Diabetic wounds have elevated levels of cathepsin K, a protease enzyme, which degrades proteins, such as collagen, causing delayed wound healing. By targeting cathepsin K, diabetic wound healing is ameliorated. Methods and devices for treatment include topical application of pharmacological inhibitors of cathepsin K, for example, in the form of gel, powder, or bandage. Other methods and systems include localized genetic knock out of the cathepsin K gene by topical application of a small interfering RNA (siRNA) or antisense oligonucleotide to aid in wound healing.
US10758557B2	Methods and compositions for treating hepatitis C virus A method and composition for treating a host infected with hepatitis C comprising administering an effective hepatitis C treatment amount of a described 1′, 2′ or 3′-modified nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, is provided.
US10758548B2	Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating peripheral demyelinating diseases The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating peripheral demyelinating diseases. In particular the present invention relates to a method of treating a peripheral demyelinating disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of VDAC1 activity or expression.
US10758546B2	Transdermal delivery system containing galantamine or salts thereof The present invention provides a transdermal delivery system, which comprises a drug-containing matrix layer comprising: galantamine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt as an active ingredient; and a styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer or a styrene-isoprene-styrene copolymer as an adhesive.
US10758545B2	Methods to treat neurological diseases Disclosed is a method of treating a subject who has a neurological disease. The neurological disease may be associated with altered C9ORF72 protein activity. In one aspect, the method includes a step of administering an effective dose of a pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need thereof, thereby rescuing the defects associated with altered C9ORF72 protein activity. Also described are methods for identifying a compound for inhibiting motor neuron degeneration.
US10758543B2	Topical formulation for a JAK inhibitor This invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations for topical skin application comprising (R)-3-cyclopentyl-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]propanenitrile, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and use in the treatment of skin disorders.
US10758541B2	Formulations of milciclib and therapeutic combinations of the same for use in the treatment of cancer This application relates to methods of treating and/or preventing cancer (e.g., non-small cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, breast cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, or thymoma) in patients in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a CDK inhibitor (e.g., milciclib) in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of another anticancer drug (e.g., sorafenib, lenvatinib, regorafenib, sunitinib, nivolumab, gemcitabine, and palbociclib).
US10758535B1	Therapeutic drug for dyskinesia The present invention provides a therapeutic drug that is useful for levodopa induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease. In particular, the present invention provides a composition and method for treating, improving, suppressing the progression, or preventing motor complications associated with levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease, especially levodopa induced dyskinesia (PD-LID), comprising tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein the tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof is parenterally administered.
US10758534B2	Modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator The present invention features a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, W, X, Y, Z, n, o, p, and q are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present invention also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof.
US10758531B2	Regimens and compositions for treating HIV infections and AIDS Methods for treating HIV or AIDS in a human are provided using two drug regimens comprising a bictegravir and rilpivirine, as well as compositions containing such compounds.
US10758523B2	Single-dose, ready-to-use injectable formulations Provided are single-dose, ready-to-use formulations and methods for preparing the formulations that include a compound of Formula (I) including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and amorphous and polymorph forms thereof.
US10758522B2	Small molecule analogs of the nemo binding peptide The invention is directed to a method of inhibiting, within a living cell, the interaction between NF-κB essential modulator (“NEMO”) with IκB kinase-β (IKK-β) at the NEMO binding domain (NBD), comprising exposing the cell to an effective amount or concentration of a compound of the invention, a NEMO-binding domain analog (NBDA). The invention is further directed to a method of treating a condition in a patient, wherein inhibiting the interaction between NF-κB essential modulator (“NEMO”) with IκB kinase-β (IKK-β) at the NEMO binding domain (NBD) is medically indicated, comprising administering to the patient an effective dose of a compound of the invention. Conditions that can be treated by a method of the invention includes muscular dystrophy, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, arthritis, diabetes, graft versus host disease, accelerated aging, heart ischemia, cancer, UV-induced skin damage, or an age-related pathology.
US10758520B1	Glutathione-coated nanoparticles for delivery of MKT-077 across the blood-brain barrier Nanoparticle based MKT formulation. MKT is encapsulated by poly(ethylene glycol)ylated (PEGylated) poly-(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) to form nanoparticles (NPs). To induce trans-BBB permeability, glutathione (GSH) is coated on the resulting NPs. Newly generated MKT-NPs showed BBB permeability and tau reduction in experimental models. Specifically, brain-targeting MKT NPs were developed with a glutathione coating, characterized, and shown to permeate BBB permeation insert models as a therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies.
US10758518B2	Compounds and compositions for treating hematological disorders The present invention provides methods of treating hematological disorders and solid malignant tumors, using substituted indazole compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds inhibit IRAK4 and BCL-2 kinases.
US10758513B2	Modulators of mitochondrial protein import The present invention provides compounds that modulate protein translocation in mitochondria, compositions thereof, and methods of identifying, making and using these.
US10758512B2	Composition for preventing or treating disease caused by overproduction of dihydrotestosterone comprising fucoxanthin Provided is a pharmaceutical composition, a health food composition, or a quasi drug composition for preventing, treating, or improving a disease caused by overproduction of dihydrotestosterone, including fucoxanthin or a Phaeodactylum tricornutum extract as an active ingredient.
US10758507B2	Materials and methods for improving lung function and for prevention and/or treatment of radiation-induced lung complications The subject invention provides therapeutic compositions and uses thereof for improving pulmonary function. In one embodiment, the therapeutic composition comprises one or more free amino acids selected from lysine, glycine, threonine, valine, tyrosine, aspartic acid, isoleucine, tryptophan, asparagine, and serine; and electrolytes. In one embodiment, the subject invention can be used to prevent or treat long-term lung complications induced by radiation.
US10758504B2	Compositions and methods of use of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) for enhancing recovery from soft tissue trauma The present invention provides a composition comprising HMB. Methods of administering HMB to an animal are also described. HMB is administered to enhance recovery from soft tissue trauma, including both acute and non-acute soft tissue trauma. Enhanced recovery includes reduced recovery time and enhanced soft tissue healing.
US10758499B2	Dermatitis treatment A compound of formula (I) R-L-CO—X (I) (wherein R is a C10-24 unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms or groups of heteroatoms selected from S, O, N, SO, SO2, said hydrocarbon group comprising at least 4 non-conjugated double bonds; L is a linking group forming a bridge of 1 to 5 atoms between the R group and the carbonyl CO wherein L comprises at least one heteroatom in the backbone of the linking group; and X is an electron withdrawing group) or a salt thereof for use in the treatment of dermatitis.
US10758497B2	Treatment of fragile x syndrome with cannabidiol The present technology relates to a method of treating one or more behavioral symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome in a subject by transdermally administering an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to the subject wherein one or more behavioral symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome are treated in the subject.
US10758495B2	Lattice loss reduction Methods for producing systems for the transdermal or permucosal administration of active substances and particularly transdermal therapeutic systems (TTS), wherein the active substance depots thereof have a shape that deviates from a rectangular design.
US10758493B2	Delivery systems Methods for manufacturing drug delivery systems are provided. The drug delivery systems may include a substrate coated with at least one polymer and at least one active compound. The substrate may include yarns, yarn precursors, threads, filaments, fibers, and/or other suitable substrates. The methods may include disposing a solution including a monomer and an active compound on the substrate. The methods may also include exposing the solution and the substrate to UV light to initiate polymerization of the solution.
US10758492B2	Two-dimensional polymeric structures and method for producing thereof The present invention relates to polymeric structures, in the form of flat membrane-like surfaces or micro- nanostruc-tures such as capsules, characterized in that it comprises a substantially two-dimensional layer of covalently-bonded monomers of R-substituted metal or metalloid oxides. Said polymeric structures in most embodiments have a crystal architecture with a hexagonal lattice, but the nature of the covalent bonds present therein impart a bending flexibility that make the polymeric structures behave as a “soft” crystal. Methods of producing such structures, composition comprising thereof and method of using thereof are also included within the present disclosure.
US10758489B2	Acidifying coatings and disintegration-resistant substrates coated therewith The present invention includes acidifying film coating compositions containing a polymer and an acidic component for use on orally-ingestible substrates such as tablets and the like. The acidifying coating compositions can be applied as an aqueous dispersion to an enteric-coated substrate to increase the disintegration resistance to aqueous media of up to pH 5.0. In preferred aspects, the acidic component is citric acid, lactic acid, stearic acid or mixtures thereof. Methods of preparing the dry film coatings, methods of preparing corresponding aqueous dispersions, methods of applying the coatings to substrates and the coated substrates themselves are also disclosed.
US10758488B2	Controlled release dosage forms for high dose, water soluble and hygroscopic drug substances Controlled release dosage forms are described herein. The controlled release formulations described herein provide prolonged delivery of high dose drugs that are highly water soluble and highly hygroscopic. In specific embodiments, controlled release dosage forms for delivery of a drug selected from GHB and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, tautomers, solvates and complexes of GHB. The controlled release dosage forms described herein may incorporate both controlled release and immediate release formulations in a single unit dosage form.
US10758486B2	Engineered exosomes for the delivery of bioactive cargo using transmembrane VSV-G Vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSVG) can both load protein cargo onto exosomes and increase their delivery ability via a pseudotyping mechanism. By fusing a set of fluorescent and luminescent reporters with VSVG, we show the successful targeting and incorporation of VSVG fusions into exosomes by gene transfection and fluorescence tracking. VSVG pseudotyping of exosomes does not affect the size or distributions of the exosomes, and both the full-length VSVG and the VSVG without the ectodomain integrate into the exosomal membrane, suggesting that the ectodomain is not required for protein loading. Finally, exosomes pseudotyped with full-length VSVG are internalized by multiple-recipient cell types to a greater degree compared to exosomes loaded with VSVG without the ectodomain, confirming a role of the ectodomain in cell tropism. This invention provides a new genetically encoded pseudotyping platform to load and enhance the intracellular delivery of therapeutic proteins via exosome-based vehicles to target cells.
US10758483B2	Fluoropolymer emulsions with perhalogenated stabilizer for the delivery of hydrophobic drugs The present invention provides therapeutic formulations, including therapeutic nanoemulsions, and related methods for the in vivo delivery of hydrophobic compounds, including an important class of hydrophobic anesthetics. Formulations and methods of the invention include semifluorinated block copolymers and perhalogenated fluorous compounds, such as perfluorooctyl bromide or perfluorodecalin, capable of forming a stable nanoemulsion without the need of conventional lipid components that support bacterial and/or fungal growth (e.g., soybean oil and similar lipids). In certain embodiments, emulsion-based formulations are provided that are capable of formulating, delivering and releasing amounts of hydrophobic drugs effective for a range of clinical applications, including inducing and maintaining anesthesia in patients. In certain embodiments, emulsion-based formulations are provided that are capable of supporting controlled release, for example, over a range of rates useful for clinical applications including rapid and sustained release.
US10758480B2	Polyiodide resin powder for use with medical devices Disclosed is a system and method of treatment which provides a direct response to the treatment of pneumonia as related to infections using a powder comprising a polyiodide resin with broad spectrum bactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal properties. When the powder is applied directly to the lungs of a mammal an immediate contact kill of protozoa, bacteria, fungi and viruses that cause respiratory tract infections affecting the lungs of a mammal takes place.
US10758478B2	Active agent loaded uniform, rigid, spherical, nanoporous calcium phosphate particles and methods of making and using the same Uniform, rigid, spherical nanoporous calcium phosphate particles that define an internal space and an amount of active agent present in the internal space are provided. Also provided are topical delivery compositions that include the active agent loaded particles, as well as methods of making the particles and topical compositions. The particles and compositions thereof find use in a variety of different applications, including active agent delivery applications.
US10758474B2	Organic toothpaste An organic toothpaste is a Pickering emulsion having a particle stabilizer bound in the interface between the continuous, phase and dispersed phase of the emulsion. The particle stabilizer prevents the dispersed phase from coalescing and phase separating. The emulsion may include glycerin and water to form the emulsion and particles, such as erythritol and/or rice powder as the stabilizer. An organic toothpaste may be certified USDA organic and contain no more than 5% by weight of components list of allowed substances, found in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart G published on May 24, 2018. An organic toothpaste may include a foaming component such as saponin, soapbark, decyl glucoside or Quillaja saponaria. In addition, an organic toothpaste may include a natural sweetener such as agave, xylitol or erythritol.
US10758472B2	Oral care composition with cross-linked polymer peroxide Oral care compositions comprising: (a) a peroxide complex comprising a peroxide component and an N-vinyl heterocyclic polymer (e.g., poly-N-vinyl polylactam, or poly-N-vinyl-polyimide); (b) a whitening agent (e.g., hydrogen peroxide); and (c) an orally acceptable carrier. In one embodiment, the carrier comprises a film forming material. Methods are also provided for making an oral care composition comprising: (a) mixing a whitening agent, silicone adhesive and carrier fluid to form a homogenous mixture; (b) adding a peroxide complex to said homogenous mixture, wherein said complex comprises hydrogen peroxide and an N-vinyl heterocyclic polymer; and (c) mixing under vacuum.
US10758470B2	Cross linked silk-hyaluronic acid composition Compositions useful as dermal fillers and methods using such compositions to treat various skin and soft tissue conditions. The dermal fillers can comprise silk attached to hyaluronic acid using for example two cross linkers and can be used to treat of facial imperfections, facial defects, facial augmentations, breast imperfections, breast augmentations or breast reconstructions.
US10758469B2	Oral composition for tooth whitening product, and kit comprising same The present invention relates to a composition that acts prior to the action of a tooth whitening composition or tooth whitening patch, the composition containing an oral cavity stimulation alleviating component able to reduce stimulation by the tooth whitening composition or patch. The present invention also relates to a tooth whitening kit whereby oral cavity stimulation is alleviated. The composition that acts prior to the action of a tooth whitening composition or patch of the present invention provides an outstanding tooth whitening effect while alleviating pain by mitigating intra-oral stimulation brought about by the rapid action of a tooth whitening component due to a tooth whitening component active agent.
US10758465B2	Synephrine compositions Disclosed herein are compositions of synephrine and a penetration enhancer and methods of reducing hair loss from pulling by applying the compositions. In one embodiment, the composition is a prewash composition comprising water, synephrine, and PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides.
US10758463B2	Heat-protective compositions and methods of use The present disclosure relates to compositions that protect the skin and hair from extreme heat (external thermal flux). The compositions include: (a) laponite; (b) one or more UV filters; (c) one or more emulsifiers; and (d) water. The compositions are useful in cosmetic, industrial, and military technologies. For instance, the compositions are useful in methods for protecting skin from intense external thermal flux (e.g., fires and explosives). When applied to the hair, the compositions are useful in methods for protecting the hair from heat damage caused by, for example, hair dryers, curling irons, straightening irons, etc.
US10758462B2	Oral care composition An oral care composition, including from about 0.01% to about 40% peroxysulfate whitening agent and from about 1% to about 99% non-aqueous dispersant.
US10758460B2	Gel-like composition, and external-use agent for skin and cosmetic material in which said gel-like composition is used A gel-like composition includes a biosurfactant, a polyhydric alcohol, an oily component, and ethanol. The composition may have 0.01 to 10% by weight of the ethanol. The biosurfactant may be one or more selected from the group consisting of surfactin, arthrofactin, iturin, and a salt thereof.
US10758459B2	Topical formulation of hyperbranched polyglycerol-coated particles thereof Core-shell particles have a hydrophobic core and a shell formed of or containing hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG). The HPG can be covalently bound to the one or more materials that form the core or coated thereon. The HPG coating can be modified to adjust the properties of the particles. For example, unmodified HPG coatings impart stealth properties to the particles which resist non-specific protein absorption. Alternatively, the hydroxyl groups on the HPG coating can be chemically modified to form functional groups that react with functional groups on tissue or otherwise interact with tissue to adhere the particles to the tissue, cells, or extracellular materials, such as proteins. Such functional groups include, but not limited to, aldehydes, amines, and O-substituted oximes. Topical formulation for application to the skin contain these HPG coated nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the particles include therapeutic, diagnostic, nutraceutical, and/or prophylactic agents such as those used as sunblock compositions.
US10758452B2	Massage attachment assembly with removable contact portion A massage attachment assembly that includes a base portion having a proximal end and a distal end, and a contact portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The base portion includes an attachment member on the proximal end that is configured to secure the base portion to a percussive massage device. The proximal end of the contact portion is removably secured to the distal end of the base portion.
US10758443B1	Patient lifting apparatus An improved patient lifting apparatus comprising a base frame and a vertically disposed pulley system extending upwardly from the base frame. A patient support platform extends from the primary spine column to support the patient and is raised or lowered to different levels by engaging the crank to operate the pulley system.
US10758441B2	Support apparatus, system and method A therapeutic support device includes a bladder having one or more independently inflatable compartments, each including a plurality of inflatable cells. When inflated, each inflatable cell forms a contact node that may support a user or another object disposed thereon. The inflatable compartments can be alternately inflated and deflated such that contact pressure can be applied to and relieved from corresponding portions of the user's body in an alternating manner.
US10758433B2	Wheelchair vehicle entry system A system for lifting a wheelchair into and out of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a driver side and a passenger side wheelchair supports, a driver side and a passenger side extendable lift assemblies, and a control system. The driver side extendable lift assembly is arranged to move the driver side wheelchair support between a stowed position within the vehicle and a deployed position extended horizontally outside the vehicle and lowered towards the ground. The passenger side extendable lift assembly is arranged to move the passenger side wheelchair support between its stowed position and its deployed position. The control system is configured to independently operate the driver side extendable lift assembly and the passenger side extendable lift assembly to separately or simultaneously move the driver side wheelchair support and the passenger side wheelchair support between their respective stowed positions and their respective deployed positions.
US10758431B2	Formed films and apparatus for manufacturing the same A formed film includes a first surface generally located in a first plane, a second surface generally located in a second plane parallel to and spaced from the first plane, and a third surface generally located in a third plane parallel to and spaced from the first plane and the second plane, in between the first plane and the second plane. A porous structure extends between the second surface and the third surface. A plurality of raised areas have sidewalls that extend between the first surface and the third surface, and top portions that define the first surface. The plurality of sidewalls, the porous structure, and the first plane define a plurality of gathering volumes.
US10758427B2	Disposable diaper The present invention aims at providing a disposable diaper having excellent maintainability of a surface space and capable of being easily produced. It is characterized in that a lower layer absorbent body has, at least at center of a crotch portion in a width direction, an elongated lower layer through section piercing in a thickness direction and extending in a front-back direction; an upper layer absorbent body has an upper layer through section piercing in the thickness direction at least within a range corresponding to the lower layer through section in the front-back direction, the upper layer through section has an elongated middle section extending in the front-back direction so as to be located above the lower layer through section, and extending sections which extend, in the width direction, from both sides of a back side position of the middle section, and a side edge of the extending section has a shape in which at least a part of the front side thereof is located further outside in the width direction toward the back side.
US10758426B2	Antimicrobial hydrogel formulation A hydrogel formulation is provided for use with a film. The hydrogel formulation includes a medical-grade hydrogel and an antimicrobial substance. This hydrogel formulation may be coated onto one or more surfaces of a medical-grade transparent film suitable for a wound dressing. The antimicrobial material may be a silane quaternary ammonium salt. The silane quaternary ammonium salt may comprise 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride. The 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride may constitute about 72% by weight of the silane quaternary ammonium salt. The medical-grade hydrogel may comprise a colloidal gel in which the particles are dispersed in water. Further, the hydrogel formulation may include about 0.01% to about 60% by weight of the antimicrobial substance. The transparent film may further include a release liner applied over the coated side(s) of the transparent film. The transparent film may comprise polyurethane.
US10758417B2	Methods and systems for laser scan location verification and laser surgical systems with laser scan location verification A method of verifying a laser scan at a predetermined location within an object includes imaging at least a portion of the object, the resulting image comprising the predetermined location; identifying the predetermined location in the image, thereby establishing an expected scan location of the laser scan in the image; performing a laser scan on the object by scanning a focal point of the laser beam in a scanned area; detecting a luminescence from the scanned area and identifying an actual scanned location within the image based on the detected luminescence; and determining whether the difference between the actual scanned location and the expected scan location is within a threshold value.
US10758416B2	Method and system for modifying eye tissue and intraocular lenses A system for ophthalmic surgery includes a laser source configured to deliver an ultraviolet laser beam comprising laser pulses having a wavelength between 320 nm and 370 nm to photodecompose one or more intraocular targets within the eye with chromophore absorbance. The pulse energy, the pulse duration, and the focal spot are such that an irradiance at the focal spot is sufficient to photodecompose the one or more intraocular targets without exceeding a threshold of formation of a plasma and an associated cavitation event. An optical system operatively coupled to the laser source and configured to focus the ultraviolet laser beam to a focal spot and direct the focal spot in a pattern into the one or more intraocular targets. The optical system focuses the laser beam at a numerical aperture that provides for the focal spot to be scanned over a scan range of 6 mm to 10 mm.
US10758413B2	Femto second multi shooting for eye surgery Provided herein are methods for non-invasive ophthalmic surgery based on femto second multi shooting (FSMS) laser techniques. In one embodiment the FSMS laser technique is directed to corneal stroma. In another embodiment the FSMS laser technique is directed to crystalline lens.
US10758411B2	Reciprocating surgical tool with inertial damper A handheld reciprocating surgical tool may contain an inertial damper to counteract the momentum of a diaphragm assembly of the reciprocating surgical tool. A momentum of the inertial damper may be tuned such that the momentum of the inertial damper is comparable in magnitude and opposite in direction to a momentum of the diaphragm assembly. The diaphragm assembly may include a cutting tool. The combined momentum of a diaphragm assembly and the inertial damper may result in a reduced net momentum, which may reduce vibration of the reciprocating surgical tool haptically experienced by a surgeon, thereby improving surgeon comfort.
US10758410B2	Surgical hand piece with ultrasonic knife A surgical hand piece has a solid knife connected to and supported at its proximal end by a source of ultrasonic energy. A plastic sleeve has the knife located in it. A support is provided between the sleeve and the knife to support the sleeve while minimizing the effect of the vibration of the knife on the sleeve. The space between the knife and the sleeve form a first fluid channel. A plastic fluid tube can be located along the sleeve and can provide a second fluid channel. In order to use the handpiece for cleanup the sleeve can be moved forward to cover the knife and a small aspiration tube can be provided within the sleeve.
US10758393B2	Orthopedic device An orthopedic device comprises a main body defining an outer surface and a cuff extending from an end portion of the main body with frictional material disposed on an inner surface of the first cuff. A hinge is connected to the main body and terminates along the main body short of the cuff. The cuff is arranged to fold over the outer surface of the main body in a disengaged configuration, such that the outer surface of the first cuff is adjacently against the outer surface of the main body.
US10758392B2	Flexion and extension range limiting hinge for an orthopedic brace An angle limitation system for an orthopedic brace employs a hinge assembly rotatably receiving an upper strut and a lower strut and having a hinge plate and a hinge assembly cap. An extension angle limit element is removably insertable in an anterior port between the hinge plate and hinge assembly cap. The extension angle limit element has a body with limiting surfaces adapted to engage mating faces indented in the anterior edges of the upper and lower strut. A flexion angle limit element is removably insertable in a posterior port between the hinge plate and hinge assembly cap. The flexion angle limit element has a body with limiting surfaces adapted to engage mating faces indented in the posterior edges of the upper and lower strut. Engagement mechanisms are adapted to releasably secure the flexion angle limit element in the posterior port and the engagement angle limit element in the anterior port.
US10758390B2	Joint for rehabilitation device A joint for a rehabilitation device and a rehabilitation device are disclosed. The joint is defined for operation between an end of a first member and an end of a second member. The joint enables the second member to pivot at the joint with respect to the first member. The joint includes a positioning mechanism for defining a set position from which the second member pivots. The joint also includes a restriction mechanism for restricting the degree of pivoting of the second member, from the set position. The joint further includes a biasing mechanism for biasing the second member such that it returns to the set position when an opposing force applied to the second member is less than the bias of the biasing mechanism. When the joint is in the set position, the biasing mechanism is configured such that no bias is applied to the second member.
US10758386B2	Automated retrievable hemorrhage control system Some implementations of an endovascular device include a stent graft with an expandable tubular metallic frame and a covering material disposed on at least a portion of the metallic frame. The stent graft defines a lumen therethrough. In a particular embodiment, a first balloon is disposed around an outer periphery of the stent graft, a second balloon is disposed around the outer periphery of the stent graft and spaced apart from the first balloon, and a third balloon is disposed within the stent graft lumen between the first balloon and the second balloon. The third balloon can be inflated to fully or partially occlude the lumen. The first and second balloons can be individually inflated to fully or partially shunt blood flow from a blood vessel through the stent graft. In some embodiments, sensors and an automated control unit are included to automate the operations of the endovascular device.
US10758385B2	Ribbed handle for vascular intervention device delivery system A vascular intervention device delivery system includes a handle comprised of a first shell connected to a second shell. A thumbwheel, which includes a radially outward thumb surface and a spool, is rotatably mounted in the handle. A catheter has a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal carrier segment for mounting a vascular intervention device thereon. A retractable sheath is movable from a first position covering the distal carrier segment to a second position retracted proximally uncovering the distal carrier segment. A pull extends between the thumbwheel and the retractable sheath. A rim of the pull and an internal surface of the first shell define a pull avoidance volume. The first shell includes a plurality of ribs positioned in the pull avoidance volume and oriented transverse to a pull pathway around an idler wheel, and the ribs block entry of the pull into the pull avoidance volume. The retractable sheath moves toward the second position responsive to rotation of the thumbwheel in a first direction.
US10758383B2	Method of making recessed features on inner surface of tubular structure by photolithography The invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing intravascular stents wherein the intravascular stent has its inner surface treated to promote the migration of endothelial cells onto the inner surface of the intravascular stent. In particular, the inner surface of the intravascular stent has at least one groove formed therein.
US10758380B2	Stents with improved fixation The present disclosure provides stents, particularly self-expanding stents, useful for the GI tract, and more particularly, useful for treating esophageal strictures. The stents provided herein include a medial region and proximal and distal cuffs having external diameters greater than the medial region diameter when the stent is in the deployed state. The medial region comprises an open weave wire construction. An elastomeric coating circumscribes the medial region, while the may be an extension of the wire construction or separate elements. Preferably, the cuffs have a textured surface for contact with the esophageal wall tissue to resist stent migration. The elastomer coated medial region provides a barrier to tissue ingrowth, and has an enhanced radial restoring force to maintain an open passageway in a body lumen. Optionally, the stent includes an exterior sheath with a surface pattern, to which the stent couples. A low durometer sleeve, between the stent and body lumen, axial positioning of the stent relative to the body lumen. Consequently, precision in stent placement is provided without tissue damage that could result if positioning motion occurred between the surface texture and the body lumen.
US10758379B2	Systems and methods for fine motor control of fingers on a prosthetic hand to emulate a natural stroke The present invention generally relates to a system and method for fine motor control of fingers on a prosthetic hand. In particular, the present disclosure describes a system and method for controlling the flexion or extension of one or more fingers of a prosthetic hand to reproduce a natural stroke such as for, e.g., writing, painting, brushing teeth, or eating. The systems and methods described herein use electromyographic (EMG) signals and, more particularly, combinations of electromyographic signals, from muscles in the forearm to activate one or more motors of the prosthetic hand that control the motion of the prosthetic fingers. The electromyographic signals may be used to cause fingers of a prosthetic hand to, for example, imitate a writing stroke while the fingers of the prosthetic hand hold a writing utensil. Additionally, the present invention describes electrode placement locations that maximize peak signal detected while maintaining a low base-line signal.
US10758378B2	Prosthetic with voice coil valve A prosthetic includes a pair of prosthetic members movably coupled together to allow movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another. A hydraulic actuator or damper including hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic chamber is coupled to one of the pair of prosthetic members. A hydraulic piston is movably disposed in the hydraulic chamber and coupled to another of the pair of prosthetic members. A hydraulic flow channel is fluidly coupled between opposite sides of the chamber to allow hydraulic fluid to move between the opposite sides of the chamber as the hydraulic piston moves therein. A voice coil valve is coupled to the hydraulic flow channel to vary resistance to flow of hydraulic fluid through the flow channel, and thus movement of the piston in the chamber, and thus influencing a rate of movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another.
US10758377B2	Frictionless vertical suspension mechanism for prosthetic feet A vertical suspension system for a prosthetic foot includes a first member operatively coupleable to an amputee's residual leg. The suspension system can also include a second member coupleable to a prosthetic foot. One or more upper leaf springs and one or more lower leaf springs extend between and are attached to the first and second members such that at least one of the ends of each leaf spring is rotationally fixed to the first or second members, where the upper an lower leaf springs are spaced apart from each other.
US10758376B2	Foot prosthesis A foot prosthesis having a lower-leg connection part, a foot part, a connecting element with a joint function which connects the lower-leg connection part to the foot part, and a release device, which controls movement of the foot part in relation to the lower-leg connection part. The release device includes an inhibiting device that is designed in such a way that a dorsal extension motion of the foot part in relation to the lower-leg connection part in an angular range from a maximal plantar flexion position to a zero position is inhibited less intensely than a dorsal extension motion of the foot part from the zero position.
US10758373B2	Bone material delivery system A device for delivering a bone material to a surgical site is provided. The device comprises a body having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion of the body is substantially transverse to the upper portion and has an opening for receiving a bone material. An internal chamber is disposed within the upper portion and the lower portion, and a plunger is slidably disposed in at least the internal chamber of the body. The plunger has a distal end configured for delivering the bone material out of the lower portion of the body, wherein movement of the plunger in a first position toward the lower portion of the body delivers the bone material from the lower portion of the body to the surgical site. Methods of delivering the bone material are also provided.
US10758369B2	Expandable and adjustable lordosis interbody fusion system An expandable housing for an interbody fusion system has movable tapered external helical threaded members that travel along tracking to operably engage against the top and bottom shell members, urging them apart to cause expansion in the height of the housing. In an embodiment, the tapered members are disposed in a dual arrangement such that independent engagement of the tapered members along lateral portions of the top and bottom shells cause an angular tilt to the exterior surface of the housing when the tapered members are moved to different degrees. This function permits adjustment in the angular relationship between adjacent vertebrae and assists the lordotic adjustment of the patient's spine. When the functions of the device are used in combination by the surgeon, the device provides an effective tool for in situ adjustment when performing lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
US10758368B2	Stabilized, 4 beam intervertebral scaffolding system An intervertebral scaffolding system is provided having a laterovertically-expanding frame operable for a reversible collapse from an expanded state into a collapsed state, the laterovertically-expanding frame having a stabilizer that slidably engages with the distal region of the laterovertically-expanding frame and is configured for retaining the laterovertically-expanding frame from a lateral movement that exceeds the expanded state. The expanded state, for example, can be configured to have an open graft distribution window that at least substantially closes upon the reversible collapse.
US10758367B2	Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a central ramp, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the central ramp capable of being moved in a first direction to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed down an endoscopic tube.
US10758364B2	Method and implant device for grafting adjacent vertebral bodies A methodology for grafting together adjacent bony structures is provided using an implant device having an endplate with an inner disc portion and outer ring portion spaced from the inner disc portion by a connecting wall disposed there between. An endplate interior surface includes a retaining structure for securing the endplate to one of the bony structures, and endplate an exterior surface has an integrally formed socket. A ball-joint rod has a longitudinally extending body and an end, and at least a portion of the ball-joint rod end is curvilinear in shape. The curvilinear ball-joint rod end is rotatably disposed in the endplate socket to fixedly interconnect the bony structures.
US10758363B2	Transforaminal intersomatic cage for an intervertebral fusion graft and an instrument for implanting the cage This disclosure presents various embodiments of a transforaminal intersomatic cage for an intervertebral fusion graft, and an instrument and method for implanting the cage, an embodiment of the cage having a body in the shape of a circular arc and comprising a lateral concave surface, a lateral convex surface, a straight upper surface, a straight lower surface and an end wall having at least one hole, called the end hole, designed to receive a rod of an instrument for implanting the cage between the vertebrae, wherein: the end hole has an orientation that is more or less tangential to the circular arc described by the body; the extremity opposite to the end wall of the body includes a return part extending the body toward the center of the circle on which the circular arc described by the body lies.
US10758359B2	Partial unicompartmental system for partial knee replacement A prosthetic system for use as a partial unicompartmental artificial knee replacement system. In one form, an artificial femoral bearing component is implanted along with a floating meniscus component that is configured to cooperate with the femoral bearing component to move through a plurality of translational and rotational positions as the knee rotates through a variety of angles. In another form, an artificial tibial bearing component is implanted along with a floating meniscus component that is configured to cooperate with the tibial bearing component to move through a plurality of translational and rotational positions as the knee rotates through a variety of angles.
US10758356B1	Proximally fitting femoral component with adjunctive screw fixation The proximally fitting femoral component with adjunctive fixation screws replaces a natural femoral head and proximal femur of a patient during a partial or total hip replacement. The femoral component includes an intramedullary stem having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a neck extending from the proximal portion, and a ball removably attached to a tip end of the neck, the ball forming a ball and socket joint with the acetabular cup of a hip prosthesis. Fixation screws may be installed in the proximal portion of the stem for added rotational and axial stability when necessary. An alignment device is removably attachable to the femoral component for aligning screw holes in cortical bone of the femur with holes or bores in the proximal portion of the stem. The fixation screws may extend in an anterior posterior or medial-lateral plane.
US10758355B2	Orbital floor sheet Embodiments of the invention described herein thus provide systems and methods for providing improved surgical implants. Embodiments of the implants may include a thin porous sheet formed on a mandrel. The porous sheet that is formed has an interconnected pore structure that may be compressed by a heat compression mold without losing porosity. Additional membrane materials or other layer materials may be applied to one of the face surfaces of the porous sheet or to one of the edges of the porous sheet. For example, a solid membrane surface may be compressed, bonded, welded, or secured a surface face or an edge of the porous sheet. The solid membrane may be compressed or laminated to the upper surface, lower surface, or both. The solid membrane may be welded to at least one edge of the porous sheet (by, for example, being butt welded, thermally bonded, or heat compressed to the at least one edge).
US10758343B2	Stent for prosthetic heart valves A stented valve including a stent structure including a generally tubular body portion having a first end, a second end, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of vertical wires extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis around a periphery of the body portion, wherein the plurality of vertical wires includes multiple commissure wires and at least one structural wire positioned between adjacent commissure wires, and a plurality of V-shaped wire structures having a first end, a second end, and a peak between the first and second ends, wherein a first end of each V-shaped structure extends from a first vertical wire and a second end of each V-shaped structure extends from a second vertical wire that is adjacent to the first vertical wire, wherein each V-shaped structure is oriented so that its peak is facing in the same direction relative to the first and second ends of the body portion, and a valve structure including a plurality of leaflets attached to the stent structure within the tubular body portion.
US10758342B2	Prosthetic valve for replacing mitral valve A prosthetic mitral valve can include an outer frame, an inner frame, a valve structure, and a sealing member. The outer frame comprises a plurality of first struts arranged in a lattice pattern and defining a first lumen. The outer frame is self-expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The inner frame comprises a plurality of second struts arranged in a lattice pattern and defining a second lumen. The inner frame is disposed within the first lumen of the outer frame, is self-expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The valve structure comprises three leaflets made from pericardium and is mounted within the second lumen of the inner frame. The sealing member is coupled to and extends radially outwardly from an atrial end of the outer frame and is configured to engage native tissue of the heart on an atrial side of the native mitral valve.
US10758338B2	Soft anchor assembly with barbed flexible strand and techniques for use A soft anchor assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a sheath and a flexible strand at least partially surrounded by the sheath.
US10758335B2	Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation Medical systems, devices and methods for creation of autologous tissue valves within a mammalian body are disclosed. One example of a device for creating a valve flap from a vessel wall includes an elongate tubular structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a longitudinal axis; a first lumen having a first exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a second lumen having a second exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a recessed distal surface on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure, wherein the recessed distal surface is located distally to the first exit port; and an open trough on the recessed distal surface extending longitudinally from the first exit port.
US10758333B2	High resistance implanted bronchial isolation devices and methods Disclosed are methods and devices for regulating fluid flow to and from a region of a patient's lung, such as to achieve a desired fluid flow dynamic to a lung region during respiration and/or to induce collapse in one or more lung regions. Pursuant to an exemplary procedure, an identified region of the lung is targeted for treatment. The targeted lung region is then bronchially isolated to regulate airflow into and/or out of the targeted lung region through one or more bronchial passageways that feed air to the targeted lung region. An exemplary flow control device is configured to block fluid flow in the inspiratory direction and the expiratory direction at normal breathing pressures and allow fluid flow in the expiratory direction at coughing pressures.
US10758331B2	Rotatable surgical table Provided is a rotatable surgical apparatus and accompanying method for processing a specimen via the rotatable surgical apparatus. The surgical apparatus may include a base member and a platform member where the platform member and base member abut. Each of the base member and platform member may define one or more channel. The one or more base channels may be in fluid communication with the one or more platform channels. A nozzle may be disposed on the top surface of the platform member, in fluid communication with the at least one platform channel and may administer anesthetic to a specimen.
US10758329B1	Hydrating mouth guard A transmucosal delivery device includes a mouthpiece configured for receipt on a user's teeth, a permeable member coupled to the mouthpiece, a measurement module coupled to the mouthpiece for monitoring hydration of the user, and an excitation module coupled to the mouthpiece for inducing release of a hydrating substance from the permeable member based on the monitored hydration. The hydrating substance is delivered to the user through the user's oral mucosal tissue. Alternatively, a permeable member of a transmucosal delivery device houses an insulin solution to be delivered to the user through the user's oral mucosal tissue, and a measurement module coupled to the mouthpiece for monitoring blood glucose concentration of the user.
US10758326B2	Zirconia sintered body, zirconia composition, zirconia pre-sintered body and dental prosthesis A zirconia sintered body is provided in which the strength between layers of powders is improved. A flexural strength of a test sample of the zirconia sintered body, measured pursuant to JISR1601, is not less than 1100 MPa. The test sample is formed by preparing a plurality of zirconia powders, each containing zirconia and a stabilizer that suppresses phase transition of zirconia, the zirconia powders differing in a composition, layering the zirconia powders to form a zirconia composition, and sintering the zirconia composition to form a zirconia sintered body. The flexural strength is measured such that a load point is positioned at a boundary of the zirconia powders, the boundary traversing the test sample of the sintered body along a direction of load application.
US10758325B2	Fixture for a dental implant and an implant system comprising the same Disclosed are a fixture for a dental implant and an implant system comprising the same. The implant system of the present invention comprises: a first fixture having a first body part and a first continuous screw part which is formed in a spiral around the outer circumferential surface of the first body part and is formed continuously without a break; and a second fixture having a second body part that is identical to the first body part, and a second continuous screw part which is formed in a spiral around the outer circumferential surface of the second body part and which has an outer diameter that differs from that of the first continuous screw part. The present invention allows implant operations to be carried out in a more straightforward fashion than hitherto since, even if initial fixture placement fails, a subsequent fixture can be placed straight away without any further drilling work.
US10758320B2	Teeth illumination device The invention relates to a mouthpiece (100) for illumination of teeth, e.g. for teeth whitening. The mouthpiece is configured with at least two lenses (102a, 102b) shaped to cast asymmetrical light onto the teeth (110). The lenses are arranged one-to-one with associated light sources (101a, 101b). The first and second lenses are arranged to project the received light onto a buccal side (111) of the teeth (110), and each of the first and second lenses has an asymmetrically shaped refraction surface (301) shaped to change an intensity distribution of the received light asymmetrically on opposite sides of an optical axis (121) of the respective light source along the dental arch (201) of the teeth.
US10758316B2	Rod-shaped body and medical instrument The invention relates to a rod-shaped body comprising a central section and a peripheral section, wherein the central section is arranged in the center of the rod-shaped body and is enclosed by the peripheral section. Both the central section and the peripheral section substantially extend along the entire length of the rod-shaped body. The central section comprises at least one non-metallic fiber bundle that is embedded in a non-ferromagnetic matrix material. The matrix material is doped with marker particles. The peripheral section comprises at least one undoped, non-ferromagnetic matrix material. The diameter of the central section is less than or equal to 0.2 mm, preferably less than or equal to 0.15 mm, and even more preferably, less than or equal to 0.1 mm, and in particular less than or equal to 0.08 mm.
US10758311B2	Hand controller apparatus for gesture control and shared input control in a robotic surgery system In some embodiments, a hand controller apparatus for controlling a tool in a robotic surgery system can include a body configured to be moved to generate a first operator input to cause a tool to move corresponding to the movement of the body. The hand controller apparatus can also include an input control interface formed on a surface of the body and configured to sense one or more of a plurality of second operator inputs associated with a plurality of tool functions, the plurality of second operator inputs being different from the first operator input. The hand controller apparatus can also include a processor configured to control the tool to perform one or more of the plurality of tool functions in response to the sensed one or more second operator inputs.
US10758303B2	Hollow body cavity ablation apparatus An ablation apparatus places electrodes at the perimeter of a cavity. In an embodiment, the alternating electric field is used to expose the cavity to enough energy to ablate the cavity. In an embodiment, two modes are used to expose different regions of the cavity to different amounts of power for so that the thermal effect is more uniform. In an embodiment, the electrodes have a relatively large surface area so as to avoid charring the cavity, but are shaped so as to fit within a body orifice. For example, the diameter of the sheathed housing the electrodes during penetration may be only 5.5 mm.
US10758299B2	Electrode assembly An electrode assembly (3) is provided for use in a resectoscope, the electrode assembly (3) comprising a pair of arms (4), and a tissue treatment element (9) depending from the arms. The arms (4) are pivotably mounted one to the other such that they are movable between a retracted position in which they lie alongside one another and a deployed position in which they diverge one from another. The electrode assembly (3) includes actuation means for moving the arms between their retracted and deployed positions. The tissue treatment element (9) is disposed at the distal end of each arm such that it is movable between at least two different operating positions.
US10758297B2	Electrosurgical device A surgical instrument has an end effector disposed on an elongate shaft end, the shaft projecting from a handle. The end effector grasps, cuts, and seals and/or coagulates tissue, and one of the operations is controlled by a rotatable drive shaft contained within the elongate shaft. The drive shaft moves longitudinally within the elongate shaft to move the end effector between a first and second condition. The instrument may have a further component such as a cutting blade arranged to move longitudinally within the drive shaft. The drive shaft is provided with apertures so as to reduce the surface area of the drive shaft and hence the friction between either the drive shaft and the elongate shaft and/or the drive shaft and the cutting blade, whilst at the same time providing channels through the drive shaft through which fluid can drain.
US10758296B2	Electrosurgical device A surgical instrument having an end effector mounted on the end of an elongate shaft extending from a handle is described, the shaft and end effector being rotatable with respect to the housing, to allow different rotational orientations of the end effector to be attained without rotating the whole instrument. To provide for control over the degree of rotation, shaft rotation control elements are provided to give rotation or torsion control. The shaft rotation control elements may be located at several different longitudinal positions along the shaft. Alternatively, rotation control elements in the form of mutually co-operating stops may be provided elsewhere, such as in a rotatable shaft support member at the distal end of the handle. In other embodiments rotation control stops are provided on both elements, thus providing for effective rotation control, which has a high quality feel to the user.
US10758295B2	Microsurgical instrument, handle and engine block for a microsurgical instrument A microsurgical instrument, with a handle and a removably insertable engine block. The handle can be coupled with a work piece and includes a base body and, mounted in the base body, an input shaft for motorized actuation of at least one degree of freedom of the work piece. In addition, the handle has an engine interface, into which the engine block can be installed, and on which at least an electric contact and a mechanical coupling are situated, the mechanical coupling includes a claw coupling element that is non-rotatably connected with the input shaft and can be coupled with a corresponding claw coupling element of the engine block. In addition, the handle has an actuation element, with which a current flow through the electric contact of the engine interface can be activated and deactivated. The claw coupling element of the handle is mounted on the input shaft so that it can slide longitudinally.
US10758294B2	Electrosurgical system An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical instrument with a pair of opposing first and second jaw members (2), (3). A first sealing electrode (9) is located on the first jaw member (2), while a second sealing electrode (10) is located on the second jaw member (3). One or both of the sealing electrodes are provided with electrically conductive stop members (12), the one or more stop members maintaining a predetermined spacing between the first and second sealing electrodes when the jaw members are in their closed position. One or more insulating members (14), (17), (19) are present to prevent the conductive stop members from causing an electrical short between the first and second sealing electrodes when the jaw members are in their closed position. An electrosurgical generator (20) includes a controller (22) capable of supplying a sensing voltage between one or more of the conductive stop members (12) and a return electrode (9), (10), (18) present on one or other of the jaw members, the controller measuring the impedance between the one or more stop members and the return electrode in order to measure a parameter of the tissue grasped between the jaws of the instrument.
US10758293B2	Smoke evacuation device inlet and outlet manifolds A smoke evacuation device includes one or more cooling mechanisms and an exhaust mechanism to reduce velocity and noise of filtered air exiting the smoke evacuation system. The cooling mechanism includes ventilation openings and/or a rotary mechanism disposed within the system to circulate air and cool by convective heat transfer. A pressure relief mechanism is also provided at the inlet or outlet of the system or the pump within the system. The pressure relief mechanism is configured to reduce pressures due to abnormal flows within the smoke evacuation system.
US10758288B2	Cortical rim-supporting interbody device A central inflatable distractor and a perimeter balloon are inserted into the disc space in uninflated configurations. The central inflatable distractor is then expanded, thereby distracting the vertebral endplates to the controlled height of the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon is then inflated with a curable substance. The perimeter balloon expands as it is filled with the curable substance and conforms to the void remaining in the disc space around the central inflatable distractor, thereby creating a horseshoe shape. Once the flowable material in the perimeter balloon has cured, the central inflated distractor can be deflated and removed. The remaining void (or inner space) is then packed with graft for fusion.
US10758285B2	Length adjustable modular screw system A system including anchors, anchor components, and anchor assemblies and subassemblies that are adapted for attachment to a bony structure of a clinical subject. For example, two or more such anchors in the form of screws may be affixed to bones, for example, vertebral structures such as the pedicle, and each anchor is connected to a stabilizer such as a surgical rod that is inserted between the anchors. The anchors and assemblies are novel in many respects owing to their modular nature and height adjustability, which in contrast to conventional systems, allows the anchors to be provided to a surgeon in modular, sub assembled and fully assembled form to enable a broad array of choices in devising the optimal plane for surgical bone fixation.
US10758281B2	Targeting device and method The present invention relates to a method for fixing an intramedullary cavity nail for the treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures and to a targeting device for use in performing the steps of said method. According to the method, a recess (16) for a femur neck screw (8) for fixing the cavity nail (2) is provided in at least the lateral cortex of the femoral shaft (FS) in close distal proximity to a hole (9) for the femur neck screw such that bone fragment(s) located distally of the fracture and bone fragment(s) located proximally of the fracture relatively seen can be displaced towards each other. A targeting head (5) of the targeting device (1) is configured with a targeting bore (14) which is alignable with a point on the femoral shaft (FS) in close distal proximity to the hole (9) for the femur neck screw (8) for use in providing at said point, said recess (16) for the femur neck screw.
US10758280B2	System and method for bone fixation using a nail locked to an encircling anchor Systems and methods for fixing bone using an intramedullary nail locked to an encircling anchor including a bushing and a locking member. An exemplary system may include any combination of the nail, one or more bushings, one or more locking members, an instrument to guide installation of the bushing, at least one drill, and a driver that attaches to the bushing. The instrument may define a guide axis and be configured to be coupled to a bone such that the guide axis extends across the bone. The instrument may be used to guide a drill, the bushing, and/or the locking member along the guide axis into the bone. The nail may be configured to be placed along the medullary canal of the bone such that the nail extends through the bushing, and the locking member may be configured to lock the nail to the bushing.
US10758278B2	Lamina implant and method A prosthetic implant for restoring lamina after a laminectomy. The implant is generally a lamina-sized construct having a hollow interior. The lamina removed during the laminectomy may be converted to autologous bone that may then be placed inside the hollow interior of the implant. The implant may then be secured to the spine at the site of the laminectomy so that lamina restoration can occur as the hollow interior of the implant solidifies with bone growth.
US10758271B2	Catheter-based system for delivery and retrieval of a leadless pacemaker Catheter-based delivery systems for delivery and retrieval of a leadless pacemaker include features to facilitate improved manipulation of the catheter and improved capture and docking functionality of leadless pacemakers. Such functionality includes mechanisms directed to deflecting and locking a deflectable catheter, maintaining tension on a retrieval feature, protection from anti-rotation, and improved docking cap and drive gear assemblies.
US10758262B2	Medical assemblies and methods for implantation of multiple medical leads through a single entry Assemblies and methods provide for implantation of multiple medical leads to a defined space within the body, such as the epidural space, through a single entry. A catheter having multiple lumens or alternatively a single oblong lumen may be used. A distal end of the catheter enters the defined space through the single entry such that the distal ends of the multiple lumens or the oblong lumen are present in the defined space. Medical leads are introduced through the multiple lumens or the oblong lumen into the defined space. In some cases, the distal end of the catheter may be deflectable to direct the medical leads within the defined space. In other cases, sheaths may be present within each lumen of the catheter where the sheaths may be extended into the defined space and deflect to direct the medical leads that are being passed through a lumen of the sheaths.
US10758260B2	Ultra-sonic medical dissector and method of disembedding a medical device from soft tissue An ultra-sonic medical dissector includes a vibration generator and a wire that defines a cutting loop remote from a first end and a second end. The wire is coupled to the vibration generator in a cutting configuration, and a cutting surface is located on an inner curvature of the cutting loop. A vibration is generated by the vibration generator is transmitted to the cutting loop by the wire when the wire is in tension. The cutting loop can free an embedded end of a vena cava filter from a vessel wall to ease retrieval.
US10758259B2	Dissecting tip for surgical stapler The present disclosure relates to a dissecting tip for use in a surgical stapler or instrument.
US10758255B2	Shock wave valvuloplasty with multiple balloons Described herein are shock wave devices and methods for the treatment of calcified heart valves. One variation of a shock wave device includes three balloons that are each sized and shaped to fit within a concave portion of a valve cusp when inflated with a liquid and a shock wave source within each of the three balloons. Each balloon is separately and/or independently inflatable, and each shock wave source is separately and/or independently controllable. Methods of treating calcified heart valves using a shock wave device can include advancing a shock wave device having one or more balloons and a shock wave source in each of the balloons to contact a heart valve, inflating the one or more balloons with a liquid such that the balloon is seated within a concave portion of a valve cusp, and activating the shock wave source.
US10758254B2	Medical systems, devices, and related methods A method may include delivering a first catheter to a location within an arterial vasculature of a subject. The location may include at least one of an internal carotid artery of the subject or a junction between an ophthalmic artery of the subject and the internal carotid artery of the subject. The method also may include moving a second catheter relative to the first catheter so as to reorient a direction of a distal opening of the second catheter, the second catheter being connected to the first catheter at a joint.
US10758252B2	Retro guidewire reamer A retro guidewire reamer includes a cutting member, and a mechanism for moving the cutting member from a closed position to a deployed position in a single manual motion. Once a desired size of a bone tunnel is established, a surgeon uses the reamer to create a primary bone tunnel over a guidewire from the outside in. The surgeon retracts the guidewire, and activates the mechanism to deploy the cutting member within the bone joint to conform to the size of a tendon graft. The surgeon uses the deployed cutting member to create a counter bore through the bone in a retrograde manner. Once the counter bore is drilled, the surgeon activates the mechanism to close the cutting member, allowing the reamer to be withdrawn through the primary tunnel. The retro guidewire reamer can be used to provide more accurate bone tunnel placement during ligament reconstruction surgery.
US10758248B2	Direction adjustable surgical tissue removal device A direction adjustable surgical tissue removal device, including: an insert rod having a stopping step at a front end; a slider slidably coupled to the insert rod, moving forward and backward with respect to the stopping step, and having a punching portion forming a jaw in cooperation with the stopping step; a rotary shaft being a hollow member fixed behind the insert rod and rotated by a user; a pushing rod having a front end fixed to the slider sequentially through the rotary shaft and the insert rod and a rear end extending backward; a spring disposed between the rotary shaft and the rear end of the pushing rod and elastically supporting the pushing rod backward; and a handle accommodating a portion of the rotary shaft and moving the pushing rod forward such that the punching portion is pushed toward the stopping step.
US10758245B2	Clip counting mechanism for surgical clip applier A clip counting mechanism for use with a surgical clip applier includes a display gear rotatably supported within a handle housing of the surgical clip applier and including an outer surface having a plurality of numbers disposed thereon, a biasing element in mechanical communication with the display gear and rotatably biasing the display gear, a counter switch reciprocally disposed within the handle housing and defining a cam slot therethrough, and an escapement gear rotatably supported within the handle housing and defining a proximal end portion in mechanical communication with the display gear and a distal end portion in mechanical communication with the cam slot. Translation of the counter switch causes the cam slot to cam the escapement gear and selectively disengage and then re-engage the display gear to enable the display gear to rotate a predetermined angle of rotation.
US10758244B2	Endoscopic surgical clip applier An endoscopic surgical clip applier includes an endoscopic assembly and a handle assembly. The endoscopic assembly includes a shaft assembly and a pair of jaw members. The handle assembly includes a housing, a fixed handle, a trigger, a drive bar, and a ratchet assembly. The ratchet assembly includes a first rack operatively coupled to the drive bar, the first rack defining a plurality of first rack teeth, wherein the first rack includes a first length between a distal end and a proximal end thereof, and a second rack operatively coupled to the drive bar, spaced apart from the first rack, the second rack defining a plurality of second rack teeth, wherein the second rack includes a second length between a distal end and a proximal end thereof, the second length of the second rack being less than the first length of the first rack.
US10758242B2	Applicator for reloadable hemostatic clip A system for treating tissue includes a clip assembly including a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of the clip arms slidably received within a channel of a capsule to be moved between a tissue receiving configuration and a tissue clipping configuration, and an applicator releasably coupleable to the clip assembly to move the clip assembly between the tissue receiving configuration and the tissue clipping configuration, the applicator including a control member having a plurality of nodes extending therealong, each node having a cross-sectional are larger than a cross-sectional area of a remaining portion of the control member and configured to be coupled to the proximal end of the clip arms, a distal-most one of the nodes severable from a next immediately proximal one of the nodes, when a force exerted thereon exceeds a predetermined threshold value, to release the clip assembly from the applicator.
US10758239B2	Methods and devices for passive residual lung volume reduction and functional lung volume expansion The volume of a hyperinflated lung compartment is reduced by sealing a distal end of the catheter in an airway feeding the lung compartment. Air passes out of the lung compartment through a passage in the catheter while the patient exhales. A one-way flow element associated with the catheter prevents air from re-entering the lung compartment as the patient inhales. Over time, the pressure of regions surrounding the lung compartment cause it to collapse as the volume of air diminishes. Residual volume reduction effectively results in functional lung volume expansion. Optionally, the lung compartment may be sealed in order to permanently prevent air from re-entering the lung compartment.
US10758237B2	Circular stapling apparatus with pinned buttress A circular stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge, a pusher, and a buttress. The staple cartridge has a tissue contact surface and supports an array of fasteners therein. The pusher is configured to move relative to the staple cartridge to fire the fasteners from the staple cartridge. The buttress is supported on the staple cartridge and selectively pinned to the pusher.
US10758232B2	Surgical instrument with positive jaw opening features A surgical instrument that includes a first jaw and a second jaw that is coupled to the first jaw for selective pivotal travel relative thereto between a fully open position and a fully closed position. An axially movable closure member is selectively axially movable in a closure direction to move the second jaw from the fully open position to the fully closed position and in an axial opening direction to move the second jaw from the fully closed position to the fully open position. The axially movable closure member includes a first jaw opening feature that is configured to apply a first jaw opening motion to the second jaw and a second jaw opening feature is axially spaced from the first jaw opening feature and is configured to apply a second jaw opening motion to the second jaw.
US10758231B2	Surgical stapler with bent anvil tip, angled staple cartridge tip, and tissue gripping features A surgical instrument includes a body portion, a shaft, and an end effector that is operable to compress, staple, and cut tissue. The end effector includes an anvil and a staple cartridge. The anvil has a rigid bent tip configured to contact an angled surface of a nose portion of the staple cartridge. The staple cartridge includes gripping features along a staple deck that assist in gripping tissue during clamping. The staple deck of the cartridge may include multiple levels. The anvil further includes a slot with lateral portions having curved ends for receiving portions of a firing beam to guide the firing beam during a cutting and stapling action.
US10758229B2	Surgical instrument comprising improved jaw control Surgical instruments are disclosed which comprise improved jaw control. In at least one instance, a surgical instrument is configured to apply an increased clamping force at a distal tip of the instrument. In at least one instance, a surgical instrument is configured to quickly open, or unclamp, a jaw of the instrument.
US10758228B2	Fastener delivery system and related methods A fastener delivery tool is disclosed. An example fastener delivery tool comprises a sheath assembly including a sheath and a position retention member and a retraction assembly including a cover and a retractor member. The cover includes a lumen extending therein. The fastener delivery tool also includes and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the sheath assembly, the handle assembly including a housing and an actuation member. Further, the sheath assembly extends through the lumen of the cover and the retractor member is configured to move relative to the handle between a first position in which the sheath assembly is disposed within a distal portion of the cover and a second position in which the sheath assembly extends out of the distal portion of the cover. Additionally, actuation of the actuation member moves the retractor member from the first position to the second position.
US10758227B2	Delivering bioabsorbable fasteners An apparatus includes a housing, an actuator, and a plurality of fasteners. The apparatus is for closing two sides of an incision or cut in skin tissue. The actuator moves into and out of the housing. The plurality of the fasteners are within the housing, and the apparatus is operable to deliver one fastener at a time into each of the two sides of the incision or cut.
US10758219B2	Laparoscopic tissue manipulation device A laparoscopic tissue manipulator device includes a handle assembly, an elongate body, and a tool assembly. The tool assembly is supported on the distal portion of the elongate body and includes fingers. Each of the fingers includes a body having an elongate U-shaped configuration with a blunt distal end and an open interior and is secured to a distal portion of the elongate body about a first pivot member. The fingers are pivotable from a contracted position in which the fingers are aligned with each other and with the second longitudinal axis and an expanded position in which the fingers are splayed outwardly from the first pivot member at different angular positions in relation to the second longitudinal axis. A cover is supported on the each of the fingers to cover the open interior of the body of the fingers.
US10758218B2	Lighted polyhedral retractor A surgical retractor includes a structure including a plurality of legs and a plurality of joints, each leg being connected to at least one second leg at a joint. The structure has a non-expanded state, and an expanded state in which the structure forms a three dimensional structure having an internal volume. The structure has first and second manipulator arms, each of the manipulator arms being connected to at least two joints of the structure. The manipulator arms may be manipulated by a hand of a user. The retractor also includes a connector that holds the first and second manipulator arms in a crossed position. The connector holds the first and second manipulator arms at a point of intersection. The connector allows a user to move the manipulator arms and cause an angle formed by the manipulator arms to change. Movement of the first and second manipulator arms causes the structure to move between the non-expanded state and the expanded state.
US10758217B2	Implantable sealing device An implantable sealing device is disclosed herein and includes an elongated elastic member having distal and a proximal ends, at least one sealing element including braiding having outside and inside faces. The braiding can include of a plurality of fine threads of a memory metal alloy and wherein at least one face of the braiding is coated by a membrane. The braiding can also include a fixing member positioned at one of the distal and proximal ends of the elastic member and being positioned opposite to the braiding.
US10758216B2	Internal closure systems and devices Among other things, there are shown embodiments of internal members for closure of vascular wall or other bodily openings, particularly useful in closing larger holes (e.g. larger than 10 French). Embodiments create a better seal or meeting with a vascular or other tissue wall by distributing force outward from the center, and/or by including rib, groove or hinge features that allow the internal member, as it is pulled toward tissue, to close the hole and engage tissue more closely or firmly.
US10758215B2	Apparatus and method for heart valve repair A device 10 for gathering tissue of a heart valve leaflet 2 may include an outer tube 16 extending in an elongation direction, a capture tool 22 moveable in the outer tube between a contained position and a use position, and a tissue securing component 32 disposed at a distal end 17 of the outer tube and adapted to be applied to tissue 8 captured by the capture tool to hold the captured tissue in a gathered configuration. The capture tool may include a first element 20 and a second element 22 that are moveable relative to one another in the elongation direction. The first and second elements 20, 22 may be operable to capture tissue 8 of the heart valve leaflet 2 therebetween and to draw the captured tissue into the outer tube 16 in the gathered configuration.
US10758213B2	Exchangeable core biopsy needle The present disclosure generally relates to a biopsy needle configured to maximize tissue sampling yield and collect a unit of sampled tissue. The biopsy needle includes an elongate tubular body comprising a lumen extending therethrough from a proximal open end to a distal open end of the body. The distal end includes first and second tip portions extending therefrom and formed on opposing sides of the needle body. The first tip portion generally extends further from the distal end than the second tip portion, resembling a staggered configuration, resulting in an increased surface area of multiple cutting edges formed between the first and second tip portions on either side of the needle body. Additionally, each of the tip portion defines a penetrating point configured to pierce the tissue to be sampled and direct sampled tissue towards the lumen of the body to be excised by the cutting edges.
US10758210B2	Ultrasound remote monitoring, operating and training system The present invention is a method, system, and apparatus used to transmit information to an individual and or receiver who is not located at the actual ultrasound procedure that may monitor, communicate, and assist in the procedure in real time as well as provide protocols for specific procedures; wherein the ultrasound machine communicates to a receiver operational information such as but not limited to audio, visual, performance, and so forth; wherein the information may be received in real time to another party not located at the site of the procedure who may assist with the procedure, training, protocols, and so forth; and wherein the receiver may then transmit back to the ultrasound machine specific directions as well as communicate with the ultrasound operator.
US10758209B2	Photoacoustic tracking and registration in interventional ultrasound An intraoperative registration and tracking system includes an optical source configured to illuminate tissue intraoperatively with electromagnetic radiation at a substantially localized spot so as to provide a photoacoustic source at the substantially localize spot, an optical imaging system configured to form an optical image of at least a portion of the tissue and to detect and determine a position of the substantially localized spot in the optical image, an ultrasound imaging system configured to form an ultrasound image of at least a portion of the tissue and to detect and determine a position of the substantially localized spot in the ultrasound image, and a registration system configured to determine a coordinate transformation that registers the optical image with the ultrasound image based at least partially on a correspondence of the spot in the optical image with the spot in the ultrasound image.
US10758207B2	Systems and methods for producing an image from a rotational intravascular ultrasound device The invention generally relates systems and methods to for producing an image from a rotational intravascular ultrasound device. A method can include alternately transmitting complementary Golay codes to a plurality of transducers in a intravascular ultrasound device; receiving echoes of the complementary codes from the transducers; performing pulse compression of the echoes that comprises weighting the received echoes and summing an odd number of weighted echoes, wherein a center echo is given a weighted value of 1.0 and weighted sums of its neighbors constitute complementary echoes of a Golay pair; and producing an image from the compressed echoes. A system can include a processor; and a plurality of beam modules coupled to the processor, each module comprising: a receiver for receiving a trigger signal from the processor; a complex programmable logic device programmed with a Golay code; a high voltage switching transmitter; and an ultrasound transducer.
US10758203B2	X-ray computed tomography apparatus According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a gantry, control circuitry, and acquisition circuitry. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray detector detects the X-rays generated by the X-ray tube. The gantry supports the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector rotatably around a rotation axis. While the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector are rotated, the control circuitry allows the X-ray tube to generate X-rays and alters a predetermined CT imaging parameter for which correction data is acquired during a single rotation. While the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector are rotated, the acquisition circuitry acquires correction data related to the target CT imaging parameter through the X-ray detector.
US10758198B2	Systems and methods for intra-operative image analysis A system and method for analyzing images to optimize orthopaedic functionality at a site within a patient, including obtaining at least a first, reference image of the site, or a corresponding contralateral site, the first image including at least a first anatomical region or a corresponding anatomical region. At least a second, intra-operative results image of the site is obtained. At least one stationary base with at least two base points is selected to serve as a reference for both images during analysis including at least one of scaling, calculations, and image comparisons.
US10758197B2	Radiation tracking for portable fluoroscopy X-ray imaging system A method for fluoroscopy energizes a radiation source to form a scout image on a detector and processes the scout image to determine and report a radiation field position with respect to a predetermined zone of the detector. The radiation source is energized for fluoroscopic imaging of a subject when the reported radiation field position is fully within the predetermined zone.
US10758195B2	X-ray scatter reducing device for use with 2D mammography and tomosynthesis Systems and methods for reducing X-ray scatter during breast imaging, and more specifically during tomosynthesis imaging. In one embodiment, an anti-scatter grid having a plurality of septa may be configured to be positioned relative to an X-ray imaging device such that each septum of the plurality of septa extends along a direction substantially parallel to a coronal plane of a subject during imaging of the subject using the X-ray imaging device. The X-ray imaging device may be operable in a tomosynthesis mode for imaging of a breast of the subject and may include the anti-scatter grid disposed between a breast platform and the X-ray detector. The anti-scatter grid may be configured to move in a direction substantially parallel to a sagittal plane of the subject during tomosynthesis imaging.
US10758187B2	Respiration waveform drawing system and biological information monitoring system There is provided a respiratory waveform drawing system. The system includes: load detectors configured to detect loads of the subjects and output them as a load signal; a subject number determination unit configured to determine a number of the subjects on the bed based on a frequency spectrum of the load signal; a waveform separation unit configured to separate a load component of each of the subjects from the load signal outputted from each of the plurality of load detectors; a center of gravity position calculation unit configured to calculate a position of a center of gravity of each of the subjects based on the separated load component of each of the subjects; and a waveform drawing unit configured to draw a respiratory waveform of each of the subjects based on a temporal variation of the position of the center of gravity of each of the subjects.
US10758185B2	Heart rate estimation apparatus using digital automatic gain control Disclosed examples include heart rate monitor systems and methods to estimate a patient heart rate, in which a processor filters digital photoplethysmogram (PPG) sample values representing transmission or reflection of a light signal in the patient during a time window, performs motion compensation processing on the filtered values, computes a gain value for individual segments of the time window using the motion compensated values, applies the individual gain values to the motion compensated values of blocks associated with the corresponding segments, and determines a heart rate estimate value representing the patient heart rate according to the frequency content of the adjusted values.
US10758183B2	Personalized skin analysis devices The disclosed methods and systems can be used to install and configure a skin analysis device, for example. In one aspect, a system for installing a device onto a plane area is disclosed. The system comprises: an installation assistor comprising a reference mark for determining a position for installing the device; and a bracket for mounting the device. The bracket includes: at least one side substantially flat for affixing to the plane area; a sliding member extending from a side of the bracket that is opposite to the side for affixing to the plane area; and a raised member extending from the side of the bracket that is opposite to the side for affixing to the plane area, at a predetermined distance from the sliding member, wherein the raised member corresponds to a recessive portion of the device that is configured to lodge the raised member.
US10758182B2	Textile-based printable electrodes for electrochemical sensing Techniques and systems are disclosed for implementing textile-based screen-printed amperometric or potentiometric sensors. The chemical sensor can include carbon based electrodes to detect at least one of NADH, hydrogen peroxide, potassium ferrocyanide, TNT or DNT, in liquid or vapor phase. In one application, underwater presence of chemicals such as heavy metals and explosives is detected using the textile-based sensors.
US10758174B2	Method for cross-diagnostic identification and treatment of neurologic features underpinning mental and emotional disorders A system and method for diagnosing mental or emotional disorders is disclosed. An affective BCI component is incorporated into a closed loop, symptom—responsive psychiatric DBS system. A series of input data related to a brain of the patient is acquired while the patient performs a battery of behavioral tasks. From the patient's performance on the task battery, the system identifies what is abnormal for that individual patient in terms of functional domains. Patient-specific behavioral measurements are then linked to patterns of activation and de-activation across different brain regions, identifying specific structures that are the source of the patient's individual impairment.
US10758173B2	Adjusting alarms based on sleep onset latency In some implementations, a mobile device can adjust an alarm setting based on the sleep onset latency duration detected for a user of the mobile device. For example, sleep onset latency can be the amount of time it takes for the user to fall asleep after the user attempts to go to sleep (e.g., goes to bed). The mobile device can determine when the user intends or attempts to go to sleep based on detected sleep ritual activities. Sleep ritual activities can include those activities a user performs in preparation for sleep. The mobile device can determine when the user is asleep based on detected sleep signals (e.g., biometric data, sounds, etc.). In some implementations, the mobile device can determine recurring patterns of long or short sleep onset latency and present suggestions that might help the user sleep better or feel more rested.
US10758172B2	Method and system of multi-parameter evaluation of the effect of the environment on a person The method and system for evaluating the effect of weather, geomagnetic background and the air on the condition of a person's body—involves the input of personal data—by a computer device user; the determination or specification of a geolocation; the transmission of the personal data and the geolocation data, to a processing unit; the requesting of environmental forecast data from a weather server; the transmission of the forecast data; the transmission of the user and forecast data to an encoder and the generation of a single hash code; the transmission of the hash code to a decoder and the correlation with a database of dependencies of the functioning of human body systems on weather, geomagnetic background and air condition parameters; and the transmission of the correlated data to a display—and the display of information about the effect of environmental parameters on the functioning of human body systems.
US10758170B2	Diffusion imaging in parkinson's disease and parkinsonism A treatment efficacy of a treatment for treating a parkinsonian disease is determined. A first set of imaging information/data associated with a dMRI scan of an individual's brain captured at a first time and a second set of imaging information/data associated with a dMRI scan of the individual's brain captured at a second time are received. The individual underwent the treatment for a time period comprising at least part of the time between the first and second times. An expected change between the first and second times is determined based on a natural progression of the parkinsonian disease. The first and second sets of imaging information/data are analyzed to determine a first free-water pattern and a second free-water pattern. Based on the first and second free-water patterns, a disease progression score is determined. Based on the disease progression score and the expected change, a treatment efficacy for treating the individual with the treatment is determined.
US10758167B2	Passive safety I.V. blood collection catheter Apparatus and methods for a single, handheld device that provides for both insertion of a catheter and collection of a fluid. Some embodiments further include a needle that assists in the insertion of the catheter into a blood vessel, and which includes a retraction feature that protects the user from an accidental needle stick when the device is ready for disposal. Still further embodiments include a protective cover that prevents a user from accidentally being stuck by a second needle used for the introduction of the patient's blood into a collection device.
US10758159B2	Measuring somatic response to stimulus utilizing a mobile computing device A mobile computing device for measuring somatic response of a user to stimulus includes motion sensors, a volatile memory, and a processor for: executing a baseline calibration process including receiving first and second supervised data from the user, and first and second sensor data from the motion sensors, while the user performs a triple whip gesture, calculating signal strength of the first and second sensor data using a k-means clustering algorithm, and executing a classification process including reading third unsupervised data from the user and third sensor data from the motion sensors while the user performs the triple whip gesture.
US10758155B2	Imaging probe and method of obtaining position and/or orientation information A method of obtaining information about the position and/or orientation of a magnetic component relatively to a magnetometric detector, the magnetic component and the magnetometric detector being moveable independently from each other relatively to a static secondary magnetic field, the method comprising the steps of: measuring in the presence of the combination of both the magnetic field of the magnetic component and the static secondary magnetic field essentially simultaneously the strength and/or orientation of a magnetic field at at least a first position and a second position spatially associated with the magnetometric detector, the second position being distanced from the first position; and combining the results of the measurements to computationally eliminate the effect of the secondary magnetic field and derive the information about the position and/or orientation of the magnetic component.
US10758146B2	System and method for fetal heartbeat sound monitoring and recording by propagation and spacial location analysis by a sensor matrix A system for monitoring a fetal heartbeat sound has a sensor matrix adapted to be placed adjacent to a fetus, a processor for receiving signals transmitted by the sensor matrix, a processor for receiving signals transmitted by the sensor matrix, and a display connected to the processor so as to provide a humanly perceivable indication of the heartbeat sound. The sensor matrix has a plurality of sensors of which at least one of which is facing the fetus. The processor identifies a fetal heartbeat sound from among other sounds. The sensor array is affixed to a wearable article that is adapted to be worn by mother.
US10758145B2	Method for realizing panoramic display of exercise test using time axis It relates to the field of displaying the heart-rate data collected in an exercise test, in particular to a method for achieving a panoramic display during Electrocardiogram Exercise Test by using a time axis, comprising following steps: (a) building a horizontal axis (X axis) in units of time as a time axis, and building a vertical axis (Y axis) in units of heart rate, therefore forming a two-dimensional tendency chart; (b) collecting and storing real-time 12-lead ECG raw data, acquiring and storing real-time heart rate data, (c) setting a time vernier, wherein in a default status, the time vernier is located at the current moment, and it is connected with 12-lead ECG raw data.
US10758142B2	Apparatus and method of real-time health and exercise sensor mechanism with biopotential electrode integrated double 3D gyroscope network A device and method is described for electronic human prosthetics, and specifically a body-machine interface (BMI) device where the input, output and on-board computing are combined into a single unit to form a compact ECG, respiratory sensing, temperature-sensing-prosthetics device. The devices (BMIs) can also communicate with other body-machine interface devices (BMI) and/or with external controllers wirelessly. The compact device has ultrasonic battery charging system. One or more BMI can be wirelessly connected so that a closed loop of BMIs, or a BMI and an external controller, can wirelessly send trigger pulses to the stimulator over the heart, glossopharyngeal nerve(s) or diaphragm.
US10758141B2	Cardiac activation time detection A method for characterizing an electrocardiogram, including receiving a first unipolar signal from a first location of a heart and a second unipolar signal from a second location of the heart. The method further includes generating a bipolar signal from the first and second unipolar signals, and analyzing the bipolar signal to delineate a time period during which the first and second locations generate a bipolar complex. The method also includes analyzing the first unipolar signal within the time period to determine an activation time of the first location.
US10758137B2	Orientation independent sensing, mapping, interface and analysis systems and methods The disclosure relates generally to applications of Orientation Independent Sensing (OIS) and Omnipolar mapping Technology (OT) to various system, device and method embodiments as recited herein. Similarly, systems and methods suitable for supporting OIS and OT systems and methods are disclosed. Further, OIS and OT implementations that provide end user interfaces, diagnostic indicia and visual displays generated, in part, based on measured data or derived from measured data are also disclosed. Embodiments also describe applying optimization techniques to determine the greatest voltage difference of a local electric field associated with an electrode-based diagnostic procedure and a vector representation thereof. Various graphic user interface related features are also described to facilitate orientation and electrode clique signal display.
US10758135B2	Method and apparatus for pressure measurement Methods and apparatus for measuring pressure in a patient are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is a pressure measurement system comprising a pressure source, a compliant bladder, a catheter in communication with the pressure source, pressure sensors, and a controller configured to determine a pressure within the compliant bladder. The pressure measurement system can inflate the compliant bladder with gas or air to determine a pressure within a patient. In one embodiment, the pressure measurement system measures pressure within a peritoneal cavity.
US10758133B2	Motion artifact removal by time domain projection An algorithm for removing motion artifacts from the PPG signal in the time domain to determine heart rate is disclosed. A device for determining a heart rate of a user can include a heart rate sensor configured to generate heart rate signals when positioned on or adjacent to a user's skin, an accelerometer configured to generate one or more acceleration signals, and processing circuitry configured to remove, in a time domain, motion artifacts from the heart rate signals based on the acceleration signals. In some examples, the removal of motion artifacts can also be based on mean-centered, variance-scaled integrated acceleration signals. In some examples, the processing circuitry can be configured to remove motion artifacts using a least squares algorithm to identify a best representation of acceleration and integrated acceleration signals in the heart rate signals.
US10758131B2	Non-invasive measurement of ambulatory blood pressure Systems and methods are provided in which data acquisition device detects and captures ambulatory radial arterial blood pressure in a non-invasive and continuous manner through the combined use of tonometry, accelerometry and photoplethysmography, together with the detecting and translating of Mayer waves. Transformed blood pressure data, together with motion and contextual data can be used as input for machine learning algorithms and biomathematical models which can predict the general state of health of an individual. Transformed blood pressure data, together with motion and contextual data, may be communicated via wireless communications to mobile devices and/or cloud based platforms.
US10758122B2	Volume analysis and display of information in optical coherence tomography angiography Computer aided visualization and diagnosis by volume analysis of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiographic data. In one embodiment, such analysis comprises acquiring an OCT dataset using a processor in conjunction with an imaging system; evaluating the dataset, with the processor, for flow information using amplitude or phase information; generating a matrix of voxel values, with the processor, representing flow occurring in vessels in the volume of tissue; performing volume rendering of these values, the volume rendering comprising deriving three dimensional position and vector information of the vessels with the processor; displaying the volume rendering information on a computer monitor; and assessing the vascularity, vascular density, and vascular flow parameters as derived from the volume rendered images.
US10758121B2	System for traumatic brain injury detection using oculomotor tests Embodiments of the present invention comprises apparatuses and methods of measuring levels of neurological impairment. Certain embodiments of the invention comprise a headset that emits light into the user's eyes and the system tracks the pupils' orientation, movement, contraction and dilation. In specific embodiments, the headset can run a battery of tests and calculate a score indicating the user's level of neurological impairment.
US10758120B2	Systems and methods for testing and analysis of visual acuity and its changes Disclosed herein are system and method for testing and analysis of visual acuity and changes using an acuity model, the acuity model generated based on one or more acuity chart design parameters and candidate acuity parameters calculated using the acuity test data of the subject, the acuity model comprising a chart-specific psychometric function determined using a family of multiple-optotype psychometric functions, and wherein the acuity model is configurable to estimate possibility of obtaining the acuity test data of the subject.
US10758109B2	Medical examination sight maintaining videoscope In a medical examination sight maintaining videoscope of the present invention, in a state where an examination attachment is attached, it becomes possible to position a scope tip-end section and an object to be examined in a positional relationship in which the scope tip-end section and the object to be examined are straightly aligned with a line of sight of the user. At this time, a monitor is situated at such a position that the user can look straight at the monitor and the line of sight of the user is avoided.
US10758105B2	Heating assembly for a washing appliance A dishwashing appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber, a water storage chamber, an inlet defined in the tub and providing fluid communication into the wash chamber, and a heat pipe heat exchanger. The heat pipe heat exchanger includes a sealed casing, a working fluid contained within the sealed casing, a condenser section, and an evaporator section. The condenser section is in operative communication with the inlet upstream of the wet chamber. The dishwashing appliance also includes a fluid circulation system configured to deliver fluid to the wash chamber from the water storage chamber. The fluid circulation system includes a spray nozzle configured to spray wash fluid onto the evaporator section of the heat pipe heat exchanger.
US10758103B2	Robot cleaner and controlling method thereof The present application relates to a robot cleaner. The robot cleaner of the present application includes: a main body which forms an external shape; a water tank which stores water; a rotation mop which is in contact with a floor while rotating and moves the main body; a drive motor which rotates the rotation mop; a motion detection unit which measures a reference motion of the main body when the rotation mop rotates; and a controller which measures a slip rate based on an actual speed of the main body measured by the motion detection unit in the reference motion and an ideal speed of the main body estimated according to driving of the drive motor, and controls an amount of water supplied to the rotation mop.
US10758102B2	Wet-cleaning appliance having a rotatable cleaning roller A wet-cleaning appliance, in particular a wet mop, has a cleaning roller, which can be rotated about a roller axis, and having a wetting device for applying a liquid to the cleaning roller. In order to provide for regeneration of the cleaning roller with the best possible result, it is proposed that the wet-cleaning appliance should have a wiper device, in particular a wiper lip, which can be displaced onto the cleaning roller and is intended for assisting in removing liquid and/or dirt from the cleaning roller and/or for assisting in applying liquid to the cleaning roller.
US10758099B2	Dust collector for vacuum cleaner The present disclosure discloses a dust collector for a vacuum cleaner, including a first cyclone disposed within an outer case to filter out dust from air introduced from an outside thereof and introduce the air from which dust has been filtered out to an inside thereof, a second cyclone accommodated in the inside of the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced to the inside of the first cyclone, a first guide vane spirally extended from an annular shaped first space between the first and the second cyclone to induce rotational flow so as to introduce air introduced into the first space to an inlet of the second cyclone, and a second guide vane spirally extended along an inner circumference of the inlet to enhance the rotational flow of air introduced to an inside of the second cyclone through the inlet.
US10758098B2	Toilet hook A toilet hook for use in storing a child's toilet seat cover. The toilet hook may have an upper body and a stopper attached to the upper body. The toilet hook may also have a lower body and a hook adjacent to the lower body. The upper body of the toilet hook may be able to twist in relation to the lower body.
US10758093B2	Device for connecting a waterproofing to a built-in shower drain and a waterproofing assembly An adaptive device for connecting a waterproofing to a built-in shower drain, said built-in drain comprising a drain body mountable in a clamping ring, which comprises a body made up of an upper section and a lower section with a through hole, in parallel arrangement at different levels, the upper and lower sections joined together by means of a deformable intermediate section which is capable of folding by means of at least one fold line. This device provides a global constructive system for built-in showers, greater versatility and adaptability to different thicknesses and layers of materials which may be used in the construction of a shower.
US10758091B2	Shower caddies with adjustable baskets Shower caddies with vertically and horizontally movable baskets are disclosed. Each basket is independently adjustable by a mechanism including a front plate, a rear plate and a draw fastener, which allows the user to adjust both the vertical and horizontal position of the basket from a single control point for simple and easy operation. The shower caddies may also include a tilt-resisting locking mechanism that resists rotation of the caddies when supporting an uneven load.
US10758089B2	Collapsible storage apparatus A collapsible storage apparatus is provided. Articles may be placed in the apparatus for draining, drying, washing, and the like. The apparatus may be opened for use, and may be collapsed for storage in place. The apparatus is joinable to a nearby surface, for instance, an interior surface of a sink, facilitating ready use and positioning.
US10758086B2	Container for food processing system A container configured for use with a food processing system includes a container body configurable with a food processing base. The container body includes an interior wall and an exterior wall arranged in contact at a first end. The interior wall and the exterior wall are formed from a single piece of non-resilient material. A chamber is defined by the container body. A collar is mounted to the first end of the container body to form a seal between the collar and the contact between the interior wall and the exterior wall.
US10758083B2	Grill and food containing assembly for hands-free rotation and flipping of food products The subject matter described herein includes a method of operating a grill having a food containing assembly. The method includes installing a first cooking grate in a perimeter grate frame and in spaced-apart relationship to a second cooking grate to which food is placed on. The method also includes cooking the food for a period of time and translating the food containing assembly, where the perimeter grate frame rotates at least 180 degrees from an original position. The method also includes cooking the food for an additional period of time, translating the food containing assembly to the original position, displacing the first cooking grate from the perimeter grate frame, and removing the food.
US10758079B2	Coffee bean package for dispensing a dose of coffee beans Coffee bean package provided with an inner space for holding a collection of coffee beans for multiple portions of coffee beverage, which inner space is surrounded by at least one wall, a coffee bean outlet for dispensing coffee beans from the inner space, and a dosing device which is arranged for dispensing coffee beans from the inner space in a predetermined dose.
US10758077B1	Fulvic acid-humic acid coffee brewer method and devices The embodiments disclose a method, including creating at least one device for brewing hot beverages with at least one ingredient including fulvic acid concentrated syrup, humic acid concentrated syrup and combined fulvic and humic concentrated syrup, wherein the at least one device includes at least one computer processer, at least one database memory device, and at least one digital controller, making at least one fulvic acid concentrated syrup, humic acid concentrated syrup and combined fulvic and humic concentrated syrup condiment packet, coffee packet, infused water source, and marinated beverage ingredient, and using an automated coffee fulvic-humic mixing application for remotely controlling the at least one device.
US10758076B2	Coffee machine and relative control method A coffee machine including a controller, an infusion cylinder that can be loaded with a ground coffee dose, an ejection piston slidably supported inside the infusion cylinder, a closing piston engageable in the infusion cylinder to create a closed infusion chamber for the ground coffee dose, delimited between a lateral wall of the infusion cylinder, the ejection piston and the closing piston. Electrical actuation moves the infusion cylinder between a lower travel limit stop, where the ground coffee dose is loaded, and an upper travel limit stop where the infusion process occurs, an adjuster for positioning the upper travel limit stop based on the size of the loaded ground coffee dose, so that in the position of the upper travel limit stop, the infusion chamber has a volume sufficient to contain the ground coffee dose without compressing it.
US10758073B2	Method and system to decouple steam pressure from temperature to control shear imparted on product flow A cooking system for cooking a product flow utilizing steam. A supply of steam is provided at a supply pressure that is regulated by a control unit to a regulated pressure. The supply of steam is provided to a plurality of steam injection cookers which are positioned within a product supply pipeline that receives a product flow. The product flow is cooked as the product flow passes through the product supply pipeline and the plurality of cookers. Each of the steam injection cookers includes a steam modulator that controls the amount of steam injected. By regulating the steam pressure and the steam modulator, the control unit can modify the amount of shear created within the product flow and control the temperature of the fluid. The cooking system further includes a clean-in-place system that can inject a cleaning solution into the steam supply pipeline and the plurality of steam injection cookers.
US10758069B2	Orthotic device An orthotic device 10 comprising a body 20 having a base 30, a first support surface 40. In use, the first support surface 40 supports a selected region of a patient's neck 70 whilst suspending the patient's head 80.
US10758068B2	Heating blanket for motorized wheelchair A heating blanket for a motorized wheelchair includes: a windproof and waterproof fabric which covers a thermal lining having Velcro fasteners attached to at least one position thereof, has windproof and waterproof functions, and has a zipper and a zipped entrance/exit formed on the front and back sides thereof; at least one heating plate which is inserted into a back side windproof and waterproof fabric via the zipper and is detachably mounted on the thermal lining, wherein the heating plate is woven with carbon yarns so that the heating plate generates heat when electricity is applied; an electric wire, a connection part, an adjustment part, and a connection jack for supplying electricity to the heat plate, wherein the heating blanket is characterized in that the connection jack is connected to the outside to allow the heating plate to be heated.
US10758066B2	Methods and a system for self-checkout processing An Artificial Intelligence (AI) trained item image identifier identifies item identifiers, item descriptions, item information, and item pricing from item images captured from a mobile self-checkout manager on a mobile device. The item identifiers are automatically placed in a cart. Payment for checkout is processed through the mobile self-checkout manager and a receipt is provided for viewing on the mobile device. The receipt is shown on the display of the mobile device when existing a retail establishment for any auditing of the transaction with the establishment.
US10758056B2	Seat placeable in public rooms Convertible seat which can be located in public places which seat comprises a seat part (1) and a back rest (3) in which case the back rest (3) can be turned in relation to the seat part (1), mechanism (9) in order to convert the seat essentially into a horizontal plane to become a resting surface, equipment in order to secure the items of the user, equipment in order to collect the use charge and equipment in order to cover the seat which has been converted to become at least a resting surface to become at least a partly closed resting space in which case the equipment in order to cover the resting space comprises a covering device (16) with a standard width which can be moved from the back part of the seat forward which covering device comprises control elements (7) which are installed at the both sides of the seat to such height that a needed resting space is formed underneath the covering device (16). The seat comprises an control unit (27) which is adjusted to recognize the payment of the use charge and which is adjusted to allow the moving of the seat into a resting space on the grounds of that in which resting space the space (19) for keeping the items of the user is protected and the mentioned resting space can be closed with the covering device (16) and that the control unit (27) is adjusted move the covering device (16) away from the position which closes the resting space with the help of a regulating unit when the paid utilization time has finished.
US10758055B2	Foot swing A foot swing is disclosed. The foot swing including a first support having a first leg pivotally connected to a second leg; a second support spaced from the first support, the second support having a first leg pivotally connected to a second leg; and a foot support extending between the first and second supports, the foot support including a first distal end pivotally connected to the first support and a second distal end pivotally connected to the second support to permit the foot support to move relative to the first and second supports.
US10758054B2	Double folding chair A double folding chair has a left chair with a left chair front inside foot and a left chair front inside joint. A left chair front cross brace supports the a left chair front inside joint above the left chair front inside foot. The left chair front cross brace unfolds to an expanded configuration. A right chair has a right chair front inside foot and a right chair front inside joint. A right chair front cross brace supports the right chair front inside joint above the right chair front inside foot. The right chair front cross brace unfolds to an expanded configuration. An upper hinge connects the right chair front inside joint to the left chair front inside joint. A lower hinge connects the right chair front inside foot to the left chair front inside foot. A middle mesh panel connects the left chair to the right chair.
US10758051B2	Lower back and posture support device The present invention relates to a spine orienting device for integration into a variety of types of seats, for example, automotive seats or office type seating, in order to properly position the sacrum of the individual using the seat, which in turn will properly pivot the pelvis to assist in maintaining the spine in equilibrium.
US10758050B2	Torsion activator for motion furniture Motion furniture includes a frame with a side mechanism having a torsion activator that may be actuated by a user to impart a motion on a frame member or to bias a frame member in a desired position. The torsion activator includes an activator bracket and an activator arm pivotally attached to the activator bracket. A torsion spring is disposed between the activator arm and the activator bracket. The activator bracket is configured for attachment to a frame member on the side mechanism, such as a seat plate. The torsion activator includes an activator bracket having proximal and distal ends, and one or more press-fit fasteners are disposed on each of the proximal and distal ends of the activator bracket. Each press-fit fastener is configured for insertion into a corresponding hole on the frame member allowing uni-directional installation of the torsion activator using manual or automated assembly.
US10758049B2	Inflatable and reconfigurable products and methods of making same Light weight, easily stowed in small spaces inflatable chairs, pads, and flotation devices all from a relatively simple combination of at least two inflatable drop stitch panels which can be held in position relative to each other by use of straps, or in other embodiments, by additional inflatable side panels which provide arms and support to hold the chair upright on the ground. Simple hinges can be used to connect the panels together in desired configurations, either as fixed deployments or as adjustable and convertible deployments, where in one deployment, the panels for a chair, and in another, a flat pad, which can be used as a float or as a ground pad for camping.
US10758047B2	Swinging chair with auto-reclining feature A swinging chair comprises a frame portion and a seat portion designed to hang within the frame portion. The frame portion comprises a plurality of rigid segments, which are connected by a hub and from which is hung the chair seat portion. In one embodiment, the frame is comprised of multiple segments which can be taken apart for ease of storage and packing while the seat portion may be made of a soft, pliable cloth like material which is supported by a number of straps coupled to two buckles that fit over a knob or other protrusion in the upright seat support frame portion for providing automatic reclining of the chair seat back portion.
US10758045B2	Load lock door assemblies, load lock apparatus, electronic device processing systems, and methods A load lock door assembly with side actuation is disclosed. Load lock door assembly includes a load lock door and a door support assembly coupled thereto. Door support assembly includes one or more pivot members pivotable relative to one or more sides of the load lock body, a door support bracket coupled to the load lock door, one or more separator side actuators coupled between the door support bracket being actuatable to separate the load lock door from a sealing surface, and one or more pivot side actuator operable to pivot the load lock door above or below the load lock entry. Load lock apparatus with side actuation, systems including one or more load lock door assemblies with side actuation, and methods of operating load lock door assemblies are provided, as are numerous other aspects.
US10758041B2	Parallel wire cable A parallel wire cable is produced from a plurality of wires arranged in a bundle for use as a structural cable. Each wire in the plurality of wires is parallel to every other wire in the bundle, and each wire in the plurality of wires is tensioned to a tension value.
US10758040B2	Ergonomic workstation Workstation for a user (10), in particular intended for a user's (10) keyboard work, the workstation (11) comprising a working surface (12) which is movable in relation to the workstation (11), a motor (16) arranged to drive the working surface (12) of the workstation (11), when the workstation (11) with the working surface (12) thereof is situated on a first lower vertical level (LL), downward and forward from an upper position (UTP) to a lower position (LTPSit) and from said lower position (LTPsit) back to said upper position (UTP) according to a determined length of stroke (42, 43) of a first movement pattern, wherein said motor (16) is adapted to drive said working surface (12) of the workstation (11) when the workstation (11) with the working surface (12) thereof is situated on a second upper vertical level (UL) in a second movement pattern deviating from the first movement pattern.
US10758030B2	Backpack strap apparatus and method of use A backpack strap spool for rolling up an excess length of a backpack strap. A roller is rolled against the backpack strap, allowing it to be rolled into a tight roll next to the arm loop of the backpack. A loop is connected to end tabs of the roller and restrains the strap against the roller. The loop has several holes to adjust the tightness of the loop against the strap and roller, preventing the strap from becoming unrolled. Accessories may be clipped or inserted into the unused holes of the loop.
US10758023B1	Cosmetic container The present invention relates to a cosmetic container including: a container body made of a paper material; an inner container inserted into the container body to store a cosmetic content; and an overcap coupled to top of the inner container to open and close the inner container, wherein as the inner container is inserted into the container body, an outer peripheral surface of the inner container comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the container body, thereby allowing the inner container to be coupled to the container body.
US10758021B2	Volume enhancing hair device A volume enhancing hair device is provided comprising a comb element, a coupling joint attached to a first end of the comb element, a clasping mechanism coupled to at least one of the comb element and the coupling joint, and one or more elastic bands coupled to the coupling joint. The volume enhancing hair device is designed to maximize the volume of a user's chosen hair style while having a structurally and functionally simple construction and design.
US10758020B2	Device for treating the hair comprising a laterally inserting refill The invention relates to a device for treating the hair including a first and a second arm connected together by a joint and able to move with respect to one another between a closed configuration for treating the hair and a spread configuration for engaging between them the hairs to be treated. The device also includes a refill including a body having a housing, a member for applying a cosmetic product received in the housing. The refill includes at least one first mounting means engaging with at least one second mounting means of the first arm, in such a way that the assembly of the first and second mounting means is performed by moving the first mounting means along an axis (Y) substantially parallel to the joint, relative to the second mounting means.
US10758019B2	Flap fixing buckle The present disclosure relates to a flap fixing buckle including: a plug member having a cross bar that transverses an intermediate portion of a loop-shaped frame, in which a coupling protruding portion in which a magnet is embedded protrudes from the cross bar; and a socket member having a coupling groove into which the coupling protruding portion is inserted and which is formed in an upper surface of the socket member, in which a magnet is embedded inside the coupling groove, and a wing portion extends at the periphery of the upper surface of the socket member, and as a result, when the flap fixing buckle is installed on a bag or the like, an aesthetic external appearance may be formed because of a simple configuration, and the flap fixing buckle may be stably and conveniently fastened.
US10758017B2	Diaphragm game call case Disclosed is a container for housing a diaphragm game call, comprising a case having a first member, a second member, and a line of connection therebetween, a fastening means for connecting the first and second members, and at least one moisture-retaining member disposed between the first and second members. The moisture-retaining member is preferably a sponge that can be soaked with an alcohol-free mouthwash, which helps to prevent the latex reed in the diaphragm game call from drying out and requiring replacement. The mouthwash also acts as a sanitizer to prevent the accumulation of germs and bacteria. A D-ring on the exterior of the case provides an attachment location for a lanyard, which allows a user to carry the device around his or her neck, or to remove the lanyard and carry the device in a pocket.
US10758016B1	Adjustable umbrella canopy shade An adjustable umbrella canopy shade has a mounting post. The mounting post has a mounting post front side and a mounting post rear side. A cantilever support is mounted to the mounting post at a lower post hinge. A tension member is mounted to the mounting post at an upper post hinge. The tension member is mounted to the cantilever support at a cantilever support middle joint. A canopy is mounted to the cantilever support. A retainer system is mounted to the mounting post and coupled to the lower post hinge so that the retainer system moves with the lower post hinge. The lower post hinge is translationally mounted on the mounting post. A handle is formed on the retainer system, and the handle is mounted to a threaded handle shaft.
US10758014B2	Laminated touch fasteners A method of making a laminated touch fastener includes introducing a flexible substrate to a resin applicator, applying flowable resin to a limited region of a surface of the substrate, and molding the applied resin to form a plurality of defined structures extending from a layer of the applied resin. The substrate surface, as the substrate is introduced to the resin applicator, has a surface characteristic that varies across the surface. The surface includes both a first region and a second region adjacent the first region, the surface characteristic varying to a greater degree within the second region than within the first region. The flowable resin may be applied within the first region such that an edge of the resin layer is disposed within, and adjacent an exposed portion of, the first region of the substrate surface.
US10758012B2	Sensing device for footwear A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor configured to sense changes in a capacitance signal in response to proximity of a body. A dielectric member can be provided between the capacitive sensor and the body to enhance an output signal from the sensor.
US10758006B2	Footwear heel structure A heel structure for an article of footwear protrudes rearward from a heel region of an article of footwear in a direction generally aligned with the longitudinal orientation of the footwear article.
US10757998B2	Children's ski boot with improved walking function A ski boot, comprising a ski boot shell and a ski boot sole, wherein the ski boot sole comprises a front end of the ski boot sole, a rear end of the ski boot sole, a lower side of the sole and a free upper side of the sole via which the ski boot sole protrudes forwards, backwards and/or laterally beyond the ski boot shell,wherein the lower side of the sole comprises a first bearing region for placing upright on a bearing plate of a ski binding, and a second bearing region for walking without skis, wherein a width of the ski boot sole in the second bearing region is larger than a width of the ski boot sole in the first bearing region.
US10757997B2	Sandal An improved sandal with several orthotic benefits is provided. The sandal has a unique combination of features what will be useful for the treatment and prevention of plantar fasciitis. The improved sandal has a medial split in the medial heel section of the sole. The medial split is designed so that it absorbs more energy than the other parts of the heel and promotes a lateral to medial rotation of the heel portion during the wearer's gait. In a preferred embodiment, the sandal will include a rocker bottom sole and raised bed for the big toe that begins its rise at the metatarsophalangeal joint. In an additional preferred embodiment, the sole of the sandal will also include a metatarsal bar that supports the traverse arch and an upward bend that begins to rise from the sole at a point just forward of the end of the medial split and intersects with the metatarsal bar.
US10757994B2	Catcher's helmet A catcher's mask comprises a two-piece plastic shell composed of a rigid front shell and a rigid rear shell. The front and rear shells are connected by a strap harness attached to the front shell and have padding assemblies. The front shell has ventilation holes including ear holes positioned over the wearer's ears and a full jaw protector integrally formed as part of front shell. A wire faceguard is removably attached to the front shell extending over the ear holes. A top upper member of the faceguard comprises a center bar part, a left side bar part bent upwardly with respect to the center bar part to form a left eyebrow area, and a right side bar part bent upwardly with respect to the center bar part to form a right eyebrow area.
US10757993B2	Cap with exchangeable visor The present invention relates generally to a cap with an exchangeable visor, and more specifically to a cap with an exchangeable visor, the cap having a cap body configured to surround the head of a person and a cap visor configured to be selectively coupled to and separated from one side of the cap body, the cap including: a rail part configured to be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the bottom of the cap body; a coupling part configured to be coupled to the visor to surround one side of the visor; and a fastening groove part configured to be coupled to one side of the coupling part, and to be engaged with the rail part in a sliding manner.
US10757987B2	Knee pad device A knee pad for engagement to a user in an as-worn position with a cavity defined by an interior surface surrounding a knee of a user. A plurality of projections extend from the body of the knee pad and are made of compressible material to provide a cushioned support to the knees and prevent rolling of the knee pad during use.
US10757985B2	Garment lighting system The present invention is directed to an invertible garment having an outer layer and an invertible inner layer. A first design is disposed on the outer layer and a second design is disposed on the invertible inner layer. A light source is sandwiched between the first design and the second design, wherein the light source is configured to selectively light the first design, the second design or both the first design and the second design.
US10757977B2	Atomizing device and electronic cigarette having same An atomizing device is provided. The atomizing device includes a heating member and a temperature control switch. The temperature control switch is positioned adjacent to the heating member or the heating member is sleeved on the temperature control switch. Both of the heating member and the temperature control switch are electrically coupled to a power supply device. An electronic cigarette including the atomizing device is also provided.
US10757976B2	Aerosol-generating system with puff detector An aerosol-generating system includes a liquid-storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a control system. The second electrode is spaced from the first electrode. At least a portion of the liquid storage portion is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The control system is configured to measure an electrical quantity between the first electrode and the second electrode, and detect a draw on the aerosol-generating system based on the measured electrical quantity information.
US10757972B2	Non-burning type flavor inhaler and package A cartridge for a non-burning type flavor inhaler including a flow path forming body having a shape extending along a predetermined direction to form an aerosol flow path, an outer frame having a shape extending along the predetermined direction to accommodate the flow path forming body, a reservoir that is configured to retain an aerosol source, is positioned on the periphery of the flow path forming body in a cross section orthogonal to the predetermined direction and is positioned in a gap between the flow path forming body and the outer frame and an end cap that closes the gap from the downstream side, wherein an outer edge of the end cap contacts an inner wall surface of the outer frame in the cross section orthogonal to the predetermined direction and wherein an inner edge of the end cap is positioned between the outer edge of the flow path forming body and the inner edge of the flow path forming body in the cross section orthogonal to the predetermined direction.
US10757969B2	Flexible aerosol-generating devices An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.
US10757967B2	Application of a flavorant particle in a filter of a smoking article for delivering flavor A method of manufacturing flavorant particles includes melting a food grade wax and a flavorant into a molten wax; solidifying the molten wax; and grinding the solidified molten wax into a plurality of flavorant particles. Another method of manufacturing flavorant particles includes melting a food grade wax and a flavorant into a molten wax, the molten wax having a melting temperature between about 50° C. to about 70° C.; and spray-chilling the molten wax into at least one solid flavorant particle, the solid flavorant particle having a diameter of between about 0.1 mm to about 2.0 mm.
US10757959B2	Thraustochytrids, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof The present invention is directed to isolated thraustochytrid microorganisms as well as strains and mutants thereof. The invention is further directed to biomasses, microbial oils, compositions, cultures, methods of producing microbial oils, and methods of using the isolated thraustochytrids, biomasses, and microbial oils.
US10757957B2	Concentrated protein compositions and methods of their making and use This disclosure provides a highly concentrated protein composition and the processes of making the same. The compositions are shelf-stable, easy to use and have excellent nutritional values as compared to other protein products. The compositions may be prepared from animal sources, such as chickens or turkeys.
US10757952B2	Vegetable casing film and method for production of tubular sausage casings Tubular sausage casings can be prepared from non-animal materials, primarily starches and flours by film-casting followed by gluing with an edible glue composed of konjac and carrageenan. In this way, it has been made possible to prepare non-animal meat casings commercially, that can be used with conventional sausage production technology.
US10757949B1	Poultry stunning system and method A method and system for stunning poultry with carbon dioxide gas includes initially establishing an initial elevated CO2 concentration in an initial stun chamber, and then lowering a cage for live poultry downwardly through an open top of the initial stun chamber. The cage is held there for an initial time period, after which the cage is moved into an intermediate stun chamber, where an intermediate elevated CO2 concentration is established. The cage is held in the intermediate stun chamber for an intermediate period of time, after which it is moved into a final stun chamber, where a final elevated CO2 concentration is established. The cage is held in the final stun chamber for a final period of time, and the cage is then raised upwardly through an open top of the final stun chamber and out into an ambient atmosphere.
US10757945B2	Ozone treatment for elimination of pathogens The present disclosure relates to the ozone treatment of plants to reduce or eliminate pesticides, mold, yeast, or other pathogens. In an embodiment, the plant is exposed to ozone at a concentration of 150 to 250 ppm for between 15 and 65 minutes. The exposure of the plant to ozone reduces or eliminates pesticides, mold, yeast or other pathogens with little to no negative effects on the plants potency, flavor profile, fragrance, and weight.
US10757943B2	Thidiazuron mixtures and uses thereof The present invention relates to thidiazuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention.
US10757942B2	Tannin formulations for agricultural use in plants The preparation, composition, and method of use of an antibacterial formulation utilizing tannins, acceptable for agriculture and for use against bacterial and fungicidal diseases in plants. The composition is based on an organic matrix and may be balanced with dispersants, flocculants and humectants, and may be used against a wide range of agricultural bacterial diseases.
US10757941B2	Microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially as fungicides.
US10757940B2	Low toxicity, low odor, low volatility solvent for agricultural chemical formulations An agricultural chemical composition comprises a solvent having the general formula CO(ORa)(Rb), wherein Ra is a linear or branched alkyl group of one to eight carbon atoms and Rb is an aromatic group. Active agricultural components are dissolved in the solvent to produce a solution usable for distributing the active components.
US10757936B2	Methods and compositions containing jasmonates or related compounds for promoting biodefense activity in plants This document relates to the use of jasmonate or related compounds in combination with crop input products (e.g., herbicides, pesticides, bioactives or biologicals, seed treatment components, semiochemicals, and the like) to induce biodefense activity in plants. Also provided are compositions comprising a jasmonate or related compound with one or more crop input product.
US10757935B2	Composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylated ester A composition comprising a pesticide and alkoxylated ester is provided, as well as seed including the composition. Use of alkoxylated esters as adjuvants in pesticide-comprising spray mixtures are also described. Methods for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesirable plant growth and/or undesirable insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants are further provided, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, the habitat thereof or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesirable plants and/or the crop plants and/or the habitat thereof.
US10757933B2	Compositions and methods for directing the oviposition of mosquitoes Compositions described herein are purposed to attract gravid mosquitoes to oviposit in a preferred environment. The composition for directing the oviposition of mosquitoes comprises one or more attractants and N—P—K additive, wherein the N—P—K additive is mixture that contain chemical elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The attractants can be modified to provide a composition for facilitating the oviposition of different kind of mosquito. The composition described above, can be modified to provide a composition for facilitating the oviposition of the Anopheles species of Culicidae. The composition can also include cooked whey, n-heneicosane and/or tetradecanoic acid methyl ester to provide a composition for facilitating the oviposition of the Aedes species of Culicidae. The composition can also be modified to provide a composition for facilitating the oviposition of the Culex species of Culicidae.
US10757932B2	Automated bioreactor system, system for automatically implementing protocol for decellularizing organ, and waste decontamination system An automated bioreactor system for decellularizing an organ includes a main chamber for containing the organ. The system further includes a reagent chamber containing a liquid phase reagent. A reagent conduit delivers the liquid phase reagent to the main chamber, and a perfusion conduit delivers the reagent from the reagent outlet in the main chamber into the organ. A perfusion pump drives the flow of the reagent. A perfusion pressure sensor detects a pressure of the flowing reagent. A control system controls the perfusion pump to drive the flow of the reagent based on a received input representative of a desired pressure and a received input of the detected pressure. The control system may automatically perform all of the steps of a decellularization protocol based on sensor input. An automated waste decontamination system may also be provided.
US10757931B1	Pest control apparatus to improve health and safety of users A pest control apparatus to aid in placement of pest control devices in hard to reach areas and improve health and safety of users. The device can have a handle, an adhesive applied to a receiving pad, and a removable protective cover in contact with the adhesive. When utilized, the pest control apparatus can minimize contact with pests and/or rodents to prevent transmittal of disease.
US10757923B2	Aquaculture system Provided is an aquaculture system, including a water tank holding seawater and housing shellfish or fish to be cultivated, a water intake unit for introducing the seawater into the water tank, a draining unit for draining the seawater in the water tank, a first bubble generator that generates and supplies microbubbles with a diameter of not less than 10 μm and not more than 100 μm in the water tank, and a second bubble generator that generates and supplies nanobubbles with a diameter of not more than 10 μm in the water tank, wherein the seawater in the water tank is exchanged by simultaneously carrying out introduction of the seawater using the water intake unit and drainage of the seawater in the water tank using the draining unit.
US10757922B2	System and method for treating fish A system for removing parasites from fish includes a downwardly angled enclosed conduit through which individual fish freely pass, and two or more spaced sets of arms extending inward from the conduit. There is a spray nozzle for each arm connected to a fluid source for dislodging parasites from the fish. The arms are adjustable relative to the enclosed conduit depending on the size of the fish in the conduit for closely spacing the spray nozzles with respect to the fish without stressing or harming the fish.
US10757919B2	Releasable chest pad A releasable chest pad including a padding portion designed to form a single structural unit with an outer chest strap part and threaded through chest strap parts on the two sides thereof that fit into loop adjuster frames of the dog chest harness. A lining padding portion coming into contact with the body of the dog, is fixed only to the outer chest strap part by a bearing portion fixing zone for the adjustability of the threaded through chest strap parts. The lining padding portion can be folded up to the bearing portion fixing zone, then after adjusting the length of the threaded through chest strap parts and closing them on the outer chest strap part. The cut ends of the threaded through chest strap parts are covered by the lining padding portion and the bearing strip portion, preventing the cut ends from irritating the chest or neck of the dog.
US10757918B2	Touchless pet waste container A pet waste container that attaches to the animal and does not require direct contact with waste for removal and disposal. The container includes a disposable waste bag, a tail drawstring, a hind leg cord, and an elastic support cord. The disposable waste bag collects waste material from the animal. The tail drawstring is looped and slidably attached about a main opening of the disposable waste bag and attaches around the animal's tail and lower back portion. The hind leg cord is positioned parallel and offset to the tail drawstring and is attached to the disposable waste bag. The hind leg cord secures about either hind leg of the animal. The elastic support cord ensures the disposable waste bag remains adequately positioned next to the animal's rear end throughout various movements. The elastic support cord is attached to the disposable waste bag and is connected to the hind leg cord.
US10757914B1	Feeding analysis system A feeding analysis system of milk-production livestock includes a plurality of image analysis devices and a central server signally connected to each image analysis device. Each image analysis device is configured to capture a plurality of images of a feeding field, perform a clear processing on the images, identify a plurality of facial images of the plurality of milk-production livestock for feeding action from the cleared images and generate a plurality of capturing signals by capturing the plurality of facial images and a feeding duration corresponding to the facial images, and transmit the capturing signals to the central server. The central server is configured to receive the capturing signals, identify the milk-production livestock identities of the facial images of the corresponding capturing signal and generate a feeding record by integrating the identified milk-production livestock identity and the feeding duration of the capturing signal.
US10757908B2	Modular livestock stall A connector includes a cube, a first cylinder and a second cylinder. The cube includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth faces. The cube includes a first bore therein, the first bore having a first longitudinal axis. The first cylinder extends from the first face; the first cylinder includes a first hole therein, the first hole having a second longitudinal axis. The second cylinder extends from the second face; the second cylinder includes a second hole therein, the second hole having a third longitudinal axis. The first, second and third longitudinal axes are parallel to each other. In another aspect, a vent element includes a first piece and a second piece that is a mirror image of the first piece, each of the pieces having upper, middle and lower portions. In yet another aspect, a system is configured for removable attachment of an elongated tube to a surface.
US10757907B1	Automated teat sanitation system An automated teat sanitation system to apply a disinfectant to teats of a dairy cow can include a vision system with a laser to identify a location of rear legs of the dairy cow. A controller can be coupled to the vision system to calculate a distance of the rear legs of the dairy cow, calculate a distance between the rear legs of the dairy cow, calculate a location of the udder based on the location of the rear legs of the dairy cow, and calculate an extension distance based on the location of the rear legs of the dairy cow and the location of the udder. A wand can be disposed in a spray station and can be extendable the extension distance to position a sprayer carried by the wand to spray the udder and teats thereof with disinfectant from the sprayer.
US10757904B1	Pepper hybrid SVPB6274 and parents thereof The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB6274, pepper line SBR-8T16-6413, and pepper line SBR8T11-6038. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB6274, pepper line SBR-8T16-6413, and pepper line SBR8T11-6038 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB6274, pepper line SBR-8T16-6413, and pepper line SBR8T11-6038 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US10757898B2	Alfalfa variety 58M801 The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated 58M801. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety 58M801. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety 58M801 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety 58M801 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10757897B1	Soybean variety OT11129279 A novel soybean variety, designated OT11129279 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety OT11129279, cells from soybean variety OT11129279, plants of soybean OT11129279, and plant parts of soybean variety OT11129279. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety OT11129279 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety OT11129279, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety OT11129279, and methods of characterizing soybean variety OT11129279. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety OT11129279 are further provided.
US10757896B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH101657 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH101657. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH101657, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH101657 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 CH101657.
US10757895B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH101213 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH101213. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH101213, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH101213 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 CH101213.
US10757891B1	Inbred corn line BC136 Inbred corn line, designated BC136, are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BC136, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BC136 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BC136 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line BC136 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other corn lines derived from inbred corn line BC136.
US10757889B1	Sweet corn hybrid SVSK6774 and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSK6774 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSK6774 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn 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.
US10757888B1	Sweet corn hybrid SVSK1859 and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSK1859 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSK1859 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn 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.
US10757886B2	Wheat variety W090663H1 A wheat variety designated W090663H1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090663H1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090663H1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090663H1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090663H1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090663H1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US10757885B2	Wheat variety W090625F1 A wheat variety designated W090625F1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090625F1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090625F1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090625F1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090625F1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090625F1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US10757881B1	Wheat variety LNR11-0109-1269 A wheat variety designated LNR11-0109-1269, the plants and seeds of wheat variety LNR11-0109-1269, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety LNR11-0109-1269 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety LNR11-0109-1269 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety LNR11-0109-1269 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety LNR11-0109-1269 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US10757877B2	Vertical growing system Disclosed is a growing system that includes a hollow grow tower with planting units configured to hold plants disposed on the tower exterior where the planting units have a passage that extends into the tower interior. The tower also includes a drain port at one end and a water-dispensing nozzle at the other end. The nozzle includes outlet apertures in fluid communication with the interior of the tower where one or more of the nozzle outlet apertures may be square. An enclosure surrounds the tower, and one or more light sources are mounted on the enclosure to direct light towards the tower. The tower and enclosure can be connected to a suspension frame that suspends the entire system off the ground. The system may include a closed-loop irrigation system and a multi-tank cleaning system. System variables, such as water flow, temperature, lighting, and water nutrient level can be computer controlled.
US10757872B2	Multi-functional and modular tree removal and maintenance apparatus and related methods A lifting apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a primary body that has a support for supporting a person, and a secondary body. A releasable coupling provides selective coupling between the primary and secondary bodies. The lifting apparatus has (a) a first condition in which the primary body is coupled to the secondary body, and (b) a second condition in which the primary body is not coupled to the secondary body, and is configured to be releasably coupled to a vehicle.
US10757867B2	Seeding device to separate small seeds for gardening into measurable increments for planting A seeding device is provided. That seeding device includes a seeding paddle having a plurality of seed holders and a seed tray having a channel. The channel receives the seeding paddle so that seeds in the seed tray are easily directed into the plurality of seed holders. The paddle may then be removed from the seeding tray for planting seeds in a desired quantity at the desired spaced locations.
US10757860B1	Stripper apparatus crop harvesting system A system for removing parts from plants rooted in an agricultural field while leaving other parts of the plants rooted in the agricultural field may include a harvester apparatus with an intake throat formed by structures such as the combination of an infeed head and infeed conveyor, a pair of stripping assemblies including stripping belts, or stripping assemblies including stripping members such as chains.
US10757859B2	System for optimizing platform settings based on crop state classification A system for controlling an operative parameter of a harvesting platform of an agricultural harvesting machine comprises a sensor adapted to provide downed crop information indicative of a characteristic of downed crop in a field to be harvested and an electronic control unit adapted to control an operative parameter of at least one of a reel and a cutter bar table position of the harvesting platform based upon the downed crop information.
US10757858B2	Bush hog cutting and threshing blade A cutting and threshing blade for a bush hog, wherein the blade has a trailing edge and a leading edge. At least a third of the leading edge of the upper-side of an elongate distal portion of the blade has a knife edge with a knife length that thickens toward the trailing edge. The trailing edge can have an upward air deflector. The bottom-side of the elongate distal portion has a threshing element, which includes a threshing block, which is a steel block having a block length that is comparable to the knife length and projects downward and substantially parallel to the knife edge. The rotating blades pummel growth carriers (i.e.; cob, husk) bearing seeds, grains, and kernels with enough force that they are released. The synergistic rotating knife edge and threshing block transform the bush hogging process from a cutting process to a cutting and threshing process.
US10757855B2	Seed inductor box for an agricultural implement having multiple air paths A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement including, an inductor box configured to receive particulate material from a tank, the inductor box including, an inductor segment comprising a particulate material supply chamber configured to guide the particulate material toward a fluidization chamber, and an air supply chamber configured to receive airflow from an airflow supply, wherein the inductor box is configured to direct the airflow from the air supply chamber to the particulate material supply chamber through a first airflow path and through a second airflow path remote from the first air path.
US10757854B2	Determining forces exerted on rolling agricultural components based on an applied braking force In one aspect, a system for determining forces exerted on rolling ground engaging components of an agricultural implement may a ground engaging component configured to roll relative to soil within a field as the agricultural implement is moved across the field. A controller of the disclosed system may be configured to control an operation of a braking device such that a braking force is applied to the rolling ground engaging component. When the braking force is being applied to the rolling ground engaging component, the controller may be configured to monitor a rotational speed of the rolling ground engaging component based on measurement signals received from a sensor. Moreover, the controller may be configured to determine a force exerted on the rolling ground engaging component by the soil within the field based on the applied braking force and the monitored rotational speed.
US10757853B2	Folding injector boom for liquid manure spreader A liquid manure spreader includes a spreader vehicle, a transversely extending injector boom having at least one outer boom section pivotable between a transversely-oriented position and a vertically-oriented position, at least one first actuatable linkage assembly for translating the boom vertically between a lowered working position and a raised position, and at least one second actuatable linkage assembly for arcuately pivoting the boom about an axis parallel to the transverse axis between a highest vertical height position and a lower transport position when the boom is in the raised position and the at least one outer boom section is in the vertically-oriented position.
US10765041B2	Automatically cooling computer system components for safe servicing Automatically cooling computer system components for safe servicing includes: determining that a target component of a plurality of components is to be serviced; and reducing temperature of one or more components of said plurality of components if such one or more components exceeds a threshold temperature and such one or more components are within a predefined area of the target component.
US10765040B2	Chassis cooling resource Example implementations relate to a chassis cooling resource. In some examples, a chassis cooling resource includes a controller, comprising instructions to detect a failure corresponding to a first cooling system of a first chassis coupled to a server rack, and alter settings of a second cooling system of a second chassis coupled the server rack to provide additional cooling resources to the first cooling system in response to the detected failure.
US10765038B1	Floating liquid-cooled cold plate A system may include a component cage to house a heat-generating component, a cold plate assembly, and a mounting mechanism. The cold plate assembly may include a cold plate having a mating surface and a non-mating surface, the mating surface to contact a thermal transfer device of a heat-generating component installed in the component cage. The mounting mechanism movably mounts the cold plate to the component cage with the non-mating surface facing a surface of the component cage located in a first plane. The mounting mechanism allows the cold plate to move from a first orientation to a second orientation as the heat-generating component is being installed in the component cage. In the first orientation, the mating surface is inclined relative to the first plane. In the second orientation, the mating surface is parallel to the first plane when the heat-generating component is installed in the component cage.
US10765031B1	Modular cage enclosure system In some examples, a system includes a plurality of posts and a plurality of cage panels, wherein each of the cage panels is removably coupled to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein a nominal width of each of the cage panels is congruent based on a modulus, wherein an actual width of each of the cage panels is equal to a difference between the nominal width of the cage panel and the width of one of the plurality of posts, and wherein any combination of a subset of the plurality of cage panels coupled in a common orientation to a subset of the plurality of posts has a combined width, between respective centers of end posts of the subset of the plurality of posts, that is congruent based on the modulus.
US10765030B2	Adapters for rack-mounted computing equipment Provided is an adapter for rack-mounted computing equipment, the adapter including: a chassis; two mounts coupled to the chassis, each of the two mounts having a respective hole shaped to receive and support rack-mountable computing equipment, wherein centers of the holes are between 460 and 470 mm (millimeters) apart from one another in a side-to-side direction of the chassis; two members extending from front of the chassis, the two members being less than 18 mm tall and being between 530 and 550 mm apart in the side-to-side direction; a channel extending at least half a distance along the chassis in a front-to-back direction, the channel defining a volume configured to hold cables extending from a back side of the chassis to a front side of the chassis; and a bus-bar connector mount configured to position a bus-bar connector extending from a back of the chassis.
US10765028B1	Rack component retention mechanisms Retention mechanisms for retaining compute components within server racks are described. In one example, a retention mechanism includes a latching component configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position. The retention mechanism also includes a retaining component configured to position the latching component in the unlocked position. Movement of the retaining component releases the latching component thereby allowing the latching component to move into the locked position.
US10765026B2	Automated data center A server node is provided that includes a processor and a network interface controller mounted in a chassis configured to be inserted into a server node slot of a server node grid. The chassis includes a blind-mate connector system on a back side that includes a blind-mate power connector and a blind-mate network connector configured to blind-mate with a corresponding blind-mate power connector and a corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot of the server node grid. As the server node is inserted into the server node slot, the blind-mate power connector is configured to blind-mate with the corresponding blind-mate power connector of the server node slot before the blind-mate network connector blind-mates with the corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot, such that the blind-mate power connector provides alignment guidance for the blind-mate network connector.
US10765025B2	Stabilizing arrangement for transporting a switch cabinet The invention relates to a stabilizing arrangement for transporting a switch cabinet, with a switch cabinet which comprises a frame stand consisting of vertical and horizontal struts, and with a switch cabinet door fastened on a door side of the frame stand by at least one hinge, so that the switch cabinet door can be pivoted back and forth between an open position in which it is pivoted away from the door side and a closed position in which it rests on the door side, characterized in that at least one positive-locking part is fastened on the door side and which extends away from the door side with its free end and comprises an undercut on its free end, wherein the switch cabinet door comprises a positive receptacle into which receptacle the positive-locking part extends with its free end in the closed position and extends behind the undercut in the closed position.
US10765023B2	Connecting assembly, flexible display screen, and flexible electronic device A connecting assembly includes a plurality of link members, a hanging-hole-shaped fixing structure having openings configured to hole the plurality of link members, a first shaft and a second shaft coupled to the plurality of link members, and a first fixing member and a second fixing member for coupling to a first display region and a second display region of the flexible display screen respectively. The first and the second fixing members are further coupled to the first shaft and the second shaft respectively. The openings of the hanging-hole-shaped fixing structure are movable to arrange the plurality of link members at different distances from each other, in order to bend the flexible display screen upon a force being exerted on the flexible display screen to cause a relative motion between the first and second display regions of the flexible display screen.
US10765022B2	Casing A case includes a hook caught on part of a cover. The cover includes an insertion portion of a cylindrical shape into which a rod to detach the caught hook is inserted. The insertion portion includes an inclined portion and a receiving portion on which the hook is caught. When the rod is inserted into the insertion portion, the tip end of the rod is put into a gap between the inclined portion and the hook, and the rod is inclined toward the inclined portion, then the hook is detached from the receiving portion.
US10765021B2	Electronic device An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing, a roller positioned inside the housing, a display panel rollable on the roller, and a guide roller positioned at an edge inside the housing. A state of the display panel with respect to the roller includes a first state in which the display panel is rolled on the roller and a second state in which the display panel is unrolled from the roller. The roller includes an outer frame which rotates when the display panel is rolled on or unrolled from the roller, and an inner frame positioned inside the outer frame and fixed to an inside of the housing regardless of rolling and unrolling the display panel.
US10765020B2	Glass enclosure A handheld computing device that includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a glass material that can be radio-transparent. The enclosure can be formed from a hollow glass tube or two glass members bonded together. A laser frit bonding process may be used to hermetically seal the two glass members together to create a water resistant electronic device.
US10765019B2	Concealed barometric vent for an electronic device Embodiments are directed to a portable electronic device having a substantially concealed barometric vent. The vent may be used to equalize air pressure within the enclosure while forming a barrier between external contaminants, moisture, and so on and various internal component and assemblies of the device. In one embodiment, the vent may include a screen configured to impede ingress of particulates and an air-permeable membrane configured to impede ingress of moisture.
US10765018B2	Tamper-proof computer device Tamper-proof computer device (1) comprising a sealed enclosure (10), in turn comprising a hollow metal body (20) having an inside surface (22); a computer processor (30), arranged inside said enclosure (10); a tamper-detection sensor (40), which sensor (40) in turn comprises a tamper-detecting membrane (40) forming a sealed container in which the computer processor (30) is arranged, which membrane (40) is arranged on, and in direct thermal contact with, the said hollow metal body (20); and a metal heat sink structure (50) thermally connected to the computer processor (30), wherein the metal heat sink structure (50) is also arranged in direct thermal contact with a side of the membrane (40) not facing the said inside surface (22), so that the membrane (40) is sandwiched between the hollow metal body (20) and the metal heat sink structure (50) so that thermal connection is achieved between the metal heat sink structure (50) and the enclosure (10), via the membrane (40). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a computer device.
US10765016B2	Waterproof type substrate housing case The first case made of metal and the second case made of resin seal the circuit substrate 130 hermetically by the adhesive seal material, an engaging elastic member having a hook part is stand up at an inclination angle θ of less than 90 degrees at the front of a plurality of pressing elastic members provided on the outer periphery of the second case, when the first case is mounted by the assembling jig, the engaging elastic member moves backward, when the first case is pushed further, the pressing elastic member is bent upward by the jig base, the hook part is engaged, when the jig is removed, the first case and the second case are pressed against each other by the restoring force of the pressing elastic member, when the adhesive seal material is dried and cured, the adhesion force thereof secures close contact integrity between the cases.
US10765005B2	Embedding component with pre-connected pillar in component carrier A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes galvanically depositing at least part of at least one electrically conductive pillar on a component, and inserting the at least one electrically conductive pillar and an electrically insulating layer structure into one another.
US10765002B2	Electronic module power supply Power may be supplied to an electronic module according to various techniques. In one general implementation, for example, a system for supplying power to an electronic module may include a printed circuit board, the electronic module, and a conductive foil. The board may include a number of contact locations on a first side, with at least one of the contact locations electrically coupled to a via to a second side of the board. The electronic module may be electrically coupled to the contact locations on the first side of the board and receive electrical power through the at least one contact location electrically coupled to a via. The foil may be adapted to convey electrical power for the electronic module and electrically coupled on the second side of circuit board to at least the via electrically coupled to a contact location that receives electrical power for the electronic module.
US10765001B2	Thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film, circuit board, and methods respectively for manufacturing said film and said circuit board Provided are a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film having an improved thermo-adhesive property, a circuit board, and methods respectively for producing the same. The thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film has a segment orientation ratio SOR of 0.8 to 1.4 and a moisture content of 300 ppm or less. The circuit board contains a plurality of circuit board materials wherein the circuit board materials are at least one member selected from the group consisting of an insulating substrate having a conductor layer on at least one surface, a bonding sheet, and a coverlay. At least one of the circuit board materials includes a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film. The circuit board shows a solder heat resistance when the circuit board is placed in a solder bath at 290° C. for 60 seconds in accordance with JIS C 5012.
US10765000B2	Method for manufacturing multilayer printed circuit board A method for manufacturing a multilayer printed circuit board includes: preparing a first wiring substrate having a first insulating resin film having a first circuit pattern formed on a first main surface, and a first protective film releasably bonded to a second main surface; partially removing the first protective film and the first insulating resin film to form a bottomed via hole having the first circuit pattern exposed on a bottom surface; filling the bottomed via hole with a conductive paste; disposing a second protective film on the first protective film to cover the bottomed via hole filled with the conductive paste; removing an unnecessary portion of the first wiring substrate after the second protective film is disposed on the first protective film; and peeling off the first protective film and the second protective film from the first wiring substrate after the unnecessary portion is removed.
US10764998B2	Electronic circuit board An electronic circuit board includes electronic components to be mounted; a plurality of hard rigid board portions each of which has an insulating insulator and a conductive circuit pattern and electrically connects the mounted electronic component to the circuit pattern; and at least one soft flexible board portion which has an insulating insulator, has a conductive circuit pattern electrically connected to each of the circuit patterns of at least two rigid board portions among the plurality of rigid board portions, and is integrated with the rigid board portions which are electrically connected to the circuit pattern thereof. A plurality of contact relays as the electronic components is dispersedly arranged on the respective rigid board portions.
US10764997B2	Laminate film and electrode substrate film, and method of manufacturing the same [Object] Provided are an electrode substrate film in which a circuit pattern formed of a metal thin line is less visible even under highly bright illumination, and a laminate film applied to the same.[Solving Means] An electrode substrate film with a transparent substrate 52 and a metal laminate thin line includes a metal absorption layer 51 with a film thickness of 20 nm to 30 nm inclusive as a first layer, and a metal layer 50 as a second layer, counted from the transparent substrate side, the laminate thin line having a line width of 20 μm or less. Optical constants of the metal absorption layer in a visible wavelength range (400 to 780 nm) satisfy conditions that a refractive index is 2.0 to 2.2 and an extinction coefficient is 1.8 to 2.1 at a wavelength of 400 nm, the refractive index is 2.4 to 2.7 and the extinction coefficient is 1.9 to 2.3 at a wavelength of 500 nm, the refractive index is 2.8 to 3.2 and the extinction coefficient is 1.9 to 2.5 at a wavelength of 600 nm, the refractive index is 3.2 to 3.6 and the extinction coefficient is 1.7 to 2.5 at a wavelength of 700 nm, and the refractive index is 3.5 to 3.8 and the extinction coefficient is 1.5 to 2.4 at a wavelength of 780 nm. An average reflectance in the visible wavelength range attributed to reflection at an interface between the transparent substrate and the metal absorption layer is 20% or less, and a difference between a highest reflectance and a lowest reflectance in the visible wavelength range is 10% or less.
US10764996B1	Chip package assembly with composite stiffener A chip package assembly and method for fabricating the same are provided which utilize a composite stiffener selected to provide excellent resistance to warpage without detrimentally imposing excessive stress on a package substrate of the package assembly. In one example, the chip package assembly includes an integrated circuit die stacked on a top surface of a package substrate, and a composite stiffener coupled to a first edge of the package substrate. The composite stiffener includes a first stiffener member and a second stiffener member. The first stiffener member has a bottom surface bonded to the top surface of the package substrate. The second stiffener member is disposed over the first stiffener member. The second stiffener member has a bottom surface bonded to the top surface of the package substrate. The second stiffener member has a Young's modulus that is less than a Young's modulus of the first stiffener member.
US10764995B2	Fabrication method of substrate structure A method for fabricating a substrate structure is provided, which includes the steps of: disposing at least a strengthening member on a carrier; sequentially forming a first circuit layer and a dielectric layer on the carrier, wherein the strengthening member is embedded in the dielectric layer; forming a second circuit layer on the dielectric layer; removing the carrier; and forming an insulating layer on the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. The strengthening member facilitates to reduce thermal warping of the substrate structure.
US10764987B2	Method for generating neutrons The present invention relates, in particular, to a method for generating neutrons comprising at least the series of steps that consists of: a) placing at least one beam of electrons and at least one beam of nuclei selected from among protons, deuterons and tritons into a predefined spin state and/or an interference state; and b) causing said at least one beam of nuclei and said at least one beam of electrons to collide.
US10764984B2	Method and apparatus for musical instrument with dynamic animation and lighting Methods and apparatus for producing lighting for a musical instrument are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments, light is produced using LEDs responsive to sound input such that the amount of light produced by the LEDs, or the sequence and/or color produced by the LEDs, is proportional to or otherwise associated with the noise level detected by a microphone. The light produced may take the form of an animation or sequence that resembles a moving object, such as rainfall or a spiral, for example. Furthermore, a user can easily tune the lighting system to control various aspects of the light generated by the LEDs, for example, to adjust a sound level threshold, an animation speed/delay, or a brightness setting of the lighting system.
US10764983B2	Methods and devices for auto-calibrating light dimmers An automated dimming load controller automatically measures the relationship between the current draw and the dimmer setting for each light or group of lights connected to the load controller. Once measured, the relationship between the current draw and the dimmer setting can be used to enable the dimmer controller to adjust the lights between their minimum and maximum effective illumination. This automatic setting of the dimmer controller may be performed regularly to accommodate changes in performance or replacement of any of the connected lights, drivers or ballasts.
US10764975B2	Pulse-width-modulation control of micro light emitting diode Embodiments relate to a light-emitting-diode (LED) cell that includes a LED and a controller. The controller receives a brightness data signal and generates a driving signal corresponding to the brightness data signal. The controller includes a comparator that receives the brightness data signal and a control waveform signal. The controller is coupled to a switched current source that generates a driving current based on the driving signal.
US10764974B2	Light-emitting device using organometallic complex having a pyrazine skeleton Light-emitting elements having high emission efficiency and long lifetime can be provided. By forming light-emitting devices including the light-emitting elements, the light-emitting devices having low power consumption and long lifetime can be provided. A light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting element including a light-emitting layer between a first electrode and a second electrode. The light-emitting layer includes a first organic compound having a hole-transporting property, a second organic compound having an electron transporting property, and an organometallic complex. A central metal of the organometallic complex is an element belonging to one of Group 9 and Group 10, and a ligand of the organometallic complex is a ligand having a pyrazine skeleton.
US10764973B2	Display device and electronic device A display device that can display an image along a curved surface is provided. In the display device, a first display panel and a second display panel overlap each other with a light-transmitting layer provided therebetween. The light-transmitting layer is positioned on a display surface side of the first display panel, and on a side opposite to the display surface of the second display panel. The light-transmitting layer has an average transmittance of 80% or more with respect to light in the wavelength range of 450 nm to 700 nm and a refractive index higher than that of air. A display region of the first display panel overlaps a region transmitting visible light of the second display panel with the light-transmitting layer provided therebetween. It is preferred that the display region of the first display panel not overlap with a region blocking visible light of the second display panel.
US10764968B2	Heater and glow plug including the same A heater includes: a ceramic body having a rod-like shape; and a heat generating resistor embedded in the ceramic body, the heat generating resistor including a first straight line section, a second straight line section which is disposed alongside the first straight line section, and a folded section which connects the first straight line section and the second straight line section, in a transverse cross section of the heater, the first straight line section having a shape having a first major axis, the second straight line section having a shape having a second major axis, the second major axis being inclined with respect to the first major axis, a centroid of the first straight line section and the second straight line section being deviated from a centroid of the ceramic body to a side on which a distance between the first major axis and the second major axis is narrower.
US10764965B2	Surface heater, electric range having the same, and manufacturing method thereof An apparatus including a surface heater, the surface heater including a substrate having a surface formed of an electrically insulating material, heating element attached to the surface of the substrate by sintering predetermined powder including lanthanide oxide powder, and a power supply unit configured to supply electricity to the heating element wherein a manufacturing method of the surface heater includes baking the predetermined powder at a baking temperature of 900° C. or lower.
US10764961B2	Relay transmission method and device Disclosed in the present invention are a relay transmission method and device, enabling reduction of complexity of relay transmission and a decrease of transmission latency. The method comprises: a relay terminal apparatus receives a first lower-level data frame sent by a transmitting-end apparatus to a receiving-end apparatus, wherein the first lower-layer data frame is obtained by the transmitting-end apparatus by means of processing a MAC PDU carrying identifier information of a remote terminal apparatus; the relay terminal apparatus determines, at the lower layer, whether the first lower-layer data frame is required to be forwarded; and the relay terminal apparatus forwards, at the lower layer, the first lower-layer data frame, wherein the transmitting-end apparatus is the remote terminal apparatus, and the receiving-end apparatus is a network apparatus; alternatively, the transmitting-end apparatus is a network apparatus, and the receiving-end apparatus is the remote terminal apparatus.
US10764960B2	Wireless sensor network and parameter optimization method thereof, and warehouse system A wireless sensor network includes an aggregator, a control device, a bridge device, and a mesh module. The control device is connected with the aggregator and the bridge device. The mesh module is wirelessly connected with the bridge device and the control device. A mesh network is built by the connections of the mesh module, the bridge device, and the control device. A duty cycle of the mesh module is less than or substantially equal to 10 percent. A command sent by the aggregator is converted into a wireless message by the control device, the wireless message is transmitted by the control device and retransmitted through a first amount of radios and repeated for a second amount of times by the bridge device, so that the wireless message is successfully received by the mesh module. Therefore, a mesh network with high efficiency and low cost is achieved.
US10764956B2	User equipment and communication method There is provided user equipment for communicating with a first base station and a second base station, the user equipment including a receiver that receives, form the first base station or the second base station with which an RRC connection is established, a first message indicating to establish a split bearer between the first base station and the second base station; and a communicator that establishes the split bearer between the first base station and the second base station that are reported by the first message, wherein, in the split bearer, a process of a PDCP layer is performed by one of the first base station and the second base station.
US10764954B2	Communications method of wearable device, communications system, and related device A communications method of a wearable device, a communications system, and a related device are disclosed, which are applied to a communications technology field. In the communications method of a wearable device, if a second BLUETOOTH connection between user equipment and the wearable device is disconnected, a first BLUETOOTH connection between a network connection device and the wearable device is established, so that the network connection device may send, to the wearable device through the first BLUETOOTH connection, first information sent by the user equipment through a third communication connection to the network connection device. In this way, indirect communication between the user equipment and the wearable device is implemented by using the network connection device, so that the user equipment and the wearable device are not limited by a communication range.
US10764953B2	Methods of resuming a radio bearer and related wireless terminals and network nodes Methods of operating a wireless terminal in a wireless communication network are discussed. A connection resume request may be transmitted from the wireless terminal to a base station of the wireless communication network. After transmitting the connection resume request, a connection resume message may be received at the wireless terminal from the base station. Responsive to receiving the connection resume message, reconfiguration of a connection with the base station may be performed, a security key for the connection with the base station may be provided, and a radio bearer may be resumed. After resuming the radio bearer, uplink data may be transmitted using the radio bearer. Related base station methods, network nodes, and wireless terminals are also discussed.
US10764946B2	Autonomous mesh topology Techniques are described of forming a mesh network for wireless communication. One method includes broadcasting, from a first node connected to a core network, a beacon signal, receiving a connection establishment request from a second node in response to the broadcasted beacon signal; determining a radio resource availability associated with a plurality of radios of the first node based on the connection establishment request, and establishing a connection with the second node using a radio of the plurality of radios based on the radio resource availability. In some cases, the radio resource availability may include a number of active connections associated with one or more radios of the plurality of radios of the first node.
US10764943B2	Peer to peer networking and sharing systems and methods An embodiment includes peer-to-peer (P2P) pairing protocols that mutually authenticate both end points and do not rely upon a backend server or a central certificate provisioning server. An embodiment provides a persistent control path for sending inter-peer control information (e.g., synchronization messages). Another inter-peer path includes an “on-demand” data path enabled when a unit determines content is ready for sharing. After the content is shared, the data path may be deconstructed, which saves resources on both sides and makes the framework more scalable. Also, embodiments include graphical user avatars to whereby a first peer shares content with a second peer by dragging content over the avatar.
US10764942B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for provisioned networking Systems, methods, and apparatuses for network provisioning are described. In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a processor to execute instructions stored in memory; a communication interface coupled to the processor to communicate with an external device; and memory to store instructions which when executed by the processor to provide provisioning capabilities for the apparatus, wherein the memory to further store a node information structure including identifiers for each node coupled to the apparatus, an indication of if each node was automatically added by the apparatus, and a timer to indicate how long to maintain a connection to each node.
US10764937B2	Method and wireless device for transmitting RRC message when using CP CIOT EPS optimization Provided is a method for a wireless device for transmitting an RRC message according to one disclosure of the present specification. The method may comprise a step for an NAS stratum of the wireless device transmitting an NAS signaling request message to an AS layer to transmit the former to a network node. The NAS signaling request message can comprise therein an indication of one or both preferred or required plans from among the plans for optimizing the EPS for CIoT using a control plane (CP) or a user plane (UP). The method may comprise a step for the NAS stratum of the wireless device receiving, from the AS stratum, an NAS signaling acceptance message or NAS signaling rejection message from the network node.
US10764928B2	Common random access channel resource based coordinated random access Various communication systems may benefit from reliable random access. For example, fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems may benefit from a coordinated reliable random access technique based on common random access channel resources for a quality of service aware multi-connectivity link. A method can include preparing a random access message at a user equipment. The method can also include transmitting the random access message from the user equipment on a shared resource. The shared resource can include a resource, such as a random access channel, known by a plurality of access nodes or shared by a plurality of access nodes.
US10764927B2	Systems and methods for dynamically selecting and adjusting energy detection thresholds (EDTs) in uncoordinated radio nodes deploying listen before talk to improve throughput on shared spectrum Systems and methods for dynamically selecting and adjusting energy detection thresholds (EDTs) in uncoordinated radio nodes deploying Listen Before Talk to improve throughput on shared spectrum are disclosed. The uncoordinated radio nodes dynamically adjust an EDT to avoid harmful collisions with neighboring radio nodes or otherwise improve throughput over shared spectrum. A radio node can detect a collision or radio frequency (RF) interference from a neighboring radio node. Once the collision or RF interference is detected, the EDT of the radio node is dynamically adjusted. In some cases, the collision or RF interference can be avoided by calculating a throughput of the radio node while operating on each of a plurality of EDTs and selecting the EDT predicted to result in a higher throughput. In other cases, the EDT may be dynamically adjusted based on an iterative approach which incorporates measurements of the neighboring radio node.
US10764925B2	Coordination of wireless nodes for data transmissions in overlapping basic service sets An information transmission method, including receiving, by a first node, a request message sent by a second node, where the first node and the second node belong to a same basic service set (BSS), and sending, by the first node, a response message to the second node, where the response message comprises an identifier of a BSS to which the first node belongs.
US10764922B2	Terminal device, base station device, radio communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal device configured to communicate with a base station device receives random access common information including information on a random access response reception and information on a contention resolution message reception for each repetition level from the base station device, selects a random access preamble corresponding to a repetition level using the random access common information, and selects a contention resolution timer value corresponding to the repetition level selected from the random access common information.
US10764921B2	Method for frame transmitted on basis of random access in wireless LAN system and wireless terminal using same A method for a frame transmitted on the basis of random access in a wireless LAN system according to the present embodiment comprises the steps of: receiving, by a user STA, a trigger frame from an AP, the trigger frame including identification information for random access and resource information indicating a random access resource unit corresponding to the identification information; performing a countdown operation for the random access resource unit by the user STA; and transmitting, by the user STA, a first uplink frame to the AP on the basis of the random access resource unit obtained through the countdown operation, the first uplink frame including buffer status information associated with traffic buffered in the user STA, wherein the first uplink frame is a frame requesting the AP for transmission of a response.
US10764920B2	Semi-persistent scheduling for shared spectrum downlink Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration message from a base station, the SPS configuration message containing at least one SPS parameter for downlink SPS communications over a shared radio frequency spectrum band. The UE may identify, based on the SPS configuration, one or more subframes or slots allocated for the downlink SPS communications. The UE may perform the downlink SPS communications during the one or more subframes or slots and according to the SPS configuration.
US10764919B2	Adaptive retransmission method and apparatus for delay reduction in wireless cellular communication system Disclosed are a communication method for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. In addition, disclosed in the specification are: an adaptive retransmission method and device for delay reduction; a method and a device for selecting radio resource allocation and data size; and a method and a device for performing setting so as to enable different channels to share DMRS with each other.
US10764916B2	Communication apparatus and communication method for configuring resource region candidates and mapping downlink control information to same In a base station (100), a division number calculating unit (103) calculates the division number of a PRB pair on the basis of a first number of REs capable of mapping an allocation control signal, a second number of REs capable of mapping signals other than the allocation control signal, and a reference value, which is the number of REs satisfying the reception quality request in a terminal (200) for the allocation control signal, in each PRB pair. Then, a control signal mapping control unit (104) determines a search space by determining a control channel element group constituting a plurality of mapping unit resource region candidates within a CCE group obtained by separating each PRB pair contained in a first group into the same number as the division number.
US10764914B2	Uplink information processing method and apparatus An uplink information processing method and an apparatus, the method including receiving, by a terminal device, first control information sent by a base station device in a first downlink transmission time interval, determining, by the terminal device, a time domain resource based on the first control information, where the time domain resource includes at least one uplink transmission time interval, where a start time unit of the time domain resource is later than the first downlink transmission time interval, and wherein the start time unit is a first uplink transmission time interval of the at least one uplink transmission time interval, and sending, by the terminal device, data information on an uplink data channel, where the uplink data channel corresponds to the at least one uplink transmission time interval in the time domain resource.
US10764913B2	Techniques for assisting performance of listen before talk procedures and uplink traffic multiplexing at user equipment Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, over the air, information indicative of at least one type of LBT procedure to perform for an uplink transmission; identifying, from the received information, the at least one type of LBT procedure to perform for the uplink transmission; and performing, for a shared spectrum, the at least one type of LBT procedure for the uplink transmission. One method for wireless communication at a network access device includes scheduling an uplink transmission of a UE in a shared spectrum, and transmitting, over the air, information indicative of at least one type of LBT procedure to perform for the uplink transmission.
US10764912B2	Scheduling request modes for enhanced component carriers Various aspects described herein relate to communicating a scheduling request (SR) in a wireless network. A frame structure that allows dynamic switching of transmission time intervals (TTI) between uplink and downlink communications may be used to communicate with a network entity. At least one SR mode can be selected for SR transmission to the network entity in one or more of the TTIs configured for uplink communications based at least in part on the frame structure. The SR can be transmitted to the network entity in at least one uplink TTI of the one or more TTIs configured for uplink communications based at least in part on the at least one SR mode.
US10764910B2	Listen-before-talk period for slotted access with scheduled traffic A wireless device is configured with a plurality of channel-sensing resources, each channel-sensing resource being associated with at least one corresponding transmission resource. The wireless device evaluates (810), in response to a determination that first data is ready to be transmitted by the wireless device, whether one or more of the plurality of channel-sensing resources are occupied, and transmits (820) at least a part of the first data on at least one transmission resource associated with at least one channel-sensing resource, in response to detecting that the at least one of the plurality of channel-sensing resources is not occupied. The wireless device further receives (830) a grant for a scheduled transmission at least partly overlapping with at least one of said plurality of channel-sensing resources; and transmits (840) second data in accordance with the received grant.
US10764909B2	System and method for sectorized transmission in a wireless network The hidden node problem can be avoided by scheduling stations in different sectors to perform transmissions during different time periods. Sectorized scheduling can be communicated to stations through transmission of beamformed beacon signals at the beginning of respective time periods. For instance, a first beamformed beacon signal may be transmitted to stations in a first sector at the beginning of a first time period, while a second beamformed beacon signal may be transmitted to stations in a second sector at the beginning of a second time period.
US10764907B2	Scheduling of data transmission from internet of things user equipment to a base station of a cellular network Data transmissions are scheduled from internet of things (IoT) user equipment (UEs) to a base station (BS) that serves those IoT UEs in a cellular network. A BS may broadcast synchronization information to the IoT UEs that allows the BS to calculate and use a schedule for receiving data transmissions from the UEs. This information can include a total number of the IoT UEs being serviced, a length of a spreading code to use in the schedule, a time domain periodicity of available resources, and a maximum number of the IoT UEs that can send data to the BS at one time. Each IoT UE can independently apply a mathematical operation to the broadcast information it receives to calculate and use the schedule. The BS can receive the data transmissions from each of the IoT UEs according to that schedule.
US10764906B2	Silent period method and apparatus for dynamic spectrum management Described herein is a silent period method and apparatus for dynamic spectrum management. The methods include configuration and coordination of silent periods across an aggregated channel in a wireless communication system. A silent period management entity (SPME) dynamically determines silent period schedules for channels based on system and device information and assigns a silent period duration and periodicity for each silent period. The SPME may reconfigure the silent period schedule based on system delay, system throughput, channel quality or channel management events. A silent period interpretation entity (SPIE) receives and implements the silent period schedule. The silent periods for the channels may be synchronized, independent, or set-synchronized. Interfaces for communicating between the SPME, SPIE, a channel management function, a medium access control (MAC) quality of service (QoS) entity, a sensing/capabilities database, a MAC layer management entity (MLME) and a wireless receive/transmit unit (WTRU) MLME are described herein.
US10764905B2	Transmission control system To provide a transmission control system that can efficiently utilize communication bandwidth upon transmitting measurement data of machines. A transmission control system includes: a numerical control unit that controls operating of machines and acquires operating information; an A/C conversion unit that acquires behavior information measured by way of a sensor provided to the machine; a priority determination unit that determines priority of transmission in accordance with a condition set in advance, based on types and combinations of the operating information and the behavior information; and a bandwidth control unit that controls allocation of communication bandwidth for transmitting the operating information and the behavior information, based on a usage condition of communication bandwidth and the priority.
US10764898B2	Media access control (MAC) address identification The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method that includes establishing a first wireless communication channel between a first device and a second device. The method also includes accessing, by an application executing on the first device, a transmitter of a first device to transmit to a second device one or more signals configured to cause an occurrence of an event on the second device. The one or more signals are transmitted over a second wireless communication channel between the first device and the second device. The method further includes receiving, from the second device over the first wireless communication channel, information representing a media access control (MAC) address of the first device, and storing, on a storage device accessible by the first device, a representation of the MAC address of the first device. The MAC address is associated with the second wireless communication channel.
US10764893B2	Systems and methods for self-contained air interface partitions Signal processing complexity in fifth generation (5G) networks can be reduced by communicating wireless signals over self-contained partitions of a carrier such that the wireless transmission communicated over each self-contained partition of the carrier includes all physical control channel signaling required to decode data carried in a physical data channel of the partition. The control signaling may include resource assignment within the partition, modulation and coding scheme indication, reference signal configuration and retransmission information. In some embodiments, an anchor partition of a carrier is used to communicate initial access information for self-contained partitions of the carrier. The initial access information may include center-frequencies, bandwidths, and/or air interface configurations of the self-contained partitions. The anchor partition may also carry load indications associated with the self-contained partitions.
US10764886B2	Data transmission method, wireless network device, and communications system A data transmission method, a wireless network device, and a communications system are provided. The method includes: sending, by a first wireless network device, at least two channels for common information on a same carrier, where the at least two channels for common information include a first channel for common information and a second channel for common information, the first channel for common information and the second channel for common information are on different subbands of the same carrier, and the common information includes at least one of a synchronization signal, a broadcast signal, or a system message.
US10764883B2	Method, apparatus, and system for transmitting control information Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus, and a system for transmitting control information. The method includes: determining enhanced resource element group numbers in resource blocks, and determining, according to the resource element group numbers, positions of resource elements corresponding to enhanced resource element groups; interleaving the enhanced resource element group numbers, and determining an enhanced control channel element; determining, according to the enhanced control channel element and the positions of the resource elements corresponding to the enhanced resource element groups, positions of resource elements corresponding to the enhanced control channel element; and transmitting corresponding control information on the positions of the resource elements corresponding to the control channel element. The present invention alleviates a problem that channel frequency diversity is poor, and lowers the probability of loss of information of a terminal device.
US10764879B2	Apparatus and method for IoT control channel Embodiments described herein include user equipment (UE), evolved node B (eNB), methods, and systems for narrowband Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications. Some embodiments particularly relate to control channel communications between UE and eNB in narrowband IoT communications. In one embodiment, a UE blind decodes a first control resource block comprising all subcarriers of the transmission bandwidth and all orthogonal frequency division multiplexed symbols of a first subframe to determine the first control transmission. In various further embodiments, various resource groupings of resource elements are used as part of the control communications.
US10764876B2	System and method for transmitting and receiving control channels A method for transmitting resource allocation information to a wireless node in a communications system includes selecting a search space from one of a first search space and a second search space, the first search space associated with a first set of control channel parameters and the second search space associated with a second set of control channel parameters. The method also includes modulating the first control information, and mapping the modulated first control information onto the selected search space in a first subframe, where at least one of modulating the first control information and mapping the modulated first control information is according to a selected set of control channel parameters associated with the selected search space. The method further includes transmitting the first subframe to the wireless node, and transmitting a first parameter indicator identifying the selected set of control channel parameters to the wireless node.
US10764873B2	Method and device for channel selection The present disclosure discloses a method and device for channel selection. The method comprises: indicating a time-domain resource position and a frequency-domain resource position of an extended physical uplink control channel region based on a common physical downlink control channel; and instructing a group of user terminals to transmit an extended physical uplink control channel in the extended physical uplink control channel region which has been indicated, wherein different user terminals each transmit the extended physical uplink control channel in different extended physical uplink control channel regions which have been indicated. The present disclosure solves a technical problem of a larger downlink signaling cost resulted from the uplink scheduling authorization when a larger number of users transmit data in the extended physical uplink control.
US10764871B2	Extension of data transmission from ULRB to ULCB At times a UE may have a data transmission that needs to extend beyond a resource grant in an ULRB portion of a slot. The UE may receive resource region reservation information from a base station and determine when to extend an UL transmission from the ULRB portion of a slot into the ULCB portion of the slot based resource region reservation information. The resource region reservation information may indicate ULCB resources which are reserved for PUCCH, PRACH, PUSCH, SRS, or other transmissions. The UE may determine to refrain from extending the data transmission into the ULCB when at least a portion of the data transmission would overlap reserved resources as indicated by the resource region reservation information.
US10764868B2	Device and method for monitoring control channel in multicarrier system A method for monitoring a downlink control channel, is performed by a user equipment (UE) configured with multiple carriers and includes receiving information on carrier index, determining a plurality of UE-specific search spaces for monitoring the downlink control channel, and monitoring the downlink control channel within the plurality of UE-specific search spaces, wherein location of each of the plurality of the UE-specific search spaces is determined based on the carrier index.
US10764864B2	Paging related methods and apparatus Efficient paging in a communications system including macro and small cell base stations is described. A macro cell base station receives, from a network node, a request to page a UE and determines a set of base stations including one or more small cell base stations, which are to attempt to page the UE. The macro cell base station communicates the paging request to the selected one or more small cell base stations. A small cell base station, using unlicensed spectrum, may fail in its paging attempt due to current unavailability of the unlicensed spectrum (LBT fails to clear) resulting in no paging signal transmitted; the reason for failure is communicated from the small cell base station to the macro cell base station via a paging response message. The macro cell base station in turn communicates a paging response message to the network node communicating the reason for failure.
US10764863B2	Multi-radio access technology paging Systems and methods for improved paging are described. In one embodiment, a method is described, comprising: providing a combined database in a heterogeneous radio access network at a coordinating gateway between a plurality of radio access network nodes and a plurality of core network nodes; at the coordinating gateway, storing a first location of a user device in the combined database in association with a user device identifier and based on receiving a first user device registration request at a first radio access network; at the coordinating gateway, storing a second location of the user device in the combined database in association with the user device identifier and based on receiving a second user device registration request at a second radio access network; and querying the combined database for a last known location of the user device across both the first and the second radio access network.
US10764862B2	System and method of paging in next generation wireless communication system A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system and for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) 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. An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting/receiving a paging message in a next generation communication system.
US10764860B2	Monitoring resource access Systems, methods, and software can be used to monitor resource access. In some aspect, an electronic device determines that an application attempts to access a resource on the electronic device. The electronic device determines whether the application is operating in a foreground of an operating system (OS) on the electronic device or in a background of the OS on the electronic device. If the application is operating in the foreground, the application is permitted to access the resource. If the application is operating in the background, a notification is generated to indicate that a background application attempts to access a resource.
US10764847B2	Method and system for using enhanced primary synchronization signal for resynchronization A method and apparatus for using enhanced PSS (ePSS) transmitted from a base station, for example an eNB, for use by UEs for resynchronization of the UE with the base station is disclosed. According to some embodiments, when resynchronization using the ePSS fails on the first attempt, the UE non-coherently or coherently combines the ePSS with the legacy PSS/SSS in order to resynchronize the UE with the base station. According to some embodiments, when resynchronization using the ePSS fails on the first attempt, the UE non-coherently or coherently combines the ePSS reception results with the legacy PSS/SSS reception results in order to resynchronize the UE with the base station.
US10764846B2	Radio access networks Among other things, a communication system comprising remote units, a reference timing source, a controller, a controller clock, and a remote unit clock. The remote units exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with mobile devices. The reference timing source is synchronized with a coordinated universal time (UTC) or a Global Positioning System (GPS). The controller clock is synchronized with the reference timing source and provides timing information to the controller. The remote unit clock is synchronized with the controller clock and provides timing information to a remote unit. The controller and the remote unit are configured to transmit time stamp messages to synchronize the controller clock and the remote unit clock, by avoiding contention between time stamp transmissions and baseband data transmissions or between time stamp transmissions of different remote units to the controller.
US10764844B2	Transmit power determining method, user equipment, and base station The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a first-link transmit power. In one example method, a user equipment (UE) obtains transmit power indication information of a first link. The UE determines a first transmit power of control information and a second transmit power of data based on the transmit power indication information. The UE sends the control information at the first transmit power, and the data at the second transmit power. The control information and the data are sent on the first link in a same subframe.
US10764841B2	Methods and apparatus for transmission power management of citizens broadband radio service devices Methods and apparatus for managing the power transmit level of Citizens Broadband Radio Service Devices (CBSDs) in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Network. In an exemplary method embodiment a CBSD is operated to: (i) receive from a Spectrum Access System one or more of: (a) a power headroom threshold value used to identify cell edge user equipment devices (UEs) or (b) a channel quality indicator threshold value used to identify cell edge user equipment devices; receive a power down command from the SAS; (ii) identify based on one or more of the received power headroom threshold value and the received channel quality indicator threshold value cell edge UEs being serviced by the CBSD; and (iii) decrease transmit power of the CBSD by an estimated amount of transmit power required to support the identified cell edge UEs.
US10764840B2	Sounding reference signal (SRS) coordination, power control, and synchronization for distributed coordinated multipoint (CoMP) Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for sounding reference signal (SRS) coordination, power control, and synchronization for distributed coordinated multipoint (CoMP) using communications systems operating according to new radio (NR) technologies. For example, a method for wireless communications by a network entity includes determining a first amount of transmission (Tx) power for transmission of signals originating from a first cluster center that is connected to the network entity, determining a second amount of Tx power for transmission of signals originating from at least a second cluster center that is connected to the network entity, and transmitting signals for one or more user equipment (UEs) served by the first cluster center and one or more UEs served by the second cluster center based on the first amount of Tx power and the second amount of Tx power.
US10764839B2	Network node and method for managing power of cell reference symbols A method performed by a network node for managing power of Cell Reference Symbols, CRS, wherein the network node operates one or more cells and the network node is configured to transmit the CRS in a first power mode. When the network node identifies a first cell which is not actively serving any UEs, which cell is also referred to as an empty cell, the network node reduces the power of the CRS in the first cell in relation to the first power mode. By reducing the power of the CRS, the overall interference of the CRS from the empty cell is reduced, thereby enhancing the performance in cells actively serving UEs.
US10764832B2	Uplink power control Techniques for uplink power control (e.g., for New Radio (NR)) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may determine that the WTRU is to perform a first and a second transmissions using a first and a second transmission beams. The WTRU may determine an uplink transmission power for one or more of the first or second transmissions. For example, if the angular separation of the first and the second transmission beams is greater than a first separation threshold, the WTRU may determine the uplink transmission power having a first maximum power level parameter and a second maximum power level parameter. If the angular separation of the first and the second transmission beams is less than a second separation threshold, the WTRU determine the uplink transmission power having a shared maximum power level parameter. The WTRU may transmit the first and second transmissions using the first and second transmission beams, respectively.
US10764829B2	Method, device and system for reducing power consumption of mobile terminal The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a system for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal. The method includes sending a parameter adjustment request to an access network device connected to the mobile terminal in response to an instruction for reducing power consumption; receiving a parameter adjustment instruction sent by the access network device, wherein the parameter adjustment instruction includes a communication parameter to be adjusted, and the communication parameter to be adjusted is a baseband-chip related communication parameter; and adjusting the baseband-chip related communication parameter in the mobile terminal based on the parameter adjustment instruction to reduce the power consumption of the mobile terminal.
US10764825B2	Wireless telecommunications system A wireless telecommunications system including first and second groups of terminal devices operable to communicate with a base station via respective first and second network nodes. Each of the first and second groups of terminal devices are synchronized to communicate with the first and second network nodes, respectively, in a discontinuous mode including a repeating signalling cycle including first and second wake periods. The first wake period is a first portion of the repeating signalling cycle and the start of the first wake period is defined by a first offset value relative to the start of the repeating signalling cycle. The second wake period is a second portion of the repeating signalling cycle and the start of the second wake period is defined by a second offset value relative to the start of the repeating signalling cycle, being different from the first offset value.
US10764823B2	Method and mobile transceiver having advanced network selection A method and mobile transceiver having advanced network selection are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a mobile transceiver, comprising: waking up from a low power mode in response to a wakeup event; determining a location of the mobile transceiver; determining whether the determined location corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a plurality of waypoints along a planned route, each of the waypoints defining a location, the waypoints including an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint; in response to a determination that the determined location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary: identifying a predetermined wireless transceiver from a plurality of wireless transceivers in accordance with the wake-up event; activating the predetermined wireless transceiver from a low power mode; and searching for wireless service using the predetermined wireless transceiver.
US10764820B2	Method for measuring wireless link quality and user equipment A method for measuring a quality of a wireless link and a user equipment are provided. The method includes obtaining a probability that a base station successfully transmits a DRS; detecting a CRS in each subframe in a predetermined assessment period to obtain a subframe status of each subframe, the subframe status including a status that the CRS is detected and a status that the DRS is not detected in a wireless link measurement window; determining a status generation reason of a subframe having the status that the DRS is not detected in the wireless link measurement window, according to the probability; and performing a predetermined detection to the quality of the wireless link in the predetermined assessment period according to the status generation reason and the subframe status of the subframe, so as to determine a state of the wireless link.
US10764814B2	Systems and methods for managing a UE-to-network relay Method and systems for managing a communication link. One or more indicators of an expected service interruption associated with a communication link is determined. The communication link may be a link between a relay and a communication target and/or a link between the relay and a user equipment (UE). In response, the UE initiates one or more actions to reduce or avoid the expected service interruption.
US10764813B2	Managing mobility between a cellular network and a wireless local area network (WLAN) This document describes improvements in mobility management for user equipment (110) between a cellular network (202) and a WLAN network (206). A Cellular-WLAN Mobility Function (210) is introduced to manage routing of packet data over the cellular network (202) and the WLAN network (206) to the user equipment (110). The CWMF (210) enables the transfer of packet data context between the cellular network (202) and the WLAN network (206), improved handovers between the cellular network (202) and the WLAN network (206), Quality of Service (QoS) management of the WLAN network (206), and aggregation of cellular and WLAN bandwidths to improve data throughput for user equipment 110.
US10764811B2	Method for handover to relay node, related device, and system A method for handover to a relay node, a related device, and a system, where the method includes sending, by a base station of a target cell in an initial random access procedure initiated by a terminal device for the target cell, indication information to the terminal device using a random access message to instruct the terminal device to report information about a candidate relay device corresponding to the terminal device, receiving the information about the candidate relay device from the terminal device determining, in the candidate relay device according to the information about the candidate relay device, a target relay node used for relay communication between the terminal device and the base station, and handing over the terminal device to the target relay node.
US10764805B2	Signal strength measurement method and device The present disclosure describes methods, devices, and systems for signal strength measurement. An example method includes: broadcasting, by a first relay device, a first message, wherein the first message is used by a first remote device to discover the first relay device; establishing, by the first relay device, a connection to the first remote device; and sending, by the first relay device, a second message, wherein the second message is used by the first remote device to measure signal strength of a link between the first remote device and the first relay device.
US10764799B2	Method and apparatus for minimizing interruption time of data transfer on handover in wireless communication network To solve the problem wherein a terminal cannot perform data communication from a network from the time point of a terminal receiving a handover command (HO command) message from a base station controlling a source cell to the time point of a terminal receiving a handover complete (HO complete) message from a base station controlling a target cell, after the terminal transmits the handover command message to the base station controlling the source cell, the base station controlling the source cell transmits to the base station controlling the target cell whether or not the terminal supports a function of reducing the interruption time of data transfer, the terminal continues to perform data transmission/reception with the base station controlling the source cell, and after the terminal completes a random access procedure with the base station controlling the target cell, the base station controlling the source cell transmits an additional sequence number status transfer message to the base station controlling the target cell.
US10764795B2	Method and apparatus for handling connections The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for connection handling. The method includes: receiving a connection request that requests for establishing or resuming a connection with a base station; and instructing a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) of a terminal to perform a predetermined operation based on an obtained first connection result corresponding to the connection request. In this way, the problems associated with inconsistent operations in the user plane optimization in the related art can be solved and the consistency in operations between the Access Stratum (AS) and NAS of the terminal can be achieved.
US10764788B2	Managing bandwidth in mobile telecommunications networks In one embodiment, in accordance with the present invention, a method, computer program product, and system for managing and redistributing unused bandwidth between devices connected to a mobile telecommunications network is provided. One or more computer processors determine a predicted amount of data to be used by a mobile device. The one or more computer processors determine a surplus of allocated data based on whether the predicted amount of data is less than an allocated amount of data. The one or more computer processors, upon determining that there is a surplus of allocated data, move the surplus of allocated data to a data pool to be used by one or more additional mobile devices.
US10764785B2	Device and method of handling network slice information A communication device for handling network slice information comprises a storage device for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The storage device stores, and the processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of entering a RRC_CONNECTED state and establishing a RRC connection to a network; receiving a first RRC message on the RRC connection from the network, wherein the first RRC message suspends the RRC connection or configures the communication device to enter a RRC_INACTIVE state; performing a RRC procedure with the network to resume the RRC connection or transferring to the RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state; and transmitting a second RRC message of the RRC procedure to the network, wherein the second RRC message comprises network slice information.
US10764780B2	Method of service level traffic differentiation at radio access network, wireless network system and radio access network access node A method of service level differentiation at a radio access network, a wireless network system and a radio access network (RAN) access node are provided. The method of service level traffic differentiation at the radio access network includes the following steps: A core network transmits a data flow information including a flow ID to a RAN access node via a user plane packet of an interface between the core network and the RAN access node. The RAN access node sets up a data connection with a user equipment according to the data flow information.
US10764779B2	Apparatuses and methods for mobility management (MM) congestion control A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a first service network utilizing a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and a second service network utilizing a second RAT. The controller starts a Mobility Management (MM) back-off timer in response to a first MM procedure with the first service network being rejected, determines whether both the UE and the first service network support a dual registration mode in response to starting the MM back-off timer, and initiates a second MM procedure with the second service network via the wireless transceiver when the MM back-off timer is running, in response to determining that both the UE and the first service network support the dual registration mode.
US10764777B2	Method for transmitting and receiving signals by terminal supporting EN-DC The present invention discloses a method of transmitting/receiving signals by a terminal supporting EN-DC. The method comprises determining a number of interrupted slots; and transmitting or receiving the signals based on the number of interrupted slots, wherein the signals are not transmitted or received during the interrupted slots, wherein the number of interrupted slots is determined based on SCS of cell supporting the NR, a MG offset, and a MGL, and wherein the number of interrupted slots is 7 when the SCS is 15 kHz, the MG offset is 0.5 ms, and the MGL is 6 ms.
US10764770B2	Detecting network devices without joining a network A tool listening device comprising a transceiver is configured to listen on a radio channel selected from a discovery channel hopping sequence. The tool listening device is configured to identify a preamble, indicating a start of a packet. The tool listening device continues to listen until a packet header is received. The tool listener extracts, from the packet header, a source address, a destination address and a frame type. The tool listening device adds the source address, the destination address, and the frame type to a data structure, and transmits the data structure to an external device, where the data may be visualized. The tool listening device is further configured to select another radio channel from the discovery channel hopping sequence.
US10764769B2	Direct interaction between a user and a communication network A mechanism is provided for direct interaction between an individual and a communication network. Captured data is received of the individual in an environment to be analyzed by a network management computer. The data is captured by network sensors. The network management computer determines that the individual is a subscriber to services of the communication network by identifying the subscriber from the data that has been captured. The subscriber is registered with a network carrier that operates and provides the services on the communication network. The data is obtained without assistance from a subscriber owned device providing the data. The data is analyzed to interpret commands when presented by the subscriber via the network sensors. The commands include gesture commands from the subscriber. An action is performed for the subscriber based on the commands.
US10764763B2	Tactical rescue wireless base station Systems, devices, and techniques described herein are directed to a tactical wireless base station, and applications thereof. A tactical wireless base station may include a plurality of hardware or software radios configured to facilitate communication over any wireless protocol. The tactical wireless base station may be deployed on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to search for a wireless signal of a target user equipment (UE) corresponding to a lost hiker, for example, in an area out of range of traditional base stations, and/or to locate the target UE to convey the location to rescuers. In some instances, a tactical wireless base station can be deployed in a handheld device and may coordinate with other tactical wireless base stations in order to triangulate a location of user equipment. Further, the tactical wireless base stations may be deployed during network outages to provide indications of events, such as during emergencies.
US10764757B2	System and method for controlling, monitoring and recording of wireless telecommunications services in penal institutions A system for controlling, monitoring, and recording of wireless telecommunications services associated with penal institutions is provided comprising a portable electronic device and application executing on the device that present a listing of available call destinations based on receiving a first instruction from a first authorized party possessing the device. The application receives a second instruction comprising a choice of a first call destination from the listing. The application transmits a third instruction requesting connection with the destination and joins a second authorized party associated with the first call destination in a first voice session. The application joins the first authorized party to the first session. The application further joins the first party to a second voice session initiated by the second party based on determining that the second party initiated the second session from the first destination. The device originates and receives transmissions solely upon approval of the application.
US10764754B2	Wireless magnetic communication method and a wireless magnetic communication device A method for wireless magnetic communication consisting in the processing of information encrypted by the transmitter using the magnetic field and decrypted by the receiver comprising proximity magnetic sensors is characterized according to the invention in that the transmitter is equipped with a magnetic system with a planarly shaped configuration of magnetic elements, and then the transmitter is placed against the receiver which is coupled to the first microprocessor controller, and then using the magnetic sensors of the receiver the configuration of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic elements of the transmitter by is recreated, and next, using the first microprocessor controller, one compares such configuration with the pattern implemented therein, and then, in accordance with the software implemented in the first microprocessor controller further actions corresponding with that pattern are launched. Permanent magnets or time varying magnetic field generators are used as magnetic elements with a favorable effect. The object of the invention is also the system for implementation of this method.
US10764753B2	Flight crew connectivity systems and methods Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for an aircraft flight crew secure communication path to multiple aircraft data domains. In one example, a system includes one or more data interface devices configured to communicate data. A power module is configured to provide power to the one or more data interface devices, and a switch coupled between the power module and each of the one or more data interface devices is configured to selectively provide power from the power module to at least one of the one or more data interface devices. A data transceiver is configured to couple to an external communication device, and a controller coupled between the one or more data interface devices and the data transceiver is configured to provide a data communication path between the selectively powered data interface device and the data transceiver for the external communication device.
US10764744B2	System and method for supporting shared service profiles between network devices of core network Systems and method are provided to reduce redundant data transfers for service profiles within a wireless core network. A network device in the core network receives, from a mobility management entity (MME), a user profile request. The user profile request includes a user identifier for an end device. The network device determines that a user profile corresponding to the user identifier includes a shared service profile and determines, when the user profile includes a shared service profile, whether the MME has stored the shared service profile. When the MME has not stored the shared service profile, the network device sends, to the MME, the shared service profile and a shared profile identifier for the shared service profile. The network device sends, to the MME, a response to the user profile request, the response including the user identifier and the shared profile identifier for the shared service profile.
US10764743B1	Providing a service with location-based authorization Methods and systems for providing a service are provided. A request is received to provide the service to a device. A location of the device, or a network interface through which the device is coupled, is determined. Finally, the delivery of the service is authorized based on the determined location of the device, or the determined network interface.
US10764742B1	Subscriber management with a stateless network architecture in a fifth generation (5G) network Fifth Generation (5G) standards specify use of a Subscription Concealed Identifier (SUCI) (i.e. a concealed identity) for a user equipment (UE) during initial registration, where the SUCI is derived from a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI) of the UE. Given the identity concealment and use of different identities on different interfaces in a 5G network, maintaining subscriber state with a stateless network architecture may be challenging. Accordingly, one or more techniques and mechanisms are provided herein for subscriber management with a stateless network architecture in a 5G network, even without the need to maintain intermediate states of a UE in an external data store. The one or more techniques and mechanisms may be provided in relation to processing of Next Generation (NG) Application Protocol (NGAP) signaling messages at an access and mobility management function (AMF), and in particular, in relation to a registration procedure for the UE.
US10764737B2	Communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium A communication apparatus searches for another communication apparatus using either a method with which to perform direct wireless communication or a method for specifying a service via an apparatus for constructing a wireless network, and in a case where another communication apparatus is using one of the methods and the detected another communication apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition, the communication apparatus does not perform a search using the other method.
US10764734B2	Service operation management using near-field communications Various techniques for the management and control of service operations using near-field communication (NFC) technologies are disclosed. In an example, a master computing system operates to identify a device configuration that enables a service operation upon a remote client device, identify an authentication value to authenticate permission to enable the service operation with the remote client device, and generate an NFC data payload including the authentication value and device configuration. This data payload is then provided to a client computing device that operates an NFC reader. In response, the client computing device processes and authenticates the payload, and enables the indicated service operation(s) within the client computing device. Further examples to conduct the NFC data transaction and perform the service operation(s) using active and passive NFC tags are also disclosed.
US10764733B2	Wearable apparatus, management server, management system having the same, and method for controlling thereof A management server is provided. The management server includes a communication interface unit configured to receive user environment information from a plurality of wearable apparatuses located in a preset space, an analyzer configured to analyze an environment state of the preset space based on a plurality of pieces of the received user environment information regarding the plurality of wearable apparatuses and determines an operation state of a common device located in the preset space according to the analyzed environment state, and a controller configured to control the communication interface unit so as to operate the common device according to the determined operation state.
US10764731B2	Methods and apparatuses for providing a service to an IoT device The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatuses for activating or running services or resources requested by an IoT device. The IoT device requests attachment to a mobile network by sending a request to core network which confirms said attachment. The IoT device then transmits a software/data container to the core network, the container comprises features/functions needed for running the requested resource/service. A network edge device then sets up the resource/service enabling the IoT device to run the service/resource provided the core network validates the software/data container. There is also provided a network edge device and a core network.
US10764729B2	Communication system using vehicle to vehicle radio as an alternate communication means A system and method of operating the same includes a first radio of a vehicle generating a first communication signal. The first radio attempts to communicate the first communication signal through a first communication system other than a vehicle to vehicle radio. The first radio, when an acknowledgement signal is not received, communicates the first communication signal though the vehicle to vehicle radio to a second vehicle radio.
US10764727B2	Method for charging inter-PLMN roaming data service online, and device A method for charging an inter-Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) roaming data service online, and a device are presented. The method includes, after determining that an access subscriber is a roaming subscriber, establishing, by a visited-place packet data network gateway, an online charging session for the access subscriber; determining a first charging information parameter list; sending, to a home online charging system, a first quota request message carrying a rating group; receiving a roaming data service quota of the rating group sent by the home online charging system; and sending first charging information to the home online charging system according to the first charging information parameter list. The disclosed embodiments can simplify a network connection between a visited-place Packet Data Network Gateways (PGW) and an Online Charging System (OCS) of another operator that has a roaming agreement with the visited-place operator, reduce network connection complexity, and improve network connection efficiency.
US10764725B1	Override of ad hoc talkgroup auto-dropping Systems and methods for overriding ad hoc talkgroup auto-dropping. One example method includes determining whether a contextual condition for a portable communications device meets a talkgroup formation criterion associated with an ad hoc talkgroup, and, in response to determining that the contextual condition meets the talkgroup formation criterion, sending a talkgroup identifier identifying the ad hoc talkgroup to the device. The method includes receiving a contextual condition update for the device and determining whether the update meets the talkgroup formation criterion. The method includes, in response to determining that the update does not meet the talkgroup formation criterion, sending an audio mute command based on the talkgroup identifier and a notification requesting an override action to the device. The method includes, when an override action indication is received from the device during a standby period, sending an audio unmute command based on the talkgroup identifier to the device.
US10764718B1	System and method for obtaining radio frequency (RF) signal data A system includes a plurality of mobile monitor setups, each mobile monitor setup connected with a vehicle. Each mobile monitor setup includes an omnidirectional antenna, a global positioning system (GPS) signal antenna configured to receive GPS signals and a receiver configured to obtain a plurality of radio frequency (RF) measurements. The plurality of RF measurements are swept across one or more frequency bands and each RF measurement is time stamped and location stamped based on received GPS signals.
US10764715B2	Mobile device communication Described is a technology by which a mobile computing device such as a mobile telephone operates differently based on detected proximity to another mobile device with which the first mobile device has a defined relationship. For example, the first mobile device may transfer content to the second mobile computing device when proximity corresponds to a non-cellular communications coupling, such as Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi coupling. In this manner, content transfer is deferred until a non-cellular coupling exists. The mobile device (or both devices) may output a notification to indicate that the other mobile computing device has been detected within a threshold proximity, such as via GPS data or by being within the same cellular tower. The type and/or settings of an output notification may vary based on different thresholds.
US10764710B2	Crowd sourced location determination Techniques and systems for determining locations of devices using location data sources are provided. For example, a network device, method, and computer-program product may be provided. In one example, a method may include receiving, on a computing device, a request to locate a device, wherein the request includes an identifier of the device. The method may further include receiving a communication from the device, wherein the communication includes the identifier of the device, and obtaining a location of the device. The method may further include transmitting the location of the device and the identifier of the device to a server, wherein the server is configured to use the location of the device and the identifier of the device to send a response to the requestor of the request.
US10764704B2	Multi-channel subband spatial processing for loudspeakers An audio system processes a multi-channel surround sound input audio signal into a stereo signal for left and right speakers, while preserving the spatial sense of the sound field of the input audio signal. A subband spatial processing is performed on a left input channel, a right input channel, a left peripheral input channel, and a right peripheral input channel of the input signal to create spatially enhanced channels. Binaural filters may be applied to the peripheral input channels or the spatially enhanced channels. Crosstalk cancellation is performed on the spatially enhanced channels to create a left crosstalk cancelled channel and a right crosstalk cancelled channel.
US10764703B2	Acoustic metamaterial device, method and computer program A device for room geometry analysis comprising: a plurality of segments (101-106) built of acoustic metamaterials, each segment (φ, θ) acting as a waveguide with a unique transfer function (B(φ, θ, ω)); and a processor configured to calculate delays (τ(φ, θ)) and respective directions (c(φ, θ)) of mirror sound sources (721-725) by decomposing a sound signal (Ŝ) obtained from a microphone (110) based on the transfer functions (B(φ, θ, ω)) of the segments (101-106) and based on a calibration signal (tsp(t)) emitted by a speaker (420).
US10764700B1	User interfaces for monitoring noise exposure levels The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for monitoring noise exposure levels using an electronic device. In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device displays a graphical indication of a noise exposure level over a first period of time with an area of the graphical indication that is colored to represent the noise exposure level, the color of the area transitioning from a first color to a second color when the noise exposure level exceeds a first threshold. In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device displays noise exposure levels attributable to a first output device type and a second output device type and, in response to selecting a filtering affordance, visually distinguishes a set of noise exposure levels attributable to the second output device type.
US10764695B2	BTE hearing instrument comprising an open-end transmission line antenna There is provided a hearing instrument comprising a BTE part (10) to be worn behind the ear of a user, the BTE part comprising: a first side, a second side substantially parallel to the first side, and a third side connecting the first side and the second side, wherein the third side is substantially perpendicular to the user's skin when the BTE part is worn behind the ear, an antenna (24), and a transceiver (12) designed for transmission and reception at frequencies from 1 to 6 GHz and connected to the antenna via a non-radiating bifilar transmission line (40).
US10764694B2	Hearing assistance device using unencoded advertisement for eavesdropping on bluetooth host device Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for eavesdropping on a data stream for hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a hearing assistance system for a wearer including a Bluetooth host device having a transmitter configured to send data including one or more encoded audio streams, and a data channel having an advertisement that includes frequency information, frequency hop sequences, information for decoding audio streams, and security keys for decoding audio stream information. The system also includes one or more Bluetooth slave devices identified by the Bluetooth host device. The Bluetooth slave devices are configured to actively participate in a connection with the host device to aid the host transmitter in deciding which frequencies to use for frequency hopping and in determining which frequencies are being interfered with and should not be included in a channel map, according to various embodiments.
US10764692B2	Piezoelectric device and display apparatus including the same A piezoelectric device and a display apparatus including the same are provided. A piezoelectric device includes: a first piezoelectric unit including a vibration-generating layer configured to vibrate at an input frequency based on a sound signal corresponding to the input frequency, and a second piezoelectric unit including: an air gap in the first piezoelectric unit, the air gap having a certain volume, and an air path connecting the air gap to an outer portion of the vibration-generating layer, the air path being configured to output a vibration.
US10764687B2	Sound generator The present invention provides a sound generator, includes a frame with an accommodating space, a magnetic circuit system and a vibration system. The magnetic yoke includes a bottom wall, a side wall and a supporting plate bending and extending from the side wall. The frame includes an upper surface close to the diaphragm and a lower surface provided with a fixing post. The spring includes an inner edge close to the accommodating space and an outer edge opposite to the inner edge and far away from the accommodation space. The fixing post is provided between the inner edge of the spring and the side wall. Compared to the relate art, the spring of the present invention can make more effective use of space, ensure the spring size, thus reducing the low-frequency response of the sound generator to further improve the acoustic performance.
US10764686B2	Speaker Provided is a speaker, including a holder, a vibration unit and a magnetic circuit unit fixedly held at the holder, and a bayonet portion penetrating through the holder. The vibration unit includes a diaphragm, a voice coil located at a side of the diaphragm and driving the diaphragm to vibrate and emit sound, and a flexible printed circuit board located at a side of the voice coil facing away from the diaphragm and connected to the voice coil. The flexible printed circuit board includes a body portion supporting the voice coil, an extension portion extending from body portion towards bayonet portion and passing through the bayonet portion, and a connecting portion bent and extending from a distal end of the extension portion along an outer side of the holder. The connecting portion is fitted to outer side of holder and used for electrical connection with an external circuit.
US10764684B1	Binaural audio using an arbitrarily shaped microphone array Systems, methods, and computer readable media to improve the operation of an electronic device having multiple microphones organized in an arbitrary, but known, arrangement in the device are described (i.e., having a specific form-factor). In general, techniques are disclosed for using a priori knowledge of an electronic device's spatial acoustic transfer functions to recreate or reconstitute a prior recorded three-dimensional (3D) audio field or environment. More particularly, techniques disclosed herein enable the efficient recording of a 3D audio field. That audio field may later be reconstituted using an acoustic characterization based on the device's form-factor. In addition, sensor data may be used to rotate the audio field so as to enable generating an output audio field that takes into account the listener's head position.
US10764683B2	Audio hub Systems and methods are provided for distributing audio. An audio system is provided that includes one or more audio interfaces, at least one of which is a wireless audio interface. An audio hub couples to the one or more audio interfaces and detects the presence of one or more headphones coupled to the wireless audio interfaces. The audio hub selectively establishes communication channel(s) to convey audio content between a plurality of devices coupled to the audio interfaces. The plurality of devices may include one or more headphones, an infotainment head unit, a microphone, and a speaker. Accordingly, headphone users may hold conversations with each other and/or other occupants of a vehicle, and various users may share audio content with headphone users and/or other occupants of a vehicle.
US10764682B2	Playback system, control device, control method, and program A control device includes a first communication circuit, a microphone, and a first control circuit. The first control circuit: acquires background noise in the room through the microphone and calculates a signal level of the background noise; transmits, to a playback device, a first control signal directing playback of a first test signal through a loudspeaker; acquires the first test signal through the microphone and calculates a signal level of the acquired first test signal; estimates a signal level of a second test signal using the signal level of the first test signal as a reference; increases a set value of a sound volume of the second test signal when a signal level obtained by subtracting a predetermined value from the estimated signal level of the second test signal is less than or equal to the signal level of the background noise; transmits, to the playback device, a second control signal directing playback of the second test signal through the loudspeaker; acquires the second test signal through the microphone, calculates a frequency response of the room, and calculates a correction coefficient based on the calculated frequency response; and transmits a third control signal including the calculated correction coefficient to the playback device.
US10764681B1	Low-latency audio output with variable group delay A system may include an input configured to receive a digital audio input signal having at least four and fewer than 65,000 quantization levels and sampled at at least 500 kilohertz, a low-pass filter configured to receive the digital audio input signal and perform filtering on the digital audio input signal to generate a filtered digital audio input signal having a bandwidth of between approximately 100 hertz and 10 kilohertz, a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive the filtered digital audio input signal and convert the filtered digital audio input signal into an equivalent analog audio input signal, and a driver configured to receive the equivalent analog audio input signal and drive an analog audio output signal to a transducer, wherein a group delay from the input to an output of the driver is less than 50 microseconds.
US10764678B2	Throwable microphone with virtual assistant interface A smart microphone system is disclosed that includes a control microphone subsystem and a smart microphone receiver subsystem. The control microphone subsystem may include a microphone; a wireless transmitter that receives audio signals from the microphone and is configured to wirelessly communicate the audio signals; and a button that switches between a virtual assistant state and audio output state. The smart microphone receiver subsystem may include a wireless receiver that receives audio signals from the wireless transmitter; an audio output that outputs the audio signals from the wireless receiver when the button is in the audio output state; and a virtual assistant that receives the audio signals from the wireless receiver when the button is in the virtual assistant enable state.
US10764675B2	Wearable microphone housing with built-in redundancy A wearable audio apparatus used to support multiple audio components, namely, microphones. The audio apparatus can have a housing that contains the multiple microphones. The housing can be easily worn by a user, such as by coupling to a headset, ear mount/hook, user's clothing, or user's body. The microphones can be acoustically matched for rapid swapping without requiring a separate audio setup. The audio components can be mounted astride or near one another in the audio apparatus. The audio components can also be separately wired so that each audio component can be independently activated.
US10764670B2	System having device-mount audio mode A system having a head-mounted display (HMD) mount and a mobile device, are described. A processor of the system can determine whether the mobile device is mounted on the HMD mount and handle an audio signal communicated from the mobile device to a wireless headphone based on whether the mobile device is mounted on the HMD mount. When the mobile device is not mounted on the HMD mount, the mobile device or the wireless headphone may operate in a first audio mode. When the mobile device is mounted on the HMD mount, the mobile device or the wireless headphone may operate in a second audio mode. The second audio mode can reduce audio signal latency between the mobile device and the wireless headphone and increase motion-to-sound quality. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10764668B2	Sensor mount and circumaural headset or headphones with adjustable sensor An adjustable sensor mount and associated headset that may include a band with circumaural earcups and cushions may be configured to position a sensor forward of the tragus of a user. The headset may include a speaker, a microphone, and a controller. The mount may include a base configured for sliding engagement with the cushion and a sensor holder secured to the base and configured to receive the sensor. The base may be made of a generally C-shaped resilient plastic or metal material. The holder may be pivotably secured and/or slide relative to the base. The holder may include a support arm that slides and/or pivots relative to the base and receives a housing adapted to secure the sensor. The housing may slide and/or rotate relative to the support arm, and may have an elastomeric covering. Sensor signals may be processed to provide a gating signal for the microphone.
US10764663B2	Speaker box The present disclosure provides a speaker box which includes a shell, a speaker, an acoustic guiding channel, an auxiliary acoustic cavity, a baffle and a cover plate. The diaphragm of the speaker separates the receiving space into a front acoustic cavity and a rear cavity, the acoustic channel communicates the front acoustic cavity with the outside to form a front cavity. The auxiliary acoustic cavity is provided with a first through-hole in communication with the front cavity and a second through-hole in communication with the outside, and the baffle completely covers the first through-hole. The baffle is provided with a channel penetrating therethrough, and the auxiliary acoustic cavity is in communication with the front cavity through the channel. The cover plate completely covers the second through-hole and forms a fixed. Compared with the related art, the high-frequency acoustic performance of the speaker box of the present disclosure is excellent.
US10764657B2	Routing of data in network A method for routing data by a node from a plurality of nodes connected by links to form a network includes feeding, to a global bus, local traffic information regarding the node, the global bus being provided separately from the links and spread within the network. The method also includes obtaining, from the global bus, global traffic information regarding other nodes from the plurality of nodes. The method further includes switching a routing path of the data based on at least the local traffic information regarding the other nodes.
US10764656B2	Agglomerated video highlights with custom speckling Presentation of video highlights is disclosed. A data processing system receives from multiple users, multimedia files with user-generated video(s), the multimedia files being produced and enhanced by the users. The data processing system generates a speckle excitement vector of the multimedia files based on identifying feature(s) of the user-generated video(s). The processing and distribution system determines a cognitive state of each of the users based, in part, on the speckle excitement vector of each of the multimedia files. The processing and distribution system alters characteristic(s) of the user-generated video(s) of the multimedia files based on the cognitive state of each of the users that results in altered video(s). The processing and distribution system compiles the altered video(s) into a digital file that includes automatically-produced multimedia content. The processing and distribution system makes the digital file available for viewing.
US10764649B2	Falling back from three-dimensional video Disclosed are techniques for allowing a fallback from downloading and presenting a three-dimensional (3D) media content item to a 2D version of the same content item. During the download, a triggering condition is noted, such as network congestion or resource starvation on the receiving device. The receiving device requests a fallback and then begins to receive the 2D version of the media content item. (Generally, the 2D content item is downloaded beginning at a point specified by the recipient device rather than from the beginning.) The 2D version is presented to the user of the recipient device in place of the 3D version. If the triggering condition is resolved, then the download and presentation can resume in 3D, either on the request of the recipient device or by the download server noting the resolution of the triggering condition.
US10764648B2	Systems and methods for sorting favorite content sources Systems and methods for sorting favorite content sources are provided. A list of favorite content sources arranged in a first order is stored. The favorite content sources in the list are accessed according to the order of the favorite content sources in the list. At a given time, a user request to change a currently accessed content source to one of the favorite content sources in the list is received. In response to receiving the user request, an attribute of content presented on the currently accessed content source at the given time is identified. The favorite content sources in the list are rearranged into a second order based on the identified attribute. The favorite content sources in the list are accessed according to the second order in response to receiving the user request.
US10764647B2	Systems and methods for controlling a single-wire multiswitch device This disclosure relates to a devices and methods related to satellite information broadcasting. An embodiment may relate to a device that includes a plurality of respective tuning channels. The device includes a controller configured to transmit a registration query and receive a registration request from a client device. The registration request may include a client identifier and a tuner quantity. The tuner quantity may indicate the number of tuners associated with the client device. The controller may assign at least one tuning channel to the client device based on the tuner quantity. Furthermore, the controller may transmit a registration confirmation message to the client device. The registration confirmation message may include the respective tuning channel identifier of the at least one assigned tuning channel.
US10764646B2	System and method for managing interactive media According to some example embodiments of the present invention, in a system for managing interactive media, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: monitor a broadcast of a live media content production; receive, from a plurality of user devices, preference data indicating preferences for modifying content of the live media content production; aggregate the preference data; and transmit the preference data to a media production device for modifying the live media content product in real time during the broadcast.
US10764644B2	Samples of content in streaming environments Methods, systems, devices, and products provide sample content. A stream of data is sent that specifies samples of content available for a preview. A user, via a device, makes a selection from the stream of data. A filtered stream of data is sent that specifies remaining samples of content associated with the selection. Any of the remaining samples of content are thus available for the preview.
US10764640B2	Receiver device including native broadcaster application A reception apparatus includes a memory that stores a television receiver application and a native application. The reception apparatus further includes a processor configured to send, by the native application to the television receiver application, a query command regarding a number of services available for display, receive, by the native application from the television receiver application in response to the query command, a query response message including at least a first parameter that specifies a number of associated services available for display, and provide, by the native application, a video surface for each service indicated in the first parameter.
US10764637B2	Targeted content delivery A device can receive, via a single interface of a device, information identifying video content to be targeted to user devices associated with an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service. The device can receive, via the single interface of the device, configuration information relating to the video content. The device can store the information identifying the video content in association with the configuration information. The device can receive information associated with a user device of the set of user devices. The device can generate, using the information identifying video content and the configuration information, targeted information relating to the video content based on the information associated with the user device. The device can provide, to the user device, the targeted information relating to the video content to permit the user device to provide, for display, the targeted information relating to the video content in association with the IPTV service.
US10764636B2	Method for announcing services in a communication network A communication device, on detection of a change in availability of at least one of its hardware resources, implements an announcement phase comprising the following steps: obtaining a list of possible local services corresponding to actions that the communication device is able to implement relying on its hardware resources; obtaining a list of hardware resources of the communication device that are necessary for offering the local services; obtaining a list of local services available among the possible local services, according to the hardware resources necessary for offering the local services and according to the actual availability of its hardware resources; and announcing, via the communication network, the list of available local services obtained, in order to enable at least one managing device to present services globally available in the communication system by means of lists of available local services announced.
US10764635B2	Aggregated stress monitoring to guide user interaction A system and method for real-time alteration of media content based on stress monitoring is disclosed. A computer system present a single media content item in two distinct content streams to a first and second user. Using sensor generated data the computer system measures at least one user response indicator for the first and second user and estimates a stress level for the first and second users. The computer system determines whether the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold. In accordance with a determination that the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold the computer system alters the first stream of the presented media content item to modify the particular portion of the media content item associated with the estimated stress level for the first user.
US10764632B2	Video signal processing apparatus, video signal processing method, and program In order to address a conventional problem that video signal processing in consideration of system features has not been performed, a video signal processing apparatus includes: a system feature accepting unit that accepts one or at least two system features from when an image is acquired to when an image is output; an input image accepting unit that accepts an input image; a conversion processing unit that performs conversion processing that acquires an output image from the input image, using the system features; and an output unit that outputs the output image acquired by the conversion processing unit. Accordingly, it is possible to perform video signal processing in consideration of system features.
US10764631B2	Synchronizing audio of a secondary-language audio track A method of providing a synchronized secondary audio track via a mobile device. The method includes: receiving, at a mobile device, a request from a user to receive a secondary audio track that corresponds with a primary audio track of an audio-visual (AV) program which is presented to the user; receiving the secondary audio track at the mobile device; receiving at the mobile device a playback-control cue; and in response to receiving the playback-control cue, outputting audio data of the secondary audio track so that the audio data is synchronized with the primary audio track.
US10764628B2	Network recorder buffer A network digital video recording (nDVR) system may take into account the capabilities of a requesting user's local DVR when managing network recordings. The user's local DVR may include a temporary buffer that is normally used to record what the DVR is tuned to, and may be used for local trickplay functionality such as pausing live television. The nDVR features described herein may track the usage of the user's temporary DVR buffer, and use that in determining what to stream in response to a user's playback request. The nDVR system can also determine if the user's local DVR has an unused tuner at a time of a program recording, and can instruct the user's local DVR to also tune to the program.
US10764622B2	Systems and methods for client-based addressable advertising In accordance with the present invention, systems and methods that allow a television broadcast facility or a headend to insert in-band messages, where the inserted message allow receivers to switch to, insert, or otherwise show addressable advertisements to its viewers.
US10764621B2	Authentic server, user terminal, content server, control method for these, and computer program An authentication server that authenticates a user of a user terminal that plays a content stream provided by a content server, the authentication server authenticating the user. The authentication server includes storage means that stores registration information, authentication means that, when receiving an authentication request for content designated by a first user from a user terminal that the first user is using, compares information included in the authentication request with the registration information and authenticates the first user, generation means that, if the authentication succeeds, generates a first token indicating that the first user is an authenticated user, and communications means that transmits the generated first token to the user terminal. The generation means further generates a second token relating to the same content as the content designated by the first user, and the communications means is further configured to transmit the second token to the user terminal.
US10764616B2	Image transmission apparatus, image transmission method, and recording medium An image transmission apparatus includes an imaging device, wireless communication equipment and at least one processor. The processor determines whether the wireless communication equipment is able to complete transmission of a first frame image within a transmission period corresponding to a first imaging cycle. The processor controls the wireless communication equipment to continue transmission of the first frame image in a transmission period of a second frame image output from the imaging device in a second imaging cycle when the processor determines that the wireless communication equipment is not able to complete transmission of the first frame image.
US10764615B2	Transmission device, transmission method, reception device and reception method Convenience is achieved in performing processing depending on decoding capability in a reception side. High-frame-rate ultra-high-definition image data is processed to obtain first image data for acquisition of a base-frame-rate high-definition image, second image data for acquisition of a high-frame-rate high-definition image by being used with the first image data, third image data for acquisition of a base-frame-rate ultra-high-definition image by being used with the first image data, and fourth image data for acquisition of a high-frame-rate ultra-high-definition image by being used with the first to third image data. A container is transmitted including a predetermined number of video streams including encoded image data of the first to fourth image data. Information is inserted into the container, the information corresponding to information that is inserted into each of the predetermined number of video streams and associated with image data included in the video streams.
US10764613B2	Video media content analysis A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s) obtains a request, from a first client, to stream selected content, uploaded by a second client, on a streaming media platform. The processor(s) identifies a similarity between metadata associated with the selected content and metadata associated with relevant additional content uploaded to the streaming media platform, by a third client. The metadata associated with the selected content and the metadata associated with the relevant additional content describe elements in the selected content and the relevant additional content identified, based on the processor(s) performing a content analysis of the selected content and the relevant additional content. The processor(s) selects the relevant additional content to provide to the first client, with the selected content, based on the similarity. The processor(s) displays the relevant additional content with the selected content on a viewer on the first client.
US10764609B2	Systems and methods for creating broadcast media channels playing media contents based on user ratings There is provided a system including a non-transitory memory storing an executable code and a hardware processor executing the executable code to provide access to a plurality of media contents in a content repository, wherein each of the plurality of media contents has a rating, receive a rating input from a user device assigning a user rating to a first media content of the plurality of media contents, update the rating of the first media content based on the rating input, if the rating of the first media content exceeds a threshold, add the first media content to a programming queue of a broadcast channel, and transmit the first media content to a plurality of user devices on via the broadcast channel.
US10764606B2	Methods of palette mode coding in video coding An apparatus and method of coding a palette table using a palette predictor list operate by receiving input data associated with a current block in a picture, receiving a current palette for a current block in the picture, and receiving the palette predictor list for the current palette. For a current position of the palette predictor list, the operations determine a current palette predictor run, wherein a distance between the current position of the palette predictor list and a next position of a next palette entry of the palette predictor list corresponds to the current palette predictor run. Further, the operation constrains a syntax element representing the current palette predictor run to a range of values to cause the next palette entry of the palette predictor list to be within the palette predictor list, and signal or parse the syntax element in a bitstream for the current block.
US10764600B2	High efficiency video coding device and method based on reference picture type The present technique relates to an image processing device and method capable of suppressing a decrease in encoding efficiency. The image processing device includes: a predictive vector generating unit that generates a predictive vector of a current parallax vector of a current block used in prediction using correlation in a parallax direction using a reference parallax vector referred when generating a predictive motion vector, when encoding the current parallax vector; and a difference vector generating unit that generates a difference vector between the current parallax vector and the predictive vector generated by the predictive vector generating unit. The present disclosure can be applied to an image processing device.
US10764599B2	Moving picture decoding method and moving picture encoding method High-quality video is provided using a small amount of coded bits. The moving picture decoding method performs inter-frame prediction processing. With the aforementioned inter-frame prediction processing, blocks with similar motion vectors from among the motion vectors in multiple blocks that have already been decoded are combined and a combined area is computed. A predicted vector for a target block to be decoded is computed using the motion vector of the aforementioned combined area, and a motion vector for the aforementioned target block is computed based on the aforementioned predicted vector and a difference vector which is included in a coded stream that is input. A predicted image is generated using the aforementioned motion vector, and a difference image which is included in the aforementioned coded stream and the aforementioned predicted image are added to generate a decoded image.
US10764598B2	Method and device for decoding image in image coding system An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: acquiring information on inter prediction of a target block through a bit stream; deriving motion information of the target block on the basis of the information on inter prediction; deriving a prediction sample by performing inter prediction for the target block on the basis of the motion information; generating a reconstruction block on the basis of the prediction sample; deriving modified motion information of the target block on the basis of the reconstruction block; and updating the motion information of the target block on the basis of the modified motion information. According to the present invention, modified motion information of the target block can be calculated, and the motion information of the target block can be updated on the basis of the modified motion information, so that the overall coding efficiency can be improved.
US10764596B2	Tiling in video encoding and decoding Implementations are provided that relate, for example, to view tiling in video encoding and decoding. A particular method includes accessing a video picture that includes multiple pictures combined into a single picture (826), accessing information indicating how the multiple pictures in the accessed video picture are combined (806, 808, 822), decoding the video picture to provide a decoded representation of at least one of the multiple pictures (824, 826), and providing the accessed information and the decoded video picture as output (824, 826). Some other implementations format or process the information that indicates how multiple pictures included in a single video picture are combined into the single video picture, and format or process an encoded representation of the combined multiple pictures.
US10764591B2	Transmission bit-rate control in a video encoder A video encoder receives a minimum number of bits (MIN) and a maximum number of bits (MAX) to be used to encode a segment of a sequence of image frames, the segment including a set of pictures contained in the sequence of image frames. The video encoder encodes the set of pictures using a total number of bits greater than the minimum number of bits (MIN), and not exceeding the maximum number of bits (MAX). Thus, the transmission bit-rate of the video encoder can be constrained to lie within a maximum and minimum rate. In an embodiment, the constraints are enforced over relatively short time intervals.
US10764588B2	Deep quality enhancement of adaptive downscaled coding for image compression Techniques are disclosed for coding image data adaptively at different levels of downscaling. Such techniques may involve partitioning input data into pixel blocks for coding and performing content analysis on the pixel blocks. The pixel blocks may be input to block coders that operate at different pixel block sizes, which may code the pixel blocks input to them at their respective sizes. Except when a block coder operates at the partitioning size, block coders that operate at different pixel block sizes may perform downscaling of the pixel blocks to match their size with the block coders' respective coding size. A block decoder may invert the coding operations performed by the block coders, decoding coded image data at respective pixel block sizes, then upscaling decoded image data obtained therefrom to a common pixel block size. Image reconstruction may synthesize a resultant image from the decode pixel block data output by the decoders. Quality enhancements may be added by neural network processing systems that have been trained to other segmented images.
US10764586B2	Bit rate allocation method, apparatus, and storage medium for code units in video coding A bit rate allocation method for video coding and a bit rate allocation method for code units are applied to a client or a server. The method includes: obtaining a target bit rate and a coded bit rate of a current frame; determining a frame uncoded bit rate based on the target bit rate and the coded bit rate; obtaining current code unit prediction costs and frame uncoded unit prediction costs that are determined based on precoding; and determining a target bit rate of a current to-be-coded code unit based on the frame uncoded bit rate and a cost ratio, the cost ratio being a ratio of the current code unit prediction costs to the frame uncoded unit prediction costs.
US10764582B2	Reducing seam artifacts in 360-degree video Provided are systems and methods for processing 360-degree video data by obtaining a 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture, the 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture including a first region with a region boundary and a first region area; identifying coding tree units (CTUs) within the first region area; selectively identifying a first coding unit (CU) and a second CU from within the CTUs; determining an initial QP value for the first CU; determining an initial QP value for the second CU; identifying the first CU as a region boundary CU; identifying the second CU as a non-region boundary CU; reducing the initial QP value for the first CU to a final first QP value in response to identifying the first CU as a region boundary CU, and generating an encoded video bitstream comprising: the final QP value for the first CU, and the initial QP value for the second CU.
US10764581B2	Multi-resolution regionalized data transmission According to certain embodiments, reducing data signal bandwidth comprises receiving a multi-resolution image having a plurality of concentric regions that each have a different level of resolution, where the regions closer to the center having greater levels of resolution. Generating a representative image comprising first rasterizing the multi-resolution image into a pixel representation of pixel data with an array of pixel values. A ring of pixels for each region results from discarding duplicate pixels from each region such that only the interior pixels from each region are preserved. In a first circular direction, duplicate pixels along each ring are discarded, the preserved unique pixels resulting in ring fragments. The ring fragments are then moved towards the center so that there are no gaps between the ring fragments for each level of resolution. After resizing the array, discarded pixels are replaced with the pixel value from pixels in the second circular orientation with respect to their level of resolution.
US10764580B2	Offset decoding device, offset coding device, image filtering device An adaptive offset filter (60) adds an offset to the pixel value of each pixel forming an input image. The adaptive offset filter (60) refers to offset-type specifying information, sets offset attributes for a subject unit area of the input image, decodes an offset having a bit width corresponding to an offset value range included in the set offset attributes, and adds the offset to the pixel value of each pixel forming the input image.
US10764577B2	Non-MPM mode coding for intra prediction in video coding Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing intra coding predictions. An intra-coding process applied to pixels in a frame of media is determined. The intra-coding process is determined whether to corresponding to at least one of most probable modes. In response to determining the intra-coding process does not correspond to the at least one of the most probable modes, four angular prediction modes are extracted from a list of prediction modes. A set of candidates based on the four angular prediction modes are determined. A pre-defined order of the set of candidates is determined, wherein each candidate mode of the set of candidate modes is included in a ranked order and signaled with a particular fixed length coding, and wherein a length of the particular fixed length coding increases based on the pre-defined order of the set of candidate modes.
US10764575B2	Coding MCTS-nested SEI messages to exclude other SEI messages that are not MCTS-nested An example device for processing video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to decode a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit of a video bitstream including the video data, the SEI NAL unit containing a motion constrained tile sets (MCTS) nesting SEI message; determine that the SEI NAL unit does not contain any non-MCTS-nesting SEI messages in response to the SEI NAL unit containing the MCTS nesting SEI message; and decode subsequent SEI messages of the SEI NAL unit as MCTS nesting SEI messages in response to the determination.
US10764574B2	Encoding method, decoding method, encoding apparatus, decoding apparatus, and encoding and decoding apparatus To provide an encoding method for reducing deterioration in encoding efficiency when encoding a video/an image by selecting one operation mode out of a number of operation modes. The encoding method includes: extracting one or more features from one or more reconstructed pixel groups; categorizing the one or more reconstructed pixel groups using the extracted one or more features and a first machine learning model; and performing an encoding process on a current block of image samples included in a current picture using a parameter set corresponding to a result of the categorizing, the parameter set being one of a plurality of predefined parameter sets.
US10764573B2	Host-independent VHF-UHF active antenna system An antenna system for use with a media device is provided. The antenna system includes a multi-mode active antenna configurable to operate in a plurality of modes. Each mode of the plurality of has a distinct radiation pattern. The antenna system includes a supplemental tuner that is separate from a primary tuner associated with the media device. The antenna system includes a switching device movable between at least two positions to selectively couple the active antenna to the supplemental tuner. When the switching device is in a first position, the active antenna is coupled to the supplemental tuner. When the switching device is in a second position, the active antenna is coupled to the media device.
US10764570B2	Rotating inspector for camera module The present invention relates to a rotating inspector for a camera module. The rotating inspector includes a rotary table having one or more socket units on which the camera module mounted; a plurality of inspection devices disposed around the rotary table to inspect the camera module; test boards disposed on the rotary table, each of test boards being connected to the one or more socket units, respectively to control the camera module and generate inspection data for the camera module; a first data processing unit disposed on the rotary table and analyzing the inspection data to generate result data for possible defects of the camera module; a second data processing unit disposed outside the rotary table, the second data processing unit being configured to receive the result data and to sort and store the received data; and a data transmission unit transmitting the result data generated in the first data processing unit to the second data processing unit. Accordingly, the inspection result obtained from the respective inspection devices disposed around the rotary table can be stably transmitted.
US10764568B2	3D display device, method for controlling the same and computing device The present disclosure provides a 3D display device, a method for controlling the same and a computing device. The method includes: collecting in real time current face image information of a viewer; based on the face image information, calculating at a second frame rate, target status information of the grating structure which enables the viewer to see a 3D image at a current viewpoint; adjusting a status of the grating structure at a third frame rate according to the target status information of the grating structure. The third frame rate is greater than the second frame rate.
US10764561B1	Passive stereo depth sensing A depth sensing system receives an image pair showing objects in a scene. The system generates binary hashes for pixels in the image pair by performing a random walk. The system matches pixels in the first image to pixels in the second image that depict the same point in the scene by generating cost values representing differences between the binary hashes for pairs of pixels in the images. The system generates a disparity map containing disparity vectors representing coordinate differences between matched pixels in the first and second images. The system generates and outputs a depth map based on the disparity map. The depth map represents the distances between an image acquisition system that acquired the image pair and the objects in the scene.
US10764556B2	Depth sculpturing of three-dimensional depth images utilizing two-dimensional input selection A depth sculpturing system comprises an eyewear device that includes a frame, a temple connected to a lateral side of the frame, and a depth-capturing camera. The depth sculpturing system further includes a user input device. Execution of programming by a processor configures the depth sculpturing system to perform functions to track, via the user input device, motion of a two-dimensional input selection from an initial touch point to a final touch point. The depth sculpturing system determines a rotation matrix between an initial ray and a final ray that project to the initial touch point and the final touch point, correspondingly. The depth sculpturing system generates a depth sculptured image by applying the rotation matrix to vertices of an initial depth image. The depth sculpturing system presents, via an image display, the depth sculptured image.
US10764554B2	System and method for dynamic in-vehicle virtual reality A method for rendering views to an output device, including receiving vehicle data from a portable device. The vehicle data is from a frame of reference of an exterior environment of a vehicle. The method also includes receiving user data from a portable device. The user data includes a health data about a user from a frame of reference of an exterior environment of the vehicle. The method also includes generating a view based on the vehicle data, the user data and a model. The model includes one or more components that define the view. The method further includes determining a difference between the user data and the vehicle data. The method additionally includes rendering the view at a rendering speed to the output device by controlling the output device to update display of the view according to the determined difference. The rendering speed is based on the health data.
US10764552B2	Near-eye display with sparse sampling super-resolution A near-eye display system includes display panel to display a near-eye lightfield frame comprising an array of elemental images and a lenslet array to present the integral lightfield frame to a user's eye. The system further includes a rendering component to generate an array of elemental images based at least in part on a sparse sampling of a source image to decrease an overlap of image data contained within each individual elemental of the array of elemental images. A method of operation of the near-eye display system includes generating an array of elemental images forming the integral lightfield frame based on a sparse sampling of the current viewpoint of the subject object to decrease an overlap of image data contained within each individual elemental image of the array.
US10764551B2	Method for configuring image-recording settings A method for configuring image-recording settings includes receiving an image source, determining whether the image source is the high dynamic range (HDR) image. If a HDR image source is received, a step is performed for determining whether a recording device supports recording an image with a HDR format, and a step is performed for adding a HDR recording option if the recording device supports recording the image with the HDR format.
US10764549B2	Method and device of converting a high dynamic range version of a picture to a standard-dynamic-range version of said picture The present disclosure generally relates to a method and device of converting a HDR version of a picture to a SDR version of this picture. The method is characterized in that it converts the HDR version to the SDR version of the picture according to: a first indicator that indicates the presence of color mapping parameters; a second indicator that indicates whether a device is configured to convert the HDR version to the SDR version of the picture by taking into account said color mapping parameters; and a third indicator that indicates whether converting without taking into account said color mapping parameters is inhibited.
US10764548B2	Luminous device using a high-resolution light source A luminous device for a motor vehicle, said device including a pixelized light source and an optical system that is arranged to project a pixelized light beam emitted by the pixelized light source, the optical system comprising a first mirror arranged to collect and reflect rays of the pixelized light beam emitted by the pixelized light source, a second mirror arranged to reflect the rays reflected by the first mirror, and a third mirror arranged to receive the rays reflected by the second mirror and to reflect these received rays so as to correct field aberrations. The invention enables improved projection of a pixelized light beam by a luminous motor-vehicle device.
US10764547B2	Foveated near to eye display system using a computational freeform lens via spatial light modulation of a laser projected image onto an emissive film A projection system projects images onto a projection surface in, for example, a computer game head-mounted display (HMD). The light is projected through a spatial light modulator that is combined with a Freeform Fourier Lens that is a combination of a Fresnel lens, an X-phase grating, a Y-phase grating, and a radial grating. The freeform lens causes the gradual shrinking of portions of the laser-projected image, decreasing the perceived pixel pitch in at least one foveal area on the projection surface compared to a non-modulated laser image. The center positions of the Fresnel lens and radial grating can be changed in the X and Y axes, moving the condensed foveal areas in accordance with eye tracking of the user. In effect, the system projects a Foveated image that contains variable pixel pitch such that a user perceives a higher visual acuity in his gaze direction.
US10764544B2	Robotically controlled entertainment elements A robotic mount is configured to move an entertainment element such as a video display, a video projector, a video projector screen or a staircase. The robotic mount is moveable in multiple degrees of freedom, whereby the associated entertainment element is moveable in three-dimensional space. In one embodiment, a system of entertainment elements are made to move and operate in synchronicity with each other.
US10764542B2	Camera activation in response to firearm activity A portable camera may be activated in response to the activity of a firearm. Furthermore, a communications channel may be established between a firearm telematics sensor and a video camera, optionally by means of intermediary devices. When the telematics sensor detects that its associated firearm has been removed from a holster of the firearm, is in motion, or is being discharged, the telematics sensor may signal the video camera to initiate recording.
US10764540B2	Monitoring system In a monitoring system, when a monitoring display instruction is received from a smartphone, a master device transmits an image transmission request to a plurality of cameras, each of the cameras transmits image data obtained by an image capturing unit to the master device in response to the image transmission request from the master device, the master device generates a plurality of separate images in order to display images from the plurality of cameras on a single screen in a distributed manner, and transmits image data of a monitoring screen of the plurality of separate images to the smartphone, and the smartphone includes a display/input unit and displays the monitoring screen of the plurality of separate images transmitted from the master device on the display/input unit.
US10764539B2	System and method for using mobile device of zone and correlated motion detection A system and method for determining relationships between fields of views of surveillance cameras is disclosed. In the system, a user device such as a mobile phone receives image data from the cameras, and an analytics system of the user device analyzes the image data to determine the relationships between the fields of views of the surveillance cameras. The relationships include overlap among fields of view of at least two of the cameras and deadzones, where deadzones are areas monitored by the cameras that are not included within any of the fields of view of any of the cameras. In a preferred embodiment, the surveillance cameras capture image data of a scene while an installer holding the user device walks one or more critical paths through the scene. The user device then analyzes image data from the cameras during the critical path definition to determine any overlap and/or deadzones.
US10764535B1	Facial tracking during video calls using remote control input A communication system enables users to select between individuals for tracking during video calls based on remote control input. The communication system establishes a video call session between a local client device and one or more remote client devices. The communication system uses a facial recognition algorithm to detect one or more faces from video data and obtains an identifier to each face. The communication system selects a first identifier. The communication system receives a navigation input from a remote control coupled to the communication system and, based on the input, selects a second identifier. The communication system receives an operation input and applies a center of focus of the video data to a second face corresponding to the second identifier.
US10764529B2	Fixing apparatus, fixing method, and fixing program Provided is a fixing apparatus which enables, when a large display is used in front of a console, easy and smooth detachment of the display itself, including touch sensor groups which respectively detect a contact with or a close approach to a display unit which is supported by a casing and which includes a display surface, from the display surface F side, and detect a contact with or a close approach to the display unit from the back surface side; and a control unit which enables detachment of the display unit from a joining arm which couples the casing and the display unit, in the case where the display unit is fixed to the joining arm, and when the contact with or the close approach from the display surface side is detected and the contact with or the close approach from the back surface side is detected.
US10764519B2	System and method for high dynamic range digital double sampling A system and method is provided for performing high dynamic range digital double sampling. More particularly, a CMOS image sensor is provided that includes a pixel array with each pixel sampling both dark and bright values for digital double sampling. After the sampled signals are digitized, a mean dark value is determined and each dark value is further fed to a lookup table that generates an output value taking into account whether the pixel has been saturated. In over exposed conditions, the lookup table will generate a negative value output to eliminate image artifacts. All three values are fed to adder logic circuit that subtracts the mean dark value and the lookup table output from the bright value. This resulting output is fed to a video viewer.
US10764512B2	Method of image fusion on camera device equipped with multiple cameras A camera device is provided. The camera device includes: a first imaging section, a second imaging section, a third imaging section, and a processor. The first imaging section, second imaging section, and third imaging section capture a first image, a second image, and a third image of a scene with a first field of view (FOV), a second FOV, and a third FOV. The processor is configured to generate a first output image by performing a first image-fusion process on the first image, the second image, and a third image in response to a zooming factor of the camera device being between a first zooming factor and a second zooming factor, wherein the first FOV is wider than the second FOV, and the second FOV is wider than the third FOV, and the second zooming factor is greater than the first zooming factor.
US10764503B2	Information processing apparatus, control method, and program for outputting a guide for correcting a field of view of a camera An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a determination unit (2020) and a notification unit (2040). The determination unit (2020) determines whether a field of view of a second camera is correct, on the basis of a first captured image (40), a second captured image (50), and relationship information (information indicating the relationship to be satisfied between a field of view of a first camera and the field of view of the second camera). In a case in which the field of view of the second camera is not correct, the notification unit (2040) notifies that the field of view of the second camera is not correct. The first camera is provided in a head-mounted display worn by a person. The second camera is provided in a part other than the head-mounted display.
US10764502B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes: a finder; a grip portion on a side of a first direction relative to the finder; a touch operation member provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus on a side of the first direction relative to the finder, on a side of a second direction relative to the grip portion, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, and on a side of a third direction relative to a center of the imaging apparatus, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and being oriented from the center toward the finder; and a control unit configured to control the imaging apparatus so as to execute a first function in accordance with a slide operation in the first direction and to execute a second function in accordance with a slide operation in the second direction.
US10764496B2	Fast scan-type panoramic image synthesis method and device The present invention discloses a fast scan-type panoramic image synthesis method and device. The device includes: simultaneously acquiring two original images of the same angle of view, wherein one is an exposure-locked image and the other is a non-exposure-locked image; performing HDR processing on the two simultaneously acquired original images by using the exposure-locked image as a reference image to obtain an HDR processed outcome image; performing exposure compensation on the HDR processed outcome image of the current frame based on the temporary panoramic outcome image of the previous frame; and performing image fusion and synthesis according to the temporary panoramic outcome image of the previous frame and the exposure compensated HDR processed outcome image of the current frame to generate a new temporary panoramic outcome image of the current frame. The present invention can effectively restore lost details in areas of over-exposure and under-exposure in the original images, thereby avoiding the issue of detail loss in a panoramic image caused by locked exposure.
US10764483B2	Optical image capturing module An optical image capturing module includes a lens assembly and a circuit assembly including a circuit substrate, a sensor holder, and an image sensing component electrically connected to the circuit substrate via signal transmission elements. The lens assembly includes a fixed base disposed on the sensor holder, a movable base, and a lens group. The fixed base made of an opaque material has a focusing hole penetrating through two ends of the fixed base, thereby the fixed base is hollow, and the image sensing component is located in the focusing hole. The movable base is disposed in the focusing hole, and could move relative to the fixed base. The lens group includes at least two lenses having refractive power, and is disposed in a receiving hole of the movable base, thereby light could pass through the lens group and the through hole and project onto the image sensing component.
US10764482B2	Portable device for measuring the geometry of an object and its spatially varying surface reflectance on site The invention concerns a portable device that, even for a device of small dimensions, increases the amount of the recorded imagery data of a measured object in a fixed position in order to obtain spatially varying surface reflectance data, i.e. Bidirectional Texture Function data, and the multidirectional imaging of real objects with the use of a basic three-dimensional object (2) equipped with first illumination units (4) and/or exit apertures of a light guiding system (21) in combination with multiplication of optical elements (11) contributing to the imaging on the acquisition system and/or second illumination units (9) and/or acquisition elements of the camera/detector type and/or third illumination units (12), by their placement on moveable arms (7, 8, 13) attached to the basic three-dimensional object (2). This principle is usable for small portable devices and allows for recording the visual appearance of surfaces on site without having to extract a sample from its environment.
US10764481B2	Light-emitting device and camera A small light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device which is less likely to produce a shadow is provided. A structure including a switching circuit for supplying a pulsed constant current and a light-emitting panel supplied with the pulsed constant current has been conceived.
US10764480B2	Optical image capturing module and system with multi-lens frame and manufacturing method thereof An optical imaging module including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly is provided. The circuit assembly includes holding base, two circuit substrates, image sensor elements, conductive lines, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements are disposed on the holding base. The circuit substrates are disposed on the carrier and surround the image sensor elements. The conductive lines are disposed between the circuit contacts of the circuit substrates and image contacts of the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame is integrally formed and covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The lens assembly may include lens base, two auto lens assemblies, and two drive assemblies. The lens bases can be disposed on the multi-lens frame. The auto lens assembly may have at least two lenses having refractive power. The driving assembly can be electrically connected to the circuit substrate.
US10764477B2	Apparatus body of image pickup apparatus and lens adapter for equipping interchangeable lens to apparatus body An apparatus body of an image pickup apparatus that ensures reliability of an electric connection between a lens adapter and the apparatus body with a simple configuration even when a spacer is inserted between the lens adapter that has an electrical communication unit and the apparatus body. A lens adapter to which an interchangeable lens is detachably attached is detachably attached to a fixing unit. An electrical connecting portion is formed as a comb-shaped terminal that is electrically connected with a terminal of the electrical communication unit provided in the lens adapter. A contact portion of the comb-shaped terminal contacting with the terminal of the electrical communication unit is slidable with respect to the terminal of the electrical communication unit.
US10764474B2	Assembly for electronic devices This disclosure describes a voice-controlled electronic device that includes a housing and a mounting component. The housing includes a translucent cover attached to a cylindrical-shaped unibody enclosure. The electronic device further includes a microphone array disposed near a first end within the housing, a speaker box disposed within the housing, and a printed circuit board assembly disposed within the housing. Additionally, the electronic device includes a camera disposed within the housing and attached to the printed circuit board assembly, and a depth sensor that includes a depth camera and a projector. In some instances, the camera and the depth sensor point substantially in a direction of the translucent cover. Furthermore, the electronic device includes a light ring that protrudes from a surface of the translucent display and surrounds a lens of the camera.
US10764467B2	Image forming apparatus that performs an accomplishment determination process and non-transitory recording medium storing computer readable program An image forming apparatus includes: a determination part that performs an accomplishment determination process which is a process of determining whether or not a job is accomplishable prior to a billing process using a pre-billing method which is a billing method of billing for execution of the job before completion of the job; and a decision part that decides whether or not to perform the billing process based on the determination result of the accomplishment determination process, wherein the decision part decides that the billing process is to be performed for the execution of the job when it is determined that the job is accomplishable, and decides that the billing process is not to be performed for the execution of the job when it is determined that the job is not accomplishable.
US10764466B2	Method and apparatus to communicate data associated with media processing devices A disclosed example is a server residing on a first network. The server has an observer. The observer receives observational data from a media processing device residing on a second network via a first persistent connection between the media processing device and the server. The observer provides, via the first persistent connection, a configuration file to the media processing device that defines a type of the observational data to be collected by the media processing device. The observer is prevented from communicating an operational instruction to the media processing device. The operational instruction is to control media processing hardware of the media processing device.
US10764465B2	Document scanning apparatus communicable with server for file management, and method and computer-readable medium therefor A document scanning apparatus includes a controller configured to control an image scanner to scan a document sheet, thereby generating scanned image data, control a communication interface to transmit, to a storage, an instruction for inquiring whether there is one or more pieces of image data stored in a folder of the storage, control the communication interface to receive data existence information representing whether there is one or more pieces of image data stored in the folder, when the data existence information represents that there is one or more pieces of image data stored in the folder, control the communication interface to transmit, to the storage, an instruction to remove the one or more pieces of image data from the folder, and control the communication interface to transmit, to the storage, an instruction to store the scanned image data generated by the image scanner, into the folder.
US10764463B2	Image forming apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium for sending notification of an input operation to at least a user interface An image forming apparatus capable of running a predetermined application program on a firmware, which includes an operation unit, a memory configured to accept a user operation via the operation unit and store a user interface program which initializes display of the operation unit in accordance with an elapse of predetermined time, and a notifying unit configured to notify the firmware and the user interface program when the user operation via the operation unit is accepted, in which while the predetermined application program is running, the notifying unit notifies the application program of operation information based on the user operation via the firmware so that the user interface program does not initialize the display of the operation unit in accordance with the elapse of the predetermined time, and the notifying unit notifies the user interface program of predetermined notification which is not based on the user operation at predetermined timing.
US10764461B2	Image reading apparatus with determination of original size, and image forming apparatus, reading method, and image forming system therewith An image reading apparatus compares a difference in luminance value between a pixel of interest in image information acquired via a reading unit and a pixel separated from the pixel of interest by a first distance with a first threshold value. Further, the image reading apparatus compares a difference in luminance value between the pixel of interest and a pixel present within a range to a pixel separated from the pixel of interest by a second distance that is larger than the first distance with a second threshold value. The image reading apparatus determines whether or not the pixel of interest is an edge pixel at an original end portion based on results of those comparisons, and determines an original size based on a result of the determination.
US10764459B2	Image reading apparatus capable of shielding illumination light not to leak outside An image reading apparatus includes a main body, a document pressing plate, and a light shielding portion. The main body has an image obtaining portion which irradiates illumination light on a document placed on a contact glass and captures an image formed on the document. The document pressing plate is attached to the main body in such a way as to pivot around a pivot shaft that is provided on a rear side above an upper surface of the main body. The pivot shaft moves in an up-down direction with respect to the main body. The light shielding portion, when the document pressing plate presses downward the document, extends downward from the document pressing plate with increase of an interval between the document pressing plate and the upper surface on the rear side in the up-down direction, so as to shield the illumination light not to leak outside.
US10764456B2	Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a sheet support surface, a reading unit, a main body portion configured to accommodate the reading unit, and a flat cable being curved while the reading unit moves in the sub-scanning direction, wherein the main body portion includes a sliding contact surface configured to be brought into sliding contact with a flat surface of the flat cable, and a side surface facing the reading unit in the sub-scanning direction, the housing includes a first surface facing the sliding contact surface and abutting against the flat surface of the flat cable, a second surface facing the side surface, and a connecting surface configured to connect the first surface and the second surface, and the connecting surface abuts against the flat surface of the flat cable in a case where the reading unit performs the reading operation.
US10764455B2	Memory control method, memory control apparatus, and image forming method that uses memory control method A memory control method uses a memory including a plurality of bank groups each having a plurality of banks. The memory control method includes masking write control data and read control data based on an inside-bank group constraint period that is a command to command interval during which a processing is restricted inside an identical bank group and an inter-bank group constraint period that is a command to command interval during which a processing is restricted inside different bank groups, and storing an unmasked command in an arbitration queue. An arbitration raises a priority order of control data requesting a processing on the bank group that has been accessed last among the plurality of bank groups.
US10764447B2	Electronic device, imaging device, image reproduction method, image reproduction program, recording medium with image reproduction program recorded thereupon, and image reproduction device An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
US10764446B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and program [Object] To propose an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of efficiently transmitting captured images between devices connected via a network even when a moving image or a plurality of still images are captured as a series of images.[Solution] The information processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a series of images captured by an imaging unit in accordance with a predetermined operation mode on the basis of an instruction from an external device connected via a network; and a transmission control unit configured to transmit a series of thumbnail images corresponding to the series of images to the external device via the network. The transmission control unit transmits at least some of the series of images to the external device via the network in accordance with an instruction from the external device to which the series of thumbnail images has been transmitted.
US10764445B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes plural internal devices, a controller, and a communication path. The controller is configured to control the plural internal devices. The communication path is used for communication between the plural internal devices and the controller. Usage priority of the communication path is assigned to plural pieces of communication between the plural internal devices and the controller in a time divisional manner. The controller detects a status change of the image forming apparatus, and upon detecting the status change, interrupts the time divisional manner with a time slot of a specific internal device among the plural internal devices, the specific internal device corresponding to the status change.
US10764444B2	Portable terminal performing a printer search A portable terminal performs a printer search using Bluetooth®. In a case where communication different from Bluetooth® communication can be performed between the portable terminal and a particular printer, he portable terminal displays those printing apparatuses found by the search that are able to communicate via a different communication. Those printing apparatuses found by the search that just communicate via Bluetooth® are not displayed.
US10764441B2	Sound signal processing device and sound signal processing method A sound signal processing device includes: a microphone terminal to which a sound signal derived from sound received by a microphone is input; a loudspeaker terminal from which a sound signal directed to a loudspeaker is output; a first input terminal to which a sound signal from another proximal-end device is input; a first output terminal from which a sound signal directed to the other device is output; a distal-end input terminal to which a distal-end sound signal is input via a network; a distal-end output terminal from which a sound signal directed to the network is output; and at least one processor configured to execute stored instructions to establish at least one signal path from at least one of the microphone terminal, the first input terminal, or the distal-end input terminal, to at least one of the loudspeaker terminal, the first output terminal, or the distal-end output terminal.
US10764440B2	System and method of real-time wiki knowledge resources A system and method are disclosed for recommending a resource to a customer service representative that includes one or more databases that store data describing electronic communication between one or more customer system communication devices and one or more service center communication devices. Embodiments further include a computer coupled with one or more databases and configured to monitor communication activity to determine whether a customer service ticket has been opened between one or more customer system communication devices and one or more service center communication devices and determine a customer service representative score based on one or more customer service representative ranking factors.
US10764437B2	Call management system for a command center Methods and systems for call queue improvement. One system includes an electronic computing device configured to receive a call from a communication device operated by a caller; analyze the call for an incident factor; and direct the call, based on the incident factor, to either an automated call handler or to an active call queue. The electronic computing device is further configured to assign an existing incident identifier associated with the existing incident to a call record of the call based on determining whether the call is in regard to an existing incident. The electronic computing device is further configured to assign the call record to an abandoned call queue, and display, via a workstation of a call taker, a list of calls included in the abandoned call queue. The list includes the call and an indication whether the existing incident identifier has been assigned to the call record.
US10764435B2	Smart customer assistant in a contact center A request to establish a first communication session with a contact center is received. For example, a customer may make a voice call to the contact center. A determination is made that the request to establish the communication session is from an application in a customer communication endpoint. An agent virtual assistant is instantiated. The agent virtual agent works on behalf of a contact center agent. A message is sent to the application in a customer communication endpoint to instantiate a customer virtual assistant. A second communication session is established between the agent virtual assistant and the customer virtual assistant. This allows the contact center agent and the customer to have a better interaction using a simplified graphical user interface that provides the best available information.
US10764434B1	Phone alert for unauthorized call The disclosed techniques enable selective forwarding and blocking of calls directed to an alias phone number based on a whitelist, as well as text message alerts triggered by phone calls from unauthorized originating numbers. More generally, the disclosed techniques enable an enterprise system to store contact phone numbers (i.e., alias phone numbers) for users while avoiding storing and managing personal phone numbers for the user. For example, the enterprise system may forward personal phone numbers to an aliasing server configured to generate alias phone numbers based on the personal phone number. The aliasing server may operate as a “middle man” that receives calls directed to the alias phone number and that forwards the calls to the personal phone number when appropriate. The enterprise system may store and maintain the alias phone numbers in lieu of the personal phone numbers.
US10764433B2	Call filtering to a user equipment A user equipment and method for call filtering is provided. On receipt of an incoming call, the incoming call's telephone number or other caller identifier is determined and then used as a search query in a search engine search. Using natural language processing or text string comparison, text from the search hits is processed by comparing with the stored permitted caller description(s). If a match is found, then a call alert is generated, whereas if not, then the call is blocked.
US10764429B2	System and method for displaying content on a mobile communications device A method for displaying content on a mobile communications device during an inactive call state. The method can include storing content for transmission to the mobile communications device, transmitting content to the mobile communications device in response to an event, and displaying the content on the mobile communications device while the mobile communications device is in an inactive call state, wherein the event includes a call initiation event or a call suspension event, wherein the inactive call state includes a call initiation state or a call suspension state, and wherein the content includes images, image sequences, or videos.
US10764427B2	System and method for assessing security threats and criminal proclivities A centralized and robust threat assessment tool is disclosed to perform comprehensive analysis of previously-stored and subsequent communication data, activity data, and other relevant information relating to inmates within a controlled environment facility. As part of the analysis, the system detects certain keywords and key interactions with the dataset in order to identify particular criminal proclivities of the inmate. Based on the identified proclivities, the system assigns threat scores to inmate that represents a relative likelihood that the inmate will carry out or be drawn to certain threats and/or criminal activities. This analysis provides a predictive tool for assessing an inmate's ability to rehabilitate. Based on the analysis, remedial measures can be taken in order to correct an inmate's trajectory within the controlled environment and increase the likelihood of successful rehabilitation, as well as to prevent potential criminal acts.
US10764413B2	Frame transmission method and apparatus in wireless local area network The frame transmission method in the wireless local area network includes: generating, by an access point, a physical layer protocol data unit PPDU of a target type, where the PPDU includes a target media access control MAC frame structure that is generated in a target encapsulation format and that carries a trigger frame, and whether the target MAC frame structure includes a packet extension field is determined based on the target type and the target encapsulation format; and sending, by the access point, the PPDU.
US10764408B2	Method for establishing wireless connection and device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for establishing a wireless connection and a device. A first terminal establishes a wireless connection to a second terminal, and a non-cellular network protocol transmission technology is used for the wireless connection, so that the first terminal transmits, through the wireless connection to the second terminal, a data packet of a protocol type or a service attribute that can be recognized by a network device to the network device, to enable receiving and transmitting parties, namely, the first terminal and the second terminal, to have consistent knowledge on a protocol type or a service attribute (for example, a PSM) of a data packet of an upper layer of a logical link control protocol layer or a Media Access Control layer in respective non-cellular network protocols without making a standardized change to the non-cellular network protocols.
US10764406B1	Methods and systems for sending sensor data An audio system and method for sending sensor data including a first wearable audio device having a speaker, a first communication module arranged to establish a first connection with a first peripheral device and obtain a first data characteristic of the first wearable audio device, and obtain a second data characteristic of a first application running on a first peripheral device, and a sensor arranged to obtain a sensor data. The first wearable audio device or the first peripheral device are arranged to: compare the first data characteristic and the second data characteristic, and send or receive the sensor data obtained from the sensor to the first peripheral device for use with the first application if the first data characteristic and the second data characteristic match.
US10764402B2	Leveraging time-windows generated by web browser pre-connections Among other things, this document describes systems, methods and devices for content delivery from a server to a client, and in particular using certain windows of time on the server side—during which little or no activity is expected from a client application—to perform operations that will improve the speed of content delivery.
US10764399B2	Customized web services gateway A method and apparatus for facilitating access to a resource. A gateway receives a request from a client. The request includes a uniform resource identifier that references an interface associated with the resource. The gateway identifies a method type of the request and a path component count of path components in the uniform resource identifier. The gateway successively matches path components of the uniform resource identifier to a corresponding character sequence in a set of candidate sequences. The set of candidate sequences is identified based on the method type, the path component count, and any previously matched corresponding character sequences. The gateway identifies a context resource identifiers for the resource based on the method type, the path component count, and the matched corresponding character sequences. The gateway sends the request to the resource according to the context resource identifiers.
US10764397B2	Method of managing the connections between a secure element and a server Disclosed is a method for managing the connections between a secure element and a server of a communication network, the secure element being incorporated in a host device. The method includes the following steps: —determination of a theoretical time period between two consecutive instants of connection, —determination of a real time period between two consecutive instants of connection between the secure element and the server, —comparison of the determined theoretical time period with the determined real time period, and if the determined theoretical time period is different from the determined real time period: —determination of a new theoretical time period.
US10764396B2	Media transcoding based on priority of media In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for transcoding digital media in an optimized manner based on media priority. For instance, in one example, a method includes obtaining a plurality of media content items awaiting transcoding before being distributed over a content distribution network, identifying a plurality of transcoding resources available to transcode the plurality of media items, and generating a schedule for transcoding the plurality of media content items using the plurality of transcoding resources, wherein the schedule prioritizes those media content items of the plurality of media content items that have the highest relative business value.
US10764393B2	Determining a persistent network identity of a networked device The present disclosure relates to a network device that determines a persistent network identity for a networked device. Specifically, the network device receives a service request that includes an identifier for a second network device in a sub-network among a plurality of sub-networks. The identifier uniquely corresponds to the second network device during a limited period of time. At least one sub-networks are unreachable by the service request. The network device aggregates partial networked device profiles corresponding to the second network device received from other network devices in at least the at least one sub-networks to generate a networked device profile. Moreover, the network device searches at least one caches to obtain the networked device profile based on the identifier in the service request, and correlates the identifier to a persistent network identity corresponding to the second network device based on the networked device profile.
US10764389B2	Managing replica caching in a distributed storage system Technologies for managing replica caching in a distributed storage system include a storage manager device. The storage manager device is configured to receive a data write request to store replicas of data. Additionally, the storage manager device is configured to designate one of the replicas as a primary replica, select a first storage node to store the primary replica of the data in a cache storage and at least a second storage node to store a non-primary replica of the data in a non-cache storage. The storage manager device is further configured to include a hint in a first replication request to the first storage node that the data is to be stored in the cache storage of the first storage node as the primary replica. Further, the storage manager device is configured to transmit replication requests to the respective storage nodes. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10764381B2	Communications channels in media systems A computing device includes program instructions to select, based on indicia of interest for media content for each of a plurality of users, a first user and second user to engage in an interaction related to a media content item. The computing device further includes programming to select a topic related to the media content item for the interaction and initiate the interaction between the first and second user based on the topic.
US10764376B2	System and method for node selection based on mid-session and end-session event information In one embodiment, a method comprises obtaining, by a first network element comprising processing logic, notification of a plurality of events associated with a plurality of communication sessions, wherein the events include at least one of a mid-session event or an end-session event, wherein the plurality of events are communicated to a routing agent using a first communication protocol by a plurality of second network elements; receiving, by the first network element, a request via a second communication protocol for a first communication session to be established for a client computing device; selecting, by the first network element, one or more network elements from the second network elements for the communication session based on the at least one of a mid-session or an end-session event; and communicating, by the first network element, identification information of the one or more network elements selected for use in the first communication session.
US10764374B1	Internet-of-things (IoT) device reference network A method of operating a reference network comprising a plurality of Internet-of-things (IoT) devices. The method comprises monitoring reference activities of a plurality of IoT devices in a reference network by a first IoT device, wherein the monitoring comprises detecting events of reference rations being delivered to the IoT devices and detecting events of references being transmitted by the IoT devices, maintaining a reference ration account balance by the first IoT device for each of the IoT devices, determining by the first IoT device that a second IoT device transmits a reference while the reference ration account balance of the second IoT device is below a threshold value, and transmitting a report by the first IoT device, where the report identifies the second IoT device, identifies the reference transmitted by the second IoT device, and identifies the value of the reference ration account balance of the second IoT device.
US10764373B2	Method and apparatus for determining cooperation node Provided is a method and apparatus for determining a cooperation node. The method includes: acquiring first location information of a target node when it is required to allocate a cooperation node to the target node; and selecting, from a plurality of nodes, the cooperation node satisfying a preset location requirement for the target node based on the first location information, where the plurality of nodes and the target node are located in a same network, and the preset location requirement refers to that the target node and the cooperation node do not have a common parent node or have a lowest-level common parent node closest to a root node.
US10764370B2	Hybrid cloud migration delay risk prediction engine A cloud migration tool manages and monitors a cloud migration project that migrates data from a legacy environment to a target data center environment. The cloud migration tool includes an analytics engine that applies data regression models to generate a delay risk prediction for activities that are scheduled during the cloud migration project.
US10764369B2	Data storage method and server applicable to distributed server cluster Data may be stored in a distributed server cluster which includes a plurality of nodes. A specific implementation of a method for storing data in the distributed server cluster comprises: receiving a data write request, the data write request comprising to-be-written data; broadcasting the data write request to each of groups in the server cluster, the each of the groups comprising at least one node, and at least one of the groups comprising at least two nodes; and sending a notification message of successful writing to a client sending the data write request, in response to receiving a confirmation message fed back from more than a half of the groups.
US10764367B2	Registration with a storage networking repository via a network interface device driver Examples include registration with a storage networking repository via a network interface device driver independent of a storage initiator. Some examples include registration with a storage networking repository, provision of a state change registration to the storage network device, and acquisition of login information for storage targets from the storage networking repository, each via a network interface device driver and independent of a storage initiator and a storage protocol driver.
US10764363B2	Network peering discovery system and method Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with network peering discovery are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, and storing in a data structure, a customer location where a customer terminal is located, and platform information identifying a multi-tenant platform. A network exchange point is identified, and includes network hardware where a physical network connection to the multi-tenant platform is to be established for the customer terminal. If a distance separating the network exchange point from the customer location does not exceed a threshold, the data structure is modified to include a local network connection between the network exchange point and the customer terminal. If the distance exceeds the threshold, the data structure is modified to include a third-party network between the customer terminal and the network exchange point. The modified data structure is transmitted to a remote computer terminal to control creation of a peer connection.
US10764359B2	Method and server for dynamic work transfer A method and a server for dynamic work transfer are provided. The method includes following steps: regularly collecting and recording network resources of multiple nodes including a cloud node and multiple edge nodes in a network; receiving a request of a first job at a first time point, calculating a cost for configuring the first job to each node according to the network resource of each node at the first time point, and configuring the first job to a first target node; receiving a request of a second job at a second time point, calculating a cost for configuring the second job to each node according to the network resource of each node at the first time point, and determining a second target node suitable for configuring the second job and whether to transfer the first job; and accordingly configuring the second job and maintaining or transferring the first job.
US10764358B2	Retrieval and playout of media content An example method involves accessing a playlist defining a sequence of media content items including a first media content item and a second media content item; retrieving, from one or more server devices, first data representing the media content items of the received playlist, and using the retrieved first data to playout the media content items in accordance with the sequence defined by the playlist; determining a status of an event, and using the determined status of the event as a basis to determine a condition; making a determination that the determined condition has been satisfied; and responsive to making the determination that the determined condition has been satisfied, (i) retrieving second data representing a media content item related to the event, and (ii) using the retrieved second data to playout the media content item related to the event in between playing out the first and second media content items.
US10764350B2	Setting first-party cookies by redirection A first request on a second domain associated with the computing device is received, by the computing device, from a user device, in response to the user device processing a webpage associated with a first domain. Handler instructions are sent, by the computing device, to the user device. A second request including a target URL is received, by the computing device, from the user device. Setting instructions to set a first cookie on the second domain associated with the computing device and redirection instructions to redirect the user device to the target URL are sent, by the computing device, to the user device.
US10764348B2	Methods and systems for improving quality of digital communication in communication sessions A method of improving quality of digital communication in a communication session between communicating entities includes collecting context information pertaining to at least one of the communicating entities. The context information is indicative of a plurality of context parameters related to at least one of: a device, a communication client, at least one media stream, an access network. Information indicative of a plurality of performance-specific observations recorded at one or more monitoring entities is collected. The observations are analyzed to determine the quality of digital communication in the communication session. The context information is analyzed, to identify at least one action to be taken to improve the quality of digital communication. Information indicative of the at least one action is sent to the at least one of the communicating entities and/or the at least one network entity during the communication session.
US10764347B1	Framework for time-associated data stream storage, processing, and replication Disclosed are various embodiments for a framework for time-associated data stream storage, processing, and replication. A plurality of streams of time-associated data are received from a plurality of sources via a network using an application-layer protocol. Each of the plurality of streams is divided into a plurality of fragments. An acknowledgement is sent to each of the plurality of sources for each of the plurality of fragments via the network using the application-layer protocol. Processing is performed on each of the plurality of fragments for individual ones of the plurality of streams. An action is implemented relative to a respective fragment based at least in part on a result of the processing.
US10764339B2	Systems and methods for dynamic bandwidth allocation Disclosed herein are various embodiments of systems and methods that may be utilized in a variety of videoconferencing applications. According to various embodiments, techniques may be utilized to dynamically allocate and adjust bandwidth utilization during a videoconferencing session. A data network may allow for the transmission of data between two or more endpoints. The data exchanged between the endpoints may include video data, audio data, control data, and status data. Control data may be utilized in various embodiments to operate a robotic videoconferencing endpoint. Accordingly, various components of a data network connecting videoconferencing endpoints may transmit data wirelessly.
US10764333B2	Hardware agnostic platform for transparent access control of Internet of Everything (IoE) destinations via correlation, classification, and/or tagging Simplified and/or user friendly interfaces can be employed to facilitate administration of a routing platform that couples devices of a local area network (LAN) to an external communication network (e.g., the Internet). In one aspect, the routing platform comprises a firewall that can be employed to perform access control and/or an Internet of Things (IoT) hub that can be employed to control operations of IoT devices of the LAN, for example, based on domain information, user-defined tags and peer-defined criteria to make correlations that are leveraged to implement access control policies. A search and command interface is employable to issue textual (e.g., natural language) commands to configure access control policies, tags for devices and/or websites, and/or search for data.
US10764330B2	LAN/SAN network security management An apparatus for managing network security includes an inventory module, a survey module, an observation module, and a security module. The inventory module identifies each node of a network. The survey module gathers information for each node of the network. The security module generates notifications to one or more users in response to the observation module detecting one or more irregularities.
US10764327B2	E-mail anti-phishing system and method An anti-phishing email system and an anti-phishing email method are provided. The system includes an email address registration and authentication subsystem configured to register an email address of a user, an email signature registration subsystem configured to register a signature generated by the user for information on a to-be-sent email, and an email signature query subsystem configured for an email receiving user to query whether the email is registered after the email receiving user receives the email, to determine whether the email is an illegal phishing email.
US10764325B2	Method for adjusting mining difficulty of a cryptocurrency blockchain system by monitoring malicious forks and implementing a miners blockchain A modified mining algorithm of the conventional bitcoin system adopts, during some periods of time, a lower difficulty for proof-of-work (PoW) than the default difficulty of the conventional bitcoin system, while implementing a malicious fork detection mechanism to monitor the bitcoin blockchain during periods of reduced difficulty. The malicious fork detection mechanism detects and removes malicious forks, the malicious forks being recognizes where every block on a forked branch was generated by the same miner. If a malicious fork is found, the mining difficulty is increased back to the default value for a period of time. The default difficulty corresponds to 2016 blocks every 14 days, while the reduced difficulty corresponds to 2016 blocks every 10 days. A miners' blockchain is implemented to allow the miners to reach consensus regarding the detection of malicious forks.
US10764320B2	Structuring data and pre-compiled exception list engines and internet protocol threat prevention Blocking high-risk IP connections in real-time while allowing tailoring of an acceptable risk profile to match the security requirements of network resources. By acquiring IP threat information about IP addresses, traffic from IP addresses posing unacceptable levels of risk is blocked. A computer executed method is disclosed for sorting a plurality of internet protocol (IP) addresses. The method includes dividing the range of IP addresses into a plurality of clusters representing a plurality of contiguous sub-ranges, assigning each IP address to the cluster associated with the sub-range that includes that IP address, and assigning the IP addresses in each cluster to one of a plurality of pages. A network appliance incorporating aspects of the method is also disclosed.
US10764318B1	Detection failure monitoring system The present disclosure relates generally to improved systems and methods for ensuring continued network security in a data network. More specifically, present embodiments are directed to detecting and responding to the failure of a security detection module employed for network security in the data network. A detection failure monitoring system may detect that a security detection module has failed by executing a number of test cases simulating conditions that should be flagged by the security detection module. To that end, when the detection failure monitoring system determines that a security detection module did not flag a condition produced by an executed test case, the detection failure monitoring system may implement a response to address the failed security detection module. Accordingly, the systems and techniques provided herein may maintain network security with improved granularity and robustness.
US10764314B2	Implicit crowdsourcing for untracked correction or verification of categorization information Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to updating categorization of online content. An analytics engine implemented at least partially in hardware can receive an engagement indicator across a network interface; identify a type of the engagement indicator, the type of the engagement indicator comprising one of a positive engagement indicator or a negative engagement indicator; and update the reputation data stored in memory based on the type of the engagement indicator. A safe harbor time window is described during with user activity with online content is not reported to system administrators.
US10764312B2	Enhanced data aggregation techniques for anomaly detection and analysis An anomaly detection system that performs data aggregation against user-defined subsets of multiple variable columns within an aggregation table. Various embodiments enable users to generate rules by defining values for user-defined subsets of variables of an aggregation table that is used to deploy numerous other rules. Thus, if an aggregation table includes hundreds of columns each associated with discrete variables, a user may generate rules for aggregating data into specific variable columns of the aggregation table rather than into all of the hundreds of variable columns. The user may also define a sliding time window for the rule to be applied against and to set an occurrence threshold for the user-defined sliding time window. When a rule is triggered, the anomaly detection system may automatically generate a post-analysis table by preemptively and selectively populating the post-analysis table with values of event data indicated by a cardinality threshold and/or filter parameters.
US10764310B2	Distributed feedback loops from threat intelligence feeds to distributed machine learning systems In one embodiment, a device in a network receives anomaly data regarding an anomaly detected by a machine learning-based anomaly detection mechanism of a first node in the network. The device matches the anomaly data to threat intelligence feed data from one or more threat intelligence services. The device determines whether to provide threat intelligence feedback to the first node based on the matched threat intelligence feed data and one or more policy rules. The device provides threat intelligence feedback to the first node regarding the matched threat intelligence feed data, in response to determining that the device should provide threat intelligence feedback to the first node.
US10764309B2	Context profiling for malware detection Analysis of samples for maliciousness is disclosed. A sample is executed and one or more network activities associated with executing the sample are recorded. The recorded network activities are compared to a malware profile. The malware profile comprises a set of network activities taken by a known malicious application during execution of the known malicious application. A verdict of “malicious” is assigned to the sample based at least in part on a determination that the recorded network activities match the malware profile.
US10764303B2	Detecting unauthorized cloud access by detecting malicious velocity incidents Embodiments detect unauthorized access to cloud-based resources. One technique analyzes cloud-based events to distinguish potentially malicious velocity incidents from benign velocity incidents. A velocity incident occurs when the same user causes events from two geographically remote locations in a short time. Benign velocity incidents are distinguished from malicious velocity incidents by comparing an event with past events that have the same features. Embodiments probabilistically determine if a velocity incident is malicious or benign based on a weighted multi-feature analysis. For each feature of an event, a probability is calculated based on past events that have the same feature. Then, each feature is associated with a weight based on a relative frequency of past events having that feature. A weighted average of probabilities is calculated, and the resulting probability is compared to a defined threshold to determine if the velocity incident is likely malicious or benign.
US10764301B2	Method and system for user authentication based on a visual representation of user location The present teaching relates to user authentication based on a visual representation of a location. In one example, a request is received for authenticating a user with respect to a user identity. A location of the user is determined. A candidate visual representation of the location is obtained from the user. One or more visual representations are retrieved from a database. The retrieved one or more visual representations are associated with the user identity in the database. Whether the user is authenticated is determined based on the candidate visual representation and the retrieved one or more visual representations.
US10764298B1	Systems and methods for improving a security profile of an entity based on peer security profiles A computer-implemented method is provided for comparing the security profile of a particular entity to peer entities. The method can include receiving, for a particular entity, (i) a value for at least one feature and (ii) a number of security records of one or more security risk types. The method can include determining peer entities based on the value of the features; obtaining, for each peer entity, a number of security records; and adjusting the number of peer security records based on the number of entity security records. The method can further include comparing, for one or more security risk types, the received number of security records for the particular entity to the respective adjusted number of security records for each peer entity; and comparing a security profile of the particular entity to security profiles of the population of peer entities based on the comparison for the security risk types.
US10764296B2	Controlling devices by social networking In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing information received from a first network-enabled device to identify instructions for a second network-enabled device associated with a second user of a social-networking system, the first network-enabled device being associated with a first user of the social-networking system. The method also includes determining (1) that the first user is connected to the second user with respect to a social graph of the social-networking system and (2) that the first user has authorization to provide instructions to the second network-enabled device, where the authorization is based on social-networking information. The method further includes providing the instructions to the second network-enabled device.
US10764294B1	Data exfiltration control A service request and a credential are sent from a customer environment to a service provider. The service provider maintains information, such as a credential whitelist, that identifies which credentials may be used with each customer environment. The service provider identifies the particular customer environment from which the service request was submitted using the IP address of the requester (or other environment-identifying information), and retrieves information that restricts the use of the credentials. A request may be approved or rejected based on the presence of the associated credential in a whitelist notwithstanding whether the credential otherwise authorizes the service request. In some examples, the system is used to limit data exfiltration from a customer environment.
US10764287B2	Secure default user account for embedded systems In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a service processor. The service processor sends to a DHCP server a request-to-acquire for acquiring an IP address. The service processor then receives a response from the DHCP server. The response includes a first user name. The service processor further configures a user account in association with the first user name on the service processor. The user account allows access to the service processor.
US10764277B2	Customized user validation Mechanisms and techniques for customized user validation. A login attempt is received from a remote electronic device with one or more computing devices that provide access to one or more resources. The login attempt is analyzed to determine a profile from a plurality of profiles corresponding to the login attempt. The one or more computing devices support the plurality profiles with each profile having a corresponding flow. The flow corresponding to the profile is performed prior to allowing continuation of the login attempt. The login attempt is continued, via the one or more computing devices, after the flow corresponding to the profile is completed. Access is granted to the one or more resources, via the one or more computing devices, in response to a successful completion of the login attempt.

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