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US10792380B2 System and apparatus for sanitizing a point of contact
An apparatus for sanitizing a point-of-contact surface may include a housing configured to be affixed about at least a portion of said point of contact. The housing may have an interior in or through which the point of contact may be accessed and an anterior opening for access to the interior. The apparatus may further include one or more sources of a sanitizing agent, such as germicidal light, configured to direct the sanitizing agent toward a location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed. One or more of an anterior dome, an inner surface, and a posterior surface may also be configured to reflect the sanitizing agent toward the location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed.
US10792378B2 Using a blue-shifted reference dye in an optical glucose assay
The invention is directed to a competitive glucose binding affinity assay comprising a glucose receptor (typically mannan binding lectin) labeled with an assay fluorophore and a modified glucose analog (typically dextran) labeled with a reference fluorophore. In certain embodiments, the glucose analog is dextran and is coupled to both a reference fluorophore and a quencher dye (e.g. hexamethoxy crystalviolet-1). Optionally the reference fluorophore is blue shifted relative to the assay fluorophore.
US10792369B2 Sulfamide linker, conjugates thereof, and methods of preparation
The present invention relates to a compound comprising an alpha-end and an omega-end, the compound comprising on the alpha-end a reactive group Q1 capable of reacting with a functional group F1 present on a biomolecule and on the omega-end a target molecule, the compound further comprising a group according to formula (1) or a salt thereof: Said compound may also be referred to as a linker-conjugate. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of a bioconjugate, the process comprising the step of reacting a reactive group Q1 of a linker-conjugate according to the invention with a functional group F1 of a biomolecule. The invention further relates to a bioconjugate obtainable by the process according to the invention.
US10792359B2 Methods of using a vaccine composition containing synthetic adjuvant
Compositions and methods, including vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for inducing or enhancing an immune response are disclosed based on the discovery of useful immunological adjuvant properties in a synthetic, glycopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA) that is provided in substantially homogeneous form. Chemically defined, synthetic GLA offers a consistent vaccine component from lot to lot without the fluctuations in contaminants or activity that compromise natural-product adjuvants. Also provided are vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions that include GLA and one or more of an antigen, a Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonist, a co-adjuvant and a carrier such as a pharmaceutical carrier.
US10792355B2 Method for purifying and concentrating inactivated antigen of foot-and-mouth disease virus
A method for inactivated foot-and-mouth disease virus antigen purification and concentration, which relates to the field of biotechnology which includes the following steps of: (1) adding an adaptor protein with an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 into the inactivated foot-and-mouth disease virus antigen, mixing evenly, and incubating; (2) adding a purified carrier, mixing evenly, and incubating the mixture, the purified carrier being a Lactococcus lactis skeleton; and (3) centrifuging and obtaining a precipitate.
US10792354B2 Feed additive composition for immunoprotection of fish against infectious viral species
An oral vaccine composition for fish, and related oral vaccine delivery system and methods for making and using such oral vaccine composition and delivery system are described. The oral vaccine composition includes virus-like particles effective to mediate an immunoprotective response in a target fish species, wherein the virus-like particles are contained in biomass of an organism or cell culture in which the virus-like particles have been expressed, optionally further including (i) adjuvant effective to enhance the immunoprotective response of the virus-like particles in the target fish species; (ii) encapsulant protectively associated with the virus-like particles for selective locus bioavailability in the target fish species; and/or (iii) binding agent aggregating the ingredients of the composition with one another.
US10792353B2 Virus like particle purification
Methods for purifying human Calciviruses are disclosed, including Noroviruses and Sapoviruses.
US10792352B2 Method for reducing skatole and/or indole in animals
The present invention relates i.a. to a method for reducing the concentration of skatole and/or indole in an animal comprising administering to said animal an effective amount of an immunogenic composition comprising Lawsonia intracellularis antigen. Therefore, the present invention also relates to methods for reducing pork odor or boar taint.
US10792351B2 Compositions and methods of enhancing immune responses to Eimeria or limiting Eimeria infection
Vaccine vectors and methods of using the vaccine vectors to enhance the immune response to an Apicomplexan parasite and reduce the morbidity or mortality associated with subsequent infection are provided herein. The vaccine vectors include a polynucleotide encoding a Rhomboid polypeptide and optionally include an immune-stimulatory polypeptide suitably expressed on the surface of the vaccine vector.
US10792347B2 Methods for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease
Methods for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease are provided. In particular, methods of restoring blood-brain barrier integrity and/or promoting vascular reversion in a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease by administering an anti-angiogenic agent or an agent that is capable of restoring tight junction integrity. Methods of preventing or delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease in a subject are also provided.
US10792346B2 Method and compositions for inhibiting or preventing adverse effects of oral antibiotics
This invention provides, in part, various compositions and methods for protecting the gastrointestinal microbiome from antibiotic disruption.
US10792345B2 Dermal filler
Improved dermal filler formulation comprising a hyaluronic acid and a botulinum toxin.
US10792344B2 High frequency application of botulinum toxin therapy
The present invention relates to methods for treating diseases and disorders by administering a composition containing the neurotoxic component of a Clostridium botulinum toxin complex, wherein the composition is devoid of any other protein of the Clostridium botulinum toxin complex and wherein the composition is administered at short intervals and/or in high doses.
US10792342B2 Targeting of glycoprotein therapeutics
Methods of making ligand-decorated polymer conjugates of therapeutic glycoproteins are described. Improved targeting of glycoproteins to specific tissues is achieved by masking the natural carbohydrate and other surface determinants with high molecular weight polymers, such as, e.g., PEG, polysialic acid, etc., which in turn are decorated with target-specific ligands. In some embodiments, acid-labile linkages in such conjugates or rapidly degradable masking groups allow for the intracellular release of the polymer from the glycoprotein, for example, under conditions found in lysosomes.
US10792341B2 Treatment of glycogen storage disease type II
Methods of treating glycogen storage disease type II, by administering acid α-glucosidase, are described, as are compositions for use in treatment of glycogen storage disease type II.
US10792340B2 Antibacterial composition for combating carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria comprising ADK protein as active ingredient
Provided is an antibacterial composition against carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria which includes, as an active ingredient, adenylate kinase (ADK) protein derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The ADK protein derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to the subject matter, has excellent antimicrobial activity against carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria, and thus may be usefully used in a variety of fields as an antibacterial composition.
US10792339B2 Methods and compositions for treating phenylketonuria
The present invention provides compositions and methods of treating hyperphenylalaninemia (e.g., phenylketonuria) in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a phenylalanine dehydrogenase (PheDH) polypeptide. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising PheDH for lowering the phenylalanine concentration in the subject (e.g., in the intestines and/or blood).
US10792332B2 Anti-infective properties of antifreeze protein
As microbial drug-resistance increases, there is a critical need for new classes of compounds to combat infectious diseases. The Ixodes scapularis tick antifreeze glycoprotein, IAFGP, functions as an anti-infective agent against diverse bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Recombinant IAFGP and a peptide, P1, described herein and derived from this protein, bind to microbes and alter biofilm formation. Transgenic iafgp-expressing flies and mice challenged with bacteria, as well as wild-type animals administered IAFGP or P1, were resistant to infection, septic shock, or biofilm development on implanted biomaterials. Antifreeze protein controls bacterial infection and present new therapeutic strategies to counter pathogens.
US10792331B2 Methods for reducing cardiotoxicity from chemotherapy by administering humanin analog compositions
Provided herein are compositions, methods and uses of humanin or a humanin analog, for example, in treating a subject with humanin or a humanin analog, in part, to reduce, decrease, or inhibit cardiotoxicity caused or induced by an anti-cancer or anti-tumor therapeutic agent, or to protect or preserve cardiac function in the presence of an anti-tumor or anti-cancer therapeutic agent. In some aspects, humanin or humanin analogs, alone or in combination with another cardioprotective agent such as Dexrazoxane are used in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent to treat a hyperproliferative disease or disorder.
US10792330B2 Treatment with methylation-controlled J protein (MCJ)
The invention relates, in part, to methods and compositions that are useful to modulate metabolic function of cells in vivo or in vitro. In some aspects the invention includes methods and/or compositions that increase metabolism in cells, tissues, organs, and/or subjects. In certain aspects the invention includes methods and/or compositions useful to decrease metabolism in cells, tissues, organs, and/or in subjects.
US10792329B2 S100 based treatment of cardiac power failure
The present invention relates to S100 protein and nuclei acids encoding S100 protein for enhancing the cardiac power as well as vectors and pharmaceuticals comprising the same and uses thereof.
US10792327B2 Supramolecular gylcosaminoglycans
Provided herein are glycosylated peptide amphiphiles (GPAs), supramolecular glyconanostructures assembled therefrom, and methods of use thereof. In particular, provided herein are glycosaminoglycan (GAG) mimetic peptide amphiphiles (PAs) and supramolecular GAG mimetic nanostructures assembled therefrom that mimic the biological activities of GAGs, such as heparin, heparan sulfate, hyaluronic acid etc.
US10792323B2 Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases which includes flower extract of daphne genkwa or fractions thereof as active ingredient
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition and health functional food for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases which include a flower extract of Daphne genkwa or fractions thereof as an active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition and health functional food for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases are, not like extracts from stems and/or roots of Daphne genkwa, free from genotoxicity and have superior prophylactic or treatment effects against neurodegenerative diseases.
US10792322B2 Herbal compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of plant of nail infections
It is disclosed a pharmaceutical and/or phytosanitary composition comprising an aqueous extract of Chelidonium majus root and an acceptable pharmaceutical or phytosanitary excipient, for the prevention or treatment of plant infections and/or for the prevention or treatment of nail 5 infections. The composition may further comprise an aqueous extract of Thuja occidentalis leaf; and from about 1 to 5% of at least one natural phenolic compound. The composition is efficient in the treatment of plant infection (mildew fungus, blight fungus, etc); the treatment of intumescence of a plant; the treatment of potatoes (powdery or common scab, Rhizoctonia, etc), and also allows a higher crop yield: without the use of a chemical fungicide. The composition also allows rapid treatment of fungus infection of nails.
US10792319B2 Process for the production of an enriched natural antioxidant mixture from a single source plant
A process for extracting antioxidants from a plant, including contacting a plant material from a guayusa plant for a first time with a solvent, thereby obtaining a first slurry, filtering said first slurry, thereby obtaining a first extract, contacting said plant material for a second time with said solvent, thereby obtaining a second slurry, filtering said second slurry, thereby obtaining a second extract, combining said first extract and said second extract, thereby generating an third extract containing at least antioxidants, xanthines, and amino acids, and substantially drying said third extract.
US10792315B2 Intestinal protectant
The present invention provides an intestinal tract protective agent comprising a polyphosphoric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
US10792314B2 Compositions and methods of treating cancer using Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis
Provided herein are methods and compositions related to Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis useful as therapeutic agents.
US10792311B2 Stimulation of ovarian follicle development and oocyte maturation
Methods are provided for stimulating ovarian preantral and antral follicles in a mammal.
US10792307B2 Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10792305B2 Therapeutic immune modulation using noble gas compositions
Described are compositions of matter and protocols useful for treatment of neurological and other disorders associated with inflammatory activities. In some embodiments the invention provides means of modulating neuroinflammation through administration of noble gas containing compositions. In other aspects, the invention provides means of modulating stem cell compartments to enhance endogenous reparative activities or to synergize with existing treatments.
US10792299B2 Methods and compositions for treating malignant tumors associated with kras mutation
This invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a malignant tumor associated with KRAS mutation in a mammal in need thereof, by identifying a tumor cell in the mammal, the tumor cell comprising at least one of: (i) a mutation of the KRAS gene, and (ii) an aberrant expression level of KRAS protein; and administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising one or more RNAi molecules that are active in reducing expression of GST-π.
US10792290B2 Pharmaceutical compositions containing testosterone and an aromatase inhibitor
An implant comprising testosterone or an ester thereof and an aromatase inhibitor; the aromatase inhibitor may be selected from the group consisting of anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane. In one embodiment the implant is a sustained release, subcutaneous implant. Also disclosed are therapies for patients with symptoms of relative androgen deficiency, breast cancer survivors and other therapies in which testosterone is indicated but elevated estradiol levels are avoided.
US10792288B2 Preservative free brimonidine and timolol solutions
The present invention is directed to preservative-free solutions of brimonidine and timolol for lowering intra-ocular pressure and treatment of glaucoma.
US10792283B2 Quinoline analogs as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitors
The present disclosure provides selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors of formula (A), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are useful for the treatment of conditions mediated by one or more P13K isoforms, such as PI3K delta (PI3Kδ). The present disclosure further provides methods of inhibiting phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors using these compounds for treatment of disorders related to phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity.
US10792280B2 Pharmaceutical composition comprising amodiaquine and anti-diabetes drug as effective ingredient for prevention or treatment of diabetes
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes, and controlling a side effect from peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) activation, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises (a) an amodiaquine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) an antidiabetic drug as active ingredients. Specifically, the composition prevents or treats simultaneously one or more selected from the group consisting of type 2 diabetes reactive to PPAR-gamma activation, and obesity, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, and fatty cirrhosis reactive to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-alpha) activation.
US10792279B2 Methods of treating Fabry patients having renal impairment
Provided are methods for treatment of Fabry disease in patients having HEK assay amenable mutations in α-galactosidase A. Certain methods comprise administering migalastat or a salt thereof every other day, such as administering about 150 mg of migalastat hydrochloride every other day.
US10792276B2 Urolithins as immune response enhancers
Disclosed are compounds for use in raising an immune response to an antigen and/or enhancing, modulating or augmenting an immune response to an antigen. Particularly the use of urolithins. The invention also relates to immune enhancers comprising urolithins, methods of using such immune enhancers and processes for the preparation of such immune enhancers. The invention also relates to the use of urolithins in methods for modulating stem cell function, for example, enhancing stem cell numbers, promoting stem cell regeneration and promoting stem cell differentiation.
US10792274B2 Dehydroacetic acid (DHAA) and derivative for uses in treating cancer
This disclosure relates to methods of managing or treating cancer with agents that lower circulating acetoacetate levels, such as hypolipidemic agents, or other agents that antagonize acetoacetate-BRAF V600 mutant binding to attenuate BRAF V600 mutant tumor growth. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to methods of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an agent to a subject in need thereof, wherein the agent is dehydroacetic acid, derivative, prodrug, or salt thereof.
US10792271B2 Topical formulations of chloroprocaine and methods of using same
Topical dosages and formulations of chloroprocaine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided that are efficacious, chemically stable and physiologically balanced for safety and efficacy, particularly during ophthalmic procedures or in response to ophthalmic abrasions or trauma.
US10792269B2 Glyceryl 3-hydroxybutyrates for migraine symptom management
A method of management of migraine symptom reduction and/or management and/or prophylaxis is disclosed using 3-hydroxybutyrate glycerides is disclosed.
US10792266B2 Fatty acid analogs and their use in the treatment of conditions related to metabolic syndrome
Compositions comprising fatty acid analogs are provided for treating metabolic syndrome, anemia, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, inflammation, insulin resistance, prediabetes, fatty liver disease, steatohepatitis, iron overload, neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, and other related conditions. Methods for the diagnosis and monitoring of metabolic syndrome and other conditions are also provided.
US10792263B2 Method of treating an individual having a microbial infection
Glycine, threonine, and serine can enhance the sensitivity of bacteria to serum, plasma, or whole blood, and therefore can be used as molecules to improve the bactericidal effect of the serum, the plasma, or the whole blood.
US10792261B2 Extended, delayed and immediate release formulation method of manufacturing and use thereof
Compositions for reducing the frequency of urination and methods of manufacturing the compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprises a first component having an immediate-release subcomponent and an extended-release subcomponent, wherein the first component is formulated to release the subcomponents immediately after administration; and a second component comprising an immediate-release subcomponent and an extended-release subcomponent, wherein the second component is formulated for a delayed-release of the subcomponents.
US10792258B2 Antiseptic, antiseborrheic and exfoliating composition to remove or prevent acne
The invention refers to an antimicrobial, exfoliating and seboregulating hydrosoluble composition comprising a combination of diallyl disulphide modified oxide (DDMO) and alpha hydroxyethanoic acid (glycolic acid), which acts removing bacteria affecting the skin including those caused by acne, said composition also provides deep cleansing, exfoliating action, reduces epidermal cohesion facilitating cellular change, preventing the occurrence of several forms of acne in the skin and additionally producing seboregulating effects by avoiding blockage of sebaceous glands.
US10792257B2 Pharmaceutical compositions comprising safinamide
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising safinamide, and, more particularly, to taste-masked particles comprising said active ingredient or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, oral dosage forms that include said particles and a process for preparing them.
US10792256B2 Pharmaceutical composition
A pharmaceutical composition is described. The composition comprises: (i) a drug component comprising at least one salmeterol compound selected from salmeterol and the pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof; and (ii) a propellant component comprising 1,1-difluoroethane (HFA-152a).
US10792253B2 Pharmaceutical compositions
Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical powder compositions, methods of making such compositions, and uses thereof.
US10792249B2 High drug loading pharmaceutical compositions
A pharmaceutical composition of high drug loading comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and pharmaceutical acceptable additives, which include glass-solution forming additive and/or eutectic-mixture forming additive, is provided. The composition is dispersed uniformly to form a hybrid solid dispersion consisting of crystalline-suspension, glass-solution and/or eutectic-mixture, where the crystalline API is uniformly distributed in the hybrid solid dispersion and exists in nano/micro particle size range. The amorphous API, when present, is uniformly distributed in the hybrid solid dispersion. The API may exist in different chemical and/or physical forms. The API is present in an amount of from more than about 50% wt/wt to about 90% wt/wt with respect to the total amount of the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the pharmaceutically acceptable glass-solution forming and/or eutectic-mixture forming additives. At least about 50% wt/wt of the API is dispersed in the crystalline-suspension and at least about 5% wt/wt of the API is dispersed in the glass-solution and/or eutectic-mixture. The pharmaceutical composition offers excellent dissolution rate, superior chemical and physical stability, and minimum drug-drug/drug-excipient incompatibility. The composition is beneficial for reducing the overall tablet/capsule size for low water-soluble drugs requiring high drug loading or dosage, including combination drugs.
US10792248B2 Aqueous suspension preparation comprising nanoparticles of macrolide antibacterial agent
An aqueous suspension preparation that comprises a macrolide antibacterial agent as an active component.The aqueous suspension preparation is characterized by comprising nanoparticles of a macrolide antibacterial agent and a dispersion stabilizer; an aqueous suspension in which the average particle size of nanoparticles is 500 nm or less and the D90 particle size is 1,500 nm or less; a parenterally administered pharmaceutical composition that comprises this aqueous suspension preparation; an injection preparation; and eye drops or ear drops, more specifically, eye drops for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases of the eye or ear drops for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases of the ear.
US10792243B2 Honey compositions
This invention relates generally to compositions comprising honey and glycerine, methods for preparing such compositions and their use for the treatment or prevention of skin diseases such as acne, rosacea, nappy rash, or those caused by herpes simplex virus 1 or herpes simplex virus 2.
US10792237B2 Aqueous surfactant compositions
An aqueous surfactant composition comprising one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalts (A) of the general formula (I), R1CH(SO3M1)COOM2  (I), wherein the radical R1 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M1 and M2, independently of one another, are selected from the group H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium, and alkanolamine, one or more amidoalkylbetaines (B) of the general formula (II), R2—CO—NH—(CH2)y—N+(CH3)2—CH2—COO−  (II) in which the radical R2 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 7 to 19 carbon atoms and the index y is an integer in the range 2 to 4, and water, where specific limiting conditions are to be observed. The compositions are transparent, storage-stable, characterized by good foaming ability and good viscosity, and are suitable for cosmetic products and also detergents and cleaners.
US10792235B2 Transparent oily solid cosmetics
The present invention relates to a transparent oily solid cosmetic having excellent transparency, no bleeding, and excellent usability.[Problem]It has been difficult to produce an oily solid cosmetic having both excellent transparency and low bleeding by merely combining conventional materials.[Solution]A transparent oily solid cosmetic comprising a transparent gelling agent, an oil agent having a refractive index of 1,460 or more at 20° C., and an oil agent having an expansion coefficient of 0.065%/° C. or less. In particular, a transparent oily solid cosmetic wherein the transparent gelling agent comprises dibutyl lauroyl glutamide and/or dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide.
US10792230B2 Composition for skin care
Cosmetic peeling cream, comprising a) an oil-in-water emulsion, containing (i) at least one fatty substance, (ii) at least one C12-C24 fatty alcohol, (iii) at least one co-emulsifier, and (iv) at least one thickening agent; b) a peeling agent, wherein the constituents a) and b) are present in a total ratio of a) to b) of from about 9:1 to about 1:1. Also provided are the use of the peeling cream, the method and application of said cream, as well as the method for the production thereof.
US10792228B2 Kit of parts for producing a glass ionomer cement, process of production and use thereof
The invention relates to a kit of parts for preparing a glass ionomer composition for dental use, the kit of parts comprising a Powder Part P and a Liquid Part L, Powder Part P comprising: acid-reactive inorganic filler, Liquid Part L comprising: water, complexing agent, polyacid, either the Powder Part P or the Liquid Part L or the Powder Part P and the Liquid Part L comprising non-aggregated nano-sized particles based on silica or alumina, the composition obtained by combining the components of Powder Part P and Liquid Part L before hardening comprising the components in the following amounts: non-aggregated nano-sized particles: from 0.1 to 15 wt.-%, acid-reactive filler in an amount from 50 to 75 wt.-%, polyacid: 7 to 20 wt.-%, complexing agent: 0.5 to 3 wt.-%, water: 5 to 18 wt.-%, wt.-% with respect to the weight of the whole composition.
US10792221B2 Dispensing containers
A container for storing consumer products is described. The container includes a tray having a generally planar top surface into which has been formed one or more discrete cavities. A seal includes a cover film secured to the top surface of the tray to seal the one or more cavities. The cover film has pre-formed lines of separation defining a releasable portion per cavity, and a barrier patch per releasable portion secured to the cover film. Each releasable portion is attached to the remainder of the cover film by a bridge region defined by a gap in the associated pre-formed line of separation. Each barrier patch includes a main portion that is shaped and sized so that in use it overlies an associated cavity, and a securing portion that projects outwardly from the main portion and which is substantially aligned with the bridge region of the associated releasable portion.
US10792217B2 Cold-hot mixed type humidifying facial steamer
A cold-hot mixed type humidifying facial steamer comprising a shell, wherein a water tank assembly is arranged on one side of the inner chamber of the shell, and a fan is arranged on the other side of the inner chamber of the shell; a cold humidifying mist chamber is arranged below the water tank assembly; the cold humidifying mist chamber is connected with a hot humidifying steam chamber through a water pipe; an atomizer is arranged underneath the cold humidifying mist chamber; the top of the cold humidifying mist chamber is connected with one side of the bottom of an herb feeding chamber through a cold mist conveying pipe; a heating element is arranged in the hot humidifying steam chamber; the hot humidifying steam chamber is connected with the other side of the bottom of the herb feeding chamber through a hot steam conveying pipe.
US10792215B2 Mechanical CPR device
A mechanism attached to a mechanical CPR device can be automatically attached to the patient's torso. The mechanical CPR device can extend the mechanism to a first position at which the mechanism comes into contact with the patient's torso. The mechanism can be further extended until a first threshold is reached. The mechanism can be retracted to the first position. The mechanism can be further retracted from the first position until a second threshold is exceeded. The mechanism can then be extended to a second point at which the second threshold is no longer exceeded. The mechanism may comprise a suction cup or sticker plate, and may be attached to an end of a piston of the mechanical CPR device.
US10792205B2 Motorized wheelchair for improved mobility
A wheelchair assembly that enables an occupant to rotate their self from the seating position to the prone or kneeling prone position so that the occupant may use their arms to better reach and grasp without the aid of another person.
US10792204B2 Assisting device
An assisting device provide with: a movable base on which a care receiver rides; a raising and lowering member supported on the base to be movable in an up-down direction; a raising and lowering drive section configured to drive the raising and lowering member up and down; an oscillating member supported on the raising and lowering member to be capable of oscillating; an oscillating drive section configured to drive the oscillating of the oscillating member; a holding member supported on the oscillating member to be freely tiltable, and configured to hold an upper body of the care receiver; a first handle provided on the oscillating member; and a second handle provided on the holding member, and configured to tilt together with the holding member. Accordingly, practicality is improved with regard to safe moving operation of the assisting device and safe free tilting of the holding member.
US10792203B2 Mechanical manipulator arm
A manipulator arm for moving a load from a first position at a first elevation, to a second position at a second elevation, provides a base and defines plural spaced apart axle holes. A fulcrum lever link formed of a channel beam defines plural spaced apart axle holes. A first load member, and two support members extend between, and pivotally interconnect, the base plate and the fulcrum lever link and define a quadrilateral lift frame about the pivotal interconnections. An actuator operatively communicates between the first load member and the fulcrum lever link and the fulcrum lever link provides mechanical advantage to the actuator to cause the quadrilateral lift frame to change from a first configuration at the first position to a second configuration at the second position.
US10792201B2 Docking systems for medical devices and related devices
Embodiments of the invention relate to docking systems for poles or other devices that can hold medical and/or accessory equipment, typically in a clinical or hospital environment, and can include associated docking systems for various devices such as beds, wheelchairs, walkers, wagons, and the like.
US10792198B2 Absorbent article with leg cuffs
A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.
US10792195B2 Powder supply method, method for manufacturing powder-containing article using same, powder supply device, and device for manufacturing powder-containing article using same
A method includes distributing a powder onto a first sheet, periodically closing a distribution port by a first opening-closing portion, and periodically closing the distribution port by a second opening-closing portion in the same cycle period as that of the first opening-closing portion and at a timing later than that of the first opening-closing portion. The method also includes moving the second opening-closing portion such that it extends from an upstream-side edge of the first opening-closing portion toward an upstream side of a movement direction, during a time period during which the upstream-side edge of the first opening-closing portion overlaps the distribution port. Further, the method includes setting a difference between timings at which the first and second opening-closing portion overlap the distribution port, respectively.
US10792192B2 Medical dressings, systems, and methods employing sealants
According to an illustrative embodiment, a system for treating a wound at a tissue site of a patient comprising a reduced-pressure source to supply reduced pressure, a drape adhering to the tissue site to cover the wound where possible leak passages between the drape and the tissue site may occur, and a seal disposed between the drape and the tissue site, is disclosed. The seal is adapted to react with a fluid to form a sealant substantially filling the passages in response to air leaking through the passages from outside the drape when reduced pressure is applied to the wound. According to another illustrative embodiment, a method for sealing a drape to a tissue site for treating a wound at the tissue site comprising applying the drape to cover the tissue site whereby passages are formed between the drape and the tissue site, positioning a seal between the drape and the tissue site wherein the seal is adapted to react with a fluid to form a sealant for substantially filling the passages, is also disclosed.
US10792187B2 Steerable laser probe
A steerable laser probe may include an actuation structure, a nosecone fixed to the actuation structure by one or more links and one or more link pins, a flexible housing tube, and an optic fiber disposed in the flexible housing tube and the actuation structure. A compression of the actuation structure may be configured to gradually curve the flexible housing tube and the optic fiber. A decompression of the actuation structure may be configured to gradually straighten the flexible housing tube and the optic fiber.
US10792186B2 Assembly, esophagus catheter and method for controlling a temperature of at least a part of a person, in particular the brain of the person
The present invention relates to an assembly for controlling a temperature of at least a part of a person, comprising an esophagus catheter to be inserted into the esophagus of the person for controlling the temperature. The esophagus catheter extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises a proximal heat exchanger defining a first flow direction having a first axial component relative to the longitudinal axis, and a distal heat exchanger defining a second flow direction having a second axial component relative to the longitudinal axis. The esophagus catheter further comprises a plurality of coolant channels each in fluid communication with at least one of the proximal heat exchanger and the distal heat exchanger, and a coolant pump connected or connectable to at least one of the plurality of coolant channels. The assembly is configured to cause simultaneously a coolant flow through the proximal heat exchanger and the distal heat exchanger.
US10792184B2 System for anal or stomal irrigation and a method for calibrating such a system
A system for anal and/or stomal irrigation comprises a reservoir (102) for an irrigating liquid, a catheter (100) comprising a catheter tip for insertion into the rectum or stoma of a user and for expelling of the irrigating liquid from the catheter tip, and a tubing system (121) providing a conduit for the irrigating liquid between the reservoir and the catheter tip. A pump (101) is provided to pump the irrigating liquid from the reservoir to the catheter tip, and a control system (103) controls a flow condition, such as the amount of liquid expelled at the catheter tip. A sensor (153) determines a measure of pressure in at least one first predetermined position in the tubing system and/or the catheter during operation of the pump, on the basis of which the flow condition is estimated. The control system is configured to control the pumping operation of the pump in response to the measure of pressure.
US10792181B2 Orthopaedic device and method of use for treating bone fractures
Orthopaedic device and a method of use thereof are provided for treating a bone fracture. The orthopaedic device includes a sheet cover configured to extend over a portion of a patient's skin corresponding to a bone fracture under the skin, the sheet cover configured to form an enclosed volume between the portion of the patient's skin and the sheet cover, wherein the sheet cover comprises a vacuum port, the vacuum port configured to apply a vacuum to withdraw a gaseous volume from the enclosed volume and a member, the member configured to be in the enclosed volume, the member configured to deform in at least a direction towards the skin and apply a force to the fracture.
US10792180B2 Cervical collar
A cervical collar including an anterior portion having a rigid or semi-rigid shell anterior main support piece. The anterior portion defines resilient or flexible edges formed along the periphery of the main support piece. The flexible edges form a three-dimensional anatomically configured proximal support portion defined along a proximal area of the anterior portion. The anterior main support piece defines a supporting spring portion centrally located along the proximal area of the anterior portion. The proximal support portion is formed around and encompasses the supporting spring portion.
US10792179B2 Customized spinal bracing to aid in neuromotor training
A thermoformable spinal brace for customizable shaping to a wearer by a skilled clinician, preferably worn under the wearer's clothes and worn over and releasably attached to a subsystem of neuromotor training garments for the torso. The subsystem of garments for the torso may include upper- and lower-torso garments whether unitary or two or more pieces interconnected with flexible straps. An anterior apron assembly with strapping is included for further support, creating a unique therapeutic mammalian musculoskeletal spinal orthosis system.
US10792172B2 Heart valve replacement device for endovascular aortic repair and method of using the same
A heart valve replacement device for endovascular repair is provided. The heart valve replacement device includes a plurality of fibers for creating a seal with an anatomy of the patient. A heart valve is carried by an inner graft covering.
US10792169B2 Hybrid terrain-adaptive lower-extremity systems
Hybrid terrain-adaptive lower-extremity apparatus and methods that perform in a variety of different situations by detecting the terrain that is being traversed, and adapting to the detected terrain. In some embodiments, the ability to control the apparatus for each of these situations builds upon five basic capabilities: (1) determining the activity being performed; (2) dynamically controlling the characteristics of the apparatus based on the activity that is being performed; (3) dynamically driving the apparatus based on the activity that is being performed; (4) determining terrain texture irregularities (e.g., how sticky is the terrain, how slippery is the terrain, is the terrain coarse or smooth, does the terrain have any obstructions, such as rocks) and (5) a mechanical design of the apparatus that can respond to the dynamic control and dynamic drive.
US10792168B2 Implant insertion instrument
An implant insertion instrument, and an implant are provided. The instrument includes a handle, a sleeve mounted to a distal end of the handle, and an implant rod disposed within the sleeve. The implant rod includes a gripper disposed on a distal end of the implant rod. The gripper has a first prong spaced apart from a second prong, the second prong being longer than the first prong. The implant includes an implant body, the implant body having a convex surface opposite a concave surface wherein an outer surface of the implant is continuous so as to prevent bone growth within the implant. Accordingly, the instrument facilitates the engagement of the implant by a simple push of the sleeve. Further, the implant has a continuous surface so as to inhibit bone growth and facilitate removal of the implant from the surgical site.
US10792165B2 Expandable intervertebral implant for treatment of scoliosis
An expandable intervertebral implant, including a support component, an inferior component, including a first proximate end connected to the support component, a first distal end, a first top surface, and a first bottom surface, a superior component, including a second proximate end connected to the support component, a second distal end, a second top surface, and a second bottom surface, and a wedging component operatively arranged to be slid along the first top surface and the second bottom surface and expand the expandable intervertebral implant.
US10792163B2 Spinal implant
Provided is a spinal implant. The spinal implant include an implant unit disposed between a vertebra (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘first vertebra’) and a neighboring vertebra (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘second vertebra’) and a buffer unit provided in the implant unit to disperse or absorb a pressure, an impact, or a load, which is applied from the first vertebra and the second vertebra. The spinal implant may promote bone fusion formation in the state of being inserted between the vertebra and the neighboring vertebra during the surgery and to promote the quickly recovery after the surgery and also may fulfill its role as a substitute for a damaged disk through the shape deformation and the restoration of the buffer unit after the surgical procedure.
US10792161B2 Adjustable modular spacer device for the articulation of the knee
A knee spacer device configured to be implanted temporarily at the joint area between the tibia and femur of a patient to replace an infected joint prosthesis and to maintain the size or spaces of the patient's joint area before implanting a new prosthesis includes a tibial unit and a femoral unit.
US10792160B2 Elbow prosthesis
A joint prosthesis is provided and may include first and second stem structures and first and second bearing members. The first stem structure may include a generally U-shaped portion having first and second legs. The second stem structure may include first and second bearing surfaces. The first bearing member may be removably coupled to the first leg and may include a first laterally facing bearing surface rotatably contacting the first bearing surface. The second bearing member may be removably coupled to the second leg and may include a second laterally facing bearing surface rotatably contacting the second bearing surface. The first laterally facing bearing surface may be disposed between the first leg and a first lateral side of the second stem. The second laterally facing bearing surface may be disposed between the second leg and a second lateral side of the second stem. The second lateral side may oppose the first lateral side.
US10792159B2 Osteoarthritis treatment and device
A method for treating arthritis of a joint includes identifying a bone lesion in a bone adjacent to the joint; and implanting in the bone a reinforcing member in or adjacent to the bone lesion. A kit for conducting the method includes: (a) at least one reinforcing member having a proximal face adapted to face the joint, a distal face adapted to face away from the joint, and a wedge-shaped edge adapted to pierce bone, wherein the at least one reinforcing member is planar and sterile; and (b) a container adapted to maintain the at least one reinforcing member sterile. Another kit includes: (a) a sterile fluid; (b) a syringe for injecting the fluid into a bone; (c) a curing agent adapted to cure the fluid to polymerize and/or cross-link; and (d) a container adapted to maintain the sterility of contents of the container.
US10792158B2 Spacer device for treating a joiny of the human body
An implantable modular spacer device to treat an infected articular seat includes a stem element, a head or ball element, and coupling elements between the stem element and the head that include a plurality of elongated teeth, placed at pre-established distances from each other, and a plurality of housing seats for the teeth. An implantable spacer device to treat a bone seat or joint seat or for the two-step treatment of infections of joint prostheses includes a joint component adapted to be inserted in an articular zone of the patient and having an external surface, a stem component adapted to be implanted in a bone or in a residual bone bed of a preceding joint prosthesis, and adjustable connection elements, wherein at least part of the external surface of the first portion of the stem component and at least part of the external surface of the joint component define a contact surface with the bone tissue or adapted for coupling with the bone tissue. The connection elements are placed between the joint component and the stem component to adjust the distance thereof, and the contact surface in the joint component and/or in the stem component has a plurality of recesses or housing a filling material that includes a pharmaceutical or medical substance, wherein the plurality of recesses affects or is substantially placed along the entire contact surface or in proximity thereto.
US10792154B2 Limb sparing in mammals using patient-specific endoprostheses and cutting guides
A limb sparring system for replacing a portion of a radius, the radius being adjacent to an ulna, the system comprising a cutting guide including a cut guiding portion for guiding a saw when making a predetermined cut in the radius to excise the portion of the radius, an opposed ulnar mounting portion mountable to the ulna, and a linking portion extending therebetween; and an endoprosthesis configured for replacing the portion of the radius after the portion of the radius has been excised. When the cutting guide is operatively mounted to the radius and ulna, the cut guiding portion and the ulnar mounting portion engage respectively the radius and the ulna in a predetermined spatial relationship relative thereto.
US10792152B2 Closed band for percutaneous annuloplasty
A method is provided, including, during a percutaneous transcatheter procedure, placing an annuloplasty device entirely around an annulus of a mitral valve of a subject in a closed loop. The annuloplasty device includes a flexible sleeve, which is fastened to the annulus by coupling a plurality of tissue anchors to a posterior portion of the annulus, without coupling any tissue anchors to any anterior portion of the annulus between left and right fibrous trigones of the annulus. After (a) placing the annuloplasty device entirely around the annulus in the closed loop and (b) fastening the flexible sleeve to the annulus, a longitudinal portion of the flexible sleeve is longitudinally contracted. Other embodiments are also described.
US10792149B2 Expandable stent and methods of crimping and expanding such stent
An expandable stent comprises a cylindrical wall made up of lattice members connected to each other, at least one first arm and at least one second arm. The first arm comprises: a first non-linear member that is connected at each of its axial ends to a lattice member at respective first junctions; a second non-linear member connected at each axial end to a lattice member; and at least one bridge member extending between the first member and the second member. The second arm comprises: a first non-linear member that is connected at each of its axial ends to a lattice member; a second non-linear member connected at each axial end to a lattice member; and at least one bridge member extending between the first member and the second member. The second member of the first arm is generally U-shaped, extending from its axial ends towards: (i) a first axial end of the stent; and (ii) towards the bridge of the first arm. The second member of the second arm is generally U-shaped, extending from its axial ends towards: (i) a first axial end of the stent; and (ii) towards the bridge of the second arm. The first arm is disposed at a second axial end of the stent, and the second arm is: (i) axially spaced from the first arm towards the first axial end of the stent; and (ii) axially aligned with the first arm. Furthermore, the first member and the second member of each of the first and second arms are connected to lattice members at their axial ends only. Upon radial expansion of the stent from a radially crimped condition under the influence of an external force, tension in: (i) the bridge of the first arm; and (ii) the bridge member of the second arm, causes the second members of both the first and second arms to protrude radially outwards, respectively.
US10792142B2 Implantable areal device for supporting tissue
An implantable areal device for supporting defective musculofascial tissue mechanically and by regeneration of muscle and fascial tissue. The device is formed by a plurality of thread sections that define a plurality of void spaces. At least one of the void spaces is more than one-hundred square millimeters in area. A method for supporting defective musculofacial tissue mechanically and by in-situ tissue engineering that includes the fixation of the device by open surgical techniques to defective musculofascial tissue. As a result, this fixation immediately provides mechanical support of the tissue, and subsequently provides physiological repair by allowing regenerative precursor cells to infiltrate freely into the void spaces and to proliferate therein, leading to regeneration of volumetric amounts of functionalized musculofascial tissue.
US10792141B2 Soft tissue implant and method of using same
A soft tissue implant for correction of temporalis depressions or hollowing. The implant has a symmetric shape or external configuration, so that the device may be used as either a right or left temporalis implant. The implant may lie under or on top of the remaining temporalis muscle, or in the location formerly occupied by the temporalis muscle, to correct post-craniectomy temporal hollowing. The implant is manufactured from a medical grade, long term implantable silicone polymer material. The implant has a shell which forms the base of the device, with the base having an exterior surface and an interior surface with spaced projecting support structures. The implant is fully flexible or bendable.
US10792137B2 Device with controllable switch terminal voltage
A device with controllable switch terminal voltage, comprising: a switch signal unit for outputting a corresponding switch signal according to the state of a switch, wherein the switch is coupled between the switch signal unit and an output of a power supply; a biasing unit coupled to the switch signal unit for outputting a bias voltage to the switch signal unit; wherein when the switch is open and a conductive liquid and/or the stream of conductive liquid exists inside the switch, the biasing unit cooperates with the switch signal unit so as to control the terminal voltage of the switch and the current flowing through the switch. The disclosed switch design allows the switch terminal voltage to be less than 1V when the switch is opened, which greatly depresses the electrochemical reaction of the switch, thus prolonging the switch life, and avoiding the possibility of hydrogen explosion.
US10792125B2 Surgical retaining arm that can be automatically retightened
A surgical device for stabilizing tissue or positioning organs, or for positioning and holding surgical instruments and devices during a surgical intervention, includes a main body and a flexible arm. The flexible arm can be fastened to the main body, which can be brought into different positions and/or locations and which can be locked in a desired positioning by a tightening mechanism. The tightening mechanism can be tightened and/or released self-actingly and/or by an energy source. In a locked state of the flexible arm, the tightening mechanism has a retightening reserve, and the flexible arm can be automatically retightened in order to maintain its locked state, in particular by an introduction of energy from the energy source or self-actingly, by utilization of the retightening reserve. A retightening mechanism for use in the surgical device automatically retightens a flexible arm when in a locked state to maintain its locked state.
US10792123B2 Massage guiding device and massage guiding method
A massage guiding device and a massage guiding method are provided. The massage guiding device includes: a main body (1); and an image recognition unit (2) and a projection unit (3) which are disposed on the main body (1). The image recognition unit (2) is configured to obtain an image of a person being massaged and determine massage information based on the image of the person being massaged. The projection unit (3) is configured to emit visible light according to the massage information as determined by the image recognition unit (2) so as to display the massage information on a body of the person being massaged. The massage guiding device is applicable in a massage process to solve the problems that unprofessional massagers cannot achieve desired massage effect due to lacking of massage information or due to incorrect massage information.
US10792122B2 Object developing and calibrating method in a surgical environment
The invention discloses an object developing and calibrating method in a surgical environment. The method mainly includes the steps of: using at least one infrared LED (IR-LED) and at least one infrared sensor (IR-Sensor) on a surgical eyeglass, to have a surgical environment image; and retaining image signals within a first wavelength range and removing image signals not in the first wavelength range in the surgical environment image. The method helps the surgeon see only the object images on the surgical eyeglass without the interference of non-surgical environmental imaging noises.
US10792120B2 Medical quiver
A collapsible quiver (2) has an outer tube (4) and an inner tube (6). When extended the inner end (24) of the inner tube (4) engages the inner surface of the outer tube (6) so there is substantially no discontinuity of the inner surface defined by the first and second tubular members.
US10792119B2 Robotic arm cart and uses therefor
In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a robotic arm cart for transporting, delivering, and securing robotic arms to a surgical table having a table top on which a patient can be disposed. The arm cart can include an arm container and a base. The arm container can be configured to receive and contain one or more robotic arms. The arm cart can include a first coupling member configured to engage with a second coupling member associated with a surgical table such that, when the first coupling member is engaged with the second coupling member, the one or more robotic arms can be releasably coupled with the surgical table. The arm cart can provide for movement of the one or more robotic arms in at least one of a lateral, longitudinal, or vertical direction relative to the table top prior to the securement of the one or more robotic arms to the surgical table.
US10792118B2 Sterile implant tracking device, system and method of use
A method of tracking a medical device includes creating a patient profile; creating an operating profile with at least one identified surgical site; providing a tracking assembly including a reader with a scanner, a housing enclosing the scanner and a medical drape; placing a medical device having an identifier over the reader; scanning the identifier of the medical device to electronically record the medical device data; associating the scanned medical device data with the at least one surgical site; and using the medical device on a patient on the at least one surgical site.
US10792117B2 Surgical instrument
A surgical instrument comprises a shaft, wherein a deflectable articulation section is formed at the shaft, a proximal handling portion at a proximal end of the shaft, a distal effector at a distal end of the shaft, and a deflection mechanism for controlling a bending state of the articulation section. The deflection mechanism comprises a first pull element for a deflection movement and a second pull element for a return movement. The first pull element and the second pull element are jointly pretensioned during the movement of the articulation section. An interface is provided where the instrument is demountable into a distal shaft assembly and a proximal handle piece, wherein the effector is controlled via an actuation mechanism that passes through the interface in a mounted state. The actuation mechanism comprises a push piece having a distal end that is coupled with the effector and a proximal end that is actuable by a pushing movement.
US10792115B2 Surgical instrument steering input device
A surgical instrument includes: a distal movable component; a proximal drive assembly including a drive shaft, a capstan, and a plurality of splines; a first cable extending between the distal movable component and the drive shaft; and a second cable extending between the distal movable component and the capstan. The drive shaft includes a tapered projection, and the capstan includes a tapered bore in which the tapered projection of the drive shaft is received. The plurality of splines engage the tapered projection of the drive shaft with the tapered bore of the capstan.
US10792110B2 Systems and methods for determining intraoperative spinal orientation
Systems and methods are disclosed whereby a surface detection system is employed to obtain intraoperative surface data characterizing an exposed surface of the spine. In some embodiments, this intraoperative surface data is registered to segmented surface data obtained from volumetric data of the spine in order to assess the intraoperative orientation of the spine and provide feedback associated with the intraoperative orientation of the spine. The feedback may characterize the intraoperative spinal orientation as a change relative to the preoperative orientation.
US10792099B2 Energy application apparatus for applying energy to an object
The invention relates to an energy application apparatus for applying energy to an object. A plurality of energy application elements (4) applies energy to the object at different locations and at least one ultrasound element (18) generates an ultrasound signal being indicative of a property of the object at the different locations, wherein at least one energy application element is individually controlled depending on an energy application influence, in particular, an ablation depth, determined for the location at which the at least one energy application element applies energy from the ultrasound signal. Thus, at least one local control point for applying energy to the object is provided, thereby improving the control of applying energy to the object.
US10792098B2 Helical push wire electrode
Helical push wire electrodes are provided. The electrodes may create a continuous helical lesion. One or more electrodes may wind around a support section and create a set of helixes having fixed ends and hitches. Pushing or pulling an end of the electrode transforms the electrodes between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration such that the set of helixes expand or contract axially. Different portions of the electrodes may be surrounded by sleeves. The sleeves may regulate how the wires transform and provide insulation. Various insulation configurations of the electrodes may provide creations of discrete lesions, efficient energy delivery and reduced power consumption.
US10792097B2 Ablation line contiguity index
A method for treatment evaluation includes applying energy through a probe to ablate tissue at a plurality of sites in an organ in a body of a patient, thereby creating lesions in the tissue including at least first and second lesions at respective first and second, mutually-adjacent sites. Location coordinates and respective treatment parameters are recorded at each of the sites with respect to the applied energy. Based on the recorded treatment parameters, respective measures of size of the lesions are computed, including at least respective first and second measures of the first and second lesions. An indication of contiguity between at least the first and second lesions is generated responsively to the first and second measures and to a distance between the location coordinates of the first and second sites.
US10792095B2 Monopolar electrosurgery pencil with argon beam capability
A monopolar telescopic electrosurgery pencil with argon beam capabilities which includes telescoping members contained within the pencil and a monopolar electrosurgery blade assembly with a non-conductive tube member for an inert gas.
US10792091B2 Ablation system, clamp and method of use
A method and apparatus for ablating tissue are disclosed that comprise positioning two or more bi-directional ablation energy sources in spaced-apart relation in sufficient proximity to the tissue to be ablated so that, upon activation each energy source creates an energy field in the tissue to be ablated. The energy sources are spaced such that the energy fields created by at least one of the activated sources partially overlaps with the energy field created by one or more of the other energy sources. The energy sources are alternately activated and deactivated, so that a substantially constant energy field results where the energy fields created by at least two of the energy sources overlap. While the energy sources are preferably RE energy sources, other energy sources, such as microwave, may be used.
US10792089B2 Detecting improper energy transmission configuration in medical device system
A medical device system may be configured to detect an improper energy transmission configuration therein. The condition may be detected by way of a detection of a condition where an energy-transmitting electrode of the medical device system becomes too close to or becomes in contact with an object resulting in an inability of the electrode to properly transmit energy. For example, if the energy-transmitting electrode is a first electrode configured in its operational state to transmit energy to bodily tissue adjacent the first electrode, but the first electrode is inadvertently contacting a second electrode, such contact may cause at least some energy transmitted by the first electrode to follow an unintended path away from its intended path to the adjacent tissue. Such a condition may be detected based at least upon an analysis of information acquired from a sensing device system.
US10792088B2 Methods and devices for using sub-microsecond electric pulses to trigger apoptosis
The methods disclosed herein are directed towards improving ablation efficiency associated with applying nanosecond electric pulses (nsEP) to tissue. In particular, applying nsEP to tissue can open pores in the cellular membranes of the tissue. These pores can be kept open longer by cooling the tissue. The combined application of nsEP and the cooling of tissue may have synergistic effects on triggering apoptosis of cells in the tissue. This allows for numerous practical benefits associated with nsEP-based tissue ablation to be realized. For instance, nsEP of lower pulse strength or lower numbers of pulses to be used, which can be provided by smaller pulse generators operating on less power.
US10792087B2 Highlighting region for re-ablation
A method for assessing a lesion formed between first and second regions of body cavity tissue, the method including using a first probe in contact with the tissue at a stimulus location in the first region, and applying to the tissue or sensing in the tissue a first activation signal having a first activation peak at a first time. Respective second activation signals having respective second activation peaks following the first activation signal are received from a second probe having multiple electrodes in contact with the tissue at respective sensing locations in the second region, and based on a temporal relation between the first and second activation peaks and a spatial relation between the stimulus location and the sensing locations, one of the multiple electrodes proximal to a gap in the lesion is identified. A map of the body cavity is displayed with the identified electrode marked on the map.
US10792084B2 Closure top driver depth limiter
An apparatus to limit a seating depth of a fastener can include a cylindrical housing, a pin, a driver, and a biasing element. The cylindrical housing can include a proximal portion couplable to a tool, a distal portion engageable with a workpiece, and a bore extending from an opening on the distal portion towards the proximal portion along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The pin can be secured to the housing and can extend radially inward into the bore. The driver can be translatable within the bore of the housing and can extend beyond the opening on the distal portion to engage the fastener. The driver can include a slot that can be engageable with the pin to receive a torque from the pin and can rotate with the housing to transfer the torque to a fastener when the pin engages the slot.
US10792080B2 Devices for minimally invasive procedures
The invention relates to an assembly for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures, including bone implant fixation procedures. The assembly is configured to provide a faster and more accurate measurement of depth of holes for placement of bone screws and fasteners. The assembly includes a guidewire having a deployable distal hook member configured to securely anchor into a desired position relative to a hole drilled in a bone and thereby provide an accurate datum for a measuring instrument for determining a depth of the hole for subsequent screw placement. The assembly further includes a surgical depth instrument to cooperatively function with the guidewire and obtain one or more measurements while operably coupled to the guidewire.
US10792075B2 Element with a shank and a holding element connected to it for connecting to a rod
An element with a shank (1) and a holding element (2) connected to it for connecting to a rod (100) is provided, wherein the holding element (2) has a recess (3) having a U-shaped cross-section for receiving the rod (100) with two legs (4, 5) open at one end (6) and an inner thread (7) on the open legs (4, 5) and a locking element (9) with an outer thread (8) which cooperates with the inner thread of the legs, wherein the inner thread (7) of the legs and the outer thread (8) of the locking element are constructed with a flat thread in which the two flanks (7a, 7b; 8a, 8b)) enclose an angle of 90° in each case with the screw axis (S, M). This prevents splaying of the open legs when the locking element is screwed in. The flat thread is easy to produce.
US10792074B2 Pivotal bone anchor assemly with twist-in-place friction fit insert
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes, a threaded shank body having an integral upper portion receivable in a receiver, the receiver having an upper channel for receiving a longitudinal connecting member and a lower cavity cooperating with a lower opening. A retaining member for capturing the shank in the receiver includes a sloping surface for a frictional, press fit, cammed engagement with the shank. A compression insert having a resilient structure provides non-floppy positioning of the shank with respect to the receiver and also independent locking of the shank with respect to the receiver.
US10792070B2 Trocar support
Various trocars and trocar supports are provided for allowing an insufflation port on the trocar to be coupled through the trocar support to an insufflation fluid. In one embodiment, the trocar includes a housing, a cannula extending through the housing, and an insufflation port projecting from the housing. A trocar support is provided having an opening that receives the insufflation port on the housing such that the insufflation port is unobtrusive during use and can be connected and disconnected rapidly.
US10792068B2 Method of manufacturing a two-shot molded optical obturator
A method of manufacturing an optical obturator includes providing an injection mold including a mold cavity defining an outer surface of the optical obturator and a core pin centrally positioned within the mold cavity. The core pin defines an inner surface of the optical obturator. In particular, the core pin may be cantilevered to the injection mold. The method further includes injecting a first material between the core pin and the mold cavity to form the tubular shaft and injecting a second material between a distal portion of the core pin and a distal portion of the mold cavity to form the optical tip.
US10792066B2 Medical irrigation device and method
An apparatus for supporting an extremity during tissue debridement and capturing fluid and tissue resulting from tissue debridement includes an extremity-supporting base and barrier shroud. The apparatus can be used in tissue debridement procedures to contain and control drainage of fluid and tissue. The apparatus supports and encloses a patient extremity, such as an arm or a leg. The base has a length, proximal end (i.e., nearest the patient's body), and distal end (i.e., farthest from the patient's body). The shroud has a top portion, bottom portion, and shroud drainage opening. A method includes debriding tissue from a patient extremity while supported by the base and at least partially enclosed within the barrier shroud, which acts as a shield for fluid and tissue emanating from the extremity. Fluid and tissue exits the shroud through a shroud drainage opening.
US10792060B2 Instrument with a controlled jaw movement
An instrument includes a hand piece, a pair of jaws, and an actuator. The jaws extend from the hand piece. Each jaw includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The actuator is in communication with both the hand piece and the pair of jaws. Movement of the actuator causes the jaws to move from an open configuration to a closed configuration. During the move from the open configuration to the closed configuration, the jaws undergo a translational movement followed by a first non-translational movement.
US10792048B2 Hemostasis tool
A hemostasis tool has a flexible bandage body that is used by being wound around a puncture site, a balloon that is arranged in the bandage body, and that is dilated by injecting a fluid so as to compress the puncture site in a dilated state, and a detection unit that detects a strength level of a pressing force of the balloon pressing the puncture site, based on discoloration or deformation. In this manner, it is possible to detect the pressing force of the balloon pressing the puncture site. Accordingly, the balloon can properly compress the puncture site.
US10792043B2 Aneurysm treatment device and method
An intravascular device for treating a cerebral aneurysm which has an externally controllable expandable member, the expandable member has a plurality of wires that define walls of the expandable member; where in a relaxed state of the expandable member the walls have at least a first wall portion in which openings defined between the wires are small enough to prevent coils positioned within the aneurysm from exiting the aneurysm, the first wall portion comprising an axial length at least as long as a neck of the aneurysm; and at least a second wall portion in which openings defined between the wires are large enough to allow blood flow through; the second wall portion axially aligned relative to the first wall portion.
US10792038B2 Surgical stapler with self-adjusting staple height
A surgical stapler is provided that includes a spring loaded lift that automatically adjusts a staple cartridge and/or staple formation between a range of sizes. The lift is automatically released as the staple firing mechanism begins its forward translation of the firing sequence. The automatic one-way adjustment also adjusts the staple cartridge while maintaining the cartridge parallel to the anvil to provide consistent staple formations.
US10792035B2 Combined tissue grasper-suture retriever instrument and method of tissue repair
A combined tissue grasper and suture retriever instrument and methods for surgical repairs are disclosed. An instrument allows grasping of tissue with simultaneous passage of a flexible strand from a suture passer.
US10792031B2 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing
Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing are disclosed. One suturing device for minimally invasive suturing includes a proximal section a distal end, and an intermediate region therebetween. The device includes a suture head assembly having a suturing needle with a pointed end and a second end. The suturing needle is capable of rotating about an axis approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device, wherein the pointed end of the suturing needle is positioned within the suture head assembly prior to deployment of guides that are adapted and configured to guide the needle around a circular path when advanced by a drive mechanism having a needle driver for engaging and rotating the suturing needle.
US10792027B2 Spinal surgery distraction with an integrated retractor
A spinal surgery retractor and method of use. The retractor includes a slotted keyway for integrating a keyed spinal distractor. The retractor and distractor combination slide together to displace a portion of the intervertebral disk space to restore or maintain intervertebral spacing and facilitate retraction of surrounding soft tissues while disk space surgery is performed. The distractor head and mating portion of the retractors have matching profiles that enable the retractor to maintain distraction of the vertebra after removal of the distractor portion of the tool, permitting access to increase at the operating site.
US10792023B2 Shaft driven mechanism for articulating tissue specimen retrieval device
A tissue specimen retrieval device includes a housing having an outer shaft that extends distally therefrom. An end effector assembly is included that extends distally from the outer shaft in a deployed position. A first actuator is operably associated with the housing and actuatable to deploy and retract the end effector assembly. A drive shaft operably couples to the first actuator and includes a link disposed at a distal end thereof that operably couples to the end effector assembly. The drive shaft is movable via actuation of the first actuator from a first position wherein the end effector assembly and link are retracted within the outer shaft to a second position wherein the end effector assembly and link are fully exposed from the outer shaft. The link includes a biasing member that, once the link is fully exposed, articulates the end effector assembly to a position to engage tissue.
US10792022B2 Tissue sampling devices, systems and methods
Methods, devices, and systems are described herein that allow for improved sampling of tissue from remote sites in the body. A tissue sampling device comprises a handle allowing single hand operation. In one variation the tissue sampling device includes a blood vessel scanning means and tissue coring means to excise a histology sample from a target site free of blood vessels. The sampling device also includes an adjustable stop to control the depth of needle penetration. The sampling device may be used through a working channel of a bronchoscope.
US10792019B2 Support body, body fluid collection set, and body fluid collection method
Disclosed are a support body, a body fluid collection set, and a body fluid collection method that can easily support a body fluid collection sheet even by a non-physician. The support body 1 includes a first sheet 10 having an adhesive surface 12 for adhering the body fluid collection sheet 30, and a second sheet 20 adhered to the first sheet 10. The adhesive surface 12 of the first sheet 10 is adhered to the body fluid collection sheet 30 so that the first sheet 10 is separated from the skin 40 and the body fluid collection sheet 30 is peeled off from the skin 40. Thereafter, the second sheet 20 is superposed on the adhesive surface 12, and the body fluid collection sheet 30 is supported on the support body 1.
US10792017B2 Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound diagnostic image generating method, and program
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that can combine image data and has a first image mode and a second image mode, includes: a hardware processor that sets a scan parameter of an image of a first image mode according to restriction information of the scan parameter, when the second image mode is turned on and generates control information; a transmitter that generates a drive signal and inputs the drive signal to an ultrasound probe that transmits transmission ultrasound to a test object and receives reflected ultrasound; a receiver that generates a reception signal of the images in the first and second image modes from an electric signal generated in the ultrasound probe; a first-image-mode image generator that generates first-image-mode image data; a second-image-mode image generator that generates second-image-mode image data; and a combiner that generates combined image data by combining the generated first-image-mode image data and second-image-mode image data.
US10792016B2 Enhanced ultrasound imaging apparatus and associated methods of work flow
Enhanced ultrasound imaging apparatus and associated methods of work flow are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of ultrasound scanning includes receiving a first dataset representing ultrasonic scanning of a target anatomy of a patient in a two-dimensional mode and generating a two-dimensional ultrasound image of the scanned target anatomy based on the received first dataset. The method also includes accepting a definition of at least one of a sagittal plane, a transverse plane, and a coronal plane on the displayed two-dimensional ultrasound image. Thereafter, a second dataset representing ultrasonic scanning of the target anatomy in a three-dimensional mode is received and an ultrasound image at the coronal plane of the target anatomy is generated based on (1) the three-dimensional scanning and (2) the accepted definition of at least one of the sagittal plane, the transverse plane, and the coronal plane.
US10792015B2 Estimation and display for vector doppler imaging using plane wave transmissions
Vector Doppler Imaging (VDI) improves on conventional Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) by giving speed and direction of blood flow at each pixel of a display generated by a computing system. Multiple angles of Plane wave transmissions (PWT) via an ultrasound transducer conveniently give projected Doppler measurements over a wide field of view, providing enough angular diversity to identify velocity vectors in a short time window while capturing transitory flow dynamics. A fast, aliasing-resistant velocity vector estimator for PWT is presented, and VDI imaging of a carotid artery with a 5 MHz linear array is shown using a novel synthetic particle flow visualization method.
US10792005B2 Anatomic range planning in positron emission tomography
Anatomic range planning is provided in positron emission tomography (PET). The user indicates one or more ranges on an image of a patient based on anatomy. Rather than planning by bed position, the planning is based on the anatomy of the patient without reference to the length of the PET detector. The user interface for PET examination avoids overlapping boxes and other confusion based on bed position. Different anatomical ranges may be assigned different PET parameters, such as reconstruction parameters. A processor may automatically alter the examination (e.g., by extending the detection range beyond the region of interest or by increasing duration at an end position) to account for the sensitivity profile since the anatomical region of interest is known. Anatomical region specific directions may be included as part of planning, aiding in performing different protocols for different anatomical ranges.
US10792003B2 X-ray breast tomosynthesis enhancing spatial resolution including in the thickness direction of a flattened breast
Systems and methods for breast x-ray tomosynthesis that enhance spatial resolution in the direction in which the breast is flattened for examination. In addition to x-ray data acquisition of 2D projection tomosynthesis images ETp1 over a shorter source trajectory similar to known breast tomosynthesis, supplemental 2D images ETp2 are taken over a longer source trajectory and the two sets of projection images are processed into breast slice images ETr that exhibit enhanced spatial resolution, including in the thickness direction of the breast. Additional features include breast CT of an upright patient's flattened breast, multi-mode tomosynthesis, and shielding the patient from moving equipment.
US10792001B2 Arrangement with a gantry of a medical imaging device and an omnidirectional suspension, as well as a method of executing a travel movement of such an arrangement
An arrangement includes a gantry of a medical imaging device and an omnidirectional suspension for moving the arrangement relative to a support.
US10791997B2 Method and system for an omnidirectional pull-cord sensor assembly
The disclosure is directed at a method and system for a pull-cord sensor assembly that includes an activation portion including a magnet portion for generating a magnetic field; a sensor portion for sensing a level of the magnetic field level; a comparator for comparing the level of the magnetic field with a threshold value; and a pull cord integrated with the activation portion.
US10791996B2 Intraoperative nerve evaluation device and system, and method for performing intraoperative nerve evaluation
An intraoperative nerve evaluation device includes a flexible substrate, and a plurality of detection units disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from one another. Each of the detection units includes an electrode and a conductive wire electrically connected to the electrode. When the electrodes are attached to a nerve, a selected one of the electrodes is configured to receive an input signal via the corresponding conductive wire and to transmit the input signal to the nerve, and each of the electrodes other than the selected one is configured to receive from the nerve a response signal associated with the input signal and to transmit the response signal via the corresponding conductive wire.
US10791995B2 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
In one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus configured to sequentially execute plural imaging sequences includes: processing circuitry configured to calculate a predicted value of Long MR Examination specific absorbed energy which is an accumulated SAR (Specific Absorption Ratio) value over the plural imaging sequences; and a display configured to display information on the predicted value with respect to a predetermined safety reference value of the Long MR Examination specific absorbed energy.
US10791993B2 Method and device for analyzing continuously monitored physiological measurement values of a user
The application relates to a method for analyzing continuously monitored physiological measurement values of a user, the method being performed in a data processing system and comprising: providing, by a data interface, a set of present physiological measurement values, determining whether a common pattern of values is contained in both the set of present physiological measurement values and a set of historical physiological measurement values, if the common pattern of values is found, requesting the user to provide contextualization for at least the present physiological measurement values of the common pattern of values, receiving contextualization and storing contextualized data. Furthermore, the application relates to a device for analyzing continuously monitored physiological measurement values of a user.
US10791989B2 Magnetic resonance imaging of poly-L-glutamate
A non-invasive imaging approach using CEST and MRS may be used to monitor the cleavage of the poly-L-glutamate (PLG) backbone. The cleavage of PLG by cathespsin B can expose exchangeable —NH2 protons in the PLG that are then monitored non-invasively through CEST. The technique can provide direct information on malignant tissue and tumor aggressiveness, and can also be used to monitor treatment.
US10791988B2 Meal detection devices and methods
Devices and methods for detecting meal intake are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, one or more sensors can be used to detect or monitor physiological parameters of a user (e.g., heart rate, body movements, temperature, pH, impedance, gastric stretch, sound emissions, and the like). The outputs of the sensors can be received by a computer system configured to analyze the sensor data and make a determination as to whether meal intake has occurred or is presently occurring. The computer system's determination can be used to trigger, modulate, or otherwise control one or more therapeutic devices. Other types of devices can also be controlled using this determination, such as monitoring or logging devices.
US10791984B2 Active hermeticity monitoring
A system for measuring and monitoring wound hermaticity of a patient is provided that includes one or more sensors for measuring parameters that correlate to a degree of wound hermaticity, where the one or more sensors are incorporated into the design of a percutaneous skin access device (PAD), a bone anchor, a wound dressing, or a bandage. The degree of wound hermaticity is related to impedance measurements performed on the patient's skin, via measurements of humidity in a vacuum line to the PAD or the bone anchor, or via measurements of local tissue oxygenation in the immediate vicinity of the PAD or the bone anchor interface with the patient's skin. The hermaticity measurement parameters are communicated by wired or wireless connection to a computing or a communication device for immediate or remote monitoring.
US10791979B2 Apparatus and method to train autonomous driving model, and autonomous driving apparatus
Disclosed is an apparatus and method to train an autonomous driving model. The apparatus includes a driver information collection processor configured to collect driver information while a vehicle is being driven. The apparatus also includes a sensor information collection processor configured to collect sensor information from a sensor installed in the vehicle while the vehicle is being driven, and a model training processor configured to train the autonomous driving model based on the driver information and the sensor information.
US10791977B2 Laser lancing device
The laser lancing device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment includes: a main body; a laser resonator located within the main body and configured to generate a laser and output the laser forwards; a beam barrel located in front of the laser resonator and including at least one lens unit fixed therein; a window barrel located in front of the beam barrel and connected to the main body; a cap part connected to the front of the window barrel and brought into contact with an irradiation target area; a fan unit communicating with the cap part and induce flow of air; and a communication pipe of which one end is connected to the fan unit and the other end is connected to the cap part.
US10791973B2 Analysis device and method of analysis
An analysis device includes a wavelength selection unit that alternatively extracts first special light and second special light from light emitted from the light source device, an image sensor that includes a RGB color filter, and a signal processing unit. In this configuration, the first special light includes light in a first wavelength region and the second special light includes light in a second wavelength region that is different from the first wavelength region. The signal processing unit calculates an indicator that indicates a feature amount of biological tissue based on a pixel signal that corresponds to the light in the first wavelength region and a pixel signal that corresponds to the light in the second wavelength region, and generates a color captured image based on a pixel signal that corresponds to light that passes through the RGB color filter.
US10791972B2 Fluid measurement for automated medical sample collection and testing
An optical fluid measurement element includes: an emitter that generates an optical output; an absorber that measures an optical input; and a fluid flow pathway, where the optical output of the emitter passes through the fluid flow pathway and is received as the optical input to the absorber after passing through the portion of the fluid flow pathway. An automated method of measuring fluid volume using an optical fluid measurement element includes: activating an emitter; capturing data from an optical sensor; detecting a leading edge of fluid travelling along a flow pathway; starting a counter when the leading edge is detected; and calculating a volume based on a value of the counter. An automated method of measuring fluid attributes along a flow pathway. The method includes: activating an optical emitter; receiving a signal from an optical sensor; and processing the received signal to determine at least one fluid attribute.
US10791970B2 Device, method, and system to measure blood glucose
Disclosed is a blood glucose measuring device, method, and system. In response to a connection of a blood glucose measuring module to a socket of the blood glucose measuring device being detected, the blood glucose measuring device may receive a data signal from the blood glucose measuring module and read a bit of the data signal based on a period of data signal.
US10791969B2 Method and system for method for determining a blood glucose level for a patient
The present disclosure refers to a method for determining a blood glucose level for a patient, the method comprising detecting a present sensor signal in a present continuous interstitial blood glucose measurement for a patient; providing measurement data representing the present sensor signal; providing sensor signal correction data representing a patient-specific signal correction, the sensor signal correction data being determined from a former interstitial blood glucose measurement for the patient and comprising at least one of time delay data representing a patient-specific time delay Δt between a blood glucose value measured in a continuous interstitial blood glucose measurement and a blood glucose reference value measured in a capillary blood glucose measurement, and sensor sensitivity data representing, for the patient, a patient-specific sensor sensitivity for the sensor, determining corrected measurement data representing a corrected present sensor signal by applying the sensor signal correction data to the present sensor signal; and determining a blood glucose level for the patient from the corrected measurement data.
US10791968B2 Information processing device, sensor device, information processing system, and storage medium
An information processing system inclines processing circuitry that is configured to receive input data from a shock sensor which outputs data based on a shock on the shock sensor, and identify a target segment of time-series data that is output from a motion sensor that senses a motion of an object. The target segment includes a pre-shock portion that occurs before the shock event and a post-shock portion that occurs after the shock event, the shock event is recognized based on the data from the shock sensor.
US10791965B2 Method and apparatus for wirelessly monitoring repetitive bodily movements
A method for determining a rate of repetitive bodily motion of an individual with negligible contact with the individual begins by one or more computing devices transmitting a signal for reflection off of the individual and receiving a reflected signal. The method continues with one or more computing device applying a frequency estimation algorithm to the baseband signal to produce an estimated spectral density, where the estimated spectral density is in frequency domain and includes at least one frequency component corresponding to the repetitive bodily motion. The method further includes applying a repetitive bodily motion pattern search function to the estimated spectral density to estimate the rate of the repetitive bodily motion of the individual based on the at least one frequency component.
US10791963B2 Method for measuring finger movements
A method for measuring motions of a thumb and fingers, which can relatively easily measure angles at joints of a thumb and fingers within a limited space of the thumb and fingers, using a system that may be lightweight and compact enough not to hinder a natural motion of a hand. To this end, the method measures motions of a thumb and fingers of a user who wears a glove, and includes: attaching first ends of first and second flexible wires to positions of the glove respectively corresponding to middle and proximal phalanxes of each finger; connecting second ends of the first and second flexible wires to a sensing module so that the first and second flexible wires can move forward and backward while maintaining tension thereof in accordance with a motion of the finger; and by the sensing module, measuring moved distances of the first and second flexible wires, wherein rotary angles at corresponding joints in the thumb and fingers are calculated based on the measured moved distances.
US10791962B2 Insulating a protective cover for a seal to sensor associated with a spacesuit
A carbon dioxide sensor has a conduit connecting to a source of breathing air and delivering a sample of breathing air into a test chamber. A radiation source applies radiation across the chamber. A sensor detects modification in the radiation as it passes through the air sample in the test chamber and communicates with electronics to identify a percentage of carbon dioxide in the sample. A rigid cover surrounds the radiation source, the test chamber, and the sensor. A spacesuit is also disclosed.
US10791960B2 Diagnosis of asthma versus chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using urine metabolomic analysis
Described are methods and uses employing metabolomic data to diagnose an asthma disease state or a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) state. Further described are methods of uses of employing metabolomic data to distinguish between asthma and COPD. In particular, urinary metabolomic profiles are employed to enable differential diagnosis of asthma and COPD.
US10791958B2 Magnetic resonance projection imaging
Apparatus and techniques are described herein for nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) projection imaging. Such projection imaging may be used to control radiation therapy delivery to a subject, such as including receiving reference imaging information, generating a two-dimensional (2D) projection image using imaging information obtained via nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the 2D projection image corresponding to a specified projection direction, the specified projection direction including a path traversing at least a portion of an imaging subject, determining a change between the generated 2D projection image and the reference imaging information, and controlling delivery of the radiation therapy at least in part using the determined change between the obtained 2D projection image and the reference imaging information.
US10791957B1 Magnetic resonance imaging
An open MRI methodology and system that allows dynamic viewing and access to a patient. In intraoperative MRI, the MRI apparatus is configured in the shape of a typical operating room, with full 360° access to the patient. The MRI apparatus encompasses the entire operating room with magnets located on or near the ceiling and floor of the operating room. The remainder of the MRI apparatus, including the control computer, and imaging monitor, may be located outside of the MRI operating room, in order to keep the operating room free of unnecessary equipment, or located inside of the MRI operating room, as desired for operability of the MRI. The patient is placed over the magnet in the floor, the only fixed location in the operating room. The operating room may contain typical operating equipment, as needed, such as cardiopulmonary bypass units, surgical navigation systems, endoscopy systems, and anesthesia carts.
US10791953B2 Headwear for electroencephalography
A headwear for electroencephalography is provided. The headwear includes a first arm to be attached to an area extending from a forehead or an occiput of a subject to a top of a head of the subject and configured to hold a first electroencephalogram electrode, a second arm connected to the first arm to be attached to a lateral side of the head of the subject and configured to hold a second electroencephalogram electrode, a third arm connected to the first arm to be attached to another lateral side of the head of the subject and configured to hold a third electroencephalogram electrode, a stretchable support member connectable to the first to third arms to cover at least a portion of the head in a direction toward the first arm, and at least one adjusting mechanism to adjust tightness of the first to third arms to the head.
US10791949B2 Computation apparatus, cardiac arrhythmia assessment method thereof and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
A computation apparatus, a cardiac arrhythmia assessment method thereof and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. In the method, electrocardiography (ECG) signal is obtained. Whether the ECG signal is conformed to a first abnormal rhythm symptom is determined. Then, whether the ECG signal is conformed to a second abnormal rhythm symptom different from the first abnormal rhythm symptom is determined based on the determined result of the first abnormal rhythm symptom. Accordingly, multiple abnormal rhythm assessments are integrated, the subsequent assessment is speeded-up and optimized according to the determined result of a previous assessment, so as to enable to implement on a handheld apparatus.
US10791941B2 Apparatus and method for measuring venous pressure
A venous pressure measurement apparatus includes a pressure controller configured to change a pressure applied from a cuff to a portion of a body where a vein and an artery exist and to which the cuff is attached, a pulse wave detector configured to detect pulse waves from a pressure the cuff receives from the portion of the body, and a venous pressure calculating section configured to calculate a venous pressure based on the applied pressure and the pulse waves detected by the pulse wave detector during a period in which the applied pressure is changed. The pressure controller is configured to execute a plurality of measurement steps, the applied pressure being increased or reduced from an initial value in each of the measurement steps.
US10791937B2 Medical imaging device and methods of use
Embodiments related to medical imaging devices including rigid imaging tips and their methods of use for identifying abnormal tissue within a surgical bed are disclosed.
US10791929B2 Systems and methods for monitoring compression with compression bandages having stretchable electronics
Systems and methods are described for monitoring compression applied by a compression bandage to a body portion of an individual. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a deformable substrate integrated with a textile configured to conform to a body portion; a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly including one or more strain gauges configured to generate one or more sense signals associated with a strain of the textile; circuitry operably coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to receive the one or more sense signals associated with the strain of the textile; and a reporter operably coupled to the circuitry and configured to generate one or more communication signals responsive to instruction by the circuitry, the one or more communication signals associated with the strain of the textile.
US10791928B2 Analyte sensors having a signal-to-noise ratio substantially unaffected by non-constant noise
Systems and methods of use involving sensors having a signal-to-noise ratio that is substantially unaffected by non-constant noise are provided for continuous analyte measurement in a host. In some embodiments, a continuous analyte measurement system is configured to be wholly, transcutaneously, intravascularly or extracorporeally implanted.
US10791920B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method
An image forming apparatus determines an exceptional frame of a plurality of frames of a moving image of an eye based on the image features of each frame, and changes a moving image forming method based on the determined exceptional frame. For example, the image forming apparatus generates a new moving image by extracting a frame sequence including frames extracted from the moving image not to include a frame which has been determined as an exceptional frame.
US10791915B2 Endoscope system, processor device, and method for operating endoscope system
A subject irradiated with violet light and green light is imaged to obtain RGB signals, based on which a base image is produced. Frequency filtering processing is applied to the B signal to obtain a blood vessel extraction signal, in which a most superficial blood vessel, a superficial blood vessel, and a middle-layer blood vessel at different depths are extracted. Edge strength of each blood vessel in the blood vessel extraction signal is calculated. Display control processing based on the edge strength of each blood vessel is applied to the base image. Thereby, a first image or a second image is produced. In the first image, the most superficial blood vessel, the superficial blood vessel, and the middle-layer blood vessel are displayed in a distinguishable manner. In the second image, the most superficial blood vessel, the superficial blood vessel, and the middle-layer blood vessel are selectively enhanced or suppressed.
US10791911B2 Devices and methods for delivery of medical tools
An endoscopic cap assembly may include a sleeve and a cap. The cap may include a cap channel extending along an external surface of the cap. The cap may also include an engagement feature extending radially outwardly from the external surface of the cap.
US10791905B2 Methods for determining operation mode of dishwasher appliance fluid circulation system
A method of determining a position of a diverter of a fluid circulation system in a dishwasher appliance includes measuring a fluid pressure in a sump of the dishwasher appliance while pumping fluid from the sump into a wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance via a first component when the diverter is in a first position. The method also includes measuring the fluid pressure in the sump of the dishwasher appliance while pumping the fluid from the sump to a filter cleaning manifold when the diverter is in a second position. Based on the measured fluid pressure, the method determines whether the diverter is in the second position.
US10791904B2 Rotary dewatering mop device
A rotary dewatering mop device comprises an outer casing, a barrel, a cleaning assembly and a holding assembly. The cleaning assembly is pulled upward through the holding assembly to be placed in the barrel and is moved upward and downward reciprocatically through a handheld rod to drive the barrel and the cleaning assembly to generate a centrifugal force of rotation, thereby achieving rapid dewatering.
US10791902B2 Cleaning pads for autonomous floor cleaning robots
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body, a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, a pad holder attached to an underside of the robot body and configured to receive a removable cleaning pad, and a pad sensor configured to sense a pad type identifier on a central region of the cleaning pad. The pad type identifier includes a marker on the central region of the cleaning pad. The cleaning pad has a mounting card affixed thereto, and the pad type identifier includes an array of apertures that expose selected portions of the marker.
US10791901B2 Cleaner
A cleaner according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a power input unit; a controller; a power consumption unit controlled by the controller; an operation unit for inputting a command for controlling an operating state of the power consumption unit; and a power supply control unit connected to the power input unit, the controller, and the operation unit, wherein the power supply control unit enables the power inputted from the power input unit to be supplied to the controller and transmits a signal for the intensity of a suction force to the controller when the intensity of the suction force is selected by the operation unit, and prevents the power inputted from the power input unit from being supplied to the controller when an off command is inputted by the operation unit.
US10791900B2 Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes an upright body mounted to a base that moves over a surface to be cleaned. A rotational coupling can be provided between the upright body and the base for coupling the upright body to the base for movement about at least one rotational axis. The rotational coupling can include at least a swivel joint. A cord rewinder can be provided above the swivel joint for storing and dispensing a power cord.
US10791899B2 Vacuum hose attachment apparatus
A vacuum attachment apparatus for use on conventional service station or car wash vacuums is described. The apparatus is equipped with a rubberized female portion disposed on a wide end of the apparatus, which is configured to mate onto the default vacuum hose end. The apparatus facilitates the cleaning of small crevices with a commercial or industrial vacuum, which conventionally has too large of an intake to reach crevices such as those found between the seats of vehicles, under the seats, within the dash, and in other common locations standard on most contemporary vehicles.
US10791897B2 Surface cleaning apparatus with dirt arrester having an axial step
A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis of rotation wherein the dirt outlet is defined by a gap between the sidewall of the cyclone and a plate positioned at the dirt outlet end of the cyclone, which gap extends around all of the perimeter of the plate. The plate is stepped in the axial direction.
US10791895B2 Surface cleaning apparatus with dirt arrester having an axial step
A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis of rotation wherein the dirt outlet is defined at least in part by a gap between the sidewall of the cyclone and a plate positioned at the dirt outlet end of the cyclone. The plate is stepped in the axial direction.
US10791892B2 Slide out vacuum drum including dual-action latching mechanism
A vacuum cleaning system includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a motor connected to the housing and configured to generate air flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet, and a debris container received within the housing in a first direction. The debris container includes a knob that is rotatable about an axis and includes a first cam and a second cam. Rotation of the knob about the axis causes the first cam to engage the housing and thereby move the debris container in the first direction, and causes the second cam to engage the housing and thereby move the debris container in a second direction.
US10791890B2 Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus has a first air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet with a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the first air flow path. A second air flow path extends from an ambient air inlet to a secondary air outlet. An energy storage chamber having at least one energy storage member is positioned in the second air flow path. Ambient air can be drawn through the second air flow path to promote cooling of the energy storage members. A fan unit and/or an air foil can be used to draw ambient air into the second air flow path.
US10791888B1 Automatic toilet seat and lid assembly
An automatic toilet seat and lid assembly for raising or lowering a toilet lid or a seat includes a base body. A seat and a toilet lid are hingedly coupled to the base body. The automatic toilet seat and lid assembly also includes a proximity sensor provided at the base body. The proximity sensor is configured to detect the presence of a user within a predetermined distance. The automatic toilet seat and lid assembly further includes a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the proximity sensor. Additionally, a motor is communicatively coupled to the microcontroller and a lever is operatively coupled to the motor and the seat and the toilet lid. The proximity sensor detects the presence of the user within the predetermined distance and transmits a signal to the microcontroller. The microcontroller instructs the motor to operate the lever to raise the toilet lid or the seat or both.
US10791886B2 Estimating users of a product dispenser
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for optimizing performance of a product dispenser are provided herein. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the product dispenser (e.g., the environment, the type or habits of users or individual users, etc.), initial dispensing parameter settings of the product dispenser may be undesirable. Using monitored usage data, optimized dispensing parameters can be determined to achieve more desirable usage of the product dispenser (e.g., decrease waste, power save, increase efficiency, etc.). Additionally, using bounding parameters and/or information from the environment (e.g., nearby product dispensers) can lead to further optimized performance of the product dispenser. User or group specific optimized dispensing parameters can also be determined and used.
US10791885B1 Paper towel dispenser
A paper toweling dispenser for dispensing paper toweling from a roll of paper toweling including a top roller located between the paper roll and the drum of the dispenser which moves in radial cams along the outer circumference of the drum as a pulling force is applied to the leading edge of the paper toweling by a user.
US10791884B2 Automatic paper towel dispenser with LIDAR sensor
An automatic paper towel dispenser includes a dispensing mechanism configured to dispense a paper towel, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, and a controller in communication with the LIDAR sensor. The LIDAR sensor is configured to emit light toward an object within a detection region at a first time, detect the light reflected by the object at a second time, and calculate a time of flight of the light. The time of flight is an amount of time that elapses between the first time and the second time. The controller is configured to calculate a distance between the LIDAR sensor and the object based on the time of flight and actuate the dispensing mechanism based on the calculated distance.
US10791881B2 Low cost radio frequency identification (RFID) dispensing systems
A radio frequency identification (RFID) dispenser that includes low cost electronic components that can read and write to the tag of a refill cartridge. In one embodiment, the reader utilizes a multi band pass filter to convert the radio frequency identification into a digital signal that is processed by a controller to perform a dispensing function representative to the code of the tag. In another embodiment, the controller utilizes an internal comparator to convert the radio frequency identification into a digital signal that is processed by a controller to perform a dispensing function representative to the code of the tag. The dispenser in both embodiments also includes a pair of transistors that write to the RFID tag of the refill cartridge. A dispenser according to the invention also includes the capability to read and/or write to tags upon cartridges employed by the dispenser, and augmenting the operation of the dispenser as a function thereof. Additionally, a dispenser of variable size is presented that is adaptable, through adjustable partitions or a telescoping cup, to receive and maintain cartridges of various sizes.
US10791880B2 Base member for a shower door assembly
A shower door assembly includes a door panel having an inner surface to face a bathing enclosure, and a base member having an upper surface positioned between an inner side and an outer side. The base member inner side is positioned between the door panel inner surface and the base member outer side. The inner side at least partially defines a recess and is shaped to receive liquid from and divert liquid back to the bathing enclosure. A base for a moveable door has a substrate defining upper and lower surfaces extending between first and second edge regions, and a first leg section extending from the substrate lower surface and offset from the first edge region. The first leg section and the first edge region of the substrate cooperate to define a liquid diverter extending longitudinally to redirect flow away from the substrate upper surface.
US10791870B2 Heating and foaming a beverage
A device and a method for heating and foaming a liquid, in particular a beverage such as a milk-containing beverage for example. The device comprises a steam generator, a pressurized gas source, and a pump means which is connected to the steam generator and the pressurized gas source for transporting a steam/gas mixture into the liquid. The pressurized gas source comprises a controllable switching valve in order to generate pressure pulses. The pressure pulses generated by the pressurized gas source are introduced into the pump means and mixed with the liquid in the pump means, whereby the liquid is foamed. The foam properties of the foamed liquid, such as consistency, creaminess, density, and porosity, can be influenced by the frequency, amplitude, and pulse duration of the pressure pulses.
US10791867B2 Brewing device having two brewing chambers
The invention relates to a brewing device having two separate brewing chambers, comprising two capsule receptacles and two closure elements for the two brewing chambers, and a gearing for the actuation of the two closure elements, the gearing comprising a common drive element, and two output elements for the two brewing chambers.
US10791865B2 Ice-water dripping-rate adjuster for drip-type ice coffee maker
An ice-water dripping-rate adjuster for a drip-type ice coffee maker includes: a dripping valve having an upper valve member and a lower valve member, an upper coupling member secured with the upper valve member and having an ice-water container fixed on the upper coupling member for storing ice and ice water in the ice-water container, a lower coupling member rotatably engageable with the upper coupling member and secured with the lower valve member, with the lower coupling member having a coffee jug secured to the lower coupling member, whereby the ice water is downwardly dripped for adjusting its dripping rate by the dripping valve and is brewed through a ground coffee canister, which is mounted in an upper portion of the coffee jug, to make a drip ice coffee to be received in the jug.
US10791864B2 Cactus cleaning tool
A cactus cleaning tool comprising a handle and a cleaning section at one end of the handle for safely, quickly and easily cleaning a section of cactus. The cleaning section has a body member with a proximal end at the handle and a distal end outwardly disposed from the handle. The handle is angled upward relative to the body member. The tool has a scooping tip with an edge configured to allow the user to scoop out thorns. The tool has a slicing section with a slot defining a pair of longitudinally disposed sharpened cutting edges for removing the cactus skin. The top of the body member is open. The tool has a outwardly disposed tapper near its distal end to allow the user to tap the tool against a hard surface and dislodge cactus debris stuck on the tool. The tool is particularly useful for cleaning mission cactus.
US10791863B2 Cordless covering for sliding glass doors and large windows
Disclosed herein is a cordless covering for a sliding glass door or other large opening or window that can be arranged in at least three different configurations. In one configuration, one or more slats may be inserted into various pockets on the covering to enable an individual to gather the slats together and change a length of the covering. In a second configuration, a portion of the covering may be draped over one of the pockets of the covering to change the length of the covering. In a third configuration, the covering can be pulled to one side of the sliding glass door such that the width of the covering is changed.
US10791857B2 Drinking vessel having engagement features and camouflaging non-engagement elements in intaglio
The utilitarian function of the engagement features on a lidded vessel is at least partially camouflaged so that the engagement features' utilitarian function is less apparent to the consumer after the lid is removed. The lidded vessel may be, for example, a lidded drinking glass—such as a lidded wine glass, beer glass, whiskey tumbler or soda glass—that is sold pre-filled and sealed with the wine, beer, whiskey or soda already inside. The camouflaging may be accomplished using one or more camouflaging techniques, some or all of them involving the presence of non-engagement elements.
US10791850B1 Retail display unit for multiple shaped products
A retail display unit includes a base having a frame member and a bracket coupled to the frame member and a holder. The bracket is configured to mount to a retail display fixture. The holder is coupled to the frame member and includes a front, a back, opposing sides, a bottom and is configured to hold and display products of different shapes. The bottom of the holder includes a first curved surface, a second curved surface and a channel located between the first and second curved surfaces and extends from the front to the back of the holder.
US10791843B2 Portable seat awning
A novel portable bleacher/bench awning includes a first seat engaging structure, a second seat engaging structure, a first frame structure, a second frame structure, and a flexible cover. The first and second seat engaging structures are adapted to engage a bleacher/bench type seat. Optionally, the portable awning is collapsible. In another particular embodiment, the portable awning is adapted to be mounted to a chair via a bag that is also used to transport the portable awning. In other particular embodiment(s), the height and/or width of the portable awning frame are continuously adjustable. In still other embodiment(s), a seat engaging structure is adapted to mount the portable awning frame to a collapsible chair, wheel chair, etc.
US10791841B2 Lumbar support chair having structure adjustable according to change of posture
The present invention relates to a chair and, more particularly, to a lumbar support chair of which the shape and position are adjusted according to a change of posture of a sitter to support a user's lumbar, thereby providing a comfortable feeling and a posture correction effect.
US10791840B2 Adjustable head supporting travel accessory
Disclosed herein is an adjustable head supporting apparatus. In the illustrated examples, a garment encases the adjustable head supporting apparatus. The apparatus may include a contoured head element, a contoured shoulder element, and at least one connecting member connectable to each of the head element and the shoulder element. The at least one connecting member may be configured to link the head element and the shoulder element such that the at least one connecting member facilitates displacing the head element and the shoulder element to adjust spacing between them and the at least one connecting member. Displacement of a first end of the head element and displacement of a first end of the shoulder element can be independent of displacement of a second end of the head element and a second end of the shoulder element. The head element and the shoulder element may be encased within a fabric garment.
US10791839B2 Waffle-board patterned B-surface for seat cushions
A seat cushion includes a cushion body defining a first body surface and a second body surface opposite the first body surface, wherein the first body surface is configured to face the seat occupant, and the second body surface is configured to face away from the seat occupant. The cushion body defines a plurality of holes extending into the second body surface or columns extending from the second body surface. The holes or columns are arranged on a pattern to allow the cushion body to passively conform to the seat occupant, thereby enhancing comfort.
US10791829B1 Vertically-sliding mount
A vertically sliding frame mounting system that includes a frame, frame mounted first and second bracket assemblies, wall mounted first and second brace assemblies having recoil springs and self releasing latches. The bracket assemblies slide in the brace assemblies which act as vertical guides while the recoil springs tend to lift the frame. The latch assemblies secure the frame in a lowered position while the recoil springs bias the frame upward.
US10791826B2 Adjustable height desk system
Disclosed is a desk system having a freestanding leg assembly, a frame being attachable to an upper portion of the freestanding leg assembly and an adjustable height desktop platform comprising a table top and a supporting leg assembly. The supporting leg assembly may extend between the frame and the table top and the supporting leg assembly may have a scissor lift for adjusting the height of the table top away from the freestanding leg assembly. Disclosed is a desk system having a telescoping leg assembly, configured to adjustable raise or lower a table top of the desk. Disclosed is a desk system with an interface to power the adjustable desk, wherein the interface is visible and operable through the table top.
US10791825B2 Apparatuses for dispensing a brushable substance onto a surface
An apparatus for dispensing a brushable substance comprises a bracket and a sleeve, comprising an inner tubular sleeve wall and an outer tubular sleeve wall. The sleeve is coupled to the bracket and is rotatable relative to the bracket about a first axis. The apparatus also comprises a cartridge, comprising an inner tubular cartridge wall and an outer tubular cartridge wall. The cartridge is configured to be positioned between the inner tubular sleeve wall and the outer tubular sleeve wall. Apparatus additionally comprises a valve, configured to be communicatively coupled with the cartridge, a brush-arm assembly, coupled to the sleeve, a linear actuator to control flow of the brushable substance from the valve, an annular plunger, positioned between the inner tubular cartridge wall and the outer tubular cartridge wall and movable along the first axis, and a push-lock pressure cap, configured to be hermetically coupled with the cartridge.
US10791823B2 Bottle brush
A brush assembly is disclosed having a brush handle with a variety of vertical and horizontal bristles positioned thereon, as well as middle paddles. The handle fits upon a resting base which may be a suction cup and adapted to collect water which flows down from the bristles and the handle into a collection area, and further directed down a ramp which directs fluid off of the resting base.
US10791821B2 Methods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
A coupler for removeable coupling an object to a support. The coupler includes a cover, a ring, and a base. The cover couples to the support. The ring includes a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a fourth arm, a first stop, and a second stop. Each arm of the ring is formed of a resilient material. The ring is positioned in a cavity of the cover. The base couples to the accessory. The base cooperates with the cover and the ring to couple to the cover and to rotate from a decoupled position to an intermediate position and further to a clocked position.
US10791819B2 Loose strand retainer
A loose strand retainer including: (a) only one base, the only one base including a top surface configured for receiving and retaining loose strands and a bottom surface; and (b) an attachment means disposed on the bottom surface, the attachment means configured for attaching the loose strand retainer to a support surface.
US10791812B2 Rollable personal container transport device with rotating platform
A rollable personal container transport device that includes a platform that is rotatably movable from a closed position adjacent a back side of the device to an open position extending beyond a front of the device to provide a surface for carrying additional items.
US10791811B2 Strap
A strap used in a portable terminal includes a plate portion configured to be mounted on a surface of a main body of the portable terminal by attaching to a strap fixing portion of the main body, a rotation mechanism portion located at a substantially central portion of the plate portion and having a rotation axis located in a fourth area of the main body when the strap is mounted to the main body, a grip portion provided on the rotation mechanism portion, and a folded portion provided on the plate portion, and located at a position of a third area of the main body so as to be substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal direction, and to be bent in a direction toward the surface of the portable terminal when the strap is mounted to the main body.
US10791809B2 Luggage frame
A piece of luggage (100, 298) may include front, rear, top, bottom, right, and left sides or faces (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) that define an enclosed space. The enclosed space may be divided into one or more compartments. The luggage piece may further include at least one zipper (124) to access the enclosed space. The at least one zipper may include a zipper track (132), at least one zipper slider (134), and at least one zipper tab (136). The luggage piece may further include a frame (138, 300) that generally defines the shape of the luggage piece. The frame may include upper and lower bodies (140, 142, 144, 146, 302, 304) that are joined together by elongated structural members (148, 150, 306), such as pultrusions or closed wire loops. The upper bodies may substantially define the top side of the luggage piece, and the lower bodies may substantially define the bottom side of the luggage piece. The upper and lower bodies may be molded, hard bodies.
US10791808B2 Compact wallet
The present invention is a compact wallet designed to present a minimal silhouette in a shirt, pants or purse pocket. Novel features hold the silhouette to the minimal dimensions of a credit card while affording maximal expandability for content storage and accessibility. A novel method makes additional features modularly available.
US10791807B2 Brunnian link making device and kit
A Brunnian link is a link formed from a closed loop doubled over itself to capture another closed loop to form a chain. The example kit provides for the successful creation of unique wearable articles using Brunnian link assembly techniques and includes several pin bars that are supported in a desired special orientation by at least one base. The desired special orientation is dependent on the desired linked configuration of the completed article. The pins may be assembled in various combination and orientations to provide endless variation of completed link orientations.
US10791805B1 Electronic drivers license and ID-bracelet that stores essential personal information
An electronic driver's license and ID bracelet that stores essential user information is disclosed. The electronic driver's license and ID bracelet stores user information that government(s) need to know, such as date of birth, driver's permit status, etc. The ID bracelet cannot be duplicated or altered within the civilian or private sector as is the case with contemporary personal identification, therefore the ID bracelet would be for government proprietary use.
US10791799B2 Energy efficient infrared oven with air circulation
An oven may facilitate heating, curing, and/or drying processes for manufactured items, such as shoe parts, using multiple groups of infrared sources. Efficiencies of the oven are achieved through a deliberate airflow characteristic, which is accomplished with a configuration of apertures extending through a circulation plate. A higher concentration of apertures is formed in the circulation plate near a center zone relative to zones near an entrance and exit to the oven. Further, the shape of the apertures in the circulation plate aid in improved airflow within the oven.
US10791792B2 Apparatus and method for securing an upper to a sole
Aspects hereof relate to a method for coupling a cemented upper to a sole of an article of footwear. Pairs of clamps secure a sole at a forefoot region and a heel region to prevent movement of a location of the sole upon application of a perimeter deforming force. Perimeter deforming implements apply such force to a bottom surface of the secured sole causing the perimeter of the top surface of the sole to splay open outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the sole. While the top surface of the perimeter is splayed, a cemented upper is caused to contact the top surface of the sole in a longitudinal direction from the heel end to the toe end. Once in place, the force on the bottom surface of the secured sole and the clamps is released leaving the top surface of the sole properly adhered to the upper.
US10791791B2 Articles of footwear reinforced with high tenacity yarn
Articles of footwear may include a knitted component defining at least part of a void and joined with a sole structure. The knitted component may include an interior knit layer, an exterior knit layer, and a plurality of inlaid courses of a high tenacity yarn between the interior and exterior knit layers. The plurality of inlaid courses of high tenacity yarn may include at least three courses of the high tenacity yarn, each of which may be separated from an adjacent course of the plurality by no more than five courses.
US10791781B2 Decorative tree with insertable, interchangeable branches system and method
A fabricated decorative tree with insertable branches system is provided that includes a tree trunk configured with at least one limb stub that is configured to receive a branch. The trunk, stub, and branch all have internal supports and an external decorative skin. The stub internal support has a proximal end fixedly attached to the trunk internal support and has a distal end having a receptor with a channel cut at least through the internal support distal edge. Only the distal end of the branch internal support is covered with the external skin. The uncovered proximal end of the branch internal support is a male sleeve insert having an outwardly projecting alignment protuberance sized to fit within the stub's channel. Means to further secure the stub-branch joint and methods by which one set of interchangeable branches are replaced by a second set of branches are also provided.
US10791779B2 Polymer microwedges and methods of manufacturing same
A mold for casting a micro-scale structure includes an upper surface including a first cavity having a first depth. A negative pattern for an array of micro-scale structures is defined in a surface of the first cavity. The mold includes at least one second cavity having a second depth defined in the cavity outside of the negative pattern for the array of micro-scale structures. The at least one second cavity defines a negative pattern for a standoff of the micro-scale structure. A fabric retaining frame is disposed in the first cavity.
US10791778B2 Stress reducing polymeric glove
Polymeric gloves having stress-reducing ridges, and methods and formers for manufacturing polymeric gloves having stress-reducing ridges, are disclosed.
US10791776B2 Dual-layered apparel system
The present disclosure describes an apparel system for an upper torso of a wearer. The apparel system may comprise a first layer of a breathable fabric and a water resistant second layer. The second layer may be stowed in a pocket located on the front of the first layer. The second layer may be transitioned from within the pocket to cover at least a portion of the first layer to protect the wearer from external conditions. In some embodiments, the second layer may be affixed to the first layer at an area within the pocket.
US10791774B2 Gamer hoodie
A hooded garment can include a torso section extending from a waist region to a neck region, where the torso section includes a chest region and a back region. The hooded garment includes a hood extending upward from the neck region and having a front opening, a right sleeve extending from a right shoulder region of the right torso region and having a first wrist opening, and a left sleeve extending from a left shoulder region of the left torso region and having a second wrist opening.
US10791771B2 Sock with elastic heel
An apparatus is provided for impeding a downward travel of a leg section of a sock by the use of a retainer provided about at least one of a heel of the sock and a heel opening, defined by a heel opening perimeter, of the sock, wherein the retainer impedes the downward travel of the leg section of the sock. A method is provided for the use of the retainer to impede the downward travel of the leg section of the sock.
US10791770B2 Ultimate slip
This Invention relates to a new and novel customizable women's undergarment or slip, consisting of multiple pieces; a top portion with straps and a lace cleavage cover, a middle slip and a bottom slip. The present invention can be adjusted in various ways, the parts can extend from a top portion with straps detachably connected to a short length half slip and further detachably connected to a long length half slip, when combined these results in a longer full length slip. The top portion can be worn separately as a camisole with or without straps, the middle piece detaches as a short half slip and the bottom piece detaches as a long half slip.
US10791767B2 Connectors for forming electrical and mechanical connections between interchangeable units in an aerosol delivery system
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery devices comprise a control device that includes a battery, a control component, and an outer housing that defines receiving chamber, and a cartridge that includes a mouthpiece portion, a tank that contains a liquid composition, and a heater configured to heat the liquid composition. The cartridge and the control device each include at least one connector configured to provide a magnetic and an electrical connection between the cartridge and the control device such that the cartridge can be removably and operatively received into the cartridge receiving chamber of the control body, wherein the at least one connector of the cartridge is located on the mouthpiece portion.
US10791766B2 Electronic cigarette
An electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly. An external thread electrode is located in one end of battery assembly. An internal thread electrode is located in one end of atomizer assembly. The battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected by the screw thread electrode. The cigarette bottle assembly is inserted into the other end of the atomizer assembly and both form a cigarette type or cigar type body.
US10791765B2 Electronic cigarette of electromagnetic induction heating capable of calibrating temperature
An atomizer is disclosed including a heating element, being configured for heating and atomizing tobacco liquid to generate an aerosol; a tobacco liquid reservoir, being configured for storing the tobacco liquid; and a liquid drive component, being connected with the tobacco liquid reservoir directly or indirectly, and being configured for controlling a volume of tobacco liquid conveyed to the heating element, with the tobacco liquid reservoir set on the atomizer, to control the volume of tobacco liquid in the tobacco liquid reservoir conveyed to the heating element so as to convey measurable tobacco liquid as well as generate measurable aerosol.
US10791764B2 Atomizing nozzle and electronic atomizing inhaler
An atomizing nozzle of an electronic atomizing inhaler, includes a casing body, provided with a cap at the opening of the front end, with a gas-outlet aperture on the cap, and provided with a rear closure at the opening of the rear end, with a gas-inlet aperture on the rear closure; a liquid-container and a heater provided in the cavity formed by the casing body, the cap and the rear closure, an airflow-passage being provided between the casing body and the liquid-container; a liquid-guiding device closing the mouth part of the liquid-container, with no liquid-storage medium provided in the liquid-container; and a heater provided on the top of the rear closure, contacting the lower surface of the liquid-guiding device. An electronic atomizing inhaler is also provided.
US10791763B2 Atomizer capable of preventing liquid leakage caused by air inside a liquid reservoir and electronic cigarette with the same
The present disclosure provides an atomizer and an electronic cigarette with the atomizer. The atomizer includes a cartridge assembly and a mouthpiece assembly; the cartridge assembly includes a liquid reservoir, an opening communicating the liquid reservoir with an external environment, and an atomization chamber communicating with the liquid reservoir; the mouthpiece assembly is inserted into the opening; the cartridge assembly includes an engaging portion located adjacent to the opening, and the mouthpiece assembly includes an inserting portion inserted into the engaging portion; the inserting portion defines a discharging hole, air discharges through the discharging hole while the inserting portion is being inserted into the engaging portion, and after the inserting portion is inserted into the engaging portion in place, the discharging hole is blocked, thus, e-liquid in the liquid reservoir can be prevented from being pushed to flow into the atomization chamber and liquid leakage can be prevented.
US10791760B2 Aerosol-generating system including a cartridge containing a gel
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system may include a first chamber housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber housing defining a second chamber that is separate from the first chamber. The first chamber may contain an aerosol-forming substrate in the form of a gel, and the second chamber may contain a source of a desired compound. The first and second chamber housings may be separate or separable structures.
US10791759B2 Liquid supply, atomizer and electronic cigarette having same
The present disclosure relates to an atomizer includes an atomizing device and a liquid supply. The atomizing device includes an engaging part. The liquid supply includes a liquid chamber. The liquid supply includes a connecting end and a liquid outlet defined in the connecting end. The engaging part defines a liquid inlet through which tobacco liquid can flow into the atomizing device. The liquid supply further includes a sliding block slidable between a first position and a second position. When the sliding block is in the first position, the sliding block seals the liquid outlet; when the sliding block is in the second position, the liquid outlet is opened. The engaging part is capable of sliding along a predetermined track to form a snap-fit connection with the connecting end, and simultaneously driving the sliding block to move from the first position to the second position.
US10791756B2 Reconstituted tobacco sheets and related methods
The invention relates to a reconstituted tobacco sheet having a basis weight of less than about about 230 grams per square metre and comprising tobacco stem or tobacco stalk refined fibres having an average length of at least about 200 micrometres and tobacco cast leaf material. There is further provided a method of making a reconstituted tobacco sheet, the method comprising providing tobacco stems and conditioning the tobacco stems such that their moisture content is increased to at least about 40% Oven Volatiles (OV). The tobacco stems are processed in a twin screw extruder to so as to obtain a pulp suspension having a Schop-per-Riegler index of at least about 30 degrees and comprising tobacco stem or tobacco stalk refined fibres having an average length of at least about 200 micrometres. This pulp suspension is combined with tobacco cast leaf material to obtain a slurry and a sheet is formed from this slurry.
US10791755B1 Apple cider vinegar nutritional supplement
Shown herein is a nutritional supplement containing apple cider vinegar (ACV), including compositions, formulations, and combinations of ingredients in the ACV nutritional supplement, as well as processes for manufacturing these supplements. The nutritional supplement can include ACV, a gelling agent such as pectin or gelatin, an oligosaccharide, a disaccharide, and water.
US10791754B2 Honey product having a low water content
The present disclosure relates to a honey product having a low water content. The honey product retains the physical and palatable properties of untreated honey while having a prolonged shelf-life. It can be advantageously used to sweeten beverages (such as hot beverages) and in the manufacture of throat lozenges and/or confectionery.
US10791749B2 Apparatus with multiple nozzles for cleaning crustacea or game
An apparatus for cleaning crustacea or game has a container with an interior volume defined by a wall, a fluid inlet extending into the interior volume of the container, and a plurality of nozzles connected to the fluid inlet. The plurality of nozzles are directed in different directions. The plurality of nozzles are positioned adjacent to the wall of the container so as to direct the fluid from the fluid inlet toward another portion of the wall of the container. The fluid inlet is adapted to pass a fluid under pressure into the interior volume of the container. The plurality of nozzles are arranged one above another.
US10791746B2 Dough processing apparatus and associated methods
The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for processing food materials such as dough. The apparatus includes (1) a frame formed with a trough hole and a slot; (2) a motor obliquely attached to a side wall of the frame; (3) a rear roller positioned in the slot and operably coupled to the motor by a driving gear; (4) a front roller positioned in the slot and operably coupled to the rear roller via a transmission gear set; and (5) a cam component operably attached to the frame and positioned adjacent to the front roller. When the cam portion is rotated, the front roller is moved toward or far away from the rear roller.
US10791742B2 Plant growth regulator compounds
The present invention relates to novel sulfonamide derivatives, to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to plant growth regulator compositions comprising them and to methods of using them for controlling the growth of plants, improving plant tolerance to abiotic stress (including environmental and chemical stresses), inhibiting seed germination and/or safening a plant against phytotoxic effects of chemicals.
US10791732B2 Water dispersible granular composition
A water dispersible granular composition comprising: at least one solid agrochemically active substance; at least one sorptive filler; at least one first agrochemically acceptable excipient; at least one liquid or low melting agrochemically active substance; and, at least one second agrochemically acceptable excipient. The invention further relates to a process of preparing the water dispersible granular composition.
US10791731B2 Methods for preparing frozen plasma material for rapid thawing in an emergency situation
Systems for controlled freezing, storing and thawing a biological material in a bag and supporting apparatus. The systems are adapted to receive the biological material therein for freezing, storing, transporting and rapid thawing immediately prior to administration to a patient in need of the biological material.
US10791730B2 Composition and methods for cryopreservation of hUTC
This invention provides for compositions for cryopreservation of human umbilical cord tissue-derived cells. The cryopreservation compositions may comprise: (a) amino acids; (b) vitamins; (c) inorganic salts; and (d) DMSO, sucrose, mannitol, and lactobionic acid. The invention also provides for kits comprising the composition and human umbilical cord tissue-derived cells and methods of cryopreserving the cells, which utilize the compositions.
US10791726B2 Mosquito-killing device
The present invention relates to a mosquito-killing device, characterized in that it comprises a casing and a control unit; the casing is provided with a first opening for mosquitoes and insects to enter; a carbon dioxide generating device, a fan and an electric grid are provided inside the casing; the control unit controls operation of the carbon dioxide generating device, the fan and the electric grid.
US10791722B2 Population control using engineered translocations
Embodiments provided herein relate to systems for synthetically-engineered reciprocal chromosomal translocation for gene insertion into a population of organisms such as insects.
US10791720B2 Coral nursery based on overgrowth of a tensioned line
A rapidly deployable underwater coral cultivation system comprising a tensioned propagule support line or rod, and a propagule-encircling loop for attachment thereto, wherein the propagules' tissues and skeleton overgrow the line/rod. Multiple propagules of a single genetic clone on a line/rod may fuse into a single linear coral colony, whereby the natural structural and anti-fouling attributes of the target organism provide structural rigidity to the system and high survivorship of the live material in nursery culture. A preferred embodiment may provide a low to no maintenance protocol soon after deployment thereby allowing for “set and forget” through self-planting endpoints. In some embodiments, a vertical arrangement provides full leverage advantage to the support buoy as growth increases (coral) weight. In some embodiments, the vertically-oriented single genetic clone facilitates gamete capture for facilitated spawning in coral (ecosystem) enhancement and restoration.
US10791719B2 Peruvian scallop×bay scallop southern subspecies hybrid three-line breeding system and method
The current invent relates to the construction and application of a three-line breeding system in the Peruvian scallop×bay scallop southern subspecies hybrids. The said three-line consists of a male sterile line, a maintainer line and a restorer line. A combination of male sterile line and maintainer line is obtained by continuously backcrossing the male sterile individuals selected from F1 inter-specific hybrid families with sperm of the selfing family of the sperm-providing bay scallops until the progenies are all male sterile. The restorer line is obtained by continuously backcrossing selected individuals from the male sterile line with sperm of the selfing family of a bay scallop until the progenies are all hermaphroditic and exhibit excellent production traits. Commercial male sterile brood stocks are produced by backcrossing the male sterile line with the maintainer line and commercial hybrid spats are produced by backcrossing the male sterile line and the restorer line.
US10791704B2 Pet carrying bag for installation to a bicycle handle bar
Present invention provides a pet carrying bag utilizing first tie bands and second tie band to provide means for securing the bag to a bicycle handle bar when looping the bands around the handle bar and clicking the insertion prongs to the receiving insertion shells. Such installation mechanism allows for tight and secure fit to bicycle handle bars of different configurations. The bag body is made of flexible materials with rigid back board and bottom board embedded inside the flexible material, for easy fold-down and storage. During regular usage, two movable boards can be set, by using common Velcro pieces, to prop the bag open, creating a maximum space for the pets.
US10791702B2 Pet waste collector
A pet waste collector is disclosed. The collector has a base collector, a wall collector, and a hinge. The base collector has a first frame and a first pet waste collecting surface. The first pet waste collecting surface is connected to the first frame. The wall collector has a second frame and a second pet waste collecting surface. The second pet waste collecting surface is connected to the second frame. The hinge pivotally connects the wall collector to the base collector. The wall collector is pivotal relative to the base collector about the hinge between a closed position and a raised position.
US10791701B2 Collapsible sound reducing pet container
A collapsible sound reducing pet container when fully assembled forms an enclosure having a generally rectangular volume with manually disassembleable top, bottom, front, rear, left, and right panels. The front panel defines a cutout having an area less than that of the front panel, and at least one of the panels comprises multiple layers of dissimilar soundproofing material. An electric fan, mounted to one of the panels, becomes energized in response to presence of an animal within the enclosure. Each of the top, front, rear, left and right panels is sized to allow all of the panels to be stacked between and enclosed within the top and bottom panels, to collapse the container for transport and storage.
US10791699B1 Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH273029
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH273029. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH273029, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH273029 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 CH273029.
US10791697B2 Rice cultivar RU1401105
A rice cultivar designated RU1401105 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar RU1401105, to the plants of rice cultivar RU1401105, to plant parts office cultivar RU1401105, and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing rice cultivar RU1401105 with itself or with another rice variety. This invention also relates to rice cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from rice cultivar RU1401105, to methods for producing other rice cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from rice cultivar RU1401105, and to the rice plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention farther relates to hybrid rice seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing rice cultivar RU1401105 with another rice cultivar.
US10791696B1 Soybean cultivar 85221631
A soybean cultivar designated 85221631 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 85221631, to the plants of soybean cultivar 85221631, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 85221631, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 85221631. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85221631. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85221631, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 85221631 with another soybean cultivar.
US10791693B1 Plants and seeds of corn variety CV431316
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV431316. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV431316, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV431316 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV431316 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV431316.
US10791689B2 Hybrid plant products from Theobroma species and methods of making the same
Methods for hybridizing members of the Theobroma genus, and particularly to methods for hybridizing Theobroma cacao and Theobroma grandiflorum are provided. Hybrid seeds, plants and plant parts thereof, obtained from these methods are also provided. Methods for confirming that the resulting progeny are hybrids are described. Theobroma hybrid plant products, such as seeds obtained by crossing Theobroma cacao and Theobroma grandiflorum, having modified chemical compositions, such as modified fatty acid content, and/or modified alkaloid content, are provided. Products obtainable from the hybrid plants and seeds, particularly foodstuffs such as cocoa products, are also provided.
US10791687B2 Hydroponic plant cultivating apparatus
A hydroponic plant cultivation apparatus including a reservoir having a base defining a first portion of the reservoir and a cover defining a second portion of the reservoir. An upper opening is defined in the cover. A planting column with a hollow interior is positioned above the upper opening. At least one planting port is defined in the planting column. A conduit can pass through the hollow interior of the planting column, the conduit fluidly communicated with the reservoir. A fluid distributor is positioned atop the planting column, the fluid distributor in fluid communication with the conduit. Fluid is selectively circulated from the reservoir through the conduit in the planting column to the fluid distributor, where the fluid is redirected down the hollow interior of the planting column and back to the reservoir. A hydroponic plant cultivation apparatus including a reservoir positioned on a plurality of rollers.
US10791685B2 Hydroponic cultivation unit and system
A hydroponic cultivation system includes a plurality of hydroponic cultivation units vertically stacked one over another. Each hydroponic cultivation unit is configured to provide a cultivation bed for the plants. Every two neighboring units are hydrologically coupled to one another such that the culture solution flows top-to-bottom through each hydroponic cultivation units on each level. A plurality of support members, such as pipes, are disposed between, and provide mechanical support for, two hydroponic cultivation units on every two neighboring levels. A light source is disposed over a bottom side of one hydroponic cultivation unit on an upper level and can emit a plant-compatible light to support growth of the plants being cultivated on another hydroponic cultivation unit on a level immediately below the upper level. The hydroponic cultivation system can achieve a vertical recycling of the culture solution.
US10791682B2 Vegetation cutting and clearing system and method
A vegetation clearing device relating to the clearing of small-caliper vegetation, the vegetation clearing device having a grapple configured to releasably grapple the small-caliper vegetation, a cutter configured to cut the small-caliper vegetation engaged within the grapple, a support frame configured to support the grapple and the cutter, a coupler configured to removably couple the support frame to a working arm of a tractor, the coupler having a first pivot enabling pivoting of the support frame about a first rotational axis and a second pivot enabling pivoting of the support frame about a second rotational axis, the second rotational axis being non-parallel with the first rotational axis, a power-driven grapple actuator configured to actuate the releasable grappling by the grapple, and a power-driven rotator configured to rotate the support frame about the second rotational axis.
US10791678B2 Movable feed floor for a cotton harvester
A method and apparatus for harvesting cotton including a cotton accumulator configured to accumulate cotton removed from cotton plants. A feeder system of a cotton harvester is configured to move independently of the cotton accumulator and along a longitudinal direction. A round module builder system is configured to move along the longitudinal direction toward the feeder system, wherein the round module builder includes a contact member adapted to contact the feeder system to establish a working gap between the feeder system and the round module builder. A wrap floor is moved toward and into contact with the feeder system, which is spring biased to maintain a substantially consistent gap between the between the feeder system and round module builder. Cotton is directed toward the round module builder and a directing mechanism directs a wrap for wrapping the directed cotton into a round module.
US10791676B2 Modular combine traction axle
A modular axle assembly for supporting wheels of an agricultural vehicle, such as a combine harvester. The modular axle assembly includes a first tube, a second tube parallel to the first tube, and at least one bracket connecting the first tube and the second tube.
US10791675B1 Combine system
The combine system provides a motor driven paddle system for the movement of grain from combine storage, such as a hopper, to secondary storage, including but not limited to a grain bin, truck, or grain cart. The paddles are constructed from a somewhat rigid material that enable the paddles to move the grain to the secondary storage. The paddle conveyor may be partially enclosed by a housing that protects users from accidental contact with the paddles and the paddle conveyor.
US10791674B2 Mower sprayer attachment apparatus
A mower sprayer attachment apparatus for simultaneous mowing and spraying includes a tank mount comprising a plurality of support arms configured to couple to a deck of a mower and a platform coupled to the plurality of support arms. A storage tank is coupled to the tank mount. A pump is coupled to the deck of the mower and has an intake port, a discharge port, and a drive wheel. The intake port is linked to the storage tank by an intake hose. The drive wheel powers the pump to draw a liquid, pressurize said liquid and expel it through the discharge port. A belt is coupled to the drive wheel and is configured to couple to a drive shaft of the mower to rotate the drive wheel. A spray apparatus is coupled to the discharge port and releases the liquid on each side of the mower.
US10791671B2 Header with flexible crop cutting knife mounted on flex blades
A crop harvesting header having a frame mounted on a propulsion vehicle has a cutter bar carrying a sickle knife and a draper transport. The draper is guided at its front edge by a longitudinally extending rail mounted on the frame for movement therewith. The cutter bar is mounted on the frame at spaced positions by spring blades attached to a fixed beam at the rear which allow up and down flexing movement of the cutter bar relative to the draper engagement member. At the center discharge the cutter bar is carried on shorter blades which are carried on a beam in front of the front draper roller. The small amount of flexing of the cutter bar combines with a balanced three piece header frame to provide effective ground following.
US10791670B2 Drive system control for a mobile machine
A mobile machine is described. In one example, the machine includes a first subsystem comprising propulsion components configured to propel the mobile machine, a second subsystem, a first drive mechanism, a second drive mechanism, a coupling mechanism, and a controller configured to actuate the coupling mechanism to selectively couple one of the first or second drive mechanisms to drive one or more components of the second subsystem with variable speed and direction.
US10791664B2 Work vehicle suspension hitch
A hitch assembly includes a vehicle connection interface and a rotary cutter connection interface. A mounting plate extends between the vehicle connection interface and the rotary cutter connection interface. A pivot plate is pivotally coupled to the mounting plate. A suspension element coupled between the pivot and mounting plates mitigates force transfer between the connection interfaces resulting from the relative movement of the connection interfaces.
US10791663B2 Soil treatment device
A ground treatment apparatus comprises a support device, injection elements, a fluid providing device that is fluidically connected to the injection elements, a drive device by which the injection elements are on the one hand lowerable and raisable in relation to the support device and on the other movable along a working direction of the ground treatment apparatus. The injection elements are insertable into the ground by being lowered in order to inject fluid into the ground in a treatment region, wherein the injection elements remain stationary during engagement in the ground in the treatment region, with relative movement in relation to the support device that is moved in the working direction, wherein the injection elements are raisable after the injection of fluid and are movable in the working direction in relation to the support device, wherein, on being lowered again, the injection elements are insertable into the ground in a further treatment region that is downstream of the first-mentioned treatment region, as seen in the working direction.
US10798859B2 Component mounting method
A component mounting method includes independent mounting and cross lane alternate mounting. The independent mounting performs an operation of mounting a component on a first board carried in a first board transport lane from a first component supplier, and an operation of mounting a component on a second board carried in a second board transport lane from a second component supplier. The cross lane alternate mounting alternately performs an operation of mounting the component on the first board carried in the first board transport lane from the second component supplier, and an operation of mounting the component on the second board carried in the second board transport lane from the first component supplier.
US10798858B2 Component mounting device and method for capturing image of nozzle a component mounting device
After one suction nozzle turns from one arrangement pitch ahead of a work position toward the work position and immediately before the suction nozzle starts descent at the work position, an image of a side portion of the suction nozzle is captured. Parameters are used for controlling the imaging operation. The parameters include descent start timing when each of the suction nozzles starts descent during mounting of an electronic component, and data required for determining an imaging time necessary from when a camera starts imaging of the suction nozzle until the camera ends the imaging. Imaging is completed immediately before the one suction nozzle starts descent at the work position.
US10798857B2 Filter holding structure and component mounting apparatus
In a filter holding structure for holding a filter in a component suction head in which a suction nozzle is detachably attached to a tip part of a nozzle shaft, a filter holding space for holding the filter and an opening allowing communication between the filter holding space and the suction nozzle are provided in a tip part of the nozzle shaft. Also, a communication region of the filter holding space connected to the opening is made narrower than an end surface of the filter on the suction nozzle side and is held in the tip part of the nozzle shaft.
US10798855B2 Power conversion device
A refrigerant flow channel includes a first flow channel extending in a first direction and a plurality of first branching flow channels extending in a second direction by branching from the first flow channel. Three element arrays corresponding to a first motor for driving and three element arrays corresponding to a second motor for power generation are respectively disposed side by side in the first direction on a mounting surface. The element array of the first motor in each phase and the element array of the second motor in each phase face each other in the second direction, and are disposed at positions overlapping the first branching flow channel in a plan view. The element array of the first motor is located on an upstream side of the first branching flow channel with respect to the element array of the second motor.
US10798853B2 Inverter device to achieve improved heat dissipation efficiency
The present invention relates to an inverter device having an inverter module for converting DC power stored in an energy storage system (ESS) of a photovoltaic power generation system into AC power and supplying the AC power to a load. The inverter device comprises a case, an input/output terminal unit, and a heat dissipating fan. The case has an inverter module housed therein and a plurality of heat dissipating holes formed on the rear surface thereof. The input/output terminal unit is fixed to an upper portion of the front surface of the case through a first fastening member, and a plurality of cables are connected to an inner surface thereof through a second fastening member so as to be energized. The heat dissipating fan is fixed to the front surface of the case while being disposed below the input/output terminal unit, and discharges heat generated by the inverter module.
US10798846B2 Coolant replenishment device, cooling circulation system, and electronic device
The disclosure is related to a coolant replenishment device, a cooling circulation system and an electronic device. The electronic device includes a heat source, a circulation pipe, a pump, a heat exchanger and a coolant replenishment device. The circulation pipe has a circulation channel configured to accommodate a first coolant. The pump is disposed on the circulation pipe. The heat exchanger disposed on the circulation pipe. The coolant replenishment device includes a liquid storage tank, a push plate and a driving member. The liquid storage tank has an accommodating space configured to accommodate a second coolant. The push plate is movable toward or away from the liquid outlet. The driving member is disposed in the liquid storage tank and constantly apply a force on the push plate to push the second coolant from the accommodating place into the circulation channel through the liquid outlet.
US10798844B2 Rail assembly having a pivoting joint
An apparatus provides an extendable rail assembly including a track for securing to a rack, a first rail slidably coupled to the track, and a second rail slidably coupled to the first rail. The first rail is movable relative to the track between retracted and extended positions, wherein the first rail includes first and second rail sections coupled together by a pivot joint. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail between retracted and extended positions. Furthermore, with the first rail in the extended position and the second rail in the extended position, the pivot joint allows the second rail and the second rail section of the first rail to pivot relative to the track and the first rail section of the first rail. A pair of rail assemblies may be secured to a rack to support a member, such as a server.
US10798843B2 Computer rack lifter structure
An apparatus is described that forms a lifting and lowering assembly for equipment racks, or other equipment items, by attaching lifters onto a computer equipment rack, and other datacenter equipment, in order to allow the equipment or equipment rack to be raised or lowered vertically without unloading the equipment rack. The lifters mounted on the equipment rack are controlled by a remote control passing signals through a power supply/relay control box that are connected to the rack mounted lifters. Through the attachment and activation of rack mounted lifters, the assembly may raise and lower fully loaded equipment racks in a vertical direction to assist in the maintenance and relocation of equipment racks or other data center equipment.
US10798841B2 Electronic apparatus and method for producing electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a first substrate, and at least one substrate module. The housing includes side plates and a bottom plate. The side plates define the inside space having a bottom opening. The side plates include a first side plate and a second side plate connected to the first side plate. The first side plate has a protrusion protruding toward the inside space of the housing. The bottom plate is connected to the side plates to close the bottom opening. The first substrate is provided in the inside space to face the bottom plate. The at least one substrate module is provided on the first substrate in the inside space. The substrate connecting member is provided on the first substrate to face the second side plate and has a hole into which the protrusion of the first side plate is inserted.
US10798836B2 Powered hinge mechanisms
A device can include a hinge mechanism rotatably coupling a first portion of the device to a second portion of the device. The hinge mechanism is configured to automatically open the device. The device can also include a damper configured to control a rate at which the hinge mechanism automatically opens the device. The hinge mechanism can include a spine hinge, a rolling contact hinge, a film hinge, or a geared link hinge.
US10798832B2 Display apparatus
Disclosed herein is a display apparatus capable of implementing to be slim and lightweight. The display apparatus includes a display panel for displaying an image; a bottom chassis disposed in a rear of the display panel; and wherein the bottom chassis is formed with a panel including a plastic core and a planar material stacked on a side of the plastic core.
US10798831B2 Display device
A display device comprises a display panel and a back cover attached to the display panel. The back cover includes a first flexible area and a first supporting area adjacent to the first flexible area. The back cover includes a central area and an edge area at one or more lateral sides of the central area. The central area includes a plurality of first openings, and the edge area includes a plurality of second openings. The first flexible area includes a first sub-flexible area and a second sub-flexible area, the first sub-flexible area being between the first supporting area and the second sub-flexible area in a column direction. A distance between two adjacent second openings in the edge area of the first sub-flexible area is smaller than a distance between two adjacent second openings in the edge area of the second sub-flexible area.
US10798829B2 Implementing backdrilling elimination utilizing anti-electroplate coating
A method and structure are provided for implementing enhanced via creation without creating a via barrel stub. The need to backdrill vias during printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing is eliminated. After the vias have been drilled, but before plating, a plug is inserted into each via and the plug is lowered to a depth just below a desired signal trace layer. A thin anti-electroplate coating is applied onto the walls of the via below the signal trace. Then the plugs are removed and a standard board plating process for the PCB is performed.
US10798825B2 Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes an insulating material and a circuit, formed on a surface of the insulating material. The circuit comprises a seed layer formed on the surface of the insulating material, an anti-reflection layer formed on the seed layer, and an electroplating layer formed on the anti-reflection layer.
US10798823B2 Method for manufacturing an electronic module and electronic module
This publication discloses an electronic module, comprising a first conductive pattern layer and a first insulating-material layer on at least one surface of the first conductive pattern layer, at least one opening in the first insulating-material layer that extends through the first insulating-material layer, a component having a contact surface with contact terminals, the component being arranged at least partially within the opening with its contact terminals electrically coupled to the first conductive pattern layer, a second insulating-material layer provided on the first insulating-material layer, and a conductive pattern embedded between the first and second insulating material layers. This publication additionally discloses a method for manufacturing an electronic module.
US10798809B2 Inductively coupled plasma generator
A conductive rod body is embedded in an insulative torch adapter into which a plasma torch is fitted so that a leading end protrudes from its outer circumferential surface. Further, a metal plate member electrically connected to a cable line to which a voltage for plasma ignition is applied is attached to a lower holder, and a conductive leaf spring member having a V-shaped cross section is attached to an upper holder. When the torch adapter is placed on the lower holder so that the protruding part of the rod body faces upward and the upper holder is closed to tighten a draw latch, the rod body and the metal plate member are electrically connected via the leaf spring member, and a high voltage for ignition can be applied to the plasma torch.
US10798805B2 Location-based configuration of a load control device
A method of automatically programming a new load control device that replaces an old load control device takes advantage of a remote identification tag (e.g., an RFID tag) located in the vicinity of the old device. The remote identification tag stores an identifier that is representative of a location in which the old device is installed. The method includes the steps of: (1) storing a setting of an old device in a memory of a controller; (2) associating the setting with the identifier of the old device in the memory of the controller; (3) the new device retrieving the identifier from the remote identification tag after the new device is installed in the location of the old device; (4) the new device transmitting the identifier to the controller; and (5) the controller transmitting the setting of the old device to the new device in response to receiving the identifier.
US10798791B2 Light emitting diode emergency vehicle light based on traffic detection
A traffic flow detection-based LED alarm lamp includes a red LED device, a blue LED device, an alarm lamp leg, a mounting assembly and a reinforcing plate. The red LED device and the blue LED device are installed parallel to each other and fixed to the top of a police car through the alarm lamp leg. The mounting assembly includes a nut and a bolt for fixing the alarm lamp leg to the top of the police car, and a reinforcing plate installed onto an inner side of a police car rooftop for reinforcing the fixation of the alarm lamp leg. The red LED device emits light with a first lighting frequency and the blue LED device emits light with a second lighting frequency. This invention can improve the warning effect of the LED alarm lamp.
US10798788B2 Heater and method for thawing/warming a perishable dielectric load
A heater (100) for thawing/warming a perishable dielectric load (130) contains: a heating chamber (140) for holding the perishable dielectric load (130) during thawing/warming thereof, a transmitter unit (110) generating electromagnetic energy (RFs) having predefined spectral properties, an emitting element (150) producing an electromagnetic field in the perishable dielectric load (130) based on the electromagnetic energy (RFs) from the transmitter unit (110), a tuning circuit (115) adjusting an overall impedance (Z) of the emitting element (150), the tuning circuit (115) and the heating chamber (140) so that the overall impedance (Z) matches an output impedance of the transmitter unit (110), and a control unit (120) measuring the overall impedance (Z) during thawing/warming of the perishable dielectric load (130) and repeatedly generating at least one control signal (Tn) causing the tuning circuit (115) to adjust the overall impedance (Z) to match the output impedance of the transmitter unit (110). The control unit (120) sets an initial value of the at least one control signal (Tn) based on an estimate (Vm) of a volume (V) of the perishable dielectric load (130).
US10798784B2 Electrical energy transfer system for a wire mesh heater
The present teachings disclose a wire mesh heater including: a wire mesh element having a surface area including a non-contact area and a contact area along at least 50% of a wire mesh element length; a primary conductor including a slit having a contact surface, wherein the contact area contacts the contact surface to provide an electrical connection between the wire mesh element and the primary conductor. In some embodiments, the primary conductor is welded to the wire mesh element, wherein the contact area contacts the contact surface to provide an electrical connection between the wire mesh element and the primary conductor. In some embodiments, an elastic is stretched and secured tautly under tension prior to operation of the wire mesh heater, and the elastic keeps the wire mesh element tautly under tension during operation of the wire mesh heater.
US10798779B2 Enhanced CoAP group communications with selective responses
Multicast messaging may be managed in a machine-to-machine/Internet of things context, such as a CoAP network, via the inclusion of server selection criterion in multicast request messages and/or resource directory registration management. Server selection criteria may be explicit or implicit. An explicit criterion may be expressed, for example, as an IP address, a server identifier relative to a group context, or a Bloom filter. An implicit criterion may, for example, relate to the context of the request or the requestor, and include such information as data accuracy, data type, application, operating system, network location, geolocation, resource creation time, and resource update time. Server selection criteria may be maintained by a resource directory and/or via a user interface.
US10798777B2 Multi-dimensional segmentation method and apparatus for 5G-oriented protocol stack, and terminal
Disclosed are a multi-dimensional segmentation method and apparatus for a 5G-oriented protocol stack, and a terminal. The method comprises: segmenting an MAC layer in a protocol stack, and putting HARQ entities of a physical layer and the MAC layer together in a pre-set physical resource for processing; and moving a relevant partial module of the physical layer to an FPGA for processing according to a calculation amount and functional requirements. The hardware configuration requirements are reduced on the basis of guaranteeing the performance.
US10798773B2 Method for controlling connected mode DRX operations
A method in a UE comprises monitoring a downlink control channel during a duration of at least a first timer, and receiving an indication of a downlink or uplink transmission for the UE. The method comprises after receiving the indication of the downlink or uplink transmission for the UE, stopping monitoring the first timer, wherein after the first timer is stopped the UE does not need to monitor the downlink control channel. The method comprises performing an uplink transmission associated with the indicated downlink or uplink transmission for the UE. The method comprises starting a second timer after receiving the indication for the downlink or uplink transmission for the UE, the duration of the second timer comprising an offset period, and, when the second timer expires, starting a third timer. The UE monitors the downlink control channel for the duration of the third timer.
US10798771B2 Communication method and communication apparatus
This application provides a communication method and a communications apparatus. A terminal in an inactive state receives a paging message, and content in the paging message is determined. When the content includes a first identity of the terminal, the terminal sends a first request message to a first access network device, where the first request message carries a non-access stratum (NAS) identifier of the terminal. When the content includes a second identity of the terminal and an identity of an anchor access network device, the terminal sends a second request message to the first access network device. The second identity of the terminal identifies the terminal on the anchor access network device, and the identity of the anchor access network device identifies the anchor access network device in an access network. The communication method of is application can adapt to a communication requirement of a terminal in an inactive state.
US10798767B2 Method and apparatus for relaying user data between a secure connection and a data connection
A method and apparatus relay user data between a secure connection and a data connection. A remote unit can be communicated with over a non-3GPP access network via a first network interface. A mobile core network can be communicated with via a second network interface and a third network interface. A secure connection request to establish a secure connection can be received via the first network interface. The secure connection with the remote unit can be established via the first network interface. A data connection can be established via the third network interface on behalf of the remote unit and user data can be relayed between the secure connection and the data connection when the secure connection request is associated with the second capability. The first capability can support non-access stratum communication and the second capability may not support non-access stratum communication.
US10798765B2 Method using a time point for sharing data between electronic devices based on situation information
A first electronic device is provided. The first electronic device includes a communication module and a controller that is configured to request a data list from a second electronic device based on a detection of a charging state of a battery of the first electronic device, receive the data list corresponding to the request, and request at least some elements of data in the received data list from the second electronic device.
US10798763B2 Wireless communication apparatus, information processing apparatus, communication system, and communication method
A communications apparatus and method provide logic for establishing communications sessions in accordance with one or more connection rights. In one implementation, a communications apparatus may include a control circuit configured to establish, through an information processing apparatus, a communications session with an additional communications apparatus associated with one or more first connection rights. The established communications session may be associated with one or more second connection rights that differ from the first connection rights, and the control circuit may be further configured to generate an instruction to transmit data in accordance with the second connection rights.
US10798761B2 Method for establishing protocol data unit session in communication system
A method for establishing a plurality of protocol data unit (PDU) sessions between a user equipment (UE) and a data network (DN) by the UE may comprise transmitting a message to establish the plurality of PDU sessions to at least one network function (NF) of a plurality of NFs, exchanging a signal to establish the plurality of PDU sessions among the UE, a radio access network (RAN), and the plurality of NFs based on the message, and establishing the plurality of PDU sessions between the UE and the DN according to predetermined priority and based on the signal, wherein each of the plurality of PDU sessions corresponds to a network slice (NS) for a particular service, wherein the message includes information about the particular service corresponding to the plurality of PDU sessions, and wherein the priority is determined based on the information about the particular service.
US10798750B2 Communication system
A communication system is disclosed in which a communication device communicates with communication apparatus that operates a cell within which the communication device is located. The cell is operated as a licensed assisted access (LAA) cell and has an associated physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). The communication device has a controller that is adapted to: generate a control signal for transmitting to said communication apparatus; perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) on said PUCCH before the control signal is transmitted; and block transmission of the control signal on said PUCCH when said CCA indicates that said channel is not clear. The communication device is further adapted, when said controller has not blocked said transmission of the control signal, to transmit the control signal to said communication apparatus in said PUCCH.
US10798747B2 Simple RACH (SRACH)
Systems and methods for providing random access in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In general, the cellular communications network is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation (OFDM) based cellular communications network (e.g., a 3GPP LTE cellular communications network) or similar multi-subcarrier based cellular communications network. Random access is performed using a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) including subcarriers having a subcarrier frequency spacing that is equal to a subcarrier frequency spacing in one or more other channels of the uplink (e.g., a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)). As a result, the subcarriers in the PRACH are orthogonal to the subcarriers in the other channel(s) of the uplink, which in turn reduces, or substantially eliminates, interference between the PRACH subcarriers and the subcarriers of the other channel(s) of the uplink.
US10798743B2 Methods and systems for improved resource unit utilization
Disclosed are methods and systems for wireless communication. In one aspect, a method includes generating, by an access point, a frame, the frame assigning first resource units to first devices participating in a multi-user transmission with the access point during a transmission opportunity, and further indicating second resource units available during the transmission opportunity for transmissions to other devices, transmitting the frame; and receiving the multi-user transmission from the first devices according to the resource unit assignments.
US10798740B2 Wireless communication system, access point, terminal, and communication method
A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) and a terminal (STA) that belong to a BSS. The STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax switches, under an environment where the AP and the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax enable OBSS_PD-based SR, an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether only the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax is present as the STA or both the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax and the STA incompatible with IEEE 802.11ax are present as the STAs.
US10798736B2 Network node and method for resource allocation for multiple radio access technologies
A method performed by a first network node (110), for managing channel access for a Wireless Device (WD) (120). The WD (120) supports one or more Radio Access Technologies (RATs). The first network node (110) receives a radio channel access request from the WD (120), which radio channel access request comprises information regarding a number of requirements on the channel access. The first network node (110) determines a channel access schedule based on the received information and channel statuses for the channels and RATs available within a geographical served by the first network node (110). The channel access schedule comprises information about the radio channel assigned to the WD (120). The first network node (110) further sends the channel access schedule to the WD (120).
US10798734B2 Method and wireless device for transmitting RACH preamble in wireless communication network
Embodiments herein provide a method and wireless device for transmitting a RACH preamble in a wireless communication network. The method includes steps of configuring a Narrowband Physical Random Access Channel (NPRACH) preamble comprising a first mini preamble and a second mini preamble; and transmitting the first mini preamble in a first available consecutive Up-Link (UL) sub-frames and the second mini preamble in a subsequent consecutive UL sub-frames reserved for UL transmission in at least one frame duration.
US10798733B2 Long PUCCH design for slots with varying duration of uplink and for dynamic time division duplexing
Techniques for dynamically controlling long physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission are described. In an aspect, the disclosure describes a method for receiving a grant to transmit a long PUCCH, determining a grant type of the grant, wherein the grant type is one of a periodic grant or an aperiodic grant, determining a slot type of the slot to transmit the long PUCCH, and transmitting the long PUCCH over one or more slots based on the grant, the determined slot type, and the determined grant type. In another aspect, the disclosure describes a method for generating a triggering signal to transmit to a user equipment (UE), the triggering signal indicating to the UE to transmit a PUCCH, transmitting the triggering signal to the UE, and receiving the long PUCCH in response to the triggering signal.
US10798732B2 Wireless communications using traffic information
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may determine configuration parameters for a wireless device. The configuration parameters may be based on traffic pattern information received from the wireless device, such as a traffic periodicity, a timing offset, and/or a message size.
US10798729B2 Data transmission method and apparatus
Example data transmission methods and apparatuses are provided to reduce an uplink transmission latency of a user terminal and improve system resource utilization. One example method includes notifying, by a base station, a user terminal of a semi-persistent SPS period, where the SPS period is a short period. A first SPS resource is allocated, by the base station, to the user terminal. Data that is periodically sent by the user terminal based on the SPS period is received by using the first SPS resource.
US10798728B2 Method for transceiving data in unlicensed band and apparatus for same
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method for transceiving data in an unlicensed band and an apparatus for same. In particular, disclosed in the present invention are a method and an apparatus for same, the method comprising: a terminal receiving, from a base station, listen before talk (LBT)-type information and information relating to an uplink data transmission interval during which the data is transmitted from within one subframe; and transmitting the data to the base station only during the uplink data transmission interval from within the one subframe, based on an LBT operation indicated by the LBT-type information, thereby efficiently transceiving data between the terminal and the base station in the unlicensed band.
US10798727B2 Method for uplink communication in a LTE cellular network
The present invention relates to a method for data transmission from a wireless device to a base node, the base node is part of a cellular network and is configured to support frequency division multiple access method, the bandwidth receivable by the base node comprising a plurality of subcarriers, the wireless device is camping on the base node, the method comprises the steps of: —for the base node, assigning to the wireless device a subcarrier of the plurality of subcarriers, —transmitting data from the wireless device to the base node for the period of at least one data service session using only the assigned subcarrier, whereby using for said data transmission a first modulation scheme on the assigned subcarrier different from the modulation scheme used for more than one of the plurality of the subcarriers by at least one second wireless device camping on said base node.
US10798725B2 Apparatuses and methods for ultra reliable low latency communications in new radio based vehicle to everything environment
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium at a transmitting user equipment (UE) in a distributed cellular vehicle-to-everything environment are disclosed to achieve communications between the distributed UEs with high reliability and low latency. A transmitting UE can configure an ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) transmission unit by configuring a URLLC channel indicator, a URLLC transmission indicator, a URLLC control channel, and URLLC data portion. The UE can transmit the configured URLLC transmission unit in punctured OFDM symbols within a regular subframe to a receiving UE in the distributed C-V2X environment.
US10798724B2 Uplink resource scheduling control in response to channel busy condition
A wireless access network node transmits scheduling information assigning an uplink resource for a user equipment (UE), detects whether the UE has not transmitted using the assigned uplink resource, determines, based on the detecting, that the UE has failed a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) check at the UE, and further schedules and assigns an uplink resource for the UE.
US10798723B2 Vehicle to everything communication control method and apparatus therefor
Provided are a method and apparatus for supporting mobile communication network-based vehicle to everything (V2X) communication. The method may include: transmitting, to a base station, terminal assistance information for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) of radio resources for V2X communication; receiving, from the base station, SPS configuration information generated using the terminal assistance information; and performing V2X communication by using the SPS configuration information.
US10798722B2 Methods and devices for resource scheduling in wireless communication systems
A resource scheduling method includes determining, by a centralized scheduler, a classification threshold, classifying, by the centralized scheduler, each of a plurality of User Equipments (UEs) as a Cell Edge (CE) UE or a Non-Cell Edge (nCE) UE according to the classification threshold, and performing, by the centralized scheduler, a resource scheduling for the at least one CE UE and the at least one nCE UE.
US10798720B2 Uplink transmission skipping in a terminal apparatus
Provided is a terminal apparatus for communicating with a base station apparatus by using a primary cell (PCell) and an LAA secondary cell (LAA SCell). A first uplink transmission corresponding to a first uplink grant configured for the PCell is skipped, based on at least a state that a first parameter is configured. A second uplink transmission corresponding to a second uplink grant configured for the LAA SCell is skipped, based on at least a state that a second parameter is configured. A third uplink transmission in the PCell and a fourth uplink transmission in the LAA SCell are skipped, based on at least a state that a third parameter is configured. The third uplink transmission corresponds to a third uplink grant corresponding to a C-RNTI. The fourth uplink transmission corresponds to a fourth uplink grant corresponding to the C-RNTI.
US10798717B2 Wireless communication method and apparatus
The method includes: receiving, by a second transmit end, policy information sent by a first transmit end, where the second transmit end belongs to a second BSS, the first transmit end is a transmit end that is in a first basis service set and that transmits data by using a first link, and the policy information is used to indicate a condition that the second transmit end needs to satisfy to transmit data by using a second link, or used to indicate whether the second transmit end is allowed to transmit data by using a second link; and determining, by the second transmit end based on the policy information, whether to transmit data by using the second link. According to the wireless communication method, a spatial reuse transmission policy can be adjusted dynamically based on an actual situation of a current network. This improves a system throughput.
US10798716B2 Network device, terminal device, and resource allocation method
The present application discloses a resource allocation method, relates to the communications field, and resolves a problem that overall system performance is degraded because all vehicles use fixed four-time transmission when broadcasting service data packets to nearby vehicles. A specific solution is as follows: A receiving unit receives a transmission resource request sent by a first terminal device; a determining unit determines a quantity of transmission times in response to the transmission resource request received by the receiving unit; an allocation unit allocates a resource set to the first terminal device according to the quantity of transmission times determined by the determining unit, where a quantity of resources included in the resource set is equal to the quantity of transmission times; and a sending unit sends, to the first terminal device, time-frequency resource location information of each resource in the resource set allocated by the allocation unit.
US10798713B2 Method and apparatus for supporting vehicle to everything service
A method for supporting a vehicle communication (connected car or vehicle to everything (V2X)) service in a wireless communication system and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes receiving threshold information for reporting a channel busy ratio (CBR), measuring the CBR for a resource pool, identifying whether a reporting condition is satisfied by comparing the measured CBR with the threshold information, and reporting the measured CBR if the reporting condition is satisfied. The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an Internet of things (IoT) technology, and may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology.
US10798712B2 Methods for vehicular communication in accordance with co-existence between next generation vehicle-to-everything (NGV) devices and legacy devices
Embodiments of a Next Generation Vehicle-to-Everything (NGV) station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The NGV STA may encode a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission in a dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) frequency band allocated for vehicular communication by NGV STAs and legacy STAs. In some cases, the NGV STA may encode the PPDU in accordance with an NGV enhanced physical (PHY) layer protocol, and includes usage of a mid-amble, space-time block coding (STBC), or low-density parity check (LDPC) coding. In other cases, the NGV STA may encode the PPDU in accordance with a legacy PHY layer protocol that is compatible with the legacy STAs, and excludes usage of the mid-amble, the STBC, and the LDCP coding.
US10798703B2 Position of uplink short burst in new radio
Various aspects of the present disclosure provides methods and techniques for flexible positioning of a uplink short burst in NR communications. In one example, the uplink short burst may have a slot position that at any position of the uplink centric slot. For instance, a downlink centric slot may contain control signals from a base station, such as a grant, that indicate the slot position of the uplink short burst. The grant may indicate, explicitly or implicitly, the position within an uplink centric slot that should be assigned to an uplink short burst. The UE may then transmit a response including an uplink short burst within the indicated slot position of an uplink centric slot. The various aspects may thus enable the dynamic assignment of uplink short bursts within uplink centric slots.
US10798702B2 Periodic frames for control plane data to manage multi-band wireless networking system
The disclosed embodiments include a method performed by network node(s) of a multi-band wireless network. The method includes wirelessly interconnecting network nodes to collectively form the multi-band wireless network configured to provide network access to a client node connected to any of the network nodes. The method further includes establishing a control plane protocol that enables wireless communications of control plane data embedded in periodic frame(s) communicated by the network nodes, and managing the multi-band wireless network by wirelessly communicating the periodic frame(s) between the network nodes in accordance with the control plane protocol.
US10798699B2 Physical downlink control channel transmission method, base station device, and user equipment
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a physical downlink control channel sending method. The method includes: sending configuration information of a first physical downlink control channel on a predefined resource, where the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel is used to indicate manners of sending and receiving the first physical downlink control channel; and sending the first physical downlink control channel according to the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel. Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure further disclose a physical downlink control channel receiving method, a base station device, and user equipment. By using the present disclosure, a physical downlink control channel, especially, an EPDCCH channel, can be transmitted, to resolve a problem of physical downlink control channel transmission caused by the fact that narrowband user equipment cannot receive a broadband PDCCH channel.
US10798698B2 Method for mitigating inter cell interference and device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device therefor, wherein the method comprises the steps of: receiving a PDCCH signal that contains scheduling information from a base station on a first subframe; receiving a PDSCH signal corresponding to said PDCCH signal from said base station on a second subframe; and decoding said PDSCH signal, wherein an interval between said first subframe and said second subframe is varied.
US10798696B2 Method and user equipment for receiving downlink signal, and method and base station for transmitting downlink signal
According to the present invention, a base station transmits zero-power information with respect to a downlink control channel, sets some of downlink control channel candidates in a slot at zero-power in accordance with the zero-power information, and transmits the downlink control channel via the downlink control channel candidates User equipment receives the zero-power information with respect to the downlink control channel and receives the downlink control channel via the downlink control channel candidates in the slot. The user equipment detects the downlink control channel by assuming, on the basis of the zero-power information, that the some of downlink control channel candidates are zero-power.
US10798695B2 Method for transmitting and receiving synchronization signal in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed in the present specification is a method by which a terminal transmits and receives a synchronization signal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a synchronization signal and an extended synchronization signal, which are repeatedly transmitted a predetermined number of times for each beam; acquiring time and frequency synchronization with the base station on the basis of the received synchronization signal and the received extended synchronization signal; and receiving a beam reference signal related to beam selection from the base station.
US10798692B2 Method and device for providing control information for different services
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided to support a higher data transmission rate since 4G communication systems like LTE. The present disclosure relates to a method for providing control information for different services of a base station. A method of a first terminal includes: receiving control information; identifying a control channel for the first terminal based on the control information; and decoding information received in the control channel for the first terminal based on superposition transmission related information included in the control information.
US10798691B2 Method for acquiring system frame number by terminal, terminal, and mobile communication system
A System Frame Number (SFN) acquisition method is provided. The System Frame Number (SFN) acquisition method of a terminal according to the present invention includes receiving a first message for adding a secondary cell of a secondary base station from a primary cell of a primary base station, receiving a Master Information Block (MIB) broadcast in the secondary cell, and acquiring a SFN information for the secondary cell from the MIB, and applying the SFN information to at least one cell of the secondary base station.
US10798690B2 PUCCH methods and apparatuses of enhanced CA in UE and base station
The present disclosure discloses an enhanced CA PUCCH method and device. In a first step, a UE receives a first high layer signaling, wherein the first high layer signaling indicates a reserved SR resource on a first serving cell. In a second step, the UE receives determines a target serving cell for transmitting SR indication information on a first sub frame, wherein the target serving cell is one of K candidate serving cells. In a third step, the UE transmits the SR indication information on the first sub frame of the target serving cell. Wherein the first serving cell is one of K candidate serving cells, the reserved SR resource is PUCCH resource, K is a positive integer, and the SR indication information indicates a positive SR or a negative SR.
US10798689B2 Methods and related devices of channel state information (CSI) reporting for bandwidth part (BWP) switch operation
A method for reporting Channel State Information (CSI) is provided. The method includes receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), a CSI reporting configuration from a base station on a first BWP; receiving, by the UE, a first BWP switch indication from the base station to change the first BWP to a second BWP; receiving, by the UE, a second BWP switch indication from the base station to switch from an active BWP of the UE back to the first BWP; and sending, by the UE, a CSI report based on the CSI reporting configuration in a case that the UE receives a CSI reporting activation command from the base station after receiving the second BWP indication.
US10798688B2 Code rate for control information
There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The method includes transmitting feedback control signaling, the feedback control signaling representing a number I of information bits. The I information bits are encoded with a code rate based on a code rate indication. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
US10798682B2 Methods and apparatus for processing control and/or shared channels in long term evolution (LTE)
Certain aspects provide methods and apparatus for wireless communications. One example method generally includes receiving a shared channel within a subframe, determining the same precoding may be used across resource blocks belonging to the same precoding resource block group (PRG) of the shared channel, and processing the shared channel based on the determination.
US10798678B2 Methods and apparatuses for paging in a wireless communications network
According to a first aspect of embodiments herein, the object is achieved by a method performed by a User Equipment, UE, for handling a paging message in a wireless communications network. The UE configures (201) the UE to derive a group paging identifier to be associated with the UE from a first identifier associated with the UE, and to use the derived group paging identifier for identifying group paging identifier matches in response-driven paging, irrespective of UE state and initiator of the paging. The UE receives (202) a paging message from the wireless communications network. The paging message comprises the group paging identifier associated with the UE. The UE then derives (203) the group paging identifier associated with the UE from the first identifier associated with the UE. By means of the derived group paging identifier the UE identifies (204) group paging identifier matches in response-driven paging, irrespective of said UE states and initiator of the paging.
US10798677B2 Methods and apparatus for paging an inactive UE in a wireless network
In case of an UE in an inactive state (RRC disconnected but Core Network connected), the Core Network cannot page the UE because this one is formally connected. The UE is therefore paged at RAN-level. In detail, the first Base Station that receives downlink data or control signalling for the UE, pages the UE. If the UE does not reply, the first Base Station requests second Base Stations to page the UE. If not found the request is enlarged from the second BS to further Base stations and so on until either the UE is found or a maximum number of hops is reached. The Base Stations trace then backwards the information that the UE has been paged until the first BS.
US10798675B2 Method, device and readable storage medium for paging
A paging method, a paging device and a readable storage medium thereof are disclosed. The method includes: measuring synchronization signal blocks to obtain signal qualities of the synchronization signal blocks; selecting suitable synchronization signal blocks from the synchronization signal blocks based on the signal qualities; selecting a target synchronization signal block from the suitable synchronization signal blocks; and transmitting a paging response message to a base station utilizing a random access channel resource and/or a random access preamble corresponding to the target synchronization signal block to instruct the base station to transmit a paging message utilizing a downlink beam corresponding to the target synchronization signal block.
US10798674B2 Conditional termination of RSTD measurements
Methods and device for use in a wireless device of reporting positioning measurements comprises receiving network assistance information from a network node. The network assistance information is for assisting the wireless device in performing Observed Time Difference Of Arrival (OTDOA), and comprises: a list of reference cells; a list of neighbor cells; and a rule for terminating Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) measurements. The method further comprises performing RSTD measurement between a cell in the reference cell list and a cell in the neighbor cell list. Upon determining the RSTD measurement satisfies the rule for terminating RSTD measurements, the method includes reporting the RSTD measurements to the network node. Upon determining the RSTD measurement does not satisfy the rule for terminating RSTD measurements, performing another RSTD measurement between the cell in the reference cell list and a cell in the neighbor cell list.
US10798670B2 Information processing device, portable device, and system
An information processing device includes a processor configured to: receive first positional information related to a position of a portable device from the portable device; extract transmitters located within a certain area including a first positional coordinate, which is a positional coordinate of the portable device based on the first positional information, from among registered transmitters, calculate respective distances between transmitters within the certain area and the portable device, and extract a predetermined number or less of transmitters based on the calculated distances from among the transmitters within the certain area; and transmit first identification information of the predetermined number or less of transmitters, which allows the portable device to determine whether the first identification information includes second identification information indicating a transmitter transmitted from the transmitter in and to perform a particular process when the first identification information includes the second identification information, to the portable device.
US10798663B2 Uplink power headroom reporting for carrier aggregation
A method for reporting power headroom is disclosed. Power headroom may be reported across all carriers (wideband), for a specific carrier, or for a carrier group. The formula used to calculate the power headroom depends on whether the carrier (or a carrier in the carrier group) has a valid uplink grant. If the carrier or carrier group does not have a valid uplink grant, the power headroom may be calculated based on a reference grant. The power headroom is calculated by a wireless transmit/receive unit and is reported to an eNodeB.
US10798661B2 Techniques and apparatuses for resource-specific power control in 5G
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a control node may determine a power setting for at least one of a first signal or a second signal to be simultaneously communicated between a target wireless node and at least one other wireless node, wherein the power setting is determined based at least in part on whether a first set of resources or a second set of resources are allocated for the first signal or the second signal; and configure the power setting to be used for the first signal or the second signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10798660B1 Techniques for device-to-device frequency reuse in cellular networks
Device-to-device (D2D) transmissions by a wireless device may interfere with base station reception of other signals. To mitigate this interference, the wireless device estimates the path loss between itself and the base station. The path loss and the current D2D transmission power level are used to estimate the amount of interference the base station is experiencing as a result of the D2D transmissions from the wireless device. Based on the estimated interference experienced by the base station, the wireless device increases the robustness of the MCS being used and decreases the transmission power level by a corresponding amount. By decreasing the D2D transmission power level, less interference will be experienced by the base station. By increasing the robustness of the MCS, the impact of the reduced D2D transmission power level is mitigated.
US10798659B2 Transmission power control method, communication device and program
There is provided a method for controlling a transmission power in a second communication service making secondary usage of a spectrum assigned to a first communication service, with use of any node of one or more secondary usage node that transmits a radio signal of the second communication service, comprising the steps of: acquiring an acceptable interference power allocated to the second communication service; calculating a total sum of interference power levels on the first communication service based on transmission powers respectively required for the one or more secondary usage node; and excluding any secondary usage node of the one or more secondary usage node from allocation of the transmission power when the calculated total sum of interference power levels is larger than the acceptable interference power.
US10798657B2 Power control in high speed scenario
At least one antenna node is controlled to provide power correction instructions to a wireless communication device at an appropriate time when switching between uplink reception radio lobes, irrespective of which direction the reception radio lobes are directed in relation to the direction of movement of the wireless communication device. Loss of data and receive blocking problems can thereby be at least mitigated.
US10798656B2 Information transmission apparatus and method and communication system
An information transmission apparatus and method and a communication system. The information transmission method includes: reporting information including an ID of a relay UE by a remote UE to a base station, the information further indicating that the remote UE supports sidelink communication and/or non-3GPP communication with the relay UE; and performing communication based on a communication link configured by the base station or a communication link selected by the remote UE. Hence, not only the UE may be made power-saving, but also continuity of data transmission may be kept.
US10798655B2 Enhanced power consumption management of a user equipment using a mobile communication network, wherein different sets of radio resources are used in dependency of a power consumption information
A method for power consumption management of a user equipment using a mobile communication network includes: in a first step, a set of first radio resources is assigned, by a radio resource management entity, to the user equipment for transmitting uplink data and/or receiving downlink data; in a second step, subsequent to the first step, power consumption information is obtained by the radio resource management entity, the power consumption information indicating that a current power consumption of the user equipment using the assigned set of first radio resources is above a predefined upper power consumption threshold or below a predefined lower power consumption threshold; and in a third step, subsequent to the second step, a set of second radio resources is assigned, by the radio resource management entity, to the user equipment for transmitting uplink data and/or receiving downlink data.
US10798649B2 Method and apparatus for layer 3 configuration in a heterogeneous network
Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for camping, assisted serving cell addition or removal, and discontinuous reception (DRX) in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In other aspects, enhancements to Layer 1 channels and uplink timing alignments are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In further aspects, assisted serving cell Layer 2 architecture and transport channels are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In further aspects, collaborated HARQ solutions are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell.
US10798647B2 Network slice selection
This disclosure relates to techniques for network slice selection. A network slice selection function of a cellular network may receive a network slice selection request from a radio access network node of the cellular network. The network slice selection request may be received by the radio access network node from a wireless device. A core network slice (and possibly a radio access network slice) of the cellular network may be selected for the service request. A network slice selection response may be provided to the radio access network node, indicating a control plane entry point address for the selected core network slice. The selected radio network slice may also be indicated in the network slice selection response.
US10798642B2 On-demand system information delivery procedure
Apparatus and methods are provided for on-demand system information (SI) delivery. In one novel aspect, an indicator in the minimum system information (MSI) indicates whether an SI or an SI group is delivered with broadcast or unicast. In one embodiment, the UE receives a MSI, obtains from the MSI the other SI (OSI) delivery mode indicator, and sends an on-demand SI request if the OSI delivery mode indicates the unicast delivery mode, otherwise acquires OSI information in a predefined or scheduled period if the OSI delivery mode indicates the broadcast delivery mode. In one embodiment, the delivery mode is unicast and the SI request is sent at a timing or resource explicitly configured in a SI change notification message. In another embodiment, the delivery mode is broadcast and updated SI is obtained based on the scheduling information included in the SI change notification message.
US10798630B1 Mitigating co-channel interference in wireless networks
Mitigating co-channel interference includes instructing a first access node to deploy a first radio air interface utilizing a first frequency band over a first default coverage area, instructing the first access node to deploy a second radio air interface utilizing a second frequency band over a first reduced coverage area, instructing a second access node to deploy a third radio air interface utilizing the first frequency band over a second reduced coverage area, and instructing the second access node to deploy a fourth radio air interface utilizing a second frequency band over a second default coverage area.
US10798624B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting data in CU-DU split scenario
Provided are a method in which a source distribution unit (DU) of a base station stops transmitting data to a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus supporting the method. The method may include: receiving, from a central unit (CU) of the base station, a message indicating to stop transmitting data to the UE; and stopping transmitting data to the UE, upon receiving the message from the CU of the base station.
US10798619B2 Method and apparatus for performing handover of user equipment in wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity
A method of supporting a Handover (HO) by a master evolved Node B (eNB) in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity of a User Equipment (UE) for the master eNB and a slave eNB is provided. The method includes when an HO of the UE to the slave eNB is determined, transmitting an HO request message to a target slave eNB, when a HO Ack message is received from the target slave eNB, transmitting an HO trigger request message including identification information of the target slave eNB to a source slave eNB, and when a resource release message is received from the target slave eNB, transmitting an HO success indicator to the source slave eNB.
US10798618B2 Method for managing session and SMF node
The one disclosure of the present specification proposes a method for managing session. The method may be performed by a session management function, SMF, node and comprise: generating a packet data unit, PDU, session for a user equipment, UE; receiving, from an access and mobility management function, AMF, node, information about the UE; and determining, based on the information, whether to transmit an indication for notifying a user plane function, UPF, node to discard a downlink data for the PDU session of the UE. The determination may be dependent on whether the PDU session corresponds to a first service provided to the UE.
US10798613B2 Traffic separation in a controller based multi-AP network
Certain aspects relate to methods and apparatus for traffic separation in a multi AP (MAP) network. In some cases, a MAP Controller may configure sets of SSIDs to a single VLAN ID in a Traffic Separation Policy and distribute the Traffic Separation Policy information to the MAP Agents.
US10798611B2 Facilitating load balancing in wireless heterogeneous networks
Load balancing is facilitated utilizing geographical location and mobility speed. An example method includes receiving, by a first cell device including a processor and associated with a first cell, from a device of devices, information indicative of whether the device has detected cell type information from a second cell device associated with a second cell, wherein at least a portion of the second cell is located within a first boundary of the first cell. The method also includes: determining, by the first cell device, a mobility characteristic of the device, wherein the devices comprise respective mobility characteristics; and selecting, by the first cell device, the device of the devices to associate with the second cell based on the mobility characteristic of the device.
US10798610B2 Information issuing method, data sending method, apparatus and system
The present disclosure provides an information issuing method, a data sending method, as well as corresponding apparatus and system, and relates to communication field. The information issuing method includes: configuring, by a network access device, path information for a terminal, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection being established between the network access device and the terminal, the path information being configured to indicate a sending path of uplink data, and the sending path including a mobile communication link or a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) link; and issuing, by the network access device, the path information to the terminal, the terminal being configured to determine a target sending path of uplink data according to the path information, and send the uplink data to the network access device according to the target sending path.
US10798608B2 Message processing method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message processing method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a transmission type of information to be sent to a terminal device and a transmission parameter corresponding to the transmission type; and sending, to the terminal device, a notification message carrying an indication field, where the indication field is used to indicate the transmission type and the transmission parameter, so that the terminal device receives data based on the transmission type and the transmission parameter; and at least one state of the indication field indicates that the transmission type is a first multiuser superposition transmission type, or at least one state of the indication field indicates that the transmission type is a third multiuser superposition transmission type. Based on the message processing method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, transmission efficiency of a system can be increased.
US10798606B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting broadcast-multicast single-frequency network measurement data
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast-multicast single-frequency network measurement data, where second measurement data is acquired by preprocessing acquired first measurement data, and the second measurement data is sent to a base station. Because the second measurement data is obtained after the first measurement data is preprocessed, a size of the second measurement data is smaller than that of the first measurement data, thereby reducing a transmission overhead.
US10798605B2 Message transmission method and apparatus
A terminal obtains network congestion control configuration information. The terminal processes a message generated by the terminal according to the network congestion control configuration information and obtains the processed message. Then the terminal sends the processed message. Therefore, the message generated by the terminal can be processed flexibly to relieve a network congestion problem in the Internet of vehicles.
US10798598B2 Large scale radio frequency signal information processing and analysis system using bin-wise processing
A large-scale radio frequency signal information processing and analysis system that provides advanced signal analysis for telecommunication applications, including band capacity and geographical density determinations and detection, classification, identification, and geolocation of signals across a wide range of frequencies and across broad geographical areas. The system may utilize a range of novel algorithms for bin-wise processing, Rayleigh distribution analysis, telecommunication signal classification, receiver anomaly detection, transmitter density estimation, transmitter detection and location, geolocation analysis, telecommunication activity estimation, telecommunication utilization estimation, frequency utilization estimation, and data interpolation.
US10798593B2 Signal amplifiers that switch to an attenuated or alternate communications path in response to a power interruption
RF signal amplifiers are provided that include an RF input port, a switching device having an input that is coupled to the RF input port, a first output and a second output, a first diplexer having an input that is coupled to both the first output of the switching device and the second output of the switching device, and a first RF output port that is coupled to an output of the first diplexer. These amplifiers further include an attenuator that is coupled between the second output of the switching device and the input of the first diplexer.
US10798591B2 Optimizing multi-antenna device configuration
In one embodiment, a diagnostic device determines signal strengths of two antennas of a multi-antenna device. When the signal strength of each of the two antennas is unacceptable, the diagnostic device provides a recommendation to adjust each of the two antennas. Alternatively, when the signal strength of a first antenna of the two antennas is unacceptable while the signal strength of a second antenna of the two antennas is acceptable, the diagnostic device provides a recommendation to adjust the first antenna. However, when the signal strength of each of the two antennas is acceptable, but a difference between the signal strength of a first antenna and a second antenna of the two antennas is greater than a threshold, then the diagnostic device determines a weaker antenna with weaker signal strength between the first antenna and the second antenna, and provides a recommendation to adjust the weaker antenna.
US10798590B2 Base station, virtual cell, user equipment
A mobile telecommunications system anchor base station for a mobile telecommunications system is provided. The mobile telecommunications system has at least one anchor cell and at least one slave cell which is associated with the anchor cell. The anchor base station has circuitry which is configured to broadcast slave cell system information being specific for the at least one slave cell.
US10798587B2 Method of user proportion investigation and population estimation in a region for mobile communication operators
A method of user proportion investigation and population estimation in a region for mobile communication operators, including the following steps: S1. completing a WiFi network construction in the region; S2. a mobile phone user in the region sending a verification code request for WiFi login to a background by using a client; S3. the background receiving the request from the user, and recording a mobile phone number and a request time of the user; S4. the background completing an identification and classification processing of the operator of the mobile phone number, and obtaining the user proportion in the region for the communication operators within a set period of time; and S5. calculating a population amount in the region according to a number of mobile phone signaling provided by one mobile communication operator thereof and the user proportion in the region for the corresponding communication operator obtained in S4.
US10798580B2 Information processing device
According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes one or more processors configured to: receive first connected information including first information and first authentication information to authenticate the first information; add, to the first connected information, guarantee information to guarantee an anteroposterior relation of reception of the first connected information; and generate second authentication information to authenticate the first information, the guarantee information, and the first authentication information, the second authentication information being generated using the first information or the first authentication information and using the guarantee information.
US10798579B2 Communication method and related apparatus
A communication method and a related apparatus, where a base station obtains a security policy, where the security policy includes integrity protection indication information, and where the integrity protection indication information is used to instruct the base station whether to enable integrity protection for a terminal device. When the integrity protection indication information instructs the base station to enable integrity protection for the terminal device, the base station sends a target user plane integrity protection indication information to the terminal device.
US10798575B2 Display apparatus and display method
An image display system includes a first terminal device and with a second terminal device whose usable function range is smaller than a usable function range of the first terminal device. The image display system includes a display projection unit, a communication unit that establishes wireless connection with the first and second terminal devices, a control unit that manages the wireless connection, and a connection control image generating unit. The control unit and the connection control image generating unit generate a terminal connection image including information for connecting the second terminal device with the image display system, based on terminal connection permission information that assigns the second terminal device whose wireless connection with the display system is permitted, the terminal connection permission information being transmitted from the first terminal device. The display projection unit displays the terminal connection image.
US10798571B2 Method and system for provisioning access data to mobile device
A method and system for provisioning access data in a second application on a mobile device using a first application on the mobile device. Authentication data may be input into the first application, and an authentication code may be requested from a remote server. After the authentication code is received by the first application in the mobile device, it can pass the authentication code to a second application that initiates an access data provisioning process.
US10798570B2 Terminal authentication method and device
Embodiments provide a terminal authentication method and device. The method includes that: a Service Provider (SP) device receives a first authentication request sent by a first terminal, the first authentication request including a first identity credential of a user; the SP device determines an Identifier (ID) of the user and a priority of the first identity credential according to the first authentication request; the SP device sends context data of the user to the first terminal through a cloud service; and the SP device enables a first service for the first terminal according to the priority of the first identity credential. In the embodiments, the SP device loads the context data of the user for the terminal according to the identity credential, sent by the terminal, of the user, and provides the corresponding service.
US10798569B2 Methods for securely validating localization of a wireless communication device, and related devices
A method performed in a location server device of a location system is disclosed. The method is performed for securely validating localization of a wireless communication device. The method comprises obtaining first sensor data sensed by the wireless communication device. The method comprises obtaining primary location information of the wireless communication device, and validating the primary location information based on the first sensor data.
US10798567B2 Evolved node-B, shared spectrum controller and method for communication in shared spectrum
Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), shared spectrum controller and methods for communication in shared spectrum are generally described herein. A mobile network shared spectrum controller may operate as part of a domain of a mobile network. A public shared spectrum controller may operate externally to the mobile network domain. The mobile network shared spectrum controller and the public shared spectrum controller may operate cooperatively to perform operations of a shared spectrum controller, such as management of secondary usage of shared spectrum by a group of eNBs. The mobile network shared spectrum controller may obfuscate at least a portion of network configuration information from the public shared spectrum controller to enable maintenance of confidential information within the mobile network domain.
US10798566B2 Securely conveying location and other information in advanced networks
Facilitating secure conveyance of location information and other information in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise transforming, at a chipset level of the device, information indicative of a location of the device into a binary representation of the information indicative of the location of the device. The operations can also comprise embedding the binary representation of the information indicative of the location of the device into a message. Further, the operations can comprise facilitating a transmission of the message and the binary representation of the information indicative of the location of the device to a network device of a communications network.
US10798565B2 Allocation of profiles to a plurality of installed sim card terminals
A method implemented by a control server for configuring a security module connected to a telecommunication terminal. In particular, the control server allocates a unique activation code corresponding to a subscription including a plurality of N profiles to allocate to a fleet of N respective terminals. Thus the control server: a) after activation of the code with a first terminal, allocates a profile to the first terminal and records the profile allocation to the first terminal, and b) for a new profile allocation request corresponding to the activation code, repeats step a) if the N profiles have not already been allocated.
US10798564B2 Machine-readable code-based embedded subscriber identity module (ESIM) profile download
An activation request from a user device that includes a promotion identifier of a promotion campaign is received at a server, in which the promotion identifier is encapsulated by a machine-readable code that further includes a network address of the server. The activation request is routed from the user device to the server via the network address. A determination of whether an embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profile associated with the promotion campaign is available for download to the user device is made. When the eSIM profile is available, the eSIM profile is sent to the user device such that the user device is able to use the eSIM profile to access telecommunication services of a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) according to one or more terms of the promotion campaign. When the eSIM profile is unavailable, an indication that the promotion identifier is invalid is sent to the user device.
US10798563B2 User terminal, radio base station and radio communication method
The present invention provides a method for configuring a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mode in a base station, a communication method for use by user terminal supporting communication capabilities of the first type, a base station and user terminal. This user terminal includes a transmission section that transmits information about a capability for supporting HARQ bundling, to a radio base station, and the transmission section transmits bundled HARQ-ACKs to the radio base station based on the capability.
US10798562B2 Differentiation of dual-connectivity split-bearer wireless access
Systems and methods described herein enable differentiated policy enforcement for dual connectivity split bearer scenarios. A wireless station receives, from a core network associated with the wireless station, downlink packets directed to an end device that is using a dual-connectivity split bearer. The wireless station directs delivery of the downlink packets over different radio access networks (RANs) of the dual-connectivity split bearer. The wireless station logs a radio access technology (RAT)-type used to deliver each of the downlink packets and sends, based on the logging, a downlink RAT-type feedback report to a network device in the core network. The wireless station receives uplink packets from the end device using the dual-connectivity split bearer, marks each of the uplink packets with a RAT-type indicator, and forwards the marked packets to the network device in the core network.
US10798560B2 Accessing a privately hosted application from a device connected to a wireless network
A method and a system for determining a path of data traffic based on a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address, the destination IP address being either private or public and belonging to any one of multiple organizations. In the method and system, a subscribed device identifier and the destination IP address of one of the multiple organizations is received at a managed service platform. If both the subscribed device identifier and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations are not registered in a predetermined policy database, a subscriber or an owner of the subscribed device is prompted, at a telecommunications endpoint associated with the subscribed device identifier, to register the endpoint. The subscribed device identifier is then registered in the predetermined policy database, based on information received from the telecommunications endpoint in response to the prompting. If the subscribed device identifier and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations are registered in the predetermined policy database, a service device of the managed service platform on a private network routes the data traffic to a private network resource of the one of the multiple organizations. If the subscribed device identifier is registered in the policy database and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations is not registered in the predetermined policy database, the service device of the managed service platform on the private network routes the data traffic via an IP transit service to the public Internet.
US10798558B2 Adapting network policies based on device service processor configuration
Disclosed herein are various embodiments to prevent, detect, or take action in response to the moving a device credential from one device to another, the improper configuration of a service processor, a missing service processor, or the tampering with a service processor in device-assisted services (DAS) systems.
US10798556B2 Method for performing a procedure related to AMF registration by UDM in wireless communication system and apparatus for same
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for enabling a UDM (Unified Data Management) to perform a registration related procedure of an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, by the UDM, a message related to serving AMF registration of a UE, which includes access type information and ID (Identity) information, from a first AMF; transmitting, by the UDM, a deregistration related message to a second AMF when the second AMF exists, wherein the second AMF is registered as a serving AMF of the UE and related to the access type information.
US10798555B2 Neighbor awareness networking in dynamic frequency selection channels
Described herein are mechanisms to inform a first Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) device as to whether or not a second NAN device is connected to a dynamic frequency selection (DFS) master and/or whether the second NAN device is listening to the same DFS master as the first NAN device. In order for NAN client devices to operate in the 5 GHz band and be DFS compliant, all such devices that are communicating in a NAN peer-to-peer manner must either maintain association with a DFS master or must listen to the same DFS master for channel information.
US10798551B2 Beacon-triggered activation of a near field communication application
An automated method is provided for activating a NFC application in a mobile interface device. In this method, the device receives from a beacon a wireless beacon signal comprising at least one beacon identifier. The wireless beacon signal is processed by the mobile interface device to determine the at least one beacon identifier. The mobile interface device determines based on the at least one beacon identifier, whether to activate the NFC application. Responsive to a determination that the NFC application should be activated, the mobile interface device transitions the NFC application from a passive state to an active state. NFC communication is then established between the mobile interface device and at least one NFC transmitting device disposed within a beacon range volume defined by the beacon location and the beacon range.
US10798549B1 Galley insert wireless communication system
A system for wirelessly communicating with aircraft galley inserts is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a galley insert includes a communication interface configured to establish connectivity with an on-board WiFi router. The galley insert may further include a controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface. The controller may be configured to communicate with at least one device (e.g., a portable electronic device, another galley insert, etc.) in the aircraft cabin via the on-board WiFi router. In some embodiments, the communication interface may additionally or alternatively be configured to establish connectivity with at least one device in the aircraft cabin via at least one short-range wireless communication protocol (e.g., Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), or the like). In this regard, the controller may additionally or alternatively be configured to communicate with at least one device via the short-range wireless communication protocol.
US10798542B2 Information providing system and server
An information providing system includes: a plurality of vehicles each configured to perform inter-vehicle charging; and a server. Each of the plurality of vehicles is configured to transmit unattended power-supplying permission information to the server when the user performs an operation of permitting unattended power supplying. In the matching process, the server is configured to permit to set, as a power-supplying vehicle, a vehicle having transmitted the unattended power-supplying permission information. The server is configured to notify, to the unattended power-supplying vehicle matched through the matching process, a confirmed matching content including information of the power-receiving vehicle. The unattended power-supplying vehicle having received this notification is configured to unlock a lid, which covers a power-supplying connector of the unattended power-supplying vehicle, and permit the unattended power supplying in response to the matched power-receiving vehicle being parked in proximity of the unattended power-supplying vehicle.
US10798539B2 Systems, methods, and devices for utilizing radar with smart devices
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for determining locations of a plurality of electronic devices within a home. In one aspect, a method is performed at a computing system having one or more processors and memory. The method includes: (1) obtaining device identification information for a plurality of electronic devices; (2) broadcasting, via a standard wireless communication protocol, a request based on the device identification information that a particular electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices be enabled to transmit or reflect location information using a radar technique; (3) receiving a signal from the particular electronic device, the signal indicating a location of the particular electronic device using a radar technique; and (4) determining the location of the particular electronic device based on the received signal.
US10798533B1 System and method for subscription based deployment and management of a communication system
An ordering system (102) generates subscription offerings and receives an order entry in response thereto, for configuring a plurality of mobile communication devices (116) and gateways. A service management system (106) having a service management controller processes the order entry and establishes subscription services in response thereto. The subscription services are based on one or more of features, bearer providers, and capabilities associated with the plurality of mobile communication devices and gateways. The service management system (106) manages the selection of optimal bearer providers as the gateways for the transport of features requested in the order. A billing service (120) is adjusted in accordance with deployment and management of the mobile communication devices, including the transfer of mission critical functions from narrowband bearer providers to broadband bearer providers.
US10798526B2 Systems and methods for co-localization of multiple devices
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium can receive a plurality of localization requests from a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of localization requests comprising sensor data captured by one or more sensors of the plurality of devices. Localization data can be sent to each device of the plurality of devices in response to receiving the plurality of localization requests. A plurality of pose data can be received from a first device and a second device of the plurality of devices. The plurality of pose data can include a position and orientation for each of the first and second devices based on the sensor data and the received localization data. At least one received pose data of the plurality of received pose data can be sent to at least the first device of the plurality of devices. The first device of the plurality of devices can be operable to determine a relative location of the second device in relation to the first device based on the received pose data of the second device.
US10798525B2 Techniques for wireless position determination utilizing a collaborative database
In one embodiment, a technique is provided for wireless position determination wherein identification information and positional information about wireless beacons is downloaded to a local database of a wireless computing device from a central database. The local database is usable by a wireless positioning system of the wireless computing device to estimate a position of the wireless computing device. A receiver unit of the wireless computing device may receive signals from wireless beacons that include a least one new wireless beacon not included in the local database. The wireless positioning system estimates positional information of the at least one new wireless beacon based on the position of the wireless computing device. Identification information and positional information for the at least one new wireless beacon is added to the local database. Thereafter, a contribution may be uploaded to the central database for the at least one wireless beacon, to further build the central database.
US10798519B2 Enhancing the accuracy of communication network's knowledge about location of terminal devices
There is provided a method comprising: acquiring, by a first network element of a cellular communication system providing a first cell, a location update request from a terminal device within the first cell, wherein the location update request is related to a cell level location of the terminal device, and wherein the location update request comprises a terminal device identifier; and examining that the terminal device has selected the first cell, and forwarding the location update request to a second network element of the cellular communication system.
US10798513B2 Head-related transfer function generation
Methods, systems, and devices for head-related transfer function generation are described. A device may receive a digital representation of a first audio signal associated with a location relative to a subject, and select from a database a first reference head-related transfer function measurement pair corresponding to the location of the first audio signal. The device may then obtain a second head-related transfer function measurement pair by performing a style transfer operation on the selected reference head-related transfer function measurement pair based on a set of head-related transfer function measurement pairs specific to the subject. As a result, the device may output a second audio signal based on the digital representation of the first audio signal and the second head-related transfer function measurement pair.
US10798512B2 Method and signal processing unit for mapping a plurality of input channels of an input channel configuration to output channels of an output channel configuration
A method for mapping a plurality of input channels of an input channel configuration to output channels of an output channel configuration includes providing a set of rules associated with each input channel of the plurality of input channels, wherein the rules define different mappings between the associated input channel and a set of output channels. For each input channel of the plurality of input channels, a rule associated with the input channel is accessed, determination is made whether the set of output channels defined in the accessed rule is present in the output channel configuration, and the accessed rule is selected if the set of output channels defined in the accessed rule is present in the output channel configuration. The input channels are mapped to the output channels according to the selected rule.
US10798502B2 Implantable transducer system
Embodiments are generally directed to implantable transducer systems for implantable hearing prostheses. The implantable transducer systems in accordance with embodiments presented herein include a transducer and an expandable fixation arrangement, such as a radially expandable fixation arrangement, that is configured to anchor/secure the implantable transducer system directly within an elongate cannular cavity extending through a portion of a recipient's skull bone.
US10798500B1 Behind-the-ear hearing aid
A behind-the-ear hearing aid includes a case having an accommodating chamber, an apparatus for processing sounds, an ear hook, and a battery assembly. The apparatus is mounted in the case. The battery assembly is detachably mounted in the accommodating chamber and electrically connected to the apparatus. When the power of the battery assembly is used up, the hearing aid can be continuously used by disassembling and replacing a new battery assembly, thereby solving the problem that the battery assembly in the existing hearing aid cannot be dissembled and replaced. It is environmentally friendly and convenient for use.
US10798495B2 Parametrically formulated noise and audio systems, devices, and methods thereof
In one embodiment, an audio system can generate a parametrically formulated noise signal which can be mixed with an audio signal or acoustic signal. According to an embodiment, a parametrically formulated noise signal can be configured to have a power spectrum amplitude that is a function of frequency. According to an embodiment, a parametrically formulated noise signal can have a power spectrum amplitude across a range of frequencies that is a function of an individual's hearing thresholds across the range of frequencies.
US10798492B2 Sensor with movable part and biasing
Methods and apparatuses are provided wherein a sensor which comprises at least two electrodes and a movable part is alternately biased with at least two different voltages.
US10798491B2 Electro-acoustic transducer for open audio device
An electro-acoustic transducer with a diaphragm with a front side and a rear side, the diaphragm configured to radiate front side acoustic radiation from its front side and rear side acoustic radiation from its rear side. There is a magnet, and a magnetic circuit that defines a path for magnetic flux of the magnet and comprises a gap, wherein the magnetic circuit comprises a pole piece. A voice coil is located in the magnetic circuit gap and configured to move the diaphragm. A basket is supported by the magnetic circuit. The basket supports the diaphragm. There are first and second openings in the basket. The first and second basket openings are both configured to receive one of the front side acoustic radiation and rear side acoustic radiation. The first opening is spaced from the second opening. The first opening has a greater acoustic resistance than the second opening.
US10798489B2 Array type magnetic circuit system
An array type magnetic circuit system includes a T yoke, magnetic steels and a washer. The T yoke includes a bottom plate, and more than two central columns located on the bottom plate and distributed in an array. The magnetic steels are respectively disposed at two sides of each of the central columns and provide a magnetic energy for the magnetic circuit system. Hole positions coupled with the central columns correspondingly are formed on the washer and the washer is tightly connected to the T yoke. According to the array type magnetic circuit system, under a condition in which a plurality of magnetic circuits are combined, the T yoke and the washer are respectively taken as a component, so that the precision of a product can be controlled better.
US10798481B2 Speaker box
The present disclosure a speaker box including: a lower cover; an upper cover enclosing an accommodating space together with the lower cover; a sounding unit accommodated in the accommodating space. The sounding unit and the upper cover together enclose a front chamber, and the sounding unit. The lower cover and the upper cover together enclose a rear chamber. The speaker box further includes an air-permeable spacer assembly sleeved on an end of the sounding unit located in the rear chamber. The air-permeable spacer assembly includes a frame made of sound-absorbing cotton sleeved on the sounding unit, and an air-permeable spacer connected to a side of the frame close to the lower cover. The rear chamber is filled with sound-absorbing particles, and the air-permeable spacer assembly isolates the sounding unit from the sound-absorbing particles. Compared with the related art, the speaker box disclosure has a better low-frequency acoustic performance.
US10798480B2 Speaker assembly and speaker using same
The present application discloses a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly includes a sound generator having a sound radiation surface and a back surface opposite to the sound radiation surface; at least one leakage area formed on the back surface; at least one leakage controller corresponding to the leakage area and covering the leakage area; a damping element disposed on a plane on which the leakage controller is disposed. The damping element is arranged between adjacent two leakage areas. By the configuration, the height of the speaker assembly is reduced.
US10798479B2 Determination of effects of physical activity on electrical load devices
An improved system and method for recognizing an audio signal due to physical activity and taking a predetermined action in response is disclosed. A “reverse noise signal” created by the sound pressure wave of the physical activity acting on the earpiece transducer is obtained. In some embodiments, an ambient noise signal is inverted and fed back, and the inverted signal is added to the intended audio signal being sent to the earpiece so that the ambient noise is cancelled. In other embodiments, a processor receives the ambient noise signal and predicts the modification to the intended audio signal needed to counteract the ambient noise. In other embodiments, the reverse noise signal may represent a motor or biological activity of a user; the system may take different actions in response to different physical activities, such as a heart beat of the user, or a tap, footfall, or swallowing by the user.
US10798476B2 Slidable microphone inside a portable device
Disclosed herein are portable devices and methods for their use. A portable device, in particular a mobile phone or smart watch, which includes at least a main body that includes a screen for outputting visual information, an acoustic output means for outputting acoustic information, in particular a speaker, a processor unit for operating the portable device, a communication means for transmitting data and/or signals, in particular wirelessly, to another device, in particular a further portable device or a server device, an electric energy source for powering the portable device, and a sensor means for detecting at least one effect subjected onto the portable device; and a microphone unit for receiving acoustic waves, wherein the microphone unit includes a microphone, a transfer unit for positioning the microphone between two end-positions and an actuator for moving the microphone between the end-positions, wherein the processor unit operates the actuator in dependency of data or signals provided by the sensor means.
US10798475B2 Display device
A display device including a display surface for displaying an image; and a speaker unit located on the display surface, the speaker unit generating a sound and emitting the generated sound to the outside. The speaker unit may detect a fingerprint of a user.
US10798472B2 Data transmission method, data receiving method, optical line terminal and optical network unit
A data transmission and reception method and device are provided. The data transmission method includes: determining wavelength channels for data to be transmitted according to received wavelength channel information of an optical network unit (ONU); dividing the data to be transmitted in a sequence according to the number of the wavelength channels to obtain data packets; identifying the data packets according to the division sequence to obtain sequence identifiers of the data packets; and encapsulating the data packets into downstream frames of the wavelength channels in a one-to-one correspondence according to the sequence identifiers of the data packets, and transmitting the downstream frames of the wavelength channels separately to the ONU.
US10798470B2 Footwear products including data transmission capabilities
Footwear systems include an article of footwear and a data transmission system engaged with the article of footwear. The transmission system transmits data to a remote system, such as a display system, another data transmission system, a processing system, etc. Such footwear systems further may include activation systems for activating the transmission and/or display systems. The transmitted data may be used for various purposes, such as: (a) identifying a user of the article of footwear; (b) activating targeted advertising or product information; (c) confirming the user's presence at a specific location and/or at a specific time; (d) determining start, finish, and/or intermediate split times for specific user; (e) confirming athletic equipment usage; (f) providing data for a game or reward program; (g) registering the user for an event or competition; or the like.
US10798466B2 Method and apparatus for improving over the top (OTT) delivery of interactive advertisements
A simplified HTML based video advertisement delivery which can be employed by receivers using existing data protocols such as simple HTML text tracks is disclosed. Text tracks are used as a trigger to launch interactive video advertisements, then advertisement delivery is managed with reduced system load. This ameliorates the “load time” problem and can also be used to allow the user to interact with the advertisement for an extended time.
US10798465B2 Digital audiovisual content campaigns using merged television viewer information and online activity information
The present disclosure relates to a content campaign system that improves the design and implementation of content campaigns. In particular, the content campaign system can receive television viewer information corresponding to television client devices and online activity information corresponding to client computing devices. Further, the content campaign system can identify a correspondence between the television viewer information and the online activity information for individual users and/or households. Based on the correspondence, the content campaign system can automatically generate targeting parameters for audiovisual content campaigns. For example, the content campaign system can recommend audiovisual content (e.g., a television advertisement) to provide to a target audience of users via a television broadcast based on the correlated television viewer information and online activity information of a particular user.
US10798463B2 Method and system of notifying users using an in-vehicle infotainment system
A system and method for notifying a user of various events through the in-vehicle system while suppressing notifications at a mobile device or a wearable device includes the mobile device and the in-vehicle infotainment system in communication with the mobile device. The mobile device receives a notification signal, suppresses displaying the notification signal and communicates the notification signal to the in-vehicle infotainment system. The in-vehicle infotainment system displays the notification signal on a screen display.
US10798461B2 Method for switching control modes of a smart TV set, device and computer readable medium
The present disclosure provides a method for switching control modes of a smart TV, a device and a computer readable medium. The method comprises: collecting a user's first triggering operation when the smart TV set is in a first control mode; according to a preset switching operation corresponding to a first control mode, verifying whether a first triggering operation is a switching operation for switching the first control mode into a second control mode; if yes, switching the control mode of the smart TV set from the first control mode to the second control mode. The technical solution of the present embodiment may be employed to implement the switching of different control modes of the TV set so that at the same time, the smart TV set is only located in one control mode so that messy control of the smart TV set will not be caused, and the control efficiency of the smart TV set is effectively improved.
US10798460B2 Device and method for crowd-sourcing movie screenings
A method for crowd-souring a screening by a user of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes displaying, at a display of the electronic device, a plurality of available content selections received from a first server, and receiving, at the electronic device, a content selection of the plurality of available content selections. The method further includes displaying, at the display, a plurality of available cinema theater selections received from a second server in response to receiving the content selection, and receiving, at the electronic device, a cinema theater selection of the plurality of available cinema theater selections. The method also includes displaying, at the display, a plurality of available date and time selections received from the second server in response to receiving the cinema theater selection, and receiving, at the first electronic device, a date and time selection of the plurality of available date and time selections.
US10798458B2 Operation method of user terminal and server for sponsoring real-time broadcast
A user terminal and a server for supporting a real-time broadcast are disclosed. The user terminal may obtain, through a real-time broadcast platform, a free first sponsorship item for which a preset restrictive condition is set, and support, through the real-time broadcast platform, a streamer of the real-time broadcast using the first sponsorship item under the restrictive condition. In response to the supporting, a reward which is the same as a reward for a charged second sponsorship item may be provided.
US10798456B2 Method and device for presenting information
The present disclosure describes a method and device for presenting information. An example method includes receiving an information presentation request sent from a first terminal and acquiring a first network address of the first terminal. At least one account according to the first network address, a first period to which a current time moment belongs, and a prestored correspondence between a network address, a period and an account are determined. Presentation information matching with account information of the at least one account is selected and the presentation information is sent to the first terminal.
US10798452B2 Recommending media programs based on media program popularity
A computer-implemented method includes receiving information expressing a user's interest in one or more media programs, obtaining information indicative of popularity for a plurality of media programs responsive to the received information by individuals other than the user, and transmitting one or more recommendations of media programs for display to the user, from the plurality of media programs that relate to the received information.
US10798447B2 Usage rules enforcement
A content handling device comprises a plurality of content transformation modules that can define one or more paths from a content source module to a content sink module. The content is associated with one or more usage rules requiring one or more transformations to be applied to the content. To enforce usage rules, each content transformation module is configured to receive the content, apply a transformation to the content in accordance with the usage rules and apply a tagging operation corresponding to the transformation to the content. In some embodiments output of the content by the content sink module is prevented if all tagging operations corresponding to the usage rules have not been applied. While in some embodiments usage rule tags corresponding to the usage rules are embedded locally at the content handling device, the disclosure also extends to a content distribution system with a usage rule tag embedding functionality.
US10798445B2 Linear media selection
In a substitutional media system, one of a set of media items is selected at a programme receiver for output within a predefined programming slot, based on profile data available at the receiver. Sets of the media items are scheduled to slots according to one or more constraints pertaining to that slot and/or to media items scheduled to other slots. The receiver may select a media item for output in a slot by resolving constraints with media items scheduled to other slots, or selected for output in other slots.
US10798444B2 Method and system for channel navigation and predictive tuning in a content receiver
A computer-implemented method for navigating through channels in a content receiver, wherein the channels have assigned channel numbers and categories, the method comprising: providing a list of categories; providing an ordered list of channels for each category; upon receiving a channel zapping command (SIMILAR+, SIMILAR−), selecting a next channel or a previous channel from the list of channels for the current category; upon receiving a category zapping command (NEXT, PREV), selecting a last watched channel in a next category or a previous category from the list of categories and changing the current category to the next category or the previous category; storing the channel number of the selected channel as the last watched channel on the current channel category; and tuning the content receiver to the selected channel. A suitable predictive channels assignment to respective tuners is also disclosed.
US10798443B2 Set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of same
A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. The set-top box receives trajectory data from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, which represents motion-based commands provided by a user. The set-top box evaluates the trajectory data and sends a command signal to the television.
US10798439B2 Method and apparatus for receiving, sending and data processing information related to time such as leap second and daylight saving time (DST)
A receiving apparatus, a sending apparatus, and a data processing method that are configured to execute processing related with time information corresponding to a variety of operations. The receiving apparatus receives metadata that includes information for executing processing related with time information in accordance with a mode corresponding to two or more pieces of time information and executes the processing related with the time information on the basis of the received metadata, thereby executing the processing related with the time information corresponding to a variety of operations. The technology is applicable to television receivers, for example.
US10798437B2 Systems and methods for predictive media file transfer to user-carried storage components
Devices, systems, and methods are provided for automatically scheduling and carrying-out the transfer of media content to user-carried storage components in anticipation of predicted user needs. In various embodiments, the method includes the step or function of determining when an offline viewing event is forecast to occur due to an anticipated desire on behalf of the end user to view media content in a future timeframe without reliance on a network connection. When determining that an offline viewing event is forecast to occur, media transfer start conditions are established for initiating transfer of selected media content to a user-carried memory component prior to the forecast occurrence of the offline viewing event. When the media transfer start conditions are subsequently satisfied, transfer of the selected media content is initiated from a media content server, over a network, and to the user-carried memory component.
US10798435B2 Dynamic visual effect enhancing system for digital cinema and control method thereof
Disclosed is a dynamic visual effect enhancing system for a digital cinema which may comprise: a sound effect control module for controlling a speaker for producing sound effects according to a digital movie, an illumination light control module for performing illumination of an auditorium before and after the digital movie is played, a light source control module for dynamically controlling a light group according to the digital movie, and a server for storing the digital movie and for controlling the light source control module and the sound effect control module according to the digital movie, wherein the server is configured for controlling the light source control module, the sound effect control module, and the illumination light control module via a communication network. A corresponding control method can cooperate with a surround sound effect and can precisely exhibit corresponding visual effects in a particular scene of a movie.
US10798434B2 Video analytics system
A video monitoring system can include multiple collectors to receive video beacon data from multiple video monitoring interface modules. At least one beacon stream is connected to receive data from multiple collectors. A processing module receives the beacon stream and provides a real-time event stream used for real-time data analysis and a video view stream used for long-term data analysis.
US10798431B2 Method and apparatus for managing communication sessions
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server operably coupled to an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network and an interactive television system, where the server receives a session transfer request from a first communication device, where the session transfer request includes identification information associated with a second communication device, and where the server transmits a message to the second communication device and transmits a media adjustment message to a media resource server of the internet protocol multimedia subsystem network. The media content is adjusted and transmitted to the second communication device responsive to the media adjustment message, where the adjusted media content is generated by the media resource server based on the identification information associated with the second communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10798430B2 Reception device, reception method, transmission device, and transmission method
The present technology relates to a reception device, a reception method, a transmission device, and a transmission method that make it possible to provide content according to a preference of a user. Provided is a reception device including: a tuning control unit configured to perform tuning control for tuning digital broadcasting using an Internet Protocol (IP) transmission scheme; and an acquisition control unit configured to perform acquisition control for acquiring content transmitted in the digital broadcasting according to a result of a matching process on a provider-side PDI-A indicating an answer set by a provider that provides content to a question on preference of a user included in transmission information transmitted in an upper layer of an IP layer of protocol layers of the IP transmission scheme and client-side PDI-A indicating an answer set by the user to the question in the digital broadcasting. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver set.
US10798428B2 Method and system for providing coupon
A method to improve convenience for providing a coupon with the use of a spatial or temporal modulation component added to light that can be captured while a service is being used. Provided is a method for providing a coupon by using a terminal device and at least one server configured to provide a service to the terminal device, the method includes capturing light while the service is being used, transmitting key information based on a spatial or temporal modulation component of the light to the server, and receiving coupon information related to the service transmitted from the server by using the terminal device; and receiving the key information from the terminal device and issuing the coupon information in accordance with the key information by using the server.
US10798425B1 Personalized key object identification in a live video stream
Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for personalized key object detection in a live video stream. The method includes streaming a live video stream in a window of a computing device and during the streaming, collecting biophysical data of an end user viewing the playing back and responding to ones of the collected biophysical data that indicate a positive reaction by associating a contemporaneously displayed frame of the live video stream with the positive reaction. Thereafter, each corresponding frame associated with positive feedback can be processed by identifying key words presented in text of the feedback to the corresponding frame, matching the identified key words to a tag of an object visually presented in the corresponding frame, and storing a reference to the object in connection with the end user as an object of interest for which targeted marketing may be presented.
US10798423B2 Cross-plane filtering for chroma signal enhancement in video coding
Cross-plane filtering may be used to restore blurred edges and/or textures in one or both chroma planes using information from a corresponding luma plane. Adaptive cross-plane filters may be implemented. Cross-plane filter coefficients may be quantized and/or signaled such that overhead in a bitstream minimizes performance degradation. Cross-plane filtering may be applied to select regions of a video image (e.g., to edge areas). Cross-plane filters may be implemented in single-layer video coding systems and/or multi-layer video coding systems.
US10798420B2 Lossless compression techniques for single-channel images
Disclosed herein are techniques for performing lossless compression of single-channel images (e.g., grayscale images). A first technique involves pre-processing an isolated (i.e., one) single-channel image for compression. In particular, the first technique involves calculating predicted pixel intensity values (within the single-channel image) based on neighboring pixel intensity values (also within the single-channel image). Bit values of the error margins of the predicted pixel intensity values are separated into two different byte streams according to a particular ordering, whereupon the byte streams are separately compressed (e.g., using a Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW)-based compressor) and joined together to produce a compressed single-channel image. A second technique involves pre-processing a group of single-channel images into one single-channel image for compression. In particular, the second technique involves interleaving pixel intensity values of the single-channel images to produce an interleaved single-channel image, and subsequently compressing the interleaved single-channel image (e.g., using an LZW-based compressor).
US10798419B2 Embedded codec circuitry for sub-block based encoding of quantized prediction residual levels
An embedded codec (EBC) circuitry includes encoder circuitry to determine a count of bits required to encode a plurality of quantized prediction residual levels in each sub-block of a plurality of sub-blocks of an image block, for a first coding scheme and a second coding scheme. The encoder circuitry allocates a bit value to a signaling bit for each sub-block of the plurality of sub-blocks, based on the determined count of bits. A value of the signaling bit represents either the first coding scheme or the second coding scheme. The encoder circuitry generates a bit-stream of the image block by selective application of either the first coding scheme or the second coding scheme on each sub-block of the plurality of sub-blocks, based on the value allocated to the signaling bit for each sub-block of the plurality of sub-blocks.
US10798418B2 Method and encoder for encoding a video stream in a video coding format supporting auxiliary frames
A method and an encoder for encoding a video stream in a video coding format supporting auxiliary frames which includes receiving first image data captured by a video capturing device, using the first image data as image data of a first auxiliary frame, encoding the first auxiliary frame as an intra frame, and encoding a first frame as an inter frame referencing the first auxiliary frame, wherein motion vectors of the first frame are representing a first image transformation to be applied to the first image data.
US10798416B2 Apparatus and method for motion estimation of three dimension video
Disclosed is a 3D video motion estimating apparatus and method. The 3D video motion estimating apparatus may enable a motion vector of a color image and a motion vector of a depth image refer to each other, thereby increasing a compression rate.
US10798415B2 Intra prediction method of chrominance block using luminance sample, and apparatus using same
Disclosed are an intra prediction method of a chrominance block using a luminance sample and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method comprises the steps of: calculating an intra prediction mode of a chrominance block on the basis of an LM mapping table when the chrominance block uses an LM; and generating a prediction block for the chrominance block on the basis of the calculated intra prediction mode of the chrominance block. When intra prediction mode information of chrominance blocks are decoded, mutually different tables are used depending on whether or not an LM is used, so that encoding and decoding can be performed without an unnecessary waste of bits.
US10798413B2 Method, apparatus, and system for encoding and decoding image
Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for encoding and decoding an image. The present invention provides an intra prediction unit that receives an input image, calculates a correlation between a Luma area block and Chroma area block in the input image in intra prediction, removes high frequency ingredients by low-pass filtering an encoded luma pixel based on the calculated correlation, and generates a prediction block by applying an LM chroma mode, which is an extended chroma mode technique, to the luma pixel removed therefrom the high frequency ingredients.
US10798412B2 Encoding and decoding architectures for format compatible 3D video delivery
Encoding and decoding architectures for 3D video delivery are described, such as 2D compatible 3D video delivery and frame compatible 3D video delivery. The architectures include pre-processing stages to pre-process the output of a base layer video encoder and/or decoder and input the pre-processed output into an enhancement layer video encoder and/or decoder of one or more enhancement layers. Multiplexing methods of how to combine the base and enhancement layer videos are also described.
US10798408B2 Last frame motion vector partitioning
A first partitioning for partitioning a first region of a frame before a current frame in a video sequence is determined. The first partitioning defines at least two prediction sub-regions of the first region, and the prediction sub-regions include contiguous, non-overlapping groups of pixels. A motion vector that predicts a prediction sub-region of the first region is determined. The first partitioning is modified to a second partitioning by moving at least one border of the first partitioning that is between adjacent prediction sub-regions of the first region by the motion vector. A current region of the current frame that is collocated with the first region is partitioned by the second partitioning, and is encoded or decoded. The technique eliminates the need to re-partition an entire frame each time, and can be used with both rectangular-shaped block partitioning and partitioning using masks and other partitioning techniques.
US10798403B2 Prediction image generation device, video decoding device, and video coding device
At least one of a vector candidate derivation unit and a merge candidate derivation unit derives a motion vector of each of multiple sub-blocks contained in a decoding target block by referring to motion vectors at multiple control points including two points at an interval which is longer than one side of the target block, and a prediction image generation unit refers to the motion vector of each sub-block to generate a prediction image.
US10798401B2 Method for generating prediction block in AMVP mode
A device configured to encode video data is discussed. The device includes a generator configured to generate a prediction block of a current prediction unit using a reference index and a motion vector of the current prediction unit, and a residual block using a difference between the current prediction unit and the prediction block; a transformer configured to transform the residual block to generate a transform block; a quantizer configured to quantize coefficients of the transform block to generate a quantization block using a quantization parameter. Further, the quantizer generates the quantization block by selecting two effective quantization parameters that are available and exist among left, upper, and previous quantization parameters according to an order of priority levels set for the left, upper, and previous quantization parameters and using an average of the two effective quantization parameters; and an entropy-coder configured to entropy-code the quantization block using a scan pattern.
US10798400B2 Inter prediction mode-based image processing method and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are an inter prediction mode-based image processing method and an apparatus therefor. Particularly, a method for processing an image on the basis of inter prediction may comprise the steps of: determining whether a motion vector scale adaptation is applied to a block; up-scaling a down-scaled MVD (Motion Vector Difference) when the motion vector scale adaptation is applied to the block; deriving a MV (Motion Vector) for the block, using the up-scaled MVD and a MVP (Motion Vector Predictor); and generating a predictive block of the block, using the derived MV.
US10798399B1 Adaptive video compression
An adaptive video compression system may receive video data to be compressed, such as for delivery to a user device by a video streaming service. For example the video data may be an entire video file or a segment of a video file. The adaptive video compression system determines a suitable encoding scheme for compressing the video data. In order to determine the encoding scheme, the video data may be analyzed to extract a plurality of features interests of the video data, which may represent one or more characteristics of the video data. The features may be concatenated and collectively expressed as a feature vector. The feature vector is then used to determine a classification for the video data. Accordingly, an encoding scheme is determined for the video data based on the classification of the video data, and applied to video data to compress the video data.
US10798398B2 Decoding device and decoding method, encoding device, and encoding method
The present disclosure relates to a decoding device, a decoding method, an encoding device, and an encoding method, which are capable of enabling a decoding side to accurately recognize a color gamut of an encoding target image. The decoding device includes circuitry configured to receive an encoded stream including encoded data of an image and color primary information indicating a coordinate of at least one color primary of the image. The circuitry extracts the encoded data and the color primary information from the received encoded stream. The circuitry decodes the encoded data to generate the image. Further, the circuitry adjusts a color space of the generated image based on the extracted color primary information. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a decoding device of a high efficiency video coding (HEVC) scheme.
US10798397B2 Method and apparatus for video coding
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video coding. In the method, a bit stream including syntax elements is received. The syntax elements correspond to residues of a transform block in a coded picture. A first maximum number of context-coded bins of the syntax elements of a first coefficient sub-block in the transform block is determined based on a frequency position of the first coefficient sub-block. Each of a number of bins of the syntax elements of the first coefficient sub-block is coded according to a context model and the determined first maximum number. Coded bits of the number of the bins of the syntax elements of the first coefficient sub-block are decoded based on the context models. Further, the first maximum number is different from a second maximum number of context-coded bins of the syntax elements of a second coefficient sub-block in the transform block.
US10798392B2 Methods of palette based prediction for non-444 color format in video and image coding
A method of video coding using palette coding mode for color video in a non-444 color format is disclosed. The non-444 video data can be converted to the 444 format so that the palette designed for the 444 format can be used for the non-444 video data. For the 4:2:0 color format, each chroma sample collocated with corresponding quad luma samples is padded with three chroma samples to form converted quad chroma samples. For the 4:2:0 color format, if a current pixel does not belong to the color palette, one or more escape values are signaled for the current pixel and the escape value associated with the chroma sample of the current pixel for each color component is not signaled for three of the quad chroma sample locations collocated with corresponding quad luma samples.
US10798390B2 Method and apparatus for scan order selection
The disclosure proposes a decoder for decoding coefficients of blocks of a video sequence from a bitstream. The decoder comprises a decoding module configured to decode one or more coefficient vectors of each block from the bitstream, a check module configured to reconstruct, for at least one block, hidden information from one or more coefficients of that block, the hidden information constituting or forming part of scan order information associated with that block, a scan order selector configured to select a scan order for each block from a set of scan orders, preferably from a set of pre-defined and generated scan orders, on the basis of the scan order information associated with that block, and a deserializer configured to inverse scan, for each block, the one or more coefficient vectors of that block according to the scan order selected for that block so as to obtain a coefficient matrix.
US10798385B2 Inter-prediction method and apparatus in image coding system
An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present invention is characterised by comprising the steps of: deriving a reference picture list 0 (L0) and a reference picture list 1 (L1); deriving two motion vectors (MV) for a current block, wherein the two MVs include MVL0 for the L0 and MVL1 for the L1; determining whether to apply BIO prediction that derives motion vectors for each sample in the current block based on the MVL0 and the MVL1; deriving motion vectors for each sample in the current block based on the MVL0 and the MVL1 if it is determined to apply the BIO prediction; and deriving a prediction sample based on the motion vectors for each sample.
US10798376B2 Method and apparatus for video coding
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block in a current coding tree unit (CTU) within a picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an intra block copy mode. The processing circuitry further determines a reference area in the picture for the current block based on signals in the coded video bitstream that indicate constraints of the reference area, and then the processing circuitry reconstructs at least a sample of the current block based on reference samples of the reference area in the picture.
US10798375B2 Encoding method and device therefor, and decoding method and device therefor
Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining, from a bitstream, split information indicating whether a current block is to be split; when the split information does not indicate that the current block is to be split, decoding the current block according to encoding information about the current block; and when the split information indicates that the current block is to be split, splitting the current block into at least two lower blocks, obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the at least two lower blocks of the current block from the bitstream, determining a decoding order of the at least two lower blocks according to the encoding order information, and decoding the at least two lower blocks according to the decoding order.
US10798374B2 Set-top box with self-monitoring and system and method for use of same
A set-top box with self-monitoring and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a housing secures a television input, a television output, a processor, memory, and storage therein, which are communicatively interconnected by a busing architecture. The memory is accessible to the processor, and the memory includes processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to detect when the television is not being utilized. Responsive thereto, the instructions cause the processor to scan channels received from the television input and generate a composite TV screen image data that may be resolved to a single TV screen image made from an assemblage of TV screen image captures corresponding to the scanned channels.
US10798369B2 Three-dimensional display device
The disclosure provides a three-dimensional (3D) display device including a pixel array and a grating. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixel columns, each of the plurality of pixel columns is inclined by an angle with respect to a direction in which an edge of the pixel array extends, and inclined angles of the pixel columns are substantially the same; each of the pixel columns is formed by arranging sub-pixels of three colors repeatedly in a fixed order, wherein dot pitches between any two adjacent sub-pixels in a same pixel column are substantially the same, and the sub-pixels in one of any two adjacent pixel columns in the plurality of pixel columns are staggered in turn with respect to respective sub-pixels in another pixel column of the two adjacent pixel columns and dot pitches between any two adjacent sub-pixels in the two adjacent pixel columns are substantially the same.
US10798364B2 3D image reconstruction based on lensless compressive image acquisition
The present disclosure generally discloses a three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction capability. The 3D image reconstruction capability may be configured to support reconstruction of a 3D image of a scene. The 3D image reconstruction capability may be configured to support reconstruction of a 3D image of a scene based on lensless compressive image acquisition performed using a lensless compressive camera having a single aperture and a set of multiple sensors. The reconstructed 3D image of a scene may include (1) image data indicative of a set of multiple two-dimensional (2D) images reconstructed based on the set of multiple sensors of the lensless compressive camera (which may be represented as images) and (2) depth information indicative of depths at points or areas of an overlapping portion of the multiple images reconstructed based on the set of multiple sensors of the lensless compressive camera (which may be represented as a depth map).
US10798363B2 Video file processing method and apparatus
A video file processing method and apparatus, configured to record a video displayed in a VR device. A device type of a first virtual reality (VR) device is detected by processing circuitry of an apparatus. The first VR device is configured to display a target video to be recorded. An application on the first VR device is detected by the processing circuitry based on the device type of the first VR device. Video data of the target video is obtained by the processing circuitry from the application on the first VR device. The video data is coded by the processing circuitry to generate a recorded video file of the target video. A video playback terminal device compatible with the first VR device is identified by the processing circuitry. The recorded video file of the target video is played back through the video playback terminal device.
US10798359B2 Generating hi-res dewarped book images
Systems and methods for generating high resolution dewarped images for an image of a document captured by a 3D stereo digital camera system, or a mobile phone camera capturing a sequence of images, which may improve OCR performance. Example embodiments include a compact stereo camera with two sensors mounted at fixed locations, and a multi-resolution pipeline to process and to dewarp the images using a three dimensional surface model based on curve profiles of the computed depth map. Example embodiments also include a mobile phone including a camera which captures a sequence of images, and a processor which computes a disparity map using the captured sequence of image frames, computes a model of the at least one document page by generating a cylindrical three dimensional geometric surface using the computed disparity map, and renders a dewarped image from the computed model.
US10798358B2 Image processing method and device for accomplishing white balance regulation, computer-readable storage medium and computer device
An image processing method is provided. The image processing method includes: each frame of image in multiple continuous frames of images is processed to determine a number of light sources of each frame of image; it is determined whether a difference between a number of light sources of a kth frame of image and a number of light sources of a (k+1)th frame of image is equal to 0; and when the difference is unequal to 0, a color temperature of the (k+1)th frame of image is determined to be a color temperature of the kth frame of image and the (k+1)th frame of image is processed according to the color temperature of the (k+1)th frame of image. An image processing device, a computer-readable storage medium and a computer device are further provided.
US10798354B2 Projection display apparatus and method for controlling the same
A projection display apparatus includes a first operating mode, a second operating mode, a processing circuit, a control circuit, an imaging device and a shifting device. The processing circuit receives an input video signal, the input video signal includes an input video feature, the control circuit selectively switches the projection display apparatus to the first operating mode or the second operating mode according to the input video feature or the operating condition, the imaging device receives the first output video signal and outputs a plurality of first output video images corresponding to the first output video signal, and the imaging device is further configured to receive the second output video signal and output a plurality of second output video images corresponding to the second output video signal.
US10798352B2 Rendering wide color gamut two-dimensional (2D) images on three-dimensional (3D) capable displays
A display for displaying image data includes defining virtual color gamuts based on a plurality of primary display colors associated with a light source. At least one of the virtual color gamuts is defined to approximate an established color gamut. Intensity values associated with the virtual color gamuts are generated based on received video data, and the intensity values associated with the virtual color gamuts are used to generate drive values for the primary colors of the light source. A display using one or more virtual color gamuts is also disclosed.
US10798346B2 Methods and apparatus for shallow gradient artifact reduction in image display systems
In described examples, a method includes: receiving an array of image data pixels for display by a spatial light modulator; dividing the array of image data pixels into a plurality of blocks. For the blocks of the plurality of blocks, the method includes: computing a mean value for pixels in the block; computing a variance for pixels in the block; and, in response to the mean value and the variance, retrieving an indicator of a likelihood of a visible artifact for the block; and in response to the retrieved indicator, outputting a signal to selectively increase or reduce a load time of the spatial light modulator for displaying the array of image data pixels.
US10798342B2 High definition surveillance image storage optimization and retention triggering apparatus
A high definition surveillance video storage optimization system executes purging directives according to policy and retention meta data. Segments of video are purged from storage when thresholds of retention metrics are applied and when policy permits. Retention metrics are determined from acoustic sound energy, radiation energy, access control events, and movement. Policies reflect calendars and elapsed time, percentage of available storage, statutory and judicial mandates, and utility of the stored segments. Extrinsic sensor data and operations are recorded into non-transitory retention meta data stores. Metrics are transformed into retention flags at either time of recordation or time of purgation. Security file storage includes metadata about the environment acquired by sensors include doors, audio noise, object identification and tracking and inputs which influence retention or purging. A circuit filters for motion and stores metadata per segment. Meta data enables content based purging of least consequential files.
US10798335B2 Converting variable frame rate video to fixed frame rate video
Converting variable frame rate video to fixed frame rate video is described. A variable frame rate (VFR) video having source frames with varying frame durations is obtained. A fixed frame rate for the VFR video is determined. A mapping is generated which maps the source frames of the VFR video to a sequence of result frames of the fixed frame rate. To generate the mapping, a suitable source frame is chosen for each result frame using one or more mapping rules. After the mapping is generated, the mapping is adjusted to improve smoothness of motion of the VFR video by adding at least one skipped source frame to the mapping and removing at least one repeated source frame from the mapping. The VFR video is then converted into, or interpreted as, a fixed frame rate video having the determined fixed frame rate based on the adjusted mapping.
US10798334B2 Image processing system, image display method, display device and storage medium
This application discloses an image processing system, an image display method, a display device, and a storage medium, which belongs to the field of display technology. The method includes: acquiring a first resolution supported by a display panel currently installed in the display device; identifying a second resolution of pending image data input by a video source to the image processing system; determining a target data processing module in at least two data processing modules; retrieving the target data processing module to process the pending image data to obtain target image data; and outputting the target image data to the display panel. Since at least two data processing modules are provided in the image processing system, the image processing system may be compatible with display panels having at least two resolutions, which effectively improves the compatibility of the image display system. This application is used in display devices.
US10798333B2 Cell observation system
An image creation unit of a server creates and stores a plurality of phase images or the like having different resolutions on the basis of holographic data collected by a measuring terminal. In response to an image transmission request according to an operation, an image transmission processing unit of the server extracts data of an image corresponding to an observation range after the movement from an image of an appropriate resolution and transmits the data to the browsing terminal. In the browsing terminal, a display image is formed by overlaying a high-resolution phase image corresponding to only an observation range to be displayed on low-resolution phase image of an observation target area.
US10798332B1 Dual pass-through imaging system and method
An imaging system including infrared light source, imaging unit and processor. Imaging unit includes first and second image-sensor chips, semi-transparent reflective element, infrared filter arranged to block transmission of infrared light towards first image-sensor chip, and means for transmitting infrared light received from overlapping field of view towards second image-sensor chip, whilst blocking transmission of infrared light received from non-overlapping field of view towards second image-sensor chip. First and second image-sensor chips are controlled to capture first and second images of real-world environment, wherein portion of second image-sensor chip that receives infrared light from overlapping field of view captures depth information pertaining to overlapping field of view. Extended-reality image is generated from first and second images, based on depth information.
US10798329B2 Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, and method of driving image pickup apparatus
In an image pickup apparatus including first circuits, second circuits, and conversion units, an operation period of the second circuit is shorter than an operation period of the first circuit, and a number of the first circuit arranged in each unit cell is greater than a number of the second circuit arranged in each unit cell.
US10798327B2 Photoelectric conversion apparatus and imaging system
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pulse shaping circuit that shapes an output from a diode of avalanche amplification type into a pulse, and a pulse conversion circuit that converts a pulse signal output from the pulse shaping circuit. The pulse conversion circuit converts a pulse signal having a first amplitude and output from the pulse shaping circuit into a pulse signal having a second amplitude smaller than the first amplitude.
US10798324B2 Solid-state image capture element, driving method, and electronic device
The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image capture element, a driving method, and an electronic device which are enabled to capture a high-quality image. In the solid-state image capture element, at least two or more of the discharge driving units are arranged in series between the photoelectric conversion unit and the discharge unit. During capturing of a still image, when a reset operation of the photoelectric conversion unit is performed in starting exposure of the pixel, driving is performed such that after potentials of all the discharge driving units arranged in series are reduced and the charge remaining in the photoelectric conversion unit is discharged to the discharge unit, the potential of the discharge driving unit on the photoelectric conversion unit side is returned to an original potential first, and then the potential of another discharge driving unit is returned to an original potential. The present technology can be applied to a CMOS image sensor which performs imaging by, for example, a global shutter method.
US10798323B1 Control method for an active pixel image sensor
In an active pixel sensor comprising a photodiode Dp, a memory node MN and a readout node SN, the memory node being provided to contain the charge generated by the photodiode at the end of an integration period allowing an integration in global shutter mode and a correlated double sampling, it is envisaged to carry out, in each integration period, at least one transfer {circle around (2)} of charge from the photodiode to the memory node followed by clipping {circle around (3)} of the amount of charge contained in the memory node at an intermediate voltage t1 after the start of the integration period but before a last transfer of charge {circle around (4)} to the memory node at the end of the integration period. The pixels are subsequently read out, row by row, by correlated double sampling CDS. The one or more intermediate transfers, with clipping, to the memory node during the integration period allow the dynamic range of the sensor to be extended to high levels of ambient light while retaining good sensitivity to low levels of ambient light.
US10798322B2 High dynamic-range image sensor
A pixel array within an integrated-circuit image sensor is exposed to light representative of a scene during a first frame interval and then oversampled a first number of times within the first frame interval to generate a corresponding first number of frames of image data from which a first output image may be constructed. One or more of the first number of frames of image data are evaluated to determine whether a range of luminances in the scene warrants adjustment of an oversampling factor from the first number to a second number, if so, the oversampling factor is adjusted such that the pixel array is oversampled the second number of times within a second frame interval to generate a corresponding second number of frames of image data from which a second output image may be constructed.
US10798320B1 Image sensor, comparator circuit and method thereof
A comparator circuit of an image sensor that is configured to compare a pixel signal and a ramp signal is introduced. The comparator circuit includes a first comparator circuit and a second comparator circuit. The first comparator circuit includes differential inputs that receive the pixel signal and the ramp signal, respectively. The second comparator circuit includes differential inputs that receive the pixel signal and the ramp signal, respectively. The second comparator circuit is activated when a level of the pixel signal is smaller than a first threshold value, the first comparator circuit is activated when the level of the pixel signal is greater than a second threshold value, and the first threshold value is greater than the second threshold value.
US10798318B2 Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and electronic device
A solid-state imaging element includes a first substrate including a pixel circuit having a pixel array unit, and a second substrate. The second substrate includes signal processing circuits to process signals from the pixel array unit, and a wiring layer with wiring regions electrically connected to respective ones of the signal processing circuits. Each signal processing circuit has a same circuit pattern. The second substrate and the first substrate are stacked. A wiring pattern of each wiring region is different.
US10798317B2 Multispectral color imaging device based on integrating sphere lighting and calibration methods thereof
The present invention provides a multispectral color imaging device, an automatic calibration method based on a reference reflective surface, and a method for eliminating background signals. A multispectral color imaging device including a light house module comprising a light source and a light intensity collection device surrounding the light source; an integrating sphere module including an integrating sphere, a light inlet on one side of the integrating sphere, a light outlet on the top of the integrating sphere, a sample holder gateway on the other side of the integrating sphere and a sample holder having access to the interior of the integrating sphere; and a filter wheel module including a camera, a filter wheel below the camera, and a lens below the filter wheel. The device and calibration methods of the present invention together improve the accuracy and stability of the measurement.
US10798316B2 Multi-spectral imaging using longitudinal chromatic aberrations
Systems and methods for imaging a target object are provided. In one example, a multispectral imager includes an objective lens configured to disperse light from a target object with a high degree of longitudinal chromatic aberrations along an optical axis of the objective lens. The multispectral imager also includes a sensor configured to capture a whole image of the target object at each of a plurality of wavelengths when at least one of the objective lens and the sensor is moved along the optical axis. Furthermore, the multispectral imager includes a processor configured to analyze intensities of different additive primary colors of each pixel of each whole image to determine which pixels have a correct wavelength.
US10798313B2 Preserving privacy in surveillance
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for preserving privacy in surveillance. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of obtaining images of a scene captured by a camera, identifying an object in the images through object recognition, determining that the object that is identified in the images is of a particular type that has a privacy restriction, and in response to determining that the object in the images is of the particular type that has the privacy restriction, obfuscating an appearance of the object in the images.
US10798312B2 Cellular phone including application processor the generates image output signals based on multiple image signals from camera modules and that performs rectification to correct distortion in the image output signals
An image processing device including a first lens, a second lens disposed on one side of the first lens, a third lens disposed on the other side of the first lens, a first image sensor which receives an input of a first image obtained from the first lens to generate a first image signal, a second image sensor which receives an input of a second image obtained from the second lens to generate a second image signal, a third image sensor which receives an input of a third image obtained from the third lens to generate a third image signal, a selector which receives the input of the second image signal and the third image signal, outputs the second image signal under a first condition, and outputs the third image signal, under a second condition different from the first condition and an image processor which performs image processing, using the first image signal and an output signal of the selector.
US10798311B2 Methods and apparatus for reducing spatial flicker artifacts
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for reducing spatial flicker artifacts in high dynamic range images produced from multiple image captures with differing integration times. The method and apparatus may comprise, in the image captures, measuring pixel intensity selecting pixels with a predetermined intensity thresholds, calculating a ratio based on a channel selection, normalizing the calculated ratio to an ideal ratio, and applying the normalized ratio to corresponding image pixels in a second image capture to produce a flicker-free image.
US10798310B2 Hyperspectral imager coupled with indicator molecule tracking
Provided are methods and systems for concurrent imaging at multiple wavelengths. In one aspect, an imaging device includes at least one objective lens configured to receive light backscattered by an object, a plurality of pixel array photo-sensors, a plurality of bandpass filters covering respective photo-sensors, where each bandpass filter is configured to allow a different respective spectral band to pass through the filter, and a beam steering assembly in optical communication with the at least one objective lens and the photo-sensors. The beam steering assembly directs light received by at least one objective lens from the tissue of a subject to at least one pixel array photo-sensor in the plurality of pixel array photo-sensors. The device further permits capture of near infrared images emitted by indicator molecules.
US10798309B2 Method and apparatus for nonuniformity correction of IR focal planes
A method and apparatus for calculating and accounting for non-uniformity of pixels within an infrared (IR) focal plane sensor utilizing an infrared light emitting diode (IR LED) to wash out environmental infrared light is provided. The IR LED may back propagate through an optical path of an IR sensor to illuminate pixels on a focal plane array, thereby providing data by which the non-uniformity offsets may be calculated and removed for normal operation of the IR sensor.
US10798300B2 Method and device for unfolding lens image into panoramic image
The present application provides a method and a device for expanding a lens image into a panoramic image, the method includes: step A, preparing an original mesh model, calculating new mapping coordinate values, performing coordinate value transformation for the original mapping coordinate values of the original mesh model and the calculated new mapping coordinate values, and generating a new mesh model and storing the new mesh model; and step B, preparing a lens image to be expanded, assigning the lens image to be expanded to the new mesh model in step A, and rendering the new mesh model by a GPU to obtain a panoramic image and store the panoramic image.
US10798295B2 Electronic device, image capture method, and control device
An electronic device (1) includes a control device (10) configured to carry out: image capture operation determination processing in which a first subject is determined without a user operation and image capture timing is determined; and autofocus processing in which a second subject is determined without a user operation and an image capture device is controlled to focus on the second subject, the autofocus processing being commenced before the image capture operation determination processing finishes.
US10798291B2 Task-assistance control apparatus and task image control apparatus
A task-assistance control apparatus that assists an operator performing a task while viewing a captured task image includes: a task-image acquisition circuit that acquires the task image; and a task determination circuit that determines task details on the basis of the type of a tool detected in the task image and the movement of the tool.
US10798289B1 Device and method for photo and video capture
A single user input element in an image capture device is used for both image and video capture, based on detecting a state change of the single user input element from a first state to a second state based on a detected user activity, and determining a duration of the second state. A first distinct signal indicating that an image capture is triggered is provided based on the duration of the second state being less than a time interval and a second distinct signal indicating that a video recording is triggered is provided based on the duration of the second state being greater than the time interval. The video recording is captured until a state change of the single user input element from the second state to the first state is detected.
US10798287B2 Analysis apparatus and focusing method
An analysis apparatus comprises a flow cell which has a flow passage for a liquid containing a tangible component; an image pickupper which picks up images of the liquid flowing through the flow passage; an adjuster which adjusts a relative position of the flow cell with respect to the image pickupper in relation to an optical axis direction of the image pickupper and a direction in which the liquid flows through the flow passage; and a controller which determines an image pickup position of the flow cell in at least one of the optical axis direction and the direction in which the liquid flows, on the basis of a number of pieces of the tangible component in focusing states existing in the images of the liquid picked up by the image pickupper at a plurality of positions at which the relative position differs.
US10798286B2 Contrast detection autofocus using adaptive step
A method for moving an optical device relative to an image sensor to focus an image includes receiving a current image acquired by the image sensor when the optical device is at a current position relative to the image sensor, obtaining a current contrast value of the current image and a current contrast variation rate at the current position, determining whether the current contrast variation rate meets a first threshold criterion, moving the optical device from the current position to a next position in accordance with the determination result, and repeating the aforementioned operations until a next contrast variation rate for a next image meets a second threshold criterion. The next image is acquired when the optical device is at the next position.
US10798285B2 Image processing apparatus, method, and medium to perform alignment of a plurality of images based on conversion coefficient while finely moving an in-focus position
To enhance the accuracy of a conversion coefficient detected from a plurality of images captured while finely moving an in-focus position, an image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect feature points from a plurality of images having different in-focus positions, and a combining unit configured to calculate a conversion coefficient for alignment using the feature points and perform combining processing based on the conversion coefficient. The combining unit calculates a conversion coefficient of a second image in the plurality of images with respect to a first image in the plurality of images based on a conversion coefficient calculated using the feature points detected from the first image and a third image in the plurality of images.
US10798280B2 Control device, camera system, and program
According to a control device of the present invention, there is provided a center server including a display processing unit that performs control so as to display a panorama image display area in which a panorama image captured with a camera terminal device is displayed and an enlarged image display area in which an enlarged image is displayed, the enlarged image being obtained by enlarging an area corresponding to a position specified on the panorama image, and a control unit that performs control so as to capture with the camera terminal device an image of the area corresponding to the position specified on the panorama image. The display processing unit displays on the enlarged image display area the image captured with the camera terminal device in accordance with control by the control unit, and the panorama image is a circular panorama image.
US10798273B2 Parking guidance camera apparatus and method of installing the same
A parking guidance camera apparatus is provided. An elastic pad of a pan tilt gimbal is in close contact with or separated from a lower surface of a pan tilt camera module in a main body housing to fix or release the tilt camera module. An outer portion of an operation lever is hinge-coupled to a holder to be vertically tilted in a state in which the elastic pad is seated on an upper surface of the outer portion of the operation lever in the main body housing. An upper portion of a fixing knob is screw-coupled to an inner portion of the operation lever to vertically tilt the operation lever according to a rotating direction thereof so that the elastic pad is in close contact with or separated from the pan tilt camera module.
US10798270B2 Synchronizing media in multiple devices
A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive first and second media units with respective first and second time stamps that are assigned based on a first clock cycle time and a data transmission rate, and to assign an adjusted time stamp to the second media unit based on the first clock cycle time, a second clock cycle time, the first time stamp, and the data transmission rate.
US10798268B2 Image processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium for switching a show-through removal process based on a halftone-dot region
An image processing apparatus according to embodiments obtains a variance value of signal values of pixels included in a predetermined region of the read image read from an original, and compares the obtained variance value with a threshold value for determining whether the read image has a halftone dot region. Furthermore, the present image processing apparatus, upon determining that the read image includes a halftone dot region in accordance with the result of this comparison, executes a first removal process for removing the reflection of an image of one surface of an original when reading the other surface, and executes a second removal process otherwise.
US10798263B2 Portable scanner and scanning method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a portable scanner capable of increasing the precision of focus and a scanning method using the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the portable scanner, which generates a three dimensional (3D) image from a subject, includes a focus state output device to determine a present focus state with respect to a set focal length from a subject and to output the present focus state such that a user recognizes the present focus state.
US10798262B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing apparatus controlling method, and recording medium
An image processing apparatus includes a memory holding image data generated by an image reader; a memory controller for accessing the memory; first and second image processors for executing image processing on the image data one line at a time, the second image processor being added when implementing functional expansion; a connector for connecting the first and second image processors by a transfer path of the image data when implementing the functional expansion; first and second generators for respectively generating first and second allowance signals for allowing reading of a next line of the image data from the memory, according to the image processing times taken by the first and second image processors; and an allower configured to output, to the memory controller, a third allowance signal for allowing reading of the next line of the image data from the memory, based on the first and second allowance signals.
US10798260B2 Image forming device with icon display and system thereof
An information processing device includes a display. A first setting screen, which is used to set a setting condition of a selected job, is displayed on the display. The first setting screen includes a plurality of setting icons used to determine a first type setting and a second type setting. The first type setting or the second type setting is assigned to be different from each other to each of the plurality of setting icons. In addition, the plurality of setting icons is disposed in a matrix shape, the first type setting is disposed to be different in a first direction, and the second type setting is disposed to be different in a second direction which is different from the first direction.
US10798256B2 System and method for remote fax interconnect
Systems and methods for the virtualization, aggregation, enhancement, and distributed processing of facsimile communications. The Remote FAX Interconnect known as etherFAX® is a system and method that allows for the reception and delivery of information to or from one or more facsimile systems using Internet/web based communication protocols such as HTTP(S) as the transport between a cooperating facsimile capable application or hardware and the remotely accessible etherFAX® services.
US10798253B2 Methods, devices, and computer programs for enabling the sponsoring of data connectivity
In a telecommunication network, a method is carried out for assisting a first user terminal (1001) in benefiting from a data connectivity. A second user terminal (1002) indicates (s10), to a connectivity donation server (200), that it is willing to sponsor data connectivity of the first terminal (1001) and that, restriction(s) are imposed on how the sponsored connectivity can be used. The restriction(s) comprise: i) where the first terminal (1001) is to be located for benefiting from the sponsored connectivity; and ii) which access network(s) the first terminal (1001) has to connect to for benefiting from the sponsored connectivity. The connectivity donation server (200) then transmits a token to the second terminal (1002), which in turn transmits (s30) it to the first terminal (1001) using proximity-based means. Terminals, network nodes, and computer programs for use in the above method are also disclosed.
US10798252B2 System and method for providing user notifications
A method performed by an end user device associated with a service plan having a limit on usage of a network service, the method comprising storing one or more notification actions corresponding to one or more notification requests; performing a device action that reflects a past or intended use of the network service; receiving one of the one or more notification requests from a network element in response to the device action; performing one of the one or more notification actions in response to the notification request, the notification action causing the end user device to retrieve at least a portion of a notification message associated with a status of the use, the at least a portion of the notification message being separate from the one of the one or more notification requests; and presenting the notification message on a user interface of the end user device.
US10798247B2 Acoustic echo suppression device and acoustic echo suppression method
A microphone picks-up voice of a driver. A first echo suppression unit outputs a voice signal after first echo suppression based on a voice signal of the driver and a voice signal after echo suppression in the past (first reference signal) stored in a buffer memory. A second echo suppression unit outputs a voice signal after second echo suppression based on a voice signal of the driver and a voice signal after the echo suppression in the past (second reference signal) stored in a buffer memory. An output signal selector selects one of the voice signals after the first echo suppression or the voice signal after the second echo suppression according to a detection result of the presence or absence of a system variation by a system variation detector, and causes a speaker to output the selected voice signal.
US10798243B2 System and method for automatically validating agent implementation of training material
A system and method for testing an agent by a validation bot may include sending training material to an agent; automatically initiating, by the validation bot, a session with an agent by providing a phrase to the agent via a client media interface; obtaining a reply from the agent; mapping the reply of the agent to an agent intent; providing a response to the agent based on the agent intent and according to a predetermined session flow, wherein the predetermined session flow is based on the training material; repeating obtaining responses, mapping the responses and providing responses until a termination criterion is met; calculating a score of the agent according to scoring rules; and providing the score of the agent to a user.
US10798241B1 System and method for determining unwanted call origination in communications networks
A method and system for discovering and locating the source of unwanted communication origination in a communications network, the method comprising compiling a communication campaign database storing data of one or more communication campaigns along with automatically identified instances of those campaigns, and simultaneously or sequentially matching those instances against known communication traffic of a set of cooperating telecommunication carriers. The one or more communications campaigns include a grouping of related fingerprints and patterns that identify a sequence of characters, audio or video associated with instances of a same likely campaigns, either legitimate or illegitimate/fraudulent.
US10798240B1 Identifying and processing of unreturned calls in IPBX
Apparatuses and methods concerning routing of calls in an IPBX server are disclosed. A first processing circuit is communicatively coupled to an IPBX server that routes VoIP calls for a plurality of end-users having respective VoIP-enabled devices and generates call event messages for the routed calls. The first processing circuit generates call summary metrics from the call event messages. A second processing circuit evaluates the call summary metrics to identify a set of incoming calls to the IPBX that were missed and have not been returned by the end-users. The second processing circuit cross-correlates the identified set of incoming calls with a secondary data source to determine a respective priorities for the set of incoming calls. The second processing circuit stores data indicating calls of the identified set have a higher priority.
US10798238B2 System and method for tracking a mobile device user
According to various embodiments, a method for locating the user of a mobile device without accessing global position system (GPS) data is disclosed. The method includes determining the last location that the user was connected to a wireless network. The method further includes compiling publicly-available auxiliary information related to the last location. The method additionally includes classifying an activity of the user to driving, traveling on a plane, traveling on a train, or walking. The method also includes estimating the location of the user based on sensory and non-sensory data of the mobile device particular to the activity classification of the user.
US10798230B2 Faulty distributed system component identification
A system for detecting a communications computer network node malfunction by analysis of network traffic output by the network node. Low latency packet capture nodes copy network traffic and transmit it to an analytics engine, which may use machine learning techniques, including long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks, to determine a likelihood that the output of one data router in a network is suffering from a software malfunction, hardware malfunction, or network connectivity issue, and preserve overall data quality in the network by causing cessation of traffic by the malfunctioning node of the network.
US10798227B2 Centralized chromatic pluralizing of internet of things (IOT) communication
Assigning chromatic numbers based on a pre-assigned scheme to a stream of sensor data from sensors of Internet connected devices to “color” the message which can then be processed by chromatic number to obtain a pluralized stream of data.
US10798226B2 Broadband fallback for router
Systems for routing data over first and second broadband channels. Communication data are received from one or more user equipment (UE). A first bandwidth capacity of the first broadband channel and a second bandwidth capacity of the second broadband channel are determined. A ratio of communication data throughput between the first broadband channel and the second broadband channel are adjusted based on a bandwidth allocation rule set that routes the communication data according to the first bandwidth capacity of the first broadband channel and the second bandwidth capacity of the second broadband channel.
US10798223B2 Reliable communications using a point to point protocol
This disclosure describes techniques for performing communications between devices using various aspects of Ethernet standards. As further described herein, a protocol is disclosed that may be used for communications between devices, where the communications take place over a physical connection complying with Ethernet standards. Such a protocol may enable reliable and in-order delivery of frames between devices, while following Ethernet physical layer rules, Ethernet symbol encoding, Ethernet lane alignment, and/or Ethernet frame formats.
US10798222B2 Apparatus for managing SDN-based in-vehicle network and control method thereof
A software defined network (SDN)-based network management apparatus includes: an SDN controller including a first management unit to store a plurality of heterogeneous protocol information items, and an SDN switch controlled by the SDN controller and including a second management unit to store at least one heterogeneous protocol information item acquired from the SDN controller and a gateway to communicate with a vehicle network. In particular, upon receiving a packet corresponding to a new protocol that has not been used for access, from an external source, the SDN switch sends a request to the SDN controller for analysis of the received packet, and the SDN controller forwards protocol information corresponding to the received packet among the plurality of heterogeneous information items stored in the first management unit, to the SDN switch.
US10798219B2 Server and server client system
There is provided a server or the like capable of improving an estimated accuracy of a user common among a plurality of clients. According to the present invention, while a unique identifier is assigned to each of clients 210 and 220, the unique identifier is merely for identifying the client. Thus, a user of each of the clients 210 and 220 is not specified by the unique identifier, and protection of his or her privacy or personal information is ensured. Among factors of each client 210 and 220, the plurality of factors having designated relationship thereamong are extracted. A plurality of unique identifiers respectively corresponding to the extracted factors are associated with one another and are stored in the server storage device 10.
US10798215B2 HTTP response failover in an HTTP-over-ICN scenario
A first network access point (NAP) of an Information Centric Networking (ICN) network may receive a request for a HTTP resource from a requestor. The first NAP may request the HTTP resource from a first server associated with a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). The first NAP may receive an error message that the HTTP resource is not available. The first NAP may publish a message to a rendezvous point (RVZ) including a list of excluded node identifiers (NIDs) of one or more NAPs that have not provided the HTTP resource. The first NAP may receive a forwarding identifier (FID) of a second NAP associated with the FQDN with a NID not on the list of excluded NIDs from a topology manager (TM). The first NAP may request the HTTP resource from the second NAP. The first NAP may receive the HTTP resource is and send it to the requestor.
US10798213B2 Building a multi-tenant portal application
Providing software-as-a-service to a plurality of clients includes: visually rendering a first virtual portal and a set of portal resources according to a portal-resource association specified in a resource association matrix; identifying a set of server resources accessible from a portal server, the set of server resources excluding the set of portal resources; determining a score for a first resource of the set of server resources; visually rendering the first resource; and associating the first resource with the first virtual portal in the resource association matrix by adding an identifier of the scored resource.
US10798209B1 Smart proxy rotator
The task, logic of HTTP/HTTPS session statistics interception and collection is moved to the client side instead of the proxy layer. Encrypted HTTPS tunnel is terminated at the client end, making the actual content or data in transit invisible to both proxies and the smart proxy rotator (SPR). Client's scraping software has a plug-in installed that expands its functionality. HTTP/HTTPS session quality metrics are intercepted and collected at the client side, then sent to the SPR. Proxy usage mark “can be used” is obtained from the SPR for the currently analyzed proxy, based on the results of metrics analysis.
US10798206B1 Network cache accelerator
A network host such as a caching device is disclosed that greatly increases the speed with which a server reads and writes data for clients. The host may include a specialized network interface that not only processes TCP but also parses received network file system headers, identifying those headers within the TCP data stream, separating them from any corresponding network file system data, and providing them separately from that data to the network file system of the host for processing as a batch, all without any interrupt to the host. Similarly, the network file system of the host may communicate directly with the network interface by writing network file system headers directly to a register of the network interface to transmit data.
US10798203B2 Method and apparatus for reducing network resource transmission size using delta compression
A method and computing device for delta compression techniques for reducing network resource transmission size are described. A first request for a network resource is received. The requested network resource is retrieved. A first response including the network resource is transmitted to the near end network optimizer. The retrieved network resource is stored as a first version of the network resource regardless of a directive that a cached version of the network resource is not to be used to respond to future HTTP requests for that network resource without successful revalidation with an origin server. A second request for the network resource is received. A most current version of the network resource is retrieved. A set of differences between the first version and the most current version of the network resource are determined. The set of differences are transmitted to the near end network optimizer.
US10798202B2 Security systems for mitigating attacks from a headless browser executing on a client computer
Computer systems and methods in various embodiments are configured for improving the security and efficiency of server computers interacting through an intermediary computer with client computers that may be executing malicious and/or autonomous headless browsers or “bots”. In an embodiment, a computer system comprises a memory; one or more processors coupled to the memory; a processor logic coupled to the memory and the one or more processors, and configured to: intercept, from a server computer, one or more original instructions to be sent to a browser of a client computer; send the one or more original instructions to the browser and one or more telemetry instructions, wherein the telemetry instructions are configured, when executed, to generate a set of telemetry data indicating one or more objects that were referenced by the browser and to send the set of telemetry data to the intermediary computer; receive the set of telemetry data and determine whether the browser is legitimate or illegitimate based on the set of telemetry data.
US10798200B2 Payload matching via single pass transformation of HTTP payload
In an embodiment, a method of payload matching via a single pass transformation of an HTTP payload includes receiving a payload packet destined for a recipient and parsing the payload packet in a single scan of the packet using a combined regular expression. The combined regular expression includes a plurality of regular expressions that correspond to a set of replacement rules. The method includes determining a scatter-gather list conforming to the rule, constructing a new payload packet based on the scatter-gather list, and sending the new payload packet to the recipient.
US10798196B1 Wireless communication system self-healing transaction state keeper
A method of adapting content distribution. The method comprises receiving event data reported by an electronic device by a message queue, assigning a state to each batch by a state management application, processing the batch by the processing application, sending a processed message that identifies the processed batch to the state management application, monitoring the sent processed messages by a state keeper component, wherein the monitoring comprises keeping a list of identities of batches that have been processed, searching the list of identities of processed batches to find an identity of a retrieved but not yet processed batch, stopping processing a batch by the processing application for a batch that is found by searching in the list of identities of processed batches, and assigning a processed value to the state of the retrieved batch that is found in the list of identities of processed batches by the state keeper component.
US10798194B2 Webpage pushing method, client, server, and system
A webpage pushing method includes sending, by a client, a page loading request to a server, where the page loading request carries an identifier of the client and cache change information of the client. The method includes the server, a home page according to the page loading request, and parsing the home page to acquire a key sub-resource for loading the home page. The method includes returning, by the server, the home page to the client, acquiring, through calculation according to the cache change information of the client, a key sub-resource that does not exist in the client from the key sub-resource for loading the home page, and pushing the key sub-resource that does not exist in the client to the client.
US10798193B2 System and method for automatic storyline construction based on determined breaking news
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine a breaking news story and track breaking developments in such story. The present disclosure can construct a breaking news storyline from the developments in the detected breaking news story, whereby a user can view the storyline as individual breaking news messages or as a complete timeline of events displayed on a provided page.
US10798190B2 Tracking changes to content on an external source in an online social network
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a profile page of a user of an online social network, determining whether content on an external web site has been update by the user, and if the content on the external web site has been updated, then updating the profile page of the user to include the content.
US10798188B2 Electronic device and method for processing information associated with driving
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a communication module comprising communication circuitry; and a processor configured to receive, from an external electronic device functionally connected with the electronic device, a request associated with transferring a portion of one or more rights capable of controlling the electronic device, using the communication module; transfer the portion of the one or more rights to the external electronic device, based at least on the request if the electronic device is performing a function associated with driving; and restrict transferring the portion of the one or more rights to the external electronic device, based at least on the request if the electronic device is performing a function not associated with the driving.
US10798183B2 Tunneling protcol and gateway for distributed computing environments
Techniques are described for managing communications with applications executing in a distributed computing environment, through use of a tunneling protocol that is employed by a client-side gateway and a server-side application router to enable client-server communications that would not otherwise be supported within the distributed computing environment. A cloud computing service may enforce network security policies, such as restricting network traffic to and from its hosted applications to use an application layer protocol such as a version of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which may not be feasible for legacy applications and/or applications of a particular type or domain. The implementations described herein provide a mechanism that supports the deployment and operation of an application in a cloud computing environment, where such an application may employ any suitable communication protocol that may not be supported by the environment.
US10798175B1 IoT contextually-aware digital twin with enhanced discovery
IoT devices within a commercial real-estate or residential building environment may be connected through networks, such as a Building Automation and Control network (BACnet). Systems and methods according to this disclosure provide automatic discovery of IoT devices and relationships in commercial real-estate and residential buildings and integration of the BACnet devices into the digital twin of the building. In some implementations, an IoT gateway is configured to translate the communication received from the BACnet to an IoT cloud platform and configured to normalize the data across the different security platforms into a consistent format which enables integration and interoperability of the different building system platforms that may otherwise be operating in isolation from each other. Systems and methods according to the present disclosure provide edge based analytics and control of IoT BACnet devices based on defining conditions and rules, and provide integration of multiple building systems in the context of commercial real-estate and residential buildings.
US10798169B2 Prioritizing ranges to rebuild based on namespace health
A computing device includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed storage network (DSN), a memory that stores operational instructions, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to perform various operations and functions. The computing device detects memory error(s) associated with memory device(s) of set(s) of storage units (SUs). The computing device processes the memory error(s) to generate a rebuilding priority level for at least some EDS(s) and establishes an EDS scanning rate. The computing device scans the EDS(s) based on the EDS scanning rate. When an EDS error is detected, the computing device updates the rebuilding priority level to generate an updated rebuilding priority level for the at least some of the set of EDSs and facilitates generation at least one rebuilt EDS for the EDS error based on the updated rebuilding priority level.
US10798167B2 Storage enhanced intelligent pre-seeding of information
Various embodiments for data management across a network by a processor. Data characteristics are analyzed through the network, incorporating an analysis of traffic and utilization of the data in the network, and inclusive of data operations resulting in at least a portion of the data reaching an endpoint in a network topology. Based on the analysis of the data characteristics, the portion of the data is pre-seeded forward to a location closer to the endpoint in the network topology than a previously stored location, such that when the portion of the data is requested through the endpoint, movement of the portion of the data to the endpoint encumbers fewer resources of the network.
US10798166B2 Consolidated processing of storage-array commands by a snapshot-control media agent
A “snapshot-control media agent” (“snap-MA”) is configured on a secondary storage computing device that operates apart from client computing devices. A “forwarder” media agent operates on each client computing device that uses a storage array, yet lacks command channels to the storage array. The forwarder media agent forwards commands directed at the storage array to the snap-MA, which receives and processes commands directed at the storage array that were forwarded by the forwarder media agents. Responses from the storage array are transmitted to the respective forwarder media agent. The snap-MA pools storage-array-command devices to avoid capacity limitations in regard to communications channels at the storage array. The snap-MA operating in conjunction with the forwarder media agents enable the illustrative system to consolidate the communication of storage-array commands away from client computing devices and/or proxy media agent hosts and into the secondary storage computing device that hosts the snap-MA.
US10798164B2 Techniques for intelligent device collaboration
Introduced here are computer-implemented techniques for facilitating communication between a central processing system and one or more computing devices. The central processing system can intelligently communicate with at least some of the computing device(s). Moreover, the central processing system can simultaneously or sequentially utilize sensor data generated by multiple computing devices that are known to be associated with one another. For example, if multiple computing devices are known to be in the same general geographical location, then the central processing system may only require that one computing device upload geographical metadata for analysis. If the computing device experiences any issues that prevent the geographical metadata from being uploaded, then the central processing system can automatically prompt another computing device to temporarily or permanently assume the role of leader.
US10798163B2 Communication tool for data transfer
An initiation request is received for initiating a service, where the initiation request is generated by a user of a first communication group participating in a communication session. A participation response is received from a plurality of users of the first communication group that defines a second communication group participating in the communication session. A participation result is determined that includes service conditions associated with the user of the first communication group and the plurality of users of the second communication group. In response to determining the participation result, a third communication group is generated that includes target users for completing the service.
US10798162B2 Cluster system with fail-safe fallback mechanism
A fail-safe system for a cluster application is disclosed. The system includes a first subsystem comprising a graphic processing unit (GPU) that executes a high-level operating system renders a first set of parameter data, and a second subsystem that executes a real-time operating system and renders a second set of parameter data. The system also includes a controller area network connected to a parameter data source input and to the first subsystem and the second subsystem. The system further includes a quality of service (QoS) switch executing a QoS monitor module that decides to display the first set of parameter data being rendered by the first subsystem or the second set of parameter data being rendered by the second subsystem depending on an availability and load of the first subsystem as determined by a lag and a stability threshold. The system further includes a display connected to the QoS switch.
US10798159B2 Methods for managing workload throughput in a storage system and devices thereof
Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and computing devices that managing network traffic in a storage system include parse one or more packets received from a client to identify header data, and wherein the parsing comprises identifying when the one or more packets is a read request or a write request. A server is identified based on the parsed one or more packets. One or more rules are modified in the parsed one or more packets to allow data exchange between the client and the identified server. The parsed one or more packets are transmitted with the modified one or more rules to the identified server, wherein data exchange is initiated between the client and the identified server based on the parsed one or more packets with the modified one or more rules.
US10798158B1 Network system and decision method
A network system includes Internet of Things (IoT) devices, computation server, and gateways. At least one of the computation servers is configured to: tag, according to a signal quality of a signal of the IoT devices, the IoT devices as first devices and second devices; compute a device number of the first devices connecting with the gateways, and while the gateways are connected to the second devices, compute a gateway number the second devices capable of connecting to; compute a load index associated with the device number and the gateway number of the gateways; compute a transmission energy consumption index of a first link between the gateways and the computation servers; select, according to the load index and the transmission energy consumption index of the gateways; and obtain a communication network, wherein the communication network comprises the first devices, the second devices, and the gateways selected.
US10798156B2 Intelligent content delivery networks
Systems and methods are provided for distributing content. One embodiment includes a content management server. The content management server includes a memory that stores a library of assets comprising digital media, and that further stores scores that indicate popularity of the assets in the library. The content management server also includes an interface that receives a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request that is sourced by a device remote from the content management server, and a controller that identifies a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) within the HTTP request, selects a group of assets for the URL from the library, identifies an asset that has a highest score within the group, and provides the asset in response to the HTTP request. The controller alters scores for assets in the library over time as assets in the library are provided, and selects different groups of assets for the URL over time.
US10798154B2 Extended park mode
A vehicle may include a control module and a plurality of vehicle control modules in networked communication with the control module. The control module may be configured to receive an indication from a user interface to transition the vehicle into an extended park mode, and responsive to the indication, instruct the plurality of vehicle control modules to perform operations to reduce their respective key-off loads on the vehicle. A cloud service may be configured to receive, over a wide-area network responsive to user input to a mobile device, an indication to transition a vehicle associated with the mobile device into an extended park mode, and responsive to the indication, provide a message over the network to the vehicle to instruct the vehicle to perform operations to reduce key-off loads of a plurality of vehicle control modules of the vehicle.
US10798153B2 Terminal apparatus and server and method of controlling the same
A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other.
US10798150B2 Method and apparatus for coordinating tasks among a plurality of users
An approach is provided for efficiently coordinating one or more tasks among a plurality of users. A service provider may determine one or more contextual criteria for at least one task associated with at least one user. The service provider may further cause a selection of one or more contacts associated with the at least one user based on the one or more contextual criteria. Additionally, the service provider may cause a presentation of the at least one task to the one or more contacts.
US10798149B2 File storage, object storage, and storage system
When a part already transmitted to an object storage is updated by a file system management section while a plurality of parts are being transmitted to the object storage, a file transfer section requests the object storage to generate a temporary object that is a temporarily generated object containing the transmitted and updated part by combining the parts transmitted before update, re-splits a file into a plurality of parts so that the transmitted and updated data and not-transmitted data are handled as parts different from transmitted and not-updated data, and transmits the part containing the transmitted and updated data or the part containing the not-transmitted data to the object storage.
US10798148B2 Configuring nodes of distributed systems
In a computer-implemented method for configuring a distributed computer system comprising a plurality of nodes of a plurality of node classes, configuration files for a plurality of nodes of each of the plurality of node classes are stored in a central repository. The configuration files include information representing a desired system state of the distributed computer system, and the distributed computer system operates to keep an actual system state of the distributed computer system consistent with the desired system state. The plurality of node classes includes forwarder nodes for receiving data from an input source, indexer nodes for indexing the data, and search head nodes for searching the data. Responsive to receiving changes to the configuration files, the changes are propagated to nodes of the plurality of nodes impacted by the changes based on a node class of the nodes impacted by the changes.
US10798146B2 System and method for universal timeout in a distributed computing environment
A system and method for supporting universal timeout in a distributed computing environment. The universal timeout feature can enforce a defined timeout for a block (or group of blocks) or code executing on a thread regardless of the number of network hops required to effectuate the code. The universal timeout feature allows a thread to express a timeout which is respected across the platform thereby improving timeout functionality compared to prior timeout implementations which pass a timeout between functions. Universal timeout may be implemented using a try-with-resources paradigm where the timeout period is treated as a resource.
US10798142B2 Method, apparatus and system of video and audio sharing among communication devices
A device, method and system of video and audio sharing among communication devices, may comprise a communication device for generating and sending a packet containing information related to the video and audio, and another communication device for receiving the packet and rendering the information related to the audio and video. In some embodiments, the communication device may comprise: an audio encoding module to encode a piece of audio into an audio bit stream; an avatar data extraction module to extract avatar data from a piece of video and generate an avatar data bit stream; and a synchronization module to generate synchronization information for synchronizing the audio bit stream with the avatar parameter stream.
US10798140B1 Stream data record reads using push-mode persistent connections
From a stream management service, indications of transmissions of data records of a first data stream via a persistent network connection associated with a subscription are provided to a stream processing application. In response to detecting that a transfer throttling condition associated with the subscription has been met, a delay is introduced before additional data records are transmitted via the same persistent network connection. After a subscription expiration period has elapsed, an indication of the expiration is provided to the application via the persistent connection.
US10798138B2 Instant calling method, apparatus and system
A real-time call method performed by a calling side, the calling side being a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminal, includes: initiating a multi-party voice call request to a signaling server, wherein terminals that are specified in the multi-party voice call request includes a telephone terminal; establishing a data channel according to a remote access address returned by the signaling server in response to the multi-party voice call request; and performing a multi-party voice call based on establishment of data channels of the terminals according to the remote access address, wherein the telephone terminal establishes a data channel according to the remote access address by using a gateway device.
US10798134B2 Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) based session initiation protocol (SIP) call setup retry
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments disclosed herein may enable automatic retry of Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Based Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Call Setup. Various embodiments may enable a server in an IMS based telecommunication network, such as a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) server, interrogating/serving-call session control function (I/S-CSCF) server, telephony application server (TAS), etc., to reattempt SIP call setup. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a SIP error response including a retry-after header, the server may wait a period of time before sending a new SIP invite message.