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US10888731B2	Systems for gripping an exercise bar, adjustable grip mounts thereof, and exercise bars incorporating such grip mounts Systems for gripping an exercise bar, adjustable grip mounts thereof and exercise bars that incorporate such adjustable grip mounts are disclosed. In some embodiments, the adjustable grip mount includes a handle which is rotationally and axially adjustable relative to the exercise bar. The adjustable grip mount may include locking members are adjustable between a locked position in which the adjustable grip mount is fixed in position on the exercise bar and an unlocked position in which the handle rotate and move axially along the exercise bar.
US10888721B2	Breath responsive powered air purifying respirator An air purifying respirator includes a dual stage fan that sucks outside air in through the filter canisters and then pushes the filtered air on to the user's mask or hood, where excess air escapes. A differential pressure sensor measures the pressure within the passages after the dual stage fan and in the ambient environment to estimate the user's rate of respiration. The microcontroller monitors the estimated rate of respiration, as well as the estimated altitude and its estimated amount of oxygen to calculate a user's filtered air flow need. The microcontroller adjusts the van via a fan controller to the appropriate air flow level. The microcontroller further monitors the battery level, filter life, and for low pressure within the user's mask and operates their respective indicators when problem levels arise. The battery supplies power to the microcontroller, power on/off button, and the dual stage fan.
US10888716B2	Energy based fat reduction Systems and methods for non-invasive fat reduction can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains fat and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy generates a thermal lesion with said ultrasound energy on a fat cell. The lesion can create an opening in the surface of the fat cell, which allows the draining of a fluid out of the fat cell and through the opening. In addition, by applying ultrasound energy to fat cells to increase the temperature to between 43 degrees and 49 degrees, cell apoptosis can be realized, thereby resulting in reduction of fat.
US10888715B2	Acoustic pressure shock waves used for personalized medical treatment of tissue conditions A system for individualized treatment of a tissue condition with acoustic pressure shocks includes personalized determination and automatic adjustment of a shock wave treatment regimen or shock wave dosage to be administered for personalized treatment based on factors such as a patient's comorbidities, state of the tissue condition, individual physical characteristics and lifestyle parameters.
US10888713B2	Multileaf collimator with alternating trapezoidal leaf geometry design A multileaf collimator includes a plurality of beam-blocking leaves of a first type and a plurality of beam-blocking leaves of a second type. The beam-blocking leaves of the first type are alternatingly arranged with the beam-blocking leaves of the second type side by side. Each of the beam-blocking leaves of the first type has a trapezoidal geometry viewed in the leaf longitudinal moving direction comprising a wider end and a narrower end with the wider end being proximal to a source. Each of the beam-blocking leaves of the second type has a trapezoidal geometry viewed in the leaf longitudinal moving direction comprising a wider end and a narrower end with the wider end being distal to the source.
US10888710B1	Transparent loading apparatus A transparent loading apparatus (also referred to herein as a “loader”) may partially or entirely comprise transparent material that allows light to pass through the loader and provides the viewer (whether manual or automated) a view of a radioactive seed, a seed carrier, a loading needle, etc. within the loader. In some embodiments, carrier material (e.g., collagen and/or other biocompatible material) and radioactive seeds (e.g., including a metal shielding and radioactive isotope) may transmit light to different degrees. For example, certain carriers, such as collagen carriers, may be translucent, while seeds may be opaque (or mostly opaque) to light. The systems discussed herein allow a viewer to detect location of a seed within a loader, and even within a carrier, because of these different light transmissivity characteristics.
US10888706B2	External charger for an implantable medical device having a thermal diffuser An external charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a thermal diffuser proximate to the primary charging coil for distributing heat from the primary charging coil. In an example, the primary charging coil is mounted to a first side of a circuit board, and the thermal diffuser is also connected to the first side and in contact with the primary charging coil. In one example, the thermal diffuser is a plastic material, such as an acrylic pad, with a high thermal conductivity and a low electrical conductivity. The thermal diffuser may also contact temperature sensors mounted to the first side of the circuit board.
US10888702B2	Progressive adaptive data transfer An interrogation system for a medical device includes a memory storing a diagnostic algorithm, a processor configured to run the diagnostic algorithm, and a communication module configured to facilitate data transfer between the interrogation system and the medical device. The diagnostic algorithm is configured to reach a diagnostic conclusion based on data from the medical device. The diagnostic algorithm is configured to iteratively interrogate the medical device for the data from the medical device until the diagnostic algorithm reaches the diagnostic conclusion, each iterative interrogation requesting additional data as compared to prior iterations. The communication module is configured to receive the additional data from the medical device in response to each iterative interrogation. The diagnostic algorithm is further configured to store an indication of the diagnostic conclusion within the memory.
US10888701B2	Implantable cardiac stimulation device and method that stabilizes ventricular rate during episodes of atrial fibrillation An implantable cardiac stimulation device provides electrical stimulation therapy to stabilize the ventricular rate of a heart during episodes of atrial fibrillation. The stimulation therapy may be a plurality of sub-threshold stimulation pulses delivered to capture AV node vagal innervations following the detection of atrial fibrillation.
US10888700B2	Neurostimulation system for defining ideal multipole configurations at lead boundary A system for an neurostimulator coupled to electrodes. The system comprises a input device configured for generating directional control signals, and memory storing ideal multipole configurations. The system further comprises control circuitry configured for defining the ideal multipole configurations relative to the electrodes in response to the directional control signals, determining a spatial relationship between at least one of the defined ideal multipole configurations and the maximum extent of the electrodes, modifying the defined ideal multipole configurations based on the determined spatial relationship, such that the modified ideal multipole configurations are spatially within the maximum extent of the electrodes, generating stimulation parameter sets respectively corresponding to the modified ideal multipole configurations, each stimulation parameter set defining relative amplitude values for the electrodes that emulate the respective modified ideal multipole configuration, and instructing the neurostimulator to convey electrical energy to the electrodes in accordance with the stimulation parameter sets.
US10888697B2	Fixation mechanism for an implantable lead Tools adapted to allow a fixation device to be applied near the distal end of an implantable lead, and methods for using such tools. Preparing the lead for implantation may be performed by placing a tool over a distal tip of the lead, moving a fixation device from the tool to the lead, and placing the fixation device the lead.
US10888689B2	Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary access system The present disclosure provides an access system having a maneuverable catheter assembly configured for providing access to and navigating a desired vessel for subsequent treatment thereof. The access system includes an adjustable delivery handle assembly and an access catheter subassembly having a maneuverable access catheter configured to be delivered to desired site (e.g., within duodenum) to assist in treatment of a condition (e.g., drainage of a bile ducts via Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD) techniques). The access catheter includes at least a distal section having an adjustable portion along a length thereof configured to transition to a pre-defined arcuate shape to provide directional control over the distal end of the catheter as it is navigated through a vessel (e.g., bile duct). The handle assembly includes additional elements configured to allow a clinician to maneuver and manipulate the distal end of the access catheter.
US10888687B2	Catheter A catheter that prevents excessive concentration of stress while providing sufficient flexibility to a distal end portion of the catheter, even when the catheter is inserted and curved in patient's a blood vessel. Thus, breakage of the catheter at a radiopaque marker is prevented/reduced. The catheter includes a catheter tube and the radiopaque marker, which is disposed in the catheter tube. The radiopaque marker is fixed in the catheter so that a gap is provided between the radiopaque marker and the catheter tube in a radial direction of the catheter tube.
US10888682B2	Portable retractable reeling system and method for oxygen tubing management A portable retractable oxygen tubing reel providing improved portability and mechanical reeling functionality. The portable retractable oxygen tubing reel includes tubing wrapped around an inner circular component stored within an outer storage compartment whereby a handle attached to the inner circular component may be rotated to wind or unwind tubing from the portable retractable oxygen tubing reel. Tubing may then be connected to a medical oxygen storage device at one end and a nasal oxygen cannula positioned near in proximity to a patient's nose for breathing oxygen at the other end.
US10888674B2	Insufflation system An aerosol generator is positioned adjacent to a patient as an attachment to a trocar. The trocar has an entry port for insufflation gas. Aerosol generated by a vibrating element is entrained in the insufflation gas and the mixture is delivered through the trocar. The aerosol may contain a medicament. The trocar may be a conventional trocar. Such trocars are typically used for a camera. The delivery of the aerosolized medicament can occur at the start of the procedure and be delivered in bolus. At the start of the procedure, the peritoneum is being inflated by means of the flow of insufflator gas. This gas flow will help to entrain the aerosolized medicament to the pneumoperitoneum regions. The surgeon can temporarily remove the camera from the trocar port to facilitate insertion and positioning of the aerosolizing unit.
US10888667B2	Injection device with supplementary device A supplementary device for a manually operable injection device, the supplementary device including a body having at least one engaging member to releasably mount the body to the injection device in a specific position on an outside surface of the injection device, and at least one indicator located on the body and having a shape or contour to overlap or to align with a mark on the outside surface of the injection device when the body is in or near the specific position.
US10888666B2	System and method for multi-modal dosing device Provided is a system and method for multi-modal dosing of a product. The system provides a control base for coupling to one of a plurality of different cartridges containing product, at least two cartridges having different modalities of delivery—the coupled control base and selected cartridge providing a dosing device. Each cartridge has at least a unique identifier, which may be read by the control base and correlated through a database to confirm that the user is authorized to use the cartridge, and use of the cartridge for a dose of product will not conflict with other products received by the user and known to the system. Cartridges that are not coupled to the control base are non-functional and cannot dispense product as intended with the system. An associated method of use is also provided.
US10888664B2	Adapter for an injection appliance An adapter for use with an appliance for administering an injectable product, the adapter serving to create a product connection between a catheter and a product container that can be inserted into the appliance, and including a thread for screwing the adapter to the appliance, a stop for fixing the container in the longitudinal direction of the thread, an attachment piece to which the catheter may be connected, and a product channel that extends through the attachment piece and the thread.
US10888658B2	Disposable injector with increased triggering reliability A disposable injector with a piston actuation ram is mounted in a housing, is loaded by a spring energy accumulator and can be unlocked by a displaceable trigger device. The piston actuation ram can be supported by a tensioning rod mounted in the housing. The trigger device comprises a trigger ring displaceable relative to the housing. The tensioning rod can be supported directly or indirectly by a bearing surface of the trigger ring. The bearing surface encloses an angle of between ten degrees and forty five degrees with the longitudinal direction of the disposable injector. The point of the angle lies offset with respect to the trigger ring in the triggering direction of the disposable injector. A disposable injector with increased trigger reliability is developed.
US10888653B2	Feeding set with cassette and related methods therefor A pump set for use with a pumping apparatus having a rotor with a plurality of rollers mounted on the rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation is disclosed. The pump set comprises a cassette body comprising a stator member with a fixed portion secured to the cassette body, a second portion opposite the fixed portion, a reaction surface and a second surface opposite the reaction surface, the reaction surface defined between the fixed portion and the second portion, and a tube secured to the cassette body, at least a portion of the tube is disposed against the reaction surface.
US10888652B2	Foot valve for drip chambers of medical infusion or transfusion apparatuses A foot valve for drip chambers of medical infusion or transfusion apparatuses having an annular valve seat with which a float obturator axially displaceable between a position for closing and a position for opening the valve seat cooperates. A containment cage bush has an elastically deformable lateral wall within which the float obturator floats in a guided fashion, and the lateral wall of the containment bush and the float have respective mutually facing surfaces configured such that a radial deformation of the containment bush applies an axial thrust to the float obturator in the direction of moving it apart from the annular valve seat.
US10888649B2	Fluid leak detection in a dialysis machine A dialysis machine (e.g., a peritoneal dialysis machine) may include a housing. The machine may further include a leak detector disposed in the housing, the leak detector being an electrical circuit. In response to fluid contacting the leak detector, a leak in the dialysis machine is detectable. The machine is configured to send a signal based on a short of the electrical circuit from fluid contact with the leak detector to indicate a leak condition.
US10888648B2	Dialysis priming steps using an infusate caddy The invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for priming, disinfecting, and preparing dialysate and related fluids for use in dialysis. The dialysate and related fluids can be prepared from solutes obtained from infusate containers seated in an infusate caddy. The infusate caddy can be removably positioned in a receiving compartment of a dialysis machine. Similarly, the infusate containers containing the necessary solutes for preparing the dialysate and related fluids can also be removably positioned in the infusate caddy.
US10888647B2	Device for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising an improved arrangement of a blood treatment device A device for extracorporeal blood treatment, in particular a dialysis device, including an internal fluidic system for a treatment liquid, in particular for a dialysis liquid, the internal fluidic system having at least two liquid connectors for connecting a substantially cylindrical filter element, in particular a dialyzer, to the internal fluidic system for passing a treatment liquid through the filter element, and including a mounting for exchangeably holding the filter element in such a way that the filter element can be connected to the liquid connectors of the internal fluidic system and to an extracorporeal blood line in an intended manner, wherein the mounting for holding the filter element is designed in such a way that a cylinder longitudinal axis of the filter element is substantially horizontally aligned.
US10888646B2	Ventricular assist device and method A method is provided for supporting heart function of a patient. The method comprises the step of securing an intracorporeal device across at least two anatomical walls of the heart, wherein at least one anatomical wall is an intra-cardiac wall and a least one anatomical wall is an extra-cardiac wall.
US10888645B2	Pressure/flow characteristic modification of a centrifugal pump in a ventricular assist device A ventricular assist device is disclosed. The ventricular assist device may include a centrifugal pump and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the centrifugal pump to operate at a first speed above a predetermined flow rate. The controller may also be configured to cause the centrifugal pump to operate at a second speed below the predetermined flow rate, wherein the predetermined flowrate is indicative of a crossover point between systole and diastole phases of a person's cardiac cycle.
US10888643B2	Negative pressure interbody device, system, and method An implantable interbody negative pressure device that permits reduced or negative pressure therapies to be applied to a portion of a patient's body. More specifically, the implantable interbody negative pressure device comprises a body portion having a plurality of openings in fluid communication with both an internal passageway and a vacuum source, and that serves as a manifold and permits reduced or negative pressure therapy to be applied to a surgical site, such as a wound or damaged bone. The application of the reduced or negative pressure to the body improves circulation and the disposal of cellular waste, and promotes bone growth and healing.
US10888642B2	Method and system for signaling responsive to sensing contamination in a suction regulator device The present application relates generally to a suction regulator device and, more specifically, to a method and system for signaling responsive to sensing that the suction regulator device has become contaminated.
US10888635B2	Absorbent article having odor absorbing material An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. The absorbent core contains superabsorbent polymer material and about 10% or less by weight of cellulosic fibers. The backsheet comprises a film comprising a plurality of micropores. The film comprises odor absorbing material disposed in one or more of the micropores.
US10888632B2	Ultraviolet sanitations system and method A ultraviolet sanitation system including a towel assembly, a body configured to be an upward facing hollow-half-sphere and to contain a sanitizing liquid, a plate including two grooves, each of the grooves configured to accept a t-handle and a roller-ball of the towel assembly with the plate affixable to the body, and a plurality of wringing-rollers within the body beneath the plate configured to remove excess moisture from the towel assembly during use. Also include is an arm-assembly affixable to the base configured to restrain the plate, a sanitizing ultraviolet-light-source contained with the body below the plate, a base affixable to a bottom of the body, and a power-source electrically coupled to said ultraviolet-light-source.
US10888631B2	Lipid sterilization method The present invention relates to a method for sterilisation of phospholipid suspensions, useful in the preparation of ultrasound contrast agent precursors comprising phospholipid-stabilised perfluorobutane microbubbles. The method provides sterility assurance, without undue thermal degradation of the phospholipid. The method is also amenable to commercial scale manufacture. Also provided are methods of preparing kits and ultrasound contrast agents incorporating the sterilisation method of the invention.
US10888625B2	Drug delivery particle formulations with targeting moieties A targeted drug delivery complex containing a particle, a targeting moiety electrostatically attached to the particle, and an active pharmaceutical ingredient attached to or dispersed or dissolved within the particle is provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations containing a plurality of the complexes as well as methods for use in targeting an active pharmaceutical ingredient to a selected cell or tissue and production of such formulations.
US10888622B2	Nanocomplexes of modified peptides or proteins A nanocomplex containing a delivery agent and a pharmaceutical agent. The nanocomplex has a particle size of 50 to 1000 nm, the delivery agent binds to the pharmaceutical agent via non-covalent interaction or covalent bonding, and the pharmaceutical agent is a modified peptide or protein formed of a peptide or protein and an added chemical moiety that contains an anionic group, a disulfide group, a hydrophobic group, a pH responsive group, a light responsive group, a reactive oxygen species responsive group, or a combination thereof.
US10888619B2	Stable aqueous etanercept composition The invention provides stabilized aqueous pharmaceutical etanercept compositions suitable for long-term storage of etanercept, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same.
US10888618B2	Method of treating cancer The invention provides a method for treating cancer using a coadministration strategy that combines local codelivery of a therapeutic agent and an intracellular penetration enhancing agent, and optionally in further combination with local administration of an immunotherapeutic agent, such as a cancer vaccine or NKT agonist. The invention also provides a method for treating cancer using an intracellular penetration enhancing agent. The methods of the invention aim to substantially kill and/or destroy the target tumor cells, as well as those cancerous cells that have metastasized to other parts of the body.
US10888617B2	Cured oil-hydrogel biomaterial compositions for controlled drug delivery The present invention is generally directed to materials, gels, coatings and films prepared using a biomaterial (e.g., a fatty acid-based material comprising a network of cross-linked fatty acids) and a fixating material, layer or film (e.g., a fixating material comprising Na-CMC). The materials, gels, coatings and films disclosed herein can be used to facilitate the delivery of one or more therapeutic agents to a targeted tissue and a desired rate of release.
US10888615B2	Neutralizing human monoclonal antibody 8D6 against HCV infection Provided herein is a human monoclonal antibody 8D6 against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The antibody binds to the E2 subunit of HCV capsid protein, and can prevent HCV from infecting susceptible host cells. By using the antibody variable region gene or the complementary determining region (CDR) gene, different forms of genetic engineering antibodies have been transformed and produced in any expression system of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells as therapeutics to prevent or treat HCV infection.
US10888612B2	DNA vaccine against virus of Yellow Fever The present invention relates to vaccines of DNA that code for specific viral sequences. The DNA vaccines against yellow fever according to the invention are based on the sequence that codes for the yellow fever virus envelope protein (p/YFE). Besides the wild p/YFE construct, sequence E was also fused with the sequence that codes for the human lysosome-associated membrane protein (h-LAMP), generating the construct (pL/YFE). The results of the invention are considered to be very promising, since both constructs can induce T-cell response against the same epitopes induced by the 17DD vaccine, and the pL/YFE construct can also induce a satisfactory concentration of neutralizing antibodies. The pL/YFE vector was inoculated in mice, before intracerebral challenge with the virus of yellow fever. Surprisingly, 100% of the mice immunized with pL/YFE survived the challenge.
US10888611B2	Neisseria meningitidis compositions and methods thereof In one aspect, the invention relates to a composition including a first polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and a second polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. In one embodiment, the composition includes about 120 μg/ml of a first polypeptide including the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 120 μg/ml of a second polypeptide including the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, about 2.8 molar ratio polysorbate-80 to the first polypeptide, about 2.8 molar ratio polysorbate-80 to the second polypeptide, about 0.5 mg/ml aluminum, about 10 mM histidine, and about 150 mM sodium chloride. In one embodiment, a dose of the composition is about 0.5 ml in total volume. In one embodiment, two-doses of the composition induce a bactericidal titer against diverse heterologous subfamily A and subfamily B strains in a human.
US10888609B2	CD200 inhibitors and methods of use thereof The present invention provides in certain embodiments compositions comprising at least one CD200 inhibitor, and methods of reversing or modulating immune suppression in a patient having a disease or disorder arising from abnormal cell growth, function or behavior, which method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a CD200 inhibitor composition.
US10888608B2	Costimulation of chimeric antigen receptors by MyD88 and CD40 polypeptides The technology relates generally to the field of immunology and relates in part to methods for activating T cells and other cells resulting in an immune response against a target antigen. The technology also relates to costimulation of therapeutic cells that express chimeric antigen receptors that recognize target antigens using chimeric MyD88- and CD40-derived polypeptides. The technology further relates in part to therapeutic cells that express chimeric antigen receptors, wherein the chimeric antigen receptors have an endodomain that includes MyD88- and CD40-derived polypeptides, and methods for treating patients using the modified therapeutic cells.
US10888607B2	Marker for acid sphingomyelinase disorders and uses thereof The present disclosure provides methods of screening, diagnosing, monitoring and/or treating acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) disorders such as Niemann-Pick disease. In particular, the methods encompass techniques for improved diagnosis and/or treatment of an ASM disorder, for example using enzyme replacement therapy.
US10888600B2	Methods and agents for treating Alzheimer's disease The present disclosure provides compositions and methods useful for treating or preventing diseases or disorders where beta amyloid accumulation or aggregation contributes to the pathology or symptomology of the disease, for example Alzheimer's disease.
US10888594B2	Genetically engineered vaccinia viruses The present invention provides a genetically recombinant vaccinia virus effective in preventing or treating cancer. Specifically, the present invention provides a vaccinia virus comprising two polynucleotides, a polynucleotide encoding IL-7 and a polynucleotide encoding IL-12; a combination kit of two vaccinia viruses, a vaccinia virus comprising a polynucleotide encoding IL-7 and a vaccinia virus comprising a polynucleotide encoding IL-12; and use of the two vaccinia viruses in combination.
US10888589B2	Modulation of stem cells using zinc finger proteins Methods and compositions for modifying stem cells using one or more ZFPs are disclosed. Such methods and compositions are useful for facilitating processes such as, for example, dedifferentiating cells, differentiating stem cells into the desired phenotype, propagating stem cells and/or facilitating cloning.
US10888588B2	Directed cardiomyocyte differentiation and ventricular specification of stem cells Disclosed is a fully chemically defined, small molecule-mediated, directed differentiation system that promotes differentiation of stem cells, including embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, and adult stem cells, such as human forms of these stem cell types, to ventricular cardiomyocytes in a highly efficient, reproducible and scalable fashion. Also disclosed is a cost-effective and efficient protocol, or method, for generating cardiomyocytes and a cost-effective and efficient method of maturing cardiomyocytes. The disclosed differentiation system provides a platform to perform large-scale pharmacological screenings and to provide a valuable source of each of cardiac progenitor cells and cardiomyocytes for cell replacement therapies in cardiac repair.
US10888586B2	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.
US10888580B2	High elasticity hyaluronan compositions and methods of use thereof The present invention provides methods for alleviating pain and discomfort associated with a dry eye condition; methods for alleviating pain and discomfort while minimizing at least one skin imperfection; and methods for alleviating pain and discomfort while facilitating wound healing. The methods involve administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising hyaluronan with high elasticity.
US10888578B2	Exon skipping oligomer conjugates for muscular dystrophy Antisense oligomer conjugates complementary to a selected target site in the human dystrophin gene to induce exon 51 skipping are described.
US10888576B2	Composition of HMB and ATP and methods of use The present invention provides a composition comprising HMB and ATP. Methods of administering HMB and ATP to an animal are also described. HMB and ATP are administered to increase power and strength. The combination of HMB and ATP together has a synergistic effect, which results in a surprising and unexpected level of improvement in power and strength. HMB and ATP are also administered to increase lean body mass and muscle hypertrophy and to prevent typical declines in performance that are characteristic of overreaching.
US10888575B2	Combination comprising zidovudine and a carbapenem The invention provides a combination comprising zidovudine or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof and a carbapenem or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, optionally with a polymyxin selected from polymyxin E and polymyxin or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof. This combination is particularly useful for the treatment of microbial infections.
US10888574B2	Method for suppressing obesity, method for treating obesity, and method for promoting gene expression The present disclosure relates to a method for suppressing obesity, which includes administering to a subject a compound represented by the following formula wherein n is an integer of 1 to 5; when n is 1, R1 is —OH or —O-glycosyl; when n is an integer of 2 to 5, one R1 is —OH and the other R1(s) is/are —O-glycosyl; and R2 is -glycosyl.
US10888568B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer using phenothiazine The present invention relates to use of antipsychotic phenothiazine derivative for treatment of cancer. The invention also provides a use for manufacture a medicament, a pharmaceutical composition and a method for treating a cancer, and/or preventing or delaying cancer recurrence based on trifluoperazine. The invention further provides a use for manufacture a medicament, a pharmaceutical composition and a method for treating cancer based on thioridazine and its enantiomers. Additionally, the invention provides a use for manufacture a medicament, a pharmaceutical composition and a method for treating KRAS mutant NSCLC comprising thioridazine.
US10888567B2	Inhibitors of tryptophan dioxygenases (IDO1 and TDO) and their use in therapy Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 3-aminoisoxazolopyridine compounds of the Formula I having IDO1 and/or TDO inhibitory activity are described, where W is CR1, N or N-oxide; X is CR2, N or N-oxide; Y is CR3, N or N-oxide; Z is CR4, N or N-oxide; and at least one of W, X, Y, and Z is N or N-oxide; and R9 and R10 are as defined. Also described are methods of using such compounds in the treatment of various conditions, such as cancer.
US10888566B1	Chemosensitization of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa by synthetically related compounds Compounds for the chemosensitization of antibiotic resistant bacteria such as multidrug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) are provided. The compounds inhibit the MDR efflux proteins and re-sensitize the bacteria towards killing by antibiotics. Thus, the compounds are used in combination with antibiotics to treat or prevent infections caused by MDR bacteria.
US10888564B2	Inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase multimerization The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formulas (I) and (II)7 including compositions and methods for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The disclosure provides novel inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HIV infection.
US10888562B1	AXL kinase inhibitors and use of the same Tartrate salts of the compound of structure (I), crystalline forms thereof, and therapeutic applications thereof for treating solid tumors (e.g., advanced solid tumor) or hematopoietic cancers. Also provided herein are methods for synthesizing the tartrate salts and the crystalline forms thereof.
US10888558B2	Regimens of tafenoquine for prevention of malaria in malaria-naive subjects Methods of prevention of symptomatic malaria in a malaria-naïve, G6PD-normal human subject comprising administering to the human subject a compound of Formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I). A compound of Formula (I) can be administered prior to potential exposure of a species of Plasmodium, during potential exposure of a species of Plasmodium, and after potential exposure of a species of Plasmodium. The methods of the invention also pertains to kits comprising specific doses of Formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I), and instructions for administration of dosing quantity and frequency. The methods of the invention also pertain to determining doses of Formula (I) that meet the general regulatory requirement for a drug to be efficacious in the prevention of malaria in malaria-naïve subjects. The methods of the invention further pertain to using the described algorithm to derive dosing regimens which can provide protection against symptomatic malaria in malaria-naïve, G6PD-normal subjects.
US10888556B2	Method for treating myopia with an nsaid and an anti-muscarinic agent Pharmaceutical compositions containing a combination of anti-chondrogenesis agents are disclosed. Methods of reducing scleral chondrogensis, reducing one or more ocular chondrogenic proteins, reducing inflammation induced chondrogensis and treating myopia by administering an effective amount of one or more anti-chondrogensis agents are also provided. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treating myopia.
US10888553B2	Use of non-transition metal coordinated dipyridoxyl compounds to prevent and treat chemotherapy-induced PSN There is disclosed a platinum ion chelating dipyridoxyl compound according to Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the dipyridoxyl compound is uncoordinated or coordinated with a metal ion which is not a transition metal, for prevention or treatment of chemotherapy drug induced peripheral sensory neuropathy in a patient, wherein the chemotherapy drug comprises platinum ions. An example of such a chemotherapy drug is oxaliplatin. The drawbacks of previous metal complexed compounds containing manganese ions are eliminated. A more frequent use of the drug is possible since the problem in the prior art with accumulated manganese neurotoxicity is eliminated. The compounds can be administered both temporally and spatially separately from chemotherapy.
US10888543B2	Neurodevelopmental disorder therapy This invention addresses tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73, AV2-73, or A2-73) in a method of treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders. Particular reference is made to the treatment of autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Rett syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Williams syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), childhood disintegrative disorder, and Smith-Magenis syndrome. Additional reference is made to multiple sclerosis.
US10888541B2	Method and compositions for treatment and prevention of broad spectrum virus ailments comprising a calcium channel blocker or a calmodulin blocker In the broadest aspect, the invention provides a composition for and a method of prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of a animal/mammal for any viral disease, mixed bacterial and viral infections, bacterial infections, bacterial endotoxins, bacterial exotoxins, autoimmune diseases, and cellular or humoral mediated allergic conditions that is caused by any virus that relies on the maintenance of specific calcium ion concentrations for the post ribosomal RNA synthesis processing of viral protein translation, transportation and processing of viral structural components by utilizing a therapeutic amount of a blocker selected from the group consisting of a calcium channel blocker, a metabolite thereof, a calmodulin blocker and a metabolite thereof, and a pharmaceutical acceptable diluent or carrier; and/or is caused by damage to the animal/mammal by a pathological immune response to antigens.
US10888539B2	Methods of treating or preventing prostate cancer In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing prostate cancer and, in particular, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
US10888537B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising omega-3 fatty acids The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising omega-3 fatty acids.
US10888535B2	Skin disinfectant composition It is to provide a disinfectant liquid which enables easy identification of the application sites in preoperative skin disinfection and the like, where the liquid is obtained by coloring an aqueous solution of olanexidine gluconate which is a colorless and transparent liquid. A disinfectant liquid comprises olanexidine gluconate, a coloring agent such as Sunset Yellow FCF, an alkyl dimethylamine oxide such as lauryl dimethylamine oxide, and optionally one or more surfactants other than alkyl dimethylamine oxide such as polyoxyethylene alkyl ether including lauromacrogol and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ether including polyoxyethylene(20) polyoxypropylene(4) cetyl ether. The disinfectant liquid enables easy identification of the application sites in preoperative skin disinfection and the like.
US10888531B2	Drug delivery system for delivery of acid sensitivity drugs The present invention relates to a drug delivery system comprising a core and a shell in which the core comprises a hydrolytically degradable polymer X which polymer backbone comprises pendant ester and acid functionalities and in which the shell comprises a hydrolytic degradable polymer Y. The hydrolytic degradable polymers X and Y are different polymers. Polymer X further comprises amino-acids in the polymer backbone and degrades via zero order degradation kinetics for a period of at least 3 months. Polymer Y degrades via auto-acceleration degradation kinetics.
US10888529B2	Vehicles for the transfection of miRNAs The invention relates to a nanoparticle comprising: (i) between 60 wt.-% and 99 wt.-% sorbitan ester, relative to the total weight of the nanoparticle; (ii) a positively charged substance; and (iii) a miRNA. The invention also relates to the methods for producing same and to the uses thereof, particularly for therapeutic uses, such as cancer treatment.
US10888527B2	Stable solid pharmaceutical formulations containing 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cylcohexanedione The present invention relates to highly stable drug dosage forms comprising. The invention also contemplates said highly stable drug dosage forms for the treatment of diseases where inhibition of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase 5 will result at improving the health of the patient.
US10888526B2	Cell lines and their use in encapsulated cell biodelivery The present invention relates to generation of cell lines expressing recombinant proteins for use in naked and encapsulated cell biodelivery of secreted therapeutic molecules. In one embodiment the cell line is human. In another aspect of the invention the transposon system is used for generating a cell line for secretion of a biologically active polypeptide.
US10888525B2	Hypromellose acetate succinate and method for producing the same There are provided HPMCAS (hypromellose acetate succinate) having such a property that a solution of the HPMCAS in a solvent has a controlled viscosity; and a method for producing the HPMCAS. More specifically, provided are HPMCAS having such property that a solution of 10 parts by weight of the HPMCAS in 100 parts by weight of a mixed solvent having a weight ratio of methylene chloride to methanol of 1:1 has a viscosity at 20° C. of 135 mPa·s or less; and a method for producing the HPMCAS including an esterification step of adding acetic anhydride and succinic anhydride to a solution of hypromellose in glacial acetic acid in the presence of sodium acetate to obtain a reaction product mixture, wherein the succinic anhydride is added intermittently, and a precipitation step of mixing the reaction product mixture with water to precipitate the HPMCAS.
US10888521B2	Sustained release compositions using wax-like materials Sustained release spherical or non-spherical pellets comprising (a) an active ingredient (b) a wax-like agent, and (c) a spheronizing agent are provided. Oral dosage forms comprising the pellets and methods for preparing and using such pellets and dosage forms are also provided.
US10888520B2	Coated particle and method for producing coated particle The present invention relates to a coating particle containing a nuclear particle covered with a coating layer, and in the coating particle, the coating layer is a layer containing hydroxyalkyl cellulose and a binder.
US10888516B2	Soluble estradiol capsule for vaginal insertion According to various embodiments of this disclosure, pharmaceutical formulations comprising solubilized estradiol are provided. In various embodiments, such formulations are encapsulated in soft capsules which may be vaginally inserted for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy.
US10888514B1	Cosmetic compositions The present disclosure relates to anhydrous cosmetic composition comprising a silicone oil; a spherical powder; a pigment; silicone emulsifier; hydrophobic silica particles; and a silicone resin, wherein the cosmetic composition is essentially free of water.
US10888512B2	Thickening system for a percarbonate-containing colour composition and storage in a multilayer sachet The present disclosure concerns a cosmetic product for changing the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, which contains at least one package (VP) as well as a cosmetic composition (KM) contained in this package (VP). The package is formed from a multilayer film (F) which contains at least two polymer layers (P1) and (P2) as well as at least one barrier layer (BS). The cosmetic composition comprises at least one oxidizing compound and at least one thickening agent, wherein the oxidizing compound is a solid oxidizing compound, in particular a percarbonate. The cosmetic product is in the form of a double sachet in which a colour composition (FZ) is provided in addition to the cosmetic composition (KM).
US10888511B2	Methods and articles of manufacture for the treatment of skin Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and articles of manufacture to treat skin to improve and/or increase hydration, pliability, and thickness for improved texture, feel and appearance. Embodiments feature applying an effective amount of an acetylation agent to natural dermal collagen under reaction conditions to react the natural dermal collagen with the acetylation agent to form a modified collagen. The modified collagen has a higher net charge and higher net charge density than natural dermal collagen. The modified collagen improves or increases one or more skin characteristics consisting of hydration, pliability and thickness.
US10888506B2	Oil-in-water emulsion composition The present invention relates to a composition in the form of an O/W emulsion, comprising: (a) at least one UV filter; (b) at least one inulin or inulin modified with hydrophobic chains; (c) at least one sugar ether surfactant; (d) at least one hydrophilic acrylic polymer; and (e) water. The composition according to the present invention can provide a homogeneous film when being applied, and good cosmetic effects such as superior UV filtering effects, while providing a watery fresh feeling during the application and a non-sticky feeling after the application.
US10888496B2	Medicament vial assembly The present disclosure relates to medical vials pre-attached with a vial adapter assembly for the transfer of gases/liquids/fluid or other substances to/from medical vials.
US10888492B2	Battery-powered percussive massage device A percussive massage device includes an enclosure having a cylindrical bore that extends along a longitudinal axis. A motor has a rotatable shaft that rotates about a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A crank coupled to the shaft includes a pivot, which is offset from the central axis of the shaft. A transfer bracket has a first end portion coupled to the pivot of the crank. A flexible transfer linkage has a first end coupled to a second end portion of the transfer bracket. A piston has a first end coupled to a second end of the transfer linkage. The piston is constrained to move within a cylinder along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical bore. An applicator head has a first end coupled to a second end of the piston and has a second end exposed outside the cylindrical bore for application to a person receiving treatment.
US10888491B2	Apparatus and method for treating tissue An apparatus and method used for medical and/or cosmetic treatment of a tissue, such as skin tightening, skin laxity and/or wrinkle reduction and or other skin flaws, including an energy source, a vacuum chamber and rollers which may facilitate easy sliding of the apparatus from one treated area to another. The rollers may also prevent excessive friction of the skin during the treatment. The energy source can be configured to emit energy based on the position of the apparatus on the skin (i.e., the position of the rollers), as well as the pressure within the vacuum chamber. The vacuum level and energy emission can be changed or pulsed based on the treatment regime.
US10888486B2	Toe tapping exercise equipment A toe-tapping exercise machine includes: a foot rest part having a right foot rest adapted to seat a user's right foot thereon and a left foot rest adapted to seat the user's left foot thereon; and an operating part coupled to the foot rest part to allow toe portions of the foot rest part to tap each other, the operating part including: a driving motor for transferring rotating power; a right foot rest operator for receiving the rotating power from the driving motor to operate the right foot rest; and a left foot rest operator for receiving the rotating power from the driving motor to operate the left foot rest, the driving motor being disposed between the right foot rest operator and the left foot rest operator and having rotary shafts extended from both sides thereof.
US10888481B2	Adjustable support apparatus for a surgery table An adjustable support apparatus for a surgery table utilizing a platform having first and second end portions. First and second end supports are used to mount the platform which is adjusted by a carriage having a pawl operator. The carriage includes studs having support surfaces for the platform. A tower utilizing a gear rack interacts with the carriage pawl operator to position the platform relative to the first and second end support of the surgery table.
US10888474B2	Wheelchair power apparatus for electronic driving conversion Disclosed is a wheelchair power apparatus for electronic driving conversion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheelchair power apparatus for electronic driving conversion, which can provide severely disabled people, for instance, patients with spinal cord injury, the weak or the old, who use wheelchairs, with convenience in movement, and convert a manual four-wheel wheelchair into an electronic three-wheel wheelchair just by detachably mounting the electronic module having electronic wheels to the existing manual four-wheel wheelchair.
US10888469B2	Absorbent article with raisable topsheet An absorbent article for personal hygiene having a front edge and a back edge and comprising a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid permeable topsheet, an absorbent core and a pair of barrier leg cuffs disposed symmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis. Each barrier leg cuff is defined by a proximal edge attached to the rest of the article and an elasticized terminal edge that can protrude upwards. The topsheet comprises a raisable region that is attached to the barrier leg cuffs so that when the barrier leg cuffs are raised, the raisable region is lifted up by the barrier leg cuffs and an empty volume is formed between the raisable region and the chassis of the article underneath.
US10888456B2	Surgical cassette A surgical cassette for use with a phacoemulsification system having a front plate, a back plate, and a gasket therebetween. The front plate having molded fluid channels that mate with the gasket. The gasket having multiple valves and a sensor or diaphragm accessible through the back plate.
US10888447B2	Energy return orthotic systems A plurality of orthotic systems are provided. One bi-layer system is constructed from a single sheet of fabric that is molded into two layers. One tri-layer system includes a base layer; a mid-layer; and an upper layer. The upper layer is joined to the mid-layer and the mid-layer is joined to the base layer. The coupling of the base layer, the mid-layer and the upper layer create a rear spring section, a mid-spring section and a front spring section in which the upper layer is suspended over the mid-layer and the heel portion is suspended on the proximal heel end of the base layer.
US10888445B2	Apparatus and method for stabilization of procedural catheter in tortuous vessels The use of bifurcated catheter is disclosed for stabilizing working catheters for carotid percutaneous intervention of vessels originating from a tortuous aortic arch, which uses guide wires that used to enable the catheters accessing the left or right carotid arteries (CA). Also disclosed is the use of two independent catheters or a catheter and snare wire within a single sheath, as well as the implementations, associated problems and corrective solutions to the identified problems. Further additional uses of the bifurcated catheter/dual catheter, for access to and treatment of other exemplary tortuous locations where stability of the procedural catheter would make a difference are also disclosed in the current application.
US10888443B2	Device for holding plaque to blood vessel wall A tack device for holding plaque against blood vessel walls in treating atherosclerotic occlusive disease is formed as a thin, annular band of durable, flexible material having a plurality of focal elevating elements on its outer annular periphery for holding loose plaque under a spring or other expansion force against a blood vessel wall. The focal elevating elements are designed to exert a holding force on a plaque position while minimizing the amount of material surface area in contact with the plaque or blood vessel wall and reducing the potential of friction with the intraluminal surface. This approach offers clinicians the ability to perform a minimally invasive post-angioplasty treatment and produce a stent-like result without using a stent.
US10888436B2	Tibial tray impactor An impactor tool can include a handle, an impactor, a lock, an actuator, and a pin. The impactor can be coupled to the handle. The lock can be extendable from the impactor to engage an implant and retractable into the impactor to secure the lock and the impactor to the implant. The actuator can protrude from the impactor and can be coupled to the lock. The actuator can include a cam defined by a channel extending through the actuator. The pin can be coupled to the lock and disposed within the cam channel, where the actuator can be operable along a path defined by the cam and the pin to extend and retract the lock.
US10888435B2	Modular inserter for anterior cervical cage A modular inserter assembly for use in inserting an interbody fusion cage into the disc space between opposing vertebrae comprises a depth stop and a modular inserter tip releasably attached thereto. The modular inserter assembly includes a cage attachment surface for releasable attachment to an interbody fusion cage, the depth stop including a movable stop axially movable relative to the inserter tip and being sized and configured to engage an exterior surface of one of the vertebrae to establish the depth to which the interbody fusion cage is to be inserted in the disc space. A plurality of modular inserter tips, each being configured for selective releasable attachment to differently sized interbody fusion cages are provided in a kit with the depth stop.
US10888434B2	Modular scoring trial for anterior cervical cage A disc preparation instrument for use in fusing spinal vertebrae comprises a modular scoring trial and a depth stop releasably attached to the scoring trial. The trial includes an elongate stem supporting a trial device at its distal tip. The trial device is insertable into a disc space and includes a rotatable rasp for scoring opposing vertebral endplates at a scored location. A stop, sized to engage an exterior surface of the vertebrae, is movable on the depth stop stem by rotation of an adjustment knob to a plurality of selectable distances between the proximal end of the trial device and the movable stop. An actuator releasably attached to the trial is operable to rotate the rasp. A plurality of modular trials, each having a trial device of different heights may be provided in a kit. Each scoring trial is selectively releasably attachable to a single depth stop.
US10888427B2	Distal reamer for use during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant a revision hip prosthesis A modular femoral prosthesis for use during performance of a hip revision procedure includes a proximal body component, a distal stem component, and a locking bolt. Surgical instruments and methods for use in implanting such a modular femoral prosthesis are disclosed.
US10888423B2	Left heart assist device and method A device, a kit and a method is presented for permanently augmenting the pump function of the left heart. The mitral valve plane is assisted in a movement along the left ventricular long axis during each heart cycle. The very close relationship between the coronary sinus and the mitral valve is used by various embodiments of a medical device providing this assisted movement. By means of catheter technique an implant is inserted into the coronary sinus, the device is augmenting the up and down movement of the mitral valve and thereby increasing the left ventricular diastolic filling when moving upwards and the piston effect of the closed mitral valve when moving downwards.
US10888421B2	Prosthetic heart valve with pouch A valve body circumscribes a longitudinal axis and defines a lumen along the axis. Upstream arms are coupled to the valve body, and extend radially outward from the valve body to respective arm-tips. Downstream legs are coupled to the valve body, and extend radially outward from the valve body and toward the plurality of arms. A flexible pouch extends radially outward from the valve body. The arms and the legs narrow the pouch therebetween to form a narrowed portion of the pouch, thereby defining, in an interior space of the pouch: (a) an inner portion, radially inward from the narrowed portion, and in fluid communication with the lumen, and (b) an outer portion, radially outward from the narrowed portion, and in fluid communication with the inner portion via the narrowed portion. Other embodiments are also described.
US10888419B2	Continuously adjustable cutting tool for preparing valve leaflet A device prepares leaflets for cardiovascular valve reconstruction from a pericardial tissue sheet harvested from a patient. A cutting tool is adapted to cut a predetermined pattern having a selected leaflet size. The device is continuously adjustable using a plurality of slidable blade segments forming a closed periphery. Radially-slidable links are slidably attached to respective blade segments. An adjustment disc is coupled to the links, wherein rotation of the adjustment disc varies a radial position of the links to modify an overlapping of the blade segments in order to select a corresponding size of the closed periphery.
US10888416B2	Three dimensional tissue printing device, three dimensional tissue printing method and artificial skin A three dimensional tissue printing method is disclosed. The three dimensional tissue printing method includes the following steps: performing large support stand printing to form a first printing body; performing small support stand printing to form second printing body on the first printing body and forming a tissue structure by crossly connecting in between the first printing body and the second printing body. Besides, a three dimensional tissue printing device and artificial skin are also presented.
US10888415B2	Tendon repair implant and method of implantation A tendon repair implant for treatment of a complete or partial thickness tear in the supraspinatus tendon of the shoulder is provided. The implant may incorporate features of rapid deployment and fixation by arthroscopic means that compliment current procedures; tensile properties that result in desired sharing of anatomical load between the implant and native tendon during rehabilitation; selected porosity and longitudinal pathways for tissue in-growth; sufficient cyclic straining of the implant in the longitudinal direction to promote remodeling of new tissue to tendon-like tissue; and, may include a bioresorbable construction to provide transfer of additional load to new tendon-like tissue and native tendon over time.
US10888412B1	Stent-graft for anastomosis An anastomosis device may include an anchor including a base with an opening and a riser portion securably associated with the base. The base is configured to be disposed within a body lumen. The riser portion includes at least one attachment point with a tubular and hollow graft secured directly to the at least one of attachment point of the riser portion. The at least one attachment point of the riser portion is free of sutures or pins traversing portions of the graft proximal the riser portion. The at least one of attachment point of the riser portion may be in the form a tip of a hook. The anastomosis device may further include at least two additional attachment points for securing the graft to the riser portion.
US10888411B2	Intravascular stent and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed herein is an intravascular stent for being implanted into blood vessels and a method for manufacturing the same. The intravascular stent is woven by at least one weaving wire, and the stent is in a tubular structure. The at least one wire has an even number of free ends, and the free ends of the at least one wire are aligned and jointed together with each other, which have cutting portions. The cutting portions of the two free ends that are aligned and jointed with each other match each other to make the two free ends be engaged into a joint portion with a diameter identical to that of the wire. The intravascular stent has seamless connection, and the distribution of radial force and axial force of the free ends is uniform, leading to convenience for laser welding. Moreover, the intravascular stent has great flexibility, excellent operability and perfect appearance.
US10888409B2	Biomedical patches with aligned fibers A multi-laminar electrospun nanofiber scaffold for use in repairing a defect in a tissue substrate is provided. The scaffold includes a first layer formed by a first plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers, and a second layer formed by a second plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers. The second layer is combined with the first layer. A first portion of the scaffold includes a higher density of fibers than a second portion of the scaffold, and the first portion has a higher tensile strength than the second portion. The scaffold is configured to degrade via hydrolysis after at least one of a predetermined time or an environmental condition. The scaffold is configured to be applied to the tissue substrate containing the defect, and is sufficiently flexible to facilitate application of the scaffold to uneven surfaces of the tissue substrate, and to enable movement of the scaffold by the tissue substrate.
US10888401B2	Viewfinder with real-time tracking for intraoral scanning Methods and systems for scanning an intraoral cavity of a patient provide capturing one or more viewfinder images of the intraoral cavity and scanning the intraoral cavity with an intraoral scanner to generate one or more topography scans of the intraoral cavity. The one or more topography scans may correspond to the one or more viewfinder images. The methods and systems further provide capturing a viewfinder image of a portion of the intraoral cavity, the viewfinder image overlapping with the one or more viewfinder images. An area of overlap of the viewfinder image with the one or more viewfinder images can be determined. One or more indicators of the area of overlap can be displayed on one or more locations of a display in order to provide guidance for positioning a field of view of the intraoral scanner.
US10888397B1	Method and system for dental boundary determination Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for determining a boundary between teeth and gingiva of an archform and/or between teeth and other teeth. Curves may be defined on the surface of teeth and gingiva in the archform. A predicted likelihood parameter that each of the points corresponds to the boundary between the teeth and gingiva may be determined. A smoothing function and the predicted likelihood parameter may be used to determine a boundary point for each curve. The boundary points may be connected to form the boundary between the teeth and gingiva.
US10888393B2	Cleaning device and method for fluid transfer connector A cleaning swab device and method for cleaning a fluid coupling or connector. The device includes a generally elongate cylindrical tubular swab body, and a channel formed at an end thereof to define at least one cleaning finger for insertion into a housing and/or port of the connector to remove residual fluids, clean and disinfect the connector. The cleaning device optionally further includes a guide stem or plunger configured to extend through the tubular body of the swab, having a plug at one end for sealing debris out of a lumen of the connector during cleaning.
US10888392B2	Bushing, support arm, and support system for a medical technical stand apparatus A stand apparatus, which can be built and assembled/disassembled in a modular manner, is shown and described. In particular embodiments, a bushing for a stand apparatus for arrangement in an operation theater, comprising a coupling part, by means of which the bushing can be mounted on a connecting component of the stand apparatus about a rotational axis and/or along the rotational axis in a height-adjustable manner—in particular, on a spindle—and a section on which the bushing can be connected to a support arm of the stand apparatus, wherein the section is a mounting section, by means of which the bushing can be mounted on the support arm in a reversible manner—in particular, by means of one or more fastening means. Further embodiments comprise a support arm for fastening to a bushing, as well as a support system, consisting of at least one such bushing and one such support arm.
US10888390B2	Sterile drape Provided is a sterile drape configured to cover a medical observation apparatus to keep the medical observation apparatus sterile, the medical observation apparatus including a microscope part configured to magnify and image a microfine site of an observation object, an input part configured to receive an input of an operation instruction to the microscope part, and a grip part having a bar shape and having a surface provided with at least a portion of the input part, the sterile drape including: an attaching part configured to be fixed and attached to the grip part in a state where the sterile drape covers the medical observation apparatus.
US10888389B2	Systems and methods for arbitrary viewpoint robotic manipulation and robotic surgical assistance Systems and methods for arbitrary viewpoint robotic manipulation and robotic surgical assistance are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes one or more controllers configured to receive an image dataset of an actual environment within which the robotic tool is positioned. The controller(s) are also configured to generate a virtual environment of the actual environment based on the image dataset. Further, the controller(s) can control display of the virtual environment including a virtual tool controllable by a user for use to control the robotic tool within the actual environment. The controller(s) can receive user input for altering a perspective view of display of the virtual environment from a first perspective view to a second perspective view. Further, the controller(s) can maintain orientation of display of the virtual tool with respect to the user during display of the first perspective view and the second perspective view of the virtual environment.
US10888388B2	Medical-manipulator rotation mechanism A medical-manipulator rotation mechanism includes: a cylindrical rotator that is fixed to a treatment part at the distal end and that is supported so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis; a long power-transmitting member wound around the rotator; and a folding part that bends the power-transmitting member led out in a tangential direction from the rotator and guides the power-transmitting member toward the proximal-end side, wherein the power-transmitting member is led out in tangential directions at different positions between which a wound part of the rotator around which the power-transmitting member is wound exists.
US10888386B2	Surgical robotics systems with improved robotic arms A robotic surgical system can include one or more adjustable arm supports that support one or more robotic arms. The adjustable arm supports and/or robotic arms can be configured to be deployed from low mount positions, for example, from positions below the surface of the table. The robotic arms can include a plurality of joints providing a plurality of degrees of freedom. The joints may be grouped into a proximal shoulder, an elbow, and a distal wrist. The robotic arms can include one or more redundant degrees of freedom. An insertion mechanism, associated with the robotic arm and configured for providing insertion of an instrument along an assertion axis, can be provided at a distal end of the robotic arms.
US10888384B2	Surgical robot A surgical robot for performing minimally invasive surgery (e.g. in the eye) is provided. A cannula connection is positioned at a fixed surgical arm part and aligned with a movable surgical arm part movable with respect to the fixed surgical arm part. A surgical instrument can be mounted at the movable part. The surgical instrument can pass through the cannula connection. Reference arm(s) and manipulation arm(s) connect a base element with the fixed surgical arm part. The base element could have a surgical operating table attachment part to movably attach to a surgical operating table and rotating parts movably attached to the surgical operating table attachment part.
US10888382B2	Mounted patient tracking component for surgical navigation system An apparatus includes a processing assembly, a plurality of field generators, and a patient tracking assembly. The patient tracking assembly includes a sensor assembly and a communication assembly. The sensor assembly includes a first body, a first sensor, and an electrical conduit. The first body selectively attaches to a patient. The first sensor is mounted to the first body and generates a signal in response to movement within an electromagnetic field. The communication assembly includes a second body and a cable. The second body rotates relative to the first body from a first rotational position to a second rotational position. The cable extends away from the second body. The cable communicates with the processing assembly. The electrical conduit couples the first sensor with the cable while the casing is in the first rotational position and the second rotational position.
US10888379B2	Analyzing and mapping ECG signals and determining ablation points to eliminate brugada syndrome A system and method for Brugada syndrome epicardial ablation comprising preparing an endocardial duration map; preparing a baseline epicardial duration map comprising at least one or more areas of delimination; and when some of the areas of delimination are greater than 200 ms, performing epicardial ablation of the areas of delimination greater than 200 ms. The method may further comprise preparing an updated epicardial duration map after performing epicardial ablation, and determining whether or not a BrS pattern appears in the updated epicardial duration map; and when the BrS pattern appears, performing epicardial ablation. The method may further comprise preparing an updated epicardial duration map after performing epicardial ablation, and determining whether or not an abnormal EGM exists in the updated epicardial duration map; and when the abnormal EGM exists, performing epicardial ablation. The method may further comprise preparing an updated epicardial map comprising maintaining anatomical volume data and adding electroanatomical data.
US10888371B2	Electrosurgical system An electrosurgical system can include an electrosurgical generator, a feedback circuit or controller, and an electrosurgical tool. The feedback circuit can provide an electrosurgery endpoint by determining the phase end point of a tissue to be treated. The electrosurgical system can include more than one electrosurgical tool for different electrosurgical operations and can include a variety of user interface features and audio/visual performance indicators. The electrosurgical system can also power conventional bipolar electrosurgical tools and direct current surgical appliances.
US10888362B2	Flexible construct for femoral reconstruction A bone repair device includes a plate having a pathway and a flexible structure. The plate includes opposing top and bottom surfaces and a first side extending between the top and the bottom surfaces. The flexible structure is directly attached to and extends from the first side of the plate. In operation, the bone repair device is placed around and over a plurality of bone parts. The plate is secured to the plurality of bone parts with a cable inserted through the pathway and wrapped around the bone parts.
US10888361B2	Devices, compositions and methods for bone and tissue augmentation Various polymeric materials and delivery systems are described, along with systems and methods for using them for bone and tissue augmentation, such as for the stabilization and/or correction of spinal compression fractures.
US10888358B2	Bone plate system A bone plate system is provided that includes bone plates and bone anchor assemblies for being inserted into bone plate bores to secure the bone plates to one or more bones. In one aspect, the bone plate system includes a bone anchor assembly having a locking cap and a locking fastener connected to a head portion of a bone anchor. The bone anchor assembly is driven into a bone plate bore before the locking fastener is shifted to expand the locking cap and fix the bone anchor assembly within the bore. In another aspect, the bone plate system includes a bone anchor assembly having a locking cap that deflects radially inward due to contact with the bone plate at large bone anchor assembly insertion angles. In addition, a bone anchor assembly having a preassembled condition with a locking cap resisting back out of a locking fastener.
US10888357B2	Spinal implant system and method A spinal construct includes a fastener configured for attachment with sacral and/or pelvic tissue of a body. A connector includes a mating element engageable with the fastener and includes a receiver. A spinal implant is engageable with the receiver between a capture configuration and a removable configuration. A multi-axial fastener is connected with the spinal implant. Systems, implants, instruments and methods of use are disclosed.
US10888351B2	Eccentric system of abrasive elements with equal mass for rotational atherectomy A rotational atherectomy device may include a flexible, elongated, rotatable drive shaft with a system of eccentric abrading heads attached thereto. At least part of the eccentric enlarged abrading heads have a tissue removing surface—typically an abrasive surface. The abrading heads may be at least partially hollow. Preferably the eccentric enlarged abrading heads have centers of mass spaced radially from the rotational axis of the drive shaft, enabling the eccentric abrading heads to work together to open a stenotic lesion to a diameter substantially larger than the outer resting diameter of the enlarged abrading heads when operated at high speeds. The system of eccentric abrading heads may have unbalanced centers of mass to stimulate greater rotational diameters and may be arranged in a manner providing a debris-removing augering effect. Alternatively, a rotational atherectomy device may include a system of eccentric abrading heads with balanced centers of mass.
US10888349B2	Medical device handles and related methods A medical device may include a handle having a first portion and a second portion angled with respect to the first portion. The handle may further include a rail extending along the first portion of the handle. The rail may include a groove. The handle may also include a first actuator longitudinally moveable with respect to the handle along the rail and a second actuator rotatable about an axis collinear to a longitudinal axis of the first portion. Further, the handle may include a shaft longitudinally fixed relative to the first actuator.
US10888348B2	Device and method for scar subcision A scar subcision devices comprising a first elongated element comprising a pivotal connection to a second elongated element, the first elongated element having a blunt distal end, the second elongated element having a proximal-facing cutting edge at a distal end thereof, the device having a first state wherein the cutting edge is retracted to a location within an outer perimeter of the first elongated element, and a second state wherein the cutting edge is exposed outside of the outer perimeter of the first elongated element and the device transitioning between the first state and the second state by the first elongated element and the second elongated element rotating relative to each other about the pivotal connection are disclosed. Methods are also disclosed.
US10888347B2	Ultrasonic surgical blades An ultrasonic surgical blade includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface. The distal end is movable relative to a longitudinal axis in accordance with ultrasonic vibrations applied to the proximal end. At least a portion of the outer surface of the body comprises a lubricious coating adhered thereto. The lubricious coating has a coefficient of friction that is less than the coefficient of friction of the outer surface of the body.
US10888345B2	Capture devices Numerous devices are described. One device may comprise: a handle including a wire attachment portion; an actuator movably mounted to the handle, the actuator including a reaction chamber; a plunger movably mounted to the actuator, the plunger including a distal stop with a sheath attachment portion, and a proximal stop located in the reaction chamber; a resilient element including a distal end attached to the proximal stop, and a proximal end movable relative to plunger; and a force reduction element located in the reaction chamber between the resilient element and a reaction surface in the cavity. The resilient element may bias the plunger distally relative to the actuator, and be compressed when a proximally-directed force is applied to the plunger. The force reduction element may dissipate a portion of the proximally-directed force. Related devices and methods are also described.
US10888343B2	Anti-jamming and macerating thrombectomy apparatuses and methods Mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses that may be configured to prevent or reduce jamming (e.g., “anti-jamming” thrombectomy devices), grab clot, and/or macerate the thrombus, e.g., clot, being removed. These mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses may include a tractor comprising a flexible tube of material that inverts as it rolls over itself while being drawn into a catheter in a conveyor-like motion. In particular, described herein are mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses having tractors selectably extendable projections that may aid in grabbing and/or macerating a clot. Also described herein are seesawing tractors for mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses.
US10888341B2	Balloon catheter A balloon catheter prevents detachment of a balloon from an inner shaft without using a conventional sleeve or heat-shrinkable tube. The balloon catheter includes a balloon, an inner shaft, and a tip having a proximal end portion that covers an outer periphery of a distal end of the balloon. The distal end of the balloon is sandwiched between the inner shaft and the proximal end portion of the tip, thereby joining the distal end of the balloon to the inner shaft and the tip.
US10888339B2	Instrument for aligning fixing screws to be inserted in transverse holes of nails for long bones, in particular medullary nails The invention relates to an improved-structure instrument (1) for allowing the alignment of fixing screws (2) to be inserted in transverse holes (3, 13) of nails (4) for long bones, in particular medullary nails, of the type comprising an arched arm (15) having a free distal end (6) connectable to a proximal end (16) of a head (7) of the nail (4) in which the transverse holes (3, 13) are formed, and a proximal handle portion (5), as well as a connection portion (20) between the distal end (6) and the proximal handle portion (5). Advantageously, the connection portion (2) comprises at least one through-hole (23, 33) for receiving a guide tube (10) for a drilling bit, the through-hole (22, 33) having an axis coinciding with the axis of one of the transverse holes (3, 13) and manually operated quick-locking means (25) are associated with the through-hole (23, 33) so as to lock in a stable position the corresponding tube (10) inserted in the instrument (1).
US10888334B2	Apparatus and method to stop bleeding A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on an artery of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved compression member having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved compression member and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved compression member. The bleeding from a first artery is stopped by compressing the first artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and blood flow in the first artery is increased by compression of a second artery using inflation of the second balloon.
US10888332B2	Intranasal occlusion device and methods of using the same An intranasal occlusion device having an inflatable balloon within a sponge that is used to prevent drainage of fluid, such as blood and other fluids into the airway during sinus and nasal minor procedures or surgeries, and methods of using the device to occlude an intranasal cavity of a patient. The device provides for suction to remove the fluid and may facilitate office-based minor procedures or surgeries.
US10888329B2	Detachable motor powered surgical instrument A detachable motor-powered surgical instrument. The instrument may include a housing that includes at least one engagement member for removably attaching the housing to an actuator arrangement. A motor is supported within the housing for supplying actuation motions to various portions of a surgical end effector coupled to the housing. The housing may include a contact arrangement that is configured to permit power to be supplied to the motor only when the housing is operably attached to the actuator arrangement.
US10888327B2	Surgical fastener applying apparatus A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus includes a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member, an anvil half-section, and a clamping lever. The cartridge receiving half-section releasably receives a cartridge and a firing assembly. The clamping lever includes a protrusion in a sidewall which is receivable in a bifurcated depression formed in a sidewall of the cartridge receiving half-section to releasably retain the clamping lever in a non-clamped position and in a clamped position. The apparatus includes a disposable firing assembly and SULU.
US10888324B2	Powered surgical instrument with independent selectively applied rotary and linear drivetrains An apparatus includes a body and a shaft assembly. The body includes a rotary drive output, a linear drive output, and a control module. The shaft assembly includes a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end includes a type of end effector configured to operate on tissue. The proximal end is configured to removably couple with the body assembly. The proximal end includes one or both of a rotary drive input configured to couple with the rotary drive output or a linear drive input configured to couple with the linear drive input. The shaft assembly is configured to actuate the end effector in response to movement of one or both of the rotary drive input or the linear drive input. The control module is configured to selectively actuate the rotary drive output or the linear drive output based on the type of end effector of the shaft assembly.
US10888317B2	Control features for motorized surgical stapling instrument An apparatus includes a body, a motorized end effector, and a control system. The end effector extends distally from the body and comprises a stapling assembly operable to drive staples into tissue. The control system is in communication with the end effector. The control system comprises a motor, a firing trigger, a switch assembly, and a movable member in communication with the firing trigger. A resilient member is engaged with the movable member. The firing trigger and the resilient member are configured to cooperate to move the movable member into engagement with the switch to thereby activate the motor. The switch assembly is configured to couple a power source with the motor to thereby activate the motor in response to actuation of the firing trigger.
US10888311B2	Suture anchor with biologic proximal end A suture anchor for tissue repair that has a proximal section and a main section where the proximal and main sections are formed of different materials. Only the proximal section is formed of a biologic material, such as human cortical bone. The proximal section is about one-third of the body of the anchor.
US10888305B2	Receiving device and method for obtaining a saliva sample A receiving device for receiving saliva from an animal, having a core and a casing, as well as a kit with a receiving device and a collecting device, wherein the core can be removed from or pulled out of the receiving device to allow examination of the saliva. In addition, a method of using the core of a rope for obtaining a saliva sample from an animal, particularly a pig, wherein saliva is filtered during the sampling by means of the casing of the rope or a receiving device and/or after the sampling the core of the rope or a core of the receiving device is removed from or pulled out of the casing to allow examination of the saliva.
US10888297B2	Above-the-valve TAVR ventricular catheter A catheter for positioning a valve during a transcatheter aortic valve replacement is formed from a resilient hollow body conformable to a guide wire when a guide wire is passed in through an upper opening in the hollow body and through the hollow body. When the guide wire is retracted, the catheter deploys to form a substantially straight upper shaft portion that extends downwardly from the upper opening and a distal ring perpendicular to the upper shaft portion. The distal ring approximates the size and shape of the patient's aortic valve annulus. A lower loop connects the upper shaft portion of the catheter to the distal ring. An outer surface of the distal ring is radiopaque, and the distal ring comprises openings for dispersing radio opaque medium used in imaging of the patient's aortic valve annulus. The deployed catheter is advanced until it snugly contacts the aortic valve with the horizontal loop at the level of the aortic valve leaflets and with the lower loop dipping into one the aortic valve cusps. The distal ring will be viewed as a straight line when an x-ray C-arm is properly aligned with the aortic valve.
US10888295B2	Image processing apparatus, control device, image processing method, and image processing program A control unit of a console functions as an acquisition unit that acquires a radiographic image and imaging conditions in which the radiographic image has been captured. In addition, the control unit functions as a derivation unit that derives the amount of signal included in the radiographic image on the basis of a primary radiation distribution of the radiographic image derived on the basis of the imaging conditions or on the basis of the imaging conditions and a body thickness distribution of an object in the radiographic image and outputs the ratio of the derived amount of signal to the amount of noise included in the radiographic image as an index value of the amount of radiation emitted in the capture of the radiographic image.
US10888291B2	Breast imaging device, image processing device, and image processing method A breast imaging device for rotating a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation irradiated from a radiation generation unit configured to generate the radiation with the radiation detection unit and the radiation generation unit facing each other includes a ray sum image generation unit configured to generate a ray sum image based on an addition value of at least one pixel value in a visual line direction from volume data reconstructed from a projection image output from the radiation detection unit, a maximum intensity projection image generation unit configured to generate a maximum intensity projection image based on the maximum pixel value in the visual line direction from the volume data, and a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the ray sum image and the maximum intensity projection image.
US10888288B2	Transformable imaging system A transformable imaging system configured to operate in at least two configurations. A first configuration may be open and a second configuration may be closed. The closed configuration may allow for imaging in along an arc greater than 180 degrees.
US10888287B2	Imaging device Provided is an imaging device including a body, an x-ray detector assembly attached to the body, and an x-ray source assembly attached to the body. The x-ray detector assembly includes a telescopic actuator movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and an x-ray detector attached to the telescopic actuator.
US10888285B2	Imaging system magnification stand An imaging system with integrated magnification stand is described. In an embodiment, the imaging system may include an imaging detector configured to capture an image of human tissue. The imaging system may include a compression paddle situated apart from the imaging detector. A magnification stand of the imaging system may be configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein the magnification stand is situated between the compression paddle and the imaging detector in the first position such that the human tissue can be compressed between the magnification stand and the compression paddle, and wherein the magnification stand is rotated to the second position in which the second position is generally perpendicular to the first position. In this manner, the magnification stand may be stored on the imaging system itself. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10888280B2	System and method for obtaining health data using a neural network A photoplethysmography (PPG) circuit or non-contact camera obtains PPG signals at a plurality of wavelengths. A signal processing module obtains at least a first spectral response around a first wavelength and a second spectral response around a second wavelength. The signal processing device generates PPG input data using the PPG signals, wherein the PPG input data includes one or more parameters obtained from each of the first spectral response and the second spectral response. A neural network processing device generates an input vector including the PPG input data and determines an output vector including health data, wherein the health data includes for example, an oxygen saturation level, a glucose level or a blood alcohol level.
US10888279B2	Biometric information monitoring system There is provided a biological information monitoring system for monitoring biological information of a subject on a bed, the system comprising: detectors which detect load of the subject; a center of gravity position calculating unit which acquires temporal variation of a center of gravity position of the subject based on the detected load; a body motion information determining unit which acquires information on body motion of the subject based on the acquired temporal variation; and a respiratory rate calculating unit which calculates a respiratory rate of the subject based on the acquired temporal variation and the information on the body motion of the subject. The body motion information includes information on large and small body motions of the subject, and the body motion information determining unit includes first and second body motion information determining units which determine the information on the large and small body motions of the subject, respectively.
US10888276B2	Living body-attachable electrode A living body-attachable electrode includes a substrate that has a first main surface and a second main surface and is made of a material having stretchability, a first electrode pair that is formed on/in the first main surface and includes two opposite electrodes, a second electrode pair that is formed on/in the first main surface and includes two opposite electrodes sandwiching the first electrode pair, and a plurality of gel electrodes that are formed on the second main surface and are in a one-to-one correspondence with the electrodes in the first and second electrode pairs. Each of the electrodes in the first and second electrode pairs and corresponding one of the gel electrodes are electrically connected to each other via a plurality of via conductors penetrating through the substrate.
US10888275B1	Athletic-wear having integral measuring sensors A system and method for tracking athletic movements, the system has one or more sensors, a computing unit, and external computing devices. The sensors generate electrical signals descriptive of detected physical movement of an athlete during a sporting event. The computing unit obtains the electrical signals generated by the sensors in real time. The computing unit determines athletic performance parameters in real time based on the electrical signals. The computing unit also computes performance assessments for the athlete based on the performance parameters. The performance assessments correspond specifically to a sport of the sporting event and indicate a peak athletic performance metric for the athlete. The external computing devices communicate data indicating content associated with the sporting event over a network to subscriber devices that are connected to a gambling network or fantasy sports league network, and the content enables an interactive display of performance assessments on the subscriber devices.
US10888271B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for using biofeedback to facilitate a discussion Computer implemented biofeedback is used to facilitate discussions. Preferred embodiments include the steps of identifying a concept used by at least one of the participants during a discussion, sourcing additional content from outside the discussion, detecting use of a trigger expression by one of the participants, and then further to detecting use of the trigger expression rendering at least some of the additional content to one or more of the participants as an electronic biofeedback signal.
US10888270B2	Cognitive state alteration system integrating multiple feedback technologies A cognitive alteration system includes a storage unit at least to store one or more scripts, each to control a cognitive alteration process where the process comprises first and second in session media-based treatment processes and an out of session reinforcement stimulus process between the first and second in session processes, and where the storage unit stores both a script per in session process and a script per out of session process; a script handler at least to run at least one script; at least one of a wearable and a non-wearable element to sense an attribute of a subject or to provide an output to the subject during one of the in session and out of session processes; an information analyzer at least to perform analysis of the readings of the at least one element, an integrator to integrate the analysis and a script updater to update at least one of the scripts.
US10888269B2	Instrumented wound closure device A wound or incision closure apparatus comprises a first and second panel. Each of the panels comprises a bottom adhesive layer, a medial substrate layer, and an upper load distribution layer which connect the two panels. A sensory or therapeutic element is disposed adjacent, within, or between two or more of the layers. The sensory or therapeutic element can provide sensing and/or therapy for the incision and/or monitor the incision so that the therapy can be customized and updated.
US10888268B2	Method of measuring sedation using ocular microtremor (OMT) and microsaccades (MS) An eye sensor, system and method for measuring fixational eye movements of an individual's eyeball (e.g., ocular microtremors and microsaccades) to provide a variable voltage biosignal for measuring the individual's brainstem activity is provided. The eye sensor comprises a sensor mounted on the individual's closed or opened eyelid so as to be deflected by the fixational eye movements of the eyeball. A shielded flexible ribbon assembly supplies the biosignal generated by the sensor to an amplifier located on the individual's skin where the biosignal is amplified. The amplifier is interconnected with a signal processor and a display by which graphical and numerical representations of the biosignal are made accessible to an anesthesiologist, intensivist or clinician. A method for analyzing the biosignal to determine the brainstem activity of a patient is also provided.
US10888267B2	Method of treating sleep disordered breathing A method includes applying electrical stimulation therapy via an electrode relative to an upper-airway-patency-related nerve to treat obstructive sleep apnea. A level of the electrical stimulation therapy is assessed.
US10888266B2	Sleep quality and apnea hypopnea index monitoring sytem Sleep related conditions of a subject are monitored and/or diagnosed based on both sleep quality and apnea hypopnea index. A first sleep test is performed in which a sleep quality of the subject and an apnea-hypopnea index are determined. A determination is made as to whether results of the first sleep test meet a first condition based on both the sleep quality and apnea-hypopnea index of the subject associated with the first sleep test. Responsive to the results of the first sleep test failing to meet the first condition, a recommendation of a treatment for the subject is provided. An efficacy of the treatment is confirmed in a second sleep test involving the treatment by determining whether results of the second sleep test meet the first condition based on both the sleep quality and apnea-hypopnea index of the subject associated with the second sleep test.
US10888263B2	Procedure of non-invasive video-oculographic measurement of eye movements as a diagnostic tool for (early) detection of neuropsychiatric diseases A method for non-invasive video oculographic measurement of eye movements as diagnostic support for (early) detection of neuropsychiatric diseases, using an indicator for a visual stimulus and a camera for video recording. A position of the camera is kept constant in relation to the display and a face of a test person is continuously recorded, at least in parts. A recognition algorithm is started which creates an eye template in which an absolute position of the eye and a pupil of the eye are continuously recorded in the image. Furthermore, a reference range, especially around the eye, is defined and, after selecting a predefined measurement paradigm of the pupil are continuously recorded and analyzed at the end of the stimulus.
US10888262B2	Vacuum pressure regulators for use during blood collection A regulator for in-line modulation of the flow rate of fluid during blood collection includes a fluid transfer device for transferring fluid from a patient to a collection device. The fluid transfer device comprises a fluid passageway defined by a tubular sidewall and a flexible member associated with a portion of the tubular sidewall. The flexible member is configured for movement with respect to the fluid passageway upon exposure of the fluid transfer device to a differential pressure during a blood collection procedure to prevent collapse of a patients blood vessel. The flexible member of the regulator can be a frame surrounding a flexible diaphragm. Alternatively, the flexible member can include a flexible material integrally formed within the tubular sidewall of the pressure regulator.
US10888261B2	Blood sample management using open cell foam A specimen transfer device adapted to receive a blood sample is disclosed. The specimen transfer device includes a housing and an actuation member. A deformable material is disposed within the housing and is deformable from an initial position in which the material is adapted to hold the sample to a deformed position in which at least a portion of the sample is released from the material. A viscoelastic member is disposed within the housing between the material and the housing and between the material and the actuation member. The viscoelastic member is engaged with the actuation member and the material such that movement of the actuation member from a first position to a second position deforms the material from the initial position to the deformed position.
US10888260B2	Biological fluid collection device A biological fluid collection device that allows a blood sample to be collected anaerobically is disclosed.
US10888259B2	Cartridge assemblies for storing biological samples Disclosed herein are devices, apparatus, systems, methods and kits for collecting and storing a fluid sample from a subject. A device for collecting the fluid sample can include a housing comprising a recess having an opening, a vacuum chamber in the housing and in fluidic communication with the recess, and one or more piercing elements that are extendable through the opening to penetrate skin of the subject. The vacuum chamber can be configured for having a vacuum that draws the skin into the recess. The recess can be configured having a size or shape that enables an increased volume of the fluid sample to be accumulated in the skin drawn into the recess.
US10888252B2	Scapulae position measuring device and method A scapulae position measurement device and method includes a main body extending in the vertical direction, configured to be positioned to run along the spinal column, having a vertical scale, and a moveable arm, extending in a horizontal direction on the right or left side of the main body, having a horizontal scale. The scapulae position measurement device is capable of measuring position changes of the horizontal direction (X axis) and vertical direction (Y axis) of the scapulae, and capable of displaying the tension/relax state of the surrounding muscles of the scapulae with an objective numerical value.
US10888250B2	System and device for measuring the rate of flow of an exhaled or inhaled airflow A system for measuring the flow rate of an airflow exhaled or inhaled by a person includes a measuring apparatus and a device. The device includes a tubular pipe for guiding the airflow and a structure with a plurality of ducts configured to separate the airflow. The device further includes a first groove opening into the outer face of the wall of the tubular pipe and a component for communicating fluidically with at least one peripheral duct in the structure. A second groove, distanced from the first groove, opens into the outer face of the wall of the tubular pipe and includes a component for communicating fluidically with the at least one peripheral duct.
US10888247B2	Linear phase-corrected local averaging of MR image data In a method for filtering magnetic resonance (MR) image data, complex MR image data is acquired from a region to be imaged, and a sliding window averaging is applied to the complex MR image data to generate filtered MR image data. For each window position of the sliding window averaging: a phase variation of the complex MR image data of individual image points of a sliding window is estimated with a model using a linear phase progression, and filtered complex MR image data is generated based on the estimated phase variation of the complex MR image data. The generation of the filtered complex MR image data uses an average formation of the complex MR image data of the individual image points of the sliding window.
US10888246B2	Method and system for generating a contrast enhancement map The present document relates to a method for generating a contrast enhancement map of a portion of a patient. The method comprises acquiring a magnetic resonance, MR, quantification sequence of the portion, wherein the MR quantification sequence comprises quantification information of a longitudinal R1 relaxation rate, R1, and proton density, PD, of the portion, generating an R1 map of the portion based on the MR quantification sequence, wherein a value of R1 for each voxel of the R1 map is determined, generating a PD map of the portion based on the MR quantification sequence, wherein a value of PD for each voxel of the PD map is determined, estimating a R1′ map of the portion, based on the PD map and a predetermined relationship of R1 and PD of the portion, wherein an estimated value of R1 for each voxel of the R1′ map is calculated, generating a delta R1 map based on the R1 map and the R1′ map. The voxels of the R1 map, of the PD map, of the R1′ map, and of the delta R1 map, have a one to one correspondence. A value of each voxel of the delta R1 map represents a difference of R1 values of the corresponding voxel of the R1 map and of the corresponding voxel of the R1′ map.
US10888243B2	Non-invasive method for focal deep-brain stimulation equipment and methodologies Disclosed embodiments enable equipment and methodologies that generate a magnetic field using at least one coil under the control of a controller and transduce radio-frequency energy into lower-frequency current or voltage under control of the controller for application to tissue in a subject's body, whereby the transduction produces a lower-field current or voltage that has an effect upon the subject's body tissue.
US10888241B2	Device and method to determine objectively visual memory of images Apparatus, system, and computer readable media determine the probability of visual recognition of an image by a subject using electroencephalography (EEG) corresponding to a Visual Evoked Potential (VEP). The apparatus comprises means for presenting a series of visual stimuli corresponding to said image to evoke EEG signals. The visual stimuli of the image are presented in an orientation sequence based on a timing cycle. At least one prism is provided for placement in front of the series of visual stimuli corresponding to said image. The EEG signals evoked in response to said visual stimuli and said prism placed in front of said visual stimuli are recorded and processed by a processor. VEP is generated corresponding to the presence of a shift and thereby provides object statistic reliability of the visual recognition of the image by the subject.
US10888239B2	Remote interfacing electrocardiography patch A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch is provided. The remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch includes a backing formed of a strip of material and an electrocardiographic electrode on each end of the backing to capture electrocardiographic signals. A flexible circuit includes a pair of circuit traces electrically coupled to the electrocardiographic electrodes. A wireless transceiver communicates at least one of the electrocardiographic signals and other physiological measures with one or more of a physiology and activity sensor, communication device, server, and personal computer.
US10888233B2	Monopolar physiological signal detection device and its operating method A monopolar physiological signal detection device and a method of operating the monopolar physiological signal detection device are provided. With a differential amplifier, a delay circuit, a driven-body circuit, and a band-pass filter, the monopolar physiological signal detection device can reduce the common-mode interference induced by supply mains. Moreover, the monopolar physiological signal detection device employs a single electrode to generate electric potentials with different time factors from the same skin surface. Accordingly, consecutive heartbeat related information of a user can be collected even when the user is under natural and comfortable postures.
US10888231B2	Automatic intraoral 3D scanner with low coherence ranging An intraoral scanning apparatus has a source of low coherence light. An interferometer directs the low coherence light to a reference path and a sample path and generates image data according to interference from combined light returned along the reference and sample paths. A fixture is optically coupled to the sample path and has a bite portion featured for clamping between the jaws of a patient, a track that defines a curved scan path for scanning, one or more scanners configured to direct the sample path light to and from the teeth, and an actuator and translation apparatus that urges the one or more scanners along the curved scan path. A control logic processor synchronizes light scanning and acquisition from the fixture. A display is in signal communication with the control logic processor for display of acquired scan data.
US10888228B2	Method and system for correlating anatomy using an electronic mobile device transparent display screen Method and system form a correlated view of human or other animal anatomy using at least one transparent display screen associated with an electronic mobile device. The view relates an optical view with other electromagnetic spectrum images with a non-optical electromagnetic image of selected portions of human or other animal anatomy. At least three visible position markers associate with selected positions of a predetermined portion of human or other animal anatomy. The disclosure forms a correlated view of the predetermined portion of human or other animal anatomy by relating said at least one non-optical electromagnetic image of the at least three visible position markers with a visual image of said at least three visible position markers. The view correlates the size and dimensions of the optical view and non-optical electromagnetic image of the predetermined portion of human or other animal anatomy.
US10888226B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and image processing apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to specify a search start position of a matrix representing inter-regional connectivity between a plurality of regions in a brain based on a result of an analysis on an image of a subject and an attention degree set to each of the regions. The processing circuitry is configured to search the matrix using the search start position.
US10888225B2	Red blood cells as voltage-sensitive contrast agents An imaging apparatus and methodologies image a subject using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, wherein neuronal activity is assessed by measuring displacement of one or more red blood cells resulting from nearby electrical fields produced by the neuronal activity in the at least part of the subject's brain.
US10888223B2	Vital signs sensor, signal processing device, and identifier storage device A vital signs sensor includes an identifier storage device that stores an identifier of a subject, and a signal processing device that acquires a vital sign from the subject, and that wirelessly transmits the vital sign and the identifier that is stored in the identifier storage device, with correlating the vital sign with the identifier, wherein the identifier storage device has a structure where the identifier storage device is attachable to and detachable from the signal processing device.
US10888222B2	System and method for visual field testing A system and a method for testing a visual field of a subject are described. The method includes determining inter-eye distance of the subject. Visual stimuli are displayed on a left display region and a right display region of a two-dimensional display to the subject based on the determined inter-eye distance. The left display region is configured to display content specific to the left eye and the right display region is configured to display content specific to the right eye of the subject. Subject responses to the visual stimuli are tracked. Based on the subject responses, a condition of the visual field of each eye the subject is evaluated and then results of the evaluation describing the subject's visual field condition is reported or stored.
US10888220B2	Information processing apparatus, image generation method, and computer-readable medium, with acquisition of correction coefficient by performing arithmetic operation on first and second parameters Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of tomographic data based on measurement light controlled to scan the same position of a fundus; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a correction coefficient by performing an arithmetic operation on a first approximate parameter obtained by transforming, in a first dimension, a parameter of the tomographic data to be used for calculating a motion contrast, and a second approximate parameter obtained by transforming the parameter in a second dimension smaller than the first dimension; a correction unit configured to correct a parameter of at least one piece of tomographic data through use of the correction coefficient; and a generation unit configured to generate a motion contrast image through use of the at least one piece of tomographic data corrected by the correction unit.
US10888216B2	Endoscope device, endoscope system and inspection method An endoscope device includes an imaging unit and an operation unit that is configured to receive results of an assessment on an endoscopic image of an object as captured by the imaging unit. A retrieval control unit is configured to retrieve one of assessment assist images stored in a data accumulation unit based on information on the assessment results. A display control unit is configured to display the retrieved one assessment assist image along with the endoscopic image on a display unit.
US10888204B2	Removable cover for a robotic cleaning device A device for covering a plurality of different sized robotic systems. The device can include a cover sized to at least partially fit over the robotic system; one or more sidewalls extended from the cover, wherein the one or more sidewalls is configured to removably engage with each of the plurality of different sized robotic systems; and one or more apertures in the cover and/or the one or more sidewalls. The one or more apertures are selectively positioned and sized so as to prevent obstructing the one or more onboard sensors of the respective robotic system when the device is in an assembled state with the respective robotic system.
US10888202B2	Method to manufacture substrate with latent wetting device A method of manufacturing a substrate configured to be wetted by a device internal to the substrate. The method includes a roll to roll processing method using two different plies to form a substrate incorporating a latent wetting device. The method includes forming a container by creating a vessel in two parts. One part is formed on a bottom ply and another part is formed on a top ply. A wetting agent for wetting the substrates is added to one part of the vessels and the plies and vessel parts are joined using a continuous manufacturing method.
US10888201B2	Systems, devices, and methods for providing customized oral care agents The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for customizing dental care. In one aspect, an oral care agent dispenser device includes: (1) multiple chambers each configured to receive a cartridge containing a different oral care agent ingredient of a plurality of oral care agent ingredients; (2) memory configured to store an oral care agent formulation that includes one or more of the plurality of oral care agent ingredients; and (3) a dispenser positioned above an oral care agent dispensing region, the dispenser configured to dispense one or more of the plurality of oral care agent ingredients in accordance with the oral care agent formulation.
US10888200B1	Shower basin A prefabricated shower basin can include a trough with a drain, and a floor with trenches. The trough can be on a first plane, and the floor can be on a second plane above the first plane. The trenches can slope toward the trough, with the trenches on a third plane above the first plane and below the second plane. The prefabricated shower basin can include at least one sidewall that forms a periphery to the floor and trough. In some embodiments, a trench can be disposed on a side of the floor, while in other embodiments, a trench can be disposed in a center of the floor (e.g., between a first floor section and a second floor section).
US10888195B1	Grill with flat top griddle and vertically adjustable swinging accessories A live-fire grill has been developed with a central opening and one or more adjustable accessories. In one example, the central opening is covered by a central grate to provide a more typical grilling experience. In another example, the central grate is raised to prevent food loss down the central opening. Surrounding the central opening is a griddle with an outer periphery defining a retention ledge. The retention ledge serves as a backstop to prevent food falling off the griddle and onto the ground. Attached to the grill is one or more rods holding one or more adjustable accessories. The accessories automatically lock in position and may be adjusted both horizontally and vertically. In one example, the accessory is an adjustable grate with 360 degrees of rotation.
US10888193B2	Portable outdoor cooking device, system, and accessory thereof A waste bag holder for removably positioning over a vertical side panel, the waste bag holder sized to hold a waste bag therewith. The waste bag holder includes a u-shaped structure with ends extending to first and second engaging portions. The first and second engaging portions are sized to hang and hold to the vertical side panel. Further, legs of the u-shaped structure are aligned with the respective first and second engaging portions.
US10888189B2	Adaptive parcel locker and related systems and processes An electronic parcel locker comprising an outside enclosure constituted of two side panels, of a bottom panel, of a top panel and of a back panel fastened together and defining a front aperture of the electronic parcel locker, and an internal structure for supporting parcels deposited in the electronic parcel locker, the internal structure being constituted of an array of bars with a same length regularly aligned essentially perpendicularly to the back panel and selectively movable between extended positions where a front end of the array of bars is aligned with the front aperture of the electronic parcel locker, and retractable positions where the bars of the array of bars corresponding to shapes of parcels to be deposited in said electronic parcel locker are retractable towards the back panel for defining temporary compartments exactly adapted to shapes of the parcels.
US10888186B2	Foldable reusable chopsticks and storage case Reusable chopsticks that are foldable into a compact configuration for storage and easily transportable in a storage case. The chopsticks each comprise a rigid external structure and at least one flexible internal member that is foldable to a compact configuration for storage. In a folded configuration, the reusable chopsticks have a significantly reduced length of approximately one-half to one-fourth of their extended length when in use. The external structure of the chopstick is preferably formed of multiple rigid segments connected by the flexible internal member(s) in the extended configuration during use as chopsticks. A storage case is provided to store the chopsticks in the folded configuration in a compact form.
US10888178B2	Jewelry organizer A jewelry display includes a ferromagnetic planar substrate and a bracket configured to be attached to a wall. The bracket has at least one wall engagement surface disposed along an inner surface and at least one ferromagnetic planar substrate engagement surface disposed along an outer surface. An adhesive backed non-slip covering adhesively attaches to the substrate engagement surface. At least one bracket magnet is disposed on the inner surface of the bracket. A plurality of jewelry fixtures are configured to be removably attached to the front surface of the ferromagnetic planar substrate, each jewelry fixture having at least one permanent fixture magnet and a jewelry holding structure, where the at least one permanent fixture magnet of each jewelry fixture is magnetically attracted to the ferromagnetic planar substrate.
US10888177B2	Wall mounting devices Wall mounting assemblies and methods are disclosed. The assembly includes a bracket that has two frame members coupled at a hinge. Each frame member has a hook for engaging a recess or slot on a panel. Rotating the two frame members causes the hooks to lock into the slots on the panel.
US10888175B2	Child seat A child seat includes a seat portion, a backrest frame and a front guard respectively connected pivotally with the seat portion, a latch connected with the seat portion, and a linking part respectively coupled to the latch and the backrest frame, wherein the latch is operable to lock the front guard in position, the latch being engaged with the front guard for locking the front guard and disengaged from the front guard for unlocking the front guard, and the backrest frame being rotatable to cause the latch to unlock for rotation of the front guard.
US10888172B2	Folding bed A folding bed is provided, comprising: a support frame and an air mattress; the air mattress is arranged on the support frame; the support frame is used to support the air mattress. When a user lies on the air mattress, the air mattress touches the back of the human body. Since the air mattress is internally filled with air, the air mattress is relatively soft when supporting the back of the human body, thus the comfort degree of the folding bed is improved.
US10888169B1	Electric sofa frame Furniture seats, in particular relate to an electric sofa frame, comprising a bottom frame assembly, a sofa mounting frame, a leg assembly, a back assembly, a linkage mechanism and a first driving electric motor for driving the movement of the linkage mechanism. The movement of the linkage mechanism may cause the leg assembly and/or the back assembly to expand or contract; and further includes a fixing frame, a headrest assembly, a waistrest assembly, a second drive electric motor for driving rotation of the waistrest assembly, and a third driving electric motor that drives the headrest assembly to rotate; the headrest assembly and the waistrest assembly are connected to the back assembly via a mount. The utility model has the advantages of simple and compact structure, stable and reliable operation and can be used for providing the user with the head support and the waist support massage.
US10888167B2	Travel pillow The present disclosure relates to a travel pillow. The travel pillow comprises a connecting rod having a first end and a second end, and a first pillow body and a second pillow body. Each of the first pillow body and the second pillow body comprises a frame and a soft cushion mounted on the frame. One end of the frame of the first pillow body is coupled to the first end of the connecting rod. The first pillow body is configured to be rotated at the first end of the connecting rods and locked at a predetermined angle. One end of the frame of the second pillow body is coupled to the second end of the connecting rod. The second pillow body is configured to be rotated at the second end of the connecting rods and locked at a predetermined angle. The travel pillow has a height which is adjusted by changing the angle between the first pillow body and the connecting rod and the angle between the second pillow body and the connecting rod. Moreover, a fastening means is used for carrying and securing the travel pillow.
US10888163B2	Foldable glider chair A foldable glider chair has a base and gliding seat frame pivotally connected to the base to allow relative movement of the gliding seat frame relative to the base in a reciprocating fashion in a direction parallel to the width edges of the seat. The base and gliding seat frame are foldable in tandem.
US10888156B2	Applicator tool cleaner and dryer Apparatuses and methods of cleaning and drying applicator tools, such as brushes, cosmetic applicators, or cosmetic tools, are disclosed. An applicator tool cleaning apparatus according to various embodiments includes an applicator tool holder configured to hold multiple applicators of various sizes with the applicator heads facing down. The applicator tool cleaning apparatus further comprises a cleaning chamber that can dispense liquid to saturate the applicator heads and contact the applicator heads with a textured surface to dislodge collected materials on the applicator heads. Additionally, the applicator tool cleaning apparatus may comprise a drying chamber where drying mechanisms blow air or dissipate heat at the applicator heads until dried. The applicator tool holder may be moved vertically between the cleaning chamber and the drying chamber via a motor and drive mechanism of the applicator tool cleaning apparatus. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the applicator tool holder may be flipped such that the applicator heads are facing upwards and aligned with the drying mechanisms.
US10888152B2	Applicator device for applying a fluid or pasty product to keratin fibres A one-piece applicator device for applying a fluid or pasty product to keratin fibres includes a core that extends along a longitudinal axis XX and at least one flexible stem that is embedded at at least a first and a second point along the longitudinal core, the stem extending substantially along the longitudinal axis XX, spikes being provided on the core and/or on the at least one stem. The core is provided with at least one through-opening and the at least one flexible stem extends substantially in a radial plane and has at least a first and a second curve along its length, such that the stem crosses the at least one opening without contact in order to ensure mobility in a radial plane of the device.
US10888145B2	Cosmetic applicator A cosmetic applicator comprises an applicator head for applying a product including a cosmetic or a care product. The applicator head comprises a first applicator member and a second applicator member. The first applicator member is cylindrical in shape and has a cavity extending throughout a length of the first applicator member. The second applicator member is received within the cavity of the first applicator member. A portion of an outer surface of the first applicator member includes a first application surface having a plurality of application elements and a distal end surface of the second applicator member includes a second application surface for applying the product in onto human skin or keratinous fibers.
US10888143B2	Ergonomic wristband for a wrist wearable device such as a smartwatch Presented is an ergonomic wristband or a watchband for a wrist wearable device such as a smartwatch. The proposed wristband is structurally designed in a way to position the face of the wrist wearable device in a natural line of sight or convenient line of sight for a wearer. The proposed wristband when worn by the wearer would require no rotation or least rotation of the wearer's hand while viewing the face/display portion of the wrist wearable device mounted over the wristband.
US10888142B1	Synchronous opening and closing structure and backpack with the same A synchronous opening and closing structure and a backpack including the same are provided. The synchronous opening and closing structure includes: a first opening and closing structure including a first sliding member and a first tape assembly, wherein the first sliding member is slidably disposed on the first tape assembly so that the first tape assembly is in a closed state or in an open state; a second opening and closing structure including a second sliding member and a second tape assembly, wherein the second sliding member is slidably disposed on the second tape assembly so that the second tape assembly is in the closed state or in the open state; and a connecting structure including a connector connecting the first sliding member and the second sliding member, wherein the connector moves to a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction.
US10888139B2	Tightening mechanisms and applications including same This disclosure relates to articles that include a tightening mechanism, such as reel-based lace tightening mechanism, configured to tighten the article by rotation of a knob. The articles can include a concealing portion that is configured to conceal or protect at least a portion of the tightening mechanism, such as the knob. The concealing portion can be configured to prevent unintentional actuation of the tightening mechanism, such as during contact sports. The concealing portion can be configured to hide the tightening mechanism from view to improve the visual appearance of the article. The concealing portion can be collapsible such that a user can press the concealing portion down to expose the knob of the tightening mechanism.
US10888138B2	Self-recovering impact absorbing footwear An impact absorbing footwear device employs opposed planar sole portions engaged by a selective resistance coupling that biases the opposed planar sole portions in a non-linear manner in response to forces exerted by the wearer against the sole portion in frictional contact with a floor surface. The planar sole portions are disposed in a footwear appliance that takes the form of an athletic shoe sole. The selective resistance coupling includes a plurality of resilient deformation members that engage the planar sole portions in an opposed circumferentially aligned manner, selectively deform in response to pressure exerted by the wearer for preventing ACL and other impact related injuries, and recover to an undeformed rest position without breakaway to allow the wearer uninterrupted usage while dampening forces that surpass an injury threshold from the resilient deformation that allows the planar sole portions to temporarily misalign.
US10888136B1	Apparatus for assistance in putting on and removing footwear Apparatus to facilitate putting on and removing footwear. The apparatus may be swivelably coupled to a chair where handles are provided to rotate an arm which is coupled to a footrest. By moving the arm, which is at seat level, the footrest is movable between a stowed position and an operative, forward position.
US10888134B2	Helmet padding system Helmet padding systems and apparatuses are disclosed. A helmet padding system includes a rigid frame and a spacing pad. The rigid frame is configured to be positioned on the head of a user. The spacing pad includes a layer of elastomeric material. The spacing pad includes a central portion and a plurality of extending portions projecting outward from the central portion. The plurality of extending portions are fixed to the frame.
US10888130B1	Face shield for personal protection An item of personal protective equipment including a face shield. The face shield includes a transparent planar plastic element that extends from below the eyes to the chin configured to have a portion shaped and sized to match the contours of a person's face. The face shield further includes a soft plastic portion that comes into contact with person's face below the eyes, and a retention mechanism, such as an elastic band or temples, affixed to the face shield allowing the face shield to be retained on the face of the person in a manner that prevents exposure to viruses/diseases while avoiding obstruction of the person's eyes.
US10888126B2	Heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a glass substrate including perforations and a heater element. The heater element may be located in the glass substrate, on the glass substrate, or both in and on the glass substrate. The heater element may include a plurality of parallel strips and a plurality of transversal strips. The plurality of parallel strips and the plurality of transversal strips form a grid.
US10888124B2	Method and inspection unit for a heating member for an electronic cigarette A method for inspecting a heating member for an electronic cigarette is disclosed. The method improves positioning of the heating member with respect to the power electrodes of an electronic cigarette so as to provide a more reliable electrical connection between the heating member and power electrodes. The method includes image processing to calculate a distance between coils of the heating element.
US10888123B2	Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system and an aerosolgenerating system comprising a cartridge There is provided a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including: a first compartment having a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the first compartment containing a nicotine source; and a second compartment having a second air inlet and a second air outlet, the second compartment containing a lactic acid source, a ratio of flow area of the first air inlet to a flow area of the second air inlet being between about 3:4 and about 1:2. There is also provided an aerosol-generating system including the and an aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge, and a heater configured to heat the first compartment and the second compartment of the cartridge.
US10888121B2	E-liquid collapsible cartridge A cartridge for an aerosol generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a rigid support portion having a nozzle defining an opening configured to dispense an aerosol-forming substrate and a collapsible portion, attached to the rigid support portion; and a wick disposed in the nozzle, extending across a full cross-section of the opening. An aerosol generating system is also provided, including the cartridge; and a method is provided for forming the cartridge including providing a rigid support portion with a nozzle defining an opening; attaching a collapsible portion to the rigid support portion to form a liquid storage portion; and providing a wick in the nozzle, the wick extending across a full cross-section of the opening.
US10888119B2	System and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling operation of a device based on a read request The present disclosure relates to a system and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling operation of a device based on a read request. For example, a method for performing an operation in response to a read request may include a first computing device receiving a request to read a value sent to the first computing device by a second computing device via a wireless communication link between the first and second computing devices. The method may further include the first computing device determining an operation corresponding to the value. The method may additionally include the first computing device performing the operation corresponding to the value in response to the request.
US10888118B2	Method of making a rod for use as an aerosol-forming substrate having controlled porosity distribution There is provided a method of making rods having predetermined values of cross-sectional porosity, and a cross-sectional porosity distribution value for use as an aerosol-forming substrate in a heated aerosol-generating article, including providing a continuous sheet of aerosol-forming material having a specified width and a specified thickness; gathering the sheet transversely relative to a longitudinal axis thereof; circumscribing the gathered sheet with a wrapper to form a continuous rod; severing the rod into a plurality of discrete rods; determining values of cross-sectional porosity and cross-sectional porosity distribution for at least one of the discrete rods; and controlling one or more manufacturing parameters to ensure that the cross-sectional porosity and cross-sectional porosity distribution values of subsequent rods are within the predetermined values.
US10888116B2	System and method of obtaining smoking topography data An exemplary smoking topography circuit of an electronic aerosol smoking article, includes at least one sensor configured to measure user interaction with the smoking article, a processor, and memory. The processor is configured to detect a smoking event based an output of the at least one sensor, collect data associated with the smoking event, and arrange the data in a pattern that associates the smoking event to shifts in battery voltage. The memory is configured to store the data pattern in a structured multi-byte format.
US10888112B2	Package of filter tow bale packed with packing material in a non-hermetic state and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a package of a filter tow bale made of cellulose acetate packed with a packing material in a non-hermetic state, which can be stacked in multistage and in which tows in the same bale can be uniformly maintained. The package of the filter tow bale made of cellulose acetate is packed with the packing material in the non-hermetic state, in which the filter tow bale is tightened with the packing material in the package, the filter tow bale has a cubic shape or a rectangular parallelepiped shape with 800 to 1,400 mm in length, 800 to 1,150 mm in width, and 800 to 1,100 mm in height, and a packing initial pressure between a top surface of the filter tow bale and the packing material is 6.3 kPa or less.
US10888110B2	Modular machine for processing and/or testing rod-shaped articles, and related methods A processing machine for rod-shaped articles includes a base frame including a back plate extending upward from the base frame; and a plurality of function modules each adapted to perform a manufacturing function on a rod-shaped article. Each function module includes a mounting plate adapted to removably attach the function module to the back plate as a unit, and a dedicated drive motor supported on the mounting plate and adapted to move at least a portion of the function module. The plurality of function modules includes at least one of a rod infeed module, a hopper module, a drum module, a knife module, and a gluing module. A method of configuring a modular processing machine for rod-shaped articles is also described.
US10888107B2	Pump feeder and method of mixing edible material A pump feeder includes a hopper, a first mixing paddle, a second mixing paddle, a first auger, a second auger and dual outlets. The hopper receives edible material in the form of a thick, viscous base and mix-ins, and includes an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The first and second mixing paddles are located within the upper chamber and cause movement of the edible material within the upper chamber for both breaking apart and mixing of the edible material. The first and second augers are located within the lower chamber and cause movement of the edible material from a first end of the lower chamber to a second end of the lower chamber. The outlets are located at the second end of the lower chamber and connected to an inlet of a pump which further compresses the mixed edible material for delivery to an extruder die and cutting assembly.
US10888104B2	Fatty acid composition and method for fortifying nutritional products with fatty acids A fatty acid composition is provided which can be used to make fatty acid fortified nutritional products. In one embodiment, the fatty acid composition comprises a fatty acid component, inorganic salts (which can include a phosphate salt), vitamins, and optionally a protein source and optionally a carbohydrate source. The composition can further include additional nutrients and combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the fatty acid composition is only the fatty acid (i.e., consists of a sodium or potassium fatty acid) which is spray dried. In both embodiments, the fatty acid composition is not microencapsulated in a waxy or carbohydrate substrate, yet the powdered composition is flowable and is easily dispersible in a liquid to form a stable dispersion in the liquid by stirring or shaking the powder in the liquid for only a short period of time.
US10888103B2	Auger dip apparatus for applying antimicrobial solution Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an auger dip apparatus for the application of antimicrobial solution to raw food. Embodiments of the present disclosure may use an auger as a single moving part to move the food work pieces through the application area for antimicrobial solution. Embodiments of the present disclosure are simple with only one moving auger part to move the food pieces, and the bearing for the moving part, supporting the shaft of the auger, may be configured to be outside of the cabinet with the reservoir of the antimicrobial solution, so that the bearing is not in contact with the antimicrobial solution. This provides for less maintenance and downtime, particularly unscheduled downtime, than a system using more complicated exposed parts. The present disclosure also permits a more compact and lighter configuration for an assembled application unit.
US10888100B2	Dairy product and process A method for preparing a modified whey protein concentrate (WPC) or whey protein isolate (WPI) is described. It involves (a) providing an aqueous WPC or WPI solution having a protein concentration of 15-50% (w/v), at a pH of 4.7-8.5; (b) heat treating the solution to more than 50 DEG C, for a time that allows protein denaturation to occur the heat treating comprising heating the solution while under conditions of turbulent flow. At the end of the heat treatment, the heat treated material may be promptly transferred to a drier or to be mixed with other ingredients. The heat-treated WPC or WPI is not subjected to a mechanical shear process prior to the transfer other than where liquid is converted into droplets to facilitate drying. The modified WPC is useful in the manufacture of food and drinks where a high protein content is desired without undesirable changes in texture.
US10888096B2	Biopesticides for potato late blight disease Bacterial strains, or extracts thereof, are effective to control, treat or prevent infection of solanaceous plants with Phytophthora infestans, the causative agent of potato late blight disease. Also provided are biopesticidal formulations containing one or more of the bacterial strains or extracts thereof, and the use of the bacterial strains, extracts or biopesticidal formulations in the control, treatment and/or prevention of potato late blight disease.
US10888093B2	Uses of thaxtomin and thaxtomin compositions as herbicides There is a need for a selective, low-risk herbicide that can be used to control weeds in cereal cultures and turf. The present invention discloses that a bacterial secondary metabolite, thaxtomin and optionally another herbicide is an effective herbicide on broadleaved, sedge and grass weeds. Thaxtomin A and structurally similar compounds can be used as natural herbicides to control the germination and growth of weeds in cereal, turf grass, Timothy grass and pasture grass cultures with no phytotoxicity to these crops. As a natural, non-toxic compound, thaxtomin can be used as a safe alternative for weed control in both conventional and organic farming and gardening systems.
US10888091B2	Adjuvancy combination Adjuvants for agrochemical active formulation and methods of providing adjuvancy in agrochemical formulations are disclosed. An agrochemical formulation may comprise a first adjuvant comprising a fatty ester of a C3 to C8 polyol, or an oligomer thereof having from 2 to 5 repeat units, a co-adjuvant comprising an alkoxylated fatty alcohol having a C4 to C30 fatty chain and from 1 to 30 oxyalkylene groups, and at least one agrochemical active. Use of a combination of a first adjuvant comprising a fatty ester of a C3 to C8 polyol, or an oligomer thereof having from 2 to 5 repeat units, and a co-adjuvant comprising an alkoxylated fatty alcohol having a C4 to C30 fatty chain and from 1 to 30 oxyalkylene groups and a method for treating vegetation to control pests is also disclosed.
US10888087B2	Lactam solubility Compositions comprising lactams and non-ionic surfactants, suitable for use as antimicrobial, anti-biofilm and bacteriostatic compositions.
US10888084B2	Ultrasonic bat deterrent system A bat deterrent system to deter bats from approaching wind turbines may include a first deterrent box having a first and second transducer bank. The first transducer bank may include a first set of transducers located on a first plane and a second set of transducers located on a second plane. The second plane may be different from the first plane. The bat deterrent system may also include a second deterrent box having a third and fourth transducer bank. The third transducer bank may include a third set of transducers located on a third plane and a fourth set of transducers located on a fourth plane. The fourth plane may be different from the third plane. At least one transducer may simultaneously emit a different ultrasonic output waveform than the ultrasonic output waveform emitted from another transducer.
US10888083B2	Animal trap A ceiling-mountable animal trap (100) has a housing (102), a snap trap (110), and an indicator (118). The snap trap (110) has a treadle member (112), a killing arm arrangement, and a trigger (116). A killing arm (114) is pivotally mounted, has a set position, and is biased toward an impact position. The trigger (116) couples the treadle member (112) to the killing arm (114) and releases the killing arm from the set position. The indicator (118) is movable between a recessed position and a projecting position in which it projects from the underside of the housing (102). The indicator is held in the recessed position by the killing arm arrangement when the killing arm (114) is in the set position. The indicator (118) decouples from the killing arm arrangement when the killing arm (114) moves towards the impact position so that the indicator moves to the projecting position.
US10888079B2	Lure retrieval apparatus having tip piece with resilient appendage A tip for a fishing lure retrieval apparatus includes a tip body having an outer peripheral surface extending longitudinally between first and second tip body ends. The tip body is structured for threaded engagement with an extension handle, and includes a resilient appendage attached to the tip body at a location that is axially between the first tip body end which attaches to the handle, and the second tip body end. The resilient appendage may include a coil spring that projects from the outer peripheral surface and has formed therein slots distributed successively along the resilient appendage to receive a fishing line at a range of locations relative to the tip body.
US10888078B2	Fishing pole caddy A fishing pole caddy including a first strap having an interior end and an exterior end. The caddy includes a second strap having an interior end and an exterior end, the interior end of the second strap is selectably removably coupled to the interior end of the first strap by a coupling device. The caddy includes an effective length adjustment device functionally coupled to at least one of the first strap and second strap such that an effective length thereof is adjustable. The caddy includes a first sheath and a second sheath coupled to the exterior end of the first and second strap respectively and shaped and orientated to receive an end of a fishing pole from an interior direction corresponding with the interior end of the first strap and second strap.
US10888074B2	Fishing line guide and fishing rod with the same A branching position having two supporting legs of a fishing rod guide having two supporting legs formed by three sets of fiber-reinforced resin layers disposed in a fishing rod is sealed by a thermoset resin member or a prepreg.
US10888072B2	Handheld crabtrap system A handheld crabtrap for catching crabs includes a shaft having a handle with a lever on a proximal end, a trap head with a lid at a distal end of the shaft, and a linkage within the shaft attached to the lever and the trap head. The handle further includes a crab alert bell attached to a cable that also extends to and into the trap head, where it ends in a clip to which the crabber's bait is attached. The trap head is held open via the linkage and lever until a crab pulls on the bait ringing the bell and alerting a crabber to pull on the lever and close the trap head via a string therebetween.
US10888070B2	Long range wireless monitoring systems with predetermined transmission and reception durations A tag attachable to an animal, the tag comprising: a battery connected to a radio transceiver that consumes power from the battery during transmissions and receptions of signals to and from one or more proximate tags attachable to one or more other animals to generate paired tag readings; and a controller configured to operate the radio transceiver for a predetermined duration and frequency of transmissions, and a predetermined duration and frequency of receptions; wherein the predetermined duration and frequency of transmissions and the predetermined duration and frequency of receptions are based on power consumptions of the radio transceiver during transmissions and receptions, and a targeted number of paired tag readings of the tag.
US10888066B2	Wildlife actuated feeder The invention is a wildlife feeder comprising a support line, a reservoir, a base, a regulator, a spring designed to secure said regulator in said base, a tether attachable to said regulator and a stake such that the stake is installed in the ground to created a taut connection of the wildlife feeder with the ground. The wildlife feeder is wildlife actuated and can be customized to meter feed out to animals in a desired way given the targeted animals to feed and animals to be prevented from actuating the feeder. The spring is coupled with the regulator such that it exerts an upward force on the regulator which abuts it against an annular seat in the base. When an animal exerts force on the feeder the regulator is opened by compression of the spring and feed is metered out. There is also disclosed an optional feed tray that is either unitary with the regulator or attachable to the regulator such that feed that is dispensed lands on the feed tray for eating or dispersing by animals.
US10888065B2	Feeding tray A feeding tray belongs to the technical field of pet products. The feeding tray includes a tray body and a base. The tray body is detachably fixed to the base. A plurality of through-holes are provided in the tray body. Each of the through-holes penetrates through the tray body in a thickness direction. The feeding tray further includes a plurality of connecting pillars. Each of the connecting pillars is inserted into a corresponding one of the through-holes, and each of the connecting pillars is capable of rotating about its own axis. Each of the connecting pillars is provided with a first boss on the outer surface thereof.
US10888063B1	Soybean variety 01072800 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072800. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072800. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072800 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072800 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10888062B1	Maize hybrid X13N259 A novel maize variety designated X13N259 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13N259 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13N259 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13N259, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13N259 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13N259 and methods of using maize variety X13N259 are disclosed.
US10888059B1	Hemp plant named ‘Lindorea’ The present disclosure provides a new and distinct hemp cultivar designated ‘LINDOREA’. The present disclosure relates to seeds of the hemp plant ‘LINDOREA,’ to plants and parts of the hemp plant ‘LINDOREA,’ and to methods for producing a hemp plant by crossing the hemp plant ‘LINDOREA’ with itself or other cannabis plants. The disclosure further relates to the morphological and physiological characteristics of the new and distinct hemp cultivar and its uses.
US10888058B2	Lettuce variety 79-853 RZ The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-853 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-853 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-853 RZ.
US10888055B2	Hydroponic plant cultivating apparatus A hydroponic plant cultivation apparatus includes a reservoir with an opening. A plurality of planting modules can be stacked above the opening. Each planting module includes at least one planting port, a module conduit aperture, a top end, and a bottom end configured to releasably engage the top end. A conduit fluidly communicable with the reservoir is receivable through the module conduit apertures. A fluid distributor is engageable with a top end of the conduit. A fluid contained in the reservoir is selectively circulatable from the reservoir through the conduit to the fluid distributor, where the fluid is redirected down the interior of the planting modules and back to the reservoir when the planting modules are stacked above the opening in the reservoir, the conduit is received in the module conduit apertures and fluidly communicated with the reservoir, and the fluid distributor is engaged with the conduit.
US10888050B2	Air pollution abatement and crop growth stimulation technology A system and method of abating air pollution and stimulating crop growth. A reagent is introduced to a crop canopy to neutralize air pollutants within said canopy, wherein the reagent induces an oxidation-reduction chemical reaction with the air pollution present throughout the acreage of crops, and by means of the reaction effectually neutralizes the harmful effects of the air pollutants on the crops. The reagent is diluted using a venturi valve or other means. The flow rate of said reagent is regulated using an electronic control unit, based on data collected from at least one type of sensor in the canopy that is in communication with the control unit.
US10888048B2	Material wrap system with self cleaning feature A system for wrapping a material around a bale in a baler includes a feed system to direct the material through a feed path. A knife mechanism with a fixed knife and a counter-knife alternately cuts the material, and moves out of the feed path for feed of the material. The feed system includes a roll element configured to direct the material between the fixed knife and the counter-knife when the counter-knife is moved out of the feed path. A cylindrical brush rotates freely and is disposed between the roll element and the knife mechanism, the brush having a cylindrical shape. The brush is configured to remove debris when rotated.
US10893632B2	Equipment enclosure free-air cooling assembly with indexing pre-screen An equipment enclosure free air cooling assembly includes an air outlet arranged to deliver air to inside an equipment enclosure and an air inlet arranged to receive air from outside the equipment enclosure. An air flow pathway is provided through which air entering the air inlet must pass to reach the air outlet. An adjustable screen assembly has a screen filter element. An adjustment mechanism is operable to selectively utilize different regions of the screen filter element for filtering air passing through the air flow pathway at different times.
US10893627B2	Electronic cabinet, and air inlet therefore The electronic cabinet for enclosing electronic components generally has a housing having a base and a cover being connected to one another a plurality of lateral walls, one of the plurality of lateral walls having a first opening; a lateral perforated plate being mounted to the housing and extending over the first opening, the lateral perforated plate having a plurality of perforations; and a protector plate being mounted to the housing and extending over the lateral perforated plate to cover the plurality of perforations of the lateral perforated plate, the protector plate defining at least one air inlet between the protector plate and the lateral perforated plate.
US10893625B2	Electronic machine A plurality of electronic circuit boards (2), on which electronic components are mounted, is inserted in parallel through an electronic circuit insertion port (11) of a casing body (1). A gap (3) is formed between front panels (22) of inserted and adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) inserted. A bridge body (5) constituting conduction means electrically conducts a first conductive side portion (22a) of a front panel (22) in one electronic circuit board (2) of adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) and a second conductive side portion (22b) of a front panel (22) in another electronic circuit board (2) that faces the first conductive side portion (22a) via a gap (3).
US10893622B2	Cover plate for flexible display screen and flexible display screen The present application provides a cover plate for a flexible display screen and a flexible display screen, the cover plate comprises deformable regions and non-deformable regions spaced apart along a first direction, the deformable regions comprising memory metal for connecting the non-deformable regions, the number of the non-deformable regions is not less than four; wherein, when the memory metal of the deformable regions is in a low temperature phase shape, the projections of the non-deformable regions at least partially overlaps in a direction perpendicular to the display screen; when the memory metal of the deformable regions is in a high temperature phase shape, the deformable regions and the non-deformable regions are on a same horizontal plane.
US10893621B2	Dynamically bendable display device A dynamically bendable display device is disclosed. When an external force is being applied, a bending angle of a first screen can be arbitrarily changed, and cylinders after bending are moving to push against each other. When stop applying the external force, a supporting force exists among the cylinders, thereby to enable the first screen to remain still in any state of bending, and to realize dynamically bending of the first screen.
US10893619B2	Backlight unit and display device including the same A backlight unit includes a light guide plate having a curved surface, and a light source unit disposed at one side of the light guide plate and bent to correspond to the curved surface. The light source unit includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of light sources mounted on the printed circuit board.
US10893617B2	Multilayer substrate and antenna module A multilayer substrate includes a plurality of insulator layers laminated, a column conductor extending through two or more insulator layers among the plurality of insulator layers. The column conductor includes a first via conductor extending through a first insulator layer and a second via conductor extending through a second insulator layer adjacent to the first insulator layer. Each of the first via conductor and the second via conductor has a tapered shape in which a cross section decreases from one end portion to the other end portion in the lamination direction of the plurality of insulator layers. The first via conductor and the second via conductor are directly bonded to each other at large diameter portions that are end portions with a large cross section or small diameter portions that are end portions with a small cross section.
US10893614B2	Method for producing a composite material component with an integrated electrical conductor circuit For the purpose of simple integration of conductor circuits into composite material components, a method and an apparatus for producing composite material components of this kind are proposed, wherein a conductor circuit is printed onto or applied in some other way to a support, is provided with a thermally activatable adhesive and then the support is applied to a blank of the composite material component for joint curing. The curing at high pressure and high temperature creates a strong connection between the conductor circuit and the composite material component.
US10893613B2	Manufacturing method for printed circuit board A manufacturing method for a printed circuit board includes: transferring roughness of a metal film to an insulating layer by laminating the metal film on the insulating layer, the metal film having the roughness formed on one surface thereof and having a discrete metal layer laminated thereon; exposing a surface of the insulating layer, on which the roughness is transferred, by removing the metal film; processing the surface of the insulating layer having the roughness formed thereon with an acidic solution; and forming a circuit pattern on the insulating layer by a plating process.
US10893610B2	Switching device driving unit To provide a switching device driving unit that can shorten a connecting distance between a driver and a semiconductor switching element, while ensuring the insulation between a driver and a cooling device, even in a case of employing a semiconductor switching element which is composed of wide gap semiconductor. The switching device driving unit includes a circuit board, a semiconductor switching element composed of wide band gap semiconductor, a cooling device and a driver. The driver is surface mounted on a second face, which is an opposite side face of a first face which is a face of the circuit board on a side where the cooling device is disposed.
US10893609B2	Integrated circuit with laminated magnetic core inductor including a ferromagnetic alloy A structure includes a semiconductor integrated circuit comprising a multilevel wiring network and an inductor integrated into the multilevel wiring network. The inductor includes a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding that turns around in a generally spiral manner on the outside of the planar laminated magnetic core. The planar laminated magnetic core includes an alternating sequence of a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer. The magnetic layer comprises a ferromagnetic alloy having an iron composition of about 10 atomic percent to about 90 atomic percent.
US10893605B2	Textured test pads for printed circuit board testing A printed circuit board includes a substrate and at least one electrical circuit provided at least partially on a surface layer of the printed circuit board. The electrical circuit includes an electrical trace that is in electrical connection with a test pad provided for accessibility on the surface layer, the test pad being sized and shaped for probing to test an aspect of the circuit, the test pad having a conductive probe surface that is structured to provide at least one vertical surface that extends from the probe surface toward the surface layer and thus providing an edge between the vertical surface and the probe surface, the probe surface having a coating of a material to protect the conductive probe surface from corrosion.
US10893604B1	Potted printed circuit board module and methods thereof A circuit board assembly for retrofitting a circuit board on a power drive unit (PDU) may comprise an enclosure, a circuit board disposed in the enclosure, and a potting component disposed in the enclosure. The circuit board assembly may further comprise a dielectric sheet and a backing sheet. The dielectric sheet may be disposed between the backing sheet and the printed circuit board assembly.
US10893603B2	Heat dissipation substrate, heat dissipation circuit structure body, and method for manufacturing the same A heat dissipation substrate is disclosed including a base substrate having a first surface and a second surface, an electrically conductive path formed on the first surface, a through-hole penetrating from the first surface to the second surface, a heat dissipation member that is inserted into the through-hole and at least a part of which projects from the first surface, a thermally conductive resin constituent, covering a side surface of the heat dissipation member, that is present, without space, between an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole and an outer peripheral surface of the heat dissipation member surrounded by the inner peripheral surface, and a metal layer covering the heat dissipation member projecting from the first surface, in which an outer surface of the metal layer and an outer surface of the electrically conductive path are disposed on substantially the same plane.
US10893602B2	Method for producing a power electronics system A method for producing a power electronics system having a cooling device, a switching device, a terminal device, a capacitor device and a control device includes the following production steps: providing a cooling device with a plurality of first and second positioning cutouts; providing the switching device with a substrate and a first mounting device, which has first positioning devices; providing the terminal device, which is completely independent of the switching device, i.e. forms a dedicated component part or a dedicated assembly, with a second mounting device, which has second positioning devices; arranging the switching device on the cooling device, wherein the first positioning devices are arranged in the respectively assigned first positioning cutouts; arranging the terminal device on the cooling device, wherein the respective second positioning devices are arranged in the assigned second positioning cutouts; arranging the capacitor device.
US10893601B2	Heat dissipation circuit board This heat dissipation circuit board includes a metal substrate, an insulating layer provided on at least one of the surfaces of the metal substrate, and a circuit layer provided on the opposite surface to the metal substrate of the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains a resin that is selected from polyimide, polyamide-imide, and the mixture thereof, and ceramic particles having a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more. The ceramic particles form agglomerates, and the amount of the ceramic particles is in the range of 5 vol % or more and 60 vol % or less.
US10893590B2	Lighting system with integrated sensor Techniques and devices are provided for sensing image data from a scene and activating primary light sources based on information sensed from the scene. Subsets of a plurality of primary light sources may be activated to emit sensing spectrum of light onto a scene. Combined image data may be sensed from the scene while the subsets of the plurality of primary light sources are activated. Reflectance information for the scene may be determined based on the combined image data and combined sensing spectra. Spectrum optimization criteria for the primary light sources may be determined based on the reference information and a desired output parameter provided by a user or determined by a controller. The plurality of primary light sources may be activated to emit a lighting spectrum based on the spectrum optimization criteria.
US10893589B2	LED bulb The first set of light emitting diode modules include multiple first type light emitting diode units. The first type fluorescent powder covers on the surface of multiple first type light emitting diode units. The second set of light emitting diode modules include multiple second type light emitting diode units and accessory electronic units. The second type fluorescent powder covers on the surface of multiple second type light emitting diode units. The driver circuit transfers the electricity to the first light emitting diode modules and the second light emitting diode modules to make the first light emitting diode unit and the second light emitting diode unit lighting. Moreover, the accessory electronic unit may affect the relative proportion current between the first set of light emitting diode modules and the second set of light emitting diode modules when the driver circuit supplies the different total current value.
US10893585B2	High speed image refresh system A LED controller for an LED pixel array includes a serial interface to an external data bus, along with an address generator connected to the serial interface and the LED pixel array. An image frame buffer is connected to the interface to receive image data and further connected to the address generator to receive an image frame buffer address. A command and control module is connected to the serial interface and configured to modify image frame buffer output signals. A calibration data storage module is connected to the command and control module to store calibration data related to pixel voltage response in the LED pixel array.
US10893580B2	Thermal stability of geometrically complex-shaped smart susceptors A smart susceptor assembly including an electromagnetic flux source such as one or more inductors, a geometrically complex-shaped susceptor having one or more contours, and a cladding on or over the susceptor. The cladding can alter both the thermal performance and the electrical operation of the smart susceptor assembly. With regard to thermal performance, the cladding can function as a passive heat exchanger to dissipate thermal energy across the surface of the susceptor. With regard to electrical operation, the cladding can provide a current path after portions of the susceptor heat and become low or non-magnetic.
US10893576B2	Heating system for a garment or other fabric object and power control for embedded powered components A heating system, such as embedded in a fabric object, such as a wearable garment, comprising at least one heating element comprising an electrical resistance heating loop, the heating element comprising at least one sense wire for detecting and providing a signal indicative of a safety condition, and a controller connected to the at least one heating element and to the sense wire and configured to shut down the heating element in response to the signal indicative of the safety condition. Multiple, independently controllable heating elements in a garment may be connected to a harness and one or more integral battery packs with a power management system to permit hot swapping of the battery packs. The garment may be configured to be communicatively paired to a mobile device to provide hands free phone, music streaming, and/or a user interface for the heating system.
US10893573B2	D2D communication method, remote user equipment, and relay user equipment A D2D communication method, a remote user equipment, and a relay user equipment are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a remote user equipment, a D2D discovery message sent by a relay user equipment and acquiring a discontinuous reception parameter of the relay user equipment; and sending a communication request message to the relay user equipment based on the discontinuous reception parameter of the relay user equipment.
US10893571B2	Radio link monitoring based on discontinuous reception mode Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for performing, by a user equipment (UE), radio link monitoring based on discontinuous reception mode operation of the UE. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes operating, at a user equipment (UE), in a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode of operation. The method further includes evaluating, by the UE, link quality between the UE and a base station (BS) at least once every time period, wherein the time period is based on a length of a DRX cycle of the UE operating in the DRX mode of operation and a reference signal (RS) period, wherein the BS is configured to transmit RS periodically every RS period.
US10893569B2	RRC state changing method of terminal, and device supporting same Provided is a method for a terminal in an RRC inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state to change an RRC state in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: a step of receiving, from a network, an indication indicating to enter an RRC idle state; a step of determining if the indication is valid for a terminal; and a step of entering the RRC idle state if it is determined that the indication is valid for the terminal.
US10893566B2	Method for receiving beam recovery request and network device The present disclosure relates to methods for sending a message. One example method is applied to a terminal device and includes sending a request sequence to a network device, receiving a response message sent by the network device, where the response message indicates a time-frequency resource that the network device allocates to the terminal device in response to the request sequence, and sending an indication message to the network device on the time-frequency resource, where the indication message indicates that the request sequence is used for at least one of the following: requesting beam recovery, requesting data scheduling, and requesting beam adjustment.
US10893560B2	Bearer control for secondary radio access technology in dual connectivity networks A method for controlling bearers in a core network includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE) device, a request for access to network resources, where the core network is coupled with a primary radio access technology (RAT) and a secondary RAT. The method includes determining an access point name (APN) RAT access restriction in response to the received request, where the APN RAT access restriction associates an APN with a corresponding RAT, where the corresponding RAT comprises at least one of the primary RAT or the secondary RAT. The method also includes assigning a radio bearer based on the determined APN RAT access restriction, wherein the assigned radio bearer exchanges data via the corresponding RAT; and identifying, to a master node, the assigned radio bearer for exchanging data between the UE device and a device specified by the APN via the corresponding RAT.
US10893556B2	Method and apparatus for supporting local IP access in a femto cell of a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for providing a local IP access service to a User Equipment (UE) attached to a femtocell including a Packet Data Network (PDN) gateway function in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving a service request from a User Equipment (UE), transmitting an initial UE message including information on a local gateway to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), storing bearer information carried in an initial context setup request transmitted by the MME, receiving a Packet Data Network (PDN) connectivity request from the UE, forwarding the PDN connectivity request to the MME, receiving a create session request from the MME, and establishing a radio bearer with the local gateway, the local gateway being co-located with the femtocell.
US10893548B2	Physical random access channel design for licensed assisted access An apparatus is configured to be employed within one or more user equipment (UE). The apparatus includes control circuitry and a transceiver. The control circuitry is configured to generate a physical random access channel (PRACH), wherein the PRACH includes a preamble for PRACH transmission using a license assisted access (LAA) secondary cell. The transceiver is coupled to the control circuitry and is configured to retry transmission of the PRACH on a listen before talk (LBT) failure based of the secondary cell.
US10893547B2	Configuration of a first message for a two-step random access channel procedure A user equipment (UE) may be configured to receive configuration information from a base station, and the configuration information may indicate at least two different random access channel (RACH) request configuration parameters that each is associated with a respective radio resource control (RRC) state. The UE may be further configured to generate a first message associated with a two-step RACH procedure including a preamble and a payload, the payload including data on an uplink data channel and at least one reference signal. The UE may be further configured to transmit the first message to the base station using at least one of the at least two different RACH request configuration parameters that corresponds to an RRC state of the UE. The preamble may be transmitted on a first set of resources associated with a RACH occasion, and the payload may be transmitted on a second set of resources.
US10893543B2	Method and apparatus for random access design of NR unlicensed A user equipment includes a processor configured to generate a random access (RA) message comprising a preamble portion including one or more repeated preambles constructed using a same sequence, and a CP that precedes repeated preamble sequences, and a data portion including one or more data segments with each data segment including a number of repeated data symbols and a CP that precedes the repeated data symbols, wherein a UE-ID is included in the data portion, and perform an LBT operation for the RA message in an unlicensed spectrum. A transceiver is configured to transmit, when a result of the LBT operation for the RA message allows, the RA message to a base station (BS). BS includes a transceiver configured to receive an RA message in an unlicensed spectrum from a UE, and to transmit a responded RA message in response to the RA message within a RAR window.
US10893542B2	Random access method in BDMA system and random access method in pattern/polarized BDMA system A random access method in a beam division multiple access (BDMA) system including: receiving, by a terminal, a reference signal of at least one beam sector transmitted from an access point (AP) device; estimating, by the terminal, whether the terminal is in a center area of the beam sector provided by the AP device or in the boundary area of the beam sector by using the strength of the reference signal; transmitting, by the terminal, a different preamble to the AP device in accordance with location information of whether the terminal is located in the center area or in the boundary area; and determining, by the AP device, a target beam sector for transmitting information about uplink resources to be used by the terminal, among a plurality of beam sectors on the basis of the received preamble.
US10893541B2	Clear channel assesment (CCA) in unlicensed wireless spectrum The present invention discloses an uplink transmission method, a base station, and a terminal device, to implement uplink multiuser scheduling and multiuser resource multiplexing, and save resources. The method in embodiments of the present invention includes: obtaining, by a base station, first configuration information and instruction information, where the first configuration information is channel contention configuration information before uplink data is sent, the instruction information is information that instructs a terminal device to send a channel occupancy indication signal, and the channel occupancy indication signal is used to indicate that a current channel belongs to a radio access technology user; and sending, by the base station, the first configuration information and the instruction information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device sends the channel occupancy indication signal based on the first configuration information and the instruction information.
US10893530B2	Radio base station and mobile station Priority control is performed using FPIs. A radio base station eNB according to the present invention includes: a bearer management unit 12 configured to manage FPIs assigned to data flows received from a core network device S-GW via an S1 bearer; and a priority control unit 13 configured to perform priority control over the data flows received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, in which the bearer management unit 12 establishes a radio bearer with a mobile station UE for each of the FPIs, and the priority control unit 13 transfers each data flow received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, to the radio bearer corresponding to the FPI assigned to the data flow.
US10893525B2	Method for transmitting and receiving control channel in wireless communication systems A method of transmitting and receiving a control channel in a wireless communication system is provided. A base station allocates a data channel to a radio resource, adds start position information of the data channel into a payload of a control channel, and performs signaling for indication information on the start position information added into the payload of the control channel to a terminal. Accordingly, the legacy system and the enhanced system can efficiently transmit a control channel.
US10893523B2	Wireless communication between wideband ENB and narrowband UE A method and apparatus for wireless communication in the unlicensed spectrum between an eNB and UEs having different bandwidths, e.g., between a narrowband UE and a wideband eNB. A base station apparatus may perform a dual CCA procedure for a frame, wherein the dual CCA procedure comprises a first type of CCA procedure followed by a second type of CCA procedure when the first type of CCA procedure is unsuccessful. The apparatus may transmit during the frame when at least one CCA procedure of the dual CCA procedure is successful and may refrain from transmitting during the frame when both CCA procedures of the dual CCA procedure are unsuccessful. In performing the dual CCA procedure, the apparatus may perform CCA for a first period of time then perform eCCA for a second period of time following the CCA, when the CCA is unsuccessful.
US10893522B2	Wireless communication method, device and storage medium A wireless communication method, device and storage medium are provided. The method includes that resource configuration information is received, the resource configuration information is configured to determine multiple resource units divided in the frequency and the time of a specific carrier and type information of each resource unit, the type information of each resource unit indicates that the resource unit is one of an uplink resource unit, a downlink resource unit, or a protection resource unit; and communication is performed on the particular carrier based on the resource configuration information.
US10893521B2	Radio resource assignment in control channel in wireless communication systems A method in a wireless communication device including receiving (410) a composite control channel including at least two control channel elements, each control channel element only contains radio resource assignment information, for example, a codeword, exclusively addressed to a single wireless communication entity. The device combines (420) at least two of the control channel elements, and decodes (430) the combined control channel elements.
US10893520B2	Downlink and synchronization techniques for narrowband wireless communications Various techniques for narrowband communications in a wireless communications network are provided. Narrowband communications may be transmitted using a single resource block (RB) of a number of RBs used for wideband communications. In order to provide for efficient device discovery and synchronization using narrowband communications, a synchronization signal, such as a primary synchronization signal (PSS) or secondary synchronization signal (SSS), may be transmitted within the single resource block. The synchronization signal may be transmitted, for example, using multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols within the single RB. A common reference signal (CRS) may also be present in the single resource block, which may puncture the synchronization signal, in some examples. In other examples, the synchronization signal may be mapped to non-CRS symbols of the single resource block.
US10893514B2	Terminal device, base station device, and uplink response signal transmission method When downlink data allocation is indicated in an ePDCCH, this terminal device can determine PUCCH resources to be used in notification of response signals indicating results of error detection of downlink data without imposing scheduling restrictions on future DL subframes. In this device, an extraction unit receives downlink data on multiple unit bands. A CRC unit detects errors in the downlink data. A response signal generation unit generates a response signal by using the results of error detection of the downlink data obtained by the CRC unit. The control unit arranges the response signal in the PUCCH resources corresponding to the current DL subframe.
US10893508B2	Communication method, terminal, access network device, and core network device The present disclosure describes example communication methods, terminals, access network devices, and core network devices. One example communication method includes sending, by an access network device, a slice resource adjustment message to a terminal, where the slice resource adjustment message includes target resource information, and wherein the slice resource adjustment message is used to instruct the terminal to adjust a resource of a slice currently accessed by the terminal to the target resource. The access network device receives a slice resource adjustment complete message sent by the terminal, where the slice resource adjustment complete message is used to indicate that the terminal has adjusted the resource of the slice currently accessed by the terminal to the target resource.
US10893507B2	Method for notifying and determining repetitive pattern of uplink data, user equipment, and base station A method for notifying a repetition pattern of uplink data, a method for determining a repetition pattern of uplink data, and a corresponding user equipment (UE) and base station are provided, wherein the base station is notified of a repetition pattern selected by the UE, so that the base station can correctly determine a transmitting timing of feedback information, thereby preventing a problem in which a transmitting timing of expected feedback information of the UE is inconsistent with the transmitting timing of the feedback information determined by the base station.
US10893506B2	Multipurpose downlink control information bit fields Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a base station may transmit downlink control information (DCI) messages to a user equipment (UE). A DCI message may be transmitted using a particular DCI format based on the type of control information included in the DCI message. In some cases, different types of control information may be transmitted using the same DCI format. In such cases, one or more bit fields in a DCI format may be useful to a UE for one type of control information but may not be useful to a UE for another type of control information. As described herein, in order to limit the overhead associated with control information transmissions, a base station may support techniques for utilizing these bit fields in a DCI format to transmit information corresponding to the type of control information being transmitted.
US10893501B1	Power allocation at wireless network coverage edge Concepts and technologies directed to a location management service that facilitates power allocation at a wireless network coverage edge are disclosed. Embodiments can include a system that comprises a processor and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include generating a power allocation command directed to a user equipment, where the power allocation command can instruct the user equipment to report a location of the user equipment in response to a trigger event associated with the user equipment. The operations can include providing the power allocation command to the user equipment. The operations can include receiving a reported location of the user equipment, where the reported location can indicate the location of the user equipment at a corresponding time relative to occurrence of the trigger event.
US10893500B2	Methods and apparatuses for detecting position change of an access point The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for detecting position change of an access point. According to certain embodiments, the method includes: obtaining a list of access stations scanned by a terminal device, wherein the list of scanned access stations includes the access point; and detecting the position change of the access point when the list of scanned access stations does not include a reference access station in association with the access point.
US10893498B2	Method and apparatus for supporting access control and mobility management The present application provides a method and apparatus for supporting general registration of user equipment to facilitate MO only mode preferences.
US10893496B2	Beam specific timing advance command parameters Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for adjusting timing advance command parameters for specific beam pair links (BPLs) in a wireless communications system. In some cases, a base station may determine that transmission timing at a UE may be misaligned. The may send a timing advance (TA) command for the BPL. A UE may utilize more than one BPL, and may switch communications from a first BPL to second BPL. The second BPL may have a different timing misalignment than the first BPL, and the TA command sent by the base station may be insufficient to correct the timing misalignment of the second BPL. The base station may adjust the TA command parameters (e.g., TA command size or TA command granularity) so that the timing misalignment of the second BPL may be corrected.
US10893494B2	System and method for synchronizing protocol analyzers during wireless testing A computer-implemented method for synchronizing wireless testing devices includes (a) in a first protocol analyzer located in a first RF-isolated test chamber, capturing first network packets transmitted to or from a wireless device-under-test (DUT) to generate first test data, (b) in a second protocol analyzer located in a second RF-isolated test chamber, capturing second network packets transmitted to or from the wireless DUT to generate second test data, (c) synchronizing internal clocks of the first and second protocol analyzers such that the first and second protocol analyzers capture the first and second network packets with respect to a synchronized internal clock time, and (d) merging the first and second test data using the synchronized internal clock time.
US10893492B2	Near field communication reader with dynamic power control A near field communication reader includes a receiver, a transmitter, a matching network, a reader antenna coupled to the matching network; a microcontroller coupled to the receiver and the transmitter, a microcontroller; and a non-transitory computer readable media coupled to the microcontroller and including code segments and data executable on the microcontroller to control a RF driver of the transmitter based upon loading level as determined, for example, by a field detector output and RF driver settings.
US10893487B2	Power headroom reporting for higher frequency carriers in NR Two or more formats for Power Headroom (PH) and maximum transmit power (Pcmax), and corresponding mapping tables, are defined. For example, both 6-bit and 7-bit PH and Pcmax formats are defined. In many cases, particularly when operating in the higher frequency FR2 range, a 7-bit PH or Pcmax may be required to adequately convey power headroom information. Numerous trigger criteria are defined which may indicate that one or the other format is preferred. The format selection must be communicated to the network, and subsequent Power Headroom Reports (PHR) will utilize the selected format.
US10893473B2	Envelope modulation for concurrent transmission of a wake-up signal and user data In one aspect, a transmitting device forms an OFDM signal comprising a plurality of OFDM symbols and carrying user data targeted to a main transceiver of one or more receiving devices. The transmitting device modulates the OFDM signal with a wake-up signature (WUS) targeted to awake-up receiver (WUR) of a receiving device other than the one or more receiving devices. The modulating is performed so as to superimpose a modulation of signal power on the OFDM signal, the resulting variations in signal power conveying the wake-up signature. The modulated OFDM signal is transmitted, where a receiving device receives the OFDM at its WUR. The receiving device detect a WUS modulated in the OFDM signal that is targeted to a wake-up receiver of a receiving device other than the one or more receiving devices. The receiving device wakes up its main transceiver in response to the detecting.
US10893472B2	Access point and station to reduce energy consumption in data transmission in a wireless local area network based upon wakeup procedures The present invention relates to the communications field, and in particular, to a method, an access point, and a station for data transmission in a wireless local area network, so as to reduce energy consumption in a data transmission process. In the invention, the STA may not listen to a trigger frame after receiving the first indication information, and wakes up at the first target wakeup moment. In addition, after waking up, the STA does not miss time for listening to the target trigger frame. This reduces energy consumption in a data transmission process.
US10893470B2	Control information utilization method and apparatus of terminal in mobile communication system A control information utilization method and an apparatus of a terminal with heterogenous technology communication modules operating in a same frequency band are provided to protect against unnecessary battery power consumption. A control information reception method of a terminal includes receiving control information from a base station using a first module, determining a channel occupancy time based on the control information using a licensed assisted access (LAA) radio identifier, and transferring the channel occupancy time to a second module that is operating in a same frequency band as the first module.
US10893467B2	Home automation system including selective operation of paired device based upon voice commands and related methods A home automation (HA) system may include addressable HA devices and an HA interface device that includes a housing, a display, and an audio input device carried by the housing. The HA interface device may also include a controller carried by the housing to store HA device signatures of the addressable HA devices and determine an unpaired addressable HA device and compare the associated HA device signature of the unpaired addressable HA device with the stored HA device signatures. The controller may also, when there is a match between the HA device signature of the unpaired addressable HA device and one of the stored HA device signatures, permit pairing of the unpaired addressable HA device to communicate with the unpaired addressable HA device using a respective wireless communications protocol, and selectively operate paired addressable HA devices based upon voice commands received via the audio input device.
US10893466B2	Rogue base station router detection with statistical algorithms The patent application is directed to a method for detecting a rogue device in a network including the step of providing an algorithm including predetermined criteria, executed by a processor, for identifying the rogue device. The method also includes a step of performing a cellular scan across the network. The method also includes a step of receiving, from the cellular scan, survey data including information of plural devices associated with the predetermined criteria. The method further includes a step of displaying, via a graphical user, a distribution curve including a calculated mean and a standard deviation based on the survey data for the predetermined criteria. The method also includes a step of comparing the information of one of the plural devices with statistically-calculated distribution curves. The method further includes a step of determining the compared information of the one device exceeds a predetermined threshold of standard deviations from a calculated mean and calculating a confidence level that the one device is a rogue device. The application is also directed to a system for testing and determining if a cellular attack on a communication system is active.
US10893463B2	Incremental querying for network coverage Technologies for incrementally increasing a query timer value are described. When in a roaming mode, a user device is attached to a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN). The user device queries for a more preferred VPLMN or the home public land mobile network (HPLMN) to which the user device is subscribed. When the mobile device queries for a more preferred VPLMN or the HPLMN, if the mobile device does not detect a more preferred VPLMN or the HPLMN, the mobile device stays in roaming mode and increments a query timer value so the interval between a subsequent query operation and the currently performed query operation is greater than the interval between the currently performed query operation and a previously performed query operation. Upon attaching to an HPLMN, the query timer value may be reset.
US10893461B2	Method and apparatus for processing transmission of unattended data traffic in a wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method is provided for processing transmission of unattended data traffic (UDT) by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprises transmitting information indicating whether the transmission of UDT is barred, and barring the transmission of UDT based on the transmitted information.
US10893459B2	Wireless base station, first wireless control apparatus, second wireless control apparatus, and wireless apparatus A wireless base station for wireless communication includes: a wireless apparatus configured to perform first signal processing that is a part of signal processing in the wireless communication; a first wireless control apparatus configured to perform a user plane (U-plane) processing of the wireless communication; and a second wireless control apparatus configured to perform a control plane (C-plane) processing of the wireless communication.
US10893458B2	Sensor node for selecting and transmitting a data packet to a relay node Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for selecting a relay node at a first node for transmitting a packet from the first node to a destination node in a wireless sensor network that includes a plurality of nodes. The method can include establishing a transmission angle within which the relay node is preferentially selected, wherein a bounding box surrounding the destination node is between a first side and a second side of the transmission angle, and selecting a second node having a highest remaining energy level among energy levels of neighbor nodes of the first node within the transmission angle to be the relay node. In one example, the candidate nodes for selecting the second node have a remaining energy level above a threshold.
US10893452B2	Method and device of reselecting cell by terminal Provided are a method of reselecting a cell by a terminal in a wireless communication system and a device supporting the same. A terminal may measure a cell on the basis of a priority, may calculate a ranking of the cell, using a cell measurement result, and may reselect a cell having the highest ranking. Otherwise, the terminal may measure a cell and evaluate a cell reselection criterion on the basis of a priority, may calculate a CE level with respect to a cell satisfying the cell reselection criterion evaluation, using a cell measurement result, and may reselect a cell having the lowest CE level. The terminal may be a terminal operating in a coverage extension mode and the coverage extension mode enables the cell measurement to be performed for a longer time than a normal mode.
US10893447B2	Systems and methods for improved Wi-Fi coexistence with radar A wireless transceiver includes an access point and a dynamic frequency selection unit. The access point is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one Wi-Fi user equipment and monitor a target band for energy signatures of a radio frequency operation within the target band. The dynamic frequency selection unit is configured to (i) receive a detected energy signature from the target band, (ii) determine whether the detected energy signature corresponds to a known radio frequency operation within a vicinity of a location of the access point or represents a false positive, and (iii) control the operation of the access point within the target band based on the determination.
US10893444B2	Voice fallback in 5G NR This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable medium for wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a first base station (BS) associated with a fifth generation New Radio (5G NR) radio access technology (RAT), a command of mobility from the 5G NR RAT to a second RAT. The UE may determine that the command of mobility is for voice fallback. The UE may transmit, to a second BS associated with the second RAT and based at least in part on determining that the command of mobility is for voice fallback, a radio resource control (RRC) connection request communication for attempting to communicatively connect with the second BS for voice fallback.
US10893443B2	Network-based policy control for simultaneous accesses The present invention faces identifying resource allocation results when resource request and modifications occur in fast succession, and provides for associating at an AF each media component description transmitted to a PCRF with a media component instance identifier, associating at the PCRF each media component instance identifier with rule instance identifiers for control rules determined for each media component description, and associating at a PCEF each rule instance identifier with a control rule and with a bearer for which the control rule is to be installed or modified. Upon obtaining a resource allocation result for a bearer at the PCEF, determining and transmitting to the PCRF the rule instance identifier associated with the bearer and an affected control rule, determining and transmitting from the PCRF to the AF a media component instance identifier associated with the received rule instance identifier for the affected control rule, and identifying at the AF the media component description associated with the received media component instance identifier and for which the received resource allocation applies.
US10893439B2	Resource partitioning in a wireless backhaul network Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless node may establish a wireless connection between the wireless node and a second wireless node in a wireless backhaul communications network. The wireless node may identify a first set of common resources for use in at least one of access communications or backhaul communications. The first set of common resources is allocated for common use by the wireless nodes of the wireless backhaul communications network. The wireless node may identify a second set of partitioned resources available for at least one of access communications or backhaul communications. The second set partitioned into a plurality of subsets each allocated for use by selected subsets of one or more of the wireless nodes of the wireless backhaul communications network.
US10893438B2	Wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.
US10893437B2	Out-of-order packet handling in 5G/new radio A user equipment (UE) can receive a first data stream and a second data stream. The UE can store data units of the second data stream, as stored data units, in a buffer while a retransmission operation is performed for the first data stream. The UE can determine that a threshold is satisfied with regard to the buffer, wherein the threshold is associated with a counter that is maintained based on the storing of the data units and can provide the stored data units based on determining that the threshold is satisfied.
US10893435B2	Data transmission method and apparatus thereof The present disclosure relates to data transmission methods and apparatus. One example method includes receiving, by user equipment, a first message sent by a control plane network element or a user plane network element, where the first message includes a correspondence between a first quality of service identifier (NQI) and a first reflective quality of service identifier (RQI), obtaining, by the user equipment, a second message sent by the user plane network element, and if the second message does not carry a second RQI, generating, by the user equipment, a first quality of service rule based on the second message and the correspondence between the first NQI and the first RQI, where the second RQI is used to instruct the user equipment to activate a reflective quality of service (RQ) mechanism.
US10893430B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting channel state information Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting channel state information. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal device, downlink control information DCI transmitted by a network device; determining, by the first terminal device, according to the DCI, whether it is necessary to report CSI; and when the first terminal device determines that it is necessary to report the CSI, transmitting, by the first terminal device, the CSI of the first terminal device to the network device. The first terminal device may be triggered to report the CSI according to the DCI transmitted by the network device, and thus the terminal device may report its own CSI.
US10893429B2	Uplink measurement signal indication method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to example uplink measurement signal indication methods and apparatuses. One example method includes receiving, by a terminal device, signaling sent by a network device, where the signaling carries indication information that indicates a transmit beam for sending an uplink measurement signal by the terminal device, and sending, by the terminal device, the uplink measurement signal to the network device based on the indication information by using the transmit beam.
US10893427B2	Communication terminal, radio network node and methods therein Embodiments herein disclose e.g. a method performed by a communication terminal for handling signal measurements in a wireless communication network (1). The communication terminal may adapt a measurement procedure to construct a measurement sample of a reference signal from a cell operated by a radio network node (12); or adjust a filter algorithm of the measurement procedure based on one or more previous valid measurement samples of a previous reference signal from the cell, when measuring on the cell where reference signals are not available for the communication terminal at every designated reference signal occasion.
US10893426B2	Channel quality information calculation method, apparatus, and system Embodiments of the application relate to the communications field, and disclose a channel quality information calculation method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a downlink configuration instruction sent by an access network device; performing, by the terminal, measurement on a reference signal resource indicated by the downlink configuration instruction, to obtain first channel quality information, and sending the first channel quality information to the access network device; sending, by the terminal, an SRS to the access network device; and calculating, by the access network device, second channel quality information based on the first channel quality information and the SRS.
US10893424B1	Creating and using cell clusters Concepts and technologies are disclosed for creating and using cell clusters. Cellular network data associated with a cellular network can be obtained. The cellular network data can include configuration data associated with a cell of the cellular network and a performance indicator associated with the cellular network. A number of cell clusters to be generated can be determined, and the cell clusters can be generated. The cell clusters can include a cell cluster that can represent multiple cells including the cell. A model that represents the cell cluster can be trained. An input cluster that represents multiple inputs can be generated. The inputs can be associated with the multiple cells and the input cluster can include a value. The value can be provided as input to the model to obtain a predicted output associated with the cell cluster.
US10893422B2	Apparatus, method, and product for selecting a base station An apparatus, method, and computer program are disclosed for selecting an optimal small cell base station (“small cell”) for a UE within wireless communication range of a macro cell base station (“macro cell”). The apparatus includes a processor for the macro cell and a memory storing program code executable to cause the macro cell to receive measurements of co-frequency interference between individual small cells of a group within wireless communication range of the macro cell, receive signal strength measurements for the small cells from a user equipment (“UE”) within wireless communication range of the macro cell, and select one of the small cells of the group as an optimal base station for the UE, based on the signal strength measurements received from the UE for the individual small cells and on measurements of co-frequency interference between the individual small cells. A method and computer program perform functions of the apparatus.
US10893420B2	System and method of automatic physical cell ID allocation to reduce collision A management node and method at the management node provide automatic PCI allocation to sites in a RAN by iteratively identifying a selected cell site to be allocated a PCI group. From a group of cell sites in the RAN that have already been allocated a PCI group, the method obtains, for each PCI group, a closest neighbor site having a least distance from the selected cell site. The method allocates a PCI associated with a closest neighbor site based on whether any of the closest neighbor sites meet criteria including, with respect to the selected cell site, a respective distance greater than a cluster distance, a lack of coverage overlap between any respective sectors, a tier relationship that is two or greater and a respective distance greater than an average cell footprint, and a lack of sectors that face any sectors of the given cell site.
US10893419B2	Systems and methods for coordinating initiation, preparing, vetting, scheduling, constructing, and implementing a small cell implementation A method for coordinating initiation of a small cell is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving construction plans and other project details for the small cell. The method also includes performing an initial site visit. The method further includes ensuring the construction plans match field conditions and identifying any obstacles to the installation of the small cell.
US10893418B2	AP deployment in a network comprising a centralized system and a distributed system Embodiments are directed to access point deployment in a network including a centralized system and a distributed system. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a memory and a processor executing instructions stored in the memory. The instructions include instructions to receive a message from an access point (AP) requesting a role in a network and, based on reception of the message, to access a deployment policy. The instructions further include instructions to determine whether the deployment policy is defined for the AP and, based on a determination that the deployment policy is defined for the AP, to assign the role to the AP corresponding to the deployment policy and corresponding to at least one of a centralized system or a distributed system of the network.
US10893417B1	Soft service migration between spectrum access system (SAS) providers for citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) networks Techniques and mechanisms for a soft migration from an initial or source Spectrum Access System (SAS) of a source SAS provider to a destination SAS of a destination SAS provider for a base station operative to serve as a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network are described. While the base station operates to facilitate communications for one or more user equipments (UEs) and is registered with the source SAS for spectrum access, the base station may communicate in one or more message exchanges for registering with the destination SAS and for receiving from the destination SAS a grant for spectrum access to spectrum according to a plurality of operating parameters. After communicating in a message exchange with the destination SAS in a heartbeat procedure for receiving an authorization to use the granted spectrum, the base station may deregister with the source SAS.
US10893416B2	Method for wireless network monitoring and network node for implementing the same A method for monitoring transmission in a wireless network comprising a radio access infrastructure and wireless devices, is provided. The method comprises: generate an estimated number of wireless devices according to a predetermined profile of number of wireless devices; generate an estimated trajectory of each of the estimated number of wireless devices according to a predetermined profile of trajectories; for each wireless device of the estimated number of wireless devices, determine an estimated distribution of the probabilities of radio transmission error during a time window using the estimated trajectory of the wireless device; and determine an estimate of a figure of merit of the wireless network based on the respective estimated distributions of the probabilities of radio transmission error during the time window for the wireless devices.
US10893414B1	Selective attestation of wireless communications The present disclosure describes techniques for selective attestation of a wireless communication session between an originating device and destination device. Attestation of the originating device identity depends in part on determining that the destination network associated with the destination device deploys a STIR/SHAKEN framework for end-to-end authentication and assertion of a telephone identity. This disclosure describes techniques to verify that the destination network has deployed the STIR/SHAKEN framework based on the administrative operator carrier number (AOCN) or operator carrier number (OCN) of the destination network. In response to determining the destination network has deployed the STIR/SHAKEN framework, a carrying node is configured to selectively generate instructions to include an attestation of an identity of the originating device in the SIP INVITE message sent to the destination network.
US10893412B2	Authenticated device assisted user authentication Authenticated device assisted user authentication includes detecting, by an authenticated device, a proximate device, wherein a user of the authenticated device is currently authenticated to access a restricted-access function of the authenticated device. The method includes performing, by the authenticated device, an intent determination for the user with respect to a restricted-access function of the proximate device. The method includes in response to the intent determination indicating an intent to access the restricted-access function of the proximate device, performing, by the authenticated device, authentication assistance for the user with respect to the proximate device.
US10893405B2	Network nodes and methods performed therein for enabling communication in a communication network A method, performed by a RAN node, for enabling connection setup for a wireless device in a communication network comprising a first network which is a home network of the wireless device and a second network which is visited by the wireless device. The networks each comprise partitioned sets of functionalities, which sets of functionalities each belong to a network slice of the network, wherein a first set of functionalities in the first network belongs to a first network slice supporting the wireless device. The RAN node receives a first network identity for the home network, an identity of the first network slice supporting the wireless device in the home network and a second network identity for the second network, from the wireless device, to retrieve an identity of a second network slice capable of supporting the wireless device in the second network to determine a second core network node.
US10893400B2	Pedestrian safety communication system and method A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.
US10893399B2	Development of a master subscription at a home subscriber server Examples herein relate to development of a master subscription at a home subscriber server (HSS). Examples disclose based on an activation from a gateway, the development of the master subscription at the HSS. The master subscription is exclusive to a group of Internet of Things (IoT) devices tethered to the gateway. Based on the master subscription developed at the HSS, a message, intended for a target IoT device among the group of IoT devices tether to the gateway, is transmitted to the gateway.
US10893395B2	Messaging service in a wireless communications network A mobile wireless device may transmit at least some messages to at least some recipient devices that correspond to subscribers of a service for receiving packet-switched messages, wherein the service includes a server that receives packet-switched messages transmitted via the service to recipient devices that correspond to subscribers of the service and at least some messages over a cellular network to at least some recipient devices that do not correspond to subscribers of the service. The cellular network may include a core network.
US10893393B2	MBMS bearer setup in a group communications system In accordance with particular embodiments, a method, performed by a control node, for multimedia broadcast multicast service, MBMS, bearer setup in a group communications system comprises activating and announcing an MBMS bearer to the client nodes. The MBMS bearer is independent of any particular group of client nodes. The method also includes obtaining a call setup message for a group call from a first client node of the client nodes. The method additionally includes broadcasting a connect message for the group call to at least one other client node of the client nodes in response to having received the call setup message. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method, performed by a client node, for MBMS bearer setup in a group communications system comprises obtaining a service announcement of an MBMS bearer from a control node. The MBMS bearer is independent of any particular group of client nodes. The method additionally includes providing a call setup message for a group call to the control node in response thereto.
US10893391B1	Tracking and monitoring system A system and method for tracking and monitoring persons. To begin, the presence of a user at a location is determined when the userID is identified in the primary input data. The user's motion are determined using the primary input data and the secondary input data when the presence of the user at the location is determined. The position of the user is determined using the secondary input data when the presence of the user is determined. A matching algorithm is used to identify reference data that is similar to the primary input data or secondary input data and thereby determines completion of a user task of the user. transmit, via a communications device communicatively coupled to the control circuit, a notification is transmitted to a user computing device for conveyance via the user interface when completion of the user task is determined.
US10893390B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving location information in NR V2X Provided herein are a method for receiving, by a first device, location information of a second device in a wireless communication system and a device for supporting the same. The method may include the steps of receiving a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) from the second device, and receiving location information of the second device from the second device through a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) related to the PSCCH.
US10893385B1	Detection of a physical collision between two client devices in a location sharing system The invention provides methods, systems, and devices for detecting a physical collision between two client devices based on sensor data. A server computer receives a first collision signature from a first client device, and a second collision signature from a second client device. Based on determining that a correlation of the first collision signature and the second collision signature does not achieve a detection threshold, the server computer lowers, for a limited period of time, the detection threshold. If the server computer receives, within the limited period of time, a third collision signature from the first client device, and a fourth collision signature from the second client device, and determines that a correlation of the third collision signature and the fourth collision signature achieves the lowered detection threshold, the server computer detects a collision between the first and second client devices.
US10893383B2	Systems and methods for monitoring system equipment diagnosis Various embodiments provide systems and methods for diagnosing monitoring system equipment functionality. In some instances, a first test command is provided to a user attached monitor device and a second test command is provided to a user detached monitor device. A first test result is received from the user attached monitor device and a second test result is received from the user detached monitor device. A combination of the first test result and the second test result is analyzed to determine an operation status.
US10893382B1	Messaging systems for sharing location specific information The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented messaging system for sharing location specific information. Users of the messaging system may provide a message about a specific location. The message can be displayed as a tag. The messaging system can comprise a map-based interface, and a plurality of tags on the map-based interface. The tags may be (i) positioned adjacent to a specific location and (ii) oriented to point towards the specific location. The tags may be configured to display at least a portion of a message about the specific location.
US10893380B2	Guidance assistance apparatus, guidance assistance method, and storage medium for storing program A guidance assistance apparatus includes: a memory that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: acquire a guidance route through which a guided person is to be guided from routes from a start-point position to an end-point position; calculate, based on information relating to the routes, an influence level on the guided person in a case in which the guided person deviates from the acquired guidance route, with respect to each of branch places at which the guidance route branches into a route different from the guidance route; and output the calculated influence level.
US10893378B2	Method and system of presence detection The present disclosure reveals a method and system to reliably detect the physical presence in a certain area of a preferably authenticated token holder (for example a User or the owner of a smart device) who preferably has explicitly consented to this process. It can be used on premise with any wireless communication technology that supports connection-less advertising or broadcasting. A straightforward use-case for these methods is the detection of users (such as customers) in physical locations (such as shops).
US10893376B2	Communication device, communication control method, and communication system Provided is a communication device within a communication network including a plurality of communication nodes, including: a reception unit that receives a data packet transmitted from a terminal device or transmitted to the terminal device; a communication control unit that selects a forwarding destination node of the data packet from a plurality of forwarding destination node candidates when the terminal device is a machine-type communication (MTC) terminal; and a transmission unit that transmits the data packet to the forwarding destination node selected by the communication control unit.
US10893375B2	Headtracking for parametric binaural output system and method A method of encoding channel or object based input audio for playback, the method including the steps of: (a) initially rendering the channel or object based input audio into an initial output presentation; (b) determining an estimate of the dominant audio component from the channel or object based input audio and determining a series of dominant audio component weighting factors for mapping the initial output presentation into the dominant audio component; (c) determining an estimate of the dominant audio component direction or position; and (d) encoding the initial output presentation, the dominant audio component weighting factors, the dominant audio component direction or position as the encoded signal for playback.
US10893374B2	Electronic device and audio output method for electronic device An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a gyro sensor for sensing rotation of an electronic device; a memory for storing a plurality of head related transfer functions corresponding to a plurality of directions; and a processor configured to generate a stereo signal by applying, to an audio signal, a first head related transfer function corresponding to a first direction, generate a stereo signal by applying, to the audio signal, a second head related transfer function corresponding to a third direction symmetric to a second direction with reference to the first direction when the electronic device rotates from the first direction to the second direction, and generate a stereo signal by applying the first head related transfer function to the audio signal when a pre-designated time elapses after the electronic device rotates from the first direction to the second direction.
US10893368B2	Antenna and device with such an antenna An antenna for inductively transmitting information and/or energy, in particular a hearing aid antenna, has a foil-like antenna base body that has a central coil core section that holds a first coil, and outer antenna sections arranged opposite one another on both sides of the central coil core section. The outer antenna sections respectively have an edge-side coil core section that adjoins the central coil core section and holds a second coil. The outer antenna sections are at an angle relative to the central coil core section. There is also described a device, in particular a hearing device, which is preferably a hearing aid, with such an antenna.
US10893367B2	Loudspeaker unit with multiple drive units Loudspeaker unit with a membrane (2) and a plurality of drive units (5) driving the membrane (2). Each of the plurality of drive units (5) has n voice coils (3) and at least n+1 magnets (4), n being an integer larger than or equal to 1. The magnets (4) have an axial magnetization and are stacked in axial direction with similar pole parts of adjacent ones of the at least n+1 magnets facing each other. The at least n+1 magnets (4) are separated in the stack over a magnet separation distance (dm), the magnet separation distance (dm) being substantially equal to a width (ws) in the stack direction of the at least n voice coils (3).
US10893365B2	Method for processing voice in electronic device and electronic device Provided are a method for processing information and related products. The method includes the following. A target voice corresponding to a target language type is obtained. A first language type corresponding to the first headphone is determined. The target voice is converted into a first input voice corresponding to the first language type. The first input voice is sent to the first headphone.
US10893364B2	Expandable speaker systems A speaker system is provided having a primary speaker module configured to communicate with an external audio device and having a speaker output face and a back surface, and a secondary speaker module in signal communication with the primary speaker module and having a speaker output face and a back surface. The primary speaker module and the secondary speaker module combine in at least two configurations, a first configuration in which the primary speaker module and the secondary speaker module are connected at their back surfaces and their respective speaker output faces face opposite directions, and a second configuration in which the primary speaker module and the secondary speaker module are side by side and their respective speaker output faces face substantially the same direction.
US10893362B2	Addition of virtual bass Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for processing an audio signal to add virtual bass. In one representative embodiment, an apparatus includes: an input line that inputs an original audio signal; an estimator, coupled to the input line, that estimates a fundamental frequency of a bass sound within the original audio signal; a bass extraction filter, coupled to the input line, that extracts a bass portion of the original audio signal that is at least 1 octave wide and includes the fundamental frequency; a frequency translator, coupled to the bass extraction filter, that shifts the bass portion, in its entirety, by a positive frequency increment that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency estimated by the estimator, thereby providing a virtual bass signal; and an adder having 1) inputs coupled to the original audio signal and to the virtual bass signal and 2) an output.
US10893356B2	Method and appartus for adaptive audio signal alteration A method and an apparatus for enabling adaptive audio signal alteration are described. When an input audio signal is received, a determination of whether the user of an audio device hears the input audio signal is performed based upon brain activity of the user. A determination of whether the user is distracted by the audio signal is performed based upon sensor measurements indicating a physical state of the user. In response to determining that the user hears the input audio signal and that the input audio signal causes the user to be distracted, a determination of configuration parameter(s) is performed. An alteration of audio signal(s) is caused based upon the configuration parameter(s) to obtain modified version(s) of the audio signal(s) that are intended to address the distraction caused by the input audio signal, and output audio signals are output, where the output audio signals include the modified versions.
US10893354B2	Headset A headset includes: a microphone, a first transmission line that transmits a first electrical signal generated by the microphone to an external device; an operation switch that receives an operation for switching between (i) a non-mute state in which the first electrical signal is transmitted to the external device and (ii) a mute state in which the first electrical signal is not transmitted to the external device; an electronic switch that switches between (i) a conductive state in which the first electrical signal is transmitted and (ii) a non-conductive state in which the first electrical signal is not transmitted, on the basis of a control voltage which changes according to the state of the operation switch; and a voltage generator that generates the control voltage.
US10893351B1	Headphone charging case The invention relates to a headphone charging case comprising an earphone case with earphone holder affixed inside the earphone case, and the side of the earphone holder is relatively connected with a WIFI antenna, an RF antenna. The inside of the earphone holder is provided with an earphone, and the inside of the earphone holder is relatively inserted with a placement channel matched with the earphone. The top of the earphone holder is provided with a magnet for attracting the earphone, the lithium battery is provided inside the earphone, and the charging conductor at the bottom of the earphone is electrically connected with the lithium battery. A main board and a rechargeable battery are affixed to the earphone holder. A charging board is fixed on the main board, a pogopin charging contact is electrically connected to the charging board, a Type-C charging port is fixed on the bottom of the main board, and the top of the earphone case is connected to the upper cover with a hinge bracket.
US10893347B2	Intelligent audio playback and community sharing system An intelligent audio playback and community sharing system is disclosed, comprising a backend server equipment, an object body combined with an RFID tag, a sound box device, and an application program installed within an electronic device, wherein the backend server equipment stores at least one object file such that, after the object body is placed on the sound box device, the sound box device can search inside the local device or the backend server equipment and play back the audio signals corresponding to the RFID tag; moreover, the user can add or change the audio signals which each RFID tag corresponds to via the application program so that the sound box device can play back music or audio files of any suitable forms in accordance with the user's needs.
US10893346B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image, one or more sound generation devices configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound, a supporting member configured to support the display panel, a partition between the display panel and the supporting member, the partition including: a first side in a horizontal direction, and a second side in a vertical direction, and one or more first pad parts on the first side.
US10893342B2	Reconfigurable optical modulator There is provided a reconfigurable optical modulator comprising a light source and a splitter operative to receive an input signal from the light source and to split the input signal into a plurality of split signals. The optical modulator comprises a plurality of optical amplifiers, each being operative to receive one of the plurality of split signals as an input and to act as a switch having a first state where the split signal is blocked and a second state where the split signal is amplified. The optical modulator comprises a plurality of modulators, each being operative to receive an amplified split signal from one of the plurality of optical amplifiers and to modulate the amplified split signal into a modulated signal. The optical modulator comprises an optical combiner operative to combine a plurality of modulated signals produced by the plurality of modulators to thereby produce a modulated output signal.
US10893340B2	Compact networking device for remote stations A tower-mounted networking device facilitates deploying a remote station without having to build a custom station aside a radio tower. The networking device's chassis comprises a mounting bracket, which includes a curved contour for mounting the networking device on the radio tower. Also, the chassis can be resistant to weather intrusion, by not including a vent, to allow the networking device to be installed outdoors. The networking device can include a first power port coupled to an external connection line from a source external to the tower, such that the external connection line provides at least power to the networking device. The networking device can use the power to power a set of antenna mounted on the radio tower. The networking device can also relay a network connection between a pair of antennas, and/or between an antenna and a network connection to an Internet service provider.
US10893331B1	Subtitle processing for devices with limited memory Methods and apparatus are described for reducing subtitle information for just-after-broadcast (JAB) content. Redundant information in subtitle entries is removed so that some client devices with limited memory can handle the single subtitle file that is delivered with JAB content.
US10893330B2	Concurrent presentation of non-programming media assets with programming media content at client device A media presentation and distribution system communicatively coupled to a client device, which handles enablement of a client-side dynamic presentation of at least one non-programming media asset along with programming media content. The client device receives a first media stream of the programming media content in response to a request, associated with at least one user preference for the programming media content, to the media presentation and distribution system. The client device identifies at least one tag in the programming media content and transmits at least one event opportunity point for selection to the media presentation distribution system. Based on the selection, the client device modifies a display view of the client device for a defined duration, and presents the at least one non-programming media asset, from a second media stream for the defined duration, concurrently with the programming media content over the modified display view of the client device.
US10893323B2	Method and apparatus of managing visual content A system and method is provided for managing visual content. In one instance, an exemplary method includes receiving a stream of video fingerprints derived in a fingerprint generator by an irreversible data reduction process, from respective temporal regions within a particular visual content stream and at a fingerprint processor that is physically separate from the fingerprint generator via a communication network. The fingerprints are processed in the fingerprint processor to generate metadata which is not directly encoded in the fingerprints. Processing of the fingerprints includes windowing the stream of fingerprints with a time window, deriving frequencies of occurrence of particular fingerprint values or ranges of fingerprint values within each time window, determining statistical moments or entropy values of said frequencies of occurrence, comparing said statistical moments or entropy values with expected values for particular types of content, and generating metadata representing the type of the visual content.
US10893322B2	Method of displaying multiple content streams on a user device A method of displaying multimedia content includes determining a type, display capabilities, and a network connection associated with a user device, streaming at least one video stream to the user device, and inspecting the at least one video stream to determine an identity of a user and context associated with the at least one video stream, and a time the at least one video stream was displayed. The method includes comparing the at least one video stream to history, associated with the user, to determine whether the at least one video stream is typical in relation to the user, comparing the context with history of other users to determine whether a social variable is associated with the at least one video stream, and updating the history based on the context, time, type, whether at least one video stream was typical, and whether social variable was present.
US10893320B2	Dynamic video overlays A client device accesses a video input stream from an intermediate device for display. The client device analyzes the video input stream to determine that the video input stream matches a template indicating a change of speed. In some example embodiments, the analysis is performed while the client device is generating a video output stream that replaces video content received from a content source via the intermediate device. Based on the video input stream matching the template, the client device modifies the video output stream to show the change of speed. For example, commercials transmitted from a national content provider to a smart TV via a set-top box may be replaced with targeted commercials. During the replacement, fast-forwarding of the commercial may be detected by matching a template with the video input stream. While the video input stream is being fast-forwarded, the smart TV fast-forwards the targeted commercial.
US10893312B2	Digital content provision A collaborative recommender system which is based on an application of Formal Concept Analysis is disclosed. A problem with collaborative recommender systems based on Formal Concept Analysis is that the size of the concept lattices generated can be very large. Large lattices both take a great deal of time to generate, and tend to include extraneous concepts. In the collaborative recommender systems disclosed herein the size of the concept lattices used are only of a scale required to capture the tastes of an individual user. This reduces the computational resource required by the recommender system markedly. Further improvements are obtained in some embodiments by selecting only relevant concepts from the concept lattice before building a user profile from the selected concepts. Yet further improvements are obtained by the introduction of a relevance measure which depends upon the difference between the size of the extent of the concept whose relevance is being measured and the size of the largest lower neighbour of the concept whose relevance is being measured. This relevance measure can be computed more easily than prior relevance measures.
US10893310B1	Managing playback bitrate selection Techniques enabled by the present disclosure allow a media content service to support different playback modes in the presence of variations in media content asset types and viewer device capabilities. The techniques enabled by the present disclosure further allow encoding media content with playback bitrates targeted for streaming playback mode and playback bitrates targeted for download playback mode, and managing manifest data to allow viewer devices to select between different playback bitrates for a particular playback mode with greater precision.
US10893309B2	Method and apparatus for automatic HLS bitrate adaptation A media player system is provided for receiving and processing a media program that uses a time interval interval to required to decode ND frames of the media program segment. The media system receives the requested media program segment, processes the segment and determines if the throughput of the media program differs from the desired presentation throughput by a tolerance amount. Both decoding and rendering performance are determined and used to determine presentation throughput, and to determine if heavier or lighter variants of the media program should be requested for subsequent media program segments.
US10893306B2	Digital encryption of tokens within videos Embedding of digital tokens within a digital video can occur cryptographically using a public key in some embodiments. The digital video may be altered in a variety of ways so that the video itself contains an integrated token that can represent various quantities. Audiovisual data can be altered to contain both a token and a perceptible user auditory or visual cue as to the presence of the encrypted digital token. A video with an embedded digital token may be sent to users on the Internet. A video recipient may be able to view the video and also take additional action or gain additional functionality from the digital token embedded in the video. Tokens can be embedded by altering video metadata so that the perceptible video content itself is not changed in some embodiments.
US10893304B2	Apparatus for receiving broadcast signal and method for receiving broadcast signal An apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal includes a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal, the broadcast signal including service components of a broadcast service, service signaling information signaling the broadcast service and a service list table including information for bootstrapping the service signaling information; a hardware processor configured to parse the broadcast signal and obtain the service list table, the service signaling information and the service components of the broadcast service, wherein the service signaling information includes first session description data and second session description data, wherein the first session description data includes IP/UDP information identifying a Real-Time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) session in the broadcast signal, and the second session description data for the identified ROUTE session includes Transport Session Identifiers (TSIs) for identifying Layered Coding Transport (LCT) channels that carry the service components delivered through the identified ROUTE session.
US10893300B2	System and method for video processing A system for processing a video obtains a prediction table for a reference frame of the video and codes one or more target frames of the video based on the prediction table. The prediction table is a Huffman table of difference values for reference pixels of the reference frame. The difference value for a reference pixel is determined based on an actual value of the reference pixel and a prediction value determined based on respective pixel values of one or more pixels adjacent to the reference pixel. The one or more target frames are coded based on the Huffman table of the reference frame and prediction values of the one or more target frames.
US10893299B2	Surface normal vector processing mechanism An apparatus to facilitate processing video bit stream data is disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more processors to encode surface normals data with point cloud geometry data included in the video bit stream data for reconstruction of objects within the video bit stream data based on the surface normals data and a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors.
US10893297B2	Processing image data using tiered bit-layers Examples of the present disclosure relate to methods for processing image data. In one such example, data elements are received defining a portion of a line of pixels of an image, the image comprising one or more lines of pixels definable by one or more respective sets of data elements. In some cases, a transform operation is performed on the data elements to obtain a plurality of binary transform coefficients, wherein the transform operation is performed independently of data elements defining any other line of pixels. The plurality of transform coefficients is encoded as a sequence of tiered bit-layers, each bit-layer in the sequence of bit-layers comprising a set of bits corresponding to a given bit position in each of the plurality of transform coefficients. The encoded plurality of transform coefficients is output.
US10893296B2	Sensor data compression in a multi-sensor internet of things environment Techniques are provided for sensor data compression in a multi-sensor Internet of Things environment. An exemplary method comprises obtaining sensor data from a plurality of sensors satisfying one or more of predefined sensor proximity criteria and predefined similar sensor type criteria; applying an image-based compression technique to the sensor data to generate compressed sensor data; and providing the compressed sensor data to a data center. The image-based compression technique comprises a discrete cosine transform technique, a video compression technique, and/or an auto-encoder deep learning technique that utilizes one or more over-fitted bidirectional recurrent convolutional neural networks. The sensor data is optionally normalized prior to being applied to the image-based compression technique.
US10893292B2	Electronic circuit and electronic device performing motion estimation through hierarchical search An electronic circuit includes a block determinator, a candidate selector, and a motion vector generator to perform motion estimation. The block determinator determines a current block and candidate blocks with regard to each of decimated images generated from an original image, wherein the block determinator determines first candidate blocks based on a location of the current block without a full search for all pixels with regard to a first decimated image of the lowest resolution. The candidate selector selects second candidate blocks which are some of the first candidate blocks with regard to a second decimated image of the highest resolution, such that the block determinator determines the second candidate blocks with regard to the original image. The motion vector generator generates a motion vector for the current block based on one reference patch determined from reference patches indicated by candidate motion vectors of the second candidate blocks.
US10893276B2	Image encoding device and method The present disclosure relates to an image encoding device and method that can improve the encoding speed while the picture quality is maintained. A statistical information calculation unit supplies calculated statistical information to a table selection unit. The table selection unit is further supplied with a picture type and a picture depth of an image from a screen sort buffer and a quantization parameter Qp from a rate controlling unit. The table selection unit determines a mode table to be used from among a plurality of mode tables, which are stored in a table storage unit in response to picture types, picture depths, statistical information, applications, Qp and so forth and in which types of prediction modes that become a selection target are limited. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to an image processing apparatus that performs encoding.
US10893274B2	Method for processing video signal on basis of arbitrary partition transform Provided is a method for processing a video signal on the basis of an arbitrary partition transform, the method comprising the steps of: determining a partition set for input data, the partition set indicating a set of partitions divided from a data block on the basis of a scanning pattern; determining a transform matrix set corresponding to the partition set; obtaining an arbitrary partition transform vector for each partition by applying the transform matrix set to the partition set; and obtaining the arbitrary partition transform coefficient for the input data by inverse-mapping the arbitrary partition transform vector.
US10893270B2	Image encoding device, image encoding method, and image encoding program, and image decoding device, image decoding method, and image decoding program An image encoding device adapted to segment an image into blocks and encode the image in units of blocks resulting from segmenting the image is provided. A block segmentation unit recursively segments the image into rectangles of a predetermined size to generate a block subject to encoding. A bitstream generation unit encodes block segmentation information of the block subject to encoding. The block segmentation unit includes: a quartering unit that quarters a target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to generate four blocks; and a halving unit that halves a target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal or vertical direction to generate two blocks. When previous recursive segmentation is halving, the halving unit prohibits a target block subject to current recursive segmentation from being segmented in the same direction as a direction in which the block was segmented in the previous recursive segmentation.
US10893260B2	Depth mapping with a head mounted display using stereo cameras and structured light An augmented reality (AR) headset includes a depth camera assembly that combines stereo imaging with structured light (SL) to generate depth information for an area of interest. The depth camera assembly includes at least two image capture devices and a SL illuminator and determines an imaging mode based on a signal to noise ratio or spatial variance of images captured by one or more of the cameras. Different imaging modes correspond to different operation of one or more image capture devices and the SL illuminator. The depth camera assembly includes different ranges of signal to noise ratios that each correspond to an imaging mode, and the depth camera assembly configures the image capture devices and the SL illuminator based on an imaging mode associated with a range of signal to noise ratios including the signal to noise ratio of a captured image.
US10893259B2	Apparatus and method for generating a tiled three-dimensional image representation of a scene An apparatus for generating a three-dimensional image representation of a scene comprises a receiver (301) receiving a tiled three-dimensional image representation of a scene from a first viewpoint, the representation comprising a plurality of interconnected tiles, each tile comprising a depth map and a texture map representing a viewport of the scene from the first viewpoint and the tiles forming a tiling pattern. A first processor (311) determines neighboring border regions in at least a first tile and in a second tile in response to the tiling pattern. A second processor (309) modifies at least a first depth value of a first border region of the first tile in response to at least a second depth value in a second border region of the second tile, the border regions being neighboring regions. The modified depth maps may be used to generate a mesh based on which images may be generated.
US10893258B1	Displacement-oriented view synthesis system and method A displacement-oriented view synthesis system includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) warping devices each coupled to receive at least one input image captured from a corresponding reference view, and each performing 3D warping on the input image to generate at least one corresponding warped image in a target view; a view blending device coupled to receive the warped images, and performing view blending on the warped images to generate at least one blended image in the target view; and an inpainting device coupled to receive the blended image, and performing inpainting on the blended image to generate a synthesized image in the target view. The inpainting is performed according to a difference displacement between frames of different views.
US10893257B2	Multi-dimensional data capture of an environment using plural devices Embodiments of the invention describe apparatuses, systems, and methods related to data capture of objects and/or an environment. In one embodiment, a user can capture time-indexed three-dimensional (3D) depth data using one or more portable data capture devices that can capture time indexed color images of a scene with depth information and location and orientation data. In addition, the data capture devices may be configured to captured a spherical view of the environment around the data capture device.
US10893255B2	Camera system for increasing baseline A camera system is provided to increase a baseline. The camera system includes a single lens, and an image sensor includes at least one pixel array, each of the at least one pixel array including a plurality of pixels in a two-dimensional arrangement and a single microlens disposed on the plurality of pixels to be shared. Light shielding layers formed with Offset Pixel Apertures (OPAs) are disposed on at least two pixels of the plurality of pixels, and the OPAs are formed on the light shielding layers to maximize a spaced distance between the OPAs.
US10893251B2	Three-dimensional model generating device and three-dimensional model generating method A three-dimensional model generating device includes: a converted image generating unit that, for each of input images included in one or more items of video data and having mutually different viewpoints, generates a converted image from the input image that includes fewer pixels than the input image; a camera parameter estimating unit that detects features in the converted images and estimates, for each of the input images, a camera parameter at a capture time of the input image, based on a pair of similar features between two of the converted images; and a three-dimensional model generating unit that generates a three-dimensional model using the input images and the camera parameters.
US10893249B2	Imaging device An imaging device includes an imaging sensor that outputs an imaging signal representing a sequence of frame images of a photographic subject. A buffer memory temporarily stores data of the sequence of frame images from the imaging signal. A release switch is actuated by a user to output an image-taking signal. A controller, upon receipt of the image-taking signal from the release switch: (i) generates moving image data from at least some of the plurality of frame images stored in the buffer memory, (ii) generates at least one piece of still image data based on at least one frame image of the plurality of frame images stored in the buffer memory, and (iii) associates the moving image data with the still image data and records the moving image data and the still image data in a recording medium.
US10893248B2	Imaging sensor and imaging device An imaging sensor includes a color filter, and DBPF that has a transmission characteristic in a visible-light band, a blocking characteristic in a first wavelength band adjacent to a long-wavelength side of the visible-light band, and a transmission characteristic in a second wavelength band that is a part of the first wavelength band. A transmission characteristic of DBPF and a transmission characteristic of each filter part of the color filter are set in such a manner that the second wavelength band of DBPF is included in a third wavelength band that is a wavelength band in which transmittance of the filter parts in colors is approximate to each other on a long-wavelength side of the visible-light band and a fourth wavelength band that is a wavelength band in which a filter part for infrared light has a transmission characteristic.
US10893247B2	Medical signal processing device and medical observation system A medical signal processing device for processing an image obtained by an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels, and generating a video signal for display, includes a Y gamma-correction unit that performs Y gamma-correction on a luminance signal for each pixel in the image obtained by the imaging unit.
US10893246B2	Projection system and automatic setting method thereof A projection system including a processing device and a projector is provided. The projector is coupled to the processing device. The projector includes a projection unit and an image capturing unit. The projection unit is configured to project an image frame onto a projection plane, where the image includes a grid point array. The image capturing unit is configured to capture the image frame on the projection plane according to a plurality of setting parameters, so as to obtain a plurality of captured images corresponding to the setting parameters. The processing device selects one of the captured images meeting a preset image condition as a desired captured image, and sets the image capturing unit according to a desired setting parameter. In addition, an automatic setting method is also provided. The projection system of the invention can operate without complex manual setting procedures.
US10893245B1	Method for projecting image and robot implementing the same Disclosed is a robot projecting an image that selects a projection area in a space based on at least one of first information related to content of an image to be projected and second information related to a user viewing the image to be projected, and projects the image to the projection area.
US10893244B2	Compensating for vignetting A system including an image capture system with a sensing efficiency that varies over a field of view of the image capture system may employ shaped illumination to compensate for the variation in the sensing efficiency. An illuminator may be configured to illuminate the field of view of the image capture system with illumination shaped to have higher intensity where the sensing efficiency is lower, e.g., at the periphery of the field over view. The imaging system may thus provide image data with more uniform signal-to-noise ratios. Image data from an illuminated scene may be manipulated using data from a non-illuminated scene to produce improved image data.
US10893240B2	Camera listing based on comparison of imaging range coverage information to event-related data generated based on captured image Event-related data based on an image that has been captured is generated. Coverage information relating to imaging range is compared to the event-related data. The cameras that can capture an image of the event, based on a comparing result, are listed so that an operator can select one of the listed cameras.
US10893238B2	Video sharing system for road users A traffic surveillance and guidance system comprising a traffic server system is disclosed. The traffic server is configured to receive and update and record data of geographical positions of registered road users, and wherein each registered road user is registering a replaceable and modifiable geometrically shaped model of a field of view representing the respective road users observation space and observation ability of possible traffic incidents around geographical positions the respective road users are located on at any time.
US10893234B2	System and method of dynamic playback variation for multimedia communication A method and system for digital data transfer includes a source entity and destination entity. The source entity is configured to send a plurality of data packets at a plurality of send times separated by transmission time intervals. The destination entity is configured to receive the data packets at a plurality of receipt times separated by receipt time intervals, populate a buffer, and playback the data packets. When the receipt time interval between the receipt times of two data packets is less than the transmission time interval between the send times of said data packets, the playback speed of the data packets is dynamically adjusted to be a faster than nominal playback speed. When the buffer is smaller than a nominal buffer size, the playback speed is dynamically adjusted to be slower than nominal playback speed.
US10893232B1	Controlled-environment facility video communications monitoring system Video communications of residents of a controlled-environment facility are monitored to detect instances of non-verbal communications within the video, such as the display of written messages and hand signals. Residents may participate in live video visitation sessions with non-residents. Video recordings are generated for each video feed of the live video visitation. During the live video visitation, indications of non-verbal communications displayed in the live video are detected. If indications of non-verbal communications are detected in the live video, the recorded video is annotated to specify the locations of the detected indications in the recording. Upon completion of the video visitation session, post-processing of the recorded video detects additional indications of displayed non-verbal communication. The additional indications may be detected at proximal locations to the annotations and may be detected based on sampling frames of the recording to detect changes in the color balance indicating the display of a message surface.
US10893228B2	System and method for displaying information in a vehicle An automotive vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect features external to the vehicle, an HMI configured to signal an alert to an operator of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the sensor and the HMI, and is in communication with a non-transient computer-readable storage medium provided with a road furniture database. The road furniture database includes a plurality of items of road furniture having associated road furniture geolocations and road furniture classifications. The controller is configured to, in response to the vehicle being proximate a respective road furniture geolocation for a respective item of road furniture and the sensor not detecting the respective item of road furniture, control the HMI to signal an alert.
US10893225B2	Electronic device having large dynamic range for image sensing An electronic device includes a first sensing module and a first threshold voltage generation module. The first sensing module includes a first sensing transistor having a first gate, a second gate and a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer of the first sensing transistor is disposed between the first gate and the second gate of the first sensing transistor. The first gate of the first sensing transistor is coupled to a top gate line. The first threshold voltage generation module includes a node coupled to the second gate of the first sensing transistor, and is used to provide a first threshold voltage in a dark state to the node of the first threshold voltage generation module.
US10893217B2	Electronic apparatus and method for clipping a range out of a wide field view image An electronic apparatus includes a control unit configured to, if an operation mode in capturing a wide field view image is a first operation mode, perform control to clip out a first range in which a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes any one of above an imaging apparatus, above in a direction of gravity, and below in the direction of gravity, and if the operation mode is a second operation mode, perform control to clip a second range in which, different from the first range, a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes a direction perpendicular to a vertical direction of the imaging apparatus or a direction perpendicular to gravity, or to not perform clipping.
US10893215B2	Cascaded standardized hot-pluggable transceiving units providing a multiviewer functionality A system comprising cascaded standardized hot-pluggable transceiving units for providing a multiviewer functionality. A first layer comprises a plurality of transceiving units implementing a scaling functionality followed by a pre-positioning functionality. A second layer comprises a transceiving unit implementing a positioning functionality. Source video streams are scaled by the first layer, and further combined to generate primary mosaiced video streams. The primary mosaiced video streams are combined by the second layer to generate a secondary mosaiced video stream. Alternatively, the first layer comprises at least one transceiving unit only implementing the scaling functionality. Source video streams are scaled by the first layer to generate scaled video streams. The scaled video streams are combined by the second layer to generate a mosaiced video stream.
US10893214B2	Camera monitoring system, image processing device, vehicle and image processing method A camera monitoring system includes a first camera configured to capture an image of an area including a predetermined area on the left side of a vehicle, a second camera configured to capture an image of an area including a predetermined area on the right side of the vehicle and a third camera configured to capture an image of an area including a predetermined area behind the vehicle. The camera monitoring system further includes a monitor configured to display a composite image including a first captured image captured by the first camera, a second captured image captured by the second camera and a third captured image captured by the third camera and an image processor configured to control a layout of the composite image, and change the layout according to at least either the moving body information or the environmental information.
US10893211B2	Methods and systems of limiting exposure to infrared light Limiting exposure to infrared light. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: repeatedly illuminating a field of view of an image sensor with infrared light from a light emitting diode (LED), each illumination defining an exposure time, and time between contiguous illuminations defining a frame period; and forcing the frame period to be greater than a frame period threshold. Forcing the frame period to be greater than the frame period threshold may also include setting the frame period threshold by a first resistor coupled to a first terminal of a LED driver circuit. Setting the frame period threshold further may also include setting the frame period threshold by a first resistor coupled between ground and the first terminal of the LED driver circuit. The methods further include limiting exposure time of each illuminations to be less than an exposure time threshold.
US10893210B2	Imaging apparatus capable of maintaining image capturing at a suitable exposure and control method of imaging apparatus Provided is an imaging apparatus including: a plurality of pixels; a scan unit configured to perform a first scan that outputs, from a first pixel of the plurality of pixel, a first signal based on a light flux that has passed through a first region of an exit pupil of imaging optics and a second scan that outputs, from a second pixel of the plurality of pixels, a second signal based on a light flux that has passed through a second region that is a part of the first region; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to set a second exposure time of the second pixel to be shorter than a first exposure time of the first pixel; and an exposure time setting unit configured to set the first exposure time and the second exposure time based on a determination result of the determination unit.
US10893209B2	Photographing direction deviation detection method, apparatus, device, and storage medium A photographing direction deviation detection method is provided for a deviation detection device. The method includes obtaining a horizontal acceleration of an image capturing device at each of a plurality of time points in a pre-determined time period, and determining a target photographing direction of the image capturing device according to the horizontal acceleration at each of the time points. The method also includes, when a direction angle satisfies a preset condition, determining that an actual photographing direction of the image capturing device deviates, where the direction angle is an angle between the target photographing direction and the actual photographing direction of the image capturing device at an end time point of the pre-determined time period.
US10893207B2	Object tracking apparatus, object tracking method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing program An object tracking apparatus is configured to execute a tracking process, a prediction process, an influence-degree obtaining process, and a difficulty-degree obtaining process, wherein the influence-degree obtaining process is configured to obtain a backside influence degree representing that a detection of an object to be tracked is affected by other object that overlaps the object, wherein the difficulty-degree obtaining process is configured to calculate, for each object to be tracked, a detection difficulty degree for detecting the object from each of next frames captured by respective cameras, based on the backside influence degree, wherein the tracking process is configured to select the next frame that is included in a set of next frames in a pieces of video and from which the object is to be detected, based on the detection difficulty degree, and detect the object from the selected next frames.
US10893204B2	Photography composition guiding method and apparatus A photographing preview composition guiding method includes obtaining a first image in a photographing preview mode of a photographing device, determining a target photographing object in the first image, obtaining a second image, where the second image includes the target photographing object, and the second image and the first image correspond to different angles of view, constructing a third image based on the first image and the second image, and displaying a composition prompt of the third image in a photographing preview interface.
US10893203B2	Photographing method and apparatus, and terminal device A terminal device obtains a first instruction triggering a photographing function, presents a viewfinder window on a first screen, obtains a feature parameter of a target image, where the target image is an image presented in the viewfinder window, presents preset playing content on a second screen when the feature parameter of the target image matches a standard feature parameter, and performs a photographing operation. Therefore, after the photographing function is enabled, the viewfinder window is presented, and the preset playing content is played on the second screen, where the playing content may attract attention of a photographed target such that the photographed target is stimulated in a short time to show a vivid expression.
US10893202B2	Storing metadata related to captured images The present disclosure relates to user-selected metadata related to images captured by a camera of a client device. User-selected metadata may include contextual information and/or information provided by a user when the images are captured. In various implementations, a free form input may be received at a first client device of one or more client devices operated by a user. A task request may be recognized from the free form input, and it may be determined that the task request includes a request to store metadata related to one or more images captured by a camera of the first client device. The metadata may be selected based on content of the task request. The metadata may then be stored, e.g., in association with one or more images captured by the camera, in computer-readable media. The computer-readable media may be searchable by the metadata.
US10893199B2	Imaging apparatus and control method thereof An imaging element includes a plurality of pixel portions in an imaging layer, and a circuit layer includes a frame memory that stores a plurality of pieces of data output from the pixel portion. The imaging element and an imaging signal processing circuit are connected by a plurality of lanes, and it is possible to acquire data of still images and moving images by using multi streams and simultaneously store the data. Upon receipt of a capturing instruction in a storage mode of the still images and the moving images, an overall control calculation unit acquires the still image data and the moving image data from the imaging element, and determines a frame to be used for the moving image. The overall control calculation unit performs control in which an image signal of the frame to be used for the moving image before capturing, capturing-in-progress, or after capturing of still image capturing is output to a storage destination.
US10893195B2	Systems and methods of multi-sensor cameras and remote imagers A camera system includes a base including a processing circuit and a communications circuit, a plurality of imagers, and a plurality of connections. The processing circuit is positioned in the base. The plurality of imagers are coupled to the processing circuit via the communications circuit, each imager including a lens and a sensor module that receives light via the lens and outputs a plurality of images based on the received light. The plurality of connections couple each imager to the processing circuit via the communications circuit. Each imager is mounted to an outside surface of the base or spaced from the base, each connection including at least one of a wired connection and a wireless connection. The processing circuit receives the plurality of images from each imager via each respective connection and generates a combined image using the plurality of images.
US10893194B2	Display apparatus and control method thereof A display apparatus includes a receiver, an image processor, a display and a controller. The receiver receives an image of content in the form image segments. The image processor processes the image of content received via the receiver. The display displays the processed image of content. The controller controls the image processor to display an image corresponding to one viewpoint of the image of content, and display information about a display quality of at least one image segment based on reception states of the image segments. With this, the display apparatus may provide the information about display quality for the at least one segment of the image of content, thereby allowing a user to watch the image of content while smoothly moving a viewpoint.
US10893188B2	Imaging apparatus having autofocus function, and focus adjustment method therefor An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device that photoelectrically converts an optical image obtained through a focus lens. The focus lens is moved to a focus position set by focus detection performed based on image signals from the imaging device with a first aperture value. A first correction amount of the set focus position is acquired according to a difference between the first aperture value and a second aperture value to be used at a time of photographing. Photographing is executed at a determined focus position at the time of photographing, by a user's operation. If the first correction amount is larger than a predetermined amount, a focus position corrected according to the first correction amount is determined as the focus position at the time of photographing, and if not, the set focus position is determined as the focus position at the time of photographing.
US10893185B2	Intermediate unit and camera system Provided is an intermediate unit including a first connect unit, a second connect unit, and an information bridge unit. The first connect unit is for connecting a camera unit having a first resolution in one of a spatial direction and a temporal direction. The second connect unit is for connecting a camera control unit for a camera unit having a second resolution lower than the first resolution in one of the spatial direction and the temporal direction. The information bridge unit is interposed between the first connect unit and the second connect unit and configured to bridge information exchanged between the camera unit and the camera control unit.
US10893184B2	Electronic device and method for processing image The present invention provides an electronic device and a method for processing an image. A method of the electronic device according to various embodiments can comprise the operations of: obtaining, using an image sensor, a plurality of images including a first image and a second image corresponding to external objects, providing, using the image sensor, at least a part of processed images of the plurality of images as a preview image; detecting image information based on at least the preview image; storing, in a buffer, images including at least the first and second images of the plurality of images; and synthesising, in response to an image capture related input, an image set including at least the first and second images of the images stored in the buffer using the image information so as to create a third image. In addition, the present invention may include other embodiments.
US10893183B1	On-vehicle imaging system An attention-based imaging system is described, including a camera that can adjust its field of view (FOV) and resolution and a control routine that can determine one or more regions of interest (ROI) within the FOV to prioritize camera resources. The camera includes an image sensor, an internal lens, a steerable mirror, an external lens, and a controller. The external lens is disposed to monitor a viewable region, and the steerable mirror is interposed between the internal lenses and the external lenses. The steerable mirrors are arranged to project the viewable region from the external lens onto the image sensor via the internal lens. The steerable mirror modifies the viewable region that is projected onto the image sensor and controls the image sensor to capture an image. The associated control routine can be deployed either inside the camera or in a separate external processor.
US10893182B2	Systems and methods for spectral imaging with compensation functions Provided are systems and methods for imaging with compensation functions. An imaging device comprises a plurality of light source sets, of which two or more light source sets emit light of a same specific spectral range to compensate intensity differences among different spectral ranges. The imaging device can be integrated with a mobile device. A method comprises a subtraction procedure to compensate ambient light effect, a normalization procedure to compensate incidence angle effect, a 3D reconstruction procedure to compensate distance effect, or any combination of these procedures. The method is performed at an imaging device comprising a controller. At least one program is non-transiently stored in the controller and executable by the controller.
US10893180B2	Imaging device An imaging device having a substrate having an imaging unit mounted thereupon; a lens barrel holding a lens; a holder holding the lens barrel and being connected to the substrate; and a first elastic body impelling the substrate in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
US10893173B2	Color space values corresponding to classification identifiers In an example, an image processing system may include an identification engine, a map engine, and a control engine. In that example, the identification engine may identify a color mapping resource in response to a classification identifier corresponding to image data, the map engine may map the image data with the color mapping resource having color space clause corresponding to the classification identifier, and the control engine may generate control data for operating a print apparatus to print based on the color mapping resource.
US10893172B2	Color calibration A method of obtaining a calibration factor for color calibration of a printing system. The method includes printing, using the printing system, a plurality of Neugebauer primaries (NPs) each defined by a respective Neugebauer primary area coverage (NPac) vector. For each of the NPs, an area coverage change of the NP is determined from a measurement of a visual property for the NP and a measurement of the visual property for a corresponding reference NP corresponding to the respective NPac vector. The calibration N factor for the printing system is obtained based on the area coverage change for respective NPs of the plurality of NPs.
US10893167B2	Extracting a document page image from a electronically scanned image having a non-uniform background content A technique includes acquiring data representing a first image produced by electronically scanning a page against a background. The first image contains a non-uniform background content due at least in part to a variation introduced by the background being non-uniform. The technique includes extracting an image of the page from the first image, wherein the extraction includes characterizing the background content of the first image; identifying candidate pixels associated with the page based at least in part on the characterized background content; and based at least in part on the identified candidate pixels and a model for a boundary of the page, determining the boundary of the page.
US10893166B2	Management system, method, and program storage medium A management system includes a plurality of network devices, a client communicating with the plurality of network devices, and a manager managing the client. The manager includes a management unit managing a destination list set including a plurality of destination lists including one or more destinations and a generation unit generating a task in which the destination list set and the network device to be distributed are set. The client includes a first determination unit that determines whether the network device to be distributed is able to manage the plurality of destination lists of the destination list set, based on the task generated by the manager and a second determination unit that determines whether the number of destinations included in the plurality of destination lists of the destination list set is within the number of destinations manageable by the network device to be distributed.
US10893165B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium The present invention discloses an image processing apparatus having a scanner that scans an original document. The image processing apparatus generates image data after the scanner scans the original document, converts the generated image data into a file, sets a file name of the file, performs a transmitting process for transmitting the file with the set file name, registers an operation object for transmitting the file, in association with a name of the registered operation object, and causes a display to display the registered operation object. When the file is to be transmitted according to an operation of the displayed operation object, image forming apparatus refers to the name of the operation object and sets a file name using the name in the file.
US10893163B2	Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions causing image outputting device to execute outputting operation A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores instructions which cause, when executed by a processor, a computer to obtaining designated data and designated condition information. The designated data includes the image data and, the designated condition information indicates multiple designated parameters respectively corresponding to multiple items constituting an execution condition for an outputting operation. The instructions cause the computer to transmit parameter request information to a server, receive parameter instruction information including recommendable parameters associated with the group identifying information from the server as a response to the parameter request information, cause the image outputting device to execute the outputting operation using the recommendable parameters included in the parameter instruction information as the parameters for the particular items, and using the designated parameters for the other items.
US10893162B2	System, method of detecting alternation of printed matter, and storage medium A system includes circuitry configured to embed a digital watermark data in an original image, wherein the original image is divided into a plurality of blocks each block having been embedded with a pattern corresponding to each value of the digital watermark data, store, in a memory, the original image, the digital watermark data embedded in the original image, and an embedding position of the pattern of the digital watermark data in association, detect a pattern in a scanned image of a printed matter, decode the detected pattern to acquire digital watermark data included in the scanned image, align each block between the original image and the scanned image, based on the embedding position of the pattern associated with the original image and a detection position of the pattern detected from the scanned image, and obtain a difference between the original image and the scanned image aligned with each other.
US10893161B2	Printing system operable from plurality of applications, information processing apparatus, and method and program for controlling information processing apparatus A printing system includes a printing apparatus provided with sheet containers and capable of registering sheet information in correspondence with the sheet containers. The printing apparatus can update print adjustment information linked with the sheet information in accordance with a request from a sheet management application executed by an external apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a unit configured to retain information about the external apparatus executing the sheet management application. The unit is configured to simultaneously retain information about multiple external apparatuses. The external apparatus includes a display configured to display information and a unit configured to cause the display to display an execution screen of the sheet management application. The execution screen can list the sheet information registered in correspondence with the plurality of sheet containers and includes a message indicating that the sheet management application should not be executed simultaneously by a plurality of external terminals.
US10893159B2	Document feeder and image forming apparatus A document feeder includes an input tray (part of a document placing portion) on which a document is placed, an output tray on which the document output from a document output port in an output direction is stacked, and a substrate including a light source that emits light to the output tray. The output tray is disposed below the input tray. The substrate is fixed to the document placing portion at an oblique angle relative to a horizontal reference of the document feeder such that the optical axis of the light source extends toward the document output port.
US10893154B2	Personalized souvenir producing interactive kiosk system A personalized souvenir producing interactive kiosk system and method of producing a personalized souvenir using the personalized souvenir producing interactive kiosk system. The system includes a vending machine-like kiosk configured to communicate with a user's electronic device, such as a smartphone, to accept an upload of a user-selected digital image. The kiosk then creates a personalized souvenir in the form of a refrigerator magnet using the digital image and printing the digital image on a section of magnetic sheeting.
US10893153B2	Information processing apparatus that performs album creation process and method for controlling information processing apparatus that performs album creation process An information processing apparatus includes a storage medium, an input device, and a processor. The storage medium stores photograph data and comments. The processor generates album page data in which selected pieces of photograph data are placed. The processor adds an enclosure image and one of the comments to each of the pieces of photograph data.
US10893146B2	Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system comprising: determining for each contact of a plurality of contacts, an associated plurality of historical contact assignments; determining, for each contact, an associated outcome value; partitioning, for each contact, the associated plurality of historical assignments into a first associated subset assigned using a first pairing strategy and a second associated subset assigned using a second pairing strategy; determining, for each contact, a first portion of the associated outcome value attributable to the first associated subset and a second portion of the associated outcome value attributable to the second associated subset; outputting a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies according to the first and second associated portions of the associated outcome value for each contact.
US10893139B1	Processing interaction requests with user specific data on a shared device A shared communication system associates a plurality of owner profiles with the device and processes user interaction requests based on information included in the owner profiles. The communication system classifies incoming requests based on whether the results of a request should be personal to one user, shared among several users, or generic to all users, and processes requests according to the classification. In one embodiment, the user request is targeted at establishing a video call session between a user of the communication system and one or more other target recipient users of a communications system. The communication system determines which user to associate with the outgoing video call based on which user has the target recipient in an associated contacts list.
US10893137B2	Photography guiding method, device, and system Embodiments of this application provide a photography guiding method, a device, and a system, relate to the field of terminal technologies, so as to precisely search for a reference picture by using a search word, and accurately guide a user based on the reference picture to perform composition photographing, thereby improving user photographing experience. A specific solution includes: displaying, by a photographing device, a photographing screen; when detecting at least one search word entered by a user on the photographing screen, performing picture retrieval based on the search word, where the at least one search word is used to describe a feature of a to-be-photographed picture; and displaying, on the photographing screen, at least one reference picture in a retrieved picture, where the reference picture is used to guide the user to perform composition photographing. The embodiments of this application are used to guide the user to perform composition photographing.
US10893135B2	Data processing method and apparatus A method and an apparatus of data processing are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a message including a non-triggered event; determining an event type and a triggering time of the non-triggered event according to the message; and providing a reminder for the non-triggered event according to the event type and the triggering time, and/or controlling a state of the mobile terminal according to the event type and the triggering time. By determining a triggering time and an event type of a non-triggered event, a prompt may also be made before the triggering time even if a user has read the information. Alternatively, the user may also be helped to adjust the state of the mobile terminal to a state related to the event type, so that the mobile terminal is in a state required by the user during the execution of the non-triggered event, thus improving the user experience.
US10893133B2	Method and apparatus for providing event of portable device having flexible display unit A portable terminal is provided for operation in a first mode in which information is provided on a first curved surface area or a second mode in which information is provided on a second curved surface area, and controlling the display to provide, in response to an occurrence of an event while in the first mode, information related to the event on the first curved surface area, and provide, in response to the occurrence of the event while in the second mode, information related to the event on the second curved surface area.
US10893122B2	Methods and systems for determining user recovery times to real-life event A media guidance application may determine user recovery times to real-life events. For example, the media guidance application may track the length of time that a particular user takes to recover from various real-life events.
US10893120B2	Data caching and data-aware placement to accelerate machine learning applications Embodiments for data caching and data-aware placement for machine learning by a processor. Data may be cached in a distributed data store to one or more local compute nodes of cluster of nodes with the cached data. A new job may be scheduled, according to cache and data locality awareness, on the one or more local compute nodes with the cached data needed for execution.
US10893118B2	Content delivery network with deep caching infrastructure Embodiments herein include methods and systems for use in delivering resources to a client device over a local network. An exemplary system comprises a plurality of caching devices operable to cache resources on behalf of a plurality of content providers, and a local caching device communicatively situated between an access network and the client device, wherein the access network is communicably situated between the plurality of caching devices and the local caching device. The local caching device is operable to retrieve a requested resource from at least one of the plurality of caching devices, deliver the requested resource to the client device over the local network, and store the requested resource for future requests by other client devices.
US10893116B1	Apparatuses and methods for edge computing application deployment in an IoT system A centralized Internet of Things (IoT) manager of an IoT system is configured generate and deploy a data pipeline application to an edge system. The centralized IoT manager is configured to receive a request for a data category and identification of a data transformation function, identify a data source of the IoT system belonging to the data category, and identify an edge system of the IoT system associated with the data source. The centralized IoT manger is further configured to generate a containerized data pipeline application based on a configuration of the edge system that is configured apply the data transformation function to input data to provide transformed data, and provide the containerized data pipeline application to the edge system.
US10893115B2	On demand auctions amongst cloud service providers On-demand auctioning of cloud services amongst cloud computing service providers includes publishing, by a client, on a publish-subscribe platform, cloud computing resource requirement(s); subscribing to the publish-subscribe platform by at least two providers of cloud computing service(s); bidding, by each of the at least two providers, on one or more the at cloud computing resource requirement(s) via a bidding platform; selecting, by the client, and publishing on the publish-subscribe platform, at least one of the at least two providers for the cloud computing resource requirement(s); and, in one example, prior to the selecting, cognitively recommending to the client, by a data processing system, one or more of the at least two providers.
US10893113B2	Generating push notifications A computer-implemented method includes identifying two or more user devices. Each of the two or more user devices are configured to receive push notifications. The method includes receiving a push notification request from a push notification server. The method responds to receiving the push notification request from the push notification server by determining whether at least one of the two or more user devices is active. The method responds to at least one of the two or more user devices being active by marking the active user devices as being an active user device. The method includes generating a push notification based on the push notification request. The method includes sending the push notification to the active user device.
US10893112B1	System and method for continuous tracking of media playback using blockchain Systems and methods for continuous tracking of media file playback. First, transaction data from a platform stream is received. The transaction data corresponds to a request to play a media file from an end user, as well as continuous play information. Next, the transaction data is verified. Then, the verified transaction data is signed using a cryptographic signature. Next, it is determined whether the transaction data corresponds to a valid blockchain transaction. If the transaction data corresponds to a valid blockchain transaction, the valid blockchain transaction is recorded to a blockchain. Last, the transaction data and the cryptographic signature are transmitted to one or more validation nodes.
US10893110B2	Communication tool for initiation of services A service operation is performed using a communication tool. A user selection request is sent. The user selection request includes a rule for selecting a user from a communication group. A user information of the user of the communication group is received based on the rule. A service operation is executed by the user associated to the user information.
US10893106B1	Global namespace in a cloud-based data storage system Techniques and mechanisms described herein provide for verifying data across cloud-based and on-premises data storage systems. According to various embodiments, data can be received by a gateway from a client machine and stored in a file data repository accessible via the internet. The stored data can have a common master namespace. Indications of updates to the master namespace can be received. Updated namespace data and metadata can be transmitted to the gateway.
US10893103B2	Distributed and scalable storage management using a storage-microservices server Embodiments are described for distributed and scalable client-based storage management and microservices-based storage management, which can operate in combination. Embodiments distribute responsibilities and client-specific information needed for storage management jobs away from a central storage manager and its management database. New features and components minimize communications to/from the storage manager and ensure the integrity and synchronization of data being distributed. The management database at the storage manager retains its role as repository of information for the data storage management system as a whole, yet without being a bottleneck to storage operations. Improvements are implemented within the storage manager, through new functionality added to clients, and further through a new micro-server component interposed between storage manager and clients.
US10893102B2	Systems and methods for restoring an interface to a global file system A versioned file storage system (VFS) and method for operating and using the same is disclosed. In an aspect, a mechanism is provided wherein a first VFS interface unit coupling the VFS to a local data storage system is replaced with a second VFS interface unit in a coordinated procedure for taking the first unit offline, making a reliable snapshot of its data and cache structure in the VFS, and loading the same data and cache structure into the second VFS interface brought online. The first and second VFS interfaces transfer the necessary data to achieve the switch through respective side-loading daemons running in each interface. Clients in the local data storage system experience minimal interruption of services in the VFS.
US10893100B2	Providing agentless application performance monitoring (APM) to tenant applications by leveraging software-defined networking (SDN) A computing system includes a plurality of physical hosts; a first application of a first tenant and a second application of a second tenant distributed over the plurality of physical hosts; and a plurality of virtual switches with a plurality of ports, each switch associated with a corresponding one of the physical hosts. A first virtual network couples the plurality of first application components and a second virtual network, isolated from the first virtual network, couples the plurality of second application components. A cloud management dashboard coupled to a software defined network controller is configured to receive an application performance monitoring request from a tenant and instruct the software defined network controller to turn on port mirroring on at least a portion of those of the plurality of ports corresponding to the application of the requesting tenant, to mirror corresponding packets to a packet data repository.
US10893097B1	Methods and devices for discovering and employing distributed computing resources to balance performance priorities An exemplary user equipment (“UE”) device provides a service request to an orchestration system associated with a federation of compute clusters available to fulfill the service request. The UE device also identifies a service optimization policy associated with a user preference for balancing performance priorities during fulfillment of the service request. In response to the service request, the UE device receives cluster selection data from the orchestration system. Based on the cluster selection data, the UE device characterizes compute clusters, within a subset of compute clusters represented in the cluster selection data, with respect to the performance priorities. Based on the service optimization policy and the characterization of compute clusters in the subset, the UE device selects a compute cluster from the subset to fulfill the service request. The UE device then provides an orchestration request indicative of the selected compute cluster to the orchestration system.
US10893089B2	System and method for controlling a mouse or cursor position in response to one or more input events from a local computer and/or remote computer A method and system for controlling access to a first computing device by a second computing device, said method comprising: detecting whether said first computing device is being used by a local user; receiving an input event for said first computing device, determining whether said received input event is a local input event from said local user or a remote input event from said second computing device; and blocking said received input event if said received input event is determined to be a remote input event and if said first computing device is detected as being used by said local user.
US10893087B1	Streaming and nonstreaming media transfer between devices A method for streaming and nonstreaming media transfer between devices includes receiving, by a server, a request message for a handoff of content from a first device displaying the content to a second device. The method further includes generating a handoff protocol for the handoff in response to the handoff request message. The method further includes transmitting, to one of the first device and the second device, a first notification message that includes a plurality of handoff parameters, based on the handoff protocol, that identifies an algorithm for the handoff of the content. The method further includes receiving a second notification message indicating that the handoff is complete with the second device displaying the content.
US10893086B2	Node type based control of assistance for data streaming A streaming client (100) receives or sends information on a type of node of a node (110, 120, 130) for assisting streaming of data. Based on the information on the type of node, the streaming client selects the node to assist in streaming of data to the streaming client (100). The information on the type of node may be conveyed in a message transmitted from the streaming client (100) or in a message to the streaming client (100).
US10893081B2	Real time collaboration and document editing by multiple participants in a content management system A content management system allows users to collaboratively edit, draft, or otherwise work with the same content item simultaneously by displaying a real-time data stream of a native application displaying a content item on a host device in a screen sharing window of a webpage. The screen sharing window is capable of receiving edit inputs and sending the edit inputs to a client application on the host device. The edit inputs are provided as interpretable code for the native application for the content item and the client application provides the interpretable code to the native application to have the changes corresponding to the edit inputs incorporated into the content item. Further, the cursors of other users participating in the collaborative editing session are displayed in the screen sharing window to allow each participant to view and follow the changes made by the other participants of the session.
US10893079B2	System and method for processing telephony sessions In one embodiment, the method of processing telephony sessions includes: communicating with an application server using an application layer protocol; processing telephony instructions with a call router; and creating call router resources accessible through a call router Application Programming Interface (API). In another embodiment, the system for processing telephony sessions includes: a call router, a URI for an application server, a telephony instruction executed by the call router, and a call router API resource.
US10893067B1	Systems and methods for rapidly generating security ratings A system for determining an entity's security rating may include a ratings engine and a security database. The security database may include a manifest and a distributed index containing security records. Each of the security records may have a key (e.g., a network identifier of a network asset) and a value (e.g., security information associated with the network asset identified by the key). The keyspace may be partitioned into multiple key ranges. The manifest may contain references to segments of the distributed index. Each segment may be associated with a key range and may index a group of security records having keys within the key range. The manifest and the segments may be stored in an object storage system. The ratings engine may determine the security rating of an entity based on security records of the entity's network assets, which may be retrieved from the database.
US10893066B1	Computer program product and apparatus for multi-path remediation A system, method, and computer program product are provided for a database associating a plurality of device vulnerabilities to which computing devices can be subject with a plurality of remediation techniques that collectively remediate the plurality of device vulnerabilities. Each of the device vulnerabilities is associated with at least one remediation technique. Each remediation technique associated with a particular device vulnerability remediates that particular vulnerability. Further, each remediation technique has a remediation type are selected from the type group consisting of patch, policy setting, and configuration option. Still yet, a first one of the device vulnerabilities is associated with at least two alternative remediation techniques.
US10893061B2	Automated detection of phishing campaigns via social media Methods and systems for automatically detecting and responding to phishing campaigns are described herein. Real-time feeds may be streamed from one or more social media servers. Each online post from the real-time feeds may be analyzed to determine whether the online post corresponds to a phishing campaign, by examining any web content that is linked from the online post. When it is determined that the online post corresponds to a phishing campaign, target user accounts of the phishing campaign may be identified by analyzing which user accounts have accessed the web content linked from the online post. Restrictions may be imposed to the target user accounts to prevent an account take-over and other losses to the user accounts.
US10893060B2	Defanging malicious electronic files based on trusted user reporting A system and a method are disclosed for determining that a first electronic communication, received in a first private repository of a user, has been identified (e.g., flagged) as including a threat, and determining a probability that the first electronic communication includes the threat. In response to determining that the probability exceeds a threshold probability, the system monitors monitoring for a second electronic communication, received in a second private repository, that includes contents that match the contents of the first electronic communication. In response to, based on the monitoring, identification of the second electronic communication, the system generates a copy of the second electronic communication to an administrative private repository of an administrator, edits the copy to remove a portion that is likely to include the threat, inserts the copy of the second electronic communication to the second private repository, and deletes the second electronic communication from the second private repository.
US10893055B2	Geo-fence authorization provisioning A system includes a communication module that receives a request to post content to an event gallery associated with an event. The request in turn includes geo-location data for a device sending the content, and identification data identifying the device or a user of the device. The system further has an event gallery module to perform a first authorization operation that includes determining that the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with an event. The event gallery module also performs a second authorization operation that includes using the identification data to verify an attribute of the user. Finally, based on the first and second authorization operations, the event gallery module may selectively authorize the device to post the content to the event gallery.
US10893051B2	Resource-driven dynamic authorization framework Embodiments concern a dynamic authorization framework. Security Classification Process (SCP) is the process of classifying raw data, information extracted from raw data, content or code from security-value perspective. Security Achievability Determination Process (SADP) is a process based on a SV/SC that has been assigned, the RHE may determine the Security Requirements and how the security requirements may be achieved. During the Security Achievability Listing Process (SALP), the RHE uploads onto the Resource Listing Entity (RLE) the URI of the resource, the SAM associated with the resource and optionally a digital certificate associated with the resource. During the SAM Assessment Process (SAMAP) process, a Client evaluates the security mechanisms that must be carried out in order to meet the SAM that was provided as part of the Discovery Process (DP). Based on the SAM obtained from the RLE, the Client may initiate a Security Achievability Enabling Process (SAEP). The Client may be required to initiate an Authentication, Authorization, Payment and obtain an assertion of secure behavior from a Security-Achievability Enabler Function (SAEF), which may be a trusted third-party Function or Entity.
US10893050B2	Computer product, method, and system to dynamically provide discovery services for host nodes of target systems and storage resources in a network Provided are a computer product, method, and system to dynamically provide discovery services for host nodes of target systems and storage resources in a network. Discover on storage resources available at target systems. An access control list indicates subsets of the host nodes that can access the storage resources at the target systems. A query is received from a requesting host node comprising one of the host nodes for storage resources the host node is permitted to access according to the access control list. Host discovery information is returned to the requesting host node indicating the storage resources the requesting host node is provisioned to access, wherein the requesting host node establishes a connection with the target systems indicated in the returned host discovery information to access the storage resources the requesting host node is provisioned to access indicated in the access control list.
US10893049B2	Access point name authorization method, apparatus, and system Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an access point name (APN) authorization method, apparatus, and system. The APN authorization method includes: determining, by a network device, a target APN of user equipment UE and a type of an access network that the UE currently accesses; obtaining, by the network device, information about an authorized access network type corresponding to the target APN of the UE; and determining, by the network device according to the type of the access network that the UE currently accesses and the information about the authorized access network type corresponding to the target APN of the UE, whether the target APN of the UE is authorized. In the present disclosure, when APN authorization determining is performed, an operator can appropriately control the APN which the UE is allowed to access.
US10893048B2	Multi-blockchain network data processing A data processing request is obtained containing blockchain data and an identifier used to identify a blockchain network to which the data processing request belongs. The identifier is extracted from the data processing request. Based on the identifier, corresponding processing logic associated with the data processing request is executed. The blockchain data is stored to a blockchain storage area corresponding to the identifier.
US10893044B2	Biometric identity registration and authentication An authentication information request packet of user equipment is received at an authentication server. The authentication information request packet includes a device identity of the user equipment. A virtual account identity corresponding to the device identity is obtained. The authentication information response packet is signed using a server private key. An authentication request packet of the user equipment is received. The authentication request packet includes the device identifier, the virtual account identity, and a biometric feature token. A registered service public key and a registered biometric feature token corresponding to the device identifier, the virtual account identity, and a biometric authentication type are obtained. A signature verification is performed by the authentication server on the authentication request packet using the registered service public key. An identity authentication is performed based on the biometric feature token in the authentication request packet and the registered biometric feature token.
US10893043B1	Systems and methods for secure display of data on computing devices Disclosed herein are display techniques that will allow sensitive data displayed on a computer screen to only be viewed by authorized users and will render computer screen unreadable to unauthorized users. One or more display techniques are capable of automatically scrambling and unscrambling display screen of the computing device in which only an intended viewer is able to view data on the display screen using deciphering glasses.
US10893040B2	Access control with authentication A technique is provided for authentication of a user accessing an access control device. The technique includes an application server that receives a request from a communication device associated with the user or the access control device. The request contains an identifier of the communication device, an identifier of the access control device and presence data indicating that the communication device is associated with the access control device. The application server checks a database for the user's subscription, sends a response to the access control device to request the user to enter a secret code via an interface of the access control device, receives a temporary secret code generated by a service provider server if the entered secret code is correct, and sends a message containing the temporary secret code to the communication device to request the user to enter the secret code via the interface of the access control device.
US10893039B2	Phone number protection system This disclosure provides a method and system for protecting phone numbers from being exposed to third parties. The method comprises receiving a request, from a caller smart phone, for establishing telephone communication with a callee smart phone, wherein the request contains a code to designate the smart phone of the callee. The method further comprises checking whether the code is formally provided to the callee. The method further comprises: in response to determining that the code is formally provided to the caller, retrieving the phone number of the caller and the phone number of the callee based on the request and establishing a phone call connection via a cellular network with the phone number of the caller and the phone number of the callee.
US10893034B2	Presenting a personalized value added offer during an advanced verification process Systems and methods for presenting a personalized value added offer during an advanced verification process are provided. An access control server may receive an enrollment verification request comprising data relating to an account holder. The server may determine an enrollment status of the account holder and determine a value added offer based on the account holder. The server may display an advanced verification interface for user input. The advanced verification interface may include the value added offer and/or a security credential prompt. The server may personalize the advanced verification interface and/or the value added offer based on monitoring the system and compiling historical transaction data.
US10893030B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for implementing bandwidth limitations on specific application traffic at a proxy element Methods, systems, and computer readable media for implementing bandwidth limitations on specific application traffic at a proxy element are disclosed. One exemplary method includes receiving, at a proxy element, a packet flow from at least one source client, identifying encrypted packets associated with a specific application traffic type from among the packet flow, and directing the identified encrypted packets to a bandwidth limiter in the proxy element. The method further includes applying a bandwidth limitation operation to the identified encrypted packets and decrypting the identified encrypted packets if an accumulated amount of payload bytes of the identified encrypted packets complies with the parameters of the bandwidth limitation operation.
US10893026B2	Privacy managing entity selection in communication system In a home network of a communication system, wherein one or more cryptographic key pairs are provisioned for utilization by subscribers of the home network to conceal subscriber identifiers provided to one or more access points in the communication system, the method comprises provisioning one or more privacy managing entity identifiers for utilization by the subscribers when providing their concealed subscriber identifiers to the communication system. Each of the one or more privacy managing entity identifiers identify a given privacy managing entity in the communication system configured to de-conceal a given subscriber identifier.
US10893024B2	Private network peering in virtual network environments Methods and apparatus for private network peering in virtual network environments in which peerings between virtual client private networks on a provider network may be established by clients via an API to a peering service. The peering service and API 104 may allow clients to dynamically establish and manage virtual network transit centers on the provider network at which virtual ports may be established and configured, virtual peerings between private networks may be requested and, if accepted, established, and routing information for the peerings may be specified and exchanged. Once a virtual peering between client private networks is established, packets may be exchanged between the respective client private networks via the peering over the network substrate according to the overlay network technology used by the provider network, for example an encapsulation protocol technology.
US10893020B2	Device identification systems Methods and systems for a device identification system may be provided. The device identification system may determine an identity of a user device associated with a transaction. The identity may be determined by network address information, hard link information, soft link information, and/or other such information. The network address information may include IPv4 information, IPv6 information, a device ID, and/or other such information. The identity of the user device may be determined and a transaction conducted from the user device may be assigned a fraudulent transaction risk score according to the information. Transactions that are determined to be at a high risk of fraud may be reviewed or otherwise flagged and/or canceled.
US10893019B2	Address management method and apparatus The present invention discloses an address management method and apparatus, to help dynamically adjust an address resource and improve address resource utilization. The method includes: establishing a communication connection to a network device based on a specified routing protocol; receiving an address pool status message sent by the network device; determining, based on the address pool status message, whether an address pool of the network device is in an address insufficient state or an address abundant state; and sending a first routing message to the network device by using the communication connection if the address pool of the network device is in the address insufficient state; or sending a second routing message to the network device by using the communication connection if the address pool of the network device is in the address abundant state.
US10893018B2	Systems and methods for automatic inventory and DNS record generation Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for automatically scanning a network for network devices, retrieving and storing device information associated with any identified network devices, and updating records of a DNS based on the retrieved device information. The updated records of the DNS may include the IP address of a given network device and a device name that is automatically generated from the retrieved device information using a set of naming rules applied to the device information. Accordingly, subsequent queries including the device names may be submitted to the DNS to retrieve the corresponding IP addresses. The resulting device names generated by applying the naming rules may be based on, among other things, logical or physical properties of the network devices.
US10893015B2	Priority topic messaging Aspects subscribe consumer message threads to each of a plurality of topics including a high-priority topic and a different, low-priority topic; initialize both the high-priority and low-priority topics as not-paused; poll for an unread message from not-paused ones of the high-priority and low-priority topics; in response to a return of an unread message from polling the not-paused ones of the high-priority and low-priority topics, pause the low-priority topic and process the returned unread message; and, until determining that no new message is returned, iteratively repoll for new unread messages from not-paused ones of the high-priority and low-priority topics and process any new unread messages returned from each repolling, wherein the low-priority topic is paused during each repolling executed prior to determining that no new message is returned from the repolling.
US10893010B1	Message filtering in a vehicle based on dynamically determining spare attention capacity from an overall attention capacity of an occupant and estimated amount of attention required given current vehicle operating conditions A dynamic attention capacity service and/or a filtering application determine a current spare attention capacity of an occupant of a vehicle to receive incoming messages or other information. The dynamic attention capacity service and/or the filtering application selectively filter incoming messages directed to the occupant of the vehicle based on the current spare attention capacity of the occupant of the vehicle to receive the incoming message and based on a priority of the incoming message.
US10893008B2	System and method for generating and communicating communication components over a messaging channel A method for generating and communicating communication components over a messaging channel is provided. The method includes (i) presenting a structured micro block based on a conversation in a form of unstructured natural language in the messaging channel between a user and an agent (ii) incorporating the structured micro block that collects strongly typed information from the user as a part of the conversation in the messaging channel, (iv) generating a structured workflow by interleaving the structured micro block with the unstructured natural language, and (v) communicating the structured workflow over the messaging channel for enabling the user to perform one or more operations.
US10893005B2	Partial reconfiguration for Network-on-Chip (NoC) Examples described herein provide for an electronic circuit, such as a System-on-Chip (SoC), having a Network-on-Chip (NoC). The NoC is configurable and has capabilities to be partially reconfigured. In an example, a NoC on an integrated circuit is configured. Subsystems on the integrated circuit communicate via the NoC. The NoC is partially reconfigured. A first subset of the NoC is reconfigured during the partial reconfiguration, and a second subset of the NoC is capable of continuing to pass communications uninterruptedly during the partial reconfiguration. After the partial reconfiguration, two or more of the subsystems communicate via the first subset of the NoC.
US10892997B2	Scheduling of data flow transmission in a data center A method of scheduling transmission of a data flow in a data center network comprising a plurality of network nodes and links. The method comprising, at a network controller receiving (14) a transmission request for a data flow, obtaining (15) a tolerated time interval for the data flow, and scheduling (16) transmission of the data flow within the tolerated time interval and without contention with other transmissions.
US10892992B2	Load balancing Example implementations relate to load balancing network traffic flows in a network switching device. According to an example, in a network switching device, a method to load balance network traffic flows across links of the device includes identifying a flow of the network traffic flows as an elephant flow. In response to identifying the flow as an elephant flow, the method collects remote utilization information for the flow. The method recomputes a path for the flow based on local utilization information and the collected remote utilization information and sends the flow along the recomputed path.
US10892990B1	Systems and methods for transmitting data to a remote storage device The disclosed computer-implemented method for transmitting data to a remote storage device may include (i) selecting, by a computing device, a bucket of a hash table for a data packet, (ii) adding a generation number to the data packet, (iii) transmitting the data packet to a remote storage device, (iv) adding the data packet to a send-list of the bucket, (v) receiving an acknowledgement packet for the data packet, (vi) determining that the acknowledgement packet corresponds to the generation number of the data packet, and (vii) removing the data packet from the send-list of the bucket. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10892988B2	Methods and apparatus for direct routing between nodes of networks A network interface of a first computing device is configured to operate according to a bridge table. The bridge table defines a spanning tree protocol for a mesh network and identifies one or more reachable nodes. A communication characteristic between the first computing device and a second computing device of the one or more reachable nodes is determined to exceed a quality threshold. Based on the determination that the communication characteristic exceeds the quality threshold, the spanning tree protocol is overridden and the data is transmitted directly to the second computing device via a direct communication route.
US10892987B2	Segment routing network processing of packets including packets having a segment identifier structure providing processing and/or memory efficiencies In one embodiment, segment routing (SR) network processing of packets is performed on packets having a segment identifier structure providing processing and/or memory efficiencies. Responsive to an identified particular segment routing policy, the particular router retrieves from memory a dynamic segment routing identifier portion of the particular SR policy that includes a SR node value and a SR function value. The SR function value identifies segment routing processing to be performed by a router in the network identified based on the SR node value. A segment routing discriminator is independently identified, possibly being a fixed value for all segment identifiers in the network. Before sending into the network, a complete segment identifier is added to the particular packet by combining the segment routing discriminator with the dynamic segment routing identifier portion. The particular packet including the complete segment identifier is sent into the network.
US10892984B1	Framework for routing media streams in a provider network Techniques for routing media streams in a provider network are described. A media routing service is disclosed that comprises one or more virtual media routers for routing media streams from one or more media sources to one or more downstream devices coupled to the provider network. The media routing service provides external entities (e.g., users) of the provider network with the ability to request for a virtual media router for routing media content and determines the appropriate set of computing resources necessary to provision and launch the virtual media router in the provider network. In certain embodiments, the media routing service processes routing commands generated by a client, generates routing information comprising source to destination mappings based on the routing commands, and securely distributes media content to identified downstream devices based on the routing information.
US10892983B2	Shared risk link group robustness within and across multi-layer control planes An indication of a combination of a Shared Risk Link Group identifier and a node identifier for each of a plurality of links through at least one network and between a source network device and a destination network device is received at a network device. A primary path through the at least one network between the source network device and the destination network device is determined at the network device. The primary path comprises a first subset of the plurality of links through the at least one network. A back-up path through the at least one network between the source network device and the destination network device is determined at the network device. The back-up path comprises a second subset of the plurality of links through the at least one network.
US10892976B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for intelligent network topology mapping A method for intelligent network topology mapping includes identifying network paths between a source and a destination, wherein identifying the network paths includes, for a hop in network topology: selecting a number of probe packets for revealing an expected number of next hops reachable from the hop; maintaining a list of flows reaching the hop; selecting, from the list, flow parameters for each of the probe packets; generating the number of probe packets and including the selected flow parameters in the probe packets; transmitting the number of probe packets to the hop; receiving responses to the probe packets; and recording network addresses of next hops revealed by the responses. The method further includes generating, from the network addresses of next hops, a network topology map illustrating the network paths.
US10892969B2	Cluster wide packet tracing A method and system for packet tracing is described. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a packet for tracing through a cluster of a plurality of nodes. The method includes preparing the packet for tracing by generating a cluster-wide unique ID, associating the unique ID with the packet, generating a running counter, and associating the counter with the packet. The method includes generating a first record buffer on a first node of the plurality of nodes and recording the unique ID and an initial value of the counter. The method includes recording a description of an operation performed on the packet in the first record buffer along with a value of the counter. The method also includes transferring the packet to a second node, along with the unique ID, the value of the running counter, and an attribute that indicates that the packet is to be traced.
US10892966B2	Monitoring interconnect failures over time Techniques are disclosed for automated detection and notification of interconnect errors or failure. An interconnect is tested via passive or active means. Error data associated with data transferred via the interconnect is measured and analyzed to generate error statistics. Error statistics are then used to determine an error rate of the interconnect and an alert is generated if the error rate exceeds a threshold. Alerts are displayed to users for troubleshooting and/or for indication that the interconnect should be replaced.
US10892965B2	Data network management In a network of data devices having routing functions, a controller within the network core is arranged to monitor the status and capabalities of each data device and to check for the availability of network functions which alter the capabilities of the data devices. The controller changes the configuration of the data devices to gain the new functionality, or alters the routing behavior so that certain control data packets are forwarded to a function processor which performs processing on behalf of the data devices in a proxy manner. The function processor provides virtual functions to the data devices.
US10892961B2	Application- and infrastructure-aware orchestration for cloud monitoring applications Herein are computerized techniques for autonomous and artificially intelligent administration of a computer cloud health monitoring system. In an embodiment, an orchestration computer automatically detects a current state of network elements of a computer network by processing: a) a network plan that defines a topology of the computer network, and b) performance statistics of the network elements. The network elements include computers that each hosts virtual execution environment(s). Each virtual execution environment hosts analysis logic that transforms raw performance data of a network element into a portion of the performance statistics. For each computer, a configuration specification for each virtual execution environment of the computer is automatically generated based on the network plan and the current state of the computer network. At least one virtual execution environment is automatically tuned and/or re-provisioned based on a generated configuration specification.
US10892957B2	Managing physical network function instances in a network service instance Systems and methods provide solutions to add a physical network function (PNF) instance to a network service (NS), modify PNF instances in an NS, and remove PNF instances from an NS. For example, a process may include sending an update NS request from the management function to a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) to update the NS instance, the update NS request comprising an NS instance identifier, an update type, and PNF information; receiving an update NS response from the NFVO, the update NS response comprising a lifecycle operation occurrence identifier corresponding to an NS lifecycle operation occurrence; receiving an NS Lifecycle Change notification from the NFVO, the NS Lifecycle Change notification indicating a start of an NS update; and receiving an NS identifier change notification from the NFVO, the NS identifier change notification indicating a result of the NS update.
US10892953B2	Network-based application acceleration A method for load balancing in a computer network includes receiving application information for an application and information relating to an artificial neural network (NN) computation to be executed by the application. A configuration is derived for one or more network devices based on the application information and the information relating to the NN computation. The configuration is installed in the one or more network devices such that at least one of the network devices on a path of a network packet performs a subset of the NN computation and encodes a result of the subset of the NN computation into a header of the network packet.
US10892952B2	Supporting compilation and extensibility on unified graph-based intent models An example controller device manages a plurality of network devices. The controller device includes one or more processing units, implemented using digital logic circuitry, configured to receive data representing a modification to unified intent model represented by a graph model, determine one or more vertices of the graph model affected by the data representing the modification and one or more vertices to be added to the graph model to extend the unified intent model, update the one or more vertices of the graph model affected by the data representing the modification and add the one or more vertices to be added to the graph model, compile the updated one or more vertices and the added one or more vertices to generate low level configuration data for the plurality of network devices, and configure one or more of the plurality of network devices with the low level configuration data.
US10892950B2	Distributed global discovery servers in operational technology infrastructure Cloud-assisted computing systems, devices, and associated methods of global discovery services are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computing device of a processing plant in an operational technology (“OT”) infrastructure is configured to upon detecting a data server is connected to the OT network in a processing plant, collect, from the detected data server, data representing a configuration of the data server and transmit a registration request containing the collected data to a cloud computing system via a secure connection to register the detected data server as a data source in the OT infrastructure. The computing device can then receive a registration confirmation indicating that the configuration of the data server is stored in the cloud computing system and is discoverable by client devices at other processing plants in the OT infrastructure.
US10892948B2	Creating and using service control functions Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating and using service control functions. The service control functions can detect a message via an adapter function. The message can relate to a service controlled by the service control functions. Service policies can be accessed. The service policies can include message handling policies and can be accessed to determine if a policy relating to the message exists. If a determination is made that the policy exists, the message and the policy can be analyzed to determine an action to take with respect to the message, and the action can be initiated.
US10892944B2	Selecting and using a cloud-based hardware accelerator A cloud-based hardware accelerator is selected by deploying an accelerator image to first and second clouds to generate first and second cloud-based hardware accelerators, executing a first request on the first and second cloud-based hardware accelerators, monitoring characteristics of the first and second cloud-based hardware accelerators executing the first request, which may include execution time and monetary cost, and selecting one of the first and second hardware accelerators according to defined selection criteria. Subsequent requests are then routed to the selected cloud-based accelerator.
US10892939B2	System and method for network apparatus management A system and method for managing a network apparatus of a communication network. The system includes a network management center including a management-on-board manager MoB-M and a management-on-board agent MoB-A executed at the network apparatus. During its execution, the agent MoB-A performs at least part of a management task on the network apparatus. Besides, during its execution the agent MoB-A retrieves at least one instruction from the manager MoB-M, and executes it for completing the management task. This way, the manager MoB-M may dynamically adapt the behavior of the agent MoB-A to unforeseen events or changes occurring in the network, without the need to rewrite the whole agent logic.
US10892936B2	Spanning tree protocol The invention provides a method and apparatus for managing operation of a spanning tree protocol process in a network bridge. This comprises setting the network bridge to either an active mode or a defer mode in which a spanning tree protocol process is not run in response to a triggering event. The system remains in the defer mode for a period of time in which no further operations of the state machines will take place, before reverting to the active mode and normal processing of triggering events is carried out.
US10892932B2	Digital domain content processing and distribution apparatus and methods Methods and apparatus for distributing content using a spectrum generation device. In one embodiment, digital content is received via a time-multiplexed network transport (such as Gigabit Ethernet), and converted to frequency channels suitable for transmission over a content distribution (e.g., Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC)) network. In one variant, the conversion is performed using digital domain processing performed by a full spectrum generation device. Additionally, methods and apparatus for selectively adding, removing, and/or changing digital content from the full spectrum device are also disclosed. Various aspects of the present invention enable physical (infrastructure) consolidation, and software-implemented remote management of content distribution.
US10892927B2	System and method for configuring measurement gaps and reference signals A method operating an access node includes determining a sequence of resource locations of a reference signal in accordance with resource identifying information and network identifying information, wherein at least a subset of resource locations in the sequence of resource locations changes, and sending, by the access node, the reference signal in accordance with the sequence of resource locations.
US10892913B2	Gateway, on-vehicle communication system, communication control method and recording medium A gateway that is mounted on a vehicle, includes: a communication unit that can communicate with an external device through other gateway capable of communicating with the external device outside the vehicle, wherein said other gateway includes a switch unit that executes relay processing of relaying communication data and a processing unit that controls the relay processing of the switch unit, wherein said communication unit can relay communication data received from said switch unit to a device inside said vehicle, said gateway further including: a control unit that determines abnormality in said other gateway and if it is determined that said abnormality occurs, controls relay processing of said other gateway.
US10892907B2	Home automation system including user interface operation according to user cognitive level and related methods A home automation (HA) system may include a cloud server, HA operation devices within a senior living facility, and HA user interface devices for respective users within the senior living facility. Each HA user interface device may include a user input device, a display defining a user interface (UI), and a controller. The HA system may include HA hub devices within the senior living facility to provide communications for the cloud server, the HA user interface devices, and the HA operation devices. The controller may send user interaction data to the cloud server and operate the UI according to a user cognitive level. The cloud server may be configured to determine the user cognitive level based upon the user interaction data received from a given HA user interface device, and send the user cognitive level to the given HA user interface device.
US10892905B2	Real time notification of activities that occur in a web-based collaboration environment Systems and methods of real time notification of activities that occur in a web-based collaboration environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for selecting a recipient of a notification an activity according to criteria determined based on a workspace in which the activity was performed in the online collaboration platform and/or sending the notification of the activity to the recipient such that the recipient is notified in real time or near real time to when the activity occurred.
US10892903B2	Communication system capable of preserving a chip-to-chip integrity A communication system includes a first communication system and a second communication terminal. The first communication terminal generates a first shared key, and the second communication terminal generates a second shared key. During an exchange operation, the first communication terminal stores the second shared key of the second communication terminal, and the second communication terminal stores the first shared key of the first communication terminal. During a challenge operation, the first communication terminal sends a challenge string to the second communication terminal, the second communication terminal generates a response string by performing reversible encryption operations to the challenge string with the first shared key and the second shared key, the second communication terminal sends the response string to the first communication terminal, and the first communication terminal verifies the response string.
US10892896B2	Using biometric features for user authentication An authentication request is sent to a server. An authentication request reply message is received from the server. A biometric feature input by a user is received. A biometric feature template identifier (ID) corresponding to the received biometric feature is acquired using the received biometric feature. The acquired biometric feature template ID is compared with a stored biometric feature template ID included in an enable record that is used for biometric feature verification and created during a biometric feature verification enabling process. When the two biometric feature template IDs are consistent, an authentication response message is generated. The authentication response message is sent to the server for verification. Verification includes comparing the biometric feature template ID in the authentication response message with the biometric feature template ID in a saved user record. The verification succeeds if the two biometric feature template IDs are consistent; otherwise an error is reported.
US10892888B2	System and method for information protection A computer-implemented method for information protection comprises: determining one or more data inputs and one or more data outputs for a transaction, wherein the data inputs are associated with input data types respectively, and the data outputs are associated with output data types respectively; encrypting the input data types and the output data types; committing each of the encrypted input data types and the encrypted output data types with a commitment scheme to obtain corresponding commitment values; obtaining at least a parameter R based at least on the commitment values; and submitting the transaction to one or more nodes in a blockchain network with disclosure of the parameter R and without disclosure of the input data types and output data types for the nodes to verify consistency between the input data types and the output data types.
US10892886B2	Communications systems, methods and devices Systems and methods including a transmitter resource to transmit a message having one or more packets, each packet having a boundary identifier including a first placeholder generated based on or in response to data in a fixed-sized window of the message, and a second placeholder generated based on or in response to all data in a respective packet, and a receiver resource to receive the message and to detect the boundary identifiers of the respective packets.
US10892884B2	Method for updating clock synchronization topology, method for determining clock synchronization path, and device A method for determining a clock synchronization path, and a device, where the method includes determining a first clock synchronization path from a clock injection node of the first network to the first network element based on a request of the first network element and the clock synchronization topology of the first network. A clock synchronization topology is automatically updated based on clock synchronization capability information of a network element, and a clock synchronization path is determined to reduce costs of deploying a clock synchronization path.
US10892873B2	Method and apparatus for designing downlink control information in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for allocating resources for a machine type communication user equipment (MTC UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. A base station indicates a transport block size (TBS) directly, adapts a code rate according to repetition numbers across multiple subframes in a MTC physical downlink shared channel (M-PDSCH) for the MTC UE, and allocates resources for the M-PDSCH by using the indicated transport block size and the adapted code rate. The TBS may be determined based on a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) only.
US10892867B2	Method for establishing uplink data channel on basis of shared demodulation reference signal, and device therefor Provided are an sTTI setting method for an sPUSCH in a short ITT frame structure and a specific operating method for an sPUSCH based on a shared DM-RS. In the method, a shared DM-RS within an SPUSCH is allocated only to a specific symbol included in a partial sTTI and is used in all sPUSCHs within a legacy TTI (=1 ms).
US10892859B2	Method for performing HARQ operation in NoMA based system and apparatus therefor A method in which a terminal performs a HARQ operation in a NoMA-based system comprises a step of receiving a downlink control information (dci) format comprising a multiple access (MA) signature field for supporting NoMA transmission; a step of receiving downlink data based on a value of the MA signature indicated by the MA signature field; and a step of transmitting an ACK/NACK signal with respect to the downlink data based on a subframe offset value, a frequency offset value, or a sequence index value, which are tied with the indicated value of the MA signature according to a predefined rule, wherein the subframe offset value comprises the subframe offset value between a reception subframe of the downlink data and a downlink HARQ feedback transmission subframe with respect to the downlink data, and wherein the frequency offset value indicates a frequency band used for transmitting the ACK/NACK signal.
US10892855B2	Terminal and communication system There is provided a terminal for communicating with a base station apparatus, the terminal including a receiver that receives, from the base station apparatus, instruction information for performing an operation of an error correction process to be executed between the base station apparatus and the terminal, the instruction information including at least one of a process number of a process to be used for the error correction process, a time from receiving a signal until transmitting a reception response, and a timer value indicating a time from receiving the signal until receiving a retransmitted signal; and a processor that executes the error correction process based on the instruction information received by the receiver.
US10892851B2	Polar coding method, apparatus, and device Embodiments of this application disclose a polar coding method, apparatus, and device, so as to reduce storage overheads of a system. A sequence for polar coding is obtained based on a length M of a target polar code, wherein the sequence comprises L sequence numbers, ordering of the L sequence numbers in the sequence is the same as ordering of the L sequence numbers in a maximum mother code sequence, wherein the maximum mother code sequence is obtained by sorting N sequence numbers of N polarized channels in ascending order or descending order of reliability metrics, wherein L and N are integer power of 2, M is smaller than or equal to L, L is smaller than or equal to N.
US10892850B2	Method and apparatus for carrying identification information A method and an apparatus for carrying identification information are disclosed, to extend a quantity of bit positions that can represent identification information. The method includes determining, by a base station, bit locations that can be used to carry identification information in to-be-coded bits, where the bit locations that can be used to carry the identification information include locations of fixed bits, the identification information is used to identify a terminal, and the fixed bits are used by the terminal to perform error correction in a decoding process, adding, by the base station, the identification information to the bit locations, and encoding, by the base station in a polar code encoding mode, the to-be-coded bits that carry the identification information, and sending an encoded polar code to the terminal.
US10892849B2	Polar code coding method and apparatus A polar code coding method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining, based on a target code length corresponding to an information bit sequence, a first mother code length corresponding to the information bit sequence; and performing polar code coding on the information bit sequence based on the first mother code length and mapping relationship information, where the mapping relationship information includes a correspondence between a mother code length and at least one of the following: a transport block size, a construction work point, or a construction sequence. In the method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, polar code coding may be directly performed on the information bit sequence based on at least one of a first transport block size, a first construction work point, or a first construction sequence, so as to reduce coding overheads in a polar code coding process.
US10892846B2	Enhanced transmission time interval bundling design for machine type communications Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhanced transmission time interval (TTI) bundling design for machine type communications (MTC). A method for wireless communications by a wireless device is provided. The method generally includes determining a mapping of one or more uplink or downlink channels to one or more fixed bundling sizes, wherein each of the one or more fixed bundling sizes indicates a number of transmission time intervals (TTIs) over which a channel should be transmitted and processing transmission of the one or more uplink or downlink channels based on the mapping.
US10892841B2	Synchronization mechanism for high speed sensor interface A sensor may determine a sampling pattern based on a group of synchronization signals received by the sensor. The sampling pattern may identify an expected time for receiving an upcoming synchronization signal. The sensor may trigger, based on the sampling pattern, a performance of a sensor operation associated with the upcoming synchronization signal. The performance of the sensor operation may be triggered before the upcoming synchronization signal is received.
US10892837B2	Methods and apparatus for transporting data on a network Techniques are provided for managing the transfer of data over a network. Multiple channels may be established for accommodating various categories of data transfers, and the amount of network bandwidth allocated to each channel may be dynamically adjusted to accommodate any of numerous performance objectives.
US10892830B1	Integrated compact in-package light engine An integrated compact light engine configured in a on-board in-package optics assembly. The compact light engine includes a single substrate to integrate multiple optical-electrical modules. Each optical-electrical module includes an integrated optical transceiver based on silicon-photonics platform, in which a transmit path configured to output four light signals centered at four CWDM wavelengths and from four laser devices and to modulate the four light signals respectively by four modulators driven by a driver chip and to deliver a multiplexed transmission light. A receive path includes a photodetector to detect four input signals demultiplexed from an incoming light and a trans-impedance amplifier chip to process electrical signals converted from the four input signals detected. A multi-channel light engine is formed by co-integrating or co-mounting a switch device with multiple compact light engines on a common substrate member to provide up to 51.2 Tbit/s total capacity of data communication with median-or-short-reach electrical interconnect.
US10892829B2	Systems and methods for full duplex coherent optics A communication network includes an optical hub having a first coherent optics transceiver, a fiber node having a second coherent optics transceiver, an optical transport medium operably coupling the first coherent optics transceiver to the second coherent optics transceiver, a first optical circulator disposed at the optical hub, and a second optical circulator disposed at the fiber node. The first coherent optics transceiver is configured to (i) transmit a downstream optical signal at a first wavelength, and (ii) receive an upstream optical signal at the first wavelength. The second coherent optics transceiver is configured to (i) receive the downstream optical signal from the first coherent optics transceiver at the first wavelength, and (ii) transmit the upstream optical signal at the first wavelength. The first and second optical circulators are configured to separate the downstream optical signal from the upstream optical signal.
US10892827B2	Apparatus and method for analog electronic fiber dispersion and bandwidth pre-compensation (EDPC) for use in 50 Gbps and greater PAMn optical transceivers Cost-effective high-data-rate optical data transceivers are presented, comprising an electronic analog transversal filter simultaneously providing one or more of bandwidth compensation and forward impairment compensations for the transmitted optical signal.
US10892825B2	Optical wireless power transfer system performing bidirectional communication An optical wireless power transfer system includes a transmission module, which includes a main light source configured to output a main light; a transmitting processor configured to modulate the main light to have a first modulation; a beam splitter configured to pass the main light as a power light; and a reception module. The reception module includes a retro-reflector configured to retro-reflect the main light back to the transmission module; and a receiving processor configured to control the retro-reflector to reflect the main light to have a second modulation based on a power generated by the main light. Further, the beam splitter is further configured to reflect the main light having the second modulation to a first photodiode included in the transmission module.
US10892821B2	Method for mapping code word and layer in next generation communication system, and device therefor The present application discloses a method for a terminal to receive a downlink signal including at least one code word in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method is characterized by: a step of receiving a first code word, through a first number of layers, and a second code word, through a second number of layers, which have been newly transmitted from a base station; a step of transmitting, to the base station, a negative acknowledgement for one of the first code word and the second code word; and receiving, from the base station, a code word which has been re-transmitted in response to the negative acknowledgement, and a third code word which has been newly transmitted, wherein the number of layers for receiving the re-transmitted code word is equal to the number of layers involved in the new transmission thereof.
US10892820B2	Forward and reverse calibration for ground-based beamforming Methods and systems for calibrating the return and forward links of a satellite communication system are provided according to embodiments of the invention. The phase and/or amplitude variations caused by the return and forward links are calculated and/or estimated to aid in beamforming, such as ground-based beamforming. Calibration earth stations, distributed within one or more beam patterns, may be used to transmit calibration codes to the gateway to calibrate the return link. Return links variations may be estimated using a weighted minimum mean square algorithm at the gateway. Forward links may be calibrated with calibration codes transmitted from the gateway through a hybrid matrix to at least one calibration station. Forward calibration links may also calibrate for temperature-dependent signal variations such as diplexer variations at the satellite.
US10892818B2	System, apparatus and method for managing satellite operation service Provided are a satellite operation service management system, a satellite operation service management apparatus, and a satellite operation service management method, and the satellite operation service management apparatus may include a ground station manager configured to generate a control signal for a space ground station based on the space ground station to be used for control of an artificial satellite and a time slot to be used by the space ground station; and a communicator configured to transmit the control signal to the space ground station to be used.
US10892817B2	Real-time sessions quality-of-service over reservation-based access A collection of methods, which when combined together provide suitable bandwidth resources for real-time content exchange over a satellite-based network, wherein the network employs a reservation-based access scheme, such as but not limited to DVB-RCS. Furthermore, the methods provide suitable bandwidth wherein transmission conditions deteriorate while real-time content is being exchanged and the already allocated resources can no longer be used.
US10892815B2	EVM requirements for wireless communication The present disclosure pertains to a method for testing a radio node for compliance with transmitter disturbance quality requirements. The method includes receiving transmission from the radio node in a plurality of directions from the radio node, and determining whether the received transmission complies with the requirements, the requirements pertaining to transmitter disturbance quality at least in the plurality of directions.
US10892810B2	Apparatus and method for dynamically selecting beamforming codebook and hierarchically generating beamforming codebooks An apparatus and method for dynamically selecting a beamforming codebook and hierarchically generating beamforming codebooks is provided. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a channel estimation processor configured to receive a signal using a current beamforming codebook in a current beam sweeping period; a look-up table configured to store a plurality of beamforming codebooks; a state abstraction processor connected between the channel estimation processor and the look-up table, and configured to determine a codebook index based on a current channel condition as a function of the received signal and the current beamforming codebook, and select one of the plurality of beam sweeping codebooks in the look-up table as the beamforming codebook for the next beam sweeping period based on the codebook index.
US10892806B2	Encoding and decoding of information for wireless transmission using multi-antenna transceivers Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training and deploying machine-learned communication over multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) channels. One of the methods includes: determining a transmitter and a receiver, at least one of which implements a machine-learning network; determining a MIMO channel model; determining first information; using the transmitter to process the first information and generate first RF signals representing inputs to the MIMO channel model; determining second RF signals representing outputs of the MIMO channel model, each second RF signal representing aggregated reception of the first RF signals altered by transmission through the MIMO channel model; using the receiver to process the second RF signals and generate second information as a reconstruction of the first information; calculating a measure of distance between the second and first information; and updating the machine-learning network based on the measure of distance between the second and first information.
US10892804B2	Methods for uplink multiuser signaling and transmission A method implemented by an Access Point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to initiate an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) simultaneous transmission. The method includes generating a trigger frame that initiates the UL MU simultaneous transmission, where the trigger frame includes (1) a UL MU Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) attributes field to indicate attributes pertaining to a UL MU PPDU transmitted to the AP during the UL MU simultaneous transmission that are common to a plurality of stations (STAs) that are scheduled to participate in the UL MU simultaneous transmission and (2) a STA Physical Layer Service Data Unit (PSDU) attributes field for a particular STA from the plurality of STAs to indicate attributes pertaining to the UL MU PPDU that are specific to the particular STA. The method further includes transmitting the trigger frame through a wireless medium.
US10892803B1	Antenna structure and operation method thereof An antenna structure includes a curved base and a plurality of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) antenna cell. The curved base has a convex curved surface. The MIMO antenna cells are uniformly and movably located on the convex curved surface. Each of the MIMO antenna cells has receiving units and transmission units.
US10892801B2	Method for signaling for phase feedback, and device for same A method for a terminal receiving signaling for a phase feedback can comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, control information including first information indicating whether the terminal must perform the phase feedback for a plurality of beams; and determining whether to perform the phase feedback on the basis of the control information.

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