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US10926027B2	Noise and vibration dampening mounting module for injector An independent mounting module is receivable within a housing of an injector configured to dispense a substance from a cartridge insertable into the housing through an injection needle of the injector. The mounting module includes a first mount and a second mount. The first mount is configured to receive a driving assembly engageable with the cartridge to expel the substance therefrom. The first mount is selectively securable to the injector housing and has a cantilevered mounting arm extending therefrom. The second mount is configured to receive an actuator operatively connectable with the driving assembly. The second mount is attached to the cantilevered mounting arm and suspended therefrom, thereby being supported by the cantilevered mounting arm.
US10926022B2	Tip detection apparatus and method for medical device An apparatus and method of detecting an interchangeable tip of a handpiece of an ocular surgical system is disclosed. The interchangeable tip of the system includes an irrigation port that receives fluid flowing from an irrigation source and an aspiration port that removes or aspirates fluid and/or materials from the surgical field, in particular a patient's eye, through use of an aspiration source or pump. The method comprises attaching the interchangeable tip to the handpiece, introducing fluid flow into the system and determining the fluid flow rate of fluid flow in the system, determining the pressure of fluid flowing into the interchangeable tip, determining the pressure of fluid flowing out of the interchangeable tip and comparing the flow rate and pressure information to known flow rate and pressure readings of known types of interchangeable tips to determine the type of interchangeable tip being used.
US10926019B2	Gradient dialysate hemodiafiltration The present invention provides a method for hemodiafiltration which applies dialysate gradient across a multi-chambered hemodiafiltrator having a plurality of compartmentalized tubular dialysate chambers. An acidic dialysate with urea at a concentration is applied to a first dialysate chamber. A less acidic dialysate with a lower concentration of urea than those for the first dialysate chamber is applied to a second dialysate chamber. A basic dialysate with no urea but with ammonia at a concentration up to a concentration detected in normal human blood is applied to a last dialysate chamber. The concentrations of urea for the first and second dialysate chambers decrease over time to zero prior to conclusion of hemodiafiltration.
US10926017B2	Modular dialysate regeneration assembly A customizable modular dialysate regeneration assembly with connectable sorbent packaging systems. The dialysate regeneration assembly can be customized based on patient parameters or dialysis session parameters. A processor can be included that can determine the correct amount of each sorbent material necessary for a given patient and a given dialysis session.
US10926016B2	Filtration system for preparation of fluids for medical applications A system that fills multiple containers includes a filter with an inlet port and multiple outlet ports. The outlet ports are pre-attached to containers by respective filling lines of each container. Each container has an interior and each of the respective filling lines is connected to a respective container interior. All of the respective filling lines are sealed to the outlet ports and the containers such that the container interiors are isolated from an external environment except the inlet port, via the filter, forming a combined interior volume which is sterile. The system can produce batches of multiple sterile containers with sterile medicament in the containers.
US10926010B2	Dressing with differentially sized perforations A dressing for treating a tissue site may include a base layer, a sealing member, a first and a second wicking layer, and an absorbent layer. The base layer may have a periphery surrounding a central portion and a plurality of apertures disposed through the periphery and the central portion. The apertures in the periphery may be larger than the apertures in the central portion. The sealing member and the base layer may define an enclosure. The first and the second wicking layer may each be disposed in the enclosure with the absorbent layer positioned between the first and the second wicking layer. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10926005B2	Drug-eluting surgical articles with a plurality of geometric elements Disclosed herein is a biomaterial for treating a condition. A biomaterial of the disclosure can be, for example, a surgical article. The biomaterial can comprise a plurality of geometric elements and a therapeutic agent. The biomaterial can comprise a first geometric element formed by a porous border that comprises a polymer and the therapeutic agent. The biomaterial can comprise a second geometric element formed by a non-porous border and a solid region, wherein the therapeutic agent may not diffuse into the second geometric element. Implantation of a biomaterial disclosed herein into a subject can treat, for example, cancer.
US10926004B2	Continuous-fiber reinforced biocomposite medical implants A medical implant comprising a plurality of biocomposite layers, each layer comprising a polymer and a plurality of uni-directionally aligned continuous reinforcement fibers. The medical implant is suitable for load-bearing orthopedic implant applications and comprises one or more biocomposite materials where sustained mechanical strength and stiffness are critical for proper implant function.
US10926002B2	Metal matrix composite orthopedic replacements Orthopedic replacements include are formed at least partially of composite materials including a metal matrix with reinforcing carbon fiber integrated into the matrix. The composite materials have substantially lower density than metal, and are expected to have appreciable strength. The orthopedic replacements can include a bone attachment portion and a load bearing portion. In some versions, the orthopedic replacements can include a core formed of the composite material, with a shape completion portion, formed for example from plastic, at least partially coating the core.
US10926001B2	Methods related to minimally polarized functional units Provided herein are constructs of micro-aggregate multicellular, minimally polarized grafts containing Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled Receptor (LGR) expressing cells for wound therapy applications, tissue engineering, cell therapy applications, regenerative medicine applications, medical/therapeutic applications, tissue healing applications, immune therapy applications, and tissue transplant therapy applications which preferably are associated with a delivery vector/substrate/support/scaffold for direct application.
US10925999B2	Tunable covalently crosslinked hydrogels and methods of making the same The present invention provides, among other things, a elastomeric biomaterial having enzymatically cross-linked amino acid phenolic side chains to generate highly elastic hydrogels. Materials are characterized by tunable mechanical properties, gelation kinetics and swelling properties of these new protein polymers. Provided materials are support encapsulation of cells. Methods of making and using of provided particles are also disclosed.
US10925997B2	Bone bioactive composition and uses thereof A bone bioactive composition and kits comprising the composition, means for applying it and/or a metal implant are provided. The bone bioactive composition comprises a water-based salt solution comprising sodium dihydrogen phosphate and sodium chloride, and may also comprise additional elements. The composition and the kits are useful for promoting osteogenesis, particularly when a metal implant is used but also in case of periodontal diseases.
US10925992B2	Air freshening device An air freshening device is provided. The device includes a water-based fragrance emitter including water, a water absorbing polymer and a fragrance composition. The fragrance composition includes from about 3% to about 70% by weight of at least one fragrance ingredient exhibiting a standard equilibrium headspace concentration (HSi0) below about 100 μg/L. The water-based fragrance emitter provides a working signal and an end of life signal upon evaporation. The air freshening device is a warming device.
US10925991B2	Air freshener gel containing cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin The present invention relates to the field of air freshener. It relates more particularly to a gel composition which allows for an effective and prolonged evaporation of an active volatile ingredient contained therein. The gel device of the present invention comprises an active volatile ingredient and a gelling agent essentially formed of cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin.
US10925990B2	Clean room hopper cover A cleanroom autoclave system including a reusable autoclave breather bag and a reusable fill line hopper cover. The autoclave bag is formed from a launderable abrasion resistant inner fabric layer and a launderable polyester outer fabric layer, and has a zipper closure. The hopper cover is formed from a circular bonnet and an open tubular skirt formed from a launderable polyester fabric, and includes an elastic portion and snaps to secure the hopper cover.
US10925989B1	Sanitization booth The invention provides a sanitization booth 10 has side walls 12 approximately twice as long as it's entrance and exit openings 14, 16 are wide to permit a person to step into the booth and pass therethrough while being sprayed or misted with a sanitization or disinfection liquid, from above 18, below 20, and the sides 22 by liquid sanitizer pumped through a reticulation pipe system 24 and through nozzles 26 along the extent thereof, thereby to sanitize the person, their clothing, as well as their footwear including the soles thereof. The booth 10 includes a hand sanitization point 28 at the entrance 14 to the booth 10 so that the person who has been sanitized by passing through the booth also sanitizes their hands which have been used to cover their eyes while in the booth. The invention also provides a sanitization system and a kit for assembly of a sanitization apparatus.
US10925987B2	Electronic sanitizing door handle Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Some implementations of the invention are directed toward a manual sanitizing door handle while some implementations of the invention are directed toward an auto-sanitizing door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto an exterior surface of the sanitizing door handle in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto a user's hand(s) in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the user's hand(s).
US10925985B2	Systems and methods for sterilization using nonthermal plasma generation Systems and methods for sterilization using nonthermal plasma (NTP) ionization are disclosed. An example method for inactivation of viable microorganisms includes: inactivating viable microorganisms in a predetermined volume by: installing a plurality of ceiling mounted direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC), bipolar or steady-state, ion emitter modules based on a geometry of the predetermined volume; and producing, using the plurality of ceiling mounted ion emitter modules, a DC or AC, bipolar or steady-state, nonthermal plasma (NTP), each of the ceiling mounted ion emitter modules comprising a high voltage power supply (HVPS).
US10925984B2	Device and method for introducing electromagnetic radiation efficiently into soil The invention relates to a device for treating soil with electromagnetic radiation, comprising:—a magnetron antenna (9) for generating microwave radiation with a relatively high frequency; a wave guide (16) connected to the output of the magnetron antenna (9); downward directed tubular members (18, 19) connected to the wave guide (16);—a manifold (17) arranged between the two tubular members (18, 19) and the wave guide (16);—a tuner unit (26) arranged on the wave guide (16); and—cooling means (22, 22′, 22″) for cooling the electromagnetic radiation reflected by the soil. The invention also relates to a cable (24) provided with a single high-voltage cable and one or more low-voltage cables and/or a number of optical cables which are arranged in a shared cable. The invention finally relates to a method for disinfecting soil, wherein a magnetron (9) placed on a vehicle is moved over the soil, wherein the radiation reflected by the soil is minimized by tuning the wave guide (16) connected to the magnetron (9), and wherein the minimized reflected radiation is absorbed by a water load which is connected to one or two water tanks (22′, 22″) which are placed on the vehicle and which hold the temperature of the water within predetermined limits.
US10925980B2	Molecular probes and methods of use A molecular probe includes the following formula: P-L-C wherein P is a EDB-FN targeting peptide, C is a contrast agent; and L is a non-peptide linker that covalently links the peptide to the contrast agent.
US10925978B2	Liquid composition in the form of emulsion or microemulsion for rectal administration containing at least one dye, and its use in a diagnostic endoscopic procedure of sigmoid colon and/or rectum The present invention provides a novel liquid composition in the form of an emulsion or microemulsion for rectal administration comprising at least one dye, at least one emulsifier, and at least one physiologically acceptable excipient, and its use in a diagnostic endoscopic procedure of sigmoid colon and/or rectum. Preferably, said diagnostic endoscopic procedure of sigmoid colon and/or rectum is an anoscopy, a proctoscopy, a rectoscopy and/or a sigmoidoscopy.
US10925977B2	Efficient synthesis of chelators for nuclear imaging and radiotherapy: compositions and applications Novel methods of synthesis of chelator-targeting ligand conjugates, compositions comprising such conjugates, and therapeutic and diagnostic applications of such conjugates are disclosed. The compositions include chelator-targeting ligand conjugates optionally chelated to one or more metal ions. Methods of synthesizing these compositions in high purity are also presented. Also disclosed are methods of imaging, treating and diagnosing disease in a subject using these novel compositions, such as methods of imaging a tumor within a subject and methods of diagnosing myocardial ischemia.
US10925975B2	Acidic nanoparticles for restoration of autophagy In various embodiments novel biodegradable acid-activated acid releasing nanoparticles (acNPs) are provided that are used as a targeted strategy to manipulate lysosomal acidity and autophagy. These acNPs based, in certain embodiments, on fluorinated polyesters are degraded at pH 6.0 (pH reported in dysfunctional lysosomes), and release component acids that further lower the lysosomal pH, and thereby increasing autophagic flux and cellular function of hepatocytes under LT. The acNPs can serve as a therapeutic in restoring liver-diseases.
US10925974B2	Adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide-verbascoside-nanogold particle derivative, preparation method and application thereof Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a method of preparing an adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide-verbascoside-nanogold particle derivative, including: activating a carboxyl group of a cysteine residue at the C-terminus of an adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide to form an acyl chloride; reacting a verbascoside with a sodium hydroxide to obtain a sodium phenolate; esterifying the acyl chloride with the sodium phenolate to form an adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide-verbascoside derivative; and reacting the adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide-verbascoside derivative with PEG-modified nanogold particles. The present disclosure further discloses an adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide-verbascoside-nanogold particle derivative and the application of the adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide-verbascoside-nanogold particle derivative in preparing a drug for the treatment of obesity. The adipose tissue-targeting polypeptide-verbascoside-nanogold particle derivative has good biocompatibility, and capable of carrying drugs into the adipocytes, thereby greatly enhancing the availability of the drug and significantly improving the targeted anti-obesity activity of the drug.
US10925973B2	Compositions and methods for using albumin-based nanomedicines In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions, methods, and kits for inducing apoptosis. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10925972B2	Glycan-dependent immunotherapeutic molecules The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating cancer. The invention makes use of peptides, nucleic acids encoding such peptides, and cells expressing such peptides, where the peptide comprises a tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (TACA)-binding domain.
US10925970B2	Site selective conjugation of an oligonucleotide conjugate or a small molecule to a metal binding protein Provided are methods for site selective conjugation of an oligonucleotide conjugate to a metal binding protein comprising a metal binding site and for site selective conjugation of a small molecule conjugation compound (SMCoC) to an antibody comprising a metal binding site, metal binding protein conjugates obtainable by said methods, and uses of said metal binding protein conjugates.
US10925967B2	Degradation of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) by conjugation of BTK inhibitors with E3 ligase ligand and methods of use The present application provides bifunctional compounds of Formula (X): or an enantiomer, diastereomer, or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, which act as protein degradation inducing moieties for Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). The present application also relates to methods for the targeted degradation of BTK through the use of the bifunctional compounds that link a ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety to a ligand that is capable of binding to BTK which can be utilized in the treatment of disorders modulated by BTK.
US10925966B2	Antibody formulations The invention provides stable aqueous pharmaceutical formulations comprising a therapeutic antibody, trehalose, a buffer, and optional surfactant, and having a pH in the range of about 5.5 to about 7.0. The invention also provides methods for making such formulations and methods of using such formulations.
US10925965B2	Protein formulations with increased stability The invention relates to the discovery that the addition of aromatic carboxylate ions inhibit protein instability caused by aromatic preservatives. Thus, the invention relates to compositions, preferably aqueous compositions, comprising a protein, an aromatic preservative and aromatic carboxylate ions. The proteins remain stable and suitable for storage at ambient temperatures or lower, even in aqueous form. Preferably, the aqueous composition comprises a protein, a phenolic preservative and benzoate ions, wherein the pH of the composition is at least 1 unit greater than the pKa of benzoic acid. The invention also provides methods of reducing protein degradation by aromatic preservatives in an aqueous formulation of a protein susceptible to such degradation, comprising the step of adding aromatic carboxylate ions to the formulation wherein the formulation is maintained at a pH that is at least 1 unit greater than the pKa of the corresponding aromatic carboxylic acid.
US10925960B2	Antigen delivery system A minimal antigen delivery system consists essentially of PEGylated stealth liposomes loaded with an immunogenic human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class restricted peptide and surface modified with a cell targeting peptide which mediates binding and internalization of the liposomes into a target cell.
US10925956B2	Methods and compositions for inducing protective immunity against a marburg virus infection Compositions, vaccines and methods using a combination of adenovirus vectors and MVA vectors for inducing protective immunity against a Marburg virus infection are described.
US10925949B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors of the blood, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) The present invention relates to peptides, 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 cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to several novel peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and HLA class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US10925947B2	A*03 restricted peptides for use in immunotherapy against cancers and related methods 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.
US10925942B2	Regulatory T cell epitopes, compositions and uses thereof The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
US10925941B2	Regulatory T cell epitopes, compositions and uses thereof The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
US10925935B2	Terminally Modified RNA The invention relates to compositions and methods for the manufacture and optimization of modified mRNA molecules via optimization of their terminal architecture.
US10925934B2	Spray dried myrosinase and use to produce isothiocynates A spray dried myrosinase/ascorbate mixture is formed from the steps comprising: providing a source of myrosinase, adding ascorbate to the source of myrosinase, heating the source of myrosinase to a temperature of about 104° F. (about 40° C.) or higher, and spray drying the myrosinase/ascorbate mixture. The spray dried myrosinase/ascorbate mixture may be used to prepare isothiocyanates. The spray dried myrosinase/ascorbate mixture may also be mixed with glucoraphanin and used in an activated tablet or capsule.
US10925930B2	Treatment of lower urinary tract epithelium with glucagon like peptide 2 The present invention provides a method for treating and/or ameliorating a disorder of the lower urinary tract, comprising administering a composition comprising a glucagon like peptide 2 (GLP-2) receptor agonist to a patient in need thereof in an amount sufficient to treat and/or ameliorate the disorder of the lower urinary tract.
US10925916B2	Olive leaf powder (OLP) strips The present invention is directed to films made with edible polymers and containing a portion of finely ground olive leaf powder (OLP) suitable for preparing a hot or cold beverage and delivering an unexpectedly powerful quantity of natural anti-oxidant in the form of polyphenols.
US10925913B2	Low toxic tripterygium neoglycosides, preparation method and application thereof The disclosure relates to a low toxic tripterygium neoglycosides, which is obtained by chemically processing tripterygium glycosides and adding triptriolide. The disclosure also discloses the application of the low toxic tripterygium neoglycosides. The tripterygium neoglycosides can effectively relieve renal pathological injury and urinary protein of nephrotic syndrome, attenuate the inflammatory level of the body, have obvious treatment effect on nephrotic syndrome, and have low toxicity and persistent effect.
US10925911B2	Compositions and methods for increase in muscle volume Compositions and methods include a synergistically effective combination of glycerol and Phyllanthus emblica extract for increasing muscle volume in response to an exercise stimulus of the corresponding muscle or muscle region.
US10925909B2	Bacteriophage and composition comprising same The present invention relates to a novel bacteriophage ΦCJ24 (KCCM11462P) and a composition comprising the same as an active component. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for preventing and/or treating infectious diseases caused by avian pathogenic E. coli of birds by using the bacteriophage ΦCJ24 (KCCM11462P) or the composition.
US10925904B2	Methods and compositions for improving skeletal muscle protein fractional synthetic rate Methods and egg yolk powder containing compositions for improving skeletal muscle protein fractional synthetic rate (FSR) in mammals and inhibiting or reversing sarcopenia are provided.
US10925902B2	Genetically engineered hematopoietic stem cells and uses thereof Genetically engineered hematopoietic cells such as hematopoietic stem cells having one or more genetically edited genes of lineage-specific cell-surface proteins and therapeutic uses thereof, either alone or in combination with immune therapy that targets the lineage-specific cell-surface proteins.
US10925899B2	Composition for energy supplementation The present invention relates to a composition for the synthesis of ATP as an energy supplementation. The composition comprises a plant extract or a plant fraction suitable to produce ATP upon exposure to light. The present invention also relates to the isolation of such plant extract and to its use in energy drinks.
US10925898B2	Ingestible composition having hydrogen peroxide with an increased half-life The present invention is directed to a method and a composition for producing and using a plant-based biocidal solution. The plant-based biocidal solution contains a bioactive material and a plant-based substance formed from the cellular material of a plant. The plant-based substance is capable of binding to the bioactive material. In some embodiments, the bioactive material is hydrogen peroxide. The hydrogen peroxide can be added exogenously or generated endogenously. In accordance with further embodiments, the plant-based biocidal solution can be applied to a target, thereby impairing the target. In some embodiments, the target can be a pathogen. In accordance with another embodiment, the plant-based substance of the plant-based biocidal solution can form a microscopic cluster, a complex, or an aggregate for providing sufficient bioactive material to overcome the defense mechanism of the target.
US10925897B2	Pharmaceutical compositions Pharmaceutical compositions for oral administration, in particular administration as an oral delivery system to be swallowed directly or capable of disintegration in the oral cavity, comprising iron oxy-hydroxide in high loading.
US10925896B2	Pharmaceutical compositions Pharmaceutical compositions for oral administration, in particular administration as an oral delivery system to be swallowed directly or capable of disintegration in the oral cavity, comprising iron oxy-hydroxide in high loading.
US10925895B2	Composition and method of using medicament for treatment of cancers and tumors The composition includes a chemical depilatory that may be used in a method of destroying cancer and/or tumor cells and removing the resulting debris from the body. The composition includes thioglycolate and is directly applied to the cancer and/or tumor target cells to interrupt and disable their functioning. This method is unique because it enables the composition to affect the cancer and/or tumor cells without being transported by a carrier through the body to them. This anti-cancer and anti-tumor treatment not only targets the abnormal cells, but also eradicates the microorganisms in the tissue at the target site, which prevents the abnormal growth from recurring due to the presence of residual microorganisms that may trigger formation of dysplastic cells.
US10925891B2	Carrier status of annexin A5 M2 haplotype and obstetric risks The present invention relates to determining the carrier status of Annexin A5 M2 haplotype of parents (both male and female) prior to and/or after pregnancy to minimize the risk of pregnancy complications, including, but not limited to, recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), infertility, miscarriage, in vitro fertilization (IVF) failure, IUI failure, implantation failure, foetal growth restriction (FGR), small for gestational age (SGA) newborn, intra-uterine foetal death (IUFD), gestational hypertension (GH), pre-eclampsia (PE) and/or venous thromboembolism (VTE). Once M2 carrier status is determined, methods of intervention, including administration of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and/or other anti-coagulants can be administered either prior to and/or after pregnancy. Methods of detecting the carrier status as well as method of diagnosing and or predicting prognosis based on the M2 carrier status of a patient and/or couple is also contemplated.
US10925886B2	Prevention and treatment of inflammatory conditions The present embodiments relate to methods for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory conditions such as alcoholic liver disease (ALD). More specifically the present embodiments relate to the prevention and treatment of ALD through the administration of an Retinoic Acid Receptor (RAR) agonist. Some embodiments relate to use of tazarotene in the prevention and treatment of alcohol-induced liver injury, alcohol-related liver disease, fatty liver disease, hepatic steatosis, alcoholic hepatitis or alcoholic cirrhosis.
US10925885B2	Thyromimetics for the treatment of fatty liver diseases The present invention is directed toward the use of thyromimetic compounds that are thyroid receptor ligands, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to prodrugs of these compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating fatty liver diseases such as steatosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
US10925876B2	Methods for using triazolo-pyrazinyl soluble guanylate cyclase activators in fibrotic disorders Provided are methods for treating or preventing a fibrotic disease selected from systemic sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, Peyronie's disease, or interstitial lung disease; the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as herein described) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need of such therapy.
US10925864B2	Stable liquid injectable solution of midazolam and pentazocine The invention discloses compositions of clear injectable solution which comprises Midazolam, pentazocine, tonicity agent, chelating agent, and acids to adjust pH.
US10925861B2	Mirabegron-containing tablet, method for producing mirabegron-containing pharmaceutical preparation, and method for producing mirabegron-containing granulated product To provide a mirabegron-containing tablet that maintains the amorphous form of mirabegron even after long-term storage. Also, to provide a mirabegron-containing pharmaceutical preparation that can maintain the purity of mirabegron while preventing the generation of related substances at the time of storage, a method for producing a mirabegron-containing pharmaceutical preparation, and a method for producing a mirabegron-containing granulated product. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mirabegron-containing pharmaceutical preparation containing mirabegron, hypromellose, and polyvinylpyrrolidone. The mirabegron-containing pharmaceutical preparation may contain a spray-dried granulated product containing the mirabegron, the hypromellose, and the polyvinylpyrrolidone.
US10925860B2	Compositions and methods of treating cardiac fibrosis with ifetroban The present invention is directed to methods of treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating fibrosis syndrome, and in particular cardiac fibrosis, by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of ifetroban, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10925858B2	S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and GSNO reductase inhibitors for use in therapy The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of neurological deficits by the administration of GSNO or GSNO reductase inhibitor. Further provided herein are methods of treating autoimmune diseases by administering GSNO or GSNO reductase inhibitor.
US10925857B2	Rational drug design targeting resistant gram-negative bacterial infections to polymyxin-class antibiotics The present invention relates to identification of inhibitors or antagonists of aminoarabinase glycosyltransferase (ArnT) and their use in compositions, methods of treatment or prevention of drug resistant gram negative infections, or inhibiting the growth of gram negative bacterial infections resistant to polymyxin-class antibiotics. In certain aspects, the inhibitors or antagonists can be administered in combination with one or more antibacterial agents.
US10925856B2	Methods and compositions involving bucindolol for the treatment of atrial fibrillation The current methods and compositions relate to treatment of atrial fibrillation with bucindolol in patients, including patients with heart failure, after being determined to be homozygous Arg389 in the β1 adrenergic receptor gene.
US10925852B2	Talc-bound compositions and uses thereof Provided herein are compositions and methods for treatment of a disease, disorder, or condition, such as a proliferative disease, disorder, or condition. One aspect provides a composition including a therapeutic agent and a substrate. Another aspect provides methods for treating a disease, disorder, or condition.
US10925847B2	Broad spectrum pharmacological composition for treatment of various infections and diseases and methods of use A pharmacological composition for the treatment of bacterial and protozoal infections in a patient. The preferred pharmacological composition comprises a pharmaceutical carrier and an active composition selected from the group consisting of: a) an amount of sodium oxalate and an amount of oxalic acid, b) an amount of sodium citrate and an amount of citric acid, or c) mixtures of a) and b). The amounts and weight ratios of a) the sodium oxalate and oxalic acid, and b) the sodium citrate and citric acid in the active composition are such as to produce a safe and effective pharmacological composition. Sodium salts of other carboxylic acids may be used. The invention also relates to the method of using the pharmacological composition for the safe and effective treatment of bacterial infections, protozoal infections and dermatological diseases.
US10925846B2	Phenylketone carboxylate compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis The present invention concerns the use of compounds for preventing and/or treating osteoporosis, for stimulating bone formation, for stimulating the differentiation and mineralization of osteoblasts, or for inhibiting bone resorption in a subject. These novel uses have been found for compounds represented by Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. wherein: R1 and R2 are independently equal to H, F or OH; A is (CH2)mCOOH, W(CH2)mCOOH, or Y—CH(COOH)—(CH2)p-CH3 when B is H; or B is (CH2)mCOOH, W(CH2)mCOOH, or Y—CH(COOH)—(CH2)p—CH3 when A is H; or A and B are covalently bonded to form a five (5), six (6), or seven (7)-membered cycloalkyl substituted with COOH; where: Y is O, S, HN or CH2; W is 0, S or NH; m is 0-2; and p is 3-7; D is CO(CH2)nCH3 or CHOH(CH2)nCH3 or O(CH2)nCH3 where n is 2-6; and E is H or F.
US10925844B2	Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions having improved pharmacokinetics in the fed state Oral pharmaceutical compositions of sodium oxybate having improved pharmacokinetic properties when administered less than two hours after eating are provided, and therapeutic uses thereof.
US10925835B2	Celecoxib and amlodipine formulation and method of making the same Provided herein is a celecoxib and amlodipine composition and method of making the same. The composition contains granules containing celecoxib. The amlodipine is incorporated into the composition as an extragranulate.
US10925827B1	Lignin-zinc oxide nanohybrid emulsion for UV protection A lignin-zinc oxide nanohybrid may be formed by sonication of isolated lignin derived from Phoenix dactylifera biomass in an aqueous solution of a soluble zinc salt. The lignin-zinc oxide nanohybrid emulsion or nanoemulsion may then be formed by mixing the lignin-zinc oxide nanohybrid with oil and a stabilizing surfactant and sonicating. The lignin-zinc oxide nanohybrid emulsion effectively bocks UV radiation across the UV spectrum and might therefore be used for UV protection as a sunscreen.
US10925825B2	Composition The present invention provides a solid cosmetic composition comprising (i) corn starch in an amount of from about 20% to about 40%; (ii) bulking agent in an amount of from about 20% to about 50%; (iii) surfactant in an amount of from about 5% to about 30%; and (iv) glycerine in an amount of from about 15% to about 30%, present in an amount by weight of the total composition.
US10925823B2	Synergistic antioxidant compositions The present invention discloses to a personal care composition having a polyvalent metal salt of pyrithione; a 2-pyridinol-N-oxide material; and a zinc containing layered material; wherein the ratio of a:b is from about 0.5 to about 1.5; the ratio of b:c is about 0.2 to about 1.0; and the ratio of a:c is about 0.2 to about 1.0 and wherein there is a synergistic antioxidant activity.
US10925819B2	Anti-reflective coating on oxide particles for sunscreen applications Zinc oxide compositions and methods for applying anti-reflective coating on oxide particles for sunscreen applications are provided herein. A composition includes multiple zinc oxide particles suspended within a medium forming sunscreen composition, and two or more coating materials applied to each of the multiple zinc oxide particles in distinct layers via a gradation based on refractive index, wherein each of the coating materials has a refractive index that is between the refractive index of air and the refractive index of zinc oxide, and wherein the two or more coating materials comprise one or more fluoropolymers and aluminum oxide.
US10925818B2	Oral care compositions and methods for increasing stability of the same Anhydrous oral care compositions and methods for making and using the same are described herein. The anhydrous oral care compositions may include an orally acceptable vehicle, a peroxide whitening agent, and an abrasive system. The abrasive system may include at least one abrasive having a pellicle cleaning ratio (PCR) greater than or equal to 100.
US10925812B2	Urethane foam for use in impregnating cosmetic composition Provided is a polyether-based urethane foam for impregnating a cosmetic composition. The polyether-based urethane foam has excellent touch feel, portability and stability.
US10925810B2	Method and system for improving and assisting in medication compliance A medication adherence system for facilitating adherence to a medication dosage schedule is provided, comprising a smart case to receive or adhere to a medication pack, a sensor for detecting a medication event, and a tangible computer readable medium interface for users to obtain feedback regarding their adherence to their respective medication dosage schedules.
US10925809B2	Oral device, assembly and method for the use thereof A carrying case has first and second clam shell members hingedly connected along one side thereof and defines a interior cavity when in a closed position. At least a portion of an oral device is disposed between the first and second clam shell members with a support member engaging and supporting the oral device such that an intraoral bolus simulator is suspended in the interior cavity free of any engagement with the carrying case. The intraoral bolus simulator may include lubricated patches transformable from a first state, wherein the lubricated patches each comprise water soluble thermoplastic particles suspended in a silicone matrix, to a second state, wherein the water soluble thermoplastic particles are depleted from the silicone matrix. A method of stimulating an oral cavity includes depleting the water soluble thermoplastic particles from the silicone matrix, and presenting a rough surface to the user with the depleted lubricated patches.
US10925807B2	Connection system for medical device components A connection system for connecting a first medical device component to a second medical device component is disclosed. The connection system of the present disclosure provides for quick and intuitive coupling and decoupling of two opposing medical device components through the use of a connection path and a disconnection path, the connection path being distinct from the disconnection path. Furthermore, the connection system of the present disclosure provides audible and tactile connection feedback through the use of elastically deformable connection elements.
US10925803B2	Method and apparatus for treating various neurological conditions Methods and apparatus for treating neurological conditions such as attention deficit disorder, autism, and Parkinson's disease. More particularly, methods and apparatus used to stimulate the 8th cranial nerve, particularly for treatment of such diseases and disorders.
US10925801B2	Pressure control system, device and method for opening an airway The present invention provides a device with a pressure control system and methods for controlling the application of negative pressure to an external surface of an individual for creating and/or maintaining patency of the upper airway passage. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The pressure control system contains control module elements that may include circuit board elements, digital output barometer elements, sensor elements, processing elements and memory elements to optimize device function and safety of the device through regulation of the flow rate of the air pump.
US10925796B2	Walking training apparatus and control method thereof A first exemplary aspect is a walking training apparatus including: an walking assistance apparatus attached to a lower limb of a trainee; at least one wire connected to the lower limb directly or through the walking assistance apparatus; a first wire winding mechanism configured to wind the wire for applying a pull-up force to the wire; a sensor for detecting displacement information according to a displacement of a position connected to the wire in a lateral direction; and a controller configured to control the first wire winding mechanism based on the displacement information.
US10925784B1	Lifting pad for wheelchair A lifting pad to be used with a wheelchair in order to provide additional comfort to a user is disclosed herein. The lifting pad comprises a cover with a seat portion and a backrest portion. The lifting pad also comprises a first slot formed in the seat portion and a second slot formed in the backrest portion in order to receive inserts such as foam inserts which are to provide comfort to a user. The lifting pad further comprises at least one foam insert arranged inside each of the first slot and the second slot found on the cover. The lifting pad is adapted to be placed on a seat to provide support and comfort to a user seated thereon.
US10925783B2	Conjugal aid chair A conjugal aid chair includes a seat and back frame, which are attached to the front and the back leg frames via first and second pivot plates. Both the seat and back frames have connection snaps, allowing a mesh body support sling to be attached via its connection snaps. A pair of collapsible handles is attached to both the seat and back frames for user support. The two arms of the conjugal aid chair have removable appendage bolsters, allowing the sitting user to change their position to desired comfort. The angle of the front leg frame can be adjusted using the slideable push-button adjusters. An interchangeable cover-sleeve is slipped over the mesh body support sling before the mesh body support sling is attached to the back and seat frames.
US10925776B2	Disposable floating absorbent core and disposable absorbent assembly including same, and method of making same An absorbent article is disclosed. The absorbent article includes a core and a chassis. One or more discrete bonding zones bond the core to the chassis, and one or more unbonded zones of the core are not bonded to the chassis, forming a floating core. The core is not elastically coupled with the chassis. A method of making the absorbent article may include selectively bonding the chassis to the core at discrete bonding zones.
US10925772B2	Regeneratable anti-fogging element for goggle A passive anti-fogging ski goggle is disclosed. In some embodiments, the goggle includes a moisture absorbing element or material, thereby reducing the amount of moisture within the space between the goggle and the wearer. In certain embodiments, the goggle includes one or more cartridges, which can be received in vents of the goggle and can include the moisture absorbing element or material. The elements can surrender moisture to the atmosphere under conditions within the normal range encountered on a ski slope.
US10925771B2	Device for irradiation of the eye A device for irradiation of the eye of a living subject with light such as UV light includes a structure (20) adapted to overlie the outer surface of the eye, the structure having an axis (28, 128) extending in a downward direction (D) towards the eye when the structure overlies the eye. A light scattering element (70, 158, 141) within the structure includes a peripheral portion remote from the axis and a central portion adjacent the axis. A plurality of transmission optical fibers (42, 157) in optical communication with the peripheral portion of the light scattering element at a plurality of locations spaced around the axis.
US10925765B2	Dry eye treatment systems Dry eye treatment apparatus and methods are described herein which generally comprise a patch or strip affixed to the skin of the upper and/or lower eyelids to deliver heat or other forms of energy, pressure, drugs, moisture, etc. (alone or in combination) to the one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying skin. The treatment strip or strips include one or more strips configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin in proximity to one or both eyes of a subject such that the one or more strips allow for the subject to blink naturally without restriction from the one or more patches. Moreover, the one or more strips may be configured to emit energy to the underlying region of skin and where the one or more strips are shaped to follow a location of one or more meibomiam glands contained within the underlying region of skin.
US10925764B2	Obesity treatment A volume filling device for treatment of obesity is placed outside the stomach wall of the patient to reduce the inner volume of the stomach, thereby affecting the patient's appetite. By providing the volume filling device outside the stomach wall, contact with stomach acids is avoided, thereby increasing the life of the device.
US10925763B2	Stent delivery catheter with convertible living-hinge for slow to fast retraction Various embodiments for a stent delivery device that utilizes a lost motion technique via a living connected to two cantilever arms for slow retraction of an outer sheath and an actuator member coupled to the two arms for fast retraction of the outer sheath during delivery of a self-expanding implantable device such as a stem or stent graft.
US10925758B2	Universal catheter tip and methods for use The present disclosure provides a catheter tip comprising a cavity extending between an expandable opening arranged at a first end of the catheter tip and a second end of the catheter tip, wherein the expandable opening is configured to increase in diameter from a first position to a second position in response to application of an external force to the second end of the catheter tip.
US10925756B2	Collapsible medical device having an open lumen The present disclosure provides collapsible medical devices that are formed from a braided tubular member configured to allow the braided tubular member to be terminated into one or more marker bands while maintaining an open lumen from a proximal end to a distal end. The collapsible medical device including the braided tubular member can be easily pulled down into a delivery sheath or other delivery device so that it is suitable for use with a number of delivery devices. The marker bands, which provide one or more attachment points for a medical device/delivery system, are positioned at one or more locations on the braid such that the braid is fixed and cannot unravel, thus preventing entanglement between individual braid wires and malformation of the device.
US10925753B2	Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus is provided. The BDFT apparatus includes an intervertebral cage including a plurality of internal angled screw guides, a plurality of screw members, and a cage indentation adjacent to the screw guides that independently or supplemented by other screw locking mechanisms prevents the screw members from pulling out of the internal angled screw guides. The internal angled screw guides orient a first screw member superiorly and a second screw member inferiorly. The intervertebral cage is adapted for posterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterio-lateral thoracic intervertebral placement, or anterior cervical intervertebral placement.
US10925752B2	Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof An expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a central ramp, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the central ramp capable of being moved in a first direction to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed down an endoscopic tube.
US10925750B2	Standalone interbody implants Stand-alone interbody fusion devices for engagement between adjacent vertebrae. The stand-alone interbody fusion devices may include a spacer or endplates and one or more inserts, members, or frames coupled to the spacer or endplates. The inserts, members, or frames may be configured and designed to provide the apertures which are designed to retain bone fasteners, such as screws or anchors, and secure the implant to the adjacent vertebrae.
US10925747B2	Intervertebral cage A fusion cage may include an upper endplate directly hinged to a lower endplate. The fusion cage may be adjustable to provide various angles between the endplates. An insert may be coupled between the endplates to lock the endplates at a selected angle. Fasteners may extend through the fusion cage into adjacent bone portions. An instrument may couple to an endplate so that the hinged-together endplates may be inserted between bone portions. The instrument may be used to adjust the angle between the endplates and to couple the insert between the endplates.
US10925745B2	Glenoid implant for a shoulder prosthesis, and set for assembling such a glenoid implant The glenoid implant comprises a baseplate, an articular component which has a convex articular surface, and a platform which is provided both to be secured to the articular component by a first attachment and to be secured to the baseplate by a second attachment, the first attachment being independent from the second attachment and defining an assembly axis along which the platform and the articular component are assembled together. The first attachment comprises both a translational connection that is intraoperatively operable to prevent translation between the platform and the articular component along the assembly axis, and a rotational connection that is intraoperatively operable to prevent rotation between the platform and the articular component around the assembly axis, the translational connection and the rotational connection being distinct from each other. The glenoid implant allows assembling the platform indifferently with one of various articular components which differ from each other for example by their material composition and/or by some geometric features of their convex articular surface and/or etc. The articular component that is effectively assembled with the platform can be chosen by the surgeon during surgery, i.e. during an implantation operation or just before the latter.
US10925744B2	Humeral arthroplasty Arthroplasty components include an articular surface and a bone-facing surface. The bone-facing surface includes a concave arrangement of planar surfaces which converge as they approach a middle portion of the articular surface. Instruments and implantation methods are also disclosed.
US10925740B2	Intervertebral spacer with chamfered edges Intervertebral implants, assemblies, and methods thereof. An intervertebral implant includes opposing chamfered edges to reduce a diagonal distance between the edges. The reduced diagonal distance minimizes distraction of an intervertebral disc space during insertion of the implant. A tool for insertion and rotation of the implant is also provided.
US10925738B2	Adjustable orthopedic connections The disclosure includes methods and systems for making orthopedic connections where there is unique adjustability to the connection. Illustratively, one embodiment provides a connecting assembly for connecting a plurality of orthopedic components. Such connecting assemblies can include a first orthopedic component that provides a female bore. Additionally, the assembly can include a second orthopedic component that can be or include a male-type connecting member that is positionable in the bore of the first orthopedic component. In one preferred form, the male-type connecting member will be a quasi-spherical member. The quasi-spherical member can include a textured outer surface, e.g., for contacting one or more walls or surfaces in the bore in a fashion that removably locks or helps to removably lock or fix the quasi-spherical member in the bore.
US10925736B2	Valve leaflet connecting device A valve leaflet connecting device includes: a base; and first and second followers extending from the base. A first arm extends from the first follower in a direction away from the second follower and away from the base to define an acute angle between the first follower and first arm for capturing a first leaflet there between. A second arm extends from the second follower in a direction away from the first follower and away from the base to define an acute angle between the second follower and second arm for capturing a second leaflet there between, The first and second followers are resiliently deformable between: (i) an open condition, in which: the point from which the first arm extends from the first follower; and the point from which the second arm extends from the second follower, are spaced more than 15 mm; and (ii) a closed condition, in which: the point from which the first arm extends from the first follower; and the point from which the second arm extends from the second follower, are spaced less than 5 mm. Deforming means deform the followers towards the closed condition. A positioner extends from the base, between the first and second followers, and a fastener releasably secured to the positioner, includes first and second fastener jaws. The first and second jaws: extend away from the base; and are movable between: (i) a splayed condition in which leaflets may be received between the first and second fastener jaws; and (ii) a securing condition in which the first and second fastener jaws secure the leaflets there between. In use: (i) the first and second followers may be: passed axially through a valve, between first and second valve leaflets; and resiliently deformed by opening and closing of the valve leaflets; (ii) the first arm may capture the first leaflet between the first arm and the first follower, and the second arm may capture the second leaflet between the second arm and the second follower, with the first and second followers disposed between the first and second leaflets; (iii) the deforming means may deform the first and second followers towards the closed condition, thereby moving the first and second leaflets towards each other; (iv) the fastener may receive the first and second leaflets between the fastener jaws when the fastener jaws are in the spayed condition; and (v) moving the fastener jaws towards the securing condition secures the first and second leaflets to each other. Alternatively, the arms and fastener jaws may extend towards the base.
US10925735B2	Native valve repair devices and procedures A system for implanting a repair device onto a native valve of a natural heart to repairing the native valve of a patient during a non-open-heart procedure. The system includes a surgical delivery instrument, a valve repair device, and a gripper control mechanism. The surgical delivery instrument has at least one lumen. The valve repair device is configured to be delivered through the lumen of the surgical delivery instrument and to be attached to a native valve of a patient. The valve repair device has a pair of paddles, and first and second gripping members. The paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position. The paddles and the first and second gripping members are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient. The gripper control mechanisms each include a suture and a wire having a loop at a distal end. The suture extends from the surgical delivery instrument and through the loop of the wire. The suture is removably attached to the gripping member. The loop of the wire is configured to engage the gripping member to move the gripping member between one or more positions.
US10925732B2	Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor An exemplary valve repair system for repairing a native valve of a patient during a non-open-heart procedure includes a delivery device and a valve repair device. The delivery device includes a catheter, an actuation shaft, and a coupler. The valve repair device is configured to be delivered through the catheter. The valve repair device is configured to attach to a native valve of a patient. The valve repair device includes a coaption element having a first end portion and a second end portion, a proximal collar attached to the first end portion of the coaption element, first and second paddles connected to the coaption element, and a distal collar connected to the first and second paddles. The coupler is releasably connected to the proximal collar. The actuation shaft extends through the coupler, the proximal collar, and the coaption element. The actuation shaft is releasably connected to the distal collar.
US10925728B2	Prosthetic heart valve delivery systems and methods Methods of transcatheter delivery of a prosthetic heart valve. A distal region of a guide member assembly is advanced into a heart of a patient. The distal region is docked to native anatomy of the heart. A delivery device, including a collapsed prosthetic heart valve, is advanced over the docked guide member assembly. The collapsed prosthetic heart valve is located at an implantation site. The prosthetic heart valve is deployed from the delivery device, and then the delivery device is removed from the patient. At least a portion of the guide member assembly is removed from the patient. In some embodiments, the docking structure is docked to one or more of native mitral valve leaflets, chordae in the left ventricle, or walls of the left ventricle as part of a transseptal mitral valve delivery procedure.
US10925726B2	Everting leaflet delivery system with pivoting A replacement heart valve may comprise a tubular anchor member actuatable between an elongated delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, a buckle member fixedly attached to the anchor member, a post member axially translatable relative to the buckle member, an actuator member including a suture member forming a loop unreleasably attached to a distal end thereof, the actuator member being releasably connected to a proximal end of the post member by the loop, a release pin extending axially along the actuator member and through the loop in a first position, wherein axial translation of the release pin to a second position proximal the first position disconnects the actuator member from the post member, and a valve leaflet attached to the post member.
US10925725B2	Prosthetic mitral or tricuspid heart valve This prosthesis (1), comprises an expandable tubular frame (2) with a mesh structure and a prosthetic valve (3) mounted on this frame; the ventricular portion (2v) of the frame (2) has a large indentation (6) on one side, extending lengthwise from the end of this ventricular portion (2v) that is opposite said annular portion (2i) to the part of this ventricular portion (2v) close to the annular portion (2i), this indentation (6) extending over a sector of the circumference of the prosthesis (1) of about 90 to 140°; said atrial portion (2a) flares toward the outside of the prosthesis, from said annular portion (2i) toward the end of this atrial portion opposite this annular portion, and comprises anchoring spikes (5a) on the side of said annular portion (2i); and said ventricular portion (2v) has a substantially spherical or ovoid shape and comprises anchoring spikes (5v) on the side of said annular portion (2i).
US10925724B2	Replacement valve and anchor Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve, including: a replacement valve adapted to be delivered endovascularly to a vicinity of the heart valve; an expandable anchor adapted to be delivered endovascularly to the vicinity of the heart valve; and a lock mechanism configured to maintain a minimum amount of anchor expansion. The invention also includes a method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve; expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration; and locking the anchor in the deployed configuration.
US10925723B2	Optical implant and methods of implantation An apparatus (200, 200A, 200B, 200C) has central lens body (212, 212A, 212B, 212C) for providing vision correction for a patient. The lens body (212, 212A, 212B, 212C) has an initial index of refraction and is formed from at least one material configured to have a second index of refraction when subjected to a laser and/or radiation.
US10925722B2	Apparatus for use in implanting intraocular lenses and method of preparing apparatus for use Apparatus for use in implanting intraocular lenses, the apparatus including an axial elongate hollow conduit having first and second ends and defining an intraocular lens injection pathway extending along a longitudinal axis, the axial elongate hollow conduit being formed at the first end with a syringe connector defining a removable syringe mounting location and a pusher element located within the axial elongate hollow conduit between the syringe connector and the second end, at least one of the axial elongate hollow conduit and the pusher element being formed with mutually communicating conduits for enabling viscoelastic material to pass through the syringe connector and the pusher element to a location between the pusher element and the second end of the axial elongate hollow conduit.
US10925721B2	Optical implantable member An optical implantable member (102) is provided. The optical implantable member (102) includes an optic (104). The optic (104) includes an anterior surface (108) and a posterior surface (110), an optical centre (112) and a peripheral edge (116). The optical implantable member (102) is configured to be placed within a capsular bag of the eye. The optic (104) of the optical implantable member (102) includes a barrier (202). The barrier (202) is formed by a protrusion (202) on the posterior surface (110) of the optic (104). The protrusion (202) is concentric to an optical axis (114) of the optic (104). An outer wall (204 or 208) of the protrusion (202) is between the peripheral edge (116) and the optical centre (112). The barrier (202) restricts epithelial cells from migrating towards a central region of the capsular bag.
US10925714B2	Variable permeability layered structure and method The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a variable permeability layered prosthesis including an impermeable outer layer and a permeable inner layer. The impermeable outer layer is well suited to seal a dissection opening of a dissection. The permeable inner layer allows fluid to enter into a dead space between the impermeable outer layer and the permeable inner layer. The fluid in the dead space coagulates in the dead space providing a media for tissue growth into the prosthesis. The ability of tissue to integrate into the prosthesis provides biological fixation of the prosthesis in vessels and prevents endoleaks and migration of the prosthesis.
US10925713B2	Stitch wire routing and delivery system The disclosure is directed to a continuous stitch wire routing and delivery system. The system includes a transitional stitching on a tube of a stent graft. The transitional stitching includes a distal portion stitching and a proximal portion stitching. A portion of each stitch loop of the stitches of the transitional stitching is disposed outside the tube and having a string passing through the stitch loop. A distal portion of the string passes through stitch loops of the distal portion stitching, a middle portion of the string is circumferentially around the tube, and a proximal portion of the string passes through stitch loops of the proximal portion stitching. The stent graft is in a compressed state when a tension of the string is above a high-tension threshold. The stent graft is in an expanded state when the tension is below a low-tension threshold.
US10925706B2	Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volume A shunt for regulating blood pressure between a patient's left atrium and right atrium comprises an anchor comprising a neck region, first and second end regions, and a conduit affixed with the anchor that formed of a biocompatible material that is resistant to transmural and translation tissue ingrowth and that reduces a risk of paradoxical embolism.
US10925704B2	Interproximal articulation holder An interproximal articulation holder (10) has an arm (12) having a handle (11) at one end and an oppositely disposed holding head (16). The holding head is part of a marking portion (13) which also includes a piece of articulation film (18) having a generally rectangular shaped exposed area (18″) extending beyond the holding head (16). The arm or holding head may include a score or score line (19) which enables the arm or head to be manually bent at an angle. This arm may also include forming notches (20) to aid in the bending process. The handle, arm and holding head may be formed of two or more outer layers of stock paper (21) laminated together with an inner layer of the wax coated articulation film positioned or sandwiched between the stock paper layers.
US10925702B2	Dental valve device having a flexible tubing A dental valve device has a valve body having a tip receiving end having a flexible tubing extending outwardly from the tip receiving end with the flexible tubing having a flexible tubing opening, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the flexible tubing opening and the hose receiving end, and a partial opening formed in the valve body, and a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to be inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the flexible tubing opening and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving opening and a hose receiving opening.
US10925701B2	Disposable dental valve device having a socket end A disposable dental valve device is disclosed having a valve body having an interior, a tip receiving end for receiving a tip, a socket hose receiving end for receiving a tube having a beaded end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the socket hose receiving end, and a partial opening formed in the valve body, a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to be inserted into the partial opening, and the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the socket hose receiving end.
US10925698B2	Digital dental examination and documentation Systems and methods are disclosed for processing and storing acquired data relating to one or more dental conditions. The methods can include acquiring a first oral feature in a first data acquisition using a data acquisition device, determining a first oral feature first reference point from the first data acquisition, diagnosing a first dental condition upon confirming that the first oral feature first reference point is associated with the first dental condition, acquiring the first oral feature in a second data acquisition using the data acquisition device, determining a first oral feature second reference point from the second data acquisition, and tracking the progression of the first dental condition by determining a discrepancy between the first oral feature first and second reference points.
US10925696B2	Implant unit The present invention relates to an implant unit comprising: an artificial dental root including a plate portion having a first side surface and a second side surface extending along the horizontal extending direction of the alveolar bone and opposed to each other, and a base portion protruding from the first side surface at the upper end of the plate portion, penetrating through a surface of the alveolar bone, and being implanted into the alveolar bone; and at least more than one abutment formed on the upper end of the base portion.
US10925689B2	Nitric oxide releasing nail coating compositions, nitric oxide releasing nail coatings, and methods of using the same The present invention relates to nitric oxide (NO)-releasing nail coating compositions, NO-releasing coatings, and methods of using the same, for example, to treat fungal infections of a nail. It is noted that aspects described with respect to one embodiment may be incorporated in different embodiments although not specifically described relative thereto. Provided according to embodiments of the invention are nitric oxide (NO)-releasing nail coating compositions and/or coatings.
US10925688B2	Auxiliary small vasculature guidewire The invention generally relates to an auxiliary guidewire for an intravascular procedure. The invention provides an auxiliary guidewire that slips over a primary guidewire and can provide a very fine extension beyond the end of the primary guidewire. The primary guidewire can be taken to its limit within the fine vasculature, and the auxiliary guidewire can then extend further into the fine vasculature. The primary guidewire can be taken to a bifurcation. The primary guidewire and the auxiliary guidewire can be sent down separate branches of the bifurcation. A physician can select which of the primary guidewire and the auxiliary guidewire are within the branch that needs to be treated by, for example, consulting an angiography display.
US10925683B2	Cantilever organizational rack system for supporting surgical instrumentation A vertical organizational system for use in the operating room during surgery to hold surgical instrumentation is provided. The system includes a vertical support including a height and angle adjustable portion; vertical support assembly, a back panel, a pivoting spine assembly, a base interface member, casters, a base, an interactive user display, a tray shelf, a receptacle container, a primary working shelf, a formed base, a custom sterile drape, an identification system, a telescoping mayo stand, telescoping step stool, a light assembly, a sterile aerosol assembly, an instrument tray attachment device, telescoping cross rail extensions and a ceiling mounted boom assembly. The planogram software is customized and integrated into the rack system to ensure consistently reliable and effective workmanship. The cantilever shelves are detachably attachable from the cross rails and helps maintain the sterile state of the instrumentation trays even if the rest of the rack is not maintained in a sterile state.
US10925682B2	Electrically-powered surgical systems employing variable compression during treatment Surgical systems and methods are provided for controlling actuation and movement of various surgical devices.
US10925672B2	Ablation system [Object] To provide an ablation system capable of suppressing heat damages to the lumen intima.[Solution] An ablation system 10 has an ablation device 11 in which a balloon 21 is provided on the distal end side of a shaft 22 and an in-side tube 27 causing a fluid to flow into the balloon 21, the internal space of the shaft 22 causing a fluid to flow out of the balloon 21, and an optical fiber 29 guiding laser light into the balloon 21 are individually provided along the shaft 22, a laser light generating unit 12 emitting laser light to the optical fiber 29, and a fluid returning unit 13 returning a fluid into the internal space of the balloon 21. The ablation device 11 has a reflector 33 reflecting laser light emitted from the optical fiber 29 in the balloon 21, in which the reflector 33 is movable along the axial direction 191 in the balloon 21 and is rotatable in the axial direction 101 as the axis line.
US10925667B2	Irrigated ablation catheter with improved fluid flow An irrigated ablation catheter includes a tip electrode with a thin shell and a plug, defining a plenum chamber. The tip electrode has an inlet of a predetermined size and noncircular shape, and a predetermined number of outlet fluid ports having a predetermined diameter in the shell wall. The tip electrode thus considers a diffusion ratio of total fluid output area to fluid input area, a fluid port ratio, and a fluid inlet aspect ratio where the fluid inlet has a noncircular radial cross-section. The plenum chamber has a narrow proximal portion opening to a wider distal portion so that fluid pressure decreases while fluid velocity increases thereby increasing turbulence which decreases momentum for a more uniform distribution of fluid in the tip electrode. Extending distally from the plug is a baffle member shaped to diffuse fluid entering the tip electrode and to house an electromagnetic position sensor.
US10925666B2	Irrigated multi-lumened electrophysiology catheter with fluid evacuation A catheter for use with a suction source for removing excess fluid from a tissue treatment site has a catheter body, a distal section and a fluid evacuation path, where the distal section includes a multi-lumened member and at least one evacuation port, and the fluid evacuation path extends through a lumen in the multi-lumened member to provide suction communication between the suction source and the at least one evacuation port. The fluid evacuation path may also be configured for two-way flow, including distally and proximally along the catheter.
US10925665B2	Large volume tissue reduction and removal system and method A tissue removal system for extracting a tissue specimen from a patient and a related method are disclosed. The system has a flexible container with an opening associated with a proximal end, and a distal end. The system also has a plurality of wires removably coupled to an interior of the flexible container in a pre-collection configuration wherein the plurality of wires form a receiving space for receiving the tissue specimen and wherein the plurality of wires are positioned in a pattern. The pattern is selected to divide the tissue specimen into at least four pieces in response to at least one pulling force on the plurality of wires.
US10925664B2	Methods for radio frequency neurotomy Methods and systems for spinal radio frequency neurotomy. Systems include needles capable of applying RF energy to target volumes within a patient. Such target volumes may contain target medial branch nerves along vertebrae or rami proximate the sacrum. Such procedures may be used to ablate or cauterize a portion of the targeted nerve, thus blocking the ability of the nerve to transmit signals to the central nervous system. Disclosed needles may be operable to asymmetrically, relative to a central longitudinal axis of the needle, apply RF energy. Such asymmetry facilitates procedures where a tip of the needle is placed proximate to anatomical structures for location verification. Then RF energy may be applied in a selectable direction relative to the needle tip to ablate volumes that include the targeted medial branch nerves or rami, thus denervating facet joints or the sacroiliac joint, respectively, to relieve pain in a patient.
US10925656B2	Anchor apparatus A clamp for anchoring tensile members includes: a collet having a peripheral wall defining a central bore for accepting tensile members therethrough and an exterior surface, wherein the collet is configured to be swaged around the tensile members, and includes an array of longitudinal grooves defining webs configured to collapse inward in response to external compressive force; a sleeve having a peripheral wall defining interior and exterior surfaces, the sleeve positioned axially adjacent to the collet, so as to be movable parallel to a mutual central axis of the sleeve and the collet, between first and second positions; and wherein the sleeve and the collet are arranged such that movement of the sleeve from the first position to the second position will cause the interior surface of the sleeve to bear against the exterior surface of the collet, causing the collet to swage radially inwards around the tensile members.
US10925654B2	Apparatus, system, and method for crimping a cable for bone fixation Disclosed herein is a cannulated tool through which a cable is passable. The cannulated tool comprises a body. The cannulated tool also comprises a screw driving feature, rotatable relative to the body. The cannulated tool further comprises an anti-rotation feature, rotatable relative to the screw driving feature. The cannulated tool additionally comprises a cable tensioning feature, configured to tension the cable when passed through the cannulated tool.
US10925651B2	Implant having locking holes with collection cavity for shavings A bone plate includes locking holes that reconfigured to threadedly mate with locking screws to fix the bone plate to an underlying bone. Some of the locking holes are standard-type locking holes. Alternatively or additionally, some of the locking holes are variable-angle locking holes. The bone plate defines a collection cavity in the locking holes that are configured to collect shavings that can be produced if the bone screw is cross threaded in the locking hole.
US10925646B2	Polyaxial pedicle screw A polyaxial bone anchor including a housing, a bone screw, and a retainer for pivotably coupling the head of the bone screw to the housing. The retainer is positioned into the bore of the housing and includes a plurality of alternating tabs and slots circumferentially arranged to define a cavity for receiving the head portion of the bone screw therein. The retainer is axially moveable in the housing from a first position in which the head portion is not passable through the lower opening of the retainer to a second position in which the head portion is passable through the lower opening of the retainer.
US10925643B2	Introducer for uterine tamponade assembly and methods of using the same A device for use with a uterine tamponade balloon catheter apparatus, such as the Bakri postpartum hemorrhage balloon, is disclosed. The device comprises a stylet comprising a hub at its proximal end. The device is configured to be removably coupled to the tamponade balloon catheter apparatus to aid in the insertion and positioning of the tamponade balloon catheter within the uterine cavity, allowing the balloon to function as intended for the control and management of postpartum hemorrhage and uterine bleeding. Methods of use of the device are also disclosed.
US10925642B2	Surgical access systems, instruments and accessories The present disclosure provides a modular instrument system for accessing a site within a patient's body, such as for example, to inject or remove material. In one exemplary embodiment, an access device is coupled to an adapter and power drilled into a site within a patient. Once the access device is in position, the adapter may be further attached to other instruments, or to an injection or extraction system. The adapter may accommodate various other connectors to make the instrument system compatible with a variety of other surgical instruments and tools.
US10925641B2	Instruments, systems and methods for improving hair transplantation Instruments, systems and methods are provided for efficient loading, indexing and replacement of cartridges for storing, for example, hair grafts. In addition, an improved urging mechanism for expelling hair grafts from a receptacle of a storage cartridge is provided, as well as a method of its operation. Furthermore, cartridges with a plurality of receptacles comprising slots for loading hair grafts are disclosed.
US10925639B2	Implant placement and removal systems Devices, methods, and systems are provided for placing an implant into a patient and removing it therefrom.
US10925638B2	Device and method for delivering grafts A method for delivering a graft or synthetic mesh for anatomical repair to the repair site, with the graft or synthetic mesh in position for attachment to repair the defect. A plurality of spaced apart, flexible fingers is connected to the graft or synthetic mesh. The flexible fingers are initially in a position that is generally parallel to a direction of travel of the actuator. The actuator moves the plurality of flexible fingers from the initial to form a radial array, which opens or extends the graft or synthetic mesh. The graft or synthetic mesh may then be attached. A novel trocar is disclosed that is useful with the device. A measuring device including a measuring scale that is useful for determining the required size of the graft is also disclosed.
US10925636B2	Methods and apparatus for controlling surgical instruments using a surgical port assembly The present disclosure relates to surgical port assemblies including a plurality of inflatable members for applying a force to a portion of a shaft of a surgical instrument which is inserted through an interior space of the surgical port assembly, and to surgical systems including a surgical port assembly, an endoscopic camera, and a control mechanism for controlling inflation and deflation of the plurality of inflatable members of the surgical port assembly.
US10925635B2	Guiding apparatus and method for use of same Provided is a method performing vascular surgery utilizing a guiding apparatus that includes an adaptor and an introducer, by inserting a longitudinal section of the adaptor into the introducer and operating a valve of the introducer by moving a cursor provided on a side wall of the introducer within a travel region of the cursor. Operating the valve either fixedly attaches or releases the longitudinal section of the adaptor within or from the introducer. The adaptor includes an inner volume that encloses a plurality of ducts and the introducer includes an inner volume that aligns with the inner volume of the adaptor when the valve is fixedly attached the longitudinal section of the adaptor within the introducer, thereby providing ducts that allow an instrument to pass entirely through both the adaptor and the introducer.
US10925634B2	Needle guide system for use in a medical procedure A sterile needle guide system for directing needle entry during a medical procedure includes a needle guide plate extending in a plane and having a plurality tubular needle guides extending through the plate at an normal angle to the plane of the plate. A movable base translatable along an axis normal to the plane of the plate defines features to removably receiving the plate. A calibrator attachment is removably securable to the needle guide plate and enables attachment of the needle guide plate to the base and calibration of the needle guide position in a sterile manner. In embodiments, the movable base includes a base body, a rail component over which the base body is movably coupled, and a ratchet mechanism for releasably securing the base body to the rail component. The disclosed needle guide system enables the needle guide plate to be positioned directly adjacent to the patient's perennial to reduce the curvature of deflection of the needle upon entry into the patient's body during the biopsy procedure.
US10925630B2	Surgical devices and systems with rotating end effector assemblies having an ultrasonic blade Surgical devices and systems having rotating end effector assemblies for treating tissue are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical device can include a housing, an instrument shaft extending from the housing, and an effector assembly, in which the instrument shaft includes an outer sleeve, a waveguide, and a rotation assembly having an inner sleeve. Methods for using the same are also provided.
US10925628B2	Tissue engagement apparatus for theapeutic ultrasound apparatus and method Various devices related to a therapeutic ultrasound device for use during a medical procedure to cauterize tissue are disclosed. The device includes an apparatus for tissue engagement. The apparatus includes a first jaw and a second jaw that each includes a body portion and an ear located adjacent to the body portion. The body portion is configured to receive an acoustic stack and the ear includes a slot configured to receive a first pin. The first and second jaws include an opening located between the body portion and the ear. The opening is configured to receive a second pin such that the first jaw and the second jaw are configured to rotate about the second pin.
US10925626B2	Surgical instrument having a spacing pivoting element A surgical instrument includes a female instrument part that defines a hollow volume in a coupling region and a male instrument part that forms a guide section in the coupling region. The guide section is configured to at least partially pass through the hollow volume. A pivoting element, which has an upper section, a center section, and a lower section, couples the female instrument part and the male instrument part to each other in such a way that the female instrument part and male instrument part can pivot relative to each other about an axis of rotation of the pivoting element. A lateral upper contact step is formed between the upper section and the center section of the pivoting element and a lateral lower contact step is formed between the lower section and the center section of the pivoting element.
US10925619B2	Depth controllable and measurable medical driver devices and methods of use Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve controlling the drive and measuring the drilling energy of a working tool such that a user can avoid injuries to surrounding structures.
US10925614B2	Umbilical cord clamping and cutting device The disclosure is directed to clamping and cutting device for flexible, wet tubes. Specifically, the disclosure is directed to devices, kits and methods for selectably clamping an umbilical cord and only then cutting the cord, without the necessity of defining a mother side and/or baby side.
US10925607B2	Surgical stapling apparatus with staple sheath A cartridge assembly for selective connection to a surgical stapling apparatus includes a body portion, a tissue contact surface defining staple retention slots, staples, a collar assembly and a staple sheath. Each of the staples is received in a respective one of the staple retention slots of the tissue contact surface. The collar assembly is movably mounted to the body portion. The staple sheath is coupled to the collar assembly and positioned to cover the staple retention slots. The staple sheath is selectively movable relative to the tissue contact surface.
US10925603B2	Reload with articulation stabilization system A surgical reload includes a proximal body portion defining a first longitudinal axis, a tool assembly defining a second longitudinal axis, and an articulation stabilization system. The tool assembly is pivotably supported on a distal end of the proximal body portion between a non-articulated position in which the first and second longitudinal axes are coaxial and articulated positions in which the first and second axes define an acute angle. The articulation stabilization system is configured to urge the tool assembly in relation to the proximal body portion to the non-articulated position.
US10925602B2	Endocutter control system Surgical stapling systems and methods for stapling tissue during a surgical procedure are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a control system is provided for controlling at least one motor coupled to a drive system on a surgical stapling device for driving one or more drive assemblies. The control system can be configured to communicate with the drive system of the stapling tool and to control and modify movement of one or more drive assemblies based on certain feedback.
US10925599B2	Modular surgical instruments A surgical instrument comprising a handle and a shaft attachment assembly attachable to and detachable from the handle is disclosed. The handle comprises a first handle drive system and a second handle drive system. The shaft attachment assembly comprises an end effector, a shaft extending from the end effector, a first shaft assembly drive system, a second shaft assembly drive system, and a coupling portion configured to be attached to the handle. The coupling portion comprises a coupling mechanism configured to operably couple the first handle drive system to the first shaft assembly drive system so that the first handle drive system can be operated to actuate a first surgical function of the end effector and operably couple the second handle drive system to the second shaft assembly drive system so that the second handle drive system can be operated to actuate a second surgical function of the end effector.
US10925597B2	Medical securing device for securing an object with a securing member A medical securing device for securing an object with a securing member into a tissue comprises an elongated sheath comprising proximal and distal ends, and a securing member introduction device having proximal and distal ends, said distal end being configured to extend from the sheath. The medical securing device comprises also a guiding trail. At least one point of the securing member introduction device is configured to travel along said first guiding trail and thereby control a defined movement of the distal end of said securing member introduction device when extending from the sheath and so to introduce the securing member to the object and to secure said object to the tissue with the securing member.
US10925595B2	Valve prosthesis configured for deployment in annular spacer Prosthetic heart valves and methods of use of prosthetic heart valves may be provided. In one implementation, a prosthetic heart valve may include an annular spacer configured for implantation with a native heart valve opening and a central valve section configured for disposal within the annular spacer. The central valve section may include at least one anchoring protrusion configured to anchor the central valve section against axial movement relative to the annular spacer. During deployment, the central valve section may be advanced downstream beyond the implanted annular spacer, and moved upstream until the anchoring protrusion engages the annular spacer.
US10925590B1	Uvula retractor and uvula retracting system The uvula retractor is an elongate, arcuate body having a hooked handle at one end and a raised platform or flat spoon at the opposite end for lifting the uvula for access to the region behind the uvula. The uvula retractor arm has a plurality of clefts or holes defined therein for hooking the retractor onto a mouth gag once the uvula is properly retracted. A channel housing a fiber optic cable extends along the posterior side of the retractor. A fiber optic connector adapted for attachment to a light source extends from the retractor adjacent the handle. The inferior end of the retractor has at least one rib or support web beneath the raised platform, which supports the lower end of the channel and aims the light emitting end to illuminate the area behind the retracted uvula.
US10925589B2	Interface for viewing video from cameras on a surgical visualization system A surgical device includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. The view of each of the plurality of cameras can be integrated together to provide a composite image. A surgical tool that includes an integrated camera may be used in conjunction with the surgical device. The image produced by the camera integrated with the surgical tool may be associated with the composite image generated by the plurality of cameras integrated in the surgical device. The position and orientation of the cameras and/or the surgical tool can be tracked, and the surgical tool can be rendered as transparent on the composite image. A surgical device may be powered by a hydraulic system, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference with tracking devices.
US10925588B2	Devices and methods for occluding abnormal openings in a patient's vasculature A medical device is provided in which one or both ends of the device encourage the formation of tissue across substantially the entire area of the respective end that is exposed to the blood flow for reducing the risk of a thrombotic embolism. The medical device includes a tubular structure having at least one expanded volume portion and a tapered transition portion. The tubular structure may be made through the braiding of a number of strands, and a first end feature may be used to secure the proximal strand ends. The proximal strand ends may be secured via the proximal end of the first end feature, such that the tapered transition portion is formed over the circumferential surface of the first end feature, and only a proximal end surface (or a portion of the proximal end surface) of the first end feature is exposed to the path of flowing blood.
US10925586B2	Endoscope control system An endoscope control system comprises one or more sensors located in a headrest and configured to detect an input at the headrest. The one or more sensors include at least one of an array of pressure sensors positioned adjacent to a forehead rest surface, a joystick controller mounted in the headrest, or a slip plate mounted to the headrest. The endoscope control system further comprises an endoscope control module configured to receive one or more sensor signals from the sensors indicating movement of the headrest or pressure applied to the headrest and providing an indication of intended movement of an image provided by an endoscope. The endoscope control system further comprises an endoscope manipulation module configured to receive the indication of intended movement from the endoscope control module and generate one or more actuation signals to activate one or more actuators configured to cause the intended movement of the image.
US10925585B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with automatic control of penetration, resolution and frame rate An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method are presented in which the balance between image resolution and frame rate (Res/Speed) and the balance between image resolution and penetration (Pen/Gen/Res) are automatically adjusted in response to image content. A motion detector analyzes the relative motion between successive images. If the motion content is relatively high, the imaging parameters are changed in favor of relatively greater frame rate and reduced resolution. A low motion content causes the opposite adjustment. The electronic noise between successive images is also computed with a relatively high noise content (low correlation) in the far field resulting in an adjustment to penetration as by lowering the transmit frequency. A relatively low noise content causes an adjustment in favor of increased resolution.
US10925584B2	TGC controls for an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system The TGC slide switches which provide the TGC control of an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system have LEDs mounted on the sliders of the slide switches so that the switches can be easily visualized in a darkened room. The light emitted by the LED of a switch is changed to an indicative color or brightness when the slider of the switch is set in its default position for the application of a nominal gain to echo signals received from a given depth.
US10925580B2	Mobile vascular health evaluation devices using doppler ultrasound and correlation of parameters to output recommendations to a wrist-mounted display A mobile measurement device comprising a computing device; one or more sensors that are coupled to the computing device using one or more corresponding compatible digital interfaces; and logic encoded with instructions which when executed perform determining and storing vascular function information and one or more of: values of metrics or parameters; physiological analysis of the parameters and the vascular function information; recommendations for actions that an individual or healthcare provider should take in response to the recommendations or parameters. Embodiments further include processes for using vascular function information collected from a mobile measurement device to generate the parameters, analysis, and recommendations.
US10925578B2	Acoustic wave image generating apparatus and control method thereof There are provided an ultrasound image generating apparatus, which generates a high-quality ultrasound image even in a deep portion of a subject, and a control method thereof. In an ultrasound image (Img), for a portion (Ar1) equal to or less than a depth threshold value (D1), a real scanning line (L1) obtained from an acoustic wave echo signal is used. In the ultrasound image (Img), for a portion (Ar2) deeper than the depth threshold value (D1), an interpolation scanning line (L2) located between the real scanning lines (L1) is generated from an acoustic wave echo signal having a positional deviation between a focusing position of ultrasound waves and an observation target position. Also for a portion deeper than the interpolation scanning line (L2), a high-quality ultrasound image (Img) is obtained.
US10925577B2	Multiple aperture probe internal apparatus and cable assemblies A Multiple Aperture Ultrasound Imaging (MAUI) probe or transducer is uniquely capable of simultaneous imaging of a region of interest from separate physical apertures of ultrasound arrays. The probe can include separate backing plates configured to secure the ultrasound arrays in predetermined positions and orientations relative to one another. Some embodiments of the probe include flex circuit connected to the ultrasound arrays. In additional embodiments, a flex/PC board comprising flex connectors and an array of terminals is connected to the ultrasound arrays. Algorithms can solve for variations in tissue speed of sound, thus allowing the probe apparatus to be used virtually anywhere in or on the body.
US10925569B2	Device and method for creating a panoramic x-ray recording using a first semi-transparent x-ray screen and a second semi-transparent x-ray screen During the generation of a panoramic x-ray recording, the use of semi-transparent x-ray screens allows the patient's x-ray exposure to be reduced when partial x-ray images are created, in spite of relatively large overlapping areas between the partial x-ray images.
US10925566B2	X-ray imaging device and X-ray image forming method An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to generate X-rays and radiate the X-rays to an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays that have passed through the object and convert the X-rays into a signal; and a controller configured to generate a single energy X-ray image and multiple energy X-ray images including a first X-ray image generated using an X-ray having determined energy band that is extracted from the X-rays detected by the X-ray detector. The multiple energy X-ray images further include a second X-ray image in which a specific substance is separated, which is image is generated using the image signals corresponding to the energy bands from the detected X-rays, respectively, and the controller is further configured to control a display to display the single energy X-ray image and the first X-ray image and the second X-ray image on a screen of the display.
US10925563B2	X-ray imaging apparatus The present disclosure relates to an X-ray imaging apparatus. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a first column connected to a main body, a second column connected to the first column and provided to be movable relative to the first column, an arm connected to the second column and slidably provided along the second column, and a weight compensator provided to compensate for the weight of the second column and the arm, wherein the weight compensator, the second column and the arm are connected by a wire, and the second column is provided with an elastic member connected to the arm and providing an elastic force such that the arm is moved by a uniform force regardless of the position of the second column.
US10925557B2	High-energy ray detector and tomographic image acquisition apparatus A high-energy ray detector includes a detection unit in a vacuum container. The detection unit includes a first electron multiplier, a second electron multiplier, and an electron collector. Each of the first electron multiplier and the second electron multiplier has one or more MCPs each configured to emit electrons by interaction with an incident high-energy ray (γ-ray, X-ray (in particular hard X-ray), or neutron ray), and multiply and output the electrons. The electron collector is transmissive for the high-energy ray. The electron collector is configured to collect the electrons multiplied and output from each of the first electron multiplier and the second electron multiplier, and output an electric pulse signal.
US10925550B2	Medical monitoring hub The present disclosure includes a medical monitoring hub as the center of monitoring for a monitored patient. The hub includes configurable medical ports and serial ports for communicating with other medical devices in the patient's proximity. Moreover, the hub communicates with a portable patient monitor. The monitor, when docked with the hub provides display graphics different from when undocked, the display graphics including anatomical information. The hub assembles the often vast amount of electronic medical data, associates it with the monitored patient, and in some embodiments, communicates the data to the patient's medical records.
US10925549B2	Systems, devices, and methods for fluid monitoring Devices, systems, and methods herein relate to predicting infection of a patient. These systems and methods may comprise illuminating a patient fluid in a fluid conduit from a plurality of illumination directions, measuring an optical characteristic of the illuminated patient fluid using one or more sensors, and predicting an infection state of the patient based at least in part on the measured optical characteristic.
US10925535B1	Method and device for in-home sleep and signal analysis The present invention provides a method of conducting a sleep analysis by collecting physiologic and kinetic data from a subject, preferably via a wireless in-home data acquisition system, while the subject attempts to sleep at home. The sleep analysis, including clinical and research sleep studies and cardiorespiratory studies, can be used in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders and other diseases or conditions with sleep signatures, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or other neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, or muscular disorders. The method of the present invention can also be used to determine if environmental factors at the subject's home are preventing restorative sleep.
US10925530B2	Blood sampling transfer device A blood sampling transfer device that includes a lancing tape having a flow channel and a transfer cartridge removably connected to the lancing tape is disclosed. The blood sampling transfer device provides a closed system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample to both skin and environment and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer.
US10925529B2	System, method, and device for detecting postoperative complications Detecting postoperative complications in a patient uses a substrate made of biocompatible or biodegradable material. An adhesive layer adheres the substrate to patient tissue, surgical tool, or medical device. A biosensor at the substrate detects or measures an analyte in the patient's body. The biosensor may be on the surface of the substrate or within a microchannel in the substrate. A separation or isolation structure may be provided to separate or isolate the analyte from other analytes prior to the biosensor. A microcontroller is disposed on the substrate and connected to the biosensor and to a wireless communications interface also disposed on the substrate. The microcontroller measures a signal from the biosensor and may perform an analysis on the measured signal. Measured data or data resulting from the analysis is transmitted through the wireless communications interface to a transdermal patch or other remote device for storage and display.
US10925525B2	Combined pulse oximetry and diffusing wave spectroscopy system and control method therefor A system comprises of a pulse oximeter and diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS) apparatus to perform pulse oximetry measurements. To calculate oxygen saturation, the pulse oximeter utilizes a pulse wave which is measured by an apparatus other than the pulse oximeter itself. In one embodiment, the different apparatus mentioned above is the diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS) apparatus.
US10925524B2	System and methods for processing analyte sensor data for sensor calibration Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data are disclosed, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. The sensor can be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. Reference data resulting from benchtop testing an analyte sensor prior to its insertion can be used to provide initial calibration of the sensor data. Reference data from a short term continuous analyte sensor implanted in a user can be used to initially calibrate or update sensor data from a long term continuous analyte sensor.
US10925519B2	Robotic knee testing (RKT) device having decoupled drive capability and systems and methods providing the same Various limb manipulation and evaluation devices are provided. The devices generally include three drives, namely a first drive configured to manipulate a first bone relative to a second bone in a first direction, a second drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction, a third drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction. The three directions are different relative to each other and in some embodiments represent three distinct axes. The devices are further configured such that at least one of the drives is mutually decoupled relative to at least one other drive, such that operation of the one drive does not affect the position or movement of the another drive. One or multiple of the drives may be decoupled. A corresponding method of operating such decoupled drives is also provided.
US10925518B1	Fall detection and fall risk detection systems and methods The present invention relates to a light-weight, small and portable ambulatory sensor for measuring and monitoring a person's physical activity. Based on these measurements and computations, the invented system quantifies the subject's physical activity, quantifies the subject's gait, determines his or her risk of falling, and automatically detects falls. The invention combines the features of portability, high autonomy, and real-time computational capacity. High autonomy is achieved by using only accelerometers, which have low power consumption rates as compared with gyroscope-based systems. Accelerometer measurements, however, contain significant amounts of noise, which must be removed before further analysis. The invention therefore uses novel time-frequency filters to denoise the measurements, and in conjunction with biomechanical models of human movement, perform the requisite computations, which may also be done in real time.
US10925513B2	Systems, apparatus, and methods related to modeling, monitoring, and/or managing metabolism Systems, apparatus, and methods related to modeling, monitoring, and/or managing metabolism of a subject include measuring a respiratory quotient (RQ) level in a subject and/or optimizing and executing a nonlinear feedback model to model energy substrate utilization in the subject based on at least one of a macronutrient composition and caloric value of food consumed by the subject, an intensity and duration of activity by the subject, a rate and maximum capacity of glycogen storage in the subject, a rate and maximum capacity of de novo lipogenesis in the subject, a quality and duration of sleep by the subject, and/or an RQ level in the subject.
US10925512B2	Use of low-power RF energy for tissue diagnosis The embodiments described herein relate to devices, systems and methods for in-vivo diagnosis of disease-state tissue within a body.
US10925509B2	System and method for generating visual identity and category reconstruction from electroencephalography (EEG) signals There is provided a system and method for generating visual category reconstruction from electroencephalography (EEG) signals. The method includes: receiving scalp EEG signals; using a trained pattern classifier, determining pairwise discrimination of the EEG signals, the pattern classifier trained using a training set comprising EEG signals associated with a subject experiencing different known visual identities; determining discriminability estimates of the pairwise discrimination of the EEG signals by constructing a confusability matrix; generating a multidimensional visual representational space; determining visual features for each dimension of the visual representational space by determining weighted sums of image stimulus properties; identifying subspaces determined to be relevant for reconstruction; and reconstructing the visual appearance of a reconstruction target using estimated coordinates of the target and a summed linear combination of the visual features proportional with the coordinates of the target in the visual representational space.
US10925503B2	Saturation-tolerant electrophysical recording interface Signal recording sensor systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention include sensors capable of sensing and capturing electrophysiological signals in the presence of interference signals, an analog front-end including circuitry configured to record electrophysiological input signals as a voltage, and an analog to digital converter including a voltage-controlled-oscillator configured to convert the recorded analog electrophysiological input signal to a phase output. While such signal recording sensor systems can be used in the recording of biosignals and/or electrophysiological signals generated from living organisms, signal recording sensor systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention are not limited to recording biosignals and/or electrophysiological signals.
US10925498B2	Ambient light filter and associated photo sensor having a first detection mode in at least one optical pulse gap An ambient light filter configured to filter ambient light noises from an optical current that is at least partially caused by an optical pulse sequence emitted by a light emitting device, can include: a sample and detection circuit configured to sample the optical current and to obtain a current component in a first mode, and to remove the current component from the optical current and to generate a detection signal in a second mode; a current amplifier configured to receive the detection signal, and to generate an amplified current signal; and a control circuit configured to switch the sample and detection circuit between the first and second modes, where the control circuit switches the sample and detection circuit to the first mode in at least one optical pulse gap, and switches the sample and detection circuit to the second mode when a next optical pulse arrives.
US10925496B2	Methods and systems for obtaining physiologic information The present invention discloses methods suitable for obtaining information related to at least one physiologic parameter of a person belonging to the group comprising respiration rate, heart rate, respiration rate variability, heart rate variability, temporal characteristics of at least a part of a heartbeat, and temporal characteristics of at least a part of a respiration cycle in a non-contact fashion. The present invention also discloses systems suitable for obtaining information related to at least one physiologic parameter of a person belonging to said group of physiologic parameters in a non-contact fashion.
US10925493B2	Fiducial markers for fluorescent 3D imaging In one aspect, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a balloon membrane. The balloon membrane may include an opening, an exterior surface, and an interior surface. The interior surface may include one or more fiducial markers forming a pattern detectable by a scanner imaging the interior surface of the balloon membrane. Scanned portions of the interior surface of the balloon membrane may be combined based on the fiducial markers forming the pattern. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also disclosed.
US10925491B2	Devices, systems, and methdos for epicardial cardiac monitoring Devices, systems, and methods for remotely monitoring physiologic cardiovascular data are disclosed. At least some of the embodiments disclosed herein provide access to the external surface of the heart through the pericardial space for the delivery of the sensor to the epicardial surface of the heart. In addition, various disclosed embodiments provide for a memory device capable of receiving the physiologic cardiovascular data collected by the sensors and transmitting such data wirelessly to a remote location.
US10925490B2	Mitigating excessive wakeups in leadless dual-chamber pacing systems and other IMD systems Techniques for use with an implantable medical device (IMD) reduce how often a first receiver of the IMD wakes up a second receiver thereof to reduce power consumption. A received message and/or a channel over which messages can be received is/are examined, and a value is adjusted based on results thereof. After being adjusted, the value is compared to a first threshold if the IMD is in a normal state, or compared to a second threshold if the IMD is in a noise state. If in the normal state, there is a determination whether to stay in the normal state or switch to the noise state. If in the noise state, there is a determination whether to stay in the noise state or switch to the normal state. At least the second receiver is temporarily put to sleep, if the IMD is maintained in or switched to the noise state.
US10925488B2	Introduced to electromedical equipment for automated triage of newborn with possible congenital heart defects The present patent refers to improvements introduced in electromedical equipment, applied to automated triage of newborn babies with purpose to detect possible congenital heart defects by means of little heart test, through dedicated software (DS) implanted in memory (1-G), georeference block (1-M), pendrive (3), external HD (4), energy and supply assembly (E) provided with DC02215V J4 connector, cable and power supply, plug (P) positioned at the rear panel of the apparatus (1), internal and external connections (C) with magnets arranged into two rows at the rear part of the apparatus (1), of “C”-shape metallic base (2) with two front flanges (2-A), aiming to increase the number of users, increase flexibility of test protocol and change the usability in order to minimize errors, bringing advantages of higher testing speed, improved interface with user, better measurement quality, lower cost, higher usage versatility, and lighter weight and smaller size of equipment.
US10925487B2	Pressure-sensing devices A pressure-sensing device includes a device frame, a flexible membrane, a pressure sensor, and device electronics. The device frame includes a base surface that rests on a supporting structure and a frame attachment region located opposite to the base surface such that the frame attachment region is raised from the supporting structure when the base surface is resting on the supporting structure. The device frame also includes a seating surface. The flexible membrane is attached to the frame attachment region such that the device frame and the flexible membrane enclose a pressure chamber. The seating surface extends outward around the flexible membrane and the flexible membrane protrudes above the seating surface. The pressure sensor is configured to generate a pressure signal. The device electronics are configured to determine the pressure in the pressure chamber based on the pressure signal.
US10925483B2	Optical coherence tomographic device and light source An optical coherence tomographic device configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subjected eye is disclosed herein. The optical coherence tomographic device may include a light source of wavelength sweeping type; and a measurement optical system configured to irradiate the subjected eye with light outputted from the light source, where D/S×λ>1.61 may be satisfied, with a diameter of the light outputted from the light source at an incident position to the subjected eye is D, a wavelength swept frequency of the light source is S, and a center wavelength of the light outputted from the light source is λ.
US10925482B2	Systems and methods for measuring postlens tear film thickness A dosimetry system may comprise a film stack and a laser system for applying a laser beam to the film stack. The system may further comprise an interferometry system configured to acquire from the film stack a first interferometric dataset comprising a first composite signal and a subsequent interferometric dataset comprising a subsequent composite signal. The system may also include a processor for comparing the first and subsequent composite signals, wherein a difference between the first and subsequent composite signals indicates a change in the film stack thickness. A dosimetry method may comprise applying a laser beam to such a film stack, acquiring the first and subsequent interferometric datasets, comparing them to detect a change in the film stack thickness, and ceasing to apply the laser beam to the film stack if the change in the film stack thickness exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US10925481B2	Systems and methods for measuring visual function maps A system can include a non-transitory memory to store machine readable instructions and data, and a processor to access the non-transitory memory and execute the machine-readable instructions. The machine-readable instruction can include a global module that can be programmed to generate a visual field map (VFM) model that can include a set of visual function map parameters for an entire visual field for a subject. The global module can be programmed to update the set of visual function map parameters corresponding to updating a shape of the VFM based on subject response data generated during each administration of a vision test to a subject.
US10925477B2	Thermally controlled illumination devices An illumination element such as an optical waveguide for illuminating a surgical field in a patient has a light input section, a light transmitting section, and a light output section. The light input section is optically coupled to a proximal section of the light transmitting section and inputs light into the illumination element. The light transmitting section transmits the light preferably by total internal reflection or by other transmission means. The light output section is adjacent a distal section of the light transmitting section which has a light extraction area from which the light exits with an energy density. The light extraction area is large enough to maintain the energy density at a level that prevents melting of the illumination element or burning of the patient, and the light extraction area has a profile that does not interfere with access to the surgical field.
US10925476B2	Endoscopic system and endoscopic system operating method A correction image fluctuation amount obtained in a calibration mode and a measurement image fluctuation amount obtained in a measurement mode are compared with each other. On the basis of the comparison result, a temporary correction value, which satisfies a specific condition among temporary correction values stored in the correction value storage unit, is determined as a measurement correction value to be used for correction in a correcting unit.
US10925474B2	Delivery tool and method for devices in the pericardial space The present disclosure is a device and method associated with the delivery of medical devices in the pericardial space using a minimally invasive approach with direct visualization. More specifically, the device can be used to deliver permanent pacing, defibrillation and cardiac resynchronization leads, as well as leadless pacemakers for cardiac rhythm management to the epicardial surface of the heart. A subxiphoid procedure is proposed as a minimally invasive alternative to thoracotomy, while the delivery tool incorporates a camera for direct visualization of the procedure. The tool also incorporates a steerable catheter to provide selective control of the placement and orientation of the medical device in the pericardial space.
US10925469B2	Guidance apparatus and capsule medical apparatus guidance system A guidance apparatus includes: a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field that acts on a magnet; a magnetic field shielding material configured to shield the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator; an operation input device configured to receive an input of at least one of a target position and a target posture for guiding a position and a posture of a capsule medical apparatus; and a controller configured to control the magnetic field generator to generate a magnetic field that has been corrected to offset or reduce a deviation amount of the position or the posture of the capsule medical apparatus with respect to the target position or the target posture, caused by distortion, due to the magnetic field shielding material, of a magnetic field for guiding the capsule medical apparatus to at least one of the target position and the target posture.
US10925468B2	Colonoscope A colonoscope including an egg-shaped image-capturing module and a wiring unit is disclosed. The image-capturing module includes a casing, a first image detector, a vibration motor and a control unit. The casing has first and second ends. The first end is made of a transparent material. The first image detector captures a first image. The vibration motor is configured to vibrate the casing. The control unit controls the first image detector to capture the first image. The control unit controls the vibration of the vibration motor. The wiring unit includes a vent and includes a plurality of lead wires and an air tube. Power can be transmitted to the control unit through the plurality of lead wires. The air tube is configured to convey air, and the vent is configured to output the air to a colon.
US10925467B2	Portable endoscope system Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a portable endoscope system. The portable endoscope system may comprise: an endoscope, comprising: a distal end; a proximal end; an endoscope housing integrated into a proximal part of the proximal end; an illumination device housed by the housing; and an endoscope connector to removably couple the endoscope to a first end of a cable connector; and a portable control box separate from the endoscope and to removably couple to the endoscope via the cable connector, the portable control box comprising: a portable control box connector to removably couple the portable control box to a second end of the cable connector; a power source to power the endoscope; a control board to control the endoscope; and a control box housing to house the power source and the control board.
US10925465B2	Systems and methods for medical imaging The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
US10925459B2	Case for dishwasher-use washing balls The present invention relates to a washing ball case for a dishwasher. The washing ball contains a case body with an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion and has through holes formed in an outer side portion thereof so as to completely drain the washing water at the time of washing dishes.
US10925456B2	High aspect ratio layered scrub A layered scrub having an aspect ratio of between 0.75 and 1.25 is presented, comprising: a) a scrubber layer; b) a sponge layer; optionally c) a rigid boundary layer, which optionally is directly bound to layer c) and/or layer b); and optionally d) a dense sponge layer. In some such embodiments, layers d) and b) are unitary. In some embodiments, the layered scrub has a height of between 5.0 centimeters and 11.0 centimeters and may be generally cubic. In some embodiments, the scrubber layer comprises a non-reticulated hydrophobic polyurethane foam, the sponge layer and/or the dense sponge layer comprises a hydrophilic polyurethane foam, and the rigid boundary layer comprises polyurethane. In some embodiments, dense sponge layer d) bears printed designs or information.
US10925455B1	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base mounted to the upright handle assembly and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned. The surface cleaning apparatus is further provided with a fluid delivery system comprising a fluid dispenser configured to dispense fluid to a brushroll and at least one fluid delivery channel forming a portion of a fluid delivery pathway. The fluid delivery channel can extend adjacent to a portion of the suction nozzle assembly. An interference wiper interfaces with a portion of the brushroll to remove excess liquid from the brushroll.
US10925454B2	Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner of the present disclosure includes a cleaner body having a suction motor provided inside thereof and a handle provided outside thereof, and a suction nozzle connected to the cleaner body, wherein the suction nozzle includes a housing having at least part of a front portion opened, and a rotary cleaning unit disposed inside the housing, having at least part thereof exposed through the opening of the housing, and configured to clean a floor by a rotating operation, wherein the rotary cleaning unit includes a cylindrical nozzle body rotatably installed inside the housing, and fiber filaments and metal filaments disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body.
US10925450B2	Method for integral connection of a retaining plate to the wall of a vacuum cleaner filter bag and also vacuum cleaner filter bag The present invention relates to methods for the production of an improved integral connection of a retaining plate to the wall of a vacuum cleaner filter bag. According to a first variant, the retaining plate is not applied directly on the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag but rather a textile material is disposed between retaining plate and the wall. The connection of the retaining plate and the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag is thereby effected via the textile material. According to a second variant, in regions between retaining plate and wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag, a film made of a thermoplastic material is disposed between wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag and retaining plate. The connection of the retaining plate and the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag is thereby effected via the film. According to a third variant, the retaining plate is connected directly to the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag. The wall is thereby formed, at least in the region in which the retaining plate is applied, as film made of special thermoplastic materials. The present invention relates likewise to vacuum cleaner filter bags in which the retaining plate is connected integrally to the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag according to the preceding principles.
US10925448B2	Surface cleaning head with leading roller A surface cleaning head with a leading roller may be used to facilitate capturing of debris in the air flow into a suction conduit on the underside of the surface cleaning head. The leading roller is generally positioned adjacent to and in advance of the opening of the suction conduit. The surface cleaning head may have dual agitators—a leading roller and a rotating brush roll—with the leading roller being located in front of the brush roll. The leading roller may have a smaller diameter than the brush roll and may provide a softer cleaning element. The leading roller may also have a bottom portion exposed to the flow path to the suction conduit and at least a top half that is not exposed to that flow path. The leading roller may also float relative to the surface cleaning head and/or may be adjustable relative to the brush roll.
US10925444B2	Roll holder A holder for a roll of toilet paper or a roll of absorbent sheet material, the holder including cordage inserted through the hollow core of the paper roll, the cordage being secured in various embodiments to one or more patches or suction cups mountable to a surface. A roller in the form of a tube can be provided through which the cordage is inserted and which itself is inserted through the paper role core.
US10925441B2	Universal sink stopper and strainer Disclosed are various embodiments for a universal sink stopper and strainer. Various embodiments can include a handle, a plate, and a gasket. The gasket can include a first plurality of holes. The plate can include a protrusion and a second plurality of holes. The protrusion is shaped to extend through a portion of the gasket. The handle is configured to rotate to adjust an alignment of the first plurality of holes of the gasket with respect to the second plurality of holes of the plate.
US10925440B2	Driving mechanism for multi function food processor Drive mechanism for a multi-function food processor with three drive outlets each couplable separately to a food processing component. The drive mechanism including: at one end of a motor, an output shaft having a first cone gear of a cone gear set and a worm; a first central drive shaft having a second cone gear meshing with the first cone gear, the first central drive shaft associated with the first and second drive outlets; the second drive outlet associated with the first central drive shaft by a first reduction gear arrangement which includes a first gear train meshing with a sun gear sleeved on the first central drive shaft; a second central drive shaft having a worm gear driven by the worm, the second central drive shaft associated with the third drive outlet; the third drive outlet associated with the second central drive shaft by a second gear reduction arrangement.
US10925439B2	Attachable container for a food processor and method for operating a food processor The invention relates to an attachable container (3, 4, 5) for placement onto a preparation vessel (2) of a food processor (1), wherein a floor-side opening (12) of the attachable container (3, 4, 5) lies vertically above an upper opening (7) of the preparation vessel (2). Closure means (13) are provided, which close the floor-side opening (12) in a closed position and can be moved to an open position so as to fill ingredients (23, 24) stored in the attachable container (2) into the preparation vessel (3, 4, 5). A food processor having one or several of such attachable containers (3, 4, 5) enables an automatic preparation of a meal with readily perishable foods.
US10925436B2	Roller conveyor oven for heating while rotating and conveying a multiplicity of cylindrical food items thereon A forced hot air roller conveyor drying assembly is provided. It consists primarily of two parts; a roller conveyor for rolling cylindrical elongated food members while transporting them horizontally from one end of the conveyor to the other, and a hot air drying assembly for blowing hot air around the product as it is being rolled. The combined rolling of the product and the drying of the product helps ensure that the physical roundness of the food product remains nice and uniform while it is being uniformly dried. The forced hot air assembly may include a fan and heating elements, the fan directing warm air to the product rolling horizontally through the assembly and the roller conveyor may be comprised of a multiplicity of paired roller members driven by chain links, which chains are in turn driven by an axle engaging a drive sprocket.
US10925430B2	System, apparatus, and method for preparing a beverage cartridge A system for beverage cartridge preparation allows users to self-select, fill, and seal single use cartridges with improved convenience and for long term storage. The system includes a cartridge handling system and a cartridge filling system operative relative to a cartridge to be filled. The cartridge handling system includes mobility relative to operative members of the cartridge filling system and one or more single use beverage cartridges. Adaptive cartridge shapes and components are provided to fit a particular preparation system. Adaptive and alternative mechanisms for the systems and aspects herein allow convenient manual filling, packing, and sealing of a plurality of single cartridges.
US10925428B2	Electrical device for making beverages using power tool battery An electrical device includes a battery-mount part (40) configured such that a battery used as a power supply of a power tool is mountable thereon, and a heat-generating element (54) for boiling water using electric power from the battery (B1, B2) mounted on the battery-mount part. The electrical device further includes a drip case (21) for holding a pod, in which a predetermined amount of tea leaves or coffee grounds is encased in a permeable bag-shaped element. A hot water supply (50y) supplies the water boiled by the heat-generating element (54) automatically to the drip case (21). An extraction part (21p) in the drip case (21) allows a beverage produced by the hot water that has been poured onto (injected into) the pod to downwardly flow.
US10925425B2	Secure outdoor storage and delivery container A protective storage system comprising: i) a container configured to receive and hold a delivered item; ii) a lid coupled to the container and configured to cover an opening of the container; and ii) a base on which the container is securely mounted. The base is configured to be securely connected to a structure. The protective storage system further comprises iv) a temperature control system for heating or cooling the delivered item; and v) a control module for controlling the opening and closing of the lid and for providing a user remote access and control capabilities.
US10925424B2	Disposable garment and donning system A donning system allows a user to don disposable garments without contaminating the exterior of the garment. The disposable garment is part of a garment package, which also includes a cuff by which the garment is loaded into and dispensed from the donning system. The cuff includes elements whereby multiple garments are simultaneously loaded, but the garments are dispensed and donned one at a time. The donning system can include multiple cartridges allowing the user to don multiple garments simultaneously, such as right and left gloves or shoe covers. The donning system can include multiple chambers allowing the system to dispense garments of different sizes.
US10925423B2	Three-layer composite paper straw and method for producing the same A three-layer composite paper straw and a method for producing the same are revealed. Basically the paper straw is made from composite paper with three layers of composite paper spirally wound and adhered in a staggered and overlapping manner. A first layer of paper, a second layer of paper and a third layer of paper of the three layers of composite paper form the outermost layer, the intermediate layer and the inner layer of the paper straw respectively. The first and the third layers of paper are stone paper while the second layer of paper is long fiber pulp paper. The three layers of paper are stacked on top of one another in turn with the long side thereof overlapping like tiles and then adhered to one another. The paper straw is eco-friendly, recyclable, with good structure strength and easy to produce.
US10925422B2	Food storing and serving system Systems are provided for storing and serving a food product. The systems can include a base portion, a top portion, and a mechanism for raising and lowering the food product relative to the base portion, and are configured to prevent spillage and/or leakage of any portion of the food product during storage and consumption of the food product.
US10925419B2	Inflatable body pillow and pillow case kit An inflatable body pillow and pillow case kit for portability includes an inflatable body pillow and a pillow case. The inflatable body pillow comprises a principal chamber and a pair of side chambers coupled to the principal chamber. A plurality of vents is coupled to the principal chamber and allows air to flow between the principal chamber and the pair of side chambers. A valve is coupled to the principal chamber through the bottom end and is configured to allow a user to inflate and alternatively deflate the principal chamber and the pair of side chambers. The pillow case comprises a case body having an open bottom edge to receive the inflatable body pillow.
US10925415B1	Self-leveling picture frame apparatus A self-leveling picture frame apparatus for automatically leveling pictures hung on a wall includes a frame body having an upper portion, a lower portion, a left portion, and a right portion defining a frame aperture. A leveling liquid is coupled within a leveling cavity of the frame body. The leveling cavity is shaped to direct the leveling liquid towards a midline of either the upper portion, the lower portion, the left portion, or the right portion depending on which portion is lowest. A transparent front cover is coupled to the frame body. The front cover is coupled to a front face of the frame body within the frame aperture. A back cover is coupled to a back face of the frame body over the frame aperture.
US10925414B2	Security device for functional display and security of handheld electronic devices A security device and base for a mobile device. The security device includes a body, at least two sliding arms coupled to the body, and a leveling plate coupled to the body and configured to receive the mobile device.
US10925412B2	Wall hanging system A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.
US10925411B2	Crib with adjustable bed positions The present invention discloses a crib whose bed position can be adjusted, including a surrounding rod and a foot tube. The foot tube includes two transverse rods. Each transverse rod is parallel to a horizontal plane. The crib whose bed position can be adjusted further includes two movable connecting rods. One end of each movable connecting rod is connected to the surrounding rod, and the other end of the movable connecting, rod is movably arranged on the transverse rod and can move along the transverse rod to adjust the bed position of the crib. A bed body is movably arranged on the foot tube by using the movable connecting rods. When the bed position needs to be moved, the foot tube does not need to be moved, and only the surrounding rod and the movable connecting rods need to be moved. The operation is convenient, and the structure is simple.
US10925410B2	Mattress with sensor module for patient care A mattress for patient care. The mattress includes a number of compressible cells and a number of sensors corresponding to the number of compressible cells. Each compressible cell is configured to contact, when inflated, a user in a contact area of a plurality of contact areas of the user. Each sensor is configured to generate a number of measurements, wherein each measurement relates to the contact area of a corresponding compressible cell. Each sensor is further configured to send the number of measurements to a pressure control device.
US10925408B2	Portable body support comprising mask and saddle The present invention relates to a portable body support and, more particularly, a body support providing functions of preventing the body from sliding down from an inclined support and also completely relieving load on the neck supporting the head at a face support part of the body support when the body support, such as a folding table or a portable temporary bed, is obliquely set up on the floor and used in a prone position so as to be useable for activities such as reading, thereby ensuring an effect of providing a technical configuration for not generating neck pain at all. As to the technical configuration, provided is the portable body support for coupling a face support mask and a pelvis support saddle to each other by using hinges, bolts and the like and constructing the coupled mask and saddle. When reading for a long time in a prone state by using the portable body support, comprising the mask and the saddle, of the present invention, neck pain, whole body fatigue, and the like are not generated at all, and an advantage of maintaining, for a long time, mental strength and posture to concentrate conveniently on reading in a prone state is guaranteed.
US10925407B1	Prayer pillow The prayer pillow is a cushion. The prayer pillow protects the knees of a kneeling person who is participating in a ritual such as prayer. The prayer pillow comprises a master cushion, a camelback, and a lectern. The camelback and the lectern attach to the master cushion. The master cushion provides a cushioned surface on which the person kneels. The camelback separates the knees of the person during the use of prayer pillow. The lectern is an elevated structure configured to hold reading materials associated with the ritual. The prayer pillow provides a plurality of pockets configured to hold domestic articles of the person. The prayer pillow is configured for use with a personal data device. The prayer pillow recharges the personal data device. The prayer pillow is a stackable structure such that a plurality of instantiations of the prayer pillow can be stacked.
US10925406B2	Technician's work chair A technician's work chair includes a frame, first, second and third air cushion devices, a seat assembly and an electronic task guiding system. The seal assembly has a cushion portion and a seatback portion. The cushion portion is supported to the seat supporting portion of the frame. The seatback portion has an inclination adjusting mechanism operable to change an angle of inclination of the seatback portion relative to the frame. The electronic task guiding system is supported to the frame, the electronic task guiding system being configured to provide the technician with task related signals.
US10925405B2	Solar charged beach chair assembly A solar charged beach chair assembly includes a beach chair that is comprised of a fluid impermeable material. Thus, the beach chair can be employed at a beach or other environment with water. The beach chair includes a pair of arm rests and a back rest portion, and each of the arm rests has a storage well therein. A pair of doors is each hingedly coupled to a respective one of the arm rests. Each of the doors is aligned with the storage well in the respective arm rest for closing the storage well. A plurality of charge ports is each recessed into a respective one of the arm rests. Each of the charge ports can have an electronic device plugged therein. A power supply is provided and the power supply is coupled to the beach chair. Each of the light emitters, the speakers and the charge ports is electrically coupled to the power supply.
US10925401B1	Adjustable chair A chair for individuals with mobility challenges and a method of using such a chair. The chair may be adjusted relative to a horizontal work surface disposed a distance above a floor by placing a base of the chair on the floor a first distance away from an edge of the work surface; rotating a seat of the chair relative to the base from a neutral position to a first angled position. The individual sits in the seat when in the first angled position and the seat is then rotated relative to the base and back to the neutral position. An actuator is then engaged to enable the seat to slide linearly relative to the base and toward the work surface. The seat is able to be rotated and moved linearly relative to the work surface adjusting the position of the base on the floor.
US10925397B2	Slide rail mechanism A slide rail mechanism includes a slide rail and a connection device. The connection device includes a first component, a second component, and an operating member. The first component is connected to the slide rail. The second component can be moved with respect to the first component. The operating member is configured to laterally displace, and thereby adjust, the second component with respect to the slide rail.
US10925392B2	Bracket mounting structure A bracket mounting structure includes a bracket, a base, a connecting member, an elastic member, and a mounting member. The bracket includes a longitudinal wall. The base is arranged adjacent to the longitudinal wall and includes a first space and a second space. The connecting member is mounted in the first space and includes a first portion, a second portion, and a through hole arranged in the first portion and the second portion. At least one of the first portion and the second portion has a screw thread feature. The elastic member is received in the first space and is configured to apply an elastic force to the connecting member. The mounting member is mounted in the second space.
US10925391B1	Hinged shelf container A storage system that allows a user to store items higher above a shelf than can otherwise be easily reached. A container is pivotally attached to two arms of a U-shaped support rod. The cross bar portion of the U-shaped support rod is pivotally attached to the frontal portion of the shelf. With this arrangement, the user can swing the container in a arc from a lower position convenient to the user, to an upper position overlying the shelf. The cross bar can be attached to either a wire-type shelf or a wood shelf using brackets that need no threaded fasteners.
US10925384B2	Oral care implement Described herein is an oral care implement comprising a body having a head portion, a gripping portion, and a neck portion located between the head and gripping portions, a plurality of tooth engaging elements extending from the head portion, the body comprising a first component formed of a first hard plastic having a first ductility; and a second component formed of a second hard plastic having a second ductility that is greater than the first ductility.
US10925377B2	Dispensing system having at least two outlet interfaces The present invention relates to a dispensing system (10) comprising an assembly having a dispenser (11) of at least one cosmetic product, in particular makeup, and having at least two outlet interfaces (110), each of which can be mounted removably on the dispenser, the dispenser having at least two different base products and allowing these to be delivered in variable proportions, the outlet interfaces being able to receive the one or more products delivered by the dispenser.
US10925375B2	Pot capable of containing a solid, liquid or pasty product A pot (100) comprising a body (10) presenting a cavity with an opening (11b), and a lid (20) that is movable relative to the body (10). The body (10) has an engagement element (14e) and the lid (20) has a closure tab (70) movable between an engaged position in which, when the lid (20) is in a shut position in which the lid shuts the opening, the closure tab (70) co-operates with the engagement element (14e) and thus holds the lid (20) in the shut position, and a disengaged position in which the closure tab (70) does not co-operate with the engagement element (14e). The pot has a blocking tongue (42) movable between a locked position in which it blocks the closure tab (70) in the engaged position, and an unlocked position in which the closure tab (70) is movable between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
US10925374B2	Cosmetic product further having impregnation member with outer surface thereof molten The present invention relates to a cosmetic product having an impregnation member with the outer surface thereof molten, in which a first impregnation member is embossed and engraved on the top surface thereof by compressing the first impregnation member onto a heated, embossed and engraved metal mold and then melting the first impregnation member, and an open cell structure of the top surface of the first impregnation member is molten to be transformed into an open cell structure having a size of ½ or less. As such, when a user presses cosmetic contents with a puff for use, the impregnation member prevents the excessive smearing and waste of the cosmetic contents on the puff, and the cosmetic contents can be uniformly and thinly smeared on the puff, and a second impregnation member, which is coupled to the lower surface of the first impregnation member, maintains an open cell structure.
US10925373B2	Refill case for cosmetic compact Disclosed is a refill case detachably accommodated in a cosmetic compact, the refill case including: a main body being configured such that an upper portion thereof is open, and including an inner wall providing an accommodation space in the main body, and an outer wall provided at an outer side of the main body with a predetermined gap between the inner wall and the outer wall; and a mesh fabric cover including a cylindrical vertical extension portion tightly inserted in the gap, a rim portion extending from an upper end of the vertical extension portion in an inward direction, and a mesh fabric configured such that upper and lower surfaces thereof are interposed between the upper end of the vertical extension portion and an outer edge the rim portion along an edge thereof to be integrally provided, thereby covering an upper portion of the accommodation space.
US10925370B1	Apparatus for styling hair An apparatus for styling hair is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a handle comprising a motor. The apparatus further comprises a comb head coupled to the handle. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of bristles coupled to the comb head. Each of the bristles comprises a bristle head provided in a honeycomb shape to receive hair. Each of the bristles rotate when the motor is operated to twist and braid the hair.
US10925365B2	Totebag A totebag convertible into a wearable accessory for storage and transport having a flexible totebag that connects to a flexible linear outer sleeve. The flexible linear outer sleeve transitions longitudinally relative to the length of the flexible totebag between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the flexible linear outer sleeve is fully expanded and envelopes the full length of the flexible totebag such that an open end of the flexible linear outer sleeve is adjacent a top portion of the flexible totebag. In the second position, the flexible linear outer sleeve is compressed near the bottom of the flexible totebag and the flexible totebag is fully exposed. In the first position the totebag is configured as a bracelet, a headband, belt or other wearable accessory.
US10925364B2	Bag for multiple pairs of shoes A shoe-carrying bag with front and back shoe holding sections pivotally attached to a base. The front and back sections each have multiple shoe-carrying compartments that display the shoes behind see-through covers such as mesh fabric. A center section extends vertically from the base between the front and back sections. It has a compartment sized for a laptop computer. The front and back sections pivot apart from the center section into a horizontally opposed open position while the center section remains vertical. This displays all of the shoes in the front and back sections simultaneously while also providing unobstructed access to the center section. The base may have a further zippered compartment. Partitions between the shoe carrying compartments may be rigid or semi-rigid and non-releasable.
US10925361B2	Collapsible umbrella assembly having a canopy supported using stabilizing struts An umbrella assembly having a post supporting first and second pivot joints to move relative to each other along the post, and a support strut and adjacent stabilizing struts pivotally coupled to the first and second pivot joints and supporting the collapsible frame assembly of a canopy. The collapsible frame assembly collapses between an opened configuration and a collapsed configuration with movement of the first and second pivot joints relative to each other.
US10925359B1	Roofing walking stick A walking stick and a method of its use are described. A broad, flat, rigid base with a non-slip material adhered and/or affixed to the broad, flat, rigid base that extends out from a pivoting point. This pivoting point rotates 180 degrees around each of the three geometric axes, X, Y and Z. The broad, flat, rigid base can thus adjust to any angle in any direction, allowing it to conform upon contact and to lay flat against a sloped surface such as a pitched roof. A handle/support extends up from the pivoting point. A walker holds, controls and moves the roofing walking stick using the handle/support. With each movement, the broad, flat, rigid base with non-slip material adhered and/or affixed to the broad, flat, rigid base conforms upon contact and lays flat against the sloped surface giving the walker who is controlling the handle/support stability and traction while negotiating even a steep sloped surface such as the pitched roof of a structure.
US10925357B2	Ring for fingers The ornamental ring for fingers comprises: one crown element to be fitted around a finger of a user and having an inner hollow space; and adjusting means of the inner diameter of the crown element comprising at least two adjusting elements movable between an enclosed configuration wherein the inner diameter is minimum and an enlarged configuration wherein the inner diameter is maximum; in which the adjusting means comprise an elastic element of annular shape inserted into the inner space and interposed between the crown element and the adjusting elements.
US10925356B2	Clasp for jewelry item The present invention provides for a universal stud earring clasp that allows for fastening jewelry and jewelry devices. The present invention facilitates and improves the clasp system for jewelry by providing for a universal fastening device that is particularly compatible with stud earrings, but not limited to stud earring compatibility. The clasp provides for a greater pressure surface and a more ergonomic grip. People from almost all age ranges can handle the clasp, and the clasp is cost-efficient for manufacturing. The clasp also provides for a stud earring clap that is compatible with pins from the ALPA locking system. This invention solves the unmet need of a more secure clasp alternative to existing stud earrings and jewelry items.
US10925355B2	Functional, socially-enabled jewelry and systems for multi-device interaction Functional jewelry is disclosed. A bracelet includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a main control unit, and positional and situational sensors, typically including an accelerometer, as well as a decorative, interchangeable fascial layer. The bracelet may also include sensors such as capacitive touch sensors, a microphone, and a color sensor. A radio transceiver within the bracelet is adapted to implement a protocol such as BLUETOOTH® 4.0, and is adapted to allow the bracelet to communicate in peer-to-peer or master-slave mode. Two users can pair their bracelets in person, usually with a gestural trigger, for shared light displays, multi-player games, and other types of interactions. Larger groups can pair temporarily and contextually for multi-user displays and interactions, in an ad hoc network with distributed functions. Real-world interactions are communicated to a social network with profiles linked to the individual bracelets.
US10925353B1	Bungee bead apparatus A bungee bead apparatus includes a bead and elastic cord with first and second ends fixedly secured in proximity to, or in contact with, each other at one end of the bead to form a loop. A circumferential recess formed between first and second sides of the bead extends from the bead's first end to its second end, having a cross-sectional height and width to receive the loop of the elastic cord therethrough. The orifice extends at an acute angle, positioned midway between the bead's first and second sides, and begins at the bead's first end in proximity to the first side, and transects the circumferential recess at its second end. The circumferential recess is annular with a depth of about one-half the diameter of the cylindrical elastic cord to receive only a portion therein. The recess and orifice permit two (or more) such apparatus to be linked together.
US10925349B2	Relating to footwear Articles of footwear 1, and methods of manufacturing articles of footwear are disclosed. The footwear 1 comprises a heel portion 4 for supporting a heel of a foot 10 of a wearer. The heel portion 4 defines a channel 20 extending from a first opening 21 to a second opening 22. The openings 21, 22 are situated at laterally-facing surfaces 41, 42 of the heel portion 4. The footwear 1 may also comprises a fastening means 5 for fastening the article of footwear 1 to the foot 10 of the wearer. The fastening means 5 is arranged to extend through said channel 20 and, in use of the footwear 1, is fastenable around the dorsal region of the foot 10 of the wearer.
US10925348B2	Heat shield shoe device An insulating shoe insert including a core layer formed of a cellular material, and a top layer and a bottom layer bonded to opposing sides of the core layer, respectively, the top layer and the bottom layer being configured as thin sheets of aromatic polyamide material such that the top layer and bottom layer cooperate with the core layer to create a heat transfer resistance sufficient to resist transfer of heat through the core layer.
US10925345B2	Footwear with zoned insulation A method of assembling a boot is provided. The method comprises forming a first layer of insulation material of the boot covering a toe region, a saddle region, and a heel region of the boot; forming a second layer of insulation material of the boot that covers the saddle region and the toe region and does not cover the heel region of the boot; forming a third layer of insulation material that covers the toe region and does not cover the heel region and the saddle region of the boot; and attaching the first, the second, and the third layers of insulation material to an outsole of the boot.
US10925344B1	Sandal with detachable foot cover A sandal, also known as a slide, having a base and a foot cover. The base has a top surface upon which a human foot rests and a periphery defined by a peripheral heel end, and a peripheral toe end. Further, the base has a longitudinal extent measured from the heel end to the toe end. On the periphery of the base, there are first and second opposed peripheral sides, the first peripheral side having at least one pin and the second peripheral side having at least one pin. The foot cover, which is selectively detachable from the base, has at least one tapered opening for receipt of the at least one pin on the first peripheral side and at least one tapered opening for receipt of the at least one pin on the second peripheral side.
US10925341B2	Decorative helmet A decorative headgear simulating the appearance of a racing helmet is disclosed. It is in the form of a sheet of thin flexible material. The sheet is shaped and configured with a back panel (BP), a right panel (RP), a left panel (LP), a top panel (TP), a front panel (FP), and a chin cover (CC), all of which are adapted for inter-connection to form the helmet. The sheet has several pre-made lines in the sheet forming in whole or in part the headgear removable from the sheet, and wherein the sheet of thin flexible material has several pre-made fold lines in the sheet, said fold lines oriented to form said sheet into a container to hold other articles.
US10925340B2	Hood system for a garment Aspects herein are directed to a garment having a hood system comprising an outer hood and a yoke structure positioned adjacent and internal to the outer hood. The outer hood is affixed to a neckline opening of the garment along the sides of the neckline opening but is detached from the neckline opening in the back. The yoke structure is selectively attached to the outer hood in two or more disparate locations and is affixed to the neckline opening of the garment at the location at which the outer hood is detached from the neckline opening. The hood system is useable for distributing tension forces generated by pulling the front of the outer hood forward to, for example, cover a wearer's eyes when resting.
US10925331B2	Garmet provided with an inflatable protective device A garment (10) including an inflatable protective device (11). The device (11) includes at least one inflatable bag (12), an inflator unit (14), sensors (17, 18), and a control unit (19). The bag (12) for moving between a rest condition, wherein it is deflated, and an operating condition, wherein it is inflated. The inflator unit (14) for inflating the bag (12). The sensors (17, 18) for monitoring the user's body for shocks or unexpected movements. The control unit (19) for processing the data provided by the sensors (17, 18) and for activating the inflator unit (14) if, on the basis of the data received by the sensors (17, 18), a danger situation is identified. The garment (10) provided with a display unit (22) which includes an alphanumeric and/or graphical visual display (24) for providing the user with messages and/or symbols about the internal status of the device (11).
US10925329B2	Nursing cover The present nursing cover comprises a panel having a semirigid support retained in a sleeve in the upper side of the panel which forms an opening that allows a caregiver easier access to a nursing infant when the nursing cover is in use. A pouch for storing the nursing cover when not in use is attached to the upper side of the panel.
US10925327B2	Athletic band with removable module A band includes a tubular body configured to be worn on a user's body and a pocket supported by the tubular body, where the pocket defines a cavity and has an access opening providing access to the cavity, and where the pocket is configured to removably receive an electronic module in the cavity through the access opening. An input device is connected to the tubular body and has a port exposed to the cavity of the band, where the port is configured for removable connection to a connector of the electronic module when the electronic module is received in the cavity. The input device may include a button configured to receive user input and a wireless transmitter to transmit a signal to an external device based on the user input. The input device may also include a haptic feedback mechanism for communicating haptic signals to the user.
US10925325B2	Infant garment adapted for diaper condition inspection A garment adapted for wearing by a diaper wearer which surrounds a diaper and provides at least one inspection aperture forming an opening through the garment employable for visual, olfactory, or tactile inspection of the underlying diaper without removal of the garment. One or a plurality of the inspection apertures may be provided in inspection positions adapted to locate them aligned with or adjacent the perimeter edge of the underlying diaper.
US10925323B2	Aerosol generating device, method of controlling aerosol generating device, and program Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of stopping aerosol generation at an appropriate timing. This aerosol generating device includes a power source which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor which outputs a measurement value for controlling the power supplied; and a circuitry which controls the power supplied from the power source on the basis of the measurement value. The circuitry controls to increase a power supply amount per unit time in response to a first condition that the measured value is equal to or larger than a first threshold being satisfied, and to decrease the power supply amount per unit time in response to a second condition that the measured value is less than a second threshold greater than the first threshold and a third condition which is different from the first condition and the second condition being satisfied.
US10925319B2	Vaporization device A vaporization device is provided having a plurality of pens each having a battery, a mouthpiece, and a ventilated end. A vaporization device is also provided which is disposable having a plurality of pens, each having a vaporization chamber containing a coil, a battery, a PCB, a sensor, and a tank containing e-liquid for vaporization in the pen vaporization chamber through the coil of the pen to create a vaporization product which is mixed in a vapor port of the device through which a plurality of vaporization products are delivered to a user through the mouthpiece of the device in a single vaporization event.
US10925316B2	Electrical aerosol generating system An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a power supply; a controller connected to the supply; an aerosol-generating element connected to the controller; and a first sensor connected to the controller to provide a first signal to the controller in response to a first user input action, the controller being responsive to the first signal to switch from an off state to a ready state in which the controller prevents at least one function of the system but is responsive to a second user input action providing a second signal to the controller, and the controller comparing the second signal with stored data and switching from the ready state to an on state if the second signal matches the stored data, and in the on state the controller is responsive to a third user input action to switch to an active state in which the controller activates the function.
US10925312B2	Systems, methods, and devices for heat management of heating implements for water pipes Systems, methods, and devices for heat management of heating implements for a water pipe.
US10925311B2	Smoking article including flow restrictor There is provided a filter for a smoking article, the filter including a filter segment of filter material and a flow restrictor. The flow restrictor is embedded in the filter segment and surrounded on all sides by the filter material. A cross sectional dimension of the flow restrictor measured perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the filter is between about 60% and about 95% of the diameter of the filter segment. There is also provided a smoking article including such a filter.
US10925310B2	Breakable capsules and methods of forming thereof A breakable capsule such as a seamless breakable capsule useful in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco product includes an outer shell formed of a cross-linked agar matrix including at least one filler, and an inner core surrounded by the outer shell which comprises a liquid or gel based composition of a flavorant and/or non-flavorant. The cross-linked agar matrix is reinforced with carboxymethyl cellulose that is dispersed throughout the agar matrix so as to fill empty spaces in the agar matrix and inhibit the composition from passing through the empty spaces of the agar matrix.
US10925308B2	System and method for dispensing spices on foodstuffs An automated food preparation system includes a seasoning-dispensing system, a sauce-dispensing system, and a conveyance system. The seasoning-dispensing system includes a plurality of vessels, a dispersion nozzle, and a conduit coupled to the dispersion nozzle. Each vessel contains one of a plurality of seasonings. The vessels are in selective communication with the conduit. The sauce-dispensing system includes a plurality of sauce reservoirs, a scanning head, and a plurality of tubes. Each sauce reservoirs contains one of a plurality of sauces. The scanning head includes openings each coupled with one of the sauce reservoirs via one of the tubes. The conveyance system transports a foodstuff between a seasoning position in which the foodstuff is disposed below the dispersion nozzle and a sauce position in which the foodstuff is disposed below the openings. The scanning head is movable to dispense one or more sauces onto the foodstuff.
US10925303B2	Process for making a sweetened or caramelized allium based flavoring product A sweetened, non-fat Allium-based flavoring material, which can be caramelized, compositions comprising the flavoring material, and processes to produce the flavoring material.
US10925300B2	Packaging with pressure driven oxygen egress Food preservation can include depositing dry ice and food within packaging. The packaging can include a flexible liner defining a wall aperture and an internal chamber. The internal chamber can receive the deposited dry ice and food and have an internal atmosphere. The packaging can include a check valve mounted to the flexible liner and covering the wall aperture. The check valve can be configured to occupy: (i) a closed state blocking fluid communication between the internal chamber and ambient via the wall aperture and (ii) an open state enabling fluid flow from the internal chamber, through the wall aperture, and into ambient.
US10925299B2	C. bot prevention in infused coffee A nitro cold brew coffee product that is shelf stable for 180 days at refrigerated conditions including a sealed container having a liquid portion and a headspace. The liquid portion has coffee with nitrogen and oxygen dissolved therein. A method of manufacturing the coffee includes dissolving oxygen and nitrogen into a cold brew liquid coffee product and packaging the liquid coffee product with oxygen dissolved therein into a sealed container.
US10925298B2	Formula feed A formula feed for raising pigs with which appetite and body weight can be stimulated in piglets after weaning while decreasing the price, as well as a formula feed for animals, a formula feed for livestock, a formula feed for poultry, a formula feed for pets, and a formula feed for culturing fish.A formula feed characterized in that among a refined powder and a fly powder which are obtained by pulverizing konnyaku (arum root), which is a bulb of a plant, the fly powder is added to the formula feed. The fly powder corresponds to 40 to 50% of the total mass of the fly powder and the refined powder. Further, the formula feed is preferably a formula feed for raising pigs to which at least 1% by mass of the fly powder is added. In addition, 1 to 5% by mass of the fly powder may be added.
US10925295B2	Aerated confectionery material The present invention relates generally to the field of aerated fat-based confectionery material. One aspect of the invention provides an aerated fat-based confectionery material having a continuous lipid phase and a porosity of between 1 and 80%, wherein, at a temperature at which the lipid phase has a solid lipid content between 0.1 and 80, the fat-based confectionery material comprises gas bubbles having at least 50% of their surface occupied by crystals, the crystals comprising a glyceride selected from the group consisting of monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, esters of monoglycerides, esters of diglycerides and combinations of these. Further aspects of the invention are a confectionery product comprising an aerated fat-based confectionery material and a process for forming an aerated fat-based confectionery material.
US10925289B2	Method and system for batching size adjusted food items A method for processing and batching food items in a food processing system according to a predefined batch target criterion, comprises the steps of conveying a food item to weight determining means, determining the weight of the food item by means of the weight determining means, and processing the determined weight of the food item together with a weight of a plurality of food items. The processing includes dynamically generating a control-cutting signal. The method further comprises determining if the dynamically generated control cutting signal indicates that cutting off a part of the food item will increase a prospect to meet the predefined batch target criterion, and in the confirmative convey the food item to a separation device wherein a part of the food item is cut off.
US10925287B2	Method and device for providing a dough piece on a movable substrate The present invention relates to a device for providing a dough piece on a movable substrate, comprising a substrate, movable in a transport direction for dough pieces with a substrate speed, at least one dough supplier, configured for continuously supplying a dough stream in a supply direction with a supply speed to at least one dispensing opening, arranged above a movable substrate; wherein the plane of the dispensing opening has a directional component perpendicular to the transport direction, a knife, arranged movable with respect to the dispensing opening, with a directional component parallel to the plane of the opening for cutting the dough stream into pieces and a directional component in the supply direction of the dough for moving along with the dough, a controller, for controlling the movement of the knife, and configured to repeatedly move a cutting edge of the knife along the dispensing opening for cutting the dough stream into pieces; and move the knife with a directional component in the supply direction of the dough with at least the dough supply speed, during a predetermined interval directly succeeding a cut.
US10925284B2	Glyphosate formulations containing amidoalkylamine surfactants An herbicidal composition comprising (a) glyphosate or a derivative thereof, (b) an amidoalkylamine surfactants having the general structure: wherein R1 is a hydrocarbyl having from about 1 carbon atoms to about 22 carbon atoms, and R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrocarbyl having from about 1 carbon atom to about 6 carbon atoms; and (c) at least one co-surfactant.
US10925283B2	Microbiocidal phenylamidine derivatives Compounds of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to agrochemical compositions which comprise compounds of formula (I), to preparation of these compositions, and to the use of the compounds or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for combating, preventing or controlling infestation of plants, harvested food crops, seeds or non-living materials by phytopathogenic microorganisms, in particular fungi.
US10925280B2	Solid agrochemical compositions The present invention provides storage stable non-hygroscopic granular compositions comprising agrochemical active ingredients and at least two surfactants selected from an amine, an alkoxylated fatty alcohol and an alkylated vegetable oils.
US10925279B2	Pickering emulsion formulations The invention provides aqueous pesticidal concentrates comprising at least one colloidal solid, a dispersed emulsion phase comprising at least one substantially water-insoluble pesticidally active ingredient, which is either itself an oily liquid comprising the oil phase, is a solid but is dissolved in an oily liquid present in the oil phase, is a solid and is dispersed within the oil phase or is present as a colloidal solid adsorbed to the liquid-liquid interface between the continuous aqueous phase and the dispersed oil phase and at least one Ostwald ripening inhibitor.
US10925278B1	Stabilized, collapsible portable support platform A stabilized, collapsible platform having at least two stages, each adjustable with respect to the other along a support column. In an illustrative embodiment, the platform may be adjusted along the support column with each stage moving independently of the other and secured in place to stabilize the platform against movement with respect to the support column.
US10925273B2	Equine hoof boot A secure equine hoof boot is provided, which engages the bulbs of the hoof to impede rotation of the boot relative to the hoof.
US10925272B2	Tripod fishing rod holder and protective storage tube A protective storage tube convertible to tripod fishing rod holder having a strike indicator arm with a slidable trigger is disclosed that has multiple differing ways to establish a select fish strike tension among potential variable fish strike tensions. The protective storage tube has an elongated tubular body which provides an internal hollowed area capable of receiving a fishing rod therein during storage or transport of the protective storage tube. A slidable ring surrounds an external surface of the tubular body and has several externally facing notches and a lock cavity for an elastic cord. Two notches pivotally house an end of a pair of legs which when extended forms a tripod stand with the tubular body. A third ring notch houses a proximal end of a strike indicator arm. The strike indicator arm has slidable trigger that includes an upwardly extending finger hook for releasable engagement with one of a plurality of fishing line guide eyelets of a fishing rod. The engagement structure achieves in multiple ways an adjustable and select strike tension among potential variable strike tensions that when released provides a variable snap up of the tripod held fishing rod so as to promote increased instances of a fish lure or bait hook cleanly catching a striking fish. Also, an elastic cord can be wrapped set to either a rear or proximal portion of a tripod held fishing rod handle, the rear wrap setting providing a supplemental strike tension.
US10925270B2	Self-tensioning reel seat Described are self-tensioning reel seat ends for fishing reel seats. The described reel seats generally have a proximal end, a distal end, and a tensioning medium. The tensioning medium provides force between the proximal and distal ends of the reel seat end in order to securely seat a fishing reel in a reel seat by way of the tensioning provided by the tensioning medium. The described self-tensioning reel seat ends can be incorporated at one or both ends of a reel seat, and can be incorporated into fishing rods or poles, as well as in bows used for bow fishing.
US10925265B2	Device, system and method for residue use in livestock farming A device, system, and method for residue use in livestock farming, comprising a conveyor device for conveying animal excrement along a conveyor section, wherein the conveyor section has a larva-introducing portion for metering in larvae and/or larva eggs, an excrement-introducing portion for metering in animal excrement depending on one or more process parameters, and a larva-separating portion for separating the larvae, and methods for use thereof.
US10925263B2	Multiplexed genome editing A method of modulating some or all copies of a gene in a cell is provided including introducing into a cell one or more ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequences that comprise a portion that is complementary to all or a portion of each of the one or more target nucleic acid sequences, and a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a Cas protein and maintaining the cells under conditions in which the Cas protein is expressed and the Cas protein binds and modulates the one or more target nucleic acid sequences in the cell.
US10925256B2	Animal watering system and method for using A system for providing fluid for an animal includes: a generally oval trough to contain fluid, wherein the vertical inner sides of the trough slope inwardly from the upper rim of the trough to the bottom of the trough at an angle that varies around the circumference of the oval, there is an opening in the bottom of the trough in fluid communication with a dip tube that extends into a partially flexible fluid reservoir, and a means of attachment on the underside of the trough by which the fluid reservoir is sealably attached so that when pressure is applied to the reservoir, fluid will flow upward through the dip tube and fill the trough, and when the pressure is released, any remaining fluid will return to the reservoir.
US10925255B1	Adjustable receptacle for pet foods and beverages An adjustable receptacle for pet foods and beverages includes a base for supporting the receptacle on a horizontally disposed surface; on the base, a connector for attaching a releasably adjustable, positionable arm member to the base, and for releasably securing the arm member in a plurality of desired positions with respect to the base; a releasably adjustable, positionable arm member attached to the connector at the arm member's proximal end; and, attached to the distal end of the arm member, a releasably adjustable, positionable receptacle, configured to hold pet foods and beverages, in a plurality of desired positions at the distal end of the arm member.
US10925254B2	Animal tethering assembly An animal tethering assembly for a pet includes a rod, which has a first end that is pointed. A handle is coupled to a second end of the rod and. A bar is coupled to and extends bidirectionally from the rod to define a lower segment of the rod. The bar is configured to position a foot of a user to apply a force to the rod to drive the lower segment of the rod into a substrate. A first terminus of a lead is coupled to the rod proximate to the bar, positioning a second terminus of the lead to couple to a collar that is coupled to an animal. A pair of hooks is coupled singly to the rod proximate to the first terminus of the lead and the second end of the rod. The hooks are positioned to loopedly position the lead to stow the lead.
US10925253B2	Filler material, method of recycling plastic, and devices made therefrom A method for recycling plastic and manufacturing filler involves collecting discarded plastic articles, and grinding/shredding the articles up together without substantive sorting out of the articles by plastic type, color, etc. The plastic articles are shredded into shredded plastic particles which are used as filler for various consumer products, such as weight training equipment and cushions. For products requiring additional weight, higher-density shredded recycled plastic particles are added to the filler for increased weight. For products requiring less weight and/or buoyancy, lower-density recycled plastic particles and/or foam is added to the filler for decreased weight/density. Weight training bags, pet training devices, cushions pillows, flotation devices, ski racks, and other products may be formed using the filler.
US10925247B2	Alfalfa variety RRL43M118 The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated RRL43M118. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety RRL43M118. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety RRL43M118 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety RRL43M118 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10925246B1	Soybean variety 5PNPU58 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PNPU58 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PNPU58, cells from soybean variety 5PNPU58, plants of soybean 5PNPU58, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PNPU58. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PNPU58 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PNPU58, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PNPU58, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PNPU58. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PNPU58 are further provided.
US10925245B1	Soybean cultivar 89021021 A soybean cultivar designated 89021021 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 89021021, to the plants of soybean cultivar 89021021, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 89021021, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 89021021. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 89021021. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 89021021, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 89021021 with another soybean cultivar.
US10925244B1	Soybean cultivar 88212722 A soybean cultivar designated 88212722 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 88212722, to the plants of soybean cultivar 88212722, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 88212722, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 88212722. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88212722. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88212722, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 88212722 with another soybean cultivar.
US10925242B1	Soybean cultivar 88161514 A soybean cultivar designated 88161514 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 88161514, to the plants of soybean cultivar 88161514, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 88161514, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 88161514. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88161514. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88161514, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 88161514 with another soybean cultivar.
US10925241B1	Soybean variety 01072974 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072974. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072974. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072974 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072974 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10925240B1	Soybean variety 01073455 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073455. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073455. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073455 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073455 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10925238B1	Soybean variety 01073320 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073320. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073320. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073320 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073320 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10925235B1	Soybean variety 01072810 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072810. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072810. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072810 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072810 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10925232B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV456829 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV456829. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV456829, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV456829 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV456829 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV456829.
US10925231B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV794818 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV794818. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV794818, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV794818 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV794818 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV794818.
US10925228B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV802767 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV802767. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV802767, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV802767 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV802767 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV802767.
US10925227B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV775716 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV775716. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV775716, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV775716 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV775716 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV775716.
US10925225B1	Rice cultivar S-202 A rice cultivar designated S-202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar S-202, to the plants of rice S-202 and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar S-202 with itself or another rice variety. The invention further relates to methods for producing a rice plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic rice plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to rice cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from rice cultivar S-202, to methods for producing other rice cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from rice cultivar S-202 and to the rice plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar S-202 with another rice cultivar.
US10925224B2	Soybean cultivar 86321721 A soybean cultivar designated 86321721 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 86321721, to the plants of soybean cultivar 86321721, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 86321721, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 86321721. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 86321721. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 86321721, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 86321721 with another soybean cultivar.
US10925220B2	Vegetative support and high stress training cultivation apparatus A vegetative support and high stress training cultivation apparatus includes a body member having a continuous channel wrought in an upward surface thereof. A first portion of the body member is disposed at 100° to 110° relative a second portion of the body member. A plant limb is securable into the continuous channel by action of each of a pair of hook and loop fastening bands attached to the body member and devised to secure overtop the plant limb and maintain the limb interior to the continuous channel whereby the plant limb is caused to bend between 100° to 110° over a knee-bend. A triangular bracket disposed on an undersurface of the body member enables hooking engagement to existing lines strung to anchor the plant limbs along projected trajectories. The body member is readily installable and removable without damaging the plant.
US10925219B2	Climate control system and method for indoor horticulture An air heating cooling and dehumidification device for maintaining room air at a desired humidity and temperature includes an air to air cross flow heat exchanger (105) formed with cross flow first and second air flow paths (A) and (B), a primary air to liquid heat exchanger (110) in fluid communication with a liquid cooling fluid source (150) for dehumidifying air flow and a secondary air to liquid heat exchanger (115) for reheating the air flow after dehumidification.
US10925214B2	Conveyor roller set and harvesting machine A set of conveyor rollers for use in agricultural machines, especially those of the stalk and tall plants harvester type, including front elements arranged in an independent front platform. The conveyor roller set includes a front aperture (6) for receiving the harvested material (MC) from a platform (P), the set including at least one upper roller (20a) and at least one lower roller (20b) disposed in the platform (A), wherein the upper conveyor roller (20a′) has a diameter (D) greater than the diameter (d) of the lower conveyor roller (20b).
US10925210B2	Work vehicle for managing a lawn based on lawn activity A work vehicle for managing lawn while traveling includes a positioning module for outputting positioning data, a self-vehicle position calculation section for calculating a self-vehicle position based on the positioning data, an activity determination device for determining activity of the lawn, and a lawn condition information generation section configured to generate lawn condition information by correlating the activity with the self-vehicle position as a determination point of the activity.
US10925207B2	Depth adjustment system with adjustable mount An agricultural implement system that includes a mount system that couples to a row unit. The mount system supports a depth adjustment system that adjusts a depth of an opener relative to a soil surface. The mount system includes a plate that couples to the row unit in a plurality of positions to change an orientation of the depth adjustment system relative to the row unit.
US10925206B2	System for spraying plants and/or plant precursors Various embodiments of a system for automatically sensing and spraying plants and/or plant precursors as they are planted or otherwise distributed on and/or within the ground is disclosed.
US10925204B2	Hydraulic control system of an implement for a work machine and method thereof An agricultural implement includes a transversely extending frame forming a first, a second, and a third frame section. A hydraulic control system controls a raising or lowering movement of each frame section. A first actuator and a second actuator are coupled to the first frame section, a third actuator is coupled to the second frame section, and a fourth actuator is coupled to the third frame section. A first control valve is fluidly coupled between a fluid source and the first and second actuators. A second control valve is fluidly coupled to the third actuator and a third control valve is fluidly coupled to the fourth actuator. A first flow path fluidly couples the first actuator, the second actuator, the third actuator, and the fourth actuator in series and a second flow path fluidly couples at least the third and fourth actuators in parallel with one another.
US10932392B2	Vehicle thermal management system A heat transfer system includes a heat source, a first heat exchanger coupled to the heat source to remove heat from the heat source, and a second heat exchanger coupled to the first heat exchanger to remove heat from the first heat exchanger. The heat transfer system also includes a thermal doubler coupled to the second heat exchanger to remove heat from the second heat exchanger, a first heat pipe coupled to the thermal doubler to remove heat from the thermal doubler, and a second heat pipe coupled to the first heat pipe to remove heat from the first heat pipe.
US10932387B2	Quick release for online insertion and removal of a module in a distributed network system In one embodiment, as apparatus includes a quick release system for installation of a module of a network communications system in a rack and removal of the module from the rack, the quick release system comprising a rack bracket for attachment to the rack, the rack bracket comprising a ground lug for providing a ground connection, and a module bracket for attachment to the module, the module bracket comprising a thumb screw for securely connecting the module bracket to the rack bracket. A method for installing the module on the rack is also disclosed herein.
US10932384B2	Cover window and display apparatus having the same A cover window is provided. The cover window includes: a transparent base layer which comprises a speaker opening; a first print layer which is disposed on a surface of the transparent base layer; a protective member which is disposed on the first print layer; and a mesh structure which comprises a mesh pattern and a ground part connected to the mesh pattern, wherein the mesh pattern of the mesh structure is inserted into the speaker opening, the ground part of the mesh structure is disposed outside the speaker opening, and the protective member comprises a protective film part disposed between the first print layer and the ground part.
US10932377B2	Housing for electrical components and method for connecting a housing body to a housing cover The disclosure relates to a housing for electrical components and to a method for connecting a housing body to a housing cover. The housing includes the housing body. The base plate supports components arranged thereon. The housing also includes the housing cover which is fastened to the base plate by way of crimp tabs. The crimp tabs are bent over in such a way that the housing cover is interlockingly connected to the housing body. The disclosure also relates a method for connecting the housing to the housing cover. An edge region of the base plate projects beyond the contact surface of the housing body, where crimp tabs that have been bent over lie against the contact surface. Some of the crimp tabs may be designed as extended crimp tabs that partially extend around horizontal body surfaces of the housing body, which lies on the base plate.
US10932375B2	Display device A display device including: a display panel configured to display an image; and a winder configured to fix a first end portion of the display panel thereinto, wherein the winder includes a first fixing portion including a first external surface which is curved, and a second fixing portion that includes a second external surface which is curved and that faces the first external surface, wherein the first end portion of the display panel may be interposed between the first external surface and the second external surface.
US10932373B2	Circuit board, electronic circuit device, and production method of circuit board Provided is a circuit board for reducing a likelihood of so-called through-hole disconnection, and enhancing connection reliability on both sides of a substrate via a through-hole. The circuit board has a substrate with the through-hole, a first conductive part covering an opening of the through-hole on one surface of the substrate in a manner blocking the opening, having a portion inserted into the through-hole from the one surface, and a second conductive part covering a second opening of the through-hole on the other surface of the substrate in a manner blocking the second opening, having a portion inserted into the through-hole from the other surface. The portion of the first conductive part inserted in the through-hole has a columnar shape forming a columnar portion having a diameter smaller than the through-hole. The portion of the second conductive part inserted in the through-hole has a shape that fills a gap between the columnar portion of the first conductive part and an inner surface of the through-hole. Both of the first and the second conductive parts comprise conductive particles being sintered.
US10932372B2	Fluid discharge device In conventional fluid discharge devices, a discharge head used should be increased in size according to increase in size of a workpiece such as silicon wafer. However, if the discharge head increases in length, a deformation amount of a mask used for discharging the fluid on the workpiece increases, thereby the discharging amount varies. Discharging the fluid in a reciprocating manner is performed using a fluid discharging device including a head unit having a width shorter than a length of the workpiece. A suction port having opening portions each having a slit shape are disposed on the both sides of the discharge nozzle in a vicinity of the discharge nozzle.
US10932351B2	Electrode array for a dielectrically impeded plasma treatment The invention relates to an electrode array for a dielectrically impeded plasma treatment of a surface of an electrically conductive body used as a counter electrode, comprising a flexible planar electrode (1) and a dielectric (2) of a planar flexible material, which by way of a layer (3) preventing a direct current flow shields the electrode (1) from the surface to be treated. By way of a structure having projections, the dielectric (2) can rest upon the surface to be treated, wherein air spaces for forming the plasma are formed in between the projections. The producibility in particular is improved in that the structure is a lattice structure (6) of adjoining walls (7, 8) that limit a plurality of chambers (9) forming the air spaces, and in that the chambers (9) have a bottom-side closure through the layer (3) of the dielectric (2) preventing the direct current flow and have a face that is open to the surface to be treated, the contact surface of which face consists of end edges (10) of the walls (7, 8) of the lattice structure (6) on the surface to be treated.
US10932350B2	Extreme ultraviolet light generation system An extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) generation system is configured to improve conversion efficiency of energy of a laser system to EUV energy by improving the efficiency of plasma generation. The EUV generation system includes a target generation unit configured to output a target toward a plasma generation region in a chamber. The laser system is configured to generate a first pre-pulse laser beam, a second pre-pulse laser beam, and a main pulse laser beam so that the target is irradiated with the first pre-pulse laser beam, the second pre-pulse laser beam, and the main pulse laser beam in this order. In addition, the EUV generation system includes a controller configured to control the laser system so that a fluence of the second pre-pulse laser beam is equal to or higher than 1 J/cm2 and equal to or lower than a fluence of the main pulse laser beam.
US10932349B1	Lighting control system commissioning using lighting control system sensors A method for configuring a wireless sensor of a lighting control network may include, providing, by a user, a sensor stimulus to cause the wireless sensor to wake-up from a reduced power operating mode. In the reduced power operating mode, a first radio configured to communicate using a first wireless communication protocol and a second radio configured to communicate using a second wireless communication protocol may be inoperative. The first radio may become operative upon the wake-up. The method may further include receiving, via the first radio, an activation message from a control device. The activation message may cause the wireless sensor to maintain operation of the first radio for a first specified period of time. The method may further include resuming, by the wireless sensor, operation in the reduced power operating mode after the first specified period of time. The wireless sensor may be a battery-powered wireless sensor.
US10932341B2	Multi-voltage and multi-brightness LED lighting devices and methods of using same A single chip multi-voltage or multi-brightness LED lighting device having at least two LED circuits. Each of the at least two LED circuits having at least two LEDs connected together in series. Each of the at least two LED circuits are electrically unconnected to each other in a parallel relationship, have a forward operating drive voltage of at least six volts and are monolithically integrated on a single substrate. A method of manufacturing a single chip with two or more LED circuits configurable by means of connecting the circuits so as to provide optional operating voltage level and/or desired brightness level wherein the electrical connection may be achieved and/or completed at the LED packaging level when the single chips are integrated into the LED package. Alternatively, the LED package may have external electrical contacts that match the integrated chips within. Optionally allowable, the drive voltage level and/or the brightness level select-ability may be passed on through to the exterior of the LED package and may be selected by the LED package user, the PCB assembly facility, or the end product manufacturer.
US10932340B2	Digitally adjustable focused beam lighting system A lighting assembly includes a lighting tower. The lighting tower includes a plurality of layers of lighting elements, where each layer of lighting elements is configured to provide a different angle of emitted light onto a parabolic reflector with respect to light emitted from another layer of lighting elements onto the parabolic reflector when activated.
US10932339B2	Light and light sensor An LED-based light includes one or more LEDs, a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the combination of light emitted by the LEDs with light from at least one ambient light source other than the LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level, a controller operable to regulate an amount of power provided to the LEDs in response to the signal, a light transmitting housing for the LEDs, the sensor and the controller and a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the housing.
US10932338B2	Power supply adjustment system and lighting apparatus Provided is a power supply adjustment system including: an electronic load whose load voltage is variable; a power supply board that supplies the electronic load with current; and an information processing apparatus that controls the load voltage of the electronic load and the output current of the power supply board to the electronic load on the basis of a current value in the load voltage, in which the information processing apparatus includes a control unit that sets a plurality of load voltages in a predetermined range as the load voltage of the electronic load and sets a correction current value for adjusting the output current to a preset target current value for each of the plurality of load voltages.
US10932328B2	Hand held air cooled induction heating tools with improved commutation The hand-held induction air-cooled induction heater used for heating of metallic mechanical or decorative objects to facilitate their removal or installation contains a high frequency inverter operating in voltage or current resonant mode, including power semiconductor switching device(s) having turn-on or turn-off delay time, circuitry to control the timing of on and off periods of said switching device(s), the circuitry having delay time, wherein the threshold voltage or current reference to initiate commutation or timing is not zero, and is dynamically varied in response to the instantaneous input inverter supply voltage and/or inverter frequency to achieve switching device(s) heating or dissipation reduction resulting from improved commutation timing of said power switching devices.
US10932324B2	Flange assembly for securing a heating device to a fluid container The present invention relates to a flange assembly for holding a heating device to a fluid container of an appliance accommodating a fluid to be heated, in particular a domestic appliance, comprising a flange unit arranged for being mounted to an opening of the fluid container by at least one fixing unit and having a non-sealing and a sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit is reversibly moveable from the non-sealing to the sealing and attachment position by means of the fixing unit for being configured to engage the opening of the fluid container in the sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit comprises a sealing element and a tensioning element, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are moveable relative to each other in an axial direction by means of the fixing unit such that the sealing element and the tensioning element can be pressed against each other, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are, in the sealing and attachment position, arranged to provide a sealing in a sealing direction perpendicular to the axial direction, wherein the sealing element and/or the tensioning element of the flange unit comprise at least one tapered portion, wherein the tapered portion is arranged such that the relative movement of the sealing element and the tensioning element in the axial direction causes a predefined displacement of the tapered portion in the sealing direction. The invention further relates to a heating system including the flange assembly according to the present invention.
US10932318B2	Self-contained, synchronized data communication system nodes as stand-alone pods or embedded in concrete walkways and in walls at public venues including sports and entertainment venues A system supports communications of video and data to hand held devices located within a public venue (e.g., sports stadium). A pod includes at least one of a synchronized server and wireless communications electronics. The pod includes an antennae integrated therein. The pod can be deployed as a communications node within the public venue and provides data including video through a data network from at least one server to hand held wireless devices located in the public venue. The pod can include a rechargeable power source sustaining self-contained operation of the wireless communication electronics. An optional solar cell can provide electrical power to charge the rechargeable power source. A pod can be embedded in the wall or floor surface of said public venue and can be provided in the form of a core hole plug.
US10932316B2	Method for reestablishing RRC connection, terminal and storage medium Implementations of the disclosure provides a method for reestablishing an RRC connection, a terminal and a storage medium. In the method, a terminal determines a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) for initiating an RRC connection reestablishment procedure, based on knowledge of the PDCP supported by a first base station, the PDCP is a first PDCP or a second PDCP. The terminal initiates the RRC connection reestablishment procedure to the first base station, based on the first PDCP or the second PDCP.
US10932311B2	Secure ad hoc network access This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatuses related to secure ad hoc network access. A device may identify a cryptographic key received from a second device. The device may cause to send a probe request for service information to the second device. The device may identify a probe response including an information element received in the service information from the second device. The device may cause to send a first discovery request seeking to provision the second device. The device may identify a first discovery response from the second device including a configuration method. The device may cause to form an ad hoc wireless network group based on the first discovery response. The device may cause to exchange one or more messages to provide an access for the second device to the ad hoc wireless network group based on the cryptographic key and one or more in-band attributes.
US10932310B2	Communication device, communication method, program, and communication system Provided is a communication device including a contactless communication unit that conducts contactless communication, a wireless communication unit that conducts wireless communication, and a control unit that, in a case in which the contactless communication unit detects another communication device, controls activation start of a first communication mode of the wireless communication unit, and controls a connection process for the wireless communication between the contactless communication unit and the other communication device.
US10932305B2	Dynamic provisioning of wireless devices with health gateways Example systems, methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for dynamic provisioning of wireless devices with health gateways are disclosed. One example method includes detecting, by a wireless device, a signal from a health gateway, the signal including connection information and service information; determining whether the health gateway is a suitable based on the connection information and the service information; and in response to determining that the health gateway is suitable, establishing a communications connection with the health gateway.
US10932304B2	Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) module, system and method of acknowledging data transmissions for TPMS A method of acknowledging data transmissions for a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor module includes generating tire pressure information based on measuring an internal air pressure of a tire; selectively operating a transceiver in an advertising mode and a standby mode; transmitting, by the transceiver, a message including the pressure information while in the advertising mode; on a condition that the transceiver receives, in the advertising mode, an acknowledgement in response to the transmitted message, setting the transceiver into the standby mode; while the transceiver is in the advertising mode and on a condition that the transceiver does not receive any acknowledgement in response to the transmitted message within a waiting period, instructing the transceiver to retransmit the message via a command; and retransmitting the message, by the transceiver, in the advertising mode after the waiting period in response to the command.
US10932303B2	Method for transceiving signaling related to PDN connection in wireless communication system, and device therefor An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for user equipment (UE) to transceive signals related to packet data network (PDN) connection in a wireless communication system, the method for transceiving signals related to PDN connection comprising: a step of checking 3GPP PS Data Off Exempt services; a step in which UE determines whether or not to create PDN connection, based on the type of PDN connection the UE wants to create and the result of checking the 3GPP PS Data Off Exempt services; and a step of transmitting a PDN connection request if the UE decides to create the PDN connection.
US10932301B2	Method of operating transmitting UE in relation to RLF reporting of the transmitting UE which has established link after random access procedure in wireless communication system A method of operating a Tx user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes transmitting a random access preamble corresponding to a synchronization signal block (SSB) by the Tx UE, receiving a random access response in response to the random access preamble by the Tx UE, establishing a link with a Rx UE by the Tx UE, and transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) message based on sidelink radio link failure (RLF) to a base station (BS) by the Tx UE. The RRC message is related to reporting of the sidelink RLF to the BS, and includes a destination identifier (ID) related to the sidelink RLF.
US10932295B2	Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for receiving data from plurality of wireless communication terminals A wireless communication terminal communicating wirelessly with a base wireless communication terminal and unassociated with the base wireless communication terminal is disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor configured to receive, by using the transceiver, a multi-station Block ACK frame which indicates whether at least one of MAC frames transmitted from at least one of wireless communication terminals is received by using a first field of the multi-station Block ACK frame for indicating an association identifier corresponding to an association of each of the at least one of wireless communication terminals and the base wireless communication terminal, from the base wireless communication terminal, and determine whether a MAC frame transmitted from the wireless communication terminal is received by the base wireless communication terminal based on whether a second field of the multi-station Block ACK frame includes a MAC address of the wireless communication terminal.
US10932294B2	Method for transmitting uplink data considering hidden node problem and channel occupation of user terminals The present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink data in a spectrum sharing wireless communication system wherein, in order to enhance uplink transmission efficiency in an LTE-U service, clear channel assessment (CCA) is performed on a user terminal so as to consider the hidden node problem, and channel occupation based on an uplink signal of another terminal is considered, wherein applied are: a method for generating and transmitting a random backoff counter value at a base station so that all terminals can equally use a channel connection parameter needed for transmitting an uplink subframe in an unlicensed band; and a downlink controlling method for scheduling an uplink multi-subframe.
US10932291B2	Methods, network nodes and devices for communicating at an unlicensed frequency spectrum Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node 110 of a wireless communication network 100 for communicating at an unlicensed frequency spectrum with a wireless device 121 having a device identity. The network node 110 sends an access grant to the wireless device according to the device identity, granting the wireless device access to an uplink communication channel of the unlicensed frequency spectrum. The network node also receives data from the wireless device 121, on the granted uplink communication channel, the data comprising information on the identity of the wireless device 121, thus enabling the network node 110 to detect whether the wireless device that was granted access on the uplink communication channel is the same wireless device as the wireless device from which the data comprising the information on the uplink communication channel was subsequently received. Embodiments of the network node 110 are also described. Embodiments herein also relate to a wireless device 121 for communicating with a network node 110 of the wireless communication network 100 at an unlicensed frequency spectrum and a method therein.
US10932288B2	Wireless device, radio network node and methods performed therein for handling communication between wireless devices in a wireless communication network Embodiments herein relate e.g. to a method performed by a radio network node (12) for handling communication between wireless devices over a sidelink in a wireless communication network. The radio network node receives from a wireless device (10) of the wireless devices, an indication in a buffer status report, wherein the indication indicates one or more QoS requirements or characteristics of a packet in a buffer associated to the buffer status report, wherein the one or more QoS requirements or characteristics comprise at least one of: reliability, latency, and data rate; and wherein the indication is associated with a logical channel. The radio network node handles the communication of the wireless device taking the received indication into account.
US10932287B2	Dynamic monitoring and scheduling in retransmission Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic monitoring and scheduling in retransmission are described for wireless communications. For example, a receiving device may receive a data transmission in a first receiver bandwidth, determine that a data packet of the data transmission was unsuccessfully decoded, switch to a second receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth or narrower than the first receiver bandwidth (e.g., based on determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded), and receive a retransmission of the data packet in the second receiver bandwidth. In another example, a transmitting device may schedule a data transmission according to a first receiver bandwidth, receive an indication that a data packet of the data transmission was unsuccessfully decoded, and schedule a retransmission of the data packet according to a second receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth or narrower than the first receiver bandwidth.
US10932285B2	Cyclical obstruction communication system Techniques for improving data rates at mobile terminals that are subject to periodic channel interruptions in a beyond-line-of-sight communication system are disclosed, including improved encoding and decoding systems that identify blockages and modify receiver operation during blockages to reduce data errors. In certain embodiments, encoding, symbol mapping, interleaving, and use of unique periodic identifiers function to enable a series of packets that may be received in a blockage impaired channel with reduced errors.
US10932284B2	Adaptive antenna for channel selection management in communications systems The disclosure concerns a communication system where adaptive antenna systems with algorithm are used to provide improved channel selection management in Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and other multi-node communication systems. The adaptive antenna systems can be integrated into multiple nodes of a communication network, such as access points used in WLAN, and multiple radiation modes generated and tracked to determine optimal mode for access point to client communication links to assist in channel selection across the nodes in the network. Adaptive antenna system modes are selected and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) is measured across available frequency channels to determine channels to assign per access point along with radiation modes to be implemented that results in improved SNR for the communication links established in the network.
US10932279B2	Methods, base station, infrastructure node and terminal for measurements and delay-sensitive vehicle-related communications A method allocating resources in a mobile telecommunications system including a base station, one or more terminals, and one or more infrastructure nodes configured to communicate via a wireless interface allocated for successive time periods. The method includes: obtaining measurements that relate to a link between a first of the terminals and one of the infrastructure nodes; identifying communications between the first terminal and the one infrastructure node as delay-sensitive communications; identifying, based on the obtained measurements and identification of the communications between the first terminal and the one infrastructure nodes as delay-sensitive communications, resources to allocate for the first terminal to communicate with one or more of the infrastructure nodes, selected from two or more of the time periods; and allocating the identified resources for the first terminal to communicate with the one or more of the infrastructure nodes during the two or more time periods.
US10932278B2	Scheduling and control in new radio using preemption indication It is recognized herein that, in some cases, URLLC transmissions may preempt a scheduled eMBB transmission. Thus, in accordance with one embodiment, resources are allocated for URLLC data transmission in a manner that minimally impacts eMBB data transmissions. In an example code block groups are configured for efficient multi-bit A/N feedback. Multi-bit A/N methods are disclosed with and without explicit resource allocation. Various preemption mechanisms are also described herein including, for example, puncturing, dropping the tail end of a transport block, and increasing rate matching.
US10932277B2	Low latency transmission configuration A network node operates in accordance with a first (system standard) latency requirement comprising a first latency and receives a message from a wireless device, indicating that the device is adapted to transmit data associated with a second latency requirement comprising a second latency that is lower than the first latency. The network node selects a configuration for the device from a plurality of configurations, where each configuration is associated with a respective group of wireless devices adapted to transmit data associated with the second latency requirement. Each of the configurations comprises a respective radio resource for potential transmission by the devices of the respective group, and the selection is based on a probability of interference between the potential transmissions by the devices of the group associated with the selected configuration. The network node transmits configuration information to the device regarding the radio resource of the selected configuration.
US10932272B2	Method for supporting flexible resource allocation in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor The present document relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method for flexibly supporting resource allocation in a wireless LAN system, and a method and an apparatus for signal transmission using the same. To this end, a first STA configures a radio frame comprising: a signaling (SIG) field including control information; and a data field in which data can be transmitted via a discontinuous channel or a channel having a bandwidth size that is supported by a legacy system. When the first STA transmits the configured radio frame to a second STA, the SIG field preferably comprises: information about a full bandwidth in which data can be transmitted via the data field; and null indicator information indicating a channel region of the full bandwidth that is not used in data transmission, or used channel indicator information indicating a channel region of the full bandwidth that is used in data transmission.
US10932271B2	Method and apparatus for grouping vehicles in internet of vehicles Disclosed are a method and apparatus for grouping vehicles in Internet of Vehicles. The method comprises: a designated vehicle within a coverage area of a road-side unit (RSU) satisfying a preset condition receives first indication information of the RSU, the first indication information being set for indicating the designated vehicle to be a vehicle having a management permission to manage a vehicle group to which the designated vehicle pertains; or designated vehicles outside the coverage area of the RSU satisfying a preset condition negotiate to decide a final designated vehicle; the designated vehicle periodically broadcasts a first message set for performing vehicle grouping to the vehicles within the coverage of the RSU and/or outside the coverage of the RSU; the designated vehicle receives a second message in response to the first message; and the designated vehicle groups vehicles that send the second message to a vehicle group.
US10932269B2	Bandwidth adjustment of multiple concurrent bandwidth parts for a base station of a cellular network Various arrangements for transitioning the bandwidth allocation of a base station are presented. Four bandwidth parts may be defined for communication with the base station. At a given time, two of these bandwidth parts may be actively used for communication by different UE for communication with the base station. In response to network traffic, a determination to adjust a bandwidth allocation may be made. A series of transitions may be performed to migrate from the first two of these bandwidth parts to the second two of the bandwidth parts such that interference does not occur.
US10932266B2	Sharing resources in an unlicensed frequency band A multiple input multiple output network node, an access network node, a computer program and method are disclosed. The method comprises prior to transmitting signals in an unlicensed band: estimating at least one channel within the unlicensed band between at least one access network node operable to transmit in the unlicensed band and the multiple input multiple output network node; determining precoding operations required to generate a null signal beam for the at least one estimated channel; monitoring the unlicensed band using the determined precoding operations. In response to detecting the unlicensed band to be clear of signals: transmitting at least one signal in the unlicensed band with the null beam in place such that no signal is transmitted on the at least one estimated channel.
US10932265B2	Client station configured for operation based on persistent resource allocation information Methods and apparatus for communicating and utilizing persistent allocation of resources are described herein. A base station may allocate persistent resources to a client station, and may associate the client station or persistent resource allocation with a particular shared NACK channel. The base station may monitor the NACK channel for a NACK indicating a map error. The base station may monitor the resource allocation to implicitly determine a map error. The base station may resend one or more persistent resource allocation information elements in response to the NACK or implicit error determination. A client station having a persistent resource allocation may monitor persistent resource allocation information elements in map messages and/or may indicate failure to receive a persistent resource allocation information element in a NACK message on a shared NACK channel.
US10932263B2	Controlling carrier selection in a wireless communication system A mobile communications system including at least one base station configured to communicate data to/from different types of terminal devices via respective of plural logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface; first and second terminal devices operable to respectively camp-on to first and second carriers of the carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the at least one base station via the first and second carriers. The first and second carriers support compatible synchronization signalling such that the first and second terminal devices synchronize with the first and second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure, and following synchronization with one of the first or second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure. The second terminal device is configured to determine whether or not to continue with the camp-on procedure based on an aspect of physical layer signalling associated with a control channel of the carrier with which it has synchronized.
US10932261B2	Multi-band transmitter system incorporating a multi-band synthesizer A multi-band synthesizer generates a multi-band signal for transmission. The multi-band signal comprises a plurality of band signals each comprising one or more channel signals. The channel signals to be included in a particular band signal are specified in control signals, allowing the channels included in a band to be easily changed.
US10932258B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving control information and data information in wireless communication system An operation method of a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The operation method includes receiving a subcarrier spacing configuration and cyclic prefix information from a base station through higher layer signaling; and when the subcarrier spacing configuration indicates subcarrier spacing of 60 kHz and the cyclic prefix information indicates an extended cyclic prefix, determining a slot format with the extended cyclic prefix based on a slot format with a normal cyclic prefix.
US10932257B2	Data transmission method, terminal device, and network device Provided is a data transmission method, comprising: a terminal device receiving a first DCI and a second DCI; said first DCI being used for scheduling said terminal device to receive a first PDSCH which the first TTI is used to transmit on a target carrier, and said second DCI being used for scheduling said terminal device to receive a second PDSCH which the second TTI is used to transmit on a target carrier, the first TTI being smaller than the second TTI and the time resources of the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH at least partially overlapping; determining the priority relationship between the first DCI and the second DCI; according to said priority relationship, receiving the first PDSCH or the second PDSCH on the target carrier. In the method provided by the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to dynamically support a plurality of TTIs on the same carrier and perform data transmission, and the terminal device determines the priority of the transmission channels on a carrier; the method satisfies the requirements of a delay and also takes compatibility with the current system into account.
US10932253B2	Radio network nodes management system providing dual connectivity Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a second radio network node (15) for enabling communication for a wireless device (10) in a communication network (1). The communication network (1) comprises a first network and a second network, which second radio network node (15) is associated with the second network and a first radio network node (12) is associated with the first network and the first radio network node (12) and the second radio network node (15) are serving or are to serve the wireless device (10) jointly. The first network comprises partitioned sets of functionalities where in a first set of functionalities belongs to a first network slice supporting the wireless device (10), and which first set of functionalities is separated from another set of functionalities out of a total set of functionalities in the first network. The second radio network node receives an indication from the first radio network node (12), which indication indicates identity of the first network slice supporting the wireless device (10). The second radio network node handles data to and/or from the wireless device (10) using the received indication.
US10932250B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing time domain-resource allocation framework in mobile communications Various solutions for enhancing time domain-resource allocation (TD-RA) framework with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive an indication of a reference point. The apparatus may determine a start symbol position according to the reference point rather than a slot boundary. The apparatus may determining a TD-RA according to the start symbol position. The apparatus may perform a transmission according to the TD-RA.
US10932247B2	Method for configuring downlink control region in wireless communication system and device for same A method for receiving a downlink control channel by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating an aggregation level being a reference for allocating a downlink data channel to a control region, determining a last control channel element (CCE) index to which the downlink control channel is allocated, based on the received DCI, configuring a downlink control channel transmission region in consideration of the last CCE index and a resource region for one or more downlink control channel candidates corresponding to the aggregation level, and configuring a remaining control region except for the downlink control channel transmission region as a downlink data channel transmission region, and receiving the downlink control channel and the downlink data channel in the control region, based on the configured downlink control channel transmission region and the configured downlink data channel transmission region.
US10932245B2	Reception of multiple PDSCHS simultaneously A method of wireless communication of a UE is provided. The UE determines resources of a first PDSCH and resources of second at least one PDSCH on a cell, the first PDSCH being a unicast PDSCH specific to the UE. The UE determines that the first PDSCH overlaps with the second at least one PDSCH in a time domain. The UE determines whether the second at least one PDSCH is another unicast PDSCH specific to the UE. When the second at least one PDSCH is not another unicast PDSCH specific to the UE, a duration required for decoding the first PDSCH meets a duration threshold, and the cell is in a first frequency range, the UE (a) refrains from decoding the first PDSCH independently of a transport block size of the second at least one PDSCH or (b) determines a transport block size of the second at least one PDSCH.
US10932244B2	Channel transmission method, terminal device and network device The present disclosure discloses a channel transmission method, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, first information transmitted by a network device at a first moment; and determining, by the terminal device, a first time domain resource for transmitting a first uplink channel according to the first information, where the first time domain resource is located in a target time domain resource unit, the first time domain resource includes P channel resource units, each of the P channel resource units includes M time domain symbols, and the last N time domain symbols of the M time domain symbols are used to transmit a reference signal.
US10932241B2	Method for uplink transmission in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor Disclosed are a method for uplink transmission in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method by which a terminal performs an uplink transmission using tail biting convolution coding (TBCC) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: encoding a coded bit using a plurality of bits; and transmitting the coded bit, which has been encoded, to a base station using an uplink control channel, wherein the plurality of bits are generated by repeating odd number of times at least one bit corresponding to uplink control information, and the number of the plurality of bits may be set to be equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold for the TBCC.
US10932240B2	Method for transmitting SR in wireless communication system and terminal therefor A method by which a terminal transmits a scheduling request (SR) in a wireless communication system, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving information on periodicity of SR transmission and a resource region for periodical SR transmission; receiving downlink control information (DCI) which includes a field related to an SR transmission region in a first subframe; and confirming whether the resource for the SR transmission of the terminal is allocated in the first subframe, even if the first subframe is not the subframe for the periodical SR transmission of the terminal, according to the periodicity of the SR transmission, when a SR field indicates a specific value.
US10932238B2	Identifying a type of cellular connection and a type of service area from cellular broadcast data A user device parses system information block data, received from a first cell, to identify an upper layer indicator element, and determines, based on the upper layer indicator element, that the user device is in an EN-DC area. The user device causes, based on determining that the user device is in the EN-DC area, first display of a first indicator on a display of the user device, and sends a request to the first cell for a data connection. The user device receives, from the first cell, a message that indicates a second cell will initiate the data connection via a 5G NR millimeter wave connection. The user device causes, based on the message, display of a second indicator on the display of the user device for a threshold amount of time, and then causes second display of the first indicator on the display of the user device.
US10932235B2	System and method for virtual multi-point transceivers A method embodiment includes receiving, by a network device, a cooperation candidate set (CCS) and determining a cooperation active set (CAS). The CCS includes a plurality of potential cooperating user equipment (CUEs) for selection to the CAS, and the plurality of potential CUEs is selected from a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in the network. The CAS is a set of CUEs selected from the CCS. A target user equipment (TUE) and the set of CUEs form a virtual multipoint transceiver.
US10932232B2	Scheduling transmissions on channels in a wireless network Allocation of resources in a wireless network are described where resources are allocated for each channel having a second parameter above zero prior to another channel for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero. The second parameter may be derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.
US10932229B2	Method and apparatus for supporting coordinated orthogonal block-based resource allocation (COBRA) operations A method and apparatus may be configured to support coordinated orthogonal block-based resource allocation (COBRA) operations. An access point (AP) may be configured to indicate to a plurality of stations (STA)s that it may support COBRA. Each WTRU may be configured to indicate to the AP that it can support COBRA as well. The AP may be configured to transmit a COBRA controller information element (IE) comprising a plurality of fields to each of the WTRUs. Each WTRU may be configured to transmit a COBRA controllee IE comprising a plurality of fields. STA grouping management, group maintenance, channel access, beamforming, sounding and frequency and synchronization procedures are also described.
US10932228B2	Communication method and terminal Embodiments of the present invention relate to a communication method and a terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, first information on a first channel, where the first information carries a first sequence of at least one second terminal, the first terminal supports a first transmission technology, the second terminal supports a second transmission technology, and the first sequence of the second terminal is used to indicate that the first channel is used by a terminal that supports the second transmission technology; determining, by the first terminal, first indication information based on the first sequence; and sending, by the first terminal, the first indication information on the first channel. According to the communication method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, terminals that support different transmission technologies can better coexist on a plurality of shared channels, and interference between the different transmission technologies can be avoided.
US10932225B2	Method for paging, access network device, and terminal device A method for paging, an access network device and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: an access network device receives movement information of a terminal device sent by the terminal device; the access network device determines, according to the movement information, a target paging area where the access network device initiates paging to the terminal device; and the access network device sends the target paging area to the terminal device.
US10932223B2	Reducing ping-pong when observing mixed serving cell types Signal load due to ping-pong of a wireless device between a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) and a cellular base station is reduced. The wireless device operates in a geographic region with signal coverage from more than one radio access technology (RAT) type of cellular serving cell as well as potentially coverage from the AP. An IP address used for incoming calls and the RAT serving the wireless device are part of a context. In some instances, when the wireless device changes context from the AP to a cellular base station and back to the AP (“ping-pong”), the context changes and a new IP address may be obtained via network signaling. Ping-pong is reduced by determining a quality estimate of cellular signals that relies on cell measurements from a mix of cellular base stations, where the mix of cellular base stations supports different cellular RATs.
US10932216B2	Systems and methods for wireless communication for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system (100, 400, 500) includes a wireless RF station (20, 320, 420, 520, 620) which is associated with one or more RF coils which sense the magnetic resonance (MR) signal emitted from a subject under MRI examination. The wireless RF station communicates digital data representing the sensed MR signal to an MRI controller (124) for further processing, which may include display. An internal clock (2202, 3202) in the wireless RF station is precisely synchronized with the MRI controller clock (108, 2101, 3101), with carrier phase synchronization and code phase tracking of a predefined code sequence such as a pseudo random number (PRN) sequence.
US10932214B2	Communication of transport blocks and valid channel state information in a wireless network A wireless device receives configuration parameters of a secondary cell, of a first timing advance group, with a secondary physical uplink control channel. A random access response is received in a first subframe. The random access response comprises a timing advance associated with the first timing advance group. Transmission of transport blocks is started via the first timing advance group on or before a second subframe that is four subframes after the first subframe. Transmission of valid channel state information is started via the secondary cell on or after a third subframe that is six subframes after the first subframe.
US10932212B2	Parent node selection method and network node A parent node selection method includes obtaining, by a network node, an identifier of each of candidate parent nodes, a quantity of subnodes already connected to each candidate parent node and a rank of each candidate parent node; obtaining a candidate rank of the network node that corresponds to each candidate parent node; determining, according to a first preset rule, a first candidate parent node set from the candidate parent nodes based on the identifier of each candidate parent node and the candidate rank of the network node that corresponds to each candidate parent node; and determining, based on a quantity of subnodes already connected to each candidate parent node in the first candidate parent node set, a candidate parent node that is in the first candidate parent node set and that is already connected to a smallest quantity of subnodes as a target parent node of the network node.
US10932207B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal apparatus increments a transmit counter based on a failure of random access response reception or contention resolution, and receives information for indicating a higher layer parameter powerRampingStep(1) and information for indicating a higher layer parameter powerRampingStep(2). A transmit power for PRACH transmission in a first step of a 2 step contention based random access procedure is given based at least on the transmission counter and the higher layer parameter powerRampingStep(1), and a transmit power for PUSCH transmission in the first step of the 2 step contention based random access procedure is given based at least on the transmission counter and the higher layer parameter powerRampingStep(2).
US10932204B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting information about available power of terminal in mobile communication system A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting power headroom information by a terminal in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving, by the terminal, information for an allocated uplink transmission resource; identifying whether a path loss has changed by more than a threshold, after transmitting last power headroom information, when the terminal has the allocated uplink transmission resource; in case that the path loss has changed by more than the threshold when the terminal has the allocated uplink transmission resource, determining a transmission of the power headroom information; and transmitting an uplink packet including the power headroom information based on the allocated uplink transmission resource. The power headroom information is obtained based on a difference between a maximum transmission power of the terminal and a transmission power of the terminal.
US10932202B2	Technologies for dynamic multi-core network packet processing distribution Technologies for dynamic multi-core packet processing distribution include a compute device having a distributor core, a direct memory access (DMA) engine, and multiple worker cores. The distributor core writes work data to a distribution buffer. The work data is associated with a packet processing operation. The distributor core may perform a work distribution operation to generate the work data. The work data may be written to a private cache of the distributor core. The distributor core programs the DMA engine to copy the work data from the distribution buffer to a shadow buffer. The DMA engine may copy the work data from one cache line of a shared cache to another cache line of the shared cache. The worker cores access the work data in the shadow buffer. The worker cores may perform the packet processing operation with the work data. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10932200B2	Uplink power control method and apparatus to reduce user equipment-to-user equipment cross interference This application provides an uplink control method and apparatus. The method includes: measuring, by first UE, a first signal on a first time-frequency resource, to obtain a measurement result, where the first signal is a signal formed by superposing second signals sent by at least one second UE on a second time-frequency resource, and a time-domain resource of the first time-frequency resource belongs to a first time-domain resource unit; and controlling, by the first UE, power of uplink data on the first time-domain resource unit based on the measurement result. According to the uplink power control method and apparatus provided in this application, UE-to-UE cross interference can be reduced.
US10932196B2	Method for reducing power consumption of mobile terminal, storage medium and mobile terminal Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a method and a device for reducing the power consumption of a mobile terminal, a storage medium and a mobile terminal. The method may include: acquiring, in a screen-off state, a fingerprint detected by a fingerprint recognition module; controlling, if the fingerprint is a non-unlocking fingerprint, a touch chip to output a touch sensing control signal to a touch display screen; finding, according to the fingerprint, a matching application program on which the user has rights to operate, and acquiring a set of blank screen gestures corresponding to the application program; and reporting, upon detection of a blank screen gesture belonging to the set of blank screen gestures, a blank screen gesture event to an application layer to execute an operation corresponding to the blank screen gesture.
US10932194B2	Communications device and method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of communications device The present invention discloses a communications device and a method and an apparatus for reducing power consumption of a communications device. The method includes: determining a minimum supply voltage that is for a WiFi power amplification circuit at an actual transmit power and that meets a WiFi communication rate; and providing a working voltage to the WiFi power amplification circuit to transmit data, where the working voltage is a voltage that is not lower than the minimum supply voltage and that is lower than a maximum supply voltage. According to the foregoing disclosed content, in the present invention, a supply voltage for a WiFi power amplifier in a communications device can be dynamically adjusted according to a transmit power required by the communications device to send data, so as to reduce power consumption of a communications system.
US10932193B2	Wake up receiver transmit waveform This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to generating a wake up receiver (WUR) transmit waveform. A device may determine one or more symbols bit sequence of a wake up receiver (WUR) frame to be sent to a first station device capable of decoding the bit sequence. The device may determine a first symbol of the one or more symbols, wherein the first symbol is associated with an ON state. The device may determine a second symbol of the one or more symbols, wherein the second symbol is associated with the ON state. The device may generate a first on-off keying (OOK) waveform associated with the first symbol. The device may generate a second OOK waveform associated with the second symbol, wherein the second OOK waveform is different from the first OOK waveform. The device may cause to send the WUR frame to the first station device based on the first OOK waveform and the second OOK waveform.
US10932190B2	Method and system for the control of discontinuous reception in a wireless network Methods and apparatus for controlling discontinuous reception on a mobile device and in particular to control a short discontinuous reception timer in response to receipt of a medium access control control element. The methods and apparatus include stopping, restarting or maintaining the short discontinuous reception timer. Methods and apparatus for limiting or stopping a retransmission timer by providing user equipment with a maximum retry value for transmissions, by providing a maximum redundant version value, or by providing a medium access control control element to stop or prevent the start of a retransmission timer.
US10932187B2	Resource-sensitive token-based access point selection Resource-sensitive token-based access point selection is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) can generate a request for resources that can be shared with an selection component remote from the UE. The request for resources can be generated independent of the UE receiving information about an access point (AP) in range of the UE. The selection component can pair the UE with an AP resource based on AP data and UE data. The selection component can generate a token comprising information related to the pairing. The UE can receive the token via a device other than the AP or via the AP. The token can be employed by the UE to initiate a link to the AP to enable use of the AP resource by the UE. The link can be resource sensitive in view of the request for resources and available AP resources.
US10932184B2	Multi-channel setup mechanisms and waveform designs for millimeter wave (mmW) systems Mechanisms may be used for multi-channel (MC) setup and access and waveform designs for millimeter wave (mmW) systems. An access point (AP) that is part of a basic service set (BSS) may provide multi-channel (MC) access to one or more stations (STAs) in the BSS. The AP may monitor for beacon frames transmitted by other access point/personal basic service set (PBSS) control point (AP/PCP) associated with overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs). The monitored beacon frames may include service period (SP) scheduling information for the OBSS. The AP may generate an allocations at least one SPs and/or contention based access periods (CBAPs) channels to be used in a beacon interval in consideration of the SP scheduling information for the OBSS. The AP may transmit a beacon frame STA(s) indicating the SP/CBAP allocations. Other mechanisms may include simultaneous transmission of multiple single carrier (SC) waveforms with non-overlapping waveforms to multiple STAs.
US10932182B2	On-demand acquisition method and device of system information On-demand acquisition method and device of SI are provided. The method includes transmitting a random access preamble to a network, and the random access preamble is used at least for requesting the SI, acquiring indication information related to the SI based on a random access response received from the network; and acquiring the SI, based on the indication information, from the network in broadcast or unicast mode, and the indication information is used for indicating time sequence information and a mode of acquiring the SI. Interaction process between the UE and the network may be simplified, which further effectively reduces signaling overhead during the interaction and avoids a waste of resources.
US10932181B2	Method and device for investigating WiFi display service in a WiFi direct network A method and device for discovering a WiFi display service in a Wi-Fi direct (WFD) network, the method includes: generating a service discovery request frame for discovering a service supported by a second WFD device in the WFD network; transmitting the service discovery request frame to the second WFD device; and receiving a service discovery response frame from the second WFD device in response to the service discovery request frame, wherein the service discovery request frame and the service discovery response frame are generated by using a generic advertising service (GAS) initial request frame of 802.11u and a GAS initial response frame of 802.11u, respectively.
US10932177B2	Autonomous user equipment handover in licensed or unlicensed spectrum Various communication systems may benefit from improved handover techniques. For example, a communication system may allow for an autonomous user equipment handover operation in a licensed or unlicensed spectrum. A method may include receiving a measurement condition at a user equipment. The measurement condition may include a maximum duration of time for sending a message to a base station of a source cell. The message may inform the base station of the source cell that an autonomous handover is initiated. The method may also include initiating the sending of the message to the base station of the source cell during the duration of time Tamer to indicate of the measurement condition. In addition, the method may include commencing the autonomous handover after the duration of time of the measurement condition has expired or upon successful transmission of the message to the base station of the source cell.
US10932175B2	Method for relay terminal to select remote terminal where access control is applied due to network congestion and relay terminal performing method One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for a relay UE to select one of remote UEs when access control is applied due to network congestion. The method includes: receiving an announcement message including first information from at least one of the remote UEs; comparing the first information with second information that the relay UE has; selecting a remote UE transmitting the first information that matches the second information from among the remote UEs when the first information matches the second information; selecting one remote UE from among the remote UEs according to a priority when the first information does not match the second information; and transmitting a response message to the selected remote UE.
US10932174B2	Communication system A relay communications system is described in which a base station receives a request from an MME that an overload procedure be started or stopped. The base station inserts the identity of the MME into the request and forwards the modified request to a relay node. The relay node then initiates or terminates the overload procedure in accordance with the request for mobile telephones which the MME that made the request serves, but not for mobile telephones which the MME does not serve.
US10932167B2	Multi-GBPS wireless data communication system for vehicular systems Provided is a method for determining access permission for a beamforming computing device communicating with a beamforming transceiver. The method includes obtaining, at a central control system, location information from an inter-zone sensor, wherein the inter-zone sensor is configured to monitor and determine a location for the beamforming computing device as the beamforming computing device nears a boundary between a first access zone and a second access zone; accessing, by a storage device of the central control system, a rule to determine whether the beamforming computing device is permitted to operate in the second access zone; determining whether the beamforming computing device is permitted to operate in the second access zone based on the rule; and executing, by a rules engine of the central control system, a first command to the inter-zone sensor to instruct a beamforming transceiver in the second zone to initiate communication with the beamforming computing device.
US10932166B2	Method and system for session resilience in packet gateways Use of available bits in the TEID field of the GTP header to hold information needed to recreate at least a partial state of the session, enough for it to be routed, without waiting for a full state update. The GTP PDU contains the IP Payload with the source and destination IP addresses. The embodiments use that information and the coded TEID bits to provide sufficient routing information so that the packet can be routed without the full state. The TEID is coded to include bits identifying the APN and bits identifying the QCI of the session. A bit can be used to indicate drop if the full state not available. The remaining bits are used to identify unique user sessions. Some of the TEID bits can be encoded with the charging ID. Because sufficient routing information is provided in each packet, a backup gateway does not need to checkpoint.
US10932164B2	CDMA/EVDO virtualization Systems and methods are disclosed for a CDMA base station management gateway for integrating CDMA into an LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) core network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: a base station management gateway situated between a code division multiple access (CDMA) base transceiver station (BTS) and an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) core network, the base station management gateway also situated between an additional base station and the EPC core network, the base station management gateway The method may further comprise: a stateful interworking proxy configured to perform interworking of CDMA signaling to Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access (EUTRAN) signaling by using an S2a/S2b interface toward the EPC and an A10/A11 interface towards the CDMA BTS; and a packet routing virtual function configured to enable mobile devices attached to the CDMA BTS to obtain IP connectivity via the EPC core network.
US10932162B2	Handover method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to handover methods and apparatus. One example method includes sending, by a base station, a handover request message to a target controller, configuring, by the target controller based on the handover request message, a parameter including connection status information for a user equipment, sending a handover request response message including the parameter to the base station, sending, by the base station, a connection reconfiguration message including the parameter to the user equipment, receiving, by the user equipment, the connection reconfiguration message, and establishing, based on the parameter and in a connection status indicated by the connection status information, a connection to a cell managed by the target controller.
US10932161B2	Method and apparatus for reselecting a cell in an idle mode for public safety service The terminal supporting the public safety service based on the evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) service needs to reselect a frequency providing the eMBMS service in the idle mode. The terminal may be configured to: receive a connection release message including priority information on frequencies for cell reselection; determine whether the terminal is in the idle mode; and perform, if the terminal is in the idle mode, cell reselection by selecting a cell to camp on based on the priority information. Here, the priority information may be configured so that the highest priority is assigned to the MBMS serving frequency used by the terminal to receive the MBMS service. In this way, the terminal supporting the public safety service may continuously receive the public safety service by selecting the current frequency during cell reselection.
US10932160B2	Adaptive traffic processing in communications network There is provided adaptive traffic processing in a communications network. Traffic flows from real-life traffic are detected, rules are applied to detected traffic flows, machine-learning based clustering of the detected traffic flows is performed, at least one new traffic rule is generated on the basis of one or more generated traffic clusters, the generated rules are simulated for obtaining a result indicating behavioural effect in the traffic of the communications network, the result is evaluated against one or more performance criteria of the communications network and the generated rules are applied if the performance criteria of the communications network have been met.
US10932153B1	Approaches for evaluating call quality Apparatus and methods concerning simulation of call quality are disclosed. In an example embodiment, computing server is communicatively coupled to a server. The computing server includes a communication circuit configured to receive a first set of data including audio of a call routed by the server. The computing server also includes a processing circuit configured to characterize a post-transmission quality state of the first set of data. The processing circuit is also configured to generate a second set of data including audio that is different from the audio of the call and data including characteristics indicative of the post-transmission quality state of a first set of data. The processing circuitry may configured to use the second set of data to provide security, protect the confidentiality and privacy, and/or monitor changes of behavior/quality for different audio CODECs, encryption, bit-rate, etc.
US10932151B2	Distinguishing ICN from non-ICN traffic in a mobile network The invention relates to methods, a wireless communication device and a network node for enabling establishment of at least one Packet Data Network (PDN) connection between a wireless communication device and a communication network.In a first aspect of the invention, a method performed by a wireless communication device of enabling establishment of at least one Packet Data Network (PDN) connection—with a communication network is provided. The method comprises submitting, to a node of the communication network, a request to establish the PDN connection, the request being configured to comprise an indication that the request pertains to establishing a PDN connection for transporting Information Centric Networking (ICN) data.
US10932150B2	Beam management Layer 2 structures and procedures may be used for beam management in new radio networks. In a first example, a new radio layer 2 structure may be used to facilitate beam management at the medium access control sublayer. In a second example, new radio feedback mechanisms may be signaled between peer medium access control entities and used to assist with beam management. In a third example, new radio beam management procedures may include new radio beam training, new radio beam alignment, new radio beam tracking, or new radio beam configuration. In a fourth example, new radio connection control procedure may include new radio initial access or new radio mobility management.
US10932146B2	Managing cell cluster in serving user equipment Various communication systems may benefit from improved network management. A method may include receiving an indication of a subset of a cluster of local cells at an ultra-reliable, low latency communications user equipment using multi-connectivity. The method may also include receiving rules for radio performance monitoring, wherein the rules include a packet error rate threshold for individual radio links of the multi-connectivity. In addition, the method may include determining based on the rules and the radio performance monitoring whether to skip the monitoring of one or more cells of the subset of local cells. The skip may be short-term or long term. Further, the method may include communicating to the subset a report based on the radio performance monitoring and whether to skip the monitoring of one or more cells of the subset of local cells.
US10932142B2	Point-to-multipoint or multipoint-to-multipoint mesh self-organized network over WiGig standards with new MAC layer A communications system comprises a small cell mesh network including a plurality of small cell network mesh nodes. At least one V-band transmitter at each of the plurality of small cell network mesh nodes establishes communication links with other small cell network mesh nodes within the small cell mesh network. A controller controls communication link configuration by the at least one V-band transmitter between the plurality of small cell network mesh nodes of the small cell mesh network. The link configurations are established by the controller using WiGig standards and a MAC layer configured to transmit on a wireless link.
US10932140B2	Link restoration method and apparatus, and device Embodiments of this application provide a link restoration method and apparatus, and a device. The method includes: if quality of a link between a first communications device and a second communications device does not meet a preset condition, detecting, by the first communications device within timing duration of a first timer, whether the link is restored, and obtaining a detection result, where the timing duration of the first timer is blockage duration of a link blockage resulting from a user movement; and determining, by the first communications device based on the detection result, whether to perform a link restoration operation, where the link restoration operation includes at least one of a beam tracking operation, a beam refinement operation, or a redo-beamforming operation.
US10932139B2	Precise access point placement and location measurement A plurality of access points located within a building structure may provide various location-based services, such as navigation, to mobile devices within the building structure. To more accurately determine the location of the plurality of access points, a floorplan of the interior of the building structure may be obtained. A plurality of images of the interior of the building structure is then obtained. At least one of the images includes an image of at least one of the plurality of access points. A plurality of reference points may also be located within the building structure and obtained. Based on the plurality of images, reference points, and the floorplan, a composite image of the interior of the structure is generated. Based on the composite image, the location of each of the plurality of access points is determined.
US10932133B2	Communication of service data based on service authorization information A service data transmission method includes: determining, by an access network device, first information of service data to be sent by a terminal, where the first information includes at least one of a service type and a priority; then receiving, by the access network device, the service data sent by the terminal by using a non-access stratum signaling message; and sending, by the access network device, the service data and the first information to a gateway, so that the gateway charges the service data based on the first information after receiving the service data and the first information.
US10932128B2	Systems and methods for secure device provisioning Systems, methods, and/or techniques for providing access network independent device provisioning of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices belonging to different M2M application domains may be disclosed. For example, a unique reference to a preliminary M2M ID module (PMI) associated with a M2M device. The M2M device with the PMI may be registered at a M2M ID provider (MIP). A M2M ID (MI) to replace the PMI may be generated using the MIP Additionally, a secure mutually authenticated communication channel may be set up with the M2M device within an application domain and/or may be provided for secure authorization of requests to the M2M device using the MI.
US10932118B1	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing content according to geolocation Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are set forth for providing digital and non-digital content to a segment of a population that is identified using geolocation data and other activity data. In some implementations, non-digital content is delivered via postal mail to a segment of a population according to whether the segment of the population viewed certain content before, during, or after visiting a particular geographic location. In other implementations, digital content, such as phone calls or voice messages, can be delivered to a segment of a population according whether the segment of the population is present or has recently been present at a particular location and previously viewed certain content associated with the location. Segmenting populations in this way can conserve computational resources and materials that might otherwise be wasted on serving a larger population that may have less of an interest in the content.
US10932115B2	Emergency call setup enhancements In accordance with various embodiments, an electron beam evaporator can comprise the following: a tubular target; an electron beam gun for producing at least one vapor source on a removal surface of the tubular target by means of an electron beam; wherein the removal surface is a ring-shaped axial end surface or a surface of the tubular target that extends conically or in a curved fashion from the free end edge.
US10932114B2	System and method of accessing an emergency dispatcher in a foreign country A system and method of accessing an emergency dispatcher in a foreign country is provided. The system and method includes a mobile device and a database. The mobile device includes at least a microprocessor, a display and a global positioning system. The mobile device is connected to a telecommunications network. The database stores data including a plurality of telephone numbers assigned to a plurality of emergency dispatchers located in different locations in the world. A user may initiate a telecommunication to an emergency dispatcher using the mobile device. When the initiation occurs, the microprocessor determines a location of the mobile device using the global positioning system. The microprocessor then retrieves a telephone number from the database. The telephone number is assigned to the emergency dispatcher within the location of the mobile device.
US10932110B2	Method, apparatus and system for use in a web service A method and apparatus for realizing a web service. The apparatus having binary web service interface to communicate with nodes operationally connected to the apparatus using a binary web service, the nodes having one or more resources, the binary web service interface receives from a node a registration message including information on the address of the node, a flag indicating that at least part of the resources of the node are defined in a template, and a node type identification; a second interface for retrieving template information on the basis of the node type identification and a resource component for storing information on nodes, node addresses, node resources and template information.
US10932106B2	System, a method and a computer program product for automated remote control A method enables automated remote control of a remote device from a local device connected to the remote device over a network. The method includes executing a set of one or more commands on the remote device by invoking a macro on the local device. Invoking the macro causes the local device to send said the set of commands over the network to the remote device.
US10932102B1	Systems and methods for location-based electronic fingerprint detection A notification system for location-based fingerprint detection includes a wireless device scanner, at least one sensor, and a remote server. The sensor is configured to sense parameters indicative of at least one of vaping, potential bullying, or smoking. The system further includes a processor, and a memory having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the notification system to: detect an occurrence of vaping, potential bullying, or smoking based on the sensed parameters; receive, by the wireless device scanner, a wireless signal of a user device; determine a unique identifier of the user device based on the wireless signal; and transmit the determined unique identifier to the remote server.
US10932096B2	Relaying device, voice communication system, voice signal transfer method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium [Problem] To provide a relaying device and a voice communication system with which calling and listening among a plurality of talk groups is possible.[Solution] The relaying device is provided with: a relaying device which stores a plurality of groups and terminal devices belonging to each of the groups, and, when a voice signal is received from one or more of the terminal devices (calling terminal devices), transfers the voice signal to the terminal devices other than the calling terminal device in the group to which the calling terminal device belongs; and the plurality of terminal devices which are connected to the relay device over a communication network. The relaying device also stores the master-slave relationship among the plurality of groups, transfers the voice signal to the terminal devices belonging to a master group if the group to which the calling terminal device belongs is a slave group, and transfers the voice signal to the terminal devices belonging to slave groups if the group to which the calling terminal device belongs is the master group.
US10932093B2	Device position obtaining method, and device A method includes obtaining, by a first device, BLUETOOTH connection information of a second device, obtaining, by the first device according to the BLUETOOTH connection information, a BLUETOOTH signal from the second device, determining, by the first device according to the obtained BLUETOOTH signal from the second device, position information of the second device, and sending, by the first device, the position information to a third device.
US10932088B2	Report identification and power control for ranging Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for report identification and power control for ranging in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of a responding station (RSTA) is disclosed, where the apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to perform ranging with a initiating stations (ISTAs) and maintain a separate sounding dialogue token for each of the ISTAs and transmit a corresponding sounding dialogue token for a ISTA in a trigger frame for ranging and sounding or a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame, and in a responding to initiating location measurement report. Apparatuses of RSTAs and ISTAS are disclosed that perform power control management during non-trigger-based ranging.
US10932085B1	Content request by location A method of obtaining media content of an event, comprising: identifying a real-life event and, a time of said real-life event a geographic location of the real-life event; identifying a subset of a plurality of client terminals of users located in proximity to the geographic location of the real-life event at said time of said real-life event; sending a message to the subset of client terminals containing a request to acquire media content documenting the real-life event; and receiving at least one media content item documenting the real-life event from at least one client terminal of the subset of client terminals, the at least one media content item acquired by at least one user of the users using the at least one client terminal in response to the message.
US10932079B2	Acoustical listening area mapping and frequency correction A smart speaker device for acoustical listening area mapping and frequency correction includes a non-transitory storage configured to maintain a listening area response map indicating filter settings corresponding to each of a plurality of locations within a listening area, a microphone array, a loudspeaker; and a controller. The controller is programmed to execute a frequency correcting application to identify a current location of a mobile device in the listening area based on ultrasonic audio received to the microphone array from the mobile device, access the listening area response map to retrieve filter settings corresponding to the current location, and apply the filter settings to an audio stream to be output to the loudspeaker to correct for frequency response of the loudspeaker at the current location of the mobile device.
US10932076B2	Automatic control of binaural features in ear-wearable devices A local device of an auditory device system is configured to perform a process that switches between operating modes. As part of the process, the local device may determine a wireless quality parameter indicative of a current environment for wireless communication with the contra device. Additionally, based on the one or more local input audio signals and the wireless quality parameter, the local device may determine whether to change a local active operating mode of the local device from a bilateral mode to a binaural mode or from the binaural mode to the bilateral mode. The local device may generate a local output audio signal based on the one or more local input audio signals in accordance with the local active operating mode and may produce sound based on the local output audio signal.
US10932073B2	Method and system for measuring total sound pressure level of noise, and computer readable storage medium A method and a system for measuring a total sound pressure level of noise, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining a time domain digital signal of a sound pressure signal of the noise; obtaining a frequency domain signal of the sound pressure signal according to the time domain digital signal of the sound pressure signal; obtaining a sound pressure effective value of the sound pressure signal based on the frequency domain signal and according to Parseval's theorem; and converting the sound pressure effective value into the total sound pressure level of the noise.
US10932070B2	Hearing device with receiver back-volume and pressure equalization A hearing device includes: a sound tube; a receiver configured to provide sound via the sound tube; a housing configured to accommodate the receiver; a compartment in the housing; and a channel extending from the compartment and terminating at a location that is in fluid communication with a space in the sound tube.
US10932068B2	Power and signal transmission devices for auditory prosthesis An auditory prosthesis can be powered by an on-board battery that is placed into a receptacle in the auditory prosthesis. When longer battery life is desired, a recipient can selectively utilize a discrete power supply to power the auditory prosthesis. The discrete power supply provides power to the auditory prosthesis and, in certain embodiments, has a longer life than the on-board battery. The discrete power supply includes an adapter having a form factor that mates with the battery receptacle on the auditory prosthesis.
US10932065B2	Universal charging and drying station for hearing aid A universal charging and drying station includes a main unit and a hearing aid charger. The main unit includes a main casing, a lid, a hearing aid dryer, and a control circuitry. The hearing aid charging includes at least one interchangeable adapter unit, which includes a receptacle connector, a charging adapter and a connecting module. The connecting module has an adapter terminal electrically connecting to the hearing aid, and a plurality of connecting members detachably connected to the receptacle connector of the main casing. The interchangeable adapter unit may be operated between a charging mode and an interchangeable mode, wherein in the charging mode, the connecting module is electrically connected to the receptacle connector through the connecting members for charging the hearing aid, wherein in the interchangeable mode, the connecting module is detached from the receptacle connector for interchange of the interchangeable adapter unit.
US10932060B2	Screen component and mobile terminal A screen component includes a screen body and at least one vibration assembly. The vibration assembly includes a movable member made from a giant magnetostrictive material and at least one coil surrounding the movable member, and the movable member is partially attached to the screen body. The at least one coil forms a magnetic field when the coil is supplied with an input current. The movable member deforms under the effect of the magnetic field. The magnetic field changes according to a change in parameter of the input current. A deformation amount of the movable member changes according to the change in magnetic field of the coil to drive the screen body to vibrate to output corresponding sound information by the screen component.
US10932058B2	Speaker A speaker includes a holder having a receiving space, a magnetic circuit unit and a vibration unit. The vibration unit includes a diaphragm, a voice coil driving the diaphragm to vibrate, and a centering support member. The centering support member includes a connecting portion between the upper diaphragm and the voice coil, extension portions extending from two ends of the connecting portion and towards the magnetic circuit unit, and body portions each formed by extending from an tail end of each extension portion while being bent in a direction facing away from the extension portion. The connecting portion is interposed between the diaphragm and the voice coil. The extension portion is located between the magnetic circuit unit and the holder. An end the body portion is connected to the holder, and the other end is connected to the voice coil to support the voice coil.
US10932054B2	Sound device The present disclosure provides a sound device which includes a vibration system, a magnetic circuit system, and a basket that accommodates the vibration system and the magnetic circuit system. The vibration system includes a diaphragm and a voice coil that drives the diaphragm to vibrate. The fixing portion includes a first fixing portion fixed to the upper surface and extending to an edge of the upper surface and a second fixing portion extending from the first fixing portion and along the outer side surface. The second fixing portion in a continuous ring shape is around an end of the outer side surface close to the upper surface in a sealing manner, and a thickness of the second fixing portion is increasing in a direction away from the upper surface.
US10932053B2	Speaker with elastic support member and method for manufacturing the same A speaker and a method for manufacturing the speaker are provided. The speaker includes: a vibration unit; a magnetic circuit unit; and a housing for receiving the vibration unit and the magnetic circuit unit. The vibration unit includes: a first diaphragm fixed to the housing; a voice coil arranged under the first diaphragm to drive the first diaphragm to vibrate and emit sound; and an elastic support member arranged under the voice coil, fixed to the housing and elastically supporting the voice coil. The elastic support member includes a flexible circuit board connected to the voice coil and a second diaphragm fixed under the flexible circuit board. The housing includes a holder, the elastic support member is fixed to the holder, and the flexible circuit board is attached and fixed to the second diaphragm.
US10932052B2	Voice coil, method for winding voice coil, and speaker having voice coil The present disclosure relates to a voice coil, a method for winding the voice coil, and a speaker having the voice coil. The voice-coil winding is wound from an inner side to an outer side of the voice coil to form an N-layer structure. Each layer is wound to form a multi-coil structure. A winding switching portion is disposed between at least one group of neighboring two layers. Two terminals of the winding switching portion are respectively located at the top and the bottom of the voice coil. One terminal of the winding switching portion is connected to a winding ending terminal of an inner side one of the neighboring two layers, and the other terminal of the winding switching portion is connected to a winding starting terminal of the outer side one of the neighboring two layers.
US10932049B2	Sounding device A sounding device includes a holder, a magnetic circuit unit, and an elastic sheet fixing the magnetic circuit unit to the holder. The magnetic circuit unit includes a yoke, a main magnet fixed to the yoke, at least two auxiliary magnets disposed around two opposite sides of the main magnet, and an upper clamping plate respectively covering and fixed to the auxiliary magnets. One end of the elastic sheet is fixed to the holder, and the other end of the elastic sheet is fixed to the upper clamping plate.
US10932046B2	Sound generator The present invention provides a sound generator, including a magnetic circuit system having a magnet and a lower plate for carrying the magnet. The magnet includes a first surface opposite to the lower plate and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface of the magnet protrudes to form a first bolt, the lower plate is provided with a lower plate jack matching with the first bolt, and the first bolt is inserted into the lower plate jack. The sound generator of the present disclosure improves the structural stability of the magnetic circuit system and is convenient for positioning.
US10932041B2	Method of detecting potential migraine onset A method of outputting a warning indicative of potential migraine onset includes controlling a display of an electronic device to display, to a user, test stimuli of at least one spatial visual contextual test that is a perceptual analogue of centre-surround neuronal responses in human vision, and receiving, via an input device of the electronic device, at least one response of the user to the test stimuli. The method also includes processing the at least one response of the user to obtain test outcome data, and outputting a warning indication of potential migraine onset to the user if the test outcome data is outside an expected range for daily fluctuation in test outcome data.
US10932037B2	Loudspeaker system and configurations for directionality and dispersion control The present disclosure relates to loudspeaker systems and configurations. In one embodiment, a loudspeaker configuration includes a directional element coupled to the loudspeaker. The directional element can include a plurality of movable elements to passively direct output of the loudspeaker. Another embodiment is directed to a bidirectional loudspeaker having a first loudspeaker configured to output sound in a first direction, and a second loudspeaker configured to output sound in a second direction. The first loudspeaker and second loudspeaker may be arranged in a coaxial arrangement. Methods are provided for controlling a loudspeaker and a movable element. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a control setting for at least one of a loudspeaker and a movable element associated with the loudspeaker. The method may also include controlling the movable element in response to the control setting including adjusting the movable element to direct output of the loudspeaker.
US10932029B2	Headphones Provided is a headphone that includes a housing that houses a sound output unit, a slider configured to support the housing, and a support unit attached to a head mounted display. The support unit slidably supports the slider and the support unit is attached to a band of the head mounted display.
US10932027B2	Wearable audio device with docking or parking magnet having different magnetic flux on opposing sides of the magnet A wearable audio device including a magnetic device and a docking or parking magnet that has opposed first and second sides and produces a magnetic field, wherein the flux of the magnetic field from the first side has a greater magnitude than the flux of the magnetic field from the second side, and wherein the second side is closer to the magnetic device than is the first side.
US10932024B2	Loudspeaker system A loudspeaker system and method of utilizing and/or installing thereof. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a loudspeaker system that may be conveniently integrated with a power distribution network of a premises.
US10932022B2	Speaker box and mobile terminal device using same The present invention provides a speaker box, including a main body having a plurality of sound holes; and a dustproof mesh adhered to an outer side of the main body for covering the sound hole. The dustproof mesh includes an air-permeable mesh plate covering the sound holes, and a first bonding layer adhered between the air-permeable mesh plate and the main body. The first bonding layer includes a sound transmission holes corresponding to the sound holes and being covered by the air-permeable mesh plate. The speaker box further includes a second bonding layer, including an accommodation hole correspondingly accommodating the air-permeable mesh plate and the first bonding layer. The dustproof mesh has an orthographic projection at the outer side of the main body not overlapping an orthographic projection of the second bonding layer at the outer side of the main body.
US10932015B2	Automatic termination path configuration There is provided herein a system and method for automatic configuration of data routings for use with electronic data such as phone calls, faxes, etc. In the preferred embodiment, when more than one carrier might potentially terminate the transmission, the carriers are ordered based on some screening criterion (e.g., transmission price). Data transmissions are then assigned to the carriers based on the sorting order, with the second place and lower carriers (e.g., the higher priced carriers) not being selected unless the first carrier cannot complete the transaction. The switch instructions necessary to implement this scheme are generated automatically.
US10932013B2	Systems and methods for providing contextual information Systems and methods are described herein for causing to be provided reminders during consumption of a content item. The system detects subjects and the associations among them that are referenced in the content item and generates metadata with information about the associations. The metadata is used to determine, during later content item consumption, if at least one criterion for providing a reminder of the association is satisfied. For example, a criterion that at least two months must pass before a reminder is given regarding the relationship between characters in a video game is satisfied when a video game player has not been shown information about the relationship in three months. Accordingly, the system causes to be displayed the reminder of the association when the at least criterion is satisfied.
US10932010B2	Systems and methods for providing advertisements in live event broadcasting Systems and methods for real-time bidding of advertisement during live event broadcasting are disclosed including calculating intensity levels during a live event, opening advertisement space on screen for real-time bidding based on intensity levels, and displaying an advertisement in the advertisement space as an overlay on video images of the live event broadcasting.
US10932008B2	Automated video-preroll method and device We disclose a technology implemented on a computer that automates sequential display of messages, typically videos, which appear on a user's display screen in the same place or in overlapping areas of a single window in a browser. In particular, this relates to displaying a message that arbitrarily may be in a different format than a requested video, with the first message programmed to appear before or after the requested video in substantially the same area of the user's display screen where the requested video will appear or has appeared. The message and the requested video are sequenced without any need to match formats or players used.
US10932003B2	Method and system for making recommendations from binary data using neighbor-score matrix and latent factors One embodiment is a method executed by a computer system that applies collaborative filtering to provide a recommendation to a user. The method includes retrieving a binary matrix that includes rows and columns of binary data for preferences of users on items; applying a neighborhood-based approach to convert the binary matrix into a neighbor-score matrix; applying a factorization to approximate the neighbor-score matrix with a product of lower rank matrices; calculating a user factor and an item factor based on the factorization; calculating scores for user-item pairs by computing a dot product between the user factor and the item factor; sorting the scores of the user-item pairs to generate the recommendation to the user; and providing the recommendation to a general-purpose computer of the user.
US10931998B2	Systems and methods for selectively storing specific versions of previously stored media assets based on pre-defined differences in characteristics Systems and methods provided herein for intelligently distinguishing between different versions of a media asset and selectively storing those requested media assets that differ from versions that were previously stored in some pre-defined characteristics. These systems and methods, upon identifying a version of the requested media asset was previously stored, determine a characteristic of the requested media asset. These systems and methods compare the characteristic of the requested media asset with a corresponding characteristic of the version of the requested media asset that was previously stored to determine a difference between the two versions. The systems and methods then determine whether the difference in characteristic renders the requested media asset preferable over the previously stored version. Upon determining that the requested media asset is preferable over the previously stored version, the systems and methods store the requested media asset.
US10931996B2	System for connecting a mobile device and a common display A method of connecting a mobile device to a common display associated with a display computer controlling the common display, including, for each mobile device downloading a display application onto the mobile device, selecting the display computer for the common display in the display application, connecting the mobile device to the display computer, selecting, on the mobile device, what is to be displayed on the common display, and sending a data stream of the selection to the display computer to be displayed in a window on the common display corresponding to the mobile device.
US10931993B2	Viewer importance adaptive bit rate delivery Described are methods of delivering media, such as a video sequence, to a client device from a server, taking into account the relative importance of different portions of the video sequence. The sequence is divided into temporal segments, with each segment encoded at a plurality of bitrates (and hence qualities). A viewer importance parameter is assigned to each segment, indicating the relative importance of that segment, with the information stored in a manifest file or similar. The client receives this segment and viewer importance data in a manifest file. The bit rate of each segment selected for download is dependent on the relative importance of that segment and future segments. The selected segment is then delivered to the client device from the server. Thus, segments having a higher viewer importance will be delivered with a higher encoded bitrate than segments having a lower viewer importance.
US10931992B2	Customized options for consumption of content Systems and methods for consuming content. A computing device may receive data. The computing device may determine an inference. The computing device may manage content. The computing device may manage content based on the inference.
US10931990B2	Methods and systems for generating and providing program guides and content Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and transmitting content are described in the illustrative context of electronic program guides and program channels. Data is received over a network from a first user terminal that enables identification of the first user. Program information for a digital program is accessed. A determination is made as to how many interstitials are to be presented during a playback of the digital program. A prediction model is selected and executed to generate predictions of user responses to one or more placements of program interstitials. The user response predictions are used to determine positioning of interstitials with respect to the program. The interstitials are enabled to be displayed on the first user terminal in accordance with the determined positioning.
US10931988B2	Distributed multi-datacenter video packaging system A content streaming system and methodology for facilitating the management of content streaming. A video packaging and origination service receives streaming content that is organized according content segments. Individual content segments will be encoded according to a plurality of encoding profiles and received at different ingress nodes within video packaging and origination service. The video packaging and origination service receives requests for streaming content from requesting entities. Sets of encoded content segments are transmitted by egress nodes.
US10931983B2	Content protection Devices, servers, systems and methods for content protection are provided. Disclosed embodiments improve temporal granularity of controlling access to the protected content and increase resilience against attacks attempting to prevent re-evaluation of conditions of access. Enforcement of re-evaluation may be based on the receipt and/or verification of tokens. In some embodiments, re-evaluation is enforced by periodically rendering content keys required for content decryption unuseable and/or clearing content keys already in use.
US10931982B2	Systems and methods for encoding and streaming video encoded using a plurality of maximum bitrate levels Systems and methods for streaming and playing back video having a variety of resolutions, frame rates, and/or sample aspect ratios, where the video streams are encoded at one of a number of maximum bit rate levels, in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a processor, and storage containing data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates, where a plurality of resolution and frame rates that are related to the same maximum bitrate form a maximum bitrate level. In addition, an encoding application configures the processor to encode a video stream as a plurality of video streams having different resolutions and frame rates, where the target maximum bitrate used during the encoding is selected based upon the maximum bitrate levels of the resolution and frame rate combinations indicated within the data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates.
US10931981B2	Video server, video server system, and command processing method A video server includes a plurality of ports used for inputting and outputting material data items, a storage unit capable of storing group information about grouping of the plurality of ports, and a control unit that receives a command of designating a specific port of the plurality of ports for inputting and outputting one of a plurality of specific material data items and the other of the plurality of specific material data items as a first port, determines one or more other ports belonging to the same group of the first port as one or more second ports on the basis of the group information, and executes the command so as to synchronize the plurality of material data items each other using the first port and the one or more second ports.
US10931980B2	Method and apparatus for providing 360 degree virtual reality broadcasting service An apparatus for providing a 360 degree virtual reality broadcasting service uses an image acquired through a 3D virtual reality (VR) camera to transmit a 360 degree full image stream having first resolution and transmits an image stream of a view of interest (Vol) region having second resolution different from the first resolution according to a user selection mode and move information if the user selection mode and the movement information are received from a receiving apparatus.
US10931974B2	Method and apparatus of smoothing filter for ringing artefact removal Methods and apparatus for video coding using ringing smoothing filter (RSF) are disclosed. According to one method, ringing smoothing filter (RSF) is applied to the reconstructed residuals to form smoothed reconstructed residuals or applied to an in-loop-filtered reconstructed block to form a smoothed-filtered reconstructed block for the current block, where the RSF corresponds to an edge-preserving filter. The ringing smoothing filter (RSF) may correspond to a bilateral filter. According to another method, adaptive RSF is derived based on information comprising Intra prediction mode or Inter prediction mode. In yet another method, whether to apply ringing smoothing filter (RSF) to a current block in the current image is determined based on one or more control flags. If the control flag(s) indicates the RSF being on for the current block, the RSF is applied to the current block.
US10931972B2	Forward channel contextual error concealment and sync for virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (XR) content in connectivity-constrained environments Embodiments of systems and methods for forward channel contextual error concealment and sync for virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (xR) content in connectivity-constrained environments are described. In some embodiments, a Head-Mounted Device (HMD) may include a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the HMD to: decode content received from an Information Handling System (IHS) coupled to the HMD; and handle an error in the decoded content using context information received from a sensor mounted on the HMD.
US10931969B2	Motion vector reconstructions for bi-directional optical flow (BIO) For a bi-directional inter predicted block, a video decoder is configured, using a first MV, to locate a first predictive block in a first reference picture; using a second MV, locate a second predictive block in a second reference picture; for a first sub-block of the first predictive block, determine a first amount of bi-directional optical flow (BIO) motion; determine a first final predictive sub-block for the block of video data based on the first amount of BIO motion; for a second sub-block of the first predictive block, determine a second amount of BIO motion; determine a second final predictive sub-block for the block of video data based on the second amount of BIO motion; and based on the first final predictive sub-block and the second final predictive sub-block, determine a final predictive block for the block of video data.
US10931963B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and a decoder device for video decoding. In some embodiments, the decoder device for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry selects a motion vector of a neighboring sub-block that is a neighbor of a current block under reconstruction. The current block is in a coded picture that is a part of a coded video bitstream. The processing circuitry determines, from the motion vector, motion vector predictors for a plurality of sub-blocks included in the current block. The neighboring sub-block and the plurality of sub-blocks are in a first one of a single row and a single column of the coded picture.
US10931962B2	Video coding method, video decoding method, video coding apparatus and video decoding apparatus A moving picture coding method includes: making a determination as to whether or not to code all blocks in a current picture in the skip mode; setting, based on a result of the determination, a first flag indicating whether or not a temporally neighboring block is to be referenced, a value of a parameter for determining a total number of merging candidates, and a second flag for each block included in the current picture, the second flag indicating whether or not the block is to be coded in the skip mode; calculating, as a merging candidate, a neighboring block usable for merging; and coding an index which indicates a merging candidate to be used for coding of the current block and attaching the coded index to a bitstream.
US10931959B2	Systems and methods for real-time video transcoding of streaming image data A method, system, and computer-usable medium are usable for receiving a video stream of image frames in a video format, decoding image frames of the video stream from the video format, for each respective frame of the image frames, upon completion of decoding of the respective frame, asynchronously encoding the respective frame into a lossless compression format, and asynchronously streaming all of the respective frames as encoded into the lossless compression format as a resulting video stream for display to a video display device.
US10931958B2	JPEG accelerator using last-non-zero (LNZ) syntax element A device includes a memory configured to store image data and an image coding unit. The image coding unit is configured to determine an indication of a last-non-zero (LNZ) syntax element for a block of image data and determine contexts for coding a coefficient map value for each coefficient of a plurality of coefficients of the block using the LNZ syntax element. The image coding unit is further configured to context-based code the coefficient map value for each of the plurality of coefficients in parallel using the respective contexts.
US10931956B2	Methods for MR-DIBR disparity map merging and disparity threshold determination Methods and systems for light field image encoding and decoding are disclosed. According to some embodiments, scene metadata and input light field images associated with a scene are received. A first encoding operation is performed on the scene metadata and input light field images to generate reference images, reference disparity information, and an order of reference views. A second encoding operation is performed based on the reference images and reference disparity information to output light field encoded data. The light field encoded data includes the encoded reference images, the encoded reference disparity information, and the order of reference views. The light field encoded data is transmitted.
US10931955B2	Image processing device and image processing method that horizontal filtering on pixel blocks An image processing device including a decoding section configured to decode an image from an encoded stream, a determination section configured to perform determination processes of determining whether to apply a deblocking filter to neighboring blocks neighboring across a block boundary within an image to be decoded by the decoding section, a filtering section configured to apply a deblocking filter to neighboring blocks to which the determination section has determined to apply a deblocking filter, and a control section configured to allow the determination section to perform the determination processes for a vertical block boundary and a horizontal block boundary using pixels of the neighboring blocks of a reconstruct image as reference pixels.
US10931952B2	Multi-codec encoder and multi-codec encoding system including the same A multi-codec encoder includes a first partitioning unit and a second partitioning unit configured to receive first data and second data, respectively. Sequential frames of image data are alternately classified into the first data and the second data. The multi-codec encoder further includes a motion estimation module configured to generate motion estimation information, based on the first data and reference data, a first codec configured to encode the first data with the motion estimation information, and a second codec configured to encode the second data with the motion estimation information.
US10931946B2	Image encoding device, image decoding device, image encoding method, and image decoding method for generating a prediction image When carrying out an average prediction, an intra predictor carries out a filtering process on target pixels of the intra prediction located at an upper end and a left end of the block, the filtering process using an intermediate prediction value, which is an average value of adjacent pixels of the block, and at least one adjacent pixel of the target pixel. The intra predictor also sets a filter coefficient to ¾, associated with the intermediate prediction value for a target pixel at the left end of the block other than the target pixel at an upper left corner of the block, and sets a filter coefficient to ¼, associated with the adjacent pixel adjacent to the left side of the target pixel at the left end of the block. As a result, prediction errors locally occurring can be reduced, and the image quality can be improved.
US10931944B2	Decoding device and method to generate a prediction image The present invention relates to an image processing device and method that enable generation of a highly precise prediction image using a small amount of control information. A motion compensation circuit specifies a macroblock corresponding to a prediction image in part of reference frames using a motion vector supplied from a prediction mode determination circuit, reads an image thereof from a frame memory, and extracts it as a motion compensation image. A motion prediction circuit reads, from a frame memory, at least one or more of the remaining reference frames, performs motion prediction of the motion compensation image supplied from the motion compensation circuit in each frame, reads an image of a macroblock that matches or is similar to the motion compensation image from the frame memory, and extracts it as a motion compensation image.
US10931943B2	Intra prediction-based image coding method and apparatus using MPM list A video decoding method according to this document includes deriving a first candidate intra prediction mode based on a first neighboring block located on a left side of a current block, deriving a second candidate intra prediction mode based on a second neighboring block located on an upper side of the current block, constructing a most probable mode (MPM) list for the current block based on the first candidate intra prediction mode and the second candidate intra prediction mode, deriving an intra prediction mode for the current block based on the MPM list, generating predicted samples by performing prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode, and generating a reconstructed picture for the current block based on the predicted samples.
US10931940B2	Virtual display engine A computer implemented method for mapping video to a video wall. The method provides for receiving, by one or more computing devices, content comprising pixel data. The method also provides for generating, by the one or more computing devices, a pixel space. The pixel data is associated with the pixel space by the one or more computing devices. One or more virtual cameras are generated by the one or more computing devices. A portion of the pixel space is captured by the one or more computing devices, and the portion of the pixel space captured by the one or more virtual cameras for display on the video wall is outputted by the one or more computing devices.
US10931939B2	Glassless three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus and control method thereof A glassless three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus includes a storage configured to store information on a possible depth range providable by the glassless 3D display apparatus and information on a reference output depth range; a display configured to provide a plurality of image views having different viewpoints to a user; and a processor configured to render the plurality of image views having the different viewpoints based on a depth of an input image, to provide a multi-view image, wherein the processor is configured to adjust, based on the depth of the input image, at least one of a minimum value and a maximum value of the reference output depth range, within the possible depth range, to determine an output depth range corresponding to the input image, and render the plurality of image views based on the determined output depth range.
US10931938B2	Method and system for stereoscopic simulation of a performance of a head-up display (HUD) Methods and systems for simulating performance of a head-up display (HUD) are provided. An example method comprises receiving images of symbology for display by a head-up display, generating distortions to the images as perceived from observer locations through the head-up display, and the distortions are based on design characteristics of an optical component of the head-up display with respect to a model of a projection of the images. The method also includes applying the distortions to the images to generate modified images, and the modified images represent a view of the head-up display corresponding to respective observer locations. The method further includes providing, for stereoscopic display, the modified images overlaying onto a background image. An example system comprises a storage device, a head tracking device to determine the observer location, and a projector to project the modified images onto a display corresponding to the determined observer location.
US10931937B2	Display apparatus and a method thereof The present application discloses a display apparatus including a display panel including a plurality of subpixels. Each subpixel comprises a first region for displaying a subpixel image. The display apparatus further includes a plurality of pixel adjustors each of which is configured to adjust the first region of a corresponding one subpixel to display an initial subpixel image. Additionally, the display apparatus includes a plurality of optical elements at a first side of the display panel. Each of the plurality of optical elements is associated with at least one subpixel to generate a virtual subpixel image at a second side of the display panel corresponding to the initial subpixel image displayed by the at least one subpixel. Each of the plurality of optical elements independently controls a distance of the virtual subpixel image relative to the display panel and the second side is opposite to the first side.
US10931934B2	Watercraft thermal monitoring systems and methods A watercraft may include a safety system having an imaging component and a control component. The control component may modify the operation of the watercraft based on images from the imaging component. The imaging component may include a thermal imaging component and a non-thermal imaging component. The watercraft may include more than one imaging component disposed around the periphery of the watercraft to monitor a volume surrounding the watercraft for objects in the water such as debris, a person, and/or dock structures. Operating the watercraft based on the images may include operating propulsion and/or steering systems of the watercraft based on a detected object. The control component may operate the propulsion and/or steering systems to disable a propeller when a swimmer is detected, to avoid detected debris, and/or to perform or assist in performing docking maneuvers. The imaging components may include compact thermal imaging modules mounted on or within the hull of the watercraft.
US10931929B2	Method and system of discriminative recovery of three-dimensional digital data of a target of interest in a cluttered or controlled environment A method of discriminative recovery of three-dimensional digital data of a target of interest in a cluttered or controlled environment. The method uses the traditional structure from motion (SFM) 3D reconstruction method on a video of a target of interest to track and extract 3D sparse feature points and relative orientations of the video frames. Desired 3D points are filtered from the 3D sparse feature points in accordance to a user input and a digital cutting tool. Segmented images are generated by separating the target of interest from the background scene in accordance to the desired 3D points. A dense 3D reconstruction of the target of interest is generated by inputting the segmented images and the relative orientations of the video frames.
US10931927B2	Method and system for re-projection for multiple-view displays Systems and methods are provided that allow for the rapid creation of multiple novel views for applications. These multiple views may allow for not only stereo views but also for different viewpoints of a stereographic scene to be presented, or for a time progression of the stereo scene to be presented, where a viewpoint is altered with respect to time. The systems and methods may be employed to create the content for auto-stereographic displays or multiple view systems that use a plurality of novel views to display stereo media. Such displays or multiple view systems may include those employing parallax barriers or lenticular lenses.
US10931923B2	Surveillance system, surveillance network construction method, and program A surveillance system (1) includes an area information acquisition unit (101), a request information provision unit (102), and a participation consent reception unit (103). The area information acquisition unit (101) acquires information of a surveillance-desired area. The request information provision unit (102) provides participation request information for surveillance that is conducted by using an image capturing unit of a portable terminal in the surveillance-desired area. The participation consent reception unit (103) receives participation consent as a response to the participation request information, from the portable terminal.
US10931920B2	Auto-learning smart tours for video surveillance Traditional approaches to automated monitoring using a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) video security system involve the use of programmed patterns/preset tours. In contrast, a camera tour is configured based on operation of a surveillance system during a period of active operation by a user. The configuration accounts for frequency of given views and other measures to provide an automated tour. The automated tour is displayed when the system is not under active control, and can be updated during further periods of active control.
US10931918B1	Providing for cognitive recognition in a collaboration environment The present technology pertains to a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause at least one processor to detect a facial recognition trigger by a device in a meeting room and present a notification in a meeting room that a camera is be to activated in order to recognize a user, wherein the meeting room is a multi-user meeting room.
US10931917B2	Transmission terminal, transmission method, and computer-readable recording medium storing transmission program A transmission terminal transmits video data and display data of a screen shared with another transmission terminal to the other transmission terminal via a predetermined relay apparatus. The transmission terminal includes a storage unit that stores relay apparatus information of the relay apparatus to which the transmission terminal transmits the video data; a receive unit that receives the display data from an external input apparatus connected to the transmission terminal; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data received by the receive unit to the relay apparatus indicated by the relay apparatus information stored in the storage unit.
US10931915B2	Transmission device, reception device, cable, transmission method, and reception method A transmission apparatus includes a video obtainer configured to obtain a video signal, a first converter configured to convert the video signal into an electrical signal complying with a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI (registered trademark)) standard, a second converter configured to convert the video signal into an optical signal, and a signal processor configured to perform at least one of the conversion using the first converter and the conversion using the second converter with respect to the obtained video signal.
US10931912B2	Detecting anomalous events to trigger the uploading of video to a video storage server A computer-implemented method includes: storing, by a computing device, pixel-based classification rules in a memory of a computing device; storing, by the computing device, video uploading rules that identify a subset of a plurality of cameras implemented within a vehicle for which video should be uploaded in the memory of the computing device; detecting, by the computing device, satisfaction of video upload event criteria based on video or image data from at least one of the plurality of cameras and vehicle information comprising one of vehicle sensor information and vehicle diagnostic information; determining, by the computing device, a subset of the plurality of cameras based on the detecting the satisfaction of the video upload event criteria; and uploading, by the computing device, video captured by only the subset of the plurality of cameras to a video storage server.
US10931907B2	Image sensor and image capturing device An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a charge; and an A/D conversion unit that converts the analog signal generated due to charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a digital signal, wherein: the A/D conversion unit includes a comparison unit that compares the analog signal with a reference signal and a first circuit layer including a first capacitor for generating the reference signal and a second circuit layer laminated to the first circuit layer and including with a second capacitor for generating the reference signal.
US10931902B2	Image sensors with non-rectilinear image pixel arrays An image sensor may include a non-rectilinear image pixel array, which may produce non-rectilinear image data. The image sensor may include a resampling circuit to convert the non-rectilinear image data into rectilinear image data that is optimized for displaying an image to a user. This image data may be corrected using defect correction circuitry, resilience filtering circuitry, and aberration correction circuitry in the image sensor, and demosaicking circuitry and color correction circuitry in an image signal processor that is coupled to the image sensor. Alternatively, the non-rectilinear image data may be sent to the image signal processor without converting it to rectilinear image data. For example, machine vision applications may use and interpret non-rectilinear image data directly. In these applications, the image sensor and image signal processor may include fewer components, as the resilience filtering circuit, resampling circuit, aberration correction circuit, demosaicking circuit, and color correction circuit may be unnecessary.
US10931900B2	Imaging device An imaging device includes a semiconductor layer including an impurity region of a first conductivity type, a photoelectric converter electrically connected to the impurity region, and a transistor having a gate of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, a source and a drain, the transistor including the impurity region as one of the source and the drain, the gate being electrically connected to the impurity region.
US10931896B2	Image capture device and image capture management system An image capture device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire one or more patterns designating an image capture permitted range predetermined for each image capture object. The processor is configured to cause one or more frames corresponding to any of the one or more patterns to be displayed. The processor is configured to determine whether the image capture permitted range is satisfied based on a location relation between one or more elements of marker information specifying the location of the image capture object and the one or more frames to permit image capturing.
US10931893B2	Image sensor, image processing apparatus and method, and program The present technology relates to an image sensor, an image processing apparatus and method, and a program that enable a higher quality image to be obtained. An image processing apparatus includes: an extraction unit configured to, from a captured image having a first pixel having a first color component of visible light and an infrared component and a second pixel only having a second color component of visible light that is influenced by a color temperature more significantly than the first color component and less influences a luminance component than the first color component, extract the first pixel to generate an extracted infrared image; an infrared image generation unit configured to perform interpolation processing on the extracted infrared image to generate an infrared image; and a color image generation unit configured to generate a color image on a basis of a visible light low frequency image having a visible light component obtained from the captured image, and the infrared image. The present technology can be applied to an image processing apparatus.
US10931890B2	Image sensor system The present invention relates to an image sensor system. The invention further relates to an X-ray imaging system comprising such an image sensor system. More in particular, the present invention is related to image sensor systems that use a relatively small pixel width.The present invention proposes to group the pixel columns in a plurality of column groups, each column group comprising at least three columns of pixels. The binary counters corresponding to the columns in a column group are reset at the start of a conversion cycle such that at least three columns among the at least three columns in a column group are reset to a different initial value.
US10931887B2	Collation device There is provided a collation device capable of capturing a face image suitable for collation by an imaging device while making a display suitable for collation by a display to a person in the front side of a half mirror. By disposing a plurality of displays with predetermined gap in the back side of the half mirror and disposing camera lenses and in this gap, it is possible to make the line of sight for viewing the display and the line of sight for imaging by the cameras be almost the same. As a result, it is possible to capture a face image suitable for collation by an imaging device while making a display suitable for collation by a display to a person in the front side of the half mirror.
US10931883B2	Adjusting camera exposure for three-dimensional depth sensing and two-dimensional imaging An example method includes setting an exposure time of a camera of a distance sensor to a first value, instructing the camera to acquire a first image of an object in a field of view of the camera, where the first image is acquired while the exposure time is set to the first value, instructing a pattern projector of the distance sensor to project a pattern of light onto the object, setting the exposure time of the camera to a second value that is different than the first value, and instructing the camera to acquire a second image of the object, where the second image includes the pattern of light, and where the second image is acquired while the exposure time is set to the second value.
US10931878B2	System, apparatus, method, and program for displaying wide view image An image display system includes an image acquisition unit which acquires an image, an area setting unit which sets a plurality of viewing areas to which the image is to be assigned according to a direction of the image, an image assignment unit which assigns the image to each of the plurality of viewing areas, an operation determination unit which discriminates an operation in a first viewing area among the plurality of viewing areas each having the image assigned thereto, and a display control unit which displays the image in the first viewing area and the image in a second viewing area other than the first viewing area among the plurality of viewing areas concurrently based on a result of the discrimination by the operation determination unit.
US10931877B2	Dual camera magnet arrangement Some embodiments include a camera system having a first camera unit and a second camera unit. The first camera unit includes an autofocus actuator. The autofocus actuator includes a first plurality of magnets for autofocus motion control of components of a first optical package. The first plurality of magnets is positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned in parallel with a first magnetic axis at a right angle to the optical axis of the first optical package. The second camera unit includes an optical image stabilization and autofocus actuator. The optical image stabilization and autofocus actuator includes a second plurality of magnets positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned along a second magnet axis at 45-degrees to the first magnetic axis. The second camera unit includes a third plurality of magnets positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned along a third magnetic axis at 135-degrees to the first magnetic axis.
US10931867B2	Image processing apparatus, robot and robot system An image processing apparatus includes a processor, in which the processor receives parameter settings including imaging parameters and image processing parameters, executes a processing sequence including imaging and image processing based on the parameter settings to output a result image, determines whether the result image is acceptable or not based on a predetermined determination condition, causes a display unit to display a plurality of reduced images indicating execution results of the processing sequence of the parameter settings as a plurality of result images in a list manner, and displays a determination result on a display area of the plurality of result images.
US10931866B2	Methods and apparatus for receiving and storing in a camera a user controllable setting that is used to control composite image generation performed after image capture A camera device including multiple optical chains receives user input indicating one or more user selectable control option setting(s), e.g., a user selected depth of field control option setting and an aspect ratio control option setting. The indicated control option settings are stored in memory in the camera device. Multiple optical chains of the camera device capture an image during an image capture time interval. A set of captured images are stored in a file along with metadata including the user indicated control option settings. A composite image is generated from a set of captured images in accordance with the stored indicated control option settings, e.g., generating a composite image with a user selected depth of field and/or a user selected aspect ratio. In some embodiments, at least some of the user selected control option settings are not used during image capture operations but are used in subsequent image processing.
US10931857B2	Aperture module and camera module including the same A camera module includes: a housing including a lens module; an aperture module disposed on the lens module and configured to form an incidence hole having various sizes through a plurality of blades; and an aperture driving part including a magnet unit including a driving magnet facing a driving coil. The magnet unit is configured to linearly reciprocate. A first blade among the plurality of blades is connected to the magnet unit, and is connected to remaining blades among the plurality of blades by a gear to transmit driving force from the magnet unit to the remaining blades.
US10931856B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes an device body, where an opening is formed on the surface of the device body and a rotating shaft is provided within the device body; and a functional module rotatable around the rotating shaft, where the functional module is configured to be able to rotate into the device body or rotate out from the device body through the opening.
US10931855B2	Imaging control based on change of control settings An imaging control apparatus includes: a control unit controlling a panorama image capturing of an imaging unit imaging a subject; and a setting unit changing control setting of the panorama image capturing between when an imaging unit is in a stable rotation state where the imaging unit is stably rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction and when the imaging unit is in a non-stable rotation state which is not the stable rotation state, as control of the panorama image capturing.
US10931854B2	Aggregating video streams from cameras based on social connections in an online system An online system maintains connections among users of that system and allows them to share media information with one another. If multiple socially connected users are viewing the same event and are located in the vicinity of one another, a social camera application executing on each client device of the socially connected users allows these users to capture media information of that event, and a higher quality media content of the event can be generated from the multiple captures of the event. For example, a target user begins a social camera experience and invites other socially connected users in the vicinity to join that experience. These users upload their captures of the event to the online system, which are combined to create a social camera media item of the event with better quality than any of the individual captures taken by a user within the group.
US10931852B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium, with determining whether or not character clipping rectangle determined to be non-character region is character region An image processing apparatus generates a binary image from a multivalue input image, detects a character region and a non-character region from the binary image, and clips regions surrounding each of characters included in the detected character region as character clipping rectangles. The apparatus determines, on the basis of a black pixel density of the binary image included in the character clipping rectangle, whether or not the character clipping rectangle is a character region and determines, on the basis of a number of pixels included in the character clipping rectangle determined to be a non-character region, whether or not the character clipping rectangle determined to be a non-character region is a character region.
US10931843B2	Multi feed detection device, paper transport device, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program A multi feed detection device includes a position detector that detects a position of paper being transported, a multi feed detector that is disposed on a downstream side of the position detector in a paper transport direction and detects multi feed of the paper being transported, and a control section that performs control such that multi feed detection by the multi feed detector is stopped when a leading end of paper being transported next to paper, on which multi feed detection is executed by the multi feed detector, is detected by the position detector.
US10931841B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image scanning apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes first and second drive sources, first and second driving units, each including a respective first or second roller to convey a sheet, an operating unit, and a switching unit to switch a state of the sheet conveying apparatus between a first state in which the first driving unit and the second driving unit are not connected to each other and a second state in which the first driving unit and the second driving unit are connected to each other. A first drive source driving force drives the first driving unit. A second drive source driving force drives the second driving unit. The operating unit rotates when manually operated. In the second state, operating unit rotation is transmitted to the first driving unit to rotate the first roller, and operating unit rotation is transmitted to the second driving unit to rotate the second roller.
US10931837B2	Image processing device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and image processing method Provided is an image processing device including a display unit that displays a function setting screen, a recognition unit that recognizes a trail of an operation of a user on the function setting screen displayed on the display unit, a determining unit that determines a function selected by the user based on a position of the trail of the operation recognized by the recognition unit, an identification unit that identifies an operation condition designated by the user with respect to the function determined by the determining unit based on the trail of the operation recognized by the recognition unit, and a setting unit that performs setting for executing image processing of the function determined by the determining unit using the operation condition identified by the identification unit.
US10931836B2	Communication system, image processing method, and recording medium In a communication system, a data processing terminal transmits a request for obtaining processing information for a specific service to one of an image acquisition terminal and a data processing server; receives a response including processing information from the one of the image acquisition terminal and the data processing server, the processing information indicating processing to be executed by at least one of the image acquisition terminal and the data processing server in providing the specific service; and transmits the processing information to other one of the image acquisition terminal and the data processing server, to cause the other one of the image acquisition terminal and the data processing server to configure settings based on the processing information and execute processing on the captured image data according to the settings.
US10931835B1	Print media scanning system A print media scanning system enables the rapid acquisition of books, magazines, papers and so on into a digital library. The media is placed on an inclined surface where is held in place and the pages to be scanned are secured by braces. A scanning head is suspended above the media and is adjustable with respect to the media. The data from the scanning head is transferred to a digital library.
US10931832B2	Information processing apparatus, control method of the same, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a control unit and an operation unit. The control unit is configured to generate image data for image display. The operation unit includes a display unit, and is configured to display a screen on the display unit based on the image data generated by the control unit and to accept user operation. The control unit executes first processing for identifying, based on a state of signal output from the operation unit, whether a malfunction has occurred in one of the control unit and the operation unit. The operation unit executes, independently of the first processing by the control unit, second processing for identifying, based on a state of signal output from the control unit, whether the malfunction has occurred in the control unit or in the operation unit.
US10931830B2	Information processing system In a system in which a wireless access network and another network are connected to each other, an accurate fee is charged in a case where data held in an application server disposed in the wireless access network is used.The application server holds an application and data relating to the application. A usage mode information generating unit generates usage mode information which is information relating to a usage mode when the wireless terminal uses the held data. A network data usage amount measuring unit measures a network data usage amount when the wireless terminal uses data on another network via a wireless access network connected to the wireless terminal. A fee charging unit charges a fee on the basis of the measured network data usage amount and charge a fee on a basis of the generated usage mode information.
US10931828B2	VoIP analog telephone system A multi-port VoIP telecommunications system that allows the user to gain access to telephone connectivity through the Internet by connecting directly to the Internet or by connecting to the Internet through the existing Internet connection of a computer or cell phone device. The present system includes an Ethernet port, a Wi-Fi receiver to facilitate the transmission and receipt of Internet protocol signals wirelessly, a USB plug connectable to the ATA, connectivity to a home monitoring network and connectivity to Bluetooth devices.
US10931827B1	Database allocation and analytics for service call centers A method for routing customer service requests to call centers includes collecting data associated with customer service experience between a customer and a call center regarding a completed customer call. The collected data is analyzed to determine a quality of customer service for one or more completed calls between the customer and the call center. A nature of an incoming customer call is determined. The incoming customer call is routed to a call center based upon making reference to the analyzed collected data such that the nature of the customer call matches with corresponding one or more favorable attributes of the call center.
US10931822B2	Interacting with an interactive voice response system device or agent device of an organization A device receives, from a user device, a communication request that includes information identifying a user of the user device, an organization, and at least one reason for the communication request. The device determines, based on the communication request, information concerning the user, a telephone number associated with the organization, and a menu of an interactive voice response (IVR) system device associated with the telephone number. The device communicates, based on the information concerning the user, the menu of the IVR system device, and the at least one reason for the communication request, with the IVR system device via a communication session initiated based on the telephone number. The device determines, based on communicating with the IVR system device, a time that the user is to interact with the IVR system device via the communication session, and causes the user device to join the communication session at the time.
US10931814B2	Service recommendation A method includes: receiving, at a terminal, a first signal transmitted by a service device using a first near-field communication technology; obtaining, by an application client executing on the terminal, characteristic information of the service device from the first signal; determining, based on the characteristic information, a target service corresponding to the service device, in which the target service is determined from a plurality of services provided by the application client on the terminal; receiving, at the terminal, a second signal transmitted by the service device using a second near-field communication technology, in which a maximum transmission range of the second signal is less than a maximum transmission range of the first signal; and responsive to receiving the second signal, recommending the target service to a user of the terminal.
US10931813B1	Artificial intelligence apparatus for providing notification and method for same The present disclosure provides an artificial intelligence apparatus includes a haptic module configured to output a vibration notification, a microphone configured to obtain noise data generated by the vibration notification, a gyro sensor configured to obtain equilibrium state information of the artificial intelligence apparatus, and a processor configured to obtain floor strength information output by a floor strength prediction model by providing the equilibrium state information and the noise data to the floor strength prediction model which outputs the floor strength information of a floor on which the artificial intelligence apparatus is placed, and determine vibration notification strength based on the floor strength information.
US10931809B2	Systems and methods for controlling a mobile device cover A host mobile device and a mobile device cover for use with the host mobile device are configured to select a light pattern and one or more light pattern parameters. The host mobile device runs a mobile application that provides a graphical preview of the selected light pattern on the mobile device cover according to the one or more light parameters. In addition, the mobile application provides a preview of a notification by causing the mobile device cover to display the selected light pattern on the lights and/or screens of the mobile device cover.
US10931801B2	Button assembly A button assembly includes a pressing element, a tray, and a locking structure fastened between the pressing element and the tray. One side surface of the pressing element is recessed inward to form an accommodating space. The pressing element opens at least one first upper fixing hole. A bottom surface of the pressing element is recessed upward to form a first accommodating slot. The first accommodating slot opens at least one first opening. The tray of which one side is connected with the pressing element. The one side of the tray has a base portion mounted in the accommodating space. The base portion opens at least one second opening. A bottom surface of a peripheral wall of the at least one second opening is recessed upward to form at least one locking slot. The locking structure includes at least one locking element and an elastic arm.
US10931800B2	Method for manufacturing housing and mobile terminal A method for manufacturing a housing is disclosed. The method includes: roughening a first surface of the housing; placing the housing into a mold and performing an injection molding to form a plastic layer on the first surface and closely bonded to the housing; and defining a plurality of slots by cutting through the housing by means of milling without milling a part or all of the plastic layer, wherein the plastic layer is configured to keep a connecting portion between adjacent slots defined in the housing undeformed during the milling. A mobile terminal is also disclosed.
US10931799B2	Handling resets in a system with multiple reset domains An apparatus for handling resets corresponding to multiple reset domains comprises a transport network interconnecting elements to enable data to be transferred from one element to another, ingress circuitry to couple elements to the transport network, and egress circuitry to couple the transport network to the elements. The ingress circuitry couples source elements to the transport network, and is responsive to receiving data from a source element to generate at least one transport packet in order to send that data over the transport network. Each transport packet comprises a reset domain indicator indicative of the reset domain in which the source element operates. The egress circuitry couples the transport network to destination elements and, whilst a reset of a particular reset domain is asserted, discards transport packets for which the reset domain indicator indicates the particular reset domain.
US10931794B2	Communication apparatus and communication control method A communication apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to receive communication data, measure a usable communication band width for communication with a destination apparatus, determine a parameter relating to a reduction ratio for a data amount of the communication data, based on the measured communication band width, reduce the data amount of the communication data, based on the determined parameter, and transmit the communication data of the reduced data amount to the destination apparatus.
US10931793B2	System and method for automated rendering of service chaining In one embodiment, a method includes creating a catalog of service function (“SF”) profiles, wherein each of the profiles is associated with an SF and indicates a type of the associated SF; storing the catalog of SF profiles in a memory device of a service controller associated with the DVS; creating a service profile group template (“SPGT”) that includes at least one SF profile from the catalog of SF profiles, wherein the SPGT includes a service chain definition identifying at least one service chain comprising the SF associated with the at least one SF profile to be executed in connection with a service path and at least one policy for classifying traffic to the at least one service chain; deploying a first SPG instance based on the SPGT; and deploying an additional SPG instance based on the SPGT in accordance with a scaling policy included in the SPGT.
US10931790B2	Systems and methods for securely transferring selective datasets between terminals with multi-applications support Receiving, by a first communication device, an internet protocol (IP) packet via a first synchronous multi-application application programming interface (API) running on a first computer, dividing, by a splitting unit in the first communication device, the IP packet into a command portion and a data portion, encoding, by a data encoding unit in the first communication device, the data portion into a text delimited non-IP format, transmitting, by a transmitting unit in the first communication device, the encoded data portion and the command portion, receiving, by a second communication device, the encoded data portion and the command portion, decoding, by a data decoding unit in the second communication device, the encoded data portion into IP format, combining, by a constructor unit in the second communication device, the decoded data portion and the command portion to regenerate the IP packet, and receiving, by a second synchronous multi-application API running on a second computer, the regenerated IP packet.
US10931789B2	Financial information systems, methods, interfaces, and software Within the financial-services industry, there are online centers that allow brokers to match sellers with buyers of financial instruments based on indications of interest. To follow up on these indications of interest, users of such centers are now using proprietary instant-messaging (IM) systems, which allow them to instantaneously exchange text messages over the Internet with other users. The present inventor recognized that these communications are often inconvenient because the IM programs are isolated from the financial information. Accordingly, he devised systems, methods, and software that integrate IM and other communications-related functions into financial-data displays. Ultimately, one of more of these or other embodiments promise improved efficiency and convenience of online interactions not only for financial trading partners and others in the financial-services industry, but also for those in any private, public, and commercial domain where rapid or convenient online communication is desirable.
US10931788B2	Dynamic user interface delivery system A System Solution offers a Business Entity a way to update a Native Application Client by directly downloading a new version of the Application Client from an Application Server bypassing the Application Store. A Native Application Client is updated while the current Native Application Client is running on the Client Device. A Native Application Client is divided into a Native Layer which runs directly on the Operating System of the Client Device and a Dynamic Layer that runs on the Native Layer. The System Solution automatically generates Application Clients, Application Servers, and Dashboards. The Business Entity uses the generated Dashboards to modify the Dynamic Layer by generating a new Dynamic Layer and making it available for download to the Client Device. The Navigation Parameters can be set in the Dynamic Layer allowing the Business Entity to change the application flow of the Native Application Client.
US10931786B1	Dynamic content placement for content delivery networks Techniques are described for enabling a content delivery network (CDN) service of a cloud provider network to place content distributions across points of presence (PoPs) within a common geographic area in a manner that makes efficient use of the resources provided by the PoPs. A Domain Name System (DNS) service obtains log data reflecting requests to access distributions at various PoPs. The DNS service uses the log data to periodically generate characterization data for the distributions (e.g., in terms of requests per second, bytes transferred per second, and cache width usage). The DNS service uses the generated characterization data to assign particular distributions to particular PoPs of each PoP group such that the distributions are distributed across the PoPs according to the characterization data. The DNS service uses the assignments to generate routing data used by the DNS service to resolve DNS queries for particular distributions to particular PoPs of PoP groups.
US10931783B2	Targeted profile picture selection Targeted profile picture selection includes providing for a first user of a messaging service contextual parameter categories upon which contextual messaging service profile picture selection for the first user is available to be made, receiving a definition of selection rule(s) for each of one or more categories of the plurality, prioritizing how the selection rule(s) of each of the one or more categories is applied in profile picture selection for the first user, ascertaining a current context under which a selected profile picture for the first user is to be conveyed to a messaging client of a second user of the messaging service, the current context indicating a respective parameter for each of the one or more categories, and based on the prioritizing and the ascertained current context, selecting the profile picture for conveyance to the messaging client of the second user.
US10931780B2	Resource pre-caching and tenant workflow recognition using cloud audit records A method, computer system, and a computer program product for pre-caching resources within a cloud system is provided. The present invention may include enabling auditing. The present invention may also include following Cloud Auditing Data Federation standards. The present invention may then include determining one or more workflow patterns and resource utilizations. The present invention may then include predicting one or more resources. The present invention may lastly include caching the one or more predicted resources.
US10931775B2	Optimization of enhanced network links A method and apparatus for dynamic network link acceleration provides a managed communication link for accelerated and reliable network communication between a client and other network devices. In one or more embodiments, a client computing device which generates communication packets of a first type is enhanced with a front end mechanism which selectively encodes the data packets into packets of a second type. The data packets which are encoded into a second type are transmitted over a managed communication link which may provide error correction, security, quality of service, and other services including acceleration of communications.
US10931774B2	Discovery and service mapping of application programming interface proxies A system includes a configuration management database (CMDB). Application programming interface (API) proxies associated with a managed network provide access to resources. The system also includes a discovery application configured to perform operations including determining a proxy uniform resource locator (URL) used to provide access to a particular resource of the resources through an API proxy of the API proxies and obtaining, from a computing device associated with the API proxy, an assignment of proxy URLs to corresponding target URLs by the API proxy. Each target URL of the corresponding target URLs address a respective resource of the resources. The proxy URLs are used to provide access to the resources through the API proxy. The operations also include selecting, from the assignment, a target URL assigned to the proxy URL, generating a mapping between the proxy URL and the target URL, and storing the mapping in the CMDB.
US10931772B2	Method and apparatus for pushing information Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for pushing information. An embodiment of the method includes: acquiring travelling information of a target vehicle, the travelling information of the target vehicle including at least one of travelling state information or current voice information of the target vehicle; the travelling state information indicating a traveling state of the target vehicle; determining a current emotional state of a current driver based on the travelling information of the target vehicle; and pushing push information matching the current emotional state.
US10931770B2	System for notifying of arrival at subway station and providing station information by using integrated smartphone positioning A system for notifying of arrival at a subway station and providing station information by using integrated smartphone positioning includes: a providing system 11 connected to a user terminal 12 through a network; and the user terminal including a current location identifying module 21, a path generating module 22, a boarding identifying module 23, an advertisement providing module 24, a stop station guidance module 25, and a sensor unit 27 having a plurality of sensors. The providing system 11 includes a sensing pattern information DB 31 storing information repeatedly sensed by the plurality of sensors at a predetermined location. The current location identifying module 21 determines the current location of the user terminal 12. The stop station guidance module 25 provides, to the user terminal 12, information about a nonstop station and about arrival at an arrival station on a real-time basis.
US10931767B2	Prioritizing social media posts and recommending related actions Disclosed is a computer-implemented method, system and program product for prioritizing social media posts and recommending action(s) to a user for the prioritized of social media posts. The computer-implemented method includes monitoring, by the data processing system, interaction(s) of a user on social media accounts of the user, receiving, by the data processing system, input from the user including information about the user and goal(s) of the user with respect to the social media accounts, learning, by the data processing system, additional information about the user, and cognitively analyzing, by the data processing system, the interaction(s) of the user, the input from the user and the additional information about the user to derive preference(s) of the user regarding the social media accounts, the preference(s) including topic(s) of relevance to the user. The computer-implemented method further includes cognitively prioritizing, by the data processing system, social media post(s) from among the social media accounts based on the topic(s) of relevance and the user preference(s), the cognitively prioritizing resulting in prioritized social media posts, and cognitively recommending action(s) to the user based on the prioritized social media posts, the topic(s) of relevance and the user preference(s).
US10931764B2	Geographic-area cluster In one embodiment, a method includes determining a first set of users associated with a first geographic area; and determining one or more second sets of users. For each second set of users the users in the second set are associated with one of a number of second geographic areas and the users in the second set interact with the first set of users. The method also includes, for each second set of users, computing a mutual-interaction metric between the first set of users and the second set of users based on an amount of interaction between the users in the first set and the users in the second set; and determining, based on the mutual-interaction metric, a geographic-area cluster that comprises the first geographic area and one or more of the second geographic areas. The geographic-area cluster represents a user community that spans the first and second geographic areas.

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