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US10933172B2	Implantable medical devices Implantable medical devices are provided. In one embodiment, a device includes a body having an external surface defining an outer profile of the device. The body includes a porous matrix including a series of interconnected macropores defined by a plurality of interconnected struts each including a hollow interior. A filler material substantially fills at least a portion of the series of interconnected macropores. The external surface of the body includes a plurality of openings communicating with the hollow interior of at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected struts. In a further aspect of this embodiment, the external surface includes exposed areas of the filler material and porous matrix in addition to the exposed openings. In another aspect, the porous matrix is formed from a bioresorbable ceramic and the filler material is a biologically stable polymeric material. Still, other aspects related to this and other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10933170B2	Drug delivery devices and methods Drug delivery devices are provided in which much of a drug payload within the device remains within an area proximal to a wall of the device through which the drug must pass for release of the drug from the device into a patient. In one case, the device may include a drug reservoir portion which has a drug reservoir lumen bounded by a reservoir wall having an inner surface; a drug located in the drug reservoir lumen; and a core region which does not comprise the drug, wherein the drug is disposed between the inner surface of the reservoir wall and the core region. The device may be elastically deformable between a first shape suited for insertion through a lumen into a body cavity of the patient and a second shape suited to retain the device within the body cavity.
US10933168B2	Double network hydrogel with anionic polymer and uses therof A double network hydrogel consists of a first network and a second network, where the first network is, or includes, a first polymer that is formed, at least in part, of —CH2—CH(OH)— units, and the second network is, or includes, a second polymer that is formed, at least in part, of carboxyl (COOH)-containing units or salts thereof, sulfonyl (SO3H)-containing units or salts thereof, and at least one of hydroxyl (OH)-containing units or amino (NH2)-containing units, where the hydrogel may be used as a cartilage replacement.
US10933163B2	In situ tissue engineering The present disclosure relates to in situ tissue engineering, more specifically in situ vascular tissue engineering with the aim of providing a tissue structure which can be used e.g. as a substitute blood vessel or as a blood vessel functioning as cannulation site in hemodialysis. In particular, the disclosure involves tissue structure formation around a subcutaneously implanted synthetic rod. In addition, the disclosure involves a method for producing said synthetic rod.
US10933161B2	Synthetic collagen threads for cosmetic uses including skin wrinkle treatments and associated methods Cosmetic threads for reducing wrinkle size include at least one synthetic collagen fiber that wells after placement under the skin.
US10933157B2	Apparatus for air purification and freshness maintenance, and method for controlling same The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of purifying air and maintaining freshness inside a refrigerator while minimizing deformation of the structure of an existing refrigerator, and a method for controlling the same. The apparatus for air purification and freshness maintenance according to the present invention is formed separately from a storage space (12) of a refrigerator (10) and is installed on a cooling passage (14) which communicates with the storage space (12) through an inlet (13) and an outlet (15), wherein a photocatalyst filter (30) is installed in the vicinity of the outlet (15) within the cooling passage (14), and a plurality of cells (32) forming an air vent are formed in the photocatalyst filter (30) in the same direction as the air flow direction within the cooling passage (14), in which a UV LED (41) for radiating ultraviolet rays toward the cells (32) of the photocatalyst filter (30) is installed.
US10933150B1	Conveyor belt sterilization apparatus and method A conveyor belt sanitization apparatus and method are provided for sanitizing a conveyor belt of the species commonly found at grocery stores and supermarkets using ultraviolet (UV) light. One or more UV light bulbs in the apparatus may be positioned to effectively sanitize a conveyor belt.
US10933146B2	Cell-permeable imaging sensors and uses thereof The disclosure relates in some aspects to imaging agents, and in particular, imaging agents for sensing of calcium signaling. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging and related technologies are provided, and methods of making and using the contrast agents.
US10933140B2	Polysaccharide-based hydrogels and hybrid hydrogels and precursors thereof, methods of making same, and uses thereof Hydrogels and hybrid hydrogels, methods of making the hydrogels/hybrid hydrogels, and methods of using the hydrogels/hybrid hydrogels. The hydrogels have polysaccharide moieties (e.g., chitosan or hyaluronic acid moieties). The hybrid hydrogels have polysaccharide moieties (e.g., chitosan or hyaluronic acid moieties) and poly(ester amide) moieties. The poly(ester amide) moieties can have one or more arginine moieties. The hydrogels/hybrid hydrogels can be used, for example, in consumer products and as cargo carrier materials (e.g., as therapeutic agent carriers).
US10933139B2	Conjugated lipomers and uses thereof The present invention provides inventive conjugated polyethyleneimine (PEI) polymers and conjugated aza-macrocycles (collectively referred to herein as “conjugated lipomers” or “lipomers”) containing one or more groups of the formula (iii): wherein R3 and R4 are as defined herein. Also provided are compositions comprising the inventive conjugated lipomers, and methods of preparation and use.
US10933138B2	Devices and methods and agent-assisted medical procedures Various embodiments of bulking or cushioning agents or material and related medical devices and methods are disclosed. For example, a method of performing a medical procedure in a tract of a body may include injecting a material in a liquid phase proximate a target site between a first tissue layer and a second tissue layer, allowing the material to transition from the liquid phase to the gel phase in response to a raise in temperature of the material to approximately at or above the predetermined temperature, and performing a surgical procedure on the target site. The material may have the liquid phase at temperatures below a predetermined temperature and a gel phase at temperature approximately at or above the predetermined temperature.
US10933135B2	Methods for the treatment of cardiac hypertrophy Methods for the treatment of cardiac hypertrophy are described. Additionally, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to the use of small molecule compounds for the inhibition of Human antigen R (HuR)-mRNA interaction, and more particularly for the reduction of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) transcriptional activity. Novel methods of screening for small molecule compounds for inhibition of RNA binding proteins interaction with their target RNA (such as HuR-mRNA interactions) or for inhibition of DNA binding proteins to their target DNA are also described.
US10933134B2	Combination therapies for treatment of cancer A method for treatment of prostate cancer or benign prostate hyperplasia by combination therapy comprising administering to a patient an androgen-deprivation therapy agent and a bacteriochlorophyll derivative followed by photodynamic therapy (PDT) or vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP).
US10933132B2	Combination of epigenetic factors and bispecific compounds targeting CD33 and CD3 in the treatment of myeloid leukemia The present invention provides a combination epigenetic factors and bispecific compounds targeting CD33 and CD3 in the treatment of myeloid leukemia, wherein the epigenetic factor is selected from the group consisting of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) I inhibitors, hydroxyurea, Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF), histone demethylase inhibitors and ATRA (All Trans-retinoic acid). Accordingly, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a CD33 targeting compound and at least one epigenetic factor and an epigenetic factor for use in the amelioration and/or treatment of a myeloid leukemia, wherein the epigenetic factor increases the responsiveness of a patient to a CD33 targeting compound. Moreover, the invention provides the use of at least one an epigenetic factor for increasing the responsiveness of a myeloid leukemia patient to a treatment with a CD33 targeting compound, a method for the treatment of a myeloid leukemia, the method comprising the administration of at least one epigenetic factor and a CD33 targeting compound to a patient in the need thereof and a kit comprising a pharmaceutical composition of the invention or an epigenetic factor of the invention and a bispecific CD33 targeting compound.
US10933130B2	Vaccines with interleukin-33 as an adjuvant Disclosed herein is a vaccine comprising an antigen and IL-33. Also disclosed herein is a method for increasing an immune response in a subject in need thereof. Further disclosed herein is a method for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof. The methods may comprise administering the vaccine to the subject.
US10933129B2	Methods for administering synthetic nanocarriers that generate humoral and cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses Disclosed are methods for generating humoral and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) immune responses in a subject and related compositions.
US10933127B2	Betacoronavirus mRNA vaccine The disclosure relates to respiratory virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines and combination vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines.
US10933125B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against NHL and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10933117B2	Endoplasmic reticulum stress as a predictive tool in cancer therapy and a combination therapy for the treatment of cancer Provided are methods, agents and kits for use in assessing the effect of treatment on cancer patients. Further provided is a combination therapy for reducing the administered standard of care doses of anti-cancer agents in treated cancer patients.
US10933116B2	Synthetic peptide compounds and methods of use The present invention provides synthetic peptide compounds and uses thereof for therapy and diagnostics of complement-mediated diseases, such as inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, and microbial and bacterial infections; and non-complement-mediated diseases, such cystic fibrosis and various acute diseases. The invention is directed to modifications of a synthetic peptide of 15 amino acids from the Polar Assortant (PA) peptide, which is a scrambled peptide derived from human Astrovirus protein. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to peptide compounds that are peptide mimetics, peptide analogs and/or synthetic derivatives of PA (e.g., sarcosine derivatives) having, for example, internal peptide substitutions, and modifications, including PEGylation at the N-terminus and C-terminus. The invention further provides methods of selecting at least one synthetic peptide for treating various conditions.
US10933108B2	Anti-inflammatory botanical extract A botanical extract that exhibits anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the botanical extract is at least an extract from the genus Anacardium.
US10933106B2	RNA viruses for immunovirotherapy The present invention relates to a recombinant virus of the family Paramyxoviridae, comprising at least one expressible polynucleotide encoding a secreted activator of the immune response, to a polynucleotide encoding the same, and to a kit comprising the same. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for treating cancer in a subject afflicted with cancer, comprising contacting said subject with a recombinant virus of the family Paramyxoviridae of the invention, and thereby, treating cancer in a subject afflicted with cancer.
US10933099B2	Compositions and methods of using krill powder in cardiovascular regulation The present invention is related to the regulation of the cardiovascular system. In particular, to krill powder compositions and their administration to mammal for regulation of blood pressure.
US10933090B2	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.
US10933087B2	Methods and compositions for eye care Compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of an ocular disease in an eye of a patient. The petrolatum-based compositions may include petrolatum and a saline solution comprising at least one cationic biocide. In at least some instances, the compositions do not require the use of an added emulsifier and may contain at least one antiviral agent. Methods of using the petrolatum-based compositions in the treatment of ocular diseases, including infections of the eye are provided. Additionally, processes for preparing such compositions are provided.
US10933083B2	Hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin compositions and methods This disclosure provides mixtures of beta-cyclodextrin molecules substituted at one or more hydroxyl positions by hydroxypropyl groups, the mixture optionally including unsubstituted beta-cyclodextrin molecules, for use as a pharmaceutically active ingredient; methods of making such mixtures; methods of qualifying such mixtures for use in a pharmaceutical composition suitable for intrathecal or intracerebroventricular administration; pharmaceutical compositions suitable for intrathecal or intracerebroventricular administration comprising such mixtures; and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease Type C.
US10933080B2	Materials for preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease and compositions comprising same The present invention relates to a composition comprising a Ttyh1 gene expression inhibitor or a Ttyh1 protein activity inhibitor, and a method of preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease using the same.
US10933079B2	Oligonucleotide analogues incorporating 5-aza-cytosine therein Oligonucleotide analogues are provided that incorporate 5-aza-cytosine in the oligonucleotide sequence, e.g., in the form of 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine) or 5-aza-cytidine. In particular, oligonucleotide analogues rich in decitabine-deoxyguanosine islets (DpG and GpD) are provided to target the CpG islets in the human genome, especially in the promoter regions of genes susceptible to aberrant hypermethylation. Such analogues can be used for modulation of DNA methylation, such as effective inhibition of methylation of cytosine at the C-5 position. Methods for synthesizing these oligonucleotide analogues and for modulating nucleic acid methylation are provided. Also provided are phosphoramidite building blocks for synthesizing the oligonucleotide analogues, methods for synthesizing, formulating and administering these compounds or compositions to treat conditions, such as cancer and hematological disorders.
US10933073B2	Compositions and methods comprising a psilocybin derivative This disclosure pertains to new compositions and methods comprising a psilocybin derivative. In one embodiment, the compositions disclosed herein are used for a method of regulating a neurotransmitter receptor, e.g., a serotonin receptor. In one embodiment, the compositions disclosed herein comprise purified compounds, e.g., a purified psilocybin derivative, a purified cannabinoid, or purified terpene.
US10933072B2	Treating and preventing disease with TMA and TMAO lowering agents Provided herein are compositions, systems, and methods for treating a disease, such as kidney and/or cardiovascular disease, with an agent that reduces the production of trimethylamine (TMA) or trimethylamine-n-oxide (TMAO) in a subject. In certain embodiments, the agent is: i) 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol (DMB) or a DMB derivative or related compound, ii) acetylsalicylic acid or derivative thereof (e.g., with an enteric coating for delivery to the colon and/or cecum); iii) a flavin monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) inhibitor; iv) a gut TMA lyase inhibitor; v) an antibiotic or antimicrobial; vi) a probiotic or prebiotic; vii) an antiplatelet agent; or viii) a TMA and/or TMAO sequestering agent.
US10933069B2	Compounds, compositions, and methods for treatment of diseases involving acidic or hypoxic diseased tissues Compounds for treatment of diseases having acidic or hypoxic diseased tissues and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, as well as methods for making and using the compounds and compositions.
US10933066B2	Methods and compositions for treatment of Zika virus infection Disclosed are 9-deazaaadenine derivatives of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A is OH or NH2, and B is H or NH2. Methods for treating and/or suppressing a Zika virus infection with the compounds disclosed are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the disclosed compounds are also provided. Such pharmaceutical compositions may optionally contain one or more additional active agents.
US10933063B2	Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitors have the following Formula (I):
US10933059B2	Combination, application thereof and treatment method Provided are a combination, an application thereof and a treatment method. The combination comprises one or more of a benzoheterocyclic compound of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a solvate, a crystalline form, a cocrystal, a stereoisomer, an isotope compound, a metabolite and a prodrug thereof, and an androgen receptor pathway modulator and/or a hormone drug. The combination and treatment method may effectively inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells.
US10933058B2	Combination therapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer The subject matter described herein is directed to compositions comprising a MEK inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a multi-kinase inhibitor that targets PDGFRα, S6 and STAT3 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and their use in treating pancreatic cancer. In another aspect, disclosed herein are methods of treating pancreatic cancer by administering a MEK inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a multi-kinase inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In another aspect, the combination of cobimetinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and ponatinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered in a composition or the combination is administered separately to treat pancreatic cancer.
US10933054B2	Compounds that interact with the Ras superfamily for the treatment of cancers, inflammatory diseases, rasopathies, and fibrotic disease Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating cancers, inflammatory diseases, rasopathies, and fibrotic disease involving aberrant Ras superfamily signaling through the binding of compounds to the GTP binding domain of Ras superfamily proteins including, in certain cases, K-Ras and mutants thereof, and a novel method for assaying such compositions.
US10933043B2	Methods of treating neurodevelopmental diseases and disorders The present invention relates generally to methods for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of neurological diseases and disorders involving administration of trans 10-HDA. In particular, the methods of the present invention are useful in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of acquired or progressive neurodevelopmental disorders and conditions in mammals. More particularly, methods are taught herein for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and disorders such as autism spectrum disorders.
US10933041B2	Non-surgical laser treatment for a fibrous mass A method for treating a fibrous mass associated with a condition such as Morton's neuroma, plantar fibroma, or Achilles tendinopathy. The method comprises identifying a location of the fibrous mass and non-surgically delivering electromagnetic energy to the fibrous mass.
US10933040B2	Production process for NSAID-containing lozenges, their compositions, their medicinal use A process for producing a pharmaceutical lozenge formulation comprising the steps of: (a) providing a liquid composition comprising a salt of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID salt) and a solvent system, (b) providing a molten lozenge-forming composition, (c) mixing the liquid composition with the molten lozenge-forming composition, and, (d) forming the resulting mixture into lozenges each containing a therapeutically effective amount of said NSAID salt/NSAID mixture. The present application discloses the corresponding NSAID-containing lozenge compositions and their use for the manufacture of a medicament for treating sore throat.
US10933035B2	Antimicrobial silicone-based wound dressings Antimicrobial silicone-based dressings, such as wound dressings, are disclosed. An example dressing comprises a transparent and self-adhesive gel sheet cured from a liquid containing silicone, the sheet having dispersed therein (i) particulates of a chlorhexidine compound that is not soluble in the liquid; and (ii) at least one other antimicrobial. Methods of making the silicone-based dressings and methods of use are also disclosed.
US10933031B2	Use of guaiacol for the prevention and treatment of glycogen storage disease The current invention is a method of preventing and treating certain diseases by preventing the synthesis and/or breakdown of glycogen by the administration of an agent, guaiacol. Diseases that can be prevented and treated by the administration of guaiacol include but are not limited to glycogen storage disease type IV (GSD-IV), adult polyglucosan body disease (APBD), and Lafora disease (LD). The invention also includes methods and tools for screening for agents that prevent and treat these diseases as well as basic research, specifically in the form of cells and cell lines that produce detectable polyglucosan.
US10933030B2	Use of paeonol for inhibiting angiogenesis or for enhancing radiosensitization The present invention relates to a composition comprising paeonol of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient for inhibiting angiogenesis, or for enhancing radiosensitization. The present invention also relates to novel use of paeonol of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the manufacture of a composition for inhibiting angiogenesis, or for the manufacture of a composition for enhancing radiosensitization. Also, the present invention relates to a method for inhibiting angiogenesis which comprises administrating to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of paeonol of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a method for enhancing radiosensitization which comprises administrating an effective amount of paeonol of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to a subject in need of radiotherapy.
US10933025B2	Nanoparticles for encapsulating compounds, the preparation and uses thereof The present invention relates to nanoparticles for encapsulating biologically active compounds, comprising a matrix of new polymer conjugates. The invention also relates to a process for producing both the conjugates and nanoparticles, to compositions containing said conjugates or nanoparticles, and applications thereof. The invention is applicable in the pharmaceutical sector and in the nanotechnology sector.
US10933024B2	PH-dependent controlled release pharmaceutical composition for non-opioids with resistance against the influence of ethanol The invention relates to a pH-dependent controlled release pharmaceutical composition, comprising at least one pharmaceutical active ingredient, with the exception of opioids, wherein the core is coated at least by one coating layer, controlling the release of the pharmaceutical composition, wherein the coating layer comprises a polymer mixture of i) 40-95% by weight, based on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of at least one water insoluble essentially neutral vinyl polymer or copolymer, and ii) 5-60% by weight, based on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of at least one anionic polymer or copolymer, which is insoluble in a buffered medium below pH 4.0 and soluble at least in the range from pH 7.0 to pH 8.0, characterized in that the coating layer further comprises 110 to 250% by weight of a non-porous inert lubricant, 1 to 35% by weight of at least one neutral cellulosic compound and 1 to 25% by weight of at least one emulsifier, each calculated on dry weight of the polymer mixture.
US10933021B2	Compositions of gallium (III) complexes for oral administration The present invention relates to dosage forms of gallium complexes suitable for oral delivery and methods of preparation thereof. Such dosage forms are useful for the treatment of diseases, including, but not limited to, cancer.
US10933015B2	Injectable composition with aromatase inhibitor The present invention provides a composition suitable for forming an intramuscular implant. It comprises a biodegradable thermoplastic polymer of polylactic acid (PLA), DMSO and an aromatase inhibitor compound. The invention also provides a kit suitable for the in situ formation of the composition and its use as a medicine for treating cancer, especially breast cancer.
US10933011B2	Composition and method of preparation A composition comprises (A) a silicone elastomer. The (A) silicone elastomer comprises the reaction product of: (a) an organohydrogensiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (b) a crosslinking agent having an average of at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; and (c) a hydrosilylation catalyst. The reaction product is formed in the in the presence of (d) a silicone polyether polymer; and (e) particles. The composition further comprises (B) a carrier fluid. The (e) particles are dispersed in the (A) silicone elastomer in the composition. A method of preparing the composition is also disclosed.
US10933010B2	External dermal agent [Object]The present invention aims to provide an external dermal agent that tightens the skin, lifts up sagging skin, has no stickiness to the skin, and has a satisfactory compatibility with the skin, without giving any unfavorable feeling to users.[Means to Attain the Object]The present invention solves the above object by providing an external dermal agent characterized in that it contains pullulan and an alkaline-swelling polymer in a mass ratio of the pullulan to the alkaline-swelling polymer being 10 or more.
US10933009B2	Formulations and methods for treating dermatological disorders and diseases The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating a dermatological disorder or disease.
US10933008B1	Silicon-based cannabidiol derivatives and compositions thereof Silicon-based cannabidiol derivatives and methods for their synthesis are provided, in which the derivatives contain a cannabidiol molecule and at least one silicon-based group containing Si—O—Si bonds. The derivatives are useful in cosmetic and topical compositions, have potential beneficial topical properties, and enhance solubility and compatibility in cosmetic formulations containing the silicon-based materials. Silicone elastomers infused with compositions containing the silicon-based cannabidiol derivatives and trisiloxanes are also provided.
US10933004B2	Cosmetic composition A transparent cosmetic composition that provides an excellent feeling in use and excellent dissolution stability of ceramide is provided.The cosmetic composition of the present invention comprises (a) a ceramide, (b) a surfactant, and (c) water, wherein the cosmetic composition comprises (a) in an amount of 0.00001 to 5.0% by weight based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition, a polyglycerin aliphatic ether as (b) in an amount of 0.1 to 5.0% by weight based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition, and (c) in an amount of 50.0% by weight or more based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition. It is preferable that the polyglycerin aliphatic ether comprise a polyglycerin monoaliphatic ether in an amount of 75% by weight or more based on the total weight of the polyglycerin aliphatic ether and a polyglycerin dialiphatic ether in an amount of 5% by weight or less based on the total weight of the polyglycerin aliphatic ether.
US10933003B2	Oral composition Provided is a pumping type toothpaste product including a toothpaste composition. The toothpaste composition includes a polishing agent, and thus prevents the piston of a pumping type container from being worn by the polishing agent contained in the toothpaste composition so that the contents of the container may be ejected out smoothly. Also provided is a gel-like toothpaste composition having excellent viscosity retentivity. Further, provided is an oral composition showing high elasticity even at low viscosity, undergoing little change in viscosity with time and having significantly improved shape retentivity, flowability and dispersion stability through the synergic effect of xanthan gum and a thickening polymer.
US10933000B2	Aluminum-free antiperspirant / deodorant compositions An aluminum-free antiperspirant/deodorant composition in the form of stick, cream, or flowable gel includes a carrier that includes a polyhydric alcohol or is a mixture of a polyhydric alcohol and water; a thickening agent including a C14-22 fatty acid salt; and an antiperspirant active and optionally a film-forming polymer dispersed in the carrier. The antiperspirant active is primarily a zinc-based antiperspirant active.
US10932991B2	Feeding bottle The present application relates to the technical field of baby appliance structure, and provides a feeding bottle, including: a body and at least one non-return valve integrally formed at a lower of the body. The non-return valve includes a connection portion that is connected at the body, an extension portion for disturbing the laminar flow state of the internal liquid of the body when shaking the body, and a valve for allowing only the air outside to enter into the body, the extension portion is tapered and extends along a surface of the body toward the interior of the body, the extension portion is located at the inside of the bottom of the body, or located above the inside of the bottom of the body and in the vicinity of the inside of the bottom of the body. This design can solve the problem that the structure of the existing feeding bottle may cause flatulence to the baby due to the unbalanced pressure and may easily lead to incomplete dissolution of the milk powder.
US10932990B2	Transfer system for containers A transfer system for containers includes first and second containers (1), (5), which can be interconnected in a media-transferring way by a connection (7). The connection has a transfer device (27), when held in a locked position by a lock (25), prevents an exchange of media, and permits the exchange in an unlocked position in which the transfer device (7) is guided longitudinally movably in a seat (9) of the connection (7) for a transfer operation. The lock (25) is transferable to an unlocked position by the movement of at least one of the containers (5). The additional controls (13, 21) are present on the respective movable container (5), at least partially enclose the outer periphery of this container (5) and actuate the lock (25) of the transfer device (27) to unlock.
US10932987B2	Sensing control method and apparatus The invention provides a sensing control method and apparatus, and a vibration massage apparatus. The method includes: arranging a sensor which senses a trajectory of an external object, and controlling the change of output based on the direction of the trajectory. With the invention, a desirable control effect can be obtained based on the sensed direction of the trajectory of the external object without accurate positioning of the sensor. Not only the convenience of the sensing operation can be improved significantly, but also the control accuracy can be improved; meanwhile, the invention can be well applied to any device for control using several input control signals or variable input control signals for control, thus having a wide range of application and significantly optimizing user experience.
US10932986B2	Portable self massage table and recovery device A portable massage table and recovery device features a support table and independent massage head mounted within a slot in said support table. Both massage head and support table are supported upon the ground and the support table is capable of independent rolling motion in-line with the massage head. The massage head has varying levels of resistance and an articulable massage structure. Side rolling wheels may be used to maintain the in-line relationship of the massage head and support table.
US10932983B2	Torso bar walker A mobility aid includes two side frames, each configured for contact with a hand or forearm of associated user; an interconnecting frame member; two or more wheels; one or two adjustable torso bars attached to side frames, and each variably including a posterior member for maintaining consistent contact of torso with the anterior member. Flexed posturing and abnormal lower body biomechanics are common with use of wheeled walking aids managed by the upper body. Users typically excessively push down and forward to advance device. The novel body engaging member(s) enable the presented device to be advanced by torso contact as the user walks. Upper body weight bearing is thereby minimized. Propulsion is enhanced as user advances the pelvis against the torso bar(s). Posture is improved and safety is increased. A walker is provided for users requiring, or training to achieve, light upper body support.
US10932982B2	Adapted fitness equipment An exercise apparatus includes an adjustable frame being attachable to an assistive ambulation device. The adjustable frame includes removable handles, fitting arms located on a lower portion of the adjustable frame to receive a fitness attachment, and attachment points on located on the lower portion of the adjustable frame to couple a resistance device. A jump rope trainer includes a handle; flexible tubing including a handle fastener to connect the handle to the flexible tubing; and a soft sphere shaped object. The flexible tubing includes a soft sphere shaped object fastener to connect the soft sphere shaped object to the flexible tubing.
US10932978B2	Cover for a contact zone A cover for a contact zone between a rotatable surface and a stop, the cover having a top portion and a front portion. The cover may also include a lateral portion and a back portion to further surround the contact zone. An example of a contact zone may be found on an inversion therapy table, such as inversion therapy tables having a pin and slot adjustment mechanism.
US10932976B2	Left radial access, right room operation, peripheral intervention system Systems and methods for left radial access, right room operation peripheral interventions are provided that include left radial bases to stabilize a left arm of a cardiac patient across a midsagittal plane, transradiant right radial bases to position a right arm of the patient, and radiodense radiation reduction barriers located between the patient and a doctor.
US10932975B2	Covering device for an incubator for newborns The covering device for an incubator for newborns includes a longitudinal direction characterized in that one of its ends, in the longitudinal direction, has a width at least two times greater than its width at its opposite end. At least in the median part of its larger width, it is extended by a longitudinal flap.
US10932970B2	Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling bed functions A method and system for patient monitoring, the system comprising a surveillance camera configured to generate a plurality of frames showing an area in which a patient in a bed is being monitored, and a computer system comprising memory and logic circuitry configured to determine bed rails positions of the bed, identify a position of the patient, and generate signals that control the bed rails of a bed based on the bed rails positions and the position of the patient.
US10932964B2	Modular wheelchair system The modular wheelchair system includes an upper component, and an autonomous power base configured to detachably couple to the upper component. The autonomous power base includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the autonomous power base to: determine whether the upper component is separated from the autonomous power base; and navigate to a location in response to determination that the upper component is detached from the autonomous power base.
US10932962B2	Reclosable wrapper for sanitary products and related methods A wrapped sanitary product comprises a wrapper and a sanitary product that provides for discreet storage and removal of a sanitary product, and/or discreet placement of a soiled sanitary product into a vacated wrapper to be discreetly disposed thereafter. The wrapper is formed such that an interior space is created to store a sanitary product. The wrapper has a storage configuration, and accessible configuration, and a second storage configuration. The wrapper has a port that provides access to the interior space and the sanitary product therein. The wrapper has a flap that can comprise a sticker or a tab, or both. The flap is sealed to the wrapper in a storage configuration, is at least partially removable from the wrapper in an accessible configuration, and is reclosable to the wrapper in a second storage configuration.
US10932960B2	Stretch breathable protective absorbent article using bilaminate A disposable absorbent article of a brief or pull-up type incorporates a breathable laminate material composed of two layers. The laminate is an elastic material and may include non-elastic portions created by deactivating the material. The laminate material may be made breathable by the ultrasonic bonding process used to create the laminate. A third layer is adhered or bonded to the laminate and with leg elastics positioned between the laminate that the third layer. The absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly that overlaps with the non-elastic portions of the laminate.
US10932959B2	Absorbent article with an oil composition and an oil protecting layer The present disclosure relates to a sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, a panty liner, a diaper or an incontinence pad, including a liquid permeable topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a fibrous layer positioned between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The topsheet includes a coating having a) an oil composition and b) one or more surface active agent(s) including a non-ionic surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of the oil composition and the surface active agent(s) is at least 1:1, and wherein the oil composition is present in an amount of at least 0.3 g/m2 of the topsheet and wherein the fibrous layer is an oil protecting layer consisting essentially of non-absorbent fibers.
US10932958B2	Absorbent articles comprising sensors A sensor system for detecting a property of or within an absorbent article may comprise an absorbent article and a sensor. The absorbent article may comprise a garment-facing layer and an absorbent assembly. The sensor may be disposed in and/or on the absorbent article. The sensor may be separable from the absorbent article. The sensor may be configured to sense a change in condition within the absorbent article.
US10932956B2	Hybrid silicone and acrylic adhesive cover for use with wound treatment Sealing members and methods of manufacturing the same are described. A first film layer and a second film layer each having a first side and a second side can be provided. A first adhesive can be coupled to the second side of the first film layer to form a first adhesive layer. A second adhesive can be coupled to the second side of the second film layer to form a second adhesive layer, and a third adhesive can be coupled to the first side of the second film layer to form a third adhesive layer. One or more perforations can be formed through the third adhesive layer, the second film layer, and the second adhesive layer. A first side of the third adhesive layer can be coupled to a second side of the first adhesive layer.
US10932955B2	Percutaneous absorption agent delivery device and manufacturing method therefor A percutaneous absorption agent delivery device with: a solvent-impermeable cover film that has a first layer and a second layer, which are integrally continuous via a first fold and are superimposed, a non-seal region and a seal region are formed between the first layer and the second layer, the non-seal region disposed along the first fold, the seal region to surround the outer peripheral section of the non-seal region except for the section along the first fold, and an endless cut portion forming the non-seal region formed in the cover film; a percutaneous absorption agent carrying member is disposed in the non-seal region between the first layer and the second layer, and fixed to the cover film on the inner side of the cut portion; and an adhesive sheet that is detachably affixed to the outer surface of the cover film.
US10932954B2	Customizable closed tissue site dressing for improved postoperative removal Some illustrative embodiments of a dressing for treating a tissue site may include a fluid hub, a plurality of elongate fluid members, and a separable joint. The plurality of elongate fluid members may be positioned in fluid communication with the fluid hub. Each of the plurality of elongate fluid members may include a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongate side between the proximal end and the distal end. The elongate side of the elongate fluid members may extend longitudinally outward from the fluid hub. The separable joint may be coupled between the elongate side of one of the plurality of elongate fluid members and the elongate side of another of the plurality of elongate fluid members. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10932947B2	Micro drop adapter for dropper bottles The invention described herein concerns a micro drop adapter that is adapted to engage with dropper bottles. The micro drop adapter engages with and surrounds the original tip of the bottle. The micro drop adapter comprises at least one inner tube that is urged against the original tip of the bottle forming a seal and a channel in fluid connection with the bottle. The micro drop adapter comprises an adapter tip that dispenses micro drops, which are drops having a volume of less than approximately 50 microliters. The micro drop adapter further comprises a cap.
US10932935B2	Method of implanting an intragastric balloon A method includes providing an inflatable implant formed of a flexible polymer material suitable for residence in the body. The implant includes a slit valve provided in its wall. The slit valve includes an elastomeric valve body with an open internal chamber being in fluid communication with a proximal opening of the valve, a concave section at its distal end, and a normally closed slit in a solid portion of the valve body connecting the concave section and the distal end of the valve body. An inflation tube having an injection tip with a distal end and an insertion stop is provided. The injection tip is inserted into the internal chamber of the slit valve until the insertion stop positively engages the proximal opening. Then, the implant with the inflation tube is delivered to a body cavity. Once delivered, fluid is introduced through the inflation tube and into the implant.
US10932928B2	Drug-releasing biodegradable stent The present invention relates to a drug-releasing biodegradable stent. The drug-releasing biodegradable stent includes: a first stent structure configured to have a plurality of cells by means of the wire crossing pattern of a woven structure and be provided in a hollow cylindrical shape by weaving a metal wire made of a shape-memory alloy in a specific pattern on a jig; and a second stent structure formed as a 3D print that is provided to have a plurality of cells by means of the wire crossing pattern of a printed structure and also have a hollow cylindrical shape by performing 3D printing using a printing material including a biodegradable polymer and a drug, and disposed such that it covers the outer circumferential surface of the first stent structure or the outer circumferential surface thereof is covered with the first stent structure.
US10932925B2	Stent A bioabsorable stent is disclosed. The stent is made of a polymer and/or non-polymer material and has an elongated body having a proximate end, a distal end, and at least one open channel formed on the exterior surface of the elongated body to provide fluid communication between the proximal end and the distal end. Also disclosed is a bioabsorable stent having an elongated center rod having a proximate end and a distal end and a plurality of leaflets extending outward from the center rod and forming channels between two neighboring leaflets to provide fluid communication between the proximal end and the distal end.
US10932921B2	Method and system for aligning a prosthesis during surgery using active sensors A method and system for determining the orientation of a surgical tool with respect to a bone of a patient discloses initializing a first active sensor and a second active sensor relative to each other with the first active sensor and second active sensor having a predetermined (relative) orientation. The first active sensor is configured to sense a change in its orientation, provide first information relating to the change and be attached to a bone in a relationship to a reference plane therefor, for use during an operation. The second active sensor is configured to sense a change in its orientation, provide second information relating to the change and be attached to a surgical tool. The relative orientation of the active sensors is useful to determine the relative orientation of the tool and the reference frame of the bone.
US10932918B2	Post-operative bone growth stimulant introduction method A method of revising a patient having a fusion cage implanted within a spinal column, involving percutaneously delivering a first end of a tube to the spinal column, fluidly connecting the first end of the tube to the fusion cage, and delivering a bone growth agent into the fusion cage through the tube.
US10932915B2	Moment induced total arthroplasty prosthetic A prosthetic total knee replacement system comprises a distal femoral implant component, a tibial tray implant component and a fixed bearing tibial tray insert. The fixed bearing tibial tray insert is fixed to the tibial tray and articulates with the distal femoral implant component. The fixed bearing tibial tray insert component has a medial-lateral centerline and a stabilizing post. The stabilizing post has a medial-lateral centerline offset laterally from the medial-lateral centerline of the fixed bearing tibial tray insert.
US10932914B2	Method and apparatus for orthopedic implant A tibial implant may include a plurality of implant subunits. The implant subunits may be configured for individual insertion within a wedge-shaped-void of the tibia. The implant subunits may further be configured for assembly in order to provide an implant substantially covering an exposed portion of cortical bone formed when performing a surgical osteotomy. Methods and kits for insertion and assembly of implants are further described.
US10932913B2	Multi-layered prosthetic element A multi-layered prosthetic element comprises a central body (1; 1′) of a substantially truncated conical shape and having a through axial cavity (2; 2′) open at both ends which gives the central body (1; 1′) a ring-shaped cross-section. The central body (1, 1′) comprises an outer portion (110; 110′), made of trabecular metal material, an inner portion (130; 130′), made of trabecular metal material, and an intermediate portion (120; 120′) made of metal material without significant porosity. The outer portion (110; 110′) and the inner portion (130; 130′) are integrally connected to the intermediate portion (120; 120′). The intermediate portion (120; 120′) is configured to mechanically resist to stresses transmitted to the inner portion (130; 130′) on one side and to the outer portion (110; 110′) on the other side.
US10932912B2	Plug in struts for graft cage A system for treating a bone including a graft containment device extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end and including a channel extending therethrough for receiving a graft material therein, the graft containment device including a plurality of fixation openings extending therethrough and a strut extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end and including an attaching portion configured to be attached to the graft containment device and an overhang portion configured to extend beyond one of the first and second ends, when the attaching portion is attached to the graft containment device, the attaching portion including a plurality of coupling elements for engaging the fixation openings of the graft containment device, the overhang portion including an overhang opening configured to receive a bone fixation element for fixing the strut to a bone.
US10932909B2	Device for treating regurgitation of tricuspid and implantation method therefor A device for treating regurgitation of a tricuspid valve (4) is disclosed. The device comprises a tricuspid valve plug (21) capable of compressing and expanding and a tricuspid valve plug fixing device used for anchoring the tricuspid valve-in-plug (21) to an orifice of the tricuspid valve (4). The tricuspid valve plug (21) is provided with an inflow end (42, 52) and an opposite outflow end (47, 57), and a prosthetic valve (50, 70) capable of being opened and closed is disposed in the tricuspid valve plug (21). When the tricuspid valve (4) is dosed, the prosthetic valve (50, 70) is automatically closed, and when the tricuspid valve (4) is opened, the prosthetic valve (50, 70) is automatically opened.
US10932908B2	Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor An implantable prosthetic has a coaption portion, paddles, and clasps. The paddles are extendable from a folded closed position to an open position. A clasp has a fixed arm attached to the paddle. The clasps also have a moveable arm having a barbed portion and an end that is rounded. A hinge portion connects the fixed arm to the moveable arm.
US10932900B2	Method of sutureless intrascleral haptic-hook lens implantation A method of sutureless intrascleral haptic-hook lens implantation which improves the fixation process of the lens haptics, allowing the lens haptics to be bent and folded back into the vitreous cavity to generate a better stability, avoiding the complication of intrascleral fixation haptic slippage, meanwhile forming a sclera lamellar groove between two adjacent scleral incisions to bury the lens haptics. The method may be adapted to patients in need of intraocular lens implantation without sufficient capsular support, such as aphakia, intraocular lens, lens dislocation, etc. This method enhances the stability and centrality of the lens, the surgical procedures are simple and easy to master, which reduces the operation time.
US10932899B2	Apparatus, system and methods for improved breast surgery with myointegration The present disclosure is directed to Myointegration, the improvement of breast implant apparatus, system and methods for a design that extends the breast implant centrifugally, or in which a separate device is utilized in combination with a breast implant, that has one or more straps originating from the breast implant extension or from the separate device. The one or more straps are looped through the pectoralis major muscle then back into the implant extension or the separate device repeatedly. The straps are eventually attached in some manner to themselves, to the implant extension, or to the separate device. Since the pectoralis major muscle contains neuromuscular spindles that sense length, velocity and acceleration, when the user changes position from supine to vertical, the gravitational force generated by the mass of the breast implant pulls on the strap or straps, which pulls the muscle and stimulates the neuromuscular spindles, thereby generating lift of the implanted breast insert.
US10932898B2	Methods and materials for augmenting a region of soft tissue A method is disclosed for preparing a soft tissue site, and augmenting the soft tissue site, such as the breast(s), scar, depression, or other defect, of a subject through use of devices that exert a distractive force on the breast(s) and grafting of autologous fat tissue such as domes with scaling rims for surrounding each of the soft tissue site and a regulated pump. The method for preparing the soft tissue site, and enhancing fat graft results, entails application of the distracting force to the targeted soft tissue site at least intermittently for some period of time and preferably several weeks prior to the graft procedure. A related aspect of the invention includes following the preparation steps by transfer of fat from other areas of the subject to the subject's soft tissue site, and then reapplication of the distractive force to the soft tissue site that received the autologous fat graft. Alternatively, fat from genetically related sources may be used, and the fat may be further processed prior to injection. Substantial soft tissue augmentation, high rates of graft survival and negligible graft necrosis (data demonstrating 80% survival and only 20% necrosis is presented) or calcification result from the practice of these methods.
US10932897B2	Joint kinematic reconstruction techniques A method for reconstructing a joint according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, fixating at least one suture inside a joint space, retrieving the at least one suture from inside the joint space, passing the at least one suture through a graft at a location external to the joint space, shuttling the graft into the joint space, and fixating the graft using the at least one suture.
US10932896B2	Thin-film cuff for endothelialization of endovascular grafts Methods and devices are provided for the use of thin-film cuffs on endovascular grafts. A method includes forming a fenestrated thin-film Nitinol sheet, expanding the fenestrated thin-film Nitinol sheet to expand the fenestrations, and attaching the expanded thin-film Nitinol sheet to a longitudinal end of a cover for an endovascular graft to form a cuff for the endovascular graft. The method may further include implanting the endovascular graft into a blood vessel. An endovascular graft may include a cover having a proximal and distal end, a proximal thin-film mesh cuff extending from the proximal end, and a distal thin-film mesh cuff extending form the distal end.
US10932883B2	Coupling element for attaching a medical or dental instrument to a control or supply unit A medical or dental instrument part having a coupling device for connecting the instrument part to a control, regulating or supply unit, a memory device that can be operated with electrical power for storing identification data and/or operating and/or care data of the instrument part and at least one electrical line, which is provided for supplying electrical power to a lighting device that is provided on the instrument part or can be connected to the instrument part for operating the lighting device and for supplying electrical power to the memory device for operating the memory device. In addition, a medical or dental treatment device having such a medical or dental instrument part and a corresponding method for supplying electrical power to a lighting device and to a memory device by at least one electrical line are provided.
US10932882B2	Surgical camera system with automatic alternation between two depths of field A surgical camera system is provided which includes a plurality of imaging devices each having a tunable iris configured to change between at least two different sized numerical apertures. A video stream is produced at a frame rate greater than or equal to about 20 frames per second from first and second images produced by respective sensors and tunable irises of at least two of the imaging devices, the tunable irises controlled to different numerical apertures, the first images acquired at a respective first numerical aperture of a first imaging device and the second images acquired at a respective second numerical aperture of a second imaging device, different from the respective first numerical aperture. The video stream alternates between the first images and the second images so that the video stream results in a three-dimensional effect at a display device when the video stream is rendered thereon.
US10932881B2	Guide for surgical purpose This invention provides a guide for surgical purpose, comprising: a long column body, being in a hollow shape, an upper side thereof having a semi-cylinder, a bottom side thereof having a cuboid, and an inside thereof being provided with an elongated slot, in which an interior of the semi-cylinder is in communication with an interior of the cuboid; a wing-shaped part, being in a wing shape, and disposed at one end of the long column body and engaged with one side of the cuboid and extending from both ends of the one side of the cuboid, for grasping during surgery; a limiting piece, being in a ring shape and socketing the other end of the long column body and engaging with the other side of the cuboid, for withstanding the tissues during surgery; and a replaceable expander, being disposed in the elongated slot, for expanding and opening a surgical incision of tissues, wherein the replaceable expander is replaceable with another expander of different dimension in a stepwise manner via the one side of the cuboid proximate to the wing-shaped part and inside the elongated slot, thereby for expanding.
US10932879B2	Medical observation apparatus and state notification method There is provided a medical observation apparatus including: a determination section configured to determine, on a basis of distance between a part corresponding to a sterile region and an object existing in a periphery of the part corresponding to the sterile region, if an approaching state in which an object is approaching the part corresponding to the sterile region exists; and a notification control section configured to cause a notification of the approaching state to be issued, on a basis of a determination result of the approaching state.
US10932875B2	Manipulator, medical system, and medical system control method A medical system including a manipulator having a longitudinal portion with a proximal end and a distal end; a rotation driving unit connected to the longitudinal portion for rotating the proximal end; an uneven portion disposed on an outer circumference surface in the vicinity of the distal end and being along a helix; a bendable portion disposed at the distal end; a bending driving unit bending the bendable portion; a shape sensor unit detecting a bending amount and a bending direction of the bendable portion; a rotation angle sensor unit detecting a rotation angle and a rotation direction of the longitudinal portion; and a control unit controlling operations of the rotation driving unit and the bending driving unit, wherein the distal end and the uneven portion are rotatable about the longitudinal axis following the rotation of the proximal end when the proximal end is rotated by the rotation driving unit.
US10932874B2	Remote control robot system A remote control robot system includes a master arm, and a slave arm having a plurality of control modes of an automatic mode in which the slave arm operates based on a prestored task program and a manual mode in which the slave arm operates based on manipulation of an operator received by the master arm. The master arm includes one or more motors configured to drive joints of the master arm, and a motor actuator configured to generate a torque instruction value that operates the joints according to an external force applied to the master arm and gives drive current corresponding to the torque instruction value to the motor. The motor actuator generates, when the control mode is the manual mode, the torque instruction value so that the joints operate according to the external force while resisting a frictional force of the motor.
US10932859B2	Implant surface mapping and unwrapping method An implant surface mapping and unwrapping method provided by the present invention selects or defines a mesh implant geometry, and places and rotates it in a specific spatial position according to a mesh. Vertex space coordinates, which are interpolated in medical images such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or ultrasound to calculate the gray scale values of these spatial coordinate points, and map them on the surface of the implant. In addition, the implant is irregular. The surface can be further unwrapped through the planar image to help understand its contact with the anatomy. If the medical image is pre-converted to other anatomical, physiological, pathological, and functional parameters, the mapping and unwrapping results will also be displayed with these parameters. Learn more about the relationship between implants and these parameters.
US10932855B2	Surgical planning and method Methods and apparatus for planning and/or carrying out a total knee replacement surgical procedure on a knee of a leg of a patient are described. Anatomical data for the leg of the patient is obtained, which allows the femoral mechanical axis, the tibial mechanical axis and the joint line of the knee to be determined. A planned proximal tibial cut angle and a planned distal femoral cut angle are determined. A total knee replacement procedure is carried out on the knee of the patient, wherein a distal femoral cut is made using the planned distal femoral cut angle and a proximal tibial cut is made using the planned proximal tibial cut angle.
US10932853B2	Methods of treating nasal airways A device is described for treating a nasal airway by modifying a property of a nasal tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in the nasal airway. Various embodiments include an elongate shaft, a bipolar radiofrequency delivery member extending from one end of the shaft, and a handle attached to the elongate shaft at an opposite end from the radiofrequency delivery member. The radiofrequency delivery member is sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to at least temporarily deform the nasal tissue and deliver radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency delivery member includes two rows of protruding electrodes disposed on a tissue contact surface, and the device is configured to deliver radiofrequency energy from one row of electrodes to the other row of electrodes.
US10932848B2	Delivery system for delivering a medical device to a location within a patient's body Devices, systems and methods are provided for deployment of one or more functional devices, such as therapeutic and/or diagnostic medical devices and/or positioning devices, at various locations relative to a defined operative path. The devices, systems, and methods can include a guide system and a positioning element. The guide system defines the operative path when deployed within a patient's body. The positioning element cooperates with the guide system to define one or more positions relative the defined operative path from which the one or more functional devices are deployed. The present inventions allow for the accurate and reliable placement of the one or more functional devices at the one or more positions relative the operative path. In one embodiment, the functional device is an ablation device adapted to ablate cardiac tissue for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation.
US10932847B2	Detecting short circuits in electrosurgical medical devices A control circuit for use with an electrosurgical system is disclosed. The control circuit is programmed to provide an electrosurgical signal comprising a plurality of pulses to first and second electrodes and receive a first reading of an impedance between the first and second electrodes. The control circuit is programmed to receive a second reading of the impedance between the first and second electrodes. The control circuit is programmed to determine a difference between the first and second readings and determine that a short circuit is present between the first and second electrodes based on a magnitude of the difference between the first reading and the second reading. The control circuit is programmed to generate a signal indicating the short circuit between the first and second electrodes.
US10932844B2	Methods of manufacturing jaw members of surgical forceps A method of manufacturing a jaw member of a surgical forceps includes forming a jaw frame having a distal jaw support. The method also includes forming an electrically-conductive defining an aperture having a first diameter, forming a stop member including a body having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter and a shoulder having a third diameter greater than the first diameter. The method also includes inserting the stop member into the aperture such that the body extends through the aperture and the shoulder abuts a portion of the electrically-conductive plate surrounding the aperture, and overmolding an outer housing about at least a portion of the jaw frame, electrically-conductive plate, and stop member to secure the jaw frame, electrically-conductive plate, and stop member to one another.
US10932840B2	System and method for positioning a tracking device Disclosed is a system and method for tracking an instrument. The instrument may be tracked with one or more trackable members. The trackable members may be held relative to a handle to which the instrument is attached.
US10932839B2	Systems and methods for delivering elements within a fluent material to an off-axis target site within a bone structure Systems and methods for stabilizing a bone structure of a patient. A stylet and a delivery tube is directed through an access cannula to form a curved path to a target site. The stylet is withdrawn with a distal portion of the flexible delivery tube maintaining a curved configuration along the curved path. The curable material including a plurality of elements disposed in a fluent material is directed through the flexible delivery tube with a distal portion of the flexible delivery tube maintaining the curved configuration against forces from the elements and the fluent material. A delivery cannula may be directed through the flexible delivery tube. An expandable member may deployed at the target site to create a cavity. A steerable assembly may be selectively activate to form the curved path. The plurality of elements may substantially follow a curved path created within the bone structure.
US10932836B2	Bone fixation system A modular bone fixation linkage includes a plurality of interconnected links that can angulate with respect to an adjacent one of the links about at least one axis, such as three axes. The links can further include fixation holes that are configured to receive bone anchors that secure the links to an underlying anatomical structure.
US10932832B2	Orthognathic saw and positioning implant A bone fusion implant for fusing a first bone region to a second bone region of a mammalian bone includes a first fixing region having multiple securing means receiving holes for attaching to the first bone and a second fixing region which is connected to the first fixing region and has multiple securing means receiving holes for attaching to the second bone region, wherein a cutting tool guiding contour which specifies a severing line is formed between the first and the second fixing region. A method for the individualized production of such a bone fusion implant includes recording an actual 3D model of the mammalian bone implant in a first data set, drafting a target 3D model, and producing the bone fusion implant by way of the target 3D model.
US10932831B2	Bone plate and bone plate system A bone plate includes: a band-shaped body section that is fixed along a longitudinal direction of the tibia; a transverse section that is fixed along a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the tibia; a joining section for joining the body section and the transverse section; and screw holes. The body section, the joining section, and the transverse section have a curved surface shape, a first plane on which the axial line of a screw hole in the joining section is disposed and a second plane on which the axial line of a screw hole in the body section is disposed are substantially parallel to each other, the angles between a straight line connecting a longitudinal direction upper-end portion and lower-end portion of the bone plate and the first plane and the second plane are predetermined angles, and an axial line and an axial line are at twisted positions.
US10932824B2	Dynamically stabilizing intervertebral implant and tool for positioning same Disclosed is a dynamically stabilizing intervertebral implant including a stabilizing wedge, a flexible link in the form of a strap, and a blocking pin. The body of the stabilizing wedge includes a recess extending along a longitudinal axis, coincident with the posterior approach axis, and through which the strap passes. The blocking pin can engage inside the recess by movement in the recess longitudinal direction. The strap is immobilized with respect to the stabilizing wedge by being clamped between the pin and the facing recess wall. An tubular implant holder has an internal channel through which the blocking pin can be inserted and guided as far as the recess, in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the recess, when the implant holder is fixed to the stabilizing wedge so the internal channel and the recess are in parallax relative to each other.
US10932823B2	Facet plate for implant expulsion prevention and method of installation A plate, installation tools, and method of installation are provided for preventing a spinal facet joint implant from expulsing from its location. The plate has posterior and inferior fasteners installed previously or in-situ. A k-wire is used in cooperation with the implant and installation tool(s) to guide the plate to the desired location. The plate includes a central threaded bore situated between a superior and inferior bone screw bore in one form, and a superior and inferior connection barb in another form. The installation tool includes a threaded plug at one end for receipt by the central threaded bore of the plate for releasably holding the plate during installation. The installation tool has a superior structure and an inferior structure that can be a cannula or a tang depending on the form of the plate. A cannula allows a tool to direct a fastener to screw bores of the plate for attaching the fastener and plate to vertebrae.
US10932821B2	Fixation clamp A fixation clamp for use in an external fixation system for holding bone fragments adjacent to each other with the help of fixation elements has at least one clamping assembly having a pair of jaws with at least two different size grooves to accommodate a bone fixation element such as a pin or rod. An alternate clamping assembly has at least three grooves wherein at least two of the grooves have a different size adapted to accommodate a correspondingly sized bone fixation element such as a bone pin. The longitudinal axes of the grooves define a polygon. The jaw pairs can be rotated about a central longitudinal axis to present different size reception cavities towards the pins or rocks depending on their diameter.
US10932819B2	Uterine manipulators and related components and methods A method of positioning a uterine manipulator within a patient includes applying a deforming force to a colpotomizer cup of the uterine manipulator to adjust the colpotomizer cup from a nominal width configuration to a reduced width configuration, inserting the colpotomizer cup into a vaginal canal of the patient while the colpotomizer cup is in the reduced width configuration, removing the deforming force from the colpotomizer cup to allow the colpotomizer cup to expand from the reduced width configuration to the nominal width configuration, and positioning the colpotomizer cup about a cervix of the patient while the colpotomizer cup is in the nominal width configuration.
US10932816B2	Methods and apparatuses for fluoro-less or near fluoro-less percutaneous surgery access A needle access assembly and method for obtaining percutaneous needle access with little or no fluoroscopy. The method can include selecting a target for percutaneous access, directing a laser guide at a desired needle-insertion angle and in line with the selected target, aligning the needle access assembly with the laser, and inserting the needle into the target.
US10932813B2	Minimally invasive tissue harvesting device A tissue harvesting device (1), comprising a rotary cutting tool (10) adapted to cut soft tissue and a collection container (20) including a central bore (21) extending in a longitudinal direction and with a distal opening (22), wherein the cutting tool is arranged in the central bore of the collection container and adapted to pass through the distal opening and draw harvested soft tissue fragments into the collection container, and a housing (30) accommodating the cutting tool and the collection container, wherein the collection container is axially movable with respect to the housing.
US10932811B2	Tissue-removing catheter with rotatable cutter A tissue-removing catheter includes a cutting element. A radially innermost portion of the leading radial wall of a raised element of the cutting element may be spaced a radial distance from the longitudinal axis that is less than 66% of the radius of the annular cutting edge. The cutting element may be extendable through the window during operation such that as the cutting element is being rotated about its longitudinal axis, less than an entire radial portion of the leading radial wall passes through the window. A plurality of abrading members may be formed on at least the central portion of the inner surface of the cutting element to abrade hardened tissue as the cutting element is rotating about its longitudinal axis. A radially outermost portion of the leading radial edge of the raised element may be spaced apart radially from an inner surface of the cutting element.
US10932810B2	Thrombectomy catheter systems A thrombectomy catheter system is disclosed which includes a catheter having an exhaust lumen, an infusion lumen and a high pressure tube. The high pressure tube includes a nozzle orifice for forming a high pressure jet of fluid for cutting occlusive material from within a body lumen. The nozzle orifice is positioned to direct the high pressure jet of fluid into the distal end of the exhaust lumen which creates a suctioning effect. The infusion lumen replaces fluid that is removed from the body lumen through the exhaust lumen by a suctioning effect created by the fluid jet.
US10932808B2	Methods, systems, and devices for controlling electrosurgical tools Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for controlling electrosurgical tools are provided. In general, an electrosurgical tool is configured to apply energy to tissue, such as via an end effector of the surgical tool. The energy can include one or more types of energy, such as electrical energy, ultrasonic energy, and heat energy. The electrical energy can be a high frequency alternating current such as radiofrequency (RP) energy, or can be another type of electrical energy.
US10932807B2	Assembly tool for ultrasonic surgical instruments and kits and methods including the same An assembly tool for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a body portion, a neck, and a head portion. The body portion includes a base and first and second legs extending from the base to define a receiving area therebetween. The neck is attached to the body portion and the head portion is attached to the neck. The head portion defines a central opening. The first and second legs of the body portion are configured to engage a portion of a housing of an ultrasonic surgical instrument received within the receiving area, and the head portion is configured to engage a rotation knob of the ultrasonic surgical instrument received within the central opening to rotationally fix the rotation knob relative to the housing. Kits including the assembly tool and methods of assembling an ultrasonic surgical instrument using the assembly tool are also provided.
US10932803B2	Features for communication of fluid through shaft assembly of ultrasonic surgical instrument A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, a rotation input assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly defines a longitudinal axis and a first fluid passageway. The rotation input assembly is operable to rotate the shaft assembly about the longitudinal axis. The rotation input assembly defines a second fluid passageway. The second fluid passageway is in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade. The end effector is in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway such that the end effector is configured to receive fluid communicated through the first and second fluid passageways.
US10932794B2	Surgical blade assembly including a static guide bar and an oscillating blade A blade assembly for use with a surgical saw. The blade assembly may comprise a static guide bar, a blade and a drive member, that when actuated, oscillates the blade. The blade may further comprise teeth that extend distally from the static guide bar, the teeth adapted to form a kerf in tissue against which the teeth are pressed. The static guide bar may be dimensioned to fit into the kerf formed in the tissue cut by the teeth. The static guide bar may comprise a thickness dependent on a length of the static guide bar. The blade assembly may be configured such that blade may be the only oscillating component of the blade assembly to provide a generally constant mass moment of inertia irrespective of the mass and/or length of the static guide bar.
US10932786B2	Devices and methods for treating patent ductus arteriosus The present teachings provide a device to close a ductus arteriosus percutaneously. One aspect of the present teachings provides a device comprising at least one flange portion configured to be positioned against a vascular wall outside one end of a ductus arteriosus, and a body portion configured to be positioned inside the ductus arteriosus. The body portion of the device has a length adjustable in order for the device to fit inside patients with various ductus arteriosus lengths. The at least one flange portion of the device has pivotability in order for at least one flange to deflect from the longitudinal axis of the body portion so that the deployed device can be positioned at a treatment site allowing the discs to sit flat against the vascular tissue to promote closure while avoiding disruption of flow within the pulmonary artery and aorta or applying excess pressure to the surrounding vascular tissue. The body portion of the device could also at least partially block the ductus arteriosus, and thereby reduce or obstruct blood flow through the ductus arteriosus. The device includes a delivery profile and a deployment profile. Another aspect of the present teachings provides methods of using a device of the present teachings.
US10932785B2	Expandable member for perforation occlusion Lead extraction is the removal of one or more leads from inside the heart utilizing a lead removal catheter having a tubular sheath that is placed in the blood vessel, either subclavian or femoral. The sheath of the lead removal catheter may accidentally tear or perforate the blood vessel as it is advanced over the lead toward the heart. Such an occurrence must be dealt with quickly to prevent harm to the patient or subject. An expandable member, such as a balloon, attached to the exterior of the sheath of a lead removal catheter can be deployed temporarily adjacent the perforation in the vessel wall. Inflation of the balloon not only stops (or substantially stops) the bleeding, but, upon inflation, the balloon may include one or more channels that allow blood to continue to flow through the channel(s) until the blood vessel perforation can be repaired.
US10932782B2	Surgical apparatus and structure for applying sprayable wound treatment material According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for forming an anastomosis between adjacent sections of tissue is provided. The apparatus includes a body portion; an actuation assembly operatively supported at a proximal end of the body portion; an anvil assembly movably mounted at the distal end of the body portion for movement toward and away from the body portion; an approximation assembly extending between the body portion and the anvil assembly for moving the anvil toward and away from the tubular body portion; a dispersion assembly operatively associated with the approximation assembly, the dispersion assembly including at least one angled surface defining at least one channel interposed between the anvil assembly and the body portion and being configured to dispense a fluid therefrom; and at least one conduit for conducting wound treatment material to the dispersion assembly.
US10932778B2	Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system A surgical system is disclosed including a frame, an electric motor, a power source configured to supply power to the electric motor, a firing member, a manual release for retracting the firing member, and a controller for de-energizing the electric motor while a retraction motion is applied to the firing member. The electric motor is configured to impart a firing motion to the firing member.
US10932774B2	Surgical end effector for forming staples to different heights An end effector comprising an anvil, a staple cartridge jaw, and a firing member is disclosed. The an anvil comprises staple forming pockets. Each staple forming pocket comprises a pocket base. The staple cartridge jaw comprises a staple cartridge comprising a longitudinal slot, a first longitudinal row of staple cavities, a first staple, a first staple driver, a second longitudinal row of staple cavities, a second staple, and a second staple driver. The first staple comprises a first unformed height and the second staple comprises a second unformed height that is the same as the second unformed height. The firing member is configured to lift the first staple driver and the second staple driver toward the anvil during a staple firing stroke. The first staple is deformed to a first formed height. The second staple is deformed to a second formed height that is different than the first formed height.
US10932773B2	Device for connecting body tissues A device for connecting body tissues has a head part, which can be pushed into a body opening and has a longitudinal axis, wherein tissue staples are accommodated in the head part in a storage position. The tissue staples have a linear main section and two engagement sections projecting perpendicularly therefrom aligned in a first plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Optimal usability in the human body is achieved by rotor elements, which are pivotable about an axis parallel to the main sections of the tissue staples with each have a bearing surface for an engagement section of a tissue staple to rotate said tissue staple from the storage position into a working position in which the tissue staple is arranged in a further plane oriented perpendicularly to the first plane, and in that a slider is provided to advance the tissue staple and deform it into a clamping position.
US10932770B2	Soft tissue repair device and associated methods A soft tissue repair device. The device includes an inserter having a distal portion, a first anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, a second anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors and forming an adjustable knotless loop.
US10932763B2	Tissue collecting tool and tissue collecting system A tissue collecting tool includes: a main body that is long; an operation part arranged on a proximal end side of the main body; a bag part including a bottom portion and an opening portion and having a part of the opening portion fixed to the main body such that the opening portion is positioned on a further proximal end side than the bottom portion; and a linear member connected to the opening portion and the operation part and raising the opening portion by being moved in a longitudinal direction of the main body.
US10932762B2	Biopsy sampling device A biopsy sampling device comprises a handle with a flexible cannula extending from the handle. The flexible cannula includes: an inner catheter, which defines an opening in a lateral wall surface thereof, and further defines a central lumen in fluid communication with the opening; an outer catheter positioned around and moveable relative to the inner catheter; and a cutting element positioned at a distal end of the outer catheter. The flexible cannula is configured such that a vacuum can be applied through the central lumen of the inner catheter to create a suction that draws a piece of tissue into the opening defined in the lateral wall surface of the inner catheter. The handle is configured to move the inner catheter relative to the outer catheter, such that the cutting element shears and severs the piece of tissue that has been drawn into the opening.
US10932761B2	Advanced sweat sensor adhesion, sealing, and fluidic strategies A sweat sensor device (200) includes one or more sweat sensors (220) and a seal (280) covering the one or more sweat sensors (220). The seal (280) is adapted to protect the sweat sensors (220) from outside contaminants when the device (200) is placed on the skin (12). The sweat sensor device (200) may include an absorbing medium (230) to absorb sweat from the skin (12) that is covered by the seal (280). The seal (280) can be permeable to gas, permeable to water and impermeable to at least one aqueous solute, or selectively permeable to at least one aqueous solute. The sweat sensor device (200) may include an artificial sweat stimulation mechanism (345) for stimulating sweat when the device (200) is placed on the skin (12).
US10932760B2	Method and apparatus for predicting concentration of analyte Disclosed is a method for predicting an in vivo concentration of an analyte, including: estimating an in vivo intrinsic spectrum of the analyte; and predicting the in vivo concentration of the analyte by using a concentration predicting algorithm based on the estimated in vivo intrinsic spectrum and an in vivo spectrum obtained during a section in which the in vivo concentration of the analyte is not substantially changed.
US10932758B2	Ultrasound probe and communication method thereof Provided are an ultrasound probe and a communication method of the ultrasound probe capable of selecting an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and/or a wireless communication method that are most appropriate in an environment in which a plurality of ultrasound diagnosis apparatuses exist. A method of communicating with an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, performed by the ultrasound probe, includes operations of obtaining a plurality of pieces of information about ultrasound diagnosis apparatuses; displaying an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus list, based on the plurality of pieces of information about the ultrasound diagnosis apparatuses; receiving an input for selecting an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus list; and wirelessly transmitting ultrasound image data to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, wherein the ultrasound image data is generated by the ultrasound probe.
US10932755B2	Ultrasonic probe Disclosed herein is a multi-row ultrasonic probe of which a manufacturing failure rate can be decreased. The ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric layer configured to generate ultrasonic waves, a sound layer provided on a rear side of the piezoelectric layer, a flexible printed circuit board provided on a rear side of the sound layer, and a sound absorption layer configured to absorb the ultrasonic waves generated by the piezoelectric layer and propagating toward a rear surface of the ultrasonic probe, the sound absorption layer being provided on a rear surface of the flexible printed circuit board. The piezoelectric layer includes a kerf configured to divide the piezoelectric layer in a direction of elevation. The sound layer includes a funnel extending in a direction extending from a front side of the sound layer to the rear side of the sound layer to divide the sound layer.
US10932753B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method for correcting mis-registration of image data with position sensors According to an embodiment, a transmitter transmits a reference signal. A position sensor obtains position information in a three-dimensional space by receiving the reference signal. A controlling unit associates three-dimensional image data generated by a medical image diagnosis apparatus with the three-dimensional space, on the basis of a registration between an arbitrary cross-sectional plane in the three-dimensional image data and a cross-sectional plane scanned by an ultrasound probe. A detecting unit detects if the position of the transmitter has changed within the associated three-dimensional space, on the basis of the position information obtained by the position sensor. A correcting unit corrects a misregistration between a cross-sectional plane in the three-dimensional image data and a cross-sectional plane scanned by the ultrasound probe, on the basis of a change amount of the position of the transmitter.
US10932751B2	Catheter ultrasound transmission element (CUTE) catheter An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a precise catheter tracking system, Active Ultrasound Pattern Injection System (AUSPIS). AUSPIS establishes ultrasonic communication between any ultrasound external probe and internal catheter (CUTE catheter). The system receives image beacon pulses, analyzes the acquired signal, and fires one or a series of active echo pulses from the same active echo element with a proper timing, frequency, duration and amplitude. Thus it enables injection of any “virtual” pattern into the B-mode image. The pattern injected to the B-mode image is from actively encoded ultrasound field in the tissue. The encoding is based on B-mode ultrasound image formation technique, so it doesn't require hardware or software modification to the US machine. It continuously measures the local acoustic signal amplitude, by which sub-millimeter elevation localization accuracy can be achieved. The technique can be used for tracking, tool guidance, and annotation with configured tracking formations.
US10932749B2	Ultrasound system for enhanced instrument visualization An ultrasound imaging system includes a processor programmed to generate an anatomy image and a number of needle frames at different transmit beam angles. The system analyzes the data in the needle frames and selects segments therein that are identified as likely representing an interventional instrument. Data from one or more needle frames are blended with the data for the anatomy image of the tissue to create a composite image of the tissue and the interventional instrument.
US10932741B2	Assessing a condition of a subject using non-contrast dual energy computed tomography In some aspects, the present disclosure relates to a method for non-invasively assessing a myocardial region of a subject by computed tomography (CT). In one embodiment, the method comprises: acquiring non-contrast imaging data for a myocardial region of a subject using dual energy computed tomography (DECT) scanning; reconstructing, from the acquired non-contrast imaging data, monochromatic images for a plurality of energy levels in a range of energy levels; determining, based at least in part on the image reconstruction, attenuation values for each respective energy level of the plurality of energy levels; and performing at least one of detection and quantification of myocardial fibrosis based at least in part on differences in the attenuation values across the plurality of energy levels.
US10932739B2	Dynamic normalization of data for perfusion comparison and quantification The invention relates to x-ray imaging technology as well as image post-processing. Particularly, the present invention relates to post-processing of perfusion image data acquired by an x-ray imaging apparatus by absolutely or relatively normalizing perfusion image data to allow a preferred comparison of the image data, both with regard to different acquisitions as well as different patients. To allow normalization of perfusion image data, it may be desirable to know the amount of contrast agent injected, which remains in a coronary. Subsequently, image parameters may be adapted or normalized based on the known amount of contrast agent within the coronary for normalization of perfusion image data. To obtain a precise amount of injected contrast agent, the injected volume of contrast agent flowing through a defined region or section of a vessel may be estimated. Said injected volume of contrast agent may thus be deduced from the estimation of the total volume flow at this location. Accordingly, a method (10) is provided for dynamic normalization of data for perfusion comparison and quantification, comprising the steps of determining (20) a total volume flow or an amount of a contrast agent in a blood vessel and normalizing (34) perfusion data based on the determined total volume flow or amount of contrast agent.
US10932735B2	Nuclear medical diagnostic apparatus and image processing method According to one embodiment, a nuclear medical diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires gamma-ray emission data based on gamma rays emitted from radio isotopes administered to an object. The processing circuitry further executes scattered-ray correction on the gamma-ray emission data based on a second X-ray CT image obtained by replacing pixel values of a non-object region included in a first X-ray CT image with a predetermined pixel value.
US10932732B2	Radiation shielding device Provided is a radiation shielding device according to various embodiments. The radiation shielding device includes: a body structure forming a receiving space receiving a user's body part, wherein a through passage penetrating an inside of the body structure is formed in the body structure; a shielding unit positioned to reciprocatively move along the through passage, wherein a shielding pad configured to shield the radiation is included in a portion of the shielding unit; and a driver configured to transfer a driving force to the shielding unit to cause the shielding unit to reciprocatively move.
US10932731B2	Method for operating an at least partially autonomously moving, mobile medical unit, and mobile medical unit A method is for operating an at least partially autonomously moving, mobile medical unit, which has at least one sensing device for detecting possible collision objects in the environment of the unit and a control device, which evaluates the sensing data of the sensing device and which is designed to at least partially autonomously operate the movement of the unit while performing a collision protection function. In an embodiment of the method, a possible collision object described by the sensing data is classified by evaluating the sensing data and the classification is taken into consideration in the autonomous operation of the unit, in particular in the calculation of a trajectory to be traveled.
US10932730B2	Method for estimating the radiation dose received by an organ during a computed tomography scan Method for estimating radiation dose received by a tissue of interest during an imaging scan comprising: i, obtaining image data of a body region including the tissue of interest, ii. sub-dividing the image data into axial slices, comprising tissue axial slices and non-tissue axial slices, iii. determining a net amount of radiation dose emitted or received by each axial slice by combining scan parameters of each axial slice with pre-calculated amounts of radiation dose, iiii summing the net amounts of radiation dose of all the tissue axial slices to obtain a tissue dose.
US10932729B2	Opioid overdose monitoring An overdose of opioids can cause the user to stop breathing, resulting in death. A physiological monitoring system monitors respiration based on oxygen saturation readings from a fingertip pulse oximeter in communication with a smart mobile device and sends opioid monitoring information from the smart mobile device to an opioid overdose monitoring service. The opioid overdose monitoring service notifies a first set of contacts when the opioid monitoring information.
US10932726B2	Monitoring physiological status based on bio-vibrational and radio frequency data analysis A patient monitoring device includes an ECG sensor coupled to a patient, a sensor coupled to the patient and configured to bio-vibrational signals, and a radio frequency monitoring device configured to produce information responsive to electromagnetic energy reflected from the patient's thoracic cavity. A processor processes the ECG signals, the bio-vibrational signals, and the radio frequency information to generate a plurality of physiological parameters of the patient. The processor also performs at least one of a predictive analysis and a trend analysis of the plurality of physiological to determine a current clinical condition of the patient. The trend analysis includes determining a substantial relationship between changes in the plurality of physiological parameters. The processor can also compare the current clinical condition of the patient to predetermined clinically actionable criteria to determine one or more clinically actionable events and provide an output relating to one or more clinically actionable events.
US10932721B2	High-resolution patterning and transferring of functional nanomaterials toward massive production of flexible, conformal, and wearable sensors of many kinds on adhesive tapes Methods, systems, and apparatus for high-resolution patterning of various substrates with functional materials, including nanomaterials. A technique of preparing a patterned substrate in a high-resolution mold for stick and transfer process is disclosed with promotes integrity of the high-resolution pattern onto the substrate. One example of a substrate is an adhesive tape. The transferred pattern(s) are scalable and can be implemented in different fabrication processes. One example is a roll-to-roll processes. In one embodiment, the transferred pattern comprises nanomaterials and the substrate comprises a flexible substrate for use in flexible and conformal assemblies for a wide variety of applications including, but not limited to, electrical-based sensors on non-planar inanimate surfaces, plant body surface, or human or animal skin.
US10932720B2	Smart materials, dry textile sensors, and electronics integration in clothing, bed sheets, and pillow cases for neurological, cardiac and/or pulmonary monitoring Sensors mounted on a textile include at least one of electrically conductive textile electrodes; single or multiple optically coupled infrared and red emitter and photodiode or photo transistor; and thin film or Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD). Textile electrodes, electrical connections, and electrical functionalization use at least one of nanoparticles, nanostructures, and mesostructures. Conductive thread, for electrical connections, may include a fiber core made from conductive materials such as but not limited to metals, alloys, and graphine structures, and a sheath of insulating materials such as but not limited to nylon, polyester, and cotton.
US10932710B2	Carriers for storage and transport of biological samples Disclosed herein are devices, apparatus, systems, methods and kits for collecting and storing a fluid sample from a subject. A device for collecting the fluid sample can include a housing comprising a recess having an opening, a vacuum chamber in the housing and in fluidic communication with the recess, and one or more piercing elements that are extendable through the opening to penetrate skin of the subject. The vacuum chamber can be configured for having a vacuum that draws the skin into the recess. The recess can be configured having a size or shape that enables an increased volume of the fluid sample to be accumulated in the skin drawn into the recess.
US10932709B2	Sensors for continuous analyte monitoring, and related methods Sensor devices including dissolvable tissue-piercing tips are provided. The sensor devices can be used in conjunction with dissolvable needles configured for inserting the sensor devices into a host. Hardening agents for strengthening membranes on sensor devices are also provided. Methods of using and fabricating sensor devices are also provided.
US10932707B2	Intelligent portable health monitoring apparatus The present invention is directed to an intelligent portable health monitoring apparatus, which is for the purpose of health surveillance. Specifically, the invention of an intelligent portable health monitoring apparatus comprises: a mainboard, and more than one set of photoelectric sensors connecting with the mainboard electronically, the more than one set of photoelectric sensors are able to adjust positions to cover the detected site properly by moving either the photoelectric transmitter or the photoelectric receiver, in order to acquire user's pulse and blood data. With the present invention of an intelligent portable health monitoring apparatus, it solves the problem of errors advantageously, which are induced by the differences of individual users during the noninvasive monitoring process, thus to present the users their accurate health conditions.
US10932703B2	Integrated optical filter system with low sensitivity to high angle of incidence light for an analyte sensor Apparatuses and methods for improving the accuracy of an analyte sensor are disclosed. The sensor may include a photodetector and a low angle sensitive (LAS) optical filter. The photodetector may be configured to convert received light into current indicative of the intensity of the received light. The LAS optical filter may be configured to prevent light having a wavelength outside a band pass region from reaching the photodetector and to pass light having a wavelength within the band pass region to the photodetector. The percentage of light passing through the LAS optical filter may decrease as the angle of incidence of the light increases.
US10932702B2	Method for noninvasively determining blood glucose concentration A method for noninvasive determination of glucose content in blood. The method includes optically irradiating a biomaterial alternately in any sequence with optical radiation of a first wavelength band of 950-970 nm, optical radiation of a second wavelength band of 1020-1060 nm, optical radiation of a third wavelength band of 930-950 nm, optical radiation of a fourth wavelength band of 740-760 nm and optical radiation of a fifth wavelength band of 830-850 nm, receiving Ron with a receiver the optical radiation diffusely reflected by the biomaterial, converting the received optical radiation into an electric signal and determining the glucose concentration in blood on the basis of the sum of the electric signals received at radiation treatment of the biomaterial with the optical radiation of the second, third and fourth bands which is reduced by values determined by the electric signal received at radiation treatment of the biomaterial with optical radiation of the first and fourth bands. The invention ensures enhanced accuracy of determination of glucose concentration in blood due to reducing of the error of measurements caused by presence of water and melanin in the biomaterial under survey.
US10932698B2	Non-invasive sensing system A non-invasive sensing system for measuring the concentration of a substance within an object, the system including a support element adapted to be placed near to, or against, a surface of the object, a first transmitting antenna mounted upon or within the support element for transmitting electromagnetic radiation signals into the object, and a second receiving antenna mounted upon or within the support element, and adjacent to the first transmitting antenna, for receiving at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation signals that are reflected back to the same surface of the object covered by the support element, due to the transmitted electromagnetic radiation signals having interacted with the substance within the object being measured.
US10932690B2	Position detection system and operation method of position detection system A position detection system includes: a detection target; detection coils each outputting a detection signal of strength of the alternating magnetic field; a guidance magnetic field generator including a magnetic field generation source, and a driving mechanism, wherein at least a part of the guidance magnetic field generator is formed of a conductor that generates an interference magnetic field; and a processor configured to: control an operation of the driving mechanism; calculate a correction value by using at least one of a position and a posture of the conductor; correct the measured value by using the correction value; and calculate at least one of a position and a posture of the detection target based on the corrected measured value.
US10932688B2	EEG-based decoding and closed-loop neuromodulation system for assessing and enhancing sensorimotor learning Systems and methods are described for enhancing sensorimotor learning using EEG decoding and closed-loop neuromodulation. A plurality of EEG electrodes and a plurality of stimulation electrodes are coupled to a learning subject. An output device of an adaptive learning system provides a sequence of instructions to the learning subject for performing a sensorimotor task in accordance with a defined learning schedule. The defined learning schedule is adjusted based on a monitored EEG signal while performing the task and, in some implementations, a neuromodulation stimulus signal is applied to the learning subject that is designed to cause the monitored EEG signal of the learning subject to approach at least one target EEG signal parameter.
US10932686B2	Identifying activations in an atrial fibrillation electrogram A system includes an electrical interface and a processor configured to receive, via the electrical interface, a signal sensed by at least one electrode in contact with tissue of a subject's heart, the signal spanning successive time periods that are each of length T1 and including multiple signal points, to calculate respective thresholds for the time periods, to select a set of points that includes, for each of the time periods, a signal point of greatest magnitude in the time period, provided that the greatest magnitude is greater than the threshold for the time period, to remove, from the set, one of any pair of the selected points that are within an interval T2 of one another, T2 being less than T1, and to generate, subsequently to the removing, an output that is based on the points remaining in the set corresponding to respective electrical activations of the tissue.
US10932680B2	System and method for physiological parameter monitoring The present disclosure relates to a device, method and system (100) for calculating, estimating, or monitoring the physiological parameters of a subject. At least one processor, when executing instructions, may perform one or more of the following operations: receiving a first signal representing a pulse wave relating to heart activity of a subject, receiving a plurality of second signals representing time-varying information on the pulse wave, determining a blood oxygen level of the subject based on the plurality of second signals, identifying a first feature in the first signal, identifying a second feature in one of the plurality of second signals, computing a pulse transit time based on a difference between the first feature and the second feature, calculating a blood pressure of the subject based on the pulse transit time.
US10932679B2	Pressure sensing guidewires and methods of use A pressure sensing guidewire includes a distal end and a proximal end. The guidewire includes a tubular member having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The guidewire includes an optical pressure sensor disposed within the distal portion of the tubular member, and a polymer fiber optic cable extending proximally from the optical pressure sensor. The optical pressure sensor is located at a position that is about 3 centimeters or less from the distal end of the pressure sensing guidewire.
US10932678B2	Mounting structures for components of intravascular devices Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one mounting structure within a distal portion of the device. In that regard, one or more electronic, optical, and/or electro-optical component is coupled to the mounting structure. In some instances, the mounting structure is formed of a plurality of material layers. In some embodiments, the material layers have substantially constant thicknesses. Methods of making and/or assembling such intravascular devices/systems are also provided.
US10932676B2	Determining blood pulse characteristics based on stethoscope data Techniques for determining pulse transit time (PTT) and blood pressure measurements based on stethoscope data are provided. In one example, a system comprises a stethoscope component that monitors a heart and generates stethoscope data representative of a sound wave generated by the heart. The system can further comprise an analysis component that receives the stethoscope data and receives, from a photoplethysmography (PPG) component that monitors an extremity, PPG data representative of a pulse wave at the extremity. The analysis component can determine, based on the stethoscope data, a first time corresponding to closure of a tricuspid valve of the heart and can determine a PTT as a function of the first time and a second time corresponding to the pulse wave at the extremity that is determined based on the PPG data. Blood pressure measurements can be obtained from algorithms with the inputs of PTT or times determined based on the PPG data.
US10932675B2	Air circuit structure, blood pressure measuring instrument thereof, and air circuit box An air circuit structure comprises the air circuit box, an air charging pump, a cuff air nozzle, air discharging valves and an air pressure examination sensor. The air circuit box comprises a shell with a cavity formed inside. The shell is provided with an access port, an air charging port and an air inlet port spaced apart, and the access port, the air charging port and the air inlet port are all connected to the cavity.
US10932669B2	Examination apparatus, method for controlling examination apparatus, system, light guide, and scale [Technical Problem]To provide an inspection device for inspecting a tissue using reflected light from a tissue, and a control method, a system, a light guide, and a scale of the inspection device.[Solution to Problem]An inspection device 100 of the present invention comprises an imaging device 106 and an inspection module 115 for allowing the imaging device 106 to take a tissue image. The inspection module 115 includes an objective lens 104 for focusing reflected light from a tissue to the imaging device 106; a plurality of LEDs 103a for surrounding the optic axis of the objective lens 104 and exposing light to the tissue; a circular polarization filter 102 comprising polarization state-regulating parts 102a for exposing the light from the LEDs 103a to the tissue directly or as circularly polarized light; and an alignment mechanism 110a for aligning the polarization state-regulating part 102a with the position of the LED 103a.
US10932667B2	Apparatus and method for confocal microscopy using dispersed structured illumination Methods and apparatus are presented for confocal microscopy using dispersed structured illumination. In certain embodiments the apparatus also comprises an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system, and OCT images acquired from two or more regions of a sample are registered using a corresponding set of two or more larger area images acquired with the confocal microscopy system. In preferred embodiments the apparatus is suitable for analysing the retina of an eye. The confocal microscopy system can be operated in a purely intensity mode or in a coherent mode. In other embodiments a confocal microscopy system using dispersed structured illumination is utilised for surface metrology.
US10932666B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving health information using human body communication An electronic device and a method for transmitting health information by the electronic device are provided. The method includes receiving, from a terminal, a first message requesting the health information; measuring a body condition, in response the first message; and transmitting, to the terminal, a second message including the health information by using human body communication, the health information being based on the measured body condition.
US10932662B2	System and method of otoscopy image analysis to diagnose ear pathology Disclosed herein are systems and methods to detect a wide range of eardrum abnormalities by using high-resolution otoscope images and report the condition of the eardrum as “normal” or “abnormal.”
US10932661B1	Imaging element cleaning apparatus Embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing an effective and reliable approach for cleaning an exposed surface of an imaging element (e.g., a lens) of apparatuses including but not limited to medical imaging instruments such as endoscopes and laparoscopes and the like. In the case of medical imaging instruments, cleaning apparatuses configured in accordance with embodiments the present invention can be cleaned while the distal end portion of the endoscope is in vivo. Such apparatuses have a cleaning member incorporated therein (e.g., a resilient polymeric wiper, a sponge, an absorbent pad or the like) that is used for cleaning the exposed surface of the imaging element. The apparatus is preferably adapted for being mounted on imaging apparatus but can also be entirely or partially integral with one or more components of the imaging apparatus or system of which it is a component.
US10932655B2	Electromagnetic actuator for a surgical instrument and method for producing same An electromagnetic actuator for use with a surgical instrument. The electromagnetic actuator including: a stator arranged outside a tube; and a rotor mounted in the tube such that the rotor can move in the tube in a longitudinal axial direction of the tube; the rotor includes one or more of a paramagnetic and ferromagnetic material and is movable in the longitudinal axial direction by application of an electromagnetic field; the stator includes: a distal permanent magnet and a proximal permanent magnet, the distal permanent magnet and the proximal permanent magnet being oppositely polarized in the longitudinal axial direction; and at least one electric coil for generating the electromagnetic field; wherein the distal permanent magnet and the proximal permanent magnet are arranged on an outer side of the coil facing away from the tube.
US10932652B2	Endoscope, image pickup unit, and method of replacing image pickup device in endoscope An endoscope includes an image pickup device inserted into a through hole in a housing, in which the image pickup device includes an optical unit including a distal end lens and optical members, and an image pickup unit, the distal end lens is fixed to a distal end portion of the through hole, the optical members are held by a lens frame, the lens frame being inserted into the through hole, and a part of the lens frame being bonded to the through hole, and the image pickup unit includes a unit frame fixed to the lens frame, a front portion of the unit frame being inserted into the through hole and being bonded to the through hole, and an outer surface of a rear portion of the unit frame including stoppers to which a jig is to be fixed, the rear portion not being inserted into the through hole.
US10932649B2	Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator A system may control an illuminator to illuminate a surgical site with non-white light and control a camera to capture light reflected from the surgical site. The camera may separate the captured light into a plurality of color components. The plurality of color components may be captured by the camera as a plurality of sets of pixels of a frame in a video stream, and each set of the plurality of sets of pixels may be in a different color channel of the camera. The system may further control, based on color component characteristics of the light captured by the camera, the illuminator to configure the non-white light such that each color channel of the camera has an about equal response to the light captured by the camera for a subsequently captured frame in the video stream.
US10932647B1	Drinking straw cleaning caddy Apparatus and methods for a reusable drinking straw cleaning caddy are disclosed. Such caddies maintain reusable straws in an orientation parallel to the flow of cleaning fluids and promote efficient cleaning of the straw along both the inner and outer surfaces of the straw. Such caddies may be used with commercial dishwashing trays and may include handles for ease of retrieval from the trays. Such caddies may be easily assembled using combinations of rails and channels, or protrusions, catches and pawls, that clip together. The caddy may further include a recess in the base plate to retain a lower end of the reusable straws. Such caddies may promote the use of reusable drinking straws, reducing the amount waste associated with disposable drinking straws and the associated environmental problems.
US10932645B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a fluid delivery or steam mop, comprises a handle assembly comprising a steam distributor and a foot assembly pivotally attached to the handle assembly and comprising a base housing. The foot assembly can be used in two positions, whereby opposing sides of a cleaning pad on the base housing can selectively engage a surface to be cleaned. The foot assembly is further swivelable relative to the steam distributor, such that fluid can be delivered to the surface to be cleaned in both of the two use positions.
US10932641B2	Automatically moving floor treatment appliance An automatically moving floor treatment appliance has a floor treatment element for acting on a surface to be treated, and a control device for controlling the floor treatment element. To increase the area of application of the floor treatment appliance, the control device is embodied to automatically control the floor treatment element as a function of a measuring result from an air parameter sensor in such a way that a floor treatment of the surface to be treated occurs using the floor treatment element and/or to automatically control the floor treatment element as a function of environmental data stored in an external storage device and relating to an air quality.
US10932638B2	Robot trapping detecting device A robot trapping detecting device, mainly uses a shaft body to drive a convex body to rotate, and a convex portion is disposed around the convex body, so when a binding surface of a binding body is touched to the convex body and the convex body is rotated to the disposing position of the convex portion, the binding body is driven upward, and then, when the convex body is rotated to a position other than the disposing position of the convex portion, the binding body is driven downward, so that a sensed body disposed on a linking component is driven up and down by the linking component, and a sensing body senses a displacement change of the sensed body to determine whether a robot has stopped moving.
US10932632B2	Vacuum accessory tool A vacuum accessory tool has a nozzle body with upper and lower housings, a working air conduit provided on the nozzle body and adapted to be connected to a suction source remote from the nozzle body, a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the working air conduit, and a rotatable retaining ring securing the upper and lower housings together.
US10932629B1	Automatic toilet seat cleaning device An automatic toilet seat cleaning device is disclosed herein. The bathroom hygiene device includes an automated toilet seat cleaner having a track mounted on the inside and outside edge of the toilet seat. Furthermore, the motorized cleaning device has a replaceable cleaning pad, and wheel or roller elements which are coupled to the tracks and allow the cleaning deice to move around the surface of the seat. Additionally, the toilet seat includes an integral heating element mounted to a bottom end of the toilet seat. The heating element controls the temperature of the toilet seat to maintain a comfortable temperature for a user. Furthermore, the toilet seat includes a mounting section where the device can be stored and charged when not in use.
US10932624B2	Sanitation pail with pour and sediment collection features A sanitation pail having a body that defines a fluid cavity and a bail that is pivotably connected to the body. The body includes a base and a number of side walls that extend in an upward manner from the base. The base includes a raised portion that is disposed between respective adjacent lower portions of the base. The downward directed surface of the base defines a number of grip sites associated with the bottom of the body. The sidewalls have a generally hourglass cross section shape wherein each discrete corner associated with the sidewalls defines a curved pour spout. Additional handles or grip sites extend from the body proximate the upper edge of body and are associated with radially inward directed curved portions of the body such that the additional handles do not exceed outward beyond the adjacent corners.
US10932618B2	Two-surface grill with adjustable gap and multi-stage method for cooking food A device for cooking food on a grill has opposed upper and lower platens wherein a gap spacing between the platens is automatically adjusted in an initial stage and in subsequent stages of the cooking time for the food. The food is caused to be located between two opposed platens, the opposed platens each having opposed cooking surfaces and the opposed cooking surfaces defining a gap spacing that is adjustable. A controller and drive mechanism adjust the gap spacing between the platens so that during an initial stage of the cooking the gap spacing is equal to or less than the nominal initial uncooked thickness of the food, and during one or more subsequent stages of the cooking, after the initial stage, the gap spacing between the platens is varied.
US10932615B1	Microwaveable heat reservoir for food An apparatus to speed the heating of a soup-type comestible and to assist in the heat retention of the comestible includes a lithic body that is microwavable and food safe. The apparatus when placed in a bowl, arranges a quantity of soup-type comestible into a form readily heated by microwaves, and the apparatus is capable of functioning as a heat absorber and thermal reservoir to lose heat to the surrounding soup-type comestible after removal from the microwave oven in order to maintain a temperature for the comestible that is desirable.
US10932613B2	Cooking container for an electrically operated food processor An electrically operated food processor for preparing a cooked product, which exhibits a basic unit, a vessel with an agitator that can be inserted into the basic unit, a cooking container that sits on the vessel, a heating device allocated to the vessel, a temperature sensor, a transceiver device for communicating with the temperature sensor, and an evaluator for evaluating the measurement data received from the temperature sensor. In order to provide an electric food processor with an alternative connection between the temperature sensor and evaluator, the temperature sensor can be a surface acoustic wave sensor (SAW sensor).
US10932612B2	Milk container that can be associated with a coffee machine and coffee machine having such a milk container A milk container associated with a coffee machine includes a containment body for containing milk; a mixing unit for mixing milk with air and steam; an external dispenser of the mixed milk; and a movement mechanism for moving the external dispenser configured and disposed to subject the external dispenser to a combined movement for lifting it with respect to a resting surface and distancing it from the containment body without changing its own angular orientation.
US10932609B2	Aircraft galley brewing apparatus A brewing apparatus may include a chassis dimensioned to fit within a compartment of an aircraft galley. The chassis may include a front chassis section and one or more guide rails configured to engage one or more tracks in the aircraft galley compartment. The front chassis section may include a brew head assembly with one or more server restraints or one or more brew cup restraints and a brew cup panel assembly. The brew cup panel assembly may include a hinge assembly configured to engage the brew head assembly and a brew cup panel. The brew cup panel may be coupled to the hinge assembly and may be configured to adjust the brew head assembly in a selected direction via actuation of the hinge assembly.
US10932608B2	Air compressed coffee or tea making machine An air compressed coffee or tea making machine includes an air tank storing high pressure air; the air tank being connected to an air compressor for compressing external air so as to drive the high pressure air within the air tank; at least one liquid storage tank for storing liquid therein; a filtering tank installed below the air tank and connected to the liquid storage tank; a receiving tank installed below the filtering tank; the receiving tank serving for receiving coffee powders or tea powders therein. The liquid of the liquid storage tank is filled into the filtering tank; by the high pressure air from the air tank, liquid within the filtering tank suffers from a uniform air pressure and then flows to the receiving tank; as a result, the liquid is uniformly mixed with the coffee or tea powders within the receiving tank.
US10932607B2	Apparatus and method for brewing beverages Apparatus and methods are provided for brewing a beverage from precursor particulates. The apparatus comprises a liquid delivery system for delivering liquid into a brewing basket. The liquid delivery system comprises a showerhead disposed above at least a portion of the brewing basket. The showerhead has a plurality of outlet openings through which liquid flows outward from the showerhead into the brew basket. At least two of the outlet openings are oriented to direct the flow of liquid out of the showerhead at least in part transversely of the brew basket.
US10932604B2	Feeding tube with integrated sealing element A masticating juicer (10), including a housing (20) with a mastication chamber (30) and a food chute (40), the food chute defining a feeding chamber (50) positioned above the mastication chamber. The food processing apparatus further includes a food pusher (60) configured to be insertable into, and removable from, the feeding chamber. The food chute includes a flexible sealing member (80) that extends from the food chute into the feeding chamber. The flexible sealing member configured to engage the outer circumference of the food pusher when the food pusher is inside the feeding chamber, thereby preventing the back flow of food and juice through the food chute.
US10932602B2	Theft prevention package containers A theft prevention package container having a package chute positioned in a top surface thereof and a slot positioned on a back surface thereof to receive a lower end of a garage door so as to hold the package container in a position where it is locked in place by the garage door.
US10932596B2	Duvet cover-devices and methods of use Devices and methods that allow for rapid and efficient changing of duvet covers, comprising an upper section and a lower section of washable material that are sized to be significantly larger than a duvet that will be covered and isolated. The upper and lower sections are secured together along a single edge only, and that edge is positioned at the head of the bed. The duvet is placed between the upper and lower sections, isolating and enclosing the duvet, thereby preventing the duvet from becoming exposed while the bed is in use, and simultaneously allowing for easy and rapid changing of the duvet cover after use.
US10932595B2	Removable plant hanger A removable plant holder system in a first embodiment having at least one first plant holder assembly having a coupling-frame, an extension arm-member having a proximate end, and a distal end; wherein the plant holder system includes the at least one first plant holder assembly. The at least one first plant holder assembly is defined by the coupling-frame and the extension arm-member integrally combined for use. As such the extension arm-member is defined by the proximate end attached to the coupling-frame, and the distal end is thus able to act in a capacity for hanging a plant therefrom; the coupling-frame configured for removable attachment with a railed deck.
US10932593B2	Organizer set with retention system and method of making same A retention system is disclosed and includes a planar surface having first and second opposing sides. The planar surface has an array of spaced through holes defining a plurality of rows of through holes and a plurality of columns of through holes. The planar surface also has an array of spaced protrusions extending from the first side of the planar surface and defining a plurality of rows of protrusions and a plurality of columns of protrusions. Each row of protrusions is disposed between two adjacent rows of the through holes and each protrusion includes a through slot oriented in a column direction of the protrusion. An organizing set is further disclosed that includes the retention system and an attachment accessory configured to be selectively coupled to the planar surface of the retention system. A method of making the retention system is also disclosed.
US10932587B2	Cylindrical foam body, use thereof and method for producing this Cylindrical foam body with a central cavity, whereby the foam body is formed by a curved flexible foam strip of which two opposite ends are fastened together, whereby the foam body has a height, whereby the strip 2 has a length, a height and a width, whereby after forming the foam body the longitudinal direction of the strip 2 is the height direction of the foam body, whereby the foam body has an outside and an inside. The foam body is provided on its outside with two or more grooves that extend over the height of the foam body and which only cut into the foam body over a part of the distance between the outside and the inside.
US10932585B1	Bed sheet system A system and method of changing a sheet for a mattress of a bed is provided. More specifically, a bedding system includes a retention element sized to be retained on the mattress. A first bedding element is selectively interconnected to the retention system. Optionally, a second bedding element may be interconnected to the first bedding element. In one embodiment, at least one two-part closure interconnects the first bedding element to the retention element. In another embodiment, buttons interconnect the second bedding element to the first bedding element. In yet another embodiment, at least one two-part closure interconnects the second bedding element to the first bedding element. The two-part closure may be a zipper, a plurality of snaps, and a hook and loop system. In one embodiment, the retention element is removably interconnected to the mattress by at least one fastener or closure.
US10932584B2	Adjustable bed The invention concerns an adjustable bed (10) having zero wall clearance and zero gravity functionality. The bed comprises a frame (20) and an adjustable mattress support platform (11) having a plurality of articulated support sections (12, 16, 18) pivotally mounted with respect to one another for relative angular adjustment, and actuator means (52) for effecting coordinated movement of the support sections to reconfigure the bed, between a flat lowered configuration and a raised configuration for supporting an occupant in a zero gravity recumbent position. The actuator means comprises a single actuator, preferably a single linear actuator.
US10932583B2	Electric adjustable bed An electric bed with an adjustable bed length, containing an upper head bed frame, an upper foot bed frame, a lower bed frame, and a plurality of bedboards. Wherein at least one of the plurality of bedboards is pivotable relative to the lower bed frame. Wherein either of the upper head bed frame and the upper foot bed frame is fixed/immobile relative to the lower bed frame while the other contains a moving component which moves back and forth relative to the lower bed frame between a rest position and an extension position. Wherein the at least pivotable bedboard keeps horizontal and the upper head bed frame is away from the upper foot bed frame by Distance 1 when the moving component is located at the rest position, while the at least one pivotable bedboard pivots and there is Distance 2 between the upper head bed frame and the upper foot bed frame when the moving part is located at the extension position. Wherein Distance 2 is longer than Distance 1. The bed length is adjusted in the above-mentioned way to overcome the defect in the traditional electric bed where the bed length is shortened after the posture is changed, causing part of the matress to have no support basis. Further, the electric bed works reliably with an always pleasing appearance and can be conveniently assembled with a low risk of injury to a user's hand.
US10932582B2	Multi-stage memory sensing Methods and devices for reading a memory cell using multi-stage memory sensing are described. The memory cell may be coupled to a digit line after the digit line during a read operation. A transistor may be activated to couple an amplifier capacitor with the digit line during the read operation. The transistor may be deactivated for a portion of the read operation to isolate the amplifier capacitor from the digit line while the memory cell is coupled to the digit line. The transistor may be reactivated to recouple the amplifier capacitor to the digit line to help determine the value of the memory cell.
US10932579B2	Seat occupancy indicator device and method A seat occupancy indicator device and method; the seat occupancy indicator device includes a housing made of a rigid material (the housing has a housing-exterior and a housing-interior-volume); a plurality of indicator lights, the plurality of indicator lights disposed on the housing-exterior, the plurality of indicator lights viewable from a location outside of the housing; a control-circuit, the control-circuit located within the housing-interior-volume, the control-circuit communicatively coupled to the plurality of indicator lights. The seat occupancy indicator is useful for indicating occupancy of a seat.
US10932578B1	Armrest frame for a foldable seat with a cup holding device A cup holding device for a foldable seat includes a connecting part and a cup holder. The connecting part is provided on an armrest frame or a front leg frame of a foldable seat, and is located below a seat portion of the foldable seat. The cup holder is mounted on the connecting part, and has a receiving cavity adapted to receive the placement of a container. By placing the connecting part and the cup holder below the seat portion of the foldable seat, the present invention can make use of the space at the bottom of the foldable seat and prevent a drinking container from being accidentally hit by a person's swinging arm causing its tipping over.
US10932572B1	Height-adjusting stool The height-adjusting stool is a seat, which may change height between a minimum height and a maximum height by activating a motor to move a scissor jack located beneath the seat. The motor may be battery-operated. A plurality of wheels may allow the height-adjusting stool to be repositioned by rolling to one side or the other. One or more wheel locks may prevent the plurality of wheels from rolling when stationary positioning is desired. A three-position switch may allow the user to move the seat up or down or to cease motion of the seat.
US10932570B2	Zero-wall clearance linkage mechanism with power seat drive A metal-to-the-floor linkage mechanism provides backrest recline and ottoman extension for a seating unit. The linkage mechanism has a base and a pair of seat mounting plates that are used to attach a seat to the mechanism. The linkage mechanism comprises a first and a second plurality of links that are each pivotally coupled between the base and a corresponding one of the pair of seat mounting plates. The first and second plurality of links moveably interconnect the base and the seat mounting plates to control movement of the seating unit between closed, TV, reclined and fully-reclined positions. In the fully-reclined position, the seat mounting plates are moved to a position by the first plurality of links and the second plurality of links to place the seat of the seating unit at an angle relative to horizontal of between eighteen and twenty-six degrees.
US10932569B2	Drawer comprising a base panel, two lateral walls, a rear wall and a screen A drawer including a bottom panel, two side walls, a back wall and a facing. The bottom panel, the side walls and the back wall being of sheet metal. A wood facing connects to the sheet-metal parts. The side walls and the back wall, in the vicinity of the lower edge, have an inner groove or a support for receiving and supporting the bottom panel. The facing has two fitting parts on its back side, which are connectable to receiving fitting parts inserted into the face ends, oriented toward one another, of the side walls. The ends of the side walls oriented toward the back wall have fitting parts, which are provided with detent hooks and can be latched in detent receptacles on the back wall.
US10932568B2	Motorized basket lifting mechanism A refrigerator appliance including a drawer lifting assembly is provided herein. The drawer lifting assembly may generally employ a motor to rotate a first linkage. The first linkage may be connected to a second linkage so that rotation of the first linkage causes movement of the second linkage. Movement of the second linkage may be constrained by interaction of a guide post connected to the second linkage and a horizontal rail on support frame assembly. This constraint may permit generally linear movement and pivoting of the second linkage. A basket may be connect to an end of the second linkage, wherein pivoting of the second linkage raises the basket.
US10932567B1	Locker seat assembly A locker includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding sidewalls having a pair of front edges. A generally horizontal seat extends between and at least partially forward of the front edges of the sidewalls. A lower seatback is positioned between the sidewalls and extends above the horizontal seat, the lower seatback is movable between an open position and a closed position using first lateral and vertical guides. An upper seatback is positioned between the sidewalls and extends above the horizontal seat and the lower seatback, the upper seatback is movable between an open position and a closed position using second lateral and vertical guides. Lateral guides include frame guides, structurally reinforced drawer slides, hinges, or runners. Vertical guides include frame guides, runners, or vertical lift mount assemblies. The seatback assembly at least partially covers a ventilated storage compartment.
US10932564B2	Device and method for storing items using a rack A device for storing items having a rack that is provided with storage compartments, and having a rack serving apparatus. In order to place items into storage and to remove them from storage, the rack serving apparatus and the rack can move horizontally and vertically relative to one another, with the rack having a variable adjustment of the storage compartments by way of storage compartment divisions that can be variably set both in the horizontal and also in the vertical direction and bear the item.
US10932563B2	Portable stand for portable electronic devices In some embodiments a portable stand for supporting portable electronic devices when the portable stand is resting on a flat surface includes a panel-shaped top piece and a panel-shaped bottom piece. The top and the bottom pieces are configured to be interlocked to form an interlocking structure with an X shape when viewed via a view substantially orthogonal to the flat surface when resting on the flat surface in a first position. The interlocking structure is configured to be interchangeably positioned in the first position for presenting a support structure for supporting a laptop computer and at least one of a second position for presenting a tablet slot for supporting a tablet computer, or a third position for presenting an e-reader slot for supporting at least an e-reader.
US10932562B2	Article of furniture An article of furniture includes a top member defining a planar work surface. A support structure supports the top member in spaced relationship relative to a floor, the support structure including a plurality of legs. At least one of the legs defines a socket having an opening at a top of at least one of the legs. A power connector is arranged within the socket of at least one of the legs. The power connector is configured to make electrical contact with an electrical connector of an electrical accessory when the electrical connector is received in the socket of at least one of the legs.
US10932560B2	Hollow panel furniture A hollow table top comprises a top plate and a bottom plate stacked together. The edge of the bottom surface of the table top is disposed with a metal frame. The edge of the top plate is disposed with a downwardly extending top plate side. The metal frame is disposed with a protruding portion in the horizontal direction extending out of the top plate side. The protruding portion protects the joint of the top plate and the bottom plate. The external edge of the table top has double-layer appearance.
US10932557B2	Dental cleaning tool with handle shield A dental cleaning tool includes a body portion defining a longitudinal axis of the dental cleaning tool. The body portion extends from a first end to a second end along the longitudinal axis. The body portion includes a floss assembly formed at the first end of the body portion, a toothpick member formed at the second end of the body portion, and a handle portion extending between the floss assembly and the toothpick member. The handle portion includes a receptacle. The tool further includes at least one secondary cleaning tool coupled to the body portion. The at least one secondary cleaning tool is rotatable relative to the body portion for selectively positioning the at least one secondary cleaning tool between a stowed position, within the receptacle, and a deployed position.
US10932555B2	Oral care appliance and a method for controlling pressure therein An oral care appliance and a method of controlling pressure in the oral care appliance are disclosed. The pressure inside a mouthpiece of the oral care appliance is controlled by an actuator. The actuator is triggered when a targeted threshold value of an operational characteristic is reached. Automatic control of the pressure in the mouthpiece enhances both cleaning efficiency and user comfort.
US10932553B2	Pre-packaged paint sample A pre-packaged paint sample includes a sealed package, paint sealed within the package, and a new paint applicator sealed within the sealed package. For use, the package is shook to apply the paint to the paint applicator. The sealed package is opened, and the paint applicator is removed from the package. The paint applicator and used to apply the relatively small amount of the paint t. The pre-packaged paint sample can be useful in applications where only a small amount of paint is needed such as, for example but not limited to, paint sampling, paint touch up, and the like.
US10932549B1	Beach chair A portable backpack chair with gear carrying webbing for use in efficiently carrying gear for camping, the beach or the like. The backpack chair provides a novel design that eases the ability to carry a collapsible chair, such as a beach chair, on the user's back along with accompanying gear such as a cooler, beach towel and supplies. The novel design comprises a beach chair with an pack carrier portion and support structure mounted to the bottom portion of the beach chair, and chair back and seat portions that include a plurality of rows of cross webbing fixedly connected to the chair backing and seat fabric at intervals whereby securing straps can be used to attach gear to the fabric portion by looping the securing straps through a spaces between the fabric and the webbing. The portable backpack chair allows the user to quickly and easily pack and carry a chair and gear with minimal effort.
US10932547B2	Carrier assembly for a harness A carrier assembly for a harness for carrying a backpack accessory, the carrier assembly including a back plate including connections for shoulder straps and an interface plate adapted to be attached to the backpack accessory. The back plate includes a coupling interface on a rear face arranged to be removably connected to a corresponding coupling interface on a front face of the interface plate.
US10932544B2	Pen having an integrally injection-moulded coating sleeve A pencil for applying a coloring and/or cosmetic substance, having a pigment core composed of the substance that is to be applied and a one-piece injection-molded casing encompassing the pigment core that is composed of a thermoplastic material that consists of a mix of a first plastic and a second plastic, wherein the casing, respectively viewed in the radial direction, has an outer enrichment zone with a higher concentration of the first plastic than in the middle region and the casing, respectively viewed in the radial direction, has an inner enrichment zone with a higher concentration of the first plastic than in the middle region.
US10932541B2	Skin treatment device A device for treating skin includes a skin treatment member, a skin contacting surface, a mounting member for mounting the skin treatment member and the skin contacting surface, and a friction controlling device to control friction between the skin contacting surface and skin to be treated, in at least one controlled friction area of the skin contacting surface when the skin contacting surface is moved over the skin. The friction controlling device introduces a slip motion of the controlled friction area relative to the mounting member in a direction corresponding to a local direction of extension of the skin contacting surface. The device also includes a sensor for detecting a first parameter related to an amount of friction between the skin contacting surface and the skin during use, and the friction controlling device controls a second parameter of the slip motion in dependence on a value of the first parameter.
US10932536B2	Cantilever umbrella A cantilever umbrella including a frame having an upper tray and a lower tray is provided. Two first crossed rods, a transverse rod and a first long rib are articulated to the upper tray. Two second crossed rods and two first short ribs are articulated to the lower tray. One of the two first short ribs is articulated to a middle portion of the transverse rod and the other one is articulated to a middle portion of the first long rib. A middle portion of each second crossed rod is articulated to a middle portion of the first crossed rod on a same side. An end of each first crossed rod is articulated with a short-rib tray which is articulated to a short rib, and an end of each second crossed rod is articulated with a long-rib tray which is articulated to a long rib. The short ribs each has one end articulated to the short-rib tray and another end articulated to a middle portion of one of the long ribs. The upper tray and the two long-rib trays are each disposed with a cap thereon, and a canopy fabric is covered on the long ribs to form three canopies.
US10932535B2	Outdoor sunshade umbrella and method for using the same An outdoor sunshade umbrella and a method for using the same are provided. The outdoor sunshade umbrella includes: a supporting portion; a sunshade umbrella main body pivotally connected with the supporting portion; and a control portion. The control portion is used to control the supporting portion to automatically adjust a position of the sunshade umbrella main body according to a direction of sunlight and position information of an obscured object.
US10932529B2	Buckle for use with a belt, strap or other securement member A buckle operable with a securement strap. In a most preferred form, the buckle is a belt buckle for a belt including a belt strap having a free end, a connection end and an inner surface having one or more belt strap abutment portions. The buckle includes a body having a first end, a second end and a surface disposed between the first and second ends. The body further includes at least one buckle abutment portion extending outwardly or inwardly from the surface. The first end of the body is configured to be connected to a connection end of a belt strap. The at least one buckle abutment portion is configured to engage (i.e., to contact directly or be positioned to act with) at least one belt strap abutment portion. A release can be movably connected to the body. The moveable release (if used) can slide, pivot or otherwise move relative to the at least one buckle abutment portion.
US10932527B2	Cleated footwear with flexible cleats Flexible cleats for flexible footwear (e.g., with natural motion sole structures) include a cleat structure that generally has the appearance of a cleat that has been separated into individual component parts by one or more flex grooves formed into the sole structure. Such structures provide additional flexibility at the areas of the cleats so as to avoid a “stiff” feeling in certain areas and/or during certain activities. The flexible cleats may be arranged around one or more intersections of flex grooves provided in a sole member, optionally in the form of an array of sole pods provided at least in a forefoot area of the sole member.
US10932520B2	Sole structures and articles of footwear having a lightweight midsole member with protective elements Sole structures for articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include a relatively soft and lightweight foam midsole component partially covered by at least one more rigid and/or dense cage (protective) component(s) and/or other protective component(s).
US10932519B2	Sole and article of footwear having a pod assembly A sole for an article of footwear includes: a foam base; a lateral pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the lateral pod assembly extends from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole along a lateral side of the sole; and a medial pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the medial pod assembly extends from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole along a medial side of the sole, wherein a portion of the foam base extends between the lateral pod assembly and the medial pod assembly.
US10932518B2	Sole structure and shoe including same A support is configured such that a bulge is allowed to deform toward a deformation space due to the deformation space when the deformation space is in an open state, and that the bulge is allowed to deform upward and a buffer member is compressively deformed when the deformation space is in a closed state.
US10932509B2	System and method of supplementing human hair volume A system having a sleeve, a rod, a microtube, a transitional member, and an acceptance member. The rod is sized and shaped to have an outer diameter that is smaller than a width of an existing hair and configured to accept the sleeve. The transitional member is sized and shaped to enable the sleeve to be slid from the rod and stretched onto the microtube. The microtube is sized and shaped to accept the existing hair and the sleeve. The acceptance member is sized and shaped to enable the existing hair to be positioned into the microtube. When the sleeve is slid off the microtube and onto the existing hair, the sleeve constricts towards its original diameter, thus gripping the existing hair.
US10932507B2	Magnetic fasteners A magnetic snap fastener for releasably coupling a first material to a second material. The fastener includes a first fastening assembly affixable to the first material, and disposed in a first water-resistant enclosure. The fastener includes in one embodiment a second fastening assembly affixable to the second material. The first and second fastening assemblies each include a ferromagnetic eyelet having an integrally formed flange and protrusion magnetically coupled to a toroidal-shaped magnet. Alternatively, the second fastening assembly is a ferromagnetic cap or button. The first and second fastening assemblies provide magnetic coupling to releasably couple the first and second materials.
US10932498B2	Atomizer and electronic cigarette having the same An atomizing head and a ventilation assembly are included in an atomizer for an electronic cigarette. The atomizing head includes an atomizing core and an atomizing tube. The circumference of the atomizing core defines airflow channels, so that air can flow into the atomizing core. This avoids the leakage caused by negative pressure when a user is inhaling smoke. The atomizer causes outside air to be more fully mixed with the smoke generated from liquid tobacco, and the user's experience is improved.
US10932497B2	Cannabinoid formulations for aerosol devices and methods thereof The disclosure provides methods, formulations, and apparatus for making and using cannabinoid formulations.
US10932496B2	Electronic vaping device with outlet-end illumination A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge, and an outlet-end insert coupled to the outlet end of the housing. The housing at least partially encloses a pre-vapor formulation reservoir and a vapor generator of the cartridge and further channels light via internal reflection through an interior of the housing. The outlet-end insert includes an outlet in flow communication with the vapor generator, directs the vapor generated by the vapor generator out of the cartridge through the outlet, and further emits the light channeled through the interior of the housing. One or more properties of the light are controllable.
US10932495B2	Electrically operated aerosol-generating system with temperature sensor An electrically operated aerosol-generating system includes a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol generator configured to receive liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion; one or more capillary wicks configured to transfer liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to the aerosol generator; a first temperature sensor configured to sense the temperature of liquid aerosol-forming substrate held in the liquid storage portion; and electric circuitry. The electric circuitry is configured to monitor the temperature of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate held in the liquid storage portion as sensed by the first temperature sensor and determine depletion of liquid aerosol-forming substrate based on the temperature of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
US10932490B2	Atomizer and aerosol delivery device An atomizer and an aerosol delivery device are described, where the atomizer has a fluid transport element formed from a rigid monolith having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The atomizer also has a heater. The heater provides a substantially planar heating surface. The heating surface is positioned to face the first side of the rigid monolith.
US10932481B2	Thermostable protease and methods of making and using the same Proteolytic enzyme variants that exhibit improved thermal stability relative to the wild type protease Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1 protease kerA are provided. The protease variants are derived by the mutation of at least one amino acid residue of the mature Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1 protease kerA. The variant proteases are useful as animal feed additives to improve the digestibility and/or the nutritional value of the animal feed.
US10932478B2	Ice cream machine and a method for producing an ice cream product using an ice cream machine The invention relates to an ice cream machine having a filling zone and an emptying zone. The ice cream machine comprises a rotatable unit having a radial extension, a mould for receiving ice cream, the mould being arranged to rotate with the rotatable unit, an extrusion nozzle for extruding ice cream into the mould, the extrusion nozzle being arranged at the filling zone. The ice cream machine further comprises an ejection mechanism for ejecting ice cream radially out of the mould at the emptying zone. The invention also relates to a method for producing an ice cream product using an ice cream machine.
US10932477B2	Peptide and saccharide hydrolysate of cocoa beans, cosmetic compositions containing same, and cosmetic uses of same The invention relates to a peptide and saccharide hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. (cocoa) beans, to a method for preparing same, to cosmetic compositions containing same, and to cosmetic uses thereof particularly for protecting skin from blue light and/or for combatting the appearance of signs of aging and photoaging of the skin.
US10932474B2	Smoke generator A smoker includes a smoke generator that is configured to provide a controllable method of producing smoke without creating a flame. The device includes a housing including a hopper for storing a smoking fuel within the interior of the housing. The hopper feeds the smoking fuel to a fuel conveyor that is partially within the housing and partially exterior of the housing. A motor is connected to the fuel conveyor so that operation of the motor causes the smoking fuel to move along the length of the fuel conveyor. As the smoking fuel moves along the fuel conveyor, it is heated to produce continuous smoke without producing a flame. The smoke generator is capable of controlling the quality and the quantity of the smoke produced by the smoke generator independently of the heat that is used to cook food within a cabinet of the smoker.
US10932472B2	Coffee extract and its agrochemical use against plant pathogens The invention relates to an extract from coffee pulp, a process for its preparation and its use in agrochemical against plant pathogens, especially against fungal infections. The invention also relates to the use of the main active ingredient contained in the extract in agrochemical, optionally in combination with other fungicide agents and/or agents that act as defence elicitors.
US10932470B2	Microbial consortia Disclosed herein are microbial consortia and compositions including microbes for use in agricultural or biodegradation applications. In some embodiments, soil, plants, and/or plant parts (such as seeds, seedlings, shoots, roots, leaves, fruit, stems, or branches) are contacted with a disclosed microbial consortia or composition including microbes. The microbial consortia or microbe-containing compositions may be applied to soil, plant, and/or plant parts alone or in combination with additional components (such as chitin, chitosan, glucosamine, amino acids, and/or liquid fertilizer). In additional embodiments, the disclosed microbial consortia or compositions including microbes are used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials.
US10932469B2	Method for propagating microorganisms within plant bioreactors and stably storing microorganisms within agricultural seeds The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes.
US10932466B2	Fungicidal compositions The present invention relates to novel fungicidal compositions for the treatment of phytopathogenic diseases of useful plants, especially phytopathogenic fungi, and to a method of controlling such phytopathogenic diseases on useful plants. In particular compositions suitable for control of diseases caused by phytopathogens comprise a mixture of a compound of formula (I) with a compound of formula (II) and a method of controlling diseases on useful plants using such compositions.
US10932460B2	Candle dispenser A refill kit for a device to dispense an air treatment chemical includes a substrate supported on a frame. The substrate is in the form of a puck, and includes sand, a binder, and an air treatment chemical. A candle is also provided, which is suitable to heat the substrate.
US10932459B2	Sensing of objects A sensor for detecting changes in fringe capacitance responsive to at least one of a target animal and a target pest by mutual capacitance sensing may include a plurality of conductors including an electrically conductive sensor conductor, which is a transmit electrode, and two electrically conductive un-grounded conductors, which are each a receive electrode, disposed on opposing sides of the sensor conductor defining a triplet. The plurality of conductors may be supported on an un-grounded conductive substrate which is electrically isolated, via an electrical insulator, from the plurality of conductors. Each conductor of the plurality of conductors may have a width and a thickness, and may be disposed spaced apart from the other conductors of the plurality of conductors and the un-grounded conductive substrate by a distance such that a directional fringe field responsive to the at least one of the target animal and the target pest is generatable.
US10932452B2	Aquaculture assembly and method The present invention provides aquaculture assemblies for culturing oysters in deep waters and includes at least one structure adapted for culturing an aquacultural species; at least one floatation means; and at least one anchoring means connecting said floatation means to the sea bed; wherein said structure is connected to or comprises said floatation means or said floatation means comprises said structure; and wherein said assembly is adapted for supporting said at least one structure either: a) substantially above the water surface at low-tide, and at least substantially below the water surface at high-tide, or b) substantially just below the water surface at low-tide, and fully below the water surface at high-tide. Methods for culturing aquacultural species using assemblies according to the invention are also provided.
US10932450B2	Full livestock system A livestock management system is disclosed. The system includes a gantry assembly and a controller. The gantry assembly includes a support assembly including one or more work tool rails and one or more support structures. The gantry assembly further includes one or more propulsion units disposed on one or more support rails within a livestock facility and configured to provide movement of the support assembly along the one or more support rails. The gantry assembly further includes one or more work tool assemblies actuatable along the one or more work tool rails so to provide one or more work tool attachments selective access within the livestock facility. The controller may be configured to actuate the support assembly to along the one or more support rails and further configured to actuate the one or more work tool assemblies to along the one or more work tool rails.
US10932444B2	Automatic fluid delivery systems and methods A fluid delivery system for delivering a fluid from an automatic water source to animals housed in cages in high density caging systems may comprise a fluid delivery valve assembly, wherein the fluid delivery valve assembly is adapted to be coupled to the automatic water source to facilitate the provision of fluid to animals housed in the cages. The fluid delivery valve assembly may further comprise a valve body and end cap, which may be joined together, that define a fluid channel. The fluid delivery valve assembly may further comprise sealing elements, a spring element, and an interior stem disposed at least in part in the fluid channel to open and close the fluid channel.
US10932431B1	Soybean cultivar 86072910 A soybean cultivar designated 86072910 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 86072910, to the plants of soybean cultivar 86072910, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 86072910, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 86072910. 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 86072910. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 86072910, 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 86072910 with another soybean cultivar.
US10932428B2	Soybean variety 01072749 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072749. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072749. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072749 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072749 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10932427B2	Soybean cultivar 82051111 A soybean cultivar designated 82051111 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 82051111, to the plants of soybean cultivar 82051111, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 82051111, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 82051111. 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 82051111. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 82051111, 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 82051111 with another soybean cultivar.
US10932424B2	System for communicating and monitoring moisture content in an irrigation system A system and method for providing optimal irrigation or watering, and more specifically providing a soil sensor grid placed in the ground of a landscaped property, in commercial, residential or even agricultural areas. The soil sensor grid can allow for optimal water usage in a specified irrigation area by providing real time data to an irrigation system and a user to optimize water usage. A soil sensor grid, or moisture sensor grid, may be installed on a property, buried in the ground, to provide current and real time feedback of the current moisture levels of the soil. The moisture data is uploaded to the cloud and provided to a user and the irrigation system allowing a user to automatically or manually manipulate the irrigation system to properly water or irrigate different portions of the property based on the data from the soil sensor grid.
US10932420B2	Greenhouse latent moisture and heat exchanger A system includes a latent exchanger and first and second fans. The latent exchanger includes first and second chambers and one or more membranes separating the first chamber from the second chamber. The one or more membranes are gas-impervious. The first fan generates a greenhouse airflow that flows from a greenhouse, into the first chamber, and then back to the greenhouse. The second fan generates an outside airflow that flows from an outside environment, into the second chamber, and then back to the outside environment. The one or more membranes are configured to permit moisture to flow through the one or more membranes from the greenhouse airflow to the outside airflow through the one or more membranes and to prevent carbon dioxide from flowing through the one or more membranes from the greenhouse airflow to the outside airflow.
US10932419B2	Plant illumination optical device and plant cultivation device containing optical device A plant illumination optical device includes two LED lamp bodies. Each of the LED lamp bodies includes a reflector and an LED lamp located at an inner side of the reflector, and an angle between the central light rays of the two LED lamp bodies is adjustable. A plant cultivation device contains the plant illumination optical device. The plant illumination optical device and the plant cultivation device can reflect the light beyond the planting area to the planting area and can supplement the illumination on both sides of the illumination centerline, thereby avoiding light waste, improving energy efficiency, improving the illumination uniformity in the planting area, and improving planting quality of the planting area.
US10932413B1	Hitch mounted forklift assembly A hitch mounted forklift assembly includes a primary member that is insertable into a hitch receiver of a truck. A coupler is coupled to the primary member and the coupler is exposed when the primary member is positioned in the tow hitch. A lifting rail is provided that has a track gear integrated therein and a motor is coupled to the primary member. A drive gear is rotatably coupled to the motor and the drive gear engages the track gear in the lifting rail. The lifting rail is lifted upwardly or lowered downwardly by the drive gear when the motor rotates the drive gear. A cross member is coupled to the lifting rail and a plurality of tines is each from the cross member. The plurality of tines lifts and lowers a hay bale for transport.
US10932411B2	Drop pan system and sample separator for grain loss measurement or other sample collection and assessment A drop pan system for collecting discharge samples from combine harvesters or other conveyed machines or implements features a support housing attachable to the machine, a drop pan receivable in a nested position within the housing, and a magnetic hold/release mechanism with electro-permanent magnets responsive to selective energization to switch from a holding state emitting an external magnetic field for holding the drop pan in the nested position, to a release state cancelling the external magnetic field to thereby release the drop pan from the housing. A power supply is positioned on the housing at an area that resides within a footprint of the drop pan's nested position. Differently sized drop pans may be included, and the housing may include alignment guides for self-aligning the drop pan during magnetically aided placement thereof. Electrical components of the housing may be contained in an enclosure that doubles as a support for the electro-permanent magnets.
US10932409B2	System and method for operating an autonomous robotic working machine within a travelling containment zone Apparatus, systems, and methods for directing an autonomous robotic vehicle such as a lawn mower relative to a work region. In some embodiments, the vehicle travels in a random pattern within a travelling containment zone of a lesser size than the work region. The travelling containment zone may move or travel across the work region such that, over time, the travelling containment zone travels over most all of a working surface of the work region.
US10932405B2	Seed trench closing sensors A trench closing sensor adapted to mount to an agricultural implement to detect whether a seed trench is sufficiently closed with soil to ensure good seed to soil contact. The trench closing sensor may also detect the amount of compaction of the soil over the seed within the seed trench. The trench closing sensor may be in the form of a seed firmer from which a drag wire extends. As the open seed trench and drag wire are covered with soil, instrumentation measures or detects whether the seed trench is being adequately closed with soil by measuring the amount of force required to pull the wire through the soil or by measuring the amount of strain, pulling force or tension in the wire or by measuring the amount of soil pressure acting on the wire. The trench closing sensor may include other sensors for detecting soil characteristics.
US10932404B2	Semi-closed loop hydraulic system for material application machines A semi-closed loop hydraulic circuit includes a prime move, a first hydraulic circuit operatively coupled to the prime mover, and a second hydraulic circuit operatively coupled to the prime mover. The second hydraulic circuit is fluidly coupled to the first hydraulic circuit.
US10932403B1	Sod harvesters A pallet wedge for slidingly displacing a loaded pallet located on top of the pallet holder through ground engagement of ground runners on the pallet wedge as the pallet holder moves forward until the loaded pallet slides off the pallet wedge.
US10939591B2	Power conversion device having a clip for fixing a plurality of switches Disclosed is a power conversion device comprising: a case; a switching unit comprising a plurality of switches which are disposed on one side of the case; a transformer disposed on one side of the case; and a clip for fixing the plurality of switches. The clip comprises: a body part which is fixed to the case; and elastic parts which extend from the body part and are for pressing the plurality of switches to the case. The body part comprises a plurality of first through holes into which screws are coupled. And the first through holes are disposed between two adjacent elastic parts.
US10939589B2	Multifunction coolant manifold structures A cooling system is provided which includes, for instance, a coolant supply manifold, a multifunction coolant manifold structure, and multiple cooling structures. The multifunction coolant manifold structure includes a coolant-commoning manifold and an auxiliary coolant reservoir above and in fluid communication with the coolant-commoning manifold. The multiple cooling structures are coupled in parallel fluid communication between the coolant supply and coolant-commoning manifolds to receive coolant from the supply, and exhaust coolant to the coolant-commoning manifold. The coolant-commoning manifold is sized to slow therein a flow rate of coolant exhausting from the multiple cooling structures to allow gas within the exhausting coolant to escape the coolant within the coolant-commoning manifold. The escaping gas rises to the auxiliary coolant reservoir and is replaced within the coolant-commoning manifold by coolant from the auxiliary coolant reservoir.
US10939588B2	Airflow distribution and management architecture for large data center A data center includes a structure having a floor, walls and a roof, and a plurality of rows of equipment racks positioned within the structure. The rows of equipment racks are arranged parallel to one another, with the rows of equipment racks defining alternating hot aisles and cold aisles. Each hot aisle is contained within the structure and in fluid communication with a hot aisle return. Each cold aisle includes a plurality of ceiling panels to contain air in the cold aisle. Each ceiling panel is configured to extend between equipment racks of adjacent rows of equipment racks to define the cold aisle and/or configured to extend between equipment racks of a row of equipment racks and an aisle end wall to define the cold aisle.
US10939587B2	System and method for injecting cooling air into servers in a server rack A cooling system for a server rack may cool one or more servers and one or more components thereof. The cooling system may comprise an air mover, an air delivery manifold, and one or more injection ducts for the one or more servers. The air mover may be located in an air mover module positioned in the server rack and may generate a pressurized airflow. The air delivery manifold receives the pressurized airflow generated by the air mover, and may have delivery ports and provide a fluid path for airflow out of the delivery ports to the injection ducts. The injection ducts may be used to inject the airflow of cooling air into the servers to cool the servers and one or more components thereof.
US10939586B2	Heat exchanger structure for a rack assembly Heat exchanger structure for a rack assembly formed by a shaped body of thermally conductive material. The heat exchanger structure comprises a first heat exchanging portion adapted to provide a mechanical support for one or more power electronic components of said rack assembly and adapted to absorb and dissipate heat generated by said power electronic components. The heat exchanger structure comprises a second heat exchanging portion adapted to provide a mechanical support for one or more power electromagnetic components of said rack assembly and adapted to absorb and dissipate heat generated by said power electromagnetic components.
US10939583B2	Electronic component cooling module and electronic apparatus An electronic component cooling module includes a tube disposed in parallel with an electronic component mounted on a board, in which a coolant liquid that cools the electronic component flows, and configured to include an expansion portion that expands, due to a pressure of the coolant liquid, toward the electronic component disposed beside the tube so as to be brought into surface contact with the electronic component, and a height maintaining portion that maintains a dimension in a height direction, and a supporter configured to support the tube, and a height of the tube and a height of the supporter are equal to or smaller than a height of the electronic component in a state in which the electronic component is mounted on the board.
US10939581B1	Immersion liquid cooling rack An immersion liquid cooling tank rack for heat-generating components includes immersion liquid cooling tanks for containing a coolant liquid. Horizontal extendable slide rails are mounted on opposing side faces of each tank and on opposing side walls of the rack. The horizontal extendable slide rails are movable between a closed position and an extended open position to allow the tanks to slide horizontally in and out of the rack. Support structures are mounted to the base of each of the immersion liquid cooling tanks. Each support structure includes a wheel assembly disposed at the base of the support structure. The support structures extend from the base of the tank to a floor surface supporting the rack. The horizontal extendable slide rails and the support structures substantially support an operational immersion liquid cooling tank during a horizontal translation of the tank between the closed position and the extended open position.
US10939578B2	Fan tray system A fan tray system includes a fan tray base that couples to a chassis and that includes fan system connector(s) for connecting to a fan system. A fan tray side wall includes fan system guide member(s) that align the fan system for connection to the fan system connector(s), and is connected to the fan tray base by a moveable coupling that allows relative movement between the fan tray side wall and the fan tray base. That relative movement allows the fan tray side wall to be positioned in a first orientation when the fan tray base is coupled to the chassis such that the fan tray side wall is positioned adjacent a chassis wall of the chassis and impedes access component(s) in the chassis. That relative movement also allows the fan tray side wall to be moved to a second orientation that allows access to the component(s) in the chassis.
US10939570B2	Display and electronic device including waterproof structure An electronic device including a waterproof structure is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate oriented in a first direction, a second plate oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, and a display panel disposed between the first plate and the second plate. The display panel includes a flat area including an active area configured to emit light toward the first plate, and a connection area extending from at least a partial area of one edge of the flat area and is disposed between the first plate and the second plate, a polarizing plate disposed on the flat area, and a filler member spaced apart from the connection area and disposed on the one edge of the flat area, wherein the one edge of the flat area includes a cut surface bent in a stepped shape in an area on which the filler member is disposed, and a part of the cut surface includes a shape in which a boundary of the display panel coincides with a boundary of the polarizing plate.
US10939569B2	Automated data center A server node is provided that includes a processor and a network interface controller mounted in a chassis configured to be inserted into a server node slot of a server node grid. The chassis includes a blind-mate connector system on a back side that includes a blind-mate power connector and a blind-mate network connector configured to blind-mate with a corresponding blind-mate power connector and a corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot of the server node grid. As the server node is inserted into the server node slot, the blind-mate power connector is configured to blind-mate with the corresponding blind-mate power connector of the server node slot before the blind-mate network connector blind-mates with the corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot, such that the blind-mate power connector provides alignment guidance for the blind-mate network connector.
US10939568B2	Housing assembly A housing assembly includes a main body, a button, a base, and a fixing member. The main body has an inner space and a through hole communicated with each other. The button includes a pressing portion. The pressing portion protrudes out of the main body from the through hole and is configured to be pressed to sink into the through hole. The base has a recess and an engaging hole communicated with each other. The recess is configured to accommodate the main body. The engaging hole is configured to be engaged with the pressing portion. The fixing member is coupled to the main body in the inner space and configured to block the pressing portion from sinking into the through hole and disengaging from the engaging hole.
US10939564B2	Circuit board, display device and method for manufacturing the same A circuit board includes a substrate, an input binding region and at least two output binding regions disposed on the substrate. Each of the output binding regions includes a plurality of binding portions, and the number of the binding portions included in different output binding regions is different. The substrate is configured to output a signal received by the input binding region to respective binding portions included in each of the output binding regions.
US10939563B2	Flame retardant structure for component carrier A method of manufacturing a constituent for a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes providing an electrically conductive structure, forming a highly thermally conductive and electrically insulating or semiconductive structure on the electrically conductive structure, and subsequently, attaching a thermally conductive and electrically insulating structure, having a lower thermal conductivity than the highly thermally conductive and electrically insulating or semiconductive structure, on an exposed surface of the highly thermally conductive and electrically insulating or semiconductive structure.
US10939562B2	Multilayer board and manufacturing method of the same A manufacturing method of a multilayer board includes: forming a metal core layer including a main body, an island portion, and four connection portions, the island portion having a substantially rectangle shape and being located in an opening formed in the main body, the opening having a substantially rectangle shape, the four connection portions connecting side surfaces of four corners of the island portion or side surfaces of vicinities of the four corners of the island portion to a side surface of the main body; forming a first insulating layer on the metal core layer and in the opening; and forming, in the first insulating layer, a hole reaching each of the four connection portions and removing at least a part of each of the four connection portions through the hole to electrically separate the main body and the island portion from each other
US10939561B1	Wiring structure and method of manufacturing the same A wiring structure includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer adjacent to the first dielectric layer, and a conductive region. The first dielectric layer defines a first opening, and the second dielectric layer defines a second opening. The conductive region includes a conductive via filling the first opening and the second opening. The conductive region further includes a first conductive trace embedded in the second dielectric layer and electrically connected with the conductive via. The conductive region includes a sidewall traversing through a thickness of the second dielectric layer with a substantial linear profile. A method of manufacturing a wiring structure is also disclosed.
US10939558B2	Rigid raft A method is provided of producing a rigid raft comprising electrical conductors enclosed in the raft. The method includes: providing a cured, composite material base layer; laying up electrical conductors on the base layer; and overlaying the laid-up electrical conductors with a cover layer, thereby producing a rigid raft in which the electrical conductors are enclosed in the raft.
US10939556B1	Electronic component embedded substrate An electronic component embedded substrate includes first insulating layer having a first through portion; a first electronic component disposed in the first through portion; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and having a second through portion; a second electronic component disposed in the second through portion; and an insulating material covering at least a portion of each of the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The first through portion and the second through portion intersect, such that a portion of the first through portion and a portion of the second through portion overlap each other, on a plane.
US10939555B2	Grid array connector system A grid array connector system is provided that includes cables connected to pedestals that are mounted on a board. The cables include conductors that are connected to support vias positioned in openings in the board and the conductors are connected to the support vias. The board includes signal pads and ground pads that allow the grid array connector system to be connected to other pads provided on a mating surface in a compact manner.
US10939549B2	Self-transforming flexible film and method for preparing same A self-transforming flexible electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a substrate having flexible properties and a flexible electronic device attached thereon; shape memory alloys provided on one lateral side of the substrate; and photoresists for fixing the shape memory alloys to the substrate, wherein the shape memory alloys are arranged on the substrate in the form of a plurality of lines, the photoresists are disposed in plurality along the extension direction of each shape memory alloy, and the shape memory alloys can be fixed inside the photoresists and at a predetermined distance away from the substrate.
US10939540B2	Shielded folded circuit board A folded circuit board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The first circuit board and second circuit board are coupled together through a flexible interconnect. One or more folding guides are coupled to one of the first circuit board or second circuit board. The one or more folding guides extend beyond a first edge of the one of the first circuit board or second circuit board. The one or more folding guides include a curved sidewall configured to guide the flexible interconnect when the first circuit board is folded over the second circuit board. In one embodiment, the one or more folding guides are grounded to reduce EMI emissions.
US10939539B2	Electronic device including antenna and heat dissipation structure Electronic device includes a housing including a conductive portion, an antenna module disposed in an inner space of the housing and including printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the inner space, including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first surface, at least one antenna element disposed on the first surface of the PCB or near the first surface in the PCB, a wireless communication circuit disposed on the second surface and configured to transmit and/or receive a radio signal through the at least one antenna element, a protective member disposed on the second surface of the PCB to surround at least partially the wireless communication circuit, and a conductive shielding layer disposed on the protective layer, and a conductive member connected to the conductive portion of the housing and facing the conductive shielding layer of the antenna module at least in part.
US10939538B1	Circuit board structure A circuit board structure includes a circuit board, at least a through hole, and at least a heat dissipating structure. The circuit board has two opposite surfaces. A metal layer is disposed on each of the opposite surfaces of the circuit board. The through hole is disposed in the circuit board, and the through hole penetrates through the circuit board. The heat dissipating structure is disposed in the through hole. The heat dissipating structure includes a first metal block and a second metal block. The first metal block and the second metal block are joined together in the through hole and have an interface.
US10939537B1	Printed circuit board assembly embedded thermal management system using thin-film thermoelectric coolers Systems and methods for a printed circuit board assembly comprising a thermoelectric device at least partially embedded within the printed circuit board assembly are provided. The thermoelectric device is configured to adjust a temperature of the printed circuit board assembly based on the measurements of one or more sensors coupled to the printed circuit board assembly. Additionally, a control circuit is coupled to the at least one thermoelectric device and the one or more sensors, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the at least one thermoelectric device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to monitor a temperature set point at one or more target locations in the printed circuit board assembly.
US10939536B1	Secondary side heatsink techniques for optical and electrical modules A module for use in a hardware platform for networking, computing, and/or storage includes a printed circuit board assembly having a primary side and a secondary side, wherein the primary side includes more physical space, in a vertical direction extending out from the printed circuit board assembly, than the secondary side; electrical and/or optical components disposed on the primary side of the printed circuit board assembly; and a secondary side heatsink located on and extending from the secondary side, wherein the secondary side heatsink is disposed to one of i) an electrical and/or optical component disposed on the secondary side, and ii) an optical component disposed on the primary side, for thermal management.
US10939535B1	Forward facing motion-detecting lighting system A forward facing motion-detecting lighting apparatus includes an enclosure, a light emission window that is positioned within a first cavity of the enclosure, a first surface of the enclosure that surrounds the first cavity along a first plane of the enclosure, a plurality of light emitting diodes that are positioned within the enclosure, and at least one motion sensor that protrudes through a second cavity of the enclosure. The forward facing motion-detecting lighting apparatus has a second surface of the enclosure that surrounds the second cavity along a second plane of the enclosure, the second plane being perpendicular to the first plane.
US10939533B2	Intelligent light-emitting device integrated with illuminating object An intelligent light-emitting device integrated with an illuminating object, the illuminator being an independent and removable component, comprising a LED light assembly, a control unit, a rechargeable battery, a switch and a wireless charging module, which are assembled and sealed to form a waterproof, portable and independent light-emitting device; the control unit configured to control different lighting mode of the LED light set and including a wireless remote control unit, remotely controlled by a light control. APP of an intelligent article; wherein the illuminating object includes a transparent or semi-transparent block with light-conducting function and a light-conducting groove; the block is a shoe sole, a lamp holder or a box; the light-emitting device is placed in the light-transmitting groove and removable therefrom.
US10939528B2	Electronic circuit with an LED module An electronic circuit and a method are disclosed. The electronic circuit includes an LED circuit, wherein the LED circuit (1) includes: an input (11, 12) configured to receive an input voltage (VIN); a drive circuit (2A) connected to the input (11, 12); and an LED module (3A) connected to the drive circuit (2A) and comprising an LED string (41) with at least one LED. The drive circuit (2A) is configured to monitor the LED module (3A) for the occurrence of an LED short in the LED string (41) and to change from a normal mode to a defect mode upon detection of the LED short, and the drive circuit (2A) is configured, in the defect mode, to operate the LED string (41) in at least one defect cycle that includes deactivating the LED string (41) for a deactivation period, activating the LED string for an activation period, and checking for the persistence of the LED short in the activation period.
US10939525B2	Driving light emitting diodes and display apparatus Systems and methods for light emitting diodes (LEDs) circuits are provided. Aspects include a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged in series between a first node and a second node, a power supply coupled to the first node, a first switching element arranged in series between the first node and a third node, wherein the first switching element is in parallel with the set of LEDs, a first charge pump coupled to the third node, a controller configured to operate the first switching element by providing a control voltage for switching the first switching element between an ON and an OFF, wherein the control voltage comprises a switching frequency, and wherein the first charge pump is charged by the power supply responsive to the switching element being in an ON state.
US10939524B1	Driving LEDs in backlight for flat panel display A backlight driver includes current sources that are connected between LED strings and a number of bias voltages. There can be any number of different bias voltages, each at a ground potential or higher voltage. The bias voltage is selected for a particular LED string in order to reduce a current drop across the current source. This reduces the power consumption of the current source and LED string. Heat dissipation is also reduced.
US10939521B2	Mobile device application for remotely controlling an LED-based lamp A mobile application is disclosed that allows a user to configure an LED-based lamp. The LED-based lamp has the capability of color matching color spectrums and calibrating its correlated color temperatures, brightness, and hue based on a color model. The mobile application can send or schedule commands actively or passively to activate the color matching and calibration process on the LED-based lamp. The mobile application can further receive status information regarding the LED-based lamp including fault detection, estimated life time, temperature, power consumption, or any combination thereof.
US10939520B1	Current converter circuit for airfield ground lighting Methods, devices, and systems for a current converter circuit for airfield ground lighting are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a bi-directional switch, an inductor to store energy in response to the bi-directional switch being on, and an output capacitor to discharge power to an LED, where the bi-directional switch can switch off to cause the inductor to discharge to the output capacitor in response to a voltage across the output capacitor being less than a threshold voltage.
US10939507B2	Induction heating accessories Induction heating accessories are disclosed. An example induction heating accessory comprises: a coupling circuit configured to be electromagnetically coupled to a cable carrying induction heating current; a power extraction circuit configured to extract power from the induction heating current via the coupling circuit; and circuitry configured to generate an output indicative of the induction heating current flowing through the cable based on receiving power via the induction coil.
US10939505B2	Electrical heating system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to an electrical heating device (10) for a motor vehicle with a heating resistor designed as a conductor track (12) on a substrate (20), wherein the conductor track is at least partially arranged in a bifilar format.The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having such an electrical heating system.
US10939502B2	Transmitting apparatus and receiving apparatus A transmitting apparatus generates MAC frames and transmits the MAC frames from first to Nth channels. When an allocation involving a plurality of channels includes an nth channel, the apparatus generates the MAC frame including a schedule element of a first type corresponding to an allocation involving a single channel, the schedule element including all scheduling information for the allocation involving the plurality of channels and a schedule element of a second type corresponding to an allocation involving a plurality of channels, the schedule element including difference information indicating the generated first type of schedule element, and when the allocation involving the plurality of channels does not include the nth channel, the apparatus omits the generation of the first type of schedule element and generates the MAC frame including a schedule element of the second type, the schedule element including all information for the allocation involving the plurality of channels.
US10939499B2	Telecommunications apparatus and methods A base station for transmitting system related information in a mobile telecommunications network. The base station is configured to transmit system information for the cell provided by the base station and to broadcast a version synchronisation signal, wherein the version synchronisation signal provides version information regarding the current version of the system information for the cell.
US10939497B2	Adjacent channel optimized receiver The present invention offers significant improvements in the performance of a radio receiver operating in an environment with high desired band interference. The present invention comprises a high selectivity RF circuit that is located between the antenna and the radio receiver, and utilizes superheterodyne technology to filter adjacent channel interference in the desired band frequency spectrum. This type of interference is problematic for IEEE 802.11 radio receivers that are implemented with the popular direct conversion radio receiver architectures.
US10939494B2	Bearer preference in a combined smart-mic and LMR radio A combined cellular smart-mic and LMR radio terminal is operated to give preference to one wireless bearer over the other. A voice call is often received both on the cellular bearer and the LMR bearer. It is then determined if the cellular or LMR bearer is preferred for calls. The call continues on the preferred bearer only while the same call on the non-preferred bearer is discontinued. The non-preferred call can be muted, disabled or ended for example. The preferred bearer may be determined by signal quality, user location, network priority or user settings, for example.
US10939488B2	Method and system for controlling communication between devices of a wireless body area network for an medical device system A method and system are provided for controlling which communication interface of a plurality of communication interfaces is used for communication between a plurality of devices that can be part of a wireless body area network for a medical device system. The communication interfaces can include a body area network communication interface and a far field communication interface. A controller can determine whether a first device is able to establish a communication link with a second device that is located in a coverage region of the wireless body area network using a first body area network communication interface. If so, the controller can determine whether a quality of service over the communication link is greater than or equal to a first threshold, and if so, the first body area network communication interface can be used to communicate data from the first device to the second device via magnetic signals.
US10939485B2	Mechanism for realizing LWA/LWIP aggregator function In one implementation, the method comprises, in response to obtaining a request to associate an electronic device with the one or more WLAN termination nodes: generating, between a base station and a networking device, a control link based on a first identifier associated with the base station; generating, between the networking device and a first WLAN termination node, a control link based on a second identifier that corresponds to a pseudonym for the base station; and associating the first and second identifiers in a control table. The method further comprises: instantiating, between the base station and the networking device, a first data tunnel associated with a first tunneling protocol; instantiating, between the networking device and the first WLAN termination node, a second data tunnel associated with a second tunneling protocol; and associating the first and second data tunnels.
US10939484B2	Establishing a bearer service in a telecommunications network Method for establishing an EPS Bearer for a mobile terminal (UE, 200, 400) in a telecommunications network (240, 280, 440, 480), and a packet data network gateway (PGW, 260, 460) receives and analyses a negative response message from a charging system (OCS/PCRF, 270, 470), characterized in that, when an update location procedure of the mobile terminal (UE, 200, 400) is successfully completed in the telecommunications network (240, 280, 440, 480), the packet data network gateway (260, 460) transmits a message (via the signaling gateway, SGW) to a Mobility Management Entity (MME, 220, 420), whereby the message comprises a bearer activation key, the mobility management entity activates an EPS bearer between the telecommunications network and the mobile terminal by using the received bearer activation key.
US10939482B2	Method for connecting a household appliance to a wireless home network The invention pertains to a method for connecting a household appliance (1) to a wireless home network (2), wherein network access information is transmitted from a user terminal (3) to the household appliance (1) by means of an optical code (4) displayed on the user terminal (3), and wherein the household appliance (1) logs on to the wireless home network (2) by utilizing the received network access information. In order to ensure that the optical code (4) is suitable for the household appliance (1), it is proposed that an application identification of an application, which generates the optical code (4) and is installed on the user terminal (3), is transmitted in the optical code (4).
US10939481B1	Fast paging method, bluetooth system and bluetooth connection method using the same There is provided a fast paging procedure in which a master device repeatedly sends the paging message to a slave device using predetermined channel frequencies, wherein a selection of the predetermined channel frequencies is not calculated or predicted from the slave's Bluetooth device address. When the master device receives a slave page response message at one frequency among the predetermined channel frequencies, the master device transmits an FHS packet to the slave device at the same frequency in which the slave page response message was received.
US10939480B2	Enabling communications between a controlling device and a network-controlled device via a network-connected device service over a mobile communications network A network-connected device service receives a request to establish a communications session with a network-connected device. In response to the request, the service transmits a set of electronic messages to the network-connected device through an access point of the network-connected device to establish the communications session. The network-connected device service receives a notification from the network-connected device indicating whether the communications session has been established. If so, the service provides an indication to a controlling device that the session has been established. This enables the controlling device to submit commands executable by the network-connected device to the service, which provides the commands to the network-connected device through the access point.
US10939479B2	Signal strength representation and automatic connection and control upon a self-propelled device Systems and methods for facilitating automatic connection between a mobile computing device and a self-propelled device are provided. The self-propelled device can transmit a radio signal in a sleep mode. The mobile computing device may detect the radio signal and generate a visual representation of the signal strength to facilitate in establishing an automatic connection. Once the signal strength crosses a predetermined threshold, a connection and control sequence may be initiated automatically in which a control mode may be initiated on the mobile computing device to enable user control of the self-propelled device.
US10939478B2	Network-initiated PDU session connection update method between terminal and network The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology. The present disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars, connected cars, health care, digital education, retails, and security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method for managing a data transmission connection of a PDU session for data communication between a terminal and a network based on a determination made by the network in a mobile communication system.
US10939477B2	Service tool wireless access management A service tool wireless access management system includes a wireless access interface and an equipment service system comprising at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to enable the wireless access interface responsive to a wireless access request initiated through a service tool, establish a wireless communication session with the service tool through the wireless access interface, and disable the wireless access interface responsive to a wireless communication termination event.
US10939476B1	WiFi backoff timer A method for operation of a first communication device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication channel between the first communication device and one or more second communication devices is described for a WLAN communication channel that has a plurality of component channels. A first component channel of the plurality of component channels is designated as a first primary channel and a second component channel of the plurality of component channels is designated as a second primary channel by the first communication device. A backoff timer that corresponds to the second component channel is suspended by the first communication device while utilizing the first component channel and without utilizing the second component channel. The backoff timer is resumed by the first communication device when utilization of the first component channel has completed.
US10939469B2	V2X communication method executed by V2X terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using same Provided is a vehicle-to-X (V2X) operation method executed by a V2X UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining whether a channel busy ratio (CBR) value has changed after resource reservation is performed; and performing V2X communication based on the determination, wherein, if the CBR value has changed after the resource reservation is performed, the V2X communication is performed based on the changed CBR value.
US10939457B2	Beam determination for wireless communication The disclosure relates in some aspects to determining which beam parameters to use for wireless communication. For example, a wireless communication device may use one beam selection procedure for a non-persistent communication and another beam selection procedure for a semi-persistent communication. For the non-persistent communication, a transmission configuration signaled with control scheduling or a default transmission configuration may specify the beam configuration for the communication. For the semi-persistent communication, a recently used transmission configuration may specify the beam configuration for the communication. An apparatus may determine that a channel is persistently scheduled, determine a transmission configuration for a transmission based on a resource set associated with a transmission time, and receive information based on the determined transmission configuration. An apparatus may identify a resource set, acquire a transmission configuration of the resource set, and receive information on the channel based on the transmission configuration.
US10939455B2	Method for allocating priorities to a logical channel group implicitly in a D2D communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for allocating priorities to a logical channel group implicitly in a D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving information including N numbers of priority lists in order of increasing logical channel group identity from an eNB, associating each of the N numbers of priority lists with each of the N numbers of logical channel groups in an order corresponding to a sequential order of the information, when a sidelink logical channel with a first priority is configured, allocating the sidelink logical channel with the first priority to a logical channel group associated with the first priority.
US10939454B2	Prioritizing colliding transmissions in LTE and ultra-low latency LTE communications Various aspects described herein relate to receiving a first communication over a first set of resources based on a first transmission time interval (TTI), receiving a second communication over a second set of resources based on a second TTI, where the second TTI is smaller than the first TTI, and where the second set of resources overlap the first set of resources defining a common set of resources, and determining whether to prioritize decoding of the first communication over the second communication.
US10939452B2	Method for allocating resources in wireless LAN system and wireless LAN system Provided are a method of allocating resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system and the WLAN system including an access point (AP) to allocate a resource for communication between a relay and a station associated with the relay, the relay to allocate a restricted access window (RAW) or a slot for communication with a station based on the allocated resource, and the station to communicate with the relay based on the allocated RAW or the allocated slot.
US10939445B2	Methods and apparatus to announce channel capabilities in wireless communication systems Methods and apparatus to announce channel capabilities in wireless communication systems are discussed herein. An example first wireless communication device includes a channel support identifier to determine wireless communication channels supported by the wireless communication device, a channel capability field generator to generate a listing of the supported wireless communication channels, a channel capability field inserter to insert the listing into a Capabilities element transmitted to a second wireless communication device.
US10939443B2	Method and device in UE and base station used for dynamic scheduling The present disclosure provides a method and device in User Equipment and a base station for dynamic scheduling. The UE first receives first information; and then receives second information; and operates a first radio signal. The first information comprises Q fields, a first field is used to determine a first antenna port set, and the first field is one field of the Q fields. The first antenna port set comprises a positive integer of antenna port(s), the second information is transmitted by an antenna port within the first antenna port set. The first information and the second information are both dynamically configured. The Q is a positive integer. The operating refers to receiving or transmitting. The second information is determined scheduling information of the first radio signal. The method ensures the robustness of scheduling signaling reception in multi-antenna scenarios, avoids excessive overhead, and improves transmission efficiency.
US10939437B2	Terminal, base station, and communication method A terminal communicating with a base station by using an FDD cell and a TDD cell includes a reception unit that performs reception over a PDCCH transmitted using a DCI format. In a case where the TDD cell is configured as a primary cell for the terminal, a first uplink reference UL-DL configuration used for determining an interval between reception of the PDCCH indicating transmission of a PUSCH and the transmission of the PUSCH is configured for the TDD cell, and a second uplink reference UL-DL configuration used for determining whether or not to use DAI included in the DCI format of the PDCCH indicating the transmission of the PUSCH is configured for the FDD cell.
US10939431B2	Multiple start symbols for new radio-unlicensed (NR-U) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) Wireless communications systems and methods related to scheduling and communicating in an uplink direction over a medium shared by multiple network operating entities are provided. A first wireless communication device transmits, to a second wireless communication device, a message indicating an uplink allocation in a transmission slot, the uplink allocation including an allocation size based on an allowable listen-before-talk (LBT) delay in the transmission slot. The first wireless communication device receives, from the second wireless communication device, an uplink communication signal in the transmission slot, the uplink communication signal including an uplink data portion based on the allocation size and a filler portion associated with an LBT delay in the transmission slot.
US10939430B2	Communication protocol overlay A communication protocol overlay that governs wireless data communications between an access point and subscribers. The communication protocol overlay includes a repeating pattern of superframes, each superframe including frames. Each frame includes a beacon emitted by an access point in a downlink communication to the subscribers at a beginning of the frame. Each frame further includes communication slots following the beacon. Each of the communication slots is uniquely assigned to one of the subscribers, permitting the subscriber to perform an uplink communication to the access point, within the communication slot. The beacon is precisely timed, and each of the communication slots follows the beacon with a specified temporal offset. A single superframe of the repeating pattern of superframes serves all subscribers by providing at least one communication slot to each of the subscribers.
US10939429B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving feedback in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). In a feedback method of a terminal, receiving a first subframe from a base station, detecting, from the first subframe, downlink control information (DCI) including transmission timing information and frequency resource information for feedback, creating feedback information for data decoding of the first subframe to be transmitted in a second subframe determined based on the DCI, and transmitting the feedback information, based on a time resource indicated from the transmission timing information and a frequency resource indicated from the frequency resource information in the DCI.
US10939422B2	Method for transmitting uplink control information of terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using the method Provided are a method for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) of a terminal in a wireless communication system and the UE using the method. The method includes determining a number of coded symbols for the UCI transmission and transmitting the UCI on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on the number of coded symbols. The number of coded symbols is determined among a first value based on a payload size of the UCI and an offset value and a second value based on a radio resource control (RRC) signal.
US10939420B2	Method and apparatus for processing uplink data by DRX-mode terminal in mobile telecommunication system Disclosed is a method for transmitting data by a terminal in a wireless communication system, including transmitting, to a base station, a scheduling request for requesting resources for transmitting the data, monitoring a control channel to receive resource allocation information from the base station, in case that the resource allocation information is received on the control channel, starting a timer for monitoring the control channel, and transmitting, to the base station, the data based on the resource allocation information.
US10939417B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving PSCCH and PSSCH by terminal in wireless communication system An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for receiving a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method for receiving a PSCCH and a PSSCH comprises the steps of: receiving a PSCCH comprising information, which indicates a time interval between a PSCCH and a PSSCH indicated by means of the PSCCH, and information which indicates whether the PSSCH is retransmission; and receiving the PSSCH in a resource determined by means of the information indicating the time interval and the information indicating whether the PSSCH is retransmission, wherein, on the basis of whether the PSSCH is retransmission, the information indicating the time interval is determined to be used as a positive value or a negative value when the resource is determined.
US10939414B2	Method for transmitting/receiving signal in wireless LAN system and device therefor A method for a station (STA) not having an association identifier (AID) allocated thereto transmitting a signal in a wireless LAN system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting a first frame through at least one resource among resources indicated by a trigger frame; and receiving a multi-STA block Ack (M-BA) frame as a reply to the first frame, wherein, if in the M-BA frame a MAC address of the STA that is different from a first information is detected from at least a part of a first field reserved for the first information, an N-bit of a second field preceding the first field is set as a temporary AID of the STA.
US10939413B2	Communication method and related apparatus A communication method and a related apparatus are disclosed. The method is performed by an MME, including: receiving an attach request message from an eNB, where the attach request message is used to request to attach to a network, and the attach request message includes an identity of the UE; sending, to an HSS according to the attach request message, an authentication data request message including the identity of the UE; receiving an authentication data response message including an AV from the HSS, where the authentication data response message is used to indicate that the authorization on the UE succeeds; and determining, according to the authentication data response message, that the UE is allowed to perform a V2X service, and performing authentication on the UE according to the AV. The method can enable a network side to perform authentication on UE during V2V communication, thereby reducing an air-interface resource overhead.
US10939411B2	System and method for coverage enhancements of broadcast channels A base station transmits and a UE detects broadcast information when the UE operates in a Coverage Enhancement (CE) mode. The base station transmits repetitions of signaling conveying broadcast information in one or more subframes of each frame in a quadruple of frames. The transmission is intermittent in time. To detect the broadcast information, the UE blindly combines and decodes the repetitions of signaling assuming their existence. The base station informs the pattern for the intermittent transmissions of the signaling to UEs connected to the base station or to other base stations.
US10939409B2	Data transmission method and device, user equipment, and base station A method for transmitting data includes: determining whether a length of cached data of user equipment (UE) is no less than a first preset threshold; in response to determining that the length of the cached data of the UE is no less than the first preset threshold, dividing, in a preset mode, the cached data into two groups of data; and uploading the two groups of data to a base station respectively through a mobile network and a wireless local area network (WLAN).
US10939406B1	Ultra-wideband assisted precise positioning method An ultra-wideband assisted precise positioning method includes: arranging a plurality of base stations in a target area; configuring a mobile base station to move to a plurality of predetermined positions; configuring a GPS module to obtain GPS position information and GPS altitude information; configuring first ultra-wideband communication modules and a second ultra-wideband communication module to measure distance information; configuring a computing module to execute a first positioning algorithm to calculate a plurality of base station coordinates; arranging a third ultra-wideband communication module on an object to be measured; configuring the first ultra-wideband communication modules and the third ultra-wideband communication module to obtain detection distances; and configuring the computing module to execute a second positioning algorithm to calculate a positioning position of the object to be measured based on the detection distances and the plurality of base station coordinates.
US10939405B1	Systems and methods for implementing permissionless network consensus using blockchain Provided herein are systems and methods for implementing a network consensus for a blockchain network that is characterized by one or more, or all, of the following attributes: (1) implementation of a Proof-of-Coverage scheme; (2) lack of permission for nodes to participate in the network; (3) decentralization, with lack of incentives to centralize; (4) byzantine fault tolerance; (5) based on useful work to the network; (6) high confirmed transaction rate; and (7) censor-resistant transactions.
US10939398B2	Clock synchronisation between devices using third device A method at a first device for synchronising a first clock of the first device to a second clock of a second device, includes receiving a first message comprising an identifier from a third device; generating a first timestamp in dependence on the time at which the first message is received at the first device according to the first clock; receiving a second message from the second device comprising the identifier and a second timestamp, the second timestamp having been generated in dependence on the time at which the second device received the first message from the third device according to the second clock; and adjusting the first clock in dependence on a time difference between a time indicated by the first timestamp and a time indicated by the second timestamp.
US10939392B2	Method and apparatus for deriving downlink pathloss for device-to-device transmit power control in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a device to perform sidelink transmission. The method includes the device being in RRC (Radio Resource Control)-connected mode in Uu link. The method also includes the device being configured to use at least DL (Downlink) pathloss for sidelink power control. The method further includes the device deriving a first DL pathloss value for determining an uplink transmit power of one specific kind of uplink transmission. In addition, the method includes the device determining or deriving a sidelink transmit power based on the first DL pathloss value. Furthermore, the method includes the device performing a sidelink transmission to other device(s) with the sidelink transmit power.
US10939391B2	Electronic device in wireless communication system, and wireless communication method An electronic device in a wireless communication system, and a wireless communication method. The electronic device at a user equipment side, performs a device-to-device (D2D) communication with a target user equipment, and the electronic device includes: processing circuitry configured to acquire information on a first power parameter from a base station device, the first power parameter indicates a D2D nominal power for the electronic device to perform D2D communication, the D2D nominal power different from a cellular nominal power for the electronic device to perform a cellular communication with the base station device; and determine, irrelevant to a path loss between the electronic device and the target user equipment, based on the first power parameter, a D2D transmission power for performing the D2D communication between the electronic device and the target user equipment.
US10939388B2	Method for transmitting a power headroom reporting in wireless communication system and a device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting a power headroom reporting in wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a PHR MAC CE including multiple PH fields for a serving cell; and transmitting the PHR MAC CE, wherein the PHR MAC CE includes an octet containing a single PCMAX field associated with the multiple PH fields for the serving cell.
US10939386B2	Method and device for determining transmission power, and terminal and storage medium Provided are a method and device for determining transmission power, a terminal and a storage medium. The method includes measuring a first reference signal and determining a pathloss of the first reference signal; determining an pathloss of the uplink transmission according to a type of the uplink transmission, an association relationship between the uplink transmission and the first reference signal, and the pathloss of the first reference signal; determining an power adjustment amount of the uplink transmission; and determining the transmission power of the uplink transmission according to at least one of the pathloss of the uplink transmission or the power adjustment amount of the uplink transmission.
US10939385B2	Uplink transmission power control method and device using same Provided are a method for controlling uplink transmission power and a device using the same. The device determines a maximum transmission power according to a coverage enhancement (CE) level, and transmits an uplink channel on the basis of the maximum transmission power.
US10939384B2	Power control method and apparatus A power control method, including receiving indication information, where the indication information indicates a power control parameter specific to a bandwidth part, and sending uplink information on the bandwidth part by using a transmit power, where the transmit power is based on the power control parameter specific to the bandwidth part and is further based on a common power control parameter of a carrier in which the bandwidth part is disposed.
US10939383B2	Power control method, terminal device and network device A power control method, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The method includes: a terminal device resets a first closed loop adjustment factor associated with first Sounding Reference Signal Resource Indicator (SRI) information in condition that a first open loop power control parameter associated with the first SRI information or a first downlink Reference Signal (RS) associated with the first SRI information is reconfigured, the first open loop power control parameter being configured for power control of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) and the first downlink RS being configured to measure a path loss value for power control of over the PUSCH; and the terminal device determines transmit power of the PUSCH according to the reset first closed loop adjustment factor.
US10939382B2	Power control for wireless communications associated with preempted resources Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A wireless device may have different capabilities for preemption. A base station may use a signaling format to indicate a transmission power command and a preemption indicator. A wireless device may receive the signaling format and may determine, based on the transmission power command and the preemption indicator, whether to stop a transmission or to reduce a transmission power.
US10939378B2	Methods to encode a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) mark for a wake-up radio (WUR) packet Embodiments of an AP and wake up radio (WUR) non-AP station (STA) are generally described herein. The AP may transmit a WUR packet to wake up a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio of the WUR non-AP STA. A non-WUR portion of the WUR packet may include legacy fields and a BPSK mark to spoof high throughput (HT) devices receiving the WUR packet. The AP may transmit the BPSK mark in a channel that includes a lower guard band, a transmission bandwidth, and an upper guard band. The AP may encode the BPSK mark in accordance with: on-off keying (OOK) modulation in a center portion of the transmission bandwidth; and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) in a remaining portion of the transmission bandwidth that excludes the center portion.
US10939377B2	Method and apparatus for generating training signal using predetermined binary sequence in wireless LAN system Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for generating an STF signal usable in a wireless LAN system. The STF signal is included in a field used to improve AGC estimation of a MIMO transmission. A portion of the STF signal is used to transmit an uplink, and can be used for uplink MU PPDUs transmitted from a plurality of STAs. The STF signal that is disclosed, for example, is used for a 40 MHz band or an 80 MHz band, is desirably usable for the 40 MHz band, and can be generated based on a sequence in which a predetermined M sequence is repeated. The predetermined M sequence can be a binary sequence of which the length is 15 bits.
US10939374B2	Method and apparatus for remotely waking up a device connected to a network A method of waking up a device is described. The device can be connected to a first network, comprising an access apparatus via which the device is able to access a second network. The device can include a plurality of network interfaces, and respective addresses, for communication with the access apparatus. The method can include prior storage in a memory accessible by the access apparatus of a correspondence table including a plurality of correspondences between the addresses and at least one parameter identifying the device. When the access apparatus receives a wakeup command with respect to the device, the command including an address, the addresses relating to the device are determined by cross-checking in the table, and the access apparatus transmits to the device at least one wakeup command including a resulting address.
US10939371B2	Power save optimization for wireless connectivity A method for power save optimization includes a wireless station receiving a beacon frame from an Access Point (AP), wherein the beacon frame comprises a Traffic Indication Map (TIM) including an Association Identifier (AID) flag corresponding to the wireless station. The wireless station transmits to the AP, a first NULL frame with a Power Save (PS) flag cleared to represent an AWAKE state if the AID flag is TRUE, otherwise the PS flag is set to represent a DEEP SLEEP state. The wireless station receives at least a portion of a data from the AP in response to the AP receiving the first NULL frame during the AWAKE state. The wireless station transmits to the AP, a second NULL frame with the PS flag set to represent the DEEP SLEEP state in response to the wireless station receiving all of the data.
US10939370B2	Method and apparatus for selecting an access and mobility management function in a mobile communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology and a system thereof, and provides an intelligent service based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. A method of an initial access and mobility management function (AMF) in a wireless communication system, includes receiving, from a base station, a registration request message including information on a requested slice; determining whether to reroute the registration request message based on subscription information; transmitting, to a network repository function (NRF), a first message to request information on a target AMF which has required capabilities to serve a terminal; receiving, from the NRF, a second message including information on the target AMF; and rerouting, to the target AMF, the registration request message based on the determination.
US10939369B2	Retrieval of slice selection state for mobile device connection Some embodiments provide a method for a first network slice selector that assigns data messages received from endpoint devices located within a first geographic range to multiple network slices. The method receives a data message from a mobile endpoint device located within the first geographic range. The data message belongs to a connection between the mobile endpoint device and a network domain that began when the mobile device was located in a second geographic range. The method retrieves state that maps the connection to a particular network slice of the network slices from a second network slice selector that assigns data messages received from endpoint devices within the second geographic range to the network slices. The method assigns the data message to the particular network slice.
US10939368B2	Terminal and method for inter RAT access selection in a communications network A method in a terminal for inter RAT access selection is provided. The terminal is capable to operate in one or more RATs. The terminal receives (201) (202), from a network node, one or more dedicated parameters relating to inter RAT access selection, and one or more broadcasted parameters relating to inter RAT access selection. The one or more broadcasted parameters correspond to the respective one or more dedicated parameters. The one or more broadcasted parameters relates to inter RAT access selection. The terminal then acts (203) for inter RAT access selection according to any one out of: —one or more updated dedicated parameters, updated based on changes to corresponding one or more broadcast parameters, and—any one out of the one or more received dedicated parameters, updated dedicated parameters, or corresponding broadcasted parameters, based on whether one or more conditions are fulfilled or not.
US10939367B1	Predictive scanning and handover Systems and methods for predictive scanning and handover are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive context information; predict a loss of a first wireless connection based upon the context information; in response to the prediction, start scanning for a second wireless connection while maintaining the first wireless connection; and switch to the second wireless connection prior to losing the first wireless connection.
US10939364B2	Radio network node, wireless device and methods for system information transmission Embodiments herein relate to e.g. a method performed by a radio network node (12) for handling system information of a wireless communication network. The radio network node receives, from a wireless device (10), a 5 request for transmission of at least a part of the system information, wherein the request is associated with an indication indicating that the request is for a transmission of the at least part of the system information. The radio network node further transmits, in a transmission, the requested at least part of the system information to the wireless device, wherein one or more properties of 10 the transmission are adapted based on the received request; and wherein the transmission is beamformed towards the wireless device and/or the transmission is performed within a time interval from the received request.
US10939363B2	Detection of potential system reference conflicts The disclosure relates to methods, devices, and computer programs in mobile communications for detecting potential system information reference conflicts. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a method (20), performed in a wireless device, for detecting potential system information reference conflicts. The method comprises receiving (S21) first access information from a network node of a first wireless network, the first access information comprising a first system information reference and a first identifier relating to the first wireless network. The method also comprises determining (S23) a potential system information reference conflict based on a comparison of the first access information and second access information. The second access information is received from the first or a second wireless network; and comprises a second system information reference and a second identifier relating to the wireless network from which the second access information is received. The disclosure also relates to corresponding methods performed in network nodes.
US10939360B2	Method, network device and terminal device for remaining minimum system information A method, network device and terminal device for providing remaining minimum system information (RMSI) in a wireless network. A method comprises determining whether a SS/PBCH block in the SS burst set configures the RMSI. In response to that the SS/PBCH block configures the RMSI, transmitting one or more repeated RMSI within a first periodicity.
US10939348B2	RAN for multimedia delivery A method is disclosed for avoiding unnecessary keepalive data transfers, comprising: receiving, at an upstream TCP connection endpoint in a radio access network (RAN) from an operator core network, an Internet Protocol (IP) packet; performing, at the upstream TCP connection endpoint, shallow packet inspection on the IP packet; and forwarding the IP packet to the downstream TCP connection endpoint in the RAN if the IP packet is not a keepalive packet, based on the performed shallow packet inspection. The upstream TCP connection endpoint in the RAN may be one of a nodeB, an eNodeB, a base transceiver station (BTS), a coordinating server, and a mobile edge computing (MEC) gateway. The downstream TCP connection endpoint in the RAN may be one of the nodeB, the eNodeB, or the base transceiver station (BTS).
US10939347B2	Application of NAS-level congestion control timer values at intersystem change Various examples pertaining to application of non-access stratum (NAS)-level congestion control timer values at intersystem change in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives an indication of a NAS-level congestion control from a first type of wireless network. The UE starts a timer responsive to the receiving of the indication of the NAS-level congestion control. The UE then performs an intersystem change from the first type of wireless network to a second type of wireless network different from the first type by utilizing the timer.
US10939345B2	Network handover method and network device This application discloses a network handover method and a network device, to resolve a problem that a terminal device cannot perform an IMS voice service. The method includes: receiving, by a first access network device, first session management information from a session management network element, where the first session management information is for requesting to set up a user plane tunnel for a voice service of a terminal device; and sending, by the first access network device, a handover request to a first mobility management network element based on the first session management information and a first condition, where the handover request is for handing over the terminal device from a first network to a second network, and the first condition includes that the voice service cannot be performed in the first network. This application is applicable to the field of communication technologies.
US10939342B2	Systems and methods of managing communication endpoints In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a trigger to dynamically modify a serving site of a communication endpoint, wherein the communication endpoint is registered to receive digital communication service from a first serving site. The method further includes determining a stored serving-site selection policy applicable to the communication endpoint. The method also includes selecting a second serving site for the communication endpoint based, at least part, on a stored serving-site selection policy. Also, the method includes determining endpoint-configuration requirements of the second serving site. Furthermore, the method includes dynamically generating endpoint configurations that satisfy the endpoint-configuration requirements of the second serving site. Moreover, the method includes writing the generated endpoint configurations to the communication endpoint. Additionally, the method includes causing the communication endpoint to register to receive digital communication service from the second serving site in place of the first serving site.
US10939341B1	Donor selection for relay nodes comprising directional antennae Systems, methods, and processing nodes for selecting a donor access node for a relay node comprising a plurality of directional antennae include instructing the relay node to attach to a first preferred donor access node using a first antenna of the plurality of directional antennae. While maintaining the connection with the first preferred donor access node using the first antenna, the relay node can scan for potential donor access nodes using one or more remaining antennae of the plurality of directional antennae and, upon identifying a second preferred donor access node from the potential donor access nodes, to perform a handover from the first preferred donor access node to the second preferred donor access node.
US10939338B2	Reselection between regular and dedicated core networks Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques selecting a core network. As described herein, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of services provided by a first core network (CN). The UE may take action to reselect from the first CN to a second CN to access a set of services not provided by the first core network. When a UE desires services not available on a currently-connected CN, the UE may transmit an establishment request message requesting the services desired.
US10939336B2	Method for estimating mobility state of UE and device supporting the same Provided are a method of estimating mobility state of an UE and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes: entering a second cell from a first cell, wherein the first cell provides specific information; receiving neighbor cell list from the second cell; and counting a number of cell changes for mobility state, based on whether the neighbor cell list from the second cell includes at least one of neighbor cells providing the specific information.
US10939331B2	Information centric network heterogenous wireless switching Systems and techniques for information centric network (ICN) heterogeneous wireless switching are described herein. A handover event, that includes an indication for a device to switch from a first wireless link to a second wireless link, may be detected. A forwarding interest base (FIB) table may be modified to route interest packets to the second wireless link. Although the device has switched to route new out-going interest packet to the second wireless link, the device accepts data packets on both the first wireless link and the second wireless link.
US10939328B2	Timetables for public transport lines from mobile network handovers Handover bursts are identified for source and target cell pairs along a given public transport line, and each of the handover bursts are tagged with anonymized identifiers of participating users. By searching for handover bursts with a significant share of common user identifiers, it is possible to recursively connect bursts corresponding to a particular public transport vehicle trip. Further, by projecting the estimated location of all connected handover bursts to the path of the given public transport line, it is possible to interpolate stop times and locations for the given vehicle along the entire trip.
US10939326B2	Predictive load balancing Managing connections to be established between clients and access points for the purposes of accessing wireless services is contemplated. The connections may be managed according to a predictive load balancing strategy where connections may be established and adjusted in anticipation of predicted client demands, such as to achieve an optimized throughput.
US10939319B2	Method of and a network server and mobile user equipment for providing chat/VoIP services in a mobile telecommunications network A method of and an application server and user equipment for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol, chat/VoIP, services to the mobile user equipment in a mobile telecommunications network. The mobile user equipment comprises a chat/VoIP client for accessing a chat/VoIP service application interfacing the mobile telecommunications network. The chat/VoIP service application interfaces a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP clients for accessing a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP communication environments operated by a plurality of chat/VoIP service providers, for providing chat/VoIP services to the chat/VoIP client of the mobile user equipment. The chat/VoIP client and the chat/VoIP service application may be arranged such that privileged use of the mobile telecommunications network is enabled, providing a session between the user equipment and a communication environment with a predetermined or agreed Quality of Service.
US10939317B2	Communication method and device Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies and disclose a communication method and a device. The method includes: obtaining, by an apparatus, signal quality of at least one beam in a cell; and determining, by the apparatus, the highest signal quality of a beam in the at least one beam as signal quality of the cell in a case that the highest signal quality of the at least one beam below a preset threshold.
US10939315B2	Channel state information (CSI) obtaining method and apparatus A CSI measurement method and apparatus are described. The CSI measuring includes obtaining CSI configuration information that includes first frequency-domain indication information and that is sent by a second network device, where the CSI configuration information instructs the first network device to perform a CSI measurement, and the first frequency-domain indication information indicates a frequency-domain location in which the first network device performs CSI measurement. The CSI measuring includes measuring, based on the CSI configuration information, a reference signal in the frequency-domain location indicated by the first frequency-domain indication information. The CSI measurement is sent to a network device, so that a reference signal in a specific frequency-domain location in channel bandwidth is measured.
US10939314B2	Wireless device, network node and methods performed therein Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless device (10) for enabling the wireless device (10) to perform RLM of a cell (11) of a network node (12) in a wireless communication network (1). The wireless device (10) sends to a network node (12) serving the wireless device (10), e.g. the network node providing the cell, an indication indicating at least one recommended repetition level and/or recommended aggregation level, of at least one radio signal and/or control channel.
US10939312B2	System and method for distributed network performance management A distributed network performance management system and method that distributes a large portion of the network performance management to wireless client devices connected to the network. Rather than rely on a central server to perform the bulk of network performance management, a distributed network performance management system offloads much of the work of service quality testing, reporting, and troubleshooting to wireless client devices that are connected to the network. It utilizes spare computing power and storage space on the wireless client devices to reduce the cloud operation costs of the system including such things as bandwidth requirements, data storage requirements, and data processing requirements.
US10939310B2	Adaptive profiles with SDR Methods and apparatus in a wireless network that allow devices, such as client devices and access points (APs), having software defined radios (SDRs) to change operating behavior depending on network RF environment conditions are disclosed. The devices may be instructed to operate according to differently defined behavior profiles that may be chosen based on RF environment conditions. The profiles may be stored in a database. A particular profile may be obtained from the database for one or more devices based on an interference level within an RF environment of the devices. The profiles may be implemented to change device operating behavior so that interference is reduced or minimized in higher levels of interference. The profiles may also be implemented to change device behavior so that interference is reduced in lower levels of interference while also freeing up resources for more efficient use in the network during lower levels of interference.
US10939307B2	Method and apparatus for calibrating channel between radio remote units RRUs A method for calibrating a channel between radio remote unit (RRUs) includes: for each subcarrier in M subcarriers in full bandwidth, instructing, by a baseband unit (BBU), a reference RRU to transceive a calibration signal on the subcarrier by using a reference channel and a preset channel in a preset RRU, and calculating a calibration coefficient; and determining a first correspondence according to M calibration coefficients obtained by means of calculation, where the first correspondence includes a correspondence between a frequency of each subcarrier and the calibration coefficient on the subcarrier, 2≤M
US10939305B2	Passive radio-frequency redirector device A passive radio-frequency redirector device is provided that includes: a polarized antenna configured to produce a radiation pattern in an azimuthal plane; and a directional antenna configured to produce a directional radiation pattern that is substantially complementary to the radiation pattern of the polarized antenna, wherein the directional radiation pattern is substantially cross-polarized relative to the radiation pattern of the polarized antenna, and the polarized antenna and the directional antenna are passively coupled together.
US10939302B2	Computing system to create radio frequency plans for wireless network deployments The present disclosure provides an improved computing system to determine a suitability of a RF plan and a dynamic wireless network system. The method includes receiving uploads of RF plans associated with wireless network deployments which provided wireless network capability throughout each respective deployment area. Further, storing the uploaded RF plans with in a network storage cloud. In addition, training a predictive model with the stored uploaded RF plans. The dynamic wireless network system disclosed herein includes a plurality of internet-of-things devices within a deployment area. The system further includes at least one network device communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of internet-of-things devices, wherein the at least one network device has access to a trained predictive model that is to determine a number of access points and a layout of the access points within the deployment area based on a set of characteristics associated with the deployment area.
US10939301B2	Evolved machine type communication design for shared radio frequency spectrum operation Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques utilizing shared radio frequency spectrum (SRFS) for certain devices, such as machine type communication(s) (MTC) user equipments (UEs) and evolved or enhanced MTC (eMTC) UEs. An exemplary method, performed, for example, by a base station (BS), includes performing a channel clear assessment (CCA) for at least a portion of the SRFS including one or more narrowband regions, and communicating with at least one MTC UE, after performing the CCA, on at least one of the narrowband regions. A second exemplary method, performed, for example, by a MTC UE, generally includes receiving, from a BS, an assignment of resources in a narrowband region of the SRFS band for the MTC UE to use for communicating with the BS, and communicating with the BS on the narrowband region without performing a CCA for the narrowband region. A third exemplary method, performed, for example, by a MTC UE, generally includes performing a CCA for a narrowband region of the SRFS band and communicating with a BS on the narrowband region.
US10939299B2	Self-coexistence of devices in a flexible wireless system including two or more wireless networks that share a frequency band A method (300) for enabling self-coexistence of devices in a flexible wireless system (200) that includes first and second wireless networks sharing a frequency band. The method includes discovering a second device operable in the second wireless network that overlaps with the first wireless network (S310); reporting the discovered second device to a first device operable in the first wireless network (S320); determining if an adjustment is needed between a first beacon period of the first device and a second beacon period of the second device (S330); and adjusting a first beacon period start time (BPST) of the first device with a second BPST of the second device (S370) if the adjustment is needed.
US10939297B1	Secure unlock of mobile phone A mobile communication device. The mobile communication device comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a radio modem communicatively comprising a radio modem processor, a radio modem non-transitory memory, and a security client application stored in the radio modem non-transitory memory. When executed by the radio modem processor, the security client application builds a device unlock request comprising an encrypted word, transmits the device unlock request via the cellular radio transceiver, receives a device unlock command via the cellular radio transceiver comprising a second encrypted word, decrypts the second encrypted word wherein the decryption of the second encrypted word comprises a digital signature, determines that the digital signature is valid, stores a device unlock state value in the radio modem non-volatile memory, and, configures a device unlocked policy into the radio modem, whereby the mobile communication device is configured to an international unlocked operation mode or a domestic unlocked operation mode.
US10939296B2	Vehicle smart connection A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to wirelessly connecting to a mobile device using a mobile credential issued from a server within a time frame specified in the mobile credential, issue an access token to the mobile device, and responsive to receiving a command authorized by the access token from the mobile device, route the command to a vehicle subsystem for execution.
US10939294B2	Network access identifier including an identifier for a cellular access network node A user equipment (UE) sends, to a wireless access node in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a network access identifier (NAI) that includes an identifier for a cellular access network node. The UE receives an authentication challenge based on information in the NAI.
US10939290B2	System and method for providing a public number-private number telephony system This invention shows a method for operating a voice communications network that comprises dynamically associating a private number with at least one public number of a circuit-switched voice communication network, authenticating a user of a private number without reliance on a static reproducible data code, receiving an incoming call to the public number and routing the incoming call from a caller to the private number. The method also shows the generation of an outgoing call from the private number and passing the outgoing call through the public number while generating calling party information to a target which preserves the privacy of the caller, and altering an associating of the private number and at least one public number. The system therefore acts as a proxy with authentication by means of dynamic code security. The caller and the user of the private number share seamless round-trip telephone communications while preserving the anonymity of the user of the private number. The system functionality is advantageously presented as a restricted option space defined by a “skin”, which provides a consistent and purposeful set of functionality useful for a predetermined population of users.
US10939289B1	Group pairing of peripheral devices Systems and methods for group pairing of peripheral devices are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: ask a user whether to pair a first wireless device to the IHS; in response to an affirmative answer, pair the first wireless device to the IHS; retrieve mesh information from the first wireless device, where the mesh information comprises an identification of a second wireless device; and automatically pair the second wireless device to the IHS using the mesh information and without prompting the user.
US10939287B2	Method of batch automatic network configuration of WiFi devices, terminal equipment and storage medium The present disclosure discloses a method of batch automatic network configuration of WiFi devices, terminal equipment and storage medium. The method comprises: deploying a network configuration AP hotspot for configuration and distribution and releasing a network configuration signal; searching the network configuration signal after the device to be configured enters network configuration state, and calculating whether the AP hotspot currently searched is the network configuration AP hotspot by adopting key conversion algorithm; if yes, the device to be configured connecting to the network configuration AP hotspot; downloading network configuration data in the network configuration AP hotspot through file transfer protocol, decrypting and verifying the network configuration data, updating network configuration settings, and completing the network configuration after the device to be configured successfully connects to the network configuration AP hotspot. The present disclosure can automatically configure multiple WiFi devices quickly and efficiently at one time.
US10939286B2	Link status-aware medical devices and gateways Aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in electronic medical devices, wireless gateway devices, and remote database systems in a network environment where wireless connections are made between at least an electronic device and a wireless gateway device, and between the wireless gateway device or an access point and a remote database system. The electronic medical device, the wireless gateway device, or the remote database system may be configured to identify a data communication loss based on at least a mismatch of a confirmation acknowledgement attribute between two or more nodes in the network environment. Upon identifying the data communication loss, a notification can be provided to an entity such as a user so that data communication can be restored.
US10939284B1	5G-based communication method for industrial apparatus and microprocessor for 5G-based communication A 5G-based communication method for an industrial apparatus can be implemented in industrial apparatus during manufacturing operations, and a microprocessor. The industrial apparatus can collect data sets concerning itself, generate a 5G signal containing the data sets, and send the 5G signal to the microprocessor. The microprocessor determines a communication channel for the microprocessor according to the identification of the industrial apparatus in the data set, and can find a data processing rule, a data storage rule, and a data emission rule corresponding to the communication channel in a relationship table. The data is processed accordingly enabling a safe, efficient, and convenient transmission of data sets between the microprocessor and the industrial apparatus.
US10939277B2	Method of executing a service for a service consumer, as well as a corresponding network node and a computer program product A method of executing a service for a service consumer, said service consumer being registered in a home telecommunication network and currently residing in a visited telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of retrieving a list of available services within the home telecommunication network that said service consumer is allowed to access, wherein said SDVN function and said home NRF both reside in said home telecommunication network, receiving a service operation message requesting an operation execution within a particular service for said service consumer in said visited telecommunication network, determining that said home network is able to provide for said requested particular service based on said retrieved list of available service, and selecting one or more service instances for executing said operation within said particular service for said service consumer.
US10939271B2	Method and NB-IOT device for receiving downlink physical channel on TDD special subframe One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for receiving a downlink physical channel by a narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) device. The method may comprise the steps of: determining whether to receive a signal of a downlink physical channel from an NB-IoT cell, on a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) of a time division duplex (TDD) special subframe; and receiving the signal of the downlink physical channel on the TDD special subframe including the DwPTS, on the basis of the determination.
US10939266B2	System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing mobile device support services A method is provided for providing mobile device support services. The method may include monitoring a mobile device status. The method may additionally include performing device diagnostics based at least in part on captured device status data to identify potential faults that may affect mobile device functionality. A corresponding system, apparatus, and computer program product are also provided.
US10939261B2	Techniques to interface and route packets in C-V2X devices Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for routing internet protocol (IP) and non-IP packets in cellular vehicle-to-everything devices that can be transmitted over the air via cellular or side-link device-to-device (D2D) communication systems without the need for the applications (e.g., automotive applications) to modify its operations. Specifically, an application (automotive application or web browser) may use default Application Programming Interface (API) that is typically used for regular cellular communication without modifying its operations to differentiate between IP and non-IP packets. Instead, in accordance with present disclosure, logical data paths may be dynamically adjusted to map services associated with the packets with an appropriate media access control (MAC) flow such that the modem receiving the packet may process and route the packet to target end-destination.
US10939260B1	Apparatus for monitoring airing events An apparatus is described herein related to an environmental monitoring system configured to avoid spoilage of goods by alerting a supervisor to hazardous conditions. The sensors monitor a plurality of parameters, of which relative humidity is of particular importance. The system offers multiple alternative ways of detecting airing events including time series anomaly discovery. The system also offers different ways of processing data related to airing events and of allowing a user to monitor either the presence or the absence of airing events.
US10939257B2	Request to hand over a session between a mobile communication device and a customer premises equipment Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide handover of on-hold sessions in converged networks. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a fixed packet network-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a PSTN-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa.
US10939252B2	Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and program for using a threshold to control multicast retransmission To make it possible to perform retransmission control in which wireless resources are more efficiently utilized, a wireless communication apparatus includes: a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal apparatus; a communication control unit configured to control multicast transmission performed by the wireless communication unit; and a setting unit configured to set a threshold for determining whether or not it is necessary for the communication control unit to perform a retransmission process, on the basis of information about reception of a reception acknowledgment response corresponding to the multicast transmission from the terminal apparatus.
US10939248B1	Anti-poaching device According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for decoying poachers away from an animal equipped with a tracking device is provided. The present invention may include generating, based on machine learning and movement patterns of the tracked animal, one or more decoy paths; transmitting instructions to one or more decoy transmitters to simulate characteristics of the tracking device, and to simulate the decoy paths by moving to and/or transmitting decoy signals at sequential locations at corresponding times to imitate signals from the tracking device; and, responsive to determining that the one or more decoy transmitters are not capable of simulating all of the decoy paths, removing one or more decoy paths.
US10939246B1	Location-based context information sharing in a messaging system Methods, systems, user interfaces, media, and devices are described for sharing the location of participants of a communication session established via a messaging system. Consistent with some embodiments, an electronic communication containing location information is received from a location sensor coupled to a first client device. A current location of the first user is determined based on the location information. A current location of the first user is displayed, on a display screen of a second client device, the current location of the first user being displayed within a messaging UI during a communication session between the computing device and the second computing device. The location information may be updated during the communication session as messages are exchanged and as a current location changes. Various embodiments may include additional information with the current location, such as a time period associated with the location, or other such information.
US10939245B2	Position estimation system A position detection system (1) includes a plurality of receivers (3) that receive a radio wave from a transmitter (2) and a control unit (4) connected to these receivers (3). The control unit (4) estimates the presence position of the transmitter (2) using machine learning from advance data obtained beforehand. The advance data is data based on a radio wave received by the receiver (3) in a state where a transmitter (11) is placed at a position where its coordinates are clear within an area. The control unit (4) narrows down a presence range of the transmitter (2) in a step-by-step manner by the bisection method using data of the radio waves received by all the receivers (3) and determines one area from among a plurality of areas divided in advance within the area as the presence position of the transmitter (2).
US10939244B1	Track and locate system A control system for a track and rescue system that wirelessly couples to a tracking device via a first link established between a tracking device first type wireless communication interface included on the tracking device and a control system first type wireless communication interface coupled to the control system when the tracking device first type wireless communication interface is within range of the control system first type wireless communication interface. The control system receives a first signal from the tracking device. The control system then determines whether the first signal from the tracking device indicates a rescue event and processes, in response to determining that the signal from the tracking device indicates a rescue event, instructions associated with the rescue event.
US10939242B2	GPS control system of mobile device for location based service and operating method therefor The present invention relates to a location-based service technology for a mobile device. The present invention relates to a GPS control system of a mobile device for a location-based service and an operating method therefor, which, even in a state where a GPS receiving unit included in a mobile device for a location-based service is disabled, activates the GPS receiving unit to thus provide the mobile location-based service, and then brings the GPS receiving unit to the original state thereof, and also, when the mobile device moves at a predetermined speed or higher, provides the mobile location-based service by detecting the movement of the mobile device and activating the GPS receiving unit.
US10939241B2	Systems and methods for time based remote control of product functionality Systems and methods provide remote control of product functionality and software kits allow firmware development of remote control of product functionality. The remote control may be time-based where the product functionality is based upon the expiration date and a current time. The remote control may be location-based where the product functionality is based upon the geographical location of the product. The remote control of the product functionality may be based upon proximity of the product to an authentication device.
US10939235B1	Dynamic geofence radius Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for dynamic location tracking. Embodiments include receiving a plurality of location records associated with a site, wherein each respective location record of the plurality of location records comprises respective location coordinates of a respective device associated with the respective location record. Embodiments include determining respective distances from a center point of the site to the respective location coordinates in each respective location record of the plurality of location records. Embodiments include determining a radius of a region definition for the site based on the respective distances. Embodiments include receiving a device location from a device associated with a user. Embodiments include performing, based on the device location and the region definition, one or more location-based operations.
US10939234B2	Tracking proximities of devices and/or objects Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for tracking proximities of devices and/or objects. In one embodiment, the system operates by determining whether a plurality of devices of a tethered segment are inside or outside a predefined area. The system also operates by determining that a first device of the plurality of devices is outside of the predefined area based at least partially on the determination of whether the plurality of devices are inside or outside the predefined area. The system further operates by transmitting at least one alert notification to at least one device based at least partially on the determination that the first device is outside the predefined area, wherein the alert notification identifies the first device outside the predefined area.
US10939232B2	Location related application management An apparatus for use by a mobile edge control element or function, the apparatus comprising at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least: to receive and process an event report indicating that location information of a communication element communicating in a communication network are provided, to check location related application information for determining whether or not a relationship of at least one application to a location corresponding to the location information indicated in the event report is present, to prepare, in case the check is affirmative, an application identification indication for indicating at least one location area where location information of the communication element is of relevance for a processing conducted by at least one application, and to ensure that the communication element is informed about the application identification indication.
US10939231B2	Geofencing Methods and systems for determining a geofence has been crossed are provided. Exemplary methods include: configuring a plurality of services of a mobile operating system using respective application programming interfaces; receiving a wake up from the mobile operating system; getting a notification from a service of the plurality of services; confirming the geofence has been crossed; and notifying a backend that the geofence has been crossed.
US10939230B2	Interaction information obtaining method, interaction information setting method, user terminal, system, and storage medium Embodiments of this application disclose an interaction information obtaining method performed at a target user terminal. After detecting, on a virtual map preset in an interaction application, a trigger operation performed on a target POI identifier, the target user terminal obtains first location information of the target user terminal by using the virtual map and second location information corresponding to the target POI identifier on the virtual map. The target user terminal detects a distance difference between the first location information and the second location information. When the distance difference satisfies a preset distance range, the target user terminal sends, to an interaction server, an interaction information request carrying the target POI identifier and receives interaction information corresponding to the target POI identifier from the interaction server and then displays the interaction information on the virtual map.
US10939227B2	Remote and shared access for network connected devices According to one embodiment, a method of granting a remote device access to a smart home network connected device is disclosed. An example method includes receiving an access request including identifying information related to the remote device; generating a digital security token that is encrypted and provides the remote device with access to the smart home network connected device without divulging network credentials; transmitting the digital security token to the remote device; receiving the decrypted digital security token from the remote device, the decrypted digital security token validating permissions of the remote device to access the smart home network connected device; and transmitting a remote access authorization to the remote device based on the decrypted digital security token, the remote access authorization providing the remote device with access to the smart home network connected device to connect the smart home network connected device to the network.
US10939226B2	Dynamic in-band service control mechanism in mobile network A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for transmitting signaling information within payload traffic. The method parses a certificate received from a service provider to obtain service imprint information associated with a mobile service, inserts a service control parameter derived from the service imprint information into a packet header, and forwards the packet header within payload traffic to a policy charging and enforcing function.
US10939225B2	Calibrating listening devices Systems and methods of calibrating listening devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of calibrating a listening device (e.g., a headset) includes determining head related transfer functions (HRTF) corresponding to different parts of the user's anatomy. The resulting HRTFs are combined to form a composite HRTF.
US10939211B2	Shading ring and loudspeakers A shading ring is disposed in a magnetic circuit system. The magnetic circuit system includes a main magnet, a washer, a voice coil and a secondary magnet. The shading ring is located inside the voice coil. The shading ring includes a first ring body and a second ring body. The second ring body is formed by bending a lower end of the first ring body outward. The first ring body includes a first perpendicular portion and a first horizontal portion. A first cavity is formed inside the first perpendicular portion. The secondary magnet is located in the first cavity. The first horizontal portion is fixedly connected to an upward side of the secondary magnet. The shading ring is arranged into a structure having the first ring body and the second ring body.
US10939210B2	Vibration system, loudspeaker, and method for manufacturing the vibration system A vibration system which does not rely on adhesive assembly includes a first bracket and a vibration assembly. The vibration assembly includes a voice coil portion and a first diaphragm portion. The voice coil portion includes a mounting base and a voice coil body. The voice coil body surrounds an outer surface of the mounting base. Through holes define in one end of the mounting base. The through holes penetrate the base. The first diaphragm portion includes two connecting portions and a diaphragm body between the two connecting portions. A first connecting portion connects the first bracket. A second connecting portion surrounds an end of the mounting base away from the voice coil body, and the second connecting portion inserts into the through hole. The disclosure further provides a loudspeaker and a method for manufacturing the vibration system.
US10939209B2	Speaker A speaker includes a basket and a diaphragm assembly. The diaphragm assembly is located on the basket, and has a diaphragm, a damper, a surround, and a conductor. An inner edge and an outer edge of the damper are respectively connected to a bottom surface of the diaphragm and the basket. The surround and the damper are disposed on the basket and at different horizontal levels. The conductor is located on a bottom surface of the damper. The diaphragm assembly can be pre-manufactured to improve the convenience of assembling the speaker. Moreover, the damper does not move up and down exceedingly along with the voice coil, thereby preventing the damper from contacting underlying components. In addition, the total thickness of the speaker can be reduced, which facilitates thinning requirements. Alternatively, an excursion length can be increased, which facilitates the low frequency design of the speaker.
US10939205B2	Echo cancelation using convolutive blind source separation For canceling acoustic echoing, a processor receives audio signals comprising a speaker output and an ambient input. The processor further calculates separated output signals from mixed signals using a separating transfer function. The processor calculates a criterion function based on the separated output signals. In addition, the processor calculates an acoustic echo transfer function based on maximizing the a criterion function. The processor separates a source signal from the audio signal using the acoustic echo transfer function.
US10939203B2	Forecasting sound in a live performance to determine microphone position An audio forecasting algorithm that is adjusted (or trained), by machine learning, prior to a sports contest that will be broadcast. The audio forecasting algorithm is then used to position a set of mobile microphones on an ongoing basis during the sports contest. In some embodiments, a band forecasting algorithm is used in the audio forecasting algorithm. In some embodiments, a swarm based correlation algorithm is used in the audio forecasting algorithm.
US10939201B2	Robust estimation of sound source localization A method for sound source localization in a digital system having at least two audio capture devices is provided that includes receiving audio signals from the two audio capture devices, computing a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for each frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands in a processing frame of the audio signals, determining a frequency band weight for each frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands based on the SNR computed for the frequency band, computing an estimated time delay of arrival (TDOA) of sound for the processing frame using the frequency band weights, and converting the estimated TDOA to an angle representing sound direction.
US10939198B2	Noise eliminating device, echo cancelling device, and abnormal sound detecting device A noise eliminating device including: an acoustic sensor array including a first acoustic sensor at a vertex forming a vertex angle of an isosceles triangle, and second and third acoustic sensors at the other vertexes of the isosceles triangle, the first sensor being arranged on a bisector between two boundaries between a direction range in which a target sound source can exist and a direction range in which a noise source can exist; and the second and third sensors being arranged so that the boundaries coincide with a direction of a perpendicular bisector of a line segment connecting the first and second sensors, and a direction of a perpendicular bisector of a line segment connecting the first and third sensors; and a processor to use signals output from the sensors to output a signal obtained by enhancing sound from the target sound source and eliminating noise from the noise source.
US10939197B2	Sound receiving electronic device and sound receiving structure thereof A sound receiving structure is applied to a sound receiving electronic device to receive a sound, wherein the sound receiving electronic device includes a housing defines a housing hole. The sound receiving structure includes a circuit board and an accommodating structure. The circuit board includes a plate, a sound guiding tube and a microphone. The plate defines a circuit board hole. The sound guiding tube is provided above the plate and located in the housing hole and includes a sound guiding hole aligned with the circuit board hole, wherein a diameter of the circuit board hole is smaller than a diameter of the sound guiding hole. The microphone is provided below the plate and corresponds in position to the circuit board hole. A sound passes through the sound guiding hole and the circuit board hole and then enters the microphone.
US10939194B2	Decorative wireless communication system and module thereof A system, apparatus, and kit for wireless “smart” decorative communication system and module thereof securely affixed to a user during a use containing a microphone, speaker, power source, and communication circuits in a compact and attractive form for wireless telecommunication. A housing includes a securing mechanism for fixably removably securing the proposed invention to a use during a use. Optional decorative applications are used to conceal electronic structures and securely affix to a user for reliable wireless communication.
US10939190B2	Passive optical network communications method, apparatus and system The present invention discloses a passive optical network communications method: reporting, by an optical network unit, ONU, a calibration record of the ONU, where the calibration record includes an ID of a calibrated wavelength channel; sending a first message to the ONU when the OLT determines, according to the calibration record, that a target wavelength channel ID corresponding to a target wavelength channel to which the ONU needs to switch is not in the calibration record, where the first message includes a forced wavelength switching flag; and instructing the ONU to switch to the calibrated target wavelength channel. In this way, the ONU can implement wavelength switching quickly after calibrating a new wavelength channel so as to perform data communication over the calibrated new wavelength channel.
US10939187B1	Traversing a semantic graph to process requests for video Disclosed are various examples that relate to providing an alternative viewing experience for video content. A semantic graph corresponding to the content is generated. The semantic graph is traversed and the video content segments corresponding to a selected attribute within the semantic graph are played back in an ordering that can vary from a linear representation of the content.
US10939185B2	Computing system with channel-change-based trigger feature In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving, by a computing system, media content; (ii) generating, by the computing system, a fingerprint of the received media content; (iii) determining, by the computing system, that a channel-change operation was performed; (iv) responsive to determining that the channel-change operation was performed, transmitting, by the computing system, the generated fingerprint to a content identification server to identify the received media content; and (v) performing an action based on the identified media content.
US10939182B2	Methods and apparatus for media search, characterization, and augmented reality provision Methods and apparatus for providing attribute-based search of media assets such as video and audio assets, and associated augmented reality functions including dynamic provision of relevant secondary content relating to the identified attribute(s). In one embodiment, media or content assets are ingested into a processing system and processed according to one or more attribute detection, identification, and characterization algorithms. Attributes detected may include for example the presence of tangible items such as clothing or chattels, particular persons such as celebrities, and/or certain contexts such as sporting activities and musical performances, as rendered within the media asset. In one implementation, the characterized assets are provided a unique ID, and stored so as to permit cross-correlation based on, e.g., the identified and characterized attributes. Secondary content (e.g., advertising or promotional content) is correlated to each identified asset, and dynamically served upon a user providing some threshold level of interaction with the attribute.
US10939181B2	Systems and methods for in-home and on-the-go targeted content delivery A method and apparatus for streaming content is disclosed. A streamer (155) detects a cue for a break in a segment of the program content, wherein the cue includes an identification of an advertising provider associated with the break. The streamer sends, to an advertisement server (115), a request for content associated with the advertising provider, and receives, from the advertisement server, an advertisement associated with the advertising provider. Further, the streamer transcodes the advertisement based on configuration information of an additional device (165) to generate formatted content viewable on the additional device. Moreover, the streamer streams the formatted content to the additional device via the local connection.
US10939179B2	Method and device for providing media content According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for providing media content comprises the steps of: receiving a change request message for requesting a change of at least a part of specific media data constituting media content; updating a signaling message for the consumption of the media content on the basis of the change request message; and transmitting the updated signaling message to a reception entity.
US10939175B2	Generating new video content from pre-recorded video A real-time video exploration (RVE) system that allows users to pause a pre-recorded video (e.g., a movie) and change viewing positions and angles of one or more scenes. The RVE system may also allow users to select, manipulate, and modify objects within one or more scenes. The RVE system may render new video of the scenes and stream the new video to the user's client device. Using the RVE system, a user may create modified versions of one or more scenes to replace original scenes in a video to thus create a modified version of the video. The RVE system may allow the user to record the modified version of the video, and may allow the user to share the modified version of the video with other viewers.
US10939171B2	Method, apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for automatic grouping and management of content in real-time A method and apparatus for managing content, where content received or generated in a device is automatically grouped and managed in real-time, and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method which includes detecting whether content is received or generated by a device, grouping the received or generated content with another received or generated content, and displaying the grouped content on the device, wherein the another content includes at least one content received or generated before the detected received or generated content.
US10939170B2	Personalized multicast content A user device (15) may be arranged to control insertion of personalized content into multicast content. The user device may be arranged for sending a request to a personalized content provider system (12) and receiving personalized content in response to the request, and may further be arranged for storing a personalized content token (25). The request for personalized content may only be sent if the user device stores a personalized content token. In an embodiment, the request for personalized content may only be sent if the user device stores a personalized content token having at least one predetermined property.
US10939169B2	Concurrent presentation of non-programming media assets with programming media content at client device A media presentation and distribution system communicatively coupled to a client device, which handles enablement of a client-side dynamic presentation of at least one non-programming media asset along with programming media content. The client device receives a first media stream of the programming media content in response to a request, associated with at least one user preference for the programming media content, to the media presentation and distribution system. The client device identifies at least one tag in the programming media content and transmits at least one event opportunity point for selection to the media presentation distribution system. Based on the selection, the client device modifies a display view of the client device for a defined duration, and presents the at least one non-programming media asset, from a second media stream for the defined duration, concurrently with the programming media content over the modified display view of the client device.
US10939168B2	Methods and systems for generating and providing program guides and content Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
US10939165B2	Facilitating television based interaction with social networking tools Video analysis may be used to determine who is watching television and their level of interest in the current programming Lists of favorite programs may be derived for each of a plurality of viewers of programming on the same television receiver.
US10939164B2	Method and system for transferring an interactive feature to another device Methods and systems are presented for transferring an interactive feature from a first device to a second device. Two users may be consuming a media asset. Upon receipt of a command to active an interactive feature, a determination is made whether a user who did not activate the interactive feature is interested in the media asset. Upon that determination, a timer is activated that tracks an amount of time for which the interactive feature is active and a determination is made whether a threshold time period has been met. Once the threshold time period is met, a device associated with the user that activated the interactive feature is identified and the users are prompted to transfer the interactive feature to the device.
US10939160B2	Fast change method for DVB channel, device, and system A fast change method for a digital video broadcasting (DVB) channel. A fast channel change (FCC) server is introduced into an existing DVB system architecture, and a unicast transport stream is fast sent to a user equipment in a manner of unicast of the FCC server assisting broadcast. A transport stream (TS) stream and a Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) stream are synchronized by comparing presentation time stamp (PTS) values of TS streams on a DVB side and an FCC side. In this way, it is ensured that the user equipment fast displays an image, channel change time is reduced, a channel change speed is increased, and user experience is improved.
US10939159B1	Systems and methods for enhanced remote control In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for enhanced remote control of diverse appliances or devices with support for “legacy” devices as well as providing enhanced functionality. In some implementations, the remote control may utilize a multi-device communications scheme and partner with a computing device, such as a smartphone or other such device, to provide added functionality, including network functionality.
US10939155B2	Premises automation control A content service provider can transmit a plurality of content streams each including audio, video, or audio-video content to a plurality of premises. In addition, the content service provider can transmit one or more command streams, along with the plurality of content streams over a common content distribution network. The one or more command streams may each include a repeating set of premises automation commands. The premises automation commands may be sent to one or more appropriate systems if a user selects a channel associated with the corresponding command stream. Each set of premises automation commands may be configured to instruct a system at a premises to perform a function. The commands may, for example, instruct a lighting system to turn on/off lights, a security system to enter an arm or disarm operational state, a thermostat to adjust its temperature, etc.
US10939152B1	Managing content encoding based on user device configurations A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can utilize various techniques to address performance of the user device, such as detection of the presence of ad blocking software applications.
US10939149B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving processes of a broadcast signal A broadcast reception apparatus includes a packet receiver to receive transport packets for signaling data through a dedicated transport channel, and receive transport packets for a delivery object through other transport channels, wherein the delivery object is a part of a file for video content of a broadcast service, a signaling parser to extract the signaling data including session description information and an extended file delivery table providing information about delivery of the file, and a data processor to recover the delivery object based on the signaling data, and generate location information for the file by substituting file template information included in the extended file delivery table with a Transport Object Identifier (TOI) in a header of a transport packet for the delivery object.
US10939145B2	Broadcasting signal transmission device, broadcasting signal reception device, broadcasting signal transmission method, and broadcasting signal reception method A method of processing information in a digital receiver connected to an external input source includes receiving uncompressed data of a broadcast service from the external input source, the broadcast service delivered based on either a Real-Time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) protocol or an MPEG Media Transport (MMT) protocol; extracting an audio watermark from the uncompressed data; making a request to a specific server using domain type and server code of the audio watermark to form a first URL; receiving a recovery file including a second URL used to retrieve signaling files needed to access and present a supplementary content; retrieving the signaling files using the second URL in the recovery file; and presenting the supplementary content based on the signaling files. Further, timing information included in the recovery file is used to synchronize the supplementary content with the uncompressed data from the external input source.
US10939142B2	Apparatus and methods for content storage, distribution and security within a content distribution network Apparatus and methods for content fragmentation, distribution, protection, and re-constitution within a content distribution network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods enable distribution of content fragments to edge nodes (which may include user or subscriber CPE), thereby enabling edge networks or membership groups to be established wherein content can be shared solely at the edge. In one variant, high data bandwidth, symmetric uplink/downlink, low latency PHY links (e.g., 5G NR-compliant wireless interfaces) between the edge nodes participating in the edge networks or membership groups are used such that particular quality of service/experience performance requirements can be met. Distribution of the fragments also advantageously enhances redundancy and security.
US10939136B2	Method for operating an autostersoscopic display device, and autostereoscopic display device A method for operating a display device is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for displaying images or films via a display device includes emitting, for each radiation direction, a partial image composed of sub-pixels of all pixels belonging to this radiation direction and receiving control data for at least some of the sub-pixels at the display device by a data compression algorithm, wherein the data compression algorithm comprises a delta coding, wherein the delta coding includes an initial value, wherein the initial value includes one of the partial images defined as a main image, wherein at least some of the remaining partial images are received as deviations from the main image, and wherein edges of a three-dimensional object to be displayed are excluded from data compression when merging surfaces enclose a real angle of 135° or less.
US10939135B2	Method and apparatus for intra prediction Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for filtering a reference pixel. A method of smoothing a reference pixel may include determining whether or not to perform smoothing on a reference pixel based on the size of a transform block and information about an intra-prediction mode for the transform block and determining a smoothing method by comparing the size of the transform block with the size of a maximum transform block. Accordingly, image coding efficiency can be increased, and picture quality can be improved.
US10939133B2	Video encoding apparatus and a video decoding apparatus A video encoding apparatus is a video encoding apparatus for subjecting a video image to motion compensated prediction coding, comprising an acquisition module to acquire available blocks of blocks having motion vectors from encoded blocks adjacent to a to-be-encoded block and number of the available blocks, an acquisition/selection module to select one selection block from the encoded available blocks, a selection information encoder to encode selection information specifying the selection block using a code table corresponding to the number of available blocks, and an image encoder to subject the to-be-encoded block to motion compensated prediction coding using a motion vector of the selection block.
US10939129B2	Point cloud compression A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. The encoder generates an occupancy map and may also encode the occupancy map as an image based representation. In some embodiments, a video encoder encodes image based representations of spatial information for the points of the point cloud, image based representations of attribute values for points of the point cloud, and an image based representation of an occupancy map for the spatial and attribute images.
US10939128B2	Parameter derivation for intra prediction A method for video processing is provided. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video that is a chroma block and a coded representation of the video, parameters of a cross-component linear model (CCLM) based on two or four chroma samples and/or corresponding luma samples; and performing the conversion based on the determining.
US10939121B2	Video encoding method, video decoding method, video encoding apparatus, and video decoding apparatus A video encoding method of performing scalable encoding on input video includes: determining a total number of layers of the scalable encoding to be less than or equal to a maximum layer count determined according to a frame rate; and performing the scalable encoding on the input video to generate a bitstream, using the determined total number of layers.
US10939119B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding video using skip mode A video encoding apparatus includes: an inter prediction unit to determine a motion parameter of a current block and generate a predicted block of the current block, by performing a motion estimation on the current block; and an optimal mode determining unit to set a prediction mode of the current block as a SKIP mode when (i) the motion parameter of the current block is identical to a motion parameter of a candidate block among a plurality of candidate blocks and (ii) all-zero coefficients result from a transform and a quantization performed on a residual data block representing the difference between the current block and the predicted block.
US10939116B2	Adaptive variation of chroma subsampling in image compression The compression of a video image is adaptively varied depending upon the uniformity of the image region being compressed.
US10939115B2	Efficient weighted probability estimation for binary arithmetic coding An example coding device, such as a video coding (encoding or decoding) device is configured to determine a plurality of estimator functions to be used to calculate a probability of a symbol having a particular value, wherein the symbol is to be binary arithmetic coded according to the probability, and wherein the estimator functions do not include division operations; determine a plurality of weights for the plurality of estimator functions such that when the respective weights are applied to the estimator functions, a resulting sum of outputs of the plurality of estimator functions yields the probability; calculate the probability of the symbol having the particular value, including: execute the estimator functions without using the division operations to determine the outputs; and calculate a sum of the outputs as the probability; and binary arithmetic code the symbol according to the probability of the symbol having the particular value.
US10939114B2	Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method An encoder includes memory and circuitry which: (i) encodes an image block; (ii) when encoding the image block: binarizes coefficient information indicating coefficients of the image block; and controls whether to apply arithmetic encoding to a binary data string obtained by binarizing the coefficient information; and (iii) when binarizing the coefficient information: binarizes the coefficient information according to a first syntax structure when arithmetic encoding is applied to the data string and a predetermined condition is not satisfied; binarizes the coefficient information according to a second syntax structure when arithmetic encoding is applied to the data string and the predetermined condition is satisfied; binarizes the coefficient information according to the second syntax structure when no arithmetic encoding is applied to the data string; and subtracts 1 from a value of an initial non-zero coefficient when no arithmetic encoding is applied to the data string when encoding the image block.
US10939112B2	Method and device for video coding and decoding A method and device for coding and decoding are disclosed. The method includes: dividing a picture to be encoded into several slices, each containing macroblocks continuous in a designated scanning sequence in the picture; dividing slices in the picture into one or more slice sets according to attribute information of the slices, each slice set containing one or more slices; and encoding the slices in the slice sets according to slice and slice set division information to get a coded bit stream of the picture. The decoding method includes: obtaining slice and slice set division information from a bit stream to be decoded and decoding the bit stream according to the obtained slice and slice set division information. The invention improves the performance of video transmission effectively and realizes region based coding. The implementation of coding and decoding is simple and the complexity of coding and decoding systems is reduced.
US10939105B2	Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding video using signal dependent adaptive quantization The encoding method includes: inverse-quantizing one or more first transform coefficients quantized; deriving a quantization parameter based on the one or more first transform coefficients inverse-quantized; and inverse-quantizing a second transform coefficient quantized, based on the derived quantization parameter.
US10939103B2	Data encoding and decoding A video data encoding apparatus operable to encode an array of input video data values includes: a differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) coder configured to apply a differential pulse code modulation operation to the array of input video data values to generate an array of DPCM data values; a quantizer operable to quantize data derived from the DPCM data values; and controller circuitry controlling selection of a rounding operation by the quantizer from two or more candidate rounding operations.
US10939102B2	Post processing apparatus with super-resolution filter and loop restoration filter in block-level pipeline and associated post processing method A post processing apparatus includes a super-resolution (SR) filtering circuit and a loop restoration (LR) filtering circuit. The SR filtering circuit applies SR filtering to a processing result of a preceding circuit. The LR filtering circuit applies LR filtering to a processing result of the SR filtering circuit. Before the SR filtering circuit finishes SR filtering of all pixels of a frame that are generated by the preceding circuit, the LR filtering circuit starts LR filtering of pixels that are derived from applying SR filtering to pixels included in the frame.
US10939099B2	Inter prediction mode-based image processing method and device therefor The present invention discloses an inter prediction mode-based image processing method and an apparatus therefore. Specifically, a method for processing an image based on an inter prediction may include: deriving motion information of a first prediction unit determined by a first partitioning mode of a current block and motion information of a second prediction unit determined by a second partitioning mode of the current block; generating a prediction block of the first prediction unit by using the motion information of the first prediction unit and generating a prediction block of the second prediction unit by using the motion information of the second prediction unit; and generating a prediction block of the current block in units of sub-prediction unit determined by combining the first prediction unit and the second prediction unit by using the first prediction block and the second prediction block.
US10939096B2	Control-point based intra direction representation for intra coding Systems and methods are described for control-point based intra mode for coding a video bitstream. In an exemplary embodiment, at least two control points in a picture are selected. The control points may be, for example, points at or adjacent to two or more corners of a current block. For each of the control points, an associated intra prediction direction is identified. The intra prediction directions may be encoded in the bitstream, e.g. using differential coding. A derived intra prediction direction is interpolated based on a position of a pixel (or of a block) relative to the control points, and the derived intra prediction direction is used to predict one or more samples in the video. Different interpolation techniques, such as triangular interpolation or bilinear interpolation may be used.
US10939095B2	Display system for calibrating a displayed image by using a calibration device A display system for calibrating a displayed image includes a monitor device and a calibration device. The monitor device is used for displaying a calibration interface when an image calibration process is performed. The calibration device is coupled to the monitor device for selecting a calibration mode through the calibration interface. The calibration interface includes at least one calibration mode. The calibration device selects and confirms the calibration mode from the at least one calibration mode by using at least one key.
US10939094B2	Image sensors for advanced driver assistance systems utilizing safety pixels to detect malfunctions An electronic device includes a voltage divider producing different reference voltages. Dummy pixels each are formed by a transfer gate transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to a floating diffusion node, a second conduction terminal, and a control node coupled to a first gate signal line, a transmission gate coupled between one of the plurality of taps and the second conduction terminal of the transfer gate transistor, a floating diffusion capacitor coupled between the floating diffusion node and ground, a transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the floating diffusion node, a second conduction terminal, and a control terminal coupled to a second gate signal line, and a reset transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the upper reference voltage, a second conduction terminal coupled to the second conduction terminal of the transistor, and a control terminal coupled to a reset signal line.
US10939093B2	Image processing device for endoscope that reconfigures image processing circuit based on disconnection time A processing device includes a processing circuit configurable according to a type of an endoscope, and a control circuit configured to detect a connection state of the endoscope, and measure a disconnection time from disconnection to reconnection. The control circuit is also configured to determine that currently and previously connected endoscopes are of the same type when the disconnection time is shorter than a predetermined time, reconfigure the processing circuit according to the type of the endoscope when it is determined that the currently and previously connected endoscopes are not of the same type, and not reconfigure the processing circuit when it is determined that the currently and previously connected endoscopes are of the same type.
US10939092B2	Multiview image display apparatus and multiview image display method thereof A multiview image display apparatus is disclosed. A multiview image display apparatus includes: a depth adjuster configured to adjust a depth of an input image; a renderer configured to render a multiview image based on the image in which the depth is adjusted; a display configured to display the multiview image in a preset arrangement pattern; and a controller configured to control the depth adjuster in order to extract a saliency region of a user from the input image and adjust a depth value of an object included in the saliency region to a depth value of a preset range.
US10939086B2	Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding virtual reality content The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to process multimedia data. The multimedia data includes a hierarchical track structure with at least a first track and a second track, such that the first track is at a first level in the hierarchical track structure and the second track is at a second level in the hierarchical track structure above the first level of the first track. First metadata is contained within the first track and second metadata is contained within the second track. The multimedia data can be decoded by performing, based on the first metadata and the second metadata, a track derivation operation on the media data associated with the first track to generate the media data of the second track such that the second track is a derived track of the first track.
US10939084B2	Methods and system for generating and displaying 3D videos in a virtual, augmented, or mixed reality environment Disclosed is an approach for displaying 3D videos in a VR and/or AR system. The 3D videos may include 3D animated objects that escape from the display screen. The 3D videos may interact with objects within the VR and/or AR environment. The 3D video may be interactive with a user such that based on user input corresponding to decisions elected by the user at certain portions of the 3D video such that a different storyline and possibly a different conclusion may result for the 3D video. The 3D video may be a 3D icon displayed within a portal of a final 3D render world.
US10939071B2	Terminal for providing video call service Provided is an application stored in a computer-readable storage medium to perform a method of providing a video call service using icon information corresponding to a facial expression of a user.
US10939066B2	Wearable camera system and recording control method Provided is a wearable camera including a capture that captures a subject; a recorder that records a video of the captured subject; a storage that stores a predetermined sound beforehand; a microphone that collects sounds; and a controller that starts record of the video of the subject captured by the capture in a case where the sounds collected by the microphone and the sound stored in the storage are collated with each other, and the collected sounds and the stored sound match with each other.
US10939063B2	Method and circuit for signal collection of image sensor The present disclosure provides a method and a circuit for signal collection of an image sensor. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, and each of the plurality of pixels include a photodiode. The method for signal collection includes: performing signal collection row by row on the plurality of pixels in each signal collection period, wherein the signal collection period comprises at least one reset frame and at least one clear frame; applying a forward bias voltage to the photodiode of each of the plurality of pixels being collected in each reset frame; and applying a reverse bias voltage to the photodiode of each of the plurality of pixels being collected in each clear frame. The solution provided by the present disclosure can ensure a better clearing effect and eliminate the impact of ambient light on imaging, while shortening the signal collection period.
US10939062B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus and electronic equipment The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus and electronic equipment that can reduce power consumption. In an AD converter for each unit pixel or each shared pixel unit, a pixel signal is compared with a reference signal temporally changing. In addition, a magnitude of a pixel signal of a pixel of interest is compared with a magnitude of each of pixel signals of neighboring pixels located in a neighborhood of the pixel of interest using the reference signal, and a result of comparison of the magnitudes is held in a data storage section. The present disclosure can be applied to a back-illuminated solid-state imaging apparatus, for example.
US10939061B2	Device for non-uniformity correction Optical systems that provide non-uniformity correction devices that are capable of providing low radiance level sources.
US10939060B2	Image sensor, measuring device, and measuring method An image sensor that captures an image of light from a predetermined depth of a subject, includes: a photoelectric converter that photoelectrically converts light including interference light of light from the subject and reference light; a discrimination unit that locks in and detects a signal component having an interference frequency in an interference light component corresponding to the predetermined depth from a signal output from the photoelectric converter; and a floating diffusion unit that temporarily accumulates an electric charge resulting from the photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric converter; wherein: the discrimination unit includes: a transfer unit that transfers the signal to the floating diffusion unit; and a sampling unit that samples the electric charge accumulated in the floating diffusion unit at a sampling frequency determined based on the interference frequency.
US10939054B2	Eliminating digital image artifacts caused by backlighting A method includes: receiving light at an image sensor of a digital camera; generating an image based on the received light; detecting an artifact in the image; determining a blocking area of the sensor based on the detecting the artifact; blocking the light at the blocking area; determining whether the artifact is present in the image after the blocking; in response to determining that the artifact is present after the blocking, determining a new blocking area and repeating the blocking and the determining using the new blocking area; and in response to determining that the artifact is not present after the blocking, saving the image in memory.
US10939053B2	System and method for radio-frequency imaging, registration, and localization A system for performing a medical procedure on a patient is provided. The system can include an imaging head defining a field of view relative to the patient. The imaging head can include at least one transmitter that emits at least one signal in the field of view, and at least one receiver that receives at least one reflected signal from the field of view. The at least one reflected signal received can be based on at least one electrical property of at least one material in the field of view. The system can further include a workstation, which can determine, based on the at least one reflected signal received by the at least one receiver, a location of at least one boundary of the material within the field of view. The system can include a display that displays an image of the location of the at least one boundary.
US10939052B2	Privacy device and method for use with network enabled cameras The invention disclosed herein concerns a privacy enhancing device for use with IP cameras and related methods. The privacy device includes an adjustable light filter and is configured to be placed over the lens of an IP camera such that the image captured by the IP camera passes through the filter. The transparency of the light filter is controlled using a control module in response to user inputs received using an on-board user interface so as to provide varying levels of privacy ranging from an opaque state and a transparent state. Inputs that serve to facilitate and enhance operation of the device can also be received from other input sources such as connected computing devices. For security, the control path defined by the control module and the on-board user input device can be isolated from other more sophisticated control devices that can be prone to hacking and remote control.
US10939051B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method, and endoscopic system The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method and an endoscopic system that permit reduction of uneven illumination distribution. An image processing apparatus includes a signal processing section that corrects uneven illumination of an image shot with a subject within a body of a patient to be operated on illuminated by a light source. The light source is arranged within the patient's body. The signal processing section corrects uneven illumination on the basis of a normally illuminated image and a low illuminated image. The normally illuminated image is shot with the subject within the body illuminated at a given illumination intensity. The low illuminated image is shot with the subject illuminated at a lower illumination intensity than the given illumination intensity.
US10939049B2	Sensor auto-configuration Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for positional tracking (PT) in Augmented Reality (AR) applications. The method may include creating different images for AR preview and PT applications. In some cases, the PT information utilizes key point information. The AR preview and the PT images may be generated simultaneously using time division, space division, split timing, or any combination thereof. This may result in PT with significantly less motion blur. Accordingly, the PT will be more robust, and there will be more good frames available for key components of a PT algorithm (i.e., using visual PT to calibrate the biases of an inertial measurement unit). Thus, the methods and apparatus of the present disclosure may enable more effective management of the trade-off between motion-blur, noise and resolution for PT.
US10939048B1	Method and camera for automatic gain adjustment based on illuminance of video content A method for automatic gain adjustment based on illuminance of video content and a camera are provided. The method includes arranging a first gain value for an image sensor according to a list of preset gain values; obtaining frequency domain data using frequency domain transformation on illuminance components of the image; setting a constant percentage value and summing up the percentage of the frequency domain data accumulated from the highest signal amplitude to obtain a first high frequency information cumulative value; repeating above steps according to a preset gain value arrangement order to obtain a number of high frequency information cumulative values; and using the gain value corresponding to a maximum high frequency information cumulative value in gain adjustment for the image sensor.
US10939047B2	Method and apparatus for auto-exposure control in a depth sensing system A method for performing auto-exposure (AE) control in a depth sensing system includes: capturing a first reference image and a second reference image of a scene based on different illumination conditions; calculating a plurality of first block means with respect to first blocks of the first reference frame and calculating a plurality of second block means with respect to second blocks of the second reference frame; calculating a plurality of block mean differences according to the first block means and the second block means; determining a plurality of first region of interest (ROI) blocks from the first blocks and a plurality of a second ROI blocks from the second blocks; and performing an AE control over the depth sensing system according to blocks means of the first ROI blocks and blocks means of the second ROI blocks.
US10939046B2	LED flicker mitigation for motion pictures An apparatus for taking moving pictures, a method for taking moving pictures, and a novel pixel sensor array are disclosed. The apparatus includes a rectangular imaging array, a plurality of column processing circuits, and a controller. The rectangular imaging array is characterized by a plurality of rows and columns of UHDR pixel sensors and a plurality of readout lines, and a plurality of row select lines. Each column processing circuit is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of readout lines. The controller causes the rectangular imaging array to measure a plurality of images of a scene that is illuminated by a pulsating light source characterized by an illumination period and a dark period. Each of the images is generated in a frame period which includes an exposure period and a dead period, the dead period being less than the dark period.
US10939042B1	Simulated rolling shutter image data A system for converting global shutter image data into simulated rolling shutter image data may include a global-to-rolling shutter image converter. The converter may be configured to receive global shutter image data associated with a plurality of global shutter images. The global shutter image data may include dynamic global shutter image data representative of a moving object in the plurality of global shutter images. The converter may also be configured to determine an optical flow field based at least in part on two or more of the plurality of global shutter images and generate the simulated rolling shutter image based at least in part on the optical flow field. The converter may also be configured to generate high dynamic range (HDR) images based at least in part on the optical flow field and the global shutter image data.
US10939035B2	Photograph-capture method, apparatus, terminal, and storage medium Disclosed is a photograph-capture method. The method includes: obtaining an image for an image capture area, and obtaining an image quality assessment value of the image, where the image quality assessment value is configured to characterize a quality of the image; and when the image quality assessment value is determined to satisfy a preset quality condition, generating a photograph-capture instruction, executing the photograph-capture instruction, taking the image as a target image, and saving the target image. Also disclosed are a photograph-capture apparatus and a terminal.
US10939034B2	Imaging system and method for producing images via gaze-based control An imaging system for producing images for a display apparatus. The imaging system includes at least one camera, and processor communicably coupled to the at least one camera. The processor is configured to: obtain, from display apparatus, information indicative of current gaze direction of a user; determine, based on current gaze direction of the user, an object of interest within at least one display image, wherein the at least one display image is representative of a current view presented to user via display apparatus; adjust, based on a plurality of object attributes of the object of interest, a plurality of camera attributes of the at least one camera for capturing a given image of a given real-world scene; and generate from the given image a view to be presented to user via display apparatus.
US10939032B2	Electronic device, and autofocus processing method for maintaining continuity of autofocus search in electronic device Various examples of the present invention relate to an electronic device, and an autofocusing processing method in the electronic device, and the electronic device can: receive a first image obtained by imaging a subject at a first position of at least one lens, when autofocus searching is performed; perform image processing and autofocus processing for the first image; receive a second image obtained by imaging the subject at a second position of the lens; generate compensation information by using first brightness information of the first image and second brightness information of the second image; compensate for the brightness of the second image by using the compensation information; and perform image processing and autofocus processing for the second image of which the brightness has been compensated for.
US10939031B2	Machine learning-based device placement and configuration service A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a machine learning-based device placement and configuration service is provided. The machine learning-based device placement and configuration system uses regression models calculated from installation and performance data. The regression model includes data associated with sites at which video cameras were previously installed and tested for detection accuracy levels possibly associated with a service area. With these generated models, information about the physical space, and desired performance criteria, designers optimize camera number, camera placement, and geo-location camera parameters. The device placement and configuration service may find an optimal camera placement and geo-location camera parameter set which satisfy certain criteria. The geo-location parameters include position, height, heading, pitch, and roll. Subsequent to the installation of the video cameras using the calculated geo-location parameters, the system may verify accuracy of detection of the service area, and update the regression model.
US10939029B2	Method and system for assisting a user in producing and selecting images The invention regards a method and respective system for assisting a user in producing and selecting images. When moving a moveable platform on which a camera is mounted, a plurality of images is captured with the camera. At least one image score for at least one region of the image is calculated in a processor, and those images, for which the at least one image score fulfils a selection condition, or identifiers of such images, are stored in a list in a memory. The stored images or the identifiers that allow retrieval of the stored images are output via an interface.
US10939028B2	Wearable apparatus for name tagging A wearable apparatus and methods may analyze images. In one implementation, the wearable apparatus may comprise a wearable image sensor and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to: receive, from the wearable image sensor, a facial image of an individual with whom a user of the wearable apparatus is interacting; receive sound data captured during the interacting; process at least a portion of the sound data to determine a spoken name of the individual; convert the spoken name to text; store, in memory, text associated with the spoken name in a manner associating the text with the facial image; after a subsequent encounter with the individual, receive, from the wearable image sensor, a subsequent facial image of the individual; perform a look-up of an identity of the individual based on the subsequent facial image; receive, from the memory the text of the spoken name of the individual; and cause a display in text of the name of the individual on a device paired with the wearable apparatus.
US10939026B2	Observation apparatus An observation device includes: a structured illumination section; a phase difference measurement illumination section; a phase contrast lens that has a phase plate for dimming illumination light for phase difference measurement, where the illumination light for phase difference measurement is incident into the lens, and the structured illumination light is incident into the lens from a side opposite to an incidence side of the ring-shaped illumination; a detection section that detects reflected light of the structured illumination light; and an observation section that images the illumination light for phase difference measurement. When Fourier transform is performed on the structured illumination light, a spatial frequency of the structured illumination light is set on a high-frequency side or a low-frequency side with respect to a position of the phase plate on optical Fourier space.
US10939024B2	Image processing system, image processing device and image processing program for image measurement An image processing system, an image processing device and an image processing method that can improve performance of an image measurement are provided. A control device controls a light emission portion in a manner that each of plural types of partial regions set on a light emission surface emits light, and controls a camera to image an object in synchronization with light emission of each of the plural types of partial regions. The control device performs an image measurement of the object based on reflection profile information which is generated based on a plurality of input images, and the reflection profile information shows a relationship between positions within the light emission surface and degrees of light reflected at attention sites of the object and incident to the camera with respect to light irradiated from the position to the object.
US10939023B2	Vehicle photographic chamber A circular dome for photographing vehicles includes curved frames that support a skin. Contoured walls offset from the curved frames to define a recess adapted to receive cameras and lights for photographing vehicles around a perimeter of the dome. A door matching the contour of the curved frames completes the dome and is size to receive a vehicle, to collectively implement subtractive lighting along the perimeter of the dome. A system and method are provided for automatically photographing vehicles in an enclosable circular domed structure where an automated process captures a series of vehicle images, and uploads the captured images to a web template for display and recordation.
US10939022B2	Imaging camera includes a gasket with a protrusion received in a recess of a lens The present application discloses an imaging camera, including: a lens holder with an aperture; a first lens unit, a gasket, and a second lens unit arranged in an order from an object side of the imaging camera to an image side of the imaging camera. The second lens unit includes a main area for imaging, a supporting area extending from an edge of the main area, and a recess formed in an object side surface of the supporting area. The gasket includes a gasket body and a protrusion extending from the gasket body toward the recess, the protrusion being at least partially received in the recess. By virtue of the complementary configuration, the relationship between the second lens unit and the gasket becomes easier.
US10939020B2	Printing system, color matching method, and program The reproduction of a target color is appropriately performed with high accuracy. A printing system 10 includes a printing device 12 and a host PC 14 that is a control device. The printing device 12 includes a plurality of inkjet heads 202y to 202k and a colorimeter 204. The host PC 14 is capable of performing a color matching process for matching a color printed by the inkjet heads 202y to 202k with a target color, and performs, in the color matching process, a target color acquiring process for acquiring the target color using the colorimeter 204, an initial value setting process for setting an initial value of a color setting value, and a target color corresponding value determination process for selecting a patch having a color close to a target color from among a plurality of patches by causing the inkjet heads 202y to 202k to print the patches.
US10939018B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium An image processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to control a conversion characteristic for converting image data based on a first color space into image data based on a second color space based on a difference between a specific color and a peripheral color of the specific color in the first color space, wherein the control unit changes a first conversion characteristic into a second conversion characteristic such that a color difference between the specific color and the peripheral color converted by the second conversion characteristic is greater than a color difference between the specific color and the peripheral color converted by the first conversion characteristic.
US10939017B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an optical sensor configured to detect reflected light from a detection image formed on the transfer member. The optical sensor includes a light emitting element configured to emit light for irradiating the detection image at a predetermined angle of incidence, a first light receiving element arranged at a position at which diffused reflected light from the detection image is received at a first angle of reflection, and a second light receiving element arranged at a position at which the diffused reflected light from the detection image is received at a second angle of reflection.
US10939015B2	Image processing apparatus inserting image into insertion area, and image forming apparatus An image processing apparatus includes an image input unit and a control unit. Through the image input unit, a first image including an insertion area and a second image different from the first image are input. The control unit functions as an image acquisition section, an insertion area detection section, an insertion image detection section, and an image processing section. The image acquisition section acquires the first image and the second image input through the image input unit. The insertion area detection section detects the insertion area from the first image. The insertion image detection section detects an insertion image from the second image. The image processing section generates a third image by inserting the insertion image into the insertion area.
US10939014B2	Image forming apparatus that performs a plurality of functions using shared and exclusive storage areas An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions includes a storage unit including a storage area divided into a shared area to be used by a plurality of functions and exclusive areas each to be used by one function. In a case where writing into or reading from the storage unit is necessary in a course of PDL processing, a determination is made whether the shared area or a page description language (PDL) exclusive area is to be used.
US10939002B2	Printing apparatus, control method therefor, and program A printing apparatus for registering a web content item to be displayed, corresponding to a login event, displays the registered web content item at time of receiving the login event.
US10938995B2	System and method for associating audio clips with objects A system and method for associating an audio clip with an object is provided wherein the voice-based system, such as a voicemail system, is used to record the audio clips.
US10938993B2	Workload balancing technique for a telephone communication system A workload balancing technique enhances balancing of workloads processed by components of a telephone communication system configured to render telephony services over a computer network. The telephony services illustratively include private branch exchange (PBX) services suitable for customers with geographically dispersed telephone service demands. The workload balancing technique is invoked by the communication system to reduce contention among the components of the system, such as telephone access servers (TASes) coupled to a proxy router, when servicing telephony requests issued by the customers, thus enabling rendering of the telephony services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. As described herein, an available TAS is randomly selected to service a telephony request received by the proxy router from a network coupled to the communication system.
US10938991B2	Method and apparatus for supporting internet call sessions in a communication network Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, including a processing system for performing operations for determining service requirements of a call session at first user equipment associated with a communication network, determining a first codec to facilitate the call session at the first user equipment according to the service requirements of the call session, searching a session border controller table according to the first codec to obtain a first resource identifier associated with a first session border controller type to facilitate the call session at the user equipment, receiving a first address of a first session border controller associated with the communication network from a domain name server associated with the communication network responsive to a first query including the first resource identifier, and sending a first transport protocol message to the first session border controller according to the first address. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10938990B2	Electronic talking stick Audio telephone and video conferencing systems have a computerized server having a plurality of ports for terminating audio and video from participants, a connection to an Internet network, software providing switching and controls in conference management, and an interactive interface enabling an organizer to configure a conference, selecting time and participants, and a timer function timing participation by individual ones of participants. As each participant is enabled to speak, a preprogrammed time-to-speak is announced or displayed to at least the instant speaker, and the timer function begins to count down from the time-to-speak.
US10938988B1	System and method of sentiment modeling and application to determine optimized agent action The present invention is a system and method of continuous sentiment tracking and the determination of optimized agent actions through the training of sentiment models and applying the sentiment models to new incoming interactions. The system receives conversations comprising incoming interactions and agent actions and determines customer sentiment on a micro-interaction level for each incoming interaction. Based on interaction types, the system corelates the determined sentiment with the agent action received prior to the sentiment determination to create and train sentiment models. Sentiment models include agent action recommendations for a desired sentiment outcome. Once trained, the sentiment models can be applied to new incoming interactions to provide CSRs with actions that will yield a desired sentiment outcome.
US10938983B2	Communication method and server A communication method includes receiving a query request sent by a basic communication server, the query request including at least one of a current calling number or an intermediate communication number; finding target binding information corresponding to a communication number included in the query request from stored binding information according to the query request, the target binding information including a calling number and a called number that are bound to the intermediate communication number; setting up number information, the number information including at least the called number included in the target binding information; and sending the number information to the basic communication server. The communication method can effectively protect the privacy of users.
US10938982B1	Telecommunications validation system and method According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a toll-free telecommunications validation system determines a confidence value that an incoming phone call to an enterprises' toll-free number is originating from the station it purports to be, i.e., is not a spoofed call by incorporating one or more layers of signals and data in determining said confidence value, the data and signals including, but not limited to, toll-free call routing logs, service control point (SCP) signals and data, service data point (SDP) signals and data, dialed number information service (DNIS) signals and data, automatic number identification (ANI) signals and data, session initiation protocol (SIP) signals and data, carrier identification code (CIC) signals and data, location routing number (LRN) signals and data, jurisdiction information parameter (JIP) signals and data, charge number (CN) signals and data, billing number (BN) signals and data, and originating carrier information (such as information derived from the ANI, including, but not limited to, alternative service provider ID (ALTSPID), service provider ID (SPID), or operating company number (OCN)). In certain configurations said enterprise provides an ANI and DNIS associated with said incoming toll-free call, which is used to query a commercial toll-free telecommunications routing platform for any corresponding log entries. The existence of any such log entries, along with the originating carrier information in the event log entries do exist, is used to determine a confidence value that said incoming toll-free call is originating from the station it purports to be. As a result, said entities or enterprises operating a toll-free number may be provided a confidence value regarding an incoming telephone call, and using that confidence value, further determine whether or not to accept the authenticity of the incoming telephone call and/or based on said confidence value, service the incoming call differently.
US10938981B2	Method and apparatus for determining a bridged tap length The apparatus includes a memory configured to store executable code; and a processor configured to execute the executable code and cause the apparatus to perform the operations of generating and training. The generating generates a dataset specifying, for a plurality of communication lines, i) a channel frequency response of a communication line having one or two bridged taps, and ii) a set of M lengths of bridged taps associated with the communication line, with M greater than one. The training trains, based on the dataset, a machine learning model, the machine learning model configured for determining, based on the channel frequency response of a communication line, a set of M lengths of bridged taps associated with the communication line.
US10938980B2	Mobile device feature disablement Mobile device feature disablement is provided through a method that identifies, by a mobile device, a mobile device feature of which usability is to be disabled. The method includes identifying one or more hardware devices of the mobile device that the mobile device feature relies on for proper usability of the feature. The method also includes disabling, by the mobile device, one or more drivers of the one or more hardware devices, the disabling the one or more drivers disabling usability of the mobile device feature.
US10938979B1	Generating and displaying custom-selected content in a mobile device application Methods and apparatuses are described for generating and displaying custom-selected content for a mobile application. A mobile device captures a request to launch an application and determines content cards eligible to be displayed. A user-specific content classification model is generated for selecting one of the content cards to be displayed, where the mobile device identifies historical usage characteristics and transmits the historical usage characteristics to a server, which generates the user-specific content classification model based upon the historical usage characteristics and transmits the user-specific content classification model to the mobile device. The mobile device executes the user-specific content classification model to select one or more content cards to be displayed and launches the application to display the selected content cards.
US10938978B2	Call control method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a call control method and an apparatus that implement, in a terminal that is in call state, an operation function that corresponds to the call content. The operation function is designed to prevent a user from missing the call content when the user is engaged in a different task. The method includes the following steps: during a call between two terminals: detecting, by one of the terminals, the content of the call between the two terminals; and when the call content matches preset target information, performing by this terminal, an operation that corresponds to the detected call content.
US10938976B2	Confidentiality-smart voice delivery of text-based incoming messages Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: a voice delivery application, running on a mobile device of a user, receives a text message from a user; by use of sensor inputs of the mobile device, the mobile device stores data regarding environment of the mobile device including external audio equipment, speed of the user, and bystanders within a hearing range of the environment; various data describing a sender of the text message and the bystanders are analyzed for respective relationships with the user and with each other to determine a confidentiality group dictating whether or not the text message may be heard by the bystander; the text message may be scanned for content screening, then according to configuration of the voice delivery application, the text message is securely delivered to the user by voice.
US10938973B2	Method and system for searching for object in network An example method and a device for providing content to at least one external device are provided. The example method includes communicating with the at least one external device, displaying a plurality of contents stored in the device on a screen of the device, determining whether the at least one external device is executing an application corresponding to an application being executed in the device, and providing at least one of the displayed plurality of contents to the at least one external device, based on the determination.
US10938970B1	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a first frame having a first side-face, a second frame moveable in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction from the first frame, and having a second side-face facing the first side-face, and a slide bar positioned between the first side-face and the second side-face, and extending in the first direction, wherein the second frame moves in the first direction to convert a state of the mobile terminal from a first state in which the first frame and the second frame are overlapped with each other to a second state, and wherein the second frame moves in the second direction to convert the state from the second state to the first state. The mobile terminal reduces friction between the first and second frames through a simple slide structure, so that the state conversion between the first and second states is easy.
US10938966B2	Efficient packet classification for dynamic containers A novel algorithm for packet classification that is based on a novel search structure for packet classification rules is provided. Addresses from all the containers are merged and maintained in a single Trie. Each entry in the Trie has additional information that can be traced back to the container from where the address originated. This information is used to keep the Trie in sync with the containers when the container definition dynamically changes.
US10938965B2	Message segmentation A system including a network interface layer, and a physical network connection configured to connect with a networking medium, wherein the network interface layer is configured to: A) receive a user datagram protocol (UDP) message for sending, the UDP message having a length L, and a desired maximum network message size (MSS), B) segment the UDP message in accordance with the MSS into a plurality of message segments, each message segment having a size no greater than MSS, and adjust information in each of the plurality of message segments, and C) send the plurality of message segments via the physical network connection to a networking medium. Related apparatus and methods are also provided.
US10938963B2	Electronic device for performing communication with external electronic device An electronic device includes at least one communication circuit, and a processor electrically connected with the at least one communication circuit. The processor may be configured to select an external electronic device in response to a user input, broadcast, through the at least one communication circuit using a first protocol, a connection request for a second protocol-based communication with the external electronic device, receive a response to the connection request from the external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit, and perform communication with the external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit using a second protocol, based on connection information about the external electronic device for the second protocol-based communication, the connection information being contained in the response.
US10938960B2	System and method for implementing augmented object members for remote procedure call A communication method and system configured to facilitate integration of complex automation systems composed of disparate components that may run with different processes are distributed over a network or are embedded devices. The system/method allows for a client to rapidly access functionality exposed by a service within a client-service system employing a distributed application structure utilizing an augmented object-oriented model of multiple member types. The system/method allows interconnected nodes to communicate through message passing and remote procedure calling so as to reduce latency within a system composed of distributed resources.
US10938957B1	System and method for bridging gaps between traditional resource management solutions with cloud-based management solutions An enterprise computing management system includes an on-premise computing management system for deploying an update to a first resource and for triggering synchronization of the update to a second resource after deploying the update. The first resource is managed by the on-premise computing management system. A cloud-based computing management system deploys the update to the second resource that is managed by the cloud-based computing management system. In response to the triggering of the synchronization of the update to the second resource, a processor retrieves metadata information of the update, generates a catalog based on the metadata information of the update, publishes the catalog to a repository, and deploys the update to the second resource.
US10938955B2	System and method for lightweight-machine-to-machine device registration and assignment A method assigns a bootstrap server for wireless devices in a machine-to-machine environment. The method includes receiving, by a network device in a wireless access network and from a wireless device, a first request for a bootstrap server identifier. The method also includes providing, to the wireless device, a response including an address for a carrier-specific bootstrap server device. The method also includes receiving, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, a request for management server connection information. The request is submitted by the wireless device using the bootstrap server identifier. The method further includes assigning, by the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, the wireless device to a management server of a group of management servers and sending connection information for the management server to the wireless device.
US10938952B2	Screen reader summary with popular link(s) Described herein is a screen reader providing a summary with popular link(s). The screen reader can provide a request for popular link information regarding a particular web resource to a search engine. The request can include a URL associated with the particular web resource. The request can be provided in response to a user request for a summary and/or the request can be provided based upon a user configurable setting (e.g., a quantity of popular links to be displayed). The screen reader can receive popular link information regarding the particular web resource from the search engine. The screen reader can then provide a summary comprising at least some of the received popular link information to the user. In response to selection of a particular popular link, the screen reader can redirect the browser to display a web resource associated with the particular popular link.
US10938950B2	Hierarchical data exchange management system According to some embodiments, a system to facilitate hierarchical data exchange may include an aggregation platform data store containing electronic records. A data aggregation platform may collect, from a plurality of data source devices, information associated with a plurality of data sources and store the collected information into the aggregation platform data store. The data aggregation platform may also receive a data request from a data consumer device, and, responsive to the received data request, determine a precision tier associated with the data request. The data aggregation platform may then automatically calculate a resource value for the data request based on the precision tier. It may then be arranged for information from the aggregation platform data store to be modified and transmitted to the data consumer device.
US10938949B2	Notifications based on queues Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives, from an application, a request to schedule a notification. The program further generates a pending notification. The program also stores the pending notification in a queue. The program further periodically iterates through the queue to check whether an expiration time of the pending notification has elapsed. Upon determining that the expiration time of the pending notification has elapsed, the program also deletes the pending notification from the queue without processing the pending notification. Upon receiving from the application a second set of interactions performed on the application that matches the defined set of interactions specified in the pending notification, the program further processes the pending notification by sending the recipient specified in the pending notification a notification comprising the message specified in the pending notification.
US10938946B2	Handshake of application execution between edge nodes Systems and methods transfer execution of tasks executed on behalf of client devices between edge nodes operated by different operators. A request is received at a destination edge node deployed at a network edge to provide computing services to a client device currently served by an origin edge node. The origina edge node and the destination edge node are operated by different operators. An edge identifier of the origin edge node and task identifier(s) of task(s) executed by the origin edge node for the client device are received. The origin edge node is communicated with to obtain task information relating to the task(s) in one or more registries shared by the first and second operators to map task identifier(s) to respective tasks. A connection is made to the client device the task(s) are executed for the client device using the task information.
US10938940B2	Caching of metadata objects Aspects described herein relate to processing metadata requests using a cache. For example, a metadata object, such as a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) object, may be processed into two or more portions. The two or more portions or data generated based on the two or more portions may be stored into a cache. After receiving a request for the metadata object from a computing device, the metadata object may be generated based on the data stored in the cache and the generated metadata object may be transmitted as a response to the request for the metadata object. Further aspects relate to personalizing the metadata object at the cache prior to transmitting the response to the request for the metadata object. Further aspects relate to updating a portion of the metadata object, such as a portion that includes dynamic data, prior to transmitting the response to the request.
US10938939B2	Client-side quality-of-service (QOS) for viewing of adaptive bitrate (ABR) streams Client-side Quality-of-Service (QoS) for viewing of Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) streams may be provided. First, a plurality of Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) objects corresponding to a first video rendition of a content program may be downloaded from a Content Delivery Network (CDN) in non-real-time. The plurality of ABR objects may comprise a portion of ABR objects comprising the content program. Next, the plurality of ABR objects downloaded in non-real-time may be stored in a cache. At least a portion of the content program may then be retrieved in real-time using ABR streaming. Retrieving the at least a portion of the content program may comprise obtaining a first ABR object corresponding to the content program and a second ABR object corresponding to the content program.
US10938937B2	Multi-datacenter message queue Approaches are disclosed for distributing messages across multiple data centers where the data centers do not store messages using a same message queue protocol. In some embodiment, a network element translates messages from a message queue protocol (e.g., Kestrel, RABBITMQ, APACHE Kafka, and ACTIVEMQ) to an application layer messaging protocol (e.g., XMPP, MQTT, WebSocket protocol, or other application layer messaging protocols). In other embodiments, a network element translates messages from an application layer messaging protocol to a message queue protocol. Using the new approaches disclosed herein, data centers communicate using, at least in part, application layer messaging protocols to disconnect the message queue protocols used by the data centers and enable sharing messages between messages queues in the data centers. Consequently, the data centers can share messages regardless of whether the underlying message queue protocols used by the data centers (and the network devices therein) are compatible with one another.
US10938936B2	Intelligent download of application programs Improved techniques for controlling delivery (e.g., download) of application programs from a remote application repository to different client computing devices are disclosed. Application programs are often built to operate on computing devices that have certain hardware capabilities. Hence, application programs available for download from a remote application repository might not be suitable execution on all client computing devices that are able to access the remote application repository. The improved techniques for controlling delivery can operate to permit the applications to be received by only those client computing devices that have the required hardware capabilities to properly operate the application programs.
US10938935B1	Reduction in redirect navigation latency via speculative preconnection Methods, systems, and computer storage mediums for reducing navigation redirect latency by using speculative preconnection. A redirect speculation value is retrieved in response to a request for a source Uniform Resource Locator (URL), where the redirect speculation value is based on the source URL. The redirect speculation value includes the source URL, a target URL, and a probability factor. A preconnection to the target URL's hostname is then initiated based on the probability factor. Next, a response from the request to the source URL is received, where the response includes a redirect URL. Finally, the preconnection is used to process the redirect URL when the redirect URL is similar to the target URL.
US10938934B2	Managing dynamic configuration-based database connections using a proxy datasource Methods for managing dynamic configuration-based database connections using a proxy datasource are disclosed. In embodiments, a method includes: receiving, by a proxy datasource of a computing device, a connection request for a connection to a database from a software application of the computing device, wherein the software application is in an application container environment; obtaining, by the proxy datasource of the computing device, configuration data associated with the connection request; creating, by the proxy datasource of the computing device, a concrete datasource according to the configuration data; and returning, by the proxy datasource of the computing device, the connection to the database to the software application.
US10938932B2	Presenting notifications to a user of a computing device Presenting notifications to one or more computing devices of a user is provided. A notification is received addressed to a client service running on a computing device of one or more computing devices of the user. The notification is classified based on content associated with the notification. User context of the user is determined based on user-related information received from the one or more computing devices. The notification is presented to one or more of the one or more computing devices of the user according to one or more modes of presentation, based on classifying the notification and determining the user context.
US10938931B1	Central subscription platform Methods and systems for managing subscription processes, and setting subscribers to active and thereby sending subscribers future content, are disclosed. A method includes: receiving a first email address of a first subscriber and a second email address of a second subscriber; classifying the first subscriber into a first group based on a location of the first subscriber and the second subscriber into a second group based on a location of the second subscriber; sending a confirmation email including a confirmation button or link to the first email address of the first subscriber in the first group; and sending a content email to the second email address of the second subscriber in the second group, and avoiding sending the content email to the first email address of the first subscriber in the first group until receiving an indication that the first subscriber has selected the confirmation button or link.
US10938930B2	Dynamically accessing and configuring secured systems A method, computer program product, and system includes a processor(s) in a first computing environment obtaining, from a computer system in the first environment, a system message indicating an issue in the computer system. The processor(s) evaluate the message to determine details of the issue and determine recommended action(s) to remedy the issue. The processor(s) generate a notification comprising the action(s), which include calls to portions of the computer system and the notification comprises respective selection options to trigger the processor(s) to execute each of the one or more recommended actions in the first environment. The processor(s) transmit the notification to a computing node in a second computing environment to communicate to a computing device in that environment. The processor(s) receive a response indicating selection of a respective selection option. The processor(s) translate the option into a recommended action and issue calls in the recommended action to the computer system.
US10938929B2	Adjusting prominence of a participant profile in a social networking interface An approach is described for adjusting prominence of a participant profile in a social networking interface. An associated method may include receiving an activity stream update of the participant and calculating a relevancy score based on content in the activity stream update. The method further may include adjusting a visibility level of the participant profile in the social networking interface based upon the calculated relevancy score. Adjusting the visibility level may include increasing the visibility level of the participant profile upon determining that the calculated relevancy score is greater than or equal to a first predefined threshold value. Adjusting the visibility level further may include decreasing the visibility level of the participant profile upon determining that the calculated relevancy score is less than a second predefined threshold value.
US10938928B2	Adjusting prominence of a participant profile in a social networking interface An approach is described for adjusting prominence of a participant profile in a social networking interface. An associated method may include receiving an activity stream update of the participant and calculating a relevancy score based on content in the activity stream update. The method further may include adjusting a visibility level of the participant profile in the social networking interface based upon the calculated relevancy score. Adjusting the visibility level may include increasing the visibility level of the participant profile upon determining that the calculated relevancy score is greater than or equal to a first predefined threshold value. Adjusting the visibility level further may include decreasing the visibility level of the participant profile upon determining that the calculated relevancy score is less than a second predefined threshold value.

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