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US11083837B2	Secure medication delivery A method includes providing a medication delivery vehicle comprising a reservoir with a seal formed thereon and a cantilevered beam micro-machined from a layer of material and coupled to the reservoir, the cantilevered beam comprising a tip for puncturing the seal, applying an electric field to the cantilevered beam that impels the tip forward and causes the tip to break through the seal of the reservoir, and changing the electric field to impel the micro-machined tip backward and thereby release a medication from the reservoir. A computer program product and computer system corresponding to the method are also disclosed.
US11083836B2	System and method for medical fluid identification and verification A system for injecting fluid to a patient is provided. The system provides manual or automatic verification and identification of the fluid to be injected, prior to, during or after injection. The system includes: a fluid having at least one active compound and at least one tracer compound; an injector configured to deliver the fluid to the patient through a fluid path set; at least one sensor coupled to at least one of the syringe, the injector, or the patient, configured to measure at least one property of the tracer in the fluid, and a feedback path to adjust at least one injection parameter of the injector based on at least one measurement from the at least one sensor.
US11083835B2	Abscess irrigation systems An irrigator system for delivering a volume of fluid from a fluid source to an abscess or wound. The irrigator system includes a fluid source connector for removably connecting to the fluid source, a fluid delivery nozzle for delivering the fluid to the abscess or wound, and a shield removably positioned around the fluid delivery nozzle to protect the fluid delivery nozzle.
US11083832B2	Optical detection of air bubbles in either saline or blood or a mixture of both Embodiments of the disclosure provide a system and method for detection of a transient air bubble in an arterial blood flow path during dialysis (e.g., hemodialysis). The system uses measurements from an optical sensor to remove one or more effects of common factors affecting the absorbance of the light incident on the arterial tubing. These factors include color of medium within the arterial tubing, tubing color, angle of illumination, and temperature of the optical detector. A variance of the measurements from the optical sensor are used to determine whether an air bubble is present.
US11083831B2	Filter and frame apparatus and method of use Provided is a filter apparatus, comprising two or more filter cartridges having a first end with an inlet and screen and a second end with an outlet and screen, and walls to contain a filter media held in a housing for holding the two or more filter cartridges in about the same orientation, and an attachment clamp connected to the housing. Also provided is a housing for holding two or more filter cartridges in about the same orientation and a method of using the filter apparatus and housing.
US11083830B2	Implantable fluid conduit A fluid conduit includes a first portion having a first porosity, a second portion disposed immediately adjacent to the first portion, the second portion having a second porosity that is greater than the first porosity, and a third portion of the fluid conduit disposed immediately adjacent to the second portion, the third portion having a third porosity that is less than the second porosity. Each of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion may be integrally formed as a single, continuous piece defining the fluid conduit.
US11083828B2	Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus is provided comprising a filtration unit (2) connected to a blood circuit (17) and to a dialysis fluid circuit (32), a preparation device (9) for preparing and regulating the composition of the dialysis fluid; a control unit (12) is configured for determining or receiving a proposed value (Condprop) of a conductivity for the dialysis fluid in the dialysis supply line (8) and to determine a set value (Condset) for the conductivity in the dialysis fluid as a function of the proposed value (Condprop) and as a function of at least one of a second parameter (UF volume/W; WL/W) indicative of a patient fluid overload and a third parameter (gconc) chosen in the group including: a glucose concentration in the patient and a concentration-related parameter of at least glucose in the patient.
US11083826B2	Device for controlling a blood flow produced in a hemorrhagic area A device for controlling blood flow occurring in a haemorrhagic zone of a biological tissue, includes a flexible plate arranged to be placed opposite this zone, the flexible plate including: substantially leaktight peripheral supporting elements, for applying on the tissue so that the zone is surrounded; a back wall delimiting, with the supporting elements, opposite the zone, a hollow space; connecting elements connecting the hollow space, externally to the flexible plate, to an external aspiration source for creating a vacuum in the hollow space for aspirating and tightly applying the surface of the tissue against the peripheral supporting elements; and a hollow stud placed between the zone and the back wall and hollowed out in its centre on the side of the zone along an axis substantially perpendicular to the back wall, and arranged to be in contact with the zone when the vacuum is created in the space.
US11083823B2	Tissue-separating fatty acid adhesion barrier Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide adhesion barriers having anti-adhesion and tissue fixating properties. The adhesion barriers are formed of fatty acid based films. The fatty acid-based films may be formed from fatty acid-derived biomaterials. The films may be coated with, or may include, tissue fixating materials to create the adhesion barrier. The adhesion barriers are well tolerated by the body, have anti-inflammation properties, fixate, well to tissue, and have a residence time sufficient to prevent post-surgical adhesions.
US11083820B2	Elastic macro porous scaffold and a process for the preparation thereof The present invention discloses elastic macro porous scaffold and a process for the preparation thereof. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of macroporous, elastic nano particulate scaffolds comprising of coated or grafted cross linkable nanoparticles, and a crosslinker prepared by crosslinking during ice templating, wherein the modulus increases linearly with temperature.
US11083815B1	Sanitizing apparatus A sanitizing apparatus that includes a booth having a top portion, a front portion and a rear portion, with the rear portion having a set of inlets that face the front portion and the top portion having a first set of outlets such that the set of inlets and the first set of outlets are connected to each other; an air pump disposed in the rear portion configured to take in air so that the air downwardly comes out of the first set of outlets of the top portion; a filter disposed in the rear portion over the air pump wherein the filter filters the air coming out of the air pump; a ultraviolet (UV) light source disposed in the rear portion over the air pump; and a sanitizing solution spray unit installed on the front portion for spraying a sanitizing solution towards the rear portion to a user.
US11083813B2	System and method for selecting and releasing flavor A system for releasing flavor comprises: a plurality of compartments adapted to receive a respective plurality of capsules, each capsule containing therein a flavor material; a dispenser system configured for dispensing into an environment a fluid obtained from at least one flavor material; and a controller configured for automatically selecting a dispensing protocol, for signaling the dispenser system to dispense fluids obtained from at least one flavor material contained in at least one capsule of the compartments, and for automatically re-executing the selecting and the signaling, according to a shuffle protocol.
US11083812B2	Ergonomic scent diffuser An ergonomic scent diffuser having a first housing with electrical components connected to a second housing having a heating element disposed within. Slidably connected to the second housing is a cap. The cap has depressions adjacent an outer end to provide an ergonomic grip. The cap also has guide rails and retaining members that retain and position a fragrance emitting member over the heating element.
US11083811B2	Sanitizing door handle Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Some implementations of the invention are directed toward a manual sanitizing door handle while some implementations of the invention are directed toward an auto-sanitizing door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto an exterior surface of the sanitizing door handle in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto a user's hand(s) in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the user's hand(s).
US11083806B2	Radioembolic particles Provided are radiopaque compositions comprising one or more of yttrium (Y), strontium (Sr), gallium (Ga), and silicon, or oxides and salts thereof. The composition can comprise a combination of Y2O3, SrO, Ga2O3, and SiO2, and optionally MnO2, and TiO2. Other compositions comprise SrO, Ga2O3, TiO2, MnO2, and SiO2. The composition can be a particulate material. The compositions are useful for radioembolization to treat tumors.
US11083797B2	Long-acting polymeric delivery systems Compositions comprised of a delivery vehicle or delivery system and an active agent dispersed within the delivery vehicle or system, wherein the delivery vehicle or system contains a polyorthoester polymer and a polar aprotic solvent. Also disclosed are low viscosity delivery systems for administration of active agents. The low viscosity delivery systems have a polyorthoester polymer, a polar aprotic solvent and a solvent containing a triglyceride viscosity reducing agent. Compositions described include an amide- or anilide-type local anesthetic of the “caine” classification, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), along with related methods, e.g., for treatment of post-operative pain or for prophylactic treatment of pain. The compositions are suitable for delivery via, e.g., direct application and instillation, intradermal injection, subcutaneous injection, and nerve block (perineural).
US11083796B2	Peroxide removal from drug delivery vehicle The present invention is related to methods for lowering peroxide levels in sucrose acetate isobutyrate formulations and to composition used in and formed by such methods.
US11083795B2	Amorphous metal-organic frameworks The invention provides an amorphous metal-organic framework for use in methods of treatment. The amorphous metal-organic framework may hold a component for delivery. The amorphous metal-organic framework is obtained or is obtainable by amorphization of a crystalline amorphous metal-organic framework holding the component. The amorphous metal-organic framework may be a zirconium-containing or a bismuth-containing metal-organic framework, such as a framework having arylcarboxylate ligands, such as benzenedicarboxylate ligands.
US11083793B2	Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted photosensitizers Compounds including a tetrapyrrolic or reduced tetrapyrrolic group/moiety and an epidermal growth factor receptor targeting group are disclosed. For example, a compound includes a tetrapyrrolic or reduced tetrapyrrolic group or moiety, a linker moiety, an epidermal growth factor receptor targeting group, and, optionally, a PET-active functional group. Uses of the compounds, for example, methods of treating a hyperproliferative tissue in an individual, and kits including one or more of the compounds are also provided.
US11083792B2	Purified antibody composition The invention provides a method for producing a host cell protein-(HCP) reduced antibody preparation from a mixture comprising an antibody and at least one HCP, comprising an ion exchange separation step wherein the mixture is subjected to a first ion exchange material, such that the HCP-reduced antibody preparation is obtained.
US11083789B2	IVIG treatments for Bell's palsy The present invention provides, among other aspects, methods and compositions for treating Bell's Palsy disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) to a subject. The present invention also provides, methods and composition for treating Bell's Palsy disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising human IVIG and a steroid. In certain aspects of the present invention the steroid is a cortical steroid, including Prednison.
US11083788B2	Nanoemulsion compositions for preventing, suppressing or eliminating allergic and inflammatory disease The present invention provides methods and compositions for the stimulation of immune responses and for treating or preventing allergic disease and responses and inflammatory disease and responses. In particular, the present invention provides nanoemulsion compositions and methods of using the same for the induction of immune responses that prevent or treat allergic disease by reducing allergic response. Compositions and methods of the invention find use in, among other things, clinical (e.g. therapeutic and preventative medicine (e.g., vaccination)) and research applications.
US11083784B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against CLL 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.
US11083782B2	Phosphoserine containing compositions for immune tolerance induction Compositions and methods for inducing immune tolerance to proteins and subsequence administration of the proteins are disclosed. Compositions comprise proteins complexed with liposomes comprising PS and PC, wherein at least part of the PS is present as lyso-PS.
US11083779B2	Method for treatment of encephalopathy A method of treatment of encephalopathy, the method comprising decreasing concentration of glucose in a patient's blood stream to 1.6-3.6 mmol per liter by intravenous insulin administrating and consecutively administering the patient with single doses of a plurality of pharmacological solutions with a 30-second interval, wherein, first pharmacological solution administered to the patient is a pharmacological solution comprising a vascular medicine with pharmacological effect, wherein second pharmacological solution administered to the patient is a straight nootropic effected pharmacological composition, wherein third pharmacological solution administered to the patient is a peptide pharmacological composition, and wherein fourth pharmacological solution administered to the patient is a metabolic pharmacological composition.
US11083777B2	Hemichannel extracellular-domain specific agents for treating ischemia-reperfusion injury Methods of treating sepsis or endotoxemia in a subject comprising administering to the subject an amount of an antagonist of a Panx1 hemichannel protein or an amount of an antagonist of a Cx43 hemichannel protein.
US11083766B2	Uses of soybean seed extract composition for alleviating cancer pain and/or treating cancer skin inflammation The disclosure relates to a method for alleviating cancer pain and/or treating cancer skin inflammation in a subject in need of such treatment; the soybean seed extract composition comprises a soybean seed extract and a soybean seed vapor fraction.
US11083747B2	Compositions of nitrates and methods of use thereof Inorganic anions nitrate and nitrite influence metabolic rate and glucose homeostasis. Infusion of nitrite iv caused an acute drop in resting energy expenditure (oxygen consumption) and nitrate, when given perorally, caused a reduction in oxygen consumption during exercise and a depression of the increase in blood glucose observed after an oral glucose tolerance test. The doses of nitrate and nitrite did not cause any detectable change in methemoglobin levels of blood. Also, nitrate and nitrite did not alter lactate levels in blood. This discovery provides useful treatments to regulate the energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis of a mammal by administration of inorganic nitrite and/or nitrate.
US11083746B2	Use of immobilization particles for removal of microorganisms and/or chemicals Method for immobilizing a target microorganism or target chemical found in a mammal includes introducing into a gastrointestinal tract of the mammal immobilization particles including immobilization molecules capable of attaching to the target microorganism or the target chemical, which immobilization molecules are attached to one or more portions of a structure that is capable of inhibiting contact between tissues of the gastrointestinal tract and the target microorganisms or target chemicals attached to the immobilization molecules.
US11083745B2	Antisense oligomers for treatment of autosomal dominant mental retardation-5 and Dravet Syndrome Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a subject in need thereof, such as a subject with deficient SYNGAP1 protein or SCN1A protein expression or a subject having AD mental retardation 5 or Dravet syndrome.
US11083740B2	Cancer therapy The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for the treatment of cancers, particularly cancers of epithelial origin. Therapy with a plurality of nutraceutical, non-chemotherapeutic and chemotherapeutic agents, that together target a plurality of cancer-supportive processes in a patient are disclosed. Among other things, the present invention encompasses the insight that redundant targeting of multiple such pathways provides effective treatment of various cancer, including late-stage cancers, metastasized cancers, and/or cancers that have failed treatment with traditional chemotherapy and/or other therapeutic modalities.
US11083730B2	Long-acting polymeric delivery systems Compositions comprised of a delivery vehicle or delivery system and an active agent dispersed within the delivery vehicle or system, wherein the delivery vehicle or system contains a polyorthoester polymer and a polar aprotic solvent. Also disclosed are low viscosity delivery systems for administration of active agents. The low viscosity delivery systems have a polyorthoester polymer, a polar aprotic solvent and a solvent containing a triglyceride viscosity reducing agent. Compositions described include an amide- or anilide-type local anesthetic of the “caine” classification, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), along with related methods, e.g., for treatment of post-operative pain or for prophylactic treatment of pain. The compositions are suitable for delivery via, e.g., direct application and instillation, intradermal injection, subcutaneous injection, and nerve block (perineural).
US11083728B2	Compositions of cyclin dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) inhibitor The present invention provides, in part, compositions comprising an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) and sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin. Also provided are methods of using a disclosed composition for treating proliferative diseases. The present invention also provides methods of making disclosed compositions.
US11083725B2	Coordinated metabolic reprogramming in response to productive viral infections The invention generally relates to methods of treating viral infections using known drugs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same. More specifically, the disclosed methods are useful for the treatment of viral infections that are enveloped viruses. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US11083723B2	Use of roluperidone to treat negative symptoms and disorders, increase neuroplasticity, and promote neuroprotection The present application relates to the use of roluperidone, i.e., Compound (I): and salts, solvates, pharmaceutical compositions, and dosage forms thereof, for use in methods of treating negative symptoms and disorders (e.g., autism disorders, amblyopia, personality disorders, traumatic brain injury), as well as increasing neuroplasticity and promoting neuroprotection in subjects in need thereof.
US11083721B2	Preparation method therefor The present invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition and a usage thereof, comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable acidic medicinal auxiliary material whose surface is modified and dabigatran etexilate or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or aquo-complexes thereof. The present invention further provides a surface modification method for a medicinal auxiliary material.
US11083718B2	Betahistine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, for use in the treatment or prevention of one or more symptoms of vertigo in a subject A first aspect of the invention relates to betahistine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, for use in the treatment or prevention of one or more symptoms of vertigo in a subject. A second aspect of the invention relates to a method of treating or preventing one or more symptoms of vertigo in a subject, said method comprising administering to the subject (i) betahistine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
US11083717B2	Compositions and methods for drug sensitization of parasites Compositions and methods for inhibiting and/or sensitizing or re-sensitizing a parasite to an antiparasitic drug are provided. The compositions can comprise a an arylphenoxypropionate derivative, an aryloxyphenoxyacetate derivative, an aryloxyphenylacetate derivative, one or more substituted quinols, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or prodrug thereof, or a combination thereof in an amount and formulation sufficient to sensitize the parasite to the drug, treating infection of a patient by a parasite with a drug, or to prevent symptomatic infection of a patient by a parasite with a drug.
US11083715B2	Compositions comprising cytisine in the treatment and/or prevention of addiction in subjects in need thereof Methods of treatment of addiction and/or dependence, methods of promoting cessation of various addictions, such as smoking and/or vaping, and methods of promoting a reduction in various addictions, such as smoking and/or vaping, uses of cytisine as an addiction cessation treatment, and dosage regimens for the foregoing are provided.
US11083713B2	Treatment of progressive neurodegenerative disease with ibudilast Compositions and methods for treating progressive neurodegenerative diseases, and their associated symptoms by administration of ibudilast (3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine).
US11083711B2	Amine prodrugs of pharmaceutical compounds Disclose are amine prodrugs and methods of synthesis thereof. In particular, the amine prodrug comprises a drug molecule and at least one or more prodrug appendage moieties and the method for synthesis the amine prodrug comprises a step of coupling the drug molecule and at least one or more prodrug appendage moieties. Also disclosed are exemplary riluzole prodrugs and methods of synthesis thereof.
US11083709B2	Compounds, compositions, and methods of increasing CFTR activity The present disclosure features compounds such as those having the Formulae (I) and (II), which can increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells. The present disclosure also features methods of treating a condition associated with decreased CFTR activity or a condition associated with a dysfunction of proteostasis comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a disclosed compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or (II).
US11083700B2	Butyrate salts for use in inflammatory diseases This invention relates to preparations comprising a butyrate salt for enteral administration for use in the treatment of conditions and diseases that are not diseases or conditions of the intestine and/or are associated with systemic inflammation. Preparations comprising a butyrate salt for enteral administration were found useful in the treatment of osteoarthritis, Parkinson's disease, migraine, idiopathic subfertility, hangovers, and gout.
US11083698B2	Epinephrine compositions and containers The inventive subject matter provides ready-to-administer, preferably anti-oxidant free, epinephrine compositions with improved stability, and methods for preparing the same. Contemplated compositions can be packaged using blow-fill-seal technology or packaged into flexible IV bags and maintain degradation of the epinephrine at a level of less than 5 wt % when stored over at least one months at between 2-40° C.
US11083697B2	Compositions and methods useful for treatment of respiratory illness Disclosed are compositions including phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof, alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives. The compositions have a pH of about 2 to about 5 and are substantially free of aldehydes. Also disclosed are methods of treating respiratory illness through administration of a composition comprising phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives, wherein the composition has a pH of from about 2 to about 5 and is substantially free of aldehydes.
US11083696B2	Dispersion anaesthetic device The invention concerns a cartridge for an inhalation device for delivering anaesthetic to a human or animal wherein anaesthetic in said cartridge is dispersed in an anaesthetic control release medium; an inhalation device for use with said cartridge and a formulation comprising at least one selected anaesthetic and anaesthetic control release medium.
US11083695B2	Injectable phenol formulations and methods of manufacture Phenol formulations including phenol and an encapsulation agent, such as a cyclodextrin or derivatives thereof, and uses of such formulations.
US11083694B2	Injectable phenol formulations and methods of their use Phenol formulations including phenol and an encapsulation agent, such as a cyclodextrin or derivatives thereof, and uses of such formulations.
US11083689B2	Lubricant formulations A composition for lubricant formulations is disclosed. The composition may include hypochlorite, dimethicone, and an emulsifier for improvement of lubricity. Methods of making and using the lubricant formulations are also disclosed.
US11083687B2	Skin care formulation There is provided a skin care formulation for transdermal administration of a component of a blood product, the formulation comprising a blood product, a transdermal carrier; and a liposomal base, wherein at least a portion of the blood product and transdermal carrier is contained within liposomes of the liposomal base.
US11083681B2	Hair cosmetic composition, hair coloring agent composition, and hair color treatment method A hair cosmetic that has a better color when performing hair dye includes a hair cosmetic composition containing an alkali agent, an amino acid, a higher alcohol having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, a surfactant, and a thickener. The alkaline agent may be at least one of aqueous ammonia, ammonium carbonate, sodium carbonate, ethanolamines, ammonium bicarbonate, and arginine.
US11083679B2	Use of substituted dihydroisoquinolinium salts for treating keratin materials, compositions and implementation processes The present invention relates to the use of one or more particular dihydroisoquinolinium salts of formula (I) for treating keratin materials, in particular keratin fibres, especially human keratin fibres such as the hair. The invention also relates to a process for treating keratin materials using said salts and optionally one or more chemical oxidizing agents. A subject of the invention is also a composition for lightening keratin materials, comprising one or more dihydroisoquinolinium salts and one or more chemical oxidizing agents. The present invention also relates to one or more particular dihydroisoquinolinium salts and also to compositions containing them, in particular compositions comprising a physiologically acceptable medium.
US11083676B2	Method of preparing a product composition comprising a discrete particle and an aqueous base composition Disclosed is a method of preparing a product composition comprising steps of: Preparing a mixture composition comprising a surfactant and a high melting point fatty compound and benefit agent; Separately preparing an aqueous base composition comprising a surfactant, a high melting point fatty compound, and an aqueous carrier and wherein the aqueous base composition is substantially free of detersive surfactant; Mixing the mixture composition and the aqueous base composition to form a discrete particle of the mixture composition dispersed in the aqueous base composition. Alternatively, the method comprises steps of preparing a discrete particle of the mixture composition; and mixing it with the aqueous composition. The methods of the present invention provide a product composition with at least one the followings: more flexibility in the product composition rheology; improved stability in the product composition; improved deposition of benefit agents; and improved visual/aesthetic appearance.
US11083675B2	Compositions for altering the color of hair The disclosure relates to compositions for treating keratinous substrates, such as the hair, comprising monoethanolamine and at least one carboxylic acid, as well as systems and methods for treating keratinous substrates with the compositions.
US11083673B2	Hydrogen peroxide formulations in barrier layer films with a SIOx layer The present disclosure concerns a cosmetic product for modifying the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, comprising at least one packaging (VP) and a cosmetic composition (KM) contained in this packaging (VP). The packaging is made of a multilayer film (F) containing at least two polymer layers (P1) and (P2) and at least one barrier layer (BS). The cosmetic composition comprises at least one oxidizing agent, at least one C8-C30-alcohol, at least one specific anionic surfactant, at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one acrylic acid-based thickener. The use of the packaging (VP) in combination with the cosmetic composition (KM) surprisingly does not lead to an inflation of the packaging or an excessive loss of water of the agent (KM) during storage.
US11083671B2	Preparation for attaching to teeth or surrounding part of teeth The present invention provides a preparation for attaching to teeth or tooth peripheries, which comprises a malleable oral composition and an active ingredient for intra-oral delivery. Further, the present invention provides a preparation for attaching to teeth or tooth peripheries, which comprises an oral composition in a hardening ointment-phase and an active ingredient for intra-oral delivery. The preparation of the present invention may give high adhesive force to the desired site in spite of gaps between teeth or curves of teeth. The preparation of the present invention having high adhesive force increases the time of adhesion to a target site in the oral cavity, and thus may be advantageous in achieving an intended effect.
US11083669B2	Acupressure sleeve having far infrared and negative ion double effect energy An acupressure sleeve for applying acupressure to predetermined acupoints on an arm of a user includes a sleeve body and an acupressure unit. The sleeve body is configured to elastically and tightly press against the arm of the user when the acupressure sleeve is worn by the user. The sleeve body has a fiber substrate, and a plurality of far-infrared particles and a plurality of negative ion particles blended in the fiber substrate. The acupressure unit includes a plurality of acupressure protrusions protruding from the fiber substrate into an interior of the sleeve body and configured to apply acupressure to the arm of the user at positions respectively corresponding to the predetermined acupoints.
US11083668B2	Flexible liner with inner and outer layers for use with a liquid-receiving basin A liner for use with a basin to contain a liquid features a plurality of bodies of flexible plastic. Portions of an inner face of a first body of flexible plastic are joined to corresponding portions of an inner face of a second body of flexible plastic, through which a plurality of openings are formed, to provide a multi-layer body of flexible plastic. Other portions of the inner face of the first body of flexible plastic are not joined to corresponding other portions of the inner face of the second body of flexible plastic, defining an air conduit between the first body of flexible plastic and the second body of flexible plastic for guiding pressurized air substantially from an air discharge apparatus.
US11083665B2	Pebble bed sauna device A pebble bed sauna device includes a bed and a covering chamber movably disposed on the bed. When a human body lies on the bed, the covering chamber may cover, totally or partly, the human body. The bed includes, arranged in sequence from bottom to top, at least one bed heat-isolation member, at least one bed heating member, a plurality of energy stone layers, and a plurality of smooth pebble layers. The covering chamber is formed of at least one surface layer, at least one bonding layer, at least one chamber heat-isolation member, at least one chamber heating member, and at least one heat isolation element that are arranged in sequence from outside to inside and is controlled, for a heating temperature thereof, by a controller arranged on the bed and electrically connected to the bed heating member and the chamber heating member.
US11083664B2	Mechanotherapeutic device and measurement method A device for monitoring a treatment of posture of body parts in which a local mechanotherapeutic stimulus is applied includes an elastic material which is to be worn over the part of the body, a pressure regulating support, a pressure applicator and a pressure sensor. The support is fixed to the elastic material and passes over a region where mechanotherapeutic stimulus is to be applied. The sensor is rigidly attached to the pressure applicator and they are together received in a pocket. The sensor senses pressure and hence a stimulus applied to the part as a result of the tension in the support, the sensor being configured to output a signal indicative of the pressure applied, providing the opportunity to change the stimulus to within a given range based on the feedback from the sensor. A method for using the device is also disclosed.
US11083663B1	Cervical traction device An example cervical traction device includes a traction assembly configured to cyclically apply a traction force to a patient's cervical spine at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cervical spine to bend the cervical spine. The traction assembly is made up of an electric motor operably connected to a headgear by a traction line capable of transferring traction force generated by the electric motor to the headgear. The electric motor is operably connected to the traction line by a linkage and a linear actuator rod. Together, the linkage and the linear actuator rod are configured to convert torque generated by the electric motor into back-and-forth linear motion used to cyclically apply traction force to the traction line and thereby the headgear. The linear actuator rod is supported by two posts, each of the two posts includes an eyelet through which the linear actuator rod reciprocates.
US11083662B2	Pivoting lower limb therapy device A pivoting lower limb therapy device formed from a lever frame having a handle portion integral with its proximal end and a first orthotic portion adjacent to its distal end, a base frame having a second orthotic portion integral with its proximal frame end and a surface support portion integral with its distal frame end, with the lever frame rotatably attached to the base frame so as to permit the first orthotic portion to move across two dimensions relative to the second orthotic portion in response to an exertion of mechanical force on the handle portion. The pivoting lower limb therapy device may also include a strap assembly connected to and extending between the proximal end of the lever frame and the proximal frame end of the base frame so as to exert mechanical force on the two frame members.
US11083661B2	Dual hand controlled device for leg stretching and/or activation An independent stretching device comprises a back brace configured to pass across and brace against a user's back. A first connector is secured to a first end of the lower back brace, and is threaded through a first pulley. A second connector is secured to a second end of the lower back brace on an opposite side of the user to the first end of the back brace, the second connector being threaded through a second pulley. A foot stirrup is provided for receiving a foot of the user, and has a first end connected to the first pulley and a second end connected to the second pulley. Tension applied to respective distal ends of the first and second connectors distal from the back brace creates tension which urges the foot stirrup and the back brace toward each other.
US11083654B2	Bed system A bed system including an acquisition unit and a display, in which the acquisition unit acquires user interface device information from a plurality of user interface devices and the display displays a plurality of images corresponding respectively to the plurality of user interface devices on a single screen based on the user interface device information. One set of the plurality of user interface device information includes state information including at least one of bed state information relating to the state of one bed among a plurality of beds and user state information relating to the state of a user of the one bed among the plurality of beds. One image among the plurality of images includes a state display corresponding to the state information. When the state information is abnormal, the first display displays a warning display on the one image among the plurality of images.
US11083649B1	Mobile medical services system The present invention relates to a system for delivering medical services in a mobile setting that includes a frame assembly, where said frame assembly is mounted to an enclosed portable compartment. The frame assembly forms an examination and therapy area for administering a multitude therapy modalities. The therapy area includes a plurality of tables convertibly and plurality of cabinets integrated into the frame assembly. A grouping of training equipment removably engages with the frame assembly related to various therapy techniques. The enclosed portable compartment may be an interior of a van or an interior of a portable pod.
US11083644B2	Disposable absorbent article A disposable absorbent article is provided having an absorbent core located in a chassis and including absorbent particulate polymer material defining at least one cavity. The absorbent core may be substantially cellulose free or comprise a combination of particulate absorbent polymer material and wood pulp. Methods for making such an absorbent core and corresponding disposable absorbent article are also disclosed.
US11083639B2	Methods of making laminates for absorbent articles Three-dimensional laminates and methods for making the same are provided. The three-dimensional laminates may be apertured and may have welds between various substrates. The three-dimensional laminates may be used in absorbent articles, such as diapers and pants, for example, as topsheets, as topsheets and acquisition layers, or as outer cover materials, for example. The three-dimensional laminates may be produced on an absorbent article manufacturing line.
US11083636B2	Incontinence detection system capable of identifying urinary or fecal incontinence An incontinence detection system includes an incontinence detection pad underneath a patient's pelvic area for detecting an incontinence event. The incontinence detection system further includes a moisture detection sensor, a gas detection sensor, and a reader. The moisture detection sensor is embedded in the incontinence detection pad for detecting a presence of moisture in incontinence detection pad. The gas detection sensor is positioned near the incontinence detection pad for detecting a presence of targeted gas, such as methane. The reader is communicatively coupled to the moisture detection sensor and the gas detection sensor to receive moisture data and gas data, respectively. The reader is configured to determine a type of the incontinence event based on the received moisture data and the gas data and transmit a signal indicative of the type of incontinence event to a server.
US11083634B2	Method and device for packing a body cavity and delivering a medicament to a subject A medical packing device for use within a body cavity of a subject is provided. The medical packing device comprises an absorbent member having at least a first major side surface and at least one depression that is formed in the first major side surface and has a predetermined shape and volume. The at least one depression is defined by a continuous perimeter wall that is formed in the first major side surface and forms a reservoir capable of receiving and retaining a volume of a medicament therein.
US11083619B2	Organic LED light and ultrasonic transducer device in a flexible layer configuration with electrical stimulation A flexible device having a layered structure for delivering electrical stimulation and one or both of light and ultrasound to a skin surface is provided. The device is flexible so as to form a non-planar contact surface against the skin surface, and includes one or both of (a) a flexible light emitter layer positioned between two flexible conductive layers that emits light when driven by a power source and (b) a flexible ultrasound emitter layer positioned between two flexible conductive layers that produces ultrasound when driven by a power source. The device also includes a flexible electrical stimulation layer that functions as an electrode and is configured to provide electrical stimulation when driven by a power source.
US11083618B2	Assembly comprising an ostomy device and a package for the ostomy device An assembly for an ostomy device has a ring of adhesive disposed in a package. The package has a first and a second package portion. The package portions are interconnected in such a way that the package is in a closed state when the first and second package portions are in a first mutual position, and in an open state when the first and second package portions are in a second mutual position. The assembly has a release liner provided to cover a front surface of the ring of adhesive.
US11083612B2	Trans-aortic proximal aortic stent graft A trans-aortic proximal aortic stent graft [TAPAS graft] for introducing into a blood vessel. A a tubular sheath which encases a folded self-expanding stent from the inside as well as from the outside such that a sheath outer wall of the sheath lies against the self-expanding stent from the outside and a sheath inner wall lies against the self-expanding stent from the inside and keeps the self-expanding stent folded. The self-expanding stent is surrounded by the sheath at the distal end in the transition from the sheath inner wall to the sheath outer wall, and the self-expanding stent is provided with an anchor at the proximal end. Also, a method for using a trans-aortic proximal aortic stent graft [TAPAS graft].
US11083602B2	Adjustable prosthetic interfaces and related systems and methods Prosthesis devices can include sockets having adjustable features. In one example, a socket includes one or more panels that can move outwardly or inwardly relative to a receptacle portion of the socket. The panels can be moved by tightening a tensioning line.
US11083599B1	Genital cover A genital cover for a transgender human which is positioned underneath clothing along the curve of the mons pubis/and or genitals which when worn gives the outward simulated appearance of the protruding bulge and contours of the human male external genitalia to provide the wearer who does not possess external male genitalia the subtle appearance of possessing external male genitalia; the genital cover itself does not resemble explicit external male genitalia when viewed unobstructed by clothing when worn; when worn beneath clothing the genital cover gives the simulated appearance of external male genitalia.
US11083587B2	Implant and anchor assembly An implant assembly comprising an implant having a load bearing surface with a contour corresponding to a patient's articular surface, and a bone facing surface including a fixation element, an anchor configured to be secured to bone beneath said patient's articular surface, said anchor including a second fixation element, and wherein said first fixation element is configured to be secured to said second fixation element.
US11083585B2	Spring retained femoral augment An orthopedic system that includes a first augment that has a body and a first biasing member projecting from the body. The body has a first and second face. The first and second faces are separated by a thickness of the augment. The system also includes a femoral prosthesis that has an articular side that defines condylar portions and a bone-facing side opposite the articular side. The bone facing side defines an augment opening that is sized to receive the augment therein. When the first augment is received within the augment opening, the first biasing member presses directly against the femoral prosthesis so as to retain the body within the augment opening.
US11083584B2	Expandable wedge implant for osteotomies of the extremities An expandable wedge implant for wedge osteotomies of the extremities has first and second components which are pivotally attached to each other such that up and down pivoting of the two components relative to one another causes increase and decrease of implant height. A pivot control structure is operably coupled to and between the two components to effect pivoting. Linear movement of a threaded ball on a threaded shaft associated with the first component while the threaded ball is concurrently constrained within an angled channel of the second component causes pivoting of the second component relative to the first component. Anchoring members associated with the first and second components attach the implant to adjacent vertebral bodies.
US11083582B2	Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor An exemplary valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes: a coaption element having four layers; and a pair of paddles connected to the coaption element. The paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position and are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient.
US11083580B2	Method of securing a leaflet anchor to a mitral valve leaflet Methods and devices for transvascular prosthetic chordae tendinea implantation are disclosed. A catheter is advanced into the left atrium. From an atrium side, the catheter can be anchored to a superior surface of a mitral valve leaflet and a leaflet anchor can be advanced into the mitral valve leaflet to secure the mitral valve leaflet to a leaflet suture. A ventricular anchor is anchored to the wall of the ventricle to secure the ventricular wall to a ventricle suture. The leaflet suture and the ventricle suture may be tensioned and connected by a suture lock to form an artificial chordae.
US11083578B2	Devices, systems, and methods for reshaping a heart valve annulus Implants or systems of implants and methods apply a selected force vector or a selected combination of force vectors within or across the right atrium, which allow tricuspid valve leaflets to better coapt. The implants or systems of implants and methods make possible rapid deployment, facile endovascular delivery, and full intra-atrial retrievability. The implants or systems of implants and methods also make use of strong fluoroscopic landmarks. The implants or systems of implants and methods make use of an adjustable implant. The implants or systems of implants and methods may utilize a bridge stop to secure the implant.
US11083573B2	Delivery systems and methods of implantation for prosthetic heart valves A delivery system for an implantable stented device having a handle with a plurality of actuation members, each actuation member connected to one or more stent attachment elements, a sheath having a proximal end attached to the handle, and a plurality of tubes extending within the sheath. The stent attachment elements extend from distal ends of the tubes. A first actuation member is configured to move a first stent attachment element proximally toward the handle and a second actuation member is configured to move a second stent attachment element proximally toward the handle, sequentially releasing specific portions of the stented device by causing distal ends of the stent attachment elements to contact an exterior of the distal ends of the tubes, thereby disengaging the first and second stent attachment elements from the stented device.
US11083571B2	Frame for prosthetic heart valve A prosthetic heart valve is radially collapsible to a collapsed configuration and radially expandable to an expanded configuration. The heart valve includes an annular inner frame formed with a plurality of angled first strut members, the inner frame being configured to foreshorten from a first length corresponding to the collapsed configuration to a second length corresponding to the expanded configuration. A leaflet structure is situated at least partially within the inner frame. An outer frame is disposed radially outward of the inner frame and coupled to the inner frame. The outer frame is configured to collapse with the inner frame and radially expand with the inner frame, and includes a plurality of second strut members. Portions of the second strut members are configured to bend radially outwardly into a curved shape as the inner frame and the outer frame move from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration.
US11083569B1	Semisolid graft applicator A semisolid graft applicator may be used for dispensing a graft during rhinoplasty procedures. The applicator includes a graft container and a pusher. The graft container defines a trough for containing a semisolid graft, such as a graft made from diced cartilage and platelet rich fibrin. A portion of the pusher resides within a tubular sheath of the graft container to guide axial movement between the pusher and graft container. A distal end of the pusher includes a block which slides along the length of the trough when the graft container is moved relative to the pusher.
US11083566B2	Ophthalmic lens having an extended depth of focus In certain embodiments, an ophthalmic lens includes an optic having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface includes a first zone extending from the optical axis to a first radial boundary and a second zone extending from the first radial boundary to the edge of the optic. The first zone includes an inner region and an outer region separated by a phase shift feature, the phase shift comprising a ridge extending outwardly from the inner region and the outer region.
US11083565B2	Systems and methods for corneal transplants Corneal transplant procedures may involve suturing an implant of healthy corneal tissue to a recipient cornea. The sutures may cause unwanted deformation of the corneal implant and the recipient cornea. A supporting structure may be embedded into the corneal implant to enhance the stability of the corneal implant and the recipient cornea and to reduce the likelihood of unwanted deformation when the corneal implant is sutured to the recipient cornea. According to one embodiment, a corneal implant includes donor corneal tissue extracted from a donor cornea. The donor corneal tissue includes an interior channel formed at a depth below an anterior surface. The corneal implant includes a supporting structure formed from non-tissue material and positioned in the channel.
US11083564B2	Methods and systems for delivering a filled prosthetic bladder into a surgical cavity A prosthetic insertion apparatus and related methods of use in delivering filled prosthetic bladders through a skin incision and into a surgical cavity or pocket. The prosthetic insertion apparatus imparts control and retention properties to a surgical professional such the prosthetic bladder can be oriented and manipulated into the surgical cavity without risk of inadvertent dropping of the prosthetic bladder and without imparting damaging stress or torque to the bladder. Suitable materials can be utilized that are selected as having advantageous properties including lubricity, rigidity, easily sterilizable, and high strength.
US11083558B2	Catcher Disclosed is a catcher (100), comprising an catching ring (11) and at least one connecting rod (15), wherein both ends of the connecting rod (15) are connected to the catching ring (11), and the connecting line between the two ends of the connecting rod (15) is located within the catching ring (11). Compared with catching loops in the prior art, the catching ring (11) of the catcher (100) is a ring structure supported by the connecting rod (15), thereby having a relatively high stability and not easily being deformed under erosion by a blood flow, so as to facilitate accurate positioning by a doctor during clinical operations and improve the success rate of withdrawal.
US11083557B1	Bone graft containment system The present invention relates to methods for bioresorbable and biodegradable casings having both micropores and macropores for providing shape, structure and containment to different bone grafting materials. Kits and methods of use are also described.
US11083556B2	Implant loading device and system Devices, methods, and systems are provided for loading an implantable device into a container. One aspect of the loading system contains a loader element with a loading tunnel that is configured to gradually contract an implantable device into a compressed state of reduced size relative to an expanded state as the implantable device travels through the loading tunnel.
US11083550B2	Snapping of denture teeth A method for digitally designing a denture for a patient, where the denture includes a plurality of denture teeth, where designing the denture includes transforming the denture, and where the denture teeth are grouped in at least two blocks where each block includes at least two denture teeth. The method includes obtaining a 3D scan of the upper jaw and lower jaw of the patient; obtaining a digital 3D arrangement of the denture teeth, where the denture teeth are pre-set in occlusion; digitally arranging the 3D scan of the upper jaw and lower jaw relative to the 3D arrangement of the denture teeth; and digitally transforming at least one denture tooth based on input from a user; where at least one design rule is enforced that affect one or more, but not all of the blocks, when the at least one denture tooth is transformed.
US11083548B2	Orthodontic anterior bite plate An orthodontic bite plate has a body with an anterior base for bonding attachment to the lingual surface of an upper anterior tooth, and an occlusal stop having an incisal surface extending across the lingual aspect of the body to limit upward movement of the patient's lower teeth. A vertical channel divides the body gingival to the occlusal stop into opposing lateral wings that are capable of being compressed together by application of a lateral compressive force to deform the base and thereby release the orthodontic bite plate from the tooth. At least one horizontal channel separates the occlusal stop and lateral wings. Optionally, the occlusal stop can include a vertical member that extends gingivally into the vertical channel between the lateral wings.
US11083546B2	Orthodontic wire alignment system and method Disclosed is a system and method for treating mal-alignment of teeth using super-elastic nickel titanium, heat activated nickel titanium coated or uncoated orthodontic wires with composite resins in order to effectuate desired tooth alignment. The composite resin is formed into beads that hold the wire in place preferably on the lingual surface of the teeth. Alternate embodiments using composite brackets are disclosed. The overall purpose of this invention is to provide a close contact, low profile orthodontic system, in particular, a lingual orthodontic system that is significantly more comfortable than existing orthodontic systems, completely concealed and effective.
US11083545B2	Dental wire attachment Methods and devices utilizing a dental appliance for dental retainer wire attachment are disclosed. One such wire attachment appliance includes a shell having one or more cavities formed therein and shaped to receive one or more teeth, at least two wire attachment members provided on the shell, and at least one attachment material reservoir provided on the shell, wherein the attachment material is provided to attach a wire to a tooth adjacent to a particular reservoir of the at least one attachment material reservoir.
US11083543B2	Fan screw for the expansion of the upper jaw A fan screw for the expansion of the upper jaw, including two bodies (1, 2) connected by at least one driving screw (4; 7) and placed on opposite sides with respect to a sagittal plane (x-x), the longitudinal axis (v-v; k-k) of the at least one expansion screw (4; 7) being perpendicular to the plane (x-x), each of the bodies (1, 2) having a lingual side (L1, L2) and an opposite upper side and being provided with a structure for anchoring it to several teeth of a dental arch destined to be expanded. The longitudinal axis (v-v; k-k) of the at least one driving screw (4; 7) is at a predetermined distance (h) from the lingual sides (L1, L2) of bodies (1, 2), the distance (h) being measured along a lingual direction (L) parallel to the plane (x-x), such that the distance between the axis (v-v) of the at least one driving screw (4; 7) and the upper sides of bodies (1, 2) is greater than the distance between the upper and the lower sides of bodies (1, 2).
US11083534B2	Instrument-arm communications in a surgical robotic system A surgical robot comprising a base and an arm extending from a proximal end attached to the base to a distal end attachable to a surgical instrument via a series of links interspersed by articulations. The arm comprises a receiver, a proximity sensor and a controller. The receiver is configured to receive data from the surgical instrument over a short-range wireless communications link with the surgical instrument. The proximity sensor is configured to detect the proximal presence of the surgical instrument. The controller is configured to respond to the proximity sensor detecting the proximal presence of the surgical instrument by enabling the short-range wireless communications link between the receiver and a transmitter of the surgical instrument to be established.
US11083533B2	Manipulator system and operating method thereof A manipulator system is provided with: a manipulator including an elongated flexible portion, a movable portion provided at a distal end thereof, and a driving portion that is provided at a proximal end of the flexible portion and that drives the movable portion; an inserted portion that includes a channel through which the manipulator is made to pass and that possesses flexibility; a reciprocating portion that moves the driving portion forward and backward in a longitudinal direction of the flexible portion; a movable-portion-state identifying portion that identifies a state of the movable portion; a restricting portion that, when the movable portion is identified to be in a protruded state, restricts the driving portion from being moved backward any farther; and a restriction releasing portion that, when the movable portion is identified to be in a retractable state, releases the restriction.
US11083532B2	Master-to-slave orientation mapping when misaligned A system includes a master manipulator and a controller. The controller determines, before the system enters a following mode, a relative orientation between an orientations of an axis of the master manipulator in an eye frame and a corresponding axis of a slave instrument tip in a camera frame. After the system enters the following mode, the controller determines whether an orientation misalignment between the orientations of the axis of the master manipulator and the corresponding axis of the slave instrument tip is less than or equal to a maximum permitted orientation error. When the orientation misalignment is less than or equal to the maximum permitted orientation error, the controller receives a command indicating a desired orientation of the slave instrument tip from the master manipulator and commands the system to orient the slave instrument tip based on the desired orientation of the slave instrument tip and the relative orientation.
US11083531B2	System and method for manipulating an anatomy A system includes a robotic manipulator and an end effector coupled to the robotic manipulator and being moveable for interacting with a target site in a manual mode and an autonomous mode of operation. A navigation system is configured to track a position of the end effector and the target site. One or more controllers are configured to define a virtual boundary relative to the target site, prevent the end effector from penetrating the virtual boundary in the autonomous mode, and allow the end effector to penetrate the virtual boundary in the manual mode.
US11083529B2	Continuous image integration for robotic surgery A robot guiding system employing an endoscope (12), a robot (11), a robot controller (21), an endoscope controller (22) and an image integration module (24). In operation, the robot controller (21) command the robot (11) to move the endoscope (12) within the anatomical region, and the endoscope controller (22) generates an endoscopic video display (15) of an intra-operative endoscopic image of the anatomical region generated by the endoscope (12). As the endoscope (12) is stationary within the anatomical region, the image integration module (24) registers a pre-operative three-dimensional image of the anatomical region to the intra-operative endoscopic image of the anatomical region. As the endoscope (12) is moving within the anatomical region subsequent to the image registration, the image integration module (24) calibrates a motion of the robot (11) relative to the endoscope (12) followed by tracking a motion of the endoscope (12) within the anatomical region.
US11083527B2	Systems and methods for assisted surgical navigation In at least one embodiment, a method of surgical navigation is provided. The method includes receiving an external three-dimensional model of a surgical site from the viewpoint of a headset, wherein the external three-dimensional model is derived from reflected light. The method further includes aligning the external three-dimensional model with an internal three-dimensional model of the surgical site from the viewpoint of the headset, wherein the internal three-dimensional model is derived from medical imaging, and generating an aligned view. The method further includes providing the aligned view to the headset, and updating the aligned view in real-time while the headset is moved or the surgical site is moved or modified during a surgical procedure.
US11083525B2	Reverse shoulder pre-operative planning A method of pre-operatively developing a reverse shoulder arthroplasty plan can include receiving an image of a patient shoulder comprising a humerus and a glenoid. The image can be segmented to develop a 3D shoulder model. Virtual surgery can be performed on the 3D shoulder model to generate a modified shoulder model. The virtual surgery can include resecting and reaming a virtual humerus of the 3D shoulder model, and reaming a virtual glenoid of the 3D shoulder model. Selection of a humeral implant and selection of a glenoid implant can be received. A virtual representation of the humeral implant can be implanted on the virtual humerus and a virtual representation of the glenoid implant on the virtual glenoid to virtually update the modified shoulder model. A range of motion of the patient shoulder can be determined and a reverse shoulder arthroplasty can be finalized based on the range of motion.
US11083515B2	Methods and devices for thermal tissue vaporization and compression A method of producing an array of sharp tips including a biocompatible coating, wherein the biocompatible coating is thicker at a sharp end of the sharp tips than at a broader section of the sharp tips, the method including providing an array of sharp tips, and coating the sharp end of the sharp tips differentially from coating the broader section of the sharp tips. A method of treating skin including producing a hollow in the skin by heating and mechanically compressing epidermis while retaining a covering of stratum corneum. A method of treating tissue including heating a tip to a temperature suitable for producing a crater in the tissue, advancing the tip toward the tissue, detecting when the tip comes into contact with the tissue by detecting a change in mechanical resistance to the advancing, and measuring the mechanical resistance to the advancing. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US11083514B2	Moxibustion jar and medicinal moxibustion device A moxibustion jar and a medicinal moxibustion device are provided. The moxibustion jar comprises a jar body (10), with a first opening (11) being formed on the bottom of the jar body (10); and, an adsorption chamber (20) which is arranged on the jar body (10). The adsorption chamber (20) is configured to absorb the jar body (10) onto an object to be cauterized, and the jar body (10) is configured to generate medicine vapor and allow the medicine vapor to reach the first opening (11) to come into contact with the object to be cauterized. In this moxibustion jar, by providing the adsorption chamber (20) on the jar body (10), the moxibustion jar can be absorbed onto the surface of the skin of a human body. On this basis, a medicine liquid evaporation device (30) evaporates a liquid medicine to form medicine vapor, so that the gas pressure inside the jar body (10) is increased and the absorption rate of the skin is thus improved. Moreover, the moxibustion jar and the medicinal moxibustion device are simple and clean, and have few operation limitations and better therapeutic effects.
US11083511B2	Method and implant system for sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion An improved method of fusing the sacroiliac joint and tools for accomplishing the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method that uses an intra-articular joint fusion device for connecting the sacrum and ilium that includes creating a first incision in the patient's skin proximal to the patient's sacroiliac joint, inserting a surgical channel tool into the incision from the patient's posterior, creating a void in the sacroiliac joint, inserting a fusion implant into the void, the fusion implant having at least one fixation element for engagement with bone tissue in the articular surfaces of the sacrum and the ilium, and driving the fusion implant into the void such that the at least one fixation element engages with bone tissue in an articular surface of at least one of the sacrum and ilium, and the fusion implant fixes relative positions of the sacrum and ilium.
US11083510B1	Surgical wire twisting tool The surgical wire twisting tool includes a hollow housing, a plunger, a rotating member, a jaw actuating rod and a hollow cylindrical guide. A portion of the plunger is received within a second end of the hollow housing, and the rotating member is received within the hollow housing, such that a portion of the rotating member projects through a first end of the hollow housing. A pair of jaws are mounted on one end of the jaw actuating rod. The hollow cylindrical guide is received within the hollow housing, such that the other end of the jaw actuating rod projects through a second end of the rotating member and into the hollow cylindrical guide. The plunger slides through a second end of the hollow cylindrical guide to drive movement of the jaw actuating rod. The pair of jaws may be rotated with respect to the hollow housing, and also locked.
US11083505B1	Bone manipulator system and method A bone manipulator system incorporates a bone manipulator and bone plate that enables two degrees of motion to position a fractured bone, including axial and lateral translation of a bone portion. The bone manipulator system incorporates a bone plate having a plurality of apertures and a bone manipulator having a fastener-arm and a foot-arm for engagement with the bone plate. The fastener coupler of the fastener-arm is configured for rotational engagement with a fastener inserted through one of the apertures of the bone plate and secured into the bone thereunder. The foot-arm has a flared foot end for engagement with a separate aperture of the bone plate. The fractured bone is manipulated by movement of the bone plate by the flared foot end while the bone plate slides and/or rotates about the fastener in the slotted aperture.
US11083503B2	Systems and methods for intramedullary nail implantation Intramedullary nails, systems, and methods. The intramedullary nail may include a generally elongate body extending from a first, distal end to a second, proximal end. The distal end may include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the distal end intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the distal end of the nail. The proximal end may also include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the proximal end of the intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the proximal end of the nail. In some embodiments, the proximal opening may contain one or more relief cuts.
US11083502B2	Implantable bone adjustment device with a dynamic segment A reconfigurable bone adjustment device includes a first member configured for attachment to a first bone fragment, portion, etc., a second member configured for attachment to a second bone fragment, portion, etc., a drive mechanism configured to move the second member relative to the first member, a threaded rod having a proximal end operatively coupled to the drive mechanism and a distal end operatively coupled to the second member so that rotation of the drive mechanism rotates the threaded rod and moves the second member relative to the first member, and a dynamic segment positioned between the first and second members to enable compression of the second member relative to the first member to stimulate bone growth. The dynamic segment may be a silicone/rubber compressible member or assembly, a metallic spring, a non-metallic shock absorbing material or washer, or the like.
US11083494B2	System and method for controlling gas composition in a surgical cavity during endoscopic surgical procedures A method for controlling gas composition in a surgical cavity during an endoscopic surgical procedure includes monitoring for a plurality of gas species in a gas flow from a surgical cavity of a patient. The method includes measuring the plurality of gas species in the gas flow from the surgical cavity and determining if the gas species measured in the gas flow from the surgical cavity are each present and/or within a respective desired range. The method includes adding gas into the surgical cavity if one or more gas species in the plurality of gas species is outside of the respective desired range so as to bring a composition of gas species in the surgical cavity within the respective desired range.
US11083486B2	Rotary surgical shaver A handheld rotary medical device with a shaver configured to remove cartilage is disclosed. The handheld rotary medical device may include an inner drive shaft, an elongated, tubular, outer housing encapsulating the inner drive shaft such that the inner drive shaft is positioned within the outer housing and a shaver at a distal end of the inner drive shaft. The shaver may include a plurality of teeth extending radially outward from an outer surface of the inner drive shaft. The medical device may include slots or grooves in the outer housing useful for cleaning the tissue from the teeth of the shaver.
US11083484B2	Medical device for treatment of a sinus and/or an ear and methods of use thereof There is provided herein, a device for treating and/or diagnosing a sinus or an ear condition, the device comprising a housing comprising or functionally connected to: a hollow cannula defining a lumen extending at least partially along the length thereof, the cannula is configured to be at least partially inserted through an ostium into a sinus cavity/ear of a subject; and a flexible grinding wire movable within the cannula's lumen and configured to be inserted into and retrieved out of the sinus cavity through the cannula's lumen, and to rotate along a longitudinal axis thereof and thereby grind, chop and/or stir material present in the sinus cavity and/or inside the hollow cannula, wherein the cannula is in fluid flow communication with an irrigation/aspiration source; and a wire handle functionally connected to the wire, allowing a user to advance and retrieve the wire within the cannula and into and out of the cannula lumen, wherein the device is handheld by a gripping handle.
US11083481B2	Tissue resecting instrument including an outflow control seal A tissue resecting instrument includes an end effector assembly having a proximal hub housing, outer and inner shafts extending therefrom, and an inner core drive assembly to rotate and reciprocate the inner shaft relative to the outer shaft. The inner core drive assembly includes a proximal receiver that receives a rotational input and rotates in response and includes a seal member disposed thereon. The rotation of the proximal receiver effects rotation of a connector and reciprocation of the connector between a proximal position and a distal position. The connector is operably coupled to the inner shaft such that the rotation and reciprocation of the connector effects the rotation and reciprocation of the inner shaft. In the proximal position, the connector and the seal member establish a seal that blocks outflow. In the distal position, the connector is displaced from the seal member to permit outflow.
US11083480B2	Gripping mechanism and gripping tool A gripping mechanism includes: two gripping pieces pivoted relative to each other about a pivot axis; a base supporting at least one of the gripping pieces; a pulley rotatably supported about a rotation axis parallel to the pivot axis; a wire wound around the pulley, causing tensile forces that move the rotation axis in one direction to act, and transmitting a pressing force; and a force-receiving portion receiving the pressing force. The pulley is disposed so that a resultant force of the tensile forces of the wire acting on the rotation axis generates a moment causing the gripping pieces to be pivoted in a direction causing the gripping pieces to be closed. The force-receiving portion is disposed so that the pressing force applied from the wire generates a moment causing the gripping pieces to be pivoted in a direction causing the gripping pieces to be opened.
US11083479B2	Hand-held electromechanical surgical system A hand-held electromechanical surgical device is configured to selectively connect with a surgical accessory. The surgical device includes a power-pack, an outer shell housing, and a gasket. The power-pack is configured to selectively control a surgical accessory. The outer shell housing includes a distal half-section and a proximal half-section, the distal half-section and the proximal half-section together defining a cavity configured to selectively encase substantially the entire power-pack therein. The gasket is located between the distal half-section and the proximal half-section of the outer shell housing. The gasket is configured to create a seal between the distal half-section and the proximal half-section and to provide a sterile barrier between the power-pack and an outside environment outside the outer shell housing.
US11083476B2	Urolithiasis removing device and method A urolithiasis removing device according to one embodiment can comprise: an insertion tube; a guide which is inserted into the insertion tube and which is relatively movable with respect to the insertion tube; a wire which is inserted into the guide and which is relatively movable with respect to the guide; a basket positioned in front of the wire and capable of holding urolithiasis; and a control unit for determining the size of the urolithiasis on the basis of the relative movement of the guide with respect to the insertion tube or the relative movement of the wire with respect to the guide.
US11083475B2	Medical device to remove an obstruction from a body lumen, vessel or organ A hand-held gripping device that allows a surgeon to reach interior portions of a person's anatomy, includes a gripping portion having a pair of jaws and/or nets movable relative to each other between fully clamped and fully opened positions thereof, a handle portion spaced apart from the jaw portion by a bendable central portion that is hollow and corrugated, with a cord extending therethrough.
US11083473B2	Systems and methods for intravascular obstruction removal Intraluminal devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel using an intraluminal device are provided. The intraluminal device can include a flexible shaft and an expandable wire mesh structure extending from the flexible shaft, the wire mesh structure including at least one first expandable section having a first wire arrangement pattern and at least one second expandable section having a second wire arrangement pattern different from the first wire arrangement pattern. In addition, interstices in the at least one first expandable section can differ in size from interstices in the at least one second expandable section.
US11083472B2	Single-use plantar plate graft augmentation kit and method of repairing plantar plate tears through graft augmentation A plantar plate augmentation kit assembly and method of repairing plantar plate tears through augmentation provides an assembly of tools used to augment a plantar plate with a soft tissue graft, and specifically an Artelon Graft. The kit assembly includes a plantar plate drill guide for aligning a drill bit and K-wires over a damaged area of a plantar plate. The assembly also includes a plantar plate joint distractor for separating tissue, at least two K-wires that serve as anchors to the tissue, a drill bit for driving the graft into the tissue. The assembly also includes a graft passer for retaining and manipulating the graft. Further included are at least two interference-type screws and a screw driver for manipulating the interference-type screws. These components are stored in a storage container that includes an outer housing and multiple inner recesses shaped and sized to frictionally fit the tools.
US11083466B2	Medical compression device The present disclosure relates to a medical compression device (1, 1′) adapted to apply a compression force to a body part (L) of a human or animal. The device comprises one or more strips intended to encircle the body part. The strip comprises a tension indicator (8, 16) adapted to inform a user when a predetermined tension is achieved, the predetermined tension correlating to a predetermined pressure on the body part. The device can be used for therapy or for diagnosis.
US11083465B2	Aggressive featured clips with improved tissue retention A system for treating tissue includes a capsule including a channel extending therethrough; first and second clip arms each extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the proximal ends being received within the channel of a capsule to be moved between an open tissue receiving configuration; and a closed tissue clipping configuration. The first clip arm includes a first tissue retention feature at a distal portion thereof configured to pierce through a target tissue when in the tissue clipping configuration and subsequently release the target tissue when the clip arms are moved to an at least partially open configuration. The second clip arm includes a second tissue retention feature at a distal portion thereof configured to pierce and retain the target tissue thereon when in both the closed tissue clipping configuration and the open tissue receiving configuration.
US11083463B2	Method and device for secluding a body vessel A device for secluding a body vessel may include a distal balloon, a proximal balloon, an aspiration port positioned adjacent to the distal balloon, an injection port positioned adjacent to the proximal balloon, and a lumen assembly. The lumen assembly may comprise a central lumen, a distal balloon lumen operably coupled to the distal balloon, a proximal balloon lumen operably coupled to the proximal balloon, an aspiration port lumen operably coupled to the aspiration port, and an injection port lumen operably coupled to the injection port. The distal balloon and the proximal balloon may define a treatment chamber therebetween, and the aspiration port and the injection port may be positioned within the treatment chamber on the lumen assembly.
US11083460B2	Fixation of vessels for percutaneous fistula creation A method of percutaneously creating a fistula includes inserting percutaneously a medical instrument to a target location having a first blood vessel and a second blood vessel. A fastener is then deployed via the medical instrument to the target location. The fastener is in a first configuration before the deploying and a second configuration after the deploying. The fastener limits relative movement between the first blood vessel and the second blood vessel when in the second configuration. An anastomosis between the first blood vessel and the second blood vessel is percutaneously produced.
US11083459B2	Apical surgical wound debridement Apical wound debridement methods for wound healing provides a geometry of the wound area that enhances healing, either when using these methods alone or in combination with other wound healing grafts and medical devices. Further, the wound healing is used at a variety of locations where wounds are found, such as but not limited to the foot, ankle, leg, back, neck, arms, hands and face.
US11083455B2	Surgical instrument comprising an articulation system ratio A shaft assembly is disclosed comprising a shaft including a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and an outer housing comprising a shaft radius defined with respect to the longitudinal axis. The shaft assembly further comprises an end effector comprising an end effector frame rotatably coupled to the shaft about a fixed articulation axis positioned laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis. The shaft assembly further comprises an articulation driver coupled to the end effector frame at an attachment location, wherein a lateral moment arm is defined between the attachment location and the fixed articulation axis, wherein the lateral moment arm is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the shaft assembly is configured such that a ratio of the shaft radius to the lateral moment arm is minimized.
US11083446B2	Intraluminal retractor An intraluminal retractor includes a shapeable element formed by a series of shaping segments. The shaping segments may be associated with one another in a relaxed configuration that imparts the shapeable element with a linear, substantially linear or curvilinear shape to enable its insertion into an interior space within a subject's body. When actuated, the shaping segments may assume a contracted configuration that imparts the shapeable element with a desired shape, which may move an organ within which or against which the shapeable element is positioned, change a path of the organ and/or alter a shape of the organ. Methods for altering the locations, paths and/or shapes of organs are also disclosed.
US11083440B2	Strep throat test apparatus An apparatus for testing for streptococcal pharyngitis includes a tube having an open first end and a second end, and an opening on a side thereof, a dipstick inserted into the tube through the side opening, and an insert with a hole that can receive the dipstick and sized to nest the dipstick into the side opening of the tube. A swab at the end of the dipstick inside the tube receives microbes in a breath exhaled by a patient holding the first end of the tube to the patient's mouth. After being exhaled upon by the patient, the dipstick is removed for testing for the presence of microbes that cause streptococcal pharyngitis.
US11083436B2	Ultrasonic image analysis systems and analysis methods thereof Embodiments of the present disclosure provides an ultrasonic image analysis system which includes an image collection unit which receives and transmits an ultrasonic waveform and obtains two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data; an image analysis unit which registers the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data to obtain a registration mapping relationship between the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data; a user interface unit which responds to a treatment done on the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data by a user through an external hardware device; an image display unit which displays the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data according to the registration mapping relationship and a result of the treatment of the user interface unit; and an image store unit for storing the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data and the registration mapping relationship.
US11083432B2	Yukov tissue characterization method and apparatus A systems and methods for tissue characterization using ultrasound are disclosed. One embodiment is for a system with a novel YB-scan transducer. The YB transducer is comprised of a plurality of separate and independent piezo-elements. The system is configured to scan a tissue or organ using two different frequencies to produce 2D images and two-frequency attenuation data to characterize tissue types. Other embodiments are presented permitting conventional B-scan imaging combined with A-mode scanning for two-frequency tissue characterization.
US11083431B2	Radiation fluoroscopy imaging apparatus An X-ray fluoroscopy imaging apparatus that confirms the radiation field of a radiation imaging when an operator performs an examination in an operation room. A collimator 12 has a plurality of collimator-leaves 61 positioned and forming a first X-ray radiation field E1 while performing an X-ray fluoroscopy. The apparatus allows an operator, in an operating room distant from an imaging room, to operate an aperture change to confirm the radiation field and each of the collimator-leaves 61 shifts to a position where the X-ray radiation field is reduced to a smaller dimension field E2. Visualizing a displayed X-ray image allows the operator to confirm reaching the radiation field E2.
US11083430B2	Radiation imaging apparatus, control method of the same, control apparatus, and radiation imaging system The present invention provides a technique advantageous in suitably determining the irradiation end timing in a radiation imaging apparatus that can perform AEC.The radiation imaging apparatus comprises a sensor configured to detect radiation and a control unit, wherein the control unit generates, after the start of radiation irradiation, an evaluation value indicating the stability of a radiation irradiation intensity based on a sensor signal from the sensor, and the control unit outputs, in response to the evaluation value satisfying a predetermined condition, a signal indicating that the radiation irradiation intensity has stabilized.
US11083429B1	Multiple-aperture computerized tomography systems A scanning system having a plurality of X-ray sources together with a single X-ray detector that uses sequentially emitted overlapping fan-shaped or cone-shaped beams to image a target such as the leg of a horse. The X-ray detector is rotated closer to the target and the X-ray emitter sources are rotated at a greater distance from the target. The positioning systems of the X-ray detector and the X-ray sources may be operated independently of one another, with each of the X-ray detector and the X-ray sources being also rotated about separate axes passing therethrough (while they are both being rotated around the target) as a way to keep the X-ray sources and the X-ray detector parallel to one another while working in very tight spaces.
US11083428B2	Medical image diagnosis apparatus A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes setting circuitry and image generating circuitry. The setting circuitry is configured to obtain position information with respect to a landmark of a patient in a first image generated by performing a first scan on the patient and to set a scan range to be used during a second scan by using the obtained position information, the position information being determined on a basis of the first image and expressed in an image taking system used during the first scan. The image generating circuitry is configured to generate a second image by performing the second scan on the scan range.
US11083423B2	Image processing device and method for operating image processing device A detection unit of a CPU of a console detects the position of an electronic cassette and the position of an irradiation field on the basis of a camera image output from a camera that is attached to an X-ray source and captures an image of at least the electronic cassette. The image processing unit performs image processing for an X-ray image detected by the electronic cassette on the basis of information of the position of the electronic cassette and information of the position of the irradiation field.
US11083422B2	Pre-object filter for shaping profile of radiation attenuation in fan-angle direction Among other things, one or more systems and/or techniques are described for shaping a profile of radiation attenuation in a fan-angle direction via a pre-object filter (e.g., a bowtie filter) based upon a profile of an object. For example, a pre-object filter may be at least partially rotated about a filter axis and/or may be translated in a direction parallel to a direction of conveyance of the object under examination to adjust a profile of radiation attenuation in the fan-angle direction. Further, in one embodiment, the profile of radiation attenuation may be reshaped during rotation of the radiation source about the object to adjust an amount of radiation attenuation in the fan-angle direction (e.g., to adjust a profile of radiation attenuation as a shape of the object changes from a perspective of a radiation source as the radiation source is rotated about the object).
US11083421B2	X-ray apparatus and method of acquiring medical image thereof Disclosed herein is a method of acquiring a medical image of an X-ray apparatus, including: acquiring an original radiation image of a target object and capturing condition information of the object; acquiring a scatter radiation image related to the original radiation image by inputting the original radiation image and the capturing condition information to a learning network model configured to estimate scatter radiation; and acquiring a scatter radiation-processed medical image from the original radiation image on the basis of the original radiation image and the scatter radiation image, wherein the learning network model configured to estimate scatter radiation is a learning network model taught using a plurality of scatter radiation images and a plurality of pieces of capturing condition information related to each of the plurality of scatter radiation images.
US11083420B2	Robotic operating table and hybrid operating system An operating table may include: a table on which to place a patient; a base fixed to a floor; and an articulated robotic arm including a first end supported on the base and a second end supporting the table at a position near the first end in a longitudinal direction of the table. The robotic arm may take a first posture in which the robotic arm is housed under the table when the table is situated at a first predetermined position. And a length of the robotic arm in the first posture in the longitudinal direction of the table is shorter than or equal to 1/2 of a length of the table in the longitudinal direction.
US11083418B2	Patient visualization system A patient visualization system having a processor, communicatively coupled to a pressure sensor device to periodically receive pressure sensor data experienced by a subject at locations on the pressure sensor device. The processor programmed to receive input indicative of an intervention resulting in a pressure lowering of a body area of the subject during a first high-pressure situation at a first time; and responsive to determining a second high-pressure situation at the body area of the subject at a second time later than the first time, display an indication of the input of the intervention in connection with the first high-pressure situation.
US11083417B2	Information provision method, information processing system, information terminal, and information processing method In order to objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent postpartum depression, biological gas information is acquired via a network, where the biological gas information indicates a concentration of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol of the user and is obtained by a sensor that detects 2-ethyl-1-hexanol released from a skin surface of the user. From a memory storing information including an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol per unit period, the information indicating the upper limit of the normal range is read out. When a frequency in the unit period with which the concentration of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol of the user exceeds the upper limit of the normal range is determined to have an increasing tendency based on the biological gas information obtained during a pregnancy period of the user, the information related to stress of the user is output to an information terminal of the user.
US11083413B2	Methods and systems for selecting media guidance applications based on a position of a brain monitoring user device Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a system configured to determine a position of a brain monitoring user device, and a brain state of a user. Based on the determined position and the determined brain state, the system provides access to a set of media guidance application operations corresponding to the determined brain state and to brain regions corresponding to the determined position of the brain monitoring user device.
US11083409B2	Systems and methods for seizure detection based on changes in electroencephalogram (EEG) non-linearities A seizure detection system including one or more circuits, the one or more circuits configured to receive an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal generated based on electrical brain activity of a patient. The one or more circuits are configured to determine metrics based on the EEG signal, the metrics indicating non-linear features of the EEG signal, determine that the EEG signal indicates a candidate seizure by determining, based at least in part on the metrics, a change in the non-linear features of the EEG signal over time, and generate a seizure alert indicating that the EEG signal indicates the candidate seizure. The change in the non-linear features indicates a physiological force that gives rise to the candidate seizure.
US11083405B1	Systems and methods for screening subjects based on pupillary response to olfactory stimulation A system and method for screening a subject for a pupillary response to an olfactory stimulus as an indication for COVID-19. The method can include providing the olfactory stimulus to the subject via a scent dispenser, measuring a pupillary response of the subject to the olfactory stimulus via a detector, and comparing the measured pupillary response to a reference. The reference could include a default value or a characterized pupillary response for the subject or a population of individuals to the olfactory stimulus. The method can further include determining whether the subject demonstrates a diminished or an absent response to the olfactory stimulus according to whether the measured pupillary response differs from the reference by a threshold and providing an alert accordingly. The alert can include an intervention associated with COVID-19, such a recommendation to seek medical evaluation or take a COVID-19 diagnostic test.
US11083404B2	Processing apparatus for processing a physiological signal A processing apparatus for processing a physiological signal using model subtraction, notch filtering and gating. The processing apparatus comprises a model subtraction circuit configured to receive the physiological signal and to reduce a first unwanted signal component, such as an ECG contamination, in the physiological signal by subtracting from the physiological signal a model of the first unwanted signal component to obtain a residual signal; a filter circuit configured to receive the residual signal and to reduce a second unwanted signal component, such as power line noise, in the residual signal by applying a notch filter to obtain a filtered signal; and a gating circuit configured to receive the filtered signal and to apply gating to the filtered signal to obtain a gated signal. The processing apparatus further relates to a corresponding electromyography system and a method for processing a physiological signal using model subtraction, notch filtering and gating.
US11083400B2	Catheter with high density electrode spine array A catheter adapted or high density mapping and/or ablation of tissue surface has a distal electrode matrix having a plurality of spines arranged in parallel configuration on which a multitude of electrodes are carried in a grid formation for providing uniformity and predictability in electrode placement on the tissue surface. The matrix can be dragged against the tissue surface upon deflection (and/or release of the deflection) of the catheter. The spines generally maintain their parallel configuration and the multitude of electrodes generally maintain their predetermined relative spacing in the grid formation as the matrix is dragged across the tissue surface in providing very high density mapping signals. The spines may have free distal ends, or distal ends that are joined to form loops for maintaining the spines in parallel configuration.
US11083399B2	Electrode patch for health monitoring A method of measuring bioelectric signals of a patient having an axis extending from the patient's head to the patient's feet includes attaching a patch to the patient's skin. The patch may include a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the patch. The patch may be attached such that the longitudinal axis of the patch is generally aligned with the axis of the patient. The method may also include attaching a third electrode to the patient's skin, and measuring bioelectric signals of the patient using the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode.
US11083398B2	Methods and systems for determining mental load The present invention provides methods and systems for determining mental states of a user based on mental load index, comprising: analysing image data to identify feature(s) of at least one eye while presenting user with dynamic physiological-responsive stimuli; calculating, based on the identified feature(s), spatiotemporal fluctuations over time for the feature(s); calculating, based on the spatiotemporal fluctuations, spectral pattern(s) having a first and second frequency; calculating mental load pattern(s) by bounding ratio between the spectral patterns for the first and second frequencies in time interval(s) corresponding to stimuli level changes; identifying correlation between each mental load pattern(s) and the stimuli level in the time interval(s); and determining, based on the correlation, a mental load index comprising time interval(s) corresponding to a plurality of mental states identified by comparing each mental load pattern(s) to a threshold; and classifying mental state(s) based on the mental load index in each time interval(s).
US11083395B2	Method and system for the visual representation of the kinematics of a patient's joint and associated parameters There is provided a method and system for visually representing the kinematics of a patient's joint in real-time. The method comprises the steps of receiving characteristics of a measured movement of the joint, computing at least one kinematic object vector using specific morphology of the Joint structures and the characteristics of the measured movement of the joint, displaying a 3D representation of the joint structures based on the specific morphology of the joint structures and on the characteristics of measured movement of the joint, linking the at least one kinematic object vector with the joint structures and dynamically displaying the at least one kinematic object vector superimposed on the 3D representation of the joint structures.
US11083394B2	Wearable optical sensor for respiratory rate monitoring A respiratory monitor, systems of respiratory monitoring, and methods of calibrating sensing equipment are described. The respiratory monitor may be configured to identify respiratory patterns while ignoring normal noise aberrations from a sensing device. The monitor may be configured for more comfortable use by a patient. Calibration techniques are also described. These calibration techniques may be employed to adjust sensing systems and to correct for unwanted noise in output signals of sensing equipment.
US11083388B2	Gigahertz frequency fringing near-field cardiovascular sensor A near-field sensor method and device for obtaining cardiovascular information is disclosed. A transmission-line aperture arrangement configured to guide electromagnetic waves and emit near-field fringing energy, is placed near the skin. The transmission line is excited at a narrow-band Gigahertz frequency. The near-field fringing energy emitted by the sensor device penetrates at least partially into the skin and underlying blood vessels, and this energy is partially absorbed and partially phase shifted in a time varying manner according to the changes in physiology of the skin. The status of the sensor device is monitored over a plurality of time intervals, and changes in both the phase and the amplitude of the signals passing though the transmission line are used to determine the cardiovascular information such as heart rates. Various transmission-line configurations, and various reference transmission-line methods to reduce low-frequency noise, are also discussed.
US11083387B2	Systems and methods for detecting nerve function The present technology relates generally to the field of electrophysiology and specifically to automated devices, components, systems, and related methods for monitoring potential injury to the nervous system using evoked potentials during intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.
US11083384B2	Pulse measurement apparatus, a method therefor, and a vehicle system therefor A pulse measurement apparatus, a method therefor, and a vehicle system are provided. The pulse measurement apparatus includes a communicator configured to transmit a first signal to a user and receive a second signal reflected from the user during a predetermined time, a filter configured to extract a signal of a set frequency band from the second signal, a setting device configured to set a frequency band of the filter to a first frequency band or a second frequency band, and a pulse detector configured to measure a pulse from the signal extracted by the filter, analyze an average pulse, and detect pulse information of the user from the analyzed result.
US11083376B2	Photoacoustic measurement device and signal processing method of photoacoustic measurement device A photoacoustic measurement device reducing artifacts caused by photoacoustic waves generated at a surface portion of a subject on which measurement light is incident, and a signal processing method thereof are obtained. A photoacoustic measurement device includes region discrimination unit that discriminates an artifact generation region and an artifact non-generation region in a photoacoustic image on the basis of a positional relationship between a light emitting portion and an acoustic wave detection portion, and filter unit that performs a first filtering process on a first photoacoustic wave detection signal corresponding to a photoacoustic image of the artifact non-generation region and performs a second filtering process on a second photoacoustic wave detection signal corresponding to a photoacoustic image of the artifact generation region. The second filtering process includes further reducing the photoacoustic wave detection signal in a frequency range lower than a predetermined frequency as compared with the first filtering process.
US11083375B2	Handheld device for identification of microbiological constituents in the middle ear Methods and apparatus for identifying microbiological constituents in the middle ear. A spectrometer receives Raman-scattered light from the region of the tympanic membrane and resolves spectral features of the Raman-scattered light. A processor receives the interferometry signal and the Raman signal, and generates a Raman spectrum of the tympanic membrane and material adjacent thereto. In some embodiments of the invention, low-coherence light and substantially monochromatic excitation light are directed onto a tympanic membrane of the ear of a person via an otoscopic tip that abuts the ear canal. An interferometer combines scattered low-coherence light from the ear tissue with a reference signal to generate an interferometric signal.
US11083373B1	Systems and methods for neurologic vibratory sense evaluation In one embodiment, a system for neurologic vibratory sense evaluation includes a vibration article configured to attach to a body part of a patient under evaluation, the vibration article comprising a vibration element configured to vibrate against the body part, a control module configured to control an amplitude of vibrations generated by the vibration element, and a patient input device configured to enable a patient to start and stop an evaluation session, wherein starting the session in a first mode of operation causes the vibration element to initially vibrate at a relatively high amplitude that gradually decreases and wherein starting the session in a second mode of operation causes the vibration element to initially vibrate at a relatively low amplitude that gradually increases.
US11083370B2	Single-use electrode patch There is provided a method for measuring heart activity of a person in a single-use electrode patch, the method comprising: measuring the heart activity of the person; displaying the heart activity of the person on the basis of the measuring the heart activity; and broadcasting at least one message enabling transfer of heart activity data indicating the heart activity of the person from the electrode patch to the one or more external devices, wherein the broadcasting is performed while the heart activity of the person is being measured and displayed by the electrode patch.
US11083367B2	Continuous video in a light deficient environment The present disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for producing an image in light deficient environments and associated structures, methods and features is disclosed and described. The features of the system may include controlling a light source through duration, intensity or both; pulsing a component controlled light source during the blanking time; maximizing the blanking time to allow optimum light; and maintaining color balance.
US11083365B2	Loop antenna module for capsule-type endoscope and capsule-type endoscope including the same A loop antenna module used in a capsule-type endoscope comprises: a feed portion substrate including a pair of coupling pads provided on a surface; and a loop antenna body including a loop antenna substrate coupled to the feed portion substrate, a pair of coupling pads provided on a surface of the loop antenna substrate and capacitively coupled to a further pair of coupling pads provided in the feed portion substrate, and a conductive wire extended from the pair of coupling pads provided on the surface of the loop antenna substrate to have a spiral pattern, wherein the loop antenna substrate, the pair of coupling pads and the conductive wire provided in the loop antenna substrate are formed of a transparent material.
US11083363B2	Endoscope control device and endoscope The invention relates to an endoscope control device for a non-rigid endoscope, including a tiltable control element for effecting a deflection movement by means of a transmission wire, the control element including a wire guiding means for guiding a wire; the wire, which is arranged at the control element on the wire guiding means for realizing the deflection movement; and a wire tensioning body in which a proximal end of the wire is anchored and which is movable relative to the control element for changing the tension of the wire between the wire guiding means and the wire tensioning body.
US11083358B1	Floor cleaning device Disclosed is a floor cleaning device, including a water tank; a cleaning cloth wrapped around the water tank; a plurality of support shafts and a plurality of transmission shafts which are respectively provided in the water tank to support the cleaning cloth; a driving mechanism connected to the transmission shafts to drive the cleaning cloth to move circularly in the water tank; and a cleaning mechanism provided above the cleaning cloth to remove dirts on the surface of the cleaning cloth. The disclosure achieves a self cleaning at the same time of the floor cleaning, so that there is no need for the user to wash the used cleaning cloth or change a disposable cloth after the floor cleaning, realizing a true cleaning without producing the secondary pollution.
US11083355B2	Extraction connection system An extraction connection system for portable machine tools includes at least one tool connection element, at least one suction apparatus connection element, and at last one fixing unit. The at least one tool connection element is configured to be connected to the at least one suction apparatus connection element. The at least one fixing unit includes at least one movably mounted fixing element configured to fix the at least one tool connection element and the at least one suction apparatus connection element against a movement relative to each other in at least one direction.
US11083352B2	Motor cover for wet/dry vacuum cleaner with integrated hose retainer A vacuum cleaner includes a canister defining a debris chamber, a vacuum hose adapted for fluid connection to the debris chamber, a lid mounted to the canister, and a motor cover mounted to the lid and including at least one hose retainer. The hose retainer includes at least two ribs and a retention portion attached to the ribs. The ribs and the retention portion are spaced from a central portion of the motor cover to define an insertion opening. The ribs and the retention portion deflect away from a retention position in a first direction to an open position when the vacuum hose is inserted through the insertion opening. The ribs and the retention portion are biased in a second direction towards the retention position such that the ribs exert a positive retention force on the vacuum hose when the vacuum hose is positioned within the hose retainer.
US11083350B2	Foot ledge structure for toilet A toilet positionable above a floor comprise a toilet base and a foot ledge structure. The toilet base at least partially surrounds a lower portion of a toilet bowl and defines an inner area that at least partially contains the lower portion of the toilet bowl. The foot ledge structure comprises a foot ledge and a base bracket. The foot ledge is elevated above the floor and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the toilet base. The base bracket is positioned within the inner area of the toilet base and is configured to elevate the foot ledge above the floor. The foot ledge is movably attached to the base bracket. The base bracket is independently attachable to the floor from the toilet base.
US11083349B2	Fluid damper device and apparatus with damper The fluid damper device (10) includes a rotor (30) inserted into a case (20) in a bottomed tube shape and a cover (60) fixed to an opening part (29) of the case (20). The inner peripheral face of the case (20) is formed with the welding protruded part (80) welded to the cover (60) in a part in a circumferential direction. As the flow-out prevention part (90), a second flow-out prevention part (92) is formed on the inner peripheral side of the welding protruded part (80) on the other side (L2) in the axial line (L) direction with respect to the welding range (X). A circular arc-shaped step face (76) functioning as a flow-out restriction part (95) is provided on the other side (L2) in the axial line (L) direction of the second flow-out prevention part (92) and the projected resin is restricted from reaching to the O-ring (49).
US11083347B2	Reversible toilet paper roll holder A reversible toilet paper roll holder. The reversible toilet paper roll holder has a base with an arm extending through the base. The arm is rotatably secured to a locking notch that enables a user to lock the device in a pair of orientations. A horizontal support is connected to a distal end of the arm, and a pair of lateral supports are each connected to the horizontal support. In one embodiment, a pair of lateral supports can secure a toilet paper roll therebetween, while in other embodiments, the pair of lateral supports can secure a compressible rod therebetween. The compressible rod can be threaded through a central bore of a roll of toilet paper. The orientation of the arm can be rotated to reverse the direction at which toilet paper is dispensed by rotating the toilet paper roll without removing the toilet paper roll from the device.
US11083346B1	Freestanding and high-volume capacity dispenser for dispensing a measured amount of a liquid hand disinfectant A freestanding high-volume capacity liquid hand disinfectant dispensing station that can dispense a measured amount of liquid hand disinfectant over the user's hand. The dispensing station having an upstanding housing that includes a base-section, a mid-section, and a top section. The base-section can contain and conceal the liquid hand disinfectant formulation in a volume capacity ranging from 2-100 Liters. A pump assembly can be coupled to the mid-section which draws the liquid hand disinfectant formulation and dispenses a measured amount through a spout coupled on top of the housing.
US11083345B2	Anti-shower curtain effect controller and container Shower curtains and shower curtain liners routinely get sucked into the occupant of a showering space due to the “shower-curtain effect,” which is the phenomenon in which a shower curtain or shower curtain liner gets drawn inward with a running shower. The present invention counteracts the shower curtain effect. In certain an embodiments of the invention, an outside unit and inside unit incorporate attachment mechanisms to draw both units into each other while trapping the shower curtain between both units. Attached to the outside unit of certain embodiments of the invention is a connector that also attaches a bottom unit. The bottom unit of certain embodiments of the present invention incorporates weight sufficient to utilize gravity to pull the attached shower curtain downward. The bottom unit places pressure on the external side of a bathtub to additionally force the entire apparatus and shower curtain outward.
US11083344B2	Partition technologies A housing including a reflective mirror, a light source or a speaker, a processor, and a microphone, wherein the housing is configured to couple to a wall, wherein the processor is coupled to the light source or the speaker and the microphone, wherein the microphone is configured to receive a voice sound from a user positioned in an operational proximity to the reflective mirror and the microphone, wherein the processor is configured to process the voice sound from the microphone and control the light source or the speaker based on the voice sound.
US11083343B2	Sit-down bathing configuration A sit-down bathing configuration comprises includes: a seated shower device with an open area under its sitting surface, and a mobile bathing chair; wherein the seat of the mobile bathing chair can be fitted above the sitting surface of the seated shower device and the mobile bathing chair can be wheeled in and out of the shower device.
US11083338B2	Rectangular food cutting guide for cutting consistent sized slices A food cutting guide comprising a base having first and second planar surfaces, a peripheral edge, at least one centering guide, and a plurality of self-centering cutting grooves formed in a planar surface that intersect to subdivide the surface into a grid of equally spaced segments to center and guide the movement of a cutting utensil in cutting the food, wherein at least one centering guide is disposed inwardly from said peripheral edge, and facilitates the placement of the food in the center; wherein the cutting grooves have terminal ends and middle portions that transition to flared openings at the terminal ends and a uniform width and depth in the middle portion between the flared openings, and has a V-shaped cross section; wherein each of said cutting grooves transition to its deepest and widest points at said peripheral edge; and maintain a consistent ratio of depth to width along the entire length of said cutting groove.
US11083331B2	Beverage maker A beverage maker includes a body and a cover movably attached to the body. The body includes therein (among other components), a hot liquid generator (HLG) having a tank, an inlet for receiving liquid into the tank and an outlet, at least one heater in thermal communication with the liquid in the HLG tank, and a discharge port in fluid communication with the outlet of the HLG for discharge of the liquid. The cover is movably attached to the body between a closed position and an open position. At least one valve permits the discharge of the liquid via the discharge port in a closed position of the cover. The at least one valve is mechanically actuated by the cover in the open position of the cover to substantially prevent the discharge of the liquid via the discharge port.
US11083328B2	Apparatus and method for foaming a beverage Various beverage preparation systems and methods are disclosed. The beverage preparation system can include a container assembly configured to receive beverage, such as a milk. The container assembly can be removably engaged with a base. The container assembly can be temporarily removed from the base to facilitate transport of the beverage residing therein. The container assembly can be configured to receive a flow of steam, air, or additional gasses and vapors when the container assembly is mounted on the base.
US11083327B2	Method and machine for preparing infant milk formula A machine-implemented method, comprising: heat-sterilising water; cooling the sterilised water; removably receiving a capsule containing powdered infant milk formula in a capsule chamber; injecting the cooled, sterilised water into the capsule chamber and through the capsule to form liquid infant milk formula; steam-sterilising the capsule chamber after removal of the capsule.
US11083323B2	Container for containing a beverage base material, a beverage preparation system including an automatic beverage preparation apparatus and such a container, an automatic beverage preparation apparatus for use in such a beverage preparation system and a method of preparing a beverage using such a beverage preparation system A container contains a beverage base material in a beverage base material chamber defined by a chamber bottom and a chamber wall. The container furthermore comprises an elongated handle extending in a direction having a radial component outward from the chamber. The handle is provided with an outlet channel extending from the chamber to a channel outlet provided at the free end of the handle. A beverage preparation system for preparing a beverage includes an automatic beverage preparation apparatus and such a container and is arranged for removably connecting the container to the apparatus such that the handle is positioned vertically with the channel outlet pointing downwards. A method of preparing a beverage using such a beverage preparation system in which the container is connected to the apparatus such that the handle is positioned vertically with the channel outlet pointing downwards for dispensing a beverage from the beverage base material chamber substantially vertically.
US11083321B2	Cooking appliance and method for controlling the same A cooking appliance includes a main body that defines a cooking chamber, a steam generator comprising a steam heater that is configured to heat food in the cooking chamber by generating steam, a lower heater located vertically below a bottom wall of the cooking chamber and configured to heat food in the cooking chamber, and a controller configured to control the steam heater and the lower heater. The controller is configured to: based on selection of a steam cooking mode, operate the steam heater to generate steam; and turn on the lower heater in a state in which steam cooking is performed.
US11083320B2	Integrated wall-breaking machine and slow juicer structure An integrated wall-breaking machine and slow juicer structure includes a housing; a driving motor linked with a first output shaft is provided within the housing; the first output shaft is linked with a second output shaft via a single-stage or a multi-stage transmission mechanism; a one-way bearing is fixed on the first output shaft; when the first output shaft rotates in one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, an outer ring of the one-way bearing rotates and the second output shaft rotates; and when the first output shaft rotates in the other direction, an inner ring of the one-way bearing rotates and the outer ring thereof is locked. The wall-breaking machine and the slow juicer are integrated. By replacing different cutters and by rotating the first output shaft clockwise or counterclockwise, the wall-breaking function or the juicing function is realized.
US11083319B2	Power pole for artificial tree apparatus with axial electrical connectors Disclosed is an artificial tree having a plurality of electrified tree sections that couple together to provide power and/or command signals to devices connected thereto. One or more tree sections may have a trunk portion, one or more electrical connectors having a plurality of terminals, branches, a light string, and an electrical distribution system located at least partially within the trunk portion. A first tree section may be configured to couple to a second tree section such that an electrical connector of the first tree section is in electrical connection with an electrical connector of the second tree section, thereby mechanically and electrically connecting the first tree section to the second tree section such that power and/or the control data are transmitted to the second tree section. Further, each trunk segment may include an axial electrical connector that permits adjacent trunk segments to connect in a plurality of radial orientations relative to each other.
US11083318B2	Automatically locking delivery box An automatically locking delivery box is provided. The automatically locking delivery box has a base with a plurality of sidewalls rising therefrom, a locking system, and a lid hingedly attached to a top portion of a sidewall. The locking system can lock the lid to the sidewalls. A button is connected to the locking system such that the locking system can unlock one time when the button is actuated. The locking system detects when the lid is opened and automatically locks once the lid is closed again. The locking system also includes a keyhole for a complementary key which can be used to manually unlock the device. Once the locking system is unlocked by the button, it cannot be unlocked again until the key is used at which point the locking system is reset such that the button can be actuated, and the locking system can be unlocked one time.
US11083316B1	Recyclable and dispensable cutlery utensil Recyclable and dispensable hygienic cutlery utensil. A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a handle portion and head portion. The handle portion provides suitable area for gripping and includes a chamfer on its outer edge for facilitating a predictable release from a utensil dispenser. The head portion is formed into the shape of a common cutlery utensil such as: knife with large radius, tapered knife with large radius, spoon, set of tines (fork), and spoon-fork combination, to name a few. The head portion also includes an escapement feature in its outer edge for facilitating controlled release from the bottom of a stack of utensils. The escapement feature can include a notch or predetermined release radius. Typically in use, a set of utensils is stacked, forming a cartridge which is then inserted into an automated dispensing system.
US11083314B2	Drinkware with lens base A drinkware product includes a vessel container and a base having upper and lower surfaces and a periphery, wherein the base includes a transparent section extending through the base from the upper surface to the lower surface and having an optical surface providing a predetermined degree of magnification when viewed through the transparent section from the upper surface of the base. The optical surface providing a predetermined degree of magnification is positioned to provide at least one focal point under the base positioned between the periphery of the base and a central location of the base when viewed through the transparent section from the upper surface of the base. The vessel container may be formed by a sidewall extending up from the base at the periphery of the base, or may be an upper portion of a stemware with a stem extending between the base and upper portion. An existing product mold may be modified by either adding material to the mold or removing material from the mold to form a modified mold surface which will impart an optical surface to the base of a stemware or other drinkware product formed with the modified mold.
US11083313B2	Split bed skirt A split bed skirt is provided. The device includes a flexible planar body having a central slit that extends from a first edge of the body towards an opposing second edge. The central slit is adapted to be positioned at a split in a split bed system. The planar body includes a skirt extending around the perimeter of the body. In use, the planar body is positioned between a mattress and a box frame, or other mattress support, such that the skirt extends downwardly around the perimeter of mattress support to the ground. The slit allows independent movement of the individual sides of the split bed system without moving the bed skirt portion. The body includes a plurality of straps that secure the body to the mattress support.
US11083309B2	Dual air chamber structure and method for using A dual air chamber structure having two independent and air impervious chambers, with each chamber being inflated and deflated by a separate air valve. The inner chamber, except for its air valve, is completely contained by the outer chamber and is comprised of primary horizontal conduit and a plurality of inflatable intermittent vertical posts made of small diameter tubing which are connected by a corresponding plurality of horizontal conduit made of small diameter tubing, such that the inner chamber as a whole is comprised of a repeating series of inflatable vertical posts followed by inflatable horizontal connectors. The outer chamber forms an air impervious bladder around the inner chamber, except for the air valve of the inner chamber.
US11083308B2	Distribution pad for a temperature control system An air distribution pad comprises an upper layer, a lower layer, and a spacer material located between the upper layer and the lower layer, the spacer material configured to allow air to pass therethrough. An air distributor is configured to distribute air to the spacer material, wherein the air distributor comprises a port configured to receive an air hose, wherein the port is directed laterally sideways from the air distributor. At least one joining structure is coupled to the upper layer and the lower layer, the at least one joining structure providing one or more channels formed through the spacer material in fluid communication with the air distributor. The one or more channels are configured to direct generally laterally flowing air from the port of the air distributor to a generally longitudinal direction along the at least one channel.
US11083304B2	Electric bed An electric bed, includes: a base bed frame; a leg combination bed frame, which is hinged to the base bed frame and is capable of freely pivoting; a leg transmission mechanism supporting beam; a leg transmission mechanism, which includes a first end hinged to the leg combination bed frame, a second end for receiving a driving force so as to enable the leg transmission mechanism to pivot, and a pivoting arm disposed between the first end and the second end and hinged to the leg transmission mechanism supporting beam; and a leg drive motor, one end of the leg drive motor being hinged to the transverse rim near the leg transmission mechanism supporting beam, and the other end of the leg drive motor being hinged to the second end of the leg transmission mechanism, wherein the leg drive motor extends substantially along a straight line when pushing the leg combination bed frame.
US11083303B2	Seating unit A seating unit such as a chair, daybed, love seat or sofa. The seating unit includes a base adapted to provide a seating surface for a user and a seat back adapted to provide a surface for supporting a back of the user. A flexible joint connects the seat back as a cantilever to the base creating a horizontal pivot adapted for rotating the seat back along its Z-axis between a first stowed position and a second deployed position while substantially preventing movement of the seat back along its X-axis and Y-axis. In one embodiment, the base is a split base comprising a first portion and a second portion foldable for storage and shipping and unfoldable for use.
US11083295B2	Tube rack apparatus A tube rack apparatus including a bottom portion having a first length, a plurality of indents formed in the bottom portion and configured to receive tubes and keep tubes straight, the plurality of indents exposing a lower surface of the bottom portion, wherein inserted tubes do not pass through the lower surface of the bottom portion, a plurality of legs extending from the bottom portion, a top portion having a second length longer than the first length, a plurality of openings formed in the top portion, the plurality of openings aligned with the plurality of indents, and at least one handle member extending from a first end of the top portion.
US11083291B2	Cap rack A rack to be suspended from a support structure includes a hook portion, an upright portion, and a shelf. The hook portion defines a cavity configured to receive an upper edge of a wall of the support structure therein. The upright wall is connected to and extends from the hook portion. The shelf is connected to the upright wall at a location spaced apart from the hook portion along a height of the upright wall. The shelf projects outward from the upright wall to a distal edge of the shelf that is spaced apart from the upright wall. The shelf defines a plurality of slots through the thickness of the shelf. The slots are open along the distal edge and are configured to accommodate one or more of multiple reclosable container caps or multiple tubes connected to the reclosable container caps.
US11083289B2	Connecting device for modular metal shelving props A device for connecting modular metal shelving units, comprising at least two props (1) and at least one connecting element (2), for mutual coupling of the two props (1). Each prop (1) comprises central couplings (14), first distal couplings (16) and second distal couplings (17), and each of the couplings (14,16,17) comprises a central coupling (11) and a first adjustment slot (12). The connecting element (2) comprises a first grouping (21) of pins (20), which can be inserted into the first distal couplings (16) of a prop (1), and a second grouping (22) of pins (20), which can be inserted into the second distal couplings (17) of another prop (1). The first adjustment slot (12) of the first distal couplings (16) is diametrically opposed to the first adjustment slots (12) of the central couplings (14) and the second distal couplings (17).
US11083286B2	Stand and system for assisting visual perception A visual assistive stand includes a base; a vertical arm; and a horizontal attachment arm. The base has a configured receptacle for attaching the vertical arm. The vertical arm and the base have a detachable magnetic attachment. The horizontal attachment arm includes magnets.
US11083284B1	Double top-plate desk A double top-plate desk comprises a lower or first top plate 10, leg parts 40 for supporting the first top plate 10, and an upper or second top plate 20 which is substantially the same in size and shape as the first top plate 10, disposed above and substantially in parallel with the first top plate 10, slidably toward the rear (R) of the desk. The top plate 20 is slidable relative to the first top plate 10, from a state in which the two top plates are laid to overlap one above the other, toward the rear of the desk. To this end, a slide mechanism 30 is provided between the upper surface of the first top plate 10 and the lower surface of the second top plate 20 while supporting the second top plate 20 slidably toward the rear of the desk above the first top plate 10.
US11083278B2	Inclement weather multi-mode hiking garment Hiking/trekking garment employing a special suspension harness and bat-wing type sleeves configured to permit the garment to be partially doffed in a gathered transport mode yet is retained on the hiker's back for rapid deployment in case of unexpected change in the weather. The backpack and garment may be donned or doffed independent of the other and without assistance of another person. The harness prevents the garment from riding up and back to not choke the wearer. The garment is specially configured with expandable backpack cover panels. A backpack may be donned or doffed by the wearer alone without assistance and independent of the garment, even while the garment is deployed in the inclement weather use position. Conversely, the garment can be independently put on or taken off without disturbing the backpack and without assistance. The length of the garment may be selected to form a cloak or a jacket.
US11083272B2	Beard neckline guide apparatus and method A beard trimming template is provided comprising a first elongated portion formed from a first straight edge and a second straight edge, the first and second edges being parallel. A second elongated portion has third and fourth straight edges, the third and fourth edges being parallel. A main body is formed by a radius bridging ends of the second and third straight edges proximal to the main body, and an apex, opposite the radius, formed by ends of the first and fourth straight edges proximal to the main body joining at a right angle. The first and second straight edges are connected via a fifth straight edge forming a first width edge, and the third and fourth straight edges are connected via a sixth straight edge forming a second width edge, wherein the first and second width edges are equal in dimension and distal to the main body.
US11083270B2	Hair coloring variegation device and method of use A device for selectively entraining hair strands from the scalp has at least one hooking applicator, the at least one hooking applicator employing a hook that rotates to entrain the hair strands, a hair color container having hair color therein and a way to apply the hair color to the entrained hair stands. The at least one hooking applicator forms a channel between a surface of the hook and a surface of a body portion of the at least one hooking applicator having a hair color outlet therein to better accommodate high viscosity liquid hair color. The hook and/or the at least one hooking applicator includes a recess to hold entrained hair and permit hair color to fill the recess for application. A trigger mechanism first rotates the hook to entrain hair strands and then squeezes the hair color container to apply hair color to the entrained hair.
US11083266B2	Purse-support system A purse support system has an interior cap and an exterior foot. The interior cap and the exterior foot are identically constructed and magnetically coupled supports that can be used to non-invasively add purse feet to a purse. The exterior foot and the interior cap each have a housing, an endcap, a receptacle, and an attachment mechanism. the endcap is a smooth component that prevents the purse support system from damaging external devices. The endcap is connected to one side of the housing. The receptacle is positioned within the housing and enables the attachment mechanism to be mounted to the housing. The attachment mechanism is a magnet that couples the interior cap to the exterior foot without damaging the purse.
US11083264B2	Case for portable electronics device A protective case for a portable electronic device includes a housing with an open tray and a resilient cord. The tray is recessed into the rear of the housing. The cord spans the opening of the tray, creating a cord pattern of overlapping segments capable of securing items placed into the tray. In an embodiment, the tray may be separated from the housing and the cord separated from the tray. A user may customize the cord layout by threading the cord across the tray opening in a desired pattern based on the goods within the tray.
US11083263B2	Cellular device case having a built-in mount A cellular device case having a built-in mount includes a body that is made up of a back portion and a plurality of sidewalls forming an interior volume. The interior volume fits a cellular device. The case has at least one mount attached to the case. The at least one mount is slidably attached to a recess that k placed within the back portion of the body. There is further a suction cup located on an outside surface of the back portion.
US11083262B2	Wearable storage case opening and closing based on press buckle The present disclosure provides a wearable storage case opening and closing based on press buckle. The wearable storage case opening and closing based on press buckle comprises a face shell, a bottom shell, a lid and a lid-shell connecting mechanism. The face shell has a sunken and hollow storage cavity and is equipped with a stepped engaging opening shrunk inwards the storage cavity, a press-buckle engaging protrusion protruded outwards the storage cavity and a lid connector having a guide-rail groove. The bottom shell is buckled on a face shell back side and equipped with a wearable mechanism. The lid is a shell which has a sunken and hollow storage cavity and matches with the stepped engaging opening in the face shell. A lid back side is equipped with two bulges protruded outwards.
US11083251B2	Closure device for detachably connecting two parts A closure device for detachably connecting two parts to one another includes a first closure part which has at least two first magnetic sections which are spaced apart from one another and form an intermediate space between one another, and a second closure part which has at least one second magnetic section. The first closure part and the second closure part can be attached to one another along a closure direction in such a way that the closure device assumes a closed position in which the at least one second magnetic section is accommodated at least partially by the intermediate space. In the closed position, an attractive magnetic force, which is directed substantially perpendicular to the closure direction, thereby acts both between the at least one second magnetic section and each of the at least two first magnetic sections forming the intermediate space.
US11083249B2	Material handling system for automated processing of shoe parts Manufacturing of a shoe or a portion of a shoe is enhanced by executing various shoe-manufacturing processes in an automated manner. A material handling system suitable for use in an automated shoe-manufacturing process has a guide rail and first and second moveable holding elements, each of the holding elements having gripping elements for engaging a part or part stack during the manufacturing process.
US11083246B2	Footwear with embroidery transition between materials An article of footwear comprises a sole structure and an upper. The upper is connected to the sole structure to form an enclosure to at least partially receive a foot. The upper comprises a first panel forming a first portion of the upper and having a first texture, a second panel forming a second portion of the upper and having a second texture, and an embroidery area extending across portions of the first panel and the second panel and having an appearance that replicates the first texture extending into the second texture.
US11083245B2	Sole structure with electrically controllable damping element A sole structure may include a damping pad. The damping pad may include a chamber, a foam element located within the chamber, an electrorheological fluid located within the chamber and at least partially permeating the foam element, and a set of electrodes positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the electrorheological fluid.
US11083244B2	Shoe having dual material sole A shoe comprising a sole. The sole includes an upper sole member and a lower sole member of different materials. The lower sole member has a hole extending from its lower side to its upper side, and a projection of the upper sole member extends downwardly into the hole. The lower sole member further includes a longitudinal flex groove extending from a toe region to a front end of the hole, and from a rear end of the hole to a sole heel end. The longitudinal flex groove and hole combine to facilitate transverse flexion of the lower sole member in response to gait forces from the ground and a wearer's foot.
US11083240B2	Sport footwear with improved structure A sport footwear is provided with a tank containing a pressure timed evanescence marker fluid, an opening, from which the liquid is spouted, associated with the tank and regulated by a check valve, electromechanical actuation means comprising a wireless receiving card, suitable for imposing the opening condition of the check valve and actuable by means of remote control means comprising at least one wireless network card. Between the wireless network card and the wireless receiving card a wireless type connection is established, suitable for connecting the control means with the actuation means and for setting the opening condition in the check valve in order to achieve the pressure liquid to be spouted from the opening of the footwear.
US11083232B2	Protective apparel and support apparatus and method of use A protective apparel support system is disclosed comprising a support frame configured to rest on the shoulders of a wearer, the support having a first shoulder member, a second shoulder member and a shield engagement portion. A shield is selectively coupleable to the support and protective apparel is coupled to the shield.
US11083230B2	Apparel article with integral pre-worn design elements This disclosure generally relates to an apparel article, such as an article of clothing, that includes a pre-worn piece as a design element integral with the article of clothing. The pre-worn piece may be, for example, a cut-out of an athletic jersey, a uniform, a shirt or the like, formed in a particular design pattern, that was worn by a member of a sports team such as a professional sports team. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to a method for marketing an article or articles in a line of apparel, such as sporting goods apparel, with such pre-worn pieces affixed to the articles as integral design elements.
US11083227B2	Flavor inhaler The present invention provides a flavor inhaler includes a flavor releasing unit provided with at least one holding part for storing a flavor component and an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol generation part for generating an aerosol containing the flavor component from the contents of the holding part, and a flavor providing part configured to direct the aerosol generated by the aerosol generation part to a user, a speaker unit provided with an oscillator for generating a sound wave and a speaker interface for transmitting the sound wave from the oscillator to the user's skull, and a controller for controlling the flavor releasing unit and the speaker unit so that generation of the aerosol and generation of the sound wave are in coordination with each other.
US11083226B2	Inhalation component generation device, processor for external power supply, method for controlling inhalation component generation device, and program The inhalation component generation device comprises: a load that vaporizes or atomizes an inhalation component source by electric power from an electric power source; a controller that obtains a value representing a remaining amount of the electric power source, and obtains an operation requesting signal to the load and generates an instruction for operating the load; and a user interface. The controller is configured to cause the user interface to perform a second notification when the value representing the remaining amount of the electric power source is less than a first threshold value and equal to or greater than a second threshold value that is less than the first threshold value, and cause the user interface to perform a third notification when the value representing the remaining amount of the electric power source is less than the second threshold value.
US11083220B2	Customizable devices for multiple consumables A customizable device may include a first inhalation device and a second inhalation device, each including a mouth end portion and an upstream end portion. In a storage configuration, the mouth end portion of at least one of the first inhalation device or the second inhalation device is removably coupled to the other inhalation device. In an active configuration, the upstream end portion of at least one of the first inhalation device or the second inhalation device is removably coupled to the other inhalation device. A connector hub may couple the inhalation devices.
US11083217B2	Filter paper for cigarette filters Disclosed herewith is a filter paper for manufacturing filters for smoking articles, in particular filter cigarettes, with the following properties the filter paper comprises fibers comprising pulp fibers, at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, particularly preferably at least 95% by weight and highly particularly preferably 100% by weight of the filter paper is formed by long-fiber pulp fibers, of the fibers, a proportion with respect to the number of the fibers of between 2% and 10%, preferably between 3% and 9% and particularly preferably between 4% and 8% has a length of less than 0.2 mm, the air permeability of the filter paper, measured in accordance with ISO 2965:2009, is between 500 cm·min−1·kPa−1 and 15000 cm·min−1·kPa−1 and preferably between 1000 cm·min−1·kPa−1 and 9000 cm·min−1·kPa−1, the number-averaged length of the fibers in the filter paper is greater than 1 mm and less than 5 mm, preferably greater than 2 mm and less than 4 mm, and the number-averaged width of the fibers in the filter paper is between 10 μm and 50 μm, preferably between 20 μm and 40 μm, and particularly preferably between 25 μm and 35 μm.
US11083216B2	Graphene based tobacco smoke filter and a method for synthesizing graphene composition The embodiments herein provide a filter for cigarette comprising graphene nano-composite based material enclosed in a casing. The filter is reusable and is plugged to any cigarette, or tobacco smoking products. The filter is a stand-alone product or manufactured integrally with each individual cigarette. The filter provides a safe smoking option to tobacco smokers without changing their smoking habits by reducing the tar content and other toxic chemicals in the inhaled smoke. The graphene based nanocomposite filter adsorbs the toxic agents from the smoke (of cigarette, beedi, hookah etc). The filter is fabricated by treating ceramic particles and coating them with carbon particles. The carbon particles are carbonized. The ceramic particles coated with carbon are segregated based on shape and size and treated chemically to convert carbon into graphene under inert conditions. The graphene coated particles are chemically functionalized for improved filtration.
US11083214B2	Electrically operated aerosol-generating system with tubular aerosol-generating article having improved airflow An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a main unit including a heating portion disposed at an outer surface of the main unit, the heating portion including one or more electric heaters; and a tubular aerosol-generating article including a tubular aerosol-forming substrate and an inner passage, wherein the inner passage of the tubular aerosol-generating article is configured to receive the heating portion of the main unit, and the one or more electric heaters are arranged to heat the tubular aerosol-forming substrate when the tubular aerosol-generating article is received on the heating portion of the main unit.
US11083206B2	Methods of making dairy compositions The invention relates to a method of separating components from milk and utilizing the separated components to form blended dairy compositions. The present invention relates to nutritional milk compositions and products which are designed to include per serving size a specified percentage range of one or more components separated from milk. The compositions of the present invention can optionally include non-essential but nutritionally functional components.
US11083205B2	Auger type poultry chillers with enhanced hanger bearing configurations and related assemblies A poultry chiller includes a tank and an auger rotatably held in the tank. The auger includes a first auger section and a second auger section. The first auger section includes a first auger shaft and a first auger flight. The first auger flight includes a first helical portion on the first auger shaft and a first flight extension that extends away from the first helical portion. The second auger section includes a second auger shaft coupled to the first auger shaft and a second auger flight. The second auger flight includes a second helical portion on the second auger shaft and a second flight extension that extends away from the second helical portion. The chiller includes a hanger bearing assembly between the first and second auger sections and extending to an upper portion of the tank.
US11083200B2	Plant protection agent A plant protection agent includes a photocatalyst particle containing a titanium oxide compound. The surface of the photocatalyst particle is modified with a metal compound that includes a metal atom and a hydrocarbon group. The photocatalyst particle has absorption at a wavelength of 550 nm.
US11083199B2	Heterocycle derivatives as pesticides The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I), in which X, R1, R2, R3, and n have the meanings given above, to the use thereof as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests and to methods and intermediates for the preparation thereof.
US11083198B2	4H-pyrrolopyridine compound or salt thereof, agricultural and horticultural insecticide comprising the compound or the salt, and method for using the insecticide In crop production in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and the like, the damage caused by insect pests etc. is still immense, and insect pests resistant to existing insecticides have emerged. Under such circumstances, the development of novel agricultural and horticultural insecticides is desired. The present invention provides an agricultural and horticultural insecticide comprising a 4H-pyrrolopyridine compound represented by the general formula (1): {wherein R1 represents a halogen atom, R2 and R3 each represent a haloalkyl group, Q represents Q-A, Q-B or Q-C, X represents a nitrogen atom, R4 and R7 each represent a hydrogen atom, R2 and R3 each represent a halogen atom, a haloalkyl group or a substituted phenyl group, and m represents 2} or a salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a method for using the insecticide.
US11083196B2	Microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially as fungicides.
US11083194B2	Granular pesticide compositions The present invention provides granular compositions containing soil-applied pesticides. In particular, the present invention provides granular compositions containing insecticides, especially soil-applied insecticides, and more specifically still, certain pyrethroid insecticides, such as tefluthrin. The present invention provides also the use of the granular compositions for controlling insects, and methods of controlling insects by application of the granular compositions.
US11083190B2	Soft gel systems in modulating stem cell development This invention provides gels and matrices having a rigidity in the range of 150-750 Pa, methods of manufacturing same, and method of preserving a mesenchymal stem cell population or studying mesenchymal stem cells, comprising same.
US11083188B2	Pest trap monitor Disclosed are various embodiments for a trap monitor. The trap monitor can detect when a trap is triggered using a magnetic interlock attached to the trap and a magnetic flux sensor. The trap monitors may forward trap events and other information to a central hub for communication to a server. The trap monitors and hub can be configured using infrared transmissions from a mobile device.
US11083187B1	Scavenging animal deterring feeder assembly A scavenging animal deterring feeder assembly may include a feeder support stand including an elevated stand platform. A stand fence having a plurality of spaced-apart, upward-standing fence spikes may be carried by the stand platform. A feed-dispensing wildlife feeder may be carried by the stand platform of the feeder support stand and at least partially enclosed by the stand fence. A feeder retaining assembly may retain the feed-dispensing wildlife feeder on the stand platform.
US11083184B1	Walk behind applicator and a transport hold down An applicator includes a spinner rotated by the parking brake output shaft of a hydrostatic transaxle driving first and second drive wheels. Material delivered from a hopper on the spinner is spread by the spinner rotating at a speed corresponding to the rotating speed of the drive wheels. Liquid is sprayed by either a trim nozzle intermediate sides of the frame or broadcast nozzles adjacent the sides of the frame. A spray lever is pivoted to slide a slide linkage from an upper position to a lower position abutting with a biased actuator of an on/off valve, with the spray lever and a spinner gate opening lever operable at the same time with just one hand. During transport, a front bumper is received in a horizontal leg of an L-shaped slot and a cutout in an arm pivotably mounted to a stop in which the L-shaped slot is located and in a locking position. A locking pin is inserted through apertures in the arm and the stop in the locking position.
US11083183B2	Sensor station system for pest monitoring The present disclosure relates to a system for managing and monitoring a sensor network that senses pest activity. A plurality of sensor stations may be controlled by the system, such sensor station configured for detecting the presence of pests at a baiting station, or for alerting users to the presence of a pest in a trap, as well as a related system of data collection and data management of pest activity data.
US11083181B2	Detachable weight assembly for fishing lure The present invention is an interchangeable weight assembly adaptable to quickly and easily be placed on a fishing lure for the purpose of increasing and decreasing the fishing weight. The fishing weight of the present invention comprises of a weight body and a connecting member, which provide connectors to connect the fishing weight to the fishing line and fishing lure. The fishing weight body is centrally bored to build a channel in which the connecting member can slidably be inserted and supported tightly therein and be quickly and easily removed by a novel mechanism of the present invention to change the fishing weight to selectively decrease or increase the weight of the fishing lure and the hook.
US11083178B2	Spinning reel A spinning reel for casting a fishing line in a forward direction includes a reel body, a spool shaft, a pinion gear, a bushing and a bearing. The spool shaft is supported by the reel body so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. The pinion gear has a tubular shape and an interior, the spool shaft penetrating through the interior. The bushing has a support portion supporting the spool shaft, and a housing portion that has a larger diameter than an inner diameter of the support portion and that is fixed to the reel body by press-fitting. The bearing is attached to the housing portion of the bushing and supporting the pinion gear.
US11083175B2	Shellfish growing apparatus, system and method of using same The system, apparatus and method of the present invention provides for the cultivation of shellfish in subtidal environments. A key aspect of the invention is the use of specially configured baskets, into which the shellfish to be grown is seeded. In particular, the baskets are configured with a support bracket through which a cable passes. The mounting of the support bracket permits the rotation of the basket and allows a shellfish cultivator to replicate the growing conditions of intertidal ecosystems despite the invention being used in a subtidal environment.
US11083174B2	Communication assembly for monitoring biological data of animals Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to communication assemblies for animal health sensors. A communication assembly according to the disclosure can include: a network transceiver mounted on a circuit board; an antenna electrically coupled to the circuit board; and a resinous material encapsulating the antenna and the network transceiver therein, wherein the antenna is configured to transmit signals from the network transceiver through the resinous material; and a casing encapsulating at least the network transceiver, the antenna, and the resinous material therein, wherein the casing includes a plastic or ceramic material.
US11083170B2	Pet bathing tool and system A pet bathing system for use with a surface cleaning apparatus is provided and includes at least a wand override tool to allow for an easy-to-use pet bathing system. The system can be used for the bathing of pets via the application and subsequent extraction of liquid. The wand override tool includes a cleaning solution reservoir and couplers adapted to be coupled with a surface cleaning apparatus having a suction source and a cleaning fluid source and with a hand tool.
US11083169B2	Training apparatus and method for feeding animals during training sessions for reinforcement of behaviors One variation of a method for selectively serving primary reinforcers to an animal includes: accessing a set of characteristics of an animal and estimating a target caloric intake of the animal based on the set of characteristics; identifying a type of primary reinforcer loaded into a training apparatus configured to dispense units of the primary reinforcer based on behaviors performed by the animal responsive to commands output by the training apparatus; in response to identifying the type of primary reinforcer as a first primary reinforcer, loading a first nutrient profile for the first primary reinforcer; and, in response to the first nutrient profile specifying a first caloric density of units of the first primary reinforcer, loading a first training protocol for a first training session for the animal onto the training apparatus based on the target caloric intake of the animal.
US11083164B2	Soybean variety 5PDVD01 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PDVD01 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PDVD01, cells from soybean variety 5PDVD01, plants of soybean 5PDVD01, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PDVD01. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PDVD01 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PDVD01, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PDVD01, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PDVD01. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PDVD01 are further provided.
US11083159B2	Soybean variety 5PCUR88 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PCUR88 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PCUR88, cells from soybean variety 5PCUR88, plants of soybean 5PCUR88, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PCUR88. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PCUR88 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PCUR88, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PCUR88, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PCUR88. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PCUR88 are further provided.
US11083157B2	Variety corn line KXF6759 The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated KXF6759, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line KXF6759 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line KXF6759, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line KXF6759, and plants produced according to these methods.
US11083156B2	Variety corn line LCI8248 The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LCI8248, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LCI8248 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LCI8248, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LCI8248, and plants produced according to these methods.
US11083155B2	Variety corn line IDJ6121 The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated IDJ6121, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line IDJ6121 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line IDJ6121, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line IDJ6121, and plants produced according to these methods.
US11083153B2	Sweet corn and method for producing same An sh2 type corn which has a novel feature of having colored pericarp (pericarp layer) is provided. The corn is an sh2 type sweet corn, which is obtained by crossing Ruby Queen and an sh2 type sweet corn, and which has colored pericarp or pericarp containing antioxidant components.
US11083148B1	Soybean variety 5PNDZ36 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PNDZ36 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PNDZ36, cells from soybean variety 5PNDZ36, plants of soybean 5PNDZ36, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PNDZ36. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PNDZ36 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PNDZ36, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PNDZ36, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PNDZ36. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PNDZ36 are further provided.
US11083146B2	Method and apparatus for programming a decoder-based irrigation controller A decoder-based irrigation controller comprising a controller housing; a first microcontroller within the controller housing; a decoder interface coupled to the first microcontroller; and a handheld user device, wherein the handheld user device comprises an optical imaging device configured to read an optically readable pattern from each of the plurality of decoder units, wherein the handheld user device is configured to cause data read from the optically readable pattern of the plurality of decoder units to be transferred to the first microcontroller, and wherein the data read comprises an address of each of the plurality of decoder units.
US11083142B2	System and method for growing a plant in an at least partly conditioned environment A system for growing a plant (1) in an at least partly conditioned environment includes a cultivation base (11) for receiving a culture substrate (3) with a root system (4) of the plant therein. Root temperature control elements (12) are provided which are able and adapted to impose a predetermined root temperature on the root system, and lighting elements (20,21,22) which are able and adapted to expose leaves of the plant to actinic artificial light. Leaf heating elements are also provided, which are able and adapted to impose on the leaf of the plant a leaf temperature varying from an ambient temperature. In a method for growing the plant a carbon dioxide assimilation management of a leaf system of the plant is thus influenced, and a supply of actinic light, the root temperature and the carbon dioxide assimilation management are adapted to each other.
US11083140B1	Grow light system and method A light system is disclosed for providing a light for cultivating plants. The light system comprises: a) a lighting hood assembly structure for supporting components of the system; b) one or more fluorescent bulbs operably positioned within the recessed space; c) one or more high intensity discharge bulbs positioned at the upper lighting surface; d) a plurality of red LED lights lined about the lower lighting perimeter, wherein the red LED's are oriented in opposing northern and southern strips and opposing eastern and western strips forming a rectangular pattern; e) a plurality of white LED lights lined about the lower lighting perimeter; f) a plurality of blue LED lights lined about the lower lighting perimeter; g) a fan operably positioned within a side wall of the lighting hood for removing heat from the recessed interior; h) a primary electrical power source providing 120-volt electrical power; i) a battery operably configured to power the LED lights; j) a battery charger which is operably configured to charge battery by way of primary electrical source; k) an on-board computer configured to operate and control a lighting sequence of the lights in a coordinated manner.
US11083139B2	High-growth system and method for cultivating autoflowering cannabis High-growth plant cultivation techniques are provided that create efficient, optimized growing conditions, including a high concentration of photosynthetically active radiation (“PAR”) in terms of photon flux density, and with extremely low heat. In some aspects of the invention, these techniques comprise a specialized growth chamber and a control system that promote an enhanced level of growth, particularly for autoflowering cannabis. In addition, aspects of the invention create an accessible, user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing new type of display for a plant, ideal for cultivating cannabis and, in particular, autoflowering cannabis. The unique combination of techniques set forth in the invention create high yields of cannabis plant matter (up to 3 or 4 times greater than other methods) in substantially less time (just 60 days from seed to harvest).
US11083136B2	Tapered vane for agricultural harvester transition cone A transition cone for a threshing system of an agricultural harvesting machine has an inner surface with a tapering inner circumference between a wider upstream end and a narrower downstream end, and a plurality of vanes in the transition cone. Each vane extends between the upstream end and the downstream end and at least partly around the tapering inner circumference. Each vane includes an upstanding segment extending away from the inner surface, and a base segment extending from the upstanding segment along the inner surface on the downstream side of the upstanding segment. The base segment has a thicker proximal region adjacent the upstanding segment and a thinner distal edge opposite thereto.
US11083135B2	Combine harvester and method for the operation thereof A combine harvester has at least one header for cutting plants to be harvested with the aid of the combine harvester, a feeder for conveying the cut plants in the direction of a threshing mechanism, and a threshing mechanism, with the aid of which fruits can be removed from the cut plants in such a way that the fruits are then present separately from plant residue of the plants. The feeder comprises a revolvingly driveable conveying unit and a conveyor channel within which the cut plants can be conveyed with the conveying unit. The feeder interacts with a measuring unit in the form of a sensor unit that contactlessly detects material feed height of plants conveyed with the aid of the feeder in the conveyor channel.
US11083134B2	Agricultural inter-row mowing device An agricultural mowing device includes a shaft, a first cutting device, and a second cutting device. The shaft has an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. The shaft is advanced in a field between two adjacent rows of planted matter. The first cutting device is mounted to the lower section of the shaft. The first cutting device extends laterally from the shaft to a distance covering only a distance between the two adjacent rows. The first cutting device cuts plant matter that grows between the two adjacent rows. The second cutting device is mounted to the middle section of the shaft. The second cutting device extends laterally from the shaft to a distance covering at least a portion of at least one of the two adjacent rows. The second cutting device cuts plant matter that grows in the at least one of the two adjacent rows.
US11083132B2	Harvesting device, corresponding machine and method A harvesting device includes a support defining an uprooting position of the harvesting device, and an uprooting section comprising at least two uprooting units, each uprooting unit having at least one uprooting element, each uprooting unit being adapted to uproot root crop. At least one of the uprooting units is mobile with respect to the support between an active position and an inactive position, the active position being a position in which the uprooting unit is able to uproot beet crop in a field having a field surface when the harvesting device is in the uprooting position, the inactive position being a position in which the uprooting unit is unable to uproot beet crop in the field when the harvesting device is in the uprooting position.
US11083131B2	Method and apparatus for applying liquid nutrients between parallel rows of standing crops Liquid nutrients are applied to a first group of rows of standing crops by pulling a drag hose from a reel located at one end of a field and between two crop rows with the drag hose connected to an applicator pulled by a tractor or track units. The hose provides a liquid supply to the applicator. At the opposite end of the field, the applicator is turned 180°, and in one embodiment, a boom pivots to project from one end of the applicator to the drag hose. The applicator returns down adjacent crop rows back to the first end of the field with the applicator connected to the drag hose while the reel simultaneously retracts the drag hose between the two crop rows. The reel is moved axially to a third group of crop rows along with the applicator, and the steps are repeated.
US11083125B2	System and method for determining field characteristics based on ground engaging tool loads In one aspect, a system for determining field characteristics of a field across which an implement is being moved may include a tine configured to engage a surface of soil within the field. The system may also include a sensor configured to detect a parameter indicative of a load being applied to the ground engaging tine by the soil. Furthermore, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, with the controller being configured to determine a field characteristic of the field based on measurement signals received from the sensor.
US11083124B2	Scraper blade for depth-gauge wheel A scraper blade for a row unit of a planter. The scraper blade has a connecting portion that connects to the pivot hub of a depth-gauge assembly. The connecting portion connects to a blade portion. The blade portion is positioned in a gap formed between the pivot hub and the contact surface of the depth-gauge wheel. The scraper blade is connected to the depth-gauge assembly in a static and stationary position at a pivot point. As a pivot arm and the depth-gauge wheel move about in relation to the pivot point, the scraper blade maintains a fixed position at close tolerances with the depth-gauge wheel to remove soil and debris from the depth-gauge wheel.
US11083122B1	Lifting aid system for a long-handled implement A lifting aid system for a long-handled implement may include a lifting aid. The lifting aid includes a mounting assembly configured to be attached to an elongated portion of a long-handled implement. The lifting aid further includes a fulcrum assembly including a fulcrum bar pivotally attached to the mounting assembly and at least one skid shield operably coupled to the fulcrum bar. The lifting aid system may further include a handle having at least one portion capable of being grasped by a user. The lifting aid system may further include a handle mounting assembly. The handle mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket having a first engagement portion configured to engage and be removably attached to the elongated portion of the long-handled implement and a second engagement portion configured to engage and be removably attached to the handle of the lifting aid system.
US11089721B2	Component supply system A loose component supply device in which a stage on which components are scattered is imaged by an imaging device and the area of the stage imaged by the imaging device is divided into 20×20 blocks. A difference value between first imaging data that is imaging data of the stage without any components loaded and second imaging data that is imaging data of the stage after component supply has been started and components replenished onto the stage is calculated for each block. If the difference value is equal to or greater than a threshold value, it is determined that a component is present in the block, and if it is determined that the quantity of blocks for which it is determined that a component is present is equal to or less than a set quantity, components are replenished to the stage.
US11089720B2	Heat extraction system for a computing equipment enclosure A heat extraction system for an enclosure comprises heat pipes having an evaporating reference temperature and a condensing reference temperature lower than the evaporating reference temperature, an evaporator portion and a condenser portion. The heat extraction system includes a support frame adapted for connection to the enclosure. The support frame is arranged with respect to the heat pipes such that, when the support frame is connected to the enclosure, the evaporator portion is thermally coupled to the at least one computer and the condenser portion is thermally coupled to a surrounding environment of the enclosure. The heat pipes are arranged with respect to the enclosure so as to transfer thermal energy from the enclosure to the surrounding environment when an interior temperature of the enclosure is greater than the evaporating reference temperature and an exterior temperature of the surrounding environment is less than the condensing reference temperature.
US11089717B2	Reconfigurable storage thermal dissipation A storage device includes a bottom surface, a plurality of sides, and a top surface. The top surface integrally couples to the plurality of sides. The bottom surface, the plurality of sides, and the top surface form an outer surface of the storage device. The top surface, when coupled to the bottom surface, contacts one or more internal components of the storage device. The top surface comprises a plurality of finned ridges and a smooth continuous mounting surface. The plurality of finned ridges protrudes away from the outer surface of the storage device. The plurality of finned ridges is formed to direct heat away from the storage device. The smooth continuous mounting surface is configured to accept attachment of a thermal dissipation module.
US11089716B2	Cage with an attached heatsink A transceiver assembly includes a cage and a heatsink. The cage includes first and second spaced apart walls and a third wall that spans the first and second walls. The third wall defines an opening, and the third wall includes two spring arms that each extend into the opening. The heatsink includes a heatsink body including a first surface and a protrusion that extends from the first surface of the heatsink body and a pair of spring-arm receivers positioned on the first surface of the heatsink body. Each of the pair of spring-arm engagement portions is configured to engage with a corresponding one of the two spring arms of the cage when the heatsink is attached to the cage.
US11089715B2	Cooling chassis design for server liquid cooling of electronic racks of a data center An electronic rack includes a number of server chassis arranged in a stack. Each server chassis includes one or more servers and each server includes one or more processors. The electronic rack further includes a number of cooling chassis corresponding to the server chassis. Each cooling chassis is configured to provide liquid cooling to the processors of the server chassis. The cooling chassis includes a cooling module having one or more cooling devices arranged and positioned vertical aligned with the processors of the corresponding server chassis to extract the heat generated from the processors. The cooling chassis further includes a cooling unit coupled to the cooling modules to form a cooling loop to circulate the cooling liquid between the cooling devices and the cooling unit to cool the cooling liquid carrying the heat extracted from the cooling devices. A natural convection cooling loop is assembled and adapted on the cooling chassis.
US11089712B2	Ventilated shield can A device cooling system disclosed herein includes a ventilated shield can coupled to a printed circuit board assembly. The ventilated shield can includes a first side surface with input holes and a second side surface with output holes. The ventilated shield can is positioned related to a predefined airflow path such that the input holes and the output holes facilitate airflow along the predefined airflow path through the ventilated shield can in a direction substantially parallel to the PCBA while the shield can encases and shields at least one electrical component from RF radiation at a target shield frequency.
US11089707B2	Computing system, apparatus and electrical components thereof Embodiments disclosed herein provide an apparatus to enable smooth and safe assembly of functional modules to computer chassis. The apparatus includes a chassis and a pair of racks mounted to the chassis. Each rack has a plurality of gear teeth formed thereon. A module having a housing is slidably coupled to the chassis and disposed between the pair of racks. A pair of gear pinions are rotatably mounted to the housing and meshed to the gear teeth of one of the racks. A damping member is coupled between each gear pinion and the housing. A sliding movement of the housing relative to the chassis rotates the pair of gear pinions to roll over along the gear teeth. During the sliding movement of the housing, the damping member exerts a resistance force against the housing, to reduce the movement speed of the housing.
US11089703B2	Power converter A power converter includes a tubular housing having an accommodation space, a first and a second openings. A power module is disposed in the accommodation space and includes a circuit board and a first fastening portion. A bottom cover is formed with a second fastening portion and first bumps, and the bottom cover is pre-positioned on the tubular housing through the second fastening portion engaged with the first fastening portion. A bottom cover is bonded to the first opening through melting the first bumps by ultrasonic welding. A power cable is inserted through the bottom cover and electrically connected to the circuit board. A power socket is coupled to the second opening.
US11089700B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel, a back cover which supports the display panel on a rear surface of the display panel; at least one flexible film which is electrically connected to one end of the display panel and is on one surface of the back cover; a printed circuit board which is electrically connected to the at least one flexible film and on one surface of the back cover; and a roller on which the display panel and the back cover are wound or unwound, the roller being configured by a first flat portion, a second flat portion, and a curved portion. When the display panel and the back cover are fully wound around the roller, the at least one flexible film corresponds to the first flat portion, and the printed circuit board corresponds to the second flat portion.
US11089699B2	Rollable display Disclosed is a rollable display, which prevents slippage between a flexible display panel and a back plate attached to the flexible display panel for supporting the same. The rollable display has a feature in different patterns of the back plate for each area. In addition, the rollable display has a feature in that a display unit is foldable and non-foldable via a link unit so as not to be folded or rolled multiple times in the same direction.
US11089693B2	PCB structure with a silicone layer as adhesive A flexible printed circuit board includes a substrate that is made of a non-metal; a first modified silicone cured layer that is provided on and in contact with the substrate and that includes a first silicone material that is cured; a metal layer that is made of at least one metal; a second modified silicone cured layer that is provided on and in contact with the metal layer and that includes a second silicone material that is cured; and a silicone adhesive layer disposed between and in contact with the first modified silicone cured layer and the second modified silicone cured layer and that includes an adhesive silicone material that is cured by being thermally polymerized after lamination thereof between the first modified silicone cured layer and the second modified silicone cured layer. Lamination of the cured modified-silicone-coated substrate and the cured modified-silicone-coated metal layer with the silicone adhesive layer improves adhesion and reduces delamination.
US11089692B2	Catalytic ink comprising metallic material made from diamminesilver hydroxide, and uses thereof A catalyst for a catalytic ink includes a support particle and a metallic material supported on the support particle. The metallic material is diamminesilver hydroxide, a silver salt, a palladium salt, a gold salt, chloroauric acid, or combinations thereof. A catalytic ink obtained from the catalyst and use of the same to fabricate a conductive circuit are also disclosed.
US11089690B2	Method for depositing a functional material on a substrate A method for depositing a functional material on a substrate is disclosed. An optically transparent plate having a first surface and a second surface with one or more wells is provided. After coating the second surface with a thin layer of light-absorbing material, the wells are filled with a functional material. The plate is then irradiated with a pulsed light to heat the layer of light-absorbing material in order to generate gas at an interface between the layer of light-absorbing material and the functional material to release the functional material from the wells onto a receiving substrate located adjacent to the plate.
US11089687B2	Additive manufacturing technology (AMT) low profile signal divider A method of manufacturing a power divider circuit includes milling a conductive material disposed upon a first substrate to form a signal trace. The signal trace includes a division from a single trace to two arm traces, with each of the two arm traces having a proximal end electrically connected to the single trace and a distal end electrically connected to each of two secondary traces. The method further includes depositing a resistive ink between the two distal ends to form a resistive electrical connection between the two arm traces, bonding a second substrate to the first substrate to substantially encapsulate the traces between the first substrate and the second substrate, and milling through at least one of the first substrate or the second substrate to provide access to at least one of the traces. A signal divider is further disclosed.
US11089681B2	Interposer and electronic device including the same According to an embodiment, an interposer structure comprises a top surface, a bottom surface facing away from the top surface; an inner sidewall extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, and forming an inner space accommodating one or more electronic components mounted on a circuit board of an electronic device; and an outer sidewall extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, and facing away from the inner sidewall, wherein the outer sidewall includes: a first area having a conductive member formed from the top surface to the bottom surface; and a second area having a conductive member formed from the top surface to a first position and a non-conductive member formed from the first position to the bottom surface.
US11089676B2	Multi-layered fabrication processing A multi-layered electronic device including two or more stacked metal conducting layers, a dielectric layer disposed between metal conducting layers, and at least one electrical connection extending between contact pads of metal conducting layers and through a through hole of the dielectric layer is provided. A system including at least one multi-layered electronic device, a satellite coupled to at least one multi-layered electronic device, and a controller hub electrically connected to the multi-layered electronic device via the satellite is also provided. A method of manufacturing the multi-layered electronic device including forming first and second first metal conducting layers, depositing a dielectric layer adjacent to the metal conducting layers, and connecting the metal conducting layers is also provided.
US11089675B2	Tamper sensor A tamper sensor that includes a substrate and a conductive layer placed on the substrate. The tamper sensor also includes an insulation layer that is stacked on the conductive layer to form a layered tamper circuit. In addition, the substrate of the tamper sensor is the only substrate of the tamper sensor.
US11089674B2	Wiring substrate and method for manufacturing wiring substrate A wiring substrate includes a substrate including conductor layers and core insulating layers, and a laminate including insulating layers and conductor layers such that the conductor layers include first layer including first line pattern. The laminate includes first strip line including the first pattern, a pair of interlayer insulating layers sandwiching the first pattern, and a pair of conductor layers sandwiching the interlayer layers, the conductor layers in the substrate include second layer including second line pattern such that the substrate includes second strip line including the second pattern, a pair of core insulating layers sandwiching the second pattern, and a pair of conductor layers sandwiching the core insulating layers, and the pair of core insulating layers is thicker than the pair of interlayer layers, the second pattern is thicker than the first pattern, and line width of the second pattern is larger than line width of the first pattern.
US11089672B1	Radiation beam window assembly comprising fiber bound core panels and methods for the same A radiation beam window assembly may include a substrate and a spacer panel comprising a rigid low-density core with first and second fiber skins disposed on opposing surfaces of the foam core and a central opening disposed completely through the spacer panel and disposed over the substrate. A beam window panel may comprise a rigid low-density foam core comprising first and second fiber skins disposed on opposing surfaces of the foam core. The beam window panel may further include a cathode formed over the first fiber skin and aligned with the central opening of the spacer panel. A channel may be formed completely around a perimeter of the cathode, and the second fiber skin may comprise a ground ring. A pressure plate may be disposed over the beam window panel and mechanically coupled to the substrate, the pressure plate comprising a conductive layer configured to be electrically grounded with the ground ring.
US11089668B2	Device for treating a surface with a dielectric barrier plasma A device for treating a surface with a dielectric harrier plasma, wherein the surface functions as a counterelectrode, has an electrically insulating housing and a housing head. A rotatable electrode connected to a high-voltage feed line is shielded by a dielectric and protrudes out of the housing head. The configuration has fundamentally unrestricted movement of the electrode over the surface to be treated in that the electrode has rotary bearing elements which are arranged in a center axis and a rotation axis is at an angle to the center axis.
US11089665B2	Lighting system and a lighting method A lighting system has a controller which receives input information from physiological sensors associated with users in the area illuminated by the lighting system. Anxiety is detected of a user or users when in or approaching a particular region of the area, and the lighting is changed to reduce the anxiety. In this way, lighting changes only need to be made when there is a need based on the response of the particular users. The system thus 5 enables energy savings as well as more stable lighting conditions.
US11089658B2	Heating element The present invention relates to a wet planar heating element and a method manufacturing the same. The element including: a planar heating unit including an upper waterproof film layer, a lower waterproof film layer, a planar heating layer, and an electrode layer; an external waterproof film layer; and a non-woven fabric layer. According to the present invention, it is possible to minimize leakage current due to pores of a non-woven fabric substrate and a low dielectric constant of air in air pockets, thereby solving problems that an earth leakage circuit breaker operates. Accordingly, wet construction can be performed, power consumption can be reduced, and an electrical fire risk can be remarkably lowered. In addition, it is possible to improve flexibility of the planar heating element, whereby the use of the planar heating element can be expanded and the efficiency of the construction work can be increased.
US11089655B1	Safety circuits for electric heating element A system controller such as a microprocessor receives voltage signals produced from a resistor identifying the functional or nonfunctional operating state of a power switch which controls the amount of power provided to a load in an electrical system. The resistor is also used to provide voltage signals representing the temperature of a heating element of the type used in heating pads and heating blankets. The functional or nonfunctional operating state of a safety switch in a safety circuit capable of blowing a fuse and cutting power to the load is periodically tested to ensure the safety of the electrical system.
US11089654B2	Universal narrow-band internet of things communication node for use with environmental sensors and stations Various arrangements involving environmental sensor gateways are presented. Wire terminals of the environmental sensor gateway may be connected with wires that are electrically connected with environmental sensors. Multiple communication interface protocols used by the environmental sensors connected via the wires may be determined. One or more operator-specific applications may be executed. Each operator-specific application may be mapped to a corresponding environmental sensor. Environmental sensor measurements may be received from the environmental sensors via the wire terminals. Based on a wire terminal through which an environmental sensor measurement is received, the environmental sensor measurement may be processed using an operator-specific application. The environmental sensor measurement may be processed using the operator-specific application.
US11089648B2	User terminal for executing dual connectivity A user terminal according to an embodiment is capable of executing dual connectivity. The user terminal comprises: a controller configured to execute the dual connectivity in which a first base station configured to establish an RRC connection with the user terminal and a second base station configured to provide an additional radio resource are used; and a transmitter configured to preferentially transmit, if a radio link failure is detected between the user terminal and the first base station, to the second base station, an RRC reestablishment request for reestablishing the RRC connection.
US11089647B1	Use of UE power class and quantity of access-node receive antennas as basis to control configuration of dual-connectivity service A method and system for controlling configuration of dual-connectivity service for a user equipment device (UE), where the dual-connectivity service would involve the UE being served concurrently by a first access node over a first connection according to a first radio access technology (RAT) and by a second access node over a second connection according to a second RAT. An example method includes selecting the second access node to be used in the dual-connectivity service of the UE, with the selecting being based cooperatively on (i) a power class of the UE and (ii) a quantity of receive antennas of the second access node. And the example method further includes, based on the selecting, configuring the dual-connectivity service for the UE.
US11089646B2	Communication apparatus, method for controlling communication apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A communication apparatus capable of communicating with a master base station and a secondary base station, after it is decided, in a case where a radio resource control (RRC) state of the apparatus is Inactive state, where the apparatus is disconnected in a physical layer and is connected in a logical layer, to cause the RRC state to transit from the Inactive state to Connected state, where the apparatus is connected in the physical layer and the logical layer, executes processing for connecting with the master base station and the secondary base station, and in a case where the processing for connecting with the master base station or the secondary base station fails, causes the RRC state to transit to Idle state, where the apparatus is connected in neither the physical layer nor the logical layer.
US11089645B2	Resource scheduling method and apparatus, and base station The present invention discloses a resource scheduling method and apparatus, and a base station. The method is applied to a dual connectivity scenario, in the dual connectivity scenario, a terminal respectively establishes a communication connection with a master serving base station and a slave serving base station, the method is applied to the master serving base station, and the method includes: obtaining terminal capability information, wherein the terminal capability information includes basic capability information and dynamic capability information; and sending the terminal capability information to the slave serving base station, so that the slave serving base station determines terminal resources to be scheduled on request according to the terminal capability information.
US11089643B2	Adaptive on-demand tethering A device that implements adaptive on-demand tethering may include at least one processor circuit. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to monitor at least a first connection quality value associated with a first network connection of the device to a network. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to receive information regarding a second connection quality value associated with a second network connection of another device. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to initiate a tethering connection with the another device based at least in part on a comparison of the first connection quality value and the second connection quality value. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to connect to the network through the second network connection of the another device via the tethering connection based at least in part on the comparison.
US11089638B2	Mobile device and electronic device for wireless communication, and operation methods thereof A mobile device, electronic device, and operation methods thereof are provided. The mobile device includes a communication interface; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to: connect through the communication interface to an electronic device to be wirelessly connected to an access point (AP), obtain an AP list including one or more APs to each of which the mobile device has a history of being connected, identify one or more APs selected from the AP list having the connection history as candidate APs and create a candidate AP list including information about the identified one or more candidate APs, and transmit, to the electronic device, the candidate AP list and information about a home AP indicating an AP to which the mobile device is currently connected.
US11089637B2	Communication method in Internet of Things environment and system thereof A communication method in an Internet of Things environment is for transmitting an outgoing message to the Internet. The communication method includes a device status acquiring step, a switch process determining step and a message transmitting step. The device status acquiring step is performed to obtain a signal connecting status between a demand device and a first base station. The switch process determining step is performed to determine whether a switch process of the demand device is activated according to the signal connecting status. In response to determining that the switch process of the demand device is activated, establishing a first communication path to connect the demand device, a target device, a second base station, and the Internet. The message transmitting step is performed to transmit the outgoing message from the demand device to the Internet via one of the first communication path and the second communication path.
US11089631B2	Apparatus and method for performing a random access The present disclosure provide a method for performing a random access by a user equipment (UE), the method including; receiving a random access response (RAR); transmitting at least one Msg3 corresponding to a beam reciprocity capability of the UE.
US11089629B2	Random access method, device, and equipment A random access method, device, and equipment are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a network node, a random access request, wherein the random access request comprises a preamble and a first data block; and sending, by the network node, a random access response.
US11089624B2	Method and apparatus for allocating uplink resources A method and an apparatus for allocating uplink resources includes transmitting an uplink grant (UL Grant) for an unlicensed component carrier (UCC) to a plurality of terminals, wherein the UL Grant for a first terminal among the plurality of terminals includes a resource allocation information in which a transmission timing of the uplink data of a second terminal among the plurality of terminals is considered.
US11089622B2	Supporting scheduling plan indications A base station central unit (CU) may receive a measurement report from one or more user equipments (UEs). The CU may identify a scheduling plan indication (SPI) for one or more scheduling nodes in a network, based at least in part on the received measurement reports. The SPI may specify a pattern of scheduling states, over a period of time, to be used by the one or more scheduling nodes to schedule communication resources for one or more UEs in the network. The scheduling states may (e.g., based on an interference profile determined from the received measurement reports) specify UEs or other communication resources for transmission scheduling decisions made by the scheduling nodes, or may specify beam patterns for beamforming procedures performed by the scheduling nodes. In some cases, the scheduling nodes may identify tentative SPIs, which the CU may pass amongst other scheduling nodes for distributed scheduling coordination schemes.
US11089621B2	Method and device for sending and receiving signals on the basis of competition-based non-orthogonal multiple access scheme According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed for transmitting a signal on the basis of a competition-based non-orthogonal multiple access scheme, by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system. At this time, the method for transmitting a signal comprises: a step of transmitting a first codeword on the basis of the competition-based NoMA scheme; a step of receiving a negative response to the first codeword transmission from a base station; a step of selecting a second codeword, taking into account a magnitude vector and a correlation of the first codeword; and a step of transmitting the selected second codeword on the basis of the competition-based NoMA scheme.
US11089620B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting feedback information A method and apparatus for transmitting feedback information are provided. The method comprises: a terminal device receives first downlink data, the first downlink data being borne in a first time-domain resource unit in a first time-domain resource set, the first time-domain resource set comprising at least one time-domain resource unit; the terminal device determines transmitting feedback information for the first downlink data in a second time-domain resource unit according to a location of the first time-domain resource unit in the first time-domain resource set.
US11089611B2	Transmission of ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) over time division duplex (TDD) using a URLLC configuration for a TDD subframe Techniques for transmission of Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) data over Time Division Duplex (TDD) using a URLLC configuration for a TDD subframe are disclosed. The techniques include determining that data scheduled for transmission using a TDD band over a TDD subframe includes Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) data, and in response, utilizing a URLLC subframe configuration for the TDD subframe. The URLLC subframe configuration includes downlink intervals and uplink intervals.
US11089610B2	Method and device to provide a coexistence mechanism for two different wireless communication technologies on a shared frequency range A method for operating a network infrastructure-side network unit of a cell-based wireless communication network includes: predicting a piece of cell-related occupancy information of sidelink resources of a sidelink channel in an unlicensed frequency range; receiving a scheduling request message from a roadside network unit for the sidelink channel on an uplink channel; ascertaining a scheduling grant message for the roadside network unit based on the predicted cell-related occupancy information, the scheduling grant message including an assignment of at least one sidelink resource of the sidelink channel to the roadside network unit; and sending the scheduling grant information to the roadside network unit on a downlink channel.
US11089605B2	Scheduling energy harvesting nodes in a wireless sensor networks A system and method for optimizing power consumption of energy harvesting nodes in a wireless sensor network. In one embodiment, a system includes a network coordinator. The network coordinator includes a wireless transceiver and a controller. The wireless transceiver is configured to provide access to the wireless sensor network. The controller is configured to determine whether a wireless device that is wirelessly communicating with the network coordinator is powered via energy harvesting. The controller is also configured to schedule, based on a determination that the wireless device is powered via energy harvesting, the wireless device to communicate via the wireless sensor network using a priority timeslot of a superframe of the wireless sensor network. The priority timeslot is a timeslot occurring in an initial portion of the superframe.
US11089597B2	User terminal and radio communication method The present invention is designed so that communication is performed properly when contention-based UL transmission is used. A user terminal has a transmission section that transmits a first reference signal and a UL data signal, without a UL transmission indication from a radio base station, and a control section that controls generation of the first reference signal by using code resource associated with the user terminal, and the control section controls generation of the first reference signal by using more code resources than code resources that can be used for a second reference signal that is transmitted with the UL data signal in response to the UL transmission indication.
US11089596B2	Method for transmitting date and terminal device This application provides a method for transmitting data and a terminal device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, first control information transmitted by a network device, where the first control information includes identity information of at least one uplink beam, and the first control information is used to indicate whether the at least one uplink beam is valid; and if the first control information indicates that the at least one uplink beam is valid, determining, by the terminal device, that the at least one uplink beam is valid in preset duration; or if the first control information indicates that the at least one uplink beam is invalid, skipping, by the terminal device, transmitting data in the at least one uplink beam.
US11089590B2	Beam configuration method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to beam configuration methods and apparatus. One example method include receiving, by a terminal, beam configuration information from a network device, where the beam configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to transmit a signal by using a first beam, and transmitting, by the terminal, the signal by using at least the first beam when a first preset duration starting from a time point expires, where the first time point is a time point at which the terminal sends an acknowledgement (ACK) message for the beam configuration information to the network device.
US11089585B2	Transmission structure and access for a radio system A wireless device receives one or more messages from a base station. The one or more messages comprise configuration parameters of a cell. The configuration parameters indicate: a plurality of slot format combinations of the cell; a channel occupancy time (COT) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); and an index of a field in a downlink control information (DCI) for the cell. The DCI scrambled by the COT-RNTI is received. A COT structure, for the cell, is determined based on one of the plurality of slot format combinations indicated by the field in the DCI associated with the index. A transport block is transmitted, via the cell, on uplink resources according to the COT structure.
US11089584B2	Quasi-colocation of system access and control signals According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node comprises: determining a quasi-colocation (QCL) status between a reference signal (e.g., initial access signal such as system synchronization block (SSB), or a tracking reference signal (TRS)) and a control signal (e.g., a paging signal, a random access response (RAR), or a channel such as physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)); and signaling the QCL status to a wireless device. A method for use in a wireless device may comprise: receiving a QCL status between a reference signal and a control signal; receiving the reference signal; estimating one or more signal parameters based on the received reference signal; and when the reference signal and the control signal are QCL, receiving the control signal using the estimated signal parameters to optimize reception of the control signal.
US11089578B2	RLC layer status report control PDU transmitting method and related device A method for transmitting an RLC layer status report control PDU is provided, which includes: receiving, by a user equipment, configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information includes at least one control PDU format; selecting, by the user equipment, a control PDU format from the at least one control PDU format to generate a status report control PDU, and reporting the status report control PDU. A related device is also provided.
US11089577B2	Channelization for uplink transmissions A method of wireless communication may include transmitting an uplink slot with a first control region, a second control region, and (e.g., optionally) a data region. Each region may include time resources and frequency resources. Transmitting the uplink slot may include transmitting the first control region in an earlier part of the uplink slot and transmitting the second control region (e.g., and the data region) in a later part of the uplink slot. The first control region may include time-critical control information and the second control region may include non-time-critical control information. A receiver receiving the uplink slot may receive the first control region before receiving the data region and the second control region.
US11089576B2	Sidelink resource scheduling method, apparatus, and system A sidelink resource scheduling method includes receiving, by first user equipment, a first message from a network server, where the first message includes first information allocated by the network server to at least one second user equipment, and the first information indicates a data channel sidelink resource corresponding to the second user equipment, determining, by the first user equipment based on the first message, a second message corresponding to the at least one second user equipment, and sending the second message corresponding to the at least one second user equipment to the corresponding second user equipment, where the second message includes the first information.
US11089575B2	Multi-carrier enhancements for improving reliability in URLLC-U In various aspects, a base station and user equipment (UE) exchange an indication of UE capabilities and a monitoring schedule for the UE to monitor an integer M frequency band partitions for a predetermined signal. The base station performs one or more successful clear carrier assessments (CCAs) on an integer N frequency band partitions of the M frequency band partitions, wherein N
US11089574B2	User terminal, radio base station and radio communication method The present invention is designed to optimize the uplink access procedure even when the band to use is limited to partial narrow bands in a system band. A user terminal, in which the band to use is limited to a partial narrow band in a system band, has a receiving section that receives system information that includes indication information of an uplink carrier frequency, from a radio base station, as system information for narrow bands, which is different from system information for the system band, and a transmission section that transmits a random access preamble to the radio base station in one of a plurality of narrow bands that are specified by the indication information of the uplink carrier frequency.
US11089573B2	Transmitter and receiver for multiple channel operation A transmitter for transmitting data to a receiver in a wireless local area network communication system, including: a candidate channel determination unit configured to determine a candidate channel list including at least one channel being available for transmission at the transmitter; a transmitting unit for transmitting a request packet including the candidate channel list; and a receiving unit for receiving at least one response packet via at least one selected channel included in the candidate channel list from at least one receiver in response to the request packet, the at least one selected channel being available for reception at the at least one receiver; wherein the transmitting unit is configured to transmit a data packet to the receiver via the at least one selected channel after receiving the response packet.
US11089571B2	Method for performing a RAN based paging and device supporting the same Provided are a method of performing a RAN based paging a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for performing a RAN based paging in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a message, which includes paging related information and information indicating that a user equipment (UE) enters a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, from a master node (MN); receiving a downlink (DL) data from a core network; and performing the RAN based paging for the UE by using the paging related information.
US11089568B2	Method, network device, and base station for paging narrowband terminal Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a network device, and a base station for paging a narrowband terminal, where the method includes: determining a first paging message for paging a narrowband terminal; sending the first paging message including a radio capability of the narrowband terminal to a base station, so that the base station obtains the radio capability of the narrowband terminal and transmits a second paging message according to the radio capability of the narrowband terminal. In the embodiments of the present invention, after it is determined that a first paging message is used to page a narrowband terminal, because the radio capability of the narrowband terminal is added in the first paging message, a base station is allowed to transmit a second paging message according to the radio capability of the narrowband terminal.
US11089567B2	Communication system, base station, host node, and communication method An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system, a base station, a host node, and a communication method in order to address one or more of the above-described problems. A communication system according to the present invention is a communication system including: a base station (10) and a host node (40) that communicates with the base station (10). The base station (10) included in the communication system transmits to the host node (40) setting information indicating whether or not a paging message transmitted from the host node (40) can be transmitted to other base stations, and the host node (40) receives the setting information from the base station (10).
US11089566B1	Communication device, information processing method, and storage medium A communication device includes: a plurality of wireless communication sections, each configured to be capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal to and from another communication device; and a control section configured to detect a specific element with regard to each of a plurality of correlation computation results that are obtained by correlating a first signal that is transmitted from the other communication device and that includes change in amplitude with respective second signals obtained when the plurality of wireless communication sections receive the first signal, calculate a reliability parameter that is an indicator indicating whether the detected specific element is appropriate for a processing target, and control a positional parameter determination process on the basis of the reliability parameter, the positional parameter determination process being a process of estimating a positional parameter indicating a position of the other communication device on the basis of the detected specific element.
US11089563B2	5G-signal-based DOA fingerprint-based positioning method A 5G-signal-based DOA fingerprint-based positioning method includes the following steps: dividing an initial area into a number of micro-cells, and estimating angle information of reference points in the divided micro-cells; storing the angle information of the reference point of each micro-cell and position information of the each micro-cell in a fingerprint database, and updating the angle information in the fingerprint database at regular intervals; wherein when there is a target in the initial area, estimating angle information of the target; matching the angle information of the target with the angle information in the fingerprint database to determine a micro-cell where the target is located to obtain position information of the target, so as to locate the target.
US11089559B2	Synchronization processing method and apparatus, and device A synchronization processing method, including sending, in a first time unit, by a network device, a first synchronization signal having one or more first beams to a terminal device, and sending, in a second time unit, a second synchronization signal having one or more second beams to the terminal device. The first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal cause the terminal device to determine, according to the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal, an optimal transmit beam of the network device for the terminal device from the one or more first beam and the one or more second beams, and further to determine a time sequence in which the optimal transmit beam is located. A time offset corresponding to each first beam and second beams is different, and is a difference between a time sequence of the beams and a time sequence of the second beams.
US11089556B2	Physical random access channel enhanced transmission method, network device, and terminal A physical random access channel enhanced transmission method, a network device, and a terminal are disclosed, where implementation of the terminal is used as an example, and the terminal includes: a processor, configured to determine level information of physical random access channel PRACH enhanced transmission; and to determine a first characteristic parameter that is of PRACH enhanced transmission and that is related to the determined level information of PRACH enhanced transmission, where the first characteristic parameter includes transmit power and a preamble format; and a transmitter, configured to perform PRACH enhanced sending according to the first characteristic parameter determined by the processor.
US11089554B2	Apparatus and method for controlling uplink transmission power 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). A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving a first signal by using a first number of antennas during a first downlink interval; receiving a second signal by using a second number of antennas during a second downlink interval; and transmitting a third signal by using the second number of antennas during an uplink interval, with output power compensated on the basis of the first signal and the second signal.
US11089553B2	Power controlling method, apparatus and terminal Embodiments of the present application provide a power controlling method, an apparatus and a terminal, including: receiving, by a terminal, first configuration information sent by a network device; and determining N SRS resources for a non-codebook-based uplink transmission based on the first configuration information, where the terminal supports simultaneous transmissions of M SRS resources; and if a value of the N is not divisible by the M, determining, by the terminal, P/M to be a transmitting power corresponding to each SRS resource based on a total transmitting power P of an SRS; or determining, by the terminal, P/N to be a first reference power corresponding to the each SRS resource based on the total transmitting power P of the SRS, and determining an actual transmitting power corresponding to the each SRS resource based on the first reference power and a second reference power.
US11089552B2	Uplink power control method and communications device An uplink power control method and a communications device are described. The method includes receiving, by a terminal device, power control indication information sent by a network device. The power control indication information indicates a first power offset set, and the first power offset set is any one of at least two power offset sets. The method further includes receiving, by the terminal device, a transmit power control (TPC) command sent by the network device. The TPC indicates a first offset in the first power offset set. The method includes determining, by the terminal device, uplink transmit power based on the first offset. Impact of cross interference is considered in determining the uplink transmit power. Thus, the method can meet requirements of future mobile communications and improve system performance.
US11089550B2	Configuration restriction for radio frequency operation for shortened transmission time interval patterns According to one aspect, a method includes selecting at least one of a common bandwidth scheme and a common power scheme. If the selected at least one scheme includes a common bandwidth scheme, a common bandwidth to be used by the wireless device for transmission of two data channels in two successive short transmission time intervals, sTTIs, that share a common demodulation reference signal, DMRS, is determined. An indication of the common bandwidth to the wireless device to enable the wireless device to set the bandwidth of the two data channels to a common bandwidth value is sent. If the selected at least one scheme includes a common power scheme, then a common power control command to control an output power to be set by the wireless device for two data channels in two successive sTTI, that share a common DMRS is determined.
US11089544B2	Vehicle communication system A vehicle communication system includes a management server and an in-vehicle communication device. The management server manages the plurality of access points for communication relay. The in-vehicle communication device is mounted on a vehicle and is capable of wireless communication to the access point. The in-vehicle communication device transmits position information indicating a traveling position of the vehicle to the management server. The management server transmits, to the in-vehicle communication device, access point information in which the priority is set on one or more candidate access points selected from among the plurality of access points based on the position information transmitted from the in-vehicle communication device. The in-vehicle communication device connects to an access point determined from among the candidate access points based on the priority in the access point information transmitted from the management server.
US11089540B2	Variable address length communication protocol A communication unit and discoverable unit communicate according to a protocol in which unit addresses are not of a predetermined length. The communication unit sends a discovery request to the discoverable unit. The discoverable unit receives the discovery request and generates a discovery response. The discovery response comprises an address field of length unknown to the communication unit, populated with an address of the discoverable unit. The discovery response also comprises a flag following the address field. The discoverable unit sends the discovery response to the communication unit. The communication unit receives the discovery response and determines the address field length by counting the number of bits prior to the flag.
US11089536B2	Access control in new radio A method executed by a wireless device for network access of the wireless device to a network node is disclosed. The method includes initiating an access attempt to the network node; reading a first layer of access control information (ACI) from the network node to determine whether an access control indicator in the first layer for an access category is ON, wherein the access control indicator for the access category is associated with a characteristic/classification of the access attempt by the wireless device to the network node; in response to the access control indicator in the first layer for the access category being ON, reading a second layer of the ACI from the network node to determine whether the access attempt to the network node is allowed based on one or more specific parameters associated with the access category in the second layer of the ACI.
US11089534B2	Optimization of access technology search in multiple equivalent home public land mobile network (EHPLMN) deployments Communication systems can enhance customer experience by quickly and efficiently associating and disassociating radio access technologies (RATs) from available networks in a deployment. In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) can optimize usage of a PLMN selector file (e.g., HPLMNwACT) stored within the subscriber identity module (SIM) that comprises a combination of mobile country code/mobile network code (MCC/MNC) data and RAT data (e.g., customized based on mobile network operator (MNO) requirements and/or deployments). Moreover, during PLMN selection, the UE can only search for a RAT that is associated with a MCC/MNC combination, resulting in faster PLMN selection and reduced UE resource consumption. Further, the PLMN selector file can be modified based on MNO preferences via an over-the-air update.
US11089531B2	Management apparatus, measurement apparatus, management method, measurement method and digital device with layer-3 filtering of measurement results A management apparatus, a measurement apparatus, a management method, a measurement method, and a digital device. The management apparatus at a user equipment side of a wireless communication system includes: a measurement unit, configured to perform wireless resource management measurement on reference signals of a target cell; an interference determination unit, configured to determine whether the interference of the measurement result meets a preset condition, and marking the measurement result with the interference meeting the preset condition as a high interference measurement result; a filtering unit, configured to perform layer-3 filtering on the measurement result; and a mobility management unit, configured to perform mobility management on the user equipment according to the high interference measurement result. Reliable and accurate measurement of reference signals in a small cell scenario is realized.
US11089522B2	Method and device for accessing a network, and user equipment A method and a device for accessing a network by a User Equipment, and a User Equipment are provided. The method includes obtaining a second network identifier of a second network in which a second cell is and an identifier of a second service provider selected by the UE from service providers supported by the second network, when the UE moves from a first cell to the second cell; sending an access request carrying a Globally Unique Temporary Identifier of the UE to the second network to access the second network, when the second network identifier is different from a first network identifier of a first network in which the first cell is, or when the identifier of the second service provider is different from an identifier of a first service provider with which the UE registers, in service providers supported by the first network.
US11089517B2	Traffic availability in a cellular communication network A network node and a method performed in a network node of a cellular communication network comprising the steps of obtaining an indicator to secure a traffic availability for a connection, wherein the traffic availability is related to how likely the connection will remain operable, determining whether the network node can secure resources to support the traffic availability, allocating resources for the connection when resources can support the traffic availability, and transmitting a positive response when the network node can secure resources to support the traffic availability.
US11089514B2	SCEF entity, control node, communication method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An SCEF entity capable of reducing the number of messages between a control node such as an MME and an SCEF is provided. An SCEF entity (10) according to the present invention includes a storage unit (11) that buffers Non-IP data not delivered to a communication terminal (40) through a control node (20), and a control unit (12) that, upon receiving a control message sent from the control node (20) in response to a communication event that has occurred in the communication terminal (40), sends Non-IP data buffered in the storage unit (11) to the control node (20) without waiting for transmission of an indication message from the control node (20), the indication message explicitly indicating that Non-IP data is deliverable to the communication terminal (40).
US11089510B2	Generating radio data-channel access addresses from a base address seed A radio communication apparatus receives or generates a base address seed, and generates data-channel access addresses from the seed. Each access address corresponds to a respective data-channel identifier, and is generated by setting a bit at a common first bit position to the value of a bit at a first common predetermined bit position in the base address seed or in the respective data-channel identifier; by setting a bit at a common second bit position to the bitwise complement of this value; and by setting one or more remaining bit positions in dependence on values at one or more bit positions in the base address seed and one or more bit positions in the respective data-channel identifier that are not the first common predetermined bit position. The apparatus can send or receive a radio data packet comprising an access address from the generated set.
US11089504B2	Apparatus and method for a user equipment (UE) operating a split bearer The method for a user equipment (UE) operating a split bearer in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application comprises steps of configuring a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and two Radio Link Control (RLC) entities associated with the split bearer; wherein a first RLC entity is configured as a first data path of the split bearer, wherein a second RLC entity is configured as a second data path of the split bearer, calculating an PDCP data increment rate; and determining a data path of the split bearer based on the PDCP data increment rate and a predefined threshold value.
US11089500B2	Machine type communication monitoring framework for 3GPP systems A 3GPP monitoring architecture framework provides monitoring event configuration, detection, and reporting for machine-type and other mobile data applications by configuring monitoring on a mobility management entity (MME), a serving general packet radio service support node (SGSN), or a home subscriber service (HSS) node through existing interfaces, such as Tsp, T4, and T5 interfaces.
US11089493B2	Method and apparatus for communicating ISM prone frequency information to a base station A method and an apparatus for handling in-device coexistence interference in a user equipment are provided. The method includes receiving a list of non-serving Long Term Evolution (LTE) frequencies from a base station, configuring the non-serving LTE frequencies so as to perform a measurement on the configured non-serving LTE frequencies, and detecting a likelihood of in-device coexistence interference between at least one of the non-serving LTE frequencies and an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency when an ISM activity is ongoing on the ISM frequency.
US11089491B2	Optimal device position for wireless communication Techniques for optimal device position for wireless communication are described, and may be implemented via a mobile device to identify an orientation in which to place a mobile device to achieve optimum wireless signal. Generally, the described techniques enable the mobile device to be dynamically calibrated for wireless communication by identifying signal attributes at multiple different device positions, and enabling the mobile device to be placed at a position that exhibits optimum wireless signal. Further, calibration can take into account multiple different antennas on the mobile device, and wireless signal attributes detected at each individual antenna.
US11089490B1	Methods and apparatus for collecting and/or using wireless communication related information to facilitate WT mode of operation decisions Described herein are devices, networks, systems, media, and methods used to collect WT information and to alter, based on or taking the collected information into consideration, one or more parameters used to control a mode of operation in which WTs decide to operate. In this way the relative portions of WTs operating in a first or second mode in one or more regions can be automatically adjusted by a network control node modifying mode of operation control parameters which are then communicated to the WTs in the region in which the modified WT mode control parameter is to be used. The wireless terminals than make a decision as to the mode of operation in which to operate using the modified mode control parameter and one or more signal measurements or other information available to the WT making the mode of operation decision.
US11089488B2	Efficient adaptable wireless network system with agile beamforming Beamforming for adapting wireless signaling beams in an adaptive and agile manner is contemplated. The beamforming may be characterized by adaptively constructing beam form parameters to provide wireless signaling in a manner that maximizes efficiency and bandwidth according to device positioning relative to a responding base station.
US11089486B2	Service coverage management systems and methods A Service Coverage Manager (SCM) may receive or retrieve a report of a service node's coverage and generate a global picture of the service coverage for a service. The SCM may dynamically adjust the service node coverage to accommodate client service requests and provide new service coverage to appropriate clients. The SCM may reduce a service node's service coverage to reduce overlap with another node or reduce wasted resources, or may expand a service node's coverage to cover additional clients.
US11089483B2	Shared frequency management apparatus and shared frequency management method A shared frequency management apparatus includes a communicator receiving application information regarding use of a shared frequency band from each of base stations of plural different communication companies, a determiner determining whether or not allocation of different TDD patterns during use of adjacent carrier frequencies among plural carrier frequencies included in the shared frequency band is possible on the basis of the application information from each base station, a setter setting the TDD pattern for each of the carrier frequencies on the basis of the application information from each base station and a determination result of whether or not allocation of the different TDD patterns is possible, and a decision unit deciding an allocation content of the shared frequency band to each base station, satisfying the application information from each base station, on the basis of a setting result of the TDD pattern for each carrier frequency.
US11089477B2	Methods and apparatus for obtaining a service Methods and apparatus are provided for obtaining a service is provided. Information about an external device is received at a terminal from the external device. It is determined whether the external device has been registered based on the information about the external device. Service information associated with the external device is provided when at least the external device has been registered.
US11089476B2	Network access control method and apparatus The present invention provides a network access control method. The network access control method includes: configuring network access permission of a first application, where the network access permission includes allowing the first application to access a network resource by using a first type of network access point, and the first type of network access point includes at least one first network access point; accessing a second network access point, where the second network access point belongs to the first type of network access point; when the first application is running, allowing the first application to access the network resource by using the second network access point; and when a third network access point is accessed, if the third network access point does not belong to the first type of network access point, prohibiting the first application from accessing the network resource by using the third network access point.
US11089475B2	Booting and operating computing devices at designated locations Aspects of the disclosure provide for mechanisms for booting and operating a computing device at a target location. A method of the disclosure includes: checking, using a first near-field communication (NFC) device associated with a computing device, presence of a second NFC device; in response to detecting the presence of the second NFC device, acquiring credential information from the second NFC device; performing a validation process to authenticate the second NFC device using the credential information; and performing a process for the computing device in response to authenticating the second NFC device. In some embodiments, the process may include a boot process for booting the computing device.
US11089474B2	Unified provisioning of applications on devices in an enterprise system The present disclosure relates generally to managing access to an enterprise system using remote devices. Techniques are disclosed for provisioning applications on remote devices to access resources in an enterprise system. Specifically, applications may be automatically configured with access information (e.g., account information) and connection information to access a resource in an enterprise system using a remote device. Configuring an application may include determining an account for accessing a resource using the application. An account may be provisioned if one has not been established. Upon configuring an application, the device access management system may provide a configured application to the remote device(s) for which the application is configured. Once the configured application is received, the application may be automatically installed on the remote device, after which the application may be executed to access a resource.
US11089473B2	Service access, and control method and apparatus therefor Disclosed are service access, and a control method and apparatus therefor, these being used for controlling the rights of different UE accessing different services in a local service application scenario. The service access control method comprises: a local service access control server receiving a local service access request message from a UE, wherein an identifier of a local service is carried in the local service access request message; and the local service access control server determining whether the UE has a right to access the local service according to the identifier of the local service, and sending a corresponding feedback message to the UE.
US11089471B2	Identifier mapping in edge computing within radio networks A technique, comprising: obtaining, via a gateway entity linking a radio access network to a core network associated with the radio access network, information about mapping at the core network of one or more temporary user identifiers to one or more permanent user identifiers.
US11089470B2	Communication system A home base station via which a plurality of mobile communication devices are connectable in a communication network, the home base station having an associated closed subscriber group (CSG) and including a unit for receiving a connection request from a mobile communication device wherein the connection request includes an indication of whether the mobile communication device is a member of the CSG associated with the home base station, a unit for monitoring congestion levels for the home base station and for indicating when the home base station is in a congested situation, a unit for determining if the mobile communication device requesting connection is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station from the indication of whether the mobile communication device is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station, and a unit for controlling access to the home base station.
US11089469B2	Subscriber-driven sharing of a communications service A system and method for facilitating service sharing (e.g., voice services, data services, multimedia services, etc.) in a network environment (100). In one example arrangement, upon receiving an input at a host subscriber device (302), a request is generated (306) to a host subscriber's service provider network (304) for instantiating a virtual subscriber identification module (vSIM) populated with the host subscriber's service profile with respect to a service. A guest user's authentication information is provided (354) for performing guest registration and remote provisioning (354, 502) for the vSIM, the remote provisioning including allocation of a temporary phone number and an IP address, which may be used in a mapping relationship for routing calls or sessions engaged by the guest (352) using a service shared with the host subscriber (302).
US11089459B2	Storage service for mobile nodes in a roadway area The disclosure includes embodiments for providing a storage service for mobile nodes in a roadway area. A method may include a vehicle communicatively coupled to a mobile node via a non-infrastructure network, wherein the vehicle and the mobile node are present in a roadway area which is partitioned into a plurality of roadway regions which are predetermined and known to the vehicle and the mobile node. The method may include transmitting, by the vehicle via the non-infrastructure network, a wireless message to the mobile node, wherein the wireless message includes content including one or more of an instance of spatial key data describing a particular roadway region of the roadway environment and an identifier of a value stored in a memory present in the particular roadway region described by the spatial data. The method may include receiving, by the mobile node via the non-infrastructure network, the wireless message.
US11089458B2	Smart communication device or apparatus for collecting and evaluating information about equipment distributed over a large area, e.g., over a large industrial plant or oil field Apparatus is provided having a smart communication device having a processor configured to: receive signaling containing information about sensed data from a multiplicity of data collectors each associated with a respective piece of equipment and configured to collect the sensed data related to the respective piece of equipment when the smart communication device is moved within a predefined proximity to automatically connect with each data collector to receive the signaling during movement of the smart communication device on a programmed route having multiple pieces of equipment; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about prioritized sensed data related to each of the multiplicity of data collectors for operating an app in the processor, based upon the signaling received. The smart communication device includes an iPad, a smart phone, a laptop or a subsystem of a vehicle/robot. The apparatus may include the vehicle/robot having the subsystem.
US11089456B2	System for suggesting, launching and automatically or semi-automatically down-loading applications for an intelligent mobile object A system using a server including a server application AS having at least a database containing third-party applications to be suggested and a hardware and software communication arrangement for automatically or semi-automatically downloading at least one application selected from the database to an intelligent and mobile communicating IT object OMI including a client application ACOMI installed on the intelligent, mobile IT object using rules R that can evolve or be modified.
US11089453B2	Creation and consumption of transient user profiles Transient user profiles are generated and broadcast to nearby recipient devices. In some implementations, a transient user profile is generated from a master user profile that includes user information. The master user profile can be stored in encrypted form on the user's mobile device or on a network-based computer system where it can be accessed upon authentication. The master user profile can include information provided by the user or retrieved from other network-based computer systems. The master user profile can include information that is labeled with security tags that indicate the class of users that may receive the user information. From the master user profile, a transient user profile can be generated in response to a sharing event and broadcast to other nearby recipient devices.
US11089450B2	Messaging service in a wireless communications network A method may comprise receiving a first message formatted according to an SMS format, by a first mobile wireless device from a second mobile wireless device, via a mobile operator base station. The first mobile wireless device may subscribe to a service for transmitting and receiving packet switched messages, via the Internet and the mobile operator base station. The method may further comprise retrieving, by the first mobile wireless device, information corresponding to at least one mobile phone number of the second mobile wireless device and transmitting, by the first mobile wireless device, after the subscribing, a request including at least the information corresponding to the at least one mobile phone number of the second mobile wireless device, to determine whether the mobile wireless device corresponds to a subscriber of the service.
US11089448B2	Systems and methods for the identification and messaging of trading parties According to some embodiments, systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided to receive a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device where the first mobile device is associated with a first user, compare information in the message to information in a preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message, and to transmit the message to a second mobile device associated with at least the first recipient.
US11089446B2	Portable electronic device, operating method for the same, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium A portable electronic device and an operating method for the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body, a sensor disposed on a body, and a processor disposed in the body. The operating method includes the following steps. Determining, by the processor, whether a squeezing event is occurring based on a squeezing action sensed by the sensor, where the squeezing action is performed by a hand which is grabbing the portable electronic device, and a position of the hand when grabbing is on the sensor. And, performing, by the processor, one of a plurality of talking procedures with one or more other electronic devices according to the squeezing event.
US11089439B2	Systems and methods for real-world networking using augmented reality interface Systems and methods for creating a social network are described that utilize augmented reality elements displayed on a user device. Each augmented reality element preferably presents information about the person associated with the element, and can be a link to additional information about the person. The augmented reality elements can be presented on the user device based on information received from a server, which can analyze a location of the user device relative to other users and compare information about the users to determine a likelihood that each pair of users may be a match. The analysis can be based on characteristics of the users as well as user input such as preferences and so forth. The potential matches can be presented to the user via the user device as augmented reality elements, which may be varied depending on a type of connection preferred or the determined likelihood of a match.
US11089438B2	Locating tracking device by user-guided trilateration A tracking device uses user-guided trilateration to determine a current location of the tracking device. The tracking device receives a request to locate the tracking device from a user of a mobile device communicatively connected to the tracking device. The tracking device receives a series of locations of the mobile device and corresponding distances between the mobile device and the tracking device at each of the locations. The tracking device provides instructions to the user of the mobile device to move to each of the series of locations to collect location and distance data. The tracking devices performs a trilateration operation on the series of locations and corresponding distances to determine a location of the tracking device and provides the determined location to the mobile device for display.
US11089428B2	Selecting audio streams based on motion In general, various aspects of the techniques are described for selecting audio streams based on motion. A device comprising a processor and a memory may be configured to perform the techniques. The processor may be configured to obtain a current location of the device, and obtain capture locations. Each of the capture locations may identify a location at which a respective one of audio streams is captured. The processor may also be configured to select, based on the current location and the capture locations, a subset of the audio streams, where the subset of the audio streams have less audio streams than the audio streams. The processor may further be configured to reproduce, based on the subset of the audio streams, a soundfield. The memory may be configured to store the subset of the plurality of audio streams.
US11089423B2	Signal processing device and image display apparatus including the same Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same include: a converter configured to convert of frequency of an input stereo audio signal; a primary component analyzer configured to perform primary component analysis based on a signal from the converter; a feature extractor configured to extract a feature of a primary component signal based on a signal from the primary component analyzer; an envelope adjustor configured to perform envelope adjustment based on prediction performed on the basis of a deep neural network model; and an inverse converter configured to inversely convert a signal from the envelope adjustor to output an upmix audio signal of multi-channel. Accordingly, when upmixing the downmix stereo audio signal to a multichannel audio signal, spatial distortion can be improved.
US11089418B1	Microphone array with automated adaptive beam tracking An example method of operation may include detecting an acoustic stimulus via active beams associated with at least one microphone disposed in a defined space, detecting loudspeaker characteristic information of at least one loudspeaker providing the acoustic stimulus, transmitting acoustic stimulus information based on the acoustic stimulus to a central controller, and modifying, via a central controller, at least one control function associated with the at least one microphone and the at least one loudspeaker to minimize acoustic feedback produced by the loudspeaker.
US11089414B2	Assembly for hearing aid An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly comprises an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate comprises conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.
US11089413B2	Removable attachment of a passive transcutaneous bone conduction device with limited skin deformation An external component including a vibratory portion configured to vibrate in response to a sound signal to evoke a hearing percept via bone conduction and including a coupling portion configured to removably attach the external component to an outer surface of skin of a recipient of the hearing prosthesis while imparting deformation to the skin of the recipient at a location of the attachment, in a one-gravity environment, of an amount that is about equal to or equal to that which results from the external component having mass.
US11089411B2	Systems and methods for coordinating rendering of a remote audio stream by binaural hearing devices A binaural hearing system includes first and second hearing devices communicatively coupled by way of a binaural communication link. The first hearing device determines that a signal quality measure of a wireless signal transmitted by the remote audio source is greater than an upper threshold level. In response, both hearing devices enter a wireless audio rendering mode in which they render a remote audio stream from the remote audio source to a user. While operating in the wireless audio rendering mode, both hearing devices determine that a signal quality measure of the remote audio stream drops below a lower threshold level. In response to this determination, both hearing devices exit the wireless audio rendering mode.
US11089410B2	Method for directional signal processing for a hearing aid A method for directional signal processing for a hearing aid. First and second input transducers generate first and second input signals from an ambient acoustic signal. A forward signal and a backward signal are generated from the first and second input signals and a first directional parameter is determined as a linear factor of a linear combination of the forward and backward signals. The first directional signal has a maximum attenuation in a first direction. A correction parameter is ascertained such that a second directional signal has a defined relative attenuation in the first direction. The second directional signal is generated from the forward signal and the backward signal with the first directional parameter and the correction parameter or with the first directional signal and the omnidirectional signal based on the correction parameter. An output signal of the hearing aid is generated based on the second directional signal.
US11089409B2	Hearing device, a sound receiving arrangement, a set of parts and a hearing device system A hearing device including a housing, at least two microphones, and a sound receiving arrangement coupled to the housing such to span across the tragus of the user's ear in a direction from the rear of the user's head to the front of the user's head. The sound receiving arrangement includes a case formed with at least two openings adapted to allow sound entrance from the environment to the at least two microphones, respectively, wherein the openings are formed in portions of the sound receiving arrangement such that one of the at least two openings is located in front of the tragus and one is located rear the tragus.
US11089406B2	Display device A display device including a display panel including a plurality of light emitting elements, a first substrate including a planar coil, and disposed under the display panel, a second substrate including a magnet spaced apart from the planar coil by a predetermined distance, and disposed under the display panel, and a power supply unit configured to supply alternating current power to the planar coil. The display device generates sound using an induced magnetic field generated by the planar coil and a magnetic field generated by the magnet.
US11089405B2	Spatial audio signaling filtering An apparatus comprising: an analyser configured to analyse at least one input to determine one or more expression within the at least one input; and a controller configured to control at least one audio signal associated with the at least one input dependent on the determination of the one or more expression.
US11089403B1	Directivity control system The disclosure of the present specification aims to provide a directivity control system for speakers, which is capable of easily controlling directivity of acoustic data to provide desired sound fields with a plurality of speakers, and freely producing sound fields with high accuracy. A plurality of physically connected speaker units are virtually arrayed at respective directivity angles according to control signals that define the directivity angles. Virtual delay time data is calculated for the case where data is outputted with the virtual array, and output is performed according to output data affected by the delay time data, so that desired sound fields can be formed with the speaker units remaining fixed, without the necessity of mechanically rotating the speaker units.
US11089402B2	Conversation assistance audio device control Various implementations include control mechanisms for conversation assistance audio devices. In some cases, an interface with a representation of the conversation assistance audio device in space is used to control audio functions in the device. In other cases, directionality of the device is controlled based upon the user's visual focus direction. In additional cases, the operating mode of the device is adjustable based upon the signature of a nearby acoustic signal.
US11089398B1	Battery charging control for wireless headphones A method of controlling charging of a wireless headphone device includes estimating a usage time value that corresponds to an anticipated future occurrence of usage of the wireless headphone device and estimating a resume time value that corresponds to a time for charging to commence to allow for completion of charging from a first predetermined state of charge value to a second predetermined state of charge value by the usage time value. The method also includes determining that the wireless headphone device has been placed in a charging case. A battery of the wireless headphone device is charged to the first predetermined state of charge value and then enters a deactivated mode, wherein the charging case is configured to return the wireless headphone device to an activated mode according to the resume time value.
US11089397B2	Microphone integrated assembly used in motor vehicle This invention proposes a microphone integrated assembly used in a motor vehicle, which comprises a main application printed circuit board, a microphone printed circuit board implementing one or more microphones, and a compression type interconnector which is compressively assembled between the main application printed circuit board and the microphone printed circuit board such as to electrically connect the microphone printed circuit board and the main application printed circuit board. The compression type interconnector acts as an acoustic insulator, which mechanically decouple the microphone printed circuit board from the main application printed circuit board and prevents vibrations which source in the main application printed circuit board from coupling with the microphone printed circuit board, leading to decreased acoustic noise and improved microphone acoustic performance.
US11089391B1	Process margin relaxation Process margin relaxation is provided in relation to a compensated-for process via a first optical device, fabricated to satisfy an operational specification when a compensated-for process is within a first tolerance range; a second optical device, fabricated to satisfy the operational specification when the compensated-for process is within second tolerance range, different than the first tolerance range; a first optical switch connected to an input and configured to output an optical signal received from the input to one of the first optical device and the second optical device; and a second optical switch configured to combine outputs from the first optical device and the second optical device.
US11089382B2	Multimedia streaming and network apparatus and operation method of the same A multimedia streaming and network apparatus is provided that includes a router module, a storage module and a processing module for executing the application program in the storage module to perform the multimedia streaming and network apparatus operation method. A first streaming request packet corresponding to a physical STB is received through a LAN port. A multicast and hardware offload function corresponding to the LAN port is activated. A STB virtual machine is operated to perform a STB function. A second streaming request packet corresponding to the STB virtual machine is received. A multicast and hardware offload function corresponding to the processing module port is activated. A video stream from a remote server is transmitted by the router module through the LAN port and the processing module port respectively to the physical STB and the STB virtual machine to be processed and playback.
US11089381B2	Apparatus and method for simultaneous playback and backup of media in a web browser The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for simultaneously playing back and storing media without a plug-in in a web browser. In the present disclosure, since restoration of video, restoration of audio, and backup of media are performed in a multi-threaded manner using a web worker, it is possible to simultaneously perform playback and storage of media. To this end, interworking is performed between a video web worker performing restoration of video, an audio web worker performing restoration of audio, and a backup web worker performing backup of media. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to simultaneously perform playback and backup of media, and it is also possible to stop backup of media and then resume the backup.
US11089380B2	Systems and methods for searching media content Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
US11089375B2	Systems and methods for modifying fast-forward speeds based on the user's reaction time when detecting points of interest in content Systems and methods are described for modifying a fast-forwarding speed based on a reaction time of a user when a frame of interest is detected. A media guidance application may receive a command from a user to fast-forward through a media asset and may execute a fast-forwarding operation through frames of the media asset. The media guidance application may detect that the fast-forwarding operation is approaching a frame of interest to the viewer. The media guidance application may reduce the fast-forwarding speed to a second speed slower than the first speed, where the second speed is determined based on an estimated reaction time of the user. The media guidance application may receive a command to resume playback from the user while the fast-forwarding operation is occurring at the second speed and may play back the media asset at a default playback speed from a point corresponding to a moment when the command was received.
US11089373B2	Seek with thumbnail generation and display during placeshifting session Seek and other trick play functions can be improved in placeshifting and similarly live-encoded video streams. Thumbnail images are derived from I-frames (or similar key frames) of the source video stream rather than from the live-encoded stream. The thumbnail images are tagged to indicate a presentation time stamp (PTS) or similar identification of the source video frame that was used to create the thumbnail image. The tagged thumbnails are provided to the media player, which renders the images to indicate different portions of the video stream as the viewer scans or performs other functions. When the viewer selects to skip to a different part of the video stream, the PTS or similar identifier associated with the presented thumbnail image is sent to the placeshifting encoder to identify the appropriate starting point to resume live encoding.
US11089372B2	Systems and methods to provide media asset recommendations based on positioning of internet connected objects on an network-connected surface System and methods are described to determining a recommendation for a user based on changes in objects detected on a network-connected surface. The system receives, from the network-connected surface, a plurality of object identifiers for a plurality of physically inanimate objects of different types detected on the network-connected surface, wherein the object identifiers indicate a positioning of each object; determines, based on the object identifiers, a first arrangement of the plurality of physically inanimate objects; detects one or more changes in the plurality of object identifiers, wherein the one or more changes correspond to one or more changes in positioning from the first arrangement; in response to detecting the one or more changes, determines a second arrangement of the plurality of physically inanimate objects; and generates a content recommendation based on the second arrangement.
US11089369B2	Methods and apparatus to categorize media impressions by age Apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to categorize audience members by age. An example apparatus includes memory including instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to split audience member records from an initial node into child nodes based on comparisons of attribute-value pairs of the audience member records to a first value threshold, the attribute-value pairs representative of database subscriber activity data of audience members subscribed to a database proprietor, designate a first child node of the child nodes as a terminal node when a quantity of the audience member records of the first child node of the child nodes does not satisfy a minimum leaf size, generate an age-correction model based on the terminal node, and correct, based on the age-correction model, the age characteristic associated with the media impression, the media impression indicative of a person exposed to media presented by a media presentation device.
US11089368B2	Media content rights transferal based on a protocol for management of media content rights using a distributed media rights transaction ledger Provided are a system and method for media content rights transferal based on protocol for management of media content rights using distributed media rights transaction ledger. One of first gateway node or first node of plurality of nodes, associated with one of first or second initiating participant, respectively, receives request or determine need for media content rights transferal of media content. Associated instance of distributed media rights transaction ledger is traversed, address of one of second node or second gateway node associated with identifier of one of a first or a second receiving participant is determined, initial media content rights transaction is issued, and new media content rights response transaction is received. Accordingly, media content rights transferal transaction is executed. Each instance of distributed media rights transaction ledger is appended with initial media content rights transaction, new media content rights response transaction, and media content rights transferal transaction.
US11089367B2	Controlling play out of advertisement content during live video streaming at an end-user terminal A method (100) of controlling playout of advertisement content during live video streaming at an end-user terminal comprising steps of: receiving (110) advertisement content from an advertisement server; receiving (112) live streamed video content from a content delivery network and playing out the video content; obtaining (114) at least one of image features and audio features of the video content during playout; calculating (116) a content importance rating of video content to be played out during a prediction time window based on said features; and postponing (118) playout of advertisement content scheduled to be played out during the prediction time window if the calculated content importance rating for the prediction time window is above a threshold value.
US11089364B2	Causing display of user-selectable content types A user interface allows for blending of television program choices from which a viewer may select, the blending representing options for linear and non-linear programming presented together within a single hierarchy of a designated category. The blending may further include managed content relevant to the designated category, where desired. Such designated categories may include television programming categories and/or content categories. The options for linear and non-linear programming may be presented together within a single screen of the user interface.
US11089363B2	System and method for location determination A method for determining location of a premises is disclosed. The method includes measuring a signal strength of a plurality of communication signals received at the premises, obtaining data associated with a source of the signals, estimating a propagation loss for the received signal, determining a distance between a source of each of the signals and the premises based on the estimated propagation loss, and triangulating the location of the premises.
US11089362B2	Creation of channels using pre-encoded media assets A system that distributes channels, to be viewed on consumer devices, receives a media feed and a first programming schedule of a first channel from a source device, and selects pre-encoded media assets for insertion in the media feed based on defined selection parameters. New channels are dynamically created based on the inserted selected pre-encoded media assets in the new channels and based on the defined selection parameters. The defined selection parameters correspond to user-preferences received from the plurality of consumer devices on which the first channel is viewed, and/or a received input that corresponds to user-selections on the consumer devices. The defined selection parameters may include audience-based parameters from an external data source. The first programming schedule is modified based on the differential insertion of the selected one or more pre-encoded media assets in different channels to generate a plurality of programming schedules for the plurality of new channels.
US11089358B2	Method of unscrambling television content on a bandwidth A method for unscrambling a multiplicity of television channels, comprises: receiving a first request for a first channel; receiving a first code for the first channel; extracting and demuxing the first channel from a plurality of channels, using the first code; receiving a second request for a second channel; receiving a second code for the second channel; and extracting and demuxing the second channel from the plurality of channels, using the second code, where the extractions of the first channel and the second channel are performed simultaneously. The method further comprises: providing a first video stream corresponding to the first channel, the first video stream being transcoded, transrated, and multiplexed with a first advertisement; and providing a second video stream corresponding to the second channel, the second video stream being transcoded, transrated, and multiplexed with a second advertisement.
US11089352B1	Techniques for synchronizing content playback across devices Systems and methods are provided herein for synchronizing content across multiple user devices. Content packets may be individually provided to user devices associated with a group. Each content packet may include a portion of content (e.g., media content) and a content index (e.g., an index that indicates a sequence by which the content packets are to be presented). The user device may begin to play the content packets according to the sequence. The user device may receive a particular content index identifying a particular content packet that occurs latest in the sequence and that has been received by all of the devices of the group. The user device may modify playback of the content packets based at least in part on the particular content index to synchronize playback of the content at the user device with respect to playback at the one or more devices.
US11089350B2	Extended recording time apparatus, systems, and methods An embodiment for recording a channel that is communicating a program of interest identifies a selected program for recording as a program of interest based upon a characteristic of the selected program, the characteristic of the selected program corresponding to at least one characteristic associated with the program of interest; records an advance period corresponding to a period before a beginning of the program of interest, and records a following period corresponding to a period after a conclusion of the program of interest.
US11089346B2	Adaptive bitrate streaming techniques A processing system may obtain a video chunk of a segment of a video program via a network link, the video chunk encoded at a first bitrate of a plurality of available bitrates for segments of the video program in accordance with a mapping function of buffer occupancy levels to the plurality of available bitrates, determine a bandwidth of the network link based upon the first bitrate, a length of the segment, and an elapsed time to receive the video chunk via the network link, determine that the bandwidth of the network link is between two of the plurality of available bitrates, and increase, responsive to the determining that the bandwidth of the network link is between the two of the plurality of available bitrates, a buffer occupancy threshold of the mapping function for switching to a higher one of the two of the plurality of available bitrates.
US11089345B2	Programmatic generation of media content digests According to one implementation, a system for programmatic generation of media content digests includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a media content digest software code. The hardware processor executes the media content digest software code to identify a media content for use in generating a content digest, the media content including a timecode of the media content, to access a metadata describing the media content and indexed to the timecode, and to identify one or more constraints for the content digest. In addition, the hardware processor executes the media content digest software code to programmatically extract content segments from the media content using the metadata indexed to the timecode and based on the one or more constraints, and to generate the content digest based on the media content from the content segments.
US11089329B1	Content adaptive encoding Techniques are described for adaptive encoding different portions of media content based on content. Characteristics of GOPs of media content can be determined and used to set encoding parameters for the GOs. The GOPs can be encoded such that one GOP is encoded differently than another GOP if they have different characteristics.
US11089328B2	Bi-directional optical flow in video coding A video coder is configured to code a block of video data using bi-prediction with bi-directional optical flow. The video coder may determine an offset using bi-directional optical flow and may add the offset to prediction samples determined from the bi-prediction. In one example, the video coder code a current block of video data using bi-prediction and bi-directional optical flow, wherein the bi-directional flow does not include one or more of a rounding operation or a division by 2 in an offset calculation. Additionally, the video coder may perform a motion vector refinement calculation for the bi-directional flow, wherein the motion vector refinement calculation is compensated to account for the offset calculation not including the division by 2.
US11089324B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an image with inter layer motion information prediction according to motion information compression scheme A method, device, and computer program for motion vector prediction in scalable video encoder and decoder. The method concerns the process to determine motion information predictor in the enhancement layer of a scalable encoding scheme also known as motion derivation process. The method comprises a correction of the position in the reference layer used to pick-up the more relevant motion information available due to the compression scheme. Accordingly, motion information prediction is improved.
US11089323B2	Method and apparatus of current picture referencing for video coding A method and apparatus for a video coding system with the current picture referencing (CPR) mode enabled are disclosed. According to one method, the luma and chroma blocks of the current image are jointly coded using a same coding unit (CU) structure if the CPR mode is selected for the luma and the chroma blocks. Alternatively, if the luma and chroma components are partitioned into the luma and the chroma blocks separately using separate CU structures, the luma and chroma blocks are encoded or decoded using a coding mode selected from a coding mode group excluding the CPR mode. According to another method, the luma and chroma blocks of the current image are coded separately using a different CU structure if the CPR mode is selected for the luma and chroma blocks. In yet another method, reconstructed reference data is disclosed for the CPR mode with CU equal to PU.
US11089312B2	Method for processing image and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to an image processing method and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for decoding an image may comprise the steps of: decoding a first split flag indicating whether to split a first block using a binary tree structure; when the first split flag indicates that the first block is split, decoding split mode information indicating the direction in which the first block is split; checking whether a second block split from the first block is a square block, according to the split mode information; and when, as a result of the checking, it is determined that the second block is a square block, decoding a second split flag indicating whether to split the second block using a quad tree structure.
US11089311B2	Parameterization for fading compensation Techniques and tools for performing fading compensation in video processing applications are described. For example, during encoding, a video encoder performs fading compensation using fading parameters comprising a scaling parameter and a shifting parameter on one or more reference images. During decoding, a video decoder performs corresponding fading compensation on the one or more reference images.
US11089300B2	Conditions for starting checking HMVP candidates depend on total number minus K A method of video decoding includes checking one or more video blocks in pre-defined relative positions compared to a first video block to derive a first set of candidates, wherein each of the first set of candidates is derived from corresponding motion information of the video blocks checked, checking, upon a determination that a number of the first set of candidates has not reached a predetermined limit, one or multiple tables to derive a second set of candidates, and processing the first video block based on a bitstream representation of the first video block and the constructed candidate list.
US11089296B2	Method and apparatus for omnidirectional video coding and decoding with adaptive intra prediction In omnidirectional videos, a straight line in the rendering space may no longer appear as a straight line in the frame to be encoded, due to the projection between the encoding space and the rendering space. To adapt to the geometry of omnidirectional videos, intra prediction is performed along non-straight curves. In particular, references samples in neighboring reconstructed blocks of a current block are copied along non-straight curves to form a predicted block for the current block. The non-straight curves may be computed online based on a single intra prediction directional mode for the current block. The parameters of non-straight curves may be based on the mapping used in forming the omnidirectional videos, and the location/size of the current block. The non-straight curves may be obtained using a look-up table or an analytical function that is dependent on the location and size of the current block.
US11089287B1	Panoramic 3D camera A three-dimensional imaging system for generating a 3D panoramic video/image is disclosed. The three-dimensional imaging system includes a plurality of stereoscopic pairs of compound cameras which are separated by a predefined distance d. The imaging system is configured to operate in a first mode to generate panoramic images simultaneously using the compound cameras. Spatial distortion and temporal distortion are calculated for each column in a region of overlap of the field of view of the panoramic images generated. The column for which the spatial and temporal distortion is minimum is marked as a seam location. The marked seam location is changed based on location of a motion in the column for which the calculated spatial and temporal distortion is minimum.
US11089273B2	Image display system and control method for image display system A remote controller respectively transmits an infrared operation signal to a projector, a Bluetooth operation signal to an image supply apparatus, and both the operation signals when respective operation keys of first, second, and third key groups are operated. When a menu key is operated, the projector performs control for displaying a menu image and output of an operation restricting command to the image supply apparatus, and, when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the output of the operation restricting command, performs control for ending the display of the menu image and output of a restriction releasing command to the image supply apparatus. The image supply apparatus stops control corresponding to an operation signal corresponding to the third key group from when the operation restricting command is input until when the restriction releasing command is input.
US11089270B2	Solid-state imaging device and imaging device including the same A solid-state imaging device includes pixels arranged in matrix form, each including a photoelectric converter and first transfer electrodes, and control lines connected to mutually-corresponding ones of the first transfer electrodes in pixels arranged in a specific row. The pixels include first pixels that receive visible light and second pixels that receive infrared light. Each of floating diffusion layer-including pixels, which are some of the plurality of pixels, further includes a floating diffusion layer and a readout circuit. Each floating diffusion layer-lacking pixel shares the floating diffusion layer with one of the first pixels arranged in a column direction. At least some of the control lines are further connected to the first transfer electrodes of pixels arranged adjacent in the column direction to respective ones of the pixels arranged in the specific row and that share at least one of the floating diffusion layers.
US11089263B2	System and method for facilitating consumer engagement through a video communication network A computer network for facilitating engagement between consumers present at a premises and agents is disclosed. The network comprises touchscreen computers with cameras and configured to communicate with an agent computer and send a continuous uplink video stream to the agent computer. Activation of a button sends a notification to the agent computer comprising a camera and configured to continuously and simultaneously display multiple uplink video streams from the touchscreen computers and receive the notification of activation. The agent computer displays a graphical indication of the notification of activation associated with the video stream received from that touchscreen computer and detection of a selection captures a video stream by the camera of the agent computer and establishes a video channel with the touchscreen computer to send the captured video stream as a downlink video stream from the agent computer to that selected touchscreen computer.
US11089261B2	Image component detection A processor unit configured to identify blocks of a frame of a video sequence to be excluded from a motion-compensated operation, the processor unit comprising: a frame processor configured to process pixel values of a first frame to characterise blocks of one or more pixels of the first frame as representing at least a portion of a graphic object; a frame-difference processor configured to determine difference values between blocks of the first frame and corresponding blocks of a second frame, and to process said difference values to characterise blocks of the first frame as representing an image component that is static between the first and second frames; a block identifier configured to identify blocks of the first frame as protected blocks in dependence on blocks characterised as: (i) representing at least a portion of a graphic object; and (ii) representing an image component that is static between the first and second frames, wherein the identified protected blocks are to be excluded from the motion compensated operation.
US11089253B2	Image sensor with controllable conversion gain An image sensor includes a pixel that includes a photoelectric conversion element converting an incident light to an electrical signal, a switch adjusting a capacitance of a floating diffusion (FD) node at which charges corresponding to the electrical signal are stored, and a readout circuit outputting an output voltage based on the FD node. An A/D converter may sample the output voltage transferred from the readout circuit through an output line respectively at a first time and a second time and generate a digital code based on a difference therebetween. A conversion gain controller may generate a conversion gain control signal by comparing the output voltage transferred from the readout circuit through the output line with a threshold voltage at a third time between the first and second times and provide the conversion gain control signal to the switch to set conversion gain of the pixel.
US11089252B2	Pixel with global shutter A pixel includes a photosensitive circuit, a sense node, a first transistor and a first capacitor. A first electrode of the first capacitor is connected to a control terminal of the first transistor. A second electrode of the first capacitor is to a node of application of a first control signal.
US11089249B2	Imaging apparatus and electronic equipment The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and electronic equipment that can reduce noise. A photoelectric conversion element, a conversion unit that converts a signal from the photoelectric conversion element into a digital signal, a bias circuit that supplies a bias current for controlling a current flowing through an analog circuit in the conversion unit, and a control unit that controls the bias circuit on the basis of an output signal from the conversion unit are provided, and at the start of transfer of a charge from the photoelectric conversion element, the control unit boosts a voltage at a predetermined position of the analog circuit. The conversion unit converts the signal from the photoelectric conversion element into a digital signal using a slope signal whose level monotonously decreases with time. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an imaging apparatus.
US11089247B2	Systems and method for reducing fixed pattern noise in image data The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for image data processing. In certain embodiments, an image processing pipeline may be configured to receive a frame of the image data having a plurality of pixels acquired using a digital image sensor. The image processing pipeline may then be configured to determine a first plurality of correction factors that may correct each pixel in the plurality of pixels for fixed pattern noise. The first plurality of correction factors may be determined based at least in part on fixed pattern noise statistics that correspond to the frame of the image data. After determining the first plurality of correction factors, the image processing pipeline may be configured to configured to apply the first plurality of correction factors to the plurality of pixels, thereby reducing the fixed pattern noise present in the plurality of pixels.
US11089246B2	Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus Accuracy in obtaining polarization information can be improved in a solid-state imaging device including a polarization pixel. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of polarization pixels that obtains a polarization signal of incident light, a semiconductor substrate on which the plurality of polarization pixels is arranged, and a circuit layer provided on a surface facing a surface of the semiconductor substrate on which the incident light is made incident, the circuit layer including a polarization pixel circuit that performs signal processing on the polarization signal obtained by the polarization pixels, in which a blank area that separates the plurality of polarization pixels from each other is provided over the entire circumference of the plurality of polarization pixels.
US11089245B2	Image sensor circuit and image depth sensor system The present disclosure provides an image sensor circuit, including: a pixel array, including a plurality of pixel series, where a pixel series in the plurality of pixel series includes a plurality of pixel circuits; and a clock signal generating circuit, coupled to a first end and a second end of the pixel series; where a first clock signal is propagated from the first end of the pixel series to the second end of the pixel series at a first time; and where a second clock signal is propagated from the second end of the pixel series to the first end of the pixel series.
US11089244B2	Small pixel high dynamic range pixel sensor An imaging array and a pixel sensor are disclosed. One of the pixel sensors in the imaging array includes a photodiode having a cathode connected to an electron storage node and an anode connected to a hole storage node. An overflow path connects the electron storage node via an overflow gate that allows electrons to leak off of the electron storage node into the overflow path if the electron storage node has a potential less than a leakage potential. A floating diffusion node is connected to the electron storage node by a transfer gate and the overflow path by an overflow path gate. A hole storage node reset gate connects the hole storage node to ground. A hole storage capacitor is connected between the hole storage node and ground, and an overflow path coupling capacitor connects the hole storage node to the overflow path.
US11089242B2	RGBW image sensor, binning method in image sensor and computer readable medium for performing the method An RGBW image sensor, a binning method in an image sensor, and a computer readable medium for performing the method are provided, and the binning method in an image sensor includes selecting one or more binning target pixels for each of a red pixel, a green pixel, a blue pixel, and a white pixel, constituting a pixel array of an RGBW image sensor with a uniform array pattern, generating binning pixel data for each of the red pixel, the green pixel, the blue pixel, and the white pixel, based on pieces of pixel data corresponding to the binning target pixel, and rearranging pixels, represented by the binning pixel data, to be equal to the entirety or a portion of the uniform array pattern and to be equally spaced apart from each other.
US11089241B2	Pixel cell with multiple photodiodes In one example, a method comprises: transmitting a first signal to transfer a first portion of a first charge from a first photodiode to a first charge sensing unit to obtain a first measurement result and transmitting a second signal to transfer a second portion of the first charge from the first photodiode to a second charge sensing unit to obtain a second measurement result. The timing of transmission of the first signal and the second signal are based on the indirect time-of-flight measurement operation. The method further comprises performing the indirect time-of-flight measurement operation based on the first measurement result and the second measurement result; transmitting a third signal to transfer a second charge from a second photodiode to the second charge sensing unit via the first photodiode to obtain a third measurement result; and performing a D sensing operation based on the third measurement result.
US11089239B1	System and method to modify undercarriage camera image feed One general aspect includes a system to modify an image feed from a second camera of a vehicle, the system includes a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, where the executable instructions enable the processor to receive a first image feed from a first camera located on the vehicle; monitor one or more image characteristics of the first image feed; receive the second image feed from the second camera located on the vehicle; and based on the monitored one or more image characteristics of the first image feed, modify the second image feed such that one or more image characteristics of the second image feed are substantially similar to the monitored one or more image characteristics of the first image feed.
US11089238B2	Personalized videos featuring multiple persons Disclosed are systems and methods for providing personalized videos featuring multiple persons. An example method includes receiving a user selection of a video having at least one frame with at least a target face and at least one further target face and receiving an image of a source face and a further image of a further source face. The method further includes modifying the image of the source face to generate an image of a modified source face and modifying the further image of the further source face to generate an image of a modified further source face. In the at least one frame of the video, the target face is replaced with the image of modified source face and the at least one further face is replaced with the modified further source face to generate a personalized video. The personalized video is sent to at least one further user.
US11089237B2	Imaging apparatus, vehicle and image capturing method An imaging apparatus mountable on a moveable apparatus includes a plurality of lighting-imaging units, each configured to capture an image of a different area on an object in a direction intersecting with a movement direction of the moveable apparatus. The each of the plurality of lighting-imaging units includes a light source unit configured to illuminate a partial area on the object as a lighting area; and an image capture unit configured to capture an image of an image capture area set within the lighting area. The plurality of lighting-imaging units captures an image of a non-overlapped lighting area on the object where the lighting areas of the plurality of lighting-imaging units do not overlap with each other.
US11089235B2	Systems and methods for automatic detection and correction of luminance variations in images Systems and methods for reducing a flicker are provided. In some exemplary implementations, the systems and methods may detect a luminance variation indicator in a plurality of images captured by a camera having one or more camera parameters. The luminance variation indicator may include one of a luminance variation frequency or a luminance variation cycle. The exemplary systems and methods may determine a flicker frequency corresponding to the detected luminance variation indicator based at least in part on the camera parameters. The exemplary systems and methods may adjust at least one of the camera parameters to reduce the flicker based on the determined flicker frequency.
US11089234B2	Systems and methods of image enhancement Example embodiments are directed to a system of image enhancement. An interface device is configured to receive as input one or more input images. The one or more input images have one or more exposure values. A processing device is configured to execute an exposure value (EV) resampling module to generate one or more resampled images having exposure values different from the one or more exposure values of the one or more input images. The resampled images have a range of exposure values. The processing device is configured to execute a filtering module to filter the resampled images, and output a set of filtered images. The processing device is configured to execute a blending module to sequentially blend the set of filtered images, and output a merged image.
US11089233B2	Electronic device and a method for generating an image through synthesis of date acquired using a plurality of pixels having different light-receiving time durations An electronic device is provided that includes an image sensor of first pixels receiving light for a first duration and second pixels receiving light for a shorter second duration, and a processor to acquire first and second raw data including first long pixel values through the first pixels and first short pixel values through the second pixels, second long pixel values through the first pixels and second short pixel values through the second pixels, and third raw data based on the first and second raw data. The third raw data includes third long pixel values and third short pixel values, and each of the third long pixel values is an average value of a first and a second long pixel value and each of the third short pixel values is a value obtained by gamma correcting a sum of a first and a second short pixel value.
US11089232B2	Computer-vision-based object tracking and guidance module An apparatus comprises a mount body by which the apparatus is secured to a structure. A camera assembly includes an image sensor adapted to capture images within its field of view. A lighting assembly houses one or more light sources including a directional light source. A control-board assembly fixed to the mount body, houses control boards including one or more processors configured to acquire information about an object, to associate a location within the field of view of the image sensor with the object, to point light emitted by the directional light source at the location associated with the obj ect by rotating the lighting assembly and turning the laser assembly, and, based on an image acquired from the camera assembly, to detect change within the field of view of the image sensor corresponding to placement or removal of the object.
US11089230B2	Capturing apparatus, capturing module, capturing system, and capturing apparatus control method A compound-eye capturing apparatus provided with a plurality of imaging devices captures a plurality of items of image data with the same image quality. First pixels for generating first pixel signals are arranged in a first pixel array part. Second pixels for generating second pixel signals are arranged in a second pixel array part. A first setting part sets an exposure time and a first gain for the first pixel signals on the basis of an appropriate exposure value. A second setting part adjusts the first gain on the basis of a difference in sensitivity between a first monocular camera module provided with the first pixel array part and a second monocular camera module provided with the second pixel array part, and sets the adjusted first gain as a second gain for the second pixel signals. A control part causes the first and second pixel array parts to be exposed over the exposure time. An amplification part amplifies the output first and second pixel signals by the first and second gains.
US11089229B2	In-vehicle camera system and image processing apparatus Automatic exposure control of an in-vehicle camera is performed under dark driving environments such as at night. An in-vehicle camera system includes a vehicle camera mounted in a vehicle configured to capture surroundings of the vehicle, and control circuitry that controls an exposure level of an image captured by the vehicle camera, the control of the exposure level being based on brightness information of a detection area set within the image, the detection area being a portion of the captured image and configured to output the image having exposure control performed thereon to a display.
US11089226B2	Camera module, terminal device with protrusible camera, and image capturing method A camera module includes a camera assembly, a first driving assembly, and a second driving assembly. The second driving assembly is configured to drive the camera assembly and the first driving assembly to move in a first direction. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the camera assembly to rotate. The first driving assembly includes a first electric motor, a first power output element, and a first transmission drivingly connecting the first electric motor to the first power output element. The camera assembly is mounted to the first power output element.
US11089222B2	Shake correction device, shake correction method, shake correction program, lens device, and imaging device A shake correction device that corrects a shake of a captured image captured by an imager which images subjects through an imaging optical system, and includes: a movement detection sensor as defined herein; a drive mechanism as defined herein; an optical splitter as defined herein; a subject light detector as defined herein; and a processor as defined herein, and the processor calculates distances of the subjects formed on the light receiving surface of the subject light detector from the imaging optical system based on output signals of the subject light detector, and detects the movement amount as the second movement in a case where a movement amount of the subject of which the distance is maximum exceeds a threshold value.
US11089220B2	Electronic test device, method and computer-readable medium A method of evaluating performance of an electronic device that includes a camera is provided. The method includes: setting, by at least one processor, operating conditions of at least one shaker by accessing a database associating a plurality of imaging environments with the operating conditions; acquiring, by the at least one processor, images of a subject from the electronic device, the images being captured while the at least one shaker is operating according to the operating conditions; identifying, by the at least one processor, evaluation scores that correspond to a plurality of characteristics for each of the images; and identifying, by the at least one processor, the performance of the electronic device compensating for the operating conditions of the at least one based on the based on the evaluation scores.
US11089219B1	Fixed selfi-device A selfi-device that allows a person to take a picture or video of him or herself at a remote and picturesque location. The selfi-device comprises of a housing that houses a solar photovoltaic system, a motor that attaches to a retractable arm, an articulated joint that is attached to the retractable arm, an adjustable clamp that is attached to the articulated joint, a light source that is attached to an outer portion of the housing, a processor that is composed of a transceiver, a memory and a program that allows a user to connect to a wireless network or satellite, the solar photovoltaic system is operative connected to the motor, the light source, and the processor. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the selfi-device will have at least one input source that will allow a user to activate the selfi-device.
US11089217B2	Image-pickup apparatus and control method thereof An image-pickup apparatus suppresses noise at a high speed while reducing power consumption by controlling the number of sampling operations in signal processing for suppressing noise of an imaging element. The image-pickup apparatus of the present invention includes an imaging element having a plurality of pixel units, a control unit performing first control of acquiring a first signal that is a noise signal from the pixel units and second control of acquiring a second signal based on signal charge generated by photoelectric conversion units of the pixel units, and a signal processing unit subtracting the first signal from the second signal, and the control unit performs control of changing the number of sampling operations of the second signal.
US11089216B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method Disclosed is an image processing apparatus in which an image receiver receives a plurality of captured images, where image-captured ranges partially overlap, from an image-capturing device and stores the plurality of captured images in an input buffer, a composite region setter sets a composite region such that a portion projected in the vicinity of a polar point of a celestial sphere panoramic image is wider than a portion projected in the vicinity of an equator of the celestial sphere panoramic image, in an overlapping image-captured range of at least two captured images, an image composer performs composite processing on overlapping images in the composite region, connects the plurality of captured images, generates the celestial sphere panoramic image, and stores the generated image to an output buffer, and an image transmitter transmits the celestial sphere panoramic image to a display device.
US11089214B2	Generating output video from video streams A system and method are provided for generating an output video, such as a video panorama, from a plurality of video streams representing different recordings of a scene. The plurality of video streams may be analyzed to identify at least one part of at least one of the plurality of video streams which is to be used in the output video, thereby identifying a contributing part of a video stream. Orchestration metadata may be generated identifying the contributing part. The orchestration metadata may be provided to a stream source from which the video stream originated to enable the stream source to selectively stream the contributing part of the video stream. Effectively, a selection of the stream's video data may be made to avoid or reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage.
US11089213B2	Information management apparatus and information management method, and video reproduction apparatus and video reproduction method Reproduction position information of a free viewpoint video is formatted to be easy for a viewer to understand, and managed.Words of a photographer, the words being uttered when the photographer was impressed at a time of shooting a scenery of the real world, are used as a tag of the shot video, and the words are managed in association with a viewpoint position and a viewing direction, and shooting time. Alternatively, words of the viewer viewing the free viewpoint video, the words being uttered when the viewer was impressed by a certain scene, are used as a tag of the shot video, and the words are managed in association with a viewpoint position and a viewing direction, and shooting time corresponding to the reproduction position. The viewer can cue a desired free viewpoint video by using a tag with which tagging has been performed by the viewer himself/herself or another person.
US11089210B2	Configurable image sensor In one example, a method comprises: receiving programming data; determining, based on the programming data, at least one of: an integration period in which a charge storage unit including a floating drain accumulates charge received from a photodiode, or a number of times of sampling the charge; enabling the photodiode to accumulate residual charge, and to transmit overflow charge to the charge storage unit after the photodiode saturates; controlling the charge storage unit to accumulate at least a part of the overflow charge received from the photodiode within the integration period; controlling a quantizer to sample the at least a part of the overflow charge or the residual charge for the number of times to obtain the number of samples; and controlling the quantizer to quantize the number of samples to generate the number of quantization results.
US11089208B2	Method and system for user feedback in a motion constrained image stabilization system The disclosure describes systems and methods for a stabilization mechanism. The stabilization mechanism may be used in conjunction with an imaging device. The method may be performed by a control system of the stabilization mechanism and includes obtaining a device setting from an imaging device. The method may also include obtaining a configuration of the stabilization mechanism. The method includes determining a soft stop based on the device setting, the configuration, or both. The soft stop may be a virtual hard stop that indicates to the stabilization mechanism to reduce speed as a field of view of the imaging device approaches the soft stop. The method may also include setting an image stabilization mechanism parameter based on the determined soft stop.
US11089207B2	Imaging processing method and apparatus for camera module in night scene, electronic device and storage medium The present disclosure provides an imaging processing method and apparatus for a camera module in a night scene, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting a current shake level of the camera module in a night scene shooting mode; determining, according to the current shake level of the camera module, a number of images to be collected and a reference sensitivity corresponding to each of the images to be collected; determining an exposure duration corresponding to each of the images to be collected according to an illuminance of a current shooting scene and the reference sensitivity corresponding to each of the image to be collected; collecting images in sequence according to the reference sensitivity and the exposure duration corresponding to each of the images to be collected; and performing a synthesis processing on the collected images to generate a target image.
US11089201B2	Dual-core focusing image sensor, focusing control method for the same, and electronic device The present disclosure discloses a dual-core focusing image sensor, a focusing control method for the same and an electronic device. The dual-core focusing image sensor includes an array of photosensitive pixels, an array of filter units arranged on the array of photosensitive pixels and an array of micro lenses arranged above the array of filter units. The array of micro lenses includes at least one first micro lens and a plurality of second micro lenses, each second micro lens is corresponding to one photosensitive pixel, each first micro lens is corresponding to one focusing photosensitive unit, each focusing photosensitive unit includes N*N photosensitive pixels, and at least a part of the focusing photosensitive unit is covered by a white filter unit, where N is an even number greater than or equal to 2.
US11089199B2	Accessory device, imaging apparatus, and methods for controlling the same A communication control unit of an interchangeable lens transmits information regarding distance information corresponding to the focus lens position to a camera main body to which the interchangeable lens unit is attached. The camera main body include a display unit, and perform display at the display unit based on the information received from the interchangeable lens.
US11089195B2	Camera module shielding mechanism and electronic device A technique enhances security measures in the IoT by reducing leakage of private images and degraded security due to unauthorized image capturing, eliminates the possibility that an unintended image is captured and stored, and also shows people around the user that the camera function of an electronic device is not working. A camera module shielding mechanism for shielding a camera module by retracting the camera module into a housing of an electronic device includes a support member supporting the camera module, a slide support supporting the support member in a slidable manner, an urging member that urges the support member in a direction in which the camera module protrudes from the housing, a locking member that locks the support member with the camera module retracted in the housing, and an actuator that unlocks the locking member.
US11089194B2	Pop-up camera module and electronic device A camera module includes: a control body, a lens assembly and at least one magnetic member. The control body includes a circuit board and a spatial magnetic field sensing member disposed on the circuit board. The lens assembly is configured to be controlled to move, so as to generate relative displacement between the lens assembly and the spatial magnetic field sensing member. The at least one magnetic member is assembled to the lens assembly to generate a preset magnetic field around the lens assembly. Along with a movement of the lens assembly, the spatial magnetic field sensing member senses changes of the preset magnetic field.
US11089190B2	Forming combined image by imaging system with rotatable reflector The following relates to forming a combined image by an imaging system with a rotatable reflector. A reflector is rotated about an axis to a first position relative to an image sensor. At the first position, the reflector directs light from a first portion of a view corresponding to an external environment towards the image sensor. An image of the first portion of the view is captured by the image sensor. The reflector is rotated about the axis to a second position relative to the image sensor. At the second position, the reflector directs light from a second portion of the view corresponding to the external environment towards the image sensor. An image of the second portion of the view is captured by the image sensor. The image of the first portion and the image of the second portion are combined to form an image corresponding to the view.
US11089189B2	Camera module and terminal A camera module includes a lens and a voice coil motor (VCM), and the lens is placed in the VCM, where a first portion of an inner side of the VCM is attached to a first portion of an outer side of the lens, and a second portion of the inner side of the VCM is provided with a screw thread structure recessed relative to the first portion of the inner side of the VCM. The screw thread structure and a second portion of the outer side of the lens form a groove portion, and the groove portion is filled with adhesive. The first portion of the VCM is a lower portion, and the second portion of the VCM is an upper portion. The first portion of the lens is a lower portion, and the second portion of the lens is an upper portion.
US11089182B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method A character area is identified in each page by detecting an area in which edge pixels continue in an edge image generated based on each page of a target image. A method of compressing data of each page of the target image is selected based on a ratio of the character area to each page of the edge image. First page data is generated by combining: outlined data of the character area of each page of the target image for which the first compression method has been selected; and compressed data of a background area other than the character area. Second page data is generated by compressing all data of each page of the target image for which the second compression method has been selected, and document data of the plurality of pages is generated by combining the first page data and the second page data.
US11089179B2	Image processing apparatus, system, and computer program product capable of performing image processing on target image with respect to image data of the target image corresponding to target image state by acquired display image An image processing apparatus includes a unit that acquires image data of a target image which is a target of image processing, a unit that acquires a display image showing a target image state, and a unit that performs image processing corresponding to the target image state with respect to the image data of the target image, based on the acquired display image.
US11089175B2	Systems and methods for identifying and transferring sheets Provided are systems and methods for identifying, isolating, and/or aligning sheets. An identification system can facilitate accurate identification of a sheet by (i) vacating one or more components of the system that are not the sheet from a zone of detection, and/or (ii) determining a reference axis of the sheet. An isolation system can facilitate accurate isolation of a sheet by (i) providing targeted air flow, and/or (ii) introducing a wave into the sheet. Identification systems and/or isolation systems described herein may facilitate isolation of sheets that were previously fastened together by one or more fasteners. An alignment system can facilitate accurate alignment of a first sheet at an upstream location relative to a second sheet at a downstream location via machine learning.
US11089172B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a first outer cover, a second outer cover adjacent to the first outer cover, a third outer cover adjacent to both of the first outer cover and the second outer cover, a common positioning portion provided on the first outer cover and configured to position both of the second outer cover and the third outer cover relative to the first outer cover, a first positioned portion provided on the second outer cover and configured to be positioned relative to the common positioning portion, and a second positioned portion provided on the third outer cover and configured to be positioned together with the first positioned portion relative to the common positioning portion.
US11089170B2	Control method A control method includes outputting an estimated feature value based on first layout data generated by a user, generating an album creation parameter based on the output estimated feature value, generating layout data based on the generated album creation parameter and an image used for second layout data generated by a user, and updating the album creation parameter based on a feature value based on the generated layout data and a feature value based on the second layout data. The first data and the second are uploaded to a server. When a number of pieces of layout data uploaded to the server is fewer than a predetermined number, data in units of album double-page spreads is used as the first layout data. When the number of layout data uploaded to the server is greater than the predetermined number, data in units of albums is used as the first layout data.
US11089165B2	Retrofitable internet-enabled access control system and method A communication device, system, and method configured for retrofitting into an existing dwelling unit intercom handset in an existing hard-wired building access system can be used to convert the existing building access system to one that is internet connected for remotely unlocking a door, gate, and/or similar. The communication device can be powered by drawing a small and controlled amount of current from the source that powers the unlock coil for the existing hard-wired building access system. The communication device can be configured to receive and transmit a ringer signal over the internet. The communication device can be configured to transmit an unlock signal to the lock deactivation module of the existing hard-wire building access system in response to information received from the internet and/or the ringer signal.
US11089164B2	Teleconference recording management system An example operation may include one or more of receiving a plurality of local audio files from a plurality of audio devices that participated in a teleconference, where each local audio file includes a locally captured audio recording of a user of a respective audio device during the teleconference, generating combined audio playback information for the teleconference based on the plurality of local audio files received from the plurality of audio devices, the generating including detecting audio portions within the plurality of local audio files and synchronizing a playing order of the detected audio portions based on timing information included in the plurality of local audio files, and transmitting the combined audio playback information of the teleconference to at least one audio device among the plurality of audio devices.
US11089163B2	Automated queuing system and queue management Electronic conferences often comprise a mixture of on-site and remote participants. A moderator may selectively engage remote participants for full-duplex interactions, such in response to the remote participant “raising their hand” to signal a question or desire to speak. Systems and methods are provided to enable a moderator to utilize natural speech to be utilized as voice commands, and with no other input, to cause a remote participant to be unmuted, enabling full-duplex for the associated remote terminal, and when the question is done, re-muted and thereby returned to half-duplex.
US11089161B2	Automated message generation to a subject matter expert in response to a phone call Automated message generation to a subject matter expert in response to a phone call is provided. A computing device receives a message identifying a telephone call that terminates at the computing device based on a destination number. Caller identification information, comprising at least a calling device number, is determined based on the message. An item identifier (ID) associated with the telephone call is determined. Information about an item that corresponds to the item ID is accessed. The information is sent to the calling device number. A message that includes the calling device number and item information that identifies the item is sent to a contact device.
US11089156B1	Testing emergency text services Systems and methods for testing a text-to-911 system of a public safety answering point (PSAP) are described herein. The systems and methods provide for an administrative line that the PSAP, whereby a user can test the PSAP and determine if information that would be used by the PSAP in the case of an emergency is correct.
US11089152B2	Placement of a missed call A method, a missed call client application (MCCA) deployed on a calling party device, and a missed call management system (MCMS) are provided for placing a missed call from a source number of the calling party device to a destination number of a called party device. The MCMS receives the source number and the destination number from the calling party device through a data network or a telecommunication network based on a presence of connectivity between the calling party device and the data network as detected by the MCCA. The MCMS places a missed call from the source number to the destination number by placing a call to the destination number with an identification of an originator of the call as the source number and terminating the call when the call successfully reaches the destination number prior to completion of the call.
US11089145B2	Voice-activated call pick-up for mobile device Disclosed embodiments are directed an application program configured to run on a user's mobile device can allow voice-activated call pick-up to the user, without the user having to use his or her hands for picking up the call. For example, the application program can initially be trained to a user's voice command. When an incoming call is received at the mobile device, the user can pick up the call by issuing a voice command. In some embodiments, the application program can determine whether to allow voice-activated pick-up of calls based on data collected from multiple sensors associated with the vehicle, the mobile device, or a remote source.
US11089144B2	Head-mounted display apparatus for retaining a portable electronic device with display Head-mounted display systems and methods of operation that allow users to couple and decouple a portable electronic device such as a handheld portable electronic device with a separate head-mounted device (e.g., temporarily integrates the separate devices into a single unit) are disclosed. The portable electronic may be physically coupled to the head-mounted device such that the portable electronic device can be worn on the user's head. The portable electronic device may be operatively coupled to the head-mounted device such that the portable electronic device and head mounted device can communicate and operate with one another. Each device may be allowed to extend its features and/or services to the other device for the purpose of enhancing, increasing and/or eliminating redundant functions between the head-mounted device and the portable electronic device.
US11089134B1	System, method, and computer program product for coordination among multiple devices In various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided involving, at an electronic device with a display: while displaying a first application on the display, detecting a first input that corresponds to a request to share first content from the first application; in response to detecting the first input, displaying a sharing interface that includes a plurality of options for sharing the first content, wherein the sharing interface includes: a first predefined region for displaying one or more user-first sharing options for sharing content directly with other users; and a second predefined region separate from the first predefined region for displaying protocol-first sharing options for sharing content using a user-selected protocol of a plurality of protocols.
US11089132B2	Extensibility for context-aware digital personal assistant Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing extensibility with regard to a context-aware digital personal assistant. For instance, a description of a capability of a target (e.g., a software target) may be received. Examples of a target include but are not limited to an application (e.g., a software application), a service, a bot, and a website. In a first example, a digital personal assistant may be caused to perform operation(s) based at least in part on a context of a user. In a second example, whether the digital personal assistant performs operation(s) that are configured to be triggered by first aspect(s) of the context of the user is controlled based at least in part on second aspect(s) of the context of the user. The operation(s) include notifying the user of the capability and/or implementing the capability on behalf of the user.
US11089129B2	Accelerated network delivery of channelized content An accelerated delivery system for network content comprises local content storage and an associated local network appliance deployed proximate to at least one, and in some embodiments many, consumer devices. The local network appliance communicates with the consumer devices, and also communicates over the internet with original content servers and, importantly, a central processing cloud, to maintain a store of content that consumers are predicted to want to download.
US11089127B2	Electronic device and method for providing IP network service An electronic device, according to one of the various embodiments of the present disclosure, includes: a memory; a communication module that transmits and receives messages; and a processor that, when a non-IP service-based message is received, creates an IP-based message including at least some of the non-IP service-based message, and provides the created IP-based message. In addition, various embodiments are provided.
US11089125B2	Interactive notification panels in a computing system Described herein are systems and methods for providing interactive notification panels to a user. A bot apparatus receives a notification from an application program and transforms the notification into one or more interactive notification panels configured to receive user inputs and/or to provide an output to at least one user input. Based on at least one user input, the bot apparatus transmits data to the application program, which causes the application program to perform one or more actions.
US11089121B2	Systems and methods for content audience analysis via encoded links The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for analyzing content audience by generating respective encoded links for content publishers, determining, for each content publisher, statistics related to user interactions with encoded links, and providing user-specific or aggregate information based on the statistics. The server of a content audience analysis system receives multiple interactions with encoded links generated by the content audience analysis system and linked to resources of a first content publisher. The server may identify from the multiple interactions, multiple cookies assigned to unique client devices. The server may identify second content publishers having resources that were accessed by the client devices corresponding to the multiple cookies via encoded links generated by the server. The server may provide to the first content publisher, data corresponding to the second content publishers having resources accessed by client devices that also accessed the resources of the first content publisher.
US11089119B1	Service provider managed applications in secured networks Systems and methods for providing application services to a customer are provided. Customer-managed computing resources on a customer network may facilitate the provision of application services to a client device coupled to the customer network. Application instances providing the application services may execute either on the customer-managed computing resources or on computing resources managed by the service provider. Application services may be rendered to the customer while sensitive customer data maintains residency on storage resources on the customer network. Application instances may receive requests for services from the customer, and generate corresponding requests for particular data of the sensitive customer data. These requests may be conveyed to the endpoints on customer network capable of fulfilling the requests. Customer-managed computing resources and service provider-managed computing resources may be respective first and second subsets of a pool of shared computing resources, implemented as virtual private clouds (VPCs) accessible over respective private networks.
US11089118B1	Interlock for mesh network A system for establishing a mesh network that includes a plurality of nodes of the mesh network, wherein each of the plurality of nodes executes on one or more computing platforms. In response to coming online, each of the plurality of nodes executes an interlock that calculates a grace period for a service executed by a respective software application executing on a respective node of the plurality of nodes. The calculation is based on a previous number of services and topics communicated on the mesh network. The interlock can also reset the grace period in response to detecting a particular network event wherein the interlock prevents the service of the respective software application from communicating messages on the mesh network during a running of the grace period. The interlock can permit, in response to expiration of the grace period, the service of the respective software application to communicate messages.
US11089109B1	Smart device management via a mobile communication device based on privacy preferences A method of providing a user interface on a mobile communication device to control smart devices in an environment. The method comprises discovering a plurality of smart devices in an environment by a client application executing on a mobile communication device by initiating wireless communication between the mobile communication device and the plurality of smart devices, wherein the client application learns an electronic model identity of each of the discovered smart devices, communicating with a data store by the client application to look-up control interfaces of the discovered smart devices based on the electronic model identities of the smart devices, looking-up predefined environmental preferences associated with the mobile communication device in the data store by the client application, transmitting control commands by the client application to the plurality of smart devices based in part on the looked-up predefined environmental preferences.
US11089108B2	Method and system for anomaly detection, missing data imputation and consumption prediction in energy data The present application provides a method and system for outlier detection, anomalous behavior detection, missing data imputation and prediction of consumption in energy data for one or more energy sensors by using a unified model. The application discloses a data collection module for collect a time series data to be used as training data, a model training module for training the unified model using the collected time series data to enable computation of a plurality of parameters, and a model implementation module for implementing, by the trained unified model, the plurality of parameters on a new data of energy consumption wherein the plurality of parameters are used perform at least one from a group of outlier detection, anomaly detection, missing data imputation and prediction of consumption in energy data.
US11089102B2	Advertising network resource sharing status in SDN A method is implemented by a network device acting as a switch in a data plane of a software defined networking (SDN) network. The switch is communicatively coupled to a controller in a control plane of the SDN network, where the controller manages packet processing functionality of the switch. The method to provide data storage resource sharing information to the controller so that the controller can manage data storage resource utilization of the switch. The method includes determining which tables stored in the switch share a data storage resource of the switch and transmitting data storage resource sharing information to the controller, where the data storage resource sharing information includes an indication of the tables that share the data storage resource.
US11089100B2	Link-server caching A computer system for optimizing bandwidth usage within a cloud storage system identifies distinct requests to access a particular digital file. When the number of requests exceeds a threshold, the computer system queries a remote directory server for the particular digital file. The query system then receives, from the remote directory server, addresses to data blocks stored within multiple remote storage nodes. The system requests at least a portion of the addressed data blocks. Upon receiving the blocks, the system decodes the particular digital file from the portion of the addressed data blocks. The computer system then stores the decoded digital file within local memory and communicates the local-area network address to the remote directory server.
US11089098B2	Migration as a service-based server and agent applications migration In one example, a request to migrate a server application running on a first server to a second server with a change in a version of the server application may be received. Migration information may be provided to a cloud-based Migration as a Service provider based on the request. An application migration component may be received from the cloud-based Migration as a Service provider upon validation of the migration information. The server application may be migrated from the first server to the second server with the change in the version of the server application using the application migration component and the cloud-based Migration as a Service provider. A first version of an agent application in a client may be upgraded with a modified version of the agent application using the application migration component.
US11089097B2	Method and system for recovering data in distributed computing system The time required for recovery in a distributed computing system can be reduced. At least one node (for example a server) or a different computer (for example a management server) are provided in the distributed computing system which includes a plurality of nodes existing at a plurality of sites. One or more sites at which one or more nodes that hold one or more datasets identical to one or more datasets held by a node to be recovered are identified. For the recovery, it is determined, on the basis of the one or more identified sites, a restore destination site that is a site of a node to which the one or more identical datasets are to be restored from among the plurality of sites.
US11089096B2	Management of digital assets An example operation may include one or more of connecting, by a recipient node, to a blockchain network configured to store links to digital assets of an owner, selecting, by the recipient node, an asset from a ledger of the owner, executing, by the recipient node, a smart contract to determine a time frame of the asset use, executing, by the recipient node, a smart contract to download the asset to the recipient node, checking, by the recipient node, if the asset is downloaded successfully, and in response to the successful download of the asset, executing, by the recipient node, a smart contract to log an asset transfer transaction onto the blockchain.
US11089095B1	Selectively adding users to channels in a group-based communication system Methods, media, and systems are disclosed for adding new users to a channel in a group-based communication system. The system receives a request to add new users to a channel. The system adds a new user by classifying the new user's email address domain as internal or external. If the domain is internal, the first user is added to the channel as a member, and if the domain is external, the user is prompted for a type of access for the new user. If the new user's access type is guest, the new user is added to the channel as a guest. If the type of access is shared, the channel is shared with an organization associated with the domain, and the new user is added as a member of the channel that has been shared.
US11089094B2	Collaborator network creation using cloud-based metadata Systems for managing user collaboration over objects stored on a cloud-based service platform. A server in a cloud-based platform maintains a set of read/write metadata that is associated in one-to-one correspondence to stored objects that are accessible by two or more collaborators. The server does not maintain a list of peers that communicate over peer-to-peer connections, rather the server exposes a semaphore for access to the metadata that pertains to a particular one of the stored objects. The server responds to download requests from the collaborators so as to deliver executable signaling protocol computer code to the collaborators' user devices. The signaling protocol code includes semaphore access by the collaborators' user devices using an application programming interface. Two or more accesses over the same semaphore establishes a leader and at least one follower. Corresponding ephemeral peer-to-peer connections are established between the leader and the at least one follower.
US11089092B1	N-tier workload and data placement and orchestration One example method includes creating a manifest that specifies one or more requirements concerning execution of an application that resides at an end device in an N-tier configuration, identifying a workload that is associated with the application and executable at one or more edge stations of the N-tier configuration, gathering and evaluating network telemetry, orchestrating the workload based on the network telemetry and the manifest, scheduling performance of the workload at the one or more edge stations, and performing the workload at the one or more edge stations in accordance with the scheduling.
US11089089B2	Methods and systems for automated resource exchange among computing facilities The current document is directed to efficient, distributed-search methods and subsystems within distributed computer systems, including computer systems distributed over multiple sets of geographically distributed data centers, each comprising multiple discrete computer systems, such as multi-processor servers. In one implementation, the distributed-search methods and subsystems are implemented locally within participating entities as well as within one or more distributed-search engines. Each search is directed, by a participant, to identify attribute-associated entities within, provided by, connected to, or otherwise accessible to a distributed computing system having attribute values specified or indicated by the search query. Certain attribute values are continuously collected and centrally stored by the one or more centralized distributed-search engines while other attribute values are obtained through information requests distributed among participating entities.
US11089085B2	Passing of data via deep links for application components Systems and methods of passing data via resource identifiers for resources are provided herein. A data processing system can receive a first request from a client device responsive to an interaction with a content item presented on a first resource. The content item can include a resource identifier referencing a second resource accessible via an application to be installed. The first request can include the resource identifier and a device identifier. The data processing system can receive a second request from the client device responsive to an execution of the installed application. The second request can include the device identifier and an application identifier. The data processing system can determine that the application is to receive the request identifier. The data processing system can provide the resource identifier to direct the application to access the second resource for presentation via the application.
US11089084B2	Website failure analysis By determining the probability of website impairment for a subject web page, a price for an impairment warranty may be defined. A baseline time to first byte is determined for a plurality of websites, and an impaired state model is defined for a subset of the plurality of websites. Occurrences of impaired states for each website in the subset is determined. Using the impaired state model, websites among the plurality of websites having a probability of an impaired state are determined, and a frequency of impairment occurrence for all of the plurality of websites is measured. With this data, the probability of website impairment for the subject web page may be calculated.
US11089083B1	Systems and methods for locating microserver nodes in proximity to edge devices using georouting Systems and methods for locating microserver nodes in proximity to edge devices using georouting. Microservers automatically form a global peer-to-peer network to serve edge functions and content to edge devices. Edge devices use HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to execute serverless functions or otherwise retrieve data from edge nodes and/or microservers located in proximity to the HTTP client. The cloud platform locates the nearest edge node and/or microserver. Edge devices georoute HTTP requests to the nearest edge node and/or microserver. Serverless functions are implemented in secure, isolated environments using a blockchain.
US11089082B2	Providing content to co-located devices with enhanced presentation characteristics Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for providing content. A user of an initiating device is identified. Profile information for the identified user is located. The initiating device includes a display for presenting content to the user. An indication is received from an application running on the initiating device of an intent by the user to receive a first content item on a separate but co-located presentation device having enhanced presentation characteristics for presenting content. Additional content items are selected for delivery along with the first content item. The selection includes identifying a second different content item based on the profile information for the identified user and the enhanced presentation characteristics. The first and second different content items are delivered directly to the co-located presentation device without delivering the first and second different content items to the initiating device.
US11089076B1	Automated detection of capacity for video streaming origin server A system for testing the streaming capacity of a media streaming system, or of one or more origin servers thereof, includes a control system that controls the provisioning of computing resources, such as virtual machine instances, configured as load generators. The load generators establish a plurality of concurrent streams of content from the media streaming system, thus representing a plurality of connected user devices. The streams impart a load on the media streaming system; additional load generators can be added to a scalable group to increase the load. The load generators can produce monitoring data describing errors in network activity (e.g., dropped packets) and in the stream data itself (e.g., synchronization errors). A metric analysis system calculates performance metrics based on the monitoring data, and signals the control system to add or remove load generators until the load is as high as possible without degrading service, revealing the streaming capacity.
US11089074B2	Content storage and identification Content intended for delivery to one or more consuming users may be recorded by a content distribution system. The recording or archival of the content may allow users to retrieve the content at a later time without providing specific instructions to record the content. Storage of the content may include retrieving programming information describing the content and storing the information in association with the content. In one or more arrangements, descriptive data for content may be generated based on user feedback. Additionally or alternatively, content storage may include fragmentation of the content into a number of segments or segments of a specified size. Content may further be paused and resumed between multiple devices, taking into account the capabilities and compatibilities of the devices and a network through which the content is to be delivered.
US11089072B2	Real time optimized content delivery framework A content delivery system may receive and aggregate video content from one or more content sources. In a first embodiment, the content delivery system may start streaming a video to a first viewer on a first device and then receive a request for a catch up version to be streamed to a second viewer viewing a second device. The content delivery system may send replacement segments of the video that are shortened summaries to the second device until the second viewer has caught up to the first viewer on the first device. In a second embodiment, the content delivery system may detect two or more viewers and customize a video content for both viewers. In a third embodiment, the content delivery system, in real time, may customize a segment of a video (possibly using a “green screen” or overlaying a second video over the original video segment) based on characteristics of the viewer and then stream the customized video segment to the viewer.
US11089071B2	Symmetric and continuous media stream from multiple sources A data storage device may comprise a network interface configured to couple to a computer network; a memory configured to store at least one of a first, second and third media file, at least two of the first to third media files being configured differently from one another; and a processor coupled to the memory and to the network interface. The processor may be configured to generate a media stream by at least sequentially applying at least one filter to one or more of the first to third media files; sequentially reformatting one or more of the first to third media files such that each or some substantially conforms to a common format; ordering the filtered and/or reformatted media files according to a selectable metric; aggregating the media files together to generate the media stream; and making the media stream accessible to the computer network over the network interface.
US11089065B2	Efficient interactions to support internet-of-things (IoT) device power saving mode A 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) notification message may be received at a translation application at a core network of a wireless carrier network. The 3GPP notification message may include an indication of a loss of connectivity or a communication failure for an Internet-of-Things (IoT) device. The 3GPP notification message is translated by the translation application into a logically equivalent non-3GPP reachability status communication that indicates the IoT device is unreachable. The non-3GPP reachability status communication is sent by the translation application to a server of the wireless carrier network to trigger the server to queue one or more communication messages that are destined for the IoT device in a server queue. Likewise, another 3GPP notification message may be translated into an additional non-3GPP reachability status communication that causes the release of the one or more communication messages to the IoT device.
US11089060B2	Establishment of network connections A method for establishing network connections includes connecting a device to a first network, retrieving voice input of a user, sending a message including data related to the voice input to at least one gateway device on the first network, receiving configuration data for a second network via the first network in response to the message, and establishing a connection of the device to the second network using the configuration data received via the first network. Furthermore, an electronic device, a network gateway device and a system are defined.
US11089058B2	Context-based adaptive encryption A network-based appliance includes a mechanism to set-up and selectively use an “out-of-band” encryption channel. The mechanism comprises a packet parser, and a packet dispatcher, and it is integrated with an existing network layer stack that typically is not visible to host applications. In lieu of simply encrypting all data it receives, the mechanism instead analyzes one or more attributes, e.g., protocol type, application type, current encryption strength, content payload, etc., associated with a packet transmission to determine whether further encryption is required. The evaluation may include a deep packet inspection (DPI) when the information at the network layer (e.g., IP address, port number, etc.) is not sufficient to determine if the payload in the packet needs to be further encrypted. Based on the result of the analysis, packets are dispatched to the encryption channel as and when necessary. When additional encryption is not necessary, however, packet(s) are instead dispatched through an ordinary non-encrypted channel.
US11089055B1	Method for detecting a web skimmer on a “payment page” A method for detecting a web skimmer on a “Payment Page” relates to a network security, namely, a detection of a malicious code on web pages, which include fields for inputting a payment information and a user personal data, and it may be used to increase a security level in case of making online payments for goods and services. The claimed method checks elements, which are present on the web page, for a presence of the malicious code and determines an activity that is inherent to a web skimmer embedded on the web pages with a payment form, timely informs about a presence of the user characteristics and/or blocks the web page itself and provides security of the operations associated with payment of goods and services via the Internet.
US11089053B2	Phishing attempt search interface Systems, methods, and media are used to identify phishing attacks. A notification of a phishing attempt with a parameter associated with a recipient of the phishing attempt is received at a security management node. In response, an indication of the phishing attempt is presented in a phishing attempt search interface. The phishing attempt search interface may be used to search for additional recipients, identify which recipients have been successfully targeted, and provide a summary of the recipients. Using this information, appropriate security measures in response to the phishing attempt for the recipients may be performed.
US11089052B2	Systems and methods for direct in-browser markup of elements in internet content Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for contemporaneous in-browser searching, viewing, tagging, comparison, and harvesting of specific elements in digital content in a networked environment via enhanced browser environment, and for refining an operation of a portal based on the contemporaneous in-browser searching, viewing, tagging, comparison and harvesting of elements in digital content.
US11089048B2	Identifying spammer profiles A spammer profile detector uses multi-stage machine learning approach, where a content-based machine learning model, a connection graph machine learning model, and a behavior-based machine learning model are used sequentially, each model generating a score indicating the likelihood that a profile is a spammer profile. The content-based machine learning model examines and evaluates information stored in a member profile. The connection graph machine learning model examines and evaluates a member's connections. The behavior-based machine learning model examines and evaluates activities of a member represented by a member profile. The score produced by the spammer profile detector can be used to determine whether the profile should be flagged as a spammer profile, whether the profile should be omitted when determining a count of the total number of active member profiles within the system, whether the profile should be restricted or removed from the system, etc.
US11089039B2	Network traffic spike detection and management Systems and methods are described to predict spikes in requests for content on a computing network based on referrer field values of prior requests associated with spikes. Specifically, a traffic spike prediction service is disclosed that can analyze information regarding past requests on the computing network to detect a spike in requests to a content item, where a significant number of request within the spike include a common referrer field value. The traffic spike prediction service can then detect a request to a second content also including the common referrer field value, and predict that a spike is expected to occur with respect to the second content. The traffic spike prediction service can manage the expected spike by increasing an amount of computing resources available to service requests to the second content.
US11089036B2	Identifying security risks and fraud attacks using authentication from a network of websites The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for identifying potential attacks through monitoring of user credential login attempts across a network of websites. One example method includes monitoring login attempts associated with a plurality of websites and identifying a first login attempt at a first website associated with a set of user credentials. In response to determining that the set of user credentials do not correspond to a valid set of credentials, a count value associated with an entry in a failed credential log associated with the user credentials is incremented. If the count threshold associated with a compromised user credential rule is exceeded by the current count value, then the first set of credentials is identified as a set of compromised credentials and at least one protective action is initiated.
US11089032B2	Signed envelope encryption Clients within a computing environment may establish a secure communication session. Sometimes, a client may trust another client to read, but not modify, a message. Clients may utilize a cryptography service to generate a message protected against improper modification. Clients may utilize a cryptography service to verify whether a protected message has been improperly modified.
US11089030B2	Unified online content manager apparatuses, methods and systems The UNIFIED ONLINE CONTENT MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS (“Online Content Manager”) transforms identification information and selection data inputs via a search engine component, a query interface component, a profile component, a content retrieval interface component, a content management system component and a collaboration component into a profile data output, a generated query output, search results output, and a secure homepage with customized content. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to access secure content through a network; automatically constructing a query based on the request without additional input; providing the constructed query to the search engine and running the constructed query against an index of disparately owned content; trimming the results; constructing a display by placing the trimmed results of the query within a multi-source owner template interface; and providing the multi-source owner template interface to a requestor for display.
US11089025B2	Selecting encryption key using policies An information processing apparatus for selecting encryption key using policy. The information processing apparatus includes at least one processor executes instructions to input a first policy which defines a first encryption key configured to be used in communication between the information processing apparatus and plural communication apparatuses and a second policy which defines a second encryption key configured to be used in communication between the information processing apparatus and a single communication apparatus.
US11089023B2	Computer readable storage media for tiered connection pooling and methods and systems for utilizing same Systems and methods for tiered connection pooling are disclosed herein, which may be used in a method of fulfilling user requests in an enterprise computing system. The method involving generating, by a processing unit, a first connection pool comprising one or more previously used authenticated connections with a resource; generating, by the processing unit, a second connection pool comprising one or more unused authenticated connections with the resource; and generating, by the processing unit, a third connection pool comprising one or more unauthenticated connections with the resource; receiving, by the processing unit, a request from the user device to access the resource, the resource requiring authentication for access; and fulfilling, by the processing unit, the request based on a connection from the first, second, or third connection pool.
US11089011B2	Algorithm hardening in background context and external from the browser to prevent malicious intervention with the browser Disclosed examples to manage user credentials include providing new credentials from a non-rendered application to a website to perform credential resetting for the website; establishing an authenticated session for a user with the website based on the new credentials; and passing session configuration data corresponding to the authenticated session from the non-rendered application to a browser, the session configuration data to allow the browser to continue the authenticated session.
US11089009B2	System and methods for secure entry of a personal identification number (PIN) Systems and methods for credential character selection are provided. The system includes one or more sensors configured to detect a character selection and generate a character selection signal, and detect a character selection completion and generate a character selection completion signal. The system also includes one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors, the one or more processors configured to receive the character selection signal and the character selection completion signal, and generate an output signal based on the received character selection signal that includes components of a credential. The system also includes a network interface component configured to transmit the output signal. The credential characters may be components of a PIN or password. Moreover, the credential character selections may be made on one device, but displayed on a separate coupled device. The character selections may be a selection of a character or a modification of character.
US11089008B2	System and method for facilitating pre authentication of user[s] intended to access data resources Disclosed is a client system for facilitating authentication of a user characterized by validating a password, at the client machine, transmitted by a server. In order to authenticate the user, initially, the client machine transmits a User Identification (ID) to the server. Upon receipt of the User ID, the server receives the User ID from the client machine and accordingly transmits a password to the client machine. In one aspect, the password may be transmitted by identifying the password, pertaining to the User ID, from a server password database and altering the password, to be transmitted, based on the metadata by using a Random Character Generator (RCG) algorithm. Subsequently, the client machine receives the password pertaining to the User ID from the server. Post receipt of the password, the client machine compares the password with a complementary password stored in a client password database presents on a client machine. Subsequent to the comparison of the password, the client machine prepares a response to the comparison based on determination of an algorithm of a plurality of algorithms stored in the client password database. The client machine then transmits the response to the server in order to authenticate a user of the client machine. Upon receipt of the response, the server transmits an acknowledgment to the client machine. The acknowledgment may be transmitted by verifying the response upon referring to the server password database. The client machine then obtains the acknowledgment from the server. In one aspect, the acknowledgment may indicate that the user is authenticated.
US11089003B2	Browser extension for limited-use secure token payment Methods and systems for a browser extension system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a browser extension server includes a communication device configured to communicate with a first computing device executing a browser extension application and a web browser application and a second computing device executing an authentication application. The browser extension server further includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving from the first computing device an indication of a financial service account associated with the first computing device, detecting a payment field in a web page provided by the computing device through the web browser application and, in response, generating a secure token mapped to the financial service account. The operations may further include sending the second computing device an authentication request, receiving an authentication response, and populating the payment field with the secure token.
US11089001B2	Electronic apparatus and operation method thereof A method for operating an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: setting a first key for unlocking data stored in a first electronic apparatus; when the first electronic apparatus receives, from a second electronic apparatus, a second key set by the second electronic apparatus, transmitting by the first electronic apparatus, to the second electronic apparatus, first data locked using the first key and the second key; and when the first electronic apparatus receives, from the second electronic apparatus, a generation signal of a first event for the first data, transmitting the first key to the second electronic apparatus according to whether the first event is approved or not.
US11089000B1	Automated source code log generation A method, system, and program product for generating an automated source code log statement is provided. The method includes retrieving source code of a software application and associating logs and associated semantics with the source code. The source code is parsed and analyzed and log statements are generated. Attributes within the source code are identified. The log statements are inserted into the source code with respect to a specified source code level of the source code and the source code comprising the log statements is presented to a developer. A command for modifying the logs is received. In response, the logs are modified resulting in modified logs. The source code comprising the log statements and modified logs is executed.
US11088994B2	Local interception of traffic to a remote forward proxy An application using a virtual private network (VPN) is programmed to transmit proxy traffic to a remote proxy server. Traffic to the proxy server is intercepted, shifted to user space, and processed according to one or more options. Traffic may be terminated by a local proxy that resolves domain names in traffic and requests referenced content. Intercepted traffic may include plain text data in headers that is encrypted before forwarding to a different proxy server. Traffic may be evaluated, such as a User Agent string in order to determine routing choices, such as blocking, throttling, local termination, transmitting through a VPN, or other options. Multiple VPNs may operate on the same user computer and proxy traffic may be intercepted and processed by transmitting it through a VPN, bypassing all VPNs, or routing through a different VPN.
US11088992B2	Context specific keys A method for operating a network is provided. The method comprises segmenting the network into a plurality of virtual private networks, wherein each virtual private network runs on an underlying physical network; and wherein each virtual private network represents a particular context; and configuring at least some nodes within the network to send and receive traffic based on context.
US11088984B2	System and method for enabling real-time eventing A method and system for real-time eventing including interacting with at least one configuration attribute according to instructions specified through an application programming interface (API); adding subscribers for an event channel; generating an event from operation of an application; publishing the event message to the event channel on an event router; processing the event message according to the at least one configuration attribute; identifying a subscriber to the event channel; and sending the event from the event router to the subscriber.
US11088977B1	Automated image processing and content curation Systems, devices, methods, media, and instructions for automated image processing and content curation are described. In one embodiment a server computer system receives a content message from a first content source, and analyzes the content message to determine one or more quality scores and one or more content values associated with the content message. The server computer system analyzes the content message with a plurality of content collections of the database to identify a match between at least one of the one or more content values and a topic associated with at least a first content collection of the one or more content collections and automatically adds the content message to the first content collection based at least in part on the match. In various embodiments, different content values, image processing operations, and content selection operations are used to curate content collections.
US11088976B2	Information processing system capable of promoting communication between/among users, information processing apparatus, non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable program, and method of controlling information processing apparatus A first information processing apparatus includes a first message acceptance unit which accepts input of a first message and a first message transmission unit which transmits the accepted first message and first character information to a server. A second information processing apparatus includes a second message acceptance unit which accepts input of a second message and a second message transmission unit which transmits the accepted second message and second character information to the server. The first information processing apparatus further includes a representation output unit which has a display unit display in chronological order, the first message brought in correspondence with a first character based on the first character information and the second message brought in correspondence with a second character based on the second character information obtained through the server and a reproduction output unit which provides audio output of the first message and the second message.
US11088968B2	Controlling socket receive buffer for traffic optimization A network device includes a network interface for establishing a communication session with another network device, a memory to store instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions. The processor may, for each time period during the communication session, adjust a size of a receive buffer of a socket. When the processor adjusts the size, the processor, if a utilization number of the receive buffer is greater than a high threshold: may determine a first new size for the receive buffer, and set a size of the receive buffer to the first new size. If the utilization number is less than a low threshold, the processor may determine a second new size for the receive buffer; and set the size of the receive buffer to the second new size.
US11088967B2	Shared resources for multiple communication traffics Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an apparatus coupled to a communication bus, where the apparatus includes a queue and a controller to manage operations of the queue. The queue includes a first space to store a first information for a first traffic type, with a first flow class, and for a first virtual channel of communication between a first communicating entity and a second communicating entity. The queue further includes a second space to store a second information for a second traffic type, with a second flow class, and for a second virtual channel of communication between a third communicating entity and a fourth communicating entity. The first traffic type is different from the second traffic type, the first flow class is different from the second flow class, or the first virtual channel is different from the second virtual channel. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11088966B2	Managing congestion in a network adapter based on host bus performance A network adapter includes a host interface and circuitry. The host interface is configured to connect locally between the network adapter and a host via a bus. The circuitry is configured to receive from one or more source nodes, over a communication network to which the network adapter is coupled, multiple packets destined to the host, and temporarily store the received packets in a queue of the network adapter, to send the stored packets from the queue to the host over the bus, to monitor a performance attribute of the bus, and in response to detecting, based at least on the monitored performance attribute, an imminent overfilling state of the queue, send a congestion notification to at least one of the source nodes from which the received packets originated.
US11088963B2	Automatic aggregated networking device backup link configuration system An automatic aggregated networking device backup link configuration system includes a first networking device having first interfaces, and a second networking device having second interfaces. The first networking device receives second networking device information via at least some of the first interfaces coupled via respective Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs) in an aggregated ICL to respective ones of the second interfaces, and uses the second networking device information to determine that each of the at least some of the first interfaces provide the aggregated ICL to the second networking device. The first networking device then identifies one of the first interfaces that is coupled to a respective one of the second interfaces by a link that is not part of the aggregated ICL, and automatically configures the one of the first interfaces to provide the link that is not part of the aggregated ICL as a backup link.
US11088960B2	Information processing apparatus and verification system An information processing apparatus includes a processor that obtains a flow table from a switch apparatus that processes packets by using the flow table. The processor creates, for each flow registered with the flow table, a verification packet based on identification information that identifies each flow. The processor determines a number of verification packets based on a count value that represents a number of actual packets that have arrived at the switch apparatus. The processor generates the number of verification packets for each flow by copying the verification packet created for each flow. The processor determines transmission order of the generated verification packets based on the count value for each flow and time information that represents a time when a final actual packet of each flow has arrived at the switch apparatus.
US11088952B2	Network traffic control based on application path A network device may receive network traffic associated with a session, wherein the session is associated with a network. The network device may determine, from the network traffic, an application path that is associated with the session, wherein the application path is associated with a communication protocol and an application protocol. The network device may determine, based on policy information that is associated with the application path, whether the network traffic associated with the session is capable of being communicated via the network using the communication protocol and the application protocol. The network device may perform, based on whether the network traffic is determined to be capable of being communicated, an action associated with enabling or preventing communication of the network traffic.
US11088951B2	Flow classification apparatus, methods, and systems Apparatus, methods, and systems for tuple space search-based flow classification using cuckoo hash tables and unmasked packet headers are described herein. A device can communicate with one or more hardware switches. The device can include memory to store hash table entries of a hash table. The device can include processing circuitry to perform a hash lookup in the hash table. The lookup can be based on an unmasked key include in a packet header corresponding to a received data packet. The processing circuitry can retrieve an index pointing to a sub-table, the sub-table including a set of rules for handling the data packet. Other embodiments are also described.
US11088948B1	Correlating network flows in a routing service for full-proxy network appliances Systems and methods are provided to add flow identification information to packets of network traffic. Each packet can have flow identification information added based on the packet being sent to a full-proxy mode appliance. A stateful network routing service may intercept packets and determine the packets are to be sent to a full-proxy mode appliance. Based on this determination, the stateful network routing service may obtain or generate flow identification information to identify the packet. The stateful network routing service may add the information to the packet and transmit the enriched packet to a full-proxy mode network appliance. The stateful network routing service may receive a second enriched packet from the network appliance. The stateful network routing service can parse the second enriched packet for flow identification information and identify the second enriched packet based on the flow identification information.
US11088943B2	DiffServ traffic engineering compliant backup paths for fast reroute protection in MPLS Systems and methods, in a Label Edge Router (LER) which includes one or more ports and a switching fabric therebetween, include, responsive to a request for a Label Switched Path (LSP) tunnel with a specified DiffServ Traffic Engineering (DSTE) Class Type, signaling a PATH message via a port for the LSP tunnel in a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network; incorporating a FAST_REROUTE object in the PATH message which indicates Facility Bypass is desired; and incorporating the DSTE Class Type in the FAST_REROUTE object of the PATH message for a Point of Local Repair (PLR) node in the MPLS network to ensure a Facility Bypass tunnel used for the LSP tunnel supports the specified DSTE Class Type.
US11088938B2	Multi-router IGP fate sharing A method for routing communication traffic in a network includes detecting that a link in a parallel link configuration has failed and, in response, adjusting one or more metrics associated with other links in the parallel link configuration to indicate that none of the links in the parallel configuration are available. A router connected to a direct link in a parallel link configuration including one or more other routers connected to one or more indirect links, respectively, includes a memory storing configuration parameters specifying a minimum number of links required to be operational in the parallel link configuration and an artificially high cost, and a link metric adjustment module operable to set a metric of the direct link to the artificially high cost until the minimum number of required links are operational after startup of the router or failure and reactivation of the direct link.
US11088934B2	Dynamic discovery of service nodes in a network This disclosure describes various methods, systems, and devices related to dynamic service node discovery in a network. In an example method, an intermediary node receives a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message from a first node. The LLDP message includes a discovery Type-Length-Value (TLV) that indicates a location of a service node in the network. The method further includes forwarding the LLDP message to a second node.
US11088932B2	Managing network system incidents Managing network asset incidents by receiving historical network asset incident data, analyzing the historical network asset incident data to correlate incident occurrence, receiving real time network asset incident data, generating a list of network assets predicted to be affected by a real time incident, in response to receiving the real time network asset incident data, monitoring the list of network assets, and remediating a network incident for a listed network asset.
US11088928B2	Service aware conditional path monitoring In one embodiment, a method is provided service aware conditional path monitoring. The method includes determining, for a network that includes a plurality of nodes, which particular nodes of the plurality of nodes forward traffic associated with a service. The method involves identifying relevant forwarding instructions within the particular nodes that are used to forward traffic for the service. The method further includes configuring the particular nodes to perform monitoring of traffic with a higher priority given to the relevant forwarding instructions than other forwarding instructions on the particular nodes. Monitoring results are obtained from the monitoring of traffic on the particular nodes on the relevant forwarding instructions. The monitoring results are analyzed to determine assurance of the service in the network.
US11088927B2	SDN controller, system and method for task scheduling, resource provisioning and service providing A software defined network (SDN) controller for task scheduling and/or resource provisioning and/or service providing includes a receiving unit configured to receive a request for scheduling at least one task and/or provisioning at least one resource and/or providing at least one service. The SDN controller further includes a processing unit configured to schedule at least one task and/or provision at least one resource and/or provide at least one service based on the request received by the receiving unit and on an explicit constraint defined in the received request, and/or an implicit constraint imposed by the received request.

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