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US09764686B2	Light-producing assembly for a vehicle A light-producing assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The light-producing assembly includes a plurality of light and a photoluminescent structure. The photoluminescent structure includes a plurality of photoluminescent material arranged to alternate with each other. The plurality of photoluminescent materials are each configured to luminesce in a distinct color in response to excitation by a corresponding portion of the plurality of light sources.
US09764681B2	Method and device for grouping illumination units A method is described for ascertaining a group of at least two adjacently situated illumination units during the travel of a vehicle. The method includes a step of recognizing at least one first illumination unit and at least one second illumination unit in a detection range of a sensor and recognizing a subsequent departure of the first illumination unit from the detection range of the sensor. The method also includes a step of detecting a distance and/or a time which the vehicle travels after a departure of the first illumination unit from the detection range of the sensor up to a departure of the second illumination unit from the detection range of the sensor.
US09764677B2	Assistance strap for access to cargo container A device for use with a cargo compartment is provided. The device includes a fitting configured to engage a hole in a logistics track, the fitting comprising a ring that rotatably extends therefrom. An elongate strap is fixed to the ring, wherein the elongate strap extends to a free end portion, the elongate strap extends between a first end portion and a second end portion.
US09764673B2	Loading ramp and door for a storage vehicle A loading ramp for a vehicle having a storage area is disclosed, wherein the loading ramp may also serve as a substantially weather tight door for the storage area. The loading ramp comprises a frame structure attached to the vehicle by angled extension members that allow the bottom of the frame to extend below the floor of the storage area. The loading ramp is pivotally attached to the frame. A dovetail structure is built onto the angled extension members, the dovetail being angled to match the angle of the ramp. A hydraulic cylinder and automatic control system is also provided to assist in raising and lowering the ramp.
US09764666B2	Device for adjusting a motor vehicle interior component An adjusting device (1) for a motor vehicle interior component includes a housing (3) in which a rotational element (2) is provided in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis (100). A first locking element (21) is rotationally fixed to the rotational element (2), and a second locking element (22) is provided on the housing (3). The locking elements are reversibly movable relative to each other from a locked situation, in which the locking elements (21, 22) interact with each other in a positively and/or non-positively engaged manner, into an adjustment situation, in which said positive and/or non-positive engagement is released. The adjusting device has an adapter plate (23) which is provided in a rotatable manner relative to the rotational element (2) and the housing (3) and at least temporarily drives a locking element (21, 22).
US09764659B2	Ice cap for electric cable Methods and systems for an ice cap to prevent ice buildup on electrical cables or wires such as grooved cables that carry electricity to transportation vehicles are disclosed. The ice caps can be attached to grooved cables or wires and partially envelop them. The ice cap includes an inverted V-shaped structure and a pair of members descending from its apex and configured to form a canopy over the cable while allowing free access to the bottom portion of the cable by a current collector. It provides a cover over the cable allowing run off of rain, snow and sleet. Grooves present on the edges of the descending members disrupt ice buildup on the cable and increase the ice prevention efficiency of the ice cap. Descending members of the ice caps could also extend over neighboring cables to which they do not attach directly to prevent ice formation on them.
US09764654B2	Method of monitoring the capacitive filter of a battery charger A device for charging a battery, or a battery of an electric traction automotive vehicle, based on a three-phase or single-phase power supply network, including a filtering stage including a capacitive assembly and configured to be connected to the power supply network. The device includes a mechanism to monitor capacitive assembly and to detect a deviation in value of the capacitance of at least one capacitor of the capacitive assembly on the basis of voltages and currents measured across the input terminals of the filtering stage.
US09764652B2	Apparatus for replenishing a vehicle energy source The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus for replenishing vehicle resources. Vehicles can be aligned with and docked to replenishment devices. In one aspect, a flying vehicle (e.g., an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)) is aligned onto electrical recharging contacts. The flying vehicles fuel level or battery charge can be replenished with minimal, if any, human intervention. Vehicle docking (e.g., landing), alignment, and replenishment can be performed automatically. A circular ring or shaped surface of a vehicle can engage with a conical sloping surface of a docking apparatus as a vehicle moves towards and/or into the docking apparatus. The conical sloping surface shape aligns the vehicle with recharge contacts or a refueling probe at the base of the docking apparatus.
US09764649B2	Power management apparatus, power management method and power management program According to an embodiment, a power management apparatus is provided with storage means, discharge plan creation means, discharge instruction means. The storage means stores a discharge amount of a power storage device to a distribution system, correspondingly to a prescribed parameter. The discharge plan creation means, when storable regenerative power is generated, creates a discharge plan to determine a discharge amount of the power storage device, from past data stored in the storage means, of regenerative power amount of a train and the discharge amount of the power storage device to the distribution system. The discharge instruction means outputs a discharge instruction to the power storage device.
US09764648B2	Power supply system and method for a movable vehicle within a structure A power supply system and method for a vehicle movable within a structure is provided. The power supply system includes at least one energy source arranged at a fixed location within the structure to transmit energy within the structure, and a receiver, arranged on the vehicle to receive the energy transmitted from the energy source, being configured to convert the energy to electrical power and/or thrust.
US09764647B2	Main conversion device for electric vehicle The first power converter is connected with a circuit connected with an overhead line, and an intermediate link, and mutually converts power. The second power converter is connected with the intermediate link, and a circuit electrically connected with an induction motor, and mutually converts power. The auxiliary power-supply device receives power from the intermediate link, and supplies power to a load. The operation controller controls the operation/deactivation of the first power converter based on acceleration and speed of a vehicle, auxiliary source power, and a restriction value for regenerative power to the overhead line in such a way that the power to be supplied to the auxiliary power-supply device becomes equal to or larger than the auxiliary source power, and the regenerative power flowing to the overhead line 105 becomes equal to or smaller than the restriction value.
US09764644B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a motor disposed so as to be offset to one side with respect to a center of the vehicle in a front-to-rear direction and a frame member for supporting the motor via at least two supporting devices. A first fixing portion which is situated relatively closer to the one side is formed in a higher position in a vertical direction than a second fixing portion which is situated closer to the other side. An electric wire fixing portion of the motor is formed in a position below an imaginary straight line which passes through a center of the first fixing portion and a center of the second fixing portion, in a side view of the motor.
US09764643B2	Vehicle A vehicle is provided with an electrical storage device, a first connector capable of charging and discharging the power of the electrical storage device, a second connector capable of charging and discharging the power of the electrical storage device, and an ECU for controlling charging and discharging performed via the first connector and the charging and discharging performed via the second connector. The ECU selects and implements any one of the following according to the operation of an operation unit provided to a first plug connected to the first connector: discharging from the electrical storage device via the first connector, charging to the electrical storage device via the first connector, discharging from the electrical storage device via the second connector, and charging to the electrical storage device via the second connector.
US09764629B2	Vehicle body structure for a two-track vehicle A vehicle body structure for a two-track vehicle, includes a first bearing component formed on a housing of a traction battery of the two-track vehicle, said traction battery being arranged in longitudinal direction of the two-track vehicle anterior of an auxiliary frame of a rear axle of the two-track vehicle; a second bearing component engaging in or about the first bearing component, said second bearing component extending at least one lateral longitudinal member of the auxiliary frame frontward in the longitudinal direction; and a vibration damping unit arranged between the first bearing component and the second bearing component, with the first bearing component, the second bearing component and the vibration damping unit together forming a front bearing of the auxiliary frame which connects the auxiliary frame to a body of the two-track vehicle.
US09764628B2	Tonneau cover system and side lock clamp A clamp to secure a tonneau cover to a frame of a cargo box includes a first clamp member coupled that has a first clamping surface. A second clamp member that has a second clamping surface. A ramp mechanism that causes lateral translation of the second clamping surface toward the first clamping surface, as the clamp moves between clamped and unclamped positions. A cam lock member positioned to engage with the second clamp member and includes a lever for placing the cam lock member in locked or unlocked states. When the cam lock member moves from the unlocked state to the locked state, the second clamp member moves toward the tonneau cover to the clamped position. When the cam lock member moves from the locked state to the unlocked state, the second clamp member moves away from the tonneau cover to the unclamped position.
US09764626B2	One-motor electric sunshade and sunroof structure A one-motor electric sunshade and sunroof structure may include glass sleds configured to open and close a sunroof glass by sliding in a front and rear direction along mechanism rails disposed at both sides of a roof panel for a vehicle, each having both ends to which a front sled and a rear sled are rotatably coupled, respectively, main cable devices which are connected with a drive motor by a cable, and movable along the mechanism rails, each having a cable protrusion that protrudes to be slidably accommodated in glass grooves formed in side surfaces of the front sled, the rear sled, and the glass sled, and sunshade sleds selectively coupled to the main cable devices and configured to open and close the sunshade by sliding, each having a first side at which a sunshade lever, which is selectively restricted with a corresponding mechanism rail, is mounted.
US09764625B2	Vehicle door A vehicle door manufactured at a low cost and providing a flush feeling of a vehicle, wherein a front door includes a door body, a door sash, and door glass, the door sash including a receiving part receiving the door glass, and a molding adjacent to an outside surface of the vehicle body around a door opening, the molding including an outside wall being a wall part at a vehicle outer side of the receiving part, and an inclined wall inclining inward a vehicle as getting closer to a parting line, wherein an outer surface of the outside wall is positioned more outside a vehicle than the parting line, and a distal edge of the inclined wall is positioned more inside a vehicle than the parting line, or included in a tangent plane to the outer surface of the vehicle body near the parting line.
US09764621B2	Vehicle air-conditioning discharge port structure A vehicle air-conditioning discharge port structure wherein the airflow direction of air-conditioning drafts can be adjusted by changing the orientation of a plurality of fins provided to a discharge port. The fins include an outermost fin and an adjacent fin adjacent to the outer fins. The outer fin has a first regulating part for regulating the air-conditioning drafts flowing through an inter-fin flow passage between the outer fin and the adjacent fin, and a second regulating part for regulating the air-conditioning drafts flowing through a flow passage between the outer fin and a wall part.
US09764620B2	System and method for operating a heat pump Methods and system for operating a heat pump in different operating modes and providing a predictable heat pump response when the heat pump is transitioned between the different operating modes are presented. In one example, a controller that includes executable instructions for providing a bumpless compressor command for operating the heat pump is disclosed.
US09764615B2	Aerodynamic mechanism configured to selectively generate downforce onto a vehicle A vehicle includes an aerodynamic mechanism for a vehicle including a body and a wheel. The aerodynamic mechanism includes a wing and a coupling assembly. The wing is configured to be arranged to intersect and airflow such that the airflow circulates about the wing and generates downforce. The coupling assembly is operatively connected to the wing and configured to be operatively connected to the body. The coupling assembly is configured to be selectively coupled to the wheel such that downforce generated by the wing is transmitted through the coupling assembly, directly to the wheel. The coupling assembly is configured to be selectively decoupled from the wheel such that downforce generated by the wing is transmitted through the coupling assembly, directly to the body.
US09764611B2	Amphibious vehicle power trains An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2).
US09764610B2	Hitch ball with locking bail A hitch ball with a locking bail for use with gooseneck hitch assemblies. The hitch ball includes a hitch ball body having a ball-mount on a first end. A second end forms a base that is insertable into a mating receiver mounted in a tow vehicle. A locking bail is pivotably coupled to the hitch ball body and is moveable from an unlocked orientation overlying the ball-mount to a locked orientation extending generally transversely to the hitch ball body. The locking bail is configured to function as a handle when in the unlocked orientation to provide a clean and easily graspable structure for handling and installing the hitch ball in a tow vehicle. The locking bail prevents coupling of a trailer or hitch assembly with the hitch ball when in the unlocked orientation and provides a visual indication of the locked or unlocked state of the hitch ball.
US09764594B2	Pneumatic tire The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) from about 50 to about 90 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from −65° C. to −55° C. and functionalized with an alkoxysilane group and at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of primary amines and thiols; (B) from about 50 to about 10 phr of polybutadiene having a cis 1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg ranging from −80 to −110° C.; (C) from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of a resin having a Tg of at least 30° C. and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of resin to oil is greater than 1.
US09764587B2	Support structure for hanging file folders A support structure has a pair of elongate side panels and a pair of end support frame assemblies for maintaining the side panels in a mutually spaced relationship and at an elevation to enable suspension of hanging file folders from upper surfaces of the side panels. Each of the side panels includes a top member having the upper surface, a bottom member spaced apart from the top member, and at least one reinforcing member interconnecting the top and bottom members. Each of the top and bottom members has opposite terminal ends each formed as a connecting member having a vertical slot. Each of the end support frame assemblies includes a pair of support legs configured to extend through the vertical slots of the respective connecting members of the side panels and includes at least one transverse support member having opposite terminal ends configured to be releasably mounted to respective ones of the support legs.
US09764585B2	Document storage assembly A document storage assembly includes a case that may contain a document. The case is substantially comprised of a translucent material such that the document may be viewed while the document is within the case. The case comprising a first half hingedly coupled to a second half. The case is positioned in an open position such that the document may be positioned between the first half and the second half. The case is sealed when the case is positioned in a closed position such that the case prevents moisture from contacting the document. A gasket is coupled to the first half thereby facilitating the case to be sealed when the case is positioned in the closed position.
US09764584B1	Musical greetings card A greeting card having a miniature model of a faux harp attached thereto with a die cut character attached to a motor which effects movement of the die cut character such that it appears the die cut character is playing the faux harp.
US09764583B2	Method to transform a virtual object into a real physical object A method to create a coarse-grained real physical object (RO) from a fine-grained 3D virtual object (VO). The method comprises the steps of selecting (RTVO) the virtual object, e.g. a character, or at least elements thereof (head, chest, arms, legs) in a virtual environment (VE), creating (CRBB) a bounding box for each element wherein the element fits, creating (CRTC) a texture cloud for each bounding box by taking a 360 degree snapshot of the element as delimited by its bounding box, applying (APIS) image stitching technology on the texture cloud for obtaining a distinct texture for each bounding box, printing (PRBB) the bounding boxes with their associated texture, and stitching the bounding boxes together. The printing step may occur on a paper printer whereby a cut-and-glue real physical object (RO) can be obtained, or directly on a 3D printer. The method is possibly completed by encrypting the real object with semipedia technology, thereby bringing the real object into the virtual environment (VE) and allowing a user can to use the real object for controlling its corresponding virtual object (VO).
US09764576B2	System and process for automatic print head registration of a digital printing machine A process for measuring and correcting the amount of mis-registration between first and second print heads of a digital printing machine without physical adjustment of the print heads. The process comprises a step of printing a calibration test page comprising overlapping registration targets created by the first and second print heads. The overlapping registration targets each comprise a target region comprising X and Y co-ordinates. The process further comprises a step of scanning the calibration test page to produce a bitmap image. The process further comprises a step of processing the bitmap image to produce a mis-registration score for each target region. The process further comprises a step of producing X and Y registration correction amounts for the second print head based upon the mis-registration scores. The process further comprises a step of adjusting the print data to the second printhead based upon the X and Y registration correction amounts.
US09764573B2	Methods for printing a curved surface of an object by using an inkjet head A method for printing at least one section of a flat or preferably curved surface of an object includes using a relative movement between an inkjet head and the object to move the inkjet head along a first path and print a first track in the process and to move the inkjet head along a second path and print a second track in the process. A first track edge of the first track and a second track edge of the second track meet at a point and enclose an angle between about 1° and about 179° at the point. The method permits the curved surface to be printed without perceptible track connections.
US09764568B2	Inkjet printer, sheet discriminating device and inkjet printing method In an inkjet printer, a controller is configured to calculate, during movement of a carriage in a scanning direction, a signal level difference between a first detection signal in a mountain peak zone including an assumed mountain peak position and the first detection signal in a valley bottom zone including an assumed valley bottom position identified, based on information stored in a storage, and alternately execute, during the movement of the carriage, an ejection process of ejecting ink drops, and a conveying process of conveying the sheet by a predetermined line feed width. In the printing process, the printing head and the conveyor are driven according to a first condition when the signal level difference is equal to or larger than a threshold value, while driven according to a second condition when the signal level difference is less than the threshold value.
US09764558B2	Method and device for regulating an ink circuit pump A pumping circuit for fluid of an ink circuit in a continuous inkjet printer, including a diaphragm pump, an inlet circuit having an inlet conduit into the pump for the fluid to be pumped, an outlet conduit for the fluid pumped by the pump, the pumping circuit including a back-flow line which removes, from the outlet of the pump, part of the pumped fluid and returns it to the inlet circuit of fluid to be pumped, at least one singular restriction being arranged on the path of the fluid in the back-flow line, and the back-flow line regulating the pressure and the flow rate of the fluid at the outlet of the pump.
US09764557B2	Recording apparatus In a configuration in which an ink accommodating portion is provided on the outside of an apparatus main body, both improvement of maintenance and suppressing of performance deterioration of the apparatus are achieved.A recording apparatus includes a recording head that is capable of discharging liquid onto a medium, a controller that controls the recording head, a housing that covers a structure including the recording head and the controller, a case that stores a liquid accommodating member accommodating the liquid and an electronic component holding information of the liquid accommodating member, and is attached to the outside of the housing, a tube that guides the liquid from the liquid accommodating member to the inside of the housing, and an electric wiring that electrically connects the controller and the electronic component, in which the electric wiring includes a connection portion which connects cables, a cable on the controller side which constitutes a wiring of the controller side with respect to the connection portion, and a cable on the electronic component side which constitutes a wiring of the electronic component side with respect to the connection portion, and at least one of the cable on the controller side and the cable on the electronic component side is able to be connected to and disconnected from the connection portion.
US09764550B2	Liquid ejection head substrate and liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head substrate includes a heating resistor array including a plurality of heating resistors and a protective film covering at least one of the heating resistors. The liquid ejection head substrate further includes a supply opening array and an electrode. The supply opening array is disposed on a side of a surface of the liquid ejection head substrate on which the protective film is provided. The supply opening array includes a plurality of supply openings through which a liquid is supplied arranged in a direction along the heating resistor array. The electrode is disposed on the side of the surface in a space between the supply openings adjacent to each other in a direction along the supply opening array. The electrode is configured such that a voltage is applied between the electrode and the protective film.
US09764549B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus including a discharge head that performs scanning movement with respect to a print medium and discharges ink to a surface of the print medium, a signal output unit which includes a reference scale in which optical density changes stepwise along a scanning movement direction of the discharge head and a reading unit that optically reads the reference scale and outputs a signal according to the optical density and in which the reference scale and the reading unit move relatively with each other along with the movement of the discharge head, and a stain detection unit that detects stain of the signal output unit based on a detection result of a strength level of the signal.
US09764540B2	Label for marking items The present invention relates to a label for marking items comprising a carrier material with a top side and a bottom side. The carrier material is printable at least on the top side. Adhesive layers are provided on the bottom side and the top side, wherein at least the adhesive layer provided on the top side can be activated for example by heat.
US09764539B2	Forming method for a honeycomb structure A method and apparatus for forming a ribbon configured for use in forming a honeycomb structure when the ribbon is in a folded state. The ribbon comprises a first edge and a second edge. At least one portion of the first edge is not parallel to at least one portion of the second edge when the ribbon is in an unfolded state.
US09764536B2	Method of forming a multi-layer paint film A multi-layer paint film satisfies paint film performance, such as water resistance, impact resistance and the like, required of an automobile paint film and which has excellent paint film appearance is obtained. The method comprises coating an aqueous first base paint (A) over an electrodeposited cured paint film to form a first base paint film, and then coating an aqueous second base paint (B) over the first base paint film without carrying out preliminary drying by heating after forming the first base paint film to form a second base paint film, preliminary drying by heating is carried out after forming the second base paint film, coating a single-liquid type clear paint (C) over the second base paint film to form a clear coat paint film. These three paint film layers are heated and cured at the same time.
US09764534B2	Laminated glass interlayer and laminated glass The present invention aims to provide an intermediate film for laminated glass which, in the case of being used for constituting a laminated glass, enables to improve the sound-insulating property of the obtained laminated glass, and a laminated glass. The intermediate film 1 for laminated glass of the present invention comprises a first layer 2 which contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and the polyvinyl acetal resin and the first plasticizer are a polyvinyl acetal resin and a first plasticizer which have a cloud point of 5° C. or lower when the cloud point is measured using a solution prepared by dissolving 8 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in 100 parts by weight of the first plasticizer; and the laminated glass 11 of the present invention comprises first and second components for laminated glass, and the intermediate film 1 for laminated glass sandwiched between the first and second components for laminated glass.
US09764520B2	3D thermoplastic composite pultrusion system and method A 3D thermoplastic pultrusion system and method based upon a 3D variable die system and including one or more sets of 3D thermoplastic forming machines to continuously produce thermoplastic composite pultrusions with at least one of varying cross-section geometry and constant surface contours, varying cross-section geometry and varying surface contours, and constant cross-section geometry and varying surface contours.
US09764515B2	Multidispensor cartesian robotic printer Disclosed are systems, compositions, and methods for three-dimensional (3D) printing. An example system includes a plurality dispensers configured to deposit materials from their tips and a printing surface for receiving the materials. The system includes a position sensing detector configured to detect positions of the tips of the dispensers and the location and dimensions of the printing surface. The system includes a robotic positioning device configured to drive the dispensers. The system also includes a control unit configured to receive and map in a 3D space the positions of the tips of the dispensers and the position and dimensions of the printing surface. The control unit is further configured to control the robotic positioning device to drive the dispensers relative to the printing surface in the 3D space, and to independently deposit materials on the printing surface, or on material deposited on the printing surface.
US09764501B2	Contact lens mold parts, contact lens mold assemblies, and methods of making contact lenses A contact lens mold part and a contact lens mold assembly (1) are provided. The contact lens mold assembly includes a first mold part (2) and a second mold part (3) assembled together. Each mold part has a lens-forming surface with a circumferential edge, a stop surface extending from the circumferential edge, an intermediate region extending from the stop surface, and an alignment surface extending from the intermediate region. The mold parts can be made to fit together with an interference fit. A method of making a contact lens using the contact lens mold assembly is also provided.
US09764498B2	Plant and method for the recovery of plastic materials of post-consumption materials, such as vehicle bumpers and tanks A plant (1) and method for recovering plastic materials of post-consumption materials, such as vehicle bumpers and tanks, in the plant, downstream of the volumetric reduction grinder (2), there is provided an intermediate grinder (6) and the washing vat (9) and the centrifuge (12) additionally being arranged upstream of the windmill/granulator (14), while in the method, an intermediate grinding step is arranged upstream of the grinding/granulation step and a subsequent washing step and separation in the vat of the parts of foreign materials through the difference of specific weight, including ferrous, non-ferrous materials and alloys thereof, of the material made of intermediate size, before the grinding/granulation step through windmill/granulator, wherein the washing and centrifugation water is subjected to a continuous purification cycle. In order to increase the productivity of the plant and reducing the maintenance times, the conveying elements for transporting the material are provided mobile, mounted on swivel wheels.
US09764496B2	Mixing section for a plastic extrusion screw A mixing section for an extrusion screw has an inlet end and an outlet end as well as alternating wiping lands and barrier lands. The wiping lands have a greater helix angle than the barrier lands. The wiping lands and the barrier lands define inlet channels which narrow toward the outlet end and outlet channels which widen toward the outlet end. A helical pattern of mixing channels is cut into the wiping lands and the barrier lands. The mixing channels may be oriented generally at approximately right angles to the wiping lands and the barrier lands. A portion of the extrudate encounters the inside wall surfaces of the mixing channels and changes direction which improves the mixing of the extrudate.
US09764492B2	Method and device for conveying polymeric oblates to casting machines and application The invention includes a method and device for conveying pre-printed polymer oblates (IML), supplied in a roller, to a casting machine such as an injection press that molds items such as cups or lids, where the oblates must be integrated in items by the oblates being partially punched such that they remain fixed to the roller in points or bridges, after which the roller with the semi-punched oblates is placed on a device (1) from which the roller with oblates is rolled out in stages, such that the oblates pass through a tool (5) with holes (9) which are shaped to fit the circumference of the oblates, after which the oblates are removed with a device such as a robot with vacuum suction that tears over the river bridges that fix the oblate to the roller and transfers the oblates to the injection casting tool.
US09764490B2	Method and apparatus for cutting of food products The invention relates to a method for the simultaneous multiple track cutting of several food products, in which the products are cut by means of a common cutting apparatus, in particular a high performance slicer, which has at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis in a cutting plane and/or revolves about a central axis in a planetary motion manner and to which the products are supplied in multiple tracks, and in which blank cuts are carried out in at least a passive track and/or in which the supply of the respective product is suspended at least at times, while the respective product is sliced in at least one other active track.
US09764479B2	Quick-release vacuum pump A quick-release vacuum pump which is mainly applied to a vacuum transport system. The vacuum pump has a mechanism in which part of compressed air supplied for generating a vacuum state is stored firstly in a chamber, and then the vacuum state within the chamber is released when transportation is completed. When the vacuum state is released, a check valve is moved by the pressure of air that flows backward. The range of movement of the check valve is adjusted by a control means. An air filter is disposed at the lower end of the check valve. The release of the vacuum state is quick and controllable. Also, the filter is naturally filtered and cleaned.
US09764478B2	Spacecraft capture mechanism The present invention provides a capture mechanism for capturing and locking onto the Marman flange located on the exterior surfaces of spacecraft/satellites. The capture mechanism achieves its goal of quickly capturing a target spacecraft by splitting the two basic actions involved into two separate mechanisms. One mechanism performs the quick grasp of the target while the other mechanism rigidises that grasp to ensure that the target is held as firmly as desired. To achieve a speedy grasp, the grasping action is powered by springs and an over-centre mechanism triggered either mechanically by a plunger or electronically by sensors and a solenoid. This forces two sets of jaws, one on either side of the object to be grasped, to close quickly over the target object. The jaws can be set up to grasp gently, firmly, or even not close completely on the target. The key is that they must close tightly enough so that the protrusions on the target cannot escape from the jaws due to any possible motions of the target. Once the jaws have sprung shut, a second mechanism draws the jaws (and their closing mechanism) back into the body of the tool pulling the captured target onto two rigidisation surfaces. The mechanism keeps pulling backwards until a pre-established preload is reached at which point the target is considered suitably rigidised to the capture mechanism.
US09764477B2	System and method for semantic processing of natural language commands A system, method and computer-readable storage devices are for processing natural language commands, such as commands to a robotic arm, using a Tag & Parse approach to semantic parsing. The system first assigns semantic tags to each word in a sentence and then parses the tag sequence into a semantic tree. The system can use statistical approach for tagging, parsing, and reference resolution. Each stage can produce multiple hypotheses, which are re-ranked using spatial validation. Then the system selects a most likely hypothesis after spatial validation, and generates or outputs a command. In the case of a robotic arm, the command is output in Robot Control Language (RCL).
US09764469B1	Generating robotic trajectories with motion harmonics Aspects of the generation of new robotic motion trajectories are described. In one embodiment, a new robot motion trajectory may be generated by gathering demonstrated motion trajectories, adapting the demonstrated motion trajectories into robot-reachable motion trajectories based on a joint space of a robot model, for example, and generating motion harmonics with reference to the motion trajectories. Further, one or more constraints may be specified for a new goal. The weights of the motion harmonics may then be searched to identify or generate a new motion trajectory for a robot, where the new motion minimizes discrepancy from the demonstrated motion trajectories and error due to the at least one constraint. In the new motion trajectory, the degree to which the constraints are satisfied may be tuned using a weight. According to the embodiments, new motion variants may be generated without the need to learn or review new demonstrated trajectories.
US09764465B2	Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus includes a base, a first holder, a second holder offset from the first holder in a first direction, and a movement mechanism for moving the first holder and the second holder relative to the base in a plane parallel to the first direction. The movement mechanism includes a swing member, a first link arm and a second link arm. The swing member is pivotally supported on the base. The first link arm is pivotally connected to the first holder. The first link arm is also connected to the swing member for pivoting about a first intermediate axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second link arm is pivotally connected to the second holder. The second link arm is also connected to the swing member for pivoting about a second intermediate axis extending in the second direction. The first intermediate axis is offset from the second intermediate axis in the first direction.
US09764457B2	Percussion device comprising a damping mechanism A percussion device including a shank adaptor, a machine housing that contains a percussion piston that is arranged to carry out a reciprocating movement caused by the pressure from a hydraulic fluid and to strike the shank adaptor when the percussion device is in use. An elastic element is arranged radially outwards from the percussion piston to dampen the recoil from the shank adaptor. The machine housing has an inner surface that faces the percussion piston. The elastic element has an inner surface that faces the percussion piston and an outer surface that faces the inner surface of the machine housing. At least a part of the outer surface of the elastic element directly faces the inner surface of the machine housing.
US09764454B2	Tool for inserting or removing a tang-free wire thread insert, production method therefor and method for manually replacing an entraining blade of this tool A tool for inserting or removing a tang-free wire thread insert is described, the entraining blade of which is manually fastenable and replaceable within the axial recess of the spindle body by means of a latching connection. In addition to the secure removal of wire thread inserts, this tool construction also ensures a quick replacement of worn entraining blades of the tool. Furthermore, a production method for such a tool is described.
US09764451B2	Hydraulic brake pipe assembly and brake pipe fitting tool A brake pipe fitting tool includes a first hydraulic pipe wrench, a second hydraulic pipe wrench, a connecting portion and a handle portion. The first hydraulic pipe wrench has a first jaw defining a first hydraulic pipe insertion opening. The second hydraulic pipe wrench has a second jaw defining a second hydraulic pipe insertion opening. The connecting portion connects the first hydraulic pipe wrench to the second hydraulic pipe wrench such that the first hydraulic pipe wrench and the second hydraulic pipe wrench are fixedly and rigidly connected to one another and spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance. The first hydraulic pipe insertion opening and the second hydraulic pipe insertion opening are parallel to one another and aligned with one another. The handle portion is rigidly fixed to one of the first hydraulic pipe wrench, the second hydraulic pipe wrench or the connecting portion.
US09764450B2	Turn handle adjustable wrench An adjustable wrench having a first fixed jaw; a handle extending away from the head and having a longitudinal axis; a second jaw selectively positionable with respect to the first jaw; a rotating rod controlling the positioning of said second jaw and comprising two rotating sleeves; one near the head located in the cut out of the handle; one near the rear located in the cut out of the handle; an end knob on the end opposite the gear train operatively coupling said rod to said second jaw; said rod having 3 holes for split drift pins to secure rotating sleeves and end rotating knob; said rod has a smaller diameter at a specified distance from the rod's end to accept a pin. At the rod's end is an end knob. Said sleeves and end knob rotate, at a latitudinal axis (perpendicular) to handle secured by split drift pins or adhesive. Such a wrench may have a p roof torque of at least the minimum level set forth in ASME B107.8 2003 revision.
US09764433B2	Earring for pierced ears An earring for a pierced ear includes an ornamental member and an earring post. The earring post includes a base, a first prong and a second prong. The earring post is made of a deformable metal so that the first prong and the second prong can be bent to secure the earring in an ear without requiring detachable pieces.
US09764430B2	Lead-free solder alloy, solder material and joined structure Provided are a lead-free solder alloy which consists of Sb in an amount of more than 3.0% but 10% or less by mass, and the balance including Sn, and others.
US09764428B2	Wafer producing method A wafer producing method produces a hexagonal single crystal wafer from a hexagonal single crystal ingot. The method includes a separation start point forming step of setting the focal point of a laser beam to the inside of the ingot at a predetermined depth from the upper surface of the ingot, which depth corresponds to the thickness of the wafer to be produced, and next applying the laser beam to the upper surface of the ingot while relatively moving the focal point and the ingot to thereby form a modified layer parallel to the upper surface of the ingot and cracks extending from the modified layer, thus forming a separation start point. The separation start point forming step includes an indexing step of relatively moving the focal point in a direction of formation of an off angle to thereby index the focal point by a predetermined index amount.
US09764417B2	Friction welding element, and a method for connecting the friction welding element to a housing A friction welding method for fastening a connection bushing, such as a threaded bushing for example, in a housing. In order to improve the quality of the connection, the connection bushing is attached to the housing using a friction welding element. The friction welding element consists of the connection bushing, on which a friction welding shell with a radially outer friction welding contour is formed or molded. Connecting and sealing portions are produced between the friction welding element and the housing during the friction welding process by means of a special design of the friction welding contour.
US09764412B2	Handheld welding torch for electric-arc welding A handheld welding torch for electric-arc welding with a melting welding wire has a wire feed unit for conveying the welding wire along a conveying axis arranged within a torch housing with a handle region, the wire feed unit including a drive unit with a rotation axis arranged vertically with respect to the conveying axis of the welding wire, a drive roller with a rotation axis and a counter roller with a rotation axis, and having a torch push-button. The wire feed unit has a gear stage and the rotation axis of the drive unit is arranged aligning with the conveying axis of the welding wire.
US09764402B2	Cutter head and use thereof Cutter head for accommodating multiple cutters, wherein the cutter head has a separate receptacle opening for each of the cutters, and wherein the cutter head includes clamping means for clamping the cutters in the receptacle openings. A cavity is implemented in the cutter head in the region of at least one of the receptacle openings, which is separated by a thin wall or layer from this receptacle opening, and the cavity can be filled with a fluid and a pressure can be applied thereto.
US09764398B2	Helical blade cutter A helical blade cutter including multiple linear blades attached to an outer circumferential surface of a round body having an outer surface formed into a cylindrical circumferential surface. The blades tilt to a given helix angle α from a straight line on the outer circumferential surface parallel to a rotational central axis O. Blade attachment surfaces are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the round body at given intervals in the circumferential direction. The blade attachment surfaces tilt to an angle same as the helix angle α of the blade while tilting to a rake angle β in a direction of an elevation angle from a tangent to the outer circumferential surface. The blades are each attached to a blade attachment part through intervention of a chip holder that allows detachment of the blade.
US09764397B2	Indexable rotary cutting tool The present invention provides a tool body (20) for use in an indexable rotary cutting tool, the tool body (20) having a rotational axis and a substantially cylindrical shape. Spiral grooves (28) are formed so as to extend from a base end side of the tool body to a leading end side in a peripheral surface (23) of the tool body. The spiral grooves (28) each have a plurality of insert seats (30) formed so as to be shifted from each other from the base end side toward the leading end side. The insert seats (30) each have a bottom surface (31) and first and second side surfaces (32, 33) that extend so as to intersect with the bottom surface (31). The first side surface (32) faces the base end side of the tool body (20), and the second side surface (33) faces the leading end side of the tool body (20) and is located on the base end side with respect to the first side surface (32). In at least one insert seat (30) located closer to the base end side with respect to an insert seat (30) located closest to the leading end side of the tool body (20), a length (L1) of the first side surface (32) is longer than a length (L2) of the second side surface (33).
US09764396B2	Disposable multi-edge carving blade A disposable multi-edge carving blade contains a first end and a second end which are symmetrical to each other and are connected together so as to form a V-shaped end portion of the carving blade, wherein the first end of the carving blade has a first side face defined thereon, and the second end of the carving blade has a second side face formed thereon, the carving blade also includes two chip removing grooves correspondingly arranged beside a distal end of the V-shaped end portion thereof, and each chip removing groove has a cutting face defined on a bottom end thereof and intersecting with a rotation axis of the carving blade so that at least two cutting edges are oppositely defined beside the rotation axis.
US09764391B2	Power drill The invention relates to a power drill, having a tool-clamping device that is fastened to a spindle shaft, having a torque clutch that includes an axially movable clutch plate on which an axial force is exerted by a plurality of compression springs that cooperate at least indirectly with an adjusting nut situated on a housing component. The compression springs are accommodated in first recesses embodied in the longitudinal direction of the housing component. A device for axially moving an axial bearing situated on the spindle shaft, is provided at the end of the spindle shaft oriented toward the tool-clamping device. According to the invention, on its side oriented toward the clutch plate, the device for axially moving the axial bearing has at least one actuating section that is situated in a second recess of the housing component and on the side oriented toward the clutch plate, cooperates with an adjusting element for the device.
US09764384B2	Methods of producing dispersoid hardened metallic materials Methods of forming dispersoid hardened metallic materials are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method of producing dispersoid hardened metallic materials includes forming a starting composition with a base metal component and a dispersoid forming component. The starting composition includes the base metal component in an amount from about 50 to about 99.999 weight percent and the dispersoid forming component in an amount from about 0.001 to about 1 weight percent, based on the total weight of the starting composition. A starting powder is formed from the starting composition, and the starting powder is fluidized with a fluidizing gas for a period of time sufficient to oxidize the dispersoid forming component to form the dispersoid hardened metallic material. The dispersoid forming component is oxidized while the starting powder is a solid.
US09764381B2	Lined mold for centrifugal casting The invention relates to a rotary mold for centrifugal casting of an alloy. The mold comprises liners (135a) housed in hollow exoskeletons (137a). The exoskeletons retain the liners against the centrifugal force, during the casting, while the mold is spinning.
US09764371B2	Method and device for caulking a caulking member The invention is directed to a method for caulking a caulking member such as a caulking nut or a caulking bolt to a metal plate. The metal plate is arranged on a die having a caulking protrusion formed on an end surface thereof, the caulking member is arranged on the metal plate while a position of a caulking recess portion of the caulking member is aligned with the caulking protrusion, and a punch is brought closer to the die so that the caulking member is pressed against the metal plate. While an upper surface of the metal plate in a position opposite to the caulking recess portion is restricted by a downward protruding portion of the punch or by the caulking member, the metal plate is plastically fluidized into the caulking recess portion, so that the caulking member is caulked without boring a hole in the metal plate.
US09764365B2	Sulfoaluminate clinker based hydraulic binder and use thereof in a process for treating polluted soils A hydraulic binder based on a sulfoaluminate clinker including the mineralogical phases ye'elimite C4A3$, mayenite C12A7, free lime CaO, and optionally belite C2S, characterized in that, in the clinker, the mineralogical phases are 20% to 50% by weight of ye'elimite C4A3$ phase, 5% to 80% by weight of mayenite C12A7 phase, and 1% to 5% by weight of free lime CaO, the weight ratio between the mayenite C12A7 and ye'elimite C4A3$ phases being between 0.1 and 10. The binder can be used to treat polluted soils, in particular soils with a leachable fraction greater than 0.4% that contains predominantly anions and/or heavy metal cations by mixing the soil with the hydraulic binder, in soil/binder weight proportions of between 1 and 40 parts of binder for 100 parts of soil. It makes it possible to stabilize soils which are polluted or to stabilize soils before dumping.
US09764363B2	Spraying washing device of drum washing machine and washing method and the drum washing machine A drum washing machine is provided with a double spraying system used for washing the window and the window gasket ring respectively. A first spraying nozzle is connected with the inlet solenoid valve of the washing machine to wash the outer surface of the watching window and the window gasket ring, and a second spraying nozzle to wash the folded inner wall of the window gasket ring. The spraying nozzles are connected to the solenoid valve through a three-way pipe, or connected to the solenoid valve of the washing machine through respective pipes. The double spraying system intakes water and soaks the clothes in the washing process, and/or intakes water and sprays the watching window and the window gasket ring simultaneously, and/or sprays the watching window and the window gasket ring when dehydrating the clothes in the dehydrating process.
US09764360B2	Separator attachment for a vibratory apparatus A separator attachment for use with a vibratory apparatus, the attachment including a housing mountable to a vibratory apparatus below a material-conveying surface of the vibratory apparatus, the housing defining a pressure chamber with an inlet and an outlet. The housing has at least one wall with a wall surface having a first end disposed proximate to the outlet of the pressure chamber and a second end. The attachment also includes a deflector plate with a deflector plate surface having a first end disposed proximate to the outlet of the pressure chamber and a second end, the deflector plate surface facing the wall surface. The deflector plate is translatable relative to the at least one wall to vary the spacing between the deflector plate surface and the wall surface. A system including a vibratory apparatus and the attachment may also be defined.
US09764353B2	Method of producing a layer of a vulcanized silicone rubber composition having an improved adhesion to the substrate surface A method of producing a layer of a UV-cured silicone rubber composition on a substrate surface, including applying a primer composition to the substrate surface and hardening the primer composition followed by applying a UV-curable silicone rubber composition, and UV-curing the curable silicone rubber composition. At least one UV-sensitive crosslinking catalyst selected from compounds which initiate and promote curing of UV-curable silicone rubber compositions, is added to the silicone primer composition in any desired sequence before, during or after hardening of the silicone primer composition.
US09764349B2	Device for generating a gas jet in processes for coating metal strips The device has a gas flow levelling pipe (3), which defines a continuous curved development surface (Z), at comprising a collector (4) to which a nozzle (10) is fixed, a delivery manifold (1), in order to introduce pressurized gas into the pre-chamber (2) through the holes (12), a first holed partition (5) and a second holed partition (6) within the levelling pipe (3), arranged perpendicular to the curved development surface (Z) of the pipe (3).
US09764345B2	Substrate processing apparatus and nozzle cleaning method A substrate processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes first and second nozzles that eject a processing liquid to a substrate; a moving mechanism that moves the first and second nozzles; and a nozzle cleaning device that cleans at least the second nozzle. The nozzle cleaning device includes a cleaning bath and an overflow bath. The cleaning bath includes a liquid storage portion that stores a cleaning liquid for cleaning the second nozzle, and an overflow portion that discharges the cleaning liquid exceeding a predetermined level from the liquid storage portion. The overflow bath is disposed adjacent to the cleaning bath and receives the cleaning liquid discharged from the overflow portion and discharge the received cleaning liquid to the outside.
US09764342B2	Mixing and dispensing apparatus A mixing and dispensing apparatus having first and second containers. The first container has a main body portion which retains a first substance. A separate compartment is located in the first container and an internal passageway is formed between the main body portion and the compartment. The second container is configured to retain a second substance, and is compressible. The second container has a top end and a closed spout, wherein the closed spout is located in the compartment with the spout extending through the internal passageway into the main body portion of said first container. A release mechanism is formed by a plunger extending within the second container. The plunger has a first end in communication with the top end of the second container, and a second end aligned with the closed spout. The second end opens the closed spout when the second container is compressed to release the second substance into the main body portion of the first container.
US09764341B2	Electrostatic atomizer An electrostatic atomizer (100) includes: a spray electrode (1); a reference electrode (2); a current control section (24) for controlling a value of a current flowing through the reference electrode (2); and a voltage application section (22) for applying a voltage across the spray electrode (1) and the reference electrode (2), based on the value of the current controlled by the current control section (24), the reference electrode (2) having a tip whose shape has a specific curvature radius.
US09764339B2	Button switching type handheld shower head A button switching type handheld shower head includes a water diversion seat between a body and a panel and a water diversion body at a side of the water diversion seat. A guiding groove and a bevel are formed in the inner wall of a center hole of the water diversion body. A first guiding bar is formed on the switching shaft. A switching sheet and a spring are sleeved on the switching shaft. A second guiding bar is formed at the center of the switching sheet. A guiding bevel is formed on the second guiding bar corresponding to the bevel. A turning sheet is pivoted in the body, an executing end is connected with the rear end of the switching shaft, and an operation end right faces the top of a button. The button is installed on a handle of the body and extends out of the body.
US09764337B2	Discontinuous centrifuge with a scraper for scraping a product A discontinuous centrifuge consists of a rotatable centrifuge drum incorporating a drive spindle, a casing and a base. A hub of the centrifuge drum comprises a plurality of arms for the indirect or direct connection of the casing of the centrifuge drum to the drive spindle of the centrifuge drum. A scraper serves for scraping a product off the inner wall of the casing of the rotatable centrifuge drum. The scraper comprises an element which is pivotal about an axis, which axis extends in parallel with the axis of rotation of the centrifuge drum. The element comprises a blade which extends over almost the entire height of the centrifuge drum and makes contact with the product after the pivotal movement. The scraper is not moveable vertically. The arms of the hub have upper surfaces which are located below the drum base. The scraper is mounted independently of the swinging suspension of the centrifuge drum.
US09764333B2	Electrical ionizer for aerosol charge conditioning and measurement A method and apparatus are disclosed for exposing particles in a gas in order to cause the charge on the particles to change, the apparatus comprising a chamber having a conductive wall with a gas inlet and a gas outlet. An electrode with an exposed tip is in the chamber, the electrode being held at a different potential from the ground potential. The electrode is connected to a source of voltage sufficient to cause a corona discharge to occur forming ions in the chamber, and creating a region with a high electric field intensity and another region in which the electric field intensity is lower. The inlet and outlet define a gas flow path from the inlet to the outlet such that the gas flow path passes mainly through the region with the lower electric field intensity.
US09764329B2	Rotary mill A rotary milling system includes a rotatable cylinder, a discharge grate, a movable flap valve into and out of engagement with the grate, a discharge housing surrounding the grate, and a conveying pipe extending from the discharge housing. The cylinder can include grinding media for abrading a product when the cylinder is rotated. The product can be in either a dry form or within a liquid medium. Upon conclusion of the milling, the flap valve can be opened to allow the milled product to pass through the grate and into the discharge housing. A negative pressure can be applied to draw the milled product through the conveying pipe into a separator tank.
US09764328B2	Flexible vertical grinder A flexible vertical grinder, having a main shaft mounting frame (4) on a grinder frame (1); a main shaft (3) is mounted on the main shaft mounting frame; a stelliform bracket (9) is mounted on the main shaft; a hammer wheel grinder and a material-sorting balance wheel device are mounted on the stelliform bracket; the material-sorting balance wheel (4) and the hammer wheel (17) are on the same horizontal plane. The vertical grinder can apply different grinding forces according to different specific surface areas of the to-be-ground material, and can grind materials of different grades properly but not excessively, thus greatly improving crushing efficiency, having good overall rigidity and stable operation, and facilitating maintenance.
US09764323B2	Device and methods using porous media in fluidic devices A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that includes obtaining a porous medium comprising a porous material having a first shape and an initial porosity profile. The porous medium is engaged with a cavity in a fluidic device, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with a channel of the fluidic device. The first shape of the porous material can be adjusted to a second shape resulting in the initial porosity profile being adjusted to a target porosity profile. Such adjustment can be accomplished by the engaging of the porous medium with the cavity, by pre-adjusting a shape of the porous media before insertion into the cavity, or by some combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09764309B2	Catalyst for the synthesis of alkyl mercaptans and process for producing it The present invention relates to a catalyst which comprises a support material and an oxidic composition containing at least one alkali metal and tungsten, a process for producing such catalysts and also a process for preparing alkyl mercaptans by reaction of alkanols with hydrogen sulphide in the presence of such a catalyst.
US09764297B2	Continuous preparation of calcined chemically-treated solid oxides The present invention discloses a continuous calcination vessel which can be used to prepare calcined chemically-treated solid oxides from solid oxides and chemically-treated solid oxides. A process for the continuous preparation of calcined chemically-treated solid oxides is also provided. Calcined chemically-treated solid oxides disclosed herein can be used in catalyst compositions for the polymerization of olefins.
US09764287B2	Binary catalyst based selective catalytic reduction filter Catalytic cores for a wall-flow filter include juxtaposed channels extending longitudinally between an inlet side and an outlet side of the core, wherein the inlet channels are plugged at the outlet side and outlet channels are plugged at the inlet side. Longitudinal walls forming the inlet and outlet channels separate the inlet channels from the outlet channels. The walls include pores that create passages extending across a width of the walls from the inlet channels to the outlet channels. Catalysts are distributed across the width and length of the walls within internal surfaces of the pores in a manner such that the loading of each catalyst across the width varies by less than 50% from an average loading across the width.
US09764281B2	Process for the removal of contaminants from flue gas streams A flue gas stream arising from fossil fuel fired sources containing nitrogen oxide contaminants is conveyed through an exhaust duct into a quencher. In the quencher aqueous medium is sprayed into contact with the flue gas stream. The quenched flue gas stream is mixed with ozone distributed at a high velocity in a sub-stoichiometric amount for partial oxidation of NOxto form NO2 and prevent the formation of N2O5. The flue gas containing NO2 is absorbed into an acidic medium of a wet scrubber to form nitrous acid. In the scrubber the nitrous acid is mixed with selected compounds of ammonia to decompose the nitrous acid for release of nitrogen. With this process the consumption of ozone and the operating costs associated therewith eliminate the requirement to dispose of nitrate recovered from the scrubber purge stream.
US09764279B2	Biological reduction of carbon dioxide pollutants systems and methods Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
US09764277B2	Synthesis gas separation and reforming process A method of obtaining purified hydrogen and purified carbon monoxide from crude synthesis gas. A first crude synthesis gas stream is passed through a first separation zone to separate a hydrogen stream from a stream comprising carbon monoxide and methane. The carbon monoxide and methane are subjected to thermal reforming to produce a second crude synthesis gas, which is passed through a second separation zone to separate carbon monoxide from the second crude synthesis gas stream.
US09764273B2	System for absorbing and separating acid gases A system for absorbing and separating acid gases may include an absorbing tower in which a gas containing an acid gas is supplied, a recycling tower that is disposed close to the absorbing tower, an absorbent that absorbs an acid gas in the absorbing tower and discharges the acid gas back to the recycling tower while circulating through the absorbing tower and the recycling tower, and a condenser that is connected to the recycling tower and condenses an acid gas produced in the recycling tower, wherein a centrifugal separator that separates the absorbent, using a centrifugal force, is disposed at a lower portion in the absorbing tower.
US09764271B2	Filter unit for canister A filter unit for a canister, which is disposed in a canister and removes foreign substances or powder in air flowing into or discharged from an air port may include a main filter that is a plate connected in a ring shape between an air port and activated carbon to pass air laterally, and configured to filter foreign substances or powder in air, and a top cover thermally bonded to a top of the main filter and configured to transversely distribute air flowing inside through the air port.
US09764260B2	Filtering device, and filtering element for use in such a filtering device A filtering device for fluids includes a filter housing (1) and a filter element (9) received in the filter housing. The filter element has an end cap (17) on at least one end. The end cap forms an enclosure for the corresponding end edge of the filtering material (23, 35) and is fixed on an element receiver (13) interacting with the bottom part (5) of the filter housing (1) to fix the position of the filter element (9) in its functional position. The element receiver forms a fluid path for the cleaned fluid exiting the hollow chamber (19) of the filter element (9). The element receiver (13) contains a valve arrangement (55) blocking the fluid path (35). A control device (79, 83) releasing the valve arrangement (55) in the functional position is on the end cap (17) of the filtering element (9). The end cap is fixed on the element receiver (13).
US09764252B2	System and method to treat a multiphase stream A system and method for enhancing separation of a denser phase liquid from a lighter phase liquid within a multiphase stream. In one example, a cyclonic coalescer has a tubular housing and a plurality of coaxial flow chambers extending in the axial direction of the housing. A swirling element is associated with each of the plurality of coaxial flow chambers. The swirling elements are constructed and arranged to impart a tangential velocity of the stream flowing through the associated flow chamber.
US09764246B2	Rotating performance stage A theater area includes audience seating that faces outwardly in an “inverted-theater-in-the-round” arrangement towards a ring-shaped performance stage. The performance stage is designed to rotate around the audience area so that each section of the audience can see each part of the stage at different times.
US09764243B2	Integrating topic of study content into video games Integrating topic of study content into video games is provided. A request is received from a client gaming device for content of a set of one or more topics of study of a plurality of different topics of study to incorporate into a video game of a plurality of different video games based on a user profile. The content of the set of one or more topics of study to be incorporated into the video game based on the user profile and a set of integration points corresponding to the video game is retrieved from a storage device. The content of the set of one or more topics of study to be incorporated into the video game based on the user profile and the set of integration points corresponding to the video game is sent to the client gaming device.
US09764239B2	Controlling a user interface of a computer device A computer implemented game is provided where each of first and second game computer code provide user selectable game objects on a display. The configuration of game objects presented to a user by the first and second game computer code is different. A first marker is generated when a game objective is attained in the first game computer code, and a second marker is generated when a second game objective is attained in the second game computer code.
US09764226B2	Providing enhanced game mechanics Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for dynamically determining and applying a zoom amount when entering a sniper mode are presented. In one or more embodiments, a computing device may provide a user interface that includes a controlled vehicle and a target vehicle. Subsequently, the computing device may receive a request to enter a sniper mode. In response to receiving the request to enter the sniper mode, the computing device may determine a zoom amount based on a size of the target vehicle and a distance from the controlled vehicle to the target vehicle. The computing device then may update the user interface based on the zoom amount to enter the sniper mode.
US09764225B1	Fortune telling device, system and method of using the same An electronic, automated fortune telling device utilizing celebrity personalities to entertain users. A portable standalone unit including a cabinet housing a video display, bill validator, debit/credit card reader, user interface, processor, memory and speakers. The memory maintains one or more databases of celebrity video and audio files which are used to present the fortune telling routines to the user via the video display. A user is able to select a celebrity to present the fortune telling routine. The fortune telling device may also be configured to perform mock celebrity weddings after which the fortune telling device prints a wedding certificate and/or dispenses a pair of wedding bands and/or transmits a digital wedding photo.
US09764224B2	Managing challenge events A method and system for managing a challenge event. At least two participants are selected to participate in the challenge event, in response to receipt of a request for the challenge event from a client computer. Assets of software code are provided to the participants for assisting the participants to deliver respective submissions as outcomes of participation by the participants in the challenge event. A solution to the challenge event in a form of a computer code is received from only one participant, of the at least two participants, previously chosen by from the selected at least two participants as the only participant to submit the solution.
US09764223B2	Conducting challenge events A method and system for conducting a challenge event. The challenge event is communicated to at least two participants in a form of an event specification, in response to receipt of a request for the challenge event from a client computer. A proposal for a solution that meets the event specification is received from each participant of the at least two participants. Only one participant is chosen from the at least two participants, based on the proposal previously received from each participant.
US09764219B2	Skateboard deck A skateboard deck includes: a body with a top surface and a lateral centerline, the body including a nose portion with a nose apex and a tail portion with a tail apex, wherein the nose apex and the tail apex are above the top surface of the body; wherein the total length of the body spans from a forwardmost surface of the body located along the nose portion to a rearmost surface of the body located along the tail portion, further wherein the nose apex is located between the length defined by the forwardmost surface of the body and the lateral centerline and the tail apex is located between the length defined by the rearmost surface of the body and the lateral centerline.
US09764216B1	Information-presentation structure with impact-sensitive color change to different colors dependent on location in variable-color region of single normal color A variable-color region (106) of an information-presentation structure extends to an exposed surface (102) at a surface zone (112) and normally appears along it as a principal color. An impact-dependent portion (138) of the variable-color region responds to an object (104) impacting the zone at an object-contact area (116) by providing an impact signal if the impact meets threshold impact criteria. The impact signal identifies an expected location of a print area (118) in the zone. The print area meets one of plural different print-area location criteria respectively corresponding to plural changed colors materially different from the principal color. Responsive to the impact signal, a controller (702) determines which location criterion is met by the print area and provides an initiation signal at a corresponding condition. The impact-dependent portion responds to the initiation signal by temporarily appearing along the print area as the changed color for that location criterion.
US09764209B2	Golf putter A golf putter comprised of a shaft having an axis, a hosel attached to the shaft and a head attached to the hosel. The head of the putter has a face, a top and a sole. The face of the putter is comprised of multiple facets with a degree of static loft measured from the plane of the facet to the axis of the shaft. It is preferable that there are at least four facets on the face of the putter. The first facet is proximate to the sole of the face and has a first static loft angle. The second facet is above and abuts the first facet and has a second static loft angle which is greater than the first static loft angle. The third facet abutting and above the second facet has a third static loft angle which is greater than the second static loft angle. The fourth facet abuts and is above the third facet and has a fourth static loft angle which is greater than the third static loft angle. It is preferable that the static loft angles of the at least four facets differ by only 1 degree between abutting facets.
US09764197B2	Multi-layer core golf ball Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises at least one intermediate core layer formed from a metallic, composite, or inorganic/organic hybrid composition.
US09764193B2	Golf ball Golf balls including at least one modified dimple group are disclosed. The modified dimple group comprises one or more modified dimples forming an axially symmetric pattern about a Correction Area Centroid located on an axis of symmetry at a latitude greater than 0°, where 0° represents the hemispherical pole and 90° represents the equator. The modified dimples can be altered, for example, by changing dimple coverage, dimple diameter, dimple depth, dimple edge angle, dimple volume, dimple cross-sectional shape, and/or dimple plan shape. Optionally, the dimples have a catenary cross-sectional shape and the modified dimples are altered by changing the shape factor and/or chord depth. Such modifications preferably produce a golf ball that flies more consistently regardless of orientation when struck than a corresponding golf ball without such modifications.
US09764182B2	Free weight with ridged grip A free weight which has a ridge on the top of the weight for a user to grip is provided. The ridge may at least partially surround the top end and/or bottom end of the free weight. In certain embodiments, the ridge may completely surround the top end and/or bottom end of free weight. The user may grasp the weight by wrapping their fingertips around the ridge and perform reps to strengthen the grip and arms of the user.
US09764180B2	Resistance trainer having multiple interconnected body attachment points A resistance system is configured to perform a resistance exercise for an axial base, such as a torso, and a longitudinal member, such as a leg and arm. The resistance exercise helps develop the longitudinal member and axial base by forcing the longitudinal member to pull against different, but constant tension forces, and also forcing the longitudinal member to maintain a proximal distance to the axial base. A short resistance member extends between a foundation mount on the axial base and an intermediate mount on the longitudinal member. A long resistance member extends from the foundation mount, joining with the intermediate mount, and attaching to a distal mount. The short resistance member generates greater tension force than the long resistance member when stretched. The multiple and independent connections made by resistance members create different tension forces for resistance exercises.
US09764173B2	Device, system and method for fire prevention in an operating room Provided herein are devices, systems and methods utilizing flow of a medically safe inert gas to prevent fires in operating rooms during electrosurgical procedures. A device is disposed around or proximate to or integrated into the tip of an electrosurgical instrument or tool and is in fluid contact with a source of a medically safe inert gas. The gas is flowed around or envelopes the tip as the electrosurgical instrument or tool is utilized. The presence of the medically safe inert gas displaces oxygen, thereby preventing or suppressing fires that may be ignited by sparks generated during use of the tool.
US09764169B2	UV filter combinations comprising benzylidene malonates Disclosed is the use of a UV filter combination, comprising (a) a first UV filter selected from benzylidene malonates of formula (1), wherein R1 methyl; ethyl; propyl; or n-butyl; if R1 is methyl, then R is tert. butyl; formula (II); formula (III); a radical of formula (1a); or a radical of formula (1b); wherein R2 and R3, independently from each other are hydrogen; or methyl; R4 is methyl; ethyl; or n-propyl; R5 and R6 independently from each other are hydrogen; or C1-C3alkyl; if R1 is ethyl; propyl; or n-butyl, then R is isopropyl; and (b) a second UV filter selected from (b1) Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine; (b2) Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane; (b3)Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone; (b4) Ethylhexyl Triazone; (b5) Diethylamino Hydroxy Benzoyl Hexyl Benzoate; (b6) Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate; (b7) Ethylhexyl Salicylate; (b8) Homosalate; (b9) Octocrylene; (b10) micronized Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol; (b11) Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid; (b12) Titanium Dioxide; (b13) micronized Tris-Biphenyl Triazine; and (b14) micronized (2-{4-[2-(4-Diethylamino-2-hydroxy-benzoyl)-benzoyl]-piperazine-1-carbonyl}-phenyl)-(4-diethylamino-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-methanone;(b15) benzoicacid,4,4-[[3-[1,3,3,3-tetramethyl-1-[trimethylsilyl)oxy]-1-disiloxanyl]propyl]amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl]diimino]bis-, dibutyl ester wherein the UV filter combination comprises at least 2 UV filters of component (b1)-(b14); for the protection of human and animal hair and skin against UV radiation.
US09764165B2	Ultrasonic transmitting unit An ultrasonic transmitting unit includes a first vibrating section and a second vibrating section vibrating at the same predetermined frequency with respect to each other. The ultrasonic transmitting unit includes a relay portion transmitting an ultrasonic vibration from the first vibrating section to the second vibrating section and positioned at a position corresponding to one of an antinode position of the vibration in the first vibrating section and a position different from an antinode position and a node position of the vibration in the second vibrating section, and a non-contact vibrating portion extending in the second vibrating section from the relay portion toward a first vibrating section side with being not in contact with the first vibrating section.
US09764151B2	Neural network system for the evaluation and the adaptation of antitachycardia therapy by an implantable defibrillator The system includes an active medical device with means for delivering defibrillation shocks; means for continuous collection of the patient current cardiac activity parameters; and evaluator means with neuronal analysis comprising a neural network with at least two layers. This neural network comprises upstream three neural sub-networks receiving the respective parameters divided into separate sub-groups corresponding to classes of arrhythmogenic factors; and downstream an output neuron coupled to the three sub-networks and capable of outputting an index of risk of ventricular arrhythmia. The risk index is compared with a given threshold, to enable or disable at least one function of the device in case of crossing of the threshold.
US09764144B2	Implanted lead analysis system and method Implanted medical device data is received, where the data was sensed by a first lead portion and a sensor over a time period. The number of detected noise events sensed by the first lead portion is counted based on applying first noise detection criteria to the data sensed by the first lead portion. The number of detected noise events over the sensor is counted based on applying second noise detection criteria to the data sensed by the sensor. The mean number of detected noise events is calculated for the first lead portion and sensor based on the number of noise events sensed by the first lead portion and the number of noise events sensed by the sensor. Potential lead failure in the first lead is recorded if the number of detected noise events over the first lead is greater than the mean number of noise events by at least 5%.
US09764140B2	Display of region of activation in neurostimulation programming screen A system for use with a neurostimulator coupled to one or more electrodes implanted adjacent neural tissue of a patient. The system comprises a user input device configured for allowing a user to select different nerve fiber diameters and to select a set of stimulation parameters. The system further comprises processing circuitry configured estimating regions of activation within the neural tissue of the patient based on the selected nerve fiber diameters and the selected stimulation parameter set. The system further comprises a display device configured for displaying the estimated regions of tissue activation. The user input device may further be configured for allowing the user to select different tissue regions of therapy, in which case, the display device may display the different tissue region on a human body map, and different indicia associating the displayed tissue regions for therapy to displayed estimated regions of tissue activation.
US09764134B2	Visual prosthesis A visual prosthesis apparatus and a method for providing artificial vision are disclosed in the present disclosure. The visual prosthesis apparatus comprises a camera for capturing a video image, a video processing unit configured to convert the video image to stimulation patterns, and a retinal stimulation system configured stimulate neural tissue in a subjects eye based on the stimulation patterns. An artificial vision may be provided by capturing a video image, converting the video image to stimulation patterns, and stimulating neural tissue in a subjects eye based on the stimulation patterns.
US09764132B2	Apparatus for treating pelvic floor disorders and related methods of use A method of optimizing the electrical stimulation of a bladder of a patient including selecting a first subset of electrodes from a set of electrodes positioned adjacent to a set of nerves associated with the bladder. The set of electrodes may include one or more electrodes, each of which may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation pulses generated by a stimulator device to the nerves. The method may further include delivering an electrical stimulation pulse through the selected first subset of electrodes and recording at least one parameter of the electrical stimulation pulse after receiving patient feedback.
US09764127B2	Medical lead anchoring Various embodiments concern a lead system for anchoring a lead, the lead system comprising a lead and an anchor. The anchor can comprise a ring and a flange extending from the ring. The anchor can be mounted on the lead such that the lead extends through the ring and the flange extends over an electrode of the lead. The lead system can further comprise a tether having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion of the tether can attached to the lead while the distal portion of the tether can be attached to a needle. During an implantation procedure, the tether can be cut to remove the needle. The tether can then be attached to the flange. The lead, the anchor, and the tether can form a loop around a section of tissue to anchor the lead to the tissue.
US09764125B2	Septum actuator with insertion depth limiter and compression compensator A multi-use intravenous infusion assembly is presented which includes a septum actuator having various features to prevent over-insertion of the septum actuator through a slit in a blood control septum. By preventing over-insertion of the septum actuator, the slit of the septum is able to repeatedly self-close following removal of an external Luer device. Thus, the intravenous infusion assembly may be used repeatedly without exposing a clinician to blood and other infusion fluids.
US09764124B2	Vascular access port An implantable vascular access port for providing repeated therapy to a patient in need of such therapy, the access port, upon repeated use, presents each time an access needle at a new location so as to minimize scarring injury to the skin of the patient. The vascular access port may include a body, a cover comprising a plurality of openings, at least one needle comprising a tip and a shaft, the shaft defining a lumen, a needle elevator mechanism to operate the position of the at least one needle in at least a retracted position in which the at least one needle is disposed in the body and the needle tip below the cover and an extended position in which the at least one needle is engaged through at least a first one of the openings, and a needle shift mechanism to move the at least one needle from a first position in which the needle can engage the at least a first one of the openings, to a second position in which the needle can engage at least a second one of the openings.
US09764122B2	Drug delivery device and methods having an occluding member Drug depot delivery devices and methods for delivering a drug depot to a site beneath the skin of a patient are provided. In various embodiments the device has a housing having a top housing end, and a bottom housing end. The housing defines a housing channel. The device has a drug cartridge defining a depot channel aligned with the housing channel and configured to slidably accept the drug depot. The drug cartridge has at least a first occluding device configured to occlude the depot channel at a first position such that the drug depot cannot pass through the depot channel without force applied to the drug depot sufficient to deflect the first occluding device. The bottom end of the housing has a coupling configuration for engaging a cannula. A plunger has a push rod to expel the drug depot through the occluding device and the cannula.
US09764121B2	Drug delivery apparatus An implantable drug delivery apparatus for delivering a drug into a bodily fluid in a bodily cavity of a patient over a period of time includes a drug supply reservoir to supply drug into a delivery channel and an actuator for delivering the drug to a predetermined location in the bodily cavity of the patient, such as, for example, a cochlea of a human ear. The drug is loaded into the delivery channel while producing substantially negligible flow at an outlet of the delivery channel.
US09764110B2	Binaural sleep inducing system By using an iterative loop of data collection, binaural tone generation/presentation, and analysis binaural tones can be introduced to induce an existing brain state to change from one associated with being awake to a state associated with being asleep. The current state of an individual's brain is determined by measuring movement and electrical activity. Using this data a binaural tone can be generated to induce the brain state to change. As the state of the brain is continually monitored the applied binaural tone is modified and applied until the desired sleep state is obtained.
US09764109B2	Method of correlating brain activity The present invention includes systems and methods of using real-time neurofeedback to improve the correspondence between first-person experience and specific brain activation patterns in a manner that minimally affects the experience itself. The present invention provides meditators the ability to enhance their control over their own brain activity, such as posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) activation. The present invention also provides methods for treating a disease or disorder of a subject by measuring the subject's brain activity via fMRI, presenting a representation of the measured brain activity to the subject, and instructing the subject to reduce the represented brain activity by altering their meditative state. The present invention also provides a system and method of using fMRI neurofeedback to directly correlate subjective experience with neural activation.
US09764108B2	Headgear strap members with enhanced comfort A strap member for use in securing a mask to the head of a patient includes a strap portion formed from a first material. The first material comprises a silicone material. The strap member further includes a breathability enhancing element associated with the strap portion.
US09764100B2	Method and apparatus for controlling temperature of medical liquids A system for controlling temperature of intravenous fluids includes a thermal treatment device and a temperature sensing device to measure a temperature of the fluid flowing through the sensor. The temperature sensing device may simultaneously collect two temperature measurements. For example, the sensing device may include sensors that measure the temperature of the fluid at two disparate locations along the medical fluid line. Additionally, the sensors may measure the temperature of the fluid within the medical fluid line, as well as the ambient temperature outside of the line. The thermal treatment device includes a conduit configured to have a nonlinear flow path through the device. The thermal treatment device thermally treats fluid within the conduit to a desired temperature or range.
US09764098B2	Attachment for a syringe or carpule An attachment for a syringe, carpule, or the like, includes a distal end and a terminal extension with an outer surface, a free end, and a depression introduced at a spacing into the outer surface. The attachment includes an annular base body and is placeable onto the extension. The base body encloses a free space into which the extension is introducible. The base body contains two materials a first material which is dimensionally stable and a second material which is softer than the first material and deformable. The base body has an engagement region, which engages into the depression. The extension is thus characterized in that the base body has, along an imaginary circumferential line, a first region with the first material and a second region containing the second material. The second material deforms into the depression in a placed-onto-the-extension state. The second material is embedded into the first material.
US09764096B2	Autoinjector with audible indication of completed delivery The present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a product into an injection site, the device comprising: a container having a displaceable piston; a tubular housing having at least a flexible part which, in a rest state, defines a first opening; a piston rod; and, an intermediate part fixed to the piston rod which defines a diameter larger than the first opening. With sufficient distal displacement of the piston rod, the intermediate part causes the at least a flexible part to deflect outwardly with further distal displacement of the piston rod causing the intermediate part to wholly pass through the first opening with the at least a flexible part returning towards the at rest state, engagement of the at least a flexible part with a surrounding element under force of movement towards the at rest state generating a sound.
US09764094B1	Syringe with inspection window Syringes and methods of using are described which protect materials within the syringe barrel cavity from contaminants and photo-chemical degradation. A syringe is provided having an inspection window for viewing medications or other materials within the cavity of a syringe barrel. The syringe barrel and other syringe components may be colored, opaque, darkened, amber, tinted; or the syringe barrel may have applied thereto polarizing filters; or materials having light polarizing properties can be used to manufacture the syringe barrel and other syringe components of the syringe to cancel particular components of light.
US09764091B2	Auto-injector for epinephrine injection A reloadable auto injector for epinephrine injection is provided. The reloadable auto injector has a separate needle insertion and medicine injection drivers (1600) wherein needle insertion driver (1200) is configured to be re-activated upon reloading. A syringe is movably positioned in a housing between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. A plunger rod (1500) is normally locked to a plunger rod tube (1100) by at least one deflectable locking member (1110). A syringe driver (1200) applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member (1110) is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of medicament. A reload handle (1400) is connected to the syringe assembly so that user operation of the reload handle retracts the syringe to the first position and simultaneously reload the syringe driver to thereby ready the auto injector for delivering a further dose of medicament.
US09764062B2	Encapsulation of pancreatic cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells The present invention relates to methods for encapsulating pancreatic progenitors in a biocompatible semi-permeable encapsulating device. The present invention also relates to production of human insulin in a mammal in response to glucose stimulation.
US09764049B2	Radiation delivery system and method A method of irradiating a work piece may include forming a cutout recessed from a surface of a light guide, positioning the work piece inside the cutout, irradiating a light input surface of the light guide with UV light, and guiding the UV light from within the light guide through recessed surfaces of the cutout to irradiate the work piece. In this way more uniform irradiation of all curable surfaces of a work piece may be achieved, the energy and time consumed during irradiation of the work piece may be reduced thereby lowering operating costs, and the radiation delivery system may be made more compactly, thereby making it more convenient and practical for daily applications.
US09764047B2	Method for obtaining novel derivatives of naphthalene for the in vivo diagnosis of alzheimer's disease This invention relates to a chemistry branch, particularly to the field of compounds' organic synthesis that belongs to the aromatic bicyclic or naphthalene category, used in the detection of amyloid sheets. These new naphthalene derivatives have a general formula: Wherein R represents mutually independent groups. In I: R1:-alkylenyl-C(O)NH-alkylenyl-R3, -alkylenyl-C(O)O—R4, R3:—COOH, —OH, —SH, —NH2, -alkyl-NH-alkyl-N-dithiocarbamate alkaline earth metal salts, R4: H, succinimidyl group, R2: —H,-alkyl. In II: R1: -alkyl, -alkylenyl-halide-alkylenyl-hydroxyl-alkylenyl-O-aryl, —O-alkylsulfonate alkylenyl, R2: -halide-alkylenyl-O-aryl, -alkylenyl-O-alkylsulfonate, -alkylenyl-halide-, —CH(O), —HC═C(CN)2, —HC═CHNO2, -alkylenyl-NH2, -alkylenyl-NH-alkyl, -alkylenyl-alkyl-N-dithiocarbamate alkaline salts. The terms “alkyl” and “alkylenyl” refer to linear or branched aliphatic chains, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and the term halide to fluorine, bromine or iodine. These compounds are neutral, lipophilic and have low molecular weight and therefore they cross the blood brain barrier and attach to the amyloid sheets. The present invention provides procedures for obtaining naphthalene derivatives with good yields, which can be practical, economical and adapted to a larger-scale manufacturing. We are unaware whether the compounds presented in this invention have been previously reported.
US09764039B2	Antibodies comprising multiple site-specific non-natural amino acid residues, methods of their preparation and methods of their use Provided herein are antibodies comprising multiple non-natural amino acid residues at site-specific positions, compositions comprising the antibodies, methods of their production and methods of their use. The antibodies are useful for methods of treatment and prevention, methods of detection and methods of diagnosis.
US09764038B2	Enzymatic conjugation of antibodies The present application relates to methods for the functionalization of immunoglobulins, in particular with drugs. Also disclosed herein are linking reagents, functionalized antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions, and method of treating disease and/or conditions.
US09764036B2	Lipids and compositions for the delivery of therapeutics The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, the invention provides lipids having the following structures:
US09764033B2	Formulation for anti-α4β7 antibody Antibody formulations are described comprising a mixture of a non-reducing sugar, an anti-α4β7 antibody and at least one amino acid. The disclosed formulations have improved stability, reduced aggregate formation, and may retard degradation of the anti-α4β7 antibody therein or exhibit any combinations thereof. The present invention further provides a safe dosing regimen of these antibody formulations that is easy to follow, and which results in a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-α4β7 antibody in vivo.
US09764031B2	Dose selection of adjuvanted synthetic nanocarriers Disclosed are synthetic nanocarrier compositions with coupled adjuvant compositions as well as related methods.
US09764026B2	Compositions, methods, and kits for eliciting an immune response The present invention relates to compositions, methods, and kits for eliciting an immune response to at least one CMV antigen expressed by a cancer cell, in particular for treating and preventing cancer. CMV determination methods, compositions, and kits also are provided.
US09764024B2	Optimized influenza vaccines The invention concerns nucleotides vaccines encoding influenza proteins with few or no glycosylation sites. Since these first introductions of pandemic influenzas the viruses have drifted, accumulating mutations at antigenic sites, but also the N-glycosylation pattern has changed during the drifted years, accumulating N-linked glycosylation sequons that help mask the antigenic sites for recognition by the host immune system. These “naked” initial haemagglutinins induce a broad cross reactivity against widely drifted influenza subtypes. The origin of the DNA or RNA can be both pandemic influenza strains, which codes for proteins which have a naturally low content of glycosylation sites and/or DNA or RNA from non-pandemic influenza strains where the nucleotides have been mutated or changed so it encodes for proteins with less or no glycosylation sites. The invention also discloses DNA or RNA encoding the haemagglutinin (HA) from pandemic influenza A, e.g. the 1918 H1N1 and/or the 1957 H2N2 and/or the 1968 H3N2 influenza A virus, optionally with the Neuraminidase (NA) and/or matrix protein (M) and/or the nucleoprotein (NP) from these pandemic influenza virus included, mixed together with DNA or RNA from non-pandemic influenza A as a vaccine against present day and future influenza A viruses.
US09764018B2	Biosynthetic system that produces immunogenic polysaccharides in prokaryotic cells The invention is directed to bioconjugate vaccines comprising N-glycosylated proteins. Further, the present invention is directed to a recombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system comprising nucleic acids encoding an epimerase that synthesizes an oligo- or polysaccharide having N-acetylgalactosamine at the reducing terminus. The invention is further directed to N-glycosylated proteins containing an oligo- or polysaccharide having N-acetylgalactosamine at the reducing terminus and an expression system and methods for producing such N-glycosylated proteins.
US09764011B2	Injection paradigm for administration of botulinum toxins Disorders such as headaches can be treated by administration of a botulinum toxin to a patient suffering therefrom, such as a migraine headache. A combined a fixed site/fixed dose and an optional follow the pain variable dosage and injection site paradigm is disclosed for optimizing clinical effectiveness of botulinum toxin administration for patients suffering headache, particularly chronic migraine.
US09763988B2	Nano-sized kimchi lactic acid bacteria A nano-sized Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) nF1 strain isolated from kimchi and which has a particle size distribution of 0.5 to 1.0 μm. Pharmaceutical compositions and functional food compositions comprising the nano-sized L. plantarum nF1 strain may be used to prevent and treat colorectal diseases including colitis and colorectal cancer.
US09763975B1	Rheological treatment of brain ischemia by drag reducing polymers Methods and compositions for the treatment of acute or chronic cerebral ischemia by delivery of linear, blood soluble, non-toxic macromolecules.
US09763964B2	Bile acid derivatives as FXR ligands for the prevention or treatment of FXR-mediated diseases or conditions The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen or alpha-hydroxy, the hydroxyl group in position 7 is in the alpha or beta position; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or amino acid conjugates thereof.
US09763963B2	Topically active steroids for use in interstitial pulmonary fibrosis The present invention features methods of delivering corticosteroids or metabolites thereof for treating inflammatory conditions otherwise difficult to cure with topical administration.
US09763952B2	Dihydro-benzo-oxazine and dihydro-pyrido-oxazine derivatives The invention relates to dihydro-benzo-oxazine and dihydro-pyrido-oxazine compounds of the formula (I) and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or solvates thereof, wherein Y, V, W, U, Q, R1, R5, R7 and R30 are as defined in the description. Such compounds are suitable for the treatment of a disorder or disease which is mediated by the activity of the PI3K enzymes.
US09763947B2	Casein kinase 1delta (CK1delta) inhibitors The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions having casein kinase 1 delta (CK1δ) inhibitors and to the use of the inhibitors in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
US09763944B2	Method of optimizing the treatment of proliferative diseases mediated by the tyrosine kinase receptor KIT with imatinib The invention relates to a method of treating proliferative diseases mediated by the tyrosine kinase receptor KIT, in particular GIST, in a human patient population.
US09763932B2	Compositions and methods for increasing the metabolic lifetime of dextromethorphan and related pharmacodynamic effects Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan.
US09763924B2	Aminoester derivatives Compounds of formula (I), defined herein, are both phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme inhibitors and muscarinic M3 receptor antagonists and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease of the respiratory tract.
US09763923B2	Composition for reducing senescence of cell or subject including BRAF inhibitor and use thereof Provided is a method of reducing senescence in a cell or subject, or treating or preventing a symptom or disease associated therewith, by administering a BRAF inhibitor to the cell or subject.
US09763920B2	Solid dispersions comprising tacrolimus A pharmaceutical composition comprising tacrolimus (FK-506) dissolved and/or dispersed in a hydrophilic or water-miscible vehicle to form a solid dispersion or solid solution at ambient temperature have improved bioavailability.
US09763918B2	Compositions and methods for treating chronic urticaria Disclosed herein are methods of treating conditions, which may be associated with elevated levels of mast cells, basophils, eosinophils, or a combination thereof, with a therapeutically effective amount of dexpramipexole or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof.
US09763915B2	Adjuvants in anti-cancer chemotherapy The present invention provides a 1,2,4-trioxane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof for use as an adjuvant for a tyrosine kinase inhibitor to enhance the activity of said tyrosine kinase inhibitor in a method for the treatment of a patient suffering from cancer, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a tyrosine kinase inhibitor as an active ingredient and said 1,2,4-trioxane adjuvant or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof in an amount sufficient to enhance the activity of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, preferably for use in a method for the treatment of cancer.
US09763909B2	Methods for treating inflammation and pain The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an ω-(methanesulfonyl)alkenylnitrile compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention is also directed to a method for treating inflammation, inflammatory-related disorders, or pain, by administering an ω-(methanesulfonyl)alkenylnitrile compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof to a subject in need thereof. The present invention is further directed to a method for potentiating the analgesic effects of morphine, by administering an effective amount of 3-(methylsulfonyl)acrylonitrile to a subject who is being treated with morphine and is suffering from pain. Oral and topical administration are preferred.
US09763908B2	Composition containing monoacetyldiglyceride compound as active ingredient for preventing or treating atopic dermatitis The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, functional health food composition, quasi-drug composition, and cosmetic composition containing a monoacetyldiacylglycerol compound as an active ingredient for preventing, treating or improving atopic dermatitis. The monoacetyldiacylglycerol compound of the present invention has an excellent effect of suppression of IL-4 and IgE secretion, thereby overcoming side effects of an atopic dermatitis treatment agent currently in use, having no toxicity, and exhibiting an excellent treatment effect, and thus can be useful as a composition for preventing, treating, and ameliorating atopic dermatitis.
US09763906B2	Use of derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids as medicaments Use of polyunsaturated fatty acid derivatives as medicaments or functional foods. The present invention relates to the use of 1,2-fatty acid derivatives in the treatment or prevention of common diseases whose etiology is based on alterations (of any type) of the cell membrane lipids, for example, changes in levels, in the composition or in the structure of these lipids. In addition, for diseases in which the regulation of lipid composition and of the structure of the membranes (or proteins that interact with membranes) causes the reversion of pathological state.
US09763905B2	Therapeutic target for the treatment of cancers and related therapies and methods Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating or preventing certain cancers in a subject. In certain embodiments such compositions and methods generally relate to the use of G-coupled protein receptor 40 (GPR40) agonists to inhibit the growth or induce apoptosis of certain cancer cells. The compositions and related methods disclosed herein may be used to treat subjects affected by cancers, such as melanoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors and neuroblastoma, and to reduce the incidence of metastases in such affected subjects.
US09763903B2	Compositions and methods for treating intestinal hyperpermeability The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for treating intestinal hyperpermeability in a subject in need thereof, including conditions such as hyperglycemia and underlying diseases such as diabetes, autism, fibromyalgia, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), graft versus host disease (GVHD), HIV/AIDS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), celiac disease, eczema, psoriasis, acute pancreatitis, Parkinson's disease, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic cirrhosis, environmental enteropathy, or kwashiorkor.
US09763899B2	Iron chelators and use thereof for reducing transplant failure during rejection episodes Formulations and methods are provided for improving the function, i.e. clinical outcome, of solid organ transplants. Lung transplantation is of particular interest. In the methods of the invention, a nanoparticle formulation comprising an effective dose of an iron chelator active agent in nanoparticle form, including without limitation, deferoxamine (DFO), deferasirox (DFX), and deferiprone (DFP), etc. is topically applied to the surface of tissues during episodes of graft rejection.
US09763895B2	Tincture for infusing flavonoids and methods of use Methods and formulations for infusing bioavailable flavonoid tinctures into food, beverage, cosmetic or drug products with minimal or no effect on the alcohol by volume of the product is provided. A flavonoid tincture includes an amount of trans-resveratrol, pterostilbene, quercetin, or combinations thereof, mixed with a solvent of pure, or majority by weight, ethanol or Dimethyl sulfoxide The tincture is added to various food and beverages to make a bioavailable amount of flavonoids to be absorbed and metabolized by the body providing demonstrated health benefits.
US09763893B2	Monopolymer multifunctional sequenced cast polyurethane matrix and production method The invention relates to a monopolymer multifunctional sequenced cast polyurethane matrix produced simply and efficiently, by sequentially pouring various isocyanate/polyol complex phase solutions successively into a mould with alternating solidification of said phase solutions according to a defined order and respecting the polymerisation stage (after the pot life and before the demoulding time) of the sequence preceding the one being cast, so as to end with the casting of the last phase solution that will go up to the demoulding time thereof and thereby finish the polymerisation of the whole of the matrix. It is loaded, in its “reservoir” sequences, with naturally originating or synthesised transdermally penetrating or volatile active substances. They are medicating and therapeutic, cosmetic, phytosanitary or wellness substances, repellents, attractants, pheromones, biocides, perfumes or deodorants. At least two active substances can be loaded into the same matrix in order to act unidirectionally or in opposite directions. Said matrix is used to form different devices that adhere to the skin or any other surface, in order to deliver at least one substance in a controlled manner. Said devices are patches, patches with a plurality of active substances, replaceable plasters stuck to a textile support, active heel pads and ball pads for shoes, pheromone cards for controlling insects, self-adhesive insecticide attractant cards, or other devices equivalent in terms of structure and function.
US09763892B2	Immediate release phospholipid-coated therapeutic agent nanoparticles and related methods Phospholipid-coated nanoparticles containing a therapeutic agent, compositions that include the nanoparticles, and methods for making and using the nanoparticles and compositions.
US09763881B2	Rice bran-lipids based formulation and process for preparation thereof for selective delivery of genes to cancer cells The present invention relates to a formulation in which glycolipids and phospholipids, isolated from rice bran gum samples, were used in conjunction with gene carrying lipids to test its efficacy in delivering genes to cancer cells selectively. This formulation did not mediate efficient delivery of genes to non-cancerous cells, thus, showing potential use of this formulation to deliver anticancer therapeutics to cancer cells without eliciting treatment related toxicity to normal cells.
US09763874B2	Nanoparticles loaded with chemotherapeutic antitumoral drug The invention relates to new therapeutic approaches for treating cancer, in particular hepatocellular carcinoma, with Nanoparticules loaded with a chemotherapeutic antitumoral agent. In particular, it relates to the treatment of cancer by administration of said Nanoparticules by intravenous infusion for at least 2 hours in order to prevent toxicological side effects and increase the benefit/risk ratio of the treatment.
US09763869B2	Hydrophilic thickener and cosmetic composition A hydrophilic thickener comprising a polymer obtainable by subjecting a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to a reversed phase suspension polymerization in the presence of a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ether; and a cosmetic composition containing the hydrophilic thickener. The hydrophilic thickener according to the present invention can be used in the fields of cosmetics such as powder foundations, liquid foundations, emulsions, lotions, liquid cosmetics, moisturizing gel, all-in-one gels, cleansing foams, hair setting agents, emollient creams; toiletries, sundries, and the like.
US09763868B2	Skin collagen production-promoting agent A problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting agent without safety problems. Another problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product containing such a substance. TGF-β and/or a TGF-β degradation product, which is acquired by degrading TGF-β with a protease such as pepsin, pancreatin, etc., are used as a skin collagen production-promoting agent or the active ingredient of a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product. The aforementioned TGF-β and/or TGF-β degradation product have an effect of increasing the collagen content of the skin.
US09763860B2	Apparatus and process for forming particles An apparatus and process for forming particles. The apparatus and process employs an intermediate mixer.
US09763848B1	Walking assistance devices including a curved tip having a non-constant radius In one embodiment, a walking assistance device includes a support member adapted to support a user of the device and a curved tip mounted to the support member, the curved tip including a curved outer surface adapted to contact the ground or a floor surface during use of the device, the curved outer surface having a non-constant radius that changes as a function of angular position along the curved outer surface.
US09763845B2	Removable customizable casket panel Caskets, cap panel assemblies for a casket, and methods for manufacturing cap panel assemblies are described. A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, and a cap panel assembly mounted in the at least one casket cap. The cap panel assembly may include a cap panel, a puffing member attached to each edge of the cap panel, and a cap panel insert. The cap panel insert is fastened to the cap panel using pins. The cap panel insert can include a frame, fabric, filler, and a backing board. The cap panel insert can include elastic or ribbon-shaped straps positioned on a front face of the cap panel insert. The elastic or ribbon-shaped straps can be positioned in a lattice or grid-like arrangement. The cap panel insert can include a mounting bracket or a screw and wire assembly for mounting the cap panel insert on a wall.
US09763839B2	Walker standing aid accessory A walker standing aid accessory package consists of a lower attachment and an upper attachment. The lower foot bar piece allows the caregiver to utilize body weight to pin the walker's front legs to the floor or ground surface securely. The upper part incorporates multiple hand placement stabilization choices for both the patient and the caregiver. This invention increases patient's self help and reduces most of the caregiver's exertion. Once the patient is standing upright, the caregiver may step aside and monitor said patients immediate ambulation. The accessory package converts an existing walker into a device that not only helps the patient to stand but also reduces the strain on the caregiver. The walker with the accessories installed offers no interference or compromise to the existing walker's integrity, mobility or storage.
US09763834B2	Ultrasonic oscillation-induced sericin extraction method and process for coating sericin in a glove A novel ultrasonic oscillation-induced sericin extraction method produces a high-molecular-weight sericin solution from silk cocoon threads at room temperature. In one embodiment, unique pH variation-resistant alkaline ionic water is produced from a novel strongly-alkaline ionic water generator device, wherein the unique pH variation-resistant alkaline ionic water is subsequently utilized as a beneficial solvent that contributes to the feasibility of the novel ultrasonic oscillation-induced sericin extraction method at room temperature. The high-molecular-weight sericin solution produced and coated in a glove provides a high coating adhesion for economical manufacturing of sericin-coated gloves, while also providing superb skin moisturizing and protection properties. Furthermore, once coated in a glove, the high molecular weight of sericin beneficially resists a rapid skin seepage of sericin to human skin layers, thereby acting as natural moisturizing factor (NMF) simulants on top of the human skin layers when the glove is worn.
US09763830B2	Steerable laser probe A steerable laser probe may include a handle, an actuation structure having an actuation structure distal end and an actuation structure proximal end, a housing tube, a first housing tube portion of the housing tube having a first stiffness, a second housing tube portion of the housing tube having a second stiffness, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the housing tube. An extension of the actuation structure distal end relative to the actuation structure proximal end may be configured to gradually curve the housing tube and the optic fiber. A retraction of the actuation structure distal end relative to the actuation structure proximal end may be configured to gradually straighten the housing tube and the optic fiber.
US09763824B2	Lacrimal implants and related methods Lacrimal implants for treating diseases or disorders are disclosed. More particularly, lacrimal implants, methods of making such implants, and methods of treating ocular, respiration, inner ear or other diseases or disorders using such implants are disclosed.
US09763812B2	Dual rotational stent apparatus and method for endovascular treatment of aneurysms A coaxial stent system is described in which an inner treatment stent is configured to be coaxially positioned inside an outer anchoring stent. The outer anchoring stent is adapted for insertion into a blood vessel and anchoring to the blood vessel at a position where the outer anchoring stent spans a neck of an aneurysm. A method for endovascular treatment of aneurysms is also described.
US09763802B2	Transpedicular nucleus replacement system A cannulated screw having a resilient balloon structure capable of supporting compressive and cyclic loads. The balloon provides an artificial disc prosthesis by use of the balloon that mimics the properties of the natural disc by maintaining the intervertebral disc space through a full range of natural motion, absorbing shocks and permitting a natural range of motion.
US09763787B2	Assembled implant This invention is directed to an assembled implant comprising two or more portions of bone that are held together in appropriate juxtaposition with one or more biocompatible pins to form a graft unit. Preferably, the pins are cortical bone pins. Typically, the cortical pins are press-fitted into appropriately sized holes in the bone portions to achieve an interference fit. The bone portions are allograft or xenograft.
US09763786B2	Device for regulating blood flow An implantable device for regulating blood flow through a blood vessel comprising an elongated support dimensioned and configured to be implanted in a blood vessel. The support includes a linking member linking axially spaced apart portions to one another. A valve membrane extends between the axially spaced apart support portions and includes first region folded over the first linking member and attached thereto and a second region adjacent the first region and unattached to the first linking member. The second region is movable between a first position to enable blood flow and a second position to inhibit blood flow.
US09763785B2	Device for placing a seal around an implant in a blood circulation passage, and associated treatment kit A device (24) for placing a seal around an implant in a blood circulation passage is provided. The device includes a hollow sheath having a longitudinal axis, and at least one releaser, deployable relative to the sheath is provided. The device (24) includes, for the or each releaser, a sealing body (64) releasably fastened on that releaser, the sealing body (64) having an angular span smaller than 360° around the longitudinal axis, and a filiform link (67) connecting at least one releaser to another releaser and/or to the controller (68) positioned in the sheath, the filiform link (67) being deformable between a relaxed idle configuration and a stretched configuration limiting the radial movement of the sealing bodies (64).
US09763784B2	Tool for the adjustment of a prosthetic anatomical device An adjustment tool enables manipulation of a prosthetic anatomical device such as an annuloplasty ring. The tool includes a compression member which is operative for retarding rotation of the adjustment shaft to preclude inadvertent rotation thereof during use of the tool by the surgeon. A locking device is associated with the adjustment tool to enable the releasable attachment of the tool to the anatomical device during its adjustment by manipulation of the tool. The locking device is oriented into operative and inoperative positions by the engagement and disengagement of locking elements. A scale may be provided on the adjustment tool to assist a surgeon in determining the size or amount of adjustment to the size of the anatomical device during its adjustment.
US09763779B2	Transcatheter valve prosthesis A system for implanting a heart valve includes a radially self-expandable tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end, a decorrelation portion, and a preformed groove disposed at an outer surface of the tubular body between the decorrelation portion and the outflow end. The preformed groove extends at least partially around the tubular body, and has a circumferential opening facing radially outward of the tubular body. A valve is disposed within and attached to the tubular body. The decorrelation portion is configured to dissociate axial and radial movements between the inflow end of the tubular body and the outflow end of the tubular body.
US09763761B2	Dental pick container and dispenser A container for separating, storing, and dispensing dental picks includes a container to receive a sheet of dental picks, wherein the sheet of dental picks includes multiple interconnected dental picks, a separating device to separate the sheet of dental picks into singular dental picks, and a dispensing device to dispense the singular dental picks, one at a time. A method for separating and dispensing dental picks includes obtaining a sheet of dental picks, wherein the sheet of dental picks includes multiple interconnected dental picks, loading the sheet of dental picks into a container, separating the sheet of dental picks into singular dental picks, and dispensing the singular dental picks one at a time.
US09763749B2	Compressible composite shaping instrument A compressible dental instrument to non-impressively adapt restorative material through compression comprises a handle portion (2), having a docking aperture (4) to interface with a highly compressible foam insert (10) with a docking extrusion and a tip holder (14) having highly compressible tip (16). A user can dock both to compressively adapt composite resin to a tooth's surface by first applying a restorative to a tooth and second applying the compressible portion to the restorative. Applied pressure compresses the tip to non-impressively micro manipulate composite resin.
US09763737B2	Laser ablation system for tissue ablation A system for ablation of tissue has at least a guideplate having a front surface and a rear surface. The guideplate has multiple guideholes distributed over the front surface and passing from the front surface to the rear surface. The at least three longitudinally advancing laser emitters are on elongated supports. The at least three longitudinally advancing laser emitters on elongated supports have a diameters that allow their passage through the guideholes on the guideplate. Each of the three laser emitters has a projection area for emission of laser energy; and the projection areas for each of the three laser emitters overlapping only a portion of the projection areas for at least two others of the three laser emitters when the at least three laser emitters lie within a single geometric plane. Moving the laser emitters while active devascularizes changing volumes of tumor tissue.
US09763734B2	Electromagnetic field applicator array with integral sensors for implicit correction of mutual coupling and mismatch A system for producing specific field distributions in a defined volume or region comprises: an array of electromagnetic field generating elements each with an integrated sensor for measuring the phase and amplitude of the current flowing in a metallic element or the field in a slot based element; a measurement device to enable measurement of both phase and amplitude of the electrical signals from the sensors with sufficient dynamic range for quantification of the signal; a multi channel radio frequency power source with individually controllable amplitude and phase to excite each of the electromagnetic field generating elements, and a feedback controller enabling controlled adjustment of the amplitude and phase of the radio frequency power source based on the signals from the sensors. The superposition of the fields produced by each electromagnetic field generating element produces a desired electromagnetic field distribution in the defined volume or region.
US09763729B2	Apparatus and method for electrosurgical suction with suction band and replaceable tips The invention pertains to techniques or processes for managing surgical smoke. In one embodiment a suction apparatus evacuates the surgical smoke. For example, the suction apparatus may be arranged adjacent to an electrocautery electrode, which may generate smoke during operation, for evacuating smoke from a surgical site.
US09763722B2	Surgical system, device, and method for implanting a surgical device without the use of a guide wire The present invention relates to a system, method, device and kit which utilize a modular pedicle screw implant that does not require the use of a guide wire for implantation and can be assembled in situ. The system, method, device, and kit include a surgical instrument for implanting a modular pedicle screw comprising a cannula coaxially aligned with a modified trocar style instrument or surgical shaft. The surgical shaft contains a first member of a surgical shaft-inner pedicle bone screw member joint, illustrated herein as a locking taper, for securing an inner member of a pedicle screw thereto. The inner member of a pedicle screw is further adapted to couple to an outer pedicle sheath. In combination, the inner member of a pedicle screw and the outer pedicle sheath form a solid modular pedicle screw.
US09763720B2	Method and device for insertion of orthopedic fixation pin with blind hole A fixation device is disclosed including an elongate body extending from a distal end to a proximal end. The distal end defines a blind hole having a diameter and extending to a depth from a distal tip. The diameter of the blind hole is sufficient to receive a k-wire therein.
US09763719B2	Method and apparatus for attaching soft tissue to bone A repair system including at least one anchor, screw, or plate with a body and a suture capture element formed in the body for attaching at least one suture to the anchor, screw, or plate. The suture capture element being configured so as to permit the suture to be snared by the suture-capture element after the anchor, screw, or plate has been attached to bone.
US09763718B2	Bone screw A bone screw is disclosed. A head includes a driver-receiving element formed thereon. A shank having a proximal portion, which is integrally connected to the head, and a distal portion maintains a constant diameter from the proximal portion to the distal portion. Three helical threads extend around the shank from the proximal portion to the distal portion. The three helical threads are symmetrically and helically aligned and advance uniformly along the length of the shank for each revolution to define a thread depth that remains constant along the length of the shank. The three helical threads respectively include three leads, which are offset by approximately 120° from each another. A tip is integrally connected to the distal portion of the shank and the tip intersects with a flute to define a self-tapping point.
US09763707B2	Interspinous process device and method A device for placement between two adjacent spinous processes of a spinal column to treat a spinal condition, and a method for performing a procedure on a spine of a patient, are provided. The device may include a first member, a second member mounted onto the first member, and a locking plug configured to restrict movement of the second member relative to the first member. The method may include positioning a portion of a first member between two adjacent spinous processes of the spine, advancing a second member along a length of the first member, and restricting the second member from moving relative to the first member.
US09763706B2	Interspinous fusion device An interspinous fusion device for holding adjacent spinous processes of a spine of a patient in a fixed configuration, including: a first plate configured to engage one side of the adjacent spinous processes; a second plate configured to engage another side of the adjacent spinous processes opposite the one side of the adjacent spinous processes; and a spacer disposed between and coupling the first plate to the second plate, wherein the spacer allows one or more of the first plate and the second plate to pivot relative to the other plate in a first unlocked configuration and prevents one or more of the first plate and the second plate from pivoting relative to the other plate in a second locked configuration. Each of the first plate and the second plate includes a pair of opposed wing members protruding from a central bore.
US09763701B2	Multiplanar bone anchor system The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a spinal fixation procedure. A bone anchor is provided. The anchor can include a bone fastener. The bone fastener can include a head and a second end adapted to engage an anatomy. The bone fastener can extend along a longitudinal axis. The anchor can also include a coupling arrangement coupled to the head of the bone fastener so that the bone fastener is rotatable about the longitudinal axis to define a first plane of motion. The anchor can further include a saddle, which can be coupled to the coupling arrangement. The saddle can be movable relative to at least one of the bone fastener and the coupling arrangement to define a second plane of motion.
US09763700B1	Polyaxial bone screw A polyaxial bone screw for attaching a rod to a vertebra comprises a fastener having a threaded shank and a head. A yoke has a rod receiving channel for receiving the rod. A screw support rotatably attached to the yoke has a cavity articulatingly and rotatably supporting the fastener head, a hole receiving the threaded fastener shank therethrough, and a plurality of slots for maximum screw angulation. A crown has an upper rod receiving surface, a lower surface in contact with the fastener head and a projecting surface in contact with the yoke. A biasing element between the screw support and the yoke applies biasing forces among the fastener, the crown, and the yoke to provide sufficient friction to retain the yoke in a manipulable position relative to the fastener. A set screw is supported by the yoke overcome the bias and to rigidly secure the components.
US09763686B2	Implant magnet insertion and removal tools A magnet insertion tool for use with an implantable device includes an upper part having an insertion member and an alignment member movably coupled to the insertion member. The insertion member includes a positioning surface configured to position the implantable device between the insertion and alignment members, a magnet socket extending from the positioning surface and configured to hold an implant magnet, and an alignment surface configured to align the implantable device relative to the magnet socket. The alignment member includes an engagement surface configured to engage the implantable device during insertion of the implant magnet. The alignment member is configured to contact a portion of the insertion member such that the engagement surface and the positioning surface are spaced apart from one another. The tool further includes a lower part, movably coupled to the upper part, that has a platform that is configured to move within the magnet socket.
US09763684B2	Devices and methods for removing occlusions from a bodily cavity An apparatus includes a transmission member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The transmission member is configured to be inserted into a bodily lumen, and is configured to transfer ultrasonic energy from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion. The transmission member defines a lumen along a longitudinal center line of the transmission member. The distal end portion of the transmission member includes a concave engagement surface and a distal end surface. The distal end surface defines a plane that intersects the longitudinal center line of the transmission member at an angle of between about 75 degrees and about 105 degrees. The engagement surface is configured to engage a target tissue within the bodily lumen to limit movement of the target tissue along the longitudinal center line. The engagement surface defines an opening in fluid communication with the lumen.
US09763679B2	Combination driver/anti-rotation handle for shoulder arthroplasty An instrumentation kit for use in preparing a bone to receive a prosthetic component includes at least one first combination device, the at least one first combination device including a proximal portion configured to couple with a torque providing device and a distal portion configured to couple with a first instrument, the at least one first combination device pivotable between a first position whereat the proximal portion and the distal portion are (i) longitudinally aligned and (ii) configured to transfer a torque received by the proximal portion to the distal portion, and a second position whereat the proximal portion and the distal position are (i) not longitudinally aligned and (ii) configured to transfer a torque received by the proximal portion to the distal portion.
US09763671B2	Cuff cover and cuff for using the same There is provided a throwaway cuff cover capable of being used for all types of cuffs and performing triage at the same time. The cuff cover has a long main cover 20 which is wound around the upper arm of the human body and a sub-cover 30 shorter than the main cover 20, the sub-cover 30 being provided connectingly along one side of the main cover 20 and capable of being folded onto the main cover 20 side, and the cuff housing portions 21 and 31 are allotted to the main cover 20 and the sub-cover 30, respectively.
US09763663B2	Electrosurgical instrument for making an and end-to-end anastomosis An electrosurgical instrument for making an end-to-end anastomosis between two hollow organ sections includes two tools movable relative to each other and each including an HF electrode by which the hollow organ sections can be fusion-welded to each other. The two tools are substantially sleeve-shaped or can at least be brought into sleeve shape so that a first tool can enclose a first hollow organ section and a second tool can enclose a second hollow organ section. Each of the electrodes is formed on an end face of each sleeve-shaped tool around which the respective hollow organ section can be everted inside out, and the two tools are movable relative to each other so that the electrodes are aligned and can clamp the everted hollow organ sections therebetween.
US09763662B2	Fastener cartridge comprising a firing member configured to directly engage and eject fasteners from the fastener cartridge A fastener cartridge can comprise a cartridge body including a deck and a plurality of fastener cavities, wherein each fastener cavity includes an opening in the deck. The fastener cartridge can further comprise a plurality of fasteners, wherein each fastener is at least partially stored within a fastener cavity and a firing member movable between a first position and a fired position to eject the fasteners from the fastener cavities. The firing member can comprise a ramp configured to directly engage the fasteners and lift each fastener between an unlifted position and a lifted position, and wherein the lifted position is located completely above the deck. The fastener cartridge can further comprise an anvil wherein the ramp is configured to overdrive the fasteners against the anvil.
US09763658B2	Methods and apparatus for atrioventricular valve repair Methods and devices are disclosed for minimally invasive procedures in the heart. In one application, a catheter is advanced from the left atrium through the mitral valve and along the left ventricular outflow tract to orient and stabilize the catheter and enable a procedure such as a “bow tie” repair of the mitral valve. Right heart procedures are also disclosed.
US09763653B2	Expansion ring for eyeball tissue A length or strand of resilient material is formed into a continuous ring having multiple tissue-engaging portions for engaging and spreading eyeball tissue segments apart. The strand is formed with elongated straight sides joined by corner portions which are enlarged in directions transverse to the length dimension of each adjacent side. The corner portions constitute the tissue-engaging portions and have top and bottom sections and a connecting section that forms a gap for receiving the tissue. Each side of the ring extends from a bottom section of one corner to a top section of an adjacent corner. When the ring is deployed, the tissue is captured in the gaps at the corners of the ring and also is engaged along each side as that side transitions from a position situated below the tissue to a position situated above the issue.
US09763643B2	Probe for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which is used for performing a test upon a subject is provided. The probe includes a case which forms an exterior of the probe, a piezoelectric object which is provided on an inside of the case and which generates an ultrasonic wave, a sound absorbing layer which is provided at a rear surface of the piezoelectric object and which prevents the ultrasonic wave from being delivered to a rear portion of the piezoelectric object, an acoustic matching layer which delivers the generated ultrasonic wave to a subject by matching a sound impedance of the piezoelectric object with a sound impedance of the subject, and a sound lens which concentrates the generated ultrasonic wave and radiates the concentrated ultrasonic wave toward the subject.
US09763640B2	3D image generation method and device for G-arm X-ray machine and G-arm X-ray machine A 3D image generation method includes controlling a G-arm frame to rotate to a target angle, and keeping the currents and voltages of two X-ray tubes unchanged during rotation, obtaining groups of 2D projection data of an object when a G-arm is in different angles, each group of 2D projection data including two paths of projection data, conducting calculation according to an FDK algorithm or an FDK correction algorithm using the groups of 2D projection data to obtain a 3D image of the object, and outputting the 3D image, thereby greatly reducing the data obtaining time by obtaining two paths of projection data, effectively reducing the irradiation time of the object, directly outputting the 3D image of the object, reflecting the full view information about the object, and solving the problem in the prior art that the irradiation time of the object under examination of X-rays is long.
US09763639B2	Tomography imaging apparatus and method of reconstructing tomography image A tomography imaging apparatus is provided, including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of partial data respectively corresponding to a plurality of consecutive angular sections by performing a tomography scan on a moving object; and an image processing unit configured to measure global motion of the object and motion of a first region in the object based on the plurality of partial data, acquire first information representing motion of the object by reflecting the global motion in the motion of the first region, and reconstruct a final tomography image representing the object based on the first information.
US09763635B2	Method, apparatus and system for identifying a specific part of a spine in an image A method, apparatus, and system for reliably identifying a specific part of a spine in an image of a human or animal body, includes the steps of determining one or more parts of the spine in the image, determining one or more discriminative parameters for each of the one or more parts of the spine in the image, the discriminative parameters relating to at least one anatomical property of each of the one or more parts of the spine, classifying the discriminative parameters of the one or more parts of the spine in the image, and identifying a specific part of the spine based on the classification of the discriminative parameters of the one or more parts of the spine in the image. An identified vertebra, in particular the T12 vertebra and/or its associated intervertebral discs, can be used advantageously as a starting point of powerful automatic spine labeling algorithms.
US09763626B2	Acoustic spirometer system Embodiments of the present invention are directed a system using a microphone and a mobile computer device comprising a transducer through which a user is to exhale or inhale; the transducer is configured and operable to convert the spirometric flow rate into an audible signal having an audio frequency responsive to the spirometric flow rate, wherein the transducer comprises a rotor including a plurality of rotor blades configured to rotate the rotor responsive to a spirometric flow; wherein the microphone is external to the transducer and is adapted to detect the audible signal having the audio frequency and to convert the audible signal to a corresponding electrical signal having the audio frequency.
US09763625B2	Medical devices for mapping cardiac tissue Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example method may include a method of mapping the electrical activity of a heart. The method may include sensing a plurality of signals with a plurality of electrodes positioned within the heart, determining a dominant frequency of the plurality of signals and generating an alternate signal for each of the plurality of signals corresponding to the dominant frequency. The alternate signals may have a phase-shift corresponding to one of the plurality of signals. The method may also include displaying a characteristic of the alternate signal over time.
US09763615B2	Device and method for monitoring bladder volume of a subject The present invention provides a device and a method for monitoring the bladder volume of a subject. A device for monitoring the bladder volume of a subject comprises a sensor to be attached to a region on the exterior surface of the abdomen of the subject, the region corresponding to the bladder of the subject, the sensor being configured to obtain a sensor signal indicating the bladder volume of the subject; a controlling unit configured to generate a control action signal if it determines, based on the sensor signal, that the change of the bladder volume of the subject exceeds a predetermined amount; an ultrasound probe to be attached to the subject and configured to emit, in response to the control signal, an ultrasonic signal toward the bladder of the subject and receive echo signals from the bladder of the subject; a deriving unit configured to derive the bladder volume of the subject from the received echo signals. According to the device, long-time monitoring of the bladder volume of the subject may be achieved.
US09763614B2	Wearable device and system for monitoring physical behavior of a vehicle operator A system uses a wearable electronic device to monitoring behavior of an operator of a vehicle. The wearable device is worn on the head of the operator of the vehicle and includes one or more motion sensors. A processor of the wearable device or of a proximate portable electronic device receives data from the one or more motion sensors and detects a pattern of motion based on the data. The system then may determine a physiological state or physical behavior of the driver based on the detected patterns or motion. Detected physiological states may include head bobs associated with sleepiness. Detected physical behaviors may include dangerous behaviors such as phone usage, prolonged gazes, sudden lane changes, or hard braking or steering.
US09763604B1	Gait perturbation system and a method for testing and/or training a subject using the same A balance and/or gait perturbation system is disclosed herein. The balance and/or gait perturbation system includes a balance and/or gait perturbation device and a data processing device. The balance and/or gait perturbation device includes one or more displaceable components configured to be displaced at a plurality of different positions, and having one or more surfaces for receiving one or more respective limbs of the person; and one or more first actuators coupled to the one or more displaceable components to adjust the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components. The data processing device is configured to generate a stochastic signal for introducing a perturbation to the one or more displaceable components, and to control the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components using the stochastic signal such that the one or more displaceable components perturb a balance and/or gait of the person.
US09763603B2	Posture improvement device, system, and method A posture improvement device, system, and method. The system for improving posture may comprise: a sensor device; posture improvement software program, comprising a posture improvement system interface; and one or more user devices. The sensor device may be physically associated with a user and may communicate with the posture improvement software program. The sensor device may comprise: one or more sensors for monitoring positions and movements of the user. The system may calculate one or more optimum postural positions for the user, based on data communicated by the sensor device and collected information about the user. The system may monitor a conformance of the user with the optimum postural positions and may display the conformance on the posture improvement system interface. The system may detect and notify the user of one or more non-conformances, such that a user is reminded to maintain at least one optimum postural position.
US09763598B2	System and method for identifying a landmark A field generator for use in a surgical targeting system is disclosed. The field generator includes a mounting structure including elements that are configured to receive components of an electromagnetic field generator. The elements are disposed on the mounting structure at locations and orientations relative to each other. The field generator includes at least one covering formed over the mounting structure, wherein, in use, the locations and orientations of the elements relative to each other remain substantially unaltered after exposure to one or more sterilization processes.
US09763597B2	Local MRI breast coil and method of use A local breast coil is designed to be tightly coupled to the natural shape of the pendant breast to provide high SNR for diagnostic MR imaging applications, while still providing access for interventional procedures through openings in the coil. In accordance with one configuration, the coil has a symmetrical design, such that the coil can be rotated about the breast to position an opening in the coil proximate to a desired portion of the breast without incurring registration or other alignment or artifact errors due to inhomogeneous B1 excitation. Furthermore, the coil is designed to facilitate medial and lateral imaging of the breast. The coil is combined with a patient support system that facilitates rotation of the coil and interchangeability of the coil to match the configuration of the coil to the position of the breast being imaged.
US09763595B2	Apparatus and method of measuring bio impedance A bio impedance measurement apparatus includes a current applicator configured to provide, to terminals contacting a body, a current based on a first control signal, and a modulator configured to modulate a voltage generated as the current flows through the body, based on a second control signal. The apparatus further includes an amplifier configured to amplify the modulated voltage, and a demodulator configured to demodulate the amplified voltage based on a third control signal.
US09763593B2	Volumetric physiological measuring system and method A system and method for measuring volumes and areas using electromagnetic induction techniques. A current is generated and fed into one of two coil assemblies to induce voltage into another coil assembly to provide accurate values for volume or area.
US09763591B2	Method and system to subdivide a mapping area for mechanical activation analysis A method and system are provided for subdividing a region of interest. The method and system utilize an intravascular mapping tool configured to be inserted into at least one of the endocardial or epicardial space. The mapping tool is maneuvered to select locations proximate to surfaces of the heart, while collecting map points at the select locations to form a point cloud data set during at least one cardiac cycle. The method and system further include selecting a region of interest from the point cloud data set, and forming a triangulation area that include a set of map points from the point cloud data set corresponding to the region of interest. Further, the method and system use a triangulation technique algorithm to generate at least one triangle within the triangulation area formed from at least a portion of the set of map points.
US09763568B2	Method of evaluating the efficiency of a myopia control product A method of evaluating the efficiency of a myopia control product for a wearer, the method comprising: an initial myopia indicator providing step S1, during which the initial value of a myopia indicator of the wearer is provided, a myopia condition step S2, during which the wearer using the myopia control product is placed in myopia inducing conditions, a resulting myopia indicator determining step S3, during which the resulting value of the myopia indicator of the wearer is determined after the wearer has been placed in the myopia inducing conditions, an efficiency evaluation step S4, during which the efficiency of the myopia control product is evaluated by comparing the initial value of the myopia indicator and the resulting value of the myopia indicator.
US09763565B2	Capsule endoscope device A capsule endoscope includes: an imaging unit configured to capture inside of a subject and to generate an image of the inside of the subject; a brightness distribution measurement unit configured to measure a brightness distribution in the image generated by the imaging unit; and an imaging controller configured to switch a frame rate of the imaging unit to a frame rate higher than a reference frame rate when an area having brightness lower than a predetermined value is distributed at a center of the image in the brightness distribution measured by the brightness distribution measurement unit and to switch the frame rate of the imaging unit to a frame rate lower than the reference frame rate when the area having the brightness lower than the predetermined value is distributed outside the center of the image.
US09763564B2	Introducing apparatus The introducing apparatus comprises the operating section, which is easy to grip and easy to operate, mounted therein by providing the dial of the operation element to perform a bending operation of the bending section and a part of the rotary mechanism alone while avoiding an operation range of the operating section for fingers of a gripping hand.
US09763559B2	Endoscope An endoscope with an instrument housing and with a shaft that is mounted on the distal end of the instrument housing and consists of an outer tube and an inner tube that is mounted at least partly in the outer tube, so that the outer tube and the inner tube are mounted on the instrument housing so that they can move with respect to one another in the axial direction of the shaft. To provide an endoscope that ensures a constantly fluid-tight relative motion of the two shaft tubes with respect to one another, it is proposed with the invention that the outer tube and inner tube should be mounted on the instrument housing so that they are mobile with respect to one another in the axial direction of the shaft by means of at least one flexible membrane.
US09763554B2	Warewash machine with removable rotating arm and related method A warewash machine arm mechanism includes a liquid supply shaft assembly including a rotatable sleeve bearing mounted thereon, and an arm assembly including an elongated interior liquid flow space along an arm body and one or more liquid ejection orifices. The arm assembly is releasably mounted to the supply shaft assembly via a latch mechanism of the arm assembly that engages the rotatable sleeve bearing such that the arm assembly rotates with the rotatable sleeve bearing during ejection of liquid from the liquid ejection orifices.
US09763551B2	Air moving appliance with on-board diagnostics An air moving appliance comprising an electric motor coupled to a fan, a control system for controlling the motor, the control system including monitoring means configured to monitor a motor load parameter; memory means configured to store a predetermined reference motor load parameter value; compensating means that determines a compensated reference motor load parameter value based on the predetermined reference motor load parameter value and a set of ambient environment input conditions; comparison means configured to compare the motor load parameter and the compensated reference motor load parameter value and trigger an operational event based on the result of the comparison. The invention also relates to a method of controlling an air moving appliance.
US09763548B2	Upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner with one or more features, such as a top opening rigid container, a headlight, a replaceable power cord a motor housing suspended within the vacuum to reduce noise and/or vibration a clutch assembly with a RPM sensor, and/or one or more filter plates to improve airflow.
US09763547B2	Personal care articles having multi-zone compliant personal care compositions A personal care article is disclosed having a compliant personal care product and a first water penetrable substrate adjacent to the compliant personal care product. The compliant personal care product includes two or more compliant personal care compositions, such that each of the compliant personal care compositions defines one or more zones and each compliant personal care composition physically contacts at least one of the other compliant personal care compositions.
US09763543B2	Food processor with a dicing function Provided is a food processor with a dicing function, including a driving device and a dicing assembly; the dicing assembly includes a main body, a lid, a driving axle, an annular supporting body and a dicing knife component; and a mesh shaper is disposed on the annular supporting body; the dicing knife component is rotatably disposed on the annular supporting body and is coupling connected to the driving axle; an annular flange of the annular supporting body is extended towards the lid in direction of a central axis of the driving axle, and a limiting groove is disposed on an inner surface of the annular flange; a radial outer end of the dicing knife component is capable of sliding inside the limiting groove. The food processor with a dicing function of the present disclosure has advantages of higher limit precision for cutting, better effect for dicing, and lower noise.
US09763540B2	Smart grill An outdoor charcoal grill may include a temperature sensor and a temperature adjustment device that is adjustable to control the heat applied to the food placed on a grate. A microprocessor may be programmable to set a food heating characteristic. The microprocessor may receive the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and automatically adjust the temperature adjustment device to control the heat applied to the food.
US09763537B2	Hot beverage maker A hot beverage maker includes a pump, a kettle, a pumped fluid conduit, and a brew basket assembly. The kettle includes a reservoir, a heating element in the kettle for heating water in the reservoir, a spout for pouring water from the reservoir, and a pump inlet opening for providing heated water from the reservoir to the pump inlet. The pumped fluid conduit is connected with the pump outlet and includes a pumped fluid outlet. The brew basket assembly includes a pumped fluid outlet receptacle and a brew basket. The reservoir is selectively fluidly connectable with the brew basket via the pump inlet opening in the kettle being selectively fluidly connected with the pump inlet or the pumped fluid conduit outlet being selectively fluidly connectable with the pumped fluid outlet receptacle to selectively provide heated water from the reservoir to the brew basket.
US09763516B1	Storage rack of table A storage rack for use as a storage element on the underside of a folding table is fixed to a predetermined portion of the underside of the table and has a foldable configuration. The storage rack can be folded along with the table and can be unfolded into a horizontal state along with the table in order for the table to store an object on the storage rack.
US09763514B2	Knock-down furniture A knock-down furniture component utilizes one or more tensioning mechanisms to draw interlocking framing members, including transversely-oriented interlocking framing members, together between opposed anchor points using directed linear tension between the anchor points and applied by a tensioning device.
US09763497B2	Fabric finishing A fabric, such as a loop fastener material, is finished by applying a foam to a surface of the fabric, the foam containing both a liquid binder and a powder. The binder is allowed to flow into pores of the fabric and coat fiber interstices of the fabric as the foam collapses, and is dried to stabilize the fabric. The powder is of a particle size selected to cause most of the powder to remain on the surface of the fabric while the binder is dried to bond the powder to the fabric surface. The powder, as bonded to the fabric surface, is activatable, such as by heat or RF or UV energy, to adhere the stabilized fabric to another surface or to provide a desired surface property.
US09763493B2	Mid sole having layered structure A mid sole arranged on an outsole having a tread surface, the mid sole including: an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein one of the upper layer and the lower layer includes a layer of a first foamed body having a thermoplastic resin component; in another one of the upper layer and the lower layer, one or two or more of a majority of a flat area of a front foot portion, a majority of a flat area of a middle foot portion, and a majority of a flat area of a rear foot portion includes a layer of a second foamed body having a thermoplastic resin component; and the second foamed body has a greater specific gravity than the first foamed body, and is formed by a low-resilience material having a low speed of recovering to its original shape after being deformed.
US09763492B2	Waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe, particularly but not exclusively of the safety type or the like A waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe, including: an upper assembly, which is composed of at least one upper and a waterproof and vapor-permeable functional layer internal thereto, a tread portion joined to the upper assembly below the upper assembly, at least one vapor permeation layer provided below the foot insertion space formed inside the shoe. At least one opening is provided lateral with respect to the shoe proximate to a region of connection of the upper assembly to the tread portion, the at least one opening being open toward a perimetric edge of the at least one vapor permeation layer. The shoe further includes, interposed between the perimetric edge and the at least one opening, selectively: at least one waterproof and vapor-permeable functional element, at least one functional portion of the functional layer.
US09763489B2	Footwear having sensor system A sensor system is adapted for use with an article of footwear and includes an insert member including a first layer and a second layer, a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module, a plurality of force and/or pressure sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port.
US09763488B2	Protective sports helmet The present invention is directed to a protective sports helmet including a helmet shell, a face guard and an internal padding assembly positioned within the helmet shell. The internal padding assembly includes a brow pad having first and second peripheral connection portions. The internal padding assembly also includes first and second jaw pads, each having an upper connection portion that mates with the first and second connection portions, respectively, of the brow pad. The internal padding assembly also includes a crown assembly with pad elements that include an internal separation layer that partitions the element into a first inflatable section and a section un-inflatable section. The connection portion of the jaw pads also mates with frontal pad elements of the crown assembly. The internal padding assembly further includes an occipital pad assembly that engages the helmet wearer's head below the occipital bone.
US09763487B1	Double liner impact shield football helmet The Football Helmet of the present invention will lessen the Impact Force while also lessening the transfer of momentous inertia that carries on unchanged causing concussions. This is done with cushioning by Impact Bumpers located all around the Players Head repelling impacts as they collapse. The top of the Players Head and Neck is protected because the Outer Shield of the Helmet Collapses from top impact by cushioning while repelling that force by being suspended by Springs in Keeper Boxes and also by a Sponge Pad, and Strapped Pad limiting upward thrust of the Players Head and downward thrust of the Outer shield.
US09763483B2	Sports garment The present invention provides a garment (1) for covering a wearer's thighs. The garment comprises a pair of front resistance elements (6) each of which, in use, extends obliquely across the front of a respective one of the wearer's thighs. It also comprises a pair of rear resistance elements (10) each of which, in use, extends obliquely across the rear of a respective one of the wearer's thighs. Each of the front and rear resistance elements extends from a respective upper position (7, 11) located proximal to the midline (8) of the garment to a respective lower position (9, 12) located distal from the midline of the garment. This provides a stabilizing effect on the wearer's hip joint.
US09763482B2	Neck gaiter A garment includes a torso portion and a turtleneck portion. The turtleneck portion extends from the torso portion. The turtleneck portion includes a first panel made of a first material and a second panel made of a second material. The second material is more permeable than the first material.
US09763475B2	Electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette including a mouthpiece, a bracket for the mouthpiece, an atomization pole including a threaded copper ring, a silicate ring, a heating wire, a joint, an insulating ring, a filter cotton, and a fluid stop ring. The mouthpiece is made of silica gel and is connected with the atomization pole via the bracket. The heating wire is electrically welded using nickel-chrome as a material. The heating wire is spiral. One end of the threaded copper ring is connected with the joint. The insulating ring is disposed between the thread ring and the joint. The silicate ring is disposed between the filter cotton and the threaded copper ring. The fluid stop ring is disposed between the bracket and the heating wire for preventing the leakage of fluid.
US09763466B2	Carbohydrates mixture A carbohydrate mixture for dietetic foods and pharmaceuticals is provided. The carbohydrate mixture comprises two different, substantially soluble carbohydrate components A and B, which remain undigested in the gastrointestinal tract and enter the large intestine without being resorbed. Carbohydrate component A may comprise at least one monosaccharide or of at least one oligosaccharide (disaccharide to hexasaccharide) or a mixture of two or more of these saccharides. Carbohydrate component B may comprise a polysaccharide (from heptasaccharide onwards) or a mixture of two or more polysaccharides. Carbohydrate component A=5 to 95 wt-% and carbohydrate component B=5 to 95 wt-% of the sum of the carbohydrate components A+B (=100 wt-%), and at least 80 wt-% of the carbohydrates/saccharides of both carbohydrate components have a prebiotic effect. The carbohydrate mixtures have not only a nutritive effect but they also stimulate health-promoting microorganisms present in the natural flora of the large intestine.
US09763459B2	Animal part holder An animal part holder has first and second gripper plates between which an animal part can be slid. A mechanism coupled to the gripper plates for yieldably biasing the gripper plates toward one another so that the gripper plates engage and grip an animal part disposed between the gripper plates. In addition, the mechanism is configured to cause the gripper plates to tighten their grip on the animal part in response to a pulling force tending to pull the animal part out of the grip of the holder. A method of gripping the bone of an animal part includes disposing the bone between gripper plates and applying a biasing force to the gripper plates to cause the gripper plates to bear against the bone with a force. The method may further include applying a force to the gripper plates greater than the biasing force in response to a pulling force applied to the animal part to cause the gripper plates to grip the bone tighter.
US09763452B2	Synthesis of MOFs The present invention relates to the synthesis of a variety of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) using low temperature and solvents which are considered to be not particularly harmful to the environment. There is also provided novel MOFs which may be made by the desired processes.
US09763450B2	Chemical stabilization of iodosulfuron-methyl sodium salt by hydroxystearates A formulation in the form of an oil dispersion includes as agrochemical active ingredient iodosulfuron-methyl sodium salt, one or more hydroxystearates, at least one emulsifier, at least one plant oil or mineral oil or an ester of a plant oil or mineral oil, and optionally auxiliaries and additives.
US09763447B2	Safening 6-amino-2-(substituted phenyl)-5-substituted-4-pyrimidinecarboxylate herbicide injury on cereal crops Herbicidal injury caused by 6-amino-2-(substituted phenyl)-5-substituted-4-pyrimidinecarboxylates in wheat and barley is reduced with the use of a safener selected from the group consisting of cloquintocet, fenchlorazole, mefenpyr and mixtures thereof.
US09763420B2	Lettuce variety 81-52 RZ The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 81-52 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits including resistance against downy mildew (Bremia lactucae Regel) races B1:1 to B1:17, B1:21, B1:23 and CA-I to CA-VIII, currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribignisi) biotype Nr:0, corky root (Sphingomonas suberifaciens) race CA1, root aphids (Pemphigus bursarius) and Lettuce Mosaic Virus (LMV), as well as very slow bolting. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 81-52 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 81-52 RZ.
US09763407B1	Soybean cultivar AR1102956 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1102956 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1102956 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using AR1102956 in a breeding program.
US09763406B1	Soybean cultivar AR1310246 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1310246 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1310246 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using AR1310246 in a breeding program.
US09763402B1	Soybean variety XBP48012 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP48012 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP48012, cells from soybean variety XBP48012, plants of soybean XBP48012, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP48012. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP48012 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP48012, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP48012, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP48012. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP48012 are further provided.
US09763399B2	Dual purpose pollenizer watermelons The application relates to the field of plant breeding, in particular watermelon breeding. Provided are diploid watermelon plants (and seeds from which these plants can be grown) which produce small, diploid, red watermelon fruits. Also provided are small, diploid watermelon fruits having an average weight of less than 1.8 kg.
US09763398B2	Apparatus, method and system for algae growth The cultivation, by optimized growth and harvesting of algae derived bio-mass may provide useful feedstock for various products and processes. The present invention provides an apparatus that allows for the optimized growth and harvesting of algae within a photo-bioreactor. The photo-bioreactor may include a channel and a propulsion unit for circulating an algae mixture through a channel while exposing the algae mixture to light to support photosynthesis and growth of the algae. A method is also provided for the optimizing the growth and harvesting of algae utilizing a number of different input streams. Further, a system including a programmable control assembly is provided for the growth and harvesting of algae.
US09763394B2	Multi-language irrigation controller and method of programming Some embodiments comprise irrigation controllers, comprising: a first set of functional inputs with each functional input of the first set of functional inputs exclusively corresponding to a first language; and a second set of functional inputs with each functional input of the second set of functional inputs exclusively corresponding to a second language that is different that the first language; wherein each of the functional inputs of both the first set of the functional inputs and the second set of the functional inputs are available for activation by a user at the same time, and wherein each function correlated with one of the functional inputs of the first set of functional inputs is also correlated with a corresponding one of the functional inputs of the second set of functional inputs.
US09763386B2	Sugar Crop harvester A machine for harvesting sugar-bearing ground crops such as sweet sorghum, in cold regions is described. The sugar crop harvester with various adaptations described is comprised of operational components, or features, that minimize the damage done to the crop during harvesting, particularly those things that result in deterioration of sugars prior to processing. The harvester includes several operational components that are well suited for processing sweet sorghum, particularly the dividers, base cutters, feed conveyor, de-trashing roll, brush rolls, hurler drums, de-bridging thrash roller, air blast, toppers and bin. Other components of the harvester are designed for easy maintenance. The operational components can be used with either a whole-stalk style harvester, or a chopper-style harvester.
US09763383B2	Blade mounting structure of lawn mower A blade mounting structure of a lawn mower includes: a drive hub mounted on an output shaft of a power source and protruding radially outward beyond an outer periphery of the output shaft; a friction member for transmitting driving force from the drive hub to a blade holder, the drive hub and the friction member having respective curved surfaces slidable on each other when the drive hub and the friction member are in abutting engagement with each other; a grass cutting blade attached to the blade holder; and an energy absorbing member disposed in a space defined by the blade holder and members peripheral to the blade holder, the energy absorbing member being constructed to maintain its shape during normal grass cutting condition but deform when a load exceeding a predetermined value acts on the energy absorbing member.
US09763371B2	Rotatable shovel handle A rotatable shovel handle assembly for mounting on a shovel including, a rotatable grip portion; and a lift handle portion hingedly attached to the rotatable grip portion. Wherein, the rotatable grip portion includes a base sleeve portion and a rotatable sleeve portion, and wherein the rotatable sleeve portion is disposed about the base sleeve portion and adapted to rotate thereabout.
US09769968B2	Electronic component conveyance device An electronic component conveyance device in which an electronic component is unlikely to jam in a conveyance path. A first magnetic force generation unit is provided lateral to a first sidewall in a midstream part. An interval between the first sidewall and a second sidewall in the midstream part is larger than an interval between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in an upstream part and an interval between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in a downstream part. The first sidewall is flat across the upstream part, the midstream part, and the downstream part.
US09769928B2	High efficiency embedding technology Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide improved electrical access to components, such as chip dice, for example, disposed within layers of a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB). One or more insulating layers may be located on either side of a spacer layer containing the components. The insulating layers may have apertures strategically located to provide electrical connectivity between the components and conductive layers of the PCB.
US09769927B2	Structural body and method for manufacturing same The structural body related to the present disclosure includes a substrate having insulation properties arranged with a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a through hole passing through the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, and a through electrode including a conductive material arranged within the through hole, the through electrode conducting the first surface and the second surface of the substrate and including a projection part exposed from the second surface to the outside of the through hole, wherein at least a part of the through hole is gradually increasing in size approaching the second surface in a thickness direction of the substrate, and forming a depression part keeping a gap between the through hole and the through electrode.
US09769920B2	Flexible printed circuits with bend retention structures An electronic device may be provided with printed circuits. Electrical components may be interconnected using signal paths formed from metal traces in the printed circuits. The printed circuits may include flexible printed circuits with bent configurations. The flexible printed circuits may be provided with integral bend retention structures. A bend retention structure may be formed from a polymer layer, a solder layer, a stiffener formed from metal or polymer that is attached to flexible printed circuit layers with adhesive, a conformal plastic coating that covers exposed metal traces at a bend, a metal stiffener with screw holes, a shape memory alloy, a portion of a flexible printed circuit dielectric substrate layer with a reduced elongation at yield value, or combinations of these structures. The bend retention structure maintains a bend in a bent flexible printed circuit.
US09769916B2	Printed circuit board and electronic device A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer having mounting regions for electronic components and wiring patterns provided on an upper surface, a second insulating layer provided so as to be in contact with a lower surface of the first insulating layer, and a metal core embedded in the second insulating layer so as to vertically overlap the mounting regions. The metal core is formed into a predetermined shape by stamping out a metal plate. One outer surface orthogonal to the thickness direction of the metal core is a protruding surface having a curved portion formed at its edge, and is in contact with the lower surface of the first insulating layer. The other outer surface orthogonal to the thickness direction of the metal core is a recessed surface having a protruding portion formed at its edge, and is exposed from a lower surface of the second insulating layer.
US09769912B2	Gated image acquisition and patient model construction A method and system is disclosed for acquiring image data of a subject. The image data can be collected with an imaging system with at least two different power characteristics. The image data can be reconstructed using dynamic or enhanced reconstruction techniques.
US09769911B2	Lighting system A lighting system comprising: one or more lighting devices operable to emit light into an environment; a controller coupled to the lighting device(s), the controller comprising an input for receiving position and/or orientation information of a wireless communication device; and a wireless receiver coupled to said controller; wherein the controller is configured to: receive parameters from said wireless communications device via the wireless receiver based on a first interaction between a user and the wireless communication device; determine a spot in said environment towards which the wireless communication device is directed based on the received position and/or orientation information; and during a second interaction, track movement of the spot based on the received location and/or orientation information, and control the lighting device(s) to emit light onto a region in said environment defined by the movement of the tracked spot based on at least one of the received parameters.
US09769907B2	Control switch including sensors, acquisition circuit, change circuit, and control circuit A control switch for controlling a level of an operation of an apparatus among operating levels including first, second, and third operating levels includes: sensors each of which, in operation, senses an object, the sensors including first, second, and third sensors arranged along one direction, the first, second, and third sensors being assigned first, second, and third level values, respectively; an acquisition circuit that, in operation, acquires a moving velocity of the object along the direction with the first, second, and third sensors; a change circuit that, in operation, changes at least two of the first, second, and third level values according to the moving velocity; and a control circuit that, in operation, causes the apparatus to operate at an operating level corresponding to the level value assigned to one of the first, second, and third sensors which has sensed the object.
US09769906B2	Method and apparatus for controlling lighting units based on measured force and/or movement of associated luminaires An LED-based lighting unit (100, 200, 300, 400, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500) may be installable into a luminaire (108, 208, 308, 408, 1008, 1108, 1208, 1308, 1408, 1508) to cause the luminaire to be responsive to applied forces and/or movements to control one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit. The lighting unit may include one or more LEDs (102), an accelerometer (114), and a controller (112). The controller may: receive, from the accelerometer, a signal representative of a measured mechanical force applied to or movement of the luminaire in which the LED-based lighting unit is installed; determine, based on the signal from the accelerometer, that the measured mechanical force or movement corresponds to one or more predetermined forces or movements; and energize the one or more LEDs to emit light having one or more properties selected based on the determination.
US09769890B1	Circuit and method for eliminating power-off flash for LED drivers An LED driver circuit and a method prevent LED turn-off flash when input power is lost to the driver circuit. The driver circuit includes a DC-DC converter that provides an LED drive voltage to an LED load. A voltage drop sensing circuit detects the loss of input power and discharges a filter capacitor that provides operating power to a controller in a DC-DC converter. The controller turns off to halt the operation of the DC-DC converter before the voltage provided to the LED load decreases to a turn-off threshold of the LED load. The DC-DC converter cannot recharge a load capacitor across the LED load. Thus, once the LEDs in the LED load turn off, the LEDs remain off until the input power is restored.
US09769887B2	Power converter for an LED assembly and lighting application A power converter for an LED assembly includes a switched mode power supply arranged to power the LED assembly, an AC/DC converter arranged to provide a DC supply voltage to the switched mode power supply, and a control unit arranged to receive an input signal representing a required load voltage for powering the LED assembly. The control unit is arranged to control the AC/DC converter based on the input signal.
US09769886B2	Flexible organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same In one aspect, a flexible organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate; a display device formed on a first surface of the substrate; a thin film encapsulation layer covering the display device; and a protection film generally surrounding the substrate, the display device, and the thin film encapsulation layer, and a method of manufacturing the flexible organic light-emitting display apparatus is provided.
US09769885B2	Instrument for performing microwave-assisted reactions An instrument for performing microwave-assisted reactions and an associated method are disclosed. The instrument typically includes (i) a microwave-radiation source, (ii) a cavity, (iii) a waveguide in microwave communication with the microwave-radiation source and the cavity, (iv) at least one reaction-vessel sensor for determining the number and/or type of reaction vessels positioned within the cavity, (v) an interface, and (vi) a computer controller. The computer controller is typically in communication with the interface, the microwave-radiation source, and the reaction-vessel sensor. The computer controller is typically capable of determining the output of the microwave-radiation source in response to the number and/or type of reaction vessels positioned within the cavity.
US09769882B2	Planar heating element for window and window for vehicle A planar heating element for a window includes a resin base having a flat or curved surface, a heating element formed of a conductive sheet having a uniform specific resistance and provided to spread in the form of a planar shape along the shape of the surface of the resin base, and conductive current supply portions provided to extend in the form of bands on opposite ends of the heating element, so as to allow a current to pass through the heating element. The heating element has a locally increased specific resistance portion whose specific resistance locally increases when a current is passed through the heating element from the current supply portions.
US09769881B2	Method for manufacturing sheet-like heating element and sheet-like heating element manufactured by the method According to a method for manufacturing a sheet-like heating element and a sheet-like heating element manufactured by the method of the present invention, cubics are pulverized into nanoparticles, the nanoparticle powder is mixed with carbon to become an original yarn, and the original yarn is cut to a length of between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm and mixed into a pulp liquid to be formed into nanoparticle pulp. The sheet-like heating element forms a space where the particles can be rotated so as to allow 90% or higher far infrared radiation, and thus contributes to the health of users, entails a low defective rate since no bending occurs during the manufacturing, can be manufactured in quantity at low cost, and can be used for multiple purposes.
US09769880B2	Semiconductor manufacturing method and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus Flash light is emitted from flash lamps to the surface of a semiconductor substrate on which a metal layer has been formed for one second or less to momentarily raise temperature on the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the metal layer and an impurity region to a processing temperature of 1000° C. or more. Heat treatment is performed by emitting flash light to the surface of the semiconductor substrate in a forming gas atmosphere containing hydrogen. By heating the surface of the semiconductor substrate to a high temperature in the forming gas atmosphere for an extremely short time period, contact resistance can be reduced without desorbing hydrogen taken in the vicinity of an interface of a gate oxide film for hydrogen termination.
US09769873B2	Access node architecture for 5G radio and other access networks An access node for a telecommunications network is partitioned into a front end unit and a back end unit coupled by an internet protocol (IP) packet based communication link to provide for data and control packets to be sent between the back end unit and the front end unit. The front end unit performs physical layer and media access layer (MAC) sublayer processing for data for transmission to/from user equipment in the network using baseband processing units that perform highly parallel floating/fixed point operations. The back end unit includes a plurality of general purpose processors to provide data link layer and network layer processing. back end portions may be pooled to provide greater efficiency.
US09769867B2	Optimization of power consumption in dual SIM mobiles in connected mode in a wireless network A method of optimizing connection mode procedures for a dual subscriber identity module (SIM) mobile communication device is provided. The method includes receiving, by a base station, a paging message for a first SIM in an idle mode from a core network; determining, by the base station, if a radio resource control (RRC) connection linked with the first SIM is available or not; triggering, by the base station, a second paging type message for the first SIM with a normal cause through the RRC connection linked with the first SIM if the RRC connection of the first SIM is available; determining, by the base station, if a RRC connection linked with a second SIM is available or not if the RRC connection of the first SIM is not available; triggering, by the base station, a second paging type message for the first SIM with a mapped new cause through the RRC connection linked with the second SIM if the second SIM is available; and triggering, by the base station, a first paging type message with a temporary identity and a cause received in the paging message from the core network through a paging channel if the RRC connection linked with the second SIM is not available.
US09769863B2	Music playlist application A method for an Application in a M2M Network Node, a M2M Network Node, an Application, and a method for a Music Player Unit and Music Player Unit are presented. A Music Playlist is received from a mobile device and is sent to Application in the M2M Network Node. The Application determines the popularity of the songs, which are included in the received Music Playlist. Determining the popularity is based on determining the occurrence of the songs in a M2M Music Playlist and the Music Playlist received from the Music Player Unit. Information about popularity of at least one song included in the received Music Playlist is then sent back to the Music Player Unit. Finally, the Music Player Unit plays-out the at least one song using a Speaker Unit.
US09769862B2	Method and apparatus for implementing partial coverage and out-of-coverage sidelink discovery resource pools for wireless communications Methods and apparatus are provided for enabling a wireless terminal to operate in a partial coverage scenario and an out-of-coverage scenario.
US09769860B2	Method and device for processing proximity-based service in wireless communication system One embodiment of the present invention provides a method and device for performing a device-to-device (D2D) service in a wireless communication system and, more particularly, provides a method performed by a group leader device supporting the D2D service in a wireless communication system comprising a seller device and a customer device which support the D2D service. The group leader device forms a D2D terminal group including a plurality of customer devices. Information on the D2D terminal group is provided to the seller device so as to enable a reasonable transaction between the seller and a customer to be carried out.
US09769852B2	Maintaining current cell location information in a cellular access network A method, femto Base Station, and network service node for connecting a User Equipment UE, to local devices in a local network. The femtoBS includes a femtoBS part and a Packet Data Network Gateway, PDN-GW, part comprising a subset of PDN-GW functions. The UE sends a PDN connection request that includes a special Access Point Name, APN, which indicates the request ts for local IP access. The network service node, such as a Mobility Management Entity, MME1 includes a gateway selection mechanism that, based on the special APN1 selects the PDN GW part of the femtoBS device to serve the connection. A route optimization function in the femtoBS shortcuts the traffic between the femtoBS part and the PDN GW part, providing direct access to the local network. The UE may access the Internet through a residential gateway in the local network and a fixed access connection.
US09769845B2	Method for group scheduling grant, user equipment and radio network controller The present invention provides a method for group scheduling grant, a user equipment and a radio network controller. The method for group scheduling grant includes: reporting, by a UE, to an RNC a capability of the UE to support an uplink enhanced dedicated channel; receiving a configuration message transmitted by the RNC, where the configuration message carries an E-RNTI; where the E-RNTI carried in the configuration message includes an E-RNTI allocated to a group to which the UE belongs; monitoring, by the UE, a first channel by using the E-RNTI carried in the configuration message, and activating or deactivating an HARQ process according to an absolute grant received by the UE in the first channel. The present invention can reduce the utilization of E-AGCHs, improve the utilization efficiency of downlink code resources, and prevent the downlink throughput from being limited.
US09769842B2	Simultaneous uplink transmissions in dual connectivity mode The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a wireless terminal (2) operating with dual connectivity with a first node (4) and a second node (6). The method comprises receiving (100) information, from at least one of said nodes (4,6), associating (200) uplink transmissions to each node (4, 6) according to the received information, and applying (300) a set of node specific parameters to the uplink transmissions associated with each node (4, 6). The present disclosure also relates to a wireless terminal (2) configured to perform the method.
US09769840B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling user equipment Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for scheduling a UE in a communication system comprising D2D communication and cellular communication. The cellular communication is performed between a base station (BS) and at least one UE, and the D2D communication is performed between a D2D transmitter and a D2D receiver. According to the method of the present invention, an outage margin of the D2D communication is obtained, wherein the outage margin indicates the margin that the communication from the D2D transmitter to the D2D receiver is in outage; and a target transmission power of the at least one UE is determined based on the outage margin to perform cellular scheduling.
US09769833B2	Method and apparatus for handling in-device co-existence interference in a user equipment A method and apparatus for handling in-device co-existence interference in a user equipment are provided. In an exemplary method, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) activity scheduled to be performed during an inactive time period of an LTE module in a user equipment is determined. It is determined whether the LTE module is to be allowed to perform the LTE activity during the inactive time period. If the LTE activity is to be allowed, then the LTE module is allowed to perform the LTE activity during the inactive time period. Otherwise, the LTE module is not allowed to perform the LTE activity during the inactive time period to provide interference free time for an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) module in the user equipment. Moreover, the disallowed LTE activity is scheduled to be performed during an active time period following the inactive time period.
US09769831B2	Random access method, base station and terminal A random access method, a base station and a terminal are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a base station, a preamble sequence that is sent by a terminal during random access; identifying a type of the terminal according to the preamble sequence; and sending, according to the type of the terminal, a message of a random access procedure to the terminal on processing bandwidth supported by the terminal.
US09769829B2	Techniques for optimizing transmission power allocation in wireless communications Aspects related to allocating transmission power in wireless communications are described. It can be determined whether data is to be transmitted on an uplink control channel in one or more upcoming transmission time intervals (TTIs). Based on this determination, transmission power is allocated to an uplink enhanced dedicated channel in the one or more upcoming TTIs. Where uplink control channel data is not to be transmitted in the one or more upcoming TTIs, transmission power that would have been used for the uplink control channels can instead be allocated to the enhanced dedicated channel.
US09769822B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink data using multiple serving cells Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting uplink data by means of multiple serving cells. A method for a terminal for transmitting uplink data by means of multiple serving cells may comprise the steps of: the terminal receiving a first timing advance command (TAC) for a first serving cell and a second TAC for a second serving cell; and determining whether the terminal transmits uplink data by means of the second serving cell on the basis of whether the timing difference is below the threshold value, wherein the timing difference is acquired on the basis of the first TAC and the second TAC, and the first serving cell can be a cell configured so that an uplink can be always transmitted regardless of the timing difference.
US09769814B2	Method and apparatus for supporting multiple frequency assignment in wireless communication system A method and an apparatus for supporting multiple frequency assignments in a wireless communication system are provided. An operating method of a Mobile Station (MS) for supporting multicarrier transmission in a wireless communication system includes negotiating a multicarrier operation with a Base Station (BS) during a network entry procedure, when supporting a multicarrier operation mode with the BS, sending a first control message comprising information of every multicarrier configuration supported by the MS, to the BS, receiving a second control message comprising index information of one or more carriers assigned for the multicarrier operation from the BS, and searching for configuration information of carriers corresponding to indexes of the one or more carriers assigned from the BS for the multicarrier operation.
US09769811B2	Method for receiving downlink control information in wireless communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a method by which a terminal receives downlink control information in a wireless communication system and, more specifically, the method comprises the step of receiving a specific reference signal (RS) in a common search space (CSS) of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH), wherein the specific reference signal is punctured and transmitted when a position allocated to a first terminal in an initial access procedure cannot be commonly applied to a second terminal.
US09769808B2	Method and device for allocating and detecting downlink control channel resources Embodiments of the present invention disclose methods and devices for allocating and detecting downlink control channel resources. The method for allocating downlink control channel resources comprises: allocating a resource area for enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel, ePDCCH, localized transmission in a UE-specific way; and allocating at most one ePDCCH candidate for the ePDCCH localized transmission in each resource allocation granularity within the resource area. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the ePDCCH candidates at each aggregation level are distributed to radio resources sparsely so that sufficient options can be provided for resource allocation.
US09769800B2	Method and apparatus for allocating control channel for transceiving data between devices in wireless access system Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transceiving a control channel for performing device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless access system that supports D2D communication. More particularly, the method for transmitting a control channel by a transmitter side D2D communication device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step of allocating the resource region to be used in the D2D communication by a base station; and a step of transmitting the control channel to a receiver side D2D communication device through the control channel bandwidth which is a portion of the bandwidth of the allocated resource region. The time resource of the resource region may be a resource region to be allocated for transmission via the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) from the base station.
US09769796B2	Radio channel utilization The concepts relate to radio channel utilization. One example can identify a channel for communicating data. The channel can include a set of sub-channels that span from a lower frequency adjacent channel to a higher frequency adjacent channel. This example can encode the data on the set of sub-channels of the channel in a manner so that an individual sub-channel that is closer to either the lower frequency adjacent channel or the higher frequency adjacent channel than another individual sub-channel has a smaller amplitude than an amplitude of the another individual sub-channel.
US09769793B2	Paging mechanism for wireless networks A paging method and system in a wireless network for a target device that is enabled to transition between an active state and a standby state, including: tracking a location of a target device within the network while the target device is in the standby state based on a periodic identifying signal from the target device; determining a serving transmission point for the target device based on the tracking; and instructing the serving transmission point to transmit a paging message to the target device.
US09769792B2	Incoming call A user apparatus in an idle mode and prioritizing a radio resource (401) of a cell is configured to, in response to a paging message received over the cell (402) and a subsequent connection request rejection (404) received over the cell to determine whether or not to cease to prioritize (407) the radio resource.
US09769786B2	Methods and apparatus for enhanced power notification in a wireless node network Methods, medium, systems, and a network device (or node) are described for enhanced power notification from a node, such as an ID node, in a wireless node network having a master node and a server. The ID node is capable of communicating directly with the master node but incapable of communicating directly with the server. In general, the ID node detects a current power status for the ID node and determines a current location of the ID node. The method then has the ID node broadcasting an enhanced power alert notification when the current power status of the ID node is below a threshold. The enhanced power alert notification indicates that the current power status of the ID node is below the threshold and includes the current location of the ID node.
US09769776B2	Apparatus and method for uplink synchronizing in multiple component carrier system A user equipment (UE) of re-organizing a timing advance group (TAG) is provided. The UE includes: a receiving unit for receiving, from a serving base station, secondary serving cell (SCell) configuration information which includes a first field and a second field, the first field including an ScellIndex of an SCell to indicate a removal of the SCell, the second field including at least one of the ScellIndex to indicate an addition of the SCell and a TAG ID indicating a TAG of the SCell, and a radio resource control (RRC) processing unit for performing the addition of the SCell after performing the removal of the SCell from one or more SCells configured in the UE, and for reorganizing the TAG by including the SCell in the TAG.
US09769770B2	In-band on-channel broadcasting via mesh network Digital content can be broadcast in a sideband of an analog broadcast channel using multiple digital in-band on-channel (IBOC) transceivers connected in a mesh configuration to form an IBOC mesh network. The digital IBOC transceivers are positioned at various geographic locations, so that unlike traditional “HD” radio broadcasts, the IBOC broadcast transmission is spread out over a wide area, using multiple low power digital IBOC transceivers rather than being broadcast from the same location as the analog signal. IBOC transmission power can be limited to a desired portion of the power used to broadcast the analog signal, based on measurements taken at the geographically distributed digital IBOC transceivers. The IBOC mesh network provides bi-directional communication between a mesh transceiver and a user device, and delivers user feedback received at one mesh transceiver to a feedback server by moving the user feedback through the IBOC mesh network.
US09769768B2	Method and apparatus for reducing interference in a heterogeneous network Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for reducing interference in heterogeneous wireless networks. In one apparatus, a network node (500) that includes a transceiver (502) and a processing unit (501) is provided. The processing unit is configured to transmit, via the transceiver, downlink signaling at a primary power spectral density (PSD) level and to also transmit, via the transceiver, a group of control channel elements (CCEs) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) at a reduced PSD level, the reduced PSD level being less than the primary PSD level.
US09769764B2	Facilitation of connectivity and content management in mobile environments Connectivity and/or content management in mobile networks is provided. Information associated with a mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices is determined. In various embodiments, the information can be current or past usage or travel pattern information for the mobile device. The mobile device is configured in association with delivery of content. The configuration is based, at least, on the information associated with the mobile device. The mobile device is configured to request accelerated content delivery if the mobile device is located within a good coverage area, and to request connection re-establishment priority if the mobile device is approaching or located within a poor coverage area or a handoff area.
US09769762B1	Adaptive transmit power control for vehicle communication Apparatus and methods are disclosed for adaptive transmit power control for vehicle communication. An example disclosed vehicle includes a driving assistance unit and a communication module. The driving assistance unit determines an expected speed of target vehicles in the vicinity of the vehicle. The communication module determines a message type of a message received from a subsystem of the vehicle. Additionally, the communication module broadcasts the message at a power level. The power level is based on the message type and the expected speed of target vehicles.
US09769757B2	Method and apparatus for saving power in access point network An apparatus for saving power in an access point network is provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits/receives data to/from an access point device through a wireless short distance communication scheme; an input unit that receives a user input; and a controller that controls to determine whether there is a user input through the input unit, generates a deactivation request message including information related to service non-use of the access point device when the user input is not detected for a preset time or longer, and transmits the deactivation request message to the access point device through the communication unit.
US09769734B2	Communication device, communication method, and storage medium A communication device acquires information relating to a first access point from a captured first image, and acquires information relating to a second access point from a captured second image. The communication device then starts communication parameter share processing of sharing a communication parameter, required for establishing a wireless network, with respect to the first access point or the second access point. The communication device starts the communication parameter share processing with respect to the second access point in response to reception of a completion notification indicative of completion of the communication parameter share processing with respect to the first access point, from the first access point.
US09769732B2	Wireless network connection establishment method and terminal device A wireless network connection establishment method and a terminal device are provided. In the embodiments of the present invention, a first terminal device obtains wireless network information that is used to join a wireless network on which the first terminal device is located, and sends the wireless network information to a second terminal device in a near field communication (NFC) manner, so that the first terminal device can receive a first request message that is sent by the second terminal device according to the wireless network information, and establish a wireless network connection to the second terminal device according to the first request message. With NFC characteristics, such as convenient communication, a short communication distance, and high reliability, a problem in the prior art that a configuration operation is complex and error-prone is avoided, thereby improving configuration efficiency and reliability.
US09769731B2	Wireless network host in silent mode An access point that implements operating modes in which beacons may be selectively disabled. Beacons may be disabled when no device is actively associated through the access point. Beacons may be enabled in response to one or more triggers, which may include events such as a client forming an association through the access point following a probe request message identifying the access point. In addition, active beaconing may be triggered by user input or may occur during periodic brief intervals that allow client devices to discover the network identifier for the access point. Selective control of beaconing may lead to more effective wireless communication, particularly in areas where users congregate with computers implementing soft APs for personal networks.
US09769730B1	Service level agreement violation warning and service suspension A method including receiving a service request from a mobile station for a service to be provided by a mobile wireless communication network, wherein the mobile station is subscribed to the mobile wireless communication network under an account; obtaining, based on an identifier for the mobile station, a constraint describing a limitation on use of the service; determining that the first service request violates the constraint; obtaining, based on the identifier for the mobile station, a first threshold number of violations; determining, in response to the determination that the first service request violates the constraint, that a first total number of service requests violating the constraint issued by the mobile device or issued by mobile devices subscribed to the mobile wireless communication network under the account is equal to or greater than the first threshold number, wherein the first total number of service requests includes the first service request; identifying a notification destination for the account; and automatically transmitting, in response to the determination that the first total number is equal to or greater than the first threshold number, a first notification to the notification destination.
US09769729B2	Apparatus and method for implementing collaborative work of cells The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for implementing collaborative work of cells, and belongs to the field of wireless communications. The method includes: acquiring a transmission delay and a transmission bandwidth that are of a serving cell and a transmission delay and a transmission bandwidth that are of at least one collaboration cell; separately acquiring a transmission scenario of each collaboration cell of the at least one collaboration cell according to the transmission delay and the transmission bandwidth that are of the serving cell and a transmission delay and a transmission bandwidth that are of each collaboration cell; and calling a collaboration function according to the transmission scenario of each collaboration cell, and implementing collaborative work of cells by using the collaboration function. The present invention ensures normal work of the collaboration function and enables the collaboration function to produce a maximum collaboration function gain.
US09769726B2	Method and apparatus for considering routing information in the determination of an access network to be utilized A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to allow a plurality of access networks to be utilized in a coordinated manner in accordance with the routing policies defined by the network operator as well as other routing information including, for example, IETF routing and router information. In the context of a method, information, such as ANDSF information, defining the routing policies of the network operator may be received from a mobile terminal. The method also includes at least a portion of the information defining one or more routing policies of the network operator within an IP connectivity stack along with other routing information that is not based on the routing policies of the network operator. And, the method considers both the one or more routing policies defined by the network operator and the other routing information in determining utilization of a plurality of access networks.
US09769723B2	Performing WiFi and cellular handover using device-specific thresholds An apparatus, system, and method for performing handover of a mobile station (MS) between a base station (BS) and an access point (AP) are described. In one embodiment, the MS may receive one or more threshold values for reporting measurements to the BS. The MS may convert the threshold values to device-specific threshold values. The MS may determine one or more network quality values associated with the AP. The MS may compare the network quality values to the device-specific threshold values. In response to the network quality values exceeding the device-specific threshold values, the MS may convert the network quality values to calibrated network quality values. The MS may provide the calibrated network quality values. The MS may perform handover from the BS to the AP based on providing the calibrated network quality values to the BS.
US09769722B2	Multimode terminal information processing method, multimode terminal and access network device Disclosed are an information processing method of a multimode terminal, a multimode terminal and an access network device, wherein, a multimode terminal negotiates with an HRPD access network to determine to close a session keep-alive message initiated by the HRPD access network, the HRPD access network does not transmit a session keep-alive request message to said terminal after said terminal is switched to an LTE network from an HRPD network; and/or after negotiating to determine to close a session keep-alive message initiated by said terminal, said terminal does not transmit a session keep-alive request message to the HRPD network after being switched to the LTE network from the HRPD network. Said terminal acquires a dedicated priority of the HRPD and/or the LTE network from the HRPD access network, and performs network reselection in an idle state according to the dedicated priority when meeting an enabled condition of the dedicated priority.
US09769716B2	Communication system, method of handover and base station A communication system includes a control device, a first base station, and a second base station, wherein the first base station and the second base station are execute an S2 handover process, and after the S2 handover process, the first base station and the second base station execute an X2 handover process, the first base station transmits address information of the first base station to the second base station via the control device when the first base station executes the S2 handover process to the second base station, the second base station stores the received address information of the first base station, and transmits a connection request to the first base station based on the received address information of the first base station, and the first base station establishes a connection for the X2 handover process in response to the connection request.
US09769705B2	Method and apparatus for implementing decentralized clustering mechanism A method for implementing a decentralized clustering mechanism includes: reserving, by a first wireless device located on a first channel, multiple first scheduled service periods from a first data transfer interval; switching, by the first wireless device, to a second channel within the first scheduled service periods, and transmitting a probe frame over the second channel, where the probe frame includes a cluster probe information element; reserving, by the first wireless device, multiple second scheduled service periods from a second data transfer interval according to timing information in the cluster probe information element; when a response frame from a second wireless device is received within the second scheduled service periods, identifying, by the first wireless device, whether an empty beacon scheduled service period exists; and if exists, transmitting, by the first wireless device, a beacon frame within the empty beacon scheduled service period.
US09769701B2	Header compression for wireless backhaul systems Systems and methods for header compression are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to wireless backhaul systems. For example, a method may include receiving a packet at a backhaul modem from an Ethernet switch, the packet having an uncompressed header comprising a concatenation of at least an Ethernet and an Internet Protocol (IP) header, and a payload; parsing the uncompressed header into a plurality of fields, the plurality of fields including a static field and a derivable field; removing the static field and the derivable field from the uncompressed header; adding a compressed field to the uncompressed header to create a compressed header; and transmitting the packet with the compressed header and the payload over a wireless link.
US09769699B2	Method and apparatus for performing device to device (D2D) content estimation and triggering of buffer status reporting (BSR) in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing buffer status reporting in a wireless communication system. The method includes a D2D (Device-to-Device) data arriving in the UE. The method also includes triggering a ProSe (Proximity-based Service) BSR (Buffer Status Report). The method further includes deriving a buffer size value by at least considering an amount of oncoming data. In addition, the method includes sending the ProSe BSR.
US09769693B2	Method and apparatus of improving measurement reporting involving WLAN in a wireless communication system Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for improving measurement reporting involving WLAN for a UE in a wireless communication system. The method includes triggering a transmission of a measurement report involving WLAN due to all of at least one condition being fulfilled, wherein the at least one condition includes a first condition related to WLAN load.
US09769679B2	Efficient link adaptation for non-collocated antennas Systems and methods for efficient link adaptation in multi-access wireless communication networks, including link adaptation in scenarios with non-collocated and/or power imbalanced base station transmit antennas are provided. In an embodiment, an indication of signal powers of the transmit antennas is signaled by the network to the user equipment (UE) when the UE is configured for logical antenna ports using non-collocated and/or power imbalanced transmit antennas. The UE can use the indication of signal powers in determining the Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) and the Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), resulting in higher accuracy link adaptation.
US09769668B1	System and method for common authentication across subscribed services Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a credential of a first subscribed service, responsive to authentication of a user device within a first communication network. Authentication of the user with respect to the first service is facilitated and, in response, a second subscribed service is identified. A notification is provided to an access control function that the user device is granted access to the second subscribed service. The credential is stored in a common authentication repository accessible by the first and second subscribed services. An inquiry from a second communication network is determined in response to the user device requesting authentication there. A second notification is provided to the second communication network that the user device has already been authenticated, allowing the user device to access the services without further authentication. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09769660B2	Method for implementing SIM card function on terminal, terminal, and UICC The present invention discloses a method for implementing a SIM card function on a terminal, a terminal and a UICC. The method includes: downloading information for implementing the SIM card function; writing the information for implementing the SIM card function into a reserved storage space of the terminal; and after the SIM card is activated, authenticating an access identity of a terminal user by using the information for implementing the SIM card function. In the present invention, the information for implementing the SIM card function is downloaded to the terminal, so as to implement the SIM card function by means of software.
US09769643B2	Budgeting and quota management system for data consumption Systems and methods may provide for establishing a data usage budget based on one or more of user input and historical usage data, wherein the data usage budget distinguishes between usage types and distinguishes between connection types. Additionally, a data usage of one or more client devices may be monitored in accordance with the data usage budget. In one example, the usage types are designated as one or more of a high bandwidth usage and a low bandwidth usage, and the connection types are designated as one or more of a capped connection and a non-capped connection.
US09769642B2	Method and system for family plan sharing of wireless services A system and process of sharing a wireless surface allotment in a third party wireless network includes implementing a metering system to meter wireless service usage by users of the third party wireless network and tracking wireless usage by a plurality of wireless devices associated with the metering system. The system and process further includes receiving a share request to reallocate the respective wireless service allotment for at least two of the plurality of wireless devices, forwarding modification instructions to the metering system, requesting confirmation from the metering system that the modification instructions have been received, and modifying the respective wireless service allotments for the at least two wireless devices in response to receiving confirmation from the metering system.
US09769640B2	Emergency center selection method, device, and system The present application discloses an emergency center selection method, device, and system. The method includes: receiving, by an MME, a request message initiated by UE located in an LTE network for CSFB of an emergency call, and sending, to an eNB, a first notification message that carries an emergency call indication; and sending, to an MSC, a first handover request message that carries information about a cell of a 3G network or information about a cell that is of the LTE network and on which the UE currently camps, so that after the MSC receives the first handover request message, the MSC may select an emergency center according to the information about the cell of the 3G network or the information about the cell of the LTE network in the first handover request message, and further quickly set up a call connection between the UE and the emergency center.
US09769639B2	Secure emergency response technology Technology for securely processing emergency response. An emergency response server receives intermittent location data from a client device during non-emergency responses. Upon determining an emergency situation is occurring, the emergency response server sends an unencrypted notification to a client device to activate the client device remotely. Once the emergency response server receives an encrypted message from the client device, the emergency response server sends an encrypted emergency client device, causing the client device to enter an emergency mode. The emergency response server then receives encrypted location information at more frequent intervals from the client device in the emergency mode and displays the location of the client device. Once the emergency situation has ended, the location of the client device is no longer displayed, and a signal is sent to cause the client device to exit the emergency mode.
US09769634B2	Providing personalized content based on historical interaction with a mobile device Methods and computer products can provide personalized content based on historical interaction with a mobile device. A computing device can receive information about a user interaction with an application running on the mobile device at a first time and location. A type of the application can be identified by parsing a description of the application (e.g., using a natural language processing algorithm). An affinity model can be generated that associates the type of the application with the first time and/or location. At a second time and location, it can be determined that the second time corresponds to the first time and/or that the second location corresponds to the first location. Using the affinity model, the second time and/or location can be associated with the type of the application, and the mobile device may then display content related to the type of the application.
US09769627B2	Position-based limited-response mode operation in a vehicle communication system A communication system for facilitating control over a function of a vehicle (102) comprises a base station (104) positioned in the vehicle (102) and a mobile communication unit (122). The base station (104) comprises a first transmitter for transmitting a signal to the mobile communication unit (122) and a first receiver for receiving a signal from the mobile communication unit (122). The base station (104) is configured to determine a location of the mobile communication unit (122) relative to the vehicle (102) and to cause the mobile communication unit (122) to operate in accordance with a limited-response mode when the location of the communication unit relative to the vehicle (102) remains substantially unchanged for a predetermined period of time.
US09769625B2	Mobile device detection and tracking Mobile devices emit signals in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular (i.e. 2G, 3G, 4G, Edge, H+, etc.). These signals attempt to connect to paired devices, hotspots, cell towers, or other suitable wireless connection points to greater networks. In order to connect to connect to hotspots mobile devices send out identifying data to establish a connection. Hotspots may unobtrusively collect the identification data of the mobile device, and then reject the connection request. The hotspots collect data in real time on the mobile device, and by association, the human carrying the mobile device without having alerted or impeded the human carrier. The system uses analytical software to determine, for example, an approaching unique ID user's presence, history, frequency of visits, duration of presence and so on.
US09769624B1	Copresence permission model The disclosure includes a system and method for detecting fine grain copresence between users. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to receive user input regarding copresence detection settings for a first user device, the copresence detection settings comprising a location and/or a user access control list, and determine a current location of the first user device. The system may determine whether copresence detection of the first user device is enabled at the current location based on the copresence detection settings and the current location. Based on determining that copresence detection is enabled, the system may refine copresence and perform an action based on fine grain copresence of the first and second user device.
US09769606B2	Systems and methods for determining network access point locations A positioning method for a mobile platform includes acquiring GPS position data associated with the mobile platform from a plurality of GPS satellites observable by the mobile platform. A set of wireless range measurements associated with the mobile platform and a plurality of wireless access points in communication with the mobile platform are received (e.g., via time-of-flight measurements). Wireless position data associated with the plurality of wireless access points is received from a server communicatively coupled to the mobile platform over a network. A corrected position of the mobile platform based on the wireless position data, the wireless range measurements, and the GPS position data.
US09769604B2	Passive dynamic geofencing for mobile devices Systems and methods for passive dynamic geofencing on a mobile device are discussed. For example, a method for passive dynamic geofencing can include operations such as monitoring a first parent geofence and a first plurality of child geofences; detecting crossing a boundary of the first parent geofence into a second parent geofence; loading the second parent geofence and a second plurality of child geofences encompassed by the second parent geofence; and monitoring the second parent geofence and the second plurality of child geofences.
US09769597B2	Dual-mode radio frequency transceiver architecture The present disclosure relates to a ZigBee/Bluetooth dual-mode radio frequency transceiver architecture, in which, a dual-mode baseband and firmware determines hardware parameter of a receiving module or sending module based on a first mode or a second mode; a radio frequency front-end module is used for receiving or sending a first mode signal or a second mode signal; a receiving module is used for converting the first mode signal received by the radio frequency front-end module into a first mode baseband digital signal, or converting the second mode signal received by the radio frequency front-end module into a second mode baseband digital signal and outputting the first mode baseband digital signal or the second mode baseband digital signal to the dual-mode baseband and firmware; a sending module is used for converting the first mode baseband digital signal outputted by dual-mode baseband and firmware into the first mode signal.
US09769594B2	Methods, devices and systems for increasing wireless communication range A device for supporting wireless communication is provided. The device includes a transceiver, an antenna, and a radio frequency (RF) front end system communicatively coupled to the transceiver and the antenna. The RF front end system may include: a RF sampling block coupled to the transceiver and configured to sample signals received from the transceiver and output voltage signals; a RF switching logic coupled to the RF sampling block to receive the voltage signals and configured to switch the front end RF system between a transmitting mode and a receiving mode; a RF transmission gain block coupled to the RF switching logic and configured to increase a transmission power of the signals received from the transceiver; and a RF receiving gain block coupled to the RF switching logic and configured to remove noise signals contained in radio frequency signals received from the antenna.
US09769575B2	Magnitude and phase correction of a hearing device A method for correcting magnitude and phase distortion in open ear hearing devices includes determining the insertion effect of the hearing device (12) substantially at the ear drum (11) when in the ear. Both the magnitude and phase response of the complex insertion transfer function (ITF) are corrected when the transfer function to the ear drum substantially matches the transfer function without the hearing device in place.
US09769569B1	Gaming headset with voice scrambling for private in-game conversations An electronic device may be configurable to operate in a scrambling mode and a non-scrambling mode while processing chat audio and microphone audio for a first player participating in an online multiplayer game via a game console. While operating in the non-scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to transmit the microphone audio to the game console without scrambling the microphone audio. While operating in the scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to scramble the microphone audio and transmit the scrambled microphone audio to the game console. The electronic device may be operable to select a scrambling key used to scramble the microphone audio based on a signal received by the electronic device that indicates a role of the player in the online multiplayer game. The role of the player may correspond to which of two or more opposing teams the first player is a member of in the online multiplayer game.
US09769566B2	Sound control circuit for a digital audiovisual reproduction system Sound control circuit comprising a game port, installed on a digital audiovisual reproduction system managed by an operating system, characterized in that the game port in the sound control circuit is used to create an access to the configuration of the audiovisual reproduction system and/or additional management functions for the audiovisual reproduction system.
US09769565B2	Method for processing data for the estimation of mixing parameters of audio signals, mixing method, devices, and associated computers programs A method and apparatus are provided for processing data for estimating mixing parameters of at least one audio spot signal captured by a sound recording device, called a spot microphone, arranged in the vicinity of a source among a plurality of acoustic sources constituting a sound scene, and a primary audio signal captured by an ambisonic sound recording device, arranged to capture said plurality of acoustic sources of the sound scene.
US09769560B2	Manifold for multiple compression drivers with a single point source exit In one embodiment of the present invention, a manifold composites sound from multiple drivers into a single aperture that includes multiple concentric rings. In operation, channels within the manifold isolate the sound generated by each driver from the sound generated by the other drivers. The channels within the manifold are intertwined to route the sound from each driver to a separate location in one of the multiple concentric rings. When the sound generated by each of the drivers is judiciously and deterministically delayed, the manifold generates a single point source of sound that may be fed into an acoustic horn. Notably, by isolating the sound generated by each driver, the manifold minimizes reflections and resonances that often degrade the sound fidelity of conventional horn loudspeakers. Consequently, the disclosed manifold enables an acoustic horn to project coherent sound for significantly longer distances than the acoustic horn would achieve using a conventional manifold.
US09769559B2	Sound transducer acoustic back cavity system An apparatus including a housing member and an airflow spreader. The housing member includes an acoustic back cavity for a sound transducer and at least two second cavities in the housing member spaced from the acoustic back cavity. The airflow spreader is connected to the housing member. The airflow spreader includes a conduit system connecting the acoustic back cavity directly with each of the at least two second cavities through the airflow spreader.
US09769556B2	Magnetic earphones holder including receiving external ambient audio and transmitting to the earphones A set of headphones and audio system comprises a first set of buttons for controlling a volume level of transmitted audio to the headphones and a second set of buttons for controlling a volume level of external audio played by the headphones. The transmitted audio comprises audio received from an audio source such as an electronic device and the external audio comprises surrounding ambient noise received by a microphone coupled to the headphones. With the first set of controls and the second set of controls a user is able to adjust the volume level of the transmitted audio and the volume level of the external audio in order to listen to the transmitted audio while still interacting with the surrounding environment.
US09769555B2	Moldable earpiece system An earpiece including an external surface having a first fixed configuration disposable within the outer ear and having a passage adapted for retention of an in ear device, the earpiece heatable to achieve a moldable condition which allows reconfiguration of the external surface by engagement with the outer ear to dispose the external surface in a second fixed configuration in greater conformity to the outer ear.
US09769554B2	Semiconductor integrated device for acoustic applications with contamination protection element, and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor integrated device, comprising: a package defining an internal space and having an acoustic-access opening in acoustic communication with an environment external to the package; a MEMS acoustic transducer, housed in the internal space and provided with an acoustic chamber facing the acoustic-access opening; and a filtering module, which is designed to inhibit passage of contaminating particles having dimensions larger than a filtering dimension and is set between the MEMS acoustic transducer and the acoustic-access opening. The filtering module defines at least one direct acoustic path between the acoustic-access opening and the acoustic chamber.
US09769551B2	Method of connecting cable to headphone, and headphone formed using such methods A headphone includes an ear-cup housing having an internal surface defining an internal chamber, a hole extending through the ear-cup housing, and a cable anchor device within the ear-cup housing proximate the hole. The cable anchor device includes a first support member attached to the internal surface on a first side of the hole, a second support member attached to the internal surface on a second side of the hole opposite the first side, and a cross member extending between the first support member and the second support member. A method of fabricating a headphone having such a cable anchor device includes inserting a cable through a cable hole extending through the ear-cup housing and wrapping the cable around the cross member of the cable anchor device at least once.
US09769547B2	Method for simultaneous detection of a plurality of RFID tags using multiuser detection A method and apparatus are disclosed that apply multiuser detection (MUD) analysis to an aggregated RF response from a plurality of simultaneously queried RFID tags, so as to distinguish the individual tag responses. The claimed method thereby significantly reduces RFID detection latency when multiple tags are simultaneously queried. Some embodiments transmit carrier waves at more than one frequency, such as a plurality of equally-spaced frequencies, so as to enhance the MUD analysis by incorporating a multi-frequency dimension. Other embodiments incorporate additional spatial dimensions by deploying multiple RF detection antennae at separated locations. The number of colliding tag responses must be estimated before MUD analysis can be applied. In some embodiments other signal parameters must be estimated, such as signal bias and an impulse function for each responding tag that characterizes alterations of the RF signal while in transit due to propagation distance, passage through intervening objects, and reflections.
US09769542B2	System and method for digital rights management control using video analytics Digital rights management (DRM) of video data is selectively applied to video data by a video processing system that receives a video, comprising a number of frames, and processes at least one frame from the video to determine the contents of the video. The digital rights management for the video is then configured based on the contents of the video.
US09769533B2	Methods and apparatus for providing voice mail services Methods and apparatus for retrieving and providing voice mail messages from a server are described. In accordance with the invention voice mail messages may be retrieved via requests made via a set top box. Voice mail messages are retrieved in response to the request from a voice mail server which is also accessible via the telephone network. Retrieved voice mail is transcoded and included in a video on demand (VOD) file. Text, call ID information and/or other information as, e.g., an automatically generated transcript of the voice mail message, may be included in the VOD file. The VOD file is supplied to a VOD server which provides the file including the message to the set top box for display. A user can view the messages and switch from viewing one message to the next by using video play back commands.
US09769530B2	Video-on-demand content based channel surfing methods and systems An exemplary method includes a media content presentation system 1) maintaining a video-on-demand (“VOD”) channel surfing list associated with a user of a media content access device, the VOD channel surfing list identifying a plurality of VOD content instances selected from a library of VOD content instances that are available by way of the media content access device during a VOD browsing session, 2) associating the VOD content instances identified in the VOD channel surfing list with a plurality of VOD channels, 3) detecting a channel surfing command provided by the user during the VOD browsing session, and 4) directing, in response to the channel surfing command, the media content access device to switch to a VOD channel included in the plurality of VOD channels that is presenting a video preview of a VOD content instance identified in the VOD channel surfing list and associated with the VOD channel.
US09769521B2	Systems and methods for performing transport I/O Systems and methods for implementing a Transport I/O system are described. Network encrypted content may be received by a device. The device may provide the network encrypted content to a secure processor, such as, for example, a smart card. The secure processor obtains a network control word that may be used to decrypt the network encrypted content. The secure processor may decrypt the network encrypted content to produce clear content. In embodiments, the secure processor may then use a local control word to generate locally encrypted content specific to the device. The device may then receive the locally encrypted content from the secure processor and proceed to decrypt the locally encrypted content using a shared local encryption key. The Transport I/O system ensures the protection of the network control word by maintaining the network control word on the secure processor.
US09769517B2	Account-specific encryption key One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for creating a customer-specific encryption key for encrypting digital information. The encryption key may be based on a customer number and may be associated with several devices such that the devices may encrypt and decrypt the digital information. Because each device may have the same encryption key, the encrypted data may be encrypted by a first device, transferred from the first device to a second device and decrypted and read by the second device. Thus, encrypted digital information may be shared between devices that generate a customer-specific encryption key from a common customer number. In one embodiment, the customer-specific encryption key may be utilized by a set-top box of a television system to encrypt and decrypt a digitally recorded television program.
US09769511B2	Multicast-based content transmitting system and method, and device and method for estimating high-speed movement The present invention relates to a multicast-based content transmitting system and method, and a device and method for estimating high-speed movement. Included are: a content providing device for generating N×M multicast stream channels having different transmission start times and transmission rates, providing N×M multicast stream channel lists, and transmitting content through one channel of N×M multicast stream channels; and a user terminal for selecting one channel of the N×M multicast stream channel lists provided from the content providing device and receiving content through the selected multicast stream channel.
US09769510B2	System and method for creating and managing individual users for personalized television and blended media services There is provided a method of allowing members of a television viewing household to create individual user profiles using a plurality of input devices, the method comprising: determining the context of a user enrollment session; using the context to adapt a user enrollment to minimize operations required to complete an enrollment of the user; and generating a user hierarchy based on relationships between a plurality of user profiles according to a relationship with a television distributor and relationships between the plurality of user profiles. There is also provided a method of allowing television (TV) distributor administrators to manage user profiles and user settings, the method comprising: enabling creation of at least one administrative user; enabling the at least one administrative user to perform at least one of managing, creating, and viewing user profiles created for TV viewing households according to an administrative level assigned to the at least one administrative user; and enabling the at least one administrative user to configure settings related to an enrollment of a user.
US09769501B2	Video quality assessment at a bitstream level A macroblock in a video sequence may be undecodable because the corresponding compressed data is lost or the syntax is out of synchronization. An undecodable macroblock may be concealed using error concealment technique. The level of initial visible artifacts caused by undecodable macroblocks may be estimated as a function of motion magnitude, error concealment distance, and/or residual energy. The initial visible artifacts may propagate spatially or temporally to other macroblocks through prediction. Considering both initial visible artifacts and propagated artifacts, levels of overall artifacts may be estimated for individual macroblocks. The visual quality for the video sequence can then be estimated by pooling the macroblock level artifact levels.
US09769491B2	Low complexity real-time video coding In a first exemplary media implementation, one or more processor-accessible media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to perform actions including: comparing an accuracy indicator to at least one threshold, the accuracy indicator corresponding to a reference macroblock selected for a target macroblock; ascertaining a refinement case from multiple refinement cases based on the comparing, each refinement case of the multiple refinement cases defining multiple test points in relation to the reference macroblock; and analyzing the ascertained refinement case with regard to the target macroblock. In a second exemplary media implementation, one or more media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to perform actions including: determining if two chrominance sums have magnitudes that are each less than a first product and four luminance sums have magnitudes that are each less than a second product; and if so, forwarding all zero values for a macroblock.
US09769488B2	Methods and apparatuses for 3D media data generation, encoding, decoding and display using disparity information The current invention provides methods for 3D content capturing, 3D content coding and packaging at content production side, and 3D content consuming and rendering at display or terminal side, in order to ensure healthy and effective 3D viewing all the time. According to the current invention, maximum disparity and 3D budget, which are scene dependent, are calculated, utilized for coding and embedded in the coded streams or media file, and checked against the allowable values during the content rendering, so to determine if the same 3D content can be shown to the user according to the viewing condition which the user has. In the case where a healthy 3D viewing guideline cannot be met, it is suggested to adjust the 3D content for its new maximum disparity and 3D budget to be within the allowable range, to achieve healthy and effective 3D viewing for that user with his/her viewing condition.
US09769487B2	Method for decoding image and apparatus using same A method or coding image information, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: binarizing according to different techniques, index values of forward prediction, backward prediction, and bidirectional prediction, depending on whether the bidirectional prediction is applied when inter-predicting a current block; and entropy coding a binarized codeword, wherein whether to apply the bidirectional prediction when inter-predicting the current block can be determined on the basis of the size of the current block. As a result, provided are a method for binarizing an inter-prediction direction of a prediction unit having a specific size, and an apparatus using same.
US09769486B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium In an information processing apparatus, a GPU obtains a plurality of blocks which have a predetermined number of pixels and are obtained by dividing an encoding target image, and intermediate blocks for which a spatial redundancy is removed are generated for each block. The GPU analyzes a data string of the intermediate blocks, and generates specifying information for specifying positions of data for which a value is included in a predetermined range in the data string, and for each of the blocks, outputs at least a portion of the data of the intermediate blocks, and corresponding specifying information to a storage apparatus. A CPU, for each of the plurality of blocks, executes compression processing by referencing corresponding specifying information, and reading at least a portion of the data corresponding to the specifying information from the storage apparatus.
US09769476B2	Digital receiver and digital transmitter having a variable interleaver functionality A digital receiver includes a pre-de-interleaver processing block for receiving a receive signal including reception data units quantized using a quantization rule. The digital receiver additionally includes a controllable compressor for compressing the data units into a compressed representation, a controllable time-de-interleaver being configured for applying a varying interleaving size in data units, and a controller for controlling the controllable processor or the controllable time-de-interleaver. The controller is configured for controlling the compressor or the time-de-interleaver so that a higher interleaving size such as a higher interleaving time or a higher number of data units per second is applied, when a compression in a lower number of bits is active.
US09769467B2	3D display device for displaying 3D image using at least one of gaze direction of user or gravity direction A three-dimensional (3D) display device for displaying a 3D image using at least one of a gaze direction of a user and a gravity direction includes a gaze direction measuring unit to measure the gaze direction, a data obtaining unit to obtain 3D image data for the 3D image, a viewpoint information obtaining unit to obtain information relating to a viewpoint of the 3D image, a data transform unit to transform the 3D image data, based on the gaze direction and the information relating to the viewpoint of the 3D image, and a display unit to display the 3D image, based on the transformed 3D image data.
US09769460B1	Conversion of monoscopic visual content to stereoscopic 3D A request to convert a two-dimensional image to a three-dimensional image may be received. A feature-to-depth mapping function associated with another three-dimensional image that shares a characteristic with the two-dimensional image that is to be converted to the three-dimensional image may be identified. A depth value for a plurality of pixels of the two-dimensional image may be determined based on the feature-to-depth mapping function associated with the other three-dimensional image. The three-dimensional image may be generated based on the depth value for the plurality of pixels of the two-dimensional image.
US09769450B2	Inter-view filter parameters re-use for three dimensional video coding Described herein are techniques related to re-use of filter parameters, and particularly Sample Adaptive Offset (SAO) parameters, of an independent view or coded dependent views for coding dependent views for three dimension (3D) video encoding.
US09769448B2	Video signal transmitting apparatus and video signal receiving apparatus An interface is realized that can prevent video signals from being copied easily and which uses a luminance/color difference signal transmission scheme with an excellent harmony with a television circuit. In a video transmission using a digital interface, colorimetry information for defining the conversion from the luminance/color difference signal into a primary color signal and video aspect ratio information are transmitted along with the luminance/color difference type video signal. This allows reproduction of video with high quality and high resolution and also realizes a copyright protection which allows only the users authorized by key information to use the content of the video. With this transmission scheme, it is possible to provide a transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus and an interface which highly harmonize with a rationalized television-based circuit.
US09769447B2	Color signal processing device and color signal processing method A color signal processing device can correct color phase distortion for each luminance value by using a small-capacity memory and in a circuit configuration having a small chip area and low power consumption. The present invention relates to a color signal processing device including a matrix coefficient storage section that stores a plurality of first matrix coefficients corresponding to a plurality of evaluation values set in advance and a predetermined offset value, an evaluation value calculation section that calculates a predetermined evaluation value based on each of a plurality of color component signals contained in a first color signal, a matrix coefficient interpolation operation section that generates a second matrix coefficient based on the predetermined evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation section and the plurality of first matrix coefficients, a matrix operation section that performs an operation based on each of the color component signals in the first color signal and the second matrix coefficient to generate a second color signal containing a plurality of color component signals, and an offset operation section that performs an operation based on the predetermined offset values and the second color signal.
US09769437B2	Displaying shared content on an overlapping region in a display A method, system, and/or computer program product enables the sharing of an overlapping area on a shared projection. A system detects an overlapping area on a shared projection, which presents content from a first projection and a second projection. A computing device identifies any redundant resources, which perform the same function as one another, in the first projection and the second projection. A consolidated resource, which provides the same function as the redundant resources, is defined and/or created, and then displayed in the overlapping area.
US09769435B2	Monitoring systems and methods Cameras can be used to detect if a visitor enters a field of view. Cameras can be mounted in many different areas, including outside buildings, inside buildings, and near other items such as pools. Cameras can send alerts to remote computing devices regarding visitors. Thus, a user of a camera can see and even speak with visitors who are located far away from the user.
US09769433B2	Video camera device and method to monitor a child in a vehicle The present invention is directed to a system and methods of monitoring a child seated in the rear seat of a vehicle in a child's car seat employing a video camera which transmits a video signal to a video display receiver placed in the driver's frame of vision. The video camera as envisioned herein is placed within a child's stuffed toy, the camera signal being transmitted remotely to a separate video display monitor screen device, viewable to the parent driving the vehicle. The camera is adjustable in the number of positions in which it is placed in the vehicle compartment as well as the direction in which the camera is directed. To adjust the direction in which the camera is pointed, the invention includes a bendable, flexible and sturdy neck that interconnects the camera to a transmission unit, which provides the driver with a view of the child.
US09769423B2	System and method for point to point integration of personal computers with videoconferencing systems A system and method for integrating a personal computer based presentation with a videoconferencing system. A coupling device includes a card, insertable into a PCMCIA slot of a laptop computer or like machine, which includes a cable coupled to the card at a first end and to a connector coupled at a second end. The card includes firmware for loading into RAM of the computer and software operable to execute code.
US09769421B2	Mobile terminal, display apparatus and control method thereof Disclosed is a control method for a display apparatus and a mobile terminal which includes a camera for taking a photograph and generating an image; a voice input unit which is used to input a voice; a user input unit which receives a user's input; a display unit which displays the image thereon; a wireless communication unit which communicates with a counterpart mobile terminal through a wireless network; and a controller which performs a video call by transmitting to the counterpart mobile terminal video call data comprising a video generated by the camera and a voice input by the voice input unit according user input, displays on the display unit a shared image during the video call, and transmits to the counterpart mobile terminal the shared image added to the video call data.
US09769414B2	Automatic media asset update over an online social network An electronic program guide is displayed where the program guide indicates the various media being consumed by a plurality of users. Such users can be linked together via a relationship from a social networking website. In addition, the grid can display broadcast channel listings. The grid optionally provides the feature of adding and removing corresponding user and channel listings.
US09769412B2	Remote controller and system having the same In order to provide a remote control system that is easy to use, a first displaying unit displays a remote controller side display information. Since a first operation unit is used to select the remote controller side display information and then drag towards an image display apparatus, a display position of the remote controller side display information on the display surface of the first displaying unit is visually moved towards an image display apparatus. In accordance with the movement operation of the remote controller side display information, operational information associated with the remote controller side display information is transmitted from a first communicator to a second communicator.
US09769404B2	Solid-state image sensor and camera A solid-state image sensor has a pixel array and a processor configured to process a signal from the pixel array, the pixel array including a light-receiving pixel having first and second photoelectric converters and a light-shielded pixel having third and fourth photoelectric converters. The processor outputs (a) a pixel signal corresponding to charges of the first photoelectric converter, (b) an added pixel signal corresponding to a sum of charges of the first photoelectric converter and charges of the second photoelectric converter, and (c) an added reference signal corresponding to a sum of charges of the third photoelectric converter and charges of the fourth photoelectric converter, and does not output (d) a reference signal corresponding to charges of the third photoelectric converter and a reference signal corresponding to charges of the fourth photoelectric converter.
US09769403B2	Imaging device, image processing device, and imaging method An imaging device, comprising a dark image data imaging section for acquiring first dark image data acquired by shooting in a state where a light beam incident on the imaging surface of the image sensor is shielded, before acquiring first image data that has been read out from the image sensor, and second dark image data acquired by shooting in a state where a light beam incident on the imaging surface of the image sensor is shielded after the second image data that was finally acquired, a corrected image data generating section for generating dark corrected image data by carrying out combination processing based on a comparison result of comparing the first and second dark image data, or an averaging computation result, and a correction section for correcting fixed pattern noise within the cumulatively combined image data using the dark corrected image data.
US09769402B2	Image sensor for reducing horizontal noise and method of driving the same Provided are an image sensor and a method of driving the same. The image sensor includes n optical black pixels which are arranged in the same horizontal line; and m comparators which are matched with the n optical black pixels, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two, and m is a natural number greater than n.
US09769400B2	Pulse detection bandpass filter with gain stage An imaging pixel is provided. The imaging pixel includes a photodetector that outputs charge signals in response to incident light and laser pulses and a high-frequency path. A detector biasing circuit is further provided that biases high-frequency signals of the charge signals that are associated with the laser pulses to follow the high frequency path. The detector biasing circuit effectively filters low-frequency signal components of the charge signals from following the high-frequency path.
US09769397B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring a set of images illuminated by a flash An electronic imaging device having a plurality of photosensitive cells arranged in an array to form a frame region, the frame region being composed of a plurality of frame sub-regions each frame sub-region corresponding to a sub-set of photosensitive cells, the device comprising an array controller configured to expose each of said frame sub-regions during an exposure duration wherein the exposure of at least some of said frame sub-regions occurs at different times during a total time of exposure of the frame region, a flash unit for illuminating a scene to be imaged during a flash time duration an activator for activating the flash unit to illuminate the scene to be imaged at a flash time delay determined in dependence upon said exposure duration of a frame sub region and the flash time duration; an image data acquisition unit for acquiring a set of frames of the scene wherein the time of occurrence of a flash event within a frame shifts temporally from frame to frame; and an image reconstruction unit for constructing a sequence of images from the frame sub-regions of the acquired frames.
US09769386B2	Lens drive apparatus, camera module and camera A lens drive apparatus that displaces a lens holder in a direction of an optical axis and a direction orthogonal to the optical axis comprises: a drive section that displaces a lens holder, displaceable in the direction of the optical axis, in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis in collaboration with a plurality of magnets and a plurality of coils disposed at positions facing the magnets, wherein the plurality of magnets include two magnets that are disposed at positions mutually shifted with respect to each other in the direction of the optical axis, and the plurality of coils include a coil disposed between the two magnets.
US09769379B2	Method and apparatus for selecting target image The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for selecting target image. The apparatus is configured to drive the imaging hardware to obtain a plurality of frames of images of a scene including at least one object, each of the plurality of frames of images is associated with a character distance of a plurality of character distances of the electronic device. For each frame of the plurality of frames of images, the apparatus is configured to calculate sharpness of the frame of image; and when the sharpness exceeds a preset sharpness threshold, select the frame of image as a target image. Finally, the apparatus is configured to display at least one of the target image to a user of the electronic device.
US09769365B1	Dense field imaging Dense field imagers are disclosed which are configured to provide fused and/or stitched light field data for a scene. A dense field imager can include a plurality of imaging elements configured to be joined into image blocks or facets that each provides light field data about a scene. The dense field imager can include a plurality of facets in a fixed or modular fashion such that the dense field imager is configured to fuse and/or stitch light field data from the plurality of facets. The facets can be mounted such that one or more facets are non-coplanar with other facets. The facets can be configured to provide light field data with overlapping fields of view. Accordingly, the dense field imager can provide dense field data over a field of view covered by the plurality of facets.
US09769363B2	Camera module with adhesive groove A camera module is provided, the camera module comprising: a bobbin; a coil arranged at the bobbin; a housing disposed at an inside of the bobbin; a magnet arranged at the housing, to face the bobbin; a rib formed at an inside to be extended from a first lateral wall of the housing to a second lateral wall adjacent to the first lateral wall; and a first adhesive groove formed by a part of a lower surface of the rib being recessed to accommodate an adhesive. The camera module has an advantageous effect in that the magnet may be prevented from being removed from the magnet accommodating portion of the housing, even when external force is applied to the camera module.
US09769362B2	Mounting adapter A mounting adapter includes: a first body section having a connection section attached to one side of an accessory device and a first holding arm that holds one side face of a portable type electronic device, a second body section having a second holding arm that is provided to project/retract from inside to outside and holds a side face of the portable type electronic device, a second holding arm urging member that urges the second holding arm in a direction opposite to the direction in which the second holding arm extends, and a hinge member that connects the first body section and the second body section, and the mounting adapter sandwiches the portable type electronic device between the first holding arm and the second holding arm in an open state when in use.
US09769359B2	Flexible camera device A flexible camera device is provided including an elongate flexible member and at least one camera connected to and supported by the elongate flexible member. A recording device is also connected to and supported by the elongate flexible member. The recording device is in electrical communication with the camera(s) for electrically communicating camera recorded images to the recording device. The flexible member may be connected to a variety of different support member to allow hands free recording of different events, as seen from multiple views.
US09769356B2	Two dimensional shift array for image processor An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes an execution lane array coupled to a two dimensional shift register array structure. Locations in the execution lane array are coupled to same locations in the two-dimensional shift register array structure such that different execution lanes have different dedicated registers.
US09769355B2	Method and apparatus for gesture-based device access A system and method for completing document processing operations between a user device and a document processing device such as multifunction peripheral includes capturing a user gesture at the user device. This gesture is digitized and associated with one or more electronic documents, one or more targeted multifunction peripherals and instructions for processing of the document. This information is communicated to the document processing device where a user inputs a second gesture which is digitized and compared to the first gesture. Sufficient coincidence allows for the document processing operation to proceed.
US09769342B2	Electric apparatus Provided is an electric apparatus including a reception unit (for example, hardware key) for receiving an instruction relating to functions of the electric apparatus and having operation states of a power conserving state in which power required for performing the functions thereof is limited and a normal state in which the power is not limited, wherein the reception unit may receive an instruction indicating a return to the normal state in the power conserving state and receive an instruction which is to be originally received in the normal state. When the reception unit receives the instruction, signals at different levels are output depending on the operation state and based on the signal to be output, a return signal relating to the return to the normal state or an execution signal relating to the execution of a function corresponding to the instruction received by the receiving signal is output.
US09769332B1	Camera intercept device Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for routing video feeds from different types of cameras to a server over a data communications network. In one aspect, a method performed by a camera intercept device includes identifying at least first and second cameras; configuring, using a first configuration procedure, the first camera to transmit a first video feed to the camera intercept device; configuring, using a second configuration procedure different from the first configuration procedure, the second camera to transmit a second video feed to the camera intercept device; and routing the first and second video feeds to a server over a data communications network using the wireless communications module.
US09769330B1	Information processing apparatus Provided is an information processing apparatus that transmits image data input by sequentially reading originals, with limiting an allowable frame size. The apparatus includes: a transmission control unit, in which, in a case where an original has an existing size, the transmission control unit transmits the image data to a destination with frames having one of frame sizes selected based on the existing size of the original, such that transmission of the current image data is finished before a start of transmission of the image data of the next original.
US09769328B2	Determining when refrain from performing image quality adjustment by an image quality control and adjustment apparatus, an image quality control and adjustment method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium An image quality control and adjustment apparatus includes a management unit and a controller. The management unit manages operation specification information. The controller performs, in a case where an operation that conforms to the operation specification information is performed, an image quality adjustment for an image forming apparatus using a result obtained from the operation, and does not perform, in a case where an operation that does not conform to the operation specification information is performed, an image quality adjustment for the image forming apparatus using a result obtained from the operation.
US09769324B2	Destination device billing according to call recipient A method, system, and program for billing for service provided to destination device according to the calling plan of the individual receiving the call. An authenticated identity for a callee answering a call placed to a destination device is received at an intermediary device. The intermediary device then accesses a billing plan for the authenticated identity of the callee and loads the billing plan for specifying charges for the call, such that telephone service billed to the callee is accessible at multiple destination devices.
US09769320B2	Mechanism for dynamic signaling of encoder capabilities The present disclosure provides systems and methods for dynamically signaling encoder capabilities of vocoders of corresponding communication nodes. In one embodiment, during a call between a first communication node and a second communication node, a control node (e.g., base station controller or mobile switching center) for the first communication node sends capability information for a voice encoder of a vocoder of the first communication node to a control node for the second communication node. As a result, the second communication node is enabled to select and request a preferred encoder mode for the voice encoder of the vocoder of the first communication node based on the capabilities of the voice encoder of the vocoder of the first communication node.
US09769319B1	Presence aware automated conferencing system An automated method and system is provided for resolving conflicts in presence and availability information stored at differing network nodes and configuring interparty communications.
US09769318B1	Methods and systems to facilitate conferencing using mobile device A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions for performing a method that includes, in response to an activation user input at a mobile device associated with a teleconference event, automatically joining the mobile device to the teleconference event. The mobile device can join the teleconference event by retrieving stored call-in details for the teleconference event, and sending, from the mobile device to a remote proxy, the call-in details for the teleconference event. The method can also include connecting the mobile device to the teleconference event via a call path that is established in response to the sending.
US09769310B2	Authentication and control of incoming communication An incoming communication processing system and method is disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. Specifically, the incoming communication processing system allows outside parties to initiate communications to residents of a controlled facility. The incoming communication processing system may work in conjunction with or separately from an outgoing communication processing system. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the incoming communication system in order to prevent improper use.
US09769284B2	Server-side scheduling for media transmissions according to client device states A system embodying the subject disclosure includes a memory to store instructions. A controller coupled to the memory, responsive to executing the instructions, can perform operations including obtaining performance characteristics for segments of a network; the segments are selected based on a trajectory of a mobile device coupled to the network. The controller can predict future transport and segment characteristics based on the performance characteristics. The controller can receive a request from the mobile device for transmission of a data packet over the network. The controller can monitor a power state of the mobile device and predict a future power state of the mobile device. The controller can determine a target time for fulfilling the request, based on the future power state and the future transport and segment characteristics. The controller can schedule a time for fulfilling the request according to the target time. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09769278B2	Providing local access to managed content A method for providing local access to managed content is disclosed. The method comprises receiving from a remote host a request to perform an operation with respect to content associated with a set of managed content and obtaining information required to respond to the request. The method further comprises providing in response to the request a content locator usable to perform the requested operation through direct communication with a local content system associated with the remote host.
US09769275B2	Data caching and distribution in a local network A data caching and distribution method, performed by a plurality of in a linear communication orbit, includes generating a data request by a first machine to request specific data, and passing the data request along a data request path that tracks the linear communication orbit until the request is received at a second machine, in the linear communication orbit, that returns the specific data in response to the data request. The method includes, at a third machine between the second machine and the first machine in the linear communication orbit, conditionally storing the specific data in a local cache of the third machine according to a data caching method.
US09769261B1	System and method for application isolation A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing application isolation to one or more applications. The system may include an isolated environment including application files and executables, and an interception layer intercepting access to system resources and interfaces. The system may further include an interception database maintaining mapping between the system resources inside the isolated environment and outside, and a host operating system, wherein the isolated environments are saved on at least one of a local and remote storage.
US09769243B2	Media file sharing, correlation of metadata related to shared media files and assembling shared media file collections The present invention provides for systems and methods for communicating media files and creating a collection of media files, also referred to herein as a master media file. In addition, the systems and methods of the present invention provide for the creation of automatic metadata and compilation of metadata associated with the collection of media files. The present invention is able to bond devices, referred to herein as slave devices, such as media capture devices, presence devices and/or sensor devices and instruct the slave devices, particularly the media capture devices, to communicate captured media files with a specified set of metadata included.
US09769232B2	Apparatus and method for managing media content A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to monitor for media content from a first source that is distributable where the media content is adjusted for distribution to a plurality of communication devices that are associated with a user and a portion of the plurality of communication devices use different communication protocols from another portion of the plurality of communication devices, obtain content metadata from the media content, receive a request for information associated with the media content from a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices of the user, compile the information from the content metadata based at least in part on a user profile associated with the user, and transmit the information to the first communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09769224B2	Social networking system and method A social network is provided. The social network of the present invention may prompt a user to create a “moment”. The moment of the present invention may include at least a time and a location of a place that the user is currently located, was located in the past, or will be located in the future. The moment may be stored on a database. Multiple users may create accounts and create a plurality of moments. All of the moments of the users may be stored on the database. The present invention may include a search box so that third party users may search for other third party user's moments. A user may enter in search criteria and may be presented with a plurality of moments based on the inputted search criteria.
US09769222B2	Method and apparatus for providing ARS service A method for providing a composite voice-screen automatic response system (ARS) service, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a step for receiving, by a server for a multimedia call, a call request message from user equipment; a step for determining whether the server for the multimedia call possesses ARS contents corresponding to a call number of the call request message; a step for transmitting, by the server for the multimedia call, a command for downloading the ARS contents to the user equipment when it is determined that the server for the multimedia call possesses the ARS contents; and a step for transmitting, by the server for the multimedia call, the call request message to the call number, wherein the user equipment can receive an ARS service synchronized with a voice and a screen without installing an application according to each enterprise for providing the ARS service.
US09769221B2	Method to support service continuity for multiple sessions A method to manage call continuity in a network environment including a circuit-switched network and an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network is provided. A UE monitors one or more ongoing sessions in an IMS network, and the ongoing sessions contain at least one conference call. The UE detects a network-switching event for the UE to switch from the IMS network to a circuit-switched CS network. The UE then determines the one or more ongoing sessions within the IMS network to be released or transferred to the CS network. Finally, the UE performs a session transfer procedure for transferring the determined sessions.
US09769215B2	Personal network access control system and method A server is provided that includes a processor such that for a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request containing a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) identifying the first device, the processor is programmed to promote adding a URI and redirecting the SIP request to a second device. The added URI used by the second device to invoke a Personal Network Management (PNM) Controller function.
US09769212B2	Providing a common security policy for a heterogeneous computer architecture environment A common security policy for a heterogeneous computer architecture environment is provided. A configuration of a security policy of a heterogeneous computer architecture is received from a management console. The security policy is stored on a policy server that is communicatively connected, by a management network, to a plurality of hardware platforms of the of the heterogeneous computer architecture. The security policy is distributed to a plurality of policy agents of the heterogeneous computer architecture over the management network. The security policy includes a security policy administrator role that permits management of (i) one or more subjects in a plurality of security zones and (ii) one or more objects in the plurality of security zones. The security policy also includes security zone administrator roles, wherein each security zone administrator role (i) is associated with a respective security zone and (ii) permits management of object(s) in the respective security zone.
US09769206B2	Modes of policy participation for feedback instances Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to modes of policy participation for feedback instances. According to one aspect, a system can receive an event associated with an active feedback instance operating in a runtime. The system can map the event to a policy participation level policy. The system can determine a new policy participation level for the active feedback instance according to the policy participation level policy.
US09769204B2	Distributed system for Bot detection A system includes one or more “BotMagnet” modules that are exposed to infection by malicious code. The BotMagnets may include one or more virtual machines hosing operating systems in which malicious code may be installed and executed without exposing sensitive data or other parts of a network. In particular, outbound traffic may be transmitted to a Sinkhole module that implements a service requested by the outbound traffic and transmits responses to the malicious code executing within the BotMagnet. The Sinkhole module may implement a proxy mode in which traffic received by the Sinkhole module is transmitted to a destination specified in the traffic but modified to reference the Sinkhole as the source. Events occurring on the BotMagnet and Sinkhole are correlated and used to characterize the malicious code. The characterization may be transmitted to other computer systems in order to detect instances of the malicious code.
US09769202B2	Event driven route control Embodiments provide system and methods for a DDoS service using a mix of mitigation systems (also called scrubbing centers) and non-mitigation systems. The non-mitigation systems are less expensive and thus can be placed at or near a customer's network resource (e.g., a computer, cluster of computers, or entire network). Under normal conditions, traffic for a customer's resource can go through a mitigation system or a non-mitigation system. When an attack is detected, traffic that would have otherwise gone through a non-mitigation system is re-routed to a mitigation system. Thus, the non-mitigation systems can be used to reduce latency and provide more efficient access to the customer's network resource during normal conditions. Since the non-mitigation servers are not equipped to respond to an attack, the non-mitigation systems are not used during an attack, thereby still providing protection to the customer network resource using the mitigation systems.
US09769198B1	Malware detection using internal and/or external malware detection operations A system may determine to perform an internal and an external malware detection operation to detect a malware infection associated with a client device. The system may perform the internal operation by modifying an environment, executing on a particular device, to form a modified environment. The system may perform the external operation by performing a communication from the particular device. The system may monitor the modified environment for a first behavior indicative of the malware infection, and may monitor a result of performing the communication for a second behavior indicative of the malware infection. The system may detect that the first or second behavior has occurred. The system may provide a notification that the client device is infected with malware based on detecting that the first or second behavior has occurred. The notification may cause one or more network devices to block network traffic to or from the client device.
US09769197B1	Malware detection using external malware detection operations A system may determine to perform an external malware detection operation to detect malware executing on a client device. The system may perform the external malware detection operation. The external malware detection operation may be performed by a particular device by communicating with another device. The system may perform a communication based on performing the external malware detection operation. The system may monitor a result of performing the communication for a particular behavior indicative of a malware infection. The system may detect that the particular behavior has occurred. The system may provide a notification that the client device is infected with malware based on detecting that the particular behavior has occurred. The notification may cause one or more network devices to block network traffic to or from the client device.
US09769196B2	Method and apparatus for providing notification of detected error conditions in a network Methods for managing a communication session in a communication network are disclosed. For example, a method includes detecting, by a first endpoint comprising at least one processor, an error condition associated with the communication session, sending, by the first endpoint, a notification of the error condition to a second endpoint that is using a transport layer session and receiving, by the first endpoint, a communication from the second endpoint, proposing a response to the error condition. Another method includes receiving, by a first endpoint comprising at least one processor, a notification of an error condition associated with the communication session, selecting, by the first endpoint, a response to the error condition, and sending, by the first endpoint, a communication to a second endpoint that is using a transport layer session, proposing a response to the error condition.
US09769193B2	Advanced security for domain names Various techniques for improving security of domain name records are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to modify a domain name record containing a first domain name server to containing a second domain name server. In response to the received request, the first and second domain name servers are individually queries for corresponding first and second security records. The method can also include receiving the first and second security records from the first and second domain name servers, respectively and determining whether to allow the domain name record to be modified based on a comparison of the first and second security records.
US09769191B2	Measuring robustness of web services to denial of service attacks A method for measuring robustness of web services includes selecting a web-service method for testing. The request pattern with the slowest response by the web-service method from a series of request patterns is selected as a request pattern for testing. The series of request patterns includes irregular requests, each having a payload aimed at destabilizing the web service. A test is applied to the web-service method, using the selected request pattern applied at an increasing frequency to the web-service method. The response time of the request pattern is monitored by the web-service method. The frequency of the applied request pattern when a threshold maximum time for response of the web-service method to the request pattern is reached, or when the method fails, is determined by a computer processor. A metric is determined for the web-service method based on the frequency of the applied request pattern required to reach the threshold.
US09769188B2	Method and product for providing a predictive security product and evaluating existing security products A method, product and computer program product for building a malware detector, the method including the steps of: receiving at least one characteristic for each of a plurality of malware variants; categorizing each of the characteristics as a malicious characteristic or a non-malicious characteristic; generating a detector; training the detector to distinguish between the malicious characteristic and the non-malicious characteristic; and rating the detector based on an accuracy of detection of an amount of malicious characteristics for each malware variant.
US09769178B2	Group user experience Disclosed is a method, system and computer programs to provide emergent behavior in a network of connected mobile user devices. The method includes advertising with a mobile wireless communication device to other mobile wireless communication devices a vector list that includes at least mobile wireless communication device specific vectors and mobile wireless communication device user specific vectors. The method further includes determining, in cooperation with a cloud-based data processing environment, whether to connect to a network of other mobile wireless communication devices based at least on at least one element that comprises part of vector lists associated with the other mobile wireless communication devices, the vector lists being stored at the cloud-based data processing environment.
US09769168B2	Mobile device and method According to authentication by an external authentication system, a mobile device according to the present invention appropriately controls a start or a stop of a function of automatically sending a signal using wireless communication and a content of the signal.
US09769165B2	Devices, systems and methods for security using magnetic field based identification Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for determining an electromagnetic signature for authenticating a device, a user, and/or a location. In exemplary embodiments, a magnetometer captures an electromagnetic signature which is then compared with one or more authorized electromagnetic signatures. If the electromagnetic signature matches an authorized electromagnetic signature, then access is granted. The magnetometer is integrated into a communication device having a processor and a logic. The magnetometer captures an electromagnetic signature of a surrounding environment and detects motion of the communication device through the captured electromagnetic signature. The logic on the communication device locks or unlocks features of the device based upon the captured electromagnetic signature. In further embodiments of the subject disclosure, the magnetometer is in communication with a server which authenticates a user or communication device to provide access to a remote location.
US09769163B1	System integrating an identity selector and user-portable device and method of use in a user-centric identity management system A combination includes a user-portable computing device, and an identity selector adapted for interoperable use with the user device. The user computing device includes a security token service that issues security tokens in reference to a portfolio of user identities stored as information cards on the user device. The issuance of security tokens employs user attribute information that is stored onboard the user device. The identity selector exports the information cards from the user device and determines which user identity satisfies a security policy promulgated by a relying party as part of an authentication process within the context of an online interaction. The identity selector generates a token request based on one of the eligible user identities, and forwards the token request to the user device to invoke the token issuance operation. The identity selector presents the issued security token to the relying party to comply with the security policy.
US09769159B2	Cookie optimization Disclosed herein is a system and method for optimizing a cookie or token in a web service or other claims based domain system. A user presents an identity token to the domain system which verifies the identity claim as authentic and then determines what accounts the user has access to on the domain. The user is issued an intermediate token by the system which includes the locations of the accounts the user has access to. The user then selects the account they wish to interact with and receives an account token back to the user for the specific account, including any of the privileges the user has on the account. The account token also includes information that the user has multiple accounts on the domain. The user is able to switch accounts on the domain system without having to revalidate their credentials to the domain system.
US09769155B2	Login method and apparatus, and open platform system The present disclosure is applicable to the field of network communications, and provides a login method and apparatus, and an open platform system. The method includes: receiving an Access Token parameter provided by a login platform after a user is authenticated and authorized; acquiring an open digital identity (OpenID) of the user by using the received Access Token parameter; and generating a corresponding command word according to a browser environment of a third-party page, and returning the command word to the third-party page, the command word including the Access Token parameter and the OpenID of the user. In the present disclosure, a login platform provides a unified callback address page for a third-party page, and the third-party page can access an open platform without developing a callback-free address page, thereby reducing development costs of the third-party page; a complete login and an openAPI call JS interface are provided and automatic update is supported, and a JS SDK of the latest version can be automatically applied without adjustment of the third-party page, and therefore can work on various intelligent terminals.
US09769142B2	Systems and methods for authenticating network messages Networks and methods for use in authenticating messages, based on the clients and the computing devices, are provided. One exemplary method generally includes performing, by an API gateway, validation of a computing device based on a certificate identifying the computing device as one of the recognized computing devices, via the repository, and performing, by the API gateway, validation of the client based on the client certificate via a global access manager, separate from the repository. The exemplary method further includes causing a security token indicative of the client to be generated, when the computing device and the client are validated, whereby the security token is indicative of the client and permits the message, from the client, to be delivered to one or more backend services.
US09769138B2	Method for updating a table of correspondence between a logical address and an identification number A method and system for updating a table of correspondence between a logical address associated to a user unit in a communication network and a unique identification number associated to one of a group of user units managed by a management center, a method where messages are exchanged between said management center and a specific user unit of said group by using said communication network, these messages being forwarded to the logical address of the specific user in said network, the method including searching in said table for the logical address of the user unit in said communication network corresponding to the unique identification number of the specific user unit; sending of messages to the user unit having the concerned unique identification number, to the logical address corresponding to said communication network; and if the messages are received incorrectly, sending a request containing an identifier of said specific user unit.
US09769135B2	Information processing device, information processing client, access authentication method, and program There is provided an information processing device including a public key setter that sets a public key corresponding to a public-key authentication scheme in an access area defined as a given area of an object of access, and a device authentication processor that authenticates access to the access area against a secret key paired with the public key.
US09769134B2	Mobile account authentication service A payment authentication service authenticates the identity of a payer during online transactions. The authentication service allows a card issuer to verify a cardholder's identity using a variety of authentication methods, such as with the use of tokens. Authenticating the identity of a cardholder during an online transaction involves querying an access control server to determine if a cardholder is enrolled in the payment authentication service, requesting a password from the cardholder, verifying the password, and notifying a merchant whether the cardholder's authenticity has been verified. Systems for implementing the authentication service in which a cardholder uses a mobile device capable of transmitting messages via the Internet are described. Systems for implementing the authentication service in which a cardholder uses a mobile device capable of transmitting messages through voice and messaging channels is also described.
US09769129B2	Mutually assured data sharing between distrusting parties in a network environment An apparatus for sharing information between entities includes a processor and a trusted execution module executing on the processor. The trusted execution module is configured to receive first confidential information from a first client device associated with a first entity, seal the first confidential information within a trusted execution environment, receive second confidential information from a second client device associated with a second entity, seal the second confidential information within the trusted execution environment, and execute code within the trusted execution environment. The code is configured to compute a confidential result based upon the first confidential information and the second confidential information.
US09769118B2	Device for providing security barrier for network An apparatus, a system, and a method for providing a security barrier between local network and an internet connection.
US09769114B2	Method and system for providing optimized ethernet communication for vehicle Disclosed are methods for allocating an address to an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) on an in-vehicle Ethernet network and devices therefor. A method may include allocating a first address value identifying the in-vehicle Ethernet network, allocating a second address value identifying a domain corresponding to the ECU, allocating a third address value identifying a group of ECUs in the allocated domain, allocating a fourth address value identifying the ECU in the group, and generating an IP address including the allocated first to fourth address values. The generated IP address is set as a fixed IP address of the ECU.
US09769106B2	Displaying notifications on a mobile computing device Technologies for displaying notifications on a mobile computing device includes determining a notification category for each notification, determining a priority level for each notification in each notification category, and determining a priority order of the notification categories. The notification categories are displayed as notification containers in which the associated notifications are displayed. Each notification may be displayed as separate tile having a location, size, color, and/or other visual property based on the relative priority level of the individual notification.
US09769104B2	Methods and system for delivering multiple notifications An electronic message may be reconfigured to effect an enhanced notification using an input interface to receive at least one electronic message created by or on behalf of a message source for delivery to an intended recipient. A matching engine determines whether the electronic message corresponds to a predetermined definition of an enhanced notification. An enhancement engine reconfigures the electronic message to the enhanced notification if stored information related to the intended recipient indicates that the intended recipient is subscribed to receive the enhanced notification. Reconfiguring the electronic message may include reconfiguring the message to provide special handling, routing or presentation.
US09769103B2	Enabling an online system user to access a third party application without installing the third party application An online system provides a user with access to applications associated with third parry systems via the online system and generates an identifier that identifies the user to a third party system without providing the third party system with information personally identifying the user. Using an identifier that identifies an additional user to the third party system, an online system user may invite the additional user to use an application associated with the third party system without installing the application on the additional user's client device. When the user invites the additional user to use the application, the online system sends the third party system associated with the application the identifier identifying the additional user to the third party system. If the additional user accepts the invitation, the online system or third party system provides application content to the additional user via a frame on the additional user's client device.
US09769102B2	Information sharing system, information sharing method and terminal device An information sharing system includes a computer network formed of terminals and a server and allows information about a posted message to be shared among users. The system or a terminal acquires a question message input via the terminal together with positional information associated with the question message and causes the acquired question message to be accessible to the users. The system or terminal acquires an answer message input by a respondent via the terminal as an answer to the question message and causes the acquired answer message to be accessible to the users. The system or terminal acquires positional information of the respondent and restricts the respondent accessing the question message on the basis of question positional information that is the positional information associated with the question message and respondent positional information that is the acquired positional information of the respondent.
US09769100B2	Establishing social network connections A request to add at least a second user of a social network as a contact of a first user in the social network can be received. A social hierarchy indicating a hierarchical relationship between the first user and the second user can be accessed. Based on the hierarchical relationship between the first user and the second user, whether the second user must approve the request in order for the at least second user to be added as the contact of the first user in the social network can be determined. Responsive to determining that it is not required that the at least second user must approve the request in order for the at least second user to be added as the contact of the first user in the social network, the second user can be added as the contact of the first user in the social network without prompting the second user to approve the request.
US09769094B2	Notification delivery system Provided are a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for providing notifications. A ticket that specifies at least one activity to be performed, a location at which the activity is to be performed, and a period of time in which that activity is to occur is received. A message to be delivered is identified based on the activity, the location, and the period of time, wherein the message describes one or more measures to be taken based on the activity. The identified message describing the one or more measures is delivered to enable at least one of the measures to be taken before the activity occurs in the period of time specified in the ticket.
US09769093B2	Apparatus and method for performing InfiniBand communication between user programs in different apparatuses In InfiniBand, communication is made between a first queue-pair (QP) allocated to a first user-program executed within a first apparatus and a second QP allocated to a second user-program executed within a second apparatus. The first apparatus sets a specific code to a send work-request, after moving information previously set to the send work-request to a portion of the data, and transmits the data added with a first QP number identifying the first QP to the second apparatus. The second apparatus determines that the received data is added with the QP number, when the specific code is set to a receive work-request, identifies the first user-program based on the QP number, and sends the data to the second user-program via the receive work-request after deleting the QP number from the data and moving information stored in the portion of the data to the receive work-request.
US09769085B2	Systems and methods for adaptive application provisioning The present application is directed towards systems and methods for adaptive application provisioning for cloud services. An appliance deployed in a network as a gateway may be able to transparently monitor application activity in a cloud computing environment provided by one or more servers, including servers executed by virtual machines, bare-metal or non-virtual servers, or other computing devices. In some embodiments, the appliance may monitor one or more network metrics, including bandwidth usage, latency, congestion, or other issues; and/or may monitor application health or server or virtual machine statistics, including memory and processor usage, bandwidth usage, latency, or other metrics. Responsive to one or more metrics exceeding a threshold, the appliance may automatically provision or start, or deprovision or shut down, one or more virtual or physical machines from a cloud service provider, and may provide configuration information to the provisioned or started machines as needed.
US09769083B2	Content based overload protection Unit (1, eNB, SGW, PGW) comprising a processor (20) and interface means (10) adapted for receiving and transmitting packets (15, 17) to external units (1, eNB, SGW, PGW) over a communication interface. The interface means (10) comprises a first layer filtering means (101) operating according to first level filtering rules (1010) and first packet queues (Q1_1-Q1_n); while the processor (20) comprises at least one kernel (KL_1-KL_n), second layer filtering means (102) operating according to second level filtering rules (1020), second packet queues and applications. For a given packet received on the communication interface, the unit being adapted for —delivering (12) parts the packet to the first layer filtering means (101); —applying first level filtering (14); —performing first sorting (16) and delivering parts of the packet according to the first level filtering rules (201) and delivering parts of the packet to one of the first packet queues (Q1_1-Q1_n) in dependence on the first sorting; the unit further being adapted for —delivering (16, 18) the packet to second layer filtering means (102) from kernel or from first packet queues; —applying (24) second level filtering; —performing second sorting (26) of parts of the packet according to the second level filtering rules (201) and —delivering (28) parts of the packet to one of the applications in dependence on the second sorting (AP_1-AP_n).
US09769081B2	Buffer manager and methods for managing memory Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method comprising managing a plurality of buffer addresses in a system-on-chip (SOC); and if a number of available buffer addresses in the SOC falls below a low threshold value, obtaining one or more buffer addresses from a memory, which is external to the SOC, to the SOC. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09769080B2	Method and apparatus for reducing pool starvation in a shared memory switch A switch includes a reserved pool of buffers in a shared memory. The reserved pool of buffers is reserved for exclusive use by an egress port. The switch includes pool select logic which selects a free buffer from the reserved pool for storing data received from an ingress port to be forwarded to the egress port. The shared memory also includes a shared pool of buffers. The shared pool of buffers is shared by a plurality of egress ports. The pool select logic selects a free buffer in the shared pool upon detecting no free buffer in the reserved pool. The shared memory may also include a multicast pool of buffers. The multicast pool of buffers is shared by a plurality of egress ports. The pool select logic selects a free buffer in the multicast pool upon detecting an IP Multicast data packet received from an ingress port.
US09769079B1	Sideband communications over 40GBASE-R and 100GBASE-R systems A first network device including a physical layer device. The physical layer device is configured to receive data for transmission to a second network device and receive sideband data for transmission to the second network device. The sideband data corresponds to control information, management information, and/or status information. The physical layer device is further configured to provide, via a first wired connection, the data for transmission to the second network device, generate alignment markers, insert the sideband data into the alignment markers, and selectively provide, via the same first wired connection, the alignment markers including the sideband data inserted by the physical layer device.
US09769064B2	Communication node, packet processing method and program A communication node includes: one or more flow table(s) that stores a control information item(s) as set by a controller; and a packet processing unit that searches for a control information item, having a match condition matching a received packet, from the one or more flow table(s), and processes the received packet in accordance with the control information item. In a case where a preset loop instruction is added in the control information item having the match condition matching the received packet, the packet processing unit performs a preset number of times of search for another control information item in the one or more flow table(s) and execution of the searched control information item.
US09769061B2	Integrated heterogeneous software-defined network One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch in a software-defined network. The switch includes at least one port, a flow management module, and forwarding circuitry. The port is capable of receiving a frame belonging to a software-defined data flow and a frame belonging to a regular data flow. The flow management module logically partitions the port for the frame belonging to the software-defined data flow from the frame belonging to the regular data flow. The forwarding circuitry forwards the frame belonging to the software-defined data flow based on a flow definition in a local flow table. The flow definition indicates how the software-defined data flow is processed in a software-defined network.
US09769060B2	Simulating, visualizing, and searching traffic in a software defined network The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for simulating data packet routing within a software defined network (“SDN”), visualizing the results of the simulation, and permitting a user to search the resulting simulation. In one specified embodiment, a system may receive from a user a simulation parameter associated with a packet to be simulated in the SDN. A packet based on the at least one simulation parameter may be generated. A response of the SDN to the packet may be simulated by identifying applicable traffic routing rules and identifying a subsequent destination based on the applicable traffic routing rules. A record of the subsequent destination may be added to the simulation result, and the process may continue until a terminating condition is satisfied.
US09769058B2	Resilient dual-homed data network hand-off Systems and methods for L2 Ethernet resilient hand-off include an access network configured between a first end point and a second end point, a first communication path and a second communication path for data flow between the first end point and the second end point, wherein the first communication path is active and the second communication path is inactive, and if a fault is detected in the first communication path, logic configured to activate the second communication path and perform a resilient hand-off of the data flow from the first communication path to the second communication path.
US09769051B2	Demarcation unit enclosure and method A target network transceiver is tested or monitored using an intelligent transceiver programmed to perform such testing and to transmit test results to a remote server. A demarcation unit enclosure is provided that includes two ports for the target and intelligent transceivers that are connected by a direct data link. An interface circuit connecting control interfaces of the two transceiver ports polls the target transceiver and passes polled control information to the intelligent transceiver.
US09769048B2	Providing alternative representations of virtual content in a virtual universe An invention for automatically reducing a load on a server functioning with a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is an alternative representation tool, including a detection component configured to detect a load on a server, and a determination component configured to determine whether the load on the server exceeds a predefined threshold. The alternative representation tool further comprises a rendering component configured to provide an alternative representation of a virtual content renderable in the virtual universe to reduce the load on the server in the case that the load on the server exceeds the predefined threshold.
US09769042B2	Method for monitoring a communication system The invention relates to a method for monitoring a communication system, comprising: acquiring and storing data about timeout events or faulty transfers in connection with at least one signaling process in at least one first communication terminal (1, 2, 3) of the communication system; and creating a collection of such data and transferring (7, 8, 10) said collection to a collection point (4) for said data in the communication system.
US09769036B1	Port assignment of network devices reference and management Implementations of the present disclosure involve an apparatus, device, component, and/or method for management of port assignments of networking devices connected to a network and reference materials associated with the port assignments. In one embodiment, a reference material is provided that illustrates the port assignments for one or more networking devices. The reference material may include a full-color illustration of the network device and a port label near each communication port of the network device. The port label may include a description of the port, a port reference number, and a color-coded reference that provides a quick indication of the type of traffic associated with the port. In addition, one embodiment of the present disclosure may automatically populate the reference material based on information obtained from a network administrator or from the network itself.
US09769032B1	Cluster instance management system A system for cluster management comprises a status monitor and an instance replacement manager. The status monitor is for monitoring status of an instance of a set of instances on a cluster provider. The instance replacement manager is for determining a replacement strategy for the instance in the event the instance does not respond. The replacement strategy for the instance is based at least in part on a management criteria for on-demand instances and spot instances on the cluster provider.
US09769030B1	Page prefetching A method for optimizing resource prefetch criteria may include identifying a prefetch criteria on a first resource. The prefetch criteria may be associated with a likelihood that a second resource linked from the first resource may be requested. The prefetch criteria may be modified to a modified prefetch criteria different from the prefetch criteria. A modified likelihood that the second resource may be requested may be tracked based on the modified prefetch criteria. The prefetch criteria may be replaced with the modified prefetch criteria when the modified result is greater than the result.
US09769029B2	Application and infrastructure performance analysis and forecasting system and method Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer implemented web based application and infrastructure performance analysis and forecasting system and method for improving the performance of at least one application and infrastructure and reducing complexity of analyzing the performance of the application and infrastructure. The system and method receive infrastructure input from a user regarding application and infrastructure configuration, as well as performance objective(s). Based on the infrastructure input received from the user, a modeling engine determines at least one application and infrastructure performance model. The system and method then receive model specific input from the user for each model. Based on the information received from the user, a model computation engine computes output for the models which is then displayed to the user.
US09769026B2	Device asset tracking and service desk using an external network management system as a data source A system for managing devices associated with an enterprise comprising an internal network device management system configured to interface with a plurality of internal network devices through an application operating on each internal network device that is associated with the internal network device management system, to receive data from each of the internal network devices. An external network device management system configured to interface with a plurality of external network devices through an application operating on each external network device that is associated with the external network device management system, to receive data from each of the external network devices. The internal network device management system is configured to interface with the external network device management system and to receive the data from each of the plurality of external network devices and to generate one or more reports that include the data from the internal network devices and the data from the external network devices.
US09769024B2	Self-organizing network employing measurement intervals A method comprising: determining within a measurement interval at least one effective network control function instance; selecting a subsequent measurement interval measurement data for at least one succeeding function; and executing the at least one succeeding function dependent on the subsequent measurement interval measurement data.
US09769016B2	Advanced link tracking for virtual cluster switching One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch system. The switch includes a port that couples to a server hosting a number of virtual machines. The switch also includes a link tracking module. During operation, the link tracking module determines that reachability to at least one end host coupled to a virtual cluster switch of which the switch is a member is disrupted. The link tracking module then determines that at least one virtual machine coupled to the port is affected by the disrupted reachability, and communicates to the server hosting the affected virtual machine about the disrupted reachability.
US09769005B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving signal on basis of multiple antennas A method and a device for transmitting and receiving a signal on the basis of multiple antennas are provided.A transmitting device may include a radio frequency (RF) module transmitting a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal of a first symbol corresponding to a hybrid frequency shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation (FQAM) mode and transmitting a QAM signal of a second symbol corresponding to a QAM mode through a second antenna; and a modulation module mapping the QAM signal of the first symbol to one frequency tone among the preset number of frequency tones according to a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal of the first symbol and mapping the second symbol to the frequency tone to which the first symbol is mapped.
US09769000B2	Apparatus and method for sending and receiving broadcast signals A broadcast signal receiver is disclosed. A broadcast signal receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a synchronization & demodulation module performing signal detection and OFDM demodulation on a received broadcast signal; a frame parsing & deinterleaving module performing parsing and deinterleaving of a signal frame of the broadcast signal; a demapping & decoding module performing conversion of data of at least one Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) of the broadcast signal into the bit domain and FEC decoding of the converted PLP data; and an output processing module outputting a data stream by receiving the at least one PLP data.
US09768998B2	Apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal and method of transmitting and receiving a signal A method for transmitting and receiving a signal and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal are disclosed. The method for receiving the signal includes receiving (S210) the signal in a first frequency band, identifying (S220) a first pilot signal including, a cyclic prefix obtained by frequency-shifting a first portion of an useful portion of the first pilot signal and a cyclic suffix obtained by frequency-shifting a second portion of the useful portion of the first pilot signal from the received signal, demodulating (S220) a signal frame including a physical layer pipe (PLP) to which a service stream is converted, by an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme, using information set in the first pilot signal, parsing (S230) the signal frame and obtaining the PLP and obtaining (S240) the service stream from the PLP.
US09768971B2	Communication device and a method for operating a communication device A method and device for reducing the interruption in a first download, i.e. ongoing reception, caused by the start of a second download, i.e. incoming transmission, by identifying the next due timing of a control channel frame of the first download, and then triggering a sequence of deactivation of the first download, requesting a frequency path switch, performing the frequency path switch, reconfiguring and reactivating the control channel, wherein the sequence takes place at a specified time before the identified control channel frame, and then reactivating the first download.
US09768968B2	Method and apparatus for processing multicast packet on network virtualization over layer 3 (NVO3) network A first multihoming network virtualization edge (NVE) configured to receive a first multicast packet sent by a multihomed tenant end system (TES), acquire an ingress port of the first multicast packet and a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID) of the first multicast packet, acquire a virtual overlay network (VN) ID of the first multicast packet according to the ingress port and the VLAN ID, determine whether the ingress port is a designated forwarder (DF) of the VN ID, encapsulate the first multicast packet with an extended NVO3 header when the ingress port is not the DF of the VN ID, and send the first multicast packet that is encapsulated with the extended NVO3 header to another NVE that includes a second multihoming NVE, where the extended NVO3 header carries the VN ID and a link aggregation group (LAG) ID that corresponds to the ingress port.
US09768960B2	Method for server assisted keystore protection The present invention relates to a method to access a data store previously locked using a passphrase from a device. The method includes the following steps, when the user requests access to the data store: requesting the user to enter the personal code; generating an access code by applying a first function to at least the entered personal code; sending out, to the server, at least an identifier of the device and the access code; for the server, comparing the access code with the preliminary received first function; for the server, if the access code is correct, returning the passphrase to the device; and for the device, unlocking the data store using the received passphrase in combination with the entered personal code.
US09768958B2	Visible-light communication-based encryption, decryption and encryption/decryption method and system Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system of encryption, decryption, and encryption and decryption based on visible light communication. A transmit end performs a logical operation on an original data signal and a pseudocode signal varying with a unit interval to obtain a scrambling code signal, and sends the scrambling code signal in a form of a visible light signal. A receive end receives the visible light signal sent by the transmit end, and converts the visible light signal into a digital signal; and decodes the digital signal and a pseudocode signal varying with a unit interval, so as to obtain the original data signal. The visible light signal transmitted between the transmit end and the receive end is not original data, but a scrambling code signal varying with a unit interval, thereby improving security of the photonic Internet of Things.
US09768957B2	Generation and management of multiple base keys based on a device generated key A request to generate a first key may be received. A device generated key that is stored in a memory may be received in response to the request. Furthermore, a first entity identification (ID) that is stored in the memory may be received. The first key may be generated based on the first entity ID and the device generated key that are stored in the memory.
US09768954B2	Quantum key distribution device, quantum key distribution system, and computer program product According to an embodiment, a quantum key distribution device includes a quantum key distributor, a sifter, a corrector, an identifier, a classifier, a calculator, and a privacy amplifier. The quantum key distributor obtains a photon string from a photon string of two or more intensities of light pulses. The sifter obtains pulse information indicating the light pulse to which each bit of a shared bit string corresponds. The corrector corrects an error included in the shared bit string and generates a post-correction bit string. The identifier generates error position information. The classifier classifies each bit of the post-correction bit string. The calculator calculates the error rate for each light pulse and each base using the error position information. The privacy amplifier generates a cryptographic key from the post-correction bit string on the basis of the error rate.
US09768952B1	Removable circuit for unlocking self-encrypting data storage devices Data storage devices (“DSDs”) can be cryptographically locked, and may be unlocked with encryption keys. One or more encryption keys may be stored remotely in a key server, and may be retrieved by a removable circuit that can be coupled to a server, such as a data server, email server, file system server, other server, or other system. The removable circuit can determine which of the DSDs are locked, and may transmit a request to the key server for encryption keys corresponding to the locked DSDs. The removable circuit can unlock the locked DSDs with the encryption keys provided by the key server.
US09768951B2	Symmetric keying and chain of trust The present disclosure is directed to sealing data using chain of trust key derivation. In at least one embodiment, a chain of trust may be used to derive sealing keys for sealing data on a device. The device may comprise, for example, at least a memory and processor. The processor may be to at least load code modules from the memory. Following the loading of a code module, the processor may further be to measure the code module, determine a sealing key corresponding to the code module, wherein the sealing key is determined based at least on a prior sealing key corresponding to a previously loaded code module and the measurement of the code module, and seal data corresponding to the loaded code module using the sealing key. Since the sealing keys are state dependent, a method for authorized migration of sealed data during software upgrades is also disclosed.
US09768946B2	Frequency correction and time slot boundary detection There is provided a method for determining frequency correction and time slot boundary detection for synchronization in a wireless device. A plurality of cell broadcast frequencies is acquired. A subgroup of cell broadcast frequencies is determined from the received plurality of cell broadcast frequencies. Frequency and time slot information in the subgroup is recovered by tuning a local oscillator to a center frequency of the subgroup. Individual frequencies are extracted from the recovered frequency information. The individual frequencies are provided to a frequency correction detector. A corresponding wireless device, computer program and computer program product are also provided.
US09768943B2	Interference management for adaptive TDD with frequency domain separations A method of wireless communications includes adapting to downlink/uplink resource allocations. In particular, the downlink/uplink communications may be adjusted according to time division duplexed (TDD) configurations of serving and neighbor cells.
US09768929B2	Method and apparatus for identifying interference type in time division duplex systems Methods and apparatus at an evolved Node B (eNB) and user equipment (UE) in cells operating in time division duplex with a first configuration and having a neighbor cell eNB operating in time division duplex with a second configuration, the methods and apparatus: identifying potential eNB-to-eNB; UE-to-UE; eNB-to-UE; and UE-to-eNB interference. Further methods and apparatus to report interference including enumerated interference types to neighbor cell eNBs. Further, methods and apparatus for interference mitigation.
US09768927B2	Terminal apparatus and method for transmitting a reference signal Provided are a radio communication terminal apparatus and a radio transmission method by which intersymbol interference of DM-RS of a CoMP terminal and a Non-CoMP terminal can be reduced. A CoMP set setting unit (102) sets the cell IDs of all cells in the CoMP set in a cell selection unit (104), and a serving cell setting unit (103) sets the cell ID of the serving cell in the cell selection unit (104). The cell selection unit (104) selects the cell ID having a number closest to the cell ID of the serving cell from the cells in the CoMP set. A sequence information calculation unit (106) derives a sequence group number from the selected cell ID, and the sequence information calculation unit (106) calculates a sequence number from the derived sequence group number and a transmission bandwidth of the DM-RS.
US09768925B2	Method for transmitting/receiving synchronizing signals in wireless communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. The method whereby a terminal receives synchronizing signals in a wireless communication system supporting multi-carriers, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving location information on domains, from which the synchronizing signals are transmitted, among the domains resulting from the division of the whole system bandwidth into N parts along a frequency axis and into M parts along a time axis (wherein N and M are natural numbers); and receiving the synchronizing signals from the domains corresponding to the location information, wherein the respective synchronizing signals transmitted to multiple carriers can be transmitted from domains having a different frequency and/or time.
US09768921B2	Downlink signaling in a high efficiency wireless local area network (WLAN) A method for generating a physical layer (PHY) data unit includes generating a first signal field to include multiple copies of first signal field content, wherein the first signal field content spans one sub-band of a plurality of sub-bands of the PHY data unit, and wherein the multiple copies collectively span the plurality of sub-bands of the PHY data unit; generating a second signal field to include multiple copies of second signal field content, wherein the second signal field content spans multiple ones of the plurality of sub-bands of the PHY data unit, and wherein the multiple copies of the second signal field collectively span the plurality of sub-bands of the PHY data unit; generating a preamble of the PHY data unit to include at least the first signal field and the second signal field; generating the PHY data unit to include at least the preamble.
US09768905B2	Optical line terminal (OLT) support of optical network unit (ONU) calibration An optical line terminal (OLT) channel termination (CT) comprises a receiver configured to receive an upstream message which comprises a correlation tag from an optical network unit (ONU), wherein the correlation tag represents a unique number, a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to process the upstream message, and generate a downstream message based on the upstream message, wherein the downstream message comprises the correlation tag, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the downstream message to the ONU.
US09768899B2	Optical add/drop multiplexer branching unit An optical add/drop multiplexer branching apparatus is provided in the embodiments of the present invention, where the optical add/drop multiplexer branching unit includes: a trunk input end, a branch input end, a trunk output end, a branch output end, an optical add/drop multiplexer, a first coupler, a first detection circuit, and a control circuit, where the optical add/drop multiplexer includes an optical switch. A detection circuit detects whether a fault occurs in a trunk, and in a case in which a fault occurs in the trunk, a working mode is switched from a first working mode to a second working mode, to implement automatic redundancy on the trunk and ensure normal communication on a branch.
US09768898B2	Method for reception in cooperative transmission environment and terminal One embodiment of the present specification provides a reception method for a terminal supporting cooperative multi-point (CoMP). The reception method for the terminal may comprise the steps of: receiving a signal which indicates that a channel state indicator-reference signal (CSI-RS) port and a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) port are almost quasi co-located; and determining a frequency offset between a CRS and a demodulation-reference signal (DM-RS), which is quasi co-located with the CRS, on the basis of the signal which indicates that the CSI-RS port and the CRS port are almost quasi co-located. Herein the frequency offset between the CRS and the DM-RS may be within 50 Hz.
US09768893B1	Over-the-air isolation testing A unique method/device for isolating the over-the-air segment within a mobile communications network is provided. A coordinated set of tests is run to isolate problems in an end-to-end network including over-the-air segment, wired, and core network segments. Test results are compared to identify which segment or components within a segment is failing. The testing device executes the same test in two differentiated modes. In one mode, the device acts as a mobile client device identified by subscriber identification data that communicates with the network base station over-the-air using the standard control and data protocols of the mobile network. In another mode, the testing device, identified by the same subscriber identification data, acts like the combination of the same Mobile Client Device(s) and a Network Base Station using a wired interface that is equivalent to the wired interface that connects the network base station to the rest of the wired network.
US09768889B2	Adaptive symbol mapping modulation The continuous demand for capacity and the limited available spectrum in wireless and wired communication has led to reliance on advanced modulation techniques to dramatically increase the number of bits per hertz per second. This demand in capacity and using the higher order constellations shorten the link range, and as a result, system gain becomes an important characteristic. The modulation techniques described here improve the system gain by, e.g., as much as 2.5 dB in high order modulations such as 4096-QAM. The modulation techniques include reducing the peak to average ratio and adding shaping gain. These techniques dramatically improve the system capacity, system gain, power consumption and system cost.
US09768887B2	Device and method for providing power to optical network utilities Disclosed is a device (1000) for providing power to one or more Optical Network Utilities (NUs) (1100) in an optical network (1300) used to provide communication to a plurality of devices (1400) of subscribers. The device (1000) includes one or more Power over Ethernet (POE) adapters (1200) operatively coupled to the subscriber devices. The POE adapters are configured to derive AC power and data signals from the plurality of devices, and convert the derived AC power into DC signals. Further, the device includes a Power over Ethernet (POE) splitter (1500) operatively coupled to the POE adapters. The POE splitter is configured to split the DC signals from the data signals, and feed the DC signals to the one or more NUs for satisfying their power needs.
US09768882B2	External light guide for electronic devices The present invention is directed, in part, to a receiver for an infrared light source. The receiver comprises a substantially transparent body; a sensor for receiving infrared light; and a substantially planar first surface on the transparent body. The first surface is configured to direct light from the infrared light source to the sensor. The substantially planar first surface comprises the end of the substantially transparent body. The substantially planar first surface provides an internally reflective surface that directs light into the interior of the substantially transparent body so it will make contact with the sensor.
US09768881B2	Devices and techniques for integrated optical data communication Devices and techniques for integrated optical data communication. An optical receiver may include a photodetector and a differential amplifier. The photodetector is coupled to an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is configured to provide an optical signal encoding data. A first terminal of the differential amplifier is coupled to receive a photodetection signal from the photodetector. A second terminal of the differential amplifier is coupled to receive, from a noise measurement unit, a reference signal representing a noise component of the photodetection signal. The differential amplifier is configured to provide an amplifier signal encoding at least some of the data.
US09768877B2	Multi-bit digital to analog-optical converter A digital-electrical to digital-optical converter converts the digital electric signal to a plurality of digital-optical signals. The plurality of digital signals are used in controlling one or more cross phase modulator semiconductor optical amplifiers (XMP-SOAs) in order to modulate a continuous wave optical signal and produce an analog-optical signal corresponding to the digital-electrical signals.
US09768874B1	System and methods for autonomous signal modulation format identification Systems and methods for autonomous signal modulation format identification are disclosed. In an example embodiment of the disclosed technology, a method includes mapping an input signal to Stokes space to generate a representation of the input signal in three-dimensional space. The method may further include determining the dimension of the representation and, based on the dimension, selecting a subset of modulation from a plurality of mutually exclusive subsets of modulation formats. Further, the method may include defining a cost function for identifying the modulation format from the selected subset and evaluating the cost function to identify the modulation format.
US09768870B2	Automatic configuration of network devices in a cluster based on physical deployment A method includes automatically detecting an association between members based on their relationship to one another; sharing topology and cluster information between the members; and determining roles for each member, based on the topology and cluster information and rules, wherein the roles are used to automatically provision at least one resource on each member, without user intervention. A method of configuring network devices sharing a pool of available resources is also described, wherein the network devices have management connectivity between one another through a plurality of point-to-point connections. The method includes, after a point-to-point connection in the management connectivity is formed based on cabling of associated network devices, determining a resource index number for each of the associated network devices; and uniquely assigning the resources from the pool to each of the network devices based on their respective resource index number.
US09768862B2	Slave station apparatus, master station apparatus, control device, communication system, and wavelength switching method An ONU communicates with an OLT that can transmit optical signals having different wavelengths simultaneously and receive optical signals having different wavelengths simultaneously. The ONU includes: an optical transceiver that receives any one of the optical signals that the OLT can transmit and transmits any one of the optical signals that the OLT can receive; a communication failure detection unit that detects a communication failure between the OLT and the ONU; and a wavelength selection unit that, when the communication failure detection unit detects a communication failure, changes a setting of a downstream wavelength to be received by the optical transceiver and an upstream wavelength to be transmitted by the optical transceiver.
US09768857B1	Space vehicle field unit and ground station system A field unit and ground station may use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and share a common architecture, where differences in functionality are governed by software. The field units and ground stations may be easy to deploy, relatively inexpensive, and be relatively easy to operate. A novel file system may be used where datagrams of a file may be stored across multiple drives and/or devices. The datagrams may be received out of order and reassembled at the receiving device.
US09768853B1	Method and apparatus for blending an audio signal in an in-band on-channel radio system A method for processing a digital audio broadcast signal in a radio receiver includes: receiving a digital audio broadcast signal; demodulating the digital audio broadcast signal to produce an analog audio stream and a digital audio stream; determining a digital signal quality value for the digital audio stream; blending an output of the radio receiver from the analog audio stream to the digital audio stream when the digital signal quality value exceeds an adaptive analog-to-digital threshold value; and blending the output of the radio receiver from the digital audio stream to the analog audio stream when the digital signal quality value falls below an adaptive digital-to-analog threshold value, wherein the adaptive digital-to-analog threshold value is lower than the adaptive analog-to-digital threshold value.
US09768849B2	Method and apparatus for reporting channel status information in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for reporting channel status information (CSI). Particularly, the method by which a terminal in the wireless communication system reports the CSI, comprises the steps of: receiving a reference signal from a base station; and reporting, to the base station, the CSI generated by using the reference signal, wherein the CSI includes channel information for a plurality of antenna ports mapped according to a first parameter, and the first parameter is a value related to vertical domain antenna ports indicated through upper layer signaling.
US09768839B2	System and method for downlink open-loop multi-user coordinated multipoint transmission using sparse code multiple access Embodiments are provided to enable downlink open-loop multi-user coordinated multipoint (MU-CoMP) transmission using sparse code multiple access (SCMA). In an embodiment, a network controller selects, in a cluster of multiple transmission points (TPs) and multiple user equipment (UEs), a MU-CoMP with SCMA transmission mode and a UE paring scheme for data transmission from a set of TPs to a set of UEs. The controller schedules the set of UEs for data transmission from the set of TPs, including coordinating and allocating, for each TP in the set of TPs, a plurality of SCMA layers to the UEs in accordance with the selected MU CoMP with SCMA transmission mode. The controller also determines values for control signaling based on the scheduling. The control signaling configures the set of UEs to detect the data transmission from the TPs.
US09768838B2	Reconfigurable RF receive diplexer A reconfigurable RF receive diplexer, which includes a first hybrid RF coupler, a second hybrid RF coupler, and reconfigurable RF filter circuitry, is disclosed. The reconfigurable RF receive diplexer receives a first adjunct RF antenna receive signal via a first isolation port to provide a first adjunct RF receive signal via a second main port. The reconfigurable RF receive diplexer further receives a first RF transmit signal via a first main port to provide a first RF antenna transmit signal via the first isolation port. The reconfigurable RF receive diplexer operates in each of a group of operating modes, such that during a first operating mode, a carrier frequency of the first adjunct RF antenna receive signal is within a first RF communications band; and during a second operating mode, a carrier frequency of the first adjunct RF antenna receive signal is within a second RF communications band.
US09768832B2	Power electronics device, cooperative control method and non-transitory computer readable medium According to one embodiment, there is provided a power electronics device in which a selects a first power electronics device and a second power electronics device from power electronics devices, based on power attribute information and communication attribute information of each power electronics device, and the first power electronics device is a master of power allocation control of electric energy that the power electronics devices connected to one power line of power lines perform input and output on the one power line, and the second power electronics device is a master of output power phase synchronization control of power which the power electronics devices connected to the one power line outputs to the one power line.
US09768826B2	Self-interference cancellation method, transceiver, and communications device for transmit/receive shared antenna Embodiments of the present invention provide a self-interference cancellation method, a transceiver, and a communications device for a transmit/receive shared antenna. The method includes: in a self-interference channel measurement timeslot, transmitting a first reference signal on a transmit channel, and receiving a second reference signal on a reference signal receive channel, where the second reference signal is a reference signal obtained after the first reference signal passes through a self-interference signal transmission path; and performing channel estimation according to the first reference signal and the second reference signal to obtain description information of the self-interference transmission path.
US09768825B2	Wi-Fi adaptive transmit antenna selection Wireless communication devices (UEs) may include multiple receive (RX) chains and associated antennas, and at least one transmit (TX) chain co-located with one of the RX chains. The UE may track instant fading of the antenna gain(s) during reception of packets from an associated access point (AP) device to which the UE intends to transmit packets. The UE may also track long term antenna gain(s), using any packets received at the multiple RX chains within the UE. At a switching occasion, a decision is made by the UE whether to switch antennas. If the instant fading detection is based on packets received no later than a specified time period prior to the switching occasion, then the UE may make the switching decision based on the results of the instant fading tracking. Otherwise, the UE may make the switching decision based on the results of the long term antenna gain tracking.
US09768823B1	Convertible data carrier cradle for electronic mobile device A data carrier is convertible into a cradle for a mobile communications device. The data carrier includes a first manipulation line downstream of a cutout in which the SIM is disposed. The first manipulation line and vertical manipulation lines define a stand that is less than a width of the card body. A support portion on each side of the stand includes a rear support surface that is fixed relative to manipulation of the stand. Each support portion also includes second manipulation and third manipulation lines configured such that upon manipulation, a vertical support surface extends between the second and third manipulation lines and a lip portion extends between the third manipulation line and a first end of the card body. The mobile communications device may be secured in a portrait orientation within the cradle formed by the rear support surfaces, the vertical support surfaces, and the lip portions.
US09768818B2	Functional flip cover protective case with physical keypad for smart phone devices A functional flip cover protective case having a physical keypad and a transparent viewing window for touch-based smart phone device is being disclosed. The functional flip cover protective case comprising an integral flip cover attached a protective case; the flip cover includes a built in physical keypad device and a transparent viewing window on the front side of the flip cover when the flip cover is in closed position; wherein the flip cover further comprising a sensor to detect opening and closing actions; wherein the protective case may comprising a data/power connector, and/or a Bluetooth device, and/or a NFC (Near Field Communication) device for corresponding between the physical keypad and the smart phone device; wherein upon closing the flip cover, the physical keypad will be activated to take over the input controls of the smart phone device. In addition, the display output on touch screen of the smart phone device will be limited within the boundary of the transparent viewing window; wherein upon the opening the flip cover, the physical keypad will be deactivated and return the input controls to the smart phone device; wherein further comprising a software module to be installed in the smart phone device to correspondence with the censor and physical keypad of the flip cover.
US09768817B2	Cell phone case and method of manufacturing the same by blending an additive with a polymer A cell phone case including an additive for providing desired properties of the cell phone case. The additive can be a fragrance for improving a scent of the cell phone case. The additive can also include a antimicrobial agent to create an antimicrobial device effective in reducing or eliminating bacteria on a surface of the cell phone case.
US09768813B2	Aggregate signal amplification device and method A surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter that receives an aggregate circuit and outputs two or more sub-signals on outputs each of a different frequency band. The sub-signals are amplified by low noise amplifiers and, in one implementation, the amplified sub-signals can be summed. The outputs are connected via a switched passive network so that portions of the sub-signals on the outputs that are not in the selected frequency band are at least partially terminated.
US09768812B1	Facilitation of passive intermodulation cancellation A passive intermodulation detection system is provided to remotely identify passive intermodulation at a base station site and diagnose the type of intermodulation and location of the non-linearity that is the source of the passive intermodulation. The passive intermodulation detection system can generate a test signal in a first band that is transmitted by an antenna. Another antenna can receive a signal in another band, and the passive intermodulation detection system can analyze the received signal to determine whether an intermodulation product due to a non-linearity is present. Based on the type of intermodulation product, period, order, frequency, and etc, the type and location of the non-linearity can be identified and canceled via a passive intermodulation canceling mechanism.
US09768803B2	Hardware data compressor using dynamic hash algorithm based on input block type A hardware data compressor that compresses an input block of characters by replacing strings of characters in the input block with back pointers to matching strings earlier in the input block. A hash table is used in searching for the matching strings in the input block. A plurality of hash index generators each employs a different hashing algorithm on an initial portion of the strings of characters to be replaced to generate a respective index. The hardware data compressor also includes an indication of a type of the input block of characters. A selector selects the index generated by of one of the plurality hash index generators to index into the hash table based on the type of the input block.
US09768802B2	Look-ahead hash chain matching for data compression Example data compression methods disclosed herein include determining a first hash chain index corresponding to a first position in an input data buffer based on a first group of bytes accessed from the input data buffer beginning at a first look-ahead offset from the first position. If a first hash chain (indexed by the first hash chain index), does not satisfy a quality condition, a second hash chain index corresponding to the first position in the input data buffer based on a second group of bytes accessed from the input data buffer beginning at a second look-ahead offset from the first position is determined. The input data buffer is searched at respective adjusted buffer positions to find a second string of data bytes matching a first string of data bytes and information related to the second string of data bytes is provided to an encoder to output compressed data.
US09768796B2	Method and system for gain control for time-interleaved analog-to-digital convertor (ADC) Method and systems are provided for controlling adjustments of reception functions. Communication links may be setup between a transmitter and a receiver along with sideband control channels. Conditions and/or parameters, affecting estimated performance of reception, via the communication links, at the receiver, may then be monitored at the transmit-side, and information relating to the monitored conditions may then be communicated, via the sideband control channels, to enable adjusting reception related functions at the receiver. The reception related functions comprise analog-to-digital conversion, which may be configured to function in an interleaved manner.
US09768787B2	Detection and compensation of dielectric resonator oscillator frequency drift Systems and methods are provided for detection and compensation of dielectric resonator oscillator frequency drift. DRO frequency drift detection and compensation may comprise, for a received input signal, detecting one or more channels in the input signal, determine frequency offset for each of the detected channels; determining determine dielectric resonator oscillator (DRO) frequency drift based on combining frequency offsets of the detected channels, and determining, based on the DRO frequency drift, one or more adjustments for compensating for the DRO frequency drift. The DRO frequency drift may be determined based on analysis of an intermediate signal generated during processing of the input signal.
US09768785B2	Methods and apparatus for counting pulses representing an analog signal Digital focal plane arrays (DFPAs) with multiple counters per unit cell can be used to convert analog signals to digital data and to filter the digital data. Exemplary DFPAs include two-dimensional arrays of unit cells, where each unit cell is coupled to a corresponding photodetector in a photodetector array. Each unit cell converts photocurrent from its photodetector to a digital pulse train that is coupled to multiple counters in the unit cell. Each counter in each unit cell can be independently controlled to filter the pulse train by counting up or down and/or by transferring data as desired. For example, a unit cell may perform in-phase/quadrature filtering of homodyne- or heterodyne-detected photocurrent with two counters: a first counter toggled between increment and decrement modes with an in-phase signal and a second counter toggled between increment and decrement modes with a quadrature signal.
US09768780B2	Apparatus for providing shared reference device with metal line formed from metal layer with lower resistivity compared to other metal layers in processor Described is an apparatus which comprises: a reference device; and a processor having a plurality of circuit units, each circuit unit is operable to electronically couple with the reference device such that only one circuit unit of the plurality of circuit units is electronically coupled to the reference device at a given time while other circuit units of the plurality are electronically uncoupled to the reference device during that time.
US09768774B2	Impedance matching driver A circuit may include an output circuit with an output circuit output impedance and a control circuit. The output circuit may include a driver circuit that includes an output terminal and a driver circuit output impedance at the output terminal. The output circuit may also include an adjustable impedance circuit that includes an adjustable impedance. The adjustable impedance circuit may be coupled between the output terminal of the driver circuit and a signal transmission line. The output circuit output impedance may be based on the driver circuit output impedance and the adjustable impedance. The control circuit may be coupled to the adjustable impedance circuit. The control circuit may be configured to adjust the adjustable impedance of the adjustable impedance circuit such that the output circuit output impedance approximately equals a particular impedance.
US09768765B2	Gate control circuit and power supply circuit A gate control circuit includes a first pulse generator that outputs a first pulse signal when an input signal changes from a first logical level to a second logical level, a first gate controlling portion that controls a gate voltage of a first transistor based on a first control signal when the input signal is at the second logical level, a second pulse generator that outputs a second pulse signal when the input signal changes from the second logical level to the first logical level, and a second gate controlling portion that controls the gate voltage of the first transistor based on a second control signal when the input signal is at the first logical level. The first gate controlling portion includes a first overcurrent controlling portion that controls a voltage level of the first control signal after an expiration of an output period of the first pulse signal.
US09768764B2	Power conversion apparatus A power conversion apparatus includes a first switching device at a high side and a second switching device at a low side. The first switching device and the second switching device are connected in series. The power conversion apparatus further includes a third switching device connected in series with the first switching device or the second switching device. Upon detection of an overcurrent flowing through one of the first switching device and the second switching device due to a short-circuit failure of another of the first switching device and the second switching device, the power conversion apparatus turns off the one of the first switching device and the second switching device, and turns off the third switching device.
US09768757B1	Register circuitry with asynchronous system reset Integrated circuits having flip-flops with asynchronous reset capabilities are provided. The flip-flops may be single event upset (SEU) hardened registers implemented using dual-interlocked cell (DICE) latch circuits. A logic gate may be inserted at the data input of each flip-flop. A multiplexer may be inserted at the input of the clock tree that is being used to feed clock signals to each of the flip-flops. Both the logic gate and the multiplexer may receive an asynchronous reset signal. The multiplexer may also receive a normal clock signal and a delayed clock pulse signal that is triggered in response to detecting assertion of the reset signal.
US09768753B2	Filter using BAWRs and L/C elements connected to the BAWRs A filter using bulk acoustic wave resonators (BAWRs) is provided including BAWRs connected in series or in parallel to each other. A BAWR set is configured by connecting an inductance and capacitance (L/C) element to each BAWR in series or in parallel.
US09768743B1	Memory effect reduction using low impedance cascode biasing A circuit includes a reference voltage circuit, a filter circuit configured to receive an output of the reference voltage circuit, and a voltage follower configured to receive an output of the filter circuit and generate a bias voltage. The filter circuit is configured to combine signals on a reference ground with the output of the reference voltage circuit. A method of providing a bias voltage includes generating a reference voltage using a reference voltage circuit, filtering the reference voltage to generate a second voltage using a filter circuit, and generating the bias voltage according to the second voltage using a voltage follower circuit. Filtering the reference voltage includes combining a fluctuation of the reference ground with the reference voltage.
US09768740B2	Feedback compensation for multistage amplifiers Feedback compensation for multistage amplifiers. In some embodiments, an amplifier can include a first stage, a second stage, and a third stage implemented in series between an input node and an output node. The amplifier can further include a first feedback path implemented between an output of the third stage and a node between the first and second stages, with the first feedback including a first capacitance. The amplifier can further include a second feedback path implemented between the output of the third stage and an output of the second stage. The second feedback pack can include a transconductance element and a second capacitance arranged in series. In some embodiments, such an amplifier can be configured as an operational-amplifier.
US09768738B2	Power amplification circuit A power amplification circuit includes: a first output transistor that has a power supply voltage supplied to its collector or drain, has a common emitter or source, amplifies an input signal supplied to its base or gate and outputs a first amplified signal from its collector or drain; a first transistor that has the power supply voltage supplied to its collector or drain, has a first current supplied to its base or gate and supplies a first bias current to the base or gate of the first output transistor from its emitter or source; and a second transistor that has its collector or drain connected to the base or gate of the first transistor, has a second current supplied to its base or gate and supplies a second bias current to the base or gate of the first output transistor from its emitter or source.
US09768737B2	Amplifier and radiation detector In a preamplifier (amplifier) for the radiation detector, an interconnection layer connected to the bonding pad forms one electrode of a feedback capacitor. Since there is no wiring for connecting the bonding pad and capacitor, a parasitic capacitance caused by the wiring will not be generated. Moreover, the capacitor is arranged below the bonding pad with a conductive layer serving as the other electrode, so that the feedback capacitance of the capacitor is included in the parasitic capacitance between the interconnection layer and the substrate. Compared to the conventional case, an amount of capacitance corresponding to the parasitic capacitance caused by wiring and the feedback capacitance for the capacitor is reduced from the input capacitance. Thus, the input capacitance for the amplifying circuit is reduced.
US09768722B1	Reaction force counteracting device for a metrology tool A reaction force counteracting device includes a mounting seat supported on a base seat by means of a vibration isolating assembly, a stage movably mounted on the mounting seat and actuated by a primary actuating member, and a holding table coupled with and movable relative to the stage for holding an object. A reaction force counteracting unit includes a counteraction actuating member coupled with the primary actuating member, and a counteraction moving member actuated by the counteraction actuating member to be moved in an opposite direction relative to an accelerated displacement of the primary actuating member made by a reaction force generated from movement of the stage. A control unit is electronically connected to the primary and counteraction actuating members to control the movement of the counteraction moving member.
US09768715B2	Apparatus and method of driving a plurality of permanent magnet synchronous motors using single inverter A motor driving apparatus and a method of driving a plurality of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) using a single inverter is described. The motor driving apparatus includes a single power conversion apparatus configured to supply power to a plurality of motors and a control apparatus configured to control the power conversion apparatus to adjust a phase current ratio supplied to the plurality of motors from the single power conversion apparatus according to a requirement of each of the plurality of motors.
US09768713B2	Electric tool An electric tool includes a brushless motor and an output part, which is driven by the brushless motor and to which a tip tool is mounted, and a tumbler switch. The tumbler switch applies, to the control unit, a stop signal for stopping the brushless motor at a neutral position, a forward rotation signal for forward rotating the brushless motor by an operation in a first direction, and a reverse rotation signal for reversely rotating the brushless motor by an operation in a second direction.
US09768710B2	Converter A voltage source converter (30) comprises a converter limb (36), having primary and secondary limbs connected in parallel between first and second DC terminals (32,34), the primary limb element including first and second primary limb element portions (38,40) separated by a third terminal (42), being connectable to an AC electrical network (46), each primary limb element portion (38,40) including at least one primary switching element (50), the secondary limb including first and second secondary limb element portions (52,54) separated by a junction (56), and including a DC side chain-link converter (58), and a connection interconnecting the third terminal (42) and the junction (56) wherein the voltage source converter (30) further includes a control unit (62) controlling the switching of the respective switching elements.

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